Early morning.

In early spring, the fog has not completely dissipated, and the cold wind sweeps through the neck, still carrying a slight coolness.

The noise of the fifth battalion has begun to fill the air.

Early in the morning, each company blew the assembly whistle with tacit understanding, and one group after another of soldiers gathered in front of the company headquarters.

"Comrades, today is the day of confrontation between our fifth battalion and the first battalion, and the battalion commander said to Staff Officer Chen, win, everything will be as usual when you come back, and prepare for large-scale military training."

"Lose, carrying a backpack, holding your little yellow basin, where did you come from, where are you going, when you come here, many of our comrades don't know how to fight synthesized, and they don't even know how to fight synthesized."

"But it doesn't matter, when I came here, there were backbone teachers, squad leaders to speak, and comrades from the General Staff Department to teach little by little, and everyone made progress, learned how to fight, and integrated into the fifth battalion."

"Now, someone wants us to go back to our respective homes, wants us to disband, what are we going to do?"

"Kill! Kill! Kill! ”

The sound of roaring, together with the cold breeze, was heard hundreds of meters away, and the company commanders and instructors were all mobilizing before the battle.

At the entrance of the company department, the battalion commander Du Longfei took Chen Ming and Zhang Jintao to inspect the companies around.

The new battalion has a new atmosphere, there are many places to stay in the fifth battalion, there are many indicators, there are many opportunities, and there is a large shortage of deputy companies and deputy instructors, and once it is completed, a large number of personnel will be promoted and promoted.

More than a month of running-in is enough for the soldiers here to have a sense of belonging, and the confrontation with the first battalion, no matter what the result is, at least the morale is quite strong.

"Haha, this slogan is so loud that I want to drive a car to fight with a battalion." Du Longfei laughed out loud, and he could see that he was in a good mood.

You can't go wrong.

Almost all the details of the formation of the Fifth Battalion are carried out by the General Staff, and there has been such great progress and changes, thanks to Chen Ming's hard work.

"Battalion commander, it's time to set off after the mobilization is over, we are more than ten kilometers away from the No. 4 martial arts exercise ground of the group army, the combat vehicle maneuver is slow, and there is no need to arrange a tractor at close range, we are a new battalion, go over and prepare in advance."

Chen Ming looked at the preparations of the companies outside and proposed.

This confrontation was not planned by the group army, but was applied for by the five battalions themselves and approved by the brigade headquarters.

However, compared with the first battalion of others, after all, their side is a new unit, and the first large-scale confrontation should be ordered in advance, so as not to be in a hurry after getting the place.

You can usually figure it out no matter how you think about it, but you can't drop the chain today.

When Du Longfei heard Chen Ming's proposal, he nodded in agreement and said, "Okay, then, Lao Zhang, arrange for the cooking personnel of each company to set off in advance and go to the martial arts arena to clean up the canteen there."

"Yesterday, the brigade had notified the comrades of the Joint Logistics Department to prepare enough dishes, and they were shipped over today, saying that the No. 1 of this confrontation against many units would go to watch the battle, and we should also prepare in advance."

"As for the departure time of each company, I will go to the brigade headquarters now, negotiate with the chief, if you can leave, I will send you a message, and Lao Chen will lead the team to go first."

"If I'm guess right, I'm afraid that the first battalion is also starting to prepare now, the commander of the single battalion is cautious, if there is movement on our side, they will set off after that."

"Lao Chen, organize a meeting before leaving, we must not lose this time against us."

"I know." Chen Ming said with a smile, he has been preparing for so long, but he is not trying to lose.

The trio acted in a division of labor.

The battalion commander Du Longfei went to the brigade headquarters to make a report, the instructor Zhang Jintao arranged to keep an eye on the logistics of transportation, and Chen Ming was in charge of the departure of the brigade.

About half an hour later, news came from the brigade headquarters that it was ready to act.

The moment I received the news.

The company commanders began to report.

"Report to Staff Officer Chen, all members of the armored infantry company are ready!!"

"Report, the artillery company is fully ready."

"Report, all the tank companies are ready."

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"Report, the battalion headquarters participating units are ready."

Looking at the more than 1,000 soldiers gathered on the artillery field, straightening their waists and standing like javelins, Chen Ming strode around the company commander who reported.

He took the megaphone from Kong Wu's hand, came to a tank, supported the front cover with his right hand, and jumped to stand on the main battle tank.

This sudden movement stunned the soldiers lined up in the distance.

Eyes brushed over.

They all know that Chen Ming, a staff officer, is different from the staff officers of other units, this is a staff officer with force value.

Chen Ming ignored their differences, swept his fierce gaze across the crowd, raised the megaphone and said loudly: "Comrades, today is the first battle in the real sense ushered in by the Fifth Composite Battalion of our 169th Brigade."

"Are you ready?"

"Always ready!!"

"Good, very good, fighting is the source of the troops' advance, and today, I want to see your higher morale, broader vision, and more pragmatic style."

"As early as the first day of our fifth battalion meeting, I told you that if the fifth battalion wants to be successfully formed, we must first have a sense of urgency to not do anything for one day and be restless for three days, the spirit of opening roads in the mountains and building bridges in the water, and the practical attitude of rolling up our sleeves and throwing ourselves down."

"Now, we have survived the most difficult stage, and today is the time to verify."

"I would like to send a few more words to the comrades, maybe the battle will be very difficult today, or even helpless, but please comrades do not be discouraged, do not give up, have the strong determination to hold on to the green mountains and not relax, the tenacious will not to give up until the goal is achieved, and the courage to reorganize and set off again."

"If you don't break Loulan, you will never return it, you will have the strength to fight, and you will focus on starting a new journey, today, which is the most important day for our fifth battalion."

"Let the leaders above see, even if our fifth battalion has been formed for a short time, it still has the spirit of fighting the heavens and the earth, the confidence that is as solid as a rock, and the courage to move forward."

"Combat effectiveness is not the whole of a unit, hard work, ruthlessness, dare to fight and kill, is the inheritance of a unit."

"Comrades, are you ready to embark on a new journey?"

"Always be ready! Always be ready!! Always be ready to !! ”

A roar echoed over the artillery field, straight into the sky, the chariot was in front, the soldiers were behind, and the roar was so angry that the surrounding group of company commanders were slightly moved.

The first commander of the newly formed unit is very important, because his temper and character are likely to be inherited by the new unit.

Chen Ming rushed out at this time to shout and mobilize, which was to cultivate this kind of indomitable momentum.

The determination to fight to the end.

What about the new unit, as long as it dares to fight, it is the prototype of the future trump card.

Although many soldiers in the rear didn't hear what Chen Ming said, they saw the figure standing on top of the tank.

Under the illumination of the rising sun, it is particularly eye-catching.

Unconsciously, the expressions of many fighters also became more resolute, which is the most intuitive effect brought by the atmosphere.

"Get on the bus, let's go!!"

Chen Ming roared angrily.

Thousands of soldiers began to rush to the chariots of their respective companies, and in just five minutes, each company was ready to go.

At the entrance and exit of the vehicle artillery field, the main battle tanks, missile vehicles, armored vehicles, and long queues are arranged, and the momentum is huge.

The helicopter squadron rose into the air, hovered over the top of more than two hundred combat vehicles, and set off with it.

The cold light is cold and domineering!

The rumbling sound overwhelmed the audience.

Chen Ming sat in the front row of the military vehicle, clenched his fists tightly, and he was not as calm as he appeared to be.

The confrontation with the first battalion was facilitated by his strength.

Whether it is in the recruit company or in the Yuanhuo Battalion, the National Defense Science and Technology University, or the Dragon's Tooth.

In the past, commanding hundreds or thousands of troops to fight was only an assumption, but it was only a talk on paper, and it was impossible to count after all.

But today is different.

He was going to lead five battalions and a head-on confrontation with one battalion.

The rumbling long line set off, Chen Ming did not issue any orders, and the armored infantry company still arranged for the ground guidance vehicle to take the lead, driving towards the No. 4 martial arts arena with billowing dust along the way.

On the way, I met some officers who were driving out, and when they encountered this kind of large army traveling, they parked their cars on one side in surprise, got out of the car and looked at the convoy, thoughtfully.

And at this time.

In the No. 4 martial arts exercise ground of the 71st Army.

Wang Junwei, commander of the 169th Synthetic Brigade, has already come over, including the 5th Synthetic Brigade, the 35th Synthetic Brigade, the 235th Synthetic Brigade, the 178th Synthetic Brigade, the Special Operations Brigade, the Artillery Brigade, the Air Defense Brigade, the Air Assault Brigade, and the No. 1 of the Industrial and Chemical Brigade.

The formation of the five battalions was all from their units, and now they heard that they were going to confront the old strong battalions, and they couldn't sit still.

Especially the artillery brigade, Chen Ming's old unit, came with a lot of people in the dark.

Chu Xiongqiao, the commander of the first company of the second battalion of Yuanhuo, Jiang Peng, the instructor, and Wang Shuaibing, Wei Chongchong, and Dong Ke, who were once Chen Ming's former comrades-in-arms of the recruit company, all came over.

Tang Zhen, the commander of the artillery brigade, was the first person to value Chen Ming, and it can be said that he was the earliest "Bole", and now that he learned that Chen Ming was in the 169th Brigade, he notified the people below to come over to help the field early.

Earlier than Wang Junwei.

Wang Shuaibing stood on tiptoe, looking outside the martial arts arena from time to time, with an anxious look on his face, scratching his head and crossing his waist, anxious like an ant on a soldering iron.

I almost jumped up on the spot.

Instructor Jiang Peng saw him like this, smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "Shuai Bing, you have a good relationship with Chen Ming, and this time I learned that I came to watch the battle even more positively."

"Then why didn't you sign up for the 169th Brigade to form a new battalion at that time? Chen Ming is the chief staff officer there, equivalent to the battalion-level chief of staff, and his position is higher than mine, so it is very easy to arrange for you. ”

"Haha, instructor, don't seduce me, just like me, a few catties and a few taels, I know by myself, if Brother Chen is a platoon commander, then I will work hard in the past, and I can help him a little, but he is not, I can use it in the past."

"If Lian Li knows that I am Brother Chen's comrade-in-arms, wouldn't it be a shame for him."

Wang Shuaibing elaborated nonchalantly, but Jiang Peng smiled bitterly and stopped persuading.

Just when he was waiting anxiously on the side of the martial arts arena, the ground began to tremble slightly.

"Coming?"

Unit No. 1 looked at the entrance in unison.

There are still 500 meters away from the martial arts field, and the fifth battalion led by Chen Ming has indeed arrived, but coincidentally, the first battalion has also arrived.

The two battalions combined with nearly 300 chariots, and it was simply unrealistic to move forward in parallel, so they could only enter the front and rear.

The instructor sat in the car, saw the first battalion coming from another road, and looked at Chen Ming worriedly: "Old Chen, why don't we slow down and let the first battalion pass first?"

"After all, they are old units, and we are too ruthless to fight."

"No, it's going to start, and what are the old rules." Chen Ming smiled, picked up the car radio intercom and began to command.

"The whole battalion quickly opened up, and the tank company arranged five tanks to block the passage of the first battalion, so that they could wait, and we entered."

"Tank company received!"

(End of chapter)