The 433rd Brigade is stationed on the edge of a large river about five kilometers away. The autumn sunshine is bright and slightly cool, and the shadows of the trees are dancing. Occasionally, a gust of wind blows, ruffling the autumn water of the river.
Wan Xiangdong was sitting on a fishing platform by the river, with a folding military bench sitting under his buttocks. There was a bucket next to him and a bait box next to it, which contained a ball of pink brushed bait.
There are many crucian carp in this river, and fishing is a must.
Because this place is a tourist city, especially the town near the station, it is famous for its farmers to go out for leisure. In order to attract tourists, the local government organizes the stocking of tens of thousands of crucian carp and dace fingerlings into the river every year.
The purpose is to attract people from surrounding cities to come here for consumption and leisure time during holidays.
In the past half month, Wan Xiangdong still has not come out of the state of failure.
He usually has a habit. Once something is on his mind, he will not go home on his days off. He will stay in the army directly. Then he will put on his casual clothes, pick up a fishing rod, put on a camouflage round-brimmed hat, and run here to become a fisherman, facing the river.
A couple spends a day together, slowly sorting out the knots in their hearts under the slanting wind and bright sun.
The float floating on the river suddenly moved and then became silent.
Wan Xiangdong stared at the float without blinking, and his hand slowly grasped the fishing rod.
More than ten seconds later, the float trembled again and suddenly sank.
Wan Xiangdong quickly drew the rod.
But it seemed a little early, my hand trembled, the fish detached and ran away...
Wan Xiangdong stared blankly at the empty fishhook. The bait was gone and the fish was gone.
"well……"
He sighed, silently retracted the hook, smeared it on the bait, pulled it, pulled off two clumps, and flicked it gently. With the help of the lead pendant, the bait was smashed into the water, and the float slowly tilted and stood up.
"brigadier."
Suddenly someone called him from behind.
Wan Xiangdong turned around suddenly and saw Li Zheng.
Li Zheng walked down the steps and came to Wan Xiangdong. He looked at him with a smile and said, "It's so relaxing."
Wan Xiangdong turned his head, continued to stare at the float, and asked: "Have you finished handing over to Lao Rong?"
"The handover is ready." Li Zheng said and his eyes fell on the float on the water: "I originally went to your office to see you and wanted to say hello to you. Lao Rong said that you were not in the office here, so I came over."
Wan Xiangdong said: "I also have a folding chair and a pair of fishing rods behind my car. If you are interested, come over and fish with me."
Li Zheng thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay."
Wan Xiangdong gave him the car keys.
Li Zheng took it to the car, took out the fishing rod and folding chair, returned to the riverside, and sat down next to Wan Xiangdong.
After adjusting the float and hanging the bait, Li Zheng skillfully threw the fishhook into the water.
Wan Xiangdong glanced at the side and couldn't help but said: "A veteran..."
Li Zheng said: "Before I went to college, there was a river near my home. I liked to fish a few times during the summer and winter vacations. After I went to college, I would go fishing every time I went back."
"I can't tell..." Wan Xiangdong said thoughtfully: "I heard that you were a master's student who was specially recruited for the second time to enlist in the army. I thought you were a nerd or a training geek like you. I didn't expect that you could do everything.
point……"
Li Zheng smiled and said that fishing is a good hobby. It can exercise people's patience. I used to like to go fishing when I was in a bad mood. When I came back after a day of fishing, it was as if all those negative emotions had been washed away by the river.
"That's good." Wan Xiangdong said: "In the future, you will work in the 433 brigade. We can also come here to fish and chat when we have time to enhance our understanding."
Just as he was talking, Li Zheng's float suddenly disappeared from the water.
Black drift!
Li Zheng saw the right moment and jerked the lever.
Just listen to the fishing line and fishing rod making a "hissing" sound in the air, and then it turned into a crescent shape.
Li Zheng's eyes lit up and he shouted: "Big thing!"
Wan Xiangdong suddenly lost interest in looking at his own fishing rod.
He is also a veteran and can see that this is a big thing.
So he quickly closed the pole to avoid tangling the line, picked up the net and squatted next to Li Zheng, saying nervously: "Be careful, slip away, don't force it."
"Yeah." Li Zheng said, while exerting force to hold the rod tightly, and controlling the fishing rod left and right to remove the big fish's rampage.
"What kind of fish do you think?"
Wan Xiangdong said: "People say there is Da Qing here, but it can only be adjusted with screws. The material I use is for crucian carp fishing, and it is not Da Qing."
Li Zheng said: "It's full of energy, maybe it's a big catfish."
Wan Xiangdong thinks this is very possible. His bait is fishy and the catfish is also interested.
Li Zheng was in a stalemate with the fish for more than ten minutes.
Finally, there was a splash on the water.
The big thing that had been hiding under the water trying to get rid of the hook finally showed its true face.
"Big catfish!"
Wan Xiangdong was as happy as a child. He completely lost his posture as a brigade commander. He was holding a copy of the website at the water's edge, eager to fish out this big thing in the next second.
After a lot of tossing, Li Zheng finally pulled the big catfish, which weighed seven or eight kilograms, to the water's edge, turned up its belly, and surrendered completely.
Wan Xiangdong has quick eyes and quick hands. He lowers the net and the fish comes up.
"Big guy!"
Wan Xiangdong used pliers to unhook the fish, grabbed the fish's gills and lifted it up.
"At least eight pounds!"
Suddenly he said with emotion: "I have been fishing here for several years, but I have never caught such a big fish, mostly one or two kilograms. The first time you came here, you caught a bigger one.
This is so annoying. Lao Rong is leaving tomorrow, and I plan to treat him to a meal at the brigade cafeteria tonight after fishing today. I think you can come with us. This fish will be borrowed from me as a gift to Buddha."
"No problem." Li Zheng agreed. He knew that in the army, the biggest problem when being transferred to a new unit is how to integrate into the original team.
To be able to integrate, you need to communicate more and deal with each other more. Only in this way can the work be carried out smoothly.
As soon as Wan Xiangdong put the fish into the fish protector, he heard the sound of brakes coming from the roadside on the steps.
A Warrior car stopped on the side of the road, and the door opened, revealing a staff officer named Liao from the brigade headquarters.
Staff Liao held a folder in his hand and hurriedly walked down the steps to the two of them. After saluting, he said to Wan Xiangdong: "Brigadier Commander, the battle report of the 422nd Brigade is out."
Just as he was about to pass it over, Wan Xiangdong blocked it.
"Let me guess, you win?"
Staff Officer Liao shook his head: "No, we lost too, and it was worse than us. We lasted 20 hours, and the 422nd Brigade only lasted less than 16 hours."
"What?!"
Wan Xiangdong was stunned immediately.
The 422nd Brigade is an amphibious warfare brigade under Army Group A. It is known for its excellent military quality. Although its history is not as long as the 433rd Brigade, it has been very top-notch in terms of training and exercises over the years.
If the 433rd Brigade was defeated because it was the first to fight against the White Eagle Brigade and had no experience, then the 422nd Brigade should learn a lesson. Its own brigade has sounded the alarm to other brigades in the group army. It has been less than half a month. Others
The brigade supposedly spent these days in the war room studying how to deal with the White Eagle Brigade, but the result was even worse than itself?
Was defeated by the White Eagle Brigade in 16 hours?
Wan Xiangdong felt that the hairs on his face stood up for a while, and he felt a little numb.
He took the folder from Staff Liao's hand and read the contents carefully.
After reading it for a while, the content was clear, but Wan Xiangdong still couldn't accept the facts.
The majestic Army Group A, with two brigades on the field, suffered consecutive defeats.
It would be really embarrassing and embarrassing to tell this.