Soldiers Assault: Starting from the 7th Steel Company

Chapter 167 Car accident
The great success of the experiment boosted the confidence of Chen Jiang and others, and also further inspired Anya's competitive spirit. In the days that followed, she worked day and night on the research and development work.

Chen Jiang gave her tremendous support, not only providing convenience in her life, but also doing everything possible to provide logistical support in her work. Later, he recruited several new people to help Anya.

This greatly improved Anya's R&D efficiency, allowing her to focus her main efforts on tackling the challenges of core code.

"Brother Chen, it's done!"

One day, An Ya rushed excitedly to the company commander's office to find Chen Jiang. When she pushed open the door, she found that there were several people inside, including Xu Sanduo, who had just finished taking the officer promotion exam.

"What? It's done?" Chen Jiang hadn't quite processed what was happening. He had been very pleased with Xu Sanduo's outstanding performance, as he had done very well on his academic exams. With that, his promotion was practically a done deal.

Seeing that there were outsiders present, Anya dared not continue shouting. She straightened her posture as much as possible and answered loudly, "Reporting to the captain, the system is complete!"

"What? It really worked?" Chen Jiang was overjoyed upon hearing this. He had been under a lot of pressure lately. Although he had made great breakthroughs in equipment, without the support of information systems, information-based warfare was basically just an empty shell.

The leaders of the brigade and the military region inquired about the progress many times, because with such a large investment, the responsibility would be too great if it failed in the end.

Seeing Anya nod excitedly, Chen Jiang immediately waved to his subordinates in the office, "Come on, let's go see Anya's masterpiece!"

In the operations command center, Anya skillfully entered the laptop's system password. After data integration, the laptop was able to synchronize data with the main server.

Her slender fingers danced nimbly across the keyboard, and a complex combat situation map lit up on the large screen in the operations room.

Chen Jiang, Xu Sanduo, and the others gathered around the monitor, watching intently as Anya demonstrated the brand-new information-based command system.

“This is the real-time battlefield awareness module,” Anya said, clicking one of the icons with her mouse. The screen immediately displayed the positions of various types of equipment on the simulated battlefield. “Through our proprietary data link, the battlefield information is updated every 3 seconds. Right now, the red and blue situation map on this screen is just a virtual force formed by the parameters I input. Once a real exercise or war begins, the situation on it will change synchronously as relevant data is input.”

Chen Jiang leaned closer to the screen and saw that the blue dots representing his own units and the red markers simulating the enemy were clearly distributed on the terrain map, and the status parameters of each unit were visible in real time.

“I rewrote the underlying communication protocol and optimized the data compression algorithm. If you issue combat commands directly from here, the system will automatically select the optimal communication link for transmission,” Anya stated confidently.

Xu Sanduo, standing to the side, had already stared wide-eyed, his mouth agape, wide enough to fit an egg.
She watched Anya demonstrate how to issue combat orders to simulated armored units and infantry squads simultaneously with a single click.

"This is amazing!" he stammered.

Chen Jiang patted Xu Sanduo on the shoulder and turned to Anya: "Prepare the demonstration materials immediately. I need to report to the brigade. If all goes well, we'll head to the military region tomorrow to report on this progress."

One day later, in a small conference room at the military region's high command level.

On either side of the conference table were members of the military region leadership and relevant technical experts.

Chen Jiang, dressed in a crisp lieutenant's uniform, stood in front of the PowerPoint presentation, while Anya, in an office uniform, sat at the computer next to her, ready to assist.

"Commendations," Chen Jiang's loud voice rang out in the conference room, "Please allow me, on behalf of the A Brigade's Information Technology Experiment and Research Group, to report to you on the latest research and development achievements of the 'Shenying' Information Technology Combat System."

Then Chen Jiang showcased their latest research and development equipment through videos and pictures, along with its performance parameters.

Then, when applied to the "Divine Eagle" system, it can enhance combat effectiveness.

This series of presentations, complete with data and videos, thrilled those present.

Finally, the report concluded amidst thunderous applause, signifying the complete success of this trip to the military region.

Gao Jianjun kept Chen Jiang behind after the meeting.
In his office, he had his secretary pour them tea: "Tell me, what are your plans for the next step?"

Chen Jiang straightened his back and replied, "Reporting to the commander, we plan to complete the deep integration of the system with relevant equipment within a month, and at the same time develop a training simulation version."

“There’s no rush with the simulation version,” Gao Jianjun waved his hand. “The key is to discover problems through actual combat and then improve them. Anything that hasn’t been tested in actual combat is unreliable. If problems are only exposed on the battlefield, then we’ll have to pay the price with blood.”

Then Gao Jianjun revealed to Chen Jiang that a military exercise would be held next month, at which time his information system would undergo its first real-world test, and only then could its true capabilities be tested.

After leaving Gao Jianjun's office, he originally intended to meet up with Yuan Lang and An Ya, but instead ran into Chu Ning.

Today, Chu Ning was dressed in a major's uniform, looking very dashing.

"Hello, Chief!"

Chen Jiang saluted her in a proper manner; this was a military compound, and subordinates were required to salute their superiors.

"Are you here to report on your work? What a coincidence!" Chu Ning guessed the purpose of Chen Jiang's visit as soon as he saw Chen Jiang come out of the leader's office.

The main information systems are still under development and are not disclosed to the public, so Chu Ning is not aware of the specific details.

After returning the gift, I could only ask a casual question.

"Yes, there's a task in the team that needs to be approved by the military region, and you also..." Chen Jiang suddenly realized how silly his question was. She was Gao Jianjun's niece, so it was perfectly normal for her to come here.

Chu Ning probably realized that Chen Jiang's question was a bit off-topic, so she immediately teased, "It seems someone said they were going to treat me to dinner at the military region. I wonder if they were just bragging or if they meant it?"

Chen Jiang was somewhat embarrassed; Yuan Lang and Anya were still waiting for him downstairs.
Just then, his phone rang. He saw it was Yuan Lang calling, so he gestured to Chu Ning and then pressed the answer button.
"Chen Jiang, there's an urgent matter at the brigade. An Ya and I have already returned. You can take a car back after you've finished with the commander."

Yuan Lang hung up the phone in a hurry after he finished speaking.

Chen Jiang was puzzled. What could be so urgent that they couldn't even wait a little longer?

"What? Is something urgent?" Chu Ning could already tell from Chen Jiang's expression that something important must have happened in his unit.

"I don't know what happened, but the Party Committee member left first, leaving me behind." Chen Jiang said with a wry smile.

Chu Ning immediately laughed, "Then it must be an emergency. Anyway, it's unlikely you'll be able to get a ticket now." "I guess I'll have to leave tomorrow," Chen Jiang sighed. "Then I'll treat you to dinner tonight. Do you prefer Chinese or Western food? Or something else?"

"Tch, who said I'd definitely agree to eat with you?" Chu Ning chuckled and walked forward, then turned back a moment later with a smile, saying, "Western food, please. The one on Zhongshan West Road is pretty good!"

After saying that, he walked towards Gao Jianjun's office.

Chen Jiang was stunned for a moment after hearing this.
"Zhongshan West Road? Which one?" He really wasn't familiar with this area, and there was no navigation at this time of day. To make matters worse, he didn't have a car. This was really troublesome.

Fortunately, the way was right there; he hailed a taxi and asked the driver...
Goodness, there are actually five Western restaurants on Zhongshan West Road. How am I supposed to choose?
As Chen Jiang walked around, he noticed a famous Western restaurant he had eaten at in his previous life: The Bullfighter.

The price wasn't high, and the quality of the steak was quite good.

He went inside, reserved a seat, and then called Chu Ning.

After a while, Chu Ning finally arrived, but she had changed into a white dress, making her even more gentle and charming.

Chu Ning is quite tall, estimated to be 1.7 meters. In addition, she pays great attention to fitness and physical training at the military hospital, which makes her overall proportions very harmonious.

A pair of long legs paired with white leather shoes, she looks absolutely stunning.

Chen Jiang was so engrossed in watching that he didn't come back to his senses until Chu Ning waved in front of him.

"What? Don't you recognize me?" Chu Ning teased with a smile, a hint of slyness in his eyes.

"No, I just didn't expect you to have changed your clothes." Chen Jiang scratched his head a little embarrassedly.

"What, do you expect me to come here in military uniform to eat Western food like you?" Chu Ning pulled out a chair and sat down, casually placing her small handbag aside. "But you certainly know how to pick a place. I come here often; the food is considered pretty good around here."

"Really? Then it seems I made the right choice." Chen Jiang breathed a sigh of relief. Actually, he wasn't that particular about these things.

He handed her the menu, saying, "You order, I'm not familiar with this place."

Chu Ning took the menu, consulted Chen Jiang's opinion, and then skillfully ordered two set meals. She looked up and asked, "What would you like to drink? Red wine?"

Chen Jiang nodded: "I'll listen to you."

While waiting for their food, the two chatted.

"There are two ways to dine here. One is to order a main dish and then have unlimited side dishes, and the other is to order à la carte. I guess you have a big appetite, so I ordered the set meal. You can add more side dishes if you're not full," Chu Ning explained with a smile.

Chen Jiang was quite touched because this kind of restaurant wasn't particularly high-end; it was mostly frequented by families with children, making it suitable for the average consumer. Yet Chu Ning knew it so well, which showed that she was indeed a regular customer.

"Do you think I should only go to high-end Western restaurants?" Chu Ning was very intelligent and saw through Chen Jiang's thoughts at a glance.

"Actually, my mother's status in the family was not high. After my father sacrificed his life, my mother supported my studies by running a small supermarket. Thanks to Uncle Gao's help, our family got through the most difficult period."

I learned from Chu Ning that the Chu family used to be a prestigious family. Her mother had two younger brothers. Due to the influence of the patriarchal ideology, the family had never treated her family well, especially after her mother gave birth to Chu Ning, they were looked down upon even more by the Chu family.

They basically didn't help them much, especially after their father's death, they were completely indifferent. Eventually, they moved out, and the two sides stopped having much contact.

However, Gao Jianjun later rose to prominence, growing from a junior officer to a general. At this point, the Chu family, whose fortunes had changed drastically, began to contact Chu Ning and her daughter in order to curry favor with Gao Jianjun.

Her mother was a kind and filial person, and her maternal family was still connected by blood, so they maintained a basic connection.

But Chu Ning had no good feelings towards the Chu family and remained cold and aloof.

At this point, Chu Ning's eyes began to moisten.

Chen Jiang handed over a tissue, "You're not as lucky as me. At least you have a mother who loves you. I've been an orphan since I was a child."

He also recounted his background. Of course, he couldn't talk about his past life, but even so, their similar upbringing resonated with the two young people.

The dishes were served quickly, and the two ate and chatted, gradually relaxing the atmosphere. Chu Ning talked about her interesting experiences at the hospital, and Chen Jiang shared some of his observations from the military. Laughter frequently emanated from their table.

After a few glasses of red wine, Chu Ning's fair, oval face turned a rosy red, making her even more beautiful and alluring.
She looks really beautiful when she smiles, especially the way she reaches out to tidy her stray hairs—elegant and natural, embodying the perfect balance of stillness and movement in a woman.

This attracted frequent glances from the male customers around them. If it weren't for their fear of Chen Jiang's military uniform and tall, imposing physique, they might have even considered poaching him.

Slightly drunk, Chu Ning rested her chin on her hand and stared at the male officer in front of her, asking in a low voice, "Are you guys usually this busy? They can just leave whenever they want, without even waiting for you."

Chen Jiang smiled wryly: "It's usually fine, but today it must be a real emergency. Although our Party Committee is decisive and efficient, it's not usually this rushed."

"It seems you two have a good relationship?" Chu Ning blinked.

"I guess so. He's my superior, but he's also been quite considerate of me in private." Chen Jiang smiled, then suddenly remembered something, "By the way, aren't military doctors quite busy too?"

Chu Ning gently swirled the wine in her glass: "It's alright, it depends on the time of day. If the exercise is more intense, then we surgeons will have more work, but if everyone is just following the routine, then we'll have an easier time."

"Then I think it's better for the exercise to be closer to reality." Chen Jiang took a sip of wine, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Suddenly, Chen Jiang and Chu Ning's cell phones rang simultaneously.

Chen Jiang was surprised to see that it was the captain calling.
"Chen Jiang, where are you?"

“Commissioner Yuan and his team were in a car accident on their way here. The ambulance has already transferred them to the military hospital. You should go there quickly, we will be there shortly.”

(End of this chapter)