Twenty-eight days before retirement, and the third day back to the camp, November 1.

Theoretically, and referring to previous years, at this time, the list of non-commissioned officers who remained and transferred has been determined, and some companies that move faster, military ranks, and so on, have been issued.

However, this year's situation in the Fifth Company is very different, and it should be said that this is the case for the entire Second Battalion, and the situation in the Fifth Company is more complicated.

The list has not been determined for a long time, it is not that Xu Yan does not have the courage, but his suffering, and only the instructor Fang Hecheng can understand it.

"I can't keep the good ones, I can't stuff the bad ones into it, Lao Fang, what ****** the hell do you say about this!" Xu Yan slapped the A4 paper in his hand heavily on the table.

As soon as the meeting of the company's cadres and backbones ended, Xu Yan and Fang Hecheng walked into the company headquarters together, and Xu Yan couldn't help but lose his temper as soon as he entered the door.

Fang Hecheng smiled, his smile was a little helpless and bitter, he said, "Lao Xu, this is the situation. The environment is like this, and it is not up to you and me to control it. ”

"Alas!"

Xu Yan sat down heavily, took out a cigarette and lit it to smoke. Clerk Jin Huanming cleaned up, hurriedly left the company headquarters, and ran to the third row on the same floor for refuge. The company commander is not angry, and once he is angry, it is better to hide as far as he can.

took the cigarette in Xu Yan's hand and lit one, Fang Hecheng said, "Sighing can't solve the problem, I see, let's think of a way." ”

"What way?" Xu Yan was both helpless and unwilling, "The problem now is not from above, but below." Look at it, Yu Anbang in the first row, Li Mu in the second row, and Zhang Chengyi in the third row, what a good seedling, it is a rare backbone to cultivate. ”

Speaking of this, he was angry, "******, these people are bent on retiring, and they don't have the slightest intention of continuing to develop in the army!"

Fang Hecheng knew that Xu Yan was really angry, Xu Yan could be called a Confucian general, and he had been a partner for more than a year, Fang Hecheng had never seen Xu Yan get angry, so you can imagine how angry Xu Yan was in his heart.

"Old Xu, it's not like we were back then. Don't talk about other places, just talk about the station. It's very simple to do something casually and earn three or four thousand dollars a month. Fang Hecheng said, "There are many development paths outside, and of course there will be fewer who want to stay in the army for development." This is determined by the general environment. ”

"Hey!"

Xu Yan sighed heavily, "Can I not know the situation here, but I just can't get over it in my heart, when did the situation become like this? In the past, not to mention a few people fighting for a place, it was a dozen or dozens of people desperately fighting." Now, damn it, I can't keep it even if I beg for it. ”

"What, have you talked to Li Mu?" Fang Hecheng raised his eyebrows.

"I haven't gotten to the point yet, but I tested it the day before I withdrew. Xu Yan said.

Fang He wanted to say that Lao Xu, Li Mu, that monkey-like shrewd person, you are tempting, let him take a look at the hole cards, and then talk about it later, but he has no initiative, but when he thought that Xu Yan's appointment would come down soon, the commander of the second battalion, and his place had not yet been settled, but he was definitely no longer at the same level as Xu Yan, so he swallowed the words that came to his mouth.

"However, the situation of our company is still relatively better, at least, Lin Yu and Geng Shuai want to stay in the army for development. Fang Hecheng said.

Xu Yan glanced at Fang Hecheng and said, "Old Fang, you are deliberately angry with me." Lin Yu and Geng Shuai are both in the fifth class, and there are two non-commissioned officers in one squad, so what do others think? There is no precedent for this matter. ”

"Haha!" Fang Hecheng laughed, "Old Xu, you are not a person who follows precedent. Why, this is going to be the battalion commander, but the courage is small. ”

". Xu Yan tugged at the corners of his mouth, "What is the difference between me as the commander of the fifth company and the battalion commander?"

Fang Hecheng was stunned for a moment, then shook his head with a smile.

In fact, the commander of the second battalion is the star commanding officer of the brigade, a twenty-six-year-old major, and he has a bunch of added value on him. But the biggest highlight and biggest drawback of this kind of star officer is that he is too young. So, in the second battalion, the most important position on the battalion commander's side was not the instructor or the deputy battalion commander, but Xu Yan, the commander of the fifth company.

What's more, after the star battalion commander took office for a year, he began to take care of things less, and it was clear that he came to gild, so in fact, many of the daily military affairs in the battalion were commanded by Xu Yan.

Therefore, Fang Hecheng and the cadres of the second battalion did not react as much as they imagined to the news that Xu Yan was going to be the commander of the second battalion, and this is the reason.

"The three people I just mentioned must find a way to keep, at least to keep Li Mu. Xu Yan seemed to have just thought about it and made up his mind, "Old Fang, the task of building a new type of infantry unit has fallen on our heads, which shows that the superiors have confidence in our cadres and backbones." The new type of infantry unit is still a new concept in our army, and every time you feel the stones, you have to cross the river. In any case, good military support is needed. A soldier like Li Mu should do his best to keep it. To put it mildly, two years ago, Li Mu was like a wasted person, the army worked hard to train people, and when it was time to take responsibility, he shouldn't pick on him!"

Encountering such an unreasonable partner, Fang Hecheng also felt a little bitter, he said with a wry smile, "The compulsory military service period is two years, which is clearly written on the Military Service Law. There is no provision that conscripts must follow orders to remain non-commissioned officers, except in wartime ......"

"Okay, old man!" Xu Yan raised his hand to interrupt him, "Don't give me a theory class, let's think of a specific way." ”

Shaking his head with a wry smile, Fang Hecheng said, "There is no good way, you can only talk heart-to-heart, focusing on persuasion." ”

Xu Yan nodded slowly and agreed with Fang Hecheng's opinion, this kind of thing can only be said by mouth. As Fang Hecheng said, in peacetime, it is impossible to leave people behind with a single order.

Putting this question aside for the time being, Xu Yan remembered another headache, so he said, "The number of places is a big problem, a very big problem. Since it is a pilot unit, it should be given a relaxed quota standard. It took so much time and energy to train the soldiers, and they had to retire before they came in handy. ”

"yes. Fang Hecheng was also very emotional, "The soldiers of the iron-beaten battalion are flowing water, this is right, it is understandable that some soldiers want to return to social development." As a grassroots cadre, to be honest, if I want to complain, I can only complain about the Military Service Law. The two-year compulsory service period is simply not possible to maintain the combat effectiveness of the troops. ”

"Now it takes at least a year to train a qualified soldier, and it is no longer enough to shoot a gun and make a queue. It takes at least two years to train soldiers who can fight. As I said, if we do not carry out reforms, the army will really become a local furnace. Xu Yan said with a sigh of relief.

"Alas......"

As soon as the long sigh landed, the red telephone of the company rang, Xu Yan reached out and grabbed it, "Fifth company, which one?"

Suddenly, Xu Yan stood up and startled Fang Hecheng......