Soldiers' Assault: Veteran Special Agents and New Recruits

Deputy Commander Zhong sent scouts to guard the area, and Wu Zhe from the Police and Communications Battalion led a group of elite officers to protect them. No accidents occurred during the swim.

With the entire police unit returning safely, Jackie Chan has completed his test.

The combat training has now come to an end.

With this minor incident over, the coastal training returned to its normal routine, with each brigade continuing its training as scheduled.

During this period, Deputy Commander Zhong, Gao Cheng, Wu Yiwen, and other high-ranking officials became more relaxed.

Wu Yiwen, a smooth operator in the military who was adept at playing the game of interpersonal relationships, seized this opportunity to quickly build a closer relationship with Deputy Commander Zhong.

Upon hearing that Deputy Commander Zhong was going to swim in the sea to exercise, Wu Yiwen immediately drove over.

Claiming to be a swimming enthusiast herself, she successfully teamed up with Vice Commander Zhong and started swimming along the coastline together.

Recreational swimming is very slow and doesn't require much physical exertion; chatting while swimming is a must.

"Sir, I've finished reading the book on digital survival that you gave me. It's so well-written that I can't put it down once I start reading it."

Wu Yiwen's skill in flattery was at least top-notch in the army.

"You finished watching it so quickly? What are your thoughts?" Deputy Commander Zhong asked happily.

"I was really impressed. It was very impressive, with the heroic spirit of a swordsman. However, I have some personal thoughts on some of the arguments, such as the opposition between network simulation command and live-fire exercises."

Wu Yiwen is very knowledgeable about linguistics, and even more so about how to speak.

First, shower him with praise, then offer your suggestions. This approach is extremely effective for an upright officer like Deputy Commander Zhong, hitting the nail on the head.

If you simply shower him with compliments, it might actually annoy Deputy Commander Zhong.

As expected, Deputy Commander Zhong fell into the trap and asked, following Wu Yiwen's words, "Oh, really? Then tell me your personal thoughts."

"I think if we can combine these elements to enhance human warfare capabilities, it will definitely have even greater value."

Wu Yiwen said a lot of high-sounding things, but it seemed like he said something and then didn't say anything at all.

A perfect example of Tai Chi!

Deputy Commander Zhong was clearly dissatisfied with the reply and posed a more professional question: "If you were to become the commander of the First Division, how would you lead this unit?"

"Splash!"

Upon hearing the topic he cared about most, Wu Yiwen suddenly straightened up and stopped swimming forward, standing up and wiping the water off his face.

He said in an extremely formal manner, "Sir, this question came too suddenly. Although there were some rumors, I really didn't take them to heart."

Wu Yiwen first expressed that he had no greed and that he would obey the organization's arrangements in everything.

Fearing that Deputy Commander Zhong might genuinely believe he had no ideas and give the mayoral position to Gao Cheng, he immediately added, "Since the commander has brought up this issue, let me share my thoughts with you."

Deputy Commander Zhong also stopped, standing in chest-deep water, looking at Wu Yiwen, waiting for his direct response.

"Sir, if I have said anything wrong, please feel free to criticize and correct me." Wu Yiwen was truly tactful, not forgetting to give a preemptive warning even at this moment.

"Hey, let's just chat casually, don't be shy," Deputy Commander Zhong said, waving his hand.

"Yes, sir."

After receiving the warning, Wu Yiwen felt relieved and, after calming down, said, "I've summarized it, and it can be summarized as one, two, three, four."

"What do you mean, one, two, three, four?" Deputy Commander Zhong was completely confused.

"Yes, to make it easier to remember and to ensure that all officers and soldiers can firmly grasp this master key, I specifically summarized it as one, two, three, four," Wu Yiwen said smugly.

"Alright, tell me about it." Deputy Commander Zhong was indeed intrigued.

"This one..."

Hu Yiwen extended his right index finger and said, "We must grasp a spirit, a pioneering and enterprising spirit, so that we can build a good First Division."

Secondly, we must focus on two key aspects: safety and infrastructure development…

Hearing this familiar bureaucratic report, which contained no substantive suggestions or training plans, but was simply a copy of the old unit's approach, I realized that it was just a blatant copy of what I had heard from the old unit.

Deputy Commander Zhong, who had been looking forward to it, felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head.

My heart sank!

Having no interest in listening any further, he shook his head speechlessly, ignored Wu Yiwen, and lay down again to swim back to shore.

Wu Yiwen thought he had spoken well, and opened his arms to express his feelings to the sea, completely unaware that Deputy Commander Zhong had already left.

He continued, speaking loudly and passionately: "These three points are about strengthening three key areas: first, strengthening the division's leadership team; second, strengthening the middle-level leadership; and third, strengthening the organization's structure."

The fourth point is mainly to improve...

Wu Yiwen smugly went on to the fourth point, wanting to turn around and get a look of approval from Deputy Commander Zhong, only to find that Deputy Commander Zhong had already swum more than ten meters away.

He swallowed the rest of his words and immediately lay down to chase after Deputy Commander Zhong.

……

Wu Yiwen here only knows how to talk big, and has not a single useful word in his head. He went swimming with us, but the result was the opposite of what he expected.

Meanwhile, Long Xiaoyun's information team also encountered some trouble.

The Information Battalion has a dedicated laboratory for researching and developing various communication equipment to enhance the unit's communication capabilities.

The various battalions participating in the exercise came from different units, making unified communication a problem.

Long Xiaoyun approached the head of the laboratory, hoping he could improve the current situation where the team was too scattered and communication was severely inconvenient.

The solution the person in charge could offer Long Xiaoyun was to use a combination of methods, including wired, wireless, small microwave, and satellite transmission, in a comprehensive and coordinated manner.

Long Xiaoyun wasn't very knowledgeable in this area, so she could only ask the lab to come up with a reasonable solution as soon as possible.

Before the plan could be finalized, Deputy Squadron Leader Qu Ying rushed over in a panic and started pouring out her grievances to Long Xiaoyun.

"Dragon Master, there's really no way."

Qu Ying said with a worried look, "I have investigated, and the software used by our various regiments and brigades is really all kinds of things."

Some are self-developed, some are modified, and some are directly imported; many of them are incompatible with each other.

To achieve paperless document exchange across the entire division within a month, my answer is simple: difficult, even more difficult than defeating a special operations brigade.

Before Long Xiaoyun sent Qu Ying to investigate, she had already foreseen this.

Now that her guess has been confirmed, she said under great pressure, "It seems there is really no other way now. The only solution is to develop our own new software as soon as possible."

"We must establish an E5W system that meets the operational needs of the 1st Division and is compatible with all battalions; otherwise, the 1st Division will be nothing more than an empty shell, a ragtag army."

The lab director suddenly said, "Hey, Captain Long, I remember you designed an automated command system back in the academy, didn't you? I think you even demonstrated it before. Why don't we just use that?"

"That was just a prototype of a graduation project. It was passable for teaching and research, but it was still far from practical application. The First Division had to build its own system, which was very difficult to achieve at the moment," Long Xiaoyun said.

"Why?" the person in charge asked, puzzled.

"Because this depends on the quality and competence of the military commander of the First Division. We have also worked on some regimental-level network systems before, hoping that they would use them. But after a lot of effort to install and debug them, they just wouldn't use them and kept using their old systems."

Long Xiaoyun said with a deep sense of helplessness, "In fact, with just one click on the network, they can transmit orders to the battalion, company, and even squad."

However, some leaders are used to the feeling of making phone calls and never use computers to control things.

It's as if the other side can't hear them, so they lose their authority as commanders and insist on using the most outdated methods. What's the use of having a new system?

That's why I said the biggest challenge in building an automated command system isn't the system itself, but rather our future commanders.

The laboratory director, who is over forty years old, also deeply resonated with the issues raised by Long Xiaoyun.

At this juncture of new information technology reform, it is also a time of handover between the older generation and the rising stars in the military, and the conflict between the old era and the new era is inevitable.

"Commander, Commander, choosing a commander for our First Division is harder than choosing a prince consort in ancient times."

Qu Ying's teasing made everyone burst into laughter.

"Who's choosing a prince consort? Captain Long? Can I sign up?"

Just as everyone was laughing, a rough and bold voice came from the other side, and the person arrived as soon as the voice came.

The enormous, two-meter-tall figure startled Qu Ying, causing her to take two steps back.

Upon recognizing Jackie Chan as the person approaching, having already met him several times and knowing his outgoing personality, he joked, "Chief of Staff Jackie, you shouldn't sign up. Our Agricultural University can't handle it."

"You can't make jokes like that."

Long Xiaoyun nudged Qu Ying's shoulder and then quickly changed the subject, saying, "Chief of Staff Cheng, how come you, who weighs several hundred pounds, walk so quietly? You just suddenly appear without us noticing."

"There's nothing I can do, this place is too high-end, I don't even dare to breathe loudly here."

Jackie Chan made a special trip to the lab to learn about the software of the future First Division. After a brief chat, he immediately got to the point.

Pointing to the equipment next to him, he said, "Wow, this thing looks pretty new. It's all buttons and lights, it looks so fancy."

"This isn't some fancy stuff; it's the most advanced equipment available right now, nicknamed the Invisible Reconnaissance Soldier," Qu Ying corrected.

"Invisible scouts? That's high-level? Captain Long, won't you introduce me to them?" Jackie Chan laughed.

"These lights represent various ground sensors, which are specifically implanted in the ground to detect changes in physical quantities such as vibration, electromagnetic fields, sound, or infrared radiation caused by the movement of ground targets, convert them into electrical signals, and then transmit them back to the monitoring center."

Long Xiaoyun gave a general introduction to the equipment, and the principle can be described as simple, clear and easy to understand.

"They truly live up to their reputation as stealthy reconnaissance soldiers. If they could be combined with wireless transmission and deployed in large numbers, they would indeed serve as reconnaissance troops. If..."

"Click~"

Before Jackie Chan could finish speaking, all the equipment in the laboratory suddenly went out, leaving only two emergency lights on the wall providing limited illumination.

The sudden power outage sparked a wave of complaints and grievances within the laboratory.

"Does your lab also experience power outages? It seems like power outages happen frequently?" Jackie Chan was quite surprised to hear the complaints from the person next to him.

"Yes, there are frequent power outages."

Qu Ying also joined the chorus of complaints, saying, "In the past, they would at least give us a heads-up when there was a power outage, but now they don't even give us a heads-up. It's really messing things up."

I have a feeling this power supply station is deliberately making things difficult for us. We're the division headquarters; can't they even guarantee our power supply?

At the beginning of 2008, the country was indeed experiencing a power shortage.

Power outages in different regions across the country are a frequent occurrence.

However, it is indeed strange that the First Division, as a key unit of the military region, could not be given priority in power supply; at the very least, the communication was inadequate.

Long Xiaoyun was clearly much clearer-headed; this was the first thing she thought of.

So he said to Qu Ying, "You should contact the local double support office as soon as possible, and I will report it to the division and try to resolve it as soon as possible."

"Oh dear, looks like I've come at the wrong time. I was hoping to learn about the lab, but it seems that's out of the question," Jackie Chan joked.

"There's really no way to do it today. I'll invite you another time when I have the chance," Long Xiaoyun said readily.

"Okay, it's settled then."

After Jackie Chan finished speaking, he turned around and left decisively, taking a few big strides to the door.

Long Xiaoyun and Qu Ying were both stunned.

The main reason Jackie Chan went to the lab was because he was so bored lately and had so much free time that he didn't know what to do with it.

With Wu Zhe and the others in charge of training, he didn't need to worry about it at all.

The newly built First Division base has incomplete facilities. Are there any interesting places to visit?

Frustrated by the power outage at the lab, Jackie Chan had no choice but to return to the special forces camp and continue browsing the latest military news online.

As soon as he stepped into the camp, he received a call from Minister Wang.

Minister Wang told Jackie Chan on the phone that Deputy Commander Zhong had something to discuss with him and asked him to rush to the division headquarters as quickly as possible.

Jackie Chan, who had just returned from the division's laboratory, was speechless, wondering why the phone call hadn't come 20 minutes earlier.

The special forces camp is quite far from the division headquarters; it takes more than ten minutes to drive there.

However, since the commander had an urgent matter to attend to, he had to act immediately. Jackie Chan had no choice but to get back into the car and head back to the division headquarters.

On the way there, Jackie Chan was also curious as to why Vice Commander Chung was in such a hurry to see him.

Could it be because of the previous confrontation?

Having successfully completed the final combat training as instructed by the commander, Deputy Commander Zhong made no further comment.

Jackie Chan's first thought was this, and he figured it might be an award for him.

(End of this chapter)