Chapter 191: Forging A New Era For Steel Seventh Company!
The Division needs to draw Steel Seventh Company with more than ten people, so they definitely need to hold a meeting to discuss it.
Chen Jun, Gao Cheng, Political Instructor Hong Xingguo, and all three platoon leaders gathered in the small conference room for an in-depth and detailed discussion.
The personnel lists for each training group were quickly finalized and confirmed.
Cheng Cai partnered with a warrior from the sniper squad, responsible for training in all aspects related to sniping subjects, and also partnered with Wu Liu Yi for night shooting.
Shi Jin and Wu Liu Yi teamed up again, responsible for multi-arm coordination combat.
Other subjects like mountainous terrain warfare, reconnaissance infiltration, etc., all adopted this model of one person handling multiple projects in non-conflicting cases.
This way.
The originally nearly twenty-person large team could be compressed as much as possible to around ten people, without affecting Steel Seventh Company’s normal training.
After the personnel list was finalized, Chen Jun stayed up all night to write the course outline.
Fortunately, Chen Jun had plenty in his brain, plus he had previously written Combined Arms Tactics Theory, and notes on building modernized special forces, CQB tactical system, heavy combined arms unit visions, etc., as records.
The pen indeed requires more writing and practice; writing more really allows practice makes perfect.
This enabled Chen Jun, under completely unprepared conditions, to easily produce overnight a course with real substance that could absolutely stand on stage.
The next morning.
With everything prepared, Chen Jun led Shi Jin and eleven other Seventh Company warriors, under Gao Cheng and Hong Xingguo’s farewell with the whole company, boarded the military vehicle sent by the Regiment Headquarters to head to the Regiment for assembly.
The Regiment Headquarters specially sent three Leopard off-road vehicles just to pick up Chen Jun and his group to the Regiment; this was unprecedented.
It showed how much the Regiment Commander valued this matter.
Gao Cheng and Hong Xingguo watched the car leave, obvious envy in their eyes.
But more was relief and emotion.
Recalling Steel Seventh Company one and a half years ago, at that time Seventh Company had lost the mid-year competition the previous year, and the new year had no progress, with military reform imminent, even Shi Jin faced forced discharge.
The entire company’s atmosphere was very depressing, with no vitality at all.
Yet only one and a half years had passed.
The changes were earth-shaking!
Now Steel Seventh Company shook off its previous low, charging to the peak with absolute crushing strength, the entire company filled with vigor and surging energy.
This before-and-after contrast was so huge that anyone seeing it would sigh in emotion.
And the protagonist who caused such huge changes in Steel Seventh Company, Chen Jun, had begun his new journey, extending his influence from Seventh Company to the entire Division.
Now with this car ride away…
It equaled stepping out the future of Steel Seventh Company!
Stepping out the new era belonging to Steel Seventh Company!
The off-road vehicle sent by the Regiment Headquarters was the Black Diamond Leopard, a six-cylinder military off-road vehicle produced by Hunan Changfeng, and the top-equipped model at that.
As expected of the top-equipped off-road vehicle.
Whether comfort or power, it was far superior to Steel Seventh Company’s 212 military vehicle.
Sitting in the soft cushy seats swaying all the way, they comfortably arrived at the Regiment Headquarters quickly, everyone’s butts enjoying a rare treat.
No more intimate contact with iron plates, butts jolted all the way, numb before arriving.
According to the instructions in the Regiment Headquarters order, after getting off, Chen Jun took the people to the Regiment Headquarters lobby to wait, while he first went to Regiment Commander Wang’s office to report.
This was personally instructed by the Regiment Commander.
“Hey, you’re here, come, have tea, this is freshly brewed by Little Liao for me.”
As soon as Chen Jun knocked and entered with permission, Regiment Commander Wang enthusiastically stood up, gestured for Chen Jun to sit opposite, then asked after his well-being: “Rest well these two days? Smooth ride over?”
A grassroots deputy company commander visiting, and the Regiment Commander five levels higher not only personally brewed tea in advance but cared so attentively.
This was the “precious darling” treatment!
Not to mention He Hongtao coming to the Regiment Commander’s office; even as political instructor, Regiment Commander Wang wouldn’t lift his face, and even if Gao Cheng came, he wouldn’t enjoy this level.
Chen Jun earning this special treatment was all hard-fought with real strength.
Others could envy, but not imitate.
Chen Jun had been in the troops for so many years, full of social graces and emotional intelligence, not arrogant from talent, not complacent from special treatment.
He still maintained his neither humble nor arrogant demeanor.
Just like that, chatting back and forth, very emotionally intelligent, chatting with Regiment Commander Wang.
Until the training teams from other companies of Seventh Hundred and Second Regiment arrived one after another at the Regiment Headquarters to complete reporting, forming the training team according to Division standards.
Only then did Regiment Commander Wang end the conversation with Chen Jun, and together with the Political Commissar and other Regiment leaders, see off the training team.
Regiment Headquarters Training Section Director Yi also accompanied, specifically responsible for all procedures handover for this training class to Division Headquarters, saving Chen Jun quite a bit of trouble.
The group took the car to Division Headquarters; Chen Jun leading the personnel just needed to wait at the guesthouse.
After Director Yi completed all handovers with the Division, he brought a bespectacled middle-aged man and introduced him to Chen Jun.
From the two bars and two stars on his shoulders, he was a lieutenant colonel deputy regiment-level cadre.
“Deputy Company Commander Chen, this is Deputy Section Chief Liu of the Training Section; my work will be handed over to him next.”
The Director simply introduced the middle-aged man, the lieutenant colonel deputy regiment-level Training Section deputy section chief, definitely a veteran, probably just waiting for the section chief position to open.
This level arriving without assignment was very common in the troops.
After all, one radish one pit; no position means waiting.
Can’t have two section chiefs.
Transfer to other regiments is the same; there are people waiting there too.
“Report Leader, I am Chen Jun of Steel Seventh Company, also the person in charge of this training team, reporting to Division Headquarters per orders to carry out training mission.”
Chen Jun proactively saluted and reported loudly.
“I am Deputy Section Chief Liu Minghua of Division Training Section; this time Division assigned me to lead the team. I heard you performed excellently in this exercise; the Division Commander praised you several times at the conference. Hope we cooperate well.”
The bespectacled middle-aged man introduced himself, exuding a gentle and refined scholarly aura, and proactively extended his hand to Chen Jun.
The troops’ general style was quite masculine; suddenly a Confucian general type appeared, indeed eye-catching.
“Thank you Leader for your favor; serve the people.”
Chen Jun shook Liu Minghua’s hand with a very official response.
“Calling Leader is too formal; rare to work with you young people, let’s be casual. Since I’m leading, call me Captain Liu.”
Liu Minghua spoke with a smile, giving a kind and approachable feeling.
“Captain Liu, if there are any work arrangements, please instruct anytime.”
With Liu Minghua easygoing, it was easy to handle; Chen Jun followed his words in reply, tone much more relaxed, not as formal as before.
In Seventh Hundred and Second Regiment, whether the Regiment Commander or Gao Cheng, all full of sharpness and strength.
All pure real man style.
Now encountering a leader who spoke measuredly, always smiling, seeming very approachable, Chen Jun actually felt a bit unaccustomed.
But overall feeling was good.
At least this mild and warm person leading wouldn’t cause him headaches next.
The Division Commander didn’t personally welcome the training team; no appearance at lunch or all afternoon, but at dinner the Division Commander appeared in the canteen.
Specially instructed the cookhouse to make a good meal to host the training team from Seventh Hundred and Second Regiment.
Chen Jun was specially called over by the Division Commander, and instructed the cookhouse to send dishes to his office, chatting with Chen Jun over dinner right there.
The Division Commander rarely ate at the agency usually, going home after work to accompany family.
Today he specially stayed because of what Chen Jun said at the previous celebration banquet; it lingered in his mind at home.
The more he recalled, the more tempted he became.
Over just these few days, the three words “combined arms battalion” took root and sprouted, constantly swirling in his brain.
He reviewed the theory Regiment Commander Wang sent earlier, thinking it would calm him, but instead became more fascinated after reading.
The Division Commander discovered…
The deeper he understood the combined arms battalion, the more inescapable it became.
Things he wanted to figure out increased too.
And the combined arms theory Regiment Commander Wang sent earlier wasn’t as in-depth on combined arms battalion as on combined arms company, only outlining the framework.
Equivalent to just having an outline.
Deeper detailed content and theory weren’t there at all.
No choice.
The Division Commander could only find the author of this theory, thus taking the chance of Chen Jun reporting at Division to call him to the office for face-to-face talk.
No outsiders disturbing, just the two of them, no concerns needed.
The Division Commander pointed out what he didn’t understand, humbly asking this young deputy company commander, just to understand combined arms battalion further.
And Chen Jun held nothing back, fully responsive to every request and question.
He even directly stated to the Division Commander that during this training period, he would squeeze out time as much as possible to complete the follow-up combined arms battalion establishment information.
And hoped the Division Commander could try every method to get combined arms battalion implemented in T Division.
Becoming the entire Group Army, even the whole army’s.
First formed combat-effective combined arms battalion!
Dare to be first requires enough courage; the harvest is extremely enticing too.
The Division Commander was completely drawn in by combined arms battalion combat theory, the deeper understood the deeper trapped, increasingly realizing its great value.
On the spot expressed he was very optimistic about combined arms battalion, would try to fight for it.
Also proposed Chen Jun start preparing information now; everything needed for combined arms battalion must be quantified specifically in black and white, all handed to him for follow-up handling.
This way.
If combined arms battalion construction approved, it could start in shortest time.
The Division Commander being so invested in combined arms battalion showed he personally fully recognized it; Chen Jun was naturally very happy.
Patting his chest in promise.
All needed information and theory, he would write out as soon as possible.
With Division Commander pass cleared.
Only Group Army and Military Region pass left, and this was the hardest one.
…
The one-on-one chat with Division Commander ideal result; combined arms battalion establishment took first step. Next whole Division tour lecture also very smooth.
Stayed one night at Division.
Next day early morning training team departed, took Division-arranged bus, led by Deputy Section Chief Liu Minghua, arrived at first stop of this trip—
701st Regiment Headquarters!
Division had long issued training-related documents to every regiment below, each regiment implementing orders to every company under.
Long prepared all for this Division training.
When training team convoy entered Regiment Headquarters, 701st Regiment Commander personally led people to welcome.
This specification fully maxed out.
“Comrade Liu Minghua, welcome to 701st Regiment, also welcome all training team members, you’ve worked hard. I represent whole regiment thank you; any requests here, just raise them, if doable, absolutely no hesitation.”
701st Regiment Commander spoke very politely, completely without the previous mid-year competition aggressiveness.
Chen Jun’s eyes sharp as ever, easily analyzed from Regiment Commander’s words and actions why his change was so big.
Definitely beaten badly by Blue Army in the exercise, and beaten very miserably by Blue Army.
High probability one to twenty-five kind, lost confrontation with extremely lopsided combat loss ratio, then after return fiercely scolded by Division Commander.
Really beaten painfully, thoroughly beaten fearful.
Now urgently wanting to boost combat effectiveness, prevent next exercise still thrashed by Blue Army, so so polite to training team.
And Regiment Commander personally welcoming at entrance instantly gained training team good impression.
In next sharing confrontation experience and technology, training team members in even better mood, would teach even more diligently.
701st Regiment Commander’s personal welcome also gained good impression from Chen Jun.
In Chen Jun’s view…
Victory or defeat soldier’s routine, losing not scary.
Scary is losing yet not admitting, not self-criticizing in failure to improve.
Even resentful and angry about it.
As long as enough attitude shown, correct mistakes and strive to improve, losing sometimes turns good, lets you grow faster.
Chen Jun recognized 701st Regiment’s attitude, laying foundation for next training quality.
701st Regiment Commander personally received training team, arranged accommodation at guesthouse, and specially held welcome banquet at noon.
Though just ordinary troops dishes, training team all very satisfied.
Full and fed.
Next get to real work.
Chen Jun particular about doing things; before departure not only made his own lecture outline, but detailed subject schedules for Seventh Company’s training groups.
Shi Jin, Cheng Cai, Wu Liu Yi etc. just follow subject schedule for training.
And all 701st Regiment companies just notify relevant companies per subject schedule to prepare and receive training.
All arrangements clear and in place, progress naturally smooth.
Chen Jun’s lecturing took little time, and he lectured by battalion unit.
That is, go to each battalion headquarters, have him call up all company and platoon-level cadres below, lecture in battalion headquarters meeting room.
Once these company platoon-level cadres taught, they naturally teach warriors back at company.
More efficient, saves time.
Chen Jun could use extra time on field visits surveying each company’s camp, observing each company’s training etc.
This way.
T Division all artillery units, tank units, infantry companies etc., from camp planning design, to company operating model, and needed equipment and supplies etc., all data into Chen Jun’s hands.
This would play extremely key role in his planning combined arms battalion establishment.
Simplest example.
Take artillery company camp construction; how to arrange barracks structure most reasonable, convenient for daily training and life, would greatly influence final troops combat effectiveness.
Chen Jun visiting all regiment companies, sometimes four or five companies a day, collected data effectively solving these issues.
Daytime visiting lecturing at companies, evenings Chen Jun buried at desk working.
All kinds of data planning needed for combined arms battalion thus written black and white, turned into key information handable to Division Commander.
Combined arms battalion level combined arms tactics theory also gradually perfected during this period.
