Chapter 27 Which link went wrong?
"One, two, three, four, one, two, three, four, like a song."
"Green Camp, Green Camp, taught me..."
In the dormitory of Class 8, Chen Mo held a piece of manuscript paper with a military song copied on it and showed it to the other recruits who came over.
Everyone watched and hummed together.
These are the lyrics of the pre-meal song he specially wrote down when he was studying in Class 7.
The voices of the new recruits were not loud, let alone inspiring.
But the key is focus.
After all, I have been listening to the people in the next dormitory singing for a long time. It’s just a few lyrics over and over again, and it’s not difficult to remember.
Because they were too engrossed, even Chen Mo didn't notice when the dormitory door was pushed open.
Lao Pao walked in, his expression had not changed much compared to before the meeting.
He glanced across the dormitory, seeing the quilts that had just been folded and placed on their beds, as well as Chen Mo, the new recruit whom the company commander and the brigade's political commissar had bothered to teach well.
He is working hard to complete the task that I just assigned him, which is to learn and teach songs.
The knot between Lao Pao's eyebrows slowly disappeared, and then he raised his hand and patted it, saying: "Stop for a moment."
"How's your learning going? Can you sing it from beginning to end?"
The sudden question interrupted a group of recruits who were humming with their heads together.
Everyone looked up, looking blankly at the squad leader who suddenly appeared.
Chen Mo immediately put away the paper and responded: "Report to the squad leader, I just tried to practice a few times and I am familiar with it."
"Being familiar is not enough." Zhou Yongjie shook his head when he heard that.
He placed his hands on his hips, staring at the group, and continued, "When singing a military song, one must express a person's spirit. I don't ask you to sing beautifully, nor do I expect you to sing in unison."
"But the voice must be loud and powerful, the singing must be powerful, and you must have the confidence to overwhelm the crowd."
"Without these, you can only wait to go hungry compared to other classes."
"Come on, Chen Mo, you take the lead and everyone else should sing along. Even if we're just walking around, we have to do it with momentum."
Lao Pao originally planned to check on the class's song learning progress and watch them practice the tunes.
Even Chen Mo was so angry that he was about to roar when a sharp whistle suddenly came from downstairs.
“Beep-beep!!”
"Each class, arrange for the duty officer to gather downstairs."
Hearing the noise, Lao Pao looked at Chen Mo and waved his hand: "Go."
"I told you what you need to do during the meal. If you don't understand, there will be other veterans to teach you."
"yes."
After responding, Chen Mo left the dormitory as the new recruits from Class 8 eagerly watched him.
These new recruits just arrived at the barracks and don’t understand many things, but they are not stupid.
When I'm on duty, I just set the dishes and do some work that is not even considered physical work. It's relaxing just by listening to it.
But some people have already vaguely guessed that something is wrong as to what they will face next.
Anyway, as soon as Chen Mo left the dormitory and went downstairs, bursts of howling like pigs being slaughtered came from the direction of Class 8.
The sound was like a surging wave, one layer higher than the other.
It's really hard work.
Chen Mo grinned. He was actually a little grateful to the duty monitor for calling him in time.
After reporting the class, squad leader's name, and your own name to the veteran in charge of statistics.
Only then did Chen Mo follow the duty team to the cafeteria.
At this time, it was completely dark and all the street lights in the camp were turned on.
A group of new recruits walked towards the canteen, casting long shadows on the cement road.
It is said that the dusk in the mountains easily reminds people of the past.
Although the Taocun military camp is not in the mountains, I am wearing the familiar military uniform again, and the unique singing sounds of the military camp are lingering in my ears.
Chen Mo's thoughts still wandered.
It reminded him of some past events, some experiences that were buried deep in his heart, and which he would only uncover at night to savor carefully.
"Scholar?!"
Just as Chen Mo was about to reach the canteen door, two veterans suddenly called him from the left.
Both of them were corporals, and Chen Mo knew one of them. He was the third squad leader who was fooled by Lao Pao when the whole company was assembled.
He couldn't recognize the other one; he looked quite unfamiliar.
"Old Wang, find someone to take care of the dishes for Class 8. I have something to ask the scholar."
The third squad leader greeted the veteran on duty, and without waiting for Chen Mo's disagreement, he pulled his arm, and the three of them bypassed the main entrance of the cafeteria and went straight to the vegetable garden at the back.
Seeing Chen Mo asking nothing along the way and just following when asked, he didn't show any awkwardness or uneasiness of a new recruit at all.
On the contrary, he was quite calm.
The squad leader grinned, then raised his hand and patted Chen Mo on the shoulder and said, "Good boy, no wonder the company commander is so optimistic about you. Even the old gunner specifically asked for you. You are just better than me leading those bastards."
"My name is Peng Wei, you can call me Squad Leader Peng."
"Hello, Sergeant Peng." Chen Mo grinned and laughed.
Peng Wei scratched his head, then put his hands on his hips and said in a low voice: "Scholar, I want to ask you something."
"Your squad leader just came back from the meeting. Did he say anything to you?"
"No, I will supervise the singing after I go back." Chen Mo responded truthfully.
In fact, he guessed something must have happened when he saw the company notifying all squad leaders to hold a meeting.
It’s just a grassroots company, how can there be nothing going on?
Chen Mo felt that as a new recruit, even if something happened, it would have little to do with him.
But after hearing what he said, Peng Wei looked at another veteran, and both of them had an expression of "as expected".
Chen Mo felt that he might have guessed wrong.
Before he had a chance to think about it, Peng Wei, this unethical guy, took out a cigarette from his pocket in front of him. The two veterans shared it, and it had nothing to do with him at all.
Squad Leader Peng continued, puffing smoke from his nostrils: "Scholar, your old squad leader has that kind of temper. Even if the sky falls, he can still keep his composure."
"We just had a company meeting and they said that this year you recruits will likely be competing with other units. If I say too much, you won't understand."
"Anyway, just remember, our 7th Armored Brigade is competing against their 82nd Brigade. There's a jerk named An Zhentao in the 82nd Brigade who was beaten by the old gunners before."
"The two of them have a personal grudge, and that bastard An Zhentao happens to be bringing in new recruits this year. Your squad leader definitely can't do anything about it, but you, a scholar, have to fight for Class Eight's reputation."
"Contact training is about to begin. I heard you did some preparation before joining the army. Make sure you do it well and don't embarrass your class."
As Peng Wei spoke, he pointed to the veteran beside him and said, "See? This is the squad leader of the new recruit company."
"We have already discussed it. Every company and squad must work harder. No matter what, we must not let our veterans lose face."
"You guys in Class 8 have to fight for your reputation, don't you understand?"
Faced with the rapid-fire instructions from the third squad leader, Chen Mo's expression gradually became a little stunned.
Isn’t the 82nd Brigade his old unit in his previous life?
But who is An Zhentao?
He had no impression of this person. If he could have a conflict with Lao Paozi, he must be an old man as well.
In his previous life, Chen Mo was just a new recruit in one of the companies. Perhaps this person was in another company, so it was understandable that he had never been heard of.
Chen Mo was sure that they could compete with the 7th Tank Division for new recruits.
This definitely didn't happen in my previous life.
But seeing that the third squad leader spoke with such confidence, it didn't seem like he was lying. Moreover, he was an old soldier and came to see him privately, so there was no need to lie to him with big words.
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