Chapter 24: A Strong Soldier is Worth a Thousand Weak Ones!
The mountain city was like a giant Mandarin Duck Pot.
The clear blue Yangtze River, and the Jiangling River, which had turned muddy yellow due to recent heavy rains upstream, converged, creating a distinct divide.
Seen from the air, the unique sight looked like a spicy pot on one side and a clear broth pot on the other.
Of course, the people of the mountain city scorned the Mandarin Duck Pot.
In their eyes, coming to the mountain city to eat Mandarin Duck Pot was simply heresy.
But this didn't stop someone from taking out a Mandarin Duck Pot from the storage box of a peculiar little vehicle that was currently floating on the surface of the Yangtze River.
They skillfully lit a burner, placed the hot pot base, and poured in mineral water.
“What’s this?”
Zhao Jianjun’s heart was filled with countless questions.
But this storage box was like Du Shi Niang's treasure chest, and Chen Jinchao continued to pull things out of it.
Tripe, lamb, beef, pork belly, duck blood…
“Is he showing off the storage space and load capacity of the Cat Cat car?”
“No, I’m hungry.”
？？？！！！
Is this how you normally use the Cat Cat car?!
Zhao Jianjun finally understood how a person could truly laugh when speechless.
But soon, the awkward smile on his face disappeared with the rising steam as the hot pot began to boil...
“Relaxing!”
The surface of the Yangtze River was calm and peaceful. The temperature was neither cold nor hot.
A gentle breeze brushed against his face, the view beneath him was a shimmering expanse of water, and looking up, he saw the towering grandeur of the entire mountain city.
Such enjoyment, how could one not express their valiant spirit?
“Good brother, Chen Jinchao, from today onwards, you’re my real brother!”
“If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you must come to me. If my brother refuses to help, it would be unreasonable.”
“The Cat Cat car is even more remarkable than I imagined!”
“Unbelievable, simply incredible… ”
As the aroma of the hot pot grew stronger, amidst the beautiful scenery and delicious food, Zhao Jianjun’s feedback, unsurprisingly, was full of praise.
He was even excited to the point of being speechless, experiencing a mental climax.
“Good brother, I’ve decided, I want three hundred Cat Cat cars for the first batch!”
“Put the tripe down, let it swim back on its own.”
Chen Jinchao’s face instantly turned sour.
It was less than a month before the end of November, didn't the production process need to be determined? Didn't the standardized production process need to be established? Didn't the production line need to be freed up?...
He just opened his mouth and said three hundred Cat Cat cars, how could he conjure them out of thin air?
Besides, the three million yuan in research and development funds had already been spent in Chen Jinchao's crazy modification experiments.
If you want equipment, pay up!
“Good brother, how about this, I’ll write you an IOU. Once the military commission’s trial funding comes through, I’ll send it to you. Your self-funded group can advance it for me first.”
“And think about it, this equipment is for military exercises. If it makes a splash in the exercises, wouldn't the project be flooded with orders? Maybe the Army Equipment Department will even come to buy it!”
Chen Jinchao understood Zhao Jianjun’s logic.
These were just excuses.
He would even pay money to contribute to the national defense industry, but this was just to make Zhao Jianjun restrain his insatiable appetite.
Three hundred units was indeed not a number that the first-phase Cat Cat car project could deliver.
“Two hundred?”
“I’m just saying, your face looks like two hundred.”
“One hundred? If we squeeze, it might work?”
…
Zhao Jianjun was frowning, while Chen Jinchao was still shaking his head, enjoying his hot pot.
“Fifty four-wheeled versions, twenty six-wheeled versions. If you still lose the military exercise at the end of the month, it’ll be embarrassing.”
“Then I’ll jump off this thing!”
Zhao Jianjun, overjoyed, pointed at the Yangtze River and patted his chest.
After a long hot pot meal on the Yangtze River, Zhao Jianjun left with renewed confidence.
He also took a few sample vehicles with him for the troops to get accustomed to.
Zhao Jianjun returned with his new equipment, strutting with pride.
However, when the crude and rough, toy-like Cat Cat cars arrived at the third division, first regiment of the 15th Army, the entire regiment was dumbfounded.
They had thought that the regiment commander had brought back something good, but it turned out to be just a mini off-road vehicle that looked like a reject?
At least he should have brought back some big off-road vehicles?
This little car wasn’t bulletproof, it didn’t have armor, it couldn’t carry many people, and it couldn’t hold much cargo…
“This car can be lifted by a helicopter and dropped with you.”
“卧槽!?”
One sentence, and all those who had been disdainful instantly changed their tune.
Those who reacted quickly started to say insincerely: “I told you the regiment commander brought back something amazing! Anyone who complained earlier, don’t try to grab it later!”
“Yeah, this thing looks cute, just like me.”
“Report, I just heard Wang Wei say that this thing looks ugly...”
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“Don’t even think about it. I’m telling you, the quantity is limited. Only the elite soldiers with the best scores before the military exercise will get one!”
“All of you give me your best! If we lose to the second regiment next time, I’ll throw you into the Yangtze River!”
As soon as Zhao Jianjun finished speaking, a group of soldiers standing at attention shouted ‘Yes’.
A strong soldier is worth a thousand weak ones.
Just from their roaring momentum, Zhao Jianjun's daily training was obviously effective.
Time, just like the slogans in a toilet, comes and goes in a hurry.
As time went by, the end of the month was upon them, and the military exercise codenamed ‘利剑’ (Sharp Sword) was about to begin.
During this time, the Jiangling Special Vehicle Production Workshop was working overtime to produce vehicles.
Chen Jinchao had even started the research and development of the Cat Cat car’s second phase.
The Third Division’s First Regiment, nicknamed ‘Tiger Regiment’, was also training diligently around their ‘secret weapon’, the entire regiment was determined to redeem themselves!
This exercise, if things go according to plan, they are about to go awry.
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