strictlysupreme Chapter 228 Promoted to Major
Chapter 228 Promoted to Major
After Lu Chen returned home and rested for a few days, on the morning of January 1932, , Lu Chen left home with Hans and Locke and took a cruise to the Philippines.
Before leaving, Lu Chen also notified Rivers and asked him to send hundreds of Chinese veterans to follow him in case of emergency.
There are several purposes for this trip to the Philippines.
First and foremost, he wanted to pass on the news that Xiao Rizi was going to attack the Magic City to his elder brother, so that he could prepare in advance and protect himself. He calculated his schedule and thought that he should be able to reach the Philippines in the middle or early January. He would definitely be able to deliver the news to the Magic City before the 28th.
As for why he didn't go back to the Magic City directly, it was because Lu Chen felt that the Magic City was too dangerous. He should stay away from danger.
But the most important thing was that he had to go to Green to discuss things. First of all, there was the issue of military uniforms, and then there was the issue of loans, which required Lu Chen to discuss with Green in person.
After more than ten days on the sea, the cruise ship arrived in the Philippines on January 19. Since Lu Chen had sent a message to Green before departure, Lu Chen saw an American soldier in military uniform waiting for him at the dock as soon as he got off the cruise ship.
Lu Chen led his men towards the soldiers. The soldiers looked at Lu Chen and his group and were a little confused. When they sent him here, they didn't say they were going to pick up so many people.
While the soldier was still confused, Lu Chen had already come to him. Lu Chen smiled and asked:
"You are the one who came to pick me up, right?"
After hearing Lu Chen's words, the soldier nodded immediately. Then he pointed behind Lu Chen and asked:
"Captain Lu Chen, I was ordered to pick you up alone, but you brought so many people with you~."
Lu Chen waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about them. I will have someone send them to my factory. You just need to send me to the base."
The soldier breathed a sigh of relief. It was no problem as they were only sending Lu Chen, so he took the initiative to carry Lu Chen's luggage and then led Lu Chen towards the car parked nearby.
Before getting in the car, Lu Chen said to Hans, "Hans, take them all to Li Qiang. Then have Li Qiang send an encrypted telegram to William, saying that Xiao Rizi will attack the Magic City soon, and then have William send this message to my eldest brother and Manager Lu Yunting of the Sales Department."
Hans nodded and said, "Okay, boss. I'll do it as soon as I get there."
After finishing his instructions, Lu Chen got into the car that was waiting to pick him up.
As soon as Lu Chen got in the car, he began to think about what he could do to help his elder brother. Although Xiao Rizi did not succeed in this invasion, the casualties inflicted on the defenders of the Magic City were still great. In addition, Xiao Rizi also deployed chariots, planes, warships and other weapons this time. Lu Chen was a little worried about whether his elder brother could withstand it. Even if he could withstand it, Lu Chen would still worry about whether his elder brother would be injured on the battlefield.
Soon, Lu Chen was sent to the base. Seeing that he had arrived, Lu Chen stopped thinking. He got out of the car and walked directly to Green's office.
When Green saw Lu Chen walking into his office, he waved at Lu Chen with a smile on his face:
"Lu Chen, you are finally here. Please take a seat. I have a copy of your appointment letter here."
"Appointment letter, what appointment letter?"
After Lu Chen found a sofa and sat down, he asked with a puzzled look on his face.
Green smiled and said, "The higher-ups are very pleased with your acceptance of veterans, so they promoted your rank. You are now a major in the Army, and your special forces company has been expanded into a special forces battalion."
Lu Chen was confused. He had only accepted some retired veterans and had not made any military achievements. It was very abnormal to raise my rank and expand the army for no reason. Lu Chen asked:
"Mr. Green, can you tell me honestly, are you going to ask me to do something again? Otherwise, for someone like me, I can only stay in the army for a few days a year, and I really don't know why you are giving me a promotion.
Also, don't tell me that it's because I accepted the veterans. This matter has nothing to do with the Ministry of National Defense. If I am to be rewarded for this matter, it should be the Presidential Office that rewards me. "
Green thought to himself, this kid had figured it out after all. He smiled and said:
"Didn't you tell me about a new piece of equipment last time? The parachute. Our intelligence department has confirmed that the Soviet Union did secretly set up a parachute unit. So the Ministry of Defense is also preparing to set up such a unit. Since you were the one who reported the parachute equipment, they decided to have you train the first parachute unit."
Lu Chen now has a feeling of "I am going to die". He was asked to train the parachuting troops. Brother, that is parachuting, not rope skipping. That is high-altitude work, and people may die if it goes wrong. As a person who doesn't even know how to open a parachute, you still want me to train others. Aren't you asking me to form a "meat paste brigade"?
Lu Chen quickly waved his hand and refused, "Mr. Green, I'm sorry I can't do this mission. I can't even dive, and you're asking me to go skydiving. Aren't you asking me to hurt people? I refuse to accept such a mission."
Green knew that Lu Chen would say this, so he was prepared. He said to his guards:
"Go and call Kuchi in."
The guard replied "yes" and ran out of the office.
Kuchi? Plane? Ace pilot? Lu Chen was confused. He asked, "Mr. Green, who is this Kuchi? Why did you ask him to come here?"
Green explained, "Lu Chen, didn't you say you don't know how to parachute? We have taken this into consideration. Kuchi is a parachuting enthusiast specially invited by our Ministry of Defense. He is the best parachuting expert in the United States. With his help, I believe you can train a force that is no less capable than the special forces company."
Lu Chen now felt like he was screwed. He felt like he was trapped in the hole he had dug. He really wanted to slap himself twice. He was really obsessed with money. There were so many ways to make money in the world, why did he want to get involved in the parachute rope? Now he was in trouble.
Lu Chen saw that Green had even found a parachuting instructor for him. It seemed that he really had to establish the first American paratrooper unit himself.
Since he couldn't refuse, Lu Chen could only accept his fate. There's a saying that goes, when you're facing a female gangster, since you can't resist, you can only enjoy it. Lu Chen is in this state of mind now.
Since you asked me to form a paratrooper unit, I will definitely be responsible for the production of parachutes.