CHAPTER 368: CHAPTER 172: HOW TO SUBDUE AN ARMY_2

"Duty calls."

Jin Zhong nodded heavily, then said:

"In fact, even if you hadn’t asked, I would have taken my team to do it."

"We are here to eliminate monsters, even if it means total annihilation, we won’t back down."

"I won’t let you face total annihilation."

Chen Jian waved with a smile, then said:

"As I said, we need you to clear an entire habitation belt for humanity."

"Obviously, if your team gets wiped out before completing the cleanup, it would be a huge waste."

"Therefore, we will provide you with certain support."

"Including but not limited to tactical, material, equipment, and logistical support."

"As long as you fight with the goal of killing monsters, you can get everything you need."

"Everything?"

Jin Zhong asked in astonishment:

"Do you mean... unconditionally providing all the equipment we need?"

"Not unconditionally, of course."

Chen Jian shook his head and replied:

"You must exchange for it with results."

"The bigger the results, the more... lavish the equipment you can get."

"If you achieve significant results and have convincing targets, lending you our 30A -- which you know as the Holy Elephant -- isn’t impossible."

Holy Elephant.

The term surged through Jin Zhong’s mind, nearly disrupting all his value judgments.

He responded almost without hesitation:

"I will do it!"

Chen Jian nodded in satisfaction and then said:

"However, the precondition for all that is you must lead your troops to undergo a certain degree of training."

"As I said, you can use the Holy Elephant."

"But at least you should know how to use it, right?"

"Yes."

Jin Zhong nodded slowly:

"That’s a reasonable request... so, when do we start?"

"You can start now."

Chen Jian pointed to the Huaxia Army training in the distance and said:

"Take your team to join them, they are undergoing basic training."

"I think this kind of training will be useful for you too..."

.....

Over the next few days, Jin Zhong stayed at Base 011 following the plan.

Life here was actually much more simplistic than they imagined, but every detail was filled with "novelty" that they couldn’t comprehend.

Everyone in the Guard Brigade was involuntarily attracted, but they didn’t have time to meticulously experience it.

Because their "training plan" was simply too full.

On the first day, all battle-ready soldiers of the Guard Brigade were gathered together.

They were first asked to remove their heavy armor and were clearly told that in all future battles, they could no longer wear such ceremonial gear which is more cumbersome than practical, and instead use suggested markers to identify themselves.

This request wasn’t difficult for the Guard Army to implement.

In fact, after genuinely taking off the armor, most felt a long-lost sense of relief.

They had long since forgotten the original purpose of wearing armor.

Its protection was insufficient, and its impact on mobility was deadly.

But somehow, everyone believed that wearing armor was a symbol of honor?

Ultimately, it was just blind pursuit, wasn’t it?

---- Only Jin Zhong knew that this armor itself was a poor imitation of the genuine "Mechanical Battle Armor" worn by the Huaxia Army.

Now, with real mecha active on the battlefield, the armor he wore certainly held no meaning.

Thus, this request was rapidly enforced.

And immediately, the second requirement swiftly followed.

All Guard Army members were asked to lay down their weapons and instead use the Huaxia Army-provided 75-type rifles for combat.

Initially, everyone resisted this.

After all, they were accustomed to their Conqueror combined gun, and instinctively rejected unfamiliar weapons.

But when they truly experienced the potent power of the 75-type rifles, all discontent vanished instantly.

Although this gun was extremely simplistic, lacking the Conqueror’s glamorous, intricate, faith-imbued decorations, the relentless metal storms it spewed were its strongest testament.

It took a day for the Guard Army to adapt to their new weapons.

On the third day, Chen Jian finally ordered Huang Yu to begin tactical training for the Guard Army.

They had a lot to learn, but only one word truly needed remembering.

"Three-three System."

Three per group, three groups form a combat unit, three combat units form a larger tactical formation.

Cover, attack, mobility...

Through simple and highly repetitive training, Huang Yu efficiently made all Guard Army members understand their duties.

They were never mere civilians, and their combat experience quickly allowed them to grasp the sophistication and strength of the tactics, swiftly leading to tactical expansion in a short time.

At this point, it was time to enhance their weapons and firepower.

Chen Jian generously handed out a sufficient number of rocket launchers, grenades, and a few grenade launchers to the Guard Brigade, and began to assign battlefield duties to the soldiers.

Who would attack, who would cover, who was responsible for the blitz and execution...

When these duties were bound with equipment, the Guard Brigade soldiers for the first time sensed the meaning of "systematization" repeatedly mentioned by Chen Jian.

Of course, they were far from fully realizing systematized combat strength.

But once the seed was planted, it was already enough.

After the fourth day of training, this team, in Chen Jian’s eyes, showed some semblance of being "decent."

Although the Guard Brigade’s identity and their internal faith couldn’t be extinguished, at least externally, they already bore little difference from the Huaxia Army.

Especially when marching past the open ground, calling out newly learned commands, almost no one could tell whether they were Guard Brigade or Huaxia Army.

This result slightly exceeded Chen Jian’s expectations, prompting him to plan to give this team another strong dose.

Coincidentally, earlier Shen Yue suggested holding a democratic life meeting to foster critiquing and self-criticism, so Chen Jian took the opportunity under the guise of "tactical discussion" to invite Jin Zhong and his key members.

Initially, Jin Zhong thought it was genuinely a "tactical discussion."

But when he saw Chen Jian’s subordinates, especially the "grassroots soldier representatives," beginning to express criticism in the meeting, he was completely stunned.

What shocked him wasn’t what the resident representatives said.

In fact, most of their suggestions and criticisms were neither sharp nor professional, even somewhat laughable.

But just "allowing people to speak," this alone exceeded Jin Zhong’s understanding.

Following commands unquestioningly was the cornerstone of the Guard Brigade’s existence.

Faith’s importance had even overridden the commander’s authority to reinforce this cornerstone.

Yet now, the Huaxia Army was doing the exact opposite??

If every grassroots soldier could freely express criticism, how could this team be managed?

Jin Zhong’s mind was in turmoil, and that night, neither he nor his key members spoke a word.

As they left the meeting room somewhat dazed, Chen Jian, Shen Yue, and others remaining behind showed expressions of significant contemplation.

"...So, what do you think, will this be effective?"

Lei Jie asked.

"For us, not really -- how could the first attempt yield results?"

Chen Jian replied with amusement:

"Didn’t you hear what everyone said? No one dared speak up on genuine issues."

"This scenario is... quite familiar."

"But it doesn’t matter, after several attempts, once people relax, it’ll gradually improve."

"The most critical aspect is, this form is... quite impactful for the Guard Brigade."

"One day, they’ll suddenly realize that even if it’s merely a formality, some won’t even give them that."

"And we’ll strive to make form into substance."

"Indeed."

Shen Yue nodded thoughtfully and then asked:

"On another note, do you really think there’s hope for his team?"

"Certainly."

Chen Jian smiled cryptically, then said:

"They’ve already tasted the good stuff."

"Once accustomed to luxury, the taste of plainness is hard -- after tasting pork, they’ll never settle for greens again..."