Soldiers' Assault: Veteran Special Agents and New Recruits

The first formal meeting of the First Division has concluded, with some rejoicing and others lamenting.

Gao Cheng was among the happy ones. He couldn't hide his joy when he got home. He prepared a dish of two cucumbers and some peanuts.

He hummed a little tune to himself and sipped his wine.

His wife, Chen Li, was completely bewildered and couldn't help but run over to ask, "Hey Lao Gao, what's wrong with you today? It's rare to see you so happy."

Gao Cheng grabbed two peanuts with his hands, popped them into his mouth, and said while eating, "Of course I'm happy, because the military exercises are about to start."

"Aren't exercises held all the time? I've never seen you this happy before," Chen Li asked, puzzled.

"This time is different from usual."

As Gao Cheng spoke, he sat up straight, cleared his throat deliberately, and said in a serious tone, "I, the commander of the First Division, will soon have some progress."

"Really? If it's true, this is definitely something to celebrate, it should be celebrated."

Chen Li was happy for Gao Cheng, so she moved a chair aside and sat down, poured herself a glass of red wine, and said, "Cheers to your dream coming true soon!"

"Cheers!"

Gao Cheng raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp.

……

Wu Yiwen returned home with a gloomy face and took out his favorite Huarong Road puzzle, hoping to release his emotions through Wang Qi.

As a result, Huarong Road, which usually calms the mind when played, was not enjoyable to play today.

It can even become more and more annoying and frustrating the more you play.

Finally, they simply threw the chessboard away, leaving it scattered all over the ground.

The wife, who was preparing dinner in the kitchen, heard a commotion coming from the living room and rushed out, asking with concern, "What's wrong? Old Wu, what happened?"

"Nothing?" Wu Yiwen replied impatiently.

His wife, a traditional Christian woman, didn't dare to ask the head of the household why he was angry, and quickly ran to pick up the fallen chess pieces from the ground.

As she picked them up, she said, "You don't look well. Why don't you go and rest for a bit?"

"Who said that?"

Wu Yiwen got up and walked to the recliner, then lay down completely. Anyone could tell he was preoccupied, but he still put on a tough front.

"Sigh, the division commander is always undecided, and now another unexpected person has appeared out of nowhere."

Wu Yiwen's wife had clearly heard some of the news, and speaking from her husband's perspective, she said, "If you ask me, if Gao Cheng becomes a division commander, you should become the commander of the military sub-district. Wouldn't that be the same?"

The military sub-district is also a division-level unit, and its position and benefits are the same as those of the division commander of the First Division.

To outsiders, there is indeed no difference.

But only insiders know that although the First Division is a division-level unit like the military sub-district, its status within the military region is completely different.

Putting aside everything else, the rank of a cadre in the First Division, just the military rank on his shoulders, is guaranteed to go from star to flower.

The military sub-district might not be the case!

That difference alone makes a huge difference.

Wu Yiwen clearly knew this, and knew how high the status of the First Division was, but he was too lazy to explain to the woman, and said impatiently, "Don't talk nonsense."

"What nonsense!"

Wu Yiwen's wife also got emotional, raising her voice to say, "Old Wu, sometimes, it's like playing chess. If one path is blocked, you have to learn to try another. You can't put all your eggs in one basket."

"Hey, that makes sense."

Wu Yiwen was enlightened by his wife's words and suddenly realized the key point. He stood up and said, "I haven't reached the point of having no way out yet."

I refuse to believe it. This game of chess is played by people; as long as we haven't reached a dead end, I refuse to believe we can't find a way out.

As he spoke, Wu Yiwen returned to the coffee table, picked up the Huarong Road puzzle that his wife had just picked up, and started playing again.

"Old Wu, I don't know anything about chess, but I've been watching you set up Huarong Road all day long, and I've actually figured out some tricks of it," Wu Yiwen's wife said mysteriously as she poured a cup of tea.

"Oh, then tell me about it."

Wu Yiwen's curiosity was truly piqued.

"Why do you have to think of yourself as Cao Cao? You're always being watched closely by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, with no freedom at all. Can't you learn from those lowly soldiers? They're much more agile when they move around."

Wu Yiwen's wife's words made a very simple point, but they immediately enlightened Wu Yiwen.

My previous frustration vanished completely.

Just then, there was a knock on the door. Wu Yiwen's wife ran over and opened the door, only to find that the person who came was his old subordinate, Gui Pingyuan.

Gui Pingyuan came with a topic in mind, and went straight to the point as soon as he arrived.

"Deputy Division Commander Wu, does having Jackie Chan confront Staff Officer Gao mean... Jackie Chan will take over as Chief of Staff of the First Division?" Gui Pingyuan asked.

"You mean Gao Cheng will be the commander of the First Division?" Wu Yiwen said unhappily.

"There has been discussion about this," Gui Pingyuan said.

"Oh dear, you actually believe in this kind of 'masses forming a team'? It's all uncertain." Wu Yiwen said while waving the flag, without showing any emotional fluctuation.

"The masses will be the best fit for the leadership team," Gui Pingyuan said with a smile.

"nonsense."

Gui Pingyuan went against his idea, which upset Wu Yiwen. He lost interest in playing chess and slammed the chessboard on the table with a stern face.

Gui Pingyuan was so frightened that he didn't dare to say a word.

Realizing he had lost his temper, Wu Yiwen immediately put on a smiling face and changed the subject, saying, "Pingyuan, I just heard from your sister-in-law that your child is not listening to the teacher at school. You should keep a closer eye on him in the future."

"Haha, definitely."

Gui Pingyuan didn't want to talk about personal matters and turned back to official business, saying, "Actually, I personally think that it might not be a good thing for Gao Cheng to have him confront Cheng Long."

Wu Yiwen had lost interest in talking to Gui Pingyuan, because Gui Pingyuan had already decided to kick Wu Yiwen out of the game.

But Gui Pingyuan insisted on circling back to the point, and Wu Yiwen couldn't just remain silent, so he could only say expressionlessly, "Your judgment is quite strange."

"I think, in a sense, this was a brilliant move by the leader," Gui Pingyuan said cryptically.

"What's so wonderful about it?" Wu Yiwen asked.

"You are a master of chess. When two equally matched opponents play against each other, they can play freely and fight to the death. When Gao Cheng plays against Jackie Chan, he will not be relaxed. If he is not careful, he will run into trouble."

After finishing his sentence, Gui Pingyun gave an example: "It's like the Chinese men's football team. When facing weak opponents, they want to win but are afraid of losing, and as a result, they suffer a crushing defeat."

The angle of the Guiping Plain is quite unique.

He believes that in the power struggle between Kao Cheng and Jackie Chan, Kao Cheng's desire to win too much will backfire, and he will ultimately lose miserably, giving Wu Yiwen a chance to win.

This possibility is not nonexistent.

After going around in circles, it turned out to be what he meant. His old subordinates were still thinking of him, and Wu Yiwen felt a little better.

He softened his tone and said, "Oh, Pingyuan, don't forget the relationship between Gao Cheng and Jackie Chan."

I've had a few private meetings with Jackie Chan, so I know him somewhat. Knowing his personality, he'd definitely step up for his old company commander at this juncture and lend him a hand.

Wu Yiwen's judgment was finalized, and he had basically accepted Gao Cheng as the division commander.

With no hope of winning the division commander position, Wu Yiwen changed his strategy and decided to compete for the chief of staff position. As long as he could stay in the First Division, everything else was practically the same.

They can still achieve the same effect of changing stars and flowers on their shoulders!

I don't see it that way.

Gui Ping also had a different perspective, analyzing: "Jackie Chan can be considered an unconventional person, and we cannot use normal thinking to view him."

Besides, with the commander personally overseeing the operation, no matter how good the relationship between Jackie Chan and Gao Cheng is, they wouldn't dare to deliberately sabotage the exercise in front of the commander.

After all, both sides care a lot about their image in the eyes of their superiors.

Moreover, the brilliance of the commander's ambiguous move lies in the fact that Gao Cheng might become a dead end in this confrontation, ultimately being eliminated.

Gui Pingyuan's final judgment was indeed somewhat arbitrary.

Wu Yiwen was secretly pleased to hear this, but he put on a stern face and scolded, "Don't talk nonsense. It's not good to humiliate people like that."

"It's not that I want to ruin him, it's obvious, it's just that Deputy Commander Zhong wants to get rid of him," Gui Pingyuan said confidently.

Wu Yiwen was stunned.

Gui Pingyuan's perspective is truly unique. His judgment seems unreasonable to me, but upon closer inspection, it seems to make some sense.

This left Wu Yiwen completely confused, unsure whether to believe it or not.

Gui Pingyuan became more and more excited as he spoke, and continued, "Gao Cheng was chosen as the candidate for commander of the DA Division by the military region's party committee."

Removing this candidate is even more difficult than listing him as a candidate in the first place.

What troubled Deputy Commander Zhong was that removing high-ranking officials required the complete acceptance of the decision from all levels and all parties involved, so the outcome depended on the confrontation between the two of them.

Even after winning, Gao Cheng remains just one of the candidates, proving that Jackie Chan's theory is wrong.

Then everything will be overturned and started all over again. You and Gao Cheng only fought half of the last confrontation, and now you have to pick it up and continue the fight.

If you lose, Gao Cheng will be automatically eliminated, and you'll be competing against Jackie Chan in the end.

Gui Pingyuan's angle and reasons for approaching the issue became clear after he finished speaking. He believed that Wu Yiwen's absence this time was a test that the leader wanted to give Gao Cheng.

From beginning to end, Jackie Chan was never seriously considered a candidate for a teacher position.

It is indeed a bit illogical for Jackie Chan to jump from the rank of colonel to regimental commander, especially for such an important unit as the 1st Division.

Gui Pingyuan's analysis based on common sense makes this judgment quite correct.

After listening to Gui Pingyuan's long speech, Wu Yiwen still felt that Gui Pingyuan's judgment was too unrealistic, but his heart began to burn with enthusiasm.

I forced myself to believe Gui Pingyuan's judgment.

After all, if given the chance to be a division commander, no one would want to be a chief of staff.

With this glimmer of hope, Wu Yiwen asked, "So, do you think Gao Cheng will lose to Jackie Chan?"

"We're bound to lose," Gui Pingyuan said with certainty.

"Oh?"

Wu Yiwen's expression did not show any surprise, but he straightened up from his slouching position.

"Once Gao Cheng is eliminated, you'll be the only one left out of the two official candidates, and the outcome will be decided."

Gui Pingyuan spoke with considerable confidence; if given a feather fan, he could probably become Zhuge Liang.

"Oh, Pingyuan, you're incredibly good at analyzing other people's careers, but have you ever thought about what kind of role you'll play in the First Division?"

Wu Yiwen's sudden question caught Gui Pingyuan completely off guard.

Qian chuckled a few times before saying, "Well, actually, I never thought that back then, I, Guiping, was promoted from a soldier to a volunteer soldier because of writing some short articles, and you helped me get promoted from a volunteer soldier to an officer."

Now that I've become a section chief, I'm very content and have no other desires.

Gui Pingyuan, as expected of someone who writes short essays, responded appropriately, demonstrating both his ability and his loyalty.

He was just one sentence away from saying: "Commander Wu, if you go, I'll go too. I'll follow you."

"Contentment, ah, that's well said. Only when you're content can you be free from desires."

Wu Yiwen sighed deeply, feeling inexplicably moved by the word "contentment".

……

Both of the formal candidates for division commander had their own ulterior motives at this moment.

As a dark horse who suddenly appeared out of nowhere, Jackie Chan joined the competition without even realizing it, and his feelings at this moment were even more complicated than the other two.

to be frank.

With such a great opportunity presented to them, everyone would want to climb to the next level.

If his opponent wasn't Gao Cheng, but Wu Yiwen, whom he didn't know well, Jackie Chan wouldn't feel any pressure at all; he could just go for it.

However, his competitor was Gao Cheng, which made things a bit difficult for Jackie Chan.

Gao Cheng was not only his old company commander, but also his friend of ten years. Most importantly, when he first came here, Jackie Chan had already patted his chest and guaranteed him.

We will do our best to help Gao Cheng achieve his dream of becoming a senior colonel.

Now that he has become Jackie Chan's competitor, should Jackie Chan still keep his promise?

If Jackie Chan doesn't keep the promise he made at the time, then he's a person who doesn't keep his word; if he does keep the promise, then he can't explain what will happen to his hands.

There is no room for child's play in the military.

If Jackie Chan dares to go easy on or play tricks during a military exercise personally supervised by the commander, it would be tantamount to treating the commander's orders as a joke.

If the leader really investigates, it will be a big problem for Jackie Chan.

dilemma.

This is Jackie Chan's current predicament.

When Wu Liuyi, Xu Sanduo, Cheng Cai, Wu Zhe, Tuo Yonggang, and others learned of the situation and knew that Jackie Chan was in a difficult position, they all rushed over to give him advice.

Basically, they were divided into two factions.

Among the old buddies who came out just last year, Xu Sanduo and Wu Liuyi both tend to let Cheng Long go easy on them so that Gao Cheng can fulfill his dream.

After all, Jackie Chan is still very young, and he has a lot of room for advancement.

Even if you give up this opportunity, you'll still have plenty of opportunities at thirty. You'll definitely be able to achieve something great before you turn forty.

Most importantly, Jackie Chan is from the Special Forces Brigade, and Team A is waiting for Jackie Chan to take over.

If he were to become the commander of the First Division, he would have to switch to corps operations, which would mean saying goodbye to his brothers forever and never being able to fight alongside them again.

Having grown accustomed to risking their lives alongside Jackie Chan and following him for many years, Xu Sanduo and Wu Liuyi truly didn't want to be separated from him.

The main reason is that I don't want to break up.

(End of this chapter)