Military career: Starting with a recruitment letter

Chapter 265 Temporary Orders: I Think I Was Tricked by the Battalion Commander?
Let's start with the basics; the order was given by Cheng Dong.

As a veteran cadre in charge of the General Staff Department, and with his extensive experience, Lao Cheng was already equivalent to a deputy battalion commander in the absence of a deputy battalion commander in the demonstration battalion.

Finally freed from the need for the entire battalion to move out of the camp for every training session, Xu Zhanqi, the company commander of the mechanized infantry company, and Qin Xiaojun, the company commander of the tank company, immediately sought out Operations Chief Liu Hong to ask for advice on training issues.

Back in the Blue Army camp, the two of them learned from Liu Hongyun, so they didn't feel any psychological pressure getting together again.

Old Liu isn't the type to keep things to himself.

The term "equipped infantry company" is simply a name for the demonstration battalion.

To put it simply, the organization is still the same as that of other mechanized infantry companies. It's just that the demonstration battalion has many types of soldiers, which require coordination and make it easier to distinguish their roles, so it was specially changed to mechanized infantry.

Under Liu Hongyun's arrangement and Cheng Dong's instructions.

The armored infantry company, armed with a map recently drawn by the reconnaissance company, selected an open space on the outskirts of the academy.

The entire company of soldiers went out with shovels and pickaxes to dig pits and bury targets, setting up the firing range for submachine gunners to fire on the move, light machine gunners to fire at enemy fire, and heavy machine gunners to fire at enemy fire.

The tank company's mission was similar: a group of soldiers, led by new officers, would go out with training ammunition to plan out training grounds, practice loading ammunition, driving, and other skills.

Chen Mo's arrangement was not without reason.

Multi-service units require greater coordination. The best example is when everyone is brought together for joint training from the beginning, and the entire battalion is fully equipped and ready to leave the battalion.

It was just a simple departure assembly.

The several companies spent a full week getting used to each other, and their time improved from 57 minutes at the beginning to 43 minutes now.

However, it has been difficult to make any further progress.

To know.

Chen Mo personally expected that the equipment would only be deployed within 25 minutes, and that would be for the entire battalion, not just half a battalion as it was currently being deployed.

Reasons for failing the test.

Chen Mo had privately considered this seriously: First, there was a lack of cadres with sufficient experience.

The soldiers are veterans, but they weren't selected from a single unit. They had been in their own units for a long time and had acquired various skills. They could quickly learn and adapt to any position they were assigned to.

However, this does not mean that the assigned positions are entirely in line with the professional abilities of these veterans.

If veterans don't take the initiative to apply.

The officers themselves lack experience, making it difficult for them to recognize the abilities of these soldiers, especially given their limited personal experience.

Basic joint training, which involves the entire battalion being equipped, has resulted in this appalling state.

43 minutes
To put it bluntly, with this kind of performance, if we were to be mobilized for an annual military exercise, other units would probably have already run two miles out of their camps.

They haven't even finished counting their own people yet.

Therefore, Chen Mo's arrangement to start from the basics was to give the cadres an opportunity, as well as an opportunity for the veterans in the company to demonstrate their abilities.

Appropriate job reassignments will continue until the entire battalion is mobilized and the expected goals are achieved, only then will joint training truly begin.

From a strategic perspective, Chen Mo's approach was correct.

It's about setting up a camp.

With so many difficulties intertwined, the most important thing is to sort things out. You can't become fat in one bite; taking it slow is perfectly fine.

But Chen Mo overlooked one point, which is also the most important one.

That means there are people leading both infantry and tank companies, and there are many veterans. Not to mention reconnaissance and medical personnel, even the electronic warfare team leaders are experienced.

The only problem is logistics.

now.

Look at that armored infantry company, driving one Type 89 armored vehicle after another, everyone carrying shovels and pickaxes, heading out of the camp in a grand procession against the afternoon breeze.

The tank company, equally proud and spirited, drove out in dozens of Type 85 main battle tanks, along with the reconnaissance company and medical detachment, all led by Hou Zhanye, towing drones and hand-cranked drones to try operating them.

Logistics Company Commander Liang Hongjie stood with his hands hanging limply at his sides, looking around with a bewildered expression.

a week ago.

The battalion commander assigned him a task, requiring Lao Liang to select men from the infantry and tank companies to form a logistics support company.

Old Liang is an honest man; he goes to carry out any task on the same day.

Every day, I bought a lot of drinks, beer, sunflower seeds, and cigarettes from the local soldier's tank, and I would go to the two main force companies every day to chat with the veterans.

He tried to recruit some key members from his own company.

The medical unit will definitely be incorporated into the logistics support company later, but right now, before the formal framework begins, the cooking platoon, supply platoon, and maintenance platoon under the logistics support company should be established first, right?

without any exaggeration.

The entire West Campus has three vehicle and artillery ranges. Don't be fooled by the large number of personnel in the two main companies; when it comes to the sheer number of armored vehicles...

The two companies combined don't have as many armored vehicles as the logistics company.

As a result, after a week of hard work, Lao Liang had smoked a lot of cigarettes, used up so many empty beer bottles that they could almost cover a solitary confinement cell, and consumed case after case of beverages.

But not a single veteran was willing to join the logistics company.

The reason is not complicated.

Veterans are just experienced, not stupid. Mechanized infantry and tank companies are certainly very tiring, not to mention the daily cultural classes, the training is also very demanding.

But logistics will only be more tiring.

In order to highlight the advantages of the informationized battalion, the officers in the battalion often promote the fact that the battalion has many branches of service, a very high degree of mechanization, and greater mobility than conventional troops.

They vigorously promoted and highlighted it.

This will also trigger a series of reactions.

The battalion has many different branches of service, which means that the level of specialization required is higher than that of regular troops. The requirements for logistics personnel, such as drivers, mechanics, and medical staff, are even higher.

If I go to the logistics department, I'm afraid I'll have to study all sorts of things and take all sorts of cultural classes in turn.

A high degree of mechanization means a strong dependence on equipment, usually requiring a large number of vehicles and heavy equipment. If the work is not done properly, it will lead to the interruption of the entire logistics chain.

With a large number of personnel in the entire demonstration battalion, the pressure on supplies will increase. High mobility efficiency will extend the battle line, and logistics will also need to be able to move quickly in daily work and respond to emergencies at any time.

All things considered, the veterans had eaten, drunk, and smoked, and in the end, it wasn't a good deal.

That's why they all politely declined Liang Hongjie's offers.

Of course, this does not mean that Liang Hongjie's work has made no progress at all.

At least in the past week, he has brought two people over.

One was Zhu Gaituan, and the other was Feng Junling.

These two brothers were recruits in the same year as Xiucai. They were comrades-in-arms in the Taocun recruit company and were transferred to the demonstration battalion. They didn't want to cause Xiucai any trouble.

Actually, they would both follow whoever called them.

Now I see other companies driving tanks and carrying tools to carry out missions.

Zhu Gaituan turned to look at his own company. There was only a company commander with two soldiers, and nothing had happened. He felt a little uneasy.

"Company Commander, should we go out for training with you?" Zhu Gaituan asked cautiously.

"Training for what?"

"We don't need that kind of thing." When Lao Liang was at the camp headquarters, he usually kept a low profile when he met Xiucai, Lao Man, Cheng Dong, Fang Peijun, and other capable people.

But when faced with his only two soldiers, he adopted a more aggressive stance.

He waved his hand arrogantly: "The logistics department has its own training methods. Go, you two each prepare a notebook, and I'll take you to learn about the equipment in our company."

"Seriously, you'll be the backbone of my company from now on."

"Yes, company commander!"

Zhu Gaituan and Feng Junling stood at attention, responded loudly, and then turned and ran towards the dormitory area.

They waited until the two people had run far away.

Liang Hongjie then took out a cigarette from his pocket, squatted down, and silently smoked it.

He was a top student who graduated from the Kyoto Armored Forces Academy. In the entire battalion, apart from Man Xuexi's academic qualifications which could surpass Lao Liang's, everyone else had to take a backseat.

When he was in charge of the Blue Army Battalion, the scholar had privately approached him to inquire about Liang Hongjie's wishes.

In the future, when it comes to career development in the military, do you want to lead an armored company based on your specialty, or choose another unit?

By then, Lao Liang had graduated nearly a year earlier, and his time in the reconnaissance company had worn down all the youthful vigor he should have had.

The military is not a military academy after all. Kyoto Armored Forces Academy, in any case, still retains some of the style of a college and has a strong cultural atmosphere.

With the continuous advancement of mechanization reforms and his choice of a good major, Lao Liang, who was nearing graduation, had high hopes for grassroots military units.

He aspires to be a commander in the future, leading armored forces in battle, establishing himself in this mechanized age, and serving his country.

What can I do?

I had just been assigned to the 7th Tank Division after graduation, and less than three months later, the 7th Tank Division was disbanded and its designation was changed to the 7th Armored Brigade.

Given Lao Liang's situation, the brigade originally planned to send him to the reconnaissance company to gain experience and learn some of the habits of veterans before moving him to the deputy company commander position.

Who would have thought that the reconnaissance company had such a fierce atmosphere, where everything depended on ability?

When new cadres arrive, unless they are platoon leaders who are promoted, nobody in the company will pay them any attention.

He couldn't outrun anyone, couldn't keep up with gunfire, and couldn't even complete normal training, let alone pass any of them.

Cheng Dong gave up and made him a clerk, but he never achieved anything, so he naturally couldn't expect to become a deputy company commander.

It wasn't until he encountered Chen Mo and the training base was recruiting that Cheng Dong arranged for him to go there, which was considered giving Lao Liang a chance for promotion.

Chen Mo took good care of him and gave him the position of a squad leader so that he could get some experience.

However, plans can never keep up with changes.

Before the training base had even settled in, the Northwest Military Exercise arrived. At that time, Chen Mo asked Lao Liang which company he wanted to lead, but Liang Hongjie didn't have any companies he wanted to lead.

His spirit was worn down. In the end, Chen Mo made the decision to transfer him to the logistics company, which had the most officers and company commanders.

Because the various units that came from the Blue Army battalion all had their own logistics, the system was quite complete.

In the past, Liang Hongjie was nominally the company commander, but there were more than one company commander; he was just a figurehead who followed along and learned from others.

Now, he's the only one left in the logistics department, and he recently went to another unit for training.

The scholar then entrusted him with the logistics.

Liang Hongjie had reached a point where there was no way to retreat and had to shoulder this responsibility.

It's easier said than done.

Two soldiers were recruited in just one week, and they were clueless about everything. This made things difficult for Liang Hongjie, and he couldn't even go to the battalion headquarters to ask for help.

I could only grit my teeth and bear it myself.

He had already planned it out. Even if the logistics support company only had three people, he would still take those two soldiers to the vehicle and artillery range and explain the organization of all the vehicles to them.

Familiarize yourself with the support camp's procedures.

When the opportunity arises, we will continue to recruit people from other companies.

At least, Liang Hongjie cannot betray this trust before the scholar removes him from office.

. . . . . . . . . .

the other side.

After returning to his office, Chen Mo continued to ponder the organizational charter for the entire battalion.

The most important thing is to focus on the existing company training. As for information technology equipment, air defense companies, grenade companies, long-range rocket artillery companies, and so on.

Considering these things is completely unnecessary if they haven't been started or aren't needed yet.

With a large number of infantry and tank personnel, Chen Mo plans to soon separate the surplus personnel from these two companies and assign them to the engineer and logistics companies.

Since expansion is necessary, it will inevitably involve the establishment of new units, the functions of each soldier, and the coordination of firepower.

Even with two companies as a foundation, expanding the company is still very challenging.

Have no idea.

Although the demonstration camp has a lot of cadres, there are too few usable people, or rather, too few who have been trained to shoulder heavy responsibilities.

Many of them were student soldiers wearing officer ranks, who had just graduated from the academy.

To say nothing of the distant past, Chen Mo had always known about Liang Hongjie's predicament.

After all, as a battalion commander, it would be a serious dereliction of duty if he couldn't even spot this small problem.

Let's not talk about Lao Liang's problem.

The military region only assigned one political officer to the battalion; the other companies, except for the reconnaissance company, did not have political instructors.

Despite having so many cadres, we still can't fill this vacancy. Currently, several companies are essentially sharing one political instructor.

The work of calming people down was done by Political Instructor Fang Peijun and Reconnaissance Company Political Instructor Huo Linshan.

After sitting in his office to no avail, Chen Mo looked up and saw Cheng Dong and Man Xuexi sitting on the sofa in his office, each holding a large porcelain mug and drinking water.

Chen Mo asked, "Company Commander, have the afternoon training schedules been arranged for each company?"

"arranged."

Upon hearing the question, Cheng Dong hurriedly put down the porcelain jar: "With Lao Liu keeping an eye on things, I just came to ask you if there's anything else I need to be careful about."

"Ah."

Chen Mo capped his pen, then got up, picked up his teacup, poured himself a cup of water, and gulped down several mouthfuls: "I don't have any ideas about the expansion plan yet."

"But we must start from the basics and not neglect the normal training work. Battalion Commander Liu has experience in this area, and the staff should also coordinate and keep good records."

"It would be best if the staff department formulated a detailed outline based on the arrangements of the two companies. We have just started recently, but the comprehensive training volume will be relatively large later. Since we are building the training ground, we might as well put the tank special obstacle course, armored coordinated tactics course, and infantry unit training ground into construction at the same time."

"Row!"

Cheng Dong nodded and carefully wrote it down.

"Of course, work is work."

Chen Mo stretched his uniform and continued, "Although summer is over, officers in each company and detachment must always remind them."

"Summer and autumn training are the busiest periods for field troops, and also the periods with the most safety accidents. According to statistics from the 63rd Army over the past three years, 78% of training accidents occurred during this period."

"Therefore, it is essential to have a sense of safety."

“All officers, from myself to the soldiers below, must take this seriously and keep this in mind at all times. If any negligence leads to a safety accident, then I’m sorry, but everyone involved will be held accountable.”

"Yes!"

Seeing the scholar get into work mode, Cheng Dong couldn't sit still any longer. He hurriedly put down his water glass and stood up: "Is there anything else to add?"

"That's all. I'll go check out the training grounds too."

Chen Mo straightened his military uniform, turned to look at Man Xuexi, who was curled up on the sofa, and said, "Old Man, come with me."

"Got it!"

The three of them came downstairs.

Cheng Dong is an impatient person. As long as there is something to do, he gets restless and can't sit still for even a second.

I rushed back to the west campus to get my car.

At this time, most of the soldiers in the academy had already gone out, making it a rare moment of peace and quiet.

Chen Mo wasn't in a hurry.

He strolled along with Lao Man, the two of them chatting and laughing as they walked toward the west campus gate.

When passing the edge of the training field.

Out of the corner of his eye, Chen Mo noticed someone loitering around the heavy trucks and tractors at the artillery yard, holding something in their hand.

Look intently.

They then discovered it was Liang Hongjie, who was leading Zhu Gaituan and Feng Junling, busily moving around on several vehicles.

"How many people are left in the logistics department for Company Commander Liang?"

Chen Mo suddenly turned around and looked at Man Xuexi.

"Three, including Company Commander Liang, there are three in total." Man Xuexi responded with some surprise, mainly because Chen Mo's question was too sudden and the topic jumped too far.

"Only three in total?"

Chen Mo frowned. He knew the logistics situation was not optimistic, but he didn't expect it to be this bad.

In the past few days, many veterans in the camp have been drinking soda, beer, and eating snacks like sunflower seeds from time to time. Chen Mo has always known that Liang Hongjie provided these snacks.

But he rarely inquired about it.

After all, everyone needs to grow, and we shouldn't interfere too much. Even if this approach is inappropriate or even wrong, as long as it doesn't cause a bad reaction, Chen Mo can let it be.

But with only three people, isn't that too inefficient? Or rather, it's inefficient in itself.

Chen Mo pondered for a moment, then walked towards the artillery range.

Liang Hongjie was originally leading his two junior officers to identify and inspect the logistics vehicles.

In the quiet surroundings, footsteps suddenly approached. Old Liang looked up and saw it was Xiucai.

He hurriedly called to Zhu Gaituan and the other two, helped them pack their uniforms, get out of the car, line up, and salute!
"Hello, Battalion Commander!!"

"Ah."

Chen Mo smiled and returned the greeting, then stepped forward and patted the shoulders of the two fellow soldiers as a greeting before looking at Liang Hongjie.

"How's the logistics company formation going?"

"Commander Xiu, my progress is a bit slow." Liang Hongjie sighed inwardly, just as he feared.

Even if he had a platoon of men right now, and they were to temporarily form a transport platoon, it wouldn't be this awkward.

However, since the battalion commander had already asked, he could only bite the bullet and say, "Currently, it's just Xiao Zhu and Junling."

"Two people?!"

Chen Mo deliberately feigned surprise and turned to look at Man Xuexi: "Old Man, how does your staff department arrange its work? The logistics team has been established for a week, recruiting an average of one soldier every three days. Why hasn't anyone reported this?"

"Battalion Commander, I don't know much about this either."

Man Xuexi was a little confused when asked: "Company Commander Liang has been buying snacks and drinks and going around to the various companies lately."

"There were only two people in total. I only found out when all the other companies went out."

Man Xuexi shrugged, his face full of innocence.

"That's a dereliction of duty on your part."

Chen Mo's expression turned somewhat grim: "Logistics is such an important department; we must keep a close eye on it."

"You've had enough experience in the General Staff, so I'm entrusting you with the task of forming the logistics supply platoon."

"I need to see results from the supply and transportation units in the shortest possible time."

"that's it."

After Chen Mo finished speaking, he turned and left, his steps quite brisk.

Old Man was left standing there, blinking, looking at himself in front of him: a pair of burly men and a somewhat weak-willed company commander.

Man Xue felt a wave of lamentation. Damn it, the most difficult part of the entire logistics team to set up was the supply platoon.

He always felt that this temporary assignment was somewhat like being tricked by the battalion commander.

And this feeling is getting stronger and stronger!
(End of this chapter)