Lu Ming did not interfere with the daytime training, but he would definitely attend the evening cultural classes, where he would talk about the legal system and citizens' rights.
On the third day, the trial of Mr. Gong's case officially opened.
Therefore, various newspapers and periodicals became reading materials for the evening cultural classes. Shao Shengxi read them to all the soldiers of the Second Company and organized discussions among them.
Some people stood on the side of Master Gong, while others hated all corrupt officials. Sometimes the two sides would quarrel and even fight.
Time flies, and there are still four days before the competition with the third company led by Fang Dazhuang.
The third company had extra training on Sunday, but the second company had a normal holiday as usual.
Some soldiers could not help but wonder, is this really a good idea? The higher the rank, the more respect he should have? The highest commander in the army is here, and he is going to compete with other companies. Should we still have a day off on Sunday
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In the afternoon, Lu Ming came to the firepower platoon's dormitory.
The infantry company of the Black Mountain Brigade has about 190 people, consisting of three infantry platoons and one firepower platoon. Each infantry platoon is divided into four squads, each with 11 people, and there is also a company cooking squad, communications squad, etc.
The firepower platoon is not divided into squads and is equipped with three light machine guns, one heavy machine gun and two 60 mortars, with each weapon centered around a combat team.
The platoon leader is Bao Dalong, a burly man with the rank of second lieutenant.
Platoon deputy Gao Laoxi, who holds the rank of sergeant, is also the leader of the heavy machine gun team.
The soldiers were obviously all veterans, with ranks ranging from corporal to sergeant, and only one private, a private first class.
When Lu Ming came in, almost all the soldiers of the firepower platoon were in the dormitory, a dormitory with bunk beds, more than a dozen green wooden beds and more than thirty bunks.
The housekeeping was well organized, and the soldiers were gathered in groups of three or five, playing cards or chatting.
However, there were obviously people on guard outside. Lu Ming suddenly brought Yu Luan into the dormitory, and someone immediately shouted, "Stand at attention!"
And the soldiers who had put away the cards and other miscellaneous things immediately stood up straight.
Lu Ming waved his hand and saluted Bao Dalong who came over to salute him. He smiled and said, "It's okay. Just be yourself. Dismiss!" He added, "I just came to take a look and chat with you."
Bao Dalong waved his hand, and immediately a soldier brought a chair and placed it next to the desk in the middle of the dormitory.
The other soldiers stood neatly in front of the desk, more than thirty of them, in three rows.
Lu Ming waved his hand and said, "Everyone, sit wherever you want. Sit on the bed. Everyone, sit down." As he spoke, he moved the chair sideways to face the bed in the dormitory.
"Everyone sit down!" Bao Dalong made a gesture, and the soldiers stepped over. Three or five people sat on a bed, all sitting upright.
"Commander, has the content of the competition with the third company been announced?" The speaker was Gao Laoxi, who had always been a casual person, but seemed to take this competition very seriously.
However, he rarely looked at Yu Luan, and was obviously a little embarrassed.
Yu Luan's unpredictable skills also added a lot of mystery to Commissioner Lu according to rumors in the military.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Yes, it's settled. The manual will be distributed tomorrow morning and everyone can see it. In the next few days, we will fully prepare for this competition." He added, "Basically, we will go to a mountainous area a hundred miles away that we are not familiar with. We will compete with the third company to see who can conquer a target there first."
"This exercise, whether it's the referee group, prop group, coefficient assessment, casualty calculation, etc., are all new things. This is the first time that our Black Mountain Brigade has come up with a plan. Therefore, this exercise is not just a contest between our second and third companies, but also a practice to improve relevant exercise plans."
Gao Laoxi chuckled, "It sounds like something very sophisticated from a cultured person. Did the commander bring it from the East China Sea?"
Lu Ming smiled and said, "You can say that."
In fact, I have played a World War II simulation game that has training subjects for related exercises. It is a very realistic game.
Of course, no matter how realistic the game is, it is definitely different from reality, and the relevant content is also extremely brief.
However, in this world where no large-scale battles have taken place since the age of hot weapons, the concept of military exercises is still in the Stone Age compared to that of the contemporaries in previous lives. Therefore, the exercise methods, coefficient calculations, etc. that I learned from the game, in terms of concepts, are just enlightenment in this world. Of course, they must be improved through practice.
Lu Ming glanced at Gao Laoxi again and said with a smile, "From my perspective as the commander of the Black Mountain Brigade, winning or losing in the competition with the Third Company is actually not important. My main purpose is to promote new military exercise methods." He paused, "However, from my perspective as the temporary commander of the Second Company, we must win this exercise. If we lose, it will be a shame for me! And for you as well!"
Bao Dalong, Gao Laoxi and the other soldiers, some of whom were brave enough and had smiles on their faces, immediately became serious.
"Yes!" Bao Dalong and Gao Laoxi were the first to stand at attention. "Everyone in the Second Company's Firepower Platoon, stand up! Listen to the commander's instructions!"
Swish, swish, swish, the soldiers all stood up, each of them standing straight.
Lu Ming also stood up. "In fact, during this period of time, you have been listening to the radio and foreign news every day, listening to the political training officers talk about the southern world and the western world. Now, they are discussing the case of the former governor of Longgang in this city."
"You all should have your own ideas about the case of former Governor Gong."
Lu Ming looked at Gao Laoxi and said, "Deputy Gao, tell me, what do you think about this case?"
"You deserve to die!" Gao Laoxi uttered these cold words from between his teeth.
Bao Dalong over there frowned immediately.
Lu Ming nodded: "I know that too. Platoon Leader Bao has a very different opinion on this."
"Actually, it doesn't matter. You probably don't know that this former governor Gong is my right-hand man. I brought him from the East China Sea."
Everyone was stunned and looked at Lu Ming in disbelief.
"You can think whatever you want about this case. You have freedom of thought and freedom of speech, but the final decision will be made by the court and the jury!"
"And I think, because the defense lawyers will be involved in the selection of the ten-member jury, and the judge has the power to determine the sentence, Gao Laoxi, your extreme idea will definitely not be realized, but I understand why you have this idea. You think that anyone who embezzles a penny or accepts a penny of gift money should be killed, so that corrupt officials can be deterred. This idea comes from distrust of the official system. Why don't you trust them? Because they are opaque. They live behind an iron curtain, and everything in their lives is tightly wrapped in black cloth. They wantonly shape their own sacredness, making them like saints. But once the fig leaf is pulled down, Laoxi, like you, your faith will collapse, and you will completely lose trust in this group."
Lu Ming shook his head.
"That's true, actually. There is no such thing as a saint. Relying on self-discipline to maintain morality? That's just a beautiful fantasy of the ancients."
"Everything still depends on a system that can be improved step by step and on public opinion supervision."
"Just like Lao Gong, he is the first official in Montenegro who can be fully reported by the media after he is removed from office, but he will not be the last. Now, many newspapers are trying to dig up his partner Gao Shaoting, right? The media can also dig up and write about those who are still in office."
"In the future, these will become common, and once an official breaks the law, it will become normal for them to be sued by ordinary citizens."
Lu Ming said and smiled, looking at them.
"In fact, it is impossible for all of us here to become rich and powerful. In the end, most of us are content to live an ordinary life with firewood, rice, oil and salt. So, what kind of world do we want to live in? I hope for a society where the power system is as transparent as possible, a society where the gossip of officials at all levels and the business of relatives can be reported by the media, and a society where ordinary people in Montenegro can point their fingers at me and scold me. I think this kind of world is what most of us ordinary people and our descendants need."
"Don't say that this world cannot be equal. What we need to do is to strive for equality and justice. At least, Lao Xi, in such a world, your village chief and township office director will definitely not dare to bully you. When power is put into a cage, it is first the power of grassroots officials who face the people. The people can feel the pain of this power. In fact, the most important thing in governing grassroots power is the supervision of the legal system and public opinion. This means that you are all supervisors and have the power to sue them at any time."
"In the future, when the word 'official' no longer carries such a heavy weight in the minds of our descendants, our goal will be..."
Lu Ming shook his head and said, "That's off topic!" He looked at them and said, "You are holding guns now, and what you want to protect is such a world, or rather, the prototype of such a world. Do you hope that it will die in the womb? Or do you still have passion in your heart, even if it is idealism, and want to defend the emergence of such a world? Tell yourself in your heart, give it a try? Follow Commander Lu, let's give it a try?"
"I'm an idealist. I want to give it a try. Just like what I told you on the first day I came here, whether we are rich and prosperous or poor and miserable in this life, we are ultimately just the dust of history, an insignificant speck of dust in the universe. So, is it possible to leave a trace of having lived in this world?"
"Most of you like to listen to the storytelling of knights on the radio. I think that real knights are idealists who are willing to sacrifice their lives for such a world!"
Bao Dalong and others were all fascinated by what they heard. They remained silent for a long time and didn't know what to say.
Most people feel that their thoughts are fluctuating and there is an inexplicable feeling of seasonal movement.
Looking at the young and mysterious commander, no one spoke, because suddenly, it seemed as if everyone had an illusion that the person standing in front of them was the chivalrous warrior in the storytelling who would go forward even if there were thousands of enemies against him, with white clothes fluttering in the wind, a sharp sword in his hand, and his ideals gathered to shatter the endless dark sky.
No one even knew when Commander Lu and his entourage left.