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

Chapter 318: Grassroots experience is over, return to the academy and see Lin Qingyuan again

Outside the gate post of the Army Logistics Department in the snowy area, a young man of about 25 years old was wearing a military uniform and carrying a backpack, waving goodbye to a group of comrades behind him who had been together day and night.

This young man is none other than Chen Ming, who was assigned to the snow area army by Lin Qingyuan.

In more than a year, there has been no significant change from when he was in the Second Company of the Border Guard, except that his skin has become darker. Coupled with the long-term lack of oxygen at high altitude, his face shows a touch of red.

The nails are also slightly dented, but otherwise there is not much difference.

During the year after he was transferred to the new unit, Chen Ming never went to the field army again, never held a gun again, and never fought in any battle.

He is just a veteran in a class of the Army Logistics Department and an engineer. His task is to provide services to the military stations along the Tibetan Line and maintain oxygen supply, water supply, and heating equipment.

I don’t have a sense of mission all day long, and I don’t scream for my faith all day long. The work is very dull.

It's so light that it's like the fifth grassland team of the Red Third Company.

Chen Ming often thinks that this strange old man is quite capable of doing things. This unit has a special area and good subsidies. It is an excellent nursing unit.

If the other people don't have anything to do with it, it would be difficult to adjust it here without stuffing in some administrative stuff, right?
After all, there is not much work all year round, and the construction of military depots has been taken care of by the seniors, who built military depots one after another with almost primitive equipment.

It's the turn of the maintenance people, who regularly come over with wrenches and replacement tools to see what's going on.

Most of the problems can be repaired by the veterans at the military station. Chen Minggang just went there and didn't know many things. He needed to learn from the veterans, but there were too few opportunities to practice.

I have been studying for a year and haven't learned much at all. It's time to leave.

Chen Ming turned around and waved again, bidding farewell to several comrades in the class, and sighed secretly. It was time to return to the academy. He had a lot of emotions after more than a year of accumulation.

In the past, when he first entered the military camp, he planned to become an officer all day long and tried every means to stay in the army. He lacked experience in the grassroots army, but he did not expect that this experience would allow him to make up for this lack.

Saying goodbye to his comrades, Chen Ming walked all the way down the mountain along the road outside the gate, during the logistics work.

He rarely has contact with the outside world, and only his wife Chai Shuyao comes over a few times during vacation time.

Chen Ming only confirmed that the transfer of squad leader Xiong Jiuchang and comrade Bald Zi of the Second Border Defense Company was finalized, and he didn't inquire about anything else.

According to Vice President Lin’s instructions, carefully look for the answer of “excellent”.

I have been looking for it all year long, and this year's heavy snowfall is coming soon.

I remember that I just received the new command last year, and when I first came to the Logistics Department to report, it happened to be that the mountains were blocked by heavy snow, and many military stations were blocked on the mountains. Their logistics staff had nothing to do all day long, and they did a one-kilometer exercise in the morning. No one asked or cared whether they ran or not.

After eating, you can return to the dormitory or go to the computer room. If it is normal, go to the assigned military station to inspect the facilities according to the maintenance time. If there is a military station to contact for maintenance, you can also go there.

But during the mountain closure period, people couldn't go up and cars couldn't pass. It took less than half a year to get the letter, which almost made Chen Ming sick.

From the initial discomfort, to the later integration, and then to hanging out with a group of veterans, he has been looking for and pondering the answer to what Vice Dean Lin said about You.

Now he may have gained some insights. Facing the notice from the National Defense University, Chen Ming felt relatively calm. He had no expectations at the beginning and his temper was almost flattened.

For the 704th Division, many things will become clearer in the future. Maybe after leaving your post for a while, you can really understand your mission more clearly.

Chen Ming rejected the enthusiasm of the logistics department's vehicle to take him down the mountain. This time he went to the grassroots level, and his identity was not exposed. He was just an injured first-term non-commissioned officer of the border defense company, who came to supplement the lack of logistics personnel.

The veterans here respect him very much and know that he is filling a temporary vacancy and has not arranged any heavy tasks. The main reason is that he has no tasks to do.

Anyway, the Xinjiang Military Region and the Tibetan Military Region are both under the management of the Western Theater Command. It is not surprising that similar transfers have been made in the past.

There were many military depot transportation trucks that you could ride on down the mountain. Chen Ming walked for more than an hour before he was invited by soldiers from the logistics vehicle company to get on the truck and take him to the military depot at the foot of the mountain.

From here, take a shuttle bus to the nearest county seat, then take a taxi from the county seat to the high-speed rail station, and take the high-speed rail straight to Shimen.

Looking at the rapidly reversing scenery outside the car window, Chen Ming finally realized that this time the grassroots level was about to end, and he suddenly had mixed feelings.

Although life at the border guard was hard and life at the military station was also hard, he found that there was always a magic here that drove people who had been here to want to stay.

Chen Ming couldn't tell where the appeal came from. He thought it might be the beautiful scenery of the mountains, or it might be the comrades who guarded the uninhabited areas, which had a subtle influence on him.

However, no matter what the reason is, for this place, he is just a passing guest.

Still a little bit sad.

Chen Ming inadvertently twitched the corners of his mouth, and a wry smile melted on his face.

By the time we arrived at the Shimen Joint Warfare College campus after a long drive, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening the next day.

Because the Tibetan Military Region was too far away, the notified transfer order was already one day later than the normal troops. When Chen Ming received the news, he stayed for a day to pack up and say goodbye to his comrades.

It was the fourth night after the notice was issued to return to the Joint Warfare College.

Looking at the majestic military academy city in front of him, Chen Ming sighed and showed his transfer order.

The sentry on duty at the college gate carefully checked and found that his previous military officer certificate, training student certificate, etc. had all been sealed by the school instructor.

Apart from the transfer order, he had nothing to prove his status as an officer.

Fortunately, the college should have made arrangements in advance. When the sentry checked the transfer order and saw the name, he checked the roster and let him go easily.

More than a year later, when I came back, the treatment this time was not as good as last time. Logistics soldier Xiao Wen did not come to pick him up, and no one even came to greet him.

At this point, there were no people on campus, and the street lights were dim.

Fortunately, the environment in the college is more than ten times better than the environment at the grassroots level.

In comparison, there is nothing to complain about.

Chen Ming carried his luggage alone and walked for more than half an hour before returning to the originally assigned building No. [-], downstairs of the officer training dormitory.

No one told him in advance whether he would change dormitories, and no other arrangements were made after arriving. Chen Ming was not sure whether the dormitory that had been unoccupied for more than a year would be left for him.

But despite coming here, I still have to go and see it.

They had just walked downstairs, but before they could go upstairs, they saw a very familiar figure strolling over from a distance.

Chen Ming stared at it for a long time, and a smile instantly appeared on his face. Isn't this the neighbor and roommate Xie Canxiong whom he met when he first came to the college?

This guy was the battalion commander of the air defense battalion of the air defense brigade directly under the Eastern Theater Command. He knew a lot of gossip at the time and often showed it off in front of him. It seemed that this old boy had returned to the academy early.

Chen Ming stood quietly and silently holding his backpack. Xie Canxiong didn't pay attention to the people downstairs at first, until he was about to enter the dormitory, then he turned and glanced at Chen Ming.

He turned around and entered the dormitory. Suddenly his steps froze and he looked back again.

After all, the two had only been in contact for a few days before, and they hadn't seen each other for more than a year. Xie Canxiong was really unfamiliar with Chen Ming.

But it feels a little familiar.

"Are you Chen Ming?!!"

Xie Canxiong asked in surprise, looked up and down, and finally made sure.

"Old Chen, is it really you? Haha, why are you the first to leave and the last to come back?"

Seeing that the other party recognized him, Chen Ming smiled slightly and said, "Battle Commander Xie, long time no see."

"Well, it's been a long time indeed. Oh, that's not right. I remember that a few days after you went to work at the grassroots level, you alerted Dean Lin. We all said that if you leave, your luck will end early."

"How come it's later than us?"

Chen Ming guessed that what he was talking about was the battle in the Second Company of Border Defense. He didn't want to mention that matter again, and responded with a smile: "No way, I was transferred to the border defense, and the environment there was much more miserable. Finally, return."

"What about you, Battalion Commander Xie? I see that you haven't changed much this year. You should be much better than me when you were at the grassroots level."

Chen Ming looked at Xie Canxiong. This guy was almost the same as before. At first glance, he didn't look like someone who had returned from a high-altitude area. It should be very different from his own experience.

really.

When it came to the grassroots level in the second stage, Xie Canxiong's expression turned bad, and his tone became a little more complaining.

He said angrily: "Forget it, damn it, I was assigned to the artillery company, and I was asked to clean and carry the artillery shells every day when I wasn't doing anything serious."

"I am also a third-level sergeant, right? The lieutenant platoon commander treats me like a soldier every day. Sometimes I can't help but mutter a few words. This little comrade still pulls me in every day and talks to me."

"Damn it, when this thing is over, I have to go back to the original unit to drink tea and talk about this matter if I have the chance. The way they treat veterans is not the right education."

Listening to his angry roar, Chen Ming couldn't help but smile, thinking that the arrangement of the National Defense University was not satisfactory. The fourth-term non-commissioned officer was also the fourth-level military commander.

This level is the highest non-commissioned officer level in many companies, because all troops and battalion-level units usually only have a maximum of one senior non-commissioned officer.If a combat unit can be promoted to three phases, it can almost be promoted to four phases. This is a direct coincidence.

But if you want to be promoted to the fifth term, it is a very big hurdle. It is not a normal thing for a fourth-term non-commissioned officer to suddenly parachute into another army.

Normally, a veteran of this level is an all-rounder. Where can he not be able to enjoy the job?
As a result, we met them, the fourth-level sergeant major and the third-level sergeant major who had directly changed their military ranks.

Please take care of you.

If you are not allowed to clean the cannonballs, is it possible that you will be given an office to sit in and drink tea?
Haha, Chen Ming couldn't help but laugh twice. He still felt that his first session was the easiest, and there was not so much technical pressure.

Like others, I don't know many skills in the past. I only know the command aspect and have no use for anything else.

It's strange that people can treat you well. After all, the army doesn't support idlers. You are paid so high and you don't know anything, so you won't be welcomed.

Hearing the laughter, Xie Canxiong also knew what Chen Ming was thinking, and he hummed and stopped talking.

Because there are many officers in the same situation as him, this time the National Defense University arranged for all units below the regiment level to change their military ranks and go to various units to experience as military commanders.

Those at the regiment level and above use the station method to reach the grassroots and listen to the voices of the grassroots.

But those people were even more unhappy when they came back. So what if you were just a colonel and went to the grassroots level?The soldiers over there shouldn't dump you, but they won't.

You can still act like a transparent person after staying for two or three months. You can't be idle when stationed at the grassroots level, because idleness will not produce any results. If the commissioner goes to inquire, he will definitely not get a good response.

But you have to be busy enough to be busy, because it makes people unable to get up or down. After a year of experience, it can be said that they have endured a lot of hardships. When they return to the academy, they will inevitably complain to each other and pour out their bitterness.

Chen Ming spoke a few words of comfort, but Xie Canxiong had nothing to say, because he saw that Chen Ming seemed to be suffering more, his face was an unnatural plateau red, and his skin was tanned a lot.

Compared to how miserable they are, their actual environment is not that good either.

"Let's go. The original dormitory is still there. Someone should come and clean it. I saw your dormitory and it's all very clean. Get some rest. Tomorrow is the fifth day after receiving the notice. The college will definitely make arrangements."

Xie Canxiong helped Chen Ming lift his backpack, and the two went straight to the third floor.

Knowing that he had just come back and had a dusty journey, Lao Xie didn't bother him too much and returned to his dormitory after a few words of greeting.

After riding in the car for a day, Chen Ming took a comfortable shower. After washing away the dust from the border, he felt extremely comfortable all over.

Then I lay on the bed, sleeping in a single room for a long time, feeling much more comfortable.

It wasn't until around nine o'clock the next morning that Chen Ming woke up from the bed. He sat on the edge of the bed and looked at the quiet single dormitory, feeling lost in thought.

After getting used to living in groups, it was really difficult to adapt to living alone again.

Since it was already past nine o'clock and it was not meal time, Chen Ming finished washing and sat in the dormitory, silently thinking about his experiences over the past year.

Looking back after the experience, everything seemed like a dream.

At about 10:30 in the morning, the door of Dormitory [-] was pushed open, and Yang Fengrui, the instructor of the Joint Warfare Academy, came here with a younger captain.

Holding the previously packed military uniform and sealed military rank in his hand, he opened the door and saw Chen Ming sitting there in a daze, and shouted with a smile: "Chen Ming."

"arrive."

"Instructor?" After seeing the person coming, Chen Ming hurriedly stood up and saluted.

"Hello, instructor."

He had the deepest impression of Yang Fengrui because the first and only class he attended when he first came to the National Defense University was with this instructor.

I haven't seen anyone else.

"Haha, okay, don't be so polite. I called and asked about the gate at Xiamen Post. They said you came back last night."

"Here, here is your military uniform and rank. Return them to their original owners."

"Hurry up and put it on. Vice President Lin knows you are coming back and is waiting for you in the office. You should have reported there today, but you didn't go."

Yang Fengrui said with a smile. He still had a good impression of Chen Ming, who also had solid military theories.

Especially when he learned that when Chen Ming came to report for the first time, he rushed directly to the vice president's office, he couldn't help laughing, although Lin Qingyuan and he later knew that it was a misunderstanding.

But this can be considered a first.

Who wouldn't avoid mentioning Vice President Lin?Even though those major universities who came to study were like students and were very honest, Chen Ming did the opposite, which was really courageous.

"Thank you instructor."

Chen Ming calmly took over the military uniform he handed in and put it on again. The rank of the first-term non-commissioned officer was changed to major again.

He lacked some of the confidence that overflowed on the surface. He was much more restrained, and he lacked the faint sense of majesty he had a year ago.

The environment changes people. Maybe a month of border defense and a year of logistics have worn away a lot of his edges.

The whole person is much more stable.

Yang Fengrui looked at it and nodded: "Go ahead, the deputy dean is still waiting for you there. It's still the same office."

"Yes, instructor."

Chen Ming handed over his first-term military rank and kept the military uniform. These all brought with him nearly a year of experience at the grassroots level, and it would be useless for the academy to accept them.

Just leave them a thought.

After following the two men down to the dormitory building, Chen Ming went straight around the comprehensive teaching building and came to the three-story building at the back.

After more than a year, Chen Ming came here again, but he felt emotional. At first, he was ignorant and was tricked by the king's brigade, so he dragged the orderly and came to report.

Maybe the first stage ended too quickly, and Wang Lu's routines should have been useless, and all the effort was wasted.

Recalling the past in my mind, I didn't stop walking. I walked to the door of the second office on the second floor, turning left.

Raise your head and tap lightly.

dong dong dong.

"Enter."

Hearing the response in the room, Chen Ming opened the door and walked in. When he saw Lin Qingyuan studying at his desk, he hurriedly strode forward.

Stand at attention and salute! !

"Comrade Vice President, Chen Ming, a trainee from the training class, has been notified and is here to report."

"Did you gain anything from this trip?" Lin Qingyuan raised his head and stared at him sharply, getting straight to the point without any nonsense.

"Report, yes."

"Oh? Tell me, tell me how you feel."

"Yes."

Chen Ming thought for a moment and said: "Report, the National Defense University is indeed not to cultivate an excellent soldier, but an excellent commander and combatant."

"If you want to be an excellent commander and fighter, you must first stand in a position that is not your own, facing the battlefield, the troops, and the future."

"Soldiers are the most important part of national defense. Only by assuming the responsibility of a soldier can we see more clearly what kind of job responsibilities, what kind of main tasks, what kind of professional knowledge and what kind of skills an officer needs to have. Working relations."

"Perhaps only by stepping down from your position can you understand more clearly what you should do."

"How the battle is fought, how the soldiers are trained. With different times, this sentence has different meanings."

"In order to move into a new era, officer education and training must build a new system to highlight the war orientation of the new era, and the officer corps should also take on a new look."

"And these cannot be used to welcome the new era with stereotypes. Soldiers are young people from generation to generation. Young people are emerging in an endless stream. Young people are full of vitality. We must also keep pace with the times."

"Perhaps we have entered an era where we train our troops and fight battles accordingly."

"Report, my statement is complete."

After Chen Ming finished speaking, Lin Qingyuan was slightly startled and nodded.

He sat there silently.

(End of this chapter)