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

Chapter 420: Old things are brought up again, and Master Wang is depressed and angry

Chen Ming had always had speculations about his previous transfer to the Firepower Department, but it was hard to ask.

Maybe it's just a word from the old man that affects how his appointment is not that complicated, what is the current development of the Strategic Assault Division, and the final direction of the pilot unit.

It may already be clear above.

While making tea, the grandfather and grandson no longer talked about official matters, but studied the tea ceremony and calligraphy with great interest.

Chen Ming knew everything about drinking tea, but basically knew nothing about it.

But the old man is quite experienced in calligraphy, but among the older generation, the hand holding the gun is rarely able to hold the pen steady at the same time.

The old man was quite surprised that Chai Yansong's calligraphy was slightly inferior to Chen Ming's in terms of strength and heat.

He had heard his granddaughter Chai Shuyao say before that Chen Ming wrote Spring Festival couplets to the whole village during the New Year, but he didn't pay much attention to it at the time.

The Spring Festival couplets were meant to be festive and the calligraphy requirements were not too high. He thought Chen Ming was just interested in studying them.

But he didn't expect that Chen Ming's attainments were far higher than he imagined.

On the table in the study room, Chai Yansong picked up the rice paper and looked at the words "Blood pours youth, responsibility builds the Great Wall" written by Chen Ming, raising his arms left and right to read.

After a while, he commented: "The so-called calligraphy uses the pen as the sword and the ink as the edge."

"Use paper as a shield and follow your heart to achieve smooth flow."

"You and I are both soldiers, so there is no need to write everything in military-related terms."

"You wrote this calligraphy well, but it was too deliberate, and the lines seemed not so strong and soft, rigid, and without a lively atmosphere."

"If I guess correctly, this is Niutoushan's mission this year. Has it brought you uneasy pressure?"

"Yes, Grandpa."

Chen Ming nodded and admitted.

It has to be said that people become more refined with age. Although he is not a master in calligraphy, he is still enough to gain a foothold in one continent and one country.

Be able to make a name for yourself.

It's just that any hobbies, such as playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting, can only be done as one pleases when the passion arises. He has something to worry about in his heart.

What you write and express will naturally be stiff and unnatural.

"Well, it's normal to work hard. How to do it since the war zone has given you trust, without too many restrictions or explicit instructions."

"Just do it with confidence and boldness. Don't be afraid of wolves in the front and tigers in the back. This is not the character that young people should have."

"Let's go and sit outside." Chai Yansong put the rice paper in his hand on the table. He knew that Chen Ming was restless at this time and couldn't write well, so there was no need to force it.

Just when the two of them were about to continue making tea.

Chai Shuyao started shouting outside.

"Grandpa, it's time to eat."

"Chen Ming, come out with grandpa quickly, it's time to eat."

"Eat?" Chai Yansong looked up at the clock in the study room, which only pointed to four o'clock in the afternoon.

He couldn't help but said happily: "Let's go, I didn't expect that an old man like me would benefit from you and be able to have such an early dinner."

"You ran back from Longya and reported to the Army Headquarters. Didn't you eat on the way?"

Chai Yansong asked cheerfully, not expecting Chen Ming to respond. He rolled up his sleeves and went out to wash his hands.

As for Chen Ming himself, he had nothing to say and just followed behind to wash his hands.

Now that I come here again, I am no longer as restrained as the first time, but it is also impossible to be as free as I am at my own home.

During the meal, the old man read the newspaper while eating, as if he was not too hungry and wanted to save some food.

Grandma Yang Lanying would pick up food for her granddaughter one day, and then pick up food for her grandson-in-law. She hesitated several times.

Chai Yansong realized that something was not right about the atmosphere at the dinner table. He glanced at the three of them, put away the newspaper and said, "If you have something to tell your child, then tell it quickly."

"As the director of the Propaganda Department, Yaoyao is also Xiao Chen's wife. At this time, Xiao Chen is busy at work and cannot stay at home for too long."

"You have to go back early tomorrow morning. If you have anything to say, just say it. Don't hide it."

"Otherwise, if I want to talk tomorrow, I can only do it on the phone."

"You old man, you knew I was going to ask, why didn't you say anything." Grandma Yang Lanying complained with a smile.

He looked at his granddaughter with kind eyes.

Just this look made Chen Ming's scalp numb immediately, because this look was so familiar to him.

This is a sign that mothers have often urged their children in recent years.

really.

Grandma looked at her granddaughter with a smile, which made Chai Shuyao feel uncomfortable. She laughed dryly and said, "Grandma, what do you have to say?"

"Chen Ming and I are listening, right Chen Ming?"

"Well, listen." Chen Ming lowered his head to eat, what else could he say.

"Yao Yao, grandma is getting older and her legs and feet are getting more and more inconvenient. You young people have work to do. I know and understand this."

"I don't expect you to come back to see me often, but Yaoyao, you are not young anymore. You and Xiao Chen should have a child."

"I know that your father-in-law and mother-in-law are busy with business now. If it is inconvenient to take care of the child then, just send it to grandma, and grandma will look after it for you."

After all, he comes from a big family, and even things like nurturing children are very vague.

We really can't blame Chen Ming for not caring about this matter. Not long after they got married, he went to study for further studies. He was left in the border logistics for more than a year without seeing each other.

After I came back, I went to Fuzhou. They both lived in dormitories at first and were separated for a long time. The assigned house was not built yet. It was finally built and decorated last year, and it took half a year to ventilate.

Time is running out, and it has been four years since the wedding. It is reasonable for the old man to be anxious.

Chai Shuyao was born in a military family, and was influenced by her family since she was a child, so she acted less coquettishly.

When she heard her grandma ask, she thought about it seriously, nodded and said, "Grandma, don't worry."

"The houses we live in have been settled this year, and Chen Ming and I also have plans. If nothing else happens, we will definitely bring back a fat boy or girl for you before the Chinese New Year."

"Haha, okay, okay, let's eat some food." Yang Lanying got the answer she wanted and happily served her granddaughter some food.

The old man picked up the newspaper again. As a grandfather, he was embarrassed to rush his granddaughter, and he couldn't ask Chen Ming.

Once it's settled, it's done.

No need to ask.

While Chen Ming was eating, he couldn't help but give his wife a thumbs up. Sincerity is really a surefire skill.

The last time his mother asked a question, he was the one who responded, but the answer was a complete mess. You know it was so simple, so he just said it again.

After a meal.

Since dinner was early, Chen Ming accompanied Chai Shuyao and the others out of No. 2 Courtyard and went shopping and eating at the night market in the lively streets of Jinling.

Leisure time is always short. Early the next morning, after breakfast, Chen Ming said goodbye to his old man and grandma, took his wife with him, and ran to the hotel to call Lao Xiong again.

The three of them set off and returned to Fuzhou.

After this trip, Chen Ming's mission was to go to the 71st Army to attend the opening ceremony of the sports meeting, and to go to Longya to discuss the establishment of the Skynet system.

Stop by the Army Headquarters to make a report.

It was natural to go back after all the work was done, but what he didn't expect was that this time he got out unexpectedly.

That's what the old man said. The war zone has once again submitted an application for promotion to the military department for approval.

Since the old man told him this, it was a 100% success. He was promoted to colonel and became a regiment-level cadre, which was in line with his current position configuration of brigade chief of staff.

This year, he is thirty years old. He has been in the army for eleven years and has been promoted to colonel. This is a situation that Chen Ming has never imagined before.

It can't be said that he hasn't thought about it. He thought much more than this. When he was twenty-six years old, he still wanted to hang pine branches, but that was just a thought.

You know, military career, for many people, whether they are promoted or graduates of military schools, most captains are a hurdle.

Of course, this hurdle has blocked 90% of people.

The only remaining hurdle is to become a colonel, at the regimental level.

If you can cross over, as long as you don't make any principled mistakes, you can basically add another star and work until you are nearly fifty years old.

But the most difficult thing is the third hurdle.

It is not an exaggeration to say that thousands of troops and horses cross the single-plank bridge. Even though it is only one step away, it is a world of difference.

To be promoted again, you can only wait for a vacancy, and then you must be a full division cadre and have sufficient qualifications and contributions.

For example, the current combat organization is mainly based on brigades, and deputy division-level brigade commanders do not need to be considered. It is simply impossible. But Chen Ming is not in a hurry. He still has time and energy, and there are still many things to do.

704th Division Headquarters.

It has been almost a month since the last red-blue confrontation ended.

The transition between the director's department and the command and control department was basically completed. From this moment on, the firepower department was completely divided into the division's staff department.

The name has not changed, but the authority is much smaller than when Chen Ming was here before.

Local communication and coordination of local armed defense tasks in Fuzhou are all transferred to the brigade headquarters.

In the past, the division was directly under the reconnaissance battalion, heavy artillery battalion, anti-aircraft artillery battalion, engineer battalion, and communications battalion, all of which were designated as the 169th brigade blue army brigade combat sequence.

That is to say, when Chen Ming is commanding operations in the future, he cannot mobilize these units. Except for the division hospital, which remains unchanged, other units will only obey the arrangements of the command and control department.

Among the troops directly under the division, the reconnaissance battalion, the anti-aircraft artillery battalion, and the heavy artillery battalion are three units with considerable combat effectiveness.

Chen Ming stood at the division headquarters and looked at the detailed list of divisions. He felt a little sick because he would not be able to command in the future.

The advantage of the Blue Army brigade in terms of numbers has also been greatly reduced. The loss of so many battalions is equivalent to the loss of more than half of the combat brigade. The establishment of 12,000 people has been reduced to more than 9,000.

Of the more than 9,000 people, 3,000 are logistics personnel, and the full number of combat units is only 6,000.

Seeing Chen Ming's expression of pain, Wang Junwei, the commander of the 704th Division, said angrily: "You young man put on such an expression in front of me, the directing department has changed to the directing and control department. I don't know where my position as division commander will go. ."

"You got the advantage and are still acting like a good guy here. With brigade-level combat firepower and division-level logistics support, who else can be as rich as you?"

"We have already finalized the issue of quarterly clothing changes. You don't have to worry about it. Let's talk about it. What did you gain from this trip?"

"Yes." Chen Ming quickly put down the document in his hand.

The division commander is right. The pilot units are changing all the time. In the past, one brigade could command all units, but there were many imperfections.

Now with step by step improvement, some things will naturally be cancelled.

Even Chen Ming felt that if it continued to develop, the initial plan to train and reserve cadres would be changed, and the regiment would be abolished. If it was not abolished, the brigade would be abolished, and the division would directly manage the regiment-level combat units.

Anyway, when it comes to big plans, the military is no exception. The rules that remain unchanged are always changing.

It is difficult to finalize it directly from the beginning, which is probably why the pilot has been unable to remove it for so long.

"Comrade Division Commander, the sports meeting of the 71st Army is being held. Longya has agreed to arrange for a small team to be stationed in Niutoushan, together with an engineer team, with a total number of about fifty people."

"I have already reported the situation to the theater army headquarters, and no other instructions have been given."

"Yes." Wang Junwei nodded after hearing the report and continued: "Longya will arrange for someone to come over. I guessed this yesterday when I heard that you were going to transport military uniforms."

"But there is a problem. How are you going to solve it?"

"After all, Long Ya has a special status. Should he be assigned to you to be responsible for the formation of Skynet, or should he be assigned to me?"

"What do you say to the outside world?"

Wang Junwei seemed to be asking with concern, but in fact, he had already been thinking about it in his heart.

Who is coming? Dragon Teeth Commando.

With them here, as long as orders are given from above and the Red Army enters Niutoushan, Longya will definitely be the biggest killer.

Of course, this does not refer to the frontal battlefield, but the control of intelligence. Longya can do it better and more effectively than the reconnaissance battalion.

It was impossible for their command and control department to order the beheading operation, otherwise Wang Junwei really wanted to try it, but he had never had this opportunity before.

Now that we have it, who doesn’t want to try whether the dagger in his hand is really so sharp and so cool?

What's more, this dagger can automatically track, automatically lock on enemies, and destroy itself. Wang Junwei believes that Longya definitely has this ability.

The key to special operations is the information gap. The Red Army didn't know that Long Ya's people were here, and they were still able to obey their orders. That was the beginning of their big losses.

Unfortunately, he could only think that the command and control department would not be able to accommodate a team of engineers. Their main control room for Skynet would be established at the brigade headquarters.

The division headquarters was restructured into a command and control department, which had even less power than the previous director department. After all, there was no script to arrange, no travel routes, and no supply routes to arrange.

This is also the reason why I just said that as a teacher, I don’t know where to go.

Seeing Wang Junwei's interested expression, Chen Ming was secretly happy. He knew that no commander could refuse to have an extra "magical soldier descended from heaven" under his command.

But when Long Ya Lei came over, he had his own mission. Although he could be mobilized for combat, it was mostly for training, not really giving him people.

Chen Ming sorted out his thoughts for a while and said, "Comrade Commander, I have already made plans for Longya's arrangements."

"Oh? Tell me." Wang Junwei put aside his curiosity and focused on his work.

"Yes, it is true that the warriors of Longya cannot openly publicize their presence. Their status is somewhat special."

"I arranged for the engineer team to settle in the brigade headquarters, and also free up a building at the brigade headquarters to be used as the Skynet hub building for construction."

"Mobilize the drone brigade, radar brigade, and electronic brigade to fully cooperate with the Skynet hub building."

"These engineering teams are said to be from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Central Research Institute. No one pays specific attention to these anyway."

"As for the local meteorological and astronomical departments in Fuzhou, I will arrange for dedicated personnel to go there and contact them."

"There will also be people saying hello over there in the war zone. I will make a trip alone these two days."

"That's all the early Skynet system structure. I can't help with the later matters. I can only rely on the continuous attempts and construction of their engineering team."

Wang Junwei of the Skynet hub building nodded. He had no objection to this arrangement.

When Niutoushan originally built the brigade headquarters building, it was considered that there might be changes later and the building would occupy a much larger area.

It’s no problem to free up one or two buildings.

Since Chen Ming had his own plans, there was no need for him to ask any more questions.

The continuous investment of new combat forces would be better if Chen Ming had to worry about it. Sometimes it would be delayed if he was involved in it.

After all, times have changed. Older age, higher qualifications, and wider experience do not mean that you will do better than young people in certain decisions.

The military has always advocated letting young people do their jobs, and every generation of soldiers has their own mission.

We must believe in the abilities of young people. Needless to say, Chen Ming's ability is obvious to everyone.

When Wang Junwei saw this matter finished, a relaxed smile appeared on his lips. He leaned back on the chair, raised his head and said, "Chen Ming."

"arrive."

"I just heard that you were going to the meteorological department and the astronomical department. Let's wait for a while."

"Let me tell you the good news first. I just heard from people in the war zone that the list of personnel promoted this year has been resubmitted to the military headquarters."

"These days are the time to wait for news."

"In the end, I don't think I need to tell you more. Since War Zone dares to mention it, there won't be any surprises. You are on the list."

"I believe it won't be long before the military rank on your shoulders is replaced, right, Chief of Staff Chen?"

When Wang Junwei informed, he kept staring at Chen Ming's expression. He was a thirty-year-old colonel.

Except for the civilian officers in the academy, who can often meet them, it cannot be said that there are none in the field troops, but the scarcity is almost the same as none.

But Lao Wang soon became disappointed, because Chen Ming didn't show any surprise after hearing this, not even a smile.

It's just like a piece of wood stuck there.

"Why Chen Ming, are you unhappy?"

"Report, I'm happy."

"I'm glad you're not smiling? What are you looking at? In just a few days, the order for promotion from the military department will arrive at the war zone."

"When the time comes, the higher-ups will bring over the big red certificate with the steel seal, the military rank, the matching tie flower, and the seniority seal."

"All you're missing is a ritual."

Seeing Wang Junwei talking so enthusiastically, Chen Ming smiled bitterly and said: "Sir, I am indeed happy."

"But I already knew this news."

"You know? I just heard about it at noon today. Where did you know about it?"

Wang Junwei was mid-question when he suddenly frowned and remembered that Chen Ming had come back from Jinling, and he felt discouraged.

He waved his hands rather impatiently and said: "Ganggun, you kid, you have better information than me."

"Go back and prepare well. The establishment of the Skynet system is not a matter of urgency. We will wait for news from the war zone first and then go to Fuzhou to discuss it after we are promoted."

"Having 23 cents on my shoulders is more substantial than 22 cents. This is the most practical thing when I go out to deal with local departments."

"Let's go back."

"Yes."

(End of this chapter)