Soldiers Assault: Starting from the 7th Steel Company

Chapter 164 It's actually her?

Chen Jiang's execution ability was astonishing. The day after the selection was finalized, he returned to Team A with two "teachers".

The IT support team he needs can be delayed by a few days, but when it comes to English and computer knowledge, it must be taught as soon as possible, which is not something that can be solved overnight.

When Wu Liuyi and the other "academic underachievers" saw that Chen Jiang had actually invited the teachers, they immediately wore bitter faces.

Although these two teachers are quite young, one has passed the CET-6 (College English Test Band 6) and the other is a computer software engineer. While they may not be top-tier, they are more than capable of teaching them English and basic computer knowledge.

So from that day on, Wu Liuyi and his friends' "nightmare" began.

Although the original training was reduced, it was replaced by words and letters, which was probably still acceptable to most people in the A team, since almost all of them were officers, and many of them were graduates of military academies, so their basic level of education was quite good.

However, it was more difficult for those promoted from soldiers to officers, as well as the two sergeants, Wu Liuyi and Cheng Cai.

Cheng Cai has a strong ability to learn. It may have been a little difficult at first, but his comprehension was really remarkable, so he quickly caught up with the learning progress along with the other officers who were promoted.

Wu Liuyi was no match. Despite his exceptional military skills, he was driven almost crazy by vocabulary, especially grammar.

At this moment, Chen Jiang also realized that Wu Liuyi was in big trouble. He took the initiative to find him, only to find Wu Liuyi leaning against a big tree, smoking with his head down and a small vocabulary booklet next to him.

This booklet was specially distributed to the squadron for them. It mainly contains basic vocabulary and some specialized terms and equipment names related to military equipment.

"What's wrong? Our armored tigers can't hold out anymore?"

Upon hearing Chen Jiang's voice, Wu Liuyi immediately threw away his cigarette, stood up to straighten his uniform and salute, but Chen Jiang stopped him.
"Sit down, sit down. Don't keep things bottled up inside."

Wu Liuyi felt ashamed. When Chen Jiang first joined the army, he was somewhat unconvinced by him. But after several years, Chen Jiang had become his leader and had even come to comfort him.

"It's nothing, it's just that my blockhead is really hard to work with," Wu Liuyi said with self-deprecation.

He was quite playful when he was in school. After failing to get into high school, he joined the army and met Shi Jin. With Shi Jin's help, he was able to transform and become the famous "Armored Tiger" of the 702nd Regiment.

But this cannot cover up the fact that he was lagging behind in academic subjects.

Chen Jiang's advocacy of information technology construction has essentially exposed his true colors. As a squad leader, he can't keep up with the learning progress. How can his subordinates respect him?

Even if we respect him, what if he doesn't know how to use computers to command battles in the future?
Chen Jiang picked up the English vocabulary book that Wu Liuyi had discarded and carefully examined the reading marks inside.

It's clear that Wu Liuyi doesn't lack the desire to study properly; he just finds it genuinely difficult. English is a subject that requires gradual progress, taking one step at a time. Suddenly being exposed to it and then relying on rote memorization is unlikely to yield much practical effect.

Chen Jiang remembers that some students in his high school went to repeat a year and studied very hard for a year. Their math and science scores improved significantly, but their Chinese and English scores did not improve much.

It's not that they don't work hard; it's just that these two courses require a very strong foundation.

Wu Liuyi's foundation was definitely weak, so he couldn't understand much of what he heard. He could only write a few Chinese characters next to the words to help him remember their pronunciation.

"Liu Yi, do you not know how to use phonetics?" Chen Jiang immediately saw Wu Liu Yi's biggest weakness.

Wu Liuyi's face flushed red instantly. "Captain...I..."

Although he only had a junior high school education, the English teaching in rural junior high schools was very rigid. The first-year English teacher himself did not know phonetics, so he just played tapes for everyone on a tape recorder. However, Wu Liu's family was poor, so where would they get the money to buy tapes to listen to?

It would be a miracle if someone could remember something just by listening to it once in class!

His English was therefore particularly poor, and naturally he did terribly in the high school entrance exam.

"June 1st, you don't know phonetics. You should have told me earlier. In English, 48 phonetics symbols are the foundation. If you don't know these, it's like learning Chinese without knowing pinyin. It will be very difficult. When you pronounce words, not only will your pronunciation be inaccurate, but you will also forget them very easily."

In Chen Jiang's previous life, English teaching had already been reformed, and they started implementing this ridiculous phonics system. Many schools didn't teach phonetics at all, and students started learning English from the third grade, with the first year of junior high school directly covering the texts.

Isn't this forcing everyone to sign up for all sorts of tutoring classes?

But how many parents in rural areas would be willing to send their children to classes to learn English phonetics?

Chen Jiang was lucky to be born in a year before the English language reform; otherwise, given his family's circumstances, he probably would have had a hard time.

Therefore, he empathized with Wu Liuyi's difficulties and immediately had the idea of ​​helping his brother.

"Captain, I really don't know how. I know the 26 letters of the alphabet, but these phonetic symbols... they recognize me, but I don't recognize them," Wu Liuyi said with a helpless expression.

"Liu Yi, tell me the truth, do you want to stay in Team A?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Liuyi jumped up. "How could I not want to? If I didn't want to, why would I come here and suffer so much?"

Chen Jiang laughed, "Alright, then I'll tutor you in phonetics and grammar. But my teaching might not be perfect, so don't blame me if there are any mistakes."

"team leader."

Wu Liuyi's eyes welled up with tears. Chen Jiang, a top student from a prestigious university, was personally tutoring him in English. How could he possibly be picky?
Their skill level is undeniable, and the squadron's work is so demanding; having to spare even a little energy for it is truly remarkable.
"Alright, stop dawdling, let's get started! Come on, let's go somewhere else, it's so dark in this godforsaken place, how can we see anything?" Chen Jiang, holding Wu Liuyi's booklet, beckoned him to get up and follow him. Wu Liuyi wiped away his tears behind him and hurried after him.

With Chen Jiang's help, Wu Liuyi studied exceptionally hard. While others slept, he would memorize vocabulary words in bed with a flashlight.
During his daytime running training, he would carry a booklet in his pocket and take it out to memorize a few whenever he had the chance.

Through such relentless study, his English finally began to improve. He not only caught up with everyone else but even reached the middle level, which was quite an achievement.

In terms of computers, Wu Liuyi also worked exceptionally hard. At that time, the Wubi input method was still the king, and the Pinyin input method used Intelligent ABC. The typing speed was far slower than Wubi, so the teacher encouraged everyone to use the Wubi input method when teaching.

Wu Liuyi started by memorizing "Big Dog Three Sheep Ancient Stone Factory" and then touched the keycaps by looking at the keyboard model, thereby improving his familiarity with the computer keyboard.

Hard work pays off, and Wu Liuyi finally caught up in his computer science class.
Seeing his progress, Chen Jiang was genuinely happy for him.

Good things kept happening one after another. The biggest problem that had been bothering him, the lack of IT talent, was finally coming to a head. Chen Jingsong told him that by recruiting from key universities across the country, more than twenty people had finally applied. He suggested that Chen Jiang himself should be in charge of the selection process to choose the talent he needed.

Chen Jiang's initial plan was to recruit all these people who were willing to serve in the army, but the railway gave him a good talking-to.
Once these people are hired, they can only be considered clerical employees. Although their salaries are not high, they still need special funds from above to pay for their salaries and benefits. With more people, the amount of money involved becomes large, making it difficult to pass the approval process in the end.

For confidentiality reasons, Chen Jiang consulted with his superiors and coordinated with the school, and then selected a date. Yuan Lang led a small inspection team to the National University of Defense Technology, hoping to select the best of the best from among these people and choose truly usable talents!
Because prior arrangements had been made, the school sent invitations to interested applicants. To show sincerity, the travel expenses for these applicants were reimbursed by Team A.

Teacher Chen warmly received Yuan Lang and his group and provided them with a meeting room for their inspection.

Because time was tight, after a simple lottery, the applicants were allowed to enter the meeting room one by one for interviews.

The interviews are conducted in a two-way selection process. Since neither party knows each other very well, everyone is open and honest, and everyone can clearly answer any questions they have. This avoids the awkward situation of being selected here but having to leave soon afterward.

Although the railway official did not come in person, he took the matter very seriously and had a contract prepared in advance, specifying a minimum service period of 5 years!
Yuan Lang had some objections to the railway's approach, feeling that people were already reluctant to come, otherwise they wouldn't have had to recruit so few people from all over the country. Now, with such harsh conditions, it would be even easier to scare them away.

However, Chen Jiang had a different opinion. He strongly supported the railway's suggestion because it was much better for them to leave now than to be recruited and leave after working for a short time. He clearly stated in front of this clause: "For confidentiality purposes."

The first person to come in for an interview was a graduate from an ordinary undergraduate university in the south. He was well-mannered and wore black-rimmed glasses.

When Chen Jiang saw the resume he had been given, although the major was Computer Science and Technology, the exam scores on the resume were rather average, and there were even some failed subjects.

Fortunately, I did fairly well in the C programming course, scoring over 80 points. My assembly language score was also decent, and I passed basic subjects like advanced algebra and calculus.

Therefore, Chen Jiang felt that his overall quality was acceptable. After all, he had come from afar, so he needed to be given a chance to show himself.

Instead of feeling embarrassed about his mediocre performance, the other party asked directly how much he could earn after tax in a year if he went to Team A, and whether he would be provided with housing in the city.
This left Yuan Lang speechless, but he still patiently explained that the brigade would provide them with the same treatment as a captain for undergraduates and a major for master's degree holders.

As for the issue of housing allocation, it is not very realistic at the moment.

As soon as Yuan Lang finished speaking, the other party became somewhat impatient, "Since you are recruiting outstanding talents, especially those who can be used immediately after joining the company, then of course you must guarantee sufficiently generous benefits, otherwise who would be willing to come?"

These words displeased Yuan Lang, but he still tried his best to suppress his anger and said, "We are not very wealthy right now. Our limited funds need to be used for equipment purchases and other things. In the future, when we have more funds, we may consider allocating houses to you."

“I definitely can’t wait any longer.” The bespectacled man pushed up his glasses, which were about to slip off, and continued indignantly, “I came all this way with good intentions, but you can’t just ask me to contribute without solving my practical problems. I’ll be getting married soon after I arrive, and asking for a house isn’t unreasonable, is it? My requirements aren’t high, just three bedrooms, two living rooms, two bathrooms, 120 square meters is enough. But if you can’t even solve this, am I supposed to wait until I’m 50 to have a house? Wouldn’t that mean my family line will end?”

The bespectacled man's words left everyone speechless.

Undeniably, what he said does have some merit.

Since it's about attracting talent, we can't just "make the horse run without feeding it." In this day and age, there are fewer and fewer college students who only want to contribute and not ask for anything in return, especially undergraduates in computer science, who have a wide range of job opportunities.

Chen Jiang believed that even if his grades were only average, his bachelor's degree was enough for him to find a good job in the city, so why would anyone come here to suffer?

Yuan Lang knew there was no need to continue the conversation, so the first applicant left in a very unpleasant mood.

The applicants who came after them included students from 211 universities, vocational colleges, and even private independent colleges. Among them were many computer experts, one of whom had even won an award in a national modeling competition. Unfortunately, without exception, they all made excessive demands.

For example, an annual salary of no less than 20 yuan is required, along with a female assistant or a car, or a house, etc.

These were things that Yuan Lang and his group simply couldn't agree to, so they all had to part on bad terms.

As one person after another failed to find a suitable candidate, Chen Jiang and his team felt their hearts sink. Was it really impossible to recruit any talent today?
Yuan Lang leaned back in his chair, his fingers tapping incessantly on the table, producing a dull "tap-tap" sound.

"Next." Yuan Lang's voice was already visibly tired.

The moment the door was gently pushed open, everyone in the conference room was involuntarily drawn to it.

The first thing that catches the eye is a long, slender, fair hand gently pushing open the door, followed by a figure about 1.65 meters tall, with a figure so well-proportioned it seems like a carefully calculated golden ratio. A neat ponytail, not a single stray hair across her forehead, only a few wispy bangs falling naturally at her temples, adding a touch of softness to her appearance.

She wore a simple white shirt and a black pencil skirt, the hem of which went past her knees, perfectly concealing her long, slender legs. She exuded both a professional air and an intellectual beauty.

Chen Jiang unconsciously sat up straight, because he actually recognized the job applicant; it was An Ya, the woman he had saved before.

(End of this chapter)