The standard for the arrangement of the personnel of the cooking squad is that one cooker is responsible for the food of about 20 soldiers, that is to say, if a company has about 120 people normally, the cooks should be six. Please remember me) (crazy reading novels hand fight) But when the veterans were discharged, the cooking squad demobilized two soldiers, and now there are only four people left, and the manpower is too busy.

The remaining four also include a sergeant who specializes in grocery shopping. The other three were squad leaders leading a cooker and a handyman. When Cheng Zhichao and Xu Dashan arrived at the cooking class, these people were sweating profusely, and they were spinning around in the operation room like old cows. In addition to them, there were two other people in the operation room, one was the chief of the division, and the other was a deputy squad leader who came from the combat squad to supervise.

It is an old tradition that the deputy squad leader of the combat squad is the supervisor of the cooking class, and it is said that this can make the people of the cooking squad nervous and dare not fool around at will, but the actual effect is not too obvious. The whole operation room was filled with heat, and as soon as Cheng Zhichao and Xu Dashan pushed the door open, a strong water vapor mixed with the smell of oil smoke came to their faces.

Cheng Zhichao waved his right hand a few times, dispersed the water vapor in front of him, found the cooking squad leader in the crowd, and trotted in front of him with Xu Dashan: "Squad leader, the two of us came over to help cook, do you think there is anything we need to do?" ”

The cooking squad leader just poured a large pot of cabbage into a large pot with a diameter of more than one meter with the help of miscellaneous workers, and then picked up a shovel-sized shovel and kept stir-frying, the sweat of soybeans dripped on the stove drop by drop, and the training uniform on his body was soaked with sweat, and he didn't look back and roared in a Henan dialect: "I said why did you come?" The dishes are all ready, what are you doing here? ”

"It was a little late when our squad leader informed us, and after receiving the notice, the two of us came at a trot."

"Who's your squad leader? It's really enough for his grandmother. ”

Cheng Zhichao hesitated for a moment and didn't answer, Xu Dashan hurriedly replied: "Our squad leader's surname is Gu." ”

The cooking squad leader is obviously an old acquaintance with Gu Chuancheng, Xu Dashan only said a surname, and before he said the name, he had already guessed it, spit on the ground, stretched out his hand to wipe a handful of sweat, pouted and said: "Gu Chuancheng is that bear goods, he can be late when he calls a cook, and he also said that the soldiers in his class are so well-read, let's go to a ball." ”

Compared with other squad leaders, Gu Chuancheng is relatively merciful to the recruits under him, no matter what Cheng Zhichao thinks in his heart, Xu Dashan has a lot of respect for this recruit squad leader. Hearing the cooking squad leader ridicule like this, I couldn't help but feel unhappy for a while, and I couldn't help but ridicule myself.

Cheng Zhichao hurriedly pulled his clothes, signaled him not to talk nonsense, put on a smiling face, and said to the cooking squad leader: "Squad leader, in fact, we can't blame our squad leader for this matter, he sued us a little late, but if we can run faster, we can help somewhat." ”

"You're a good talker, you rookie." The cooking squad leader turned around, handed over the shovel in his hand to the others, pulled up his apron and wiped his hands, searched around the operation room, and sighed: "For other work, a few of us have done almost nothing, and you can't fry the big pot of dishes, and you can't burn the fire." In this way, you two clean up, and after you clean up, I'll give you the work of the faction. ”

The so-called cleaning is actually to wipe the tiles of the stove and clean up the vegetable leaves on the ground. These two have never done this kind of work before, but after all, Cheng Zhichao had seen how the soldiers of the cooking class cleaned up when he lived in the headquarters before, and he didn't need to be taught by others, so he asked Xu Dashan to take the steel wool ball to wipe the stove, and he found a handful of sticks, first cleaned the vegetable leaves on the ground, and then took a bucket, took a bucket full of water, stood at the door, splashed hard, and a bucket of water passed, and the debris on the ground where the water flowed was suddenly washed into the sewer.

The cooking squad leader crossed his hands on his waist and smiled: "This kid is very good, he can do this job." Where are you? ”

"Northeast."

"I know you're from the Northeast, where is the Northeast?"

Cheng Zhichao didn't answer, and took another bucket of water and splashed it on the ground: "Squad leader? What else to live? ”

"There's nothing left in the house, so let's do it, I'll send you out on a field trip in a while to deliver something to the back mountain."

Cheng Zhichao's heart couldn't help moving, and his two eyes warmed up. ,

The location of their training regiment is a small basin deep in the mountains, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and a dirt road that only allows one vehicle to pass extends from the side of the opening, and it is said that it can go directly to the county seat, but it has been half a month since he joined the army, and Cheng Zhichao has not been to it once, not only has he never been to the county seat, but he has never even gone out of the barracks. When I open my eyes every day, I see nothing but mountains.

The mountains here are completely different from the mountains in the Northeast, the soil layer in the Northeast is relatively thin, and the soil erosion in recent years is relatively strict, the soil in many places is washed away by the mountains and rivers, and all that remains is the bare black rocks. But this place is located in the south, the rain is abundant, and the man-made destruction is not too strict, at a glance, but see the mountains are full of green, it seems that although there is no momentum in the mountains of the northeast, but it can make people feel relaxed and happy. The only regret is that the climate is a little wetter, and in winter, it is cloudy and cold, and it is not as comfortable as the northeast.

On the second day after coming here, Cheng Zhichao found that Houshan was a very mysterious place. Surrounded by mountains on three sides, there are no mountain roads leading to the top on the left and right sides, but there is a sheep intestine path that leads directly to the top of the mountain. If you look closely, you can also see that there seems to be a building on the top of the mountain. What kind of building it is is not known. And Gu Chuancheng also specially instructed him not to run around the back mountain when he was fine, especially not to go up the mountain along the mountain road.

This made Cheng Zhichao very curious about the back mountain, and he had studied with Zhao Jiyong in private, but with Zhao Jiyong's unrestrained thinking, he couldn't say why, so he could only keep this secret in his heart. I thought that the recruit might not be able to solve this mystery after the end of the company, but I didn't expect that God gave him a chance to solve the puzzle.

While speaking, the cooking squad leader had already walked to the storeroom and took out a back basket. This basket has only been seen by Cheng Zhichao on TV before, and it is the kind of basket made of bamboo that ethnic minority women in the southern mountains carry when they go out. Under normal circumstances, when you see this kind of basket on TV, it will always be accompanied by a small bridge and flowing water, and the picture is extremely beautiful.

In fact, the workmanship of this small back basket is also quite exquisite, the light in the warehouse is relatively dim, but fortunately there is a small window, a ray of sunlight comes in from the window, just shining on this small back basket. Under the sunlight, the whole small back basket emits a golden light, no matter how you look at it, it does not look like a back basket, but more like a beautiful work of art. It's just that the contents of this back basket made Cheng Zhi super surprised.

The cooking squad leader's movements were quite fast, in just a few minutes, he had already filled this small back basket to the full, and after a closer look, it contained a small bag of rice, two Chinese cabbage, and some other non-staple foods, a black plastic bag with a large piece of pork belly, Cheng Zhichao tried to weigh the amount, it was enough to weigh about thirty catties.

The cooking squad leader put the basket in front of Cheng Zhichao, turned his head and shouted to a cook: "Xiaolang, it's just right, today's work is smooth, there is still enough time, you and this new soldier will send things to Lao Fu, if you don't send this guy, you will run out of food." ”

The cook he called Xiaolang was a white, white, thick-eyed, big-eyed first-class non-commissioned officer, with some childishness on his face, and the hairs on the corners of his mouth had not yet evolved into a beard, it seemed that he had just turned twenty years old, and his military age was not too long. After hearing the squad leader's order, Xiaolang answered loudly, put down the work in his hand, walked to the front of the basket, and bent down to carry the basket.

Cheng Zhichao's eyes were quick, and he hurriedly took the first step, grabbed the back basket in his hand, and said with a smile: "Squad leader, you have been busy for a long time, rest for a while, I will carry it." ”

Xiao Lang didn't say anything polite to him, and then retracted his hand: "Let's go." ”

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As soon as he walked out of the operation room, Cheng Zhichao felt a breath of fresh air rushing towards him. Young Master Cheng took a deep breath greedily, followed Xiao Lang out of the camp and walked towards the back mountain.

The path on the back mountain is still some distance away from the operation room of the cooking class, Cheng Zhichao carried more than thirty catties of food on his back, and followed Xiaolang closely, although he held a question mark in his heart, but Xiaolang kept pursing his mouth and didn't say a word, and he couldn't talk non-stop like a chatterbox. It wasn't until the two of them stepped on the path one after the other that Xiao Lang glanced back at Cheng Zhichao: "How is it?" Tired or not? ”,

"It's okay, not too tired."

"Squeak when you're tired, this is just up the mountain, and the road is still far away."

"It's not sinking anyway." Cheng Zhichao's eyes rolled a few times, he smiled and walked a few steps quickly, and came to Xiaolang: "Squad leader, what is it on the mountain?" How did you get so mysterious? ”

Xiao Lang smiled and said: "In the eyes of outsiders, the things on the mountain are quite mysterious, in fact, to put it bluntly, there is a radar station on the mountain behind us, and the people in the station usually don't come down, and the cooking class sends supplies to the mountain every few days." ”

"Oh, it's a radar station." A mystery that has been held back for several days has finally been solved today, but the mystery is not very attractive, it is just a radar station.

While speaking, the two of them had already gone up the mountain road, and after Xiao Lang finished telling Cheng Zhichao about the situation on the mountain, he pursed his lips and didn't say a word. Cheng Zhichao had no choice but to follow him as a stuffy gourd. The two of them walked up the path only one foot wide, walked for more than half an hour, and after turning an unknown number of turns, the radar station appeared in front of them.

The whole radar station is a small bungalow, painted with camouflage, and there is a radar antenna that quietly turns around in the small open field in front of the house. The door was closed, and it was silent, and there was nothing to see inside. I don't know why, Cheng Zhichao looked at this radar station, and felt a little uneasy in his heart, and this uneasy feeling came from the inside out, from the inside of his bones.

After settling down, I realized why I felt uneasy when I saw this radar station, from the outside, this radar station was not surprising, but it was surprisingly quiet. This mountain belongs to the military administration area, and for ordinary people, it is a forbidden area, and it is rare to see people in peacetime. But the forbidden area can control people, but not birds and beasts, although no one can see on the road, but at least you can hear the sound of birds and running water. But as soon as I arrived, it was as if I had suddenly stepped into a vacuum, and it was surprisingly quiet, and even the constantly rotating radar antenna did not make a sound at all.

Xiaolang instructed Cheng Zhichao to put the basket on the steps in front of the door, cleared his throat, and shouted: "Squad leader Fu, squad leader Fu, I am Xiaolang, and I have given it to you." ”

With his shout, the closed door of the radar station squeaked open, and a middle-aged man who was not tall, in his forties, with a full beard and stubble, walked out, his face flushed, rubbing his hands constantly, and laughing non-stop.

He laughed, Xiao Lang also laughed, the two of them laughed for nearly half a minute, the middle-aged man seemed to remember something, patted his head, opened his mouth and said: "Oh, look at me, I'm happy to patronize, come in and sit down for a while." ”

After letting Xiaolang pass, he suddenly found Cheng Zhichao holding the back basket in his hand, and couldn't help but be stunned: "Who is this ......?" ”

"This is a recruit who just enlisted in the army this year, a native of the Northeast, who went to the cooking class to help cook today, and he happened to be fine, so he was asked to carry his things on his back."

When the middle-aged man heard this, he was even more happy, grinned, and almost smiled like a flower on his face: "Ouch, replenish fresh blood?" Northeast soldiers, good, good, good. Fast into the house. He pulled Cheng Zhichao and Xiaolang into the house, and he was surprisingly enthusiastic.

After entering the house, Cheng Zhichao only felt that his eyes were dark, and it took more than ten seconds to get used to it, pick up the back basket, and put the things inside in the place designated by Xiaolang. It was then that he realized that the whole small hut had been divided into two compartments, and the larger compartment was full of instruments, and the space was so narrow that it was only large enough to put a chair. The various indicators on the instrument in front of the chair flashed non-stop, and in the center was a huge radar screen that glowed green. The other, smaller compartment was even more pitiful, with a bed, a stove, a table and a chair, and the remaining space was smaller than the room in which the instruments were installed, and it was almost difficult to turn around.

The middle-aged man looked quite honest, the light in the room was too dim, and he could only see his hands covered with calluses, Cheng Zhichao couldn't figure out what kind of heavy body labor would make his hands like this in this kind of place. But he has also seen a lot of such people, in his eyes, the biggest characteristic of this kind of person is that he is easy-going, has no quarrel with the world, and rarely competes with others for fame and fortune under normal circumstances, and belongs to the introverted character.

Introverted people generally don't talk much, even if others talk to him for half an hour, they usually respond with a few laughs. But this benevolent brother let him and Xiaolang to the bed, sat on the chair by himself, and the parents kept asking questions, and the content was so rich that I am afraid that even Zhao Jiyong's unrestrained thinking head would have to bow down. ,

Along the way, Xiaolang and Cheng Zhichao definitely said no more than twenty sentences, according to Cheng Zhichao's opinion, this Xiaolang squad leader is also an introverted person who doesn't talk much, but he doesn't know what's going on, when he talks with this brother, he has to answer questions. Not only did he answer all the questions, but he also said how to say in detail, how to say how to ink, and even the cooking squad leader could clean up five fish in four minutes, he could talk for three or five minutes.

The more he inked like this, the happier the old man became, and he couldn't stop laughing when he heard the excitement. Cheng Zhichao listened to it and his head got bigger and bigger, and he felt that the instruments in the room seemed to be pressing on him, so that he was almost out of breath. couldn't help but take a few long breaths, and his mood calmed down a little, in order to divert his attention, and at the same time to satisfy his curiosity, Young Master Cheng looked at this benevolent brother for five or six minutes for the first time.

Judging from the appearance, this person is very ordinary, and he belongs to the kind of person who can't find anyone if he puts it in the pile, but the rank on his shoulder scared Cheng Zhichao a big jump - a fifth-level non-commissioned officer.

You must know that there are six levels of non-commissioned officers from low to high, but under normal circumstances, ordinary soldiers can only reach three poles at most. There are more senior non-commissioned officers above the fourth level, and there are more technical units such as the Air Force and Navy, and there are relatively few in the Army. Although this kind of person is only a soldier, even if it is a battalion commander instructor at this level, he has to be polite to others, not to mention the company commander, instructor and platoon commander. As for the sixth-level non-commissioned officer, Cheng Zhichao has never seen him even though he has lived in the headquarters for more than ten years.

At present, the military rank of this brother is a fifth-level non-commissioned officer, and in the number of non-commissioned officers in Cheng Zhichao's unit, it should belong to the highest level, looking at his age, he must have more than 20 years of military experience. In other words, when Cheng Zhichao and Zhao Jiyong were born, this old man was probably already a PLA soldier. Influenced by his family, Cheng Zhichao has always been dismissive of some small cadres and low-level non-commissioned officers, but he has always had respect for veterans above the fifth level non-commissioned officer. Not to mention anything else, just because these veterans can dedicate the best time of their lives to the army, it is enough to make him awe-inspired, and he is very enthusiastic about dedicating himself to national defense, but if he is allowed to dedicate himself to national defense for the rest of his life, in the end he is still a soldier, and he asks himself if he can do it.

After seeing the veteran's rank clearly, Cheng Zhichao's impatience in his heart was much less, but one question after another came out.

Leopard Hidden Chapter 272 Veteran (Text)