Chapter 68: The Annual Martial Arts Competition Order Arrives
Chen Jun’s method for training vanguard reconnaissance soldiers, described in more straightforward terms.
It actually uses the high standards and requirements of special forces soldiers to cultivate Mobile Second Squad and Reconnaissance Third Squad, turning them into reconnaissance soldiers with special forces soldier strength.
If it’s truly necessary, they can just change their name and become special forces soldiers of that kind.
As for unfolding the training…
It’s still that old reason: Chen Jun simply can’t spare the time to train right now, so Reconnaissance Squad’s training syllabus is the same as the previous Logistics Support Squad.
It also puts Steel Seventh Company’s original reconnaissance subjects, such as infiltration reconnaissance, frontline observation, anti-infrared operations, etc., upfront for squad training.
Other higher-level training subjects will still be personally taught and responsible by Chen Jun after he finishes participating in the grand competition.
The originally helpless First Platoon’s three squads, with the training syllabus support provided by Chen Jun, had their three squad leaders breathe a sigh of relief, and training quickly got on track.
After handling issues at the platoon level, Chen Jun began delving into the squads for deeper, more detailed assignments.
Mainly targeting Vanguard Reconnaissance Squad.
Battlefield reconnaissance is an extremely high-risk job that can be fully described as dancing on the tip of the knife; a slight carelessness can easily cost one’s life.
To preserve one’s life and effectively complete the mission, it’s necessary to maximize improvements in various reconnaissance techniques.
Among them, whether Reconnaissance Squad’s configuration is appropriate, whether personnel firepower configuration is reasonable, and whether each member’s division of labor is in place—these account for a very large proportion.
Chen Jun has high hopes for Third Squad; whether they can turn things around in two years depends entirely on Third Squad.
So Chen Jun specially spent two days conducting a systematic assessment of Third Squad, gaining a detailed understanding of each person’s ability situation.
Then, based on each person’s specific situation—that is, personality and talents they excel in—he made arrangements.
Deputy Squad Leader Wu Liu Yi is 81 meters tall; after years of hammering and exercise in the troops, his body is extremely robust and already considered tall and mighty in the domestic army.
With such a build not serving as a machine gunner would be a complete waste.
Moreover, Wu Liu Yi’s original combat position in Third Squad was Third Squad’s dedicated machine gunner, so having him serve as Reconnaissance Squad’s machine gunner is perfect.
Then pick another warrior from the squad to serve as deputy machine gunner, assisting Wu Liu Yi to form a cover group.
Fire suppression won’t need to be worried about anymore!
Cheng Cai goes without saying; with his talent and ability, he’s the best sniper, and with Chen Jun’s cultivation, he’ll absolutely become an ace-level sniper in the future.
A good sniper needs a good observer, and Third Squad’s worst new recruit, Bai Tie Jun, happens to be the perfect candidate.
In horizontal comparison to Seventh Company’s overall level, Bai Tie Jun’s ability is definitely the worst, but among new recruits, he’s actually not bad.
Not to mention that as the ruthless pit master from the original drama, he also has his own unique skills.
Even veteran soldiers who have served for years can only distinguish gun types by gunshots, but Bai Tie Jun has an even more amazing talent: just by using his ears to listen to the sound of bullets flying by, he can identify the bullet model.
Whether heavy machine gun, squad machine gun, or rifle.
Not just steel core or lead core.
As long as bullets fly over his head or land beside him, he can instantly identify what model the bullet is.
These ears are truly awesome!
With this unique ability to identify bullets by sound, Bai Tie Jun is the best observer.
Good ears allow faster detection of situations; people’s seven orifices are interconnected, so people with good ears usually have good eyes too, and observation is more precise.
Using Bai Tie Jun’s talent to assist Cheng Cai will absolutely make him the most excellent observer.
The sniper is Cheng Cai with top-tier talent, the observer is Bai Tie Jun with super senses—this sniper team, if it grows, will absolutely have a bright future.
Moreover.
Specially assigning an observer as a partner for Cheng Cai will also help cultivate his lack of team awareness through teamwork between the two.
Sniper team is set, machine gun team is set.
Only heavy firepower is left.
Gan Xiao Ning’s slightly chubby, square body gives him a sufficiently sturdy base; Chen Jun assigned him a rocket launcher and arranged him into the heavy firepower group.
Then assign him a deputy for support, responsible for carrying the rocket ammunition carrying equipment.
Carry at least five rockets, rejecting firepower insufficiency fear.
Third Squad now has nine people total; six have been assigned here.
The remaining three are easy to allocate.
Shi Jin, as Third Squad’s veteran squad leader, has the steadiest and most solid personality, so squad command is definitely by him, and he’ll also have to double as training recruits.
Carry a radio if there’s one, walkie-talkie if not.
Single-soldier level radios are mature this year, but only issued down to grassroots companies; even as a reconnaissance company, Steel Seventh Company hasn’t issued them to squad level yet.
If Third Squad and Second Squad want squad-level radios, High Cheng can figure out a way later.
Getting a set for every squad in the company might be tough, after all scout military expenses aren’t even a fraction of special forces.
But with High Cheng’s connections in the group army, getting one or two sets shouldn’t be a problem—after all, he’s the top leader.
The last two warriors are simple: just assign them all as assault scouts and done.
Mobile Second Squad also has to undertake reconnaissance missions, so Second Squad’s personnel arrangements can just copy Third Squad’s—no extra adjustments needed.
After personnel position arrangements are complete, the rest is just training per the syllabus.
In the reconnaissance squad training syllabus compiled by Chen Jun, there are both individual training plans and squad coordination training plans; practicing them has no great difficulty.
After Steel Seventh Company finished dealing with this pile of miscellaneous matters, more than half a month had unknowingly passed.
The mid-year grand competition starts in August, with no fixed exact day; if no special circumstances, it’s probably about the same as last year.
Last year it started on August 23; assuming this year is the same day too.
Then only less than five months remain.
High Cheng and Chen Jun’s entire focus is pinned on the mid-year grand competition, watching time dwindle, hearts growing more anxious.
The grand competition notification order hasn’t come down yet, no idea which specific projects to compete in, so impossible to select people.
All that can be done is dry wait, still dry wait.
Another week passed like this; when time reached early April, the clerk responsible for the telephone room came flying out like a magpie and ran to the company commander’s office.
Finally bringing the desired news.
The competition order uniformly formulated and issued by the division, after relay through the intermediate regiment level, finally reached the grassroots companies below.
As usual.
Along with the competition order came the list of projects for this grand competition.
High Cheng, who had been waiting eagerly, got the order and immediately called Chen Jun to the office, full of anticipation to start this year’s mid-year grand competition.
