Chapter 328: Zhu Rihe Wants To “poach Talent”!
Steel Seventh Battalion’s several “decision-makers” had different ideas, but Chen Jun still had to accept the invitation and go there.
Senior Colonel hosting the invitation for Chen Jun to have a meal, not to mention obeying the leader, that was definitely the leader giving face, and Chen Jun had to go along with it no matter what.
Moreover, even if Chen Jun had no intention of joining Zhu Rihe Base, building good relations with Zhu Rihe Base was always good.
After all, with Steel Seventh Battalion’s strong development, the future would inevitably involve participating in various large and small exercises, and it would probably become a frequent visitor to Zhu Rihe Base.
Zhu Rihe Base was the largest and highest-standard combined arms tactics base in the entire army in the future.
However.
Although Chen Jun himself had no ambitions at Zhu Rihe Base, he didn’t mind sending a talent to Zhu Rihe Base.
So Chen Jun did not go to the banquet alone, but deliberately brought along Man Guangzhi, whose eyes had a certain light that he had hidden away, to attend this meal together.
Man Guangzhi, in the original world line, was originally the future brigade commander of the First Blue Army Brigade.
Zhu Rihe Base with Man Guangzhi would be the strongest existence.
Now Man Guangzhi had come to Steel Seventh Battalion, completely because of the appearance of Chen Jun this anomaly, which caused Man Guangzhi’s life path to deviate.
Chen Jun deliberately bringing Man Guangzhi over was to let him return to his original life path.
Life rarely has a true confidant.
Even rarer is a evenly matched opponent.
Man Guangzhi’s talent and ability were beyond doubt, and what was even more rare and valuable was that he was diligent and hardworking enough, giving him the potential to reach the peak.
As long as Man Guangzhi returned to Zhu Rihe Base and gave him a few more years for growth.
The future number one in the Blue Army would still be none other than him.
And Chen Jun, with enough excellence from several lifetimes in the army, no longer needed excellent opponents to grow himself, but Steel Seventh Battalion’s future needed opponents.
If Steel Seventh Battalion wanted to continue upward, to train stronger combat effectiveness, it needed matching opponents.
Mutual competition, mutual pressure.
Only then could Steel Seventh Battalion go further.
And the grown Zhu Rihe Blue Army Brigade would be Steel Seventh Battalion’s best opponent in the future, and probably the only opponent domestically.
Therefore.
In other words.
Chen Jun did intend to give Man Guangzhi a push, sending him to Zhu Rihe Base to become a general talent, creating a potential strong opponent for Steel Seventh Battalion.
If it weren’t for cultivating an opponent for Steel Seventh Battalion, Chen Jun really wouldn’t want to send Man Guangzhi away.
Keeping Man Guangzhi in Steel Seventh Battalion, in at most two more years, Man Guangzhi would grow up and take over Chen Jun’s command position.
Chen Jun could then be a hands-off manager with empty hands, and his days would definitely be even more relaxed and leisurely.
And for Man Guangzhi himself, the Zhu Rihe Base leader inviting Chen Jun over for a meal, anyone could guess that it was because they had taken a liking to Chen Jun.
Being able to enter Zhu Rihe Base to “seek a position” would definitely have more prospects than at the grassroots units.
And it would better showcase one’s own value.
After all, Zhu Rihe Base’s platform was at a higher level, with more resources and the most advanced equipment, all of which could accelerate one’s soar.
Man Guangzhi firmly believed.
If Chen Jun entered Zhu Rihe Base, with Chen Jun’s talent and strength, in less than ten years, he would absolutely grow into the Blue Army Brigade brigade commander.
Even promotion within forty years old was not impossible.
That would be in his thirties…
How terrifying the future growth would be.
Man Guangzhi didn’t dare to think.
The result was such a great opportunity, one step that could save ten years of struggle right in front of him, yet Chen Jun chose to bring him along.
It really made Man Guangzhi unable to figure it out, unclear what medicine Chen Jun was selling in his gourd.
At this moment, Man Guangzhi still didn’t know that Chen Jun actually intended to give him a push, and he didn’t believe there would be someone in the world who would voluntarily give away sky-high wealth.
So he couldn’t figure it out!
Before changing clothes and setting off, Man Guangzhi mustered up courage to ask Chen Jun: “Old Chen, the leader only invited you, bringing me along isn’t good, and moreover, me going has no meaning, this battle win was all your merit.”
“Less nonsense, I tell you to come with me, you just come with me, and you’ll naturally understand then.”
Chen Jun shut him down with one sentence, leaving Man Guangzhi amused and annoyed, not daring to confront Chen Jun, and could only helplessly choose to shut up.
Following the soldier sent by the leader, Chen Jun brought Man Guangzhi by car to Zhu Rihe Base.
This base had not yet been publicly disclosed, and this was Chen Jun’s first time entering the base’s interior in this lifetime, but it wasn’t his first time coming here.
In his previous two lifetimes, Chen Jun had come here many times and was already very familiar with it.
So Chen Jun was very calm, with no emotional fluctuations.
The brought Man Guangzhi was different; the various modernized facilities inside Zhu Rihe Base, various equipment he had never even seen, dazzled him and made his eyes go straight.
From entering the base all the way to the reception room, Man Guangzhi’s eyes kept staring out the car window.
“Report leader, the person you asked me to find, I’ve already brought him, he’s right outside now.” The cadre who came to receive went in first to report.
“Hey, look at how you handled this, the person’s here, hurry and bring him in, why make him wait outside, go, quickly call him in.”
The leader had a square face and sword-like eyebrows, over forty years old, with a loud and high-pitched voice that sounded only in his early thirties.
A senior colonel in his forties.
Definitely a reserve talent.
At this moment, his brows were filled with anticipation, clearly having great interest in meeting Chen Jun.
Chen Jun and Man Guangzhi waited outside the door, and from the voice, it seemed the base leader should have a very open personality, and their mood relaxed quite a bit.
If it were that kind of very serious leader, getting along would be quite stressful.
“The leader says for you to come in.”
Soon the cadre who came to receive ran out, gesturing with his hand for Chen Jun and the other to enter.
Chen Jun had seen much of the world, unlike Man Guangzhi who was nervous, he stood up, adjusted his hat and collar, and walked in first.
Man Guangzhi was still too young, hadn’t seen much of the world, already nervous with sweaty palms.
“Leader good, Steel Seventh Battalion Deputy Battalion Commander Chen Jun, here to report to you.”
Chen Jun stood ramrod straight, voice like a bell, not a formal work occasion, so he used the raised hand salute and report method to introduce his identity.
“Leader good, Steel Seventh Battalion Chief Staff Officer Man Guangzhi, here to report to you.” Man Guangzhi followed suit.
“No need to be so formal, I called you over just to chat and have a meal, be casual, don’t feel constrained.”
The base leader smiled and finished, waving them over, then introduced: “I am Zhu Rihe Base Leader Lin Weiyi, this is First Blue Army Brigade Brigade Commander Hong Tianxing.”
Following Base Leader Lin Weiyi’s introduction, the colonel sitting to the leader’s right stood up.
He proactively extended his hand to Chen Jun with a smile and said: “Deputy Battalion Commander Chen, impressive skills, truly young and promising, this battle we lost convinced.
My bunch of young ones below, after winning a few, their tails were up in the sky, it was time for a lesson, I still have to thank you properly, haha.”
First Brigade Brigade Commander Hong Tianxing had a face full of smiles, his sallow and rough face looking particularly mature.
In contrast to the leader.
In his thirties, looking like over forty.
“Modest thanks to Brigade Commander for the praise, your people are very strong, this time we fought with our lives, used our bottom-of-the-box ultimate moves, barely luckily won this one.”
Having won, Chen Jun naturally had to be modest; being arrogant after winning would be cocky.
The troops were very particular about how to conduct oneself.
In the troops, you could be wild, but not cocky.
Wild means you have strong competitiveness, will strive to climb up and make yourself stronger, equivalent to having potential; leaders need such driven generals.
While cocky means looking down on everyone, impetuous, which is not what leaders want.
Chen Jun deeply understood the troops’ secrets of conduct, this perfect response immediately earned Lin Leader’s nodding approval.
Brigade Commander Hong’s gaze toward Chen Jun also added a bit of satisfaction.
Man Guangzhi knew he wasn’t the protagonist, so at this time he didn’t jump out to forcefully show himself, choosing to be Chen Jun’s little follower.
Coming out forcefully at this time was indeed an opportunity, but it would also have some side effects.
Man Guangzhi understood all that.
So he made what he thought was the appropriate choice.
Man Guangzhi believed that Chen Jun proactively bringing him must have already arranged everything for him afterward, which would bring unexpected benefits.
Him jumping out proactively to strive would instead be inferior and not wise.
After the basic process of the two sides meeting ended, the four came to the sofa area, separated by a coffee table, two on each side sat down.
Lin Leader and Brigade Commander Hong sat on the left, Chen Jun bringing Man Guangzhi sat on the right.
China is a country with implicit language; no matter sitting together to talk about anything, they won’t go straight to the theme at the start, but chat about something else first as opening.
The troops were no exception.
After the four sat down, the topic they chatted about was regarding this Red-Blue confrontation exercise.
Several highlights of the Red Army in the exercise.
For example, the Red Army resolved the communication jamming performed by the Blue Army under equipment suppression in an extremely short time, restoring communications for the troops.
Another example, how the Red Army’s early reconnaissance phase managed to have not a single one captured by the Blue Army.
Another example, the Blue Army’s set trap to lure the enemy, how the Red Army reacted at the last crucial moment, not only escaping the Blue Army’s ambush, but turning the enemy’s plan to one’s own advantage, using heavy artillery to destroy half a company’s Blue Army tanks.
And so on various.
The Red Army had many highlights in the exercise, and each highlight exuded incredibility.
The Blue Army subordinates’ various means, placed in other troops, impossible to escape; getting hit once meant done, absolutely no chance of turnaround.
Yet the Red Army didn’t get hit once, even able to turn the enemy’s plan to one’s own advantage for counter-kill.
This not only left the Blue Army completely unable to understand, even the directing staff with the eye of God and others couldn’t figure out how the Red Army operated.
Not understanding naturally led to many doubts; as base leader and Blue Army brigade commander, now with the opportunity, to sleep well tonight without being tormented by the mysteries, naturally they had to earnestly seek advice.
Chen Jun was never a selfish person; his dream was to make the Chinese Army stronger.
Become number one in the world!
So no matter what the two leaders asked, Chen Jun would reveal everything without reservation, even proactively pointing out the details and keys.
Letting the two experienced and knowledgeable leaders, qualified to be Zhu Rihe Base leaders, absolutely extraordinary status, inevitably at the forefront of the entire army’s informatization reform like martyrs, also attracted by the novel tactical play Chen Jun described.
Immersed in it unable to extricate themselves, couldn’t help constantly raising various questions, but Chen Jun’s answers were too profound, leading to asking more and more.
Just like having a million whys.
No matter how much asked, it was never finished.
As a result, this chat lasted nearly two hours, long past mealtime, with no intention of stopping; the two leaders still full of enthusiasm.
And as Chen Jun answered more questions, the two leaders became more delighted with Chen Jun.
Their gazes toward Chen Jun even started emitting green light.
Like seeing a priceless treasure.
Even Man Guangzhi, who was on site at the time, after listening to Chen Jun’s in-depth and thorough explanation, gained a deeper understanding of the tactics used in this battle, and the seed of a tactics master began to sprout and grow.
Along with it, his admiration for Chen Jun surged like the roaring river waters.
Time came to nearly nine o’clock in the evening.
Missed dinner time by nearly three hours, the stomachs of several big men started growling, finally “awakening” the two leaders.
Although still not satisfied, time didn’t allow, so the two could only temporarily stop.
Entering the final program of this trip.
Still Base Leader Lin Weiyi started, first beating around the bush and asked: “Deputy Battalion Commander Chen, your understanding of combined arms tactics and combined arms unit really convinced me; I’ve never seen anyone more proficient than you.
I don’t deny that Steel Seventh Battalion is indeed excellent, absolutely the cream of grassroots units, probably hard to find opponents.
But after all, it is a grassroots unit; a shallow pool can’t raise a dragon. You being deputy battalion commander in Steel Seventh Battalion, I personally feel it’s really underutilizing your talent.”
As soon as Lin Leader’s words fell, Brigade Commander Hong cooperatively chimed in.
In a posture of doing it for Chen Jun’s good, he persuaded: “The leader is right, Comrade Chen Jun, although you’re young, you have ability.
With the ability you’ve shown, I think being battalion commander is more than enough; being deputy battalion commander is really underutilizing.
If I were you, I would definitely choose a place with more development, for yourself and for the country, to cultivate more excellent troops.”
Brigade Commander Hong had some political work potential, and at the end, he specially elevated it.
Man Guangzhi silently agreed in his heart; he very much endorsed what the two leaders said, but due to his status, he couldn’t speak out.
And as the person involved, Chen Jun’s heart at this moment was both happy and helpless.
Happy that he was looked upon favorably by the leader, proving that the path he Chen Jun took was not wrong, being recognized by the leader was always good.
Especially leaders from the deep-background Zhu Rihe, as long as they nod, it means smooth advancement hereafter.
The helplessness was that no matter how good the conditions, how superior, it held no meaning for Chen Jun, because his goal in this life was at Steel Seventh Company.
As a deeply bound person, Chen Jun could not abandon Steel Seventh Company.
No matter how good, how superior the conditions.
So facing the two leaders’ hints, Chen Jun could only play dumb and say: “Two leaders, thank you for the favor, I know my own limits.
If I go to a big place, I’m afraid I can’t handle it; I think Steel Seventh Battalion is pretty good, really.”
At the end.
Chen Jun even nodded seriously.
