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

Chapter 317 Good intentions lead to bad deeds, a year has passed in a hurry

this day.

The atmosphere at the Border Guard Division Hospital was solemn. After Lin Shu's family came, Ma Junjie and Tao Tiangui's family members also came.

The depressing atmosphere in the hospital was uncomfortable. Chen Ming followed silently, accompanying the families of his comrades in arms, hoping to bring them even the slightest comfort.

At night, I would sit alone on the hospital bed, staring blankly at the dark night sky outside, not knowing what to think about.

Chai Shuyao moved a chair and sat in front of him silently.

"Didn't you say that the Propaganda Department is going to launch a war singing activity on National Birthday?"

"Why did you come here?"

Chen Ming calmed down and looked at his wife, a trace of guilt flashed across his face. She ran all the way here. When she got here, she was still in a coma. After she woke up, she was still in a daze without saying a word. She should be worried. Bar.

But he has been immersed in grief and unable to extricate himself.

No time to care about anything else.

"No, I am now the deputy director of the Information Department. I am responsible for carrying out war singing. I am only needed for the preparations. The singing is not my business."

Chai Shuyao looked very happy when she saw Chen Ming speaking. She stood up and walked to the hospital bed, sat down sideways, and raised her slender fingers to pinch Chen Ming's shoulders.

"We all don't want to see this happen, but it's not your fault. You did a good enough job."

"Soldiers fight on the battlefield to protect their families and the country. They will inevitably make sacrifices. Don't carry the burden of your mistakes on yourself. What we have to do is to continue to become stronger. Only when we are truly strong will we not be bullied."

"Tragedies like this will never happen."

"Grandpa already knows what happened here, and he also said that you did a good job."

"Well, I know, don't worry." Chen Ming pulled Chai Shuyao to sit down. He was still young and didn't need to pinch his shoulders or anything.

The instructor of the Second Border Defense Company is right, he has his mission, and the people here naturally have their own missions. Maybe everyone is working in different directions, but the goal must be the same.

Late at night.

Chen Ming chatted with Chai Shuyao and learned that the current establishment of the 169th Synthetic Brigade has been completely banned and is now the 704th Division directly under the theater.

As for the new station, the engineering troops have been arranged to select a location. The location has not yet been determined, but I believe there will be news soon.

After the site selection is completed, construction of a new station will begin and a huge city will be built specifically for exercises. This will probably be difficult to finalize in just a few years.

But there is good news, that is, both the eastern and western theaters have stationed temporary offices at the 704th Division to work together to get this pilot unit on track.

With these two offices together, the transfer issue is easy to deal with.

In the next few days, Chen Ming did not return to the company, but together with all the soldiers in the company, he bid farewell to his comrades who died this time.

I especially remember that day, it was raining lightly and dark clouds were covering the top of the mountain. The clouds were so low that they seemed to be suffocating people.

On the day of seeing off, everyone in the border defense group stood in order. Chen Ming and the others were all wearing black raincoats. The raindrops fell on the raincoats and exploded with splashes.

Everyone stood in the wind and rain, looking at the two new tombstones there, with heavy hearts.

Especially the people in the second company were stunned when looking at the black and white photos on the black tombstone.

A few days ago, we were all comrades fighting side by side.

Their voices are still clear in their ears, and their smiles are filled with sunshine and confidence. However, at this time, their faces are frozen forever, and all their voices have become memories, like a gust of wind that has clearly been here.

But they were nowhere to be found.

The leader of the border guard group silently stepped forward and gently placed the white chrysanthemum in his hand in front of the tombstone.

The petals as white as jade were baptized by the rootless water all over the sky, lying in front of the tombstone, revealing a beauty that is untainted by the world.

The photo on the tombstone shows a young and hearty smile, as holy as flowers.

Then came the political commissar of the regiment. He stepped forward and stood in front of the tombstone for a long time, which made everyone feel heartbroken.

Then came the various company commanders, platoon commanders, and squad leaders.

In the end, it was Chen Ming who supported the old squad leader Xiong. He also carried an oxygen tank, but everyone couldn't defeat him.

This may be the obsession in the heart of a veteran.

Chen Ming also put three white chrysanthemums on his body. One represents his thoughts, one represents his wife's thoughts, and one is his apprentice's thoughts.

I remember that day, the tombstones were already filled with white chrysanthemums for mourning. Their tombstones were erected in the holy sea of ​​flowers, and they slept with flowers.

The leader stood at the front of the team, staring directly at the tombstone, and shouted loudly: "A moment of silence!"

The sound was solemn and solemn, accompanied by the gloomy rain, hitting everyone.

Everyone lowered their heads, with memories of the heroes in their eyes.

Among the Second Company of Border Guards, some people lowered their heads, and their hot tears mixed with the cold rain and fell to the ground.

Some people were looking ahead with dull eyes, as if everything ceased to exist at that moment.

Some people covered their faces with sobs and cried bitterly, unable to restrain themselves.

When they were about to be disbanded, Chen Ming and many soldiers in the company said goodbye silently. Although no one said a word, Chen Ming could tell.

This is definitely not a joke, but a display of true feelings. It is the most sincere concern of these comrades for themselves.

They may not know why they left or why they didn't return to the company, but no one asked. Maybe this wasn't the first time this happened to the Second Border Defense Company, and it definitely wasn't the last time it happened.

They are used to it.

After seeing off his comrades, Chen Ming called Wang Junwei, the former commander of the 169th Brigade, and roughly explained the situation of the off-duty commander Xiong Jiuchang and the bald Shen Zufei.

Ask the old brigade commander to help and run errands to sign and transfer people.

Chen Ming spoke up about this, and the squad leader and Baldy were already top border guards, so Wang Junwei naturally agreed without saying a word.

Nowadays, the 704th Division is very busy. There are temporary offices at the Canadian Military Headquarters in both theaters. Many experienced cadres from the combined division here have passed on their experience and the transfer across theaters is much faster than usual.

On this day, October [-]th, the National Birthday holiday had just ended. Chai Shuyao saw that Chen Ming was fine and prepared to report back to the Propaganda Department.

Originally, Chen Ming's plan was to go back with her, but considering that the squad leader's condition may need to be observed for a few days, the bald man cannot get out of bed at the moment.

There was no news from the National Defense University, so he planned to wait until the squad leader's condition stabilized, and he would take over the company's responsibility to take care of Bald Man and other seriously injured people, and let Wu Bing and Zhao Haojie report back to the company before Chen Ming left.

The plan is good, but it's a pity that it hasn't been implemented yet. Even Chai Shuyao didn't leave.

The hospital welcomed a big shot, a real big shot.

Lin Qingyuan, the vice president of Shimen Joint Warfare College, is here.

The old man's reputation in the army is not necessarily any better than Chen Ming's in the Eighth Tianshan Division.

It can even be said that it is half a catty.

After all, this is not an academy.

In the early morning of the [-]th, Chen Ming just washed his face and came out of the public restroom of the hospital. When he came out, he saw Chai Shuyao coming over with a large bag of breakfast.

"Why did you buy so much? There are just a few of us, and we probably won't be able to finish it all in one day, right?"

Chen Ming followed the ward curiously. During this period, Chai Shuyao was staying in a hotel outside. Chen Ming was still staying in the ward, mainly taking turns to look after his comrades. There were still several people in the second company who couldn't get out of bed and needed someone to be on call. .

He can't go away.

Chen Ming opened the breakfast bag, fanned his nose with his hand, and took a sharp sniff: "Well, these meat buns are quite fragrant, not bad."

"Looking at it makes me hungry. I'll take two first and then give them to those bastards."

"You can't get enough if you eat every day." Chai Shuyao said with a smile, picking three meat buns from the bag and handing them to him.

The breakfast was bought not just for the two of them, but also for the two caregivers and the monitor.

It was not convenient for Chai Shuyao to participate in escorting, so she would naturally have to run a lot of errands, and she was happy with this.

"By the way, when I came here just now, I saw it was very lively downstairs. There were many people in military uniforms. I wonder if there are examinations in the hospital today."

"That's normal. This is a military hospital, and the doctors also wear military uniforms." Chen Ming bit the bun and responded nonchalantly.

While the two of them were chatting.

Medical doctor Zhao Haojie opened the ward door with a clang and strode in.

He was about to speak when he smelled the aroma. He grabbed a bun and stuffed it into his mouth. He mumbled, "You don't know how to share even though you're eating alone here."

"Oh, right."

"The company commander asked you to come down. He said that a leader wants to see you. The scene was, oh, good guy. Even our company commander level couldn't squeeze in. It was quite lively downstairs."

After Zhao Haojie finished speaking, he grabbed another bun and stuffed it into his mouth. He ate it without saying anything polite.

It took Chen Ming a long time to figure out what he meant.

"The company commander called me?"

"Well, why else would I come here? Eat steamed buns?" Zhao Haojie asked, grabbing two more and starting to eat them.

This guy really made things difficult for him on the snow-capped mountains. It’s been a week since he went down the mountain, but he still hasn’t gathered up the energy in his belly.

When Chen Ming saw this action, he didn't bother to argue with him. He said it as if you didn't eat enough.The two of them hurried downstairs and did not see the lively scene, but they did see Wu Xueliang, commander of the second company of the border defense company, and instructor Geng Yanrong standing in the open space to the left of the physical examination building.

I saw Chen Ming coming down.

Geng Yanrong rubbed his hands with a somewhat unnatural look on his face, and said with a smile: "Chen Ming, I may have made something go wrong."

"Good intentions lead to bad things."

Do bad things with good intentions?What's the meaning?
Chen Ming just came downstairs and when he heard the instructor say this, he really didn't react for a while.

Seeing his confused look, Geng Yanrong pointed to the office building in front of the physical examination building and said with a dry smile: "What about that? Just go ahead. The chief is looking for you there."

"Our Second Border Defense Company had just withdrawn its defense and returned to the border defense regiment's station. A team of officers came to the war zone to interview. I didn't take it seriously at the time. I thought it was just like before to record the hard life of the border defense troops."

"But this time it seems something went wrong. At that time, the company wrote a report for you and the whole company signed it in front of those officers."

"I don't know if this will have a big impact on you."

Signing, what impact will it have on me?

The melon seeds in Chen Ming's head are absolutely useful. After hearing what the instructor said, he roughly understood what was going on.

If you can have anything to do with him, it must be someone from the National Defense University.

Signing in front of the directors, wouldn't these directors be the commissioners arranged by the college?
Chen Ming was immediately confused. After his previous understanding, he knew very well that Old Man Lin's style of doing things was not adulterated.

At that time, the instructor gave him the signed information and handwritten certificate of completion. Chen Ming only glanced at it briefly and did not express his opinion because he knew Old Lin's character too well.

If it were anyone else, they might be very happy when they see this kind of joint letter, thinking that their grades and performance are good, but this person is Xuan.

So he never mentioned it or even contacted the college. Now it seems that the old man should have rushed over in person.

This professionalism really suits him.

Thinking of this, Chen Ming raised his hand and pointed to the hospital office building, and said with a wry smile: "Instructor, the leader you are talking about is Vice President Lin, right?"

"I don't know if he is Vice-President Lin, but his surname is indeed Lin. He looks quite abstract and doesn't like to laugh. He does have the stubbornness to engage in academic pursuits. Go and have a look."

"Hey, I knew it was him."

Chen Ming smiled. Good people don't come, and bad people come. Except for a responsible person like Lin Qingyuan, who would travel thousands of kilometers from Shimen to southern Xinjiang just because of a student's stage results?
No wonder there has been no movement recently.

I'm afraid that the commissioner came after he left the second company, or on the day the second company returned to the regiment's headquarters after going down the snowy mountains.

Recalling that he had doubted whether the commissioner would climb the snow-capped mountains if he returned from the second company of border defense for a year, Chen Ming felt a hint of blush. Such thoughts should not have occurred.

Because when it comes to Lin Qingyuan, there is nothing he can't do, as long as he wants to.

It's a blessing, not a curse. It's a curse that cannot be avoided. Chen Ming simply waved his hand and strode towards the office building.

The instructor didn't say which office it was, but Chen Ming basically didn't need to ask. The deputy dean who came from the National Defense University was of a high level. It just depended on which office had more people at the door and someone standing guard next to it.

It’s right.

really.

Chen Ming walked around the first floor and saw nothing special. As soon as he arrived on the second floor, he turned left and saw two sentries standing at the door of an office.

He didn't waste any time, and directly showed his sergeant certificate and explained his reason. The sentry seemed to know his name, looked at him in surprise, opened the door and let him in.

In the office, the head of the border defense regiment and the political commissar were all there, as well as several colonels he didn't know.

Several people were discussing the problem. When they saw someone coming in, they immediately fell silent and looked at Chen Ming.

Lin Qingyuan raised his head and saw him, waved his hand rudely and said, "You should go and do whatever you want, don't gather here."

"You have nothing to do?"

rub! !

After the deputy dean gave the order, several people in the room stood up one after another. Judging from the situation, they must know Lin Qingyuan. It was not just a simple greeting. They nodded to Chen Ming with smiling eyes and filed out.

In the blink of an eye, there were only two people left in the office.

If others met this strange old man, they might feel guilty, but Chen Ming was not guilty. After all, he did not cheat, and he had no handle.

What a hammer! !
Immediately, he took a step forward, stood at attention, and gave a standard military salute.

"Comrade Vice President, Chen Ming, a trainee from the training class, is here to report. Please give me instructions."

"Yeah." Lin Qingyuan heard the voice and threw the questionnaire in his hand on the table.

He glanced at Chen Ming and said, "Because you exposed your identity in advance, the college has arranged for a specialist to conduct an exclusive interview with you over the past month. Do you want to know the answer?"

"Yes, Comrade Vice President."

"Okay, then I'll tell you the answer. The commander of the Second Border Guard Company said that you are a good soldier, brave in battle, not afraid of sacrifice, and extremely powerful in combat. You are a rare example of a soldier."

"The instructor said that you are very positive in thinking, have a good style of work, have good spiritual qualities and sacrifice yourself for the greater self, and have extremely high political consciousness."

"The soldiers in the company say that you are humble, responsive to requests, and active in training. You can bring stability to your comrades around you, and you can easily overcome no matter how difficult the environment is."

"If I remember correctly, the Second Border Guard Company also gave you a handwritten signature, right?"

"Yes." Chen Ming responded truthfully. The deputy dean said that he remembered correctly and did not say that he had guessed wrong. It was obvious that the instructor's reminder just now was correct.

Those officers who used to interview the Second Border Guard Company were really commissioners from the National Defense University.

"Bring it to me and see."

"Yes."

Chen Ming took out the joint letter from his pocket that the instructor had given him a few days ago and handed it to Lin Qingyuan.

Five pieces of paper, three pieces of content, and two signatures, no matter who you say it is, it’s a pretty good review.

But Lin Qingyuan just glanced at it casually and threw the paper on the desk.

"Evaluation of learning at each stage, scored by the specialist, with poor, average, and excellent grades. In which part do you think your grades are?"

"Report, medium."

Chen Ming said without hesitation, this was really not his deliberate disparagement. Where is the National Defense University?
The cradle of high-ranking officers.

There are probably countless outstanding talents coming out. Under this general premise, the evaluation criteria for "excellence" must be very strict.

He is not yet confident enough to participate in a battle. If he is more approachable, he thinks he can get the upper hand.

If you can come here for further study and gain experience at the grassroots level, which officer is not a good person?
How could they not know how to be approachable and how to mingle with soldiers?
When everyone understands, whether it is sincere or pretending, it will be a mediocre result.

So, check it.

Hearing this, Lin Qingyuan nodded without hesitation, stared at Chen Ming for a while and said, "Since you said you got a good grade, then you should go find an excellent one."

"Remember one thing, the National Defense University trains you and lets you go to the grassroots level, not to make you a soldier. If that is the case, why bother to spend energy on training?"

"We have millions of soldiers and we still need to train them. Isn't that unnecessary?"

"Soldiers have the mission and obligations of soldiers, and officers have the mission and obligations of officers."

"Don't lock your ideas within a certain range. A general cannot focus on courage, nor can he not focus on courage. If the purpose of delegating to the grassroots is to see these achievements in words, then there is no need."

"Do you understand?"

"The report is not very clear."

"Very good, then go and make yourself understand. One month is too short. The new unit has been arranged for you. Let's set off tomorrow."

"Take your experience of the Second Border Defense Company and set off."

"After one year, I will arrange for someone to notify the new troops. I hope you can give me an excellent answer then."

"Remember, the National Defense University is not about producing a good soldier."

"Yes."

"Go ahead. As for the reward for this battle, you don't have to worry. It's yours and you can't escape."

"Everything will wait until the second phase is over."

"Yes."

After getting instructions.

Chen Ming strode out of the office. He only told Chai Shuyao about his departure and set off the next day.

Chai Shuyao also returned to the theater propaganda department to report that day.

The new department was not arranged by Chai Yansong this time, but by Lin Qingyuan. Few people knew where he went.

But it doesn't matter. With Chen Ming's ability, he can achieve results no matter where he is.
Time flies, and one year has passed quickly.

The announcement of the end of the second phase of the National Defense University was spread to all units where the trainees are located.

Instructions arrived that within five days, all trainees were to report to the Joint Warfare Academy.

Chen Ming naturally received the news.

(End of this chapter)