In the next few days, the atmosphere of preparation for battle in the second battalion of Yuanhuo became more and more tense.

Chen Ming also gradually got used to it, followed the second shift every day, and joined in the intense preparations for war, saying that it was preparation, but in fact, it was almost the same as before, fully equipped and uniformly trained.

It's just that the intensity has increased a lot.

The time soon came to the twenty-third day of the lunar month, which was the new year in the north and the day before the year in the south.

After eating at noon, Chen Ming went back to the dormitory, and just about to take off his coat for a lunch break, Wang Baoding came in from outside with a basin of water and shouted: "Da Mingzi, someone downstairs is looking for you, it is a second-stage non-commissioned officer, his face is very dark, I don't know him, but the armband is also from the Yuanhuo Camp, can you go down and take a look?"

"Looking for me?" Chen Ming picked up his coat and put it back on in surprise.

After a few days of training, he also got acquainted with the people in the class, some people called him Lao Chen, and some people called him Da Mingzi, anyway, except for queues or serious occasions, few people shouted their full names.

But he is only familiar with the second class, and he has very little contact with other classes.

Who's going to look for me?

Chen Ming walked to the window while buttoning his button, stretched out his head to look downstairs, and when he saw the honor bar, Zhao Lifei put his hands behind his back, looking like a landlord and an old man.

Behind him were two soldiers who were tall and short, and when they looked closely, they were Wei Chongchong and Dong Ke who were assigned to the first battalion of Yuanhuo.

Chen Ming's face was happy.

Turning his head to look at Wang Shuaibing, who was still pouting his buttocks and pulling the horns, he shouted, "Lao Wang."

"Hey."

"Wang Shuaibing."

"Here."

shouted Lao Wang, this thing didn't even raise his head, and as soon as he shouted his full name, he immediately stood upright.

Chen Ming smiled and pointed to the outside of the dormitory: "Let's go, come downstairs with me, Lao Wei and they are here."

"Old Wei? Which old Wei? ”

Wang Shuaibing was still a little confused, and when he saw that Chen Ming had walked out of the dormitory, he slapped his head and followed out with a "whoosh".

Come downstairs.

Before the person walked up, Chen Ming greeted with a smile: "Squad leader, Lao Wei, Lao Dong, why are you here?"

"Hehe, boy." Zhao Lifei turned his head to look at Chen Ming when he heard the voice, and punched him in the chest.

"Class Vice."

"Class Vice."

Wei Chongchong, Dong Ke shouted excitedly.

After the next connection, they met for the first time, and everyone seemed very happy.

"It's okay for you kid to mix in the second battalion, I haven't run here for a few days, after a little inquiry, everyone knows that you are in the second class?"

"This head is like thunder."

Zhao Lifei said with a smile.

In this regard, Chen Ming just grinned, if he wanted to ask someone from the company, he must know that he was not open in vain at that time.

As for the other companies, not to mention that, the entire second battalion is about him and Wang Shuaibing, two newcomers, and they can ask casually.

"Alright, I've brought it to you." Zhao Lifei patted Chen Ming on the shoulder.

"The meeting was held at noon, and the commanders of the 1st and 2nd Yuanhuo Battalions all took into account that your new comrades had just left the company, and the preparation time for combat was long, and I was afraid that you would not be able to bear it."

"Special approval for half a day off, these two stinky boys are worried that they won't be able to find you, so they ran to the class and pulled me over."

"Don't even want to think about how busy I am."

"You guys get together, I'm leaving."

After Zhao Lifei finished speaking, he didn't wait for Chen Ming to respond, turned around and prepared to leave, it could be seen that he was indeed very busy.

It's just that he didn't take two steps, and he met the second squad leader Xi Minghui head-on.

The two of them are obviously acquainted with each other, one in three phases and one in two phases.

Xi Minghui glanced at Zhao Lifei in surprise, and scolded with a smile: "Zhao Laohei, why are you running to our second battalion if you have nothing to do, are you idle?"

"I'm not afraid that Battalion Commander Gao will catch you leaving your post without permission during the preparation for war preparation, and the skin will be picked up for you."

", you think labor and management are happy to come." Zhao Lifei pointed to Chen Ming and a few newcomers and said, "In the afternoon, the battalion commander arranged for them to rest for half a day."

"In the past, the recruit company was trained in one class, and I brought them over to recognize the way."

"Well, I just heard what the company commander said, what, Chen Ming, Wang Shuaibing, you two don't need to participate in training in the afternoon, get together with your comrades-in-arms, and return to the team before dinner."

"Yes."

"Hey, hey." After Xi Minghui finished speaking, he patted Zhao Lifei's shoulder with a cheap expression and whispered: "Lao Hei, thank you for cultivating such a good seedling as Chen Ming, I am so grateful to you."

"Please smoke when you are free someday."

"Fuck off." Zhao Lifei scolded with a smile, waved his hand at Chen Ming, and strode away from the first company's station.

Xi Minghui also briefly explained and left.

Only Chen Ming, Wang Shuaibing, Wei Chongchong and Dong Ke were left at the scene.

The four of them lined up in a team and walked on the road of the second battalion, and after listening to Wang Shuaibing's experience after leaving the company, Dong Ke said with emotion: "The squad deputy is the squad deputy and can even get rid of the pickets."

"Many veterans on our side have been arrested, and when it comes to pickets, they grit their teeth with hatred, and they discuss and knock on stuffy sticks all day long, but they don't see anyone take action."

Chen Ming just smiled and led the team to the front, quietly listening to their small talk, he enjoyed this short time together.

"Hey, squad deputy, I heard squad leader Zhao say that only the combat units in the entire artillery brigade are making intense preparations, and the brigade headquarters doesn't seem to be so strict, why don't we go find Lao Ma?"

Dong Ke proposed.

"To the brigade?" Wei Chongchong frowned, "Let's just walk?" The key is that even if you walk, you have to know the route. ”

"I miss the old horse too, he was assigned to the guard company directly under the brigade, and I don't know what happened." Wang Shuaibing followed.

Look at them all want to go to the brigade.

Chen Ming, who had been listening to them chatting and was silent, said with a smile: "It's not easy to go, let's go, I'll take you over."

"As long as you think about it, there's nothing you can't do."

"Deputy class, do you have a way?" The three were surprised.

Chen Ming shrugged his shoulders and stretched out his hand to look at the gate of the second camp not far away, they had come here unconsciously.

"During the preparation for the war, there must be many people in the battalion who are going to the brigade to run errands, let's talk to the brothers standing guard, they definitely know which car will pass."

"Who has smoke? It's better to talk with this thing. As soon as Chen Ming's words fell, the three of them reached into their pockets and each took out a pack of cigarettes.

After leaving the company, the intensity of artillery training was high, and in their spare time, no one cared about smoking.

But it still surprised Chen Ming.

These recruits were well hidden except for Wang Shuaibing, and he didn't find that the other two actually smoked.

"Hehe, a few new boxes I bought, squad deputy, use mine, I smoke less, it's all for the veterans in the class to smoke, so buy it better."

Dong Ke seemed to understand Chen Ming's doubts, explained, and handed over a whole bag of Furong King in his hand.

"Okay, you wait here, I'll go over and find out first."

Chen Ming was not hypocritical, grabbed a cigarette, stuffed it into his pocket, and strode towards the gate of the camp.

The distance was a little far just now, Chen Ming didn't see it clearly, and when he got closer, he saw that he still knew the sentry at the gate guard of the second battalion camp.

It was the veteran of the fifth squad of the second platoon of the first company that he met when he went out for a run a few mornings ago, Lin Zibo.

At that time, I saw him standing guard at the gate of the company, why did he run to the gate of the camp to stand guard today.

Chen Ming suppressed the doubts in his heart, and waved his hand to greet him as he walked over: "Hello Squad Leader Lin."

The other party obviously recognized Chen Ming as well, and said in surprise: "Hey, brother recruit, why did you run here?"

"The two of us are really destined, are you going out of the camp? Is there a fake note? ”

"Fake note?" Chen Ming was stunned for a moment, and then smiled and said: "We don't need a fake note today, the two battalion commanders of the Yuanhuo Battalion specially give the recruits a half-day holiday, saying that they can return to the team before dinner."

"Oh, it seems that there is such a thing, I also heard about it when I handed over the shift just now, okay, then you go out, don't run too far, you just came and don't know the way, and it will be troublesome to delay the return time."

"That's right, squad leader Lin, a few of us want to go to the brigade headquarters to find comrades-in-arms, I don't know how to go, you see if there are many cars in our second battalion to the brigade, take us by the way."

"I bought an extra box of cigarettes just now, and you see that I don't smoke it, squad leader Lin, you can just take it and smoke it."

Chen Ming approached Lin Zibo and stuffed the cigarette to him without leaving a trace, who knows, this person is still a very upright person.

Seeing Chen Ming stuffing him with a cigarette, he immediately waved his hand and said: "Brother, this is my business, the car is easy to find, the car that goes out at this time is going to the brigade headquarters nine times out of ten, I will help you stop it and ask, with my face, it's still no problem."

"I don't want cigarettes."

"Yes." Chen Ming quietly pushed back, this Lin Zibo always stands guard and watches the door, maybe he can meet him next time, how could Chen Ming be really polite to him.

Pushing the cigarette back, he whispered: "Squad Leader Lin, after all, you are not the only one on duty here, take it and wait to smoke some with other squad leaders, it is very hard to stand guard, you can accept it."

Lin Zibo, an upright soldier, where is the opponent of an old fritter like Chen Ming.

In a few words, Lin Zibo felt that if he shirked again, he would appear high.

At this time, they happened to encounter a car leaving the camp, and Lin Zibo immediately ran forward to ask.

Pulling the car door open, he shouted at Chen Ming and the others: "Brother, come, come over quickly, this car is going to the brigade headquarters, I can send you to the gate of the guard company's station, come here."

Thereupon.

Chen Ming sat in the car under Wang Shuaibing's shocked gaze, and the remaining three hurriedly hunched over and followed.

Along the way, they didn't understand how Chen Ming made a two-crutch veteran with a box of more than 20 cigarettes, help stop the car, and ordered the driver to take them to the brigade headquarters.

Enthusiastic is not like words.

It's like meeting a leader.

Dong Ke was even more helpless, this pack of cigarettes was put in his hand, at most, it was for the veterans in the class to smoke for two days, the veterans were not enthusiastic, it was good if they didn't look for trouble.

The squad deputy is the squad deputy with high emotional intelligence, and when he leaves the recruit company, he still has a left and right source wherever he goes.

The driver of the train they were on was a clerk of the 2nd Battalion and 3rd Company, and he happened to go to the brigade headquarters to sign a document, so he took them with him by the way.

During the chat in the car, according to the document, Lin Zibo was indeed quite famous in the second battalion, because of the particularity of the fifth squad, it was not a combat squad, so the people in the squad often had to stand guard.

The second battalion is full of traffic arteries, and he is quite familiar with them.

Even at the end, even Chen Ming couldn't help but praise himself for his foresight, this pack of cigarettes was really worth it.

Maybe I'll run into him again at some point.

Soon, the vehicle drove to the brigade headquarters, and the clerk specially drove them to the gate of the brigade's guard company.

Only then did he leave.

(End of chapter)