From the 7th Steel Company to the Synthetic Division

Chapter 116: Second Class Merit!! (Two chapters in one)

Short-distance running focuses most on sprint speed, while long-distance running focuses most on rhythm control. Running with the most suitable and correct rhythm can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

The two runners from the reconnaissance camp are very strong. If they keep up the pace and finish the rest of the distance, their time will definitely be shorter than Battelle's.

Chen Jun was stronger than the players in the reconnaissance camp. He also just needed to keep his own pace and sprint to the last 500 meters, and he could easily complete the 10-kilometer load-bearing race.

This is a gap in hard power!
However, in order to make Battelle successful and repay the favor he owed him, Chen Jun went against the grain and sprinted early, leading the players of the division's reconnaissance battalion astray, which would definitely leave them with no energy left to sprint in the end.

These contestants from the division's reconnaissance battalion actually understood the situation, but they lost their minds due to the ridicule and sarcasm.

After running away, it is even more impossible to come to one's senses.

Because Chen Jun continued to run in front of them, it would continue to stimulate them, which would only make their anger grow stronger and their brains more confused.

This resulted in the race coming to the last 1000 meters, when Chen Jun and the two runners from the reconnaissance battalion became so exhausted that they could no longer maintain their speed and ran slower and slower.

Battelle, who has been maintaining his rhythm, remains steady in speed.

Gradually caught up from behind.

When the race entered the final 500 meters, Chen Jun and others had already appeared in the sight of the spectators, making the atmosphere in the viewing area hot again.

Everyone is looking forward to the three people running in the front to start sprinting for the last 500 meters.

However, their thoughts were doomed to fail. Not only did they not see Chen Jun and the other two speeding up, but they saw their speed getting slower and slower.

It was like a car that had run out of battery, and the speed was getting slower and slower.

Instead, Battelle, who was running behind, entered the sprint stage, gradually increased his speed, and caught up with Chen Jun and the other two in front.

When passing Chen Jun, Bater, who already understood Chen Jun's good intentions, gave Chen Jun a look full of gratitude.

He knew that this was the road paved for him by Chen Jun, and he had to give him enough respect and gratitude.

Since Chen Jun has already paved the way for him, there is a smooth road ahead without any obstacles. Battelle cannot let Chen Jun down, and even more so, he cannot let down his own dream.

Start squeezing out every bit of strength in your cells and charge towards your dream stage.

"what happened?"

Not only did the masters of the reconnaissance camp fail to sprint, but the new champion of the competition, Chen Jun, who had won nine consecutive victories, also failed to speed up to catch up and was overtaken by the unfamiliar Bater, leaving everyone in the stands stunned.

Especially the commander of the reconnaissance battalion, when he saw the inappropriate performance of his two players, he felt very upset and his brows were furrowed so much that they could kill a fly.

The only ones who were familiar with Chen Jun's style were Gao Cheng and Captain Wang, who had seen similar ones in regiment competitions.

They looked at each other and understood instantly.

From this moment on, I have a new understanding of Chen Jun. In addition to his personal strength, my recognition of Chen Jun's character and personality has increased even more than before.

I love Chen Jun even more!

And when Battelle tried his best to rush across the finish line in such an atmosphere, he achieved his life goal and had no regrets in his military career.

I couldn't hide the excitement in my heart and I couldn't help but shout to the sky for a full three seconds.

The time of 55 minutes and 12 seconds on the stopwatch did not break the division record, unlike Chen Jun who broke records in every game and shocked the world.

But for Bartel.

He is very satisfied with this result and will regard it as the honor of his life.

As Battelle strode across the finish line, it meant that the division competition was officially over, and it also meant that the annual competition had come to a successful conclusion.

No surprises.

The winner of the competition was the 702nd Regiment.

The biggest winner was the 7th Steel Company.

The Steel Company 7 team, led by Chen Jun and Wu Liuyi, won first place at the company level in the division competition with a magnificent record of ten wins in fourteen events.

At the same time, this brilliant achievement also helped the 702nd Regiment to win the first place in the regiment level with eleven wins.

The 702nd Regiment's performance was so exaggerated that it completely dominated the division-level competition, causing the second-place reconnaissance battalion to be forgotten.

Everyone only remembers two names——

Chen Jun and the 702nd Regiment!
The hard work lasted for three and a half days. On the afternoon of the fourth day of the competition, the award ceremony, which had become a one-man show for the 702nd Regiment, officially kicked off.

Captain Wang of the 702nd Regiment, with a beaming smile on his face, stood on the podium for the first time on behalf of the 702nd Regiment.

He is very happy.

And infinite pride.

With his chest as straight as an iron plate and his strong hands stretched out, he received the honorary certificate of "Four Iron Model Unit" from the commander.

There was also a neatly folded square banner placed in a red box.

From the moment it received this honor, the 702nd Regiment officially became the strongest main force regiment of the T Division, with full justification and nothing else.

Then there was another unexpected surprise.

Because the 702nd Regiment performed very well in this competition, it took both first places, and also broke the army record, a large number of division records, etc.

In order to commend the outstanding performance of the 702nd Regiment, the division headquarters specially awarded the 702nd Regiment a second-class merit honor.

Although this second-class merit belongs to the regiment unit, for Wang Qingrui, the regiment commander, it is the same as giving it to him.

With this second-class merit and the four-iron model unit, Captain Wang has already got the ticket to go further.

Maybe it won't take long.

The current Comrade Captain Wang is Deputy Division Commander Wang.

The regiment gained a lot from this competition, and the 7th Steel Company, which contributed the greatest strength, made the atmosphere of the award ceremony soar to the sky.

The banner of the T Division Victory Company, which symbolizes the title of the strongest company of the T Division, was handed to Gao Cheng by the political commissar himself.

With this banner in hand.

"I am powerful in the division, I am domineering in the regiment, and I am the boss of all 85 companies in the division." From today on, this sentence that Gao Cheng often says will completely replace "I am powerful in the regiment, I am domineering in the battalion, and I am the boss of all 16 companies in the regiment."

This was achieved through hard work and Gao Cheng is absolutely qualified to speak for it.

This honor is just the beginning.

Afterwards, the 7th Steel Company was awarded a third-class merit because of its outstanding performance, and the company commander Gao Cheng went on stage to accept the certificate.

Gao Cheng and Captain Wang are similar. They both accompany the players for a walk and finally win various honors.

Faced with the endless applause from the audience, as well as all kinds of envious looks, Gao Cheng smiled even more happily, feeling happier than ever before.

Just like a victorious rooster, he held his neck high and tilted his head back, full of pride and arrogance.

At this moment, Gao Cheng has the right to be arrogant.

The unit's competition rewards have been distributed, and the next step is to distribute the individual contestants' rewards.

The second team represented by Bater had basically no performance, but thanks to the abnormal performance of the 7th Steel Company, they won the first place at the regimental level without doing anything. And the captain Bater performed well in the end and won the only first place in an individual event.

The Second Team of the 702nd Regiment represented by Battelle was awarded a third-class collective merit, which meant that the contestants got the merit for free.

The second team, which took advantage of the situation, both received a third-class collective merit award, and the first team represented by the Seventh Steel Company was naturally even more awesome.

The first honor was the second-class collective merit.

There is only one word difference between the third-class merit and the second-class merit, but the gap between them is very large.

Among the contestants from the 7th Steel Company who took part in the competition, except Chen Jun who was a cadre, the others were veterans and non-commissioned officers, as well as Chengcai, a new recruit.

For veterans, non-commissioned officers and even new recruits, the second-class collective merit is more effective than the third-class individual merit.

Not to mention becoming a non-commissioned officer, even promotion to officer can be a barrier.

As a new recruit, Chengcai has a high school education and has won third-class merit in the regiment, plus this second-class collective merit.

It is a foregone conclusion that Chengcai will be promoted to a non-commissioned officer, and he has even taken one step towards promotion to officer.

As long as you can serve as a squad leader for a year and meet the annual rating assessment standards, don't make any major mistakes in principle.

Chengcai will definitely not be able to serve as a first-class non-commissioned officer, and will enter the process of promotion to officer.

Wu Liuyi, who is now a second-term volunteer soldier (second-class non-commissioned officer), has performed even better, and his promotion progress will definitely be faster than his success.

There is a high probability that within the next two years, Deputy Squad Leader Wu will become Platoon Leader Wu.

The 7th Steel Company's competition team reaped such rich rewards. As the captain of the competition team, Chen Jun won ten first places in individual events, created a record of nine consecutive victories, broke five division records, and also broke the record of the entire army.

His performance cannot be described as amazing, it can only be described as perfect and unmatched.

Possessing invincible and overwhelming strength, Chen Jun easily conquered a group of division leaders including the division commander and political commissar, and was solemnly awarded a second-class individual merit.

He was also awarded a certificate of commendation and recognition as "All-Round Competition Vanguard" by the division commander, who personally wrote an inscription for him.

The four words "all-rounder" and "vanguard" really suit Chen Jun.

Being able to receive personal reminders from the division commander gives this division commendation a different meaning, and its value may even be higher than that of the second-class merit.

Because the second-class merit is only a display of honor, but the commander's personal reminder represents his recognition.

Be recognized by teachers.

That means his future military career. Chen Jun is also a person with a background and backers. At least he has already completed most of the journey from the company to the division.

The weight of this award from the teacher can be seen from the envious gazes of hundreds of people in the audience.

After taking the second-class merit certificate with both hands and looking at the second-class merit medal worn on his left chest, Chen Jun finally showed a satisfied smile.

We won this second-class merit, plus the third-class merit won by the regiment, as well as the collective second-class and third-class merits.

Chen Jun took almost everything he could.

The plan made before the competition was completed beyond expectations.

It is no problem to become a deputy company commander within three years.

I can even see the company commander!
Gao Cheng is definitely a second-generation military man. He was able to be promoted directly to company commander after only being a platoon leader for a year without any major military achievements. He even skipped the position of deputy company commander. What an amazing person he is.

Now, in this Normal University competition, we have won so many honors.

In the next three years, he will definitely be promoted to the battalion. He will start as a deputy battalion commander, and it is not impossible for him to become a battalion commander directly.

After Gao Cheng left, the position of company commander became vacant. Looking at the entire Steel 7th Company, only Chen Jun was qualified for the position.

Gao Cheng will also take the initiative to hand it over to Chen Jun.

He thought that when he became the company commander of the 7th Steel Company, he would work together with the promoted battalion commander Gao Cheng to build a combined battalion with the help of the regiment commander Wang Qingrui.

Chen Jun is full of energy.

He couldn't wait to return to the 7th Steel Company and start his synthetic transformation plan with great fanfare.

Under such a strong emotion of impatience, Chen Jun was a little absent-minded at the dinner after the division competition in the evening, even though he was surrounded by a group of division and regiment leaders.

My mind is full of how the 7th Steel Company can complete the synthetic transformation in the shortest time and possess certain combat capabilities.

It was not until he returned to the regiment and attended a grand celebration banquet hosted by the regiment leader himself that Chen Jun suddenly came to his senses.

Now that Captain Wang has returned victorious from the competition, he is in high spirits and in a very good mood. Isn't this the best time to propose synthetic transformation?
Thinking of this...

Chen Jun immediately perked up and looked for an opportunity to have an enthusiastic conversation with the team leader.

Captain Wang was very fond of Chen Jun at this moment. As a person who loved talents, he had already thought about how to train Chen Jun, this outstanding young lieutenant.

The 702nd Regiment needs outstanding rising stars, and Chen Jun is undoubtedly the best representative of excellence.

Therefore, Captain Wang was very happy that Chen Jun took the initiative to come up and talk, and he also took this opportunity to have a more in-depth chat with Chen Jun.

I want to see Chen Jun’s understanding of the army and whether he can become a qualified commander.

Strong military skills are important, but for an officer, what is more important is the ability of military command and leadership.

So far, Captain Wang does not understand Chen Jun's understanding of leadership and command.

So he needs to continue the conversation and use the topic to get to the bottom of the matter.

During the period, Captain Wang raised a topic, hoping that the 7th Steel Company would not only shine in the competition, but also excel in company building.

The purpose is to use this topic to see Chen Jun’s ideas on company building.

This is for Chen Jun.

It's like sleepiness hitting the pillow.

Captain Wang took the initiative to bring up the topic, and Chen Jun took the opportunity to insert his own ideas and brought the synthetic transformation of the 7th Steel Company to the surface.

"Captain, we can see from the Kuwait War that the future form of warfare has changed. In order to keep up with the pace of our army's modernization and informationization reform, I think it's time for the 7th Steel Company to make some changes. I have a good idea. I wonder if you are interested in listening to it?"

In just a few sentences, Chen Jun introduced the international situation, the general trend of reform, and finally his own ideas. The whole flow was clear and concise.

The head of the regiment, impressed by Chen Jun's personal strength, has recognized Chen Jun as an outstanding new cadre.

Military reform is an inevitable trend, and Captain Wang has actually known this for a long time, but he just doesn't have a good solution.

Now Chen Jun, a new cadre, has stepped forward and proactively mentioned the idea of ​​modernization reform.

Captain Wang's interest was immediately caught.

Chen Jun was called outside the cafeteria alone to avoid the noisy noise of the dinner party inside.

He asked with great interest: "Platoon Leader Chen, the division has already started working on what you mentioned, and I have also been studying it.

However, I don’t have a mature idea yet. We are all still groping in the dark. You graduated from a military academy, so you must have a solid foundation in theoretical knowledge and a better understanding of international current affairs.

I’d be interested to hear your thoughts.”

(End of this chapter)