sjar Chapter 988 Battalion Commander
Chapter 988 Battalion Commander
"Sergeant, why don't you just tell the company commander that I want to continue following you and don't want to go to other companies. That way the company commander won't make things difficult for you, right?" Wu Liuyi asked innocently.
Shi Jin habitually looked at Wu Liuyi as if he were a fool, but suddenly realized that Wu Liuyi was not one of the old hands in his class and did not understand the rules.
"Jiuyi, new recruits have no right to choose where to go after they are assigned to a company. The only one who has the right to make the allocation is the company commander who is responsible for the training of new recruits. Even I, the squad leader, and even our battalion commander who came to see me in the afternoon have no right to make the decision." Shi Jin said helplessly.
"The one who came to see you this afternoon was your battalion commander? Isn't he higher-ranking than the company commander? How come he still can't select people?" Wu Liuyi's face was full of curiosity. How could a higher-ranking officer not be able to handle a lower-ranking officer? Was this still the army he understood?
"There is definitely no problem with other things, but when it comes to the training of new recruits, there is really nothing we can do. Just like our battalion commander, if he intervenes this time, the first company commander will definitely not be able to object. But when the time comes, when the company commander of our battalion is responsible for training the new recruits, what should we do if the first battalion commander also comes to ask for people? So in order to reduce conflicts, it is agreed that the company commander responsible for the training of new recruits will be assigned, and the other two battalions will be responsible for sending people for training." Shi Jin patiently explained to Wu Liuyi.
"In other words, your battalion commander cannot use his official position to pressure others in order to reduce future troubles?" Wu Liuyi asked, scratching his head.
"That's right, so the only way for this matter is for the First Company Commander to give up on letting you go to the First Mechanized Infantry Company. Only then can I bring you to our company, and I'll have completed the task of the battalion commander." Shi Jin said.
"This seems very difficult, right? It's my fault. I performed too well before, so you all wanted me. Alas, it's my fault!" Wu Liuyi said smugly, patting Shi Jin's shoulder.
Shi Jin gave Wu Liuyi a slap on the head. Wu Liuyi certainly wouldn't stand for it, so the two started to play around with each other. After a while, they lay on the ground and looked at the stars together.
After three months of getting along, the relationship between the two people has become quite good. People like Wu Liuyi are very much to Shi Jin's liking. Less than a month after the recruit training, the two became friends who could talk about anything. Two people of similar age also often play together. After all, they are both young people in their twenties.
"Sergeant, since you have no way to deal with this matter, and your battalion commander should also know this tacit rule, right? Why don't you just explain it to him directly? Why not just tell him that it can't be done? Could he make things difficult for you because of this matter?" Wu Liuyi suddenly asked.
"Oh, you don't understand. You will be transferred to the company soon, so I will secretly tell you some inside information. In our entire 702nd Regiment, the person you cannot offend the most is our battalion commander." Shi Jin looked helpless.
"Why?" Wu Liuyi was very curious.
"Because our battalion commander is a combat hero! And his family has a very powerful background! But you don't have to be afraid, the battalion commander is still very reasonable. If you are really capable and encounter difficulties, just find him. As long as it does not violate the principles, he can help you!" Shi Jin said with emotion.
"Combat hero? How old is your battalion commander? How could he be a combat hero?" Wu Liuyi was so shocked that he almost shouted out.
Wu Liuyi, who grew up in peacetime, had only heard of the term "combat hero" in textbooks. As far as he knew, the most recent war was fifteen years ago. How old was he then? Three and a half?
"Our battalion commander was born in 1964 and is exactly 30 years old this year! And you should have seen the documentary, right? The war in southern Xinjiang was only completely stopped last year. The battalion commander became a combat hero in the battle in southern Xinjiang, but it has been more than ten years." Shi Jin explained.
"You mean, the young battalion commander with a baby face today was a combat hero more than ten years ago? So he must have killed someone, right?" Wu Liuyi asked curiously.
"Haha? Killed people? You should ask him how many people he has killed! I heard it from others. I don't know whether it is true or not, but it should not be groundless. Our battalion commander killed an entire platoon of special forces from the South Vietnamese Special Forces Battalion in southern Xinjiang! And that's not counting those other ordinary troops! I heard that he killed at least two hundred people!" Shi Jin said.
"So powerful? Is he a killing machine? Oh my God, more than two hundred people? That's more than a full-strength company!" Wu Liuyi really couldn't imagine it. Killing so many people with his own hands, wouldn't he have a mental problem?
"Haha, that's nothing. I heard that several brothers in their family are soldiers! Because the battalion commander is young, he has participated in fewer battles and killed relatively few enemies!" Shi Jin said with a smile.
As a soldier, who wouldn't dream of riding a horse and killing the enemy one day? It's just that in peacetime, soldiers like them basically have no chance.
"Alas, no matter how hard you try, it's not as good as having a good background!" Wu Liuyi suddenly sighed.
"What? Do you think it's unfair?" Shi Jin asked curiously.
"A little bit. You don't know how much our family paid for me to become a soldier! And how much hardship I have endured!" Wu Liuyi said with a very sad look in his eyes.
"Liuyi, actually you don't need to think like this. You have to know that the term 'military family' has always been a positive word, not a negative word!" Shi Jin said with a smile.
Wu Liuyi didn't say anything, but looked at Shi Jin with curiosity, waiting for his explanation.
"What do soldiers do? They have to go to the battlefield at any time to defend their country! They have to risk their lives! Although we live in a peacetime, don't forget that we also have to participate in some disaster relief operations in our daily lives! These are life-threatening! Do you think that when the order comes down, the enemy or the disaster situation will care which soldier is the son of an officer or an ordinary civilian?" Shi Jin faced Wu Liuyi's puzzled eyes, patted him on the shoulder and said.
At this time, Wu Liuyi also realized that it was indeed the case. Just like the battalion commander his squad leader mentioned, he was a combat hero more than ten years ago. He was about the same age as himself at that time, right?
But he had already fought against the enemy in such a harsh environment as southern Xinjiang! This was not an achievement that could be erased simply by saying he was from a military family!
"I'm sorry, squad leader, I'm too narrow-minded!" Wu Liuyi suddenly said.
"It's okay, you just didn't think about it that way! And don't underestimate yourself. Although the battalion commander is very powerful, you are not bad either! You just started late. Unlike the battalion commander, you have not received special forces training since childhood. That's why the battalion commander had the opportunity to go to southern Xinjiang to kill the enemy when he was in his twenties!" Shi Jin said.