Soldiers Assault: Starting from the 7th Steel Company

Chapter 55: Those who can be promoted from the soldiers are all ruthless

When Chen Jiang arrived at the group army headquarters again in the regiment's car, he learned that he was the only candidate for promotion in the 702nd Regiment who had passed the initial review.

Moreover, not many people in the entire army passed the preliminary review this time. Even so, a small number of people had to be eliminated.

Chen Jiang also learned about the cruelty of this from the officer in charge of recruiting soldiers.
Compared with promotion through examinations (soldiers applying for military academies, etc.), their elimination rate is already very low, because the initial candidates for direct promotion are the best of the best, which is extremely rare.

Relying on the notice and soldier ID he carried with him, the soldier on guard carefully checked Chen Jiang's identity, and only told him where to report after confirming that it was correct.

The eyes of these soldiers on guard were full of envy for Chen Jiang.

Being promoted directly from a soldier to an officer, how awesome does one have to be in the army to get that?
What's more, this kid is not even a non-commissioned officer. It's really outrageous. He opened the door to outrageousness - it's outrageous to the extreme.

The registration office is located in a training hall of the group army. There are actually not many people there, only 12 in total, and they are all elites selected from various regiments.

A period of intensive training is required before the assessment, which is mainly to make up for the cultural studies. Improving military skills is child's play for these soldiers.

However, only Chen Jiang is a private first class, and the others are non-commissioned officers.

"Are you Chen Jiang, the winner of the military shooting competition?"

Chen Jiang didn't expect that there was someone here who knew him. He was a little stunned for a moment. The other person was a big guy. Although he was about the same height as himself, he was much stronger than him. In addition, his finger joints were covered with thick calluses. It was obvious that he was a master of fighting.

"Yes, I'm Chen Jiang, and you are?"

"Haha, what a coincidence! I'm Tang Hu, from the 719th Regiment. We're not in the same division, but I'm very familiar with your name."

Tang Hu? Chen Jiang was a little unfamiliar with this name. After all, his company didn't interact much with people from other divisions.

"Chen Jiang, Tang Hu is the second place in the military fighting competition. This guy has been practicing in Shaolin Temple since he was a child, and his kung fu is amazing."

A tall and thin senior brother next to him introduced himself.

"Don't listen to Chunqiang's nonsense. I was just lucky. Besides, I wasn't first, so there was nothing good to eat." Tang Hu said very politely, "But this Zhao Chunqiang is also from your division. You should know him. He is the first in the entire army in armed swimming. His water endurance is iron man!"

"I say, your C Division is really strong. You actually got two first place in the entire army. It's terrifying!"

After listening to the two people’s introductions, Chen Jiang suddenly felt pressured.

Although I am the best shooter among this group of people, I am not particularly outstanding. It seems that the others are also outstanding.

Because there weren't many people, everyone chatted and got to know each other before the main instructor arrived.

Chen Jiang also had a preliminary understanding of the other people:
Among the other trainees, some are masters of the 400-meter hurdles, some are masters of the 5-kilometer race, and some have won three third-class merit awards. In short, they are all outstanding talents in the army.

It seems that it is extremely difficult to be promoted directly from a soldier, and one must have excellent military qualities.

After some greetings, the chief instructor finally arrived.

This was a major, followed by several lieutenants. "Attention!"

All 12 trainees stood up.
"Take a break!"

"Let me tell you! I'm the chief instructor in charge of your training this time, Fu Hailong. These are the instructors of the various subjects you will be assessing. They are..."

When Chen Jiang finished listening to Instructor Fu's introduction, he understood that the instructors behind him were mainly instructors of cultural subjects, and there were not many instructors with military qualities.

"The fact that you can stand out from so many soldiers fully demonstrates your excellence! Before coming here, I heard some people talking about how this kind of training is just a formality and the assessment is just a formality, because you are all top soldiers and the army is reluctant to let you be eliminated. Is that right?" Fu Hailong's words made everyone look at each other in surprise. Hasn't this always been the case?
"Precisely because you are the chosen elite soldiers, after being promoted you will be assigned to various companies as junior officers. Some of you will even be promoted at an unimaginable speed. But precisely because of this, I must be strict with you! Strictness is love, leniency is harm!"

"I can tell you responsibly that when you arrive at the training camp, if you can't pass the subjects, you will be eliminated. You won't have any place to cry then. So, I demand that you work hard during the training camp!"

Instructor Fu's words were not just random talk, because during the subsequent training and learning process, everyone fully realized how powerful he was.

The original military skills training was doubled and intensified in his place, making everyone miserable. In comparison, learning cultural courses was much easier. Of course, this was only true for Chen Jiang.

Others, such as Tang Hu and Zhao Chunqiang, have weak cultural foundations, and learning subjects such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, etc. is simply a death sentence for them.

Although both of them are very hardworking, learning this thing really requires some talent.
It's like some people may not be able to get into Peking University or Tsinghua University even if you let them repeat high school for 10 years, but some people may be able to get in on the first try with their bare scores.

Comparing people to each other makes people angry!
Chen Jiang lived and ate with all of them in a large dormitory.

Seeing that they are struggling to learn, they will take the initiative to teach them. Among this group of people, Chen Jiang has the best understanding and learning ability. Basically, after the instructor teaches him once, he can learn most of it.

What makes others envy him the most is that this guy can sometimes draw inferences from one example.

This is really too much.

We are all students, why are you so unbelievable?

Fu Hailong also praised Chen Jiang in private, but when he got to the training ground, he still had a stern face and set strict requirements.

And he was extremely strict with Chen Jiang.

For example, if others complete the task within the time limit he specified, it will count, but Chen Jiang cannot, and he must increase the amount.

Although other students also had opinions and felt that Fu Hailong was targeting them, they were all professional soldiers and obedience was a must, so everyone dared not speak out.

Only Chen Jiang thought this was a good thing, because he did have weaknesses in some projects, and he could use this one-month training period to focus on them.

In addition, he humbly asked Tang Hu and others for advice on their specialties. Because Chen Jiang spared no effort to help them in their studies, everyone thought that Chen Jiang was a good person. Tang Hu and Zhao Chunqiang even treated Chen Jiang as their younger brother.

Tang Hu would use his free time to personally teach him and counter his moves. Chen Jiang had a good understanding, and with the help of the plug-in, he made rapid progress. After a month, he could already fight Tang Hu for a dozen moves without being at a disadvantage.

If Tang Hu didn't have a huge advantage in strength, the stalemate might have lasted even longer.

(End of this chapter)