Military career: Starting with a recruitment letter

Chapter 374 Taking up a new post, this is definitely a jinx!

The auditorium of the War Studies Building is usually cleaned by designated personnel, especially before large-scale meetings.

In places like the auditorium, school officials would go looking for those students on red boards to come and do official business.

The college has been busy with the training assessment for the past two days.

This area was used as a waiting area for exams, where hundreds of people sat for two days. The huge auditorium was filled with scraps of paper, messy chairs, and discarded mineral water bottles.

Since it's been in use all along, no one has come to clean it up.

This area spans over a thousand square meters.

If one person were to clean, it would probably take more than an hour.

"Alas, it's truly a case of a tiger fallen into the plains."

Looking at the brightly lit auditorium, Chen Mo raised his hand and patted his forehead, remaining silent for a moment.

If this were in the Blue Army camp, he would never be the only one doing this kind of work.

He pondered for a long time.

Chen Mo adhered to the principle of sharing good things equally.

I quietly slipped to the office of the school administration staff next to the auditorium, borrowed their landline, and dialed the police station.

"Hello! Is this the police patrol unit?"

"This is the office area of ​​the School Affairs Group of the Operations Department. Don't worry about who I am. Just tell your Captain Zhou to send someone over to clean the auditorium as soon as possible."

"Yes, now. Don't delay tomorrow's use. This is a task specifically assigned by the principal."

"Okay, that's settled!"

After hanging up the phone, Chen Mo clapped his hands with a smile.

It's just a small auditorium of a little over a thousand square meters. With Captain Zhou handling the aftermath, there won't be any problems at all.

. . . . . . . . .

Chen Mo believed that his actions were extremely discreet. The old principal and the old professor of warfare had already left, so no one would notice his little tricks.

I don't know.

Lu pointed out that the implementation of this digital reform was far more urgent and involved a wider range of units than Chen Mo had imagined.

at the same time.

In a meeting room not far from the east side of the auditorium.

The old headmaster was the last to push open the door and enter.

Inside the room, the group of veteran professors of war studies who had just participated in the opening ceremony in the auditorium had all gathered.

"Has the discussion reached a conclusion?"

"Comrade Chen Mo, are you suitable to take on the teaching task for this training program?"

While asking questions, Li Yazhong strode over to the head seat at the conference table and sat down.

He looked at everyone present with a serious expression.

“Principal, we still think the theory of ‘On Unmanned Three-Warfare’ is too far-fetched. We’ve contacted the Academy of Sciences, and the progress of the research projects that Chen Mo mentioned in class has indeed been made public.”

"He wasn't lying."

"But his thinking is more inclined towards unmanned operation, which contradicts the digital reform theory of the 6th Armored Division. At present, the 6th Armored Division cannot support such a large-scale unmanned pilot project."

One of the senior professors of military strategy frowned and offered his opinion.

The 6th Armored Division he mentioned is the 6th Armored Division under the 38th Army of the Kyoto Military Region.

Before the implementation of armored organization in September 1998, the 9th Armored Division was already a well-known tank division.

Just like Chen Mo, who had just joined the army, he was in the same 7th Brigade.

Both units were reorganized into tank divisions at the same time.

However, due to various reasons, including the disbandment of the 28th Army at the time, the 7th Tank Division could not retain its division-level designation and was later transferred to the 63rd Army, becoming the 7th Armored Brigade.

However, the 6th Armored Division retained its division-level title due to its different role, and undertook more important strategic tasks.

As early as 1998, it was designated by ZYJW as a key strategic reserve force for development.

As a result of this policy, the division is now striving for the highest standards in terms of both individual soldier quality and the allocation of military and political leaders.

Even if its overall configuration is not as good as the Blue Army's, it is not much different.

Warfare has always been a systematic science, and firepower at all levels is indispensable.

The 6th Armored Division has decent hardware, and in order to fully utilize the performance of its weapons and equipment in conjunction with the 38th Mechanized Infantry Division, it needs to be driven by information technology development.

Actually, a long time ago.

For the Army Academy's information technology experiments, the 7th Tank Division was the first choice to be in charge.

Of course, an even earlier partner was the First Tank Division in the Eighth Bureau's Armored Division compound.

It can be combined or not.

The information technology experiment has made no progress.

Until September 1998, when the Tanzanian 6th Division was transformed into the Armored 6th Division, this unit skipped the information technology experiment and was listed as a pilot unit for digital reform.

When Chen Mo led the Blue Army battalion, he also mentioned the issue of digital reform of the 6th Armored Division.

However, due to the sudden emergence of the Blue Army Battalion and the rapid progress of experimental results, informatization has been on a straight upward trajectory.

It attracted too much attention from above.

This resulted in the digital reform of the Sixth Armored Division being ignored and its momentum being suppressed.

Today, the Blue Army Battalion of the Armored Regiment has reached the forefront of informatization. Its development momentum is too fast, and the subsequent third phase of mechanization reform has stagnated, failing to keep up with the pace of the Blue Army Battalion's development.

There is a huge gap between them and the information technology camp.

Left with no other option, headquarters had to adopt a point-to-area approach, selecting a portion of its departments for digital transformation.

Since we've mentioned digital reform...

So the Sixth Division, the pioneer unit that had previously been overshadowed by the Blue Army's momentum, naturally attracted attention once again.

According to headquarters.

In this training program, as long as Chen Mo passes the entrance examination, he can serve as a temporary instructor and share his experience in leading the Blue Army battalion with other trainees in the classroom.

Subsequently, halfway through the training, the venue was moved from the Army Command to the 6th Armored Division of the 38th Army, allowing trainees to learn about digital reforms up close.

Expand their cognitive scope.

The above plan is sound.

But who could have imagined that the first class would be like this?

In class, Chen Mo not only didn't mention his experience in creating the Blue Army Battalion, but instead brought up the theory of unmanned warfare as the main topic.

This caught Lu's men off guard.

Unmanned operation may be suitable for the future development of the Blue Army camp.

After all, the Blue Army battalion is small in size, and with its officers and soldiers, its personnel configuration is the highest in the entire army, so there is no problem in implementing it.

However, given the sheer size of the 6th Armored Division, implementing unmanned systems would be problematic.

That would probably not just be a matter of draining the military budget of an army group; the entire Kyoto Military Region probably couldn't afford to support such a large division.

The theories contradict each other.

Under these circumstances, can Zhongpei's digital reform of its courses continue?

Damn it, the temporary instructors giving the lectures are talking nonsense about unmanned systems, and even bringing up World War III. If they were to let him pretend to be the Sixth Division and cause trouble...

How much military spending is enough for this son of a bitch to run wild?
Listening to the old professor's complaints, Li Yazhong waved his hand and said calmly, "It's not that the theories contradict each other. I just talked to that kid."

"His ideas are different from ours."

"Comrade Chen Mo's thinking is more inclined to take one step and think two steps ahead, and to let a hundred flowers bloom and select the best from the best. In other words, he only provides theories that are more far-reaching. Other digital reforms that are unrelated to the Blue Army Camp's achievements should not be asked or managed by the units that conduct experiments later. Before the system is mature, there should be no communication. Go ahead boldly and put it into practice boldly."

"I somewhat agree with his ideas." "Whether it's the implementation of informatization or digitalization, we should not share data, tactics, and strategies with the first pilot unit. We should try to expand and innovate with different thinking patterns and styles, instead of making all the pilot units of the reform become the same in the end."

“Different units have many subtle differences in their staffing, firepower, and application of information technology.”

"Ultimately, to see which path is right, all we need to do is conduct a large-scale exercise to test it in real-world scenarios. Through this exercise, we can integrate the strengths of all the pilot units. This is the reform process that informatization should have."

The old principal finished speaking.

The group of professors present looked at each other in bewilderment.

They wholeheartedly agreed that Chen Mo's approach was both correct and bold.

The approach of letting a hundred flowers bloom and selecting the best from the best is definitely the right one.

However, some things cannot be viewed with idealism. The third phase of reform has stalled, and headquarters is still waiting for the results.

If Commander Lu were to present a diverse and innovative plan to the headquarters, everyone present would be absolutely convinced that the headquarters would allow them to be the first to achieve success.

Reform practice is practice, and theory is theory; these should not be confused.

The real problems that exist do not allow them to conflate these issues.

"Principal, if you ask me, Comrade Chen Mo's thinking and understanding of digital reform is not quite suitable for the Sixth Division."

“His new unit is not suitable for this place. We should talk to the higher-ups and say that he is best suited to lead the Blue Army Battalion. This young comrade’s thinking has been spoiled by the armored regiment.”

"Ideas are not suitable for ordinary organizations."

One of the senior professors at the meeting pondered for a long time before ultimately deciding not to recommend Chen Mo as a temporary instructor, let alone recommend him to take up a new post at the Sixth Division.

“Principal, I think we could have Comrade Chen Mo come over and share his views on the Sixth Armored Division. At the very least, we could have him write a proposal on the digital reform of the Sixth Armored Division. Let’s take a look first.”

"Don't rush to conclusions," suggested another senior professor of military science.

“I also think we should give this young man a chance; there is nothing wrong with his thinking.”

Listen to everyone's advice.

Li Yazhong nodded.

In fact, this training program is essentially a digital reform being promoted by higher authorities. The trainees who can be retained by the training program will have their graduation reforms carried out by their respective work units.

But reform is not just about talking about it, nor is it simply about sitting in a classroom and listening to lectures.

If those old professors were really that capable, would they have spent seven or eight years experimenting with the Blue Army battalion without getting any results, while a junior professor had managed to achieve success instead?

Therefore, in accordance with the above requirements.

The training program is scheduled for one year, with the first six months consisting of academic classes, and Chen Mo will serve as one of the mentors.

The aim is to share more about the daily operations of IT-enabled organizations and accumulate relevant experience.

In the latter half of the year, all the cadres who needed digital reform were transferred to the Sixth Armored Division.

Firstly, it serves as practical learning; secondly, it allows us to apply the theories we learned in the first half of the year to the pioneering units involved in digital reform.

To prevent them from graduating and returning to their own workplaces, only to waste time and effort without achieving anything.

Chen Mo will naturally be transferred to the 6th Armored Division to perform his duties. As for when he can be transferred back to the Blue Army Battalion, that depends on what arrangements are made by the higher-ups.

At first, the above arrangements were fine, and everything made sense.

Can bear fruit.

Who knew this kid would be such a headache?
A forward-looking lesson based on one's own experience leading the Blue Army camp—it's something that can be passed simply by standing on the stage, giving a talk, and sharing.

That son of a bitch insisted on going up there to talk about a special task force, a three-stage unmanned operation, catching the Lu command and his team completely off guard.

Who would have thought.

He's just a battalion commander leading an information-based battalion in the border region, yet he claims to know anything about special task forces and future warfare.

Li Yazhong scolded him for not chewing the food he was fed, and that was precisely the reason.

"Go, go to the auditorium and call Chen Mo over."

"This kid is cleaning up right now. It's good to have him do some work so he won't be so energetic and always contradicting me."

"Yes!"

Inside the meeting room, the school official on duty gave a reply and quickly left to call for help.

The group of elderly professors present shook their heads and chuckled. To them, it seemed particularly amusing to hear that Chen Mo, the cadre who talked at length about the unmanned warfare theory in class, was being asked to clean up.

But everyone waited for a long time.

When the school official who had gone out to fetch someone came back, he didn't bring Chen Mo back. Instead, he brought back Zhou Kaiwei, who had rolled up his sleeves and looked travel-worn.

"Hello principal!"

Captain Zhou was startled when he saw a group of elderly professors sitting in the conference room and immediately stood at attention.

"Why are you here? Where's that brat Chen Mo?"

"Who asked you to come here?"

Li Yazhong frowned and asked with displeasure.

"I didn't see Battalion Commander Chen. The school affairs team called me and said they wanted me to clean the auditorium so it wouldn't be unusable tomorrow."

Zhou Kaiwei responded with a bewildered expression. He was wondering why, when he led the cleaning team, the school administration staff went to find Chen Mo instead.

Where was Chen Mo in the auditorium?

"Hey, that brat!!"

"They've used all their tricks on me." Upon hearing this, Li Yazhong's eyes widened in disbelief.

His anger, which he had just suppressed, is now flaring up again.

"Go, tie that son of a bitch up and bring him here."

"Damn it, where does this kid get so many tricks up his sleeve?"

"You think I can't even order him around to clean an auditorium?"

The old principal stood with his hands behind his back, angrily cursing.

This made Captain Zhou's scalp tingle; he didn't have the ability to go against the principal.

He quickly turned around and ran towards the dormitory building.

He realized that Chen Mo was a jinx ever since that kid came to Commander Lu's place.

I never have a single day of peace. I'm either dragged out of bed in the middle of the night or given extra tasks for no reason.

Now, he's even been scolded by the principal.

What the hell.

Captain Zhou, who is always conscientious and diligent, was extremely frustrated.

He was doing a good job as a police captain, so how did he end up with such a troublemaker?
Pooh!
This isn't a troublemaker anymore.

That's a total jinx.

And the other side.

Chen Mo was resting in his dormitory, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with his performance.

Regardless of whether the old professors Lu was referring to thought highly of his remarks in class, these were all the results of his long preparation.

As he lay comfortably on his bed, pondering how the trainees would complete the principal's arrangements, he realized...

Captain Zhou kicked open the dormitory door with a "bang".

Seeing Chen Mo lying on the bed with his legs crossed, Zhou Kaiwei was even more depressed.

"Battalion Commander Chen, you son of a bitch, you're really something else! Are you telling us, the security personnel, to clean the auditorium?"

"You've really ruined my life! Get up!"

"The principal wants you to come over here!!"

(End of this chapter)