Chapter 104: Wu Liuyi’s Promotion Opportunity!!
The troops guarding the capital have a rather special nature, so they can’t frequently conduct large-scale military exercises, which means the best path to honors is basically cut off.
The mid-year grand competition organized by T Division has almost become the only stage for earning honors.
But after so many years of mid-year grand competitions, 702 Regiment has always been at the bottom of the entire division, never taking any ranking, and rarely even getting first in individual events.
The one most affected is the regiment commander.
Below regiment level, one can muddle up based on seniority, but going higher up isn’t something time alone can grind out.
Either have connections, or have battle records.
Regiment Commander Wang has connections but doesn’t use them, doesn’t covet merits, never takes shortcuts, and has no standout battle records to show, not even performing well in division competitions.
How could he possibly get promoted!
Back when he was a platoon leader, Company Commander Gao had already become the top commander of the group army, while he hasn’t moved from his position for so many years, which can be said to be the most normal thing.
“Wang Qing Rui is indeed a good hand at fighting, and he’s truly convincing in command, but the grand competitions every year have always performed poorly. This year they got off to a great start, looks like there’s improvement.” The division commander said to the political commissar.
Due to his personality, the division commander doesn’t show much expression, but in his serious and proper words, it’s not hard to hear that he actually hopes 702 Regiment can be more excellent.
Anyone seeing this old regiment commander of over ten years can’t help but feel a bit of sympathy.
702 Regiment now taking first place in the first event gave the division commander some anticipation.
Originally busy with military affairs and not much time, plus the first place every year is always the division reconnaissance battalion with no suspense, watching too much gradually becomes boring.
The division commander, who only wanted to watch one event and be done with it, now had the idea of watching a few more.
He wanted to see if 702 Regiment has truly risen and can really shake the hegemonic status of the division reconnaissance battalion, or if it’s just a fleeting flash of luck.
The division leaders on the grandstand discussed eagerly, and the atmosphere in the spectator area below was even more intense.
The worst team from previous years tying with the strongest team shattered everyone’s expectations, making it unbelievable, and the whole audience erupted in discussion.
Regiment Commander Wang and Gao Cheng, who had originally shouted that it was over, heard that their own team had gotten joint first.
Their mood shot straight from the valley bottom to the mountaintop in an instant, and the vanished smiles reappeared on their faces even more intensely, exciting them until their faces turned red.
Regiment Commander Wang at his age should be calm and not show such excited emotional display.
But this first place didn’t come easy.
It was too hard-won.
This was the first time in all the years Regiment Commander Wang had been regiment commander that 702 Regiment took first in the fiercely competitive shooting subject of the division competition.
This was the first time.
And thinking that if the regiment competition performs well this time, and they can bring the first place back home, then there’s a high probability of moving up another half step.
So many benefits, so great temptation.
Not to mention Regiment Commander Wang is only in his fifties now; even if he were eighty with a mature mentality, he’d still be this excited in this situation.
“Old Yang, your soldiers still need to work harder; four of them couldn’t beat my two.”
Regiment Commander Wang had been stimulated by Regiment Commander Yang for half a day, and now he could finally counter openly, feeling even more refreshed than when he married his wife back then.
“Regiment commander, I already said, what was it, numbers don’t matter, you need elites. If numbers worked, why bother with tanks and airplanes, right?”
Gao Cheng, who was in the same pants as Regiment Commander Wang, immediately chimed in with cooperation from the side.
Seeing this old and young duo singing in harmony, the proud Regiment Commander Yang got so angry his neck thickened; he had never suffered such humiliation.
But the results were right there; his soldiers had indeed lost to 702 Regiment, and no amount of quibbling would help.
He could only swallow the broken teeth, black-faced as he spat harsh words: “Don’t celebrate too early; this is just the first event. Winning by luck doesn’t count as skill.
The next 3 kilometers will be pure skill. I hope by then, you can still laugh.”
After Regiment Commander Yang finished, he got up and left, completely unaware that Regiment Commander Wang and Gao Cheng, upon hearing the 3 kilometers event, weren’t scared at all but laughed even happier.
You have to know.
What Regiment Commander Wang had the most confidence in among his soldiers was the 3 kilometer sprint.
That had already broken the division record, and if he hadn’t issued the “gag order” to deliberately hide the news, where would there be a chance to play the pig to eat the tiger.
“By then, we’ll see who can’t laugh, haha.”
Regiment Commander Wang’s mood was especially good now; he decided to personally go to the competition team to properly praise the competitors, so he waved his hand big and took Gao Cheng with him.
There was plenty of rest time between each competition event, plus registration and entry taking a full hour and a half.
Regiment Commander Wang and Gao Cheng returned together to the 702 Regiment camp; both teams’ people had already come back, and the former opponents had now become comrades, with a very harmonious atmosphere.
The competitors from Team Two were envious despite everything, but more genuinely happy.
When people from one regiment go to the division level, it’s one honor shared by all, one loss shared by all; they’re tied to the same warship, and losing face looks bad on everyone.
Regiment Commander Wang highly praised Wu Liu Yi, while also encouraging the other competitors.
Take Wu Liu Yi as an example, and show your own style.
Because the next event was the 3 kilometer cross-country, and Wu Liu Yi was the seed competitor who broke the record, Regiment Commander Wang even specially chatted with Wu Liu Yi for a bit.
Mainly to let Wu Liu Yi adjust his mentality well, and go on to win another with the best spiritual outlook.
Breaking the record in the division competition, that’s the real record.
Seen by the division commander, political commissar, and others, smooth sailing all the way to the fourth class is the minimum, and promotion to officer is basically nailed down.
For a soldier, promotion to officer is a temptation no less than seeing meat after starving for three months.
One can imagine how excited Wu Liu Yi was at this moment!!
Then he had heart-to-heart talks with Chen Jun and Xie Chong, hoping the two wouldn’t have any pressure, and as long as they played at normal level, they could absolutely crush all other regiments.
After psychological counseling for Team One’s three competitors, Regiment Commander Wang didn’t neglect Team Two’s competitors.
Even though Team Two’s strength wasn’t as good as Team One, they were equally excellent warriors with outstanding ability, so he had conversations with them too.
For the regiment commander to value them so much and be so approachable, giving face-to-face encouragement and cheer, what an honor that was.
The competitors’ morale was all stimulated.
They howled that they definitely wouldn’t disappoint!
After Regiment Commander Wang finished talking and left, Chen Jun realized that this division grand competition was full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers; a slight carelessness could mean capsizing in the gutter.
To maximize the insurance, Chen Jun specially found Team Two’s team leader cadre, and the very strong Team Two captain Ba Te Er.
He sincerely proposed to the two of them.
For the upcoming 3 kilometer sprint, for better individual results and better team results, he hoped they could cooperate in the competition.
Have the three competitors including Ba Te Er, and Chen Jun’s trio form a ladder, mutually cooperating.
Then sprint in the last kilometer!
At that time, no need to deliberately yield or anything; just compete on pure strength to decide victory.
Anyway, as long as it’s not losing to other regiments, no matter which team takes first in the end, it’s fine; here everyone has to fight together for 702 Regiment’s honor.
Ba Te Er was also a straightforward man and didn’t harbor resentment for losing to Steel Seventh Company.
For 702 Regiment’s honor.
And even more to break 702 Regiment’s grand competition zero score, that “zero egg” seen as shame by the whole regiment.
Ba Te Er immediately agreed to Chen Jun’s proposal, and with Chen Jun leading, in the remaining rest time, he organized the 3 kilometer event competitors to gather together, and discussed the most suitable tactics.
