Cheng Zhichao and Zhao Jiyong suddenly discovered a strange thing, not only the two of them felt strange, but even Xu Dashan felt a little strange.

Since he was a child, he has dealt with the army, and until now it is the first time that the eldest girl has been on the sedan chair, and he doesn't know what rules the army has. But one thing is certain, whether it is a local or a unit, leaders have certain privileges over ordinary soldiers or employees, especially when it comes to travel.

The compartment of the liberation truck can carry both goods and people, but under normal circumstances, ordinary soldiers sit in the compartment, and most of the leaders sit in the cab, so that the leadership can be regarded as a leader. But after all the recruits were organized to get on the bus, the company commander who met for the first time squeezed into the carriage where Cheng Zhichao and the others were and sat down.

not only sat down, but also stared intently at Cheng Zhichao and the others, with an unfathomable expression.

In order to transform these ordinary people of all kinds in society into a qualified soldier in just a few months, the recruit company commander sometimes has to use iron-fisted means to suppress these recruits. When there are many recruits trained, there will naturally be a murderous aura on their bodies, which ordinary people can't feel, but recruits who have just joined the army can feel it keenly.

The car full of recruits who were full of expectations for the future, after the company commander got into the car, everyone seemed to be pressed by a mountain, and the atmosphere did not dare to take a breath, even Cheng Zhichao and Zhao Jiyong felt that the aura of this company commander was no less than Lao Jiang.

There were only two Tangshan soldiers in the car that Cheng Zhichao was riding, and the others were all Northeast soldiers. After the company commander got on the car, he didn't have too much politeness, and he didn't care if the space in the carriage was a little narrow, and after taking out his cigarette and nodding, the opening remarks were a northeast accent: "I am a Peng, a native of Songhuajiang, who has been a soldier for more than ten years, and finally saw my fellow countrymen again, hahahaha." ”

He was a captain officer with a three-star bar on his shoulder, although Cheng Zhichao and others were full of doubts about the "Songhua River" area, they didn't dare to say much, and laughed a few times with him.

After laughing, the face of the company commander sank, and he said word by word: "I believe everyone should have heard before becoming a soldier, the Northeast soldiers have no bad seeds, I think back then, when I first joined the army, the conditions were much more difficult than now, but we took less than half a year to kill those southern soldiers who looked down on the Northeast soldiers, today I have the honor to be your recruit company commander, you have to give the Northeast Commander some face, let's see you on the training ground, don't let Lao Tzu can't hold his head up in front of the instructor, Did you hear that? ”

Everyone looked at each other, the speed of their brains reached the extreme, and they didn't think of what this company commander wanted to express, so they had to nod yes in a series of ways.

Guo Peng's brows furrowed, as if he was very dissatisfied with the attitude of Cheng Zhichao and the others, and said unhappily: "I said what's the matter with you? I just said that you don't want to embarrass the Northeast soldiers, why are you weak now? ”

All the Northeast soldiers lowered their heads, looked at their noses and noses, and did not speak. Cheng Zhichao stretched out his hand and touched his stomach: "Company commander, I've been in the car for several days, and at this time in the past, it was when we got out of the car to eat." After getting off the bus today, I got on the bus directly, and the comrades were still hungry. ”

The reason why Guo Peng didn't stay in such a comfortable place in the cab and ran to the carriage to mess with these recruits was that he heard Lin Haitao say that there were two backdoor soldiers who were shoehorned in before leaving, and he was very curious, so he ran over to see what Cheng Zhichao and Zhao Jiyong were good at.

After getting into the car, after seeing the two eldest young masters, Guo Peng couldn't help but feel slightly disappointed in his heart. In his impression, a tiger like Cheng Zhichao, even if he doesn't have horns on his head, at least he should have scales on his body. But at first glance, these two brothers were no different from other recruits, and they immediately felt contempt.

People are like that, and the first impression of two people when they meet for the first time is crucial. Extreme people, if the other party's first impression on him is not good, then this person will not be able to turn over in his heart for the rest of his life. Although Guo Peng is not so extreme, he is also a person with a strong sense of subjectivity. Jiangmen Huzi is no different from others, and in addition to being disappointed, his impression of Cheng Zhichao and Zhao Jiyong has also dropped. ,

After hearing what Cheng Zhichao said, Guo Peng snorted: "What's your name as a soldier?" ”

"Report, Cheng Zhichao."

"Oh, Cheng Zhichao." Guo Peng saw that Cheng Zhichao had already stood up, but the space was too small, so he could only bow down, and raised his hand: "Sit down and talk." ”

Cheng Zhichao answered loudly and sat down in a proper manner.

"According to your words, if you don't eat a meal, you're so hungry that you can't even speak?"

"Chief, I don't mean that, I mean to say, everyone has been in the car for a few days, and they are already very tired, and they haven't eaten tonight, so the voice is a little quieter. But this does not mean that our enthusiasm for dedicating ourselves to national defense is not high. ”

"Hehe, this comrade is still a little thoughtful." After Guo Peng listened to his words, he smiled and smiled, "People often say that the level of recruits is getting higher and higher, and the previous recruits really didn't reflect it, but this session is a lesson for me, such thoughtful recruits are really rare." ”

Cheng Zhichao was secretly vigilant in his heart, the company commander laughed evilly, and the meaning revealed in his words was more like ill intentions, and he shrank back at the moment, no longer being the first bird.

Guo Peng didn't pay any attention to him, and said to himself: "Of course, it's a good thing to have the enthusiasm to dedicate yourself to national defense. Our country's economy has taken off over the years, and I don't know how many hostile forces are staring at us as fat sheep. ”

Xu Dashan blinked: "The chief is also from the Northeast?" ”

"What chief is not a chief? I'm your recruit company commander, you can call me company commander in the future, I'm really not used to the title of chief. In front of the Northeast fellows, Guo Peng was obviously much more casual than usual, casually inquired about some of the people in the car, and finally briefly introduced the situation of the troops to these young men who were extremely curious.

Cheng Zhichao and Zhao Jiyong knew that it was a mistake to get the information from Xu Dashan at the beginning. According to Xu Dashan, the purpose of this trip was a veteran Red Army division, but after listening to Guo Peng's introduction, he realized that it was not the same thing at all.

After a series of major disarmaments, the whole country has set off a vigorous movement to change divisions. The so-called transformation of divisions into brigades refers to the transformation of some division-level units that were not the main divisions of the first class, but which still have the necessary retention, into brigade-level formations. The advantage of this is obvious -- according to the establishment of divisions, brigades, regiments, and battalions, although the rank of chief officer of divisional-level units and brigade-level units is colonel, in terms of establishment, divisional-level units are one grade higher than brigade-level units, and their number is higher.

If division-level units are changed to brigade-level units, we can take this opportunity to streamline a large number of non-combat personnel, and the limited military expenditure can be more invested in the cutting edge. At the same time, after refining the previous reforms, under normal circumstances, divisions and regiments are under the jurisdiction of divisions, and brigades are directly skipped, that is to say, in the establishment of the PLA, brigade-level units have already existed in name only, except for some special units. At this time, the division was changed into a brigade, and the combat units under its jurisdiction did not actually change much, but the command structure became more capable.

And the unit they belong to is the first batch of pilot units for the transformation of divisions into brigades in the whole army. At that time, the whole army selected a total of five army-level units for experimentation, and each military region happened to have one. Of course, none of the units selected are combat-ready duty units, and not all division-level units of every army have been changed to brigade-level formations, and each army has retained one or two divisions with relatively strong combat effectiveness. After all, in people's concepts, brigades are one level lower than divisions, and if all three divisions are changed to brigades, then the army commander simply should not be called the army commander, but the division commander.

Originally, in terms of strength, the division they were in was on a par with another division that was retained by competition, but although the division did not have the golden body of the Red Army Division, it was formed in the Eighth Route Era, and it was also a heroic unit that had made great achievements in the War of Resistance Against Japan. Although they also made countless military exploits in the Korean War and the War against Vietnam, their roots were not right, the seedlings were not red, and they were not cut off. After careful consideration, the higher-level leaders finally retained the division and changed it into a brigade-level unit.

The regiment commander was still the regiment commander, but the division commander suddenly became a brigade commander, and during the period of reconstruction, there was a tense atmosphere throughout the division, and everyone was like a powder keg, and a little spark could ignite a bunch of skyrocketing fires. At the same time, the two brother troops, which originally got along well, also began to fight each other because of this. ,

Once the two division-level troops are in a state of strength, it will be really earth-shattering. No matter what, even if it is food, as long as it can overwhelm the other side, the winner will be triumphant, as if he has won a major battle. And the losing side is depressed, like mourning.

In fact, Cheng Zhichao and the others never paid attention, although they sat in the same car, but during the meal, Gu Chuancheng, Lin Haitao and the others rarely had too much communication with the people in the other carriages, mainly because among these recruits, except for Cheng Zhichao, more than 100 people, the others were all recruits from the division that had been retained.

Taking this regiment as an example, there were originally only three infantry battalions, but now all of them have been developed into infantry battalions, and at the same time, a large number of equipment of the regiment's subordinate reconnaissance companies and other units have also been updated.

After a series of developments, however, new equipment still needs people to control it, and after a series of developments, it was suddenly discovered that with the equipment, personnel turned out to be a bottleneck restricting the combat effectiveness of the troops. Because of the problem of personnel, the head of the unit was so anxious that he lost a lot of his hair, and he went to the military headquarters countless times, but only two or three second-rate military academy graduates were recruited, which was far from the expected requirements.

However, fortunately, the current Bingyuan Su zhì is higher than the other, which can be regarded as giving some comfort to the leaders of the troops.

After a brief introduction to the situation, Guo Peng leaned back: "Comrades, I have told you so much, what does it mean, you can slowly understand it yourself." ”

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This small station is already remote enough, but I didn't expect that the stationing of the troops is much more remote than this small station. At the beginning, the car could still walk on the asphalt road, but after walking for more than half an hour, the convoy turned onto a dirt color on the side of the asphalt road, with a weight of more than four tons, plus more than a dozen recruits, and the liberation truck with a weight of five tons also became restless, jumping on the potholed road.

At the beginning, they could still bear it, try to maintain their sitting posture, and show themselves a good attitude in front of the recruit company commander.

The dirt road wasn't too long, just over half an hour. But it took more than half an hour to kill a group of recruits, and after getting off the car, even people like Cheng Zhichao and Zhao Jiyong felt that their feet were weak and their bodies were fluttering. A few of the soldiers who were sick were already squatting on the side of the road and vomiting.

Guo Peng crossed his hands on his hips and laughed loudly: "How is it?" The conditions here are a bit tougher, but I can assure you that starting tomorrow, each of you will be on a new page. ”

After a pause, he sighed again: "It was originally arranged, and we had to welcome the new comrades, but unfortunately we came back a little late, and caught up with the power outage. ”

Cheng Zhichao found that except for a row of houses with faint candlelight, the rest of the place was pitch black, and when he looked up, he saw shadows in the distance flickering high and low, looking like both mountains and buildings without electricity. Looking back at the doorway, it seemed that an arch had already been erected, which was supposed to be used to welcome the recruits. However, due to the power outage at night, this arch was considered for nothing.

I only heard Guo Peng say loudly: "Although the welcome ceremony cannot be so grand due to the power outage, we veterans still have to express it." The one who turned on all the headlights, illuminated them, and added some joy. ”

With his order, with a "boom", all the trucks at the scene turned on their headlights, dozens of pillars of light gathered together, and the recruits only felt that their eyes were blinded.

As the headlights lit up, a burst of gongs and drums suddenly sounded in my ears. Everyone was startled, and hurriedly followed the prestige, only to find that more than a dozen jubilant veterans did not know when to set up gongs and drums, and they beat the drums randomly, which sounded quite lively. ,

In addition to Cheng Zhichao and Zhao Jiyong who had seen this kind of scene when they lived in the compound before, Xu Dashan and others were greeted so ceremoniously for the first time, their hearts were hot, and those who were motion sick also straightened their waists, standing there at a loss and only knew how to smirk, even Cheng Zhichao and Zhao Jiyong saw this familiar scene, and their hearts were warm.

No matter how reluctant you are when you get on the bus, when you get here, you will naturally be infected by the atmosphere here, and you can't help but integrate into this collective.

After the gong and drum were beaten, it only shook everyone's ear drums. Guo Peng looked at it with interest at the beginning, pointing and laughing while watching, and finally he couldn't stand the noise, and he rushed to the group of gongs and drummers in a few steps, squinted his eyes and shouted: "Seventh squad leader? Where did the seventh squad leader die? ”

"What about this, what about this? Company commander, are you looking for me? As he spoke, a first-class non-commissioned officer with a small stature, dark skin, and two beads and bones came out of the crowd, holding two large golden cymbals in his hands, quite a bit of the frame of the Golden Wheel Dharma King.

But it was obvious that Guo Peng was Guo Daxia, who specialized in restraining the Golden Wheel Dharma King, and without saying a word, he raised his foot and hit his buttocks: "I asked you to find a few people who know how to play musical instruments to greet the new comrades, and you found me such a group of people?" Look at it, look at it, which of these people you're looking for seems to know how to play a musical instrument? , Lao Tzu listened to it for a long time, and his ears were almost deafened, but he didn't hear a drum beat. ”

After receiving this kick, the seventh squad leader hurriedly handed the golden cymbal in his hand to a soldier next to him, and said with a bitter face: "Company commander, can't you blame me for this?" You only gave me a task this morning, where will I find someone who understands the instrument in a half and a half? I finally heard that Xiao Liu from the health center knew musical instruments, so I ran over and asked, and I dared to love this old man who would play the harmonica twice, and he couldn't even play a tune. Welcome new comrades, you can't use a harmonica, right? It's got to be with these things, festive. ”

"Festive fart, no matter how festive things are, if you make it like this, it will become noise. If the guys in the 641st Regiment know about this, we will use this to welcome new recruits, where do you put our division commander's face? Our teacher's face, let your kid lose everything? Get the hell out of here. ”

The seventh squad leader was quite obedient, and he said to get out, and whispered while flashing to the side: "Company commander, our division has long become a brigade, and the division commander has also become a brigade commander, where is the division commander?" ”

"Have you forgotten your roots? Lao Tzu told you, in front of our own people, it doesn't matter if you call the division commander and brigade commander, but in front of the calves of the 641st regiment, you have to call the division commander, do you understand? ”

"Understand, understand" the seventh squad leader looked disdainful: "Cover your ears and steal the bell." ”

"You ......" Guo Peng was furious and wanted to chase him over and beat him again, but the seventh squad leader ran away and disappeared as soon as he slipped away.