The last leader of the world starts with an elite infantry squad!

The red sun sets in the west, and its afterglow shines on the world, coating the red and green athletic field in the West Second District, where the night school gathers, with a layer of warm yellow glow.

It was 5pm, the time for physical training. Many units stationed in the West Second District for post-war rest and recuperation gathered here. The soldiers wore uniform navy blue autumn and winter physical training uniforms and conducted physical training or physical competitions in an organized manner.

Frog jumps, crocodile crawls, 400 meters, 800 meters, parallel bars and other events are carried out simultaneously in every corner. The soldiers sweat during the exercises, and even their neat crew cuts are constantly steaming with heat. The abundant yang energy turns this place into a huge furnace, constantly tempering the soldiers' physical strength and will!

On the campus road outside the track and field fence, students of the training class for middle and senior cadres were doing high-intensity exercises under the guidance of physical trainers.

In the queue, the battalion-level cadres changed their usual reserved and reserved demeanor as the chief officers of the troops and the heads of the organs, and shouted slogans louder than each other. Without any burden, they completely let themselves go, and each of them seemed to have found the feeling when they first joined the army.

"Run! Run!"

"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Follow me! Follow me!"

"Go, don't do it!"

"Kun, can you do this?"

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“Five kilometers!”

"I love you!"

"Don't run for a day!"

"I miss you so much!"

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These powerful shouts quickly attracted the attention of a large number of ordinary soldiers.

"Look, the one in the middle, look at our battalion commander, he's as tired as a rookie, hahaha!"

A soldier, whose short-sleeved shirt was mostly soaked with sweat, was running and patting his comrades around him, and pointed excitedly at Li Kun in the training class.

"Hahaha, the battalion commander is indeed a little weak in long-distance running, but the literary deputy battalion commander Zhao Gang is a hidden talent. Look, the battalion commander is almost exhausted, but deputy battalion commander Zhang Gang is still calm!"

"Deputy Battalion Commander Zhao Gang is just okay, but the two at the front are the real deal. They are Battalion Commanders Lu Chong and Jia Sanniu of the Second Combined Battalion, right? They were chatting and laughing!"

"Tsk tsk, he is worthy of being promoted from an infantry officer. He beat our battalion commander in a casual conversation..."

"Captain Lu and Captain Jia are very kind and have never brought shame to us grassroots soldiers!"

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"Dean Huang, did those guys in the cadre training class cause you any trouble?"

Next to the leaders' motorcade outside the track and field stadium, Gu Chengyuan couldn't help but reveal a satisfied expression after watching the training of the cadre training class.

He really didn't come here today to attend the refresher class, but to practice Guangqiang. It can only be said that he happened to arrive there. A casual look did give Gu Chengyuan a little surprise.

Not bad, not bad, very energetic, without the kind of “old cadres” decrepitude as I imagined, all of them are passionate and enthusiastic!

"No, no, the students are very self-conscious and hardworking. Each of them has his or her own unique talents!" Huang Weimin laughed, his tone revealing satisfaction, and he seemed really satisfied with this group of students.

"Oh? A unique talent? Like?"

Huang Weimin's words instantly aroused Gu Chengyuan's interest. These people were his senior reserve cadres. The reason why they were studying intensively now was to prepare for the subsequent expansion of the army to brigade-level units.

Currently, the group army has seven different types of brigades, including combined brigades, air defense brigades, artillery brigades, and special operations brigades. Therefore, when selecting the chief officers of brigade-level troops, the compatibility of cadres must be fully considered.

As a distinguished professor and dean, Huang Weimin's ability in identifying and educating people is absolutely unquestionable, so in Gu Chengyuan's eyes, his opinions are of great reference value!

Huang Weimin obviously knew that his subsequent words would have a considerable impact, so when he mentioned this, his expression subconsciously became serious.

"Then I will pick out a few key colleges as examples for the Chief!"

"According to my observation and testing, first of all, Comrade Jia Sanniu is calm and composed, and often thinks about problems very comprehensively. Through his study of command specialties such as artillery, armored forces, and infantry, he has shown a good understanding and is a potential all-round cadre."

"The two students, Lu Chong and Li Kun, like to be active. They are both rough but meticulous, with a bold and open style. They are pure soldiers."

"But there is a big difference between the two. Lu Chong values ​​both intelligence and iron-bloodedness, but iron-bloodedness often takes the upper hand. When dealing with those he considers to be his enemies or those who are necessary for victory, he will not show the slightest mercy."

"So far, the students in the advanced training class have conducted four actual military exercises, and Lu Chong has won all four battles!"

"Oh? Lu Chong is also a command genius?" Gu Chengyuan showed a surprised expression. He didn't expect Lu Chong to be so talented in commanding operations?

Hearing this, Huang Weimin smiled bitterly:

"Commander, Lu Chong is indeed very talented, but his four victories are not all victories in terms of command..."

"If it's not command, then what is it?" Huang Weimin's words confused Gu Chengyuan.

"Although the tactics in each of the four victories were different, the core idea of ​​Lu Chong's command was the same, that is, iron-blooded, killing prisoners, poisoning, destroying water sources, and not caring about the lives of civilians..."

"Highlight a person who will sacrifice everything for victory..."

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Hearing this, Gu Chengyuan was silent for a moment and did not comment.

Actually

Deep down in his heart, he didn't think there was anything wrong with this, but rationally speaking, this was indeed not an idea worth promoting or encouraging, at least not in the open, let alone out loud.

Throughout history, a country's ideology has often been divided into left and right factions, and even center-left and center-right (middle means leaning towards the middle). The democratic election system in Western countries makes it often like a pendulum in politics, unable to maintain balance, either left or right.

Neither extreme left nor extreme right is good for a country. The best state is to seek a balance between the two.

The same is true for the army under Gu Chengyuan's command. As time goes by, it will inevitably produce two factions, the iron-blooded and the moderate. These two factions each have their own advantages and disadvantages. There is no absolute good or bad, only different demand scenarios.

To put it simply, an army must have both a dark side and a light side.

As a leader, the most important thing for Gu Chengyuan is not to take sides, but to find balance!

Only by preventing any one party from dominating can the overall interests be maximized.

So no matter what he thinks in private, as long as it is on the surface, Gu Chengyuan must make a statement that is suitable for the overall balance.

In other words, he can be either a hawk or a dove, depending on which one he needs to become in order to achieve a balance.

This is also why the more hawkish the ordinary people of Zhou State are, the more dovish the upper class becomes...

It's not that they are doves, but that they are making the choice to balance domestic emotions. Otherwise, the whole country will be out of control and dragged into the abyss by emotions...

Think about what it's like when a person gets too emotional, and then think about what it's like when a country gets too emotional...

This is also the so-called "I will have no self"

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