Chapter 305: Painting A “big Pie” For Shi Jin, Wildly Excited!
The troops are all a group of hot-blooded sons of Dangyang, each with arrogance in their hearts and refusing to yield to anyone; it’s very normal for them to compete fiercely during training.
Moreover, a good troop needs this competitive spirit; in the troop environment, it’s benign competition.
This is a good thing.
There’s no problem with it at all.
Steel Seventh Battalion now has two heavy armored companies, whose combat attributes basically completely overlap, and their personnel and equipment are also basically similar.
But in any troop and any battle, to better leverage the inherent advantages of the branch of service on the battlefield, troops of the same type will always have a primary and secondary distinction.
Otherwise, if all troops are main forces, the battle will definitely descend into chaos.
And Armored Company One, as a company born and raised locally, all transferred from within the regiment’s armored company, definitely wants to make a big splash in Steel Seventh Battalion.
To put it selfishly.
The company commander and the battalion commander were old friends before, and most of the company’s soldiers also came from Seventh Hundred and Second Regiment, so becoming the main assault company is only natural.
Company Commander Huang Yang thinks so, and the warriors below him think the same.
If Armored Company Two was transferred from other regiments in T Division, or a new company built from scratch, regardless of background or strength, it wouldn’t match Armored Company One.
It wouldn’t shake Armored Company One’s status at all, and the matter would just pass.
But Armored Company Two is a powerful dragon!
An elite team personally selected by the Group Army, every warrior is an elite soldier from each armored tank company, with outstanding ability and arrogance deep in their bones.
As the military chief officer, Company Commander Yang Wenqing is also someone with an extraordinary background.
Yang Wenqing himself is a top graduate from a military academy, his maternal uncle is the political commissar of the Eighty-fourth Group Army, and his father holds a logistics position in the war zone headquarters.
With his background, it’s even stronger than Gao Cheng’s!
Don’t think this status and background sounds exaggerated; in fact, every cadre who comes in later is no ordinary role.
Steel Seventh Battalion, as the entire army’s first pilot combined arms battalion, has limitless future prospects; as long as you can get in, it equals having a broad avenue ahead.
People without some background have no chance of getting in.
Yang Wenqing, as a family-style second-generation military, joining Steel Seventh Battalion must come with great ambition, definitely sharpening his head to climb upward.
For such an important position as the main assault company, how could Yang Wenqing let it go.
Even though Second Company is still quite a bit behind First Company in all aspects right now, Yang Wenqing won’t give up and will definitely find a way to fight for it.
With a powerful background as support, Yang Wenqing, this powerful dragon, is set on suppressing the local snake.
This overly intense competition within the armored company is already evolving toward internal conflict; does the battalion headquarters not know?
The answer is obviously yes!
Battalion Commander Gao Cheng even specially gathered the political instructor and chief staff officer for a meeting specifically on this matter, discussing how to handle it.
Chen Jun was too busy running around everywhere during that time, so he didn’t tell Chen Jun about it.
But because Yang Wenqing’s background is too strong, and Huang Yang is someone who grew up together in the family, neither side is easy to handle.
In the end, the matter was left unresolved, temporarily dragging it out and ignoring it.
Wait until a good method is thought of later, or until the two finally argue out a result, with one side conceding—that would be ideal.
As a result, it dragged on until now, until Chen Jun discovered the problem.
From Chen Jun’s personal perspective…
The mutual competition between Armored Company One and Armored Company Two isn’t a big deal in his view; he even quite likes this competitive atmosphere.
After all, dishes that are fought over taste better, fighting to eat allows you to eat more, and grow even stronger.
But now he is the formal deputy battalion commander, so he can’t think from a personal angle; he must consider from the entire battalion’s perspective.
Now the two companies have competed for over half a year, and the relationship hasn’t eased but has become even more intense.
If this isn’t handled quickly, and the competition between the two sides deteriorates into irreversible conflict, it would absolutely be bad for Steel Seventh Battalion.
Only when brothers are united can their strength break gold; brother companies with conflicts will inevitably have hidden dangers.
But how to handle it, Chen Jun is equally troubled.
“Huang Yang is an old company commander from Seventh Hundred and Second Regiment; back then, he even personally went to Seventh Company to poach me to his company, absolutely a righteous and loyal man, and a competent good company commander.
Yang Wenqing has connections in the Group Army, his father even works in the war zone headquarters, and his personal ability is indeed good; serving as main assault armored company commander is completely no problem.
One is a powerful overriver dragon with strength, the other a locally born and bred flood dragon; it’s indeed not easy to handle.”
Chen Jun pondered for a long time but couldn’t make a decision.
If it were by Chen Jun’s personal temper, for the two to affect training over main assault rights, he’d slap each one and teach them a lesson first.
Then have the two company commanders single combat; whichever armored company wins gets to be the main assault.
But as a deputy battalion commander, he can’t act on whims.
Not in the position, not plotting the job; higher position means considering more things.
Chen Jun worried and unhappy, pondered for a good while, drawing on Gao Cheng’s previous delay tactic, combined with the current actual situation, thought of a very good method.
“Xiao Ye, go make a trip, call Company Commander Huang and Company Commander Yang over; I’ll wait here for them.”
Chen Jun’s communicator is named Ye Fan, newly assigned after becoming deputy battalion commander; his previous communicator from when he was company commander had to stay in Seventh Company due to work needs.
A cadre with two communicators at once—Chen Jun is the first in Steel Seventh Battalion.
“Okay, I’ll go right now.”
Communicator Ye Fan responded, then dashed out in a flash.
Ye Fan is already a private first class, very eager to convert to non-commissioned officer and stay in the troops, becoming Chen Jun’s communicator makes him cherish this precious opportunity, so his work positivity is extremely high.
Being able to follow someone like Chen Jun is the dream of all warriors in the entire regiment; no one would dare slack off in the slightest.
Even many non-commissioned officer comrades want to become Chen Jun’s communicator.
You have to know.
Converting from enlisted soldier to non-commissioned officer and non-commissioned officer promotions are things every enlisted soldier and non-commissioned officer who wants to stay in the troops must consider as long as they’re in the service.
Enlisted soldier to non-commissioned officer is a hurdle, and every non-commissioned officer promotion is another hurdle.
Serving as communicator for other company commanders and battalion commanders, getting guaranteed once is already amazing; online they’re powerless.
But as long as you serve Chen Jun well, with Chen Jun’s current influence and status, doing three or four terms in one go is no problem.
This way, even if you can’t go all the way to the top, returning to the local area can get you arranged in a public institution job.
The temptation is imaginable how great!
With such a big piece of meat in front, as for why Ye Fan ultimately became the lucky one, there are naturally some connections involved.
Even without specially investigating, Chen Jun knows Ye Fan is definitely not ordinary.
“Deputy Battalion Commander, the matter with First Company and Second Company has been going on for months; even the battalion commander can’t do anything with them—do you have a solution?”
Shi Jin, responsible for the troops’ warriors’ daily life and training, has been the best little follower behind Chen Jun’s butt since Chen Jun began refining the entire battalion.
A non-commissioned officer daring to ask the deputy battalion commander such a question—probably only Shi Jin in the entire regiment would dare.
From back when Chen Jun had to call Shi Jin squad leader, to now Shi Jin calling Chen Jun deputy battalion commander, over four years have passed in the blink of an eye, and their relationship has long transcended ordinary superior-subordinate.
Except in formal occasions and meetings, the relationship between Chen Jun and Shi Jin is more like friends, not superiors.
“I did think of a good method; today we should be able to resolve this problem, and it must be resolved, or else those two will turn the sky upside down.”
Chen Jun smiled, then asked: “You’ve been battalion sergeant major for some time now; as the entire army’s first sergeant major, how does it feel? Adapted to the work? If there’s any problem, tell me in time.”
Chen Jun genuinely cares about Shi Jin; his words come from the heart, not pleasantries.
Shi Jin knows that at least eighty percent of his current achievements are due to Chen Jun’s promotion; Shi Jin is clumsy with words and doesn’t say flattery, but he always keeps it in mind.
Since becoming sergeant major, he’s been extra diligent at work, just to not let down Chen Jun’s trust.
Now being directly asked with concern by Chen Jun, Shi Jin immediately stood straight and replied: “Deputy Battalion Commander, I’m very satisfied with my current state and very happy to help everyone as much as I can in daily life and training.”
“That’s good.”
Chen Jun nodded in satisfaction, then said meaningfully: “The battalion sergeant major position was my proposal, and you’re the entire army’s first; the road ahead is still long.
Battalion sergeant major is just the start; later Steel Seventh Battalion will continue upward, becoming Steel Seventh Regiment, even Steel Seventh Division, needing regiment sergeant major, division sergeant major—I hope you can keep up all the way.”
Shi Jin isn’t ambitious and never cares about honors and rewards.
But he craves staying in the troops forever.
Hearing Chen Jun’s such obvious hint, that he would take him to regiment headquarters, to division headquarters, to levels he never dared dream of.
Shi Jin’s usually calm heart suddenly began beating fiercely at this moment.
His blood started heating up, his face turning red.
“Deputy Battalion Commander, I, I…”
Eloquence really isn’t Shi Jin’s strong suit, let alone now with his mood exceptionally excited, making his verbal ability even worse.
He “I”ed for half a day without knowing what to say, left only with a mind full of excitement and exhilaration.
“Alright, look at you, so useless; I just mentioned it and you’re this excited—if we go to division headquarters later, won’t you faint from excitement?”
Chen Jun teasingly joked with Shi Jin, making Shi Jin’s old face blush even more embarrassed.
“Report, Deputy Battalion Commander, First Company Commander and Second Company Commander are here.”
At this moment, Communicator Ye Fan ran back and loudly reported to Chen Jun.
“Good day, Deputy Battalion Commander.”
“Good day, Deputy Battalion Commander.”
Huang Yang and Yang Wenqing walked up to Chen Jun, saluted, both aware in their hearts of the reason they were called, their expressions showing a bit more unease.
Don’t think that because Huang Yang is an old company commander from Seventh Hundred and Second Regiment, who was several levels above Chen Jun back then, and Yang Wenqing has an extraordinary background.
But standing before Chen Jun, this young man several years younger than both of them, they remained cautious and didn’t dare overstep in the slightest.
Even facing Battalion Commander Gao Cheng, they didn’t feel this much pressure.
Their current state fully embodied Chen Jun’s influence at this time in the Eighty-fourth Group Army, even the entire Capital Military Region, to what exaggerated extent it had reached.
This is the advantage that strong personal ability can bring in an army where strength rules.
Not to mention their two little company commanders—even regiment commanders from other regiments, or even T Division Division Commander Ye Zhengjun, seeing Chen Jun now would have to be polite.
After all.
One first-class merit, two second-class merits, two third-class merits, one collective second-class merit, two collective third-class merits, countless commendations and praises, creator of the entire army’s first combined arms company, creator of the entire army’s first combined arms battalion and the entire army’s first pilot combined arms battalion unit, captain of the champion team in the international special forces competition, a legendary figure who rose eight levels in four years…
Just picking any two of these merits and honors to put on someone would let them skyrocket; all concentrated on Chen Jun alone.
Even calling Chen Jun the number one young cadre in the entire army would be well-deserved.
Such a person, no matter which troop he’s placed in, is absolutely a hot commodity; how could the Capital Military Region up and down possibly afford to offend Chen Jun.
Fortunately, Chen Jun isn’t some arrogant type but an old hand in the troops who can stay calm and composed.
Otherwise, even if he made the division commander kowtow, the division commander would have to obey; if Chen Jun opened his mouth to leave, probably all divisions in the entire army would welcome him with open arms.
“What are you two doing? Such a simple coordinated attack, and you botched it completely? Can you two still do your jobs as company commanders?”
To implement the solution, Chen Jun put on a stern face and unleashed a barrage of scolding at Huang Yang and Yang Wenqing.
Here he used psychology.
First escalate the matter to make it serious, startling the parties involved, then actively de-escalate; they’ll be more likely to accept.
Seeing Chen Jun angry, Huang Yang and Yang Wenqing were truly startled, their hearts jumping.
If they really pissed off Chen Jun and he reported upward to get them removed, they had reason to believe Chen Jun could really do it.
Back when competing for battalion commander, even Sun Dongping with sky-high background was driven away, let alone their two little company commanders.
Startled by Chen Jun, both cowered.
The two who originally planned to argue their case and grab main assault rights before Chen Jun didn’t dare anymore, and started explaining chaotically.
“Deputy Battalion Commander, it’s got nothing to do with me; we’ve always trained this way in First Company—it’s Second Company not cooperating that messed up the rhythm.”
“Company Commander Huang, you can eat whatever, but words can’t be spoken carelessly; it was your First Company charging chaotically without any method, dragging our Second Company into the mess.”
…
Huang Yang and Yang Wenqing argued fiercely, both trying to shove the blame to the other.
After all, neither knew what Chen Jun was thinking, and no one dared take the blame for affecting training; if removed from office, there’d be nowhere to cry.
Other things aside, first shove off the blame, secure the official hat first.
“Daring to argue like this even in front of me—no wonder Gao Cheng can’t handle them.”
Seeing the two company commanders arguing red-faced like little kids, Chen Jun really couldn’t help but laugh and cry, shaking his head inwardly.
