Military career: Starting with a recruitment letter

Chapter 108: Next Company, You Really Treat Me As Your Own Person

3 month 2 number.

It was the happiest day for the second company of recruits in Taocun Military Camp because they were finally going to be assigned to a company.

The company commander had talked about liberation before, about completely taking off the title of recruit and becoming a glorious private, and today is the day.

8am.

In the dormitory of Class 8 of the Recruits, Chen Mo was standing in front of a metal cabinet, packing his things with his bag, while the other students in the class were also busy.

Yang Dali packed his backpack and ran to Chen Mo with excitement, grinning, "Deputy, is there anything I can help you with?"

"From now on, Zhiang, me, and you, the squad leader, are all scouts."

"I, I, I am an artilleryman." Feng Junling patted his chest and announced loudly.

"I told my squad leader I wanted to operate a cannon, and he said he would transfer me to the tank battalion. I'm sure I'll see a lot of tanks every day, and I won't have to suffer the same boredom as here. It's great just thinking about it."

"I just don't know if tanks and artillery look alike, or if they're the same thing."

Zhu Gaituan put on the backpack and held the luggage in his hand, his face full of longing.

No one noticed.

Chen Mo, who is usually the most active in the class when it comes to gathering, was particularly abnormal today.

Everyone was talking about their excitement about joining the next company and trying their best to express their happiness.

Only Chen Mo was quietly packing his things. With a smile on his face, he silently rolled up the red flag with the words "Training Benchmark" and stuffed it into his bag.

After packing up all the things, I looked at the empty dormitory. The walls were still mottled and the windows were still so old. Then I looked at the people who had gathered at the dormitory door.

Chen Mo took a deep breath and said with a smile: "Brothers, we are about to be transferred to other companies. I am afraid we will not have the chance to get together like this and live in the same dormitory again."

"Take a good look at it again."

"There's nothing interesting about this dormitory. I'm already tired of it." Feng Junling looked around and shook his head.

The other wild boars obviously couldn't taste the fine bran either.

When they looked at each other hurriedly, their eyes were filled with unconcealable excitement and a hint of disgust.

Maybe everyone has forgotten that three months ago, when I was picked by Lao Pao and entered the dormitory for the first time.

They were not like that. They were also very excited and full of energy at that time.

"Let's go downstairs then."

Chen Mo said hello and followed the crowd out of the dormitory, walking alone at the end.

He reached out and closed the dormitory door.

The veterans today seemed very patient. No one spoke to urge them, and they all stood in front of the second dormitory building.

The company commander was also waiting for the new recruits, one class after another, to line up consciously.

There was no desperate assembly whistle, and no one shouted at people to stand at attention.

It all depends on the self-consciousness of all the new recruits in the company. They carry their bags in their hands, backpacks on their backs, and run or walk into the queue.

When Chen Mo came down from upstairs.

All 72 recruits in the company have lined up, and he is the last one.

Cheng Dong looked at the queue in front of him. He raised his hand and pulled the brim of his hat down so low that it almost covered his eyes.

Then he strode to the front of the team and took the roster from the veteran.

He looked up and said loudly, "Comrades, the monitor won't call your names today. Look around and see if everyone is here."

“All gathered!!”

There were bursts of roars, all in unison.

"Take another look. Remember your classmates, remember their names, remember their appearances, because moving to a new company means you'll all go your separate ways."

"Soon, you will have new squad leaders, platoon leaders, and company commanders to teach you how to proceed."

"Let me say a few more words. From now on, no matter what major you are assigned to, it will be an honorable position."

"Here you don't need to study, you just need to train every day and improve yourself. But when you go to the next company, everyone will have their own things to do and their own positions."

"Comrades, no matter what position you are assigned, remember to study diligently, gain a comprehensive understanding, and master your specific areas."

"Finally, I wish all comrades a bright future."

Cheng Dong finished speaking, put the book clip in his left hand, and saluted with his right hand! !

Without waiting for anyone in the queue to respond, he immediately opened the roster in the bookcase.

"Now, start the roll call."

"When your name is called, answer loudly. Listen carefully to your assigned unit and remember which car it is. The current car is from Company One, and will come to Company Two last."

"When your name is called, go stand on the training ground and wait for the car to pick you up."

"Wang Shuanzhu."

"arrive!!"

"Second Company, First Tank Battalion, Panzer IV."

"Cao Donghui."

"arrive!!"

"3rd Tank Battalion Repair Company, Tank Number 6."

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Chen Mo stood in the queue, listening to the company commander reading out familiar names one after another.

Each person responded loudly, and the number of people in the queue dwindled.

Since the boss had communicated with Class 8 in advance, everyone knew where they were going, so no one was looking forward to it. They just kept hoping that it would be their turn soon.

Some people were lucky enough to go to the relatively idle repair company, logistics warehouse, communications company, and engineering company.

But most people were basically assigned to the four main battalions of the Seventh Brigade.

There were quite a few people in the reconnaissance company. In addition to Yang Dali and Li Zhiang, there were three or four others who were fooled by the veteran using various methods.

Wait until the names are called out on site.

Cheng Dong closed the roster and handed it to the veteran beside him. He then glanced at Chen Mo and said, "Scholar, you'll see who goes back to the company and who you go with."

"Now that you're connected, study hard at your desk job and live in the public service class dormitory. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions."

"Yes!!"

Chen Mo straightened his chest.

As soon as the company commander left, Liang Hongjie, who had been waiting for a long time in the distance, ran over excitedly. He took the bag from Chen Mo's hand and grinned, "Scholar, you are finally assigned to the company."

"Come on, come on, follow me back to the company, I'll arrange a dormitory for you."

"Didn't you say you were going to live in the public service class?" Chen Mo greeted the veterans behind him, and asked in some confusion as he followed Lao Liang.

"What kind of public service class is this?"

Liang Hongjie curled his lips and said, "Don't listen to the company commander's nonsense. There is no public service team in our company. There is only me, who is currently serving as a clerk, and another person is a communications officer."

"There are currently three people living in a four-person dormitory. If you're included, we'll be in the public service class."

"Ok."

Chen Mo was speechless. He was wondering just now that although the reconnaissance company was large in organization, much larger than ordinary companies, there was no need to set up a public affairs squad or a public service squad like the regiment headquarters.

Liang Hongjie held many positions, including platoon leader of the fourth platoon of the reconnaissance company, clerk, and armorer. The platoon leader in the first position could be said to be dispensable.

If the veterans have high quality, they can call "Liang Pai" to his face, while those with low quality can just call him by his name.

The uncultured ones would just say: Hey, who the hell is that? Come here.

But no matter how insignificant he was, Liang Hongjie could at least drive the company's car around.

He picked up Chen Mo's luggage and put it in the back seat.

Chen Mo looked at the people lined up on the training ground waiting to be picked up, and waved goodbye to the crowd.

Then he found a stone nearby, held it in his hand, and quickly wrote his name on the cement floor under the dormitory building.

Signed with dates from 1998.12.28 to 1999.3.2.

Have no idea.

After all, he is not a real recruit. As people grow older, they tend to be sentimental. He will definitely feel more melancholy about the farewell scene than those guys.

After writing, Chen Mo waved to the crowd again and sat in the passenger seat.

The vehicle rumbled out of the Taocun military camp and headed straight for Kuchi Village.

Chen Mo only went to the reconnaissance company's base a few times to help out during the Chinese New Year because he was extremely busy with clerical work. Later, he never went there again because of the assessment of the next company.

Now, I have been completely assigned there.

Chen Mo turned his head to look at the familiar road outside and said, "Platoon Leader, we shouldn't run into patrols today, right?"

"will not."

"They don't dare come today."

Liang Hongjie smiled mysteriously, and deliberately kept the secret a secret before saying, "You'll find out in a moment. The veterans are the happiest when new recruits join the company."

"The whole reconnaissance company is bustling with activity now."

That will definitely be lively. A bunch of new "toys" will be delivered soon. Who wouldn't be happy?
Chen Mo believed that he knew the army very well, and he could guess that there must be many veterans in the reconnaissance company at this moment, all looking forward to the arrival of new recruits.

But when the vehicle actually passed Kuchi Village, it was still a full hundred meters away from the reconnaissance company camp.

Suddenly, a large group of people emerged from both sides of the road, beating drums and gongs.

The gongs were not real gongs, or rather, there were only a few real gongs. Most of the time, they were just a group of old soldiers holding iron basins and wooden sticks and beating them.

The equipment was a little lacking, but the smiles on everyone's faces were genuine.

It looks very sincere at first glance
A group of veterans stretched their heads and glanced back several times, but did not see any other vehicles.

The crowd rushed over and surrounded the military vehicle driven by Liang Hongjie.

"Hey? Platoon Leader Liang, why isn't the new comrade here?" Someone pried open the glass and looked inside.

Liang Hongjie smiled dryly and rolled down the window.

Chen Mo was sitting in the passenger seat, it was impossible for him to remain indifferent. We can't be so arrogant.

So, he rolled down the glass as well.

Everyone in the reconnaissance company knows Xiucai's name, but not everyone recognizes him.

This guy saw that there was a private sitting in the co-pilot seat. Chen Mo saw with his own eyes that the eyes of several veterans lit up.

"New comrade? Just one?"

"That's fine, come down."

The veteran who was clinging to the car window invited him warmly.

Chen Mo was not clear about the atmosphere of the reconnaissance company, and he had no idea what tricks these old soldiers were going to play.

But Liang Hongjie knew.

He saw Chen Mo preparing to open the car door, and thought of this scholar. He was the tough guy who dared to confront the patrol officers when he first met him. Lao Liang laughed and said, "Brothers, this is the scholar, the soldiers led by Lao Pao."

"My father-in-law is on duty, not on the combat duty."

I heard it was a scholar.

The veteran leaning against the car window, his face full of enthusiasm just now, instantly lost half of its enthusiasm. He raised his finger and pointed behind the scout team, chuckling: "So you are the scholar?"

"That's okay, we're one family."

"Go line up in the back."

"I can have noodles at noon today."

The old soldiers who had surrounded him also retreated a few steps. Liang Hongjie then stepped on the accelerator and sped away.

But he didn't enter the camp either.

He parked the car beside the reconnaissance company's gate, took out a cigarette from his pocket, handed one to Chen Mo and said, "Let's watch the excitement."

"You always think that being transferred to a company is a good thing, but you'll find out if it is a good thing soon."

"These veterans are so bored with training every day. They finally get a chance to rest. I guess the new comrades assigned here today won't have it any easier."

What? Are you going to fight me right after I get here?
Chen Mo got out of the car with doubts. He didn't know whether he would be beaten or not, but he got out of the car not long after.

An old soldier handed him a broken iron basin and a stone egg.

"Scholar, don't just stand there, come over and wait to greet the new comrade."

Chen Mo looked at the broken iron basin and the stone egg in his hand in confusion.

He didn't know how to welcome this.

But one thing is certain, these veterans really treat him as one of their own.

You're sending yourself equipment so soon?

(End of this chapter)