They are all in the army, who is in love?

Chapter 271: When the Brigade Headquarters asks for leave, he becomes a follower

After the matter was settled, Chai Shuyao seemed to put his mind at ease, smiled brilliantly, picked up the remaining half cup of tea on the table and drank it in one gulp.

He stood up and said with a smile: "Well, Chen Ming, I will go back first. There are interview tasks elsewhere, so I will arrange them in advance."

This invitation was too sudden and was completely impromptu. She was a little embarrassed to stay in the third camp any longer, fearing that Chen Ming would realize something was wrong midway, and also worried that she would say the wrong thing.

The so-called interview mission is pure nonsense. If it really existed, why would he go straight to the third camp?

"Well, okay, then I'll see you off." Chen Ming also stood up and responded.

This sudden invitation made him lose interest in taking Chai Shuyao to visit the combat command room. He had just regarded her as a propaganda officer, thinking that she was not familiar with the digital equipment of the combined force.

Looking back now, I see that the country bumpkin is probably me, but I still don’t show off.

The conversation was short, warm, and insipid. It seemed like it was just a simple invitation.

The two walked out of the staff office side by side. Chai Shuyao took out a pen and paper from the bag he carried with him and wrote down his phone number, the telephone number of the gate post in the residential area, and his accurate address, and handed it to Chen Ming.

"Remember, don't be late tomorrow."

"Okay, how could I not understand this etiquette when visiting elders?"

"Then I'm going back. You can go to the brigade headquarters to ask for leave."

"it is good."

Chai Shuyao walked to the parking lot, opened the door, sat in the cockpit neatly, waved to Chen Ming, and started the vehicle.

Leaving the third battalion headquarters with a roar.

Chen Ming stood at the entrance of the camp and looked at the direction of the vehicle. At this time, his head was still a little confused.

"Hey, are you done talking? It was pretty quick, right?"

At some unknown time, Du Longfei and Zhang Jintao also walked to the entrance of the camp and stretched their necks to look outside.

"I'm not talking about you, Old Chen. Look at how petty you are. A female comrade from your workplace is here as a guest. Why don't you stay for lunch?"

"I've already said hello to you, and the cooking class has set up a small stove for you today. How about you? Why did he leave without even saying a few words?"

"How's the discussion going? Will this thing work out? I think she's not bad. This girl is tall and elegant, and she's more than good enough for you."

Du Longfei talked endlessly about his opinions. Zhang Jintao was the first to notice the note in Chen Ming's hand and reached out to take it and unfold it.

"Hey, this is the rhythm of the negotiation. No. 2 Military Courtyard, Huaiyin Road, Jinling?"

Zhang Jintao's voice became smaller and smaller, and in the end he was silent. He felt as if his heart had skipped a beat. When he looked up at Chen Ming, his eyes were filled with shock. Although he was an instructor, his position was relatively low. .

But he also knows what the military courtyard on Huaiyin Road in Jinling means. Is it the accommodation area allocated by the war zone agency, No. 2, or is it a separate courtyard? Is this a house that ordinary people can be allocated?

There are no wheat ears on the shoulders, so I can't even think about this house. I'm afraid it won't work if there are few stars. Good guy, what is Lao Chen going to do?

"What's wrong? What's wrong?" Chen Ming asked doubtfully. People tend to have preconceptions. He was thinking that Chai Shuyao's grandfather was probably a big boss in the logistics department who had retired.

Therefore, he accepted it slowly and didn't think the address was wrong. What's more, he hadn't been assigned a house and didn't understand it.

"No, it's nothing." Zhang Jintao suppressed the shock in his heart, feeling that he must be too sensitive.

"Have you reached an agreement? You even left your phone number and address."

"What's the deal?" Chen Ming became more and more confused as he listened.

"Stop pretending. Wasn't that girl just someone who signed up for the sorority? Come here to see you on a blind date?" Du Longfei stood aside and curled his lips, as if I don't believe it, so you can explain it casually.

"What? It has nothing to do with the sorority." Chen Ming knew that the two men had misunderstood, and said, "That was Chai Shuyao, the officer of the War Zone Propaganda Department."

"I also met him during the recruit evaluation. I came here today to record the flag presentation process of our third battalion. I'm late, so I will be responsible for entertaining him."

"That's it?"

"Well, that's it."

"Then why did I leave you the address?" Zhang Jintao asked.

"I have known her for a long time. She invited me to her home and asked me to go there tomorrow on Sunday."

Chen Ming said truthfully. He knew what Chai Shuyao meant and what tomorrow's trip represented. However, this kind of thing should not be told in a showy tone. It should be what it is.

At least he didn't resist. He had known Chai Shuyao for so long, and he had no idea before. The gap was too big. He was a lieutenant at the beginning, and he was still a recruit who was not even a private.

Maybe he was discharged after two years in the army when it was not suitable.

I have experienced too many things in the workplace before, and I understand what this gap in the military means, but a few years have passed, and he is a major and he is a captain.

We were finally able to talk to each other as equals, and when we were talking as friends, another bombshell was dropped. Is my grandpa a boss?

But today, he is no longer the young man who only relied on his passion, and talked endlessly about risking his life and death to express his loyalty.

Chai Shuyao's background, at least for now, does not have much influence on him.

However, while Chen Ming was calm, the two following him were not.

Du Longfei reached into his pocket exaggeratedly, took out a few hundred dollar bills and stuffed them into Chen Ming's arms.

"Damn, you're progressing really fast. You're going to meet your parents tomorrow. Go to the service agency to buy some things to take with you, and go to the brigade headquarters to ask for leave."

"What are you doing?" Chen Ming looked at the money that was pushed into his hand, dumbfounded.

"What else can you do? You are just a casual person. Don't think too little. We soldiers don't have much money. This is my cigarette money this month. I have contributed all of it."

"You are progressing too fast. I am afraid that the next time I hear the news, the child will be taken out, so I will follow suit in advance."

"And me, I'm richer than Lao Du." Zhang Jintao also took out a few hundred-dollar bills from his pocket and handed them over.

"Just a little thought, go ahead and buy some more stuff."

"Come on, you two, stop making noise."

Chen Ming returned the money to them casually, "You are not a member of the family, I am a guest."

"Since I agreed, I'll go to the brigade headquarters to ask for leave first, and then I'll buy some things."

"Okay, even though you are busy, there is nothing going on in the camp right now."

Du Longfei and Zhang Jintao watched Chen Ming run to the parking lot and drive out.

There was a sigh of relief on his face.

This speed is too fast. No matter whether Chen Ming admits it or not, but this kind of thing has developed to the point of meeting his parents, how can he still run away?

Zhang Jintao looked at the cars moving away, sighed with emotion, and said with a smile: "This officer that Old Chen knows probably has a good background. No. [-] Courtyard, Huaiyin Road, Jinling Military Region, it is a separate courtyard."

"I know. Seeing how you looked wrong just now, I also took a look at the address. Lao Chen is quite capable of keeping quiet."

"I hope I can get a result from his torment."

Du Longfei and Zhang Jintao looked at each other and smiled. Everyone's situation was different, and they had nothing to say.

As comrades-in-arms, and having worked together for so long, they certainly hope that Chen Ming can gain a firm foothold and develop steadily during this rectification.

If someone from the war zone can speak for him, Chen Ming will definitely have a place in the Strategic Assault Division in the future.

This moment is just right.

Office of the commander of the 169th Brigade.

"Are you going to take leave?"

Brigadier Wang Junwei and political commissar Xu Guoyang both raised their heads and looked at Chen Ming.

"It's okay to take leave. What are you going to do? Take annual leave to go home and rest, or go see the comrades on the friendship list?"

Political Commissar Xu Guoyang spoke slowly and seductively, with a smile on his face that was as elusive as an old fox.

He had long expected that Chen Ming was definitely not taking annual leave. The Tiger Wolf Camp had just been assigned a designation at this time, so it was a good time to start taking drastic measures.

According to Chen Ming's character, there is no way he would take annual leave to go home and rest now. Apart from this, it is probably the sorority he recommended to him. This boy has someone he likes.

When Xu Guoyang asked, he had even picked up the landline on the table. When Chen Ming said which comrade in the army he was from, he immediately called the leader there to vent his feelings.

Make arrangements ahead of time.

This kind of thing, without the help of people above, just rely on two little guys to chat together, the hope is very slim.

The leaders of both units need to do ideological work for them to facilitate this matter. This is also one of the business areas that their political cadres are responsible for.

Brigadier Wang Junwei sat aside and said nothing. This matter had little to do with him and could be left to the political commissar to handle.

Seeing the smile on the political commissar's face, Chen Ming's heart skipped a beat and he said with a dry smile: "I'll just take a day off." "Well, that's reasonable. What are you going to do?"

"Go to Jinling."

"Jinling?"

Xu Guoyang and Wang Junwei were both startled and looked up at Chen Ming at the same time.

"Why are you going to Jinling like this?"

"What about that? After the ceremony at the Third Battalion today, Officer Chai from the Theater Cultural Propaganda Department came over to take pictures. He must have arrived too late."

"I was in charge of the reception, and then she invited me to visit her home tomorrow."

"Director Chai? Which Director Chai, what is his name?"

Wang Junwei asked with a frown. He vaguely felt that something was wrong. The 169th Brigade was responsible for arranging personnel to lead the new recruit training center this year.

People from the Information Department of the Theater Cultural Propaganda Department also came to take notes. After all, recruits are very important to the military region, and the higher-ups attach great importance to them.

He knew Chai Shuyao and had spoken to her a few times, so he naturally knew Chai Shuyao's origins.

It was also clear that Chen Ming and Chai Shuyao were friends, because Chen Ming's deeds had been registered in the war zone military newspaper, which was brought back from the military zone by the political commissar.

Xu Guoyang also heard that something was wrong in his words, and stared at Chen Ming closely.

Looking at their postures, Chen Ming knew that the head of the brigade really knew Chai Shuyao. Otherwise, why would the two of them make such a fuss?
Alas, Ganqing has come full circle. Only he knows it today, and everyone else knows it.

"Report, Director Chai, her name is Chai Shuyao."

really
Wang Junwei grinned, and Xu Guoyang stood up without saying a word, strode out of the office, and left in a hurry without looking back.

Chen Ming was a little surprised when he watched the political commissar leave.

"Don't worry about him. Do you know Chai Shuyao's background? Do you know who her grandfather is?"

Wang Junwei asked with a smile, but his eyes shone with an inexplicable brilliance.

"The report, I guess it should be the head of the theater logistics." Chen Ming responded truthfully.

"Logistics? You and that girl have known each other for such a long time, but she has never mentioned family matters to you once?"

"No." Chen Ming also vaguely felt that something was wrong, and realized that he might have guessed wrong. If the head of the logistics department retired, he would not have such a big reaction from the brigade commander and the political commissar, right?

"Hey, I shouldn't have interfered with you young people's affairs, but this time it's different."

"Chen Ming."

"arrive."

"I will approve of you this time, but you can go. At least before you go, you must find out what kind of family that girl is."

"The commander-in-chief of our eastern theater is Shen Hongwei, and the political commissar of the theater who partners with the commander-in-chief is Chai Yansong."

"Both of these two participated in the White Eyed Wolf fight back then and were still comrades-in-arms. It's a long time ago. You haven't heard of this when you were young. Now the military region doesn't promote it anymore."

"Including me, I don't know much about that war. I only heard it from the old squad leader when I first joined the army. Chai Yansong joined the army in [-] and served in the Jinling Military Region."

"Entered in [-], he was transferred from the Jinling Army to the front line on January [-] of the same year. The second company of a certain combat unit served as squad leader. By March [-], Chai Yansong's unit accepted the task of recovering the Yaosiba Highlands. Task."

"His platoon was the main attack platoon and was responsible for assault missions. After the battle started, he led the whole class of soldiers to bravely and tactfully seize the first, second and third enemy trenches. When attacking the fourth trench, his head was grazed by a bullet. There was a cut of about [-] centimeters, and the person was unconscious on the spot."

"After he regained consciousness, the deputy squad leader at the time asked him to go down. Chai Yansong said that I had not completed my task and could not go down."

"He continued to lead his comrades towards the fifth trench. When advancing, he encountered enemy firepower. Regardless of the danger, Chai Yansong immediately threw a grenade and bravely jumped into the trench. With a burst of bullets, he knocked down five enemies."

"During the battle, he was wounded in many places, his left arm was pierced by a bullet, and he fainted again. When he woke up again, he saw that the enemy's machine guns were still firing wildly, so he crawled towards the enemy's position with amazing perseverance."

"Using the last bit of strength in his body, he threw a grenade and blew up the enemy's heavy machine gun, opening an attack channel for the troops. The whole person was buried in the dust."

"According to the later senior squad leader, a seven-meter-long blood trail was left where he crawled."

"Fortunately, the battle ended in time and he was saved. And this is just a fraction of the battle that year, not even a drop in the bucket."

"For people of their generation, peace is built with blood and fire, and is built on the corpses of enemies."

"And today, the squad leader who fought bravely is Chai Yansong, the political commissar of our Eastern Theater Command Headquarters."

"He has a granddaughter who works as a clerk in the Cultural Propaganda Department and Information Department of the War Zone."

"I said this, do you understand?"

Chen Ming nodded silently. He really didn't expect that Chai Shuyao's background would be so big. It seemed that he was more conservative when he guessed just now.

"Of course, I'm not telling you this to put you under pressure, but to prepare you mentally."

"It is naturally up to you young people to make your own decisions about young people's affairs. Director Chai will not invite you to his home for no reason."

"You should be very clear about this. You can go back and think about the rest by yourself. If you go, you must go. As I said just now, I am not saying this to put pressure on you, but to let you think about it yourself."

"Understand?"

"I know the chief."

Chen Ming nodded. Now he really didn't know what to say. Maybe the news came too suddenly, or maybe he felt pressure.

Frankly speaking, he did not expect Chai Shuyao to be of such a high origin. Since entering the military camp, he has not relied on others much.

Still got to this point today.

The road of life is still extending forward. Chen Ming firmly believes that he can also succeed, but he cannot say it out if he refuses. Decades of experience in society tells him that if he refuses this kind of thing, then he can't say it out loud. Just stupid.

If you can take shortcuts and borrow strength, why not borrow it?
Of course, none of this is important. The important thing is that Chai Shuyao has been here all the way and has helped him a lot secretly. Just now when he was at the third battalion headquarters, he boldly proposed to invite him to his home many times.

With this passion, how could you refuse?

No matter what the final result is, I still have to go.

Wang Junwei watched Chen Ming standing there silently and did not speak to urge him.

For some people, this kind of thing is unattainable, but for some people, it is unacceptable. The gap is too big, and the road ahead will be difficult.

But in his opinion, Chen Ming should not have such pressure at all. His abilities are obvious to all in the military region, and it is only a matter of time before he becomes famous in the army.

Even if Jackie Chan's son-in-law becomes the political commissar, it is at most just the icing on the cake, not a help in times of need. After all, abilities and opportunities lie here.

Even without this relationship, the 71st Army Command plans to arrange for Chen Ming to go to the National Defense University Staff College for further study in the near future.

In order to cope with the strong rise of the strategic assault division, it can occupy a place in this adaptation.

Just when the office fell into silence.

With a "clang", the office door was pushed open again, and political commissar Xu Guoyang, who had just left in a hurry, ran back in a hurry carrying two cans of tea.

Put things on the table.

He said happily: "Chen Ming."

"arrive."

"You kid can really hold it in. You didn't come to talk about such a big thing until now."

"Well, I brought these two cans of tea back from a meeting in the military area two years ago. I didn't want to drink them myself, and Lao Wang thought about them every day and didn't let him drink them."

"It's a good day today. Let's take it to Jinling."

"I know that Lao Wang must have told you about the situation in the girl's family just now. Let me tell you, don't think about it. As a soldier who is afraid of tigers in front and wolves in the back, why should he be a soldier? The girl has already invited me. I'm afraid of this. ball."

"Although these two cans of tea are not great things, they at least represent a sincere intention and will not weaken the confidence of our 169th Brigade."

"It's much prettier than going to the military service club to buy two boxes of gifts. We don't need so many bells and whistles."

"Cha Ye, just treat me as one of my followers. Go back and pack up and leave for Jinling early tomorrow morning."

"You don't have to wear casual clothes, just go there in military uniform. I support you."

"Understand?"

"Yes, commissar."

Chen Ming stood at attention and saluted.

No matter what Wang Junwei said just now or what Xu Guoyang said now, they could not shake his mind.

Again, if you go, you must go. As for what happens next, let’s wait and see.

(End of this chapter)