Soldiers Assault: Starting from the 7th Steel Company

Chapter 162 Letting Strength Speak for Itself Is the Easiest

Chen Jiang was taken aback by these words, feeling as if he had come at the wrong time. Just as he was about to leave, Chu Ning said as if she had seen a savior, "Sorry, Chen Jiang has already made an appointment with me, right, Chen Jiang?"

Chen Jiang immediately realized what was going on. It was probably because the male doctor had been relentlessly pursuing Chu Ning, and Chu Ning had just used him as a shield.

There was no other way; they had saved my life. If I didn't lend a hand now, would I still be a man?
He could only chuckle and say, "Yes, I just came to let you know that I've already booked a table at the Western restaurant for tomorrow night."

Actually, he just said it casually; in reality, he booked a weird Western restaurant!
Unexpectedly, the other party persisted, "Then, Xiao Ning, how about I ask you out the day after tomorrow?"

Chu Ning's expression faltered. "Luo Kai, I'm sorry, I already have a boyfriend. There's no way we can be together." Then she turned her beautiful eyes to Chen Jiang.

Chen Jiang felt Luo Kai's murderous gaze and inwardly groaned, "Aren't you just making me the target of hatred?"
But he also understood that if he backed down at this point, Chu Ning would be completely ruined by him, and more importantly, he would lose face. What man doesn't care about his pride?
Besides, it was Chu Ning, who had been kind to him, who was asking for his help.
Besides, Chu Ning is indeed quite beautiful, so what's wrong with helping her out?

"Yeah, Luo Kai, right? It's not very nice of you to try and steal my girlfriend right in front of me, is it?"

Chen Jiang felt a little embarrassed when he said this, mainly because it was the first time he had ever done something like this.

Luo Kai immediately bristled upon hearing this, "Impossible! When did you get a boyfriend?"

Chu Ning ignored Luo Kai, walked over with a bright smile, took Chen Jiang's arm, leaned against his shoulder like a little bird, and said to Luo Kai, "It's only been a short time."

Since both of them had said that, Luo Kai, no matter how determined he was, had no face to stay any longer. He could only force a smile and say, "Alright, I wish you happiness."

Then they fled in panic.

Watching Luo Kai walk away, Chu Ning immediately regained her composure and stepped away from Chen Jiang. To be precise, her pretty face was slightly flushed.

"Um, thank you so much for getting me out of that situation."

"It's nothing, it's no big deal!"

"Then come find me?" Chu Ning asked curiously.

Chen Jiang then revealed his original intention for coming here. For some reason, Chu Ning felt a little lost, but he also knew that Chen Jiang had recovered very well and there was no point in him staying any longer. A man should do something great.

"Okay, I'll apply for it for you, but you must undergo a comprehensive medical examination first. Be careful when you return to the combat unit, after all, you've recovered from serious injuries," Chu Ning carefully instructed.

The physical examination was definitely normal; all of Chen Jiang's test results were extremely normal, so the hospital certainly had no reason to keep him.

Chu Ning gave Chen Jiang a large bag of medicine and told him to take it on time. Chen Jiang was a little amused and exasperated. Although he agreed, he decided to decide whether to take it or not once he got to the army.

Having learned that Chen Jiang had been discharged from the hospital, Qi Huan drove to the train station to pick him up.

"Captain, the battalion commander and the Z Committee were supposed to come and greet you, but they received a meeting notice at the last minute and went to the military region for a meeting." Qi Huan naturally addressed Chen Jiang as Captain.

"No, no, I'm not the captain, don't call me that, just call me by my name," Chen Jiang hurriedly begged.

As Qi Huan drove, he said nonchalantly, "So what? Anyway, your position as captain is a done deal. By the way, I was also promoted to deputy squadron leader."

Chen Jiang observed that Qi Huan was already a major, so promoting him to deputy company commander was reasonable, but he himself was only a lieutenant.
After a long drive, we finally returned to the long-lost A-team barracks.

Wu Liuyi and Cheng Cai were very happy. Seeing that Chen Jiang had hardly changed from before, they knew that the all-powerful Chen Jiang had truly recovered.

Xu Sanduo is not here; he has gone to attend a training camp for officer promotion.

So the three of them got together and chatted for a while.

When the railway crew returned that evening, they immediately convened a meeting to announce Chen Jiang's appointment document and other personnel adjustments.

The A Battalion has several companies, among which the First Company, led by Chen Jiang, is the strongest unit and can be called the blade of the A Battalion.

There are more than 70 members in total, divided into three teams.

Therefore, the organization of a squadron is roughly equivalent to a company in a regular army unit.

The squad leader of the first team was an old acquaintance of Chen Jiang's, his former roommate—Cheng Haibo. At this moment, Cheng Haibo was also a little excited. He never expected that his rookie roommate from back then would later surpass him and become his boss.

But he was genuinely happy for Chen Jiang, because a soldier like him was destined for greatness sooner or later.

He is now a lieutenant, but he was promoted normally and has to race against time, otherwise he will have to be demobilized.

The squad leader of the second squad is Hu Jian, a captain. He is one of the more senior soldiers in the A squad and has a lot of experience, but his weakness is that his combat thinking is relatively traditional.

The squad leader of the third squad was Wu Liuyi. As a fourth-term sergeant, he led a group of lieutenant-level officers, which was one of the unconventional aspects of the A-Team. He was indeed very hardworking, doing every training task to the extreme. What others did once, he could do several times.

His motto upon arriving here is: "Strive until you can't anymore, work yourself to the bone until you're exhausted."

So the soldiers in the third squad respected him!
With so many elite soldiers, this squadron is definitely going to be a force to be reckoned with!

After the meeting, the railway staff personally spoke with Chen Jiang, expressing their heartfelt congratulations on his new appointment and hoping that he would make new contributions in his new position.

After the pleasantries were over, Tie Lu began to tentatively ask him about his general ideas for managing the squadron. After all, although Chen Jiang was outstanding, he lacked seniority and experience. If it weren't for Yuan Lang's strong support for Chen Jiang, he would have been quite uneasy.

Chen Jiang had anticipated this step. After all, in his previous life, their special police team followed a similar pattern: the leaders were generally hesitant to promote young officers.

So he presented his pre-existing plan, which mainly consisted of three steps:

The first step is to enhance the cohesion and centripetal force of the squadron, and to make the entire squadron a whole;
The second step is to improve the squadron's information warfare capabilities, thereby further enhancing the squadron's combat effectiveness;
The third step is to conduct live-fire exercises to test and transform training results into real combat effectiveness.

The railway highly approves of his first and third steps, but it still doesn't quite understand the second point, since the A Brigade itself is the benchmark for the entire army group's informatization construction.

"Squadron Leader, we can't be called a true informationized combat force yet. True informationization requires the sharing of data information chains. Once that's achieved, the entire squadron will be like one person, or even the entire battalion. You can command everyone as if they were your own arm, flexibly directing each individual and coordinating with air power and long-range artillery to carry out real-time strike support."

What Chen Jiang said excited not only Yuan Lang, but also everyone else.

It's worth noting that during World War II, the United States was able to have platoon-level units call for air and artillery support at any time, which was enough to make other countries envious.

In particular, our troops suffered greatly from this tactic on the Korean battlefield. Later, our army became stronger, but it could never achieve such a "domineering" level of logistical and fire support.

However, once the tactics Chen Jiang described are implemented, there will be no need to call for support. The rear will make real-time adjustments, which will greatly enhance the responsiveness and combat effectiveness, and the combat power of the troops will naturally increase as well.

"Chen Jiang, are you sure you can do this?" Tie Lu asked hesitantly.

"Uh, will it require a lot of funding? The military's budget is tight right now." Yuan Lang knew that the military leaders had always provided ample funding for the A Battalion, but if their budget request was too staggering, it would still be cut.

Our country's military spending as a percentage of GDP has never been very high; we still have to be careful with our spending. Chen Jiang answered with great confidence, "In the early stages, we don't need too much funding. In the later stages, our country will have become incredibly powerful. At that time, what's a little bit of money?"

This is the advantage of time travel: a dozen years later, the country will be able to build aircraft carriers, and with the assistance of early warning aircraft, its military strength will be unprecedented.

Railway and Yuan Lang were skeptical after hearing this, but they couldn't dampen the enthusiasm of Chen Jiang, who had just been promoted. As long as the budget wasn't too outrageous, there wouldn't be any problems.

The next morning, before dawn, Chen Jiang was already standing on the training field.

In the morning mist, he gazed at the familiar obstacle course and tactical training area, a long-lost warmth surging in his chest.

"Everyone assemble!"

Following Chen Jiang's order, Qi Huan blew the whistle, and the three squads quickly rushed out to form ranks.

As expected of the elite troops of Team A, their assembly time was much faster than that of the original Steel Seventh Company. This kind of reaction speed often reflects the combat effectiveness of a unit.

When Chen Jiang appeared in front of the formation wearing a brand-new camouflage training uniform, everyone in the formation stood at attention.

Standing at the head of the line, Qi Huan reported loudly: "Reporting to the captain, the first company of Brigade A should have 78 men, but only 76 are present. Two men are still on duty!"

Chen Jiang's gaze swept over every face, some familiar, some unfamiliar. He noticed the suspicion that flashed in the eyes of several new recruits—what right did a lieutenant who had just been discharged from the hospital have to cut in line and become their company commander?
"Take a break."

Chen Jiang's voice wasn't loud, but it instantly silenced everyone.

"I know what you're thinking. Many of you know me and are familiar with me, but some of you are new here and are not familiar with me. That doesn't matter, because you will all remember me well during the training that follows!"

"I'm setting a rule here: for any training subject I set, if any of you do better than me, then you can rest! You can do whatever you want at the A-team's base."

Chen Jiang's words drew skepticism from a small group of people. If it weren't for the strict discipline, the new recruits would probably have found it ridiculous.

They were all top performers in their respective units, some even the best of the best, otherwise they wouldn't have made it into the A Battalion. The company commander in front of them was only a lieutenant, while some of them were captains. It was hard to believe that they could crush them in every subject.

Only the veterans in the squadron remained expressionless, because they had all witnessed the rise of Chen Jiang, this "freak".

It hasn't been long since he was promoted from a raw recruit to an officer, and then he caught up with all of them one by one. So they have to accept Chen Jiang's appointment as the company commander!
As for those greenhorns, it's understandable that they don't know their place; they're just frogs in a well.

Chen Jiang's gaze locked onto one of the tall captains like lightning. "Zhu Jianqiang, step forward!"

The captain whose name was called stepped forward.

Chen Jiang walked up to him. The two were about the same height, but the other man was as strong as a wall, and Chen Jiang seemed to be at a slight disadvantage.

"I heard you're the team's fighting champion?" Chen Jiang suddenly asked.

He knew everyone in the squadron by heart. When he was giving a speech just now, Zhu Jianqiang clearly had a resentful expression. Although it was just a fleeting look, Chen Jiang's perception was so strong that he immediately sensed it.

"Report, yes!" Zhu Jianqiang proudly raised his head, a source of great pride for him.

“Very good.” Chen Jiang took off his coat and threw it to Qi Huan. “Three minutes. If you can take me down, you’ll be the instructor for future combat training. But if you lose, the entire squadron will have to do a 10-kilometer cross-country run in full gear.”

After he finished speaking, he looked around at everyone, and the entire training ground instantly erupted in cheers.

"Okay, if you lose, it's ten kilometers!"

These were mostly new recruits, and the veterans all sighed deeply.

Qi Huan stamped his feet anxiously: "Captain! Your injury has only just healed!"

Chen Jiang had already gotten into position and said to Qi Huan, "Just a little stretch."

Seeing that he couldn't stop him, Qi Huan could only say to Zhu Jianqiang, "You need to be careful. The captain has just recovered from a serious illness."

But Zhu Jianqiang is extremely competitive, so how could he give up such a good opportunity to show off?
If you take down the company commander as soon as you arrive at Team A, you can probably brag about it for the rest of your life.

Thinking of this, a ruthless glint flashed in his eyes, and he rushed forward with a whip kick.

Chen Jiang neither dodged nor evaded, but took the blow head-on and then dodged backward. Zhu Jianqiang thought that Chen Jiang was struggling, so he immediately pressed his advantage and delivered a right punch.

Unexpectedly, Chen Jiang had anticipated his opponent's move. This time, he dodged with a feint, then precisely grabbed the arm that was being offered to him, using the force to cleanly and neatly throw the opponent over his shoulder to the ground.

Zhu Jianqiang tried to get up, but Chen Jiang's fist was already flying towards his face.

The series of actions were executed so smoothly that they left the new recruits in the queue in awe.

I thought Zhu Jianqiang would teach the squad leader a lesson, but he ended the fight in just two moves.

Three minutes?
Is there anyone who bullies others like this?

"Want to try again?" Chen Jiang asked with a smile. His old injury hadn't fully healed yet, and he was a little slow when he exerted his strength just now, otherwise he wouldn't have needed to use someone else's strength against him.

Zhu Jianqiang's face flushed red: "I admit defeat!"

He already had some understanding of Chen Jiang's strength. The squad leader had just held back. With Chen Jiang's speed and power, no matter how many times he tried, it would be in vain.

The squadron leader was already being very lenient by not letting me fall flat on my face.

Since you've been given face, you should know when to stop.

The new recruits were dumbfounded, but the veterans remained expressionless, as if this was the natural course of events.

Chen Jiang pulled Zhu Jianqiang up, turned to look at the ranks, and said, "Now, the whole squadron, cross-country in full gear! I'll lead the way!" He then slung a 30-kilogram tactical backpack over his shoulder.

Qi Huan caught up and lowered his voice: "Are you out of your mind? Don't you need to train with them? Besides, you're not fully recovered yet."

“On a real battlefield, bullets won’t bend just because you’re a wounded soldier.” Chen Jiang adjusted his breathing rhythm. “What the A Battalion needs are company commanders who can lead troops to victory, not officers who can hide in jeeps and enjoy leisure.”

Thirty minutes later, when Chen Jiang crossed the finish line first, leaving everyone far behind, the way the new recruits looked at him had completely changed.

Not to mention the new recruits, even the veterans in the company were left far behind, including Wu Liuyi and Qi Huan, who always took pride in their cross-country running skills.

This newly appointed company commander is really awesome!

(End of this chapter)