Who taught you to be a recruit like this?

Chapter 180: Thanks to Qin Feng, the Border Defense Regiment became the benchmark for the entire div

Division headquarters, in the comprehensive conference room.

Cadres at all levels were frowning and whispering to each other.

Soon, the door to the conference room was pushed open, and everyone immediately fell silent and stood up.

"Hello, Chief!"

Lu Chong and Zheng Wei pushed the door open and came in with notebooks in their hands.

Lu Chong waved his hand, signaling everyone to sit down, and then took a quick look.

"Is everyone here?"

Everyone placed their hands on their knees, sat up straight, and waited for the teacher to speak.

Lu Chong didn't waste any words and got straight to the point: "This meeting will only discuss two things. First, our division has done a very poor job in optimizing and streamlining personnel."

"Yesterday, I went to a meeting at the army, and the army commander singled out our 33rd Division for criticism for its poor progress."

"Now, I would like to ask you, was it that my orders were not conveyed clearly enough? Or is it that your abilities are truly limited and unable to complete this task?"

His eyes gradually grew colder, and his tone was chilling: "If it's my fault, I'll reflect on it, but if it's your fault, then shouldn't I consider replacing you with someone more capable?"

The commander's words frightened everyone present, and everyone felt insecure.

But even so, none of them expressed their opinion.

Seeing that no one spoke, Lu Chong smiled coldly and turned his gaze to the commander of the 705th Regiment who was at the front of the line on his left.

"Wang Shenghe."

"arrive."

The captain, whose name was called, was startled and stood up quickly.

Lu Chong was playing with a pen in his hand, staring at him with eyes like knives.

"Your 705th Regiment is the best unit in our division, but why did you perform the worst on this mission?"

"Our superiors demand that each regiment must achieve at least 20% optimization. A month has passed, and you can't even reach 10%?"

"Is it that you, as the leader, don't have the ability to do this? Or are you deliberately going against me and the orders from above?"

Although Captain Wang felt a little guilty, he still stood tall and straight: "Reporting to the division commander, our 705th Regiment has been diligently carrying out the orders from above."

“But it’s really hard for us to achieve the 20 percent optimization target.”

"Although our 705th Regiment is a field force, we don't have many heavy weapons. We rely mainly on our people."

"If we really eliminate so many people, our overall strength will be significantly weakened. Moreover, our regiment's soldiers are all top-notch, each one trained at great expense, so..."

"Don't tell me these things." Lu Chong raised his hand to interrupt him and said sternly: "If every regiment is like your 705th Regiment, then the higher-ups might as well not carry out large-scale military reductions."

"The 705 percent optimization target is a mandatory task that must be completed. Since the th Regiment is the strongest unit in our division, it should set a good example."

"I'm giving you one last week. You must submit the rest of the list to me."

"If you still can't complete the mission by then, I'll remove you from your position and let someone else take over. I'll also hand the mission over to someone else!"

Upon hearing this, Captain Wang's face looked as if he had eaten a dead fly.

He originally thought that because of the status of their 705th Regiment in the division, they could be given a break.

But unexpectedly, the teacher showed no mercy in this matter.

Lu Chong's eyes swept across everyone's faces one by one, finally stopping on a square-faced man.

Before he could say anything, the square-faced man quickly stood up with sweat on his forehead.

"Report to the division commander, please give me one more week. I, our 432nd Regiment will definitely, definitely complete the mission!"

With this person taking the lead, at least half of the people at the scene stood up one after another to express their opinions.

They all said that they would complete the superior's orders and complete the optimization tasks as soon as possible.

Lu Chong raised his eyebrows and looked at the committee member next to him.

At this time, Zhengwei stood up and said to everyone helplessly.

"Okay, everyone, sit down first."

"I know everyone is very resistant to this order and is about to resist it."

"Don't talk about you. For me, every soldier in the division is my dearest."

Zheng Wei said sternly, "However, I hope you can understand that the purpose of optimization is to better enhance the combat effectiveness of the troops."

He turned to look at the square-faced regimental commander from before and said, "Take your 432nd Regiment for example. By the middle of next year, you will have to send in a batch of new tanks to replace your existing weapons and equipment."

"It takes four people to operate an old tank, but only three people to operate a new tank. So what are the extra people for?"

"The army is used to fight wars. Times are advancing, and so are weapons and equipment. If we want to improve our strength, we must optimize and streamline our personnel."

Lu Chong didn't have such a good expression. Instead, he snorted coldly and spoke in a stern voice.

"What era are we in now? It's an era of explosive development of science and technology, and information technology."

"If you go out and take a look, you'll see that many factories are already using robotic arms to replace manual labor, and many supermarkets have automatic checkouts."

"If we don't speed up our pace and keep pace with the times, how can we protect our people and even talk about building a strong country and a strong military?"

Everyone present was silent and sullen.

They all understood the logic, but no one would feel good about so many people leaving at once.

Especially for those veterans who work diligently and conscientiously in the army.

Maybe it’s just because of lack of culture, maybe it’s just because of age, or maybe it’s just because I’m a little weak in some aspect.

They will face forced eviction, which is a huge blow.

"Old Wang." Zhengwei left his seat, walked behind the commander of the 705th Regiment and patted him on the shoulder.

"We understand your feelings, but obeying orders is a soldier's duty."

"I hope you can overcome the difficulties. As long as you can get through this period of pain, then..."

"Commander, you don't need to say anymore." Captain Wang clenched his fists and spoke word by word with difficulty.

"One week! I will submit the list within one week and complete the task!"

"Ok!"

Zhengwei patted him encouragingly and then turned his attention to the others.

The 705th Regiment has taken the lead and set an example. Even if others have complaints in their hearts, they can only obey the arrangements.

A 20 percent personnel optimization is equivalent to laying off two companies of troops.

For them, this is almost the same as cutting flesh.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little depressing, Lu Chong called someone out.

"Qiu Guohai!"

"To!"

"Tell everyone, how much of your optimization indicators have been completed?"

Qiu Guohai's face was grim, but he still said with a stiff upper lip: "Report to the division commander, 30% has been completed, and it will reach 35% in a week!"

There was an uproar at the scene, and everyone looked at Qiu Guohai in shock.

No one could believe that the 402 Border Defense Regiment would voluntarily lay off so many people?

You know, this team was originally relatively weak in the division.

With so many people leaving at once, is there still any fighting capacity?

Wouldn't it be as weak as tofu dregs?

"See?" Lu Chong praised loudly: "In this matter, all of you should follow the example of the Border Guard!"

"Why can others complete it so quickly, but you guys drag your feet..."

Qiu Guohai was highly praised and recognized by the commander at the meeting.

Although he had become a role model for the entire division, Qiu Guohai just couldn't be happy.

Because during this month, he was almost beaten to a pulp by the steel knives.

Especially that little bastard Qin Feng, his methods are getting more and more cruel.

If I had known this earlier, I should have strangled him to death in the regiment’s honor room when we were in the recruit company!