Military career: Starting with a recruitment letter

Chapter 98: Class Vice-President, You Make My Ideals Frighten
As members of the 8th Squad, 2nd Company of Taocun Recruits, they were not sure whether other units would conduct training on the first day of the new year.

But at least, the six people in their class experienced the most challenging training arrangement since they entered the camp on the first day of the new year.

I had breakfast in the morning.

Wang Jianyong said this, and Yang Dali and others ran ten kilometers around the second company's training ground.

During this period, eight squad leaders supervised the six of them. Whoever ran behind would be kicked. Without changing the rules, all six of them were kicked.

Or, several times.

Just when they thought the ten kilometers would be over, the suffering had just begun.

A group of people who are as tired as grandchildren.

In the morning, we experienced marching without lowering our arms, running without stopping, and goose-stepping without lowering our legs.

I didn’t even take a lunch break in the afternoon and started squatting without standing up.

I squatted there from one o'clock until after five o'clock and still didn't get up.

There were six people in Class 8, lined up in a row with a distance of ten meters between each person, without even a chance to talk or chat.

He squatted like a sculpture.

It was not until Chen Mo returned to the Second Company in a car with a happy face, ran to the Eighth Class and looked around but didn't see anyone, and then went to the Seventh Class next door to ask, that he found out.

His six poor comrades were still squatting in the northwest corner of the training ground.

As for why, Chen Mo knew it clearly in his mind. He did not bother to delay and ran to the northwest corner of the training ground.

At this time, squad leader Wang Jianyong of squad seven, squad leader Peng Wei of squad three, and squad leader Guo Wenhao of squad four were all guarding here.

See Chen Mo coming over.

Several veterans had apparently heard that the military district was going to commend the reconnaissance company, and that Xiucai would be the company's clerk in the future, which was almost a foregone conclusion.

You must give face.

Wang Jianyong asked the other two veterans to stand up, raised his head and whistled twice at Chen Mo: "Scholar, it's up to you."

"Thank you monitor."

Chen Mo responded with a wry smile. When he ran to Yang Dali and took a look, he saw that the expressions of several people were ferocious.

How can it not be ferocious?

More than four hours. Not to mention squatting for four hours, even lying in bed motionless for such a long time is not something that everyone can endure.

"Can you still get up?"

Chen Mo raised his hand to help Yang Dali up. This man, who was usually considered a man of iron will, had trembling lips and could not even lift his arms.

Only after the three squad leaders walked away did he dare to lie down on the ground.

Several other people in the distance also fell to the ground with thuds. Even though they were lying on their backs, they didn't dare to move their legs.

"Deputy Ban, you are finally back."

Yang Dali's eye sockets were filled with tears. It wasn't because he felt uncomfortable, but mainly because he felt wronged.

They still didn't understand why six people in the class were targeted so early in the morning.

Chen Mo heard this and smiled, "Alright, just take a break and recover. Not only am I back, but our squad leader is back too."

"Monitor?"

"where?"

Although Lao Pao is strict in leading his troops, he is not stubborn and will not punish people for no reason.

And most of the time, he is quite Buddhist, at least he won't do anything to harm anyone.

Hearing that my squad leader had returned at this time was no less than hearing that my savior had returned, and I felt filled with sadness.

"Hey, behind."

Chen Mo turned sideways and pointed backward.

Lao Pao had indeed arrived, coming from the direction of the second dormitory.

Several people looked up and saw the squad leader, and tried hard to stand up, but unfortunately, their legs and feet were completely out of control.

"What's going on?" Lao Pao walked up to them. Seeing his classmates being treated like this, his brows instantly furrowed.

There was a hint of suppressed anger between his brows.

"Squad Leader, we..."

Yang Dali moved his lips a few times but couldn't say a word. It wasn't that he was embarrassed.

They were from Class 8 and had no idea what the problem was.

It was Chen Mo who added, "Squad leader, two people from the Military Affairs Department came to pick me up this morning. Junling saw the patrol wearing a white helmet, and he also said he wanted to go to the Military Affairs Department."

"Want to be a picketer?"

When Lao Pao heard this, he was not angry, but turned his head to look at Feng Junling who had moved over from a distance.

"Don't you want to go to the artillery camp and carry artillery?"

"Report." Faced with Lao Pao's question, Feng Junling panicked for a moment: "I don't know what picketing is. I just saw someone wearing a white helmet this morning."

"Patrol is responsible for maintaining military discipline, just like the disciplinary committee members you had in school. You're a suitable position."

"Do you want to go to the Military Affairs Department?" asked Lao Pao.

Feng Junling didn't know how to answer. After hesitating for a moment, he looked at Chen Mo.

At present, in the eyes of all the new recruits in Class 8, apart from the squad leader who is the most awesome, the rest is this "powerful" deputy squad leader.

After all, being able to even get beer is truly powerful.

"That depends on how you look at it. Patrols can be good or bad." Chen Mo shook his head. "Their duty is to stand at the entrances of various units, or to catch passing cadres or soldiers on the road."

"It's a lot of power, but it's easy to offend people and get beaten up."

When Feng Junling heard that they were specifically arresting cadres, his eyes lit up, and the other people also looked longing.

They are all passionate young people, who doesn’t have a desire for power?

But when they heard that they would offend people and get beaten, the light in their eyes instantly went out. Compared to being in the spotlight, getting beaten was a greater threat.

"Squad leader, I'd better go carry the artillery instead of going to the military affairs department."

Feng Junling shook his head like a rattle without any hesitation.

"Ah."

Lao Pao nodded and said, "Okay, let's take a break and get ready to go to the cafeteria. We have a company dinner tonight, so don't delay us."

Done.

Lao Pao turned around and left.

Chen Mo has been following Lao Pao for quite some time, and he knows his squad leader's temper too well.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that Lao Pao is usually indifferent and seems to care about nothing, but he is actually very protective of his people.

The reason he left was probably because the veterans in the class who had taught him a lesson today had to learn what it meant to have a changing world.

Protecting one's shortcomings is a characteristic of the military. Especially during combat readiness, if you suddenly return to the company and find that the soldiers in your squad have been beaten to the point where they can't even stand up, you can imagine how frustrated you feel.

Don't even mention being a veteran.

If Chen Mo had more experience, he would have had a fight with those veterans.

Chen Mo watched Lao Pao leave. He sat down on the ground, waved his hands and said with a smile: "Brothers, come on, let's watch the fun."

"What's all the commotion?" Yang Dali looked up at the distance in confusion.

The other people also came over with suspicious looks on their faces, not understanding what Chen Mo was talking about.

But Chen Mo seemed very patient.

He sat on the ground, laughing and looking into the distance.

Three minutes later.

Under the shocked gazes of several people, the squad leader of Class 7, Wang Jianyong, the very brave veteran last night, now looked like a frustrated young wife.

I obediently came down from the dormitory building and squatted far away from the entrance of the training ground.

The movements were exactly the same as what Yang Dali and the others had just done.

five minutes later.

There were three squad leaders including Peng Wei, four squad leaders including Guo Wenhao, and several other squad leaders, making a total of five people.

There was also a distance of ten meters between them, and they squatted neatly at the entrance of the training ground.

"Oh my god, Lao Pao is Lao Pao. I feel much better now."

Yang Dali looked on in amazement.

At this time, no matter how stupid they were, they knew that the squad leader had come back to vent their anger.

Daily life in the military camp is boring, even tedious.

Because it's all training, but there are also moments of warmth, like now.

These dullness and warmth make the military camp a huge melting pot, making every person who joins the army truly fall in love with this place.

Don't ask where the remaining three squad leaders went.

One of the three was a duty officer, responsible for arranging the company dinner, and the other two went back to the reconnaissance company to get beer.

At this time, boxes were being moved into the cafeteria.

Due to time constraints and the fact that he is the squad leader after all, I just need to deal with him briefly to vent my anger.

They squatted there for no more than ten minutes.

A loud whistle sounded at the entrance of the cafeteria.

"Beep-beep!!"

"Each class, lead your team to the cafeteria."

"Let's go, brothers." Chen Mo heard the whistle, he stood up with his hands on the ground, and helped up a group of people whose legs and feet were still numb and weak.

The seven of them formed a single column and limped towards the cafeteria.

Company dinners are different from usual ones.

On each class's dining table, in addition to two or three green beer bottles, there were also more than a dozen bottles of local soda. Even the potatoes, radishes, and cabbages that had appeared frequently before were gone.

Instead, there were scrambled eggs, stir-fried lamb with green onions, scrambled eggs with green onions, a pot of stewed egg custard, and a pot of egg soup.

Of course, there is also a large pot of boiled and rinsed dumplings.

The food standards have been greatly improved.

After all, it is the first day of the new year, and after all, today is also a good day for the reconnaissance company.

Cheng Dong stood at the side of the cafeteria, with his hands on his hips, waiting until all the students from each class arrived.

Cheng Dong picked up a bottle of beer, bit off the lid, raised his hand and said loudly: "Comrades, come on, new comrades drink soda, old comrades drink beer."

"I'd like to borrow this bottle of beer to wish everyone a happy new year and all the best."

Bang bang bang bang
Some people applauded, some took soda, and of course there were also new recruits who wanted beer, but they were scolded by the veterans.

Normally, new recruits can drink beer at dinners and it’s okay if they vomit, but this is because of the incident that Platoon Leader Liang had last night, and the company is covering it up.

Naturally, some changes have to be made.

It seems that all the classes in the cafeteria are almost ready.

Cheng Dong shouted proudly: "Come on, one, two, three."

“Do it, do it!!!”

Several veteran reconnaissance soldiers took the lead in responding, and the entire cafeteria became noisy, quickly creating a New Year atmosphere.

Cheng Dongxuan finished a bottle of beer, put the empty bottle on the table and said with a smile: "While we are having dinner today, let me tell you two things."

"First, last night, Comrade Chen Mo, hey, damn it, let's just call him scholar, that's easier to say."

"Last night, while Xiucai was on duty, he caught three spies filming secretly. They have been handed over to the military district. This afternoon, the military district issued a commendation for what happened last night."

"Xucai, won the second-class individual merit once."

"Including my direct company, myself, the instructor, platoon leader Zhou, and squad leader Wang Jianyong, we all benefited from the scholar's influence."

"One person received a third-class merit once."

"Tomorrow the military region will send representatives to preside over a commendation meeting. Let's applaud and congratulate the scholar in advance."

Bang bang bang.
In the entire cafeteria, the veterans were the first to applaud, and they all looked at Chen Mo standing in Class 8 with envy.

The veterans all knew the whole story, so they weren't surprised.

But the new recruits of the second company were completely confused.

Didn't he just receive a third-class merit? How come a second-class merit popped up just a few days later?
The recruits from other classes found this unbelievable, which was understandable, since they had not had much contact with Xiucai after all.

I know that he takes a car to run with a platoon leader every day, and he doesn’t even have to do morning exercises. It’s pretty awesome.

He gets along very well in the company.

But the people in Class 8 were really stunned.

We meet every day, where did he get the second-class merit?

Yang Dali, holding a soda in his hand, looked at Chen Mo with a confused look on his face: "Deputy squad leader, have you done something meritorious again?"

"Uh, luck." Chen Mo nodded with a smile.

After getting a positive answer.

Yang Dali was really about to cry, and even his voice was trembling: "No, class vice-chairman, you can't do this."

"My ideal when I joined the army was to be a good soldier, but you're always like this. Do you know how frightened my ideal is?"

"I'm afraid that one day you'll get another first-class merit without saying anything."

"You can't always be like this."

(End of this chapter)