Soldiers' Assault: Veteran Special Agents and New Recruits

The problems faced by the Information Brigade are not severe, but they are very urgent.

The main reason lies in its own subjective factors.

It urgently needs software development talent, or more precisely, core-level technical experts who can take charge and shoulder heavy responsibilities.

Otherwise, the development of the E5W system, as well as the different system compatibility issues of each brigade, will become a major headache for the Information Brigade.

If the work of the Information Brigade cannot be advanced, it will directly affect the acceptance of the entire First Division.

after all.

The full name of the First Division is the New Digital Synthesis Division. The "new digital" is placed at the beginning, which shows the importance of the Information Brigade to the First Division.

The division commander and political commissar came to inspect the brigade together, and Long Xiaoyun attached great importance to it and personally came to receive and explain to them.

"Commander, Political Commissar, all our existing programmers have rushed here and are working at full capacity, but we still don't have enough manpower."

Long Xiaoyun led Cheng Long and Lu Yunhe into the laboratory, explaining their current predicament as they went.

"The development of the E5W system is very important. It is directly related to whether our First Division can form a cohesive force. The Party Committee of the Division has listed it as a core priority. You must hurry up and get it done," said Political Commissar Lu.

"We've been working very hard, almost like we're working around the clock, but while we're anxious, the division commander doesn't seem to be in a hurry."

Long Xiaoyun's words came very abruptly, leaving Jackie Chan stunned. He said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "How can I not be in a hurry? I'm more anxious than you!"

"I've urged you several times already. The division commander must be present to personally participate in the design of the interface between the division commander's command subsystem and the division headquarters and various brigades. But have you come all these days?" Long Xiaoyun complained.

"Oh, you mean this?"

Long Xiaoyun really misunderstood Jackie Chan. Recently, the other teams have been causing trouble, and Jackie Chan has been like a fire engine, running around non-stop, putting out fires and responding to emergencies. He has no time to come to the laboratory.

He could only laugh helplessly and say, "I would like to come, but I've been too busy lately. If I stay here for two days, the other brigades will probably start fighting."

Long Xiaoyun only cared about the research and development and promotion of the E5W system. She didn't care about anything else and insisted, "You are the commander of the First Division. The command system revolves around you. You are the core of the E5W system."

If your ideas cannot be integrated into the system, even if the E5W system is successfully implemented, it will be useless. We cannot replace your ideas; without your participation, it cannot be implemented at all.

"Okay, okay, I accept your criticism. From now on, just call me whenever you need me, alright?"

Jackie Chan had no choice but to make a serious promise to Long Xiaoyun, then changed the subject and said, "However, I would also like to give you a suggestion."

"Go ahead," Long Xiaoyun said earnestly.

"Could we temporarily refrain from redeveloping it, and instead focus on building upon our current system and making some modifications to the framework to save development time? If we start from scratch, it will take forever," Jackie Chan said.

"This does save time, but it leaves many hidden dangers."

Long Xiaoyun explained with a serious expression, "I have received advanced training in intelligence and know some methods of implanting software programs."

To be honest, I don't really trust foreign chips. If they've been tampered with or have hidden features, they're practically program bombs.

These bombs could explode at any moment if a real war breaks out.

They can attack or control our command system through the network or by accessing backdoors, thus paralyzing our command system.

This is an extremely dangerous potential hazard, so I advocate that we conduct all the research and development ourselves to prevent things like the cuckoo from happening.

Long Xiaoyun's explanation was very insightful, and Jackie Chan also found it to be very reasonable.

As a time traveler from the future, Jackie Chan clearly understands how important information security is and how crucial independent development is after the war between the two countries.

The devastation caused by the US-made SIM card chip is still vivid in Jackie Chan's memory.

therefore.

Jackie Chan understands the importance of his own existence better than anyone else.

While Jackie Chan was deep in thought, Political Commissar Lu spoke first, saying, "This is a very thoughtful consideration. We should indeed base ourselves on our own strengths."

"Captain Long, your approach is sound. On behalf of the division headquarters, I fully support you," Jackie Chan stated.

"If we decide to develop everything ourselves, we urgently need a group of outstanding programmers and hardware and software experts to work together to overcome the challenges. Without their participation in the design, it will be impossible for the E5W system to be put into use within a year," Long Xiaoyun said seriously.

"A year??"

Jackie Chan's eyes widened in surprise. He said speechlessly, "My requirement was three months. Your year is far too long. By then, it will be too late."

"Given our current situation, a year is still the most ideal outcome," Long Xiaoyun said truthfully.

"Not having enough manpower is indeed a problem, but can't you train a few experts yourself? With your connections, Captain Long, you can't possibly not find any, can you?" Jackie Chan laughed.

"Then the division headquarters must be determined to bring in talent, form a team to tackle the problem, and develop our own CPU and the necessary chips. Otherwise, you can only buy a game software to play at home."

Long Xiaoyun is straightforward and speaks her mind directly, which Jackie Chan and Political Commissar Lu both know. They were not angry at her words and laughed instead.

"This talent issue is becoming increasingly critical, and it really needs to be addressed properly," Political Commissar Lu nodded and said.

"We went together before, and the old classmate who contacted Jing Xiaoshu has been handed over to you for follow-up. You should be in contact with him, right? After getting to know him these past few days, what do you think of him?" Jackie Chan asked.

"He's an outstanding software development expert. You saw what happened at the internet cafe the other day. He's perfectly suited to join us in developing the E5W system," Long Xiaoyun affirmed.

"So... what do you think, Political Commissar?" Jackie Chan asked the Political Commissar for his opinion.

It's not about whether or not Jing Xiaoshu can join the research and development; the underlying question is whether the division can give him a "formal title" if Jing Xiaoshu is brought in.

Given Jing Xiaoshu's doctoral degree earned through studying abroad, she should at least be given the rank of deputy regimental commander upon entering the military.

As the division commander, Cheng Long was only responsible for military matters; matters such as party membership recruitment and talent introduction were the main responsibilities of the division political commissar.

So, is it necessary for Political Commissar Lu to handle this?

"If they are truly talented, and we need them now, then we will definitely try to bring them in, but..."

Political Commissar Lu said with some difficulty, "Our division has very limited quotas. There are no more quotas available this year. The higher authorities have already helped us obtain twenty special recruitment slots, which is already a great favor to us."

If we want them again, and with decent pay, then it will be much more difficult.

Local personnel who are specially recruited into the military are given corresponding treatment based on their education and abilities, with the most common method being to determine military rank based on education.

Generally, they are graduates of junior college or vocational school who enter the military and are granted the rank of second lieutenant.

A bachelor's degree graduate can be ranked from first lieutenant to second lieutenant.

Graduates of the postgraduate program who have obtained a master's degree are awarded the rank of captain; those who have only graduated but have not obtained a degree are awarded the rank of lieutenant.

A doctoral degree is the starting rank of major, with the same benefits as a battalion commander or deputy regimental commander.

Postdoctoral fellows or those with outstanding abilities are promoted to lieutenant colonel.

Given Jing Xiaoshu's experience studying at an Ivy League university and his doctoral degree, if he were to be recruited, he would at least be given the rank of major.

The process of recruiting special-ranking officers and junior officers is relatively simple, but recruiting special-ranking officers is a completely different concept.

Jackie Chan also knew that in order to form the First Division, the military region had already recruited all kinds of special talents from the local areas, and the quota for a division had long been used up.

However, the development of the E5W system is now urgent, and we must find ways to overcome the difficulties.

So he said very seriously, "Political Commissar, I know it's very difficult, but I think you should still try to find a way to resolve this as soon as possible."

"We need to hurry. Talented people are in high demand. If someone else snatches them up, it will be difficult to find a suitable replacement," Long Xiaoyun advised.

"You continue your investigation and talent search. I'll have the political department cooperate in conducting a political review first. As for the special recruitment quota, I'll try to secure it."

Political Commissar Lu knew the importance of the matter and put in his utmost enthusiasm.

"Alright, then thank you for your hard work, Political Commissar."

With Political Commissar Lu's verbal promise, Long Xiaoyun immediately felt at ease.

"Alright, let's stop here for now. The higher-ups want to set up a special operations brigade in the First Division, and it needs to be finalized in the next few days. You know this, Division Commander. I need to go and check it out. Also, the First Company of the Signal Battalion is doing its first parachute jump, so I need to go there too."

After Political Commissar Lu finished speaking, he got up to leave, which shows how heavy the workload of the First Division is now.

"We haven't given you any concrete details about how the special operations team will be implemented yet. The selection of new recruits has already begun, and I don't have time to manage it. I'll have to trouble you with that, Lao Lu," Jackie Chan said with concern.

The first person to initiate the idea of ​​setting up a special operations brigade was Jackie Chan.

He knows best, of course!

"Your task is no less important than mine. I look forward to the successful development of the E5W system. I'm leaving now." Political Commissar Lu waved and turned to leave.

"Goodbye, Political Commissar." Long Xiaoyun waved goodbye.

After Political Commissar Lu hurriedly left the lab, Jackie Chan took out a CD and said, "This is a science game software that Jing Xiaoshu made according to our requirements. It was just delivered today. Shall we take a look?"

"Is it that fast?"

Long Xiaoyun was very surprised, nodded expectantly, and gestured, "Okay, come over here with me. I hope his work will satisfy me."

……

Half an hour later.

Army Aviation Brigade.

Three helicopters, fully loaded with soldiers from the First Company of the Police and Communications Battalion, had arrived over the designated parachute area, and the ground was ready to provide support.

Because the number of available helicopters was limited, the remaining soldiers had to wait in line.

"All units, complete the final check. Prepare to jump. Prepare to jump. Please respond when you hear me."

Liang Hang took his position at the parachute landing point on the ground and called the helicopter in the sky via the vehicle's radio. Wu Zhe and Tuo Yonggang were also with him.

Skydiving is one of the most dangerous activities; an accident can result in serious injury or even death.

This is something we absolutely must take seriously!

Under the personal command of the army aviation squadron leader, the trip was quickly initiated. As soldiers jumped out of the cabin, white mushroom clouds bloomed in the sky.

If you can successfully open your parachute in the air, you are basically 80% safe.

At most, you'll twist your ankle or slip and fall when you land; nothing serious will happen.

As the last batch of soldiers jumped out of the plane and all successfully deployed their parachutes in mid-air, Captain Liang breathed a sigh of relief and said proudly to Wu Zhe, "How was it? Captain Wu, my soldiers are pretty good, aren't they?"

"It looks good, but whether the training is good or not, the only measure is whether the person lands safely after jumping," Wu Zhe said with a smile.

Wu Zhe wasn't the kind of person who held grudges or was petty. As long as Liang Hang cooperated with the training, he could let bygones be bygones.

"Hey, Jackie Chan, he's really ruthless. He pulled this move on me, pushing hundreds of soldiers all over me. He's just trying to exhaust me to death," Liang Hang complained.

"If your brother hadn't always been so fond of playing with fire, none of this would have happened. This is what you call reaping what you sow," Wu Zhe said with a gloating laugh.

"Alright, stop acting innocent after getting the benefit," Liang Hang said irritably.

You suffer in silence, and you can only swallow your anger.

"Alright, let's not talk about it anymore. Let's get ready. Political Commissar Lu should be here soon," Wu Zhe said. He had just received this news from Jackie Chan over the phone.

"What? Political Commissar Lu is coming again? Didn't he just leave?" Liang Hang asked in astonishment.

"Today is the first parachute jump for the First Company of the Police Communications Corps. How could he not come? Don't tell me you didn't know that his son, Lu Shaohong, works in the First Company," Wu Zhe said.

"Lu Shaohong is the political commissar's son??"

Liang Hang's eyes widened in surprise, and he lowered his voice to say, "Let me tell you, Lu Shaohong's soldiers... aren't very good."

"Why not? I thought his previous training was pretty good," Wu Zhe said, puzzled.

"Didn't you know he has a fear of heights? When we were trying to get him on the helicopter just now, he was terrified. I didn't let him on; I wouldn't dare take that risk," Liang Hang said seriously.

"He seemed to have come to me before, saying he was afraid of heights. I personally took him to the military hospital for a checkup, and he didn't have any acrophobia at all. He's just timid and will be fine after some practice."

Wu Zhe laughed as he spoke, teasing, "Anyway, the division commander has already handed the soldier over to you. Whether he gets to jump or not, whether he passes or not, that's all your business."

"Hey, aren't you making things difficult for me?"

Liang Hang immediately became anxious, scratching his head and saying, "Let me tell you, it's okay to let him get on the helicopter, but what if Lu Shaohong doesn't dare to jump down, or what if something goes wrong after he jumps down?"

I don't mind taking responsibility, even if it means punishment. But I'm worried that Political Commissar Lu won't be able to handle it; he only has one son.

I've heard that Political Commissar Lu's stomach ailment is getting worse and he'll need surgery soon.

"What should we do then?"

Wu Zhe came from the special forces, and training courage was one of the special operations subjects. He never took the lack of courage seriously.

But after listening to Liang Hang's analysis, Wu Zhe felt that something seemed off.

(End of this chapter)