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

Chapter 320 Awarding the badge, eternal comrade-in-arms
In the training cadet classroom, all the officers made eye contact in private, and their hearts, which had not been shocked by military achievements for many years, began to move.

I'm actually a little envious.

Even if they can perform at the grassroots level for more than half a year with a third-class performance, they are quite respectable in this kind of situation.

At least you can stand out among a bunch of old guys, right?

It can also show that one is getting stronger with age and remains as majestic as before.

However, they can only think inwardly that most meritorious deeds in peacetime require physical strength. They can no longer compete with a 20-year-old young man.

It's so abominable that this guy Chen Ming has tricked me again.

Everyone looked up silently at Chen Ming, who had a calm expression, thinking thoughtfully. A year ago, the deputy dean of the Joint Warfare Academy had not been seen for a few days.

Some instructors said that Chen Ming had a problem when he was at the grassroots level and encountered actual combat. The details were not explained clearly, so they all had impressions.

It is now speculated that today's military merit award should be caused by that incident.

"Ahem, Chen Ming?!!"

"Go on stage to receive military medals."

Instructor Yang Fengrui coughed and gave a reminder, breaking the calm in the classroom.

"Yes."

Chen Ming calmed down and strode up to the podium in the front row under the gaze of everyone, standing on the spot like a javelin.

Looking at the red box held in the instructor's hand, Chen Ming's eyes flashed with a painful struggle before gradually regaining his composure.

The grassroots experience of being transferred to the logistics department for a year did not weaken his will, but only made him a little more restrained. There is a generation of people who have never cared about their own gains and losses.

There is a generation of people who have been sharpening the sword and shield of the motherland all their lives. Compared with the courage of their predecessors who spent 60 years in the yellow sand and forged swords for the country, how can he talk about glory with this experience.

"Are you ready?" Lin Qingyuan asked, his tone surprisingly soft.

"Yes, ready."

Chen Ming raised his head, his eyes returned to determination, and he was honored. Sometimes it does not mean glory, but more responsibility, shouldering the mission of his fallen comrades and moving forward.

Honor is far from being as simple as imagined.

This is not the glory on the evaluation field, nor the glory on the training battlefield. After receiving a reward, you can laugh and cheer heartlessly, which has a different meaning.

Lin Qingyuan nodded, faced the dozens of officers in the student classroom, and said loudly: "During this visit to the grassroots level, Comrade Chen Ming went to the Second Company Station of the Border Defense Regiment in the Fourth Division of Southern Xinjiang. He received an emergency order on the eve of the National Day last year. The whole company is dispatched.”

"Encountering unknown persons, student Comrade Chen Ming stood up and fought unyieldingly. Even though he was seriously injured, he still chose to open up a way out for the second company's vanguard. One man cut off their rear, persisted in fighting, and refused to retreat until death, which fully demonstrated the military's ability to defend every inch of ground. The noble spirit of not giving in.”

"He has established an excellent spiritual guidance and set an example for the entire army. Now, on behalf of all the officers and soldiers in the Western Theater Command, on behalf of the military headquarters, and on behalf of all soldiers, I award Comrade Chen Ming first-class merit."

Brush brush! ! !
All the officers in the classroom stood up collectively. No matter when military honors are awarded, it is a sacred occasion, and you cannot sit and watch.

Lin Qingyuan took the box containing the military medal, opened it, took it out, and hung it on Chen Ming's left chest with his own hands.

The five-pointed gold star shines brightly, showing glory.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Qingyuan took out the Weiguo Border Guard Badge. Chen Ming lowered his head and looked at it. The badge was golden in color and was obviously different from the first-class military medal.

This is the honor of defending the country and guarding the border. Chen Ming has mastered Qi-nurturing skills. Facing this badge, his eyes can't help but focus on it.

Are you excited?

Chen Ming couldn't describe it. Maybe if he had been himself a few years ago, he would have been very excited.

After all, soldiers respect honor and pursue honor. This thing is both a commendation and a spur.

Lin Qingyuan picked up the badge and put it on Chen Ming's chest, his eyes flashing. He had devoted his life to academic research. This was the first time for him to wear such a badge of honor.

There was also a slight fluctuation in his mood.

The voice was low and filled with excitement: "Pick up your certificate, turn around, and greet the applause that belongs to you without saluting anyone."

"Yes."

Hearing this, Chen Ming picked up the military merit certificate and the honorary title certificate from the instructor's tray, turned around and faced everyone in the classroom, his expression calm and proud.

Bang bang bang bang
Waves of thunderous applause sounded, and this posture almost lifted the roof. Perhaps at this moment, one more person was added to the huge team of border guards throwing their lives and blood.

The applause was not all given to Chen Ming, but most of it was given to the heroes who defended the country and guarded the border. Chen Ming accepted it on his behalf without having to salute anyone.

They can afford it.

There was thunderous applause.

Vice Dean Lin Qingyuan left with several instructors, which also meant that all their students had three days of freedom, and then only waited for the commissioner to visit and report back the news.

After a few people left, the warm applause lasted for more than ten seconds, and then gradually subsided. When he first arrived at the training class, the fat colonel Zhao Shenghu, who had attracted much attention, stood up and stepped forward with a big mouth, and patted Chen with a smile. Ming's shoulders.

"Well done, Major Chen. I didn't expect you to be assigned to the border defense company. You are suffering."

"Old Chen, you have been in the border defense regiment of the Fourth Army Division of Southern Xinjiang Border Defense for more than a year?"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, honorary title, Lao Chen, you are really suffering at the grassroots level."

A group of people came forward and gathered together to look at the badge of honor of defending the country. As officers in the Eastern Theater Command, many of them had never seen it before.

Now I have learned a lot.

After more than a year, Chen Ming once again became the focus, but this time, he seemed not to be as competitive as before.

Standing there relaxedly talking to all the officers.

He made it clear that he was transferred to the logistics of the Tibetan Military Region midway to provide services to the military stations along the way. Anyway, even if he didn't say anything about such grassroots matters, the college would probably announce it when the commissioner came back.

Everyone is back, so there are no secrets left.

The short class meeting is over.

After everyone's chatting was over, General Chen Ming's merit medals and badges were received in the box and put into his backpack in the dormitory.

He took his military officer's ID card and ran to the college's finance office, and withdrew the rewards from the war zone and the college. He didn't plan to keep all the money himself, but planned to take some of it to visit Shu Lin's house. The mainstay of the family fell apart. Got off.

There were only orphans, widows, and two old people left. He had the obligation to go and take a look. When the time came, he would take part of it, which would be considered a small favor from his cheap master.

What he could do was very limited, but he would try his best. He stayed in the Tibetan Military Region for more than a year and had little contact with the army.

Chen Ming returned to his dormitory and called Wang Junwei, the former commander of the 169th Brigade, to inquire about the progress of the strategic assault division.

There is almost no difference from the previous plan. The 704th Division Headquarters, as the exclusive director department, has almost complete structure and personnel.

Xu Guoyang, the former political commissar of the 169th Brigade, became the political commissar of the 704th Division. Naturally, Wang Junwei was promoted unchanged. Xu Wenqian, the brigade chief of staff, was also promoted to the chief of staff of the 704th Division.

The new garrison has been divided. In Fuzhou, all combat troops, including the Tiger and Wolf Battalion, will move to the new garrison in the past two months.

Chen Ming had known this information for a long time. During the logistics work, he did not contact anyone else to avoid revealing too much about the assessment.

But Chai Shuyao was not among them. She had been paying attention to the progress of the Strategic Assault Division, so how could Chen Ming's news fall behind.

After talking to the old brigade commander on the phone, Chen Ming contacted his family again, roughly telling him the news about his meritorious service in the college. The operations of the border defense regiment were also classified, and the local armed forces department would not tell the truth.

At most, he just said that he performed well in the army. Of course, Chen Ming would not recount what happened again and worry his parents in vain. He would just say that he performed well in the academy.

The family didn't ask too much. Anyway, their son had made meritorious service. This kind of thing was already too common for the two elders.

It's easy to accept.

After contacting his family, Chen Ming contacted squad leader Lao Xiong and Baldy. After being transferred to the Strategic Assault Division, Chen Ming was among the first batch to be sent to the new station in Fuzhou.

This is also the request of the two brothers themselves to join the project of building the Blue Army Division and personally build the place where they will stay in the future.

Chen Ming was not surprised at all by this. If it weren't for this, the two of them would probably not be willing to accept his kindness. People who came from the Second Border Guard Company would rather retire than stay in the army doing nothing all day long. .

They can't accept this.

During the phone call, Chen Ming told how he might go back soon and would get together with the two of them.Listening to Xiong Jiuchang's silly laughter and Baldy's hearty voice, Chen Ming felt a lot calmer in his heart. He also asked them about Lin Shu's address.

Can I get in touch or something like that?

It's a pity that Lin Shu is not a soldier of the second squad after all. No matter how short of men the second company of the border defense is, it is impossible to say that everyone knows where the hometown of his comrades is.

Xiong Jiuchang could only ask for help. Chen Ming nodded and hung up the phone without responding.

If you really can't find out, Geng Yanrong, the instructor of the Second Border Defense Company, must know it. You can just find a way to contact him when the time comes.

In previous chats, Chen Ming only knew that Lin Shu was from Yuzhou in the Central Plains and traveled thousands of miles to the border defense company to station at the border of the motherland. He did not mention the specific location.

That night, Chen Ming contacted Ma Dazhu, a comrade from the recruit company who had retired.

At that time, in the first class of the recruit company, besides him, Ma Dazhu was the strongest physically and tall. Later, he was assigned to be directly transferred to the third detachment of the guard company to serve as a brigade picket.

During the retirement season last year, Chen Ming ran to the artillery brigade before dawn to see off these old comrades. Unfortunately, he ignored the rule that pickets generally require him to leave the army early.

I missed that meeting, and after several phone calls, the other party kept reminding me to turn off my phone. I might not be able to recover from the fact that I was discharged from the army.

I have never been able to get in touch, which I have to say is a pity.

In the evening, Chen Ming tried to contact him again.

There was no other reason. Ma Dazhu was the only one from Hebei province in their recruit class, and his hometown was in Shimen. In the past few days, the second stage of training was over.

During the three days of free activities, Chen Ming planned to go and have a look.

Fortunately, the call got through this time.

The next day, Chen Ming got up early. Most of the cadres who came to study had left yesterday, including his neighbor Xie Canxiong, who had been working at the grassroots level for so long.

When I first came back, those who were close could not help but go home, while those who were far away would also take this opportunity to go out for a stroll.

After all, after the training is over, all of them will be deployed to new and more remote locations. Once the Blue Army Division is established, it may not be possible to be so leisurely in the past two years.

Now, while you have time, don't just have fun.

Chen Ming also changed into casual clothes, took his student card and military officer's ID card, ran to the cafeteria and had a delicious meal, and then left the college.

As long as there are no course arrangements, training officers have absolute freedom. They do not need to come back before dinner, and no one cares whether they return to the academy to live.

As long as the guide informs you when to gather, you just need to come back within the specified time.

After leaving the Joint Warfare College, looking at the vehicles and crowds outside, bustling and bustling, I felt a lot more energetic.

When he came back from the Tibetan Military Region, he was so anxious to report back to the college that he didn't even have time to appreciate the prosperity of the city. Now he has time.

Standing opposite the college, Chen Ming reached out to stop a taxi, opened the door, got in and said with a smile: "Master, Xiangyi Road, Xisanzhuang Township, Xinhua District."

"okay!!"

The taxi driver had a chubby figure, and his eyes almost narrowed into a straight line whenever he smiled. He looked quite happy.

The other party looked back at Chen Ming and said with a smile: "Comrade, are you a soldier?"

"Haha, you said that place is not close to here, but for our comrades who are soldiers, I will not ask for random prices. Soldiers and civilians are close friends. I will send you 30 yuan."

"But that place sells second-hand cars. If you want to see the car, I suggest you find someone you know. People are very shady in doing business these days. He even dares to sell a car at the price of a new car if he sells it for [-] or [-] yuan. sell to you."

"I don't know what the boss is thinking. With that kind of money, why don't I buy a new car? Why would I go into the muddy waters of second-hand cars? Comrade, do you think that's right?"

As soon as Chen Ming got in the car, he heard the driver beeping and talking, and he knew that he had met a talkative person.

He nodded immediately and said, "Yes, but I'm not going to buy a car. I'm going to find a comrade. He works over there."

"Huh?! Are military comrades selling cars? That will definitely not deceive people. Well, here is my business card. Recently, I have a few friends who also want to see second-hand cars. If your comrade is in charge, give it to me. Call up."

"We don't take care of other people's business, but it's not easy for military comrades to return home and do business. I have to take care of them. Just take me as an example. Every time I have barbecue, I have to go to Veterans Barbecue."

"I won't eat anywhere else. Our main business is the military-civilian family."

The driver chatted enthusiastically and handed over his business card.

Chen Ming stretched out his hand to take it, and had to admire that this taxi driver was really good at chatting. He said a few words about how the military and civilians are related to each other, which made him feel embarrassed not to accept the business card.

However, the other party could tell that he was a soldier, so it was no surprise. He stood at the gate of the military academy and took a taxi, with a serious posture. If he said he was not a soldier, no one would believe him.

The fat driver didn't try to fool him. It took him nearly 10 minutes from where he got on the bus to reach his destination.

It only charges 30 yuan, which is already a very reasonable price.

Chen Ming paid the bill, got out of the car with the fat driver's business card, and looked at the rows of second-hand car stores in front of him, feeling sad.

That's right, I called Ma Dazhu last night. After he retired from the army, he has been unable to adapt to life outside the army, and he also feels a little unable to get over that hurdle.

In order to integrate myself into urban life as soon as possible, I ran out to find a job selling cars within two days of returning home. I used to have a regular life in the army, and my image was generally not bad when I was on picket duty.

Ma Dazhu, who has only been working for a few days, is really appreciated by his boss. In addition, he is quite enthusiastic, hardworking and good at learning.

I always take advantage of my free time to go out and distribute flyers, make short videos, or clean cars in the shop. I have experience in housekeeping, and I always make the car as good as new.

He is a down-to-earth, down-to-earth person who is hard-working. During the novice protection period when he first entered the industry, he earned a considerable amount of income even without thoroughly learning professional knowledge and professional skills.

The good times didn't last long. After working for half a year, the second-hand car market was in recession and another round of collective price cuts hit. The previous boss was so exhausted that he thought about transferring the store and quitting the business.

Ma Dazhu finally found a job he liked, and slowly came out of the disappointment of being discharged from the army. He did not want to give up this job.

So I took the salary I had earned in the past six months, plus retirement pay, and some money from my parents, and successfully bought this second-hand car store from the boss.

There is only one clerk left in the shop who knows a lot about cars and is relatively down-to-earth, and the rest are dismissed.

He did a lot of things by himself, and because he was a down-to-earth person, he didn't make too much of a fuss when making quotations. The store really managed to survive in his hands.

And it also began to slowly recover profits.

These are the details that Chen Ming learned through the phone call last night. The name of the store is also very down-to-earth, it is called "Brilliant Automobile Dealership".

He is an old comrade who once went through recruit training together, and he is also the closest comradeship among soldiers of the same age.

Chen Ming did not tell the other party that he had come to Shimen. He just said that he was worried about Lao Ma's life after he retired from the army, so he asked so many questions.

After getting off the taxi, Chen Ming walked into the market while recalling the content of the call last night.

On the battlefield, he had never been timid in the face of fierce enemies. He was not afraid of bullets and bullets that could threaten his life. Now when he saw his retired comrades, Chen Ming felt a little uneasy.

Worried that he would have a bad life and that he would be wronged after being discharged from the army.

When we were [-] or [-] years old, we all trained together all day long, complained about the squad leader, and looked forward to the beauty of the next company. The scenes seemed like just yesterday.

But looking back, it had been nearly seven years. The longer he stayed in the army, the more Chen Ming found that he had more worries.

Back then, he would not be like this. He would act like a stupid boy all day long, rushing forward with enthusiasm and never being afraid of anything. Now, he has worries.

After walking through rows of stores, Chen Ming finally saw the words "Brilliant Automobile Dealership" in the back row of the market.

under excitement.

Chen Ming walked forward quickly and came to the door of the store, when he saw a familiar figure sitting at the front desk, holding a bun in one hand and a computer in the other, doing calculations.

It’s hard to contain the excitement.

This is indeed his former comrade-in-arms, Ma Dazhu, but now he doesn't have much of the spirit of a tough guy and seems to have been bent down by life.

But it doesn't matter, he will always be his good brother.

Chen Ming took three steps at a time, arrived at the door of the store, and knocked gently.

"Old horse?!!!"

(End of this chapter)