webnovelfull Chapter 654 How to Win
Chapter 654 How to Win
"Alright, you, Deputy Commander Gu, love to show off the most, so smugly—"
"Just as the division commander said, this December, the three major units, H675 from Heilongjiang Province, A711 from Jilin Province, and L559 from Liaoning Province, will select elites to come to our J111 for a competition among the four major units."
"It's July now, which means in four months, your five regiments need to intensify their training, especially your special regiment. Don't let our unit down."
Political Commissar Gao Songming yanked his neck, pointed at Deputy Regiment Commander Gu Yiyan, and raised his gruff voice, pointing out that Deputy Regiment Commander Gu Yiyan's expression was far too arrogant.
He thought of the A711 unit in Jilin Province, that iron-blooded division, which included a regiment commanded by the imposing and stern-faced, disciplined Commander Lu Chenting, and the seemingly carefree but inwardly sharp Deputy Commander Gu Yiyan. These two contrasting yet complementary commanders, through their teaching and personal example, had forged a forged, highly effective fighting force.
Each of these soldiers was like a tiger unleashed from its cage, valiant and unmatched.
He was in a bind, as was Division Commander Li. After all, Regiment Commander Lu Chenting, the "Living Yama," and Deputy Regiment Commander Gu Yiyan had only been with the J111 unit for a short time, and it would be difficult for them to defeat the A711 unit from Jilin Province.
Well, Commander Li and Political Commissar Gao were even worried that their J111 unit would suffer a humiliating defeat when facing the A711 unit.
"Political Commissar Gao, what do you mean by that? Do you really have no faith in the soldiers under your command?"
Regiment Commander Shi, displeased with what he heard, chimed in.
"Political Commissar, what's with that expression? Our soldiers aren't cowards."
Regiment Commander Lian of the Fourth Regiment was also unhappy with Political Commissar Gao Songming's outbursts and started arguing back.
Li, the division commander, glanced furtively at the regimental commander Lu Chenting, who sat upright and silent, his handsome face cold and stern. He subtly made a face at Lu Chenting, thinking to himself, "Damn it, who said your soldiers are cowards?"
"Is that a matter of whether someone is a coward or not?"
"It's a matter of whether or not we can outdo those greenhorns from the A711."
Commander Li was so angry that he could only keep his anger churning inside.
With a knowing look in their hearts, Political Commissar Gao laughed in exasperation, "Who said your soldiers are cowards?"
“You, Political Commissar Gao, your old report, and the way you speak, it all has this air of disdain for your own family being ‘good-for-nothings’.”
"Everyone saw it, heard it, right?"
Deputy Regiment Commander Gu Yiyan chuckled, realizing he was stirring things up.
"Hahaha……"
"Hehehe——"
At the meeting, some of the regimental commanders and deputy commanders who hadn't reacted yet were led astray by the wicked deputy regimental commander Gu Yiyan and started laughing foolishly.
However, the commanders and deputy commanders who had realized what was happening were all scratching their heads in embarrassment; they knew that, at present, the disparity in strength between their J111 unit and the A711 unit in Kyrgyzstan was a fact.
Commander Li Guangzong was furious. "Gu Yiyan, you little rascal, you're cunning and wicked!"
“Let me tell you, if our troops suffer a crushing defeat against the A711 unit in Jilin Province this time, you, and all of you who are regimental commanders and deputy regimental commanders, will each give me a 20,000-word self-criticism report.”
"Fuck-"
"How can we win? Me and Brother Lu... no, Commander Lu; how long have Commander Lu and I been in the J111 unit?"
"We brought A711 soldiers with us..."
Hmm, Gu Yiyan, the deputy regimental commander, has gone too far. He's already calculating how long the living Yama, Lu Chenting, has been in the A711 unit in Jilin Province. Those greenhorns have long been trained into devils by this living Yama.
"A 20,000-word self-criticism report!"
"Damn it, I need to find a ghostwriter right now; should I just make a phone call and ask one of those soldiers from Jilin Province to write this for me???"
Erha Gu Yiyan was filled with regret. He muttered to himself that he missed his "gunman" in Jilin Province.
"cough--"
Commander Li coughed lightly, and the conference room fell silent, returning to a serious atmosphere.
"These are two bonuses, one for Commander Lu Chenting of the Special Regiment and the other for his wife, Comrade Su Nianxi."
"What happened in Beijing a while ago..."
Commander Li was honored and gave a brief account of how Regiment Commander Lu Chenting, the "Living Yama," had rescued a blond foreign official from gunfire a few days earlier and taken him to the Beijing Military Region Hospital. He then presented Lu Chenting with a certificate and a bonus.
Commander Fei of the Third Regiment received a 5,000-word self-criticism from the army because of this mission.
"Five, five hundred dollars, that much?"
"A certificate is already excessive, let alone a cash prize! Treating patients and saving lives is my duty, I feel so embarrassed."
Su Nianxi, who was in the master bedroom, exclaimed in surprise.
"This was issued according to regulations. I took the certificate but not the bonus. Commander Li wouldn't let me come back, so I had no choice but to accept it."
After lunch, Lu Chenting, the leader of the "Living Yama" regiment, handed two certificates of merit and a bonus of five hundred yuan to each person to his wife.
Su Nianxi said, "Then, then I can only accept it for now."
"Chenchen——"
"I want to discuss something with you."
Su Nianxi, the little darling, made her husband sit on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) and said in a serious tone.
"Niannian, what's the matter that's so serious?" Commander Lu Chenting, the "Living Yama," asked.
"That's right, I recently went to check it out downstream along the Narrows River,"
“From the army base, going down the Niuda River for four or five kilometers, there are no people cultivating the wasteland along the riverbank; so I want to lead people to reclaim the wasteland along the riverbank.”
"Then, just like the land that has been cleared now, plant fruit trees on the outer perimeter and reinforce the dikes, and plant melons, fruits and vegetables on the inner perimeter; two-thirds of the harvest will be supplied to the army canteen free of charge, and one-third will be mine, which I will use as wages to pay the laborers. What do you think?"
The area around the Narrows River is uninhabited and vast. There are mountains on the opposite bank, and no villages there either. In short, it's a place no one is vying for.
With her keen insight, Su Nianxi felt that this wasteland was meant for her; she decided to vigorously develop the planting industry.
"Niannian——"
"I certainly agree with reclaiming the land and supplying two-thirds of the harvest to the troops; however, if that land is really to be reclaimed, how much manpower will be needed, and where will we find people?"
"And, is one-third of the harvest enough to pay wages?"
"The workers' food and lodging arrangements are all feasible..."