Chapter 182 The Iron Army's Value Orientation
But precisely because he was too good, Adelman had been ostracized and suppressed by Steinway. Adelman was once very depressed, but now he can finally feel proud.
He was also one of the few G1 officers who did not follow Stanway in forcing Luke to abdicate.
Some of the original G1 brigadiers and colonels, based on their strength, could only be minor characters in the 'Iron Army', so once they started addressing each other by their naval ranks, I'm afraid all hell would break loose.
It is impossible that when the top leaders of the Iron Army are managing the Iron Army, they have to salute them just because there are people in the Iron Army with higher ranks than them, right?
So on the first day after the Iron Army was formed, Lu Kai told everyone the division of duties and the most basic rules of the Iron Army.
All people in the Iron Army will be judged according to their positions in the Army. Previous military ranks will be retained but will be invalid within the Iron Army.
Moreover, in the future, whether it is training, combat or any other time, the chief staff will have the final say when the captain-in-chief is not present. When the captain-in-chief and the chief staff are not present, everyone will directly skip the deputy captain-in-chief and listen to the chief instructor.
There was no way. Xiaolong couldn't even manage herself, so it would be impossible for her to manage an army. So Xiaolong just joined in the fun. Her main task was to bully others.
In the daily management of the Iron Army in the future, Lu Kai will be responsible for coordinating the overall situation. This is a nicer way of putting it, but in fact it means he is just a hands-off boss.
The actual daily management of the Iron Army is under the full responsibility of Chief of Staff Fu Ya. Of course, while serving as Chief of Staff, Fu Ya also performs civilian work for the Iron Army, a very important part of which is ideological education.
Chief Instructor Latilos and Deputy Chief Instructor Adelman are responsible for the arrangement, management and assessment of training.
Lu Kai divided everyone except them into five teams. Each team had a captain, each team was divided into ten teams, and each team had a captain.
On the first day of the formation of the 'Iron Army', Lu Kai led the team to go camping and training, which was actually to fight against pirates.
According to the intelligence he obtained, Lu Kai found two pirate groups within seven days of going to sea and easily destroyed them.
Although the "Iron Army" won a great victory and no one died, there were many injured. The most speechless thing is that half of the injured were not injured at the hands of the enemy, but at the hands of their own people in the chaotic battle.
Everyone fought on their own and the scene was extremely chaotic, but this was also the result that Lu Kai wanted everyone to see.
Although the 'Iron Army' has been formed, there are many arrogant people in it, and many of them are unwilling to submit to anyone except Lu Kai.
If everyone is not made aware of the problem, no matter how strong each individual is, they will be nothing more than a mob in Lu Kai's eyes.
Some officers with higher ranks are unwilling to accept those with lower ranks becoming their superiors, while some team members are unwilling to accept their captains. There are also many cases where captains and team members dislike each other.
The entire team is disorganized and undisciplined.
The pirate group that Luke led them to attack was only of average strength, and more than thirty people were injured in the two battles combined.
Although none of the injuries were serious, many people were heartbroken, especially those who accidentally injured their teammates. They felt like they couldn't hold their heads up anymore, so as soon as they came back, Lu Kai gathered everyone together.
Glancing at the people standing in line in front of him with their heads twisted, Lu Kai felt quite emotional. He was not disappointed because these people did not meet his requirements for the time being.
On the contrary, Lu Kai was very satisfied. These people were indeed good seedlings, each of them had great talent and strength.
You should know that the 12 tests set by Lu Kai are not that simple. They test various aspects including strength, physical fitness, reaction speed, agility, combat ability, potential, etc.
However, because they were the first group of people and Lu Kai was in urgent need of manpower, he did not assess them from the spiritual and will aspects. He only used his Observation Haki, which could detect emotions and thoughts, to sense whether these people sincerely wanted to join the 'Iron Army'.
The result made Lu Kai very satisfied.
Although Lu Kai's ability to perceive emotions and thoughts is still a certain distance away from Princess Otohime's level of mind-reading, he can still feel it relatively clearly.
So for the next period of time, Lu Kai mainly trained these people in spirit and will.
After everyone stood there for five minutes, Lu Kai said loudly: "I would like to congratulate you all for joining the G1 Iron Army. Here I would like to promulgate the first rule of the Iron Army.
"That is, during the training period, everyone is not allowed to answer 'yes' or 'no' to the officers' questions. You can only answer 'justice'. Do you understand?"
"justice!"
"justice!"
"justice!"
Everyone answered loudly.
"Very good, but before I start the lecture, I hope everyone will think carefully about what your purpose is in joining the 'Iron Army'?"
After a while, Lu Kai no longer gave everyone time to think, but continued: "Everyone is very familiar with me.
“Whether it’s from newspapers, rumors, or people who have had direct contact with me, or even everyone here, no less than fifty people have expressed their gratitude to me privately.
"What are you thanking me for? Thank me for defeating countless pirates in the past two years, clearing out several evil forces, protecting their hometowns, and protecting their loved ones.
"They told me that they joined the Navy just to thank me and became part of the 'Iron Army' because of me.
"From a personal perspective, I thank you for your support," Lu Kai said sincerely.
But after a pause, Lu Kai suddenly changed the subject and said sternly: "But from the perspective of the 'Iron Army', all of you should get the hell out.
"For me? What do I need you to do for me? Do I need you to feed me? Do I need you to wash my clothes and make my quilts? You are a bunch of mentally ill bastards.
“I really wish someone could tell me that because they saw me helping them, they also want to help more people in need like me. This is what I, Lu Kai, want to hear the most.
"So listen to me clearly, everyone, you joined the navy and became a member of the 'Iron Army' not for me, Lu Kai.
“It’s for yourselves, for your hometown, for your parents, for your wife and children, and for your brothers and sisters.
“Similarly, this is also for the countless people who, like you, have hometowns, parents, wives, children, brothers and sisters.
"For me? How can you say such a thing? If I hear such a thing again, get the hell out of here immediately.
"I don't need you to fight pirates for me, and I don't need you to risk your life for me. I have my own life, and I will fight for it myself.
"But what about those people who have hometowns, parents, wives, children, brothers and sisters like you? Those who are unable to fight when they are attacked by pirates, when they are oppressed and exploited by evil forces, what should they do? Who will fight for them?
"As I speak, there are countless people whose hometowns are being invaded by evil forces, and whose parents are being brutally slaughtered by them."
"Their wives and children are being brutally abused by evil forces, and their brothers and sisters are being enslaved by evil forces. Helping them is your goal."