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

Chapter 299 Life is restricted area, youth blooms

After getting off the shuttle bus that arrived in the town, Chen Ming picked up his backpack, looked at the white snow-capped mountains so close at hand, and stretched his body.

The old shuttle bus bumped along the way, but the car didn't fall apart, but he was about to fall apart.

The high altitude and thin air did not make Chen Ming feel uncomfortable, but the swaying along the way made him dizzy.

After stretching his body, Chen Ming took a serious look at it. The town shown on the map that was closest to the Second Border Defense Company's station was more like a market than a town.

The town is not prosperous. A few low-price supermarkets and a few stalls selling various things support the appearance of the entire town. The GDP of the town depends on these few stores.

As the saying goes, sharpening the knife does not waste time chopping wood. Chen Ming was not in a hurry. The distance to report to the outpost was still far away. He had not eaten since breakfast. At this time, the most important thing was to replenish food and replenish his physical strength.

It is convenient for walking to the border defense company station with support.

Chen Ming walked around this small town. He originally wanted to find a small shop selling food to feed a couple of people, but he found that apart from some snacks and fruits, the only food that could satisfy his hunger was a minced meat vermicelli shop.

I had no choice, there was nothing to choose from here, so I showed off three bowls of Kuang Kuang Kuang and asked the boss about the distance up the mountain and the exact location of the Second Border Defense Company.

Then we packed up and started to set off.

According to the store owner, it can be reached in four or five hours by taking the main road from the direction of the town, and the total distance is about [-] kilometers.

There is some discrepancy with Chen Ming's original estimate.

At first, when Chen Ming heard that it was eighteen kilometers, he was really relieved. According to his physical strength, it would not take four or five hours to cover this distance.

You can definitely get there before dark.

This man had a full meal and knew the specific direction and distance, so his confidence was quite high.

Unfortunately, less than half an hour after leaving, Chen Ming realized that he was wrong, and the mistake was quite outrageous.

The terrain on the border guard regiment's side was far more difficult than he imagined.

This road is really difficult to walk. It is a mountain road all around the mountain. It seems that a road that can be opened to traffic may be widened for the convenience of troop transportation or something.

But it was only widened, and no rollers had passed over it. The entire road was either gravel or frozen puddles.

The road around the mountain was difficult to walk, so Chen Ming began to take shortcuts, put his backpack on his back, and continued walking upward along some paths that looked like soldiers on patrol.

Anyway, it was not dark at this time, and the bright flag of the post above could be faintly seen. In addition, Chen Ming was walking around the main road, so Chen Ming was not afraid that he would go astray.

However, the condition of the trail was even worse. The mountain was covered with weathered gravel. Some sections had extremely steep slopes and required the use of both hands and feet. Even with empty hands, Chen Ming could feel that his physical energy was being consumed at a terrifying speed.

This is him. If he were an ordinary person, coming here for the first time, he would not be able to bear the strong altitude sickness and climbing the mountain using both hands and feet.

Even with Chen Ming's strong physical ability, he still needed to take a break from time to time to identify the direction. He did not advance ahead of the four-hour trip.

The time the store owner mentioned just now may be a truth that many people have practiced over and over again for a long time. In short, people haven't arrived at the reporting place yet.

Chen Ming summed up the border defense forces in one word: bitter! !
He was very suspicious that Old Man Lin had arranged for him to come here. When the time comes for people from the college to investigate, will anyone really come?
You won't forget him here just to save trouble, right?

It's hard to say why the old man was so narrow-minded.

Chen Ming was arranging secretly while looking at the company gate in front of him that looked like a product of the last century, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

He may have to spend a long time here.

Maybe it was because he was used to going in and out of the Tiger Wolf Camp, and no one stopped him at the National Defense University. Chen Ming suddenly came to a new place, and Chen Ming's thoughts did not change for a while.

I picked up my backpack and headed straight in.

The soldier standing guard at the door stared at him several times, and was startled by Chen Ming's way of rushing in. He shouted loudly: "Comrade, please show me your ID!"

Comrade? ! !

Listening to this voice, Chen Ming stopped and felt in a daze. He almost forgot how long it had been since he heard such a title.

In the past, when I was in the army, the sentries at the door would all salute respectfully. Some were called Chief, and most were called Staff Officer Chen.

Thinking of this, Chen Ming shook his head lightly. It seemed that he still had to adapt. He looked up at the soldier standing guard.

This is a senior soldier, about 22 or [-] years old. He is quite thin and not tall. However, due to the difficult conditions of the border guards, both sides of his face are tanned, slightly molted, and his skin also shows a light purple color.

Thinking about it, he must have been serving in the border defense force for a long time.

At this time, he was standing in the guard box, holding a steel gun in his arms. Even if the cold wind of seven or eight levels was blowing, and even if no one appreciated his standing posture, he still stood as straight as a strong pine.

Chen Ming quickly walked to the sentry, took out the transfer order from the National Defense University and the reissued non-commissioned officer certificate from his backpack, handed it over, and said with a smile: "Sorry, brother, I was transferred from another army. Today Report on the first day.”

"This is the first time I came to our unit. I was just looking at the surrounding environment and almost forgot."

The sentry's finger was on the trigger, and he glanced at Chen Ming suspiciously. His alertness did not lower due to his words, and he carefully took the order and took a look.

After carefully checking the sergeant's certificate and confirming that it was correct, a smile suddenly appeared on his resolute face.

"Hello, squad leader, welcome. I haven't seen a new face for a long time. The squad leader is new to the report, so let's go and report to the company commander. The company commander is in the office now."

"You go inside. The tallest building in the center is our company officer's office building. The company commander's office is on the third floor. You can just go there. It's marked on the door number."

The sentry handed back Chen Ming's ID and transfer order, and at the same time kindly gave Chen Ming a direction with his hand.

The nails on the hands of this young soldier were deeply dented, and the overall color was black and purple. This small detail once again made Chen Ming realize the difficulty of the border guards.

In the past, it was only through TV series and the narrations of some veterans. Now, only by actually standing in front of the border guards can we truly experience it.

"Thank you, comrade." Chen Ming collected his ID, thanked him with a smile, and quickly walked into the company.

He looked around to take stock of the environment. In his eyes, this environment was really terrible. Not to mention compared to Yuanhuo Camp, even the newly formed Tiger Wolf Camp station was much better than here.

After entering the company gate, there is a circle of runway on the left. It does not occupy a large area. It seems that the circle is only about 200 meters, and there is no rubber or even cement. The entire station is black.

On the right side are some simple training facilities, such as horizontal bars and long jump pits. However, those horizontal bars have long been rusted and rotten and are not enough to support daily training. Seeing these, it is like suddenly returning to a dilapidated building that has been in ruins for decades. Like an old house.

In the middle of the gate is a large square without any training facilities. Although it has been cleaned spotlessly, the ground has not been decorated and is also dark in color, which is really not beautiful.

At first glance, Chen Ming only felt that it was "shabby" and "old". The only eye-catching thing was the flag-raising platform in the center of the square.

This can be said to be the most luxurious building in the entire company station. The flag-raising platform is surrounded by a circle of shiny stainless steel guardrails. The table is covered with red tiles. Under the sunlight, the tiles reflect the dazzling light.

The flagpole, also made of stainless steel, was erected in the center with a national flag fluttering in the wind.

This dazzling flag-raising platform made a sharp contrast to the entire dilapidated company, and actually revealed a hint of prosperity.

As Chen Ming walked past the flag-raising platform, he seemed to see the shadow of the soldiers carefully wiping the table every day. He was on the border and cared about the motherland.

In the restricted area of ​​life, youth blooms! !

At the moment when he saw the flag-raising platform, Chen Ming felt the true weight of these words.

In their eyes, the company's environment can be dilapidated, the facilities can be old, the missions can be dangerous, the conditions can be poor, the weather can be harsh, and survival can be difficult.

But the flag-raising platform is not good. This is the belief in the hearts of the entire company, and it is also the touch of red among the beliefs of all soldiers.

Perhaps this flag-raising platform, which can be seen everywhere in the mainland of the motherland, is the determination of this company to brave hardships, resist the cold, and stay here for many years.

After watching with respect from the audience for a long time, Chen Ming walked around the flag-raising platform and walked towards the building area behind.

Recalling the sentry's guidance just now, Chen Ming came to the office building. The building in front of him was almost the same as the entire company. The word "old" could be used to describe everything from top to bottom, inside and out.

Apart from the flag-raising pole just now, the only thing Chen Ming can praise is that this company station can be regarded as small as a sparrow but with all the internal organs.I just came all the way here, and there are all the things you need, such as observation posts, oil storage tanks, charging stations, dormitories, warehouses, etc.

However, when he saw the office building in front of him, he felt that this building brought him into an old movie from the 70s.

The style and scale of this floor are exactly like those in old movies.

But there are differences. The buildings in old movies are relatively new, because they may have been shot at new buildings at that time. The film has been preserved to this day, but here, it has come from that era day by day. It has been weathered and has mottled walls. The ironware is stained with rust.

Even the officer's office building was like this. Chen Ming could no longer imagine what a miserable scene the dormitory of a big-headed soldier like himself would be.

Arriving on the third floor, Chen Ming searched each room one by one.

There are quite a few rooms here, including archive rooms, storage rooms, conference rooms, everything you need.

But in some offices, there was no one, and in some offices, there were only one or two people busy, and no one noticed the arrival of a stranger.

After walking around for a while, Chen Ming finally spotted the company commander's office with an old door number in the center of the floor.

At this time, the door of this office is open, and you can see the whole situation inside the door from outside.

This is a small office, almost like an ordinary room. It is occupied by various filing cabinets, and there is a desk in the middle. One of the legs of the desk is new at first glance, and the size is the same as the other three legs. no the same.

Chen Ming guessed that it was the soldiers here who made a leg for the desk.

Good guy, you really don’t know if you don’t come here. When he came, he was startled, and Chen Ming had the urge to cover his face.

After all, it’s the company commander’s office, right?
At this time, there were two people in the office, sitting across the desk from each other, and the sound of whispering could be heard.

The person sitting in the main position should be the company commander. At first glance, Chen Ming's impression of this company commander was that he was fierce.

It's not that he was cursing. Standing at the door, he couldn't hear what was being said inside, but there is a saying that is right, you can't hide the look in someone's eyes.

And in the eyes of the company commander, Chen Ming felt that he was thinking about the swordsman all the time.

This ferocious aura is not reflected through swearing, but this frightening temperament is revealed all over his body from the inside out.

This kind of temperament is not the same as the calm and self-assertive temperament of those old officers, it is more like a kind of hostility, and it is also different from Longya's deathly indifference during battle.

It's more like a combination of resentment and fierceness, like wandering around the battlefield all day, but not participating in many battles, and wanting to kill others every time, but the sword can't be clean.

I am afraid that this kind of temperament can only be cultivated in the border defense force. Otherwise, no matter how high the military rank is, if you have never been to the battlefield, or if you have not seen those fleas that cause trouble on the border and repeatedly jump around, it is impossible to cultivate this kind of temperament. Come.

As for the person sitting opposite him, Chen Ming could see his back, but he didn't see much of him, let alone his eyes.

He stood at the door and looked at it for a long time. Chen Ming also knew that he couldn't stand here and observe all the time. He was a soldier who came to report, and he was no longer his former identity.

Thinking about it, Chen Ming reached out and knocked on the office door.

Shout: "Report!!"

The sudden sound caused the two people in the office to stop talking and turn their heads to look at the door.

Just for a moment, the look in his eyes that had wanted to kill someone just now disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"Come in."

Chen Ming strode in, gave a military salute to the two of them, and shouted loudly: "Report, I am a soldier from the Second Border Defense Company, Chen Ming."

As he spoke, Chen Ming opened the backpack behind him, took out the transfer letter assigned by the National Defense University, personal file information, and non-commissioned officer certificate, and handed them over.

The officer who looked like the company commander stood up and took the things. He glanced at the transfer order and didn't look at anything else. He smiled and said, "Chen Ming, right? Welcome, the higher-ups have already called us in advance."

"Welcome to join our Second Border Defense Company."

Naturally, it is impossible for soldiers to be mobilized without saying a word or just rushing in without any notice.

Before making the assignment, you will definitely greet the leaders here. The people above know what is going on, but the people below do not.

For people like Chen Ming who are at the grassroots level during their training period, documents jointly issued by the war zone, military headquarters and the National Defense University are notified to the directly subordinate units of the unit where they are located, informing them of the true situation of the head of the border defense regiment.

The regiment leader will then notify the company-level units.

Of course, when the regiment leader informed, it was naturally impossible to tell Chen Ming's true identity. Their unified statement to the outside world was that the original unit had been reorganized and disbanded.

The members of the army were temporarily dispersed to various units. Considering that the border defense force was short of personnel, the superiors temporarily arranged people here. It might be half a year, it might be a few months, and they would be transferred away.

The troops were reorganized and temporarily disbanded. Although this situation did not happen often in the army, it was not a rare thing.

Naturally, the company commander below would not think so much. He only knew that Chen Ming was transferred from other troops and came to the border defense force for training, and he might be transferred again in a few months and return to the original army.

It's not like this kind of thing has never happened before. After all, even the border guards stationed there are not always the same. Sometimes the defenses are changed every six months, and sometimes they are changed every year.

The officer who looked like a company commander sitting on the main seat looked Chen Ming up and down. He had been in the army for many years, and his eyes could tell that the person transferred to him this time did not look like a new recruit who knew nothing.

From the eyes of this young non-commissioned officer, he did not see the confusion, worry, or any decadence that he experienced when he first arrived at the border defense force. Instead, his eyes glowed with confidence and perseverance.

This is a rare good soldier! !

There was a friendly smile on the officer's face, and with the blessing of the smile, the ferocious aura that had just filled his body had dissipated a lot.

"Chen Ming, welcome again to the Second Border Defense Company. My name is Wu Xueliang, and I am the commander of the Second Border Defense Company."

After speaking, Wu Xueliang pointed to the officer sitting opposite him, who had the same captain's rank as him, and introduced: "This is the instructor of our company, Geng Yanrong."

Chen Ming glanced at the instructor, who was also looking at him, and the two of them smiled slightly.

This is a tall, thin officer, probably in his early thirties. Compared to a company commander or an ordinary soldier, he is fair.

He was wearing an almost invisible military coat, with a cigarette between his fingers. When he smiled, he had a gentle scholarly air, which was in sharp contrast to Wu Xueliang, who was full of evil spirits.

Chen Ming observed the two men, quickly stood at attention, saluted, and shouted loudly: "Hello, company commander, hello instructor."

Instructor Geng Yanrong smiled and nodded: "Hello, Comrade Chen Ming, our border defense will be tough, you have to be mentally prepared."

"Yes, Comrade Instructor, always be ready!!"

The sonorous and powerful response, the indomitable momentum, and the loud voice made the company commander Wu Xueliang have a smile on his face and look at him with squinted eyes.

Not to mention other things, he liked Chen Ming's current attitude and drive very much. His voice was loud and his eyes were firm, and there was no trace of procrastination on him.

He didn't want to see Chen Ming's information just now, but now he is interested again. He wants to see Chen Ming's past.

When I opened the portfolio, I saw that it was indeed the case. During the recruit selection period, I won a third-class merit award. The information was somewhat similar to Chen Ming's original experience, but that was all.

Everything else is just made up.

Wu Xueliang didn't know at all. The information he had read was already very streamlined, reduced to only one-fifth of the original information.

Even so, he was quite satisfied.

He patted Chen Ming on the shoulder directly and looked at the instructor: "Um, Lao Geng, please arrange a class for Chen Ming. See which class is short of people and arrange for him to go there."

"Which class is short of people?"

Instructor Geng Yanrong smiled bitterly, "The Second Border Defense Company, which class is not short of people?" ? ?

(End of this chapter)