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

Chapter 301 Faith made, a brilliant flower

The soldiers of the first platoon and the second class seemed to be cheering themselves up and strengthening their beliefs.

Chen Ming felt sad for a while, and he had to admit that the soldiers in this class were a little silly and a little strange, but it was these weirdos and these silly soldiers who always strengthened their beliefs.

Only in this way can we guard the country's gates and make the country peaceful. Without them, where would the leisurely elegance be able to define this silly and that weird thing?

It is their backbone, which is neither tall nor strong, that supports the backbone of this great country and its internal security.

However, after several people finished speaking their thoughts, they fell silent again.

When they saw Chen Ming's reaction just now, they felt that the newcomer might have already thought about how to write the application form.

I don't blame them for being so sensitive. They have seen too many. There are many new people coming from the Second Border Guard Company, and even more new people have come and been transferred.

Why is platoon leader Cao Fei so indifferent to newcomers?

How could he be indifferent? He didn't dare to invest too much emotion. He was worried that just after establishing a relationship, he would receive a notice that the new soldiers would apply for transfer.

The same is true for the soldiers of the second squad. Although they feel a little regretful, their current five-man team is indeed in urgent need of new recruits, but if Chen Ming insists on leaving, they will not force him to stay.

Realizing that the soldiers in the class were in a low mood at this moment, Chen Ming raised his eyebrows deliberately and said hummingly: "Don't get me wrong. I was born in a rural area, and my life is not much more comfortable than this."

"This little bit of pain is not enough to persuade me to give up. I just think the toilet is so far away. It would freeze my butt when I get up at night and run there. Don't worry, I won't leave for the time being."

This is also true.

When he knew he was coming to border defense, Chen Ming had already made enough mental preparations. Although the current environment was simpler than he expected, it would not make him give up.

Not to mention that he came here to answer the second phase of the National Defense University assessment. There is no way out. Even if the recruits are finished and assigned here, they will actually stay in the border defense force.

He will not leave. To regain his youth, he must do meaningful things. The border guards guarding the gate of the motherland are meaningful things.

Of course, this does not mean that inland troops are meaningless. Some protect the borders, and some vigorously develop science and technology, combat effectiveness, people's livelihood, and economy.

Work together to make the motherland stronger.

Only in this way will we not be bullied. The purpose of the establishment of the Strategic Assault Division is to make the military more powerful and able to deal with various enemies in the future.

Everyone performs their duties. As a soldier, he is always ready to fight, fight for the motherland, and fight for the people. This in itself is a great thing.

However, border defense is more difficult.

When he returned to the dormitory just now, after talking with each other, Chen Ming could feel that the people in Class [-] and Class [-] really wanted him to join, otherwise it would be difficult to operate a class of five people.

Nowadays, even if there is just one more person, they can reduce a lot of pressure overall.

Seeing that Chen Ming was not joking, the Brown Bear squad leader was amused and said: "It would be best if you can stay."

Then he seemed to have remembered something, and solemnly stretched out his hand and continued: "Let me introduce myself, my name is Xiong Jiuchang, from the Northeast, and I am the squad leader of the second class."

After saying that, he showed a bright smile, but in Chen Ming's eyes, this smile was really a bit silly.

This surname matches his body shape so well, plus he likes to scratch his head and giggle, which makes people feel that this monitor's mind seems a little not very smart.
When we met for the first time and responded to the company commander's "arrive", he was completely different from the one he had just met.

Just when Chen Ming had this thought in his heart, he was about to stand up and salute the squad leader. When shaking hands, a thin soldier jumped up next to him, raised his hand and pressed on Chen Ming's shoulder and said with a smile: "Are you looking at Is our monitor a bit like a fool?"

ha? ! !
Chen Ming glanced at the soldier who suddenly jumped over in surprise. He couldn't get up, so he could only shake hands with the squad leader as a greeting, but he was just thinking about it in his heart.

How can you say something like this so straightforwardly? ! !
"Don't be surprised. Many people will think so when they meet Monitor Xiong for the first time."

"Look at me, they all call me Baldy. In fact, my name is quite nice. My name is Shen Zufei, but no one has ever called me that."

The soldier who ran over removed his arm from Chen Ming's shoulder and took off his hat.

Chen Ming's eyes narrowed again. This young man, who looked about the same age as himself, was very thin, but the amount of hair on his head was really pitiful.

The handsome young man, who is at the age where he is full of vigor and vitality, is already clearly showing a tendency to go bald. This is also the most common phenomenon among border guards who have been in the army for a long time - hair loss.

Moreover, what surprised Chen Ming even more was that the soldiers in the class dared to publicly slander the squad leader and call him a fool? ?
If this is placed in an ordinary company, and if you say this in front of the squad leader, if you don't come to take care of it for a few kilometers, you won't be able to get through it, right?

Seeing that Chen Ming still didn't understand, the so-called bald warrior quickly spread his hands and said, "You don't have to be embarrassed to admit it, I know you think so."

"Don't underestimate the squad leader just because he looks like a fool. Although he is a fool, he is a fierce fool."

Chen Ming:.
Damn it, he thought, no matter how fierce he is, it doesn’t seem appropriate to be called Hanpi, right?

The bald man seemed to be afraid that he would not believe it, so he said with a smile: "We are the squad leader. He has been a veteran for eight years. This is just his eighth year. If there are any orders from above, he will risk his life to carry out them."

"Did you know that there is a plaque in his house that is the home of a second-class hero? He got it from a man who captured a poacher alive with a gun and two knives with his bare hands."

"The price is a scar that extends from the chest to the belly. Good guy, when we arrived, the squad leader was hugging the bad guy so tightly that his intestines were leaking out. That was so cruel."

The bald Shen Zufei told the story with great emotion. When Chen Ming learned the cause and effect, his scalp went numb for a while. How could this second class monitor, who looked so naive, have such a vicious experience?

You know, poachers have guns, and they are usually desperadoes. Even if you encounter them, if you don't have any equipment on you, when faced with such hot weapons, your first thought is usually to avoid them quickly. Open up your edge.

Find a way to deal with them.

But monitor Hanhan was captured alive like this. He was really not afraid of death.

Under normal circumstances, no matter how good your martial arts skills are, you still have to give in when facing two people with kitchen knives, let alone one with a gun.

Faced with Chen Ming's surprised gaze, Xiong Jiujiu, the naive squad leader, did not speak, but just grinned widely, showing a row of big white teeth.

It seemed that this matter was so common to him that it was not worth mentioning.

I’ve finished talking about the squad leader.

Chen Ming was about to open his backpack and share the things he bought from the store at the airport with everyone. There were not many things, which was not his intention.

But before he could grab the backpack with both hands, another skinny monkey suddenly came out of the dormitory. Yes, it was the skinny monkey.

It seemed like all the food in the dormitory went into the monitor's stomach, and everyone else was very thin.

The thin monkey easily pushed the bald man aside, and held Chen Ming's palm with both hands, as if he was meeting some big boss, and he was very enthusiastic.

This sudden movement startled Chen Ming.

But Shouhou ignored Chen Ming's surprise, and held his hand with a smile and said: "Let me introduce, my name is Zhao Haojie, the only medical soldier of our Second Border Defense Company, I live in Dashan, my grandfather is a traditional Chinese medicine, my parents are also traditional Chinese medicine, massage He is proficient in bone setting, scraping and massage, hehe.”

"Brother Chen, your body can do it."

Zhao Haojie knelt down and didn't say a word. He stood up and walked away, leaving behind such an inexplicable sentence.

"Well, no wonder you don't have altitude sickness. This is the first time I've seen this kind of physique. It seems that a little monster has arrived in our second class. He has great physical fitness and is in great shape."

"It's just that my anger has been too strong recently, plus I had to stay up late a while ago to strain my nerves. Drink more water to quell the fire. There is no problem with my body or bones."

"Very strong."

Hearing this, Chen Ming realized that the thin monkey just squatted down and grabbed his hands. His action seemed to be like a handshake, but one of his hands seemed to be impartial, right on the pulse.

Just by chatting like this, you can feel your pulse?
As soon as the medical soldier finished introducing himself, another person came up and introduced himself: "Hello, new comrade, my name is Li Yan. I don't have any other great abilities."

"But I am good at boxing and kicking skills. In addition to the grappler and military boxing in the army, I am slightly proficient in outside kung fu, focusing on boxing."

"It's a pity that all the children nowadays are learning Taekwondo. Martial arts has basically declined in my generation. I have to join the army as a last resort because fighting in the army is not illegal. Hehe, but if you want to learn it, I can be more generous and give it two months." Give me the allowance and get me two packs of good cigarettes, and I’ll be taught and taught.”

Li Yan said and raised his eyebrows. At first glance, he looked like an eccentric type. "It's quite cheap." Chen Ming smiled and looked at his new roommate. He walked very steadily and could tell at a glance that he must have studied martial arts. But as for the weight, it was hard to say.

It was unclear whether he could compete with someone who had spent eight months in Longya and learned professional sacking skills.

Ryuga's fighting style is very simple and rough. His moves are just kicks in the crotch, eye pokes, chokeholds, and temple slaps. There are no novel moves.

At most, there are some grappling techniques from the Black Dragon's Eighteen Hands.

However, at his level, he has already passed the stage of fighting for strength. It is meaningless whether he can win or not.

The five people in the second class in the first row have all introduced themselves. The class leader Xiong Jiujiang is naive, but he seems to be able to win people's hearts.

Wu Bing, the first one I met, was the youngest and looked the most normal. The other three were almost all weird.

One is the bald man Shen Zufei, the other is the medical soldier Zhao Haojie, and the last one is Li Yan, who studies martial arts.

Good guy, although the second class has a small number of people, each one has a distinct personality.

Just when Chen Ming was stunned, the Wu Bing who was introduced first, the one who looked the most normal, walked over with a smile and pushed the weird Li Yan aside.

"Don't believe him. This kid is just a money addict. He likes to lie to newcomers like you."

"He has been doing martial arts since elementary school. When the martial arts gym closed, he became a soldier. This is what he has always said. For those two times, he may not even dare to take orders from kindergartens, so don't pay attention to him."

Good guy, Class [-] is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger.

Chen Ming watched Li Yan being demolished and stood sulking beside him without saying a word. Looking at Wu Bing pushing him away just now, this most normal thing might not be normal at all.

Being able to stay in the border defense force, it seems that what is written in the information is correct. This is indeed a heroic company. It has won the collective first-class and second-class merit many times. It is really not just talk.

Wu Bing walked up to Chen Ming sincerely, stretched out his hand and said with a bright smile: "My name is Wu Bing. Let me introduce myself again. We have already told many people about this kind of self-introduction. You are not the first. It will definitely not be the last one, but I sincerely hope you will not be disappointed."

"okay."

Chen Ming listened to this ambiguous statement of "Don't be disappointed" and just nodded heavily. The implication was probably that he hoped that he could overcome the difficulties and stay with them to guard the border.

Because of my self-introduction just now, these people really accepted me and came over to introduce me one by one, showing great enthusiasm.

This may be their way of greeting.

But this nod suddenly made Chen Ming feel a little against his will. After all, he couldn't stay here selflessly for so many years like this group of people. It could be as short as one or two months or as long as half a year. He would eventually leave.
However, let’s talk about this later. After the introduction just now, he found out that there was not a single normal person in the entire class.

Either he has excellent medical skills, or he is the squad leader who is not afraid of life and death and dares to challenge three people forcefully. In comparison, he is the most normal person in this class.

But it is understandable, after all, no normal person can stay here selflessly.

After the mutual introductions, the atmosphere in the class was obviously more harmonious. The bald Shen Zufei ran over again and took Chen Ming's arm, inviting him with a smile: "Come on, let's go. You've just arrived, so you should go eat first."

"Although the conditions here are a bit worse, and it's not the right time to eat, you just arrived, so it's no problem to get you some game."

"It just so happens that a few of us can join in and have some fun."

"Eating right now?!!"

Chen Ming looked at the time and saw that it was already 10:30 pm. Are the lights out?

The prescribed time for troops across the country, even if it varies by region, is basically no more than half an hour. Is this too exaggerated?

Seemingly sensing Chen Ming's confusion, squad leader Xiong Jiujiu scratched his head and explained: "Um, we conduct long-distance mountain patrols once a week."

"Today this week happens to be the second platoon's turn to go out to patrol the mountains. We usually wait until all the brothers who patrol the mountains come back before resting."

"Special circumstances are treated specially. If we don't wait for the patrolling brothers to come back, we won't be able to sleep. Normally, we will train outside and wait."

"If there is an emergency, we can leave at any time."

"Let's go. There happens to be food left for the patrol team in the cafeteria at this time. Let's go over and grab some. We can eat less and you can eat more."

Chen Minggang was about to say that he had brought food, but no one gave him a chance. They enthusiastically surrounded him and walked out.

as predicted.

It was already lights out outside, and there were still many soldiers walking around outside the dormitory of the Second Company of Border Guards.

Some soldiers were wiping the flag-raising platform with wiping cloths, wiping it very seriously. Others were bringing pots of bright flowers from outside in groups and moving them into the dormitory.

This made Chen Ming find it quite strange. In September, not to mention the harsh environment here, even in the Central Plains, there shouldn't be so many flowers, right?
A soldier was holding two pots in his hands, and there were more than 20 soldiers. The colorful flowers contrasted with the monotonous environment in the company, which really made people feel good.

But what kind of flower is this that has such tenacious vitality?

Chen Ming kept looking sideways, maybe seeing his doubts, the bald Shen Zufei laughed beside him and said: "Don't be surprised, those flowers are all fake flowers, plastic flowers."

"plastic flower???"

Chen Ming was slightly startled and asked strangely: "Do you still need to move the plastic flowers into the house?"

"It won't freeze if you leave it outside."

"Oh, don't worry about them." Shen Zufei shook his head unnaturally, "You just came to the border defense force and you don't know that our people here must find something to do for themselves, otherwise they will go crazy."

"It looks white when you look up here, and it's black when you look down here. There are strong winds of level [-] or [-] all year round. In order to give the military camp a different color, we have tried to grow flowers and vegetables by ourselves before, but the soil is not good."

"Later, a lot of soil was transported from underneath, but the environment was not good again. The flowers died, the vegetables were gone, and the trees couldn't survive."

"Then the leaders above tried to arrange a batch of fake flowers for us. Although the flowers were fake, the bright colors were real."

"As for us, after breakfast, we took out the flowers, watered them, and basked in the sun during the morning training. When it was time to rest, we moved back to the dormitory and wiped away the wind and sand."

"With careful maintenance, these bright colors can last longer."

"You may not understand it, and it may feel very meaningless."

"But for us, these flowers are the belief that we stick to, the motivation that allows us to survive, and the colorful vision and hope that can bring us."

boom! ! !
Chen Ming felt his mind suddenly shaken. He never expected that the conditions of the border defense forces would have such a big impact.

He only thought about the suffering of the environment, the conditions, and the suffering of the soldiers here, but he never thought about the psychology of the soldiers who stood here.

Who would have known that a small artificial flower could have such a big impact without coming to border defense?

No wonder, no wonder when I first came to visit, I saw the flag-raising platform and the pillars were polished so brightly. This is also a kind of spiritual sustenance.

Belief is not something that is said, but something done. Chen Ming has never understood the direct connection between studying at the National Defense University and coming to the border defense.

Now he doesn't have to understand.

This shock and knowledge alone made his trip worthwhile. Someone once told him that he should become the escort of the new era.

Some people also told him that he should become the sword wielder of the Republic. If you haven't seen it with your own eyes, you haven't experienced it yourself.

Talking about escorts and sword wielders is all nonsense.

An inconspicuous little flower made Chen Ming feel a lot of emotions. This scene was indeed something he had never thought of before.

(End of this chapter)