From the 7th Steel Company to the Synthetic Division

"You know what, they're all pretty good. I didn't expect these college students to be so hardworking and resilient," Hong Yi replied with a smile.

"Basic? So there are still things you're not satisfied with. Tell me about them," Chen Jun said.

"That recruit named Huo De, I don't think he's here to be a soldier, he's just here to coast along, he can't even do a decent job of looking presentable," Hong Yi complained.

“Deputy Chief of Staff Hong believes he is not suitable to be a soldier, at least not a special forces soldier,” Tian Baoguo said.

"It's a bit too early to make a decision now, after all, only a week of training has passed. Let's practice for a while and see how it goes. We should wait at least a month before looking at the situation."

After Chen Jun finished speaking, he thought of someone and laughed: "You know Xu Sanduo from the Special Operations Company, Platoon Leader Xu, right? Back in recruit training, he couldn't even march steadily. He was as clumsy as a block of wood. But now he's become one of the best special forces soldiers."

“Xu Sanduo? I know him. He’s very outstanding. His individual combat ability would rank among the top three in the entire battalion. Was he really that bad back then?” Hong Yi got excited when talking about Xu Sanduo, and he had some doubts about Chen Jun’s words.

Everyone in the Seventh Company knew Xu Sanduo's story, but by the time the Seventh Steel Battalion came along, Xu Sanduo had turned his life around and become a special forces soldier, so fewer people said that Xu Sanduo was stupid back then.

Later, it was expanded into the current Steel Seventh Battalion, with several thousand people joining, further diluting the original Seventh Company's personnel.

Almost no one talks about Xu Sanduo's embarrassing moments from back then.

Especially for a newly transferred cadre like Hong Yi, it's even less likely that he would know the story Xu San was telling. In his eyes, Xu San was already the complete version of himself, with outstanding abilities in all aspects. How could he possibly associate him with Xiong Bing?

"I've heard about Xu Sanduo. He's truly an inspirational story from the old Seventh Company. Back then, Deputy Brigade Commander Gao was often driven to the point of cursing him out, but Xu Sanduo persevered through sheer willpower and that's how he achieved what he has today."

After finishing his sentence, Tian Baoguo changed the subject and said, "So, Deputy Chief of Staff Hong, don't be in a hurry. Give him some more time, and he might give you an unexpected answer."

“Political Commissar, as you said, Xu Sanduo persevered because of his willpower and never gave up on himself, but this kid is just going downhill on his own and can’t be helped.”

Hong Yi is just like Gao Cheng back then. Just as much as Gao Cheng disliked Xu Sanduo, Hong Yi disliked Huo De.

"Hong Yi, don't worry."

Chen Jun smiled faintly and explained, "I noticed Huo De a long time ago and sent someone to investigate him. The reason is actually very simple."

He was a college student who didn't want to join the army. He had no choice but to join the army because a female soldier named Aijia wanted to.

Because Ai Jia was the best performing female soldier, this guy mustered up the same drive and insisted on becoming the best performing male soldier.

That's why I passed the recruit training. My abilities in all aspects are really good, and I fully met the special recruitment standards, which is why I was assigned to our Steel Seventh Brigade.

Now that he and Ai Jia have been successfully assigned to the same unit and can live together, he has already achieved his goal.

Therefore, for Hod, who did not want to become an outstanding soldier, training was naturally of no interest, and he had no obsession with being a special forces soldier.

That's why we've ended up in this state of just getting by, stuck in the middle, neither here nor there.

"Is that even possible? A girlfriend wants to join the army, and the boyfriend goes with her, and she actually gets her way. That sounds too dramatic," Tian Baoguo laughed.

"No way, he went through all that trouble, passing the recruit training and the Seventh Steel Brigade's assessment, just to pick up girls?" Hong Yi was speechless.

"Young people are full of vigor and passion; they can be willing to die for love. Isn't that normal? Haha." Chen Jun was genuinely a little envious.

After all, Chen Jun was reborn and transmigrated. He was only younger in age, but his mindset remained that of an adult.

They can't be as naive as young college students!
"Huo De's ability to pass the training and assessment, and his good performance in all aspects, proves that he has the ability to become an excellent special forces soldier. From this point of view, Deputy Brigade Commander Hong's judgment was correct. The mistake was that his thinking was flawed. As long as he can correct it, he still has great potential," Tian Baoguo analyzed seriously.

"Yes, the political commissar is right. How about this?"

Since the conference room was right in front, Chen Jun decided not to continue the discussion and concluded, "Let's train him as a mechanized infantryman first and see if we can correct his mindset. What do you think?"

Chen Jun's recruit training company in the special operations battalion used the same method he and Chief of Staff Xu had discussed.

One specialty, many skills!
Each new recruit will be assigned a primary specialty, and then several secondary specialties. Finally, based on their performance in each specialty, they will be assigned to the corresponding branch of service.

Because Hong Yi initially took a liking to him, Huo De chose special forces training as his major.

"Deputy Chief of Staff Hong, what do you think?" Tian Baoguo asked Hong Yi.

"I think it's pretty good."

As long as Huo De can be transferred out of the special forces, Hong Yi can be arranged however he wants, since he is in charge of special forces training and other training is done by other units.

As long as he can't see it, he won't feel bothered.

This is enough.

"Okay, let's arrange it that way."

Once the matter was settled, Chen Jun made a decision, and the three of them entered the conference room one after another.

At this time, Brigade Commander Wang Qingrui, Deputy Brigade Commander Gao Cheng, Deputy Chief of Staff Ma Tianxiang, relevant leaders from the three major departments, and other brigade party committee leaders were all in place.

Once Chen Jun and the other two entered the meeting room and took their seats, the meeting discussion began.

First, Brigade Commander Wang Qingrui read out the order issued by the war zone to everyone present, letting them know roughly what it meant.

Next, Political Commissar Tian Baoguo analyzed the superior's instructions and intentions regarding this order.

Finally, Chief of Staff Chen Junlai presided over the discussion.

In fact, the content of this exercise was very simple, and there weren't many points to discuss. With Chen Jun's brief analysis, the core of the exercise became clear at a glance.

The main purpose is to simulate foreign military infiltration and sabotage, which only requires the deployment of a single company.

Based on these two requirements specified by higher authorities, it is quite obvious that the one capable of doing this is the special operations company under the special operations battalion.

And everyone present was fully confident that the special operations company would be able to complete the mission perfectly.

Because the special operations company is truly fierce.

Let alone a small exercise, even in a large-scale military exercise involving the entire army, the special operations company has the strength to reach the top.

The achievements of the special operations company along the way prove that they have this capability.

However, this is also where the contradiction lies.

That would be to send the most elite special operations company of the 7th Steel Brigade to participate in this exercise, simulating foreign troops. Wouldn't that be like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut?

They came out and immediately started crying and dominating, it was a complete one-sided crushing victory.

What's the point?

The answer is no.

Although the Seventh Steel Brigade is already very powerful, it still needs to grow and improve, rather than becoming complacent, arrogant, and stagnant in the past battles.

Spending time and energy participating in an exercise does not improve your skills or abilities.

Then this exercise would be meaningless.

It's a waste of time.

Therefore, the group led by Deputy Brigade Commander Gao Cheng felt that there was no need to send the Special Operations Brigade to participate in the exercise, as sending them would be a complete waste of time.

It's better to train diligently in the company than to engage in meaningless crushing on the training field. At least training is effective and can improve one's own strength.

Gao Cheng felt that it would be enough to randomly select a company from the mechanized infantry battalion to participate in this exercise, as they would be competent enough to simulate foreign military infiltration and sabotage.

The higher-ups' idea wasn't wrong, but it was just too deliberate to appease their superiors.

First of all, their thinking is not correct.

Therefore, both the political commissar and the deputy political commissar felt it was inappropriate. They both believed that since it was a task assigned by the higher authorities, they should do their best to complete it and should not have any perfunctory attitude. In principle, there should be no problems.

However, Tian Baoguo and Ma Tianxiang opposed the idea but had no better suggestions.

At this point, Hong Yi offered his idea.

He figured the exercise was in two months, which was about right, so he decided to send the recruit company to participate.

Treat this exercise as a basic training assessment for new recruits, to test the results of two months of training.

have to say.

Hong Yi's idea was indeed very bold; he was indeed someone who dared to confront the brigade commander head-on.

Everyone was taken aback by his boldness, and the meeting room suddenly became lively as people expressed their opinions on Hong Yi's suggestion.

There were those who agreed, those who disagreed, and those who remained neutral.

Those who agreed thought it was a good idea to combine exercises and assessments, which would not only achieve two goals at once but also better reflect the effectiveness of the training.

Chief of Staff Shen said he would come to test the effectiveness of the new training model in two months, didn't he?

By using the exercise as a testing ground, Chief of Staff Shen could clearly see whether the training was good or bad.

Simply perfect.

Those who oppose it feel it's too risky. These college student recruits are indeed highly educated, but they'll only be here for a little over two months at most.

Even if you include the two months of basic training, they are still a group of soldiers who haven't served for half a year.

Sending these inexperienced recruits to represent the 7th Steel Brigade in such an important exercise was far too difficult for them.

There is a high probability that it will backfire.

If the college student recruit company fails to achieve the desired effect in the exercise and is unable to complete the infiltration and sabotage mission, it will be a disgrace to the 7th Steel Brigade.

The undefeated myth of the 7th Steel Brigade might be shattered by them.

The public says that the public is reasonable, and the mother says that the woman is reasonable.

Neither side is wrong; they are simply at different points in their thinking, but both are acting in the best interests of the 7th Steel Brigade.

Just when it seemed that neither side could convince the other, and the discussion was about to reach a stalemate.

Chen Jun got involved.

Chen Jun, who had been listening attentively, thought deeply about both sides' suggestions. After careful consideration, he felt that combining the two seemed like a good approach.

In other words, the special operations company sent a group of key personnel to lead the new recruits to participate in this exercise.

The specific arrangement is that squad leaders, deputy squad leaders, platoon leaders and above are all assigned by the special operations company, while college student recruits only follow along as soldiers.

College student recruits are specially recruited and given priority, as they have excellent physical fitness and learning ability.

After two months of professional training, although they may not become qualified soldiers of the 7th Steel Brigade, they will certainly possess basic qualities and skills.

Compared to soldiers in other regular brigades, their abilities are definitely a little weaker, but not by much.

With a group of experienced veterans and officers with excellent tactical execution and deployment skills, these gaps can be completely bridged.

In some aspects, it can even surpass them.

This method of veterans mentoring new recruits not only minimizes the risk of accidents and the loss of the Steel Seventh Brigade's invincible myth.

It can also serve to test new recruits and demonstrate the effectiveness of training.

In layman's terms...

It perfectly achieved the goal of "guaranteed income regardless of drought or flood".

The people in the meeting room, who were still arguing, all felt that it was the most ideal solution under the current circumstances after listening to Chen Jun's conciliatory plan in detail.

Thus, under the brigade commander's leadership in the vote, it easily passed unanimously.

The plan was thus finalized.

However, once the plan to participate in the exercise was finalized, the pressure fell on Hong Yi.

As one of the leaders of the new training model and the person in charge of its implementation, he only had two months, but he had to train all the college student recruits well.

The pressure is immense!
Fortunately, Hong Yi is an exceptionally talented individual. Pressure doesn't break him; instead, it transforms into motivation, giving him even greater drive.

After the meeting, Chen Jun specifically sought out Hong Yi, patted him on the shoulder, and encouraged him, saying, "Deputy Chief of Staff Hong, this is your first major task after joining the Steel Seventh Brigade. Don't feel too much pressure. I believe you can complete it excellently. I'm waiting for your young tiger to emerge from its cage."

"Yes, I will do my best."

Hong Yi didn't say many nice words, but simply nodded firmly with a resolute look in his eyes.

Sending a company to participate in a military exercise is too small for a brigade, but it is a very important matter for a recruit company.

The college student recruits are all passionate young people, and they are at the age when they are most energetic and competitive.

Upon learning about the simulated combat exercise, their enthusiasm for training was greatly boosted.

In particular, after inquiring about the veteran squad leader and learning about the glorious achievements of the Special Operations Company of the 7th Steel Brigade, they all thought that if they performed well in this exercise, they would have the opportunity to join the Special Operations Company and become a awesome special forces soldier.

They were all incredibly excited, as if they'd been injected with adrenaline, and were all clamoring to join the special operations company.

Some of the new recruits, who are more impatient, want to make ample preparations during the intensive training to ensure that they can join the special operations company as soon as possible after the training.

So they all approached Hong Yi, the person in charge, wanting to switch their major to special operations.

It's easier to talk about men.

But there was also a strong-willed female soldier who wanted to become a special forces soldier.

Originally recruited as a civilian soldier, she believed that she was no worse than the male soldiers and could endure more hardship, so she kept pestering Hong Yi to change her major.

This female soldier is Ai Jia!

Her boyfriend had already become a reserve special forces soldier, but he was transferred out due to ideological problems, while she was determined to become a special forces soldier.

It's actually quite dramatic. (End of Chapter)