John, of course, didn't know that there was a Japanese named Ogawa Kanki in Tokyo, who was trying to calculate him. Throughout September, he, the newly released deputy division commander of the brigadier general, was very busy.

The 82nd Division will pass the assessment of all subjects by the end of October, and the realization of this "small goal" is not as simple as it is said. From Division Commander Li Qiwei to all the recruits, they have to shed their skin.

The sudden intensification of training intensity and the bad news of the extension of the service period have caused the officers and men at the grassroots level of the division to complain. Alexander's humid and sultry summer weather and the sudden transfer of Bradley, who had always been loved by soldiers, made matters worse, and the 82nd Division, which had always been stable, could not help but have some hearts for a while.

In order to ensure the smooth running of the entire training program, the new duo of Ridgway and John had to dress up with a white face and a red face.

Li Qiwei, who has always shown himself as an iron-blooded soldier, has a tiger face, and he can't wait to hold a pony whip behind his ass and pump the companies desperately to catch up. In just one month, a battalion commander and four or five company commanders were dismissed from their posts because of poor training.

In addition to taking care of the work of the General Staff, John also had to go down to the company from time to time to chat with the officers and soldiers at the grassroots level, and by the way, he wanted to give them some "extra benefits" for a reason. The purpose of doing this is to be able to accurately grasp the dynamics of the troops, so as to alleviate the resistance brought about by Li Qiwei's "high-pressure policy" in a timely manner.

It's an old-fashioned trick, but it works. After more than a month, the 82nd Division seems to have become accustomed to the leadership style of his and Li Qiwei's partner.

Now, in the eyes of the grassroots officers and soldiers of the 82nd Division, Li Qiwei is certainly a little too strict in his training requirements, but he is a decent person, rewards and punishments are fair, and he seems to be more proficient in fighting than Bradley (Bradley really doesn't have the temperament of a famous general). Serving under him is hard work, but it doesn't seem bad.

As for John, he is naturally not as prestigious as the respectful and feared Ridg, but he unexpectedly gained a good popularity. Everyone likes him very much, he is kind to everyone, willing to help everyone solve all kinds of small troubles, and often can bring everyone a little benefit.

The only thing that makes John unhappy is that his persona seems to be becoming more and more like a "political commissar" in later generations, rather than a commander. But in any case, the 82nd Division finally passed the transition period of personnel changes smoothly and did not produce any big baskets.

That night, after John had finished his work, he took his adjutant Miller to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Regiment. A week ago, the company had a small accident during training and had just been replaced, and John was not at ease and wanted to talk to a few platoon commanders and sergeant majors.

When they arrived at Company B, John found that they had just returned from their night physical training, so they did not enter the barracks, but turned around and went directly to the company headquarters.

Nowadays, after the end of physical training, it has become a routine for soldiers to do muscle relaxation massages to each other in the 82nd Division. A group of sweaty old men are "killing chickens" shirtless, and he doesn't want to go in and cause trouble. When the time comes, it is better for you to get the family up and salute, or not to salute?

"General!" In the company headquarters, Captain Glio, the new company commander of B Company, was immersed in sorting out the training form. When he saw John come in, he quickly got up and greeted him.

"Hello, Glio." John returned the salute and pulled a chair and sat down.

John and Glio were no strangers, this captain with half German blood was Bradley's protégé from Fort Benning, and was previously the second lieutenant platoon commander of B Company.

After the former company commander of B Company was dismissed by Li Qiwei because of a work mistake, John originally wanted to transfer Lieutenant Matheson, who was a staff officer at the regimental headquarters of the 505th Regiment, to be the company commander. After all, John knew that Matheson had worked his way up to lieutenant general (he had been a division commander when the 101st Division was rebuilt), and he was a capable man. Of course, this kind of talent should be cultivated.

However, considering that the assessment was imminent, Matheson might not have time to get started when he first arrived, so he finally agreed with Li Qiwei's opinion (the 503 regiment has no regiment commander now, and Li Qiwei is directly in charge), and promoted Glio to be the commander of B Company.

"How's it going, Glio, is the new job going well? What are the difficulties? John asked with concern. Generally speaking, those who skip the level of promotion should try to avoid serving in the original army (because the original superiors and colleagues suddenly become subordinates, and conflicts will inevitably arise). Glio is Bradley's student in the end, and John is a little worried, in case the seedlings help destroy this good seedling, it will be difficult to explain to Bradley in the future.

"It's okay, the newly mentioned non-commissioned officers are quite competent. However, the platoon commander of the 1st platoon cannot be empty, and the company headquarters still lacks a lieutenant deputy company commander (in fact, it should be the company commander's staff officer, but it is generally translated as the deputy company commander). Glio, who knew John's temper, was not polite to him, and directly put forward his needs.

John knew that Company B was not in fact a disengagement. As a light infantry company, Company B should have three platoons and one company headquarters by standard (each platoon with three rifle squads of 12 men and one mortar group of 6 men, each rifle squad with one machine gun and each mortar group with one mortar of 60 mm caliber), for a total of 132 soldiers and 8 officers.

Now, there is no shortage of soldiers in Company B, but it is missing two officers and four non-commissioned officers. However, this is also a matter of no choice, and there is a shortage of qualified junior officers and non-commissioned officers everywhere in the army.

Non-commissioned officers are okay to say that they can be promoted from among the soldiers. For example, after Glio took office, he promoted several new non-commissioned officers. But it's hard for officers. In the U.S. Army, soldiers and officers are completely two classes, and there is no possibility of direct promotion. No matter how good a soldier is, if you want to become an officer, you have to go to a military school first.

When John first arrived in the 82nd Division, the division was full of officers at all levels. But most of them are "uncles" from the National Guard. These people are just mud that can't stick to the wall, so stupid that they can't even lie down. Of the original 500 people, less than 130 remain. Bradley kidnapped so many people from Fort Benning and failed to fill the gap.

"Captain of the platoon, you should do it yourself for the time being." John said that he couldn't help Glio, "Deputy company commander, I can help you find a way, but I can get a month or two at the earliest." ”

"I hope I haven't been annoyed by those forms before the deputy company commander comes." Glio didn't expect John to conjure up right away, as long as he remembered it.

John didn't want to let Glio be bound by the complicated copywriting work, so he gave him an idea: "I remember you don't even have a top student at the University of Pennsylvania?" The last time Lieutenant General Wald came to inspect, I talked to him, and he called ~ what is it called. ”

"You're talking about Paglis, he's the company's communications soldier." Captain Glio replied.

"Yes, it's him, the skinny one with a walkie-talkie on his back." John said, "You can let him go to the company for a while to help you share some of the burden." ”

"I'll go back and talk to him." Glio scratched his head, "This kid is a bit stubborn. After the last time Lieutenant General Wald spoke to him, he was so keen on physical training that he didn't necessarily want to come to the office. ”

"Really? This kid really wants to be a star quarterback. John grabbed his hat and stood up, "Let's go around the barracks and take a look at this kid." ”