Dancing with Wolves: Group Operations

Chapter 117 Dancing with Wolves: Group Operations

"Guys, cheer up! I think our opponents are on their last legs, we still have a chance!"

Liao Laosan quickly pulled himself out of his slump and continued to encourage his teammates.

The person in the baseball cap seemed to want to say something, but when they turned their head, their expression suddenly turned to one of extreme surprise, and they shouted loudly, "Look over there!"

The group looked over and saw an SUV and five hay harvesters lined up in a long queue, heading towards them.

A moment later, the convoy stopped nearby. Li Yong was the first to jump out of the off-road vehicle and then strode towards Liao Laosan and the others.

"President Li?" Liao Laosan and the others quickly stepped forward and immediately admitted their mistake: "President Li, we have failed your trust and have not completed the mission."

"I know the situation. You did your best. A temporary win or loss is no big deal."

Li Yong smiled slightly, and even the scar on his face seemed more approachable.

A warm feeling welled up in Liao Laosan and the others' hearts, especially "Baseball Cap," who secretly wiped away a tear.

Li Yong then patted each of them on the shoulder and walked towards Gu Tong and the others.

"Mr. Li, what brings you here?"

When Chen Shuyong went to Nasu with Erken last time, he met Li Yong and greeted him with a smile.

"Xiao Chen, although I've been busy with the major campaign in YW County these past few days, I've been thinking about the hay harvest in Tekos. Time waits for no one, so I gritted my teeth and sent a batch of harvesters to help."

Li Yong and Chen Shuyong exchanged a few pleasantries, which Gu Tong found quite surreal.

Is this still the Li Yong I know? Back then, Li Yong was full of aggression, like a dagger drawn from its sheath, its sharpness fully revealed.

But Li Yong and Chen Shuyong were chatting and laughing in front of him, with a gentle demeanor and a calm tone. If you didn't know better, you would think he was a county leader.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Li! The county's forage harvesting work has received strong support from many parties. For example, the Gu Tong team has taken on the task of harvesting another 20,000 mu of forage, which will greatly speed up the overall progress."

Chen Shuyong adopted a very humble attitude, and whether intentionally or unintentionally, he directly revealed the new developments of Gu Tong's group to Li Yong.

Upon hearing this, Li Yong's eyes involuntarily narrowed.

The reason he sent Liao Laosan's group to compete against Gu Tong's group was to counter the latter's influence and buy time for the company.

But he still felt it wasn't safe, so while the large-scale harvesting operation was underway in YW County, he gritted his teeth and transferred five harvesters to Tekos, just to secure harvesting service orders in advance.

But to his utter surprise, despite all his careful arrangements, Gu Tong beat him to it.

"Yes, there's strength in numbers, that's good news."

Li Yong remained calm and smiled as he responded to Chen Shuyong. Then he turned to Gu Tong and said, "Long time no see, Gu Tong. You're still as decisive as ever. But with just these few people and a few harvesters, can you really complete the harvesting of 2 mu of pasture on time? Don't make things difficult for Xiao Chen later."

Gu Tong also laughed. He would rather face the sharp and outspoken Li Yong of the past than see the smiling tiger Li Yong.

Because it would make him feel nauseous; as the saying goes, "Trying to draw a tiger but ending up with a dog!"

However, this was not the time for empty talk. He looked towards the end of the road, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "Mr. Li, look, I have the confidence to complete the mission."

Everyone turned to look and saw a long steel dragon coming from the horizon.

The rumbling sound grew louder as it approached, stirring up clouds of dust along the way.

「1、2、3......10、11、12，一共12台牧草收割机。顾桐，看来你的底气还很足啊I

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Chen Shuyong deliberately counted loudly, because Li Yong had been calling him "Little Chen" repeatedly, which had made him unhappy.

He had only met the other person once, and they did not belong to the same system, so this form of address was inappropriate.

"Where did you get so many harvesters?"

Li Yong's expression changed drastically, and he looked incredulous.

He turned to look at Gu Tong again and asked.

"I can't tell you that, it's a secret!" Gu Tong laughed heartily, then waved his hand and said, "Brothers, let's go take a look together."

Dong Jun and the others walked towards the convoy with Gu Tong, and Chen Shuyong followed suit. Only Ma Yucheng stopped in front of Li Yong.

He didn't say anything, just glanced at the other person a few times, then spat on the ground—"Pah!"—before raising his head and walking away.

Li Yong returned to his team expressionlessly. He had already offended Ma Yucheng to the point of no return, and their feud could not be resolved with a few words.

To paraphrase a common saying, it's a fight to the death.

"Gu Tong!"

As Gu Tong approached, Gu Lixian's car moved from the back of the line to the front.

She got out of the car and ran over, pulling Gu Tong toward the farm machinery operators standing to the side. She began to introduce them one by one: "These three were contacted by Brother Ma, these two were introduced by the old village chief and Uncle Kurban, and the rest were called by Sister Fan."

"Gu Tong, hello! My name is Ma Tianbao, and I'm a relative of Uncle Ma."

Ma Tianbao is a tall, sunny-looking young man in his early twenties.

"My name is Aizezi. Manager Fan recommended me to this company."

The second person to speak was a man in his thirties, who stood there like a black tower.

Gu Tong shook hands with everyone one by one and exchanged a few words with each of them.

Later, he asked Dong Jun and Ai Kebai to lead everyone to the town to settle in their lodgings first, and then everyone would have a meal together.

Ma Dongwen, Ma Yucheng, and Chen Liang were responsible for cleaning up the scene, while he, Gu Lixian, and Chen Shuyong slowly walked towards the town.

Gulixian was clearly familiar with Chen Shuyong, who was her uncle's trusted lieutenant. The two spoke very casually.

"Gulixian, I'm going to your uncle's house now, do you want to come?"

Today's events were extremely dramatic, and Chen Shuyong had to report to Erken in person.

He chatted with Gulixian for a few words, then said goodbye and asked Gulixian if she wanted to travel with him.

"You go ahead with your work, I'll come over later."

Gulixian shook her head, and Chen Shuyong left first.

Gu Tong then seized the opportunity to ask curiously, "Gulixian, why are you leading the team today?"

"Most of these agricultural machinery buyers were introduced by Sister Fan. She can't come in person, so I have to do it myself. Why do you think that is?"

Gulixian pointed to her head and then gave a mischievous smile.

Gu Tong immediately realized that the other person was saying that she was stupid.

He couldn't help but laugh and said, "Thanks to you, otherwise things would have been troublesome. Come on, have dinner with us tonight, and I'll take you to the county town afterward."

"Mmm..."

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Gulixian nodded in satisfaction and walked into the town.

night.

Gu Tong and his group of six, along with the 12 newly arrived farm machinery operators, had a meal together.

They chatted and drank beer, and the initial awkwardness gradually disappeared; they quickly became acquainted.

"Boss, I'll follow your lead from now on."

Aizezi's loud voice rang out, and everyone looked at Gu Tong, knowing that he was the one in charge.

Aikebai nodded secretly, thinking that Aizezi was a good person, at least he was perceptive.

"I don't have that many rules here. The principle is that the more you work, the more you earn, but you still have to pay the 20% management fee, otherwise your boss will go hungry. Brother Dong, Lao Ma, you two are the most reliable. You'll be responsible for recording the workload afterwards."

Tomorrow's schedule is as follows: everyone will go to work on the existing 10,000 mu of grassland. The goals are twofold: first, to speed up the mowing process, and second, to begin raking and baling the hay. As for the new 20,000 mu contract, that will be postponed. I will explain this to Cadre Chen and the employer.

Gu Tong took the initiative to start arranging tomorrow's work. To avoid disputes, he also asked Dong Jun and Ma Dongwen to act as recorders.

Everyone needs to keep detailed records of how much or how little they do each day, otherwise it will be unclear later.

In addition, he revised the assignment schedule.

Now the team has one silage harvester and 17 ordinary forage harvesters, so we can adopt a concentrated "decisive battle" approach and give full play to the advantages of teamwork.

Although there are time requirements for harvesting 20,000 mu of pasture, he felt that this was not a problem and could be discussed and resolved later.

"Boss, what about our competition with Liao Laosan's group?"

Ai Kebai, still unable to let go of the arena, asked loudly.

He had just heard Ai Zezi call Gu Tong "boss," and he thought it was nice, so he started calling him that too.

As Gu Tong spoke, she took out the pasture distribution map from her bag.

Everyone burst into laughter. The harvest order for 20,000 mu had already been secured, so there was no point in continuing the competition.

Starting tomorrow, the entire team will be doing integrated mowing, hay bale and baling operations. Who's in the mood to compete anymore?

Moreover, Liao Laosan and his group have acquired five more harvesters, and it's unclear how they will arrange their operations.

After the matter was settled, the 12 newly arrived farm machinery operators all went back to their rooms to sleep.

Gu Tong wanted to take Gu Lixian to the county town, but she stopped him: "You should get some rest too. There are so many things to do tomorrow. I can drive myself to the county town. I'll send you a message when I get to your uncle's house."

Seeing that the other party was adamant, Gu Tong had no choice but to give up.

He went back to his room, took a shower, and then waited for Gulixian's message. He didn't fall into a deep sleep until she messaged him saying she had arrived home safely.

The next morning.

Seventeen hay harvesters entered the pasture, their engines trembling slightly, waiting only for Gu Tong's command to rush into the fields and begin their work.

Gu Tong wasn't in a hurry. He first checked the walkie-talkie conversations with each person one by one.

When contacting Nasu, he specifically mentioned that anyone coming must bring a walkie-talkie, because with the team's size increasing dramatically, real-time communication became especially important.

"Number 1 calling Number 7, please respond."

顾桐是1号，艾克拜是2号，董军是3号、马东文是4号、陈亮是5号、马玉成是6号、艾则孜是7号、马天宝是8号......其他人一直排到18号。

"Received on the 7th, all done!"

"Now I'll describe the work route. Please remember it carefully and follow my instructions completely. Any questions?"

"Received on the 2th, no problem!"

"Received on the 18th, no problem!"

With the 18 walkie-talkies successfully networked, Gu Tong nodded in satisfaction and said, "Let's begin!"

He then started a live stream, saying, "Family members, today I'm going to show you the amazing sight of 17 harvesters working together."

Today, Ma Yucheng drove the integrated silage harvester, while Gu Tong took on the role of team leader, directing the entire operation.

So he had a total of 17 ordinary hay harvesters on his side, a display that far exceeded the visual impact of a single steel behemoth.

[I Don't Eat Donkey Meat]: "Wow, this is incredible! I'm bowing down in admiration."

[Lonely Swordsman]: "Aren't you afraid of spoiling our tastes? This is going to be a huge spectacle!"

Fans were blown away by the spectacular sight before them, and the number of viewers in the live stream rose rapidly, exceeding 4 in less than half an hour.

Gu Tong didn't have time to interact with everyone; he was focused on directing the collaborative work, but he was still secretly pleased with himself.

However, from the very beginning of the operation, the 12 farm machinery operators were thrown into disarray.

Some didn't remember their assigned route, some fell behind quickly because they weren't in the right mindset, and one young man wearing a straw hat was blindly rushing forward without paying attention to anyone else. When he realized something was wrong, he frantically slapped the steering wheel.

Gu Tong was completely exasperated. This was hardly an efficient team; it was practically a mob.

"Stop for a moment, everyone. Reorganize yourselves. Remember, we are working as a team, not individually. You must obey orders and follow my pace. I'll say it again, you must follow my pace."

Having no other option, Gu Tong had to suspend the work and readjust it.

He divided the 17 harvesters into four groups, appointing Ai Kebai, Dong Jun, Ma Dongwen, and Chen Liang as group leaders respectively.

He himself took the lead, making the most of the roles of the group leaders.

After making these adjustments, the subsequent assignments went much more smoothly.

Li Yong also arrived at the site with 10 harvesters from the adjacent plot of land.

Although neither side explicitly stated it, they both knew that continuing the contest was pointless; winning or losing was meaningless.

"Liao Laosan, you all need to use 10 harvesters working together today to finish harvesting this plot as quickly as possible. I need to go to the county. Be careful not to get into any conflicts with Gu Tong and the others."

After giving a brief instruction, Li Yong headed to the county town.

Although Gu Tong had already gotten there first, Tekos's pasture area was so large that he could still try to secure new harvesting service contracts.

He knew very well that many people in the county were wary of the Jinfeng Group dominating the entire agricultural machinery service market, which is why they came up with this "challenge game".

At the same time, he was also aware that Jin Feng Group and Gu Tong's team had a mutually restraining relationship in away games, and no one would like to be the only one to dominate.

Therefore, this time he will not engage in price wars or resort to underhanded tactics; he can only dance with his enemies in a very frustrating manner.

Gu Tong gradually got into the swing of things, directing 17 harvesters to work together more and more smoothly, and the work efficiency was constantly improving.

Around noon, after more than six hours of continuous work, the harvesting area reached more than 1200 mu, but several harvesters broke down.