Chapter 841 Everyone’s Expectation

"It shouldn't be possible!"

As Gu Chengyuan recalled his limited contact with Zhao Gang, he quickly dismissed his previous thoughts.

Lu Chong or Li Kun should be able to force the 77th Legion to choose them, but it is unlikely for Zhao Gang.

Therefore, there was only one reason left for Gu Chengyuan: the 77th Legion was proactive and voluntary!

Why do they do this? The reason is simple: take the initiative to get closer and show goodwill!

You must know that as mentioned before, the 77th Legion is not a direct descendant of the Zhongzhou War Zone, but an adopted one that came in halfway, so its attitude towards the war zone organs is definitely much more sensitive than ordinary troops.

In order to show its closeness, or to obtain more resources from the theater, the 77th Corps has every reason to do so, thereby demonstrating its obedience to the overall leadership of the theater.

So after thinking clearly about the cause and effect of the matter, Gu Chengyuan immediately decided to agree:

"Let the Joint Political Department of the Theater draft the appointment document and appoint Zhao Gang as the deputy commander of the 77th Corps!"

For Gu Chengyuan, appointing Zhao Gang can be said to be completely beneficial with no disadvantages, especially when the 77th Corps took the initiative to apply for it.

Others have already given their reasons, so it would be hypocritical to refuse at this time!

With Zhao Gang's presence, it will be of great benefit to the subsequent 77th Corps' operation into Chongqing!

As for the question of whether Zhao Gang would be sidelined if he went there, Gu Chengyuan was not worried at all.

The first is that the leadership committee of the 77th Legion is not that stupid, and the second is that the leadership committee of the 77th Legion does not have that ability.

Because if Zhao Gang's visit this time is seen as a merger, then the strength of the three infantry brigades is equivalent to the dowry given to Zhao Gang by the Zhongzhou Theater!

Considering the current state of the 77th Corps, let alone that Zhao Gang was isolated, it would be considered very restrained of him not to isolate the leadership committee of the 77th Corps!

So thinking of this, Gu Chengyuan couldn't help but feel in a good mood when he looked at Zhou Guihong's back as she left.

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Shengwu County, Sichuan Province

In the evening, the setting sun cast a gilded halo on the edge of the cumulus clouds. As dusk rose from the horizon, the sky gradually turned into a piece of molten glass.

As the evening breeze blew across the desolate and dilapidated rooftops of the buildings, gusts of fishy wind carrying the stench of decay and mildew began to float throughout Shengwu County like mud and sand after a rainstorm.

However, this stench that is enough to make ordinary people nauseous is just a part of daily life for the garrison troops of the 77th Army stationed in various places in Shengwu County.

At mealtime, after the soldiers from a battalion of the 77th Army Corps Motorized Infantry Brigade had finished their meals, most of them spread out in squads on the streets that were clean enough for people to sit.

These fully armed soldiers, carrying live ammunition, each held a standard stainless steel lunch box in their hands. They either squatted or sat, eating while appreciating the scenery. The whole scene looked extremely comfortable.

The staple food this afternoon is rice, two meat dishes, one soup and one fruit, namely canned fish with fermented black bean oil, canned beef, carrot and corn soup, and canned oranges that have just been produced by the cannery directly under the Zhongzhou War Zone.

"Hey~ You know what, this smell is getting stronger and stronger. It makes me feel like I'm drunk." Smelling the sudden strong stench in the air, a soldier complained with a wry smile while eating his meal.

Hearing this, the squad leader also joked:

"Just be happy, you can smell the fermented aroma! I wonder what those retired comrades are eating now!"

"I hope I can eat something instead of being eaten..." After hearing the squad leader's words, someone next to him immediately responded.

"Indeed, so our life is already good enough now. Not only do we eat meat every day, but we also have canned fruit for every meal. Look at the production date, it was only half a month ago, so if you round it up, it's fresh fruit!"

"How could we have dared to imagine such conditions before? No wonder we felt like the sky was falling when we saw the three newly arrived infantry brigades a few days ago. It's no wonder that others despise our 3th Corps for being poor, because we are really poor!" When talking about this, the squad leader in his early 77s showed a weathered expression.

"That's not true. If people live this kind of life every day, it would be strange if they are willing to come to our 77th Legion!"

Hearing this, the corporal squatting beside the squad leader said seriously:

"Sergeant, you don't know that I was on a business trip to move supplies to the temporary warehouse of the 11th Infantry Brigade of Yezhou. Guess what I saw?"

Having said that, facing the curious looks from everyone in the class, the corporal deputy squad leader's face was almost dripping with envy just thinking back to the scene just now!

"They're playing games! They're watching movies!"

"Oh my god! I couldn't even afford to buy the monitors they use and the game consoles they play before the end of the world!"

"It's not like us who are miserable. At most, we just play cards, smoke cigarettes, and look at this little uncle."

"I had a chat with the warehouse manager of the 11th Brigade. He said that almost all the troops in the Central Plains Theater are treated like this. This is only the treatment of the second-line troops. It is said that the first-line troops live even better!"

"My treatment has been downgraded since I came here. My daily meal consists of 4 dishes, 1 soup, 1 fruit and 2 snacks. We also have a party every Friday night, with drinks, barbecue, hot pot, fried skewers and so on."

“Fuck! Is this true??”

“Is it really that cool??”

Hearing this, the soldiers of the 77th Motorized Infantry Brigade at the scene, Jill was so envious that her eyes turned purple.

Is this really being a soldier?? Is this really the end of the world??

As expected, the most frightening thing about everything is comparison, because usually after comparison, it is easy to find that the life that you think is pretty good is worse than a dog in the eyes of others.

Before this, the soldiers of the 77th Legion did think so, because compared to ordinary survivors, they could eat enough every day and eat meat regularly. Considering the end of the world, these conditions were indeed very good.

But at this moment, compared with the troops in the Zhongzhou war zone... maybe their military dogs are not as well fed as others!

The reason they can have such a life now is all thanks to the Central Plains War Zone. For example, almost all of the food in their bowls now comes from the supplies provided by the three infantry brigades.

Therefore, the direct reason for the recent decline in treatment of the three infantry brigades is actually because they distributed their own supplies to these poor relatives of the 3th Corps.

This order was issued by Zhao Gang himself, mainly because they were all in the same war zone and obvious differences in treatment would easily affect military morale.

After all, grassroots soldiers are not stupid. They all have a scale in their hearts to judge who is good and who is bad. We are in the same war zone, so why does the taste of his pot differ from that of my bowl?

That's the problem!

Zhao Gang, who has been engaged in political work for a long time, is naturally very sensitive to this!

Therefore, the grassroots soldiers of the 77th Corps are now full of gratitude towards the leader named Zhao Gang who came from the Zhongzhou War Zone!

There were even many people who envied the three infantry brigades that had just arrived at the legion. Especially after they knew that the reason why the three new infantry brigades had so many display screens and game consoles and had such a good life was all because of Zhao Gang, they became even more envious and jealous!

Damn, why are all the good leaders from other people’s families? Fuck!

I'm so jealous!