Chapter Thirty-Five: The Victory Banquet

  This made Ming Jun even busier, having to follow the team for regular training during the day and writing the 81-style automatic rifle's drill commands at night. He was so busy he wished he could split himself in half to use.

  Li Li saw it with his own eyes and remembered it in his heart, instructing the communication officer to give Qu Mingjun a key to the company's conference room, so that he could come to the conference room at night after lights out to turn on the desk lamp for work.

  Damn, it's really troublesome. Qu Mingjun looked at the gun handling essentials of the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle written in the book and found it not easy to change. For example, when using the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle, you need to pull the gun down with force while using the shoulder strength to push the gun forward onto your left hand. But for the Type 81 automatic rifle, the grip is on the handle behind the trigger, and the entire gun is not placed horizontally on the shoulder like the Type 56, but rather flat against the shoulder. When handling the gun, you can't pull it, only push it.

  In that case, it can only be changed to the right hand using the power of the elbow to send the gun forward with force, and then the left hand quickly comes up to catch the lower guard. Qu Mingjun thought while writing, and if it was really hard to write, he would simply copy the cat's painting tiger, rewriting the operating regulations for the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle.

  Time quietly flowed away under Qu Mingjun's pen, the clock on the wall of the conference room reached twelve o'clock, from now on it was already considered the second day, Qu Mingjun was still unaware, still lowering his head to revise and modify.

  At this time, the door of the conference room was pushed open with a slight "creak" sound, which was very piercing in the quiet night. Qu Mingjun, who was still busy, suddenly looked up.

  "Come on, come and drink this." It was the chubby head of the cooking class, who was still wearing his white apron at this time, holding a large bowl in his hand.

  Qū Míng Jùn hastily stood up and said: "Class Monitor, what's going on?"

  The cook team leader put the bowl on the table, smiling and saying: "Team leader, isn't this overtime? Cooking some midnight snacks, nothing good, a bowl of sugar water egg, just to fill your stomach."

  Qu Mingjun felt a bit embarrassed and said: "I'm really troubling you, it's so late and you're not sleeping yet, tomorrow you still have to get up early."

  "It's okay, let's just follow this rule. If we work overtime past 12 o'clock at night, the cook team will prepare a midnight snack." The head of the cook team said with a smile, "Team leader, eat quickly, I cooled it down earlier so it won't be hot. After you finish eating, I'll take the bowl away."

  "Oh, okay." Qu Mingjun was indeed a bit hungry now. It had been six hours since he ate at 6 pm and he had been busy the whole time. The big bowl in front of him contained clear sugar water with two white steamed eggs. This ordinary meal that could be considered simple was also quite appealing to Qu Mingjun at this moment.

  "Gulp, gulp." With a few big mouthfuls, Qu Mingjun finished the bowl of sugar water egg and even let out a satisfied belch. Seeing the cook squad leader smiling at him, he felt a bit embarrassed and his face turned red.

  "Thanks, Class Monitor." Qu Mingjun hastily handed the bowl over to the Cook Class Monitor.

  "Don't thank me, it was the company commander who sent a signaler to inform me, or I wouldn't have known either, haha." The cook squad leader walked away with an empty bowl, smiling, and Qu Mingjun ate happily, and this cook was also very pleased.

  How can Lao Li be so strong? Does this foul-mouthed guy still have a conscience? Qu Mingjun smiled and shook his head.

  The next day, Qu Mingjun, with bloodshot eyes, handed over the operating essentials of the Type 81 automatic rifle he had sorted out to Li Li. Li Li flipped through it and understood what Qu Mingjun meant, feeling very interested, this thing really hadn't been done by any unit before.

  "What's this new thing? Where did it come from? Is it standard?" Li Li was a bit puzzled.

  "This is the new August 1st style automatic rifle drill manual developed by the Military Basic Teaching and Research Department of Shimen Lu Institute, I heard it will be reviewed by the headquarters soon." Qu Mingjun explained.

  It turns out that this thing is actually a new teaching achievement of Shimen Lu's school. This thing is good, so let's just reveal it!

  Li Li clapped his hands, and the machine gun squad quickly began training in the new Type 81 automatic rifle's operating procedures. To maintain secrecy, Li Li also specially found some quieter training grounds, such as the vehicle-mounted cannon range, to train his soldiers. Good things shouldn't be learned by other squads, after all.

  However, there is no wall that can't be blown through, and soon the whole regiment found out about the new trick. The training director of the regiment even brought a staff officer to find Li Li to ask for the key to this move, and Li Li reluctantly handed it over with a worried expression.

  Moreover, several troops that have interns this year have started to find the interns to command the troops' parade training, and practice the rifle movements of the 81-type automatic rifle.

  "My goodness, I spent several nights working on this stuff in the dorm, and you guys just take it away without even a word of thanks." Li Li muttered during the team training meeting, which sparked a chorus of curses.

  "You damn Li Li have good things but hide them privately, just thinking that you guys can't even show your faces."

  "It's just as well you're not treating us, otherwise it would be a disaster!"

  "I told Li Li, why don't you lend me Xiao Qu too and we can use them together for a few days?"

  "Right, right, lend me Little Qu."

  "Get out!"

  ……

  Qu Mingjun is now busier, on the one hand, he has to train the soldiers of the machine gun company to learn new actions, and on the other hand, he also needs to participate in the training of his own squad. So he can only grab a few backbone members such as Ding Qiang, the eighth class leader, to train quickly, which is also convenient for him to go to training without interrupting the machine gun company's training.

  Qu Mingjun himself was a team leader in the probationary period, and this time he was even elected as the leader of the student team. The student team had only 54 people, but they wanted to show off their skills like a large team. Qu Mingjun thought for a moment and then reported to the group, taking out 54 Type 56 semi-automatic rifles. Now, in addition to the parade, they could also perform the 14th company's reserved program - the stabbing drill.

  Time slowly walked to August 1st, on this day, the Red Army's first team's red flag was flying high, drums and music filled the sky. For this military parade, not only did the team invite some leaders from the division to watch, but also invited some leaders from the county. Therefore, this activity was carried out in a very formal manner, just the sanitation of the camp area made all the soldiers clean it several times.

  The team arranged for the trainees to march to the very end of the entire parade, so Qu Mingjun could take a good look at the movements of the machine gun company he had trained.

  One company and one regiment have passed by, yeah, it's okay.

  ……

  The first battalion and third company have passed by. Wang Jin and Ma Xiaotian's company is not bad, it seems that these two kids have also put in some effort into their company.

  ……

  A company of artillerymen arrived, wearing neat uniforms and white gloves purchased uniformly, holding the Type 81 automatic rifle in their right hands, marching with heads held high and broad strides, their numbers shaking the sky.

  "To the right, look!" Commander Li's slogan can shake heaven and earth.

  The soldiers of the entire team shouted in unison, "One, two!" Then, with a crisp and neat three-step, the original 81-type automatic rifle stuck to their right shoulder swung forward in unison. Suddenly, blades rose, guns stood like mountains, and a thick atmosphere burst out from one square, the whole square marched forward in unison like a single entity, accompanied by the "Liberation Army Song". The high-ranking military officers on the rostrum returned the salute one after another, while local leaders applauded warmly.

  He let out a breath, not bad, much better than he had imagined, after all, he had practiced for several days, and his movements were much more familiar than those of other teams.

  "Brother Qu's team is really good." Wang Jin whispered to Qu Mingjun, who raised his eyebrows with pride.

  It was the turn of Qu Mingjun and his team to perform, with their five or six semi-automatic rifles performing a drill like a military honor guard. After the performance, Qu Mingjun, as the leader of the team, felt the approving gaze and applause of the leaders. This feeling, it's really not bad.

  ……

  "Come on, today is August 1st Army Building Day, it's also the festival for all of us who are in the army. Brothers of the artillery company, let's finish this cup of wine!" Li Li stood inside the regiment's cafeteria, shouting loudly.

  "Dry!" All the warriors stood up, pulled out the corks of their beers, each took a bottle, shouted in unison, and everyone's bottles "clinked" together, over 100 soldiers blew away a bottle of wine with a loud "gulp".

  Damn it feels good, Qu Mingjun smiled and wiped the beer foam from the corner of his mouth.

  Today is the August 1st Army Building Festival, and in addition to the usual fare, there were many more dishes on the table, and even beer. The head of the cooking class brought out his level 2 chef skills, from morning till noon, the table was filled with cups and plates, with fish and chicken, all delicious and fragrant.

  Listen to the warrior below, I've been looking forward to this day for a long time. Usually, except for Chinese New Year, the food on Army Day is the best.

  After the wine was blown away, everyone started picking up their chopsticks and sweeping away the good dishes that they usually couldn't eat or wouldn't be able to finish in one day.

  After a lively moment, Li Li stood up again with a bottle and shouted loudly: "That something, everyone raise their wine."

  The warriors inside stopped their chopsticks and were about to stand up with their wine, Li Li hurriedly shouted: "Sit down, sit down, listen to me."

  "We've had a pretty good first half of the year, very good, not just slightly good but really good, haha." Li Li smiled and the soldiers below all laughed.

  "In the past six months, everyone has done their best. Now let's go out and say it, our artillery company is not inferior to others in any way, right? This is what all the brothers in our entire company have worked together to achieve. Ah, just look at our comrades in the logistics department, they can prepare such a big table of delicious food, it's comparable to a large restaurant, isn't it?"

  "No way!" The warriors bellowed in unison.

  "So I, as the company commander, represent all the cadres of our company, salute to all brothers! Cheers!" Li Li raised his neck and downed another bottle.

  "Dry!" The warriors shouted again and left a big pile of empty bottles on the ground.

  After a while, Li Li brought out another bottle of wine. "Let's talk about it," he said. "Today we won the advanced battalion award in the parade training. Whose credit is it?"

  "Bravo!" everyone shouted out without hesitation, and then began to applaud thunderously, with warm applause.

  Qū Míng Jùn was a bit stunned, and even Long was wondering what he was going to do.

  "So I propose that with this third cup of wine, we should toast our team leader Qu Mingjun! What do you all think?" Li Li looked around and asked loudly.

  "Respectful toast!" All the warriors stood up, looking at Qu Mingjun, holding a wine bottle on the table in unison.

  "Hong hong hong hong hong......" The sound was like the beating of a war drum, making Qu Mingjun's heart and face flush red.

  Qu Mingjun looked at Li Li with a smile, stood up with his wine glass and said loudly: "I really don't dare to take credit for this, brothers. This is everyone's achievement, I just played my own small part. However, since we've drunk to this point today, then I'll use this cup of wine to toast Commander Lian and all the brothers, wishing our company's work will continue to rise and reach new heights!"

  After finishing, Qu Mingjun picked up the bottle and poured it down his throat with a series of gulps. The soldiers all watched as Qu Mingjun drank alone, and when he finished, they shouted in unison: "Good!"

  Then all the soldiers poured down the wine in their hands.

  It was a really enjoyable drink, and the wine was drunk until after 3 pm. The soldiers would run to the company commander's table every now and then to toast, and Li Li would shout "First toast to the platoon leader!" This meal, I don't know how many beers were consumed in the company, probably enough to sell the empty bottles as scrap and buy another bottle of wine for everyone.

  Qu Mingjun's drinking capacity was not bad, but he also got a bit dizzy from drinking. After returning to the barracks, he looked at Ding Qiang and several other old soldiers sleeping soundly on their beds, snoring loudly. He chuckled to himself for a while, then leaned against his own quilt to rest. Today was August 1st, a statutory holiday for military personnel, so everyone could sleep well in the afternoon.

  He shook his head, and his stomach felt a bit bloated. Qu Mingjun decided to go out to the toilet to relax for a moment, then wash his face to refresh himself. At this time, he saw a soldier in the class holding an envelope, looking left and right as he entered the door.

  "Excuse me, can you help me take a look at this letter?"