Who taught you to be a recruit like this?

Chapter 1174 Promotion to the Rank of Major!

"This meeting is adjourned."

"Lu Chong, stay behind for a moment."

In the main conference room of the 60th Army headquarters, a group of mid- to high-ranking officers left their seats in unison.

Lu Chong stayed behind and followed Wei Shanhe into the office, where the secretary quickly brought in two cups of tea.

After closing the door, Wei Shanhe and his old comrade-in-arms went straight to the point without any formalities.

"How is your brigade progressing with the training transformation plan towards combat readiness?"

"We encountered some resistance."

"which aspect?"

Lu Chong frowned: "According to the superior's plan, both training and ideological education are constantly being improved, but the results are not significant. In fact, the training results are not as good as before the changes."

Wei Shanhe frowned slightly. If that was the case, then it wasn't just encountering resistance, but rather being unable to move forward.

The purpose of making training more realistic is to enhance the combat effectiveness of the troops. If the troops become weaker with each change, then it's better not to bother at all.

Lu Chong raised a question: "I think there might be some irrationality in the way the higher authorities formulated this plan?"

Wei Shanhe sipped his tea in silence, but he wasn't entirely without such considerations.

But this is, after all, a general policy and direction, the result of multiple meetings and discussions at headquarters.

Even if there are doubts, you must provide substantial evidence to support your claims; you can't just dismiss them with words alone.

"Have you communicated with the units in the H Group Army that conducted the pilot program before?"

"After discovering the problem, I made a special trip and talked with their division commander all night long."

"How to say?"

"We both have the same problem: we execute very well, but when it comes to the actual testing, things go wrong."

It is indeed a good thing to be able to become a pilot program.

This means that the 33rd Combined Arms Brigade has become a benchmark for the entire army and is trying to open up a new path.

But the process of forging a new path is arduous, akin to crossing a river by feeling for stones.

Just like the initial stages of the division-to-brigade and regiment-to-battalion reforms, it sounds easy, but it is actually very difficult to implement.

Wei Shanhe sighed: "From exploration to practice to formation; it took us more than ten years to transition from mechanization in the early 1990s to digitalization and informatization."

"After the major troop reduction in 03, the informationized forces began to take shape, and the integrated forces were nowhere to be seen."

"After that, we gradually moved from large combined arms divisions to combined arms brigades, and finally established combined arms battalions as the basic combat unit."

"Nowadays, combat-oriented training is also an important part of the military's reform and progress. No matter how difficult it is, you must overcome it!"

Lu Chong smiled wryly: "How could I not know that? I survived those tough days of fighting monkeys and guarding the border in 80. Am I afraid of hardship? I'm afraid of putting my efforts in the wrong direction and ending up wasting time and getting nothing in the end."

"At our age, no matter how hard we try to learn new things, we're still out of touch with the times, and there's a lot of stuff on the internet that we can't understand."

"A few days ago, Guo Haitao said I was using 2G data, which puzzled me. I said I was clearly using 4G network."

"What 2G data?" Wei Shanhe asked curiously. "Is 2G of data a month enough? I have a 100G data plan."

Lu Chong smiled and waved his hand: "That's not what I meant. When young people describe someone as having 2G data, they mean that you're still living in the era of 2G data packages, which is the era of non-smartphones from 2000 onwards."

"To describe someone as having a quick mind, we would say they are like a 4G internet surfer, with a fast ability to receive and understand information."

"Haha, so that's what it means." Wei Shanhe slapped his thigh and shook his head helplessly.

He wasn't really familiar with these trendy terms, and he rarely went online, mostly just looking up information.

But Lü Chong's words also gave him some understanding; when you reach a certain age, you've reached that age.

No matter how hard you study, you will still fall behind the times and be out of touch with the latest information.

That's why everyone says the future belongs to the young.

At this point, Lü Chong couldn't help but sigh, "If Qin Feng were here right now, that would be great. This kid has the spirit of a young man, the drive of a young adult, and the composure of a middle-aged man."

“When he was around, the work was much easier to carry out than it is now.”

"What has he been busy with lately? When is he coming back?"

Wei Shanhe shook his head: "A while ago, I represented their military academy in an exercise against the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. I watched the video recording, and their tactics were very well executed."

"I heard that some of the most exciting parts will soon be included in textbooks; I guess he's dealing with other things these days, and he should be back when he's done."

As they were talking, there was a knock on the door and a report coming from outside. The secretary opened the door to give the report.

"Reporting to the commander, Commissioner Qin is back, just past the gate."

"came back?"

Upon hearing this, the two immediately stepped forward.

He put on his hat, straightened his uniform, and went downstairs to greet them.

At this moment, in the parking lot downstairs, Qin Feng got out of the car and led Zhuang Ping, carrying large and small bags, towards the office building.

As they descended the steps, Wei Shanhe and his companion were quite surprised to see Qin Feng acting as if he were visiting relatives during a festival.

"Why did you bring so much stuff?"

"I bought some local specialties, and some were gifts from Principal Wang and others."

In fact, all of these in Qin Feng's hands were high-end gift boxes from Beijing prepared by Wang Guohuai.

From Daoxiangcun pastries to Liubiju pickles, and even vacuum-packed Yanjing roast duck.

Other gifts were Changshan specialties given to him by Principal Lu, because he had visited Principal Lu before returning and gave a brief speech.

Goodness, those cadets were really enthusiastic; they almost burst the lecture hall with their crowds.

It's no exaggeration to say that it's like a crosstalk performance by Ma Sanli; you could practically hang a whole row of them on the wall or on an electric fan.

It's said that it's never wrong to be overly polite, and seeing all these gifts, all for them, Wei Shanhe and Lü Chong couldn't stop smiling.

"You brat, you're back now, why did you buy so much stuff? What a waste of money!"

"It's like you're going back to your parents' home, carrying all those big bags and small packages. Will it be convenient for you along the way?"

Although the two complained, they were secretly delighted.

These items are not valuable in themselves and do not meet the standard of "bribe".

But the fact that Qin Feng carried it all the way back from the capital has a different meaning; it shows that this kid always cares about his superiors.

After putting the things down, Wei Shanhe poured him a glass of water, briefly inquired about his situation over there, and then got straight to the point.

"Qin Feng, you've come back just in time. There's still a lot of work waiting for you to finish."

"But before that, I must announce an appointment... Qin Feng, listen to my command!"

"Yes!"

Qin Feng stood at attention in front of his desk.

Wei Shanhe took an appointment document from the drawer and handed it to him.

"As decided by the organization, you are hereby officially appointed as the Director of the Training Department of the 60th Army, responsible for the overall management of a series of matters including military training, exercises, competitions, and the formulation of combat missions."

"His military rank remains unchanged, but his position is promoted to the rank of full division commander!"