Tang Xinyi pondered for a while, "Come with me to the brigade headquarters to attend the commendation meeting in two days. You should prepare for it in the next two days."
"A commendation meeting?" Chen Ming was stunned. He had no idea that he was the one being commended. He asked Tang Xinyi, "What else do we need to prepare? Isn't it just a matter of bringing a pair of hands to applaud?"
As early as when he was a student, Chen Ming understood that no matter what kind of commendation meeting or award meeting it was, it actually had nothing to do with the audience. They were just some ruthless applause machines.
No matter whether what is said is good or not, just applaud.
After a pause, Chen Ming asked again: "Who are you commending? There have been no 24-hour drills or competitions recently. The country is peaceful and the people are calm. There is no earthquake relief or anything like that. Why are you suddenly commending them?"
Generally, those who can hold a commendation meeting have at least won the third-class merit or above.
Ordinary commendations would only be awarded within the company and would not be reported to the brigade headquarters.
It was just like the commendation Chen Ming received when he graduated from the recruit company, but it was awarded by the company commander in the company.
Only those who have achieved third-class merit or above will have a commendation meeting held at the brigade headquarters.
It is not easy to get a third-class merit. For example, Chen Ming’s squad leader Li Long was awarded a third-class merit because of his outstanding performance in participating in flood control and disaster relief operations.
In addition, it will be awarded only if you achieve outstanding results or have good performance in various military competitions or exercises.
Every medal is not simple.
Chen Ming was also curious about who had won the medal without any exercises or competitions.
Tang Xinyi rolled her eyes at him and said unhappily, "I'll commend you."
In Tang Xinyi's eyes, Chen Ming's behavior was simply taking advantage of others.
Helping to capture five spies is such a great achievement, he will definitely be rewarded.
She said that she would ask Chen Ming to attend the commendation meeting with her. If you think about it carefully, you can imagine that it is to present the award to him.
"Me?" Chen Ming was stunned.
He really didn't think about himself, and when he heard that he was going to be awarded the award, he couldn't help but feel a little confused.
"Nonsense, upgrading the system, fishing enforcement caught five stink bugs, this kind of reward, give a third-class merit award, is it too much? If you don't want it, I'll report to the brigade commander and withdraw."
Tang Xinyi said with a helpless smile.
"No, no, no." Chen Ming waved his hands with a playful smile and said, "Why are you withdrawing? The medal is shining with gold. It looks really good hanging on your chest. Don't withdraw it."
Chen Ming was sure that he had heard it correctly and that he was indeed going to be awarded a prize. He suddenly felt a little excited.
When you join the army, who doesn’t want to get a medal to show off
Chen Ming naturally wanted the medal as well, but what he didn't expect was that it came so suddenly.
The news that Chen Ming won the medal quickly spread in the Information Department, and everyone was naturally happy for him.
After getting off work and returning to the dormitory, the other three people also congratulated Chen Ming.
"Good job, Lao Si. You've only been here for a few days, and you've already won a medal." Xiong Dahe raised the bottle of Coke in his hand and gestured for a toast.
The way to celebrate in the army is simple: go to the canteen and buy a lot of snacks and a few bottles of soda.
The snacks were spread on the ground, and they sat on the ground in a circle around the snacks.
Chen Ming quickly opened the soda and went over to clink the bottle with him, laughing, "Lucky, lucky."
Chang Heng shook his head and raised the Coke in his hand to clink with theirs, "This is not luck, this is real strength."
If Chen Ming had not created a firewall with built-in anti-tracking function and successfully found the location of the five spies, how could he have achieved merit in such a short time
“That’s right, Chen Ming, you don’t need to be modest. This is what you earned with your own strength.” Lin Guang also raised his Coke and clinked it with the three of them.
Although Chen Ming had won military merit, they were very envious, but they knew that this was earned by Chen Ming with his own strength.
If they want, they can only follow Chen Ming's footsteps and improve their own skills. In the future, maybe they will be able to get a medal of their own like Chen Ming.
As the four bottles of Coke collided with each other, everyone smiled at each other.
"Congratulations, Old Four." The three of them shouted to Chen Ming, and then began to drink in big gulps.
Looking at the appearances of these roommates, Chen Ming felt inexplicably happy.
Sometimes joy needs to be shared with each other. If you are very happy in your heart, but when you look around, no one is happy for you, that is the saddest thing.
Thinking of this, Chen Ming also took a big gulp of Coke.
Then, they ate snacks and chatted about the past and the future.
It was not until after seven in the evening that we dispersed. We did not have dinner and just ate snacks to fill our stomachs.
Two days later, early in the morning, Tang Xinyi took Chen Ming to the brigade headquarters.
At the same time, the company commanders of other companies also set off.
The commanders of all the companies, including Lin Changfeng of the Second Armored Company, Ye Qingshan of the Fourth Sharpshooter Company, Hu Zhihu of the Seventh Reconnaissance Company, gathered outside the brigade headquarters and met each other.
"Hey, whose soldier won the award? Show it to us."
The artillery company commander was shouting, and his voice was really like a cannonball. When he spoke, everyone could hear it.
However, everyone looked at each other with confusion on their faces.
"So none of them are winners? Then who won the award?" The company commander of the motor vehicle company saw the expressions of the crowd and said with a smile, "These days, people are hiding their awards. Are they afraid that we will snatch them away?"
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The company commanders were discussing the matter.
At this time, Tang Xinyi led Chen Ming over.
When the commander of the Second Armored Company, Lin Changfeng, saw Chen Ming, his face lit up and he called out, "Chen Ming."
When Chen Ming saw the old company commander, a smile appeared on his face. He walked over quickly, and Tang Xinyi followed behind him.
"Hello, Company Commander." Chen Ming smiled and nodded to Lin Changfeng.
"Hey, Chen Ming." Hu Zhihu was a little surprised when he saw Chen Ming. He ignored Tang Xinyi behind him and smiled at Chen Ming:
"How is it, Chen Ming, are you used to being in the Information Department? If not, feel free to come to our Seventh Company. Our door is always open to you. I can even give you some special treatment and make you the deputy squad leader."
Upon hearing this, Ye Qingshan quickly said, "Why go to his place? It's so tiring to do physical training every day. Come to my place, play with guns every day, and I'll give you endless bullets."
Even though the time for joining the company has passed, these people still want to win over Chen Ming. After all, he is indeed a rare and good soldier.
"Chen Ming, come and visit the Second Company when you have time. Your platoon leader Gao Jie and squad leader Li Long often talk about you." Lin Changfeng also took over and said.
"Hey, Lao Lin, how can you still play the emotional card?!" Hu Zhihu responded to Lin Changfeng.
Chen Ming was about to speak, but he felt a chill coming from behind him, so he immediately shut up and dared not speak.
"You guys, don't go too far!" Tang Xinyi's face was gloomy, and his bright eyes swept across the company commanders in front of him fiercely.
Do you still respect her if you try to snatch soldiers from her right in front of her
In terms of official rank, she, a major, is higher in rank than them!
When several people saw that Tang Xinyi was angry, they immediately fell silent.
Hu Zhihu smiled and said, "Chief Tang, what are you talking about? We are also worried that Chen Ming will not be used to staying with you."
"He is used to it, you don't have to worry about it." After saying that, she snorted coldly and pulled Chen Ming's collar inside.
She was afraid that if Chen Ming stayed with them any longer, what would happen if he really ran away from the Information Department? She would have no place to cry then.
The three company commanders at the back looked at each other, then smiled bitterly.
This is exactly the scene of a tigress protecting her cubs.
Entering the meeting hall of the brigade headquarters, Chen Ming and Tang Xinyi found a seat near the front and sat down.
As people arrived one after another, in addition to the leaders of the brigade, there were also battalion commanders and platoon leaders from each camp, as well as many soldiers stationed at the brigade headquarters, almost filling the entire auditorium.
After everyone arrived, Brigade Commander Qin Song walked up to the stage and said in a loud voice: "Today's commendation meeting is to commend Comrade Chen Ming personally."
After these words were spoken, many people who had heard of Chen Ming were all surprised, not to mention the platoon leaders, who looked at each other in shock.
Hu Zhihu, Ye Qingshan, and Lin Changfeng sat together, looked at each other, and then discussed in a whisper.
"For Chen Ming? Did I hear it wrong?" Hu Zhihu couldn't believe his ears.
"It can't be the same name." Lin Changfeng's face was also full of disbelief.
Although he recognized Chen Ming's ability, how long had he been in the company? Only half a month or so, and he had already won military merit
If that's the case, it's too scary.
Every military merit is hard-earned. Even the third-class merit can only be obtained by the best of the best.
When they learned that it was awarded to Chen Ming, they were a little bit unbelieving.
Ye Qingshan frowned, "No wonder Chen Ming came here. It turned out to be a commendation for him, but what did he do?"
When Ye Qingshan saw Chen Ming just now, he was a little confused.
After all, most of the people who came to visit this commendation meeting were cadres at the company level and above. Why would Tang Xinyi bring Chen Ming here
Although he was confused, he did not think about Chen Ming's military merit.
After all, it is a bit far-fetched for a new recruit who has just joined the company to gain military merit.
However, this fantastic thing actually happened before them!
"Stop arguing and listen to what he did."