Before this, Ren Xiaosu had never been to the west of the 178 Fortress.

The places outside the fortress were not as desolate as imagined. Ren Xiaosu and Zhang Jinglin walked in the wilderness and could see many people from the northwest farming and grazing in the wilderness.

Zhang Jinglin explained: "The factories are all within the protection scope of the fortress. When you came from the No. 144 barrier, you should have seen those factories, but for farming and grazing, it is more suitable for the northwest. The meaning of the outpost is not only to inform the fortress to prepare for combat in advance, but also to buy time for evacuation for these people engaged in production."

Ren Xiaosu nodded silently. The 178 Fortress had a special environment, and there were few places that could be cultivated and grazed, so it must be fully utilized.

He suddenly asked, "When did the rules set by the person who took over the commander have to go all over the outpost?"

"It's been a long time ago," Zhang Jinglin said calmly: "The outposts are very hard. Some soldiers stayed there for many years. They were exposed to sunlight in summer and blocked roads in winter. They were scarce. There may be five or six people in more important outposts. This is not too lonely, but some outposts only have two, so they must endure loneliness."

Zhang Jinglin continued: "The commander is of course comfortable staying in the fortress, but you must understand that the 178 outposts carry the most dangerous responsibilities in the war and what they are experiencing. Just like the principle of letting you enter the Sharp Knife Company, only when you are in the most dangerous place you have ever been to understand what every decision you make means. Only those who have been through life and death with everyone are qualified to be this commander."

It has to be said that the 178 Fortress can attract Ren Xiaosu, which is probably the people-oriented spirit.

Zhang Jinglin smiled and said, "And this has a psychological effect. I wonder if you can understand it. Diligent people will look down on lazy people from the bottom of their hearts. If a commander has been to the Sharp Knife Company and walks through all the posts, he will look down on those bureaucrats who are greedy for life and afraid of death and inaction from the bottom of his heart. I didn't notice it at first, but later I found that if I found a general who was cheating on the scammers, I would subconsciously say, 'Think about those outpost soldiers who are suffering from loneliness, and think about those brothers who are born and die on the front line. Wouldn't you be ashamed?'"

"In general, this is to let the fortress commander understand what the responsibility of a commander is," said Zhang Jinglin.

Walking through the post and entering the sharp knife company, these two things are like a unique inauguration ceremony.

In fact, Ren Xiaosu didn't understand it at first. Since he was a candidate for the commander, what if he was sent to the Sharp Knife Company, what if he really died? You should know that the battle sequence of Sharp Knife Company is normal if he doesn't have one or more battles.

It usually takes two months to walk on the outpost. The new commander still needs the old commander to accompany him. Isn’t you afraid of something going wrong during this period after so long?

But now he suddenly realized that the 178 Fortress was to choose a candidate who could take on the most difficult road and then carry the fate of the entire northwest.

When he was on the road to the refugee 2.0 northwest of Daxing, Dafu told Ren Xiaosu about his time when he went to the outpost.

Dafu said that when he was at the outpost, his work after waking up every day was not to stay at the outpost, but to patrol with guns on his back.

In the cold winter, I walked on a mountain road alone with a gun on my back and set off before dawn. When I returned to the outpost at night, it was already dark.

The snot that flows out will be frozen on the face, thin smoothies will be formed in the shoes, and the cheeks will be frozen red.

When I was cooking in the outpost at night, I didn’t dare to get too close to the bonfire because sudden heating would make me swell all over.

On the patrol, his only chance to communicate with the outside world was to walk up a hill called Tiger Ridge at 12 noon and wave to the sentry on another hill.

The patrol routes of both sides do not overlap, and the closest place is conveniently located on these two hills.

Everyone tacitly arrived at the top of the mountain at 12 noon every day, and then waved their hands and continued to step on their respective patrol paths.

No matter whether it is windy, rainy or snowy, the two sentries must arrive on the mountain at 12 noon. Only when they see each other being there can they get some spiritual comfort.

It’s not that everyone is too idle, it’s because they are too lonely.

If the service period of this sentry is over and he is about to leave, he will definitely give many instructions to the new sentry: you must arrive at Tiger Ridge at 12 o'clock every day and wave to your comrades across the mountain, because he is waiting for you.

In the past hundred years, there have been 178 outposts since the establishment of the 178 Fortress. These 178 outposts are like lonely stars and torches in the wilderness.

Ren Xiaosu said curiously: "Mr. Zhang probably didn't understand my strength at the beginning. Are you not afraid that I will die like this when you sent me to the Sharp Knife?"

Zhang Jinglin said calmly: "I am only in my early forties. Speaking of which, I am relatively young at the age of the commander, so if you really die in the war, I should have more time to choose the next one. You should know that some commanders have to find a suitable candidate in their seventies, and I am more lucky."

Ren Xiaosu raised his eyebrows: "Is it still time for me to run away now?"

"Of course it's too late," Zhang Jinglin laughed: "Don't you turn back after all you said?"

Many people think that Zhang Jinglin is serious and serious, but Ren Xiaosu has seen Zhang Jinglin look like when he was in the market town, but in fact he understands that this guy can be the commander of the 178 Fortress because this guy is also a hooligan in his heart.

...

The first outpost is 80 kilometers northwest of Fortress 178. Ren Xiaosu and Zhang Jinglin are expected to set off in the morning and arrive in the evening.

Then Zhang Jinglin found that he was so tired that he was a little exhausted, but Ren Xiaosu still had nothing to do.

This plan to walk all over the outposts itself also requires the mind of previous commanders, so it requires hiking.

But the old commander who had set this rule before did not expect that this commander would even have such an extraordinary person with the same physical strength as a beast. The so-called training of his mind would not play the role he deserved...

In Zhang Jinglin's plan, Ren Xiaosu has experienced too many battles in recent years and has killed many people. This time, he hopes that Ren Xiaosu's temperament can calm down and give Ren Xiaosu a chance to settle himself.

As a result, Ren Xiaosu had nothing to do, and this hike was more like honing Zhang Jinglin himself...

In the afternoon, Zhang Jinglin finally couldn't help looking at Ren Xiaosu who was jumping around and finally said: "You go carry a stone!"

Ren Xiaosu was stunned for a moment: "There was no such rule before?"

"Now it's there," Zhang Jinglin said seriously.

...
Chapter completed!