Military career: Starting with a recruitment letter

Chapter 369 No, he's already a counselor?
Chen Mo slept very soundly.

The combination of large-scale battle theory and practice is so demanding that even the youngest person couldn't handle it.

I slept until almost 2 p.m. before being woken up by noises in the dormitory corridor.

I got out of bed.

Chen Mo looked blankly at the door. After a while, his memory of the midnight deduction gradually became clear.

"Damn it, he's probably passed out again."

Chen Mo raised his hand and lightly patted his forehead, then grinned helplessly.

That's what campaign command is all about.

Warfare is not as fun as it looks on TV, where commanders seem all high and mighty.

With a single command issued, a steel torrent swept through, unstoppable and invincible.

In reality, any instruction is the result of unimaginable massive calculations, deductions, and verifications before it can be issued.

And the commander isn't as godlike as portrayed on TV.

Often, in the later stages of a large-scale battle, commanders will issue some orders that seem inexplicable.

Some orders can even squander the advantages that were painstakingly gained in the early stages. The reason for this is that campaign command is too mentally taxing. A battle can last a long time, and few people can endure it.

It's common for people to experience mental confusion in the later stages of their development.

However difficult or challenging, I am now entering this stage, and I will likely face many similar challenges in the future.

I sat on the bed and tried to clear my head.

Chen Mo put on his clothes and shoes, strode to the door, and opened the dormitory door.

In the outside corridor, and on the stairs not far away.

One after another, the cadres from the training program passed by in a hurry. Judging from their occasional discussions, they were probably rushing to the afternoon assessment.

Some people saw Chen Mo and simply nodded as a greeting, while most others pretended not to see him.

Wang Jianyong, like a gatekeeper, sat on a small stool at the entrance of the opposite dormitory, arms crossed on his knees, watching the commotion with the air of a seasoned soldier.

I saw Chen Mo open the door and come out.

Old Wang quickly got up and went into the dormitory. Not long after, he came out with a lunchbox: "Battalion Commander, you should eat something quickly."

"Someone came to ask you twice this morning, saying that you should report to the principal after you wake up. It seemed like it was an urgent matter."

"And I heard from those people taking the exam that you passed last night. If it's not my problem, I'll go back now."

Wang Jianyong placed the lunchbox on the dormitory table and mentioned the return trip.

He wasn't a trainee at all, not even an officer. He stayed here initially only because he was worried that his battalion commander wouldn't pass the assessment.

Now that Xiucai has passed the second test, he is relieved and can set off to return home.

"Okay, you can go back this afternoon. Drive carefully."

After washing up, Chen Mo opened his lunchbox and, while eating, instructed, "When you get back, you'll continue working as a service soldier with the company commander. The reconnaissance company is now divided into two detachments, one for radar and one for drones. It will be difficult to adapt to working at the grassroots level again."

"Also, regarding the daily training in the battalion, you should speak to the company commander privately and tell him not to let Lao Man cause trouble all the time. The Blue Army battalion hasn't reached that stage yet."

"If we can hone the combat effectiveness of our squads within the next year, that will be enough."

"Yes!"

Wang Jianyong nodded and wrote them down one by one.

They're both grown men; even though they're about to part ways, there's no need to be so sentimental.

While the battalion commander was eating,

Old Wang packed up his bedding in the dormitory across the hall and gave the floor a quick sweep. He hadn't brought much with him when he arrived, so he quickly got everything ready.

After Chen Mo finished eating.

He led Dayong to the parking lot, greeted Captain Zhou of the police force, and the vehicle was given a permit by the police force to refuel at the college.

I watched as Wang Jianyong drove away from the college and got out of sight.

Chen Mo then withdrew his gaze, took a deep breath, and straightened his military uniform.

Before leaving the sand table simulation room last night, Director Luo also mentioned that he should go to see Principal Li after waking up during the day.

As Da Yong just mentioned, someone contacted him twice this morning.

Taking all of these into account.

It seems the old principal has something on his mind.

Anyway, the other trainees were still participating in the second assessment, so he didn't have anything to do.

He simply dragged Zhou Kaiwei along and asked Captain Zhou to take him to the old principal.

The patrol vehicle eventually stopped in front of the Army Command Administration Building. Zhou Kaiwei looked up and gestured to the left side of the fourth floor, saying, "Chen Ying, the principal's office is the innermost one on the left."

"Go up by yourself, I won't go with you."

"to make."

I didn't expect Lao Zhou to be there anyway.

After getting out of the car, Chen Mo didn't dare to delay and went straight to the fourth floor, to Li Yazhong's office.

The old principal was sitting in his office reading the newspaper at that moment.

He heard a noise in the corridor, looked up and saw Chen Mo sneaking around the window, peering inside.

Li Yazhong was a veteran cadre who had spent most of his life at the military academy. He had encountered all kinds of students, but he rarely saw anyone like Chen Mo.

Which student would dare to peek through the principal's window? They'd be asking for trouble!
"Come in!!"

Li Yazhong, with a stern face, roared outside.

Chen Mo, who was observing whether anyone was inside from outside, then awkwardly pushed open the office door.

He strode into the office area, faced Li Yazhong, stood at attention, and saluted: "Good morning, Principal!"

"What were you staring at outside just now?" The old principal's face remained gloomy.

"Report, isn't this the lunch break? Let me see if you, Principal, are here."

Chen Mo chuckled, then maintained his serious demeanor.

The old principal was too lazy to argue with him anymore. He got up, walked to the metal filing cabinet next to him, took out a brown paper bag from the drawer, and threw it on the desk with a "thud".

"I don't have time for idle chatter. Let's get down to business. Take a look at this document first."

After giving his instructions, the old principal sat down and waited for Chen Mo to open and read the document.

Seeing how much importance the other party attached to it, Chen Mo stopped dawdling and quickly picked up the file bag, opened it, and examined it carefully.

The document itself wasn't complicated; it mainly discussed the third phase of mechanization reforms.

The higher authorities are planning to target certain battalion and regimental-level units and open up digital reforms to them.

In layman's terms, the so-called digital reform means that in terms of camp tactical training simulation, a three-dimensional battlefield environment has begun to be built for tactical simulation and combat-oriented training.

Data-driven assessment systems should be prioritized and built from these units, enabling them to collect real-time data on soldiers' physical fitness, shooting accuracy, and other metrics to generate personalized training plans.

To put it simply, it means prioritizing the implementation of some of the simple conveniences of information technology in certain organizations.

The implementation of this policy was an inevitable result.

Because of the large-scale informatization, it is impossible to achieve this overnight, and there is nothing wrong with the document as a whole.

After reading the contents of the document, Chen Mo carefully rummaged through the brown paper bag a few more times to make sure nothing else was missing.

He asked, somewhat puzzled, "Principal, isn't promoting digital reform a normal practice?"

"You must have another purpose in showing me these things."

"normal?"

Li Yazhong glanced at Chen Mo and said coldly, "You make it sound so easy, kid."

"It's normal to promote digital reform, but tell me, which units are suitable to be prioritized?" Chen Mo had no idea about that.

His armored regiment was previously either stationed in Taishan outside Jinyang City or transferred to the border regions, so they had no opportunity to contact other units.

Fortunately, the old principal didn't intend to make things difficult for him.

After asking two questions, he pointed to a chair next to him and said, "Sit down."

"The phased reform of mechanization has now encountered difficulties, and in the long run, its implementation has entered a period of stagnation."

Li Yazhong sighed, his face showing obvious worry.

Chen Mo was taken aback upon hearing this.

Only now did he realize why the old principal had reacted so strongly when he heard the word "normal".

Chen Mo had always viewed the third phase of mechanization reforms from an outsider's perspective. Having lived through the previous life, he knew that these phases would eventually pass and all the problems would eventually be solved.

Subconsciously, I thought it was easy.

But he can comfortably view things from an outsider's perspective, while the old principal cannot.

Outsiders only see that it can be solved, but someone has to solve this kind of problem, right?

Li Yazhong, along with some senior colleagues from the Lu Command and a group of people from headquarters, are the ones who quietly solve problems.

Just now.

Chen Mo himself also came into contact with this level.

He sat in his chair and thought for a moment before tentatively asking, "Principal, you said that the implementation has entered a period of stagnation because the phased reforms require access to advanced equipment and technologies. There are too many advanced technologies, and the overall understanding and educational level at the grassroots level are not up to par, resulting in low enthusiasm among cadres and an inability to cultivate key personnel?"

"you"

Li Yazhong, who was still somewhat worried, was immediately startled when he heard Chen Mo's conclusion.

To know.

Even the headquarters discovered the problem first, and after considering the situation in each military region, it took several meetings to reach a conclusion.

As it turns out, the young man guessed it with just a simple guess?
"how do you know?"

Li Yazhong was quite shocked, feeling as if he had wasted half his life on a dog.

"It's very simple."

Chen Mo chuckled and said, "Principal, I lead the Information Technology Battalion, and since last year, the pilot program for national defense students has been opened up, and major universities have opened up special majors for enlistment."

“Even the requirements for conscription have been raised. Such a big move must be in preparation for reform. Everything is pointing to academic qualifications, which means that the reform has stalled because of academic qualifications.”

"Heh! You lad." Li Yazhong gave Chen Mo an approving look: "No wonder someone mentioned you. You're really smart."

"So, in your opinion, what should we do now?"

Li Yazhong immediately became interested. He stared intently at the young man in front of him and said, "The national defense student policy and the recruitment policy cannot be effective overnight."

"Military reforms cannot stand still. In your opinion, what should be done most right now?"

Being stared at so directly by an old man made Chen Mo feel extremely awkward.

Actually, these kinds of questions are unnecessary.

If we can't push it forward as a whole, then we can at least push it forward in parts.

Whether it's developing the economy or the military, if the scale is too large to achieve comprehensive development, then we can only prioritize the development of certain areas, using specific points to drive overall progress, and proceeding step by step.

But since the principal asked, there's no reason not to answer.

Chen Mo scratched his head and handed the document he had just looked at back to Li Yazhong.

Pointing to the contents above, he laughed and said, "Principal, isn't promoting digital reform the solution?"

"The overall educational level problem at the grassroots level is difficult to solve, but it is always easier to solve the problem for a portion of them first. We can select a few units as experimental subjects and try it on a small scale first."

"Yes, that's what the higher-ups decided, which is why we have this large-scale training program."

Li Yazhong smiled, then put away the documents Chen Mo handed back and said, "The trainees here this time, apart from you, were originally intended to have their units included in the list of digital reforms."

"The officers who can stay will be given priority for assignment to the command departments of the Army Command and the Army Academy this year."

"Complete the replacement of grassroots cadres ahead of schedule and try it out in these pilot units to see how much progress we can make."

Chen Mo neither confirmed nor denied the former principal's explanation.

The process of reform and progress is always full of hardships and challenges.

With the third phase of mechanization reforms stalled, relying on national defense students or other policies will only slow down the pace of change and progress.

However, relying on Zhongpei, an open digital pilot unit, is still very slow, and it will take at least two or three years to see any results.

There's nothing we can do about it, we still have to get things done.

After discussing the original intention of establishing Zhongpei, the old principal continued, "The reasons for the slow pace of implementation have been identified above, and the solution has obviously also been found."

"There is still one problem right now."

"The reason why mechanization reform cannot be promoted at the grassroots level is that cadres do not understand it enough, do not attach importance to it, or attach importance to it enough but do not have the ability to implement it."

"If the cadres trained in this round can stay, their abilities and education are definitely not a problem. You've been in the Blue Army camp for so long. In your personal opinion, after the training, will these people be able to promote the digital reform of the pilot units?"

When asking questions.

Principal Li Yazhong's gaze remained fixed on Chen Mo.

After all, headquarters entrusted this task to the college, so as the principal, I should at least take a look at it.

Currently, among all the field armies, only this young man, Chen, has fully reached the forefront of field mechanization, with many veterans and officers in his battalion.

The most likely outcome of the digital pilot program is a prediction, while Chen Xiaozhi's statement is likely based on experience.

If not him, who else should we look for?
As the conversation progressed, Chen Mo had a vague feeling that coming to the principal's office today was probably not just about having something to say.

It seems the higher-ups are planning to have him teach the classes.

Having understood the old principal's purpose, Chen Mo grinned and said, "Principal, whether they can push forward with digital reform is anyone's guess."

"However, since we're going to have classes, there has to be a focus. Take the Blue Army battalion for example, we're developing information technology very quickly, and is the whole battalion really eager to develop information technology?"

"not like this."

Chen Mo shook his head: "From the very beginning, it was only the higher-ups and my personal desire for the birth of an informationized force that led the soldiers and most officers to work so hard, just for the sake of benefits, merit, and promotion."

"But personally, I don't think there's anything wrong with it."

"Having direction and having drive, combined, is the same as achieving results, isn't it?"

"So, how do you think the teaching at Zhongpei should be emphasized?" the old principal continued to ask.

“Cultivate foresight and instill new concepts. Only when these cadres are instilled with new concepts will they actively promote reforms. If they have no concept of future development, how many people will be willing to go through the trouble of pushing forward reforms? After all, if the thinking is not there, the actions are even less likely to follow.”

Chen Mo spoke as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Upon hearing this, the old principal immediately clapped his hands and laughed: "Haha, good, well said!"

"In that case, you will serve as a faculty member in the field of forward-looking research during this training program. On behalf of the college, I promise that you will receive the highest graduation grade at the end of the training program."

"Go pack your things, the second assessment will be over soon."

"At the opening ceremony, I hope you can give a lecture so that this old man can also hear how impressive the battalion commander of the Blue Army battalion in the border region is at giving a forward-looking lecture."

"Go and get ready!!"

Listening to the old man's domineering voice.

Chen Mo remained frozen in his chair.

No, so this is how you become a counselor?
Even if he was mentally prepared beforehand, there was no need for it to be so sudden, right?
Moreover, advanced training courses are not something that can be easily delivered; they need to be effective in the training classroom.

That's different from having a meeting at the Blue Army camp.

These are all outstanding cadres; it's not so easy for them to have foresight about the future based on just a few words.

(End of this chapter)