Chapter 192: The sudden attack was shocking. Do I have enemies here too?
The four people got out of the car and walked.
Chen Mo walked at the back and headed towards the sentry post at the barracks entrance.
Chen Mo was no stranger to the 2nd Tank Battalion of the 7th Armored Brigade. When the army was downsized and the new recruits of the reconnaissance company were all laid off, Lao Pao drove him to Tao Village to see him off.
Afterwards, I brought him here specifically to see Zhu Gaituan and Feng Junling.
Chen Mo still remembers this incident clearly until now.
At that time, two soldiers of the same year who had a good relationship were both laid off.
For Chen Mo, who had just joined the company, this was a big blow.
Lao Pao was afraid that he had mental problems, and at that time, news of promotion was flying around, so he brought him here to take a look, for fear that he would never meet him again in the future.
If I remember correctly, the battalion commander of the second battalion was named Liu Hongyun, Chen Mo remembers him.
I just hope that Captain Liu can really have good luck this time.
The parking place is not far from the sentry post.
It was lunch break at this time.
There were two veterans on duty at the gate of the Second Battalion. One was standing tall and straight, while the other seemed to be sitting slightly behind, holding a bullet bag in his hand.
He was the first to notice the person coming.
Although Chen Mo currently holds the rank of lieutenant, his rank is not high.
But Luo Yaowu is a colonel, and he is accompanied by a lieutenant colonel staff officer from the general staff department and Captain Pei Shuajun.
The four of them suddenly walked to the camp gate.
The soldier on duty stood up hurriedly, trotted over to the few people, stood at attention, and raised his hand to salute!
"Hello, Chief!"
"Hello, young comrade." The accompanying lieutenant colonel pulled his officer ID from his pocket and handed it over. "My name is Wang. I'm the deputy director of the Training Bureau of the Military Region General Staff. I'm here today with Director Luo from the Army Academy."
“Hello, Chief!!”
The soldier on duty saluted again and shouted, "Commander, Private Zhao Jinhui of the Third Company, Second Battalion, Seventh Armored Brigade is on guard duty. Please give us your instructions!"
"Yeah, not bad."
Luo Yaowu looked up and down at the soldier in front of him, nodded slightly, and was about to step into the camp.
Zhao Jinhui, who had just introduced himself, suddenly reached out to stop the four people, straightened his body and said, "I'm sorry, commander, I can't let you in without the battalion commander's instructions."
"Please exit the cordon."
Seeing himself and others being stopped, Chen Mo, who was standing behind, actually breathed a sigh of relief.
He was just afraid that the sentry would ignore it and let Director Luo in again.
If the discipline of the old Seventh Division back then was so lax, Chen Mo believed that Luo Yaowu would only be more angry, and it would be good that he was stopped.
As expected.
I saw that I couldn't get in smoothly.
Luo Yaowu, on the other hand, was not angry. He simply stepped back and waved his hand: "Go and inform your duty officer to apply."
"Yes, Chief, can you give me your ID?"
The sentry stretched out his hand, wanting to ask for Luo Yaowu's officer ID.
After all, this is a military controlled area, and the notification needs to clearly state the name, unit, and rank. Just the title of the director of the Army Academy may not be useful in a grassroots unit.
"Use my report." Staff Officer Wang spoke first.
The sentry didn't say anything else. He didn't care who you were, as long as you had the ID to report.
Seeing the responsible soldiers on duty, Luo Yaowu turned his head to look at Chen Mo, and said with a hint of nostalgia and a bit of pride in his tone: "The current Second Battalion is a unit that was reduced from the 25th Regiment of the Seventh Division."
"You have a good eye. If we want to trace the 25th Regiment back to its roots, we have to mention the 2nd Independent Tank Regiment back then. That's..."
Luo Yaowu became more and more excited as he spoke, and Chen Mo listened very attentively.
But before he could finish his words, the sentry who had just left ran back again.
After handing the officer's certificate back to Staff Officer Wang, he immediately called another soldier on duty to remove the roadblock at the door.
The efficiency was so high that Chen Mo and the other three were stunned.
Just now I was going to ask for instructions in a righteous manner, but this request came so quickly?
"Can we go in?" Luo Yaowu also felt that this efficiency was a bit too fast.
"Yes, Chief. I have already asked for instructions."
"Oh, sure!"
Luo Yaowu nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
Led by him, the four of them strode into the camp.
Chen Mo had just been here a few months ago, so compared to the other three, he was quite familiar with the place.
However, maybe it was lunchtime at that time, and there was almost no one in the entire camp.
The scorching sun was shining hard on several people.
Only ten minutes after getting off the bus, sweat was already pouring down Chen Mo's forehead.
There's nothing we can do about it, since he's wearing spring and autumn clothes.
He thought the awarding of titles should be more solemn, but unexpectedly, Director Luo was even more anxious than him. He was brought here without even having time to change his clothes.
I strolled around the camp for a while. Not only did I not see anyone else, but even the cadres that the soldiers on duty said they had reported to did not come to see me.
Luo Yaowu was somewhat embarrassed.
He stood on the main road inside the camp and waited for a while before speaking, "Is anyone familiar with the Second Battalion's headquarters? Go over to the combat duty room and take a look."
"Sir, I know."
Chen Mo spoke first, and then took a few people and walked towards the camp headquarters.
He had been to the Second Battalion before, so he was somewhat familiar with it.
However, this familiarity not only did not bring Chen Mo a sense of security, but made him increasingly uncertain.
As for the reason, there is no need to say more.
The troops in 1999 could not be compared with those in later times in many aspects, especially the armored units, which had huge vehicles and logistical support and were stationed in such a remote place as Hedong City.
Normally, if military vehicles can stay at the base obediently and not go out, they are considered to be a good unit with strict discipline.
As for why, I can’t go into detail.
The combat duty room is easier to find.
There was a sign hanging on the door. When Chen Mo and his men arrived at the door, they only saw two large bicycles parked on both sides of the door, and the door was ajar.
Chen Mo hesitated for a moment, then reached out and pushed the door open without knocking.
indoor.
An old-fashioned fan was humming. In the room of more than 20 square meters, one of the two veterans was slumped in a chair and snoring.
The other one was lying on the chessboard on the table, not even noticing the door was opened, sleeping so soundly.
See this situation.
Chen Mo's face immediately turned dark, knowing that he was in big trouble.
Director Luo went to the grassroots this time just to see if the Second Battalion could serve as the main battalion and form a temporary information battalion. How the hell is he going to report this?
As expected.
Luo Yaowu, who had just mentioned the Second Battalion with a proud look on his face, looked even darker than Chen Mo's when he saw the situation in the combat duty room.
You have to know that this happened when the sentry at the door stopped people and notified them. If there was no notification, the result would only be worse.
"Go upstairs and take a look."
Luo Yaowu squeezed out these words from between his teeth.
When he said going upstairs, he meant going to the battalion headquarters.
Chen Mo nodded and thought, since we are here, we might as well make the best of it. During the surprise inspection, many units would inevitably be caught in violations without any preparation.
There are also sentries on duty in front of the camp headquarters.
Unfortunately, this time the activity was within the camp, and Luo Yaowu did not even wait for the people on duty to stop him. With a cold face, he strode past and went straight upstairs.
It was still Staff Officer Wang who took care of the aftermath. He showed his ID, stopped the sentry, and waited downstairs in person.
Originally, as a member of the General Staff, he didn't want to get too involved in this matter.
The army pays attention to inheritance. Luo Yaowu was the former chief of staff of the Seventh Division. Even the current brigade commander and political commissar were not as good as him.
Who can say he is not qualified to inspect?
The headquarters of the Second Battalion has only three floors. The second floor has an archive room, a secretarial office, a combat readiness information room, etc. Chen Mo walked in front and pushed the doors open one by one.
As expected, there was no one on duty.
However, these are understandable. During lunch break, except for the combat duty room which needs to be manned 24 hours a day, other offices are not so strict.
You can go to the third floor.
There was still no one in Captain Liu's office and the instructor's office.
Chen Mo really couldn't think of any reason to comfort himself, so he just stood obediently in the innermost room on the third floor.
In this situation, what else can we do except leave it to fate?
Luo Yaowu glanced at the furnishings in the office. He walked to the desk with a grim face and casually scratched the messy table.
Then, he kicked the already old desk, moving it two meters sideways. With a "clang", it hit the filing cabinet next to it.
Chen Mo and Pei Shuajun looked at each other, neither of them said a word, they just stood there obediently.
Waited for about a minute.
Luo Yaowu barely calmed down his anger, grabbed the landline phone that was almost falling to the ground, and dialed a series of numbers.
at the same time.
Hedong City, in the office of Wei Jinan, commander of the 7th Armored Brigade.
Although it was lunch break, Wei Lu did not feel sleepy at all. Instead, he frowned and looked worried.
In this disarmament and reorganization, the brigade's howitzer battalion was disbanded, and the political commissar had to recuperate recently due to health reasons and is not in the brigade at the moment.
Already applying for early retirement.
The pressure of downsizing and rectification was placed on the shoulders of Wei Lieutenant General alone. Chief of Staff Feng Yunqian was also extremely busy. As the end of the month approached, he was busy with assessments and summaries of the rectification.
It can be said that there has been no peace in the 7th Armored Brigade in recent times.
Wei Jinan was smoking a cigarette while flipping through the roster and financial statements in his hands, examining them carefully.
Suddenly, a ding-ling-ling sound came from the landline on the desk.
Without even looking at the phone, he put out the cigarette and put the receiver to his ear.
"I'm Wei Jinan, if you have anything to say, please tell me!"
"Old Wei, why can't you recognize my voice?"
The call of "Old Wei" almost made Wei Jinan's brain crash.
He stared blankly for a long time before asking uncertainly, "Is it Chief of Staff Luo?"
"Haha, it's rare that you still remember me." Luo Yaowu responded with a cold face, switching the microphone to the other side and continuing: "Why, you didn't take a break in the middle of the day?"
"Hey, I don't dare to take a break. It's the end of the month and I have a lot of things to do. Haha, Luo Can, why did you think of calling me?"
"Oh! I don't want to fight you, but the people in your second battalion are sleeping so soundly. Should I talk to you about this?"
"What?!!"
Hearing that the Second Battalion was sleeping so soundly, Wei Jinan's head almost exploded, and he stood up from his office chair with a "bang".
He knew that Luo Yaowu had come to Jinyang.
But why did he suddenly go to the Second Battalion?
"Um, Luo Shen, hello? Hello!!"
Listening to the dead tone coming from the microphone, Wei Jinan held the microphone, his face changing from confused at first to angry, and then from red to blue.
Then, there was a "bang" sound and the conference table was slapped.
That guy.
The noise was so loud that it woke up the brigade clerk who was dozing off next door.
The clerk hurried to the door of the brigade commander's office. Seeing Wei Jinan's ashen face, he said with a trembling voice: "Brigade commander, you..."
"roll!"
"Right now, immediately, contact the Second Battalion and ask them where all the people are."
"Damn it! The Chief of Staff has already arrived at the unit, why hasn't anyone reported to him? Huh?"
"I shot him."
Seeing this situation, the clerk didn't dare to ask any more questions. He turned around and quickly went back to the office to start calling the Second Battalion.
At the same time, Wei Jinan set out to go to the second camp to check the situation.
Although Luo Yaowu is no longer the direct superior of the 7th Brigade, his status is still there and he has arrived at the unit. This is no trivial matter.
fortunately.
In the Second Battalion's combat duty room, there were just people sleeping, not that no one was on duty.
The old soldier who was sleeping in the chair was frightened when he heard the phone ringing.
When he grabbed the microphone, his face turned pale.
"What did you say? The Chief of Staff entered the camp? Not Chief of Staff Feng?!"
Because of information gap.
The clerk at the brigade headquarters had no idea who the "chief of staff" the brigade commander was referring to, but he knew that the brigade chief of staff was still at the brigade headquarters and had not gone out.
After hanging up the phone.
The veterans in the combat duty room felt like the sky was falling.
He didn't even care about his comrades who were still sitting beside the chessboard in a daze. He hurriedly grabbed his military cap and ran out in a hurry.
The combat duty room is a separate room, just next to the battalion headquarters, not within the battalion headquarters building complex.
When he ran to the battalion headquarters, he found a lieutenant colonel standing downstairs, and the old soldier was even more shocked.
You know, their battalion commander is only a lieutenant colonel.
The people brought by the chief of staff who are on duty downstairs are all at the same level as battalion commanders.
That’s too much?
The veteran turned and ran towards the cadres' dormitory. When he arrived at the door of the battalion commander's dormitory, he didn't even bother to knock.
He stretched out his hand and slammed the door open with a bang.
Huge movement.
The Second Battalion Commander Liu Hongyun was startled awake from his sleep. He looked up and saw that it was someone from the battalion. He raised his hand to remove the newspaper covering his belly and said angrily, "What the hell are you panicking about?"
"What's going on? Tell me!"
"Battalion Commander, something happened," the old soldier said breathlessly.
"What the hell?!!"
When Liu Hongyun heard the word "accident", he immediately became alert and jumped up from the bed.
He cursed: "Why don't you tell me to take a deep breath? You've become like this after running a few steps."
"No, Captain, the Chief of Staff is here. He should be in the Battalion Headquarters office by now."
"Chief of Staff? Which Chief of Staff?"
"Chief of Staff Qin of the military district?"
"Should, it should be."
“What the hell!!”
When Captain Liu learned that it was the military district's chief of staff who was coming, his head exploded with a buzzing sound.
The main reason is that we didn’t get any news in advance.
"Which company is on duty today? Why the hell is no one reporting in?"
"Go, have the officer on duty come see me. Oh, and tell the instructor to come downstairs and notify all the company commanders to assemble immediately."
"Oh, yes."
The veteran who came to notify the call was a little slow to react. After he had finished speaking, he remembered that it was the brigade headquarters that called.
He had no choice but to speak again: "Battalion Commander, well, Brigade Wei might be here soon. The call was made directly to the duty room from the brigade headquarters."
"What?"
Now, the sky is falling.
Liu Hongyun was almost angry to death. After all this time, it wasn't you on duty who noticed the Chief of Staff coming first?
But it was only after being notified by the higher-ups that we found out that a leader had entered the unit?
"Damn it, I'll deal with you later."
"Don't notify anyone. Immediately broadcast the announcement and assemble the entire battalion urgently."
"What are you still standing there for? Go!!"
"Ah, yes."
After receiving the order, the veteran turned around and ran. There was a large broadcast light in the combat duty room, but this thing was not usually used.
It is only used in emergency combat situations.
But the situation is scary enough now. The leader has entered the unit, and all units must be gathered as soon as possible to remedy the situation.
Liu Hongyun, who stayed in the dormitory, stood there in a daze for a long time. He still didn't understand what was going on.
Why is the chief of staff of this military region here?
What I can’t understand even more is how the person on duty at the door could let someone in so easily.
Although Liu Hongyun did not dare to say that he was very capable in leading troops, at least he was quite strict in terms of discipline and style, and he believed that there would be no problems.
It can stand up to scrutiny, but what exactly is the problem?
I didn't figure out the reason.
Captain Liu grabbed the military cap on the bedside and rushed down in a hurry. He dared to delay not because he was not in a hurry.
It was precisely because he was too anxious, but in the current situation, it was useless for him, a battalion commander, to be anxious.
The chief of staff is coming, and the brigade commander is coming too. This kind of reception work is not something he can handle alone.
After going downstairs, Liu Hongyun ran to the battalion headquarters and searched from the second floor to the third floor.
The chief of staff was nowhere to be found.
The loud broadcast had already notified everyone to assemble, so he didn't bother looking for anyone else and ran straight towards the gate.
When I arrived at the gate.
I saw the sentry on duty and the squad leader on duty standing here.
Liu Hongyun was furious. His eyes were red as he cursed, "Fuck you! The Chief of Staff is coming, why didn't anyone inform us?"
"What do you want to eat, ah!"
"Battalion Commander, I received a report that a staff officer from the General Staff Training Bureau is coming over."
"There is no chief of staff." The duty squad leader explained aggrievedly.
"A staff officer from the Training Bureau?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Hongyun was stunned.
It is understandable that the gate guard let in the staff of the Training Bureau. Firstly, it is the end of the month, and it is normal for staff to come and watch the assessment of grassroots troops.
It's not a rare thing.
Secondly, there has always been a saying in the army that a staff officer is incompetent and does not do his job well. If a staff officer does not have a leader, his farts will not even make a sound.
No matter how high his military rank is or how influential the department he comes from, as long as he is a staff officer of a military region, he will not attract much attention.
But I clearly received the news that the Chief of Staff had arrived. What was going on?
Liu Hongyun frowned, then turned to look at the private on duty and said, "Can you tell me specifically how many people came, how they got here, and what they look like?"
"Reporting to the battalion commander, there are four of them in total. The leader is a colonel, and there is also a lieutenant colonel, a captain, and a lieutenant."
The private tried hard to recall.
But this answer made Liu Hongyun even more confused.
Damn, the colonel is indeed not the military district’s Chief of Staff Qin, but he is not the Chief of Staff of the Seventh Brigade either.
Who is the person who came?
At this time, Captain Liu actually hoped that it was the chief of staff of the military region who came. After all, at least he knew the truth, so whether he was killed or cut into pieces, it would not be unfair.
But not knowing who it is is more difficult than knowing.
What the hell should I do?
It was right over there with the second battalion commander, when things were still in a mess.
Chen Mo had already accompanied Director Luo out of the battalion headquarters and arrived at the first company's base.
A loud broadcast announcing an emergency assembly is not as simple as wearing a hat and tightening a belt. This kind of assembly is a wartime assembly.
There was no one in the camp just now.
Accompanied by the sound of the assembly call.
The company's dispatching sergeant, with a command whistle in his mouth and a flag in his hand, ordered nine Type 96 tanks, four armored personnel carriers and two Type 141 personnel carriers to follow orders.
Drive out of the parking lot in an orderly manner.
Chen Mo, Luo Yaowu and others were standing not far from the company's artillery range, watching the company's dispatch.
Boom!
Accompanied by the tanks leaving the warehouse.
The surrounding ground began to shake slightly, fine dust visible to the naked eye jumped on the ground, and the 1,000-horsepower armored monster roared.
The smoke emitted from the exhaust port instantly filled the air with a strong smell of diesel.
"Communication test!"
"Tank 1 is normal!"
"Tank 2 is normal!"
"It's normal to act cool!"
"Luck 1 is normal!"
“.”
A company of fifteen mixed tanks passed by the few people.
The sounds of communication debugging could be heard faintly.
Chen Mo was a little jealous. Few men could resist the temptation of such a big armored guy. He had studied armored communications at the base for two months.
I have always focused on academic subjects and have never had the opportunity to come into contact with tanks. Now, I finally see one.
Luo Yaowu looked on expressionlessly.
From the time the loud announcement was made to the time the tanks were shipped out of the warehouse, the entire company took less than ten minutes, about eight or nine minutes.
In such a short time.
One of the companies of the Second Battalion was able to complete the organization, testing, and plan allocation. Director Luo could not find any fault with such efficiency.
The saying goes, "Look at the formation when you go out and the housekeeping when you come in" can measure the combat effectiveness and execution ability of a unit.
But if armored units can achieve this level, it can also reflect the combat effectiveness of a unit.
See these.
Luo Yaowu's expression was finally not so ugly anymore.
"Let's go and see what this Second Battalion is going to do."
Director Luo waved his hand and took a few people with him to follow the convoy.
There will definitely not be only one company in this kind of collection.
Everyone in the battalion, from the battalion commander to the cooks, must take action.
After following the convoy for a while, we found that the mixed vehicle group was parked near the ammunition depot, and teams of soldiers were busy moving or carrying items from the ammunition depot.
Chen Mo looked a little strange.
In fact, everyone knew what was going on when they suddenly gathered for an emergency meeting. It was because the Second Battalion discovered that the leader was inspecting, so they came up with this to remedy the situation.
At this time, I'm afraid the cadres in the camp are looking for them everywhere.
But even if it's to remedy the situation, there's no need to make such a big fuss.
You know, the ammunition stored in the army's ammunition depot cannot be moved easily.
Some types of artillery shells require dedicated personnel to supervise them from distribution to storage, and they can only be deployed when ordered from above.
During routine exercises, this part of the ammunition cannot be taken out of the warehouse. Once it is used, it must be used or destroyed and must never be put into the warehouse again.
A battalion may not seem like a large battle group.
However, the cost of ammunition consumed in each wartime assembly ranges from hundreds of thousands to millions.
Although the 7th Armored Brigade is richer than the motorized infantry units, it cannot suffer such a huge loss just because of an inspection.
Isn’t this too wasteful?
When Chen Mo was wondering, he didn't notice that another group of soldiers came running over to help carry the ammunition.
A private running at the back didn't notice anything wrong with Chen Mo at first. When he ran up to him, he subconsciously took a look and his eyes suddenly widened.
Even her voice was trembling: "Deputy class leader?!!"
"Why are you here?"
Hearing the noise, Chen Mo turned his head to look at the person who was speaking, and recognized the dark and strong soldier in front of him at a glance. It was Zhu Gaituan, his comrade-in-arms from Class 8 when he was in the Taocun recruit company.
"Change group, haha, it's really you."
"I am the deputy class leader, you..."
Before Zhu Gaituan could finish his words, the veteran who was leading the team at the front turned around and glared at him.
Zhu Gaituan was so scared that he quickly shut up, but his eyes were still rolling around, obviously looking at the person next to Chen Mo.
There are rules for queues, and there is no need to return greetings while marching, let alone during an emergency assembly.
The man leading the team was obviously the squad leader. He looked at Chen Mo, then at Luo Yaowu. He had been running in such a hurry that he hadn't noticed the people standing on the side of the road, each one of them higher in rank than the other.
The veteran saluted hurriedly: "Hello, Chief!"
"Well, you're welcome. Just go about your business." Luo Yaowu replied.
Chen Mo winked at Zhu Gaituan, signaling him to get back to work. As long as the Second Battalion was really selected, there would be plenty of opportunities to meet them in the future.
There's no need to rush.
The current situation is indeed not suitable for reminiscing about the past.
Zhu Gaituan looked at Chen Mo's shoulder straps with one bar and two stars, his face full of curiosity. Unfortunately, with the veteran squad leader watching him, he didn't dare say anything.
I had no choice but to follow the team and run towards the ammunition depot.
"Haha, Chief of Staff, what a rare guest."
As Zhu Gaituan left, a military vehicle drove over and Wei Jinan, commander of the 7th Armored Brigade, got out of the vehicle with a big smile on his face.
The battalion commander, political instructor, and several company commanders of the second battalion all ran over.
He was sweating profusely and didn't even dare to raise his head, as if he had committed a serious mistake.
When Brigade Wei came up to him, he put away the smile on his face, stood at attention solemnly, raised his hand and saluted: "Hello, Chief of Staff."
"Okay, that's been years in the past."
Luo Yaowu returned the greeting, then shook his head, his expression becoming somewhat gloomy.
"Old Wei, is this what's left of the former Second Infantry Regiment?"
"From my perspective, this is a serious problem."
Luo Yaowu's words were truly shameless, as he said that there were problems with work style in front of the brigade commander, battalion commander, and company commander.
This is tantamount to a slap in the face of the entire unit.
Even if the military district chief of staff came, he would never speak like this unless he was extremely angry.
"However, I just saw that the company's order was pretty good. Chen Mo, in front of me, has more than once strongly recommended your Second Battalion for its good performance and strong combat effectiveness. I'm quite happy."
"Now it seems that it is still a little bit worse."
Luo Yaowu criticized and Wei Jinan smiled awkwardly. It was because Director Luo was a few years older than him and was also the leader of the old Seventh Division.
Even though he is the brigade commander, he has to listen to people's criticism.
Originally.
Chen Mo always believed that this inspection had nothing to do with him.
But I don’t know why, ever since Director Luo said that it was he who recommended the Second Battalion.
A group of company commanders and instructors behind Wei Jinan all cast vicious glances at Chen Mo.
My goodness, the way he gnashed his teeth looked like he wanted to eat him alive.
Noticed the gazes of those cadres.
Chen Mo was obviously stunned, and felt a little confused.
This, isn't right.
What, I have enemies here too? ! !
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