Veteran Hou Jun was hiding in a corner of the clothes-drying yard. Looking out from here, his eyes were filled with greenery and mountains.
He took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, took one out, and lit it.
He looked at the mountain, and the mountain looked at him. Both sides were silent.
Lao Hou took a deep breath, blew out a lonely smoke ring, and watched it disperse in the wind and disappear.
"Monitor."
The voice behind him startled Hou Jun.
Turning around, I saw Li Zheng.
"Are you here to dry your clothes?"
Li Zheng shook his head: "No, monitor, I see you are walking this way. I guess you must be smoking, so come here and take a look."
Hou Jun glanced at Li Zheng twice, said nothing, turned his head and continued to look at the mountain.
Li Zheng said: "Squad leader, is it easy to smoke?"
Hou Jun was stunned, holding up the cigarette in his hand, looking at the curl of light smoke for a moment, and said: "It's not easy to smoke."
Li Zheng asked: "Then you still smoke?"
Hou Jun suddenly asked in a confused manner: "Was it hard for your grandma to raise you up?"
Li Zheng nodded: "It's very hard."
Hou Jun said: "That's right, she worked so hard to throw you away."
This time it was Li Zheng's turn to be stupid.
This seems wrong, but I can't figure out what's wrong.
Li Zheng said: "Squad leader, there is something on your mind."
Hou Jun said: "You are talking nonsense, it is none of your business!"
Li Zheng refused to give up: "Squad leader, if you have something to do, just find someone to tell it to. It will make you feel better."
Hou Jun glanced at him and said impatiently: "Why didn't I see that you are so annoying before? Get out of here!"
Li Zheng did not leave, but stood there looking at the mountains.
After a long time, Hou Jun couldn't help but glance at him and suddenly sighed.
"Lao Tong is one year older than me in the military. He was there when I first participated in the military shooting elite training. At that time, I was a private and he was a superior soldier. We are the two of us with the shortest military experience in the team, and the others are
Sergeant, at that time we were all very ambitious, saying that we must win the ranking and then be promoted."
Li Zheng listened quietly and remained silent.
Hou Jun continued: "However, in that competition, neither of us entered the top three. There were many veterans and many masters. When he left, he told me that he would definitely win the ranking in the future and become an officer."
As he spoke, he took another puff of cigarette.
"Now he has achieved it and I have not."
Li Zheng knew that Hou Jun was touched by platoon leader Tong Zhi's mention, but he didn't know how to comfort him, so he had no choice but to remain silent and continue to listen.
Hou Jun continued: "Before I joined the army, I bragged to the girl I liked in the village, saying that I would win first class in the martial arts competition and that I would be promoted in the future. As a result, I became a corporal squad leader. When I went back to visit relatives, I found out that she was married. I was there
When I met her at the entrance of the village, she was still so beautiful, but when she saw me with a baby in tow, she was not embarrassed to meet her, but I was quite embarrassed."
Li Zheng said: "That's because she didn't wait for you. She should be embarrassed."
Hou Jun shook his head: "No, they didn't promise me anything. I thought too much. What's more, I am a soldier. Even if I become a non-commissioned officer, I am still a soldier. This term can be as short as five years or as long as
Why should I wait for more than ten years?"
After saying that, he started smoking heavily again.
Li Zheng said: "Squad leader, don't be discouraged. Look at our Tong Pai, we only have one year left before we can be promoted. You may have a chance next year."
"Is there any chance?" Hou Jun smiled bitterly: "Our brigade has just been established, and we will need more backbones in the future. The best way is to recruit specially from other troops. You can't recruit them in vain, and you have to keep the talents.
How can I argue with others? What’s more, the brigade commander talked to me that day, and I knew what he meant secretly and overtly. I had no chance. The brigade commander is so nice, he asked me to drive to the capital, to the headquarters, for that Minister Yan.
In the future, I might work as a logistics cadre or something like that. It would be great to be an officer. Isn't this my dream before? But when I was asked if I wanted to go, I hesitated again."
Li Zhengqi said: "Why don't you agree? The development prospects at the headquarters are good, and it is relatively easy to get promoted."
Hou Jun shook his head: "I also knew this was an opportunity, but when it came, I still declined. I finally understood that I am a wild boar that cannot eat fine chaff. I can't stand being a logistics cadre. It's too comfortable, and I will panic.
.I have been a soldier for so many years and have been in the infantry. Now I am transferred to the special operations brigade, and I am still playing with guns. You want me to touch the steering wheel? To be a warehouse manager? Or to work in an office in a logistics agency? Then I
It’s better to retire and be kicked down.”
As Li Zheng listened, he felt a little sour in his heart, as if there was something stuck in his throat. He felt extremely uncomfortable.
A veteran like Hou Jun, you say he has no achievements?
have.
Of course there is.
However, there are many infantry units and competition among special operations units is fierce. Promotion depends not only on performance but also on luck.
Taken together, veteran Hou Jun becomes a tragedy.
Every year, countless veterans take off their military rank and get on the train to return home. In each of those inconspicuous suitcases, there may be one or even several military medals.
These people have devoted their youth to the cause of national defense. Even if they had the intention to continue, they have lost this opportunity.
After all, only a few can stay. This is an indisputable fact.
After finishing his cigarette, Hou Jun threw the butt of the cigarette on the ground and crushed it.
"Maybe this is my destiny."
He said.
Li Zheng suddenly said: "Old monitor, I don't believe in fate."
Hou Jun was a little surprised.
Li Zheng said: "It's not a question of whether I believe it or not. I think that even if there is such a thing as fate, as long as you are alive and you are not dead, you cannot accept your fate. When there was an earthquake and the house collapsed, my parents were still alive at first.
, later I found out they were gone, and I held on for another two days. If I had accepted my fate, I wouldn’t be alive today.”
Hou Jun listened thoughtfully.
Fatty Wei ran over at this time: "Monitor, Li Zheng, why are you still standing here? Class is on!"
Class begins?
That's right.
Class begins.
There are many courses to be taken every day in peacekeeping training, such as learning foreign languages, learning peacekeeping rules, learning first aid, and learning crisis management...
Anyway, there are endless lessons to learn every day.
Fatty Wei said it was harder than when he was studying. Li Zheng laughed at him and said, "You think you don't have to study when you come to the army? You are too underestimated of the current army."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Everyone has various stories during the peacekeeping training. The family members disagreed, the object objected to it, and the new-born child in the family had not been seen yet and asked for it again.
It is these various officers and soldiers who went to other countries to form the peacekeeping force dispatched to Country L.
Regardless of any difficulties, customer service must be provided.
Because peacekeeping training is a full elimination system from beginning to end, if you do not meet the conditions for dispatch, you will be replaced immediately.
So no matter how much Fatty Wei complained, he still had to grit his teeth and persevere.
The wedding ceremony between Tong Zhi and his partner Xiao Guihua was a lively one. The next day, the entire training team gathered together, and the cooking class of the teaching team increased the number of extra dishes to eight. Instead of being independent, they were engaged in setting up the banquet.
The brigade commander Zhuang Yan and the political commissar Luo Ruo, together with the captain of the teaching brigade, presided over Tong Zhi's wedding. The couple's registration procedures were also completed, and the political commissar took action in person, so there was no difficulty.
During the banquet, Luo Ruo made a toast and said that Tong Zhi was really working with a certificate this time, and he was upright from now on, so Xiao Guihua stayed in the temporary reception room in the family building for the past few days when he came to the team.
That night, for the first time, a platoon of soldiers saw that their platoon leader had not lost his composure all day long, and also saw that the cold-faced platoon leader on the training ground was so afraid of his wife...
Xiao Guihua announced a decision on the spot and would leave tomorrow.
In order not to delay Tong Zhi's execution of the task.
"I know it's not easy to be a military wife, but I chose this path, this man, I chose it, and I don't regret it!"
With that said, he picked up the beer glass and pulled Tong Zhi up, who was already stunned.
"Datou, from now on, I will guard my family and you will guard everyone. I will never lose my temper with you like before, nor will I come to your troops to annoy you. You do your best and I will wait for you to come back.
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After saying that, drink it all in one gulp.
Demon Tong was so moved that he almost shed tears on the spot. He held the wine glass and shivered for a long time, wiped the corners of his eyes twice, and then drank it into his mouth.
After the wedding that night, Devil Tong did not go back to the row house, but accompanied Xiao Guihua to the family building.
After the lights were turned off, several soldiers were so excited that they couldn't sleep and chatted quietly through the mosquito net.
Finally, big V Yang Hui suddenly said: "Do you remember what Sister-in-law Guihua said in the dining hall just now?"
Fatty Wei asked: "What did you say? I didn't pay attention."
Yang Hui pinched his throat and imitated Xiao Guihua's voice and said: "Big head..."