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

Chapter 413 Returning to the martial arts arena, the first treatment of being awesome

Artillery Brigade drawing room.

Chen Ming was invited in surrounded by officers, which surprised the comrades in the brigade office.

They work in major departments, and Niutoushan in the east is naturally aware of them. This is not the first time I have heard of Chief of Staff Chen.

I just didn't expect it to cause such a big sensation among them.

On weekdays, when the leaders of other brigades came over, they would not be so prepared. The commanders of each battalion would run over to greet them.

Brigadier Tang Zhen and Chief of Staff Peng Qinglin came to the living room immediately.

Ten years have passed, and the two of them are no longer as charming as they used to be. Their temples are a little whiter, and the wrinkles on their faces are deeper. If nothing happens, they should retire in the past two years.

I saw that Chen Ming, a recruit who was full of energy at the beginning, is now much calmer. He is sitting in the living room and talking calmly with each battalion, and he can also answer some questions about seasonal uniform changes.

Tang Zhen smiled happily, stood at the door and shouted: "Chen Ming."

Hearing this, Chen Ming looked up at the door, stood up quickly, stood at attention, and saluted: "Hello, brigade commander, hello, Chief of Staff Peng."

"Haha, okay, okay, no need to be so polite." Tang Zhen waved his hand.

Peng Qinglin strode forward, looked Chen Ming up and down, stretched out his right fist and punched Chen Ming's chest, saying: "Okay, you are indeed a good material."

"I participated in a competition at Shimen College some time ago. I was also there. You gave me a big surprise."

"Being number one in terms of overall score may not be a prominent figure in Niutoushan, but here, you are the one being discussed most."

"I was in Group 7 at the time, Chief of Staff, which group were you in? Why didn't I see you?" Chen Ming asked doubtfully.

At that time, he specifically searched for it. Logically speaking, Peng Qinglin would definitely participate. However, the schedule for the competition was too tight and there were too many people.

Most of them are the same age and wear the same clothes. It is not easy to find one among more than 200 people.

"I saw you in the second group, but we were in the middle of a competition and it was difficult to chat, so I didn't go over to say hello."

"Then after the competition ended, I wanted to go and talk to you, but I ended up leaving in a hurry, so I didn't meet you. I just sat down. When I got here, I felt like I was at my own home."

"You're welcome, sit down."

Peng Qinglin greeted him warmly, and Tang Zhen also asked about Chen Ming's current situation.

Although we are all in the same war zone, our locations are thousands of kilometers apart, so many things are just hearsay.

For example, this year's war zone arrangements for Niutoushan require details from all aspects.

Tang Zhen has been in the army for many years. Although he has been in the artillery brigade in recent years, he does not necessarily have little other experience.

As the greeting ended, the other battalion commanders returned to their respective units, leaving only Chen Ming and Tang Zhen, people of the same level, to discuss the future direction of the Blue Army Brigade.

Guo Canhui, brigade chief of staff of the Baiyun Mountain Regiment of the Southern Xinjiang Military Region, has great experience in mountain operations. Tang Zhen knows basic artillery positions, reserve positions, standby positions, temporary positions, fake artillery positions, etc.

It had been ten or twenty years of exploration. During the conversation with Chen Ming, he talked about the preset plan for artillery operations.

Chen Ming benefited a lot.

Niutoushan wants to build a grand alliance, increase the number of troops several times on a combined basis, and invest in multiple services. The requirements for commanders will never be low.

It's just a conversation, it would be okay if Chen Ming came to learn from it.

During this period, we talked about brainstorming, the composition of Skynet, and also talked about the combination of the next Red Army exercise, which will not be limited to the Army, the Marine Corps, and the Air Assault Brigade will be concentrated.

Tang Zhen was not surprised by this.

How could the military and joint theater put so much effort into replicating a Blue Army brigade of the same size?

Responding to the international situation is one aspect, and a lot of it is training and deploying new combat forces, verifying various plans and implementation of Shangfeng.

The duty of the army is not only to protect and defend national defense, but the sword in hand is not only used to block, but also to display a more shocking sword light to maintain peace.

Behind every large-scale military training, there will inevitably be the advancement of some new combat thinking.

Soldiers are not afraid of war, but they do not necessarily want to engage in war. It is naturally best to use strong enough force to intimidate Xiaoxiao and avoid conflicts.

Chen Ming was from the artillery brigade, so Tang Zhen and Peng Qinglin naturally had nothing to hide from him.

Everything that could be said, should be taught, and everything that could be mentioned was explained. The experience of the older generation really benefited Chen Ming a lot.

evening.

The three of them walked out of the living room and went to the corridor of the brigade office building, holding hands and watching the sunset in the distance.

Although the sunset was beautiful, it was almost dusk, so there was inevitably some regret in the beauty.

Chen Ming could only appreciate these scenery. He was still young, had a bright future, and had enough time to work hard.

But the same scenery looked different in Tang Zhen's eyes, with a trace of reluctance on his face and some regret in his eyes.

"Chen Ming."

"arrive."

"If you work hard in the army, your achievements will not be lower than mine. This is the second time I have said this to you."

"At the beginning of spring this year, the superiors came to talk to me. Lao Jiang also came here a few days ago. He said he had seen you in Niutoushan and said that you commanded the Blue Army to play well this time."

"The theater's evaluation of you is quite fair, but until now, the strategic assault division has not been explicitly removed from the title of pilot division."

"Lao Jiang is not sure what the military department wants. Once you go there, there may be a lot of setbacks in the road ahead."

Tang Zhen said it very easily, but Chen Ming still heard a different meaning. He turned to look at the old brigade commander, his voice trembling.

"Brigadier, so fast? What did the higher-ups say?"

"I don't think it's too soon, but don't worry. The military district talked to me and said that next year, I'll be fine."

Tang Zhen smiled, looked up at the afterglow of the setting sun in the distance, took a deep breath, and said, "Do you still remember those brigade commanders who wanted to win over you when you participated in the recruit competition?"

"They are Brigadier Cui of the Special Operations Brigade and Brigadier Zheng of the Air Defense Brigade. They both changed their jobs three years ago."

"Industrial and chemical brigade, Lao Song retreated earlier."

"In terms of years, the age of 48 is a big hurdle for brigade commanders to change careers. I was able to get through this hurdle because the situation has been too tense in the past few years."

"In 2016, for that big exercise, all the combat troops in the entire theater had their suicide notes ready, and the east wind on Ludao was strong."

"In 2022, where your Niutoushan garrison base is located, the atmosphere was almost frozen. The exercise was not started, but many related machines were running."

"Because of these special circumstances and the special circumstances of the artillery brigade, I was able to hold on for a few more years."

"If this were not the case, I would have retreated long ago. You have a mission in building Niutoushan in such a hurry."

"Do a good job."

"Don't worry about me. You may be transferred to logistics in the second half of the year. Lao Jiang will arrange for you to change jobs next year. He can go to the management department of our hometown city and become a non-executive vice president."

"It's nothing more than taking off this military uniform."

Tang Zhen spoke in a very relaxed tone, but Chen Ming was silent for a while.

Is it just taking off this military uniform?

Not to mention a veteran like Tang Lu, even though he had only been in the army for a few years, he couldn't bear to suddenly take off his military uniform.

But what could he say.

Tang Zhen was right. There are brigade commanders who can work in the army until retirement, but they are a very small number of people, and their positions are not easy to replace.

For example, in the past few years, the transfer of the commanders of the combined brigade was usually delayed for a few years. The reason was that there were not many people who could lead the combined force and it was not easy to train them.

After the reform, the artillery brigade's status has been greatly improved, and its strategic significance has become more prominent. It is considered good for the Tang brigade to survive until now.

As for the other brigade commanders of the 71st Army, Chen Ming had few contacts and did not pay much attention to their news.

What's more, according to the time calculation, those people just retired during the year when he was thrown into the snow area logistics, let alone that place was well-informed.

It would be nice to have some news passed on to him. Except that Chai Shuyao would call him from time to time to chat about family affairs, she would not say anything else.

As for Wang Shuaibing, he was too low-level and didn't know about these things. Now he learned that the several brigade commanders who had pulled him in the competition had all withdrawn.

Chen Ming also sighed for a while, lamenting that time flies so fast.

The older you get, the more you feel that time flies by.

Seeing Chen Ming silently meditating there, Tang Zhen smiled and recalled that at that time, several old comrades wanted to grab good seedlings.

At that time, Chen Ming was not the one he looks at now. At that time, he was young, had just put on camouflage uniforms, and had not yet carried the rank of private, so he talked about the loyalty of new recruits in front of several brigade commanders.

At that time, Tang Zhen and the others were not shocked but surprised after hearing this. They were surprised that Chen Ming could say those words.

Of course, if you are at their level, you can naturally tell whether some words are true or false or just for show.

Chen Ming belongs to all three, but it doesn't matter. He can talk it out, which means that his ideas are still in place. If he guides them, the follow-up will not be bad.

I'm just afraid of those stuffy gourds, the type who can't even kick out a fart with three kicks. Just because Chen Ming talked about loyalty when he met those people for the first time, Cui Bai, the commander of the special operations brigade, mentioned it almost every time he saw him.

Regret.

He is a well-spoken guy, his political ideology is absolutely in place, his physical fitness is not bad, and he is also a good talker. He is a good prospect to lead troops.

As a result, it was not dug out.

Every time Cui Bai mentioned this matter, he felt regretful. However, as Chen Ming climbed higher and higher in the army, he himself felt relieved. This kind of person would never be calm no matter where he went.

Even if there is no use in digging up the special operations brigade, you still can't keep it later. They say that if a piece of shining gold is covered with a torn rag, the gold will not be able to shine.

The gold is still not big enough, and the body is enough. Even if you get a sheet, you can't cover it.

After chatting for a long time, Tang Zhen didn't want these established facts to interfere with Chen Ming's mood for coming here to help him this time.

He reached out and patted his shoulder, and said with a smile: "Okay, let's not mention this for now."

"The scheduled military games will officially start the day after tomorrow. The Joint Logistics Department has been setting up the No. 1 martial arts training ground these two days."

"That's the place where you participated in the recruit selection. If you want to go there tomorrow and have a look, go."

"Now follow me back, Lao Peng and the three of us."

"The political commissar is on duty today. I told my family that guests are coming. This is the first time Chen Ming has been to my house. Lao Peng, take out two bottles from your treasured cellar. Don't hide them."

"Haha, just make this excuse while Chen Ming is here, knowing that I won't refuse."

Next to him, Chief of Staff Peng Qinglin readily agreed, pointed to the parking lot in the distance, and said: "Let's split up."

"The wine is at my house, Chen Ming. You go to his house with Tang Lu first, and I'll go back and bring the wine."

"We'll meet over there later."

During the entire process, Chen Ming was clearly arranged by the two of them before he could say a word.

What else could he say?

When I first joined the army, I thought about when I could have a drink with the brigade commander. Wang Shuaibing also wanted to recognize his godfather at the headquarters.

Of course, that was all a joke.

Now it has come true.

Before departure, Chen Ming arranged for Lao Xiong to stay in the dormitory of the brigade. After all, he would be a guest at Tang's house. It would be too pretentious for him to bring documents with him.

Tang Zhen was a cadre at the brigade commander's deputy division level, and the house he was assigned was larger than Chen Ming's, but not much bigger.

Although this is clearly stipulated, it also depends on the financial strength of the department and the local price comparison.

The 71st Army is stationed near Pengcheng, and the price of land here is much higher than that in Niutoushan.

In the Fuzhou area, which is said to be a coastal area, land is expensive, but the price varies by region. How expensive can their wilderness areas be?

The area is relatively large.

Tang Zhen has a pretty happy family, with a son and a daughter. His son is not a soldier. He studied finance at Jinling University and currently works at Jinling Securities Company.

My daughter is slightly younger, only 22 years old this year. She has not graduated from college, but she has already done an internship.

Chen Ming's arrival made the old couple quite happy. They prepared delicious meals and waited for Chief of Staff Peng Qinglin to arrive.

The banquet is completely over.

After three rounds of food and five flavors of wine, the three of them talked about the current situation and development, and also talked a lot about the past when they joined the army.

After drinking the wine to their heart's content, Chen Ming was left at home and slept in Tang Zhen's son's room.

Neither of the children were at home.

On the morning of the first day, I followed Tang Zhen to the artillery brigade. By this time, the atmosphere of the Military World Games was already very strong.

Passing by the No. 1 Martial Arts Arena, you can see the Joint Logistics Department inside. Many white lines have been drawn.

The artillery brigade is mainly responsible for the Military Games this time, and the Joint Logistics Department only assists them in setting up the venue.

Similar activities would not disturb the brigade commander to make statistics, but Tang Zhen did not have time to spare. He had to go to the scene to see it in person and arrange seats.

Then, based on the reports from each brigade and battalion, the list of participants will be submitted to the military region to discuss the rewards for the rankings in this Military Games.

Chen Ming was not involved in this.

He is not currently in the 71st Army. He only came here to attend the opening ceremony. He did not take the lead or send anyone to participate. He simply took Lao Xiong with him and walked around the No. 1 Martial Arts Arena.

The entire No. 1 martial arts training ground covers an area of ​​180,000 square meters. Almost all the Joint Logistics Department and most of the soldiers from the Joint Artillery Brigade were dispatched to set up the venue here.

This is not a sports meeting held by a certain brigade or a certain company.

Led by the military region, it can be called the All-Army Games. Although this "all-army" event has some moisture, it's not big.

Even if it's not all arms, it's the entire army. The scale is enough.

Soldiers are not afraid of fighting, let alone sports competitions.

There are more than 50,000 people in the military region, and currently there are more than 10,000 people registered. This is the result of deliberate restrictions by each unit.

On average, one out of five people signed up, which shows the enthusiasm of these fighters.

Old Xiong followed Chen Ming and looked at the warriors setting up the field everywhere with an expression of envy on his face. Unfortunately, he could no longer participate in similar sports.

The sequelae of his lungs prevented this strong man from engaging in strenuous physical exertion.

"How about monitor, if this event were held in our Niutoushan, it would definitely be a grand occasion."

Chen Ming raised his hand and pointed to various venues and spoke with a smile.

After hearing this, Xiong Jiuchang couldn't help but nod his head and said: "Yes, we don't have as many people as the 71st Army, but judging from the excitement, the battalions will definitely be very active."

"I heard from the cadres in the brigade that in this Military Games, whoever comes first can get second-class personal merit."

"I used to be in the Border Guard Corps, where similar events were often held, but the rewards were not so generous."

Hearing this, Chen Ming shrugged. Of course, it was not so generous. The border defense regiment was organized as a regiment.

If you get first place, it would be nice to give a reward to the regiment, but this Military Games is based on a group army. If the whole army is first, the second class will start. In international competitions, first class merit will appear.

Of course, this also depends on how you choose above.

When he first entered the military camp, he participated in the military region's recruit competition, and the first place was a third-class meritorious service.

That's already amazing. Because of this, anyone who mentions him can think of the competition.

But the evaluation between recruits is even more incomparable to this kind of competition among the entire army.

The first place can get the second class merit, which is a real gold content.

"Hey, I really look forward to which comrade can get the first place. If he can get the second class merit, then he will be treated well when he returns to the company." Old Xiong said longingly.

Chen Ming was all listening.

"You underestimate the importance of winning the first place in the military competition. If any comrade really gets it, in the company, the company commander will make your bed and the instructor will wash your clothes."

"It can be said that if you get first place, within the next month, as long as you don't violate traditional rules and don't waste food, it's not too much."

"Then those who live in the company are really like emperors."

Chen Ming told it with a smile. What he said was really not as simple as just saying it casually.

First place in the Army Games, much better than he was back then.

He won first place in the competition at that time, and the platoon leader was no longer so arrogant when talking to him, and the squad leader's dark face even smiled.

While others were training hard on the training ground, he could hide in the large classroom at the top of the dormitory building without having to go out for a week.

The key is that no one will say anything yet, so you can imagine how good this treatment is.

This is how it is in the army. If you can show your ability and get a ranking, you can gain respect.

Chen Ming saw that monitor Lao Xiong liked this scene very much, so why wouldn't he like it too?

But my status is different and I cannot participate.

Chen Ming can be sure that as long as he signs up here, within five minutes, the division headquarters will call him and call him back directly to stop him from being embarrassed here.

I came here to attend the opening ceremony and to be able to participate in the competition. It’s really a talent.

It doesn't matter if you take a look, but unfortunately, Chen Ming is shouldering the important task of Niutoushan, so he can't delay here and must go to Longya as soon as possible.

The entire army group could compete in push-ups and horizontal bars for a whole day. He couldn't afford to delay.

(End of this chapter)