Chapter 135: Just for this reputation, the results are well deserved
"Water, get some water."
While running towards the finish line, Cheng Dong did not forget to arrange for the cadres behind him to take care of the soldiers who had been running all day.
Actually, he didn't need to tell me.
Liang Hongjie, who had the closest relationship with Chen Mo, had already taken the water bottle from his neck and squatted down in front of him.
"Good job, scholar, you've already ranked among the top." Lao Liang happily stretched out his hand, helped Chen Mo sit up, and handed the kettle to his mouth.
At this moment, Chen Mo no longer had the energy to respond.
Only when I felt the sweet fresh water entering my mouth did I reluctantly raise my hand to hold the kettle and gulp down most of it.
My strength has recovered a little.
Chen Mo supported himself on the ground with his hands and forced himself to sit up straight.
"Are you okay, scholar? How do you feel about participating in this competition?"
Cheng Dong stood by and asked with a smile.
Without waiting for Chen Mo's response, Captain Cheng continued, "Can you still get up?"
"If you can, get up and hand over the map you drew to the comrades wearing the armbands. Then, Xiao Liang will take you to rest."
"The barracks and dormitories here are all ready."
"able!"
Chen Mo took off his backpack, found the blueprint he had drawn, took it in his hand and stood up. He also had to hand over the backpack. The first aid kit, bedding and other items inside were all equipment of the other party's anti-aircraft artillery unit.
The comprehensive drill is over, so we must return it.
Not only do you have to return it, but you also have to weigh it.
Watching Chen Mo stagger to his feet, he went to line up to hand it in and register.
Cheng Dong stood there, crossed his arms, smiled, and said, "This kid is really beyond my expectations."
“I actually made it to the end.”
"The scholar's performance in this competition should be noticed by the military-level training team."
"Probably."
Hearing this, Huo Linshan nodded and smiled, "You're being so generous. If the training team really wants to transfer someone, would you be willing to let them go?"
Cheng Dong did not respond to the question of whether he was willing to give up. He kept staring into the distance, and no one knew what he was thinking about.
In fact, it is not his decision whether to release the person or not.
Xiucai is a soldier assigned to the company by Political Commissar He, and ultimately it depends on what the political commissar says.
To be honest.
Cheng Dong loves talents, but he will not deliberately block the development of new comrades.
Army-level training teams or training teams above army level are not places that ordinary people can enter.
Once selected, it will definitely be more promising than being in a grassroots reconnaissance company.
In the army, if you want to have a smooth journey, you can only constantly improve your professional skills, physical fitness, and military skills.
This was just a sudden idea that Cheng Dong came up with after seeing Xiucai's performance.
The specific military region is currently busy with the military parade, and it is unclear whether the training team will come and pay attention to this competition.
Cheng Dongli stood there for a while.
He started running around to ask the veterans in the company about the details of the competition.
And on Chen Mo's side.
After queuing up to hand in the blueprints and backpack, he also handed in his gun, bullet belt, and grenade belt.
The camp at the end point is an anti-aircraft artillery battalion under the anti-aircraft artillery brigade. The dormitories and the canteen for dinner are already prepared.
Considering the participating warriors, the competition consumes too much energy.
There was no party in the camp. Chen Mo just ate a few big meat buns and drank a few sips of hot soup.
He ran to the bathhouse in the camp and took a nice bath using the hot water stored in the black water bags on people's roofs, and washed all the military uniforms he would be wearing for the competition.
After I got to the dormitory, I lay down on the bed, my eyes went dark and I knew nothing.
This competition was probably the most tiring one Chen Mo had ever experienced since he joined the army.
Not to mention waking up in the middle of the night.
I crawled into bed as soon as it got dark and slept until six o'clock the next day. I only opened my eyes reluctantly when the wake-up whistle sounded.
“Beep-beep!!”
"get up!!"
The loud whistle woke up the entire anti-aircraft artillery battalion and the soldiers of the reconnaissance company.
Chen Mo rubbed his eyes. He ignored the pain in his body and quickly got dressed and got up from the bed.
In fact, the place where he slept could not be considered a bed. There was simply not enough space in the anti-aircraft artillery battalion to provide accommodation for hundreds of people. For temporary rest, they had to stay in other people's study rooms, auditoriums and the like.
Everyone sleeps on the floor, in beds that are connected to each other.
Dozens of people live in one house.
They all put on their clothes, hats, and belts and ran out quickly.
"Clean up the house for them, sweep the floor, open the windows for ventilation, and gather at the training ground later."
There were cadres outside shouting reminders.
The competition had just ended, and they asked us to gather as soon as we got up. It was obviously related to the closing ceremony of the competition.
Chen Mo folded the bedding on the ground, neatly stacked it against the wall, and followed the crowd to the training ground.
All the way to the past.
The people on the Seventh Division's side were obviously more excited, jumping high as they walked. How could they not be happy?
During the competition, they fought with all their might. They had nothing to eat or drink for two days and one night, and even the time to rest they could only lie on the ground.
But all this hard work has paid off.
They ranked first in many individual events, and overall, the company's results were definitely first, not far behind.
Gather now, that's the time to enjoy the honor.
At the entrance of the training ground, several columns merged in like a stream, and the three companies consciously divided into three square teams.
The anti-aircraft artillery battalion didn't even go out for morning exercises. Many soldiers gathered at the edge of the training ground, craning their heads to watch the fun.
But the crowd didn't dare to get too close, and all gathered at a distance to look.
As for the reason, it's very simple.
The person who presided over the closing ceremony of the reconnaissance company competition was Feng Hongbing, the brigade commander of their anti-aircraft artillery brigade.
The brigade commander was standing over here. All the officers in the battalion were more nervous than each other. Who would dare to get close to take a look?
On the flag-raising platform in the training ground.
On a row of tables covered with red velvet were placed more than a dozen silver trophies and several banners.
As soon as Chen Mo formed the team, Cheng Dong came over quickly and patted him on the shoulder: "Xiucai, you will also be a representative when you go on stage to receive the trophy."
"When you go on stage, walk with more dignity."
"Yes, Captain!"
No one knows how to walk so confidently, but we just do whatever the company commander says.
After the queue is formed.
Accompanied by a group of cadres, Feng Hongbing strode to the flag-raising platform.
He glanced at the crowd below, smiled, and said loudly, "Comrades, this competition has truly opened my eyes."
"I used to hear people say that scouts were the hardest-working, most versatile, and most powerful comrades. They could come and go without a trace, as quick as lightning and the breeze, and they dared to swim through waters a thousand feet deep and climb mountains ten thousand feet high."
"After seeing it this time, I can see that it lives up to its reputation."
"Especially the reconnaissance company of the old 7th Division. You are an old unit that has continued from the Anti-Japanese War period. From your performance over the past two days, I have seen many precious spirits and heritages being reflected at all times."
"If you ask me, this is what a soldier should be like. I am also a veteran. We are all soldiers of the people and soldiers of the motherland."
“.”
Brigade Commander Feng was praising the Kuchi Reconnaissance Company in his words and deeds. Although he was not the commander of the 7th Armored Brigade, he was still a deputy division-level field cadre.
The veterans standing in formation were so pleased to be recognized and praised that their chests straightened.
It was as if a raging fire suddenly burned in his eyes. He looked up at the flag-raising platform, trying his best to demonstrate the spirit and energy that an excellent company should have.
"Okay, the competition is over."
"Now, let me announce the results of this meeting." Feng Hongbing said, taking the list handed to him by the cadre behind him and taking a look at it.
Zhen Sheng said: "In this competition between our anti-aircraft artillery brigade and the armored brigade reconnaissance troops, the company that won the first place in the group is the 3rd Armored Reconnaissance Company."
"Congratulations."
Boom!!
With Feng Hongbing leading the applause, Chen Mo and the others in the audience clapped their hands with all their might, even using all their strength to suck.
There was thunderous applause.
But the intensity was only relative. The soldiers of the 6th Artillery Reconnaissance Company and the 4th Instrument Reconnaissance Company of the Anti-aircraft Artillery Brigade had very ugly faces.
Even the applause seemed perfunctory.
There's nothing I can do about it, it's just embarrassing.
They competed on their home turf, gathered their strength and waited for the companies of the Seventh Division, which traveled hundreds of kilometers by car.
Despite having the best timing, location and people, they suffered setbacks again and again. Not only could they not get first place in any subject, they even found it difficult to get into the top three.
Our own leader stood on the stage and read out the results of other units winning first place.
If they can still be in high spirits under such circumstances, then they really need more practice.
Feng Hongbing was indeed feeling uncomfortable, but he was a pure soldier and didn't have any ulterior motives.
Even the result of this kind of competition did not require him, a brigade commander, to come forward and announce it. Any deputy regimental commander or even a regular regimental commander could be sent from the headquarters to do the job.
But he still stood in front of the stage.
But the most heartbreaking thing is yet to come.
The applause gradually died down. Feng Hongbing looked at the list in his hand and continued in a thunderous voice: "Next, I will announce the first place in each subject."
"Comrades who heard your name, please come to the stage."
"Fully equipped for the five-kilometer journey, first place goes to Liu Dong from the Armored Reconnaissance Company 3."
"Obstacle Shooting, Overall First Place, Chen Mo from the Third Armored Reconnaissance Company."
"First place in individual capture: Chen Mo from the Third Armored Reconnaissance Company."
"Applied shooting, first in all subjects, Hu Hai from the Armored Reconnaissance Company 3."
“.”
The names of the subjects were read out one by one.
Cheng Dong, who was originally standing at attention next to him, suddenly moved as fast as a frightened old rabbit. He took off and ran to Chen Mo.
With a proud look on his face, he reached out to help Chen Mo straighten his collar, which he had straightened almost eight hundred times.
"Hurry up! You're the only one in this competition who's won first place in two subjects. You have to stand up straight and hold your chest high when you go on stage. Go ahead."
"Yes, Captain."
Chen Mo stood at attention, saluted, and then strode out of the queue.
In the past two days, after non-stop competitions, not only his own company was shocked by Xiucai's ability.
Even the other two companies knew that a private had fought back and forth with the veterans in the scout competition.
He was so damn lucky that he got first place in two subjects.
Looking at this private coming out of the queue, the eyes cast by the people around him were full of envy, admiration, but also obvious provocation and unwillingness.
Especially the people from the anti-aircraft artillery brigade, they were so embarrassed. The faces of the veterans were so black that they were almost turning purple.
After completing more than a dozen subjects, only the first place in three subjects was not taken by people from the armored brigade.
Some people in the formation breathed a sigh of relief, at least the entire army was not wiped out.
Some people also sighed, saying that it seemed even more embarrassing to have three people go up.
But Cheng Dong was showing off very much. As soon as Brigade Commander Feng announced the end, he led the applause in front of the team.
The applause erupted like a mountain torrent and tsunami, instantly drowning out all the sounds in the venue.
Amidst the deafening noise, Chen Mo held his head high and walked towards the flag-raising platform with big strides.
This moment.
No matter how calm Chen Mo was on weekdays, when he walked up the stairs step by step to the applause, standing on the high platform, he looked at the hundreds of different faces below the stage staring at him.
His chest was filled with heroic spirit and great ambition.
All the tiredness, hunger, sleepiness and hardships during the competition disappeared the moment I stepped onto the stage.
A young man’s dream is a grand encounter. Youth has no price. Perhaps at this moment, this sentence is fully reflected in Chen Mo.
Among the dozen or so soldiers on the stage.
Chen Mo's figure looks younger and more passionate.
The trophy is silver-white with a red five-pointed star in the middle and the words "August 1st" engraved inside the star.
Compared with the energetic Chen Mo, he was quite dazzling.
The applause finally stopped.
Feng Hongbing turned his head and glanced at the people behind him. As if he suddenly remembered something, he said with a smile: "I almost forgot, but the people who shocked me the most in this competition were not just the veterans of the Seventh Division."
"The new comrades also impressed me."
"Comrade Chen Mo performed exceptionally well during the competition, striving to be the best in everything. We always emphasize that the competition field is a battlefield."
"In this competition, Comrade Chen Mo overcame various difficulties and challenges with his tenacious perseverance and courage, and demonstrated his ability with practical actions."
"It also showcases the excellent qualities and spirit of our new comrades in the army."
"Comrades, would you like to meet this private comrade?"
Feng Hongbing was asking about the two companies of the anti-aircraft artillery brigade.
During the previous competition, many people knew that this private knew the brigade commander, and some people even speculated privately.
Without waiting for anyone to respond.
Brigade Commander Feng took two steps back, raised his hand and patted Chen Mo on the shoulder, and said loudly: "You may not have heard of his name as Chen Mo, but he has another name."
"That's the scholar, the one who caught three spies years ago and was awarded second-class merit."
"This young comrade is not a simple person."
Accompanied by Feng Lu's introduction.
Below the stage, many veterans from the two companies of artillery reconnaissance and instrument reconnaissance looked at Chen Mo with eyes that changed from jealousy, resentment, and unwillingness at the beginning to clarity and shock.
Indeed, few people have heard of the name Chen Mo.
But if we talk about the scholar who caught spies, he would be famous throughout the entire army.
After all, which new recruit can get a second-class merit before he even joins the company?
I learned that the private on the stage was the scholar.
Many soldiers in the anti-aircraft artillery brigade were no longer jealous and gradually accepted the abilities he demonstrated in this competition.
So what if you don’t accept it?
There is only this one beast-like recruit in the entire army, and even many people in the military headquarters know about it.
Just because of this noise.
If someone can get a ranking in the competition, then it is well deserved.
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