Chapter 342: Double Happiness in Gaocheng

Chapter 342: Double Happiness in Gaocheng

The winter in the north is really exaggerated. The temperature is often dozens of degrees below zero, as if it can freeze the whole world, and it can last for several months.

There was no news of any major events for the time being, and life in the Seventh Steel Battalion was in order.

It was rare that there was no disturbance.

However, when it came to March of the new year, everything changed. Not only did the ice and snow gradually melt, but all things revived to welcome the spring.

There is also new news about two things that have not been heard for a long time.

December 2000, 3.

It was destined to be a special day.

Because during this day, Chen Jun had been thinking about those two things, and they finally had a solution, and they were all good news.

The documents were delivered at 3:05 p.m., two confidential documents and one appointment document, which were sent directly to the regiment headquarters by a special person and car.

Chen Jun arrived at the regiment headquarters at 3:21.

Not just one person, Gao Cheng is also with him.

It wasn't that Chen Jun had a brilliant plan, but when Captain Wang saw the unit written on the cover of the cowhide bag containing the documents, he knew it must be what Chen Jun was thinking about.

So before even opening the document, they sent a civil servant to call Chen Jun to come over.

Gao Cheng happened to be with Chen Jun, and when he heard that Captain Wang had something urgent to discuss with Chen Jun, he became curious and ran over.

In fact, even if Gao Cheng didn't come along on his own initiative, Captain Wang would call him and ask him to go to the regiment headquarters later.

Because he is also the protagonist today!

When Chen Jun and Gao Cheng entered the office, Captain Wang had already finished reading the two documents.

"Haha, good news, great news."

Captain Wang was in an extremely happy mood at this time. When he saw Chen Jun and the other man coming in, he couldn't control his emotions and went to the sofa next to him with the documents.

"Captain, what's making you so happy? Your mouth is almost grinning from ear to ear."

Gao Cheng spoke as casually as ever in front of Captain Wang, even more freely than in front of his father, without any pressure at all.

"Is there any news from above?"

Chen Jun had been communicating with Captain Wang and knew very well what Captain Wang was most concerned about right now. Looking at his expression, he had basically guessed about 70% of the situation.

Thinking that the thing he had been waiting for half a year had finally come to fruition, Chen Jun became impatient.

"Yes, and more than one thing."

Captain Wang nodded, but did not say the whole thing.

Chen Jun, whose appetite had been whetted, opened his eyes wide instantly. He couldn't help but stretch out his hand and said, "Captain, come on, let me see it quickly. I really can't wait. My goodness, I've been waiting for half a year."

"What's the matter? What's going on? Why are you being so mysterious? Can't you just say it directly?" Gao Cheng muttered in confusion.

"It has been basically determined in the document that whether we can fight this battle well not only affects the future of our 702nd Regiment, but also the fate of the 7th Steel Battalion."

Captain Wang put away the smile on his face, turned serious, handed the document over and said, "You can read the specific contents yourself, and read them carefully."

Chen Jun and Gao Cheng each took a copy and quickly opened the document to read.

The last remaining portion was placed on the table.

Chen Jun saw that it had been officially decided to send the 2000th Steel Battalion to participate in a large-scale exercise held in Russia - the "Vostok Strategic Exercise".

What remains is the various contents of the exercise.

There is no record of the specific exercise location and plan, as it was led by the Russian army. Only the preparations for departure were written in detail.

There are detailed rules for everything, from the departure date to the equipment and supplies that need to be carried.

"Great, we finally got this opportunity. This is the first time since the founding of the country that the army has gone abroad. This alone is enough to brag about for ten years. If we can perform well in the exercise and let the Russians see the strength of Chinese soldiers, then wouldn't it be..."

Chen Jun was particularly excited at the thought of beating the Russian troops on the training ground, letting the Russian bear know what the king of the army is, and letting Chinese soldiers shine on the world stage again.

Winning an exercise with domestic troops is winning, it just proves that you are stronger than the other side.

If we win the confrontation with foreign troops, both sides represent their own country. At the national level, it is completely different.

Chen Jun became instantly excited after reading the document, and his face began to turn red due to the stimulation of dopamine.

On the other side, Gao Cheng was even more excited than Chen Jun after reading the documents in his hand. Not only was his face as red as a monkey's butt, but even his fingers were trembling with excitement.

He said loudly and excitedly: "This is not just a good thing, it's a big surprise.

The combined battalion has only been in full combat effectiveness for a year and a half, but the higher-ups have already begun preparations to expand it into the 7th Steel Battalion, which will be officially confirmed after the exercise.

This speed, even the newest rocket launcher in our battalion is not as fast as this, haha."

Gao Cheng laughed excitedly.

Since the expansion of the 7th Steel Battalion had not yet been finalized and the matter was relatively confidential, only Chen Jun and Captain Wang knew about the expansion throughout the process.

No one in the 7th Steel Battalion, including Gao Cheng and Man Guangzhi, knew that Chen Jun had applied to his superiors for expansion.

As the acting battalion commander of the 7th Steel Battalion, Gao Cheng suddenly learned such good news without any prior mental preparation.

How could the emotions not be excited!

"Wait until after the exercise?"

Chen Jun accurately grasped the key point from what Gao Cheng said, and couldn't help but secretly joked: Just as I thought at the beginning, the higher-ups finally chose this path and used exercises to test the 7th Steel Battalion.

Will the 7th Steel Battalion stop at the 7th Steel Battalion, or will it become the 7th Steel Regiment, or even the 7th Steel Brigade...

Success or failure depends on this Russian military strategic exercise!

The Russian strategic exercise was not made public, and Gao Cheng didn't know about it. Seeing that it only said "exercise", he said without any concern: "It's just an exercise. Our Seventh Steel Battalion has no opponents. Isn't it just a formality?"

As the 7th Steel Battalion is the strongest battalion in the entire army, Gao Cheng does have the confidence to say this.

"Xiao Gao, being too confident is not a good thing. This exercise is not as simple as you think." Captain Wang poured a basin of cold water on him and opened his mouth to speak but stopped.

The Russian military has invited domestic troops to participate in its strategic military exercise, but this matter has not been made public at all.

Chen Jun was the initiator of the preparation of the combined regiment and had already been involved in this scheme. It was not considered a leak when Captain Wang told him the news.

But if I tell Gao Cheng, that would be another matter.

"Not as easy as I thought?"

Gao Cheng still didn't take it seriously, and said confidently: "The First Brigade in Zhurihe is no match for us, so who else can fight us?
Even if the higher-ups are deliberately making it difficult, even if they let our 7th Steel Battalion fight just one regiment, I, Gao Cheng, won’t be afraid.”

What is confidence gained through fighting?

Gaocheng is it!

Captain Wang wanted to tell Gao Cheng that this time they were not going to fight in China, but were going to fight the Russians abroad. The two were not the same concept.

This doesn't mean that the Russian army is more powerful than domestic troops.

The main reason was that the 7th Steel Battalion went to Russia alone, without any favorable conditions, location or people, and had to listen to the arrangements of the Russian directorate, which was really passive.

If you can't use 100% of your combat power, you won't be able to exert 50% of it.

Not to mention that the Chinese army knows the Russian army. The last time they fought against the Soviet Union was before the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. Now it has been several decades, and the Chinese army has no experience of how the Russian army fights. Facing a completely unfamiliar opponent, the 7th Steel Battalion will be particularly restrained when fighting.

It is far worse than conducting confrontation exercises in China. Both sides are armies organized into a system and have some understanding of each other, so fighting will be much simpler.

therefore.

Even if the Russian director is unfair and does not play any tricks, the 7th Steel Battalion is restricted by the above two situations and it is difficult to fully release its combat effectiveness.

That's why Captain Wang was so unsure and worried that the 7th Steel Battalion would not perform well when it met the Russian army.

"Forget it. The notification document has arrived. The official order should be coming soon. I don't need to rush at this moment. I will tell Gao Cheng when the time comes."

Captain Wang made up his mind not to discuss this sensitive topic anymore.

He picked up the document on the table and handed it over, saying, "This document is specially for you. I think you will be happier after reading it."

"Ah? Really?"

Gao Cheng opened the file and took a look with three parts curiosity and seven parts doubt. His pupils dilated instantly and the corners of his mouth began to rise uncontrollably.

This is an appointment document.

There are two parts in the content, and each part is a surprise for Gao Cheng.

The first thing to sum up is that after this period of observation, the acting battalion commander Gao Cheng has done his job competently, led the 7th Steel Battalion to complete several difficult tasks, and performed very well. He is now officially appointed as the deputy regimental-level battalion commander of the 7th Steel Battalion.

The second thing is equivalent to the first thing. Gao Cheng is now a battalion commander at the deputy regimental level, and his military rank has been promoted from major to lieutenant colonel.

In fact, with Gao Cheng’s current achievements, he could have removed the word “agent” long ago.

You should know that Gaocheng Acting Steel Seventh Battalion has completed the preparatory work excellently so far, passed the acceptance confrontation, and finally formed a complete combat effectiveness.

During this period, the team sent by the 7th Steel Battalion to participate in the overseas competition also won the championship in the international special forces competition.

Finally, in the peak showdown in Zhurihe, the Piano Battalion led by Gao Cheng won the victory with its absolute strength, crushing the Zhurihe Blue Army Battalion.

With all these achievements accumulated on one person, if it were someone else, he would have been promoted long ago.

Gao Cheng was promoted too quickly. Compared with Chen Jun, his achievements were far less than those of Chen Jun, but his promotion speed was basically the same as Chen Jun.

Chen Jun has risen from being the deputy company commander when the combined company was formed to being the deputy battalion commander at the battalion level.

If Gao Cheng is promoted to battalion commander, it means that he will be promoted from the company commander when the combined company was formed to the deputy regimental-level combined battalion commander.

If it had been more than a year ago, when Chen Jun officially became the deputy battalion commander, the senior management also became the battalion commander at the same time.

That would definitely not look good.

Chen Jun's contribution to the army is not comparable to Gao Cheng's. If the two of them were at the same speed, it would inevitably lead to gossip.

Gao Cheng's father obviously understood this, so he deliberately postponed it for more than a year.

Allow Gao Cheng to settle down over the past year and form a perfect match with Chen Jun. No one will object to his promotion at this time.

have to say.

This move of Mr. Gao was really brilliant.

Moreover, before the preparations for the combined regiment were launched, Gao Cheng was promptly transferred to become the battalion commander, which had another great benefit - he would have the opportunity to compete for the position of commander of the combined regiment.

Even if we take a step back, there is absolutely no pressure in competing for the position of deputy group leader.

This is the most wonderful thing.

From these kinds of micro-manipulations, it can be seen that Gao's father seems to completely ignore Gao Cheng and has thrown him to the grassroots level and has never taken care of him since.

In fact, Gao's father had secretly made a lot of efforts and had been trying every possible way to help Gao Cheng.

If it weren't for Gao's father's secret manipulation, helping Gao Cheng to move forward steadily, he would have been overtaken by Chen Jun and become Chen Jun's "subordinate".

However, even with Gao's father's help, all the changes show that Gao Cheng can no longer keep up.

Chen Jun's strength is so strong and comprehensive that his rise is as unstoppable as a rocket. It is only a matter of time before he surpasses the old company commander Gao Cheng.

Chen Jun was promoted to lieutenant colonel nearly two years earlier than Gao Cheng. I hope he can make great contributions in this overseas exercise.

The one who comes back must be "Colonel".

Gao Cheng has just been promoted to lieutenant colonel, and his performance in the exercise was definitely not as impressive as Chen Jun's. After he returns, time does not allow for another promotion.

to be honest.

Now Gao Cheng is still the battalion commander of the 7th Steel Battalion, and he is firmly superior to Chen Jun.

When the next combined regiment is formed, it will be a big question whether Gao Cheng can still suppress Chen Jun and who will become the final leader.

Even though Chen Jun does not have the background of his father being a leader, his strength is strong enough.

This is his capital!
of course.

These are all things for later.

Now Chen Jun, Captain Wang and Gao Cheng are sitting in the office reading documents. Gao Cheng is definitely the protagonist, as he has double happiness.

"Congratulations, Lao Gao, you finally got a permanent job. Shouldn't you treat us to a nice drink?"

Chen Jun had no intention of competing maliciously with Gao Cheng. He liked and admired this old company commander very much. At this moment, he was really happy for Gao Cheng.

There were some annoying things that happened when the combined battalion was formed and the military chief was selected.

Chen Jun really doesn't want to form a combined regiment this time, or a larger-scale combined brigade, and repeat the same mistake in selecting the right military commander.

And to avoid repeating the same mistakes.

The best way is to have someone qualified enough to become the military chief of the new expanded force.

Chen Jun thinks that he is not qualified yet. If he is given the rank of lieutenant colonel and serves as deputy battalion commander to form a combined regiment, he may be able to compete for the position of acting deputy regiment commander.

It is difficult to jump two levels at once, so the usual practice is to use a proxy to transition first.

Chen Jun’s deputy battalion commander, Gao Cheng’s battalion commander.

That's how it all happened.

But if one wants to compete for the position of leader of a synthetic regiment, that would mean jumping three levels at once, which is really exaggerated and almost impossible.

Unless you can make a few great achievements in the process, the capital can be made more sufficient.

"This overseas exercise is a good opportunity, but it is far from enough if it is just this once. If I want to be the head of the group, I must do more."

Chen Jun thought to himself, the pressure is really great.

Turning his gaze to Gao Cheng, Chen Jun felt that it seemed much more reasonable for Gao Cheng, who had already reached the level of deputy regiment commander, to compete for the position of commander of the synthetic regiment.

"If Gao Cheng's father works harder and Gao Cheng himself performs better, he should have a chance to compete. If he gets more stars on his shoulders and reaches the rank of colonel, then he will basically be in the fold. But..."

Thinking that Gao Cheng had just been promoted to lieutenant colonel, he wanted to be promoted to colonel in a short time.

The difficulty is no lower than your own.

Chen Jun really has a headache. (End of this chapter)