They are all in the army, who is in love?

Chapter 366: Digging dry latrines on rainy days, grand arrangements for competition

As the seventh group of people arrived, several groups from behind arrived one after another.

Chen Ming felt that the distance traveled in this half hour was definitely more than three thousand meters, but no one was bothered at this time.

Yes or no, both have reached the competition area.

Compared to the place where we got off the bus just now, this place is even more empty and desolate. Except for tents, there is almost empty wasteland everywhere.

"All comrades, go to your respective group's tent according to the group, and put your backpacks in your respective bunks."

"There is a number plate on the bunk. Take off the armband and replace the number plate. It takes ten minutes."

"The leaders of each group come and sign up. Those who have not chosen a group leader will be recommended as soon as possible."

In the distance, people from the inspection team were loudly arranging follow-up work, and Chen Ming couldn't care less about looking around.

You’re here, you can make whatever arrangements you want.

It's just that this competition doesn't really seem that easy. It's different from all the previous competitions he's been exposed to, and he doesn't have any experience to refer to.

"You go to tent No. [-] first, it's over there." Zheng Hongyu, the leader of the seventh team, arranged for the team members to set off.

Chen Ming followed the flow of people. At this time, it rained harder. As the saying goes, spring rain is as precious as oil. It is really rare to encounter such a heavy rainy day in this season.

It seems designed specifically to add difficulty to the competition.

Each group of people walked to different tents. The atmosphere at the competition site was very depressing. Although they had just conducted a three-thousand-meter warm-up race, all the participants knew that it would not be so easy to pass the test this time.

It's just the first day, I don't know what I will face in the future.

Arriving at the big tent marked No. [-], Chen Ming took a look and saw that there were exactly twenty bunks here.

Raindrops fell on the top of the tent, making a constant crackling sound, and the inside was even more humid.

"Oh, look at this arrangement, the higher-ups are really planning to make us remember our sorrows and think about our sweetness."

One of the colonels said with a smile.

"Just remember. We will do whatever the superiors arrange. It will take at most three days. When we first came to the military camp, the conditions were not much better than this."

"Yes, the soldiers now are much better than ours at that time. I just don't know why the academy chose this place. I remember that not far from Shimen, there were many abandoned military camps that were reorganized and abandoned in the past few years. No units use them. Since it is an isolated competition , wouldn’t it be better to choose those air force battalions?”

"You don't know this, right?" Deputy team leader Guo Canhui heard the discussion among several people and said with a smile: "I have a fellow student who works in the college."

"He doesn't know much about the subjects of this competition. It's not that the higher-ups did a good job of keeping it secret, but the notification was too hasty."

"It is said that in the past few days, the Joint Warfare College, as well as the Military Medical College in Shimen, including other military academies, have mobilized many student soldiers to cooperate with this competition."

"Anyway, let's all be prepared. This subject is really not easy. I guess it was planned by the Military Staff Department."

"No matter who planned it, they are all here. Let's wait and see what arrangements will be made when Lao Zheng comes back. The competition will start on the first day. I guess there won't be any difficult subjects."

"That's hard to say."

Several veteran chiefs of staff obviously knew each other, and they chatted with each other. Chen Ming and most of them just listened and did not participate.

After all, the several war zones in Nuo Da were divided into different groups, and not everyone knew each other.

Chen Ming has nothing to say about the environment. He has come to participate in the competition. There is nothing to be picky about. Just obey the orders and follow the instructions.

The bunk he chose was No. 11. There was a quilt on it, and the number plate was easy to identify. It was 7-11. Just by looking at the number plate, he knew the group and the number of the members.

The armbands were removed and this thing was affixed, and if the contestants didn't know each other, they couldn't tell who was from which army.

The ten minutes of preparation time passed quickly.

Before the group members in their tent could gather, the group leader Zheng Hongyu opened the door curtain from the outside and pulled a cart in.

There were more than a dozen shovels and some baskets on the car, which made a group of people in the tent stunned.

Even Chen Ming was stunned. What kind of show was this?

Can I still use a shovel in a competition?

"Come and help me, Lao Guo, don't even look at me. I just said above that the rain is too heavy this time, which will affect the progress of the competition."

"So the competition was postponed for three hours. I don't know who came up with the idea, so each of our groups dug their own sweat toilets on a rainy day."

"It is said that we have to compete here for three days, so we have to dig. The location of the dry toilet is five hundred meters away due north, and there is a flat terrain there."

"Lao Guo, you arrange for people to leave. I will register the number plate corresponding to the person's name."

Digging dry latrines? ! !

After the team leader's words fell, not only Chen Ming was stunned, but everyone in the tent looked at the one-meter-long small shovel on the trolley.

Isn't this just torture?

"Don't be stunned and hurry up. After digging, you have to sign a style and discipline guarantee letter group by group. It will be very troublesome in all aspects of the competition."

Zheng Hongyu urged.

Throwing away the trolley in his hand, he took out the roster from his arms and started registering numbers one by one.

It was impossible to hide away. Chen Ming picked up a shovel and waved it twice. There were so many regiment-level officials here who could dig toilets. There was nothing he couldn't dig.

But to be honest, he has never done poaching in all the years he has been in the army. Under normal circumstances, only the eliminated personnel will be arranged to go out to poach during combat exercises.

In the past, the army often changed places for training. I never stayed in one place for too long, so I really never dug.

Unexpectedly, after such a long time, I was already a deputy regiment-level cadre. I came here to participate in a competition, but I was directly assigned to dig toilets.

The people who came up with this idea were probably of high rank, and had suffered a lot when they joined the army.

As Chen Ming moved, others began to pick up shovels and baskets one after another. After registering their number plates, they opened the tent curtain and walked outside.

At this time, teams were setting off in groups in the distance. There was a rain curtain, so they couldn't see clearly. It felt like there were people everywhere nearby.

"Let's go, it's really evil, running from south to north to dig dry latrines."

Deputy team leader Guo Canhui greeted everyone with a smile. With him taking the lead, the people behind him became less reserved and brought shovels and baskets with them.

A group of people set off in a mighty manner against the rain.

Digging dry latrines in the army is very particular, and it cannot be solved by just digging a hole in any place.

First of all, the dry toilet must be dug away from water sources. Regardless of whether conditions permit or not, nearby water sources must not be polluted.

Secondly, it should not be too close to the camp, but it should not be too far either. A distance of [-] meters like this is really rare.

And I had to identify the wind direction before me, and it had to be downwind, otherwise the whole camp would be in trouble.

Digging dry latrines is not an important military operation, but it is indispensable. When Chen Ming and others arrived at the location, it was not just the personnel of each group who were in action.

Hundreds of people from the inspection team are also digging.

"It seems like it's been raining too hard, so the superiors have temporarily decided to let us come and dig as well. This is good, just to stretch our muscles."

Deputy team member Guo Canhui glanced at the busy positions of other teams, pointed to the extended section, and said: "Let's go, comrades, let's remember the pain and think about the sweetness."

"Walk"

The heavy rain was still falling, spring thunder was rolling, and there seemed to be a big hole in the sky.

It rains less in spring than in summer, which is really rare.

There is no one to supervise this work, but no one is lazy. Chen Ming is also wielding the shovel with great enthusiasm.

No matter how high your position is in your own unit or how powerful your skills are, it won't work here.

There are no soldiers under his command to keep an eye on him, so there is nothing he can't let go of.

All the officers wore raincoats and swung their arms to dig vigorously. The dry toilet was quite simple to dig, and there was no plan to build a wooden frame. It was only about thirty or forty centimeters wide, and it was enough to dig a little deeper.

Time passed little by little, the rain gradually became lighter, and the sky finally began to clear up.

The site of digging dry latrines was a sight to behold. After the rain stopped, the view was unobstructed. There were four to five hundred people on site wielding shovels. The originally flat area was dug into rugged corners, like an intricate tunnel.

beep. beep beep

When the whistle sounded, the people who were digging the dry toilet stopped collectively.

Chen Ming dropped the shovel on the ground, took off his raincoat, clenched it into a ball, picked up the shovel and started rushing towards the tent.

The people in each group of competitions also started to rush. No one was relaxed at this time. The weather cleared, which meant that the real competition was about to begin.

"All participating comrades will be divided into groups and gather inside the big tent in the middle."

"Quickly." In tent No. [-], the team leader Zheng Hongyu hurried over from a distance and shouted: "Hurry up, hurry up and gather. The black-faced deputy dean of the Joint Warfare College is here, together with the Army Chief of Staff of the Military Department. I’m here to personally supervise the progress of this competition.”

"Today's first item has been finalized, shooting. For the second item, we have drawn the subject for the whole group to participate in, the communication equipment assessment."

"I'm really not very lucky, everyone, be prepared."

Hearing the team leader's announcement, Chen Ming's heart moved. He was no stranger to the two invigilators this time.

Not to mention the black-faced deputy dean, Lin Qingyuan from the Joint Warfare College was known to many military officers and was famous for being selfless.

As for Feng Hongyi, Chief of Army Staff of the Military Department, he also knew the commander he met when the director arranged for him to attend a review meeting after the joint military training.

I once said a few words to him at night. Under the starry sky in southern Xinjiang that night, I talked about the mission of soldiers in the new era and the responsibilities of soldiers.

It touched him a lot.

To be honest, Chen Ming didn't know much about soldiers before, and most of his efforts were just to stay in the army for a long time.

Just to prevent myself from being eliminated.

I have never considered before why I want to be a soldier, and what kind of mentality and state a soldier should have to meet or cater to this era.

At that time, he had not thought about this yet, so when a high-ranking chief suddenly appeared and spoke to him, he was naturally deeply moved.

Unexpectedly, I would see him again today.

As for the competition subjects, Chen Ming was a little speechless. Shooting is one of the types that can never be avoided in military competitions.

After all, it involves the "game", so I can't avoid shooting, but I am really not in the mood at this time.

No way, no one who has been swinging a shovel for three hours is out of shape. Even Chen Ming found it difficult to hold a pen with his right hand at this time.

As for the communication equipment assessment, Chen Ming was quite confident. This was a task that grassroots staff officers, mostly concentrated at the battalion level and below, needed to do.

It had not been long since he resigned as the chief staff officer of the Tiger Wolf Battalion, and he had not even forgotten about the guy who was eating.

He knows everything, but he doesn't know how to take the test. If the competition is based on teams, no matter how proficient he is, if one of them makes a mistake, the team will be destroyed.

I hope others can also have a more solid foundation.

Chen Ming shook his head and quickly changed out of his rubber shoes. The rain had stopped and it would be uncomfortable to wear this again.

"Quick, hurry, everyone, go to the big tent in the middle to gather. The first item I just talked about is shooting. Only personal results will be recorded."

"Five bullets must hit the red heart to be considered a perfect score. If there is one miss, even if your score is forty-five, it will be invalid."

"Everyone pay attention to this."

"First go to the big tent in the middle to sign the work style and discipline guarantee form. After signing, go to the inspector to register the number plate and prepare for the first shooting test."

"I don't know if the scores will be recorded for the 3-kilometer cross-country just now, but this time the scores will definitely be recorded. Points that are given away for free, don't give up."

Free points?

Several officers in the tent almost opened their mouths and cursed when they heard this.

If you describe it like this in normal times, then there's really nothing wrong with it. Now that you've become the chief of staff, who can be so bad at marksmanship?

It can be said that many of the people present are veterans in playing 81. With two guns in both hands, it is not difficult to hit the red heart within a hundred meters.

There is a limited number of target practice in the army, and that is only for new soldiers.

A large-scale gun shooting is conducted to select the outstanding ones to continue their studies. Those with better marksmanship, or those who are more talented the first time, will have enough bullets.

Most of the remaining soldiers can usually continue to do other things after getting familiar with the situation.

After all, the army is so large and there are many places where people are needed. Not everyone can be a sharpshooter, and there cannot be so many sharpshooters.

Professional things cultivate professional people. Many people think that there are very few opportunities for target practice in the army. It can only be said that the talent in this area is not good. When they first came into contact, their grades were too poor and they were not focused on training.

When Chen Ming and the others are at this level, they can't just shoot as many bullets as they want. At least there are so many opportunities to shoot that they don't want to shoot.

Shooting is not difficult, but what is difficult is that they have just finished digging the dry toilet.

It is required that the red heart must be hit to be considered as a result. Normally, points are awarded, but today, it is difficult to say.

A group of people with ugly faces came out of the tent, gathered into more people, and entered the big tent in the middle.

Chen Ming was lined up at the back of the seventh group. When he came in, he happened to see two leaders standing in the front row of the big tent.

One of them he was familiar with was Lin Qingyuan. He stared at the officer who came in expressionlessly, as if he couldn't smile.

The other one is Feng Hongyi.

Compared to Lin Qingyuan, Feng Hongyi's expression was much kinder. He even nodded and smiled when he noticed Chen Ming coming in. Obviously, the other party knew that the captain's chief staff officer whom he had met a few years ago had already run to participate in the competition.

When he met Chen Ming back then, he felt a little regretful, saying that the major military regions did not carry out activities to train staff officers during that period.

Otherwise, you can suggest Chen Ming to sign up and learn. After all, among the younger generation of officers, there are still a few who dare to put aside various restrictions and dare to fight.

Encountering such a person who doesn't play by the rules, dares to lead the troops in the battle with the Blue Army, penetrates into the host Blue Army's lair, and destroys the baggage warehouse.

Feng Hongyi still admires the officer who finally disrupted the director's arrangements.

Now that they met again, after a few years, Chen Ming had already found a place in the army. He was not the same person who just rushed back without caring about anything.

After nodding slightly as a greeting, Feng Hongyi turned his gaze elsewhere.

When the strange old man saw Chen Ming, he rarely took another glance, but that was all.

After queuing up to enter the big tent, Chen Ming was even more shocked by the layout inside.

When I was outside, I saw that this tent was rectangular, with a length of thirty to forty meters, and it was expected to be able to accommodate a hundred or ten people.

Now that I actually walked inside, I realized that my judgment was not comprehensive.

Just looking at the rows of computer desks that have been placed in recent years, with more than a dozen connected computers in a row, and extending into more than a dozen rows, this place is enough to accommodate everyone participating in the competition.

What a generous move, Chen Ming couldn't help but sigh.

For this competition, let’s not talk about the news obtained by the deputy team in the morning. It is said that many military academies in Shimen sent student soldiers to jointly participate in this competition, which affected some subjects.

Just saying that setting up such a large tent, providing network vehicles, and power supply vehicles is not a small project.

Chen Ming has been well-informed since he entered the military camp as a soldier, but facing the scale of possible use in this competition and the scale of use already made him speechless.

This is not a large-scale military training, it is just a competition venue for more than [-] chiefs of staff.

It's really awesome.

"All comrades, sit down according to the groups and start to sign the disciplinary pledge. Remember to write down your name and license plate number."

"After signing, give your disciplinary guarantee letter to the team leader, and then you can go outside to participate in the shooting competition."

"I repeat once again, in the shooting competition, the results will only be recorded if all the bullets cannot hit the target. The recorded results must be witnessed by the examiner, the inspection team, and the recorder before they can be officially recorded."

"If any comrade has doubts during the competition or needs to report something, he or she can approach the combat inspection team."

"Okay, let's start signing."

Chen Ming found a seat and sat down, handing out a two-page guarantee letter.

There's nothing to see in this thing. It's most likely that it involves some subjects in later competitions that can't be shared, so there's no need to read it carefully.

Chen Ming wrote down his name and number plate on the record, stood up and handed the guarantee letter to the team leader, and was ready to leave.

When he follows the crowd, he can remain unknown. But when he can score points in a competition, he must fight for it.

The shooting ranges are all temporarily set up, with chest ring targets and a visual measurement of [-] meters. The difficulty is average for the officers participating in the competition.

The rules are very simple, that is, come to the shooting range to find the inspection team members, register the number plate, receive a Type 95-1 automatic rifle, and wait for shooting.

Maybe it was intentional, maybe the rainy day did change the rules.

Anyway, when Chen Ming's registration was finished and he was standing behind waiting, he could clearly see that the wrists of several people around him were shaking slightly when they were shooting.

This is not good.

They were all symptoms of losing strength in my arms after digging a toilet for too long.

Chen Ming shook his arm to feel his condition, and then looked at the time monitor next to him, feeling something was not good.

This giving away points may be the rhythm of giving away points abruptly.

(End of this chapter)