Chapter 62: The Sixth Company versus the Southern Theater Command Field Company?
In the morning, Xu Ge was awakened by the sound of a train whistle.
I felt the train slowing down, and when I opened my eyes, it was already daylight.
Feeling the weight on him, Xu Ge shook off Li Dongshui's legs and arched his butt, causing Li Dongshui to fall to the ground.
"What's wrong? What's wrong?" Li Dongshui was startled.
Xu Ge sat up and stretched, then glanced out the window: "It's Zhang Ye's turn."
Li Dongshui got up from the ground: "Where's the squad leader?"
"How should I know? I didn't come here all night."
Xu Ge looked at Li Dongshui with some disdain, "Did you drool when you slept last night?"
Li Dongshui shook his head desperately: "No, how is that possible?"
"Look at you, there's an empty bed over there, but you chose to sleep over there and instead came to squeeze in with me. You're really wasting the kindness of squad leader Zhang Qian!"
"Since you say so, then you go sleep with them today, and the class vice-chairman and I will squeeze here!" Li Dongshui said unhappily.
Xu Ge smiled: "I do want to, but unfortunately the bus has already arrived at the station and I have to change buses..."
"It's okay. We're on the same bus even if we change trains."
Zhang Qian and several female soldiers stretched their heads over and looked at Xu Ge with a smile.
"Xu Ge, our next train is a sleeper train with vacancies. Are you serious about coming over?"
Xu Ge: ...
"Hey, girls, are you all up?" Guo Yuanshuai walked over from behind with a smile.
"Good morning, former class vice-president!" Zhang Qian and others also greeted with a smile.
Guo Yuanshuai looked at Xu Ge and Li Dongshui: "Go get your luggage, we're getting off the bus soon."
Xu Ge looked at Guo Yuanshuai's face and felt that he was in good spirits. He asked curiously, "Deputy Ban, where did you go last night?"
Guo Yuanshuai pointed to the back of the berth and said, "Oh, I bought a soft sleeper ticket. I wanted to call you two to come over, but I saw you two were sleeping soundly in each other's arms, so I didn't call you."
Xu Ge and Li Dongshui were both shocked. A soft sleeper?!
Li Dongshui opened his eyes wide and looked excited: "Deputy class leader, is this still possible?"
"Isn't this perfectly normal? If there's a vacant spot, of course we can fill it. I can tell you two haven't been far away."
Guo Yuanshuai took out his backpack from under the bed and said, "Let's go, get ready to get off the bus!"
The three of them came to the connection between the carriages and heard Luo Shan shouting something loudly.
"Everyone, take your luggage and get ready to get off the bus. Take the trash with you!"
"Anyone suffering from oxygen intoxication? Don't panic if you have a nosebleed!"
"Whose socks and charger are these? Do you want them? If not, just throw them away..."
At this time, Kai Youmu, who was suffering from back pain, saw Guo Yuanshuai leading Xu Ge and Li Dongshui over. He said with a jealous look on his face, "Deputy Squad Leader, I am at least the last batch of recruits you are leading. You shouldn't be so partial to me, right?"
Guo Yuanshuai glared and said, "My tank is new too! Get out of here!"
Kaiyoumu: “Hey!”
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Xu Ge followed the crowd off the train carrying his backpack, and Luo Shan quickly gathered everyone together.
"We won't leave the station. We'll rest here for 30 minutes and then leave when the train to Zhongyuan arrives!"
"yes!"
The soldiers immediately put their backpacks on the ground and sat on them.
A large group of passengers on the opposite side of the platform took out their mobile phones to take pictures. Even the military patrols could not control this situation and could only let these people take pictures. Anyway, the weapons and equipment had already been transported in advance by military trains.
However, the soldiers who were originally sitting casually straightened their backs subconsciously.
Woo! Woo!
With the sound of the whistle, the express train to Queshan in the Central Plains finally arrived.
The soldiers lined up to get on the bus and began another arduous long journey.
Compared with the northwestern border, the oxygen content in the air increases significantly once you leave Xinjiang, and the temperature gradually rises.
The heater was still on in the carriage, and the soldiers took off their military coats and thick jackets one after another. Some were browsing their cell phones, while others were playing cards. They looked much more energetic than on the previous train.
After dinner, the veterans continued to allocate their respective "beds" in advance.
The veterans in Class 9 were ranked very high in the company, so naturally no one competed with them for positions.
Li Dongshui urged Xu Ge to go find the deputy squad leader quickly. He wanted to ask if there were any vacant soft sleeper berths.
"I'm not going." Xu Ge shook his head.
"Why?"
"I just checked, soft sleeper is so expensive!"
Li Dongshui took out his cell phone and said, "I have money. I'll treat you. Let's go!"
The two of them quickly got out of the car while the aisle was not completely blocked and found Guo Yuanshuai.
Guo Yuanshuai took the two of them to find the flight attendant. After asking, they found out that there was a vacant high-end soft sleeper. Without waiting for Guo Yuanshuai to take out his mobile phone, Li Dongshui rushed to pay for it.
It was Xu Ge’s first time to enter a soft sleeper compartment. He never expected that there would be such a place on an ordinary train.
It's a double room, but it comes with a single sofa, a separate toilet and washbasin, and even a separate socket.
Xu Ge lay down on the sofa and thought it was quite suitable: "Okay, I'll sleep here tonight. It's convenient for charging!"
After hearing what he said, Guo Yuanshuai and Li Dongshui stopped being polite and went to lie down on their beds.
Xu Ge took out his cell phone and checked the signal. It was full, so he sent a message to Lin Wan for a while, and then called home via video.
This time, Xu Zhijun and Bai Jing appeared on screen together. Seeing Xu Ge already on the train, Bai Jing immediately asked, "Son, what time will you arrive? Mommy prepared your favorite dishes in advance and even made you some shrimp dumplings..."
"What nonsense are you talking about? Xiao Ge is going to the garrison for training. Do you understand what garrison training is?"
Xu Zhijun snatched the phone away. "Do you think this is a family visit? Get out of the way. I need to talk to my son about something serious."
"Dad, this is my old squad leader!"
Xu Ge pointed the camera at Guo Yuanshuai and Li Dongshui and took a few photos. "This is my comrade, you know him."
"I know her, Dongshui! Oh! A sixth-level non-commissioned officer?!" Xu Zhijun was surprised.
Guo Yuanshuai also smiled and greeted Xu Zhijun: "Hello, fellow countryman, Xu Ge is doing very well in the army. It's all thanks to your parents' good training at home!"
"Dad, our squad leader will be promoted to the seventh term in a few months. He is a true soldier king!" Xu Ge said proudly.
Bai Jing's voice came from the other side of the screen: "Lao Xu, how high of an official is a Seventh-Class rank? How does it compare to Minister Liu of the Armed Forces?"
Xu Zhijun scolded him in a low voice, "Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand. A seventh-term officer is a first-class sergeant major, enjoying the treatment of a deputy division commander! Minister Liu is at most a regimental commander, and he has to salute when he sees the old squad leader..."
Guo Yuanshuai was startled and quickly interrupted: "My fellow countryman, don't say that. I'm just a veteran with a long military service!"
Xu Zhijun was solemnly excited: "Look how humble the old squad leader is!"
"Xu Ge, your dad knows a lot of things, right?" Guo Yuanshuai asked in a low voice.
"My dad is a military fan." Xu Ge replied, then looked at the screen and asked, "Dad, didn't you say you had something to tell me?"
"Oh! Yes, I almost forgot!"
Xu Zhijun said, "This is what happened. This morning, a soldier with a wolf head on his clothes came to me and asked me to help him buy a batch of goods in the county town.
Not only do they have snacks and drinks, but they also have alcohol and cigarettes, and the prices are quite high! I'm worried that the other party is a scammer, so I wanted to ask you."
Xu Ge and Guo Yuanshuai looked at each other, and both thought of the same person.
"Dad, how old is the man you are talking about, and what does he look like?"
Xu Zhijun thought for a moment and said, "He's in his early thirties, of medium build and a bit thin, with a square face and a slightly dark reddish complexion."
Guo Yuanshuai immediately cursed under his breath, "Why did that bastard Wang Lai come here? Looks like this exercise is going to be serious!"
Xu Ge didn't think too much about it and said angrily: "Dad, I tell you this guy is not a liar. You can help him buy goods, but ask for a higher price, double or triple it!"
Guo Yuanshuai and Li Dongshui were both shocked. Li Dongshui whispered, "Xu Ge, if you keep doing this, Old Wang won't sell the stuff for a sky-high price. Then, won't we just end up screwing ourselves?"
"What are you afraid of? Let's go buy it without paying him. Let's buy it on credit..."
"How could you do this, kid?" Xu Zhijun frowned. "The military and the people are one family. Since this guy is really from your unit, I'll help him bargain a little harder. It's just a matter of convenience."
Li Dongshui made a face at Xu Ge: "Look at how enlightened your father is!"
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I have to say that sleeping on the sofa in a soft sleeper is more comfortable than sleeping on the bed in a hard sleeper.
The three of them played cards in the private room until late at night, then called a few veterans to go to the restaurant for a midnight snack, and after returning, they slept until noon the next day.
After lunch, the train officially entered the Central Plains, and some familiar landforms began to appear outside the window.
The train arrived at the station around 3:00 p.m., and rows of military vehicles were already parked outside.
Thousands of people lined up and came out. The commanders of each battalion and company immediately organized them to board the bus. Many ordinary people gathered around to watch the spectacle.
Xu Ge quickly saw his parents in the crowd, waved and called out a few times, but his voice was drowned out by the noisy environment and could not be heard at all.
Xu Zhijun and Bai Jing looked around but couldn't find their son.
You have to know that there are one or two thousand young people wearing exactly the same clothes. It is a hellish situation where everyone comes to find fault. It is normal for the biological parents to not be able to find their son.
Xu Ge was also helpless. After getting on the car, he had to send a message to his parents to tell them that he had seen them and asked them not to worry.
The troops assembled quickly and moved out even faster.
In less than ten minutes, the soldiers who had originally filled the entire square had left completely, leaving not even a piece of paper behind.
After leaving the station, the convoy headed south out of the county town.
Xu Ge immediately knew where they were going based on his memory. When he was a child, he had been there during a spring outing organized by his school. At that time, he saw many soldiers running around.
After about half an hour, the words "Jigong Mountain Scenic Area" appeared on the sign for National Highway 107 ahead, and Xu Ge knew it was time to turn.
Sure enough, the convoy turned right, entered an area with a military management zone sign, and began to move forward on the dirt road.
And in front of us, a mountain range that stretches to the horizon also appears in sight.
The full name of Queshan Special Operations Base is Queshan Contract Tactical Training Base. It is a vast area with hills and mountains interlaced. The climate is at the junction of the north and the south. It has abundant vegetation and is a subtropical mountainous terrain, which is suitable for various tactical training.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A huge explosion sounded in the deep mountains, and it was heard that the artillery unit was practicing.
This time, many troops came from all over the country. The Wolf Brigade’s training location is in Zhugou Town, which is the place where this heroic unit was born.
Since each company had sent advance personnel, by the time the convoy arrived at the valley next to the river, the overall outline of the camp had been almost divided. The next step was for everyone to work together to build a brand new outdoor camp!
The first regiment was located at the westernmost side of the valley, while the second battalion was located on the grassy slope where the foot of the mountain and the river bend met.
After Xu Ge got off the bus with the main group, he found that the ground had been leveled and a large amount of supplies were piled not far away.
At a command from Second Battalion Commander Zhang Hua, all companies immediately set out to work.
Everyone’s first task is to set up the barracks tents, otherwise we will have to sleep in the open air tonight.
This was not the first time for the veterans to do this work. After each company was divided into areas, each squad and platoon began to build their own camps.
When Xu Ge was hammering nails into the tents, he heard from the veterans that it would take more than a week just to build the barracks in the early stages.
Since the stove had not been built yet, everyone had dry food for dinner.
Before dark, the temporary tent was finally set up, and everyone immediately laid out mats and spread out camp beds inside.
Buzz buzz buzz!
The generator started working and there was a dim light bulb in each tent.
Although it is early spring, the mountains and fields of Queshan are already lush and green. For the veterans who are experiencing field training for the first time and have been working in the Gobi Desert for many years, this is indeed a spring outing and vacation.
The new recruits felt it was even more fresh and their faces were filled with excitement.
Just as everyone was strolling around the camp and enjoying the scenery, Second Battalion Commander Zhang Hua and three company commanders, who had disappeared for a while, returned with a piece of bombshell news:
A week later, the Sixth Company will conduct a small confrontation exercise with a field company from the Southern Theater Command!
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