The Red Era: Living in Seclusion in a Siheyuan as a Boss

Chapter 689 Military Training!!!

Liu Wu's "Wolf Hunt" plan, spearheaded in the Southwest region, has entered a critical stage. He urgently telegraphed Liu Xiaotao, the captain of the front-line command, instructing him to establish contact with Zhang Jincheng and others.

Coincidentally, Zhang Jincheng's side also had the same idea, so the two sides were in perfect agreement.

That year, the Liu family devoted themselves entirely to their work.

The youngest son, Liu Wu, was stationed in the southwest to command the overall situation, while his nephew, Liu Xiaotao, was fighting on the front lines.

Liu Wen, the eldest son of the Liu family, also has a thriving career.

Based on his outstanding achievements in the southeastern region in recent years, he has just been transferred to an old industrial base in the central region, shouldering the important task of revitalizing this "industrial pearl".

As for Liu Zhiye, he was extremely busy.

Having just led his team through a high-intensity joint military exercise, he didn't even have time to go home before immediately throwing himself into the annual "National Conference on the Preparation of Military Training for College and University Students." It can truly be said that he "passed by his home three times without entering."

As a result, Gan Ning harbored deep resentment towards the father and his two sons.

Training students in military discipline is no easy task; on the contrary, Yan takes it very seriously.

Every year, military training needs to be prepared in advance. All new students must undergo 1-3 months of military training to cultivate their perseverance and strong sense of collective honor.

Liu Zhiye said he was very familiar with this task.

As early as the mid-1980s, when we were promoting reform and opening up and modernization with unprecedented enthusiasm, the "green train" of military training for students of Xia Guo University and Middle School was restarted.

As one of the practices that runs through the reform and opening up, student military training originated from and is full of reform measures. Over the past ten years, it has explored and formed a set of effective working systems.

That year, most of the first batch of pilot schools selected from various regions were key national and regional universities with the basic conditions for carrying out military training, including prestigious universities such as Tsinghua University, Yenching University, and Shanghai University.

At that time, organizing student military training was an important part of the joint military-civilian construction. Each training unit regarded the training as a political task to be completed and selected officers and soldiers with good military qualities and strong command abilities to enrich the instructor team.

Liu Zhiye clearly remembers that he attached great importance to the military training of college students at that time.

Hundreds of outstanding officers and soldiers were deliberately selected from Yanda District and sent to prestigious universities such as Tsinghua University and Yanda University to conduct a month-long military training for freshmen.

During this military training, young students had close contact with the military, and the fine traditions and work style of the People's Liberation Army began to enter the campus.

Various regions attach great importance to student military training and have established military training leadership groups.

Taking the Liujiazhuang High-tech Development Zone in Yanjing as an example, the zone deeply feels that military training for college students can not only strengthen students' national defense awareness, but also cultivate high-quality talents for the development zone.

To this end, the "development zone" allocates special funds for military training to local universities every year and provides them with preferential policies.

In 1985, 52 universities were selected as pilot institutions for military training; in 1986, 69 universities were selected; in 1987, 105 universities were selected; in 1989, 143 universities were selected… Based on the continuous summarization of experience, more and more universities were included in the pilot program.

The rapid adoption and continued popularity of student military training on campuses is both a call of the times and a historical inevitability.

That is, in the 1980s, a large-scale military downsizing began, moving towards modernization.

Reducing the number of standing troops is a strategic decision made by the headquarters based on the domestic and international situation, and a practical action that serves the overall economic development.

Against this backdrop, strengthening the development of reserve forces has become even more significant.

Student military training is undoubtedly an important way to conduct national defense education and reserve personnel.

In November of the year before last, under the chairmanship of Liu Zhiye, the National Student Military Training Work Conference was officially held.

At this meeting, Liu Zhiye proposed: "...we must fully recognize the great significance of carrying out student military training from the perspective of the overall strategic situation and the development of the times, and treat it as a major event that benefits the country and strengthens the military."

This meeting marks the official transition of Xia Guo's student military training from a pilot phase to a phase of widespread development.

If we say that student military training in the 1980s and 90s was merely "treated as a phase-specific task";
The promulgation of the "Teaching Syllabus for Military Courses in Regular Institutions of Higher Learning" in June last year meant that student military training was officially "incorporated into the teaching system" and "developed as a course".

The new syllabus stipulates that "military courses will be included in the university's teaching plan, and the exam results will be recorded in the student's file."

As an important part of strengthening national defense reserve forces, student military training has brought about positive changes to school development and students' thinking over the years.

Liu Shumin, a teacher at the Yanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Liujiazhuang, said: "After the students returned from military training, their dormitories were cleaner, they were on time for class, and their organizational discipline has greatly improved."

Yu Xinyi, a freshman at the University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said, "The instructors set a good example for me. If they can do the training courses, I will also complete them to a high standard!"

At the reporting ceremony, when the parents saw the students in green military uniforms with perfect military posture and high spirits, they applauded for a long time.

When various colleges and universities conducted teaching quality surveys, students who had undergone military training almost unanimously marked "excellent" in the "military training course" category.

The results of military training are not only reflected in the students' mental outlook, but also permeate all aspects of campus culture.

Borrowing data from the school library shows that the number of borrowed books on military theory and national defense education has increased by 40% compared to before military training, and many students have begun to actively pay attention to national security and national defense construction.

In the cafeteria, students are queuing up consciously and cherishing food, which has become a common practice.

On the playground, the number of students jogging in the morning has increased significantly, and the campus is filled with a vibrant and youthful atmosphere.

Liu Lijun, secretary of the Communist Youth League of the University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, introduced that in recent years, the number of students who spontaneously formed national defense education clubs has reached a new high, and the "Military Technology Exhibition" and "Red Storytelling Session" activities planned by the clubs are always packed.

Even more encouraging is that in the recent college student innovation and entrepreneurship competition, a team composed of military training students won the provincial gold award with their "intelligent individual first aid kit" project.

This innovative achievement, which combines the characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine with military needs, is precisely the kind of intellectual enlightenment that military training brings to students.

At the military training debriefing meeting, Principal Li Weiguo said emotionally, "These young people have not only developed strong physiques under the scorching sun, but also have hearts full of patriotism."

With their synchronized steps, they resonated with the powerful voice of youth in the new era; with their upright military bearing, they set a spiritual benchmark for contemporary youth.

Gradually, more and more university and college leaders have taken the initiative to request an expansion of the scale and duration of military training.

The number of young students requesting to join the army and apply to military academies has increased significantly, and more and more college students are volunteering to make contributions in the places where the motherland needs them most.

The General Logistics Department, as the main department responsible for military training, has explored many practical and effective methods in the process of standardizing student military training under the leadership of Liu Zhiye.

In Yanjing, the base-based training model, which combines "training, learning, food, accommodation, and support," is becoming increasingly widespread.

In the late 1980s, under the leadership of Liu Zhiye, Yenching University established the first student military training base in the country.

Since then, there are now ten military training bases in operation throughout the Yanda District, with an annual training capacity of more than 30 people.

In Guangdong Province, universities have launched pilot programs for military-civilian integration training in majors such as clinical medicine and communications engineering to cultivate professional talents for national defense and military construction.

In the southwest, many universities have incorporated air defense and biological and chemical defense subjects into their military training programs, taking into account the mountainous terrain of the region, to enhance students' combat experience.

In Guangxi Province, the military and local authorities have adopted a staggered approach to military training, which greatly alleviates the training pressure on the stationed troops.

In coastal provinces and other areas, the military and local authorities actively select outstanding reserve officers and soldiers, militia leaders, and retired soldiers to participate in military training. All personnel are certified and allowed to take up their posts after passing the assessment.

Student military training is crucial to the cultivation of young people's comprehensive qualities and to the future of national defense.

Over the past decade or so, student military training has sought breakthroughs and innovations through reform, increasingly moving towards a scientific, standardized, and legalized development path, achieving good political and social benefits, and cultivating a large number of high-quality talents for the cause of strengthening the military.

Camouflage in September, forging youth in fire.

The neat and orderly formations on campus have become the most beautiful scenery in early autumn.

"I do not believe there are any tasks that cannot be completed, any difficulties that cannot be overcome, or any enemies that cannot be defeated!"

In September, the resounding pledge of "three unbeliefs" echoed through the vibrant campuses of Central China.

On this day, thousands of freshmen from Chung Yuan Christian University gathered at the military training ground, standing in neat rows, full of high spirits.

At the same time, more than 2 new students from eight colleges and universities, including Zhongyuan Urban Construction College, Pingdingshan Medical College, and Higher Vocational and Technical College, were undergoing military training under the organization of officers and soldiers of the unit where Yang Gensi, a special-class combat hero, served.

The chief instructor in charge of leading the military training was Liu Benming, who had been responsible for carrying out military training missions for local college students eight times and had extremely rich experience in military training.

In recent years, the military has set increasingly strict requirements and higher standards for the selection, training and assessment of military training instructors, and the implementation of military training.

In late August, after rigorous selection, more than 200 officers and soldiers from Liu Benming's unit stood out and were selected to participate in pre-service training.

After filling out the "Student Military Training Instructor Application Form," they began a 7-day pre-service training.

The training includes multiple assessments such as interviews, military theory, military skills, and teaching the "four skills" (competence, ability to command, ability to communicate, and ability to communicate). After obtaining the military training instructor qualification certification, trainees will begin their duties in early September.

"I'm lucky that my youth was marked by the color camouflage."

During a break in training, Li Xiao, a college student soldier serving as a military training instructor for the first time, had a heart-to-heart talk with students from Zhongyuan University who were participating in the training.

Li Xiao talked about his student days and his military service, which greatly inspired the students present.

"Instructor Li is about the same age as us, so we have a lot in common. He is decisive and meticulous on the training field, but approachable, humble and sincere off the field. He is a role model for us to learn from," said Zhang Fan, a freshman.

"During the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, veteran company commander Yang Gensi led his troops to repel eight enemy attacks in succession, and finally used his life to forge the spirit of 'three disbeliefs'."

More than thirty years later, generation after generation of officers and soldiers carry on the spirit of "three unbeliefs," following in the footsteps of heroes and forging ahead courageously.

At the Central Plains Urban Construction College, instructors are sharing stories of the unit's combat exploits, glorious history, and heroes.

A freshman said emotionally, "I understood the 'flavor of faith' and the deep love for one's country from it."

"The smoke and dust rise as heroes sing, the green mountains on all sides listen attentively..." Under the cover of night, the movie "Heroes and Daughters" is being shown on the training ground.

The characters, stories, and musical interludes in the film transported the students back to the war-torn years.

"We come from a heroic unit, so we must let students see the style and image of a heroic unit, and we must pass on the spirit of heroes."

At the end of a day of training, Liu Benming, the chief military training instructor, said this to the other military training instructors.

Autumn is deepening, but the summer heat has not yet subsided.

On the playground of the No. 1 Middle School in Liujiazhuang High-tech Zone, Tang Chao, a military training instructor from the Second Guard Division of the Garrison Command, was demonstrating tactical movements to the students while lying on the ground under the scorching sun.

Lie down, take up the gun, aim, fire... After one round, sweat soaks through the camouflage uniform.

Tang Chao's clean, efficient, and seamless tactical maneuvers earned rounds of applause from the students.

Tang Chao is in his fifth year of military service and is currently a second-term sergeant.

The garrison command has formulated "Measures to Strengthen the Construction of Student Military Training Instructor Teams," which standardizes aspects such as talent reserve, assessment and selection, training and utilization.

Establish a "talent pool" for military training instructors, including outstanding soldiers, and implement dynamic management and regular updates based on their service experience and training experience.

Tang Dynasty was among the first batch of instructors to be included in the "talent pool".

"When I learned that I had the opportunity to become a military training instructor, I signed up immediately," Tang Chao said.

However, obtaining instructor qualifications was far more difficult than he had imagined.

"To be assigned to a position, one must be selected." Every year before the start of student military training, a "recruitment order" is issued to the pool of potential instructors.

The garrison command organizes the selection process based on the required number of applicants and the number of applicants, following the principle of "three no-selection and three priority selections".

In other words, those who lack concentration, do not meet physical standards, or lack skills will not be selected; those with strong moral character, military training experience, and high teaching skills will be given priority.

In addition to the "three no-selection and three priority" selection mechanism, the garrison command has also explored the establishment of a "mentor system".

Experienced instructors are assigned as mentors, and the training follows a "1+N" model. They provide interactive guidance on improving training organization skills, creating a lively training atmosphere, and overcoming training fatigue, helping new instructors get into the swing of things as quickly as possible.

"Give them a helping hand and support them along the way. By employing a comprehensive approach, every certified military training instructor can become capable of handling tasks independently."

Of course, this military training not only involves rigorous training, but also has a passionate side.

Most soldiers who have served in the military and students who have participated in military training have had this kind of experience.

Singing competitions are a popular form of entertainment to liven up the atmosphere before a major event, and also a powerful tool for strengthening team spirit.

In today's parlance, "singing contests" are a super showdown between songs and rhymes, especially when multiple parties participate and compete with each other, it's like an informal mass singing competition.

The judges are the general public; whoever sings in a neat and powerful manner, everyone will applaud and cheer for them.
That team knew many songs, had novel and varied singing styles, and their catchy rhymes were fun and energetic, so everyone cheered and applauded for whoever they were.

The more the crowd cheered and applauded, the more enthusiastic the atmosphere became.

In an instant, singing, applause, laughter, and rhythmic shouts intertwined and blended together, creating a surging, overwhelming sound that completely captivated all the members of both sides, making it difficult for them to extricate themselves.

Of course, a "singing contest" is not just a competition between two units. Other units can join in at any time, helping each other, and it can quickly turn into a chaotic "melee".

"One from the first company!" The people from the second company next door echoed in unison, "Give us one!" They shouted as they clapped rhythmically, "Clap! Clap! Clap!"

"In a row!"

"one comes!"

After they shouted three times in a row, the instructor of the second company raised his hand and waved, and a more intense and loud clapping sound rang out. The "clap clap" sound became more and more intense, as if they would not give up until they achieved their goal.

This was probably a pre-planned strategy, and the "Second Company" launched an "attack" on the "First Company".

……

"I told you to sing, but you wouldn't; you're acting all coy like a girl!"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room started to cheer, with shouts of "One after another!" and applause rising from all directions.

At that moment, the entire company erupted into chaos...

On the first day of military training, the freshmen began by learning basic military movements.

Standing at attention, standing at ease, turning left, turning right—these seemingly simple movements become extremely difficult under the strict demands of the instructors.

Every movement needs to be precise and accurate, allowing no room for carelessness.

The instructors had sharp eyes, as if they could see through every fluctuation in their hearts.

Under his watchful eye, the students dared not slack off in the slightest.

As time went on, the content of military training gradually became richer and more challenging.

Freshmen start learning military boxing, which requires extremely high coordination and reaction speed.

Every punch and kick requires the freshmen to give it their all.

Sweat soaked their clothes, but their eyes grew increasingly determined.

In addition to physical challenges, military training also presents freshmen with psychological tests.

Freshmen need to learn to stay calm under pressure and to persevere in the face of difficulties.

Every failure became their motivation to move forward.

These freshmen began to understand that military training was not just a simple exercise, but a comprehensive test of their will and character.

They experienced so many firsts in their lives: their first time climbing tactical terrain, their first time practicing hand-to-hand combat, their first time engaging in bayonet fighting, their first time conducting a long march, and their first time practicing combat operations amidst the smoke and fire of battle...

Every time, it feels like a military epic.

As the "first lesson of the new semester," military training brought them not only sweat and toil, but also a unique passion from the green uniforms of the military.

Only you.

Zhuang Yan, far away in Mengwu Town, muttered to himself, "Oh dear, it's military training season again."

Life is truly unpredictable. This time last year, the two of us were giving military training to the freshmen at the Southwest Army Academy.

This year, however, I'm going to travel to a foreign land!

"What, are you regretting it?" Lei Jun punched him lightly and said with a smile.

"Regret my ass! Hahahaha..."

(End of this chapter)