From the 7th Steel Company to the Synthetic Division

Chapter 226 Let’s go! The whole division is going to grab people

The cadres’ dinner for the Second Battalion started on time in the evening. More than a dozen people sat on a large assembled table, which was already filled with food.

The drinks are even richer, with all kinds of white wine and beer.

The reason why it was so grand is that this dinner has two meanings.

Not only did Chen Jun's appearance express his support for the second battalion commander to be a candidate, it also had another, more important meaning.

That is, this might be the last time that only the cadres of the Second Battalion will sit together for a dinner.

Once the various units of the combined battalion officially move into the base, the 702nd Regiment will also undergo a major reshuffle. The three battalions will be disrupted and reorganized into the new 702nd Regiment.

Now everyone here can still say that we are all brothers in the Second Battalion.

There will be no chance to say it later.

Even if the whole battalion wants to have a "farewell dinner" at that time, it is probably impossible for all the company commanders to be present like today.

It is precisely because of this meaning that everyone here cherishes this opportunity so much.

And because Chen Jun appeared at the dinner table, it meant that he had already made his statement, and there was no need for any additional description in words.

Therefore, the Second Battalion Commander did not mention the candidate again, but instead made the upcoming reorganization of the Second Battalion the main topic.

“I want to say that the fact that we are all gathered here this time has different meanings for everyone present. I believe that everyone has long known that our regiment will soon be reorganized and reorganized, and the Second Battalion will not be spared. We will all go our separate ways in the future.

Over the past few years, as part of the Second Battalion, you and I have always worked together very well, and the Second Battalion has developed very well.

I am very grateful to everyone here for their full support for my work. For the friendship we have had over the years, I think we should all have a toast together."

Finished speaking.

The second battalion commander picked up the cup on the table and held it high in front of him.

The second battalion commander used the impending disbandment to play the emotional card, which was indeed a perfect idea, and the thoughts of all the cadres present were affected.

It is rare to meet someone in life, and meeting him is fate.

Separation is sad after all!

Thinking that everyone will go their separate ways in the future, this will be the last time the current cadres of the Second Battalion will gather together. There will be no regrets if the Sixth Company Commander is also here.

The reluctance to let go in everyone's hearts was ignited like gasoline.

Moved by emotion, they filled their glasses with wine and raised them high.

"For the Second Battalion, let's do it!"

The second battalion commander shouted and took the lead in drinking it all in one gulp.

Infected by this special atmosphere, not to mention the more emotional people like Gao Cheng and He Hongtao, even Chen Jun, who is already mentally very old, felt mixed emotions.

This is like a big family living together, but suddenly they have to go their separate ways.

As long as you are a human being, you will be reluctant to give it up.

Because humans are emotional animals!

Since separation cannot be changed, all we can do is to put a perfect end to this relationship between colleagues before our final separation.

Everyone raised their glasses and drank them all in one gulp.

A glass of wine is like pouring it on fire.

The atmosphere at the table became increasingly heated.

With the blessing of this atmosphere, the second battalion commander had a perfect BUFF, making everyone want to help the old battalion commander before they separated.

In addition, there is Chen Jun, the backbone, who has an influence on everyone present.

The second battalion commander won all the votes of the second battalion.

It’s basically a done deal!
The emotions at the dinner are already there, so there is no need to describe the rest of the things in detail. In the army, you only need to do one thing.

That's drinking!

After drinking white wine, drink beer, and after drinking a small cup, drink from the bottle.

The atmosphere can be as lively as it can be.

For the other 1st and 3rd battalions, the situation at night was similar to that of the 2nd battalion. After all, the situation of the three battalions was actually the same.

Just having fun drinking at a dinner party in the evening will cost you the next day.

If you add beer to white wine, it would be strange if your head doesn't explode.

Happy to hear and see.

The next morning, except for a very few individuals, such as Chen Jun, who had a special physique and an amazing alcohol tolerance, everyone was able to get up on time to do morning exercises and eat breakfast.

Most of the other company commanders were basically unable to get out of bed.

My head was dizzy and I woke up at noon.

After getting up and washing up, it was a long time before the back of my head felt like it had been sprayed all over. It felt heavy and painful.

No wonder the team leader wanted to hold a meeting in the afternoon. It seemed like he had already anticipated this situation.

He is indeed a veteran in the army!
……

It's about two o'clock in the afternoon.

After most of the day, the chief officers finally recovered and rushed to the regiment headquarters from various companies one after another and entered the venue to participate in the candidate voting meeting.

When it was exactly three o'clock in the afternoon, Captain Wang and other members of the League's Party Committee walked onto the rostrum together.

It was still Captain Wang who made the opening remarks, briefly introducing the topic of the meeting, and then got down to business and started the selection process.

Xiao, the head of the cadre section of the regiment’s political department, served as the host of the vote.

First, the soldiers were asked to carry up a blackboard and hang it on the wall to the right of the rostrum. The names of six people were written on the blackboard.

Three of them happened to be the battalion commanders of the three battalions, and the remaining three were deputy battalion commanders.

Two were from the first battalion and one was from the third battalion.

The courage of the three deputy battalion commanders was commendable, but they were destined to be just runners-up, so no one took them too seriously and all attention was on the three battalion commanders.

After writing down the names of the candidates, Section Chief Xiao announced in public that these six people were the candidates.

Then several soldiers were called in and each cadre present was given a piece of paper and a pen. They were asked to write the name of the candidate they thought was suitable on the white paper and fold it diagonally into a triangle.

Because this is a secret ballot, there is no need to write the voter's name.

After everyone had written down their votes, the soldiers who had just distributed paper and pens went down again, collected the notes written by each cadre, and handed them to Section Chief Xiao.

After the company cadres wrote their names down, they all felt relieved.

A big task has been completed, and all that’s left is to wait.

The six candidates were just the opposite. As they watched all the ballots being sent to the stage, they became nervous and even their breathing began to become heavy.

Section Chief Xiao arranged for an officer to write the correct characters.

He took out the first ballot, opened it, and began counting the votes using the microphone.

"One vote for Qiu Zhihao."

The first vote was for the battalion commander, who couldn't help but smile.

A good start, a good omen.

"One vote for Wang Yunfei."

The second vote went to the third battalion commander, which made him smile a little.

"Qiu Zhihao."

The third vote turned into a battalion commander.

The battalion commander continued to lead with a smile on his face.

When the fourth vote came out, it was again a battalion commander, who was leading with an absolute advantage of three to one to zero, and seemed to be in a position to rush forward.

The first battalion commander felt that this was too exciting, causing his heartbeat to accelerate. On the contrary, the second battalion commander had no votes, which made him feel that he had Chen Jun's support. The second battalion commander, who was originally full of confidence, became nervous.

Worried about something unexpected happening.

After all, no one knows who will win in the end until all the votes are cast.

The fifth vote went to the third battalion commander Wang Yunfei, the sixth vote was again for the first battalion commander Qiu Zhihao, and it was not until the seventh vote that the second battalion commander Li Fuguo finally came up with a vote.

How could they fall behind by so much when they were only one person at the beginning? The Second Battalion Commander Li Fuguo was worried.

Even the officers of the Second Battalion were wondering why their battalion commander had so few votes. Could it be that the First and Third Battalions had secretly colluded?
"Old Chen, what's going on? No, our second battalion commander is going to flip over."

Gao Chengdu was worried about the second battalion commander and started whispering to him.

"No one can tell the truth. Anyway, I filled in the position of second battalion commander, and I have done my best." Chen Jun laughed softly.

The reason why Chen Jun's mentality is so casual is that he really doesn't care who is the second battalion commander. In his eyes, it's all the same.

With his current prestige in the 702nd Regiment, no battalion commander can suppress him.

"The competitive pressure is huge. I just hope our old battalion commander can handle it. To be honest, I really hope he can continue to be my battalion commander."

Gao Cheng is a man who values ​​feelings, but he is not good at expressing them.

"In my opinion, our battalion commander should not have any problems. The reason why he hasn't issued any tickets yet is probably because they were not shaken evenly when they were collected."

Chen Jun had no foresight about this matter and relied entirely on his own guesses.

I didn’t expect that he guessed it right!
The commander of the first battalion, Qiu Zhihao, had been leading in the first half of the race. At one point, he surpassed the commander of the second battalion by as many as ten votes, and had five more votes than the commander of the third battalion who was behind him.

There are only a few dozen cadres voting here, so ten more votes can really be considered a big advantage.

This made the battalion commander Qiu Zhihao think for a moment that his ancestors were about to have good luck and that he was going to win the candidate today.

As a result, when the vote counting reached the second half, a dramatic scene occurred.

The plot took a 180-degree turn.

Qiu Zhihao, the first battalion commander who was in a very good position at the beginning, turned out to be the same as the second battalion commander in the second half, and basically no votes were left for him.

The votes for the second battalion commander, who was almost invisible at the beginning, suddenly began to surge.

It seemed as Chen Jun said, the collected tickets were not shaken evenly, or maybe it was luck that shook the second battalion commander's tickets to the back.

The second battalion commander, who originally had ten votes less than the first battalion commander, burst out with a ferocious momentum in the second half.

He easily surpassed the third battalion commander who was in second place, and then when the last three tickets were counted, he surpassed the first battalion commander and rushed to the front.

In the end, he successfully won the seat of battalion commander candidate with a lead of two votes over the second place.

Witnessing such a thrilling selection scene, everyone present had their hearts racing and felt a real emotional roller coaster.

They also congratulated the second battalion commander on his success with warm applause.

The other three only received one vote each, most likely a vote for their own deputy battalion commander. At this point, they finally gave up hope.

They also gave applause!
The only one who was leading with a high vote count throughout the entire process and thought he had already won was Battalion Commander Qiu Zhihao, who looked very dejected at this moment.

He sat there blankly with lifeless eyes, not clapping or moving.

From being in the absolute lead to being overturned, the gap between the two is so huge that it makes people fall directly from the hope of life to the despair of death.

Even a person with a strong mind would probably become dazed after such a blow.

In simple words.

I was just stunned!

The second battalion commander, who was extremely nervous from beginning to end and whose clothes on the back were soaked through with nervousness, finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the final result.

But at this moment I couldn't be happy at all, I just felt that it was too dangerous.

Thinking back on it I still get scared.

It was not until the political commissar called him to the stage to speak and asked him to talk about his feelings and words after he qualified as a candidate for battalion commander.

The second battalion commander finally recovered from the shock and began to enjoy this moment of honor that belonged to him.

As the group candidates are officially confirmed, the second phase of work, which is the most difficult and can only be handled by Chen Jun, also needs to be officially put into operation.

This job is to go to other regiments and select the soldiers needed for the combined battalion.

Whether they can snatch the treasure from other groups instead of bringing back some dregs, it all depends on Chen Jun's performance.

Not even a day apart.

On the second day after the second battalion commander was selected as a candidate, a working group headed by deputy regiment commander Zhou Huimin took Chen Jun straight to the division early in the morning.

The division commander hadn't seen Chen Jun for a long time, and he was one of the people who cared most about the combined battalion.

As soon as the working group's convoy arrived at the division headquarters, the division commander sent someone to call the working group to the conference room and encouraged and praised the working group for its tasks.

Then he asked Zhou Huimin to take his men down first, and the division commander specifically left Chen Jun behind to talk in private.

In addition to understanding Chen Jun's recent situation and his thoughts on the formation of the combined battalion, the division commander was most concerned about personnel issues.

Although the army group has issued the order, the official documents have already reached the division.

It is imperative that all regimental units under the T Division fully cooperate with the formation of the combined battalion. Except for the 702nd Regiment and the Aviation Brigade, each company under the T Division must coordinate no less than six non-commissioned officers.

Both combat troops and logistics troops are needed!
The name of any particular sergeant was not specifically mentioned, which added a lot of uncertainty to the matter.

It’s not that the group army doesn’t want to target a certain soldier. They can just write a transfer order and the matter will be settled without causing any more trouble for Chen Jun.

The main reason is that military district leaders cannot do this. They must think from the overall perspective of the division level.

There are obvious benefits to forcibly transferring people.

But he has more shortcomings.

First of all, it would affect the internal unity of the T Division. Without any prior notice or even a visit, the 702nd Regiment snatched away all the good soldiers.

That would be a very hateful thing, and I would probably become the "public enemy" of the entire division.

Secondly, although the non-commissioned officers who were forcibly transferred could not resist orders, they would inevitably have rebellious emotions in their hearts and would not be able to quickly integrate into the combined battalion.

When they bring confrontational emotions to the combined battalion, it will definitely affect subsequent training, affect the formation of combat effectiveness, and make the training ineffective.

Moreover, since they are not sure about the specific person, letting the 702nd Regiment solve the problem on their own can also provide an opportunity to test Chen Jun's abilities.

There are already many people in the group army who have set their sights on Chen Jun and have shown a strong interest in this rising star.

Among them are some big guys who want to test Chen Jun's background.

Whether you can select the soldiers you want is undoubtedly a good testing opportunity.

It was for these multiple reasons that, even though the army group was very clear about the situation of every soldier in the T Division, it did not solve the problem with a direct transfer order.

The division commander is very clear about the tempers and personalities of the regiment commanders under his command.

That was a standard armored infantry division.

One is harder than the other!

The division commander was very worried that Chen Jun would not be able to select the soldiers he wanted, so he kept Chen Jun and asked him if he needed help from the division.

Whenever Chen Jun nodded to indicate that he needed help, the commander would definitely do his best.

Even if you have to tie someone up with a rope, you have to tie them up in place.

Chen Jun was already fully confident, so he smiled and rejected the commander's kindness, and patted his chest to promise that he would complete the task.

The division commander has great confidence in Chen Jun and believes very much in his abilities.

Since Chen Jun had such confidence, the division commander believed that Chen Jun could do it, and he felt relieved and did not continue to ask questions.

"Okay, that's it. The time for the second phase of preparations is very tight, so don't waste it here. You should hurry up and go to the 701st Regiment first. I have already notified them in advance. I wish you a safe journey."

The teacher is not a fussy person. Now that things have come to a conclusion, let's just do it cleanly and efficiently.

Not even leaving any food for lunch!

Go to the 701st Group to eat again!
(End of this chapter)