“Actually, I’m just curious… Look at your military qualities. You’re an elite even in the special forces. You’ve even studied in a special forces unit abroad.”

“but……..”

Before Ye Lan could finish his words, Gong Jian took over.

“Why did you become an instructor at the grassroots level after you came back? Did you make some mistake?”

“No, I’m just curious.” Ye Lan waved his hand.

“Are you looking down on us political cadres?” Gong Jian raised his eyebrows and teased Ye Lan.

“I dare not.” Ye Lan shook his head decisively.

“In fact, the question you asked me is one that many people have asked me before.”

Gong Jian simply took Ye Lan to sit on the ground not far away and said meaningfully.

“It is said that we are now in the 21st century, a new era, and all kinds of new thoughts and discussions are coming one after another.”

“Although the military is a relatively closed environment, with your arrival, this kind of discussion and various thoughts have brought about a lot of new explorations and discussions.”

“To be honest with you, when I first joined the army, I also didn’t like political cadres.”

Seeing that Ye Lan seemed a little surprised, he nodded in confirmation.

“real!”

“I just think that those instructors are just talking nonsense, right?”

“What is the army for? It is for fighting wars, and it is won by the soldiers using real swords and guns!”

“Can you win a battle by talking?”

“So, when I was in our company, my relationship with our instructor was actually pretty average.”

Gong Jian shrugged, not hiding his original thoughts at all.

After all, who hasn’t been a rookie?

“At that time, I just focused on my own training and ignored those people.”

“Until I was promoted to an officer and went to military school… Actually, my mind was still confused at the beginning, mainly because of utilitarianism.”

“In fact, I know very well that many of you warriors have this kind of thought.”

“I don’t know about that.” Ye Lan waved his hand quickly and kicked the ball back.

Chapter 36 Ye Lan: Things That Require Opportunities to Discover

“Don’t play dumb with me! I know you didn’t.” Gong Jian glared at Ye Lan.

Then he returned to a serious tone and continued.

“To be honest, this topic is still quite sensitive, but no one can avoid it because it is reality.”

“So I can talk to you freely.”

“Do you think the army should do ideological work in this era? I had never thought about it until I entered military school.”

“It wasn’t until I went abroad for further studies that I started to think seriously about this issue.”

Hear this.

Ye Lan’s expression subconsciously became serious, and he looked at Gong Jian quite seriously.

It seems that he really wants to know what caused Gong Jian to change.

“Because when I was studying abroad, the people there respected me very much. I don’t think it was because of my good military qualities, but because -“

“I am a former overseas student of our country’s army.”

“The respect these people showed me was actually respect for our country’s Army.”

“Do you know why?”

Ye Lan shook his head subconsciously.

In fact, Ye Lan already has the answer in his heart, and many people can even guess the answer.

But Ye Lan still shook his head, hoping to know Gong Jian’s “answer.”

“That’s because our predecessors defeated the invaders against us with just millet and rifles, and ran over the wheels of the enemy’s cars and even the tracks of their tanks with their legs.”

“Our predecessors even created a brilliant record of annihilating 555,000 enemies in a battle, relying only on the help of our people using wheelbarrows.”

“More importantly, our predecessors defeated the multinational coalition forces, which were equipped with very modern equipment at the time, with infantry equipment that had already been outdated in the last century.”

“Shouldn’t those people respect us in this situation?”

“Those people have to respect us.”

Gong Jian’s eyes suddenly fixed on Ye Lan, as if he wanted to emphasize something to Ye Lan.

“Don’t these people know how we were able to defeat the larger force with a smaller one?” Ye Lan asked subconsciously.

The system will not tell Ye Lan the answer to this question, nor can it tell Ye Lan.

Young Ye Lan has not been exposed to so many things.

Perhaps Ye Lan will understand this in the future.

but now…..

There seemed to be something in Ye Lan’s heart that was about to burst out, and he seemed to be very eager to get an answer.

“To be honest, it wasn’t just those people who didn’t know about this issue. I didn’t know about it at the time either.”

Gong Jian shook his head and smiled, not sure whether it was out of nostalgia or pride, and then spoke in a relaxed tone with a hint of faith.

“But later, I decided to start studying our military history again.”

“After reading a lot of information, I came to a conclusion. Why is it that our army is respected by other armies around the world?”

“This is inseparable from the fact that our army is led by ourselves.”

“A strong army needs a soul.”

Gong Jian’s voice subconsciously rose a few notches.

Although it doesn’t look as strict as during normal training, it is quite imposing.

“The reason why we can defeat the majority with the minority and the strong with the weak is inseparable from our strong souls, and we need even stronger souls.”

“Of course, soul and spirit cannot completely replace material advantages, but if there is no strong soul and spirit, material advantages alone are powerless and pale.”

“Therefore, the military and politics are actually inseparable.”

“It’s just like our muscles and bones.”

Gong Jian subconsciously lifted Ye Lan’s arm and gestured.

“Bones are the strongest and most powerful.”

“Does that make sense?”

“I understand.” Ye Lan nodded, without any perfunctory attitude, his expression was serious and earnest.

“After I understood these principles, my life had a direction.”

Gong Jian’s eyes swept across the road in front of him, and it seemed that he saw the entire Fourth Company of Sharpshooters, the entire Iron Fist Regiment, and even the entire military region through this side!

“Because I love this team, I hope it can become even stronger.”

“At the same time, I also hope that more people, including you, can understand the significance of my work and what we political cadres do.”

“I totally understand.” Ye Lan agreed very seriously.

“How is it? How is my ideological and political work going?”

Gong Jian put away his serious expression and asked as if jokingly between friends.

“Excellent!”

Ye Lan nodded, and subconsciously his tone was filled with a hint of smile.

“In fact, I also know that your purpose in coming here is not just to serve in the army for two years and then leave.”

Gong Jian turned and looked at Ye Lan seriously, and said with a somewhat relieved tone.

“You are a person with ambition and ideals. You are also very talented and capable, and you work hard enough.”

Chapter 37: If I can’t compare to Ye Lan, can I compare to He Chenguang?

“But I still want to tell you that there will still be more difficulties and setbacks on your future path.”

“You must get through it. I believe you can go further.”

As he said this, Gong Jian raised his arm encouragingly.

“I hope you can remember what I said today. Bones are the strongest and most solid part.”

“Yes, instructor!” Ye Lan’s tone was very serious.

“Okay, let’s go back to training.” Gong Jian waved his hand.

But he couldn’t help but add a sentence with great relief.

“I’m glad to see a soldier like you who is talented, hardworking, and willing to stay.”

“Remember, the military is the big stage of your life.”

“Yes, instructor!” Ye Lan stood straight in front of Gong Jian and saluted.

Subsequently.

Ye Lan trotted back to the training ground of the Sharpshooter Company 4.

……

Chatting with Gong Jian added something to Ye Lan’s heart.

But this will not affect Ye Lan’s training.

only.

In addition to training, Ye Lan would also take time to go to the company’s library to look for some information.

In this way, daily training goes on day after day.

this day.

Just when Ye Lan had finished his extra training, Li Erniu suddenly ran over from not far away.

“Ye Lan, I want to go to the Sixth Company to see Chen Guang and Yan Bing. Are you going?”

Li Erniu blinked.

Although we are not in the same company now.

However, the distance between the Fourth Company and the Sixth Company is not far, so Li Erniu and Ye Lan will go there when they have time.

Occasionally, He Chenguang and Wang Yanbing would come over to discuss training-related matters with Ye Lan.

“Not today. I have training later.”

Ye Lan shook his head slightly.

“Ye Lan, I really envy you guys. You train so much every day.”

Li Erniu touched his head embarrassedly, and rarely felt envious of Ye Lan and the others.

After all, the kitchen staff also has daily training.

But it is still far behind the training of Ye Lan and others.

“Erniu, you are training yourself every day, which is good.”

Ye Lan patted Li Erniu on the shoulder and said something comforting.

“I know…I will try my best.”

Li Erniu nodded heavily.

“I won’t disturb your training anymore. I’m going to go find Yan Bing and Chen Guang first.”

After throwing down a sentence.

Li Erniu turned and ran towards the Sixth Company.