Chapter 296 Whampoa Gathering
Chapter 296 Huangpu Party
Chen Mingshu and Cai Tingkai walked out of their respective rickshaws. The servants at the door of the villa had to go forward to pay the fare, but Chen Mingshu paid the money himself, and Cai Tingkai also paid the money himself as a leader. This was Chen Mingshu's second visit to this villa. After the holiday ended five days ago, he returned to the team for a while. Until today, he received an invitation from an old classmate from the first phase of Huangpu Express, saying that he was attending the class reunion, so he came again. This was Cai Tingkai's first time here, and he looked a little naughty.
"Xiao Cai, don't be nervous if you think the decoration here is pretty and decent. Everyone in it is his own people, not a single outsider. All the food and drinks and play are not expensive. Just have fun." Chen Mingshu tidied up the hem of his military uniform and said to Cai Tingkai in the taste of an elder.
"Company Commander, is this... this is a club run by the regiment?" Cai Tingkai asked cautiously.
"Tell me a joke, our group doesn't have so much spare money. This is run by an old official and gentry in Wuzhou, which is to curry favor with our Guangdong military cadres. But don't worry, we little cadres have nothing to do with it, just eat and drink." Chen Mingshu didn't want to stand in the rain for too long, and after saying this, he quickly walked towards the villa.
Cai Tingkai followed closely behind.
Walking into the villa gate, I passed a porch, and the hall was divided into two. Two phonographs played different songs, and there was a sense of hustle and bustle at the scene. Many officers had already been present in the two living rooms, most of whom were officers of the teaching regiment, and only a few armbands marked the number of the first regiment.
"Brother Zhenru, I'm late, I'll wait for you." Someone in the crowd shouted.
Everyone looked at the door. Chen Mingshu walked over with a smile and nodded to everyone. These people often see each other, so there is no need to be too polite. Several lower-level officers who graduated from the third phase stood attentively to salute Chen Mingshu. Chen Mingshu smiled lightly and returned the tribute, but Cai Tingkai who was following behind was a little at a loss.
Someone handed Chen Mingshu and Cai Tingkai a wine plate with various foreign wines on it. Chen Mingshu picked up a glass of whiskey. Cai Tingkai reached out to get the beer, but when he saw Chen Mingshu getting the whiskey, he quickly changed the whiskey.
"Xianchu, drink whatever you like when you say you want to drink. Why do you follow me?" Chen Mingshu said angrily.
"Uh... I, I haven't drunk anything, I don't know what to drink..." Cai Tingkai is now just a young man who is nineteen years old. He was born in the countryside and naturally did not experience much. He heard Chen Mingshu's lesson, so he put down the whiskey and took the beer again.
This scene made several seniors present in Huangpu First Period burst into laughter, making Cai Tingkai embarrassed.
"Brother Zhenru, after all, he is a subordinate of the same school, and this place is not a military camp, so why should he be so serious? From my opinion, it would be better to let this little brother mix all the foreign wine together and drink it in one sip, which can be considered as a taste of all the undrinked wine!" The person who spoke was the officer who greeted Chen Mingshu before, who was Shang Zhen, the first phase of Huangpu.
After hearing this, everyone burst into laughter again.
"Okay, okay, as a senior, I don't mean to teach my brother, but instead say these nonsense. I'm serious. Who presided over this class reunion?" Chen Mingshu stopped everyone's laughter and asked seriously.
"Didn't Brother Zhenru receive the news? He Jingzhi jumped from the company commander to the third level and was promoted to the First Regiment Headquarters as deputy staff officer. Lao Tang was also transferred from the cavalry platoon to the cavalry battalion as an intern commander. The two of us in the first phase of Huangpu are the most proud. Today's class reunion was called by He Jingzhi and Lao Tang. All those who could come to the first three phases of Huangpu Military Academy have come, but most of them cannot get rid of military affairs." Shang Zhen explained with a smile.
"He Jingzhi? He Yingqin, the first in the first phase of engineering, and He Jingzhi?" Chen Mingshu asked.
"It's him. Alas, He Jingzhi is the only leader in our Huangpu crash course. Starting from the fourth phase, the Whampoa Military Academy canceled the crash course and changed it to a regular class of fourteen months. No one can match the first three crash courses." Shang Zhen sighed.
Chen Mingshu nodded thoughtfully, and he also felt envious in his heart.
Li Wensheng, the company commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 1st Regiment, said: "If you want to say that He Jingzhi is a top student, Lao Tang of the Cavalry Battalion fought hard and got up. Your teaching regiment fought twice in a row, which is all the credit of the Cavalry Battalion."
At this time, a thin officer came from the living room on the other side and smiled and said, "Who is talking about our cavalry battalion?"
When everyone heard this, they saw that this thin officer was Tang Shengzhi. Tang Shengzhi was born in 1888. She wore a pair of black-rimmed glasses. She looked too thin and looked quite old-fashioned. Therefore, her classmates in the first period called him "Old Tang". At this time, Tang Shengzhi was still wearing a military uniform with a platoon of long-sleeved lines, but the collar and eaves were taken off, waiting for the new captain's rank to be sent over. There was a fresh scar on his cheek, which was the mark left during the sneak attack not long ago. There was a brand new silver-flavored silver eagle war merit medal on his chest.
Several junior officers from the second and third phases stood at attention and saluted again. Shang Zhen teased and said, "Old Tang, you are so powerful now. In the past, you always complained in your Hubei accent, saying that most of the lieutenant and deputy company commanders from our first phase were assigned to the lieutenant and deputy company commanders, but you are the platoon leader of the second lieutenant. Now I am afraid that you can't stop being happy and jumped to two levels in a row, and you will get what you want."
Tang Shengzhi smiled indifferently and didn't say much. He is not a person who is used to joking. He can skip two levels in a row today, which is the result of his desperate efforts, and he deserves it.
Everyone gathered together for a while and chatted, and then two officers walked side by side from the stairs on the second floor. One of them was wearing a brand new major uniform, but with plaster on his arm and hanging around his neck with a bandage. The other officer had only one rank of captain and no number on his arm.
Chen Mingshu recognized the two of them at a glance and couldn't help but wonder: "Why is He Jingzhi injured?"
Tang Shengzhi smiled lukewarmly, saying, "He Jingzhi led the Hidden Sword Sniper Team to carry out the beheading operation, killing the Gui Army battalion commander Zheng Kuijin and Lian Shengwen. Unfortunately, when sniping Mo Shicheng, two non-commissioned officers with the "Bronze Eagle" were killed. He also let the bullets penetrate his arms. It is said that he will not be able to get a gun in the future. There is a price to jump to the level and promote it!"
When everyone heard this, they suddenly realized that the leader of the group, Wei Rucong, had carried out a secret operation, but they did not expect that the person who led the secret operation was He Yingqin. No wonder He Yingqin was able to skip three levels in a row. Everyone sincerely admired him.
At the same time, several young people from the third phase of Huangpu salute immediately and greeted each other in unison: "Hello, chief instructor, hello, senior!"
Chapter completed!