Who taught you to be a soldier like this!

Chapter 586

The smoke still lingered.

The glow of the cigarette butt slowly but steadily extended backward from Qian Wanli's fingertips, gradually making him feel a scorching heat.

However, Qian Wanli did not react at all.

He just sat there somewhat blankly, looking at Zhao Weihong in front of him with a very complicated expression.

Admiration, confusion, and even shock that Chen Zheng clearly sensed!

Unbelievable shock!
He didn't understand where Zhao Weihong's confidence came from, and he didn't understand why Zhao Weihong was willing to go to such lengths!

It should be noted that Zhao Weihong was an "imperial envoy" sent down by the General Headquarters.

Even if he didn't explain anything and simply demanded that Qian Wanli and others cooperate with his actions unconditionally in the form of an "order," it would still be entirely feasible in principle.

However, Zhao Weihong completely lowered her guard, not only answering all of Qian Wanli's questions clearly, but also directly stating her position.

From this moment forward, he is just an ordinary soldier in the joint operation.

Zhao Weihong does whatever her colleagues on the front lines do, and she even works harder than them!

No matter how harsh the environment or how arduous the task.

Ordinary grassroots soldiers can at least get the opportunity to rotate shifts.

However, Zhao Weihong, as the team leader, was not subject to any such rotation system.

Except for his rest time, he will stay on the frontier and fight until the moment the operation is completely over!
Even disregarding his status as an "official envoy from headquarters".

Zhao Weihong is also a three-time champion at the Military World Games and a nationally renowned first-class meritorious person!
But he was still willing to humble himself and do things that Qian Wanli thought only "new recruits" would do.

From the moment I left military school.

Qian Wanli then set his goals for himself.

To become a qualified and outstanding armed police officer.

Over the years, Qian Wanli may not have achieved great success, but he can honestly say that he has taken some solid steps toward this goal.

However, after interacting with Zhao Weihong for a while, Qian Wanli realized this.

He still has a very long way to go on the road to becoming a qualified cadre.

The cigarette butt burned completely, burning the filter and scalding Qian Wanli's fingers, causing him to involuntarily shudder.

The sudden turn of events did not divert Qian Wanli's attention.

He simply crushed the cigarette butt violently and continued to immerse himself in his own world, looking thoughtful.

Seeing this, Chen Zheng sighed silently in his heart and put his hand on Qian Wanli's shoulder.

He could very well understand how Qian Wanli felt at that moment.

Because when Chen Zheng first started fighting alongside Zhao Weihong during the exercises, he also had this experience of "doubting life".

His past military experience and common sense were as naive and laughable as addition and subtraction in kindergarten compared to Zhao Weihong's imaginative tactics and strategies.

If that's all there is to it, then so be it.

Chen Zheng had carefully observed Zhao Weihong, but could not find a single thing that contradicted the identity of a "soldier".

Even if you hear about a minor or major problem from someone else.

After careful analysis, Chen Zheng made an even more desperate discovery.

Zhao Weihong herself was not unaware of the existence of these problems.

Rather, it stemmed from a desire to "mingle with the world," leaving behind these humane "shortcomings."

It's impossible to be without pressure when interacting with someone like Zhao Weihong.

He is like a mirror, a mirror that allows every soldier to directly and clearly identify their own shortcomings.

Zhao Weihong is like a high mountain, a towering mountain that every ambitious soldier dreams of climbing!

Be as clear as a mirror in your conduct, and as firm as a mountain in your plans.

This is a description that Chen Zheng quietly summarized during the period after the exercise ended.

The best description of Zhao Weihong.

Looking at Qian Wanli's distraught and bewildered appearance...

Chen Zheng suddenly felt somewhat fortunate that his acquaintance with Zhao Weihong occurred in such a tense and exciting situation as the exercise, where there were plenty of things to distract him.

If he had met Zhao Weihong in a similar situation, his performance would probably have been no better than Qian Wanli's.

He squeezed Qian Wanli's shoulder hard, forcibly pulling his thoughts back to reality.

Seeing Qian Wanli's bewildered and slightly confused expression, Chen Zheng gestured towards Zhao Weihong with his lip, reminding him that this was not the time to be daydreaming.

"Old Qian, what are you thinking about? You seem so engrossed."

"You shouldn't think about it so much."

"Don't worry, Old Zhao cherishes the soldiers at the grassroots level even more than you or I do!"

Upon hearing this, Qian Wanli opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something.

He really wanted to tell Chen Zheng that he hadn't actually been thinking about these issues just now, and that they were completely unrelated to the operation!

Soldiers are all strong-willed.

It's harder than climbing to heaven to sincerely admit that you are inferior to others!

However, at this moment, Qian Wanli genuinely felt that he was inferior to Zhao Weihong.

It's far away!

Before Qian Wanli could fully recover, Zhao Weihong, who had made him start to doubt his life with just a few words, spoke again.

"It's getting late, it's almost time to get up."

As she spoke, Zhao Weihong stood up and stretched vigorously, dispelling the fatigue accumulated from the past few days of hard work and travel.

"It's time for me, the special envoy, to start fulfilling my promises."

"Old Chen, Old Qian."

"Could you two pick out a few skilled fighters for me later? We don't need many, just two small teams will do."

"I led these two teams to take turns on duty, surveying the site, starting with on-site visits and individual locations, to gradually explore the feasibility of this plan!"

"As for the rest of the personnel, we will continue to deploy them according to the original plan, just as Lao Qian suggested!"

"Old Qian, what do you think?"

Seeing Zhao Weihong looking at him with a questioning gaze.

Qian Wanli nodded almost subconsciously, as quickly as if he were answering a reprimand from his superior.

Don't even say it.

Most regimental-level leaders might not possess the same awe-inspiring righteousness as Zhao Weihong!

"Okay! I'll settle my luggage first."

"Once the comrades are awake, I'll take some men out for a walk to familiarize ourselves with the situation and determine the first deployment location!"

After saying that, Zhao Weihong gave Squad Leader Li a look, and then hurriedly walked out of the canteen.

Chen Zheng, filled with emotion, and Qian Wanli, deeply shocked, stood alone, looking at each other in silence.

I don’t know how long it took.

Only then did Chen Zheng hear Qian Wanli speak, somewhat absentmindedly.

"Has Old Zhao always been like this?"

These words seemed a bit nonsensical at first glance. However, Chen Zheng immediately understood his meaning and nodded somewhat solemnly.

"Correct!"

Upon hearing this, Qian Wanli immediately showed an expression that could only be described as "horrified." He looked Chen Zheng up and down for a while before speaking with great pity.

"That really is... quite stressful."

"Judging from your appearance, you must have dealt with Old Zhao quite a bit, right?"

"It didn't feel good, did it?"

The words fell.

Chen Zheng suddenly felt that Qian Wanli was a rare "soulmate" in his life. In an instant, all the past memories related to Zhao Weihong rushed into his mind, and he almost wanted to express it with tears in his eyes.

"Who says it isn't?"

"Do you know what people in our group call Lao Zhao in private?"

"A living father! A living father who doesn't even give face to the division commander!"

Qian Wanli: "."

Who came up with that nickname?

"It's actually pretty lifelike!"

"Isn't it?"

Just as Qian Wanli and Chen Zheng, these two "brothers in misfortune," were gossiping about Zhao Weihong behind her back...

The cafeteria door was suddenly opened, and Zhao Weihong's figure, who had just returned, followed closely behind. Chen Zheng and his companion were so frightened that they quickly fell silent, afraid of being discovered by Zhao Weihong.

"Old Zhao, what brings you back?"

Zhao Weihong seemed not to have heard what Chen Zheng and the other person had just said. She just scratched her head and smiled a little embarrassedly.

"Um...where do Sergeant Li and I live?"

"Why don't you two take a look at making some arrangements?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Zheng and his companion immediately breathed a sigh of relief and then scurried over to Zhao Weihong.

"Look at our terrible memories!"

"Come on, Lao Zhao, you can live next door to Lao Qian and me."

"Besides keeping quiet, it's also convenient for the three of us to communicate if anything comes up."

"it is good."

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Just as the argument between Zhao Weihong and Qian Wanli came to a temporary end.

In a research institute far to the southeast, a person who seemed to have nothing to do with this joint operation frowned because of Zhao Weihong.

"Could you help us test this deployment plan?"

Wearing glasses, with a refined and scholarly demeanor, Wang Zheng stared into deep thought as he looked at the defense plan in front of him, which was designed by Zhao Weihong and included theoretical annotations.
"Didn't I say that?"

"The conditions for developing large-scale models are not yet ripe!"

Why always try to get fat in one bite?

As he spoke, Wang Zheng's tone became filled with resentment!

"I'm so fed up with these guys who just keep making demands all day long!"

"I wouldn't be surprised if these people asked us for an alien spaceship someday!"

In many people's preconceived notions.

The relationship between the military industry sector and the military should be very harmonious.

After all, the two are interdependent and mutually dependent, and both are contributing to the national defense of Yan. How could their relationship not be harmonious?

However, this statement is not entirely accurate; in at least some situations, it is extremely inaccurate!
Experts like Wang Zheng are exceptionally kind to those working at the grassroots level.

During his breaks, he often visits and conducts research at the grassroots level, asking comrades for their opinions on new equipment and suggestions for improvement. He is one of the very few military experts that ordinary soldiers have a chance to meet.

However, Wang Zheng's attitude towards leaders like Pei Tianren was less than flattering.
The reason is quite simple, as can be seen from this incident.

Who would like a "client" who constantly makes demands of them for no reason?

At Pei Tianren's level, he was qualified to directly make his demands to the military industry authorities.

They can not only collect domestic demand and feedback on various types of equipment, but also learn about the development and current status of various types of equipment abroad in the first instance.

The conflict began from there.

Whenever something new is discovered abroad, someone always calls in a panic, asking relevant experts like Wang Zheng about it.

"Old Wang, foreign countries have come up with new cannons/ships/tanks again. Do you think we can get our hands on these?"

"Even if we can't develop the whole vehicle, it would be good to acquire some advanced technology and achieve a breakthrough in a specific area!"

Whenever he encounters this kind of request, Wang Zheng feels like cursing.

The main issue is the same one, and often several people, or even several groups of people, come to ask about it.

Even if Wang Zheng has a good temper, he can't stand being "harassed" by others over and over again because of the same issue.

If that's really the case, then so be it.

What's even more outrageous is that these "clients" often change their own requirements during the research and development process!
Who can stand this?
These demands are often quite outrageous: they want strong firepower, robust defense, high speed, long range, and agility, and ideally, light weight.
Whenever he hears such "want it all" demands, even the well-mannered Wang Zheng always feels like cursing.

"Are you fucking making a wish here?"

More often than not, Wang Zheng couldn't even utter a word of rebuttal!
"Professor Wang, this thing has already been developed overseas, and the parameters and everything else can be determined."

"We should be able to make it too, right?"

How was Wang Zheng supposed to respond to that?
If you deny it, wouldn't that be tantamount to admitting that you're inferior to your foreign "peers"?

Wang Zheng's pride as a scholar made it impossible for him to say such a thing!
But if he grits his teeth and accepts it, he will only suffer in the end!

Regardless of whether it's feasible or not.

Since the boast has already been made, it must be done!

And so on.

The experts in the military industry are all seething with anger!
However, when the finished product was completed, seeing the leaders bowing and scraping before them, the experts quickly forgot about this little incident until new requirements were put forward, and then the cycle repeated itself.

However, this situation is not quite the same as in the past.

Although it's unclear how Pei Tianren, this "greedy" and "rough" man, came to care about such "high-end" issues.

But this did not stop Wang Zheng from sticking to his own ideas.

"Didn't I say that?"

"It's impossible!"

"Tell them to stop trying to use words to provoke us!"

"Other things aside, in this area, China's experience is in a leading position. The problem is that many achievements cannot be verified or implemented!"

"This plan does seem plausible, but how do I verify it for him?"

"Are you suggesting I conjure up a supercomputer for him?"

"Isn't this just being unreasonable!"

(End of this chapter)