Everyone in the second class listened with relish, but Chen Ming could tell from his expression that they didn't believe it.

Think of yourself as telling a story, and tease them at this moment of idleness to improve your life.

Whether it's like this, believe it, or don't believe it, they just need to remember that they are Chen Ming and remember that they have told them this story.

When you think of a name, you can think of a story, and it's not in vain.

He didn't mention the matter of studying at the National Defense University, in order to prevent others from continuing to ask, Chen Ming changed the topic and asked with a smile: "Don't just listen to me, what about yourself?" How did the border defense second company come about? ”

"I knew that Brother Zhao was assigned here after the recruit training, and he stayed here for ten years."

"We ?!!"

Xiong Jiuchang, the squad leader, put away the photo in his hand and said with some nostalgia: "I'm the same as Xiao Zhao, haha, although he is older than me and has higher qualifications, we are used to calling him Xiao Zhao." ”

"I also came here when I was a recruit in the company, and I have been staying here for six years, and I am reluctant to leave."

As he spoke, Xiong Jiuchang scratched his head with a slightly embarrassed expression and added: "Actually, you also know that it is difficult for a person like me who has no skills and is not clever to work outside to support his family. ”

"It's easier for the border guards to stay in the team, and the allowance is a little higher, and there is no place to spend money, so you can send more money to your family here."

Hearing this, Chen Ming nodded silently, indeed, due to the difficult environment in the border area, the allowance is much higher than that of ordinary troops, taking compulsory soldiers as an example, ordinary troops have a monthly allowance of 1,000, and here, it can reach more than 3,900 in a month.

Again, this is the comparison of conscripts.

If you become a non-commissioned officer, the monthly salary of a non-commissioned officer in the first phase of border defense is more than 9,000, while the first phase of the ordinary army is about 5,500.

In the border guard, the sergeant, that is, the second term of the salary is 12,000, and the third term of the sergeant is 15,000 per month.

If you get married and have a baby, you will receive a monthly allowance of several thousand.

The reason why the wages of border defense are high is because there are many subsidies, one is about 1,000 per month for mountains and islands, and the other is about 6,000 per month for hardship areas.

The class leader has a pair of children at home, and all kinds of expenses are a lot, and now they are only in kindergarten, and when the two children all go to junior high school and high school, and are admitted to university, the expenses will be even more.

He wants to save more money before his children reach adulthood, so that he will not be overstretched by then, of course, guarding the border and guarding the land is also his faith.

It's about the country, and I don't let it go, when I just came to the squad leader to say something on the top of the mountain, it still lingers, how domineering!!

After the squad leader Xiong Jiuchang finished speaking, the bald man who had just mentioned homesickness hurriedly picked up the conversation, and while scooping up the noodles from the basin, he said neatly: "I was also assigned, but I don't have any pursuits, in my eyes, it's the same for any soldier." ”

"Anyway, I'm here to be a soldier, and I'm ready to endure hardships, why don't I go to the border?"

"It is more meaningful to be a soldier here, as the so-called greater ability, greater responsibility, I am now carrying such a big responsibility of guarding the frontier, no one can say that my ability is not small."

The bald man is the youngest in the class, and he is usually the most free and easy guy, and it is not very difficult in his opinion, whether it is white porridge with pickles, or pork stewed vermicelli, he can eat the feeling of delicacies from the mountains and seas.

Anyway, he just became a non-commissioned officer this year, and he also planned to take root here and return homesick, but when he could retire from the army and go home, he resolutely stayed here and didn't think about leaving.

"Martial Arts Master" Li Yan listened to what everyone said, he smiled, shrugged his shoulders and said: "I don't have so much pressure in life, and I don't have any lofty ideals, so I'm relatively simple." ”

"My goal was to be a police officer, but I couldn't get into the police academy, and our policy was that after eight years in the army, I could transfer to the police department, so I came to the army and was assigned here."

Li Yan paused as he spoke, and then said with a smile: "Of course, after all, martial arts are no longer popular now, and I actually feel that I can be a police officer, maybe I will stay for another two years, and I don't want to leave." ”

After he finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned to Wu Bing, this guy who is usually silent, but he is quite ruthless, even Li Yan retreated when he touched him.

In the past, they rarely talked about why they came to the border guards, life here was already hard enough, and there was no need to recall this hardship.

Wu Bing didn't want to say more, but at this moment, he was stared at by the whole class, so he could only say helplessly: "I haven't mentioned anything before, mainly because after mentioning it, you may feel that I am showing off." ”

"The motivation for me to come to the border defense is very simple, my father is an old border guard, of course it is not our second border company, now that he has changed jobs, I will replace him."

"Since I was a child, I have listened to my dad tell the story of border defense, and I also admire the spirit of staying in this desert for ten years, so I came."

Hearing Wu Bing's story, Chen Ming raised his eyebrows in surprise.

I didn't expect this usually taciturn guy to be a border guard family.

After everyone was introduced, no one asked about the medical soldier Zhao Haojie's situation.

Because he doesn't need to ask about his deeds, he only needs to stay in the company for a few days to understand that this is a praise that really loves the border guards and loves his comrades.

Every time I studied some ointment or something, I was looking for people to experiment everywhere, and although the whole company said that everyone was very annoying, everyone would not refuse.

He was once praised by the company commander as the most indispensable transparent person in the second border company.

It's really not just talking,Because almost no one can notice Zhao Haojie's performance here,He likes to tinker with some ointment。

Or just pestering the soldiers of the cooking squad to go down the mountain and bring him some Chinese medicine, some alcohol, cotton swabs, hydrogen peroxide or something.

The combination of China and the West, there is nothing he does not study.

Once someone is injured in the border company, his identity will change to that indispensable link.

He doesn't need to be introduced, he knows everything.

A sumptuous dinner ended with them talking and laughing, and it should be clear that on the birthday of the country, all the people of the company except for the cooking squad standing guard, the rest of the people had to go out on patrol.

Therefore, the well-fed classes did not delay the time, and quickly packed up their things and returned to the dormitory to rest.

Chen Ming didn't eat much, followed behind the people in the class, and walked back to the dormitory, looking at the pitch black sky outside, as if a giant beast opened its bloody mouth and devoured the entire starry sky.

The wind gusted and made people uneasy.

The moonlight is bright on weekdays, but there is no trace of it tonight.

It's time to patrol tomorrow, Chen Ming pulled up the thick quilt and covered his body, looked up at the bed board on the top bunk, the bald man slept very well, and he was already snoring like thunder just after lying down.

This couldn't help but make Chen Ming dumbfounded, he used to have this ability, he slept on the bed, even if he didn't sleep, he could be sleepy and talk nonsense, and he didn't know what he was talking about.

But I don't know when, this ability gradually disappeared, and every night is a special spirit, even if you fall asleep, you need to brew slowly.

The ability of a bald person to fall asleep in one second is really enviable.

Chen Ming had a lot of thoughts, and he didn't know how long it took before he fell asleep.

Beep-beep

Midnight.

A desperate and rapid whistle sounded throughout the entire Second Frontier Company.

The sleeping soldier suddenly opened his eyes, and the squad leader Xiong Jiuchang's originally solemn and long snoring stopped abruptly.

There are no exercises for emergency assembly of border companies, and once the whistle sounds, there is only one possibility, there is a combat mission.

"Get up, get up, assemble in front of the equipment depot, quick."

A roar came from the squad leader's mouth.

Chen Ming sat up quickly like a raccoon cat, lifted the futon and got out of bed, and looked at the place where the whistle sounded outside the window with blazing eyes.

At the same time, the movements in his hands are not slow, and his hands and feet are neatly put on his clothes.

Xiong Jiuchang noticed Chen Ming's movements, and his body like a brown bear rushed over quickly, staring at Chen Ming with wide eyes and said, "Old Chen, wait for the next mission to worry about so much, follow us, remember."

"Don't be reckless, don't act privately, you must follow me, any situation, understand?"

"Squad leader. I."

"Execute the order!!"

Xiong Jiu said undoubtedly, the bald man on the top bunk jumped off the bed, patted Chen Ming's shoulder, and said nothing.

It's not the first time they've faced this situation, but in their opinion, it's the first time for Chen Ming.

Urgent gatherings at night, the tasks are often unusual, sacrifices are inevitable, no one wants the new comrades to be injured, they are all veterans, guarding the situation here for several years.

I'm used to seeing too many battle scenes, and I don't want newcomers to have accidents.

War needs to give new people time to grow.

Even if Chen Ming has five years of military experience, even if he is a corporal in the first class, for the people in the second class, he is a new soldier.

Feeling this protection, Chen Ming didn't say anything, followed everyone, and after putting on his clothes, he immediately went out and began to assemble.

At this time, the company commander was also standing at the door of the equipment depot in a training uniform, his face was resolute, and his eyes were like torches.

After seeing that the whole company had been assembled, the company commander Wu Xueliang took a deep breath and said quickly: "Comrades, I just received a notice from the regiment headquarters that there is an abnormality on the top of the snowy mountain, and we are all ordered to go out to patrol. ”

"As for what the anomaly is, I won't say much more. You should all know it well. ”

"But there is only one order, at all costs, to annihilate all these young people who dare to sneak into the top of the snowy mountain to make trouble."

"Remember, it is very likely that we are facing a ferocious enemy this time, and we will deal with it as before, and each squad leader will pay attention to the arrangement of tasks."

"Remember, be careful, be careful, be careful, be careful, you know?"

"Yes."

Generally, the task that allows them to dispatch all of them will not be easy.

And this time, when the company commander Wu Xueliang was notified, he was also taken aback, the number and scale of the other party were not even less than their second border company.

Moreover, the scale and number of weapons are not comparable to ordinary organizations.

It can be said that this is a dangerous group of people.

At this time, the border regiment had already joined forces with the local garrison troops to jointly deploy and control at the foot of the mountain.

The 1st, 3rd, and 4th companies of the border guards have already set off for the mountain.

But they are too far away, and the task of firing the first shot, the heavy task of blocking the enemy, can only be entrusted to them to complete the second frontier company.

Chen Ming stood in the middle of the team, heard the words of the company commander, and frowned when he combined the words of the squad leader, and said nothing.

He really didn't expect that he would encounter actual combat.

After all, although the border guards are dangerous, they are also relatively speaking, and some ordinary gangs, the police are enough to clean up, and there are not many opportunities for troops to appear.

But when it comes to appearance, it's not unusual.

I usually talk to them, and on average, once or twice a year is quite frequent.

I didn't expect that I had only been here for a month, and I was caught up by him.

But there is nothing to say, as a soldier, I am ready to return the horse leather shroud at any time, and I will accompany you if you want to fight, so why say more.

As soon as the short mobilization meeting here ended, a platoon leader Cao Fei drove a truck from a distance and came to the door of the equipment depot.

After several fireshots, the vehicle was finally started.

The Second Frontier Company has always had a truck, which Chen Ming knew within two days of coming, and he didn't ask how he got it, it wasn't easy anyway.

I haven't seen it before, because as long as you go out of the company gate, you can't go down the mountain, and at least half of the distance can't be opened, and you need to go to the ring road.

Other patrol routes can be driven, but they are only part of the routes, and taking this rugged mountain road is a severe test of the vehicle's performance.

If you use it often, run more than ten times, it is estimated that either the bearing is broken or the shock absorber collapses, and for this kind of steep mountain road, it is also a big challenge for the engine.

It has to be repaired once in three days, and even if the materials are insufficient, you have to manually buy materials, if it happens that the car is damaged, there is an emergency, then it will delay the big thing.

So Chen Ming had also heard that this was the only truck in the entire company, and it would not be used to transport supplies or patrol in peacetime, but only to attack as quickly as possible when there was a mission.

It will only be used in an emergency.

As the truck stopped at the gate of the equipment depot, everyone began to line up to receive their weapons, and then loaded into the car with their equipment in their hands.

Chen Ming's class is a platoon and two shifts, and they received it relatively early, and one car can't fit the whole company's people, so they need to go out in advance.

There were no seats on the truck, and everyone could only sit on the cold iron plate of the car with a solemn expression, sitting on the truck, holding the gun in their arms, and no one spoke.

As the car started up the hill, the inside of the car became shaky, which was more exaggerated than the shuttle he was riding in when he came, and everyone had to hold on to the frame behind them so as not to be blown away by the bumpy vehicle.

Chen Ming sat at the end of the carriage, as long as he looked up, he could see the mountain road behind the vehicle, and when he looked up, he could only see the dark night sky.

Today's moonlight is not bright, hidden behind a shallow cloud, only half of the figure is exposed, as if it is still holding a pipa and half covering its face.

And most of the stars in the sky have become dim.

Chen Ming looked at the sky, his thoughts were a little messy, it was not the first time he had participated in actual combat, he had taken the new training team to Heizhou when he was in the dragon's tooth, and he had carried out more difficult combat missions than this time in an unfamiliar place.

At that time, there was no backup, and the only one they could rely on was themselves.

So this time, he wasn't afraid.

But I don't know why, I always feel that there is a mysterious sixth sense at work in my heart, at this time, he only feels a little flustered, chest tightness, as if something big will happen tonight.

Sitting opposite him was the squad leader Xiong Jiuchang, whose huge body was suppressed in the back of the truck, and the bumpy movements seemed to be much smaller to him.

Seeing Chen Ming's appearance, I thought that he was on the battlefield for the first time, and he was afraid of actual combat.

Stretched out his hand and patted Chen Ming's shoulder innocently: "Xiao Chen, don't be afraid, there is a squad leader." ”

"Remember what I told you, always stand behind me at all times, and don't rush forward just because you are in good physical condition and strong in martial arts."

"You'll be fine with me."

Xiong Jiu said for a long time, and a simple smile appeared on his face again.

If Chen Ming was a recruit, he would definitely be moved at this time and feel at ease, but unfortunately he wasn't, he understood very well that the squad leader said this to protect him.

But the squad leader is also a human being, and he is also a flesh-and-blood soldier, and the more he says this, the more Chen Ming feels sad and even panicked.

After all, the Second Frontier Defense Company is not a dragon's tooth, and their coordination ability, combat ability, battlefield reaction speed, firepower level, and timing of cutting into the battlefield are not as good as the dragon's teeth.

How could he not be worried.

Facing the squad leader's consolation, Chen Ming just nodded and did not say anything.

But the feeling of anxiety in my heart did not disappear, but intensified.

There is an indescribable sense of crisis.

With the bumps of the car, this feeling of uneasiness became heavier.

Chen Ming knew that it would not work like this, and he was about to participate in the battle, and it was taboo to be restless, so he quickly sat on the truck to gather his mind and forced himself to calm down.

Meanwhile.

Shimen National Defense University Joint Operations College, vice president Lin Qingyuan's assigned home.

A red landline sounded, and Old Man Lin didn't look old, but his body was quite tough.

I didn't have time to put on my shoes, so I ran to the landline and picked up the earpiece and put it to my ear.

"I'm Lin Qingyuan, please speak."

"What? Border Defense II is connected to combat duty and has already made an urgent sortie? ”

"Do you want Chen Ming to take it down?"

"Don't wait, give me a minute."

With a "snap", Lin Qingyuan hung up the phone, Chen Ming was a former student arranged by the National Defense University, and it was understandable that the border defense regiment informed him of a combat mission.

Because the border defense units did not know Chen Ming's specific origin, they only knew that he was a cadre trained by other troops.

If it was usual, he would not hesitate to say no, everything went according to plan, the battle that should be fought would be fought, and it would be pure nonsense if he was withdrawn because of his identity.

What is it to train commanders?

But Chen Ming's identity is different, he is the grandson-in-law of the old man Chai, the third generation of the Chai family has served in the army, has dedicated enough strength to the motherland, and is an old hero.

Even if he doesn't understand human feelings and hates those, but in the face of this kind of thing, he has to ask the old man for advice.

Although he won't listen, and he knows that the old man won't let him withdraw, the notice still has to be in place.

Thinking about it, Lin Qingyuan dialed the phone number at Chai Yansong's home, the red landline represents an important task in the army, no matter how high your position in the army is, you must answer it as soon as possible.

When Chai Yansong received the news that the Second Frontier Company he had arranged for him to be dispatched on an actual combat mission, and that the number of enemies and the number of equipment were no worse than those of the Second Company.

The old man's eyes froze, and his anger suddenly appeared, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

He said in a calm tone: "If you don't withdraw, how can other soldiers rush forward, and my grandson-in-law Chai Yansong will rush in front of other comrades, how can there be any reason to withdraw."

"That's all."

After speaking, Chai Yansong hung up the phone directly.

looked at Yang Lanying, who was standing behind her with a worried face, and sighed: "Call my aunt immediately after dawn and ask her to come back."

"Before the accurate news comes from the Second Frontier Company, don't, don't let my wife go to the unit."

Old Man Chai shook his head and sat on the sofa in the living room with an expressionless face.

Not a word.

(End of chapter)