Military career: Starting with a recruitment letter

Chapter 106: What a big scene! You are really good at acting.
It's finally time for the assessment.

At the company entrance, three squads were selected by the training department and stood in two rows in light equipment.

Chen Mo was among them.

In front of him, Cheng Dong's body was as straight as a javelin.

It is not difficult to see that when the new recruits face assessment, the company cadres are even more nervous than themselves, the soldiers who are about to go into battle.

Looking at the determined faces in front of him, Cheng Dong said in a tone that was half encouraging and half tempting: "Comrades, today is the day for our second company's graduation assessment."

"Your squads three, six, and eight have been selected, and I will lead them to the anti-aircraft artillery battalion for assessments in various subjects."

"I won't even mention its importance. I've been talking about it every day, every day, and my throat is dry. You've all performed well. Since entering the barracks, everyone has made great progress."

"After you get through this assessment and wait for the company, you'll take off your recruit hats and things will feel much easier."

"Tell me out loud, are you looking forward to it?"

"Yes, Captain!"

19 people from three classes shouted together, "Rest!" They had been looking forward to the word "rest" for a long time.

So much so that just listening to it can make your eyes light up.

Since the notice of the new year came, I haven’t had a break even on Sundays. I’ve been training every day and I’m almost going crazy.

In the past two days, the three classes have been working together to sprint, which has been even more difficult.

"Okay." Cheng Dong nodded with satisfaction: "Tell me about it."

"We'll get to the artillery camp later. Since the parade office is stationed in Tao Village, many units of our Seventh Brigade will be holding selections there recently."

"There will be many leaders and comrades from many units there. What you need to do is to follow them no matter how many people there are."

"No matter how high-ranking the leader is, we just need to give our best and achieve the best results."

"Understand?"

"Yes!!"

"Well, the scholar will lead the way, and the others will follow in two columns."

After Cheng Dong finished speaking, he turned around and walked in front to lead the team.

Although the artillery battalion belongs to the same Taocun unit, its location is relatively remote and much farther away from the Second Company.

Chen Mo carried a gun as the vanguard, leading the team in step and keeping up with the company commander's pace. The team rushed towards the battlefield of the assessment with high morale.

After a night's rest, he had almost recovered.

In addition, there is no morning exercise scheduled today, so I feel quite confident about the upcoming assessment.

However, when they saw the new recruits from Class 8, including Class 6 and Class 3, they all looked happy and full of anticipation.

Even because the company commander was leading the way, the distance was a little far.

I also heard someone muttering in the back of the queue that after the assessment and joining the company, he would become a veteran and must sleep for three days and three nights to regain his composure.

Chen Mo suppressed his laughter and didn't dare laugh out loud.

A new recruit wants to sleep for three days and three nights after joining the company? Why don't you just go to heaven?

Just take what the company commander said just now for granted and don’t take it seriously.

Generally speaking, the most unforgettable time in the military is the recruit company, because everyone here is a soldier of the same year.

Even if there are one or two veterans in a dormitory, there will only be five or six new recruits to serve one veteran.

After joining the company, according to the regulations of many grassroots companies, there is often only one new recruit in a class.

Do you know what the concept is?

One person serves everyone in a dormitory. If you don't have good eyesight, there will be veterans who will teach you "thoughtfully". When you first join the company, you must respect the veterans and work harder to familiarize yourself with the business.

By the second year, I finally made it through and new recruits finally joined the class.

Those veterans will also teach you, and you need to take care of them since they are new recruits. If they can't do it, you have to do it.

After serving for two years and retiring to the army, I will miss the recruit company the most.

Chen Mo followed Cheng Dong all the way.

For a class like theirs that was selected to undergo unified assessment arranged by the military district’s training department, this actually has both advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that the people selected may not have all the subjects, so you just need to look at the overall status from above.

As for the classes that stayed in the company, they had to start with the most basic housekeeping inspection, and all kinds of subjects in every nook and cranny would be reviewed in turn.

It is not easy to pass the inspection and assessment.

But the disadvantages are also quite obvious, that is, the attention is too high.

The military district has arranged people to keep an eye on it.

If someone performs poorly, it won't just be the company commander who will be embarrassed, but the entire 7th Armored Brigade will be embarrassed by walking around in circles with their bare butts.

Therefore, the closer Cheng Dong got to the artillery camp, the more nervous he became.

So much so that when he left the Second Company just now, he was still walking in front, leading the way in a hurry, and as he walked, he was side by side with the queue.

The group walked for about five or six minutes.

We arrived at the anti-aircraft artillery battalion’s base. Perhaps due to the recent selection of key personnel for the military parade, the roadblocks at the entrance of the base were moved aside.

Zhao Mingyuan, director of the 7th Brigade's Training Department, was standing at the door to welcome them.

I saw people from the second company coming over.

Zhao Mingyuan strode forward, his face filled with anxiety as he asked, "Old Cheng, what's wrong with you? The assessment is about to begin, why are you so late?"

"Late?" Cheng Dong tapped his feet, glanced sideways into the barracks, and asked curiously, "Didn't we say we'd gather at 8:30?"

"Eight thirty is bullshit." Zhao Mingyuan said angrily, "Don't you know what the selection process is like?"

"Many leaders from the military district and various units have arrived. Can you go over and ask them to wait another half hour?"

Holy shit! !
Cheng Dong felt a chill running down his back, even though he had been mentally prepared for the selection process at the artillery camp in recent days.

I knew that the leaders of the parade office would be here, but I didn't expect them to be so enthusiastic.

He originally thought that he could go over to take a look at the venue, mobilize the troops, and boost morale.

Looking at the situation, there's no need to be too encouraged. It's good enough if we can catch up.

"Let's go, let's keep up."

Cheng Dong didn't dare to waste time.

While greeting the new recruits behind him, he turned to Chen Mo and said, "Xiucai, the first subject of the new recruit assessment is generally the 3,000-meter race. When you get on the field, don't worry about anything else."

"Don't ask any questions, just charge forward. Whether we can save the reputation of the Seventh Brigade depends on you."

"As long as you perform well, it doesn't matter if others can't keep up or fail. We at least have to have some decent results."

"Remember?"

When Cheng Dong thought about the fact that he still had a "nuclear weapon" scholar in his hands, his anxious heart instantly calmed down a lot.

There's no way around it. Having good soldiers just brings honor.

Even Zhao Mingyuan turned around and stared at Chen Mo after hearing what Cheng Dong said, and asked in surprise: "Didn't the Military Region Training Department conduct a surprise selection of the list?"

"Did you just happen to draw the scholar?"

"Yeah, that's not the case." Cheng Dong looked up at that guy.

He looked so arrogant that he seemed to want to pull everyone who passed by him and tell them that Xiucai was his soldier.

After all, although Chen Mo doesn't stand out in the recruit company, he doesn't seem to be very famous.

But he is well-known in the entire 7th Brigade and even in the military region.

Zhao Mingyuan was relieved to learn that Xiucai had been singled out. He reminded him, "Xiucai, the people in the parade office are all from the military district's general staff, the training department, and the division and brigade commanders of various units."

"Just charge, charge as hard as you can. Our 7th Brigade has just been assigned to this military region. They've been temporarily transferred here just to test our capabilities. We can't afford to embarrass ourselves."

"Don't worry, Chief. No one can embarrass us."

Chen Mo grinned, looking quite confident.

Seeing this, the two of them didn't remind them anymore, and a group of people ran to the artillery camp training ground.

Waiting for the place.

Chen Mo finally understood why the lieutenant colonel standing at the door was so nervous.

At this moment, there are more than a dozen colonels sitting on the reviewing stand of the artillery camp training ground.

Entering the training ground entrance, not far from the reviewing stand, Chen Mo took a quick look and saw quite a few people he was familiar with. Representatives from the 63th Brigade and the 188th Division of the 189rd Army, including the Artillery Brigade, the 82nd Brigade, the Anti-aircraft Artillery Brigade, and other units were all present.

And below the reviewing stand, on the open space, there were three or four columns and hundreds of people gathered.

It seems that the most basic selection is underway.

The anti-aircraft artillery battalion training ground of Taocun Military Camp is very large, estimated to be more than 100,000 square meters. However, it seems a bit crowded at the moment.

"Damn, what a big scene."

Following Chen Mo's gaze, Yang Dali also looked towards the reviewing stand.

He just doesn't know how to control his words. Seeing so many leaders present, he just blurted out the words.

"I'm a head bigger than you." Cheng Dong was in a hurry to lead his men to the starting point. When he heard the noise, he slapped Yang Dali on the back of the head.

"Those behind, keep up. Pay attention to queue discipline. Damn, do I need to be reminded of this?"

Cheng Dong was about to explode.

A group of people rushed along the runway towards the gathering place of the recruit company.

The first, third and fourth companies are stationed inside the artillery camp. The artillery camp has divided a circle around the area and given it to the three companies.

If there was enough space, the Second Company wouldn't have been driven to that desolate corner.

They live nearby and arrived a long time ago.

The Seventh Brigade has a total of four companies of recruits, each with three squads. The other nine squads have already hung number tags on their chests and are lining up.

The examiner in charge of assessing new recruits at the military district's training department was a colonel. He saw the last three classes finally arriving.

The colonel didn't say anything. After all, the stipulated time had not yet arrived, and the Second Company was not late. They just arrived later than the leader.
"Are you from the Second Company?"

The colonel held the roster in his hand and looked up to count the number of people: "I'll call out the names."

"He Dongwei."

"To!"

"Well, join the ranks."

"Zhao Kuangyin."

"To!"

"Enter the queue."

The military district's training department checks very carefully. After calling the roll, they will observe the new recruits and then notify them to join the team.

Before entering the queue, other examiners came to register and personally put number tags on the recruits.

Everything is going on in an orderly manner.

But they had arrived in time with their men, and Cheng Dong, standing nearby, breathed a sigh of relief. But for some reason, he couldn't really relax.

Because right now.

On the reviewing stand, those dozen or so eyes were all fixed on this side.

How can I not stare at you?

In the entire artillery camp training ground, all the columns did not move, only these twenty or so people were late.

After running wildly along the track for a long time, anyone would focus their attention on moving objects.

As an old scout, Cheng Dong knew that many leaders were looking in this direction, but he didn't know it.

At this moment, the eyes of He Guofeng, the political commissar of the 7th Brigade, were clearly flashing with an unfriendly light.

After all, you're late, damn it, what's the point of running away?

What's wrong with not being able to tell the occasion?

The new recruits were obviously no match for the veterans. They were running wildly in two columns, with a company commander running in front and the troops behind chasing him in panic. It would be strange if they were not scattered.

"Hey, Old He, this is the second company that won first place in our last competition, right?"

On the reviewing stand, Cui Bai, commander of the 82nd Motorized Infantry Brigade, looked at He Guofeng with a smile.

It would have been better if he hadn't asked this question. As soon as he said it, everyone's eyes, which had originally stopped looking at Erlian, focused on him again.

In fact, Cui Bai had no ill intentions. They were all old comrades he was familiar with. He just saw the team of new recruits running around in disorder and said a few words to put pressure on them.

"I heard there's a guy in your Second Company called something like, 'Xiu Cai,' right. He's quite talented in all aspects. Was he chosen in the selection and assessment this time?"

Cui Bai asked with a smile.

"Mr. Cui, what do you mean?" He Guofeng withdrew his gaze from Cheng Dong, glanced at Cui Bai and said, "Why, are you interested in my soldiers?"

"Hey, Old He, I heard that this scholar from your Seventh Brigade wrote a letter to the Armed Forces Department before joining the army. Did you give him the nod to join the army?"

The topic turned to Chen Mo, and Zheng Lin, the commander of the 63th Division of the 189rd Army, also asked with interest.

There is no way to keep this kind of thing secret.

If Chen Mo can join the army and live a peaceful life, then there is no problem.

As long as He Guofeng doesn't want to say it, no one will take the initiative to check the enlistment record of a new recruit.

But what can be done about this boy? He is not honest.

After joining the army, he won third-class merit and second-class merit one after another. For new recruits who can win second-class merit, the political department of the military district must check the files and various relevant records.

The fact that I wrote a letter to join the army could no longer be concealed.

"Yes, that's true." He Guofeng nodded. "But it's just excerpts from newspapers and magazines, with very few personal opinions."

"That's quite rare. You can tell he's a thoughtful young comrade."

Zheng Lin nodded slightly and didn't intend to ask any more questions.

The other leaders just pricked up their ears and listened to what was said, and then no one said anything.

But it's a coincidence.

Just at this time, the personnel of the twelve classes selected by the Training Department were checked.

Concentrate on the runway.

The starting gun sounded with a "bang".

The first race was indeed a 3,000-meter light-equipped race at the anti-aircraft artillery battalion’s training ground, and one lap was more than one kilometer.

The venue is large and the runway is wide.

So the twelve classes are spread out and not crowded at all.

I heard the starting gun.

More than seventy new recruits were running for their lives.

Chen Mo gritted his teeth, half tilted his head back, held the gun with his left hand to prevent it from shaking, and ran so fast that he left an afterimage.

Every cell in his body roared and cheered him on.

A figure that was far ahead ran over swiftly under the watchful eyes of all the leaders.

You know, the reviewing stand is right next to the runway.

The distance is at most ten meters, less than that.

As soon as the assessment started, he flew past me like a bull.

Zheng Lin, the commander of the 189th Division, was stunned for a moment and turned to look at He Guofeng.

"Old He, who is this?"

"Isn't it that the scholar who wrote the letter in your Seventh Brigade this year has done very well in all aspects of training? This young comrade is quite confident."

"The scholar didn't come?"

He Guofeng:
He was not speechless at Zheng Lin's question. After all, the 189th Division was stationed far away, so it was normal that he had heard of them but never seen them.

Political Commissar He was speechless.

This scholar is really capable of making a fuss. As for the posture he showed just now when he ran past the reviewing stand, it was not an intentional show.

He Guofeng himself didn't believe it.

After all, who would hold their breath and run for their life at the beginning, and then stop running later?

This kid is such a good actor.

(End of this chapter)