In the hotel, Zhang Wenhao, who had been puzzled, sat on the dining chair. Apart from his family of three, there were only two people at the table, Lei Zhanjun and Li Biao.
Lei Zhanjun personally poured a glass of white wine for Zhang Xingping and said: "Brother Zhang, the fact that you came to see me today proves that you still recognize me as a brother in your heart. I owe you and my brothers so much for so many years."
..." As he spoke, Lei Zhanjun's eyes turned red, and he said in a hoarse voice: "The last time we drank, it was the night before we went to Highland 469. In a blink of an eye, so many years have passed..."
Zhang Xingping stood up and picked up the wine glass. He was in a daze for a moment. After a moment, he sighed softly and said: "The war army is all in the wine." After saying that, he raised his head and straightened the glass.
I drank a lot of white wine.
Zhang Wenhao was dumbfounded when he saw it, and even more stupid when he heard it. His mother on the side kept holding his hand and asked with concern whether he had suffered in the detention center.
In less than ten minutes, Zhang Xingping and Lei Zhanjun had already drank nearly a kilogram of liquor each, and they rarely spoke to each other. They poured wine in silence, clinked glasses, and drank it all in one gulp. Both of them had red eyes, as if
There are thousands of words stuck in my throat, but I don’t know where to start.
When the two of them had drunk nearly two kilograms of wine each, Lei Zhanjun suddenly burst into tears, fell on Zhang Xingping's shoulder, and cried bitterly: "Brother Zhang, I'm sorry for you, I'm sorry for my brothers, and I'm even more sorry for me.
Those thirty-six brothers who died, if I had listened to you back then, I would not have escaped the encirclement they set. When I think of those thirty-six brothers who are sleeping in the southwest... I will never be able to forgive myself in this life!
"
Zhang Xingping cried silently, looked at the wine glass on the dinner table with dull eyes, and murmured: "There is no resurrection after death. Besides, the retreat route was drawn up by the superiors. You just obeyed the orders of the superiors."
When Lei Zhanjun heard this, he burst into tears in pain and shouted heartbreakingly: "I should listen to you, Brother Zhang. I should listen to you. I should give up the retreat route set by my superiors. I should listen to you. I should give up the retreat route set by my superiors.
We should retreat from the shady side of Hill 469 by taking a small road. We should not go into the valley and enter the Vietnamese ambush circle. I still remember the scene when we quarreled. I stubbornly and stupidly said that I should retreat from the front, because that was where my superiors were.
orders, and the frontal retreat can reach the military headquarters the fastest. I thought the Vietnamese had been repulsed, but I never expected that they would actually set up a dragnet waiting for us to get through..."
"You said you cannot retreat from the front because the Vietnamese are better at jungle warfare than we are. They like to break into pieces in the jungle and ambush our inexperienced soldiers. Therefore, we must retreat from the shady side of Highland 469 and go around the trail.
Crossed Highland 469 and returned to the military headquarters, but I was too stupid. I didn't want to listen to your advice. All I wanted to do was to quickly withdraw the entire company from the front line to the military headquarters to rest and recuperate. Unexpectedly..."
As Lei Zhanjun was talking, he sat up and poured himself a glass of white wine. He raised his head and drank it all. He choked with extreme regret and said: "After we retreated from the high ground and entered the valley, I was so stupid when the Vietnamese fired the first shot.
After the first shot, gunshots came from all directions. I couldn’t see where they were, and I didn’t know where their bullets came from. They were on all sides of us, shooting wildly at us in the encirclement. I organized the soldiers
I resisted, but I became a headless fly. I didn’t know where to fight, let alone where to break through. Comrades kept falling around me. Until the moment I was shot in the chest, I thought I was dead. If it weren’t for
Brother Zhang, you..."
"Zhanjun..." Zhang Xingping patted Lei Zhanjun's shoulder with tears in his eyes and choked up: "Stop talking about it. Don't mention what happened in the past so many years."
"No! I must say it!" Lei Zhanjun roared and said: "I have kept these words in my heart for so many years, and I have never had the chance to say them out. Today I must say them clearly, otherwise I will feel uncomfortable in my heart!"
Lei Zhanjun poured another glass of wine, drank it all, and continued: "I thought I was bound to die. At this time, it was Brother Zhang who rushed over and blocked my wound. You carried me on your back and organized the remaining brothers to break out.
, I was still very clear-headed at the time, so many brothers were gone, and I had no shame in surviving. I begged you, please put me down, and let me stay here to atone for the sins of other brothers, so that you can take care of the rest.
Brothers broke through, but if you refused, I tried my best to jump off your back, and both you and I fell to the ground. You rushed up and slapped me twice, calling me a coward and a bastard.
..”
At this point, Lei Zhanjun lay on the dining table and burst into tears, unable to even speak. Everyone present except Zhang Xingping was surprised and shocked. Even Zhang Wenhao and his mother Song Huafang did not know these past events of Zhang Xingping. Song Huafang was
We only met Zhang Xingping after he retired from the army and started working. Over the years, Zhang Xingping has never told his mother and son about his joining the army. Zhang Wenhao only knew that his father had participated in the war in the southwest, but he never told his mother and son about his participation in the army.
I didn’t know that my father actually fought so bloody hard back then.
Lei Zhanjun leaned on the table, calmed down a little, and said: "You said at the time that you had lost enough brothers, and you didn't want to lose anyone else. Even if I was a bastard, you couldn't leave me there.
, after saying that, you picked me up again and organized the remaining brothers to break out in the opposite direction. You are right. Highland 469 at that time had lost its strategic significance. The Vietnamese who had suffered heavy losses from us on the high ground knew that we were going to
We retreated back to the military headquarters, so we deployed heavy troops in front of us. You led the brothers in the opposite direction and successfully broke through. You took a small path to bypass the 469 Highlands and the valley in front of the highlands, so that the brothers could return to the military headquarters safely. My life
, you saved the lives of all the living brothers; but I ruined the lives of the other thirty-six brothers..."
Zhang Xingping shook his head and said: "Zhan Jun, I blamed you back then. If you had listened to me, maybe we could have withdrawn the military headquarters one by one. But I was also wrong. I shouldn't blame you because you are the company commander."
, it is your bounden duty to obey the orders of your superiors."
Lei Zhanjun sighed deeply, wiped away his tears, and said to Zhang Xingping with great guilt: "Brother Zhang, I know that the reason why you chose to retire as soon as the war ended was because of the deaths of those thirty-six brothers.
It breaks my heart that so many people are trying to persuade you to stay, and even the chief personally tried to persuade you to stay, but you are frustrated and insist on leaving. If you don't leave, your future will be limitless today, and you won't be able to be an ordinary person in Jiangcheng.
Workers, let a clown bully me, it's all my fault..."
Zhang Xingping suddenly laughed, looked at his wife and children, and said with a silly smile: "Zhan Jun, speaking of this, I have to thank you. If I had not come back, how would I have had the chance to meet your sister-in-law?
Nothing can buy me, an obedient, sensible and ambitious son, and besides, you know my character, so staying in the army may not be a good thing for me."
Zhang Wenhao felt his eyes heat up, and the tears that had been in his eyes for a long time finally shed. He never thought that his father was also a hero who put life and death aside and made great contributions to protecting the border and the country. He never thought that his father gave up.
So much, I live such a mediocre life today, but because of the existence of myself and my mother, I have no complaints.
"Brother Zhang." Lei Zhanjun said at this time: "Even if you blame me in your heart for the rest of your life, I, Lei Zhanjun, will treat you as my biological elder brother without any complaints. But in the future, you must never treat me as an outsider."
, if you need my help with anything, please think of me immediately. We have all sacrificed our lives and blood for the country. In peaceful times, even if we lack the necessary respect, we must not let those bastards step on our heads.
Insult us wantonly!"
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