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Chapter 71 Reunion

The train slowly left Kunming Station an hour later, and what awaited us ahead was a journey lasting about twelve days.

Before setting off, I couldn't believe what the bus driver said... It takes more than ten days to get from Kunming to Beijing. You must know that in modern times, it only takes a day and a half to take the train, no matter how slow the trains are in this era.

It's not as exaggerated as it would take more than ten days.

But I had to accept this not long after the train left...it stopped less than an hour after it started running, and it stopped for more than half an hour.

"We are waiting for other trains to pass first!" Scar explained at the side: "Now is the time when the front line is fighting, and the trains going to the front line have priority, so we have to wait for the train returning home!"

"Oh!" I understood after Scar said this, and then I quickly thought... If it is really like what Scar said, then this parking incident was not accidental.

Sure enough, the road was full of stop-and-go traffic, sometimes even stopping twice in half an hour... No wonder it took more than ten days to drive.

I had no choice but to use a flashlight to look around... Because there are no windows in the stuffy tank car, I had to use a flashlight to see in broad daylight.

There is nothing in this carriage except a wooden barrel at the end. The floor is quite clean. I think someone cleans it after arriving at the station. However, there are still some blood stains that have not been washed away. They should be left by the wounded who were returned.

. This gave the stuffy carriage an unpleasant musty and fishy smell, but of course the soldiers coming off the battlefield didn't mind this. They each spread out their marching blankets and lay down in two rows.

Just when I was shining my flashlight on the barrel at the end and wondering what it was for, a soldier walked up to the barrel and pulled down his pants... then I knew what it was.

After lying in my seat for a while, I asked out of curiosity: "It's a long queue. So how do we solve this problem of eating?"

"Huh?" Scar raised his head and glanced at me unexpectedly, and said, "Company commander...have you never taken a train?"

Hearing this, I couldn't help but feel helpless. How could I never ride on a train? It's just that the train I took was not of this era.

"Yeah!" I almost gritted my teeth and said, "I've never sat down before!"

"Then how did you get to the front line?" Scar said, "It's not that close from Fujian to Yunnan!"

"Huh!" Only then did I realize what the problem was. You have to know that I am from Fujian... If I were a soldier from Fujian, then naturally I would follow the troops to Yunnan in the military train when fighting in Yunnan. So what?

Will you ask questions like "How to solve the problem of eating?"

Fortunately, I reacted quickly and quickly thought of a reason: "I missed the train when I came here, and there happened to be a motor vehicle troop transporting military supplies. So I took the bus up!"

"Oh, that's no wonder!" Scar nodded and said, "There are military stations along the railway track. When it's almost time to eat, as soon as the train stops, just take the lunch box to serve the meal!"

"So that's it!" I suddenly realized that this was a simple and convenient method.

Then I quickly saw what this military depot was. It was actually just a few private houses, and about two platoons of troops lived in them... Their job was to cook and provide food for the passing military columns.

The scene of parking for dinner was spectacular. Several large wooden barrels of rice were carried in front of each carriage, and then there were large basins of food... The dishes were different in different military stations. The only difference was between green vegetables and tofu.

Kind of like. If you're lucky, you can come across pork belly and stir-fried cabbage.

Then as soon as the train stopped in front of the military station, the soldiers cheered and went down to grab the empty cans. Some people also had two or three empty cans prepared, one box for lunch, one for vegetables, and one box for storage.

Eat when you are hungry.

Of course, as the company commander, I naturally don’t need to rob like the soldiers... If we have to do this ourselves, then I, the company commander, am not in vain.

And this military depot is not only a solution to the problem of food, each military depot has a toilet... If the barrel in the carriage is almost full, it can be carried to the toilet and emptied. This toilet is for

This is especially important for female soldiers... Wherever there are wounded, there will be health workers. Where there are health workers, there will usually be female soldiers, even on this train.

As I saw, there was a long queue in front of the toilet, all of which were female soldiers. I'm afraid they had been holding it in until then before they could find a solution!

Later I discovered that this military depot actually had another function, which was to arrange for stragglers to join the ranks.

As mentioned before, this military train stops for half an hour after running for an hour. In this way, it is inevitable that some soldiers will not obey the discipline and get off the train to walk around when it stops... It doesn't seem like a big deal to get off the train and walk around.

The problem is, I just walked around nearby and didn’t go far.

But the problem is that this train starts without notice, and each carriage looks the same from the outside... As long as you take a few more steps and the train slowly moves away, okay! You won't be able to find which carriage is yours.

If the traffic becomes chaotic, it is very likely that the military train will be left behind, and there are many people left behind. For example, in our carriage, we arrange for a few people to come up from time to time.

This was not a big deal at first, but I soon thought of a question: How does this military station determine the identity of these soldiers? It is impossible for the person in charge of the military station to have a roster of frontline troops, right? In fact, this is impossible at all

To be sure, any unit on the front line has tens of thousands of soldiers, and there are also many militiamen, and they are constantly changing. There is no way to make this roster even if you want to.

Later, when I asked, I found out: It is too easy to catch a military train. You only need to go to the military station and report your unit number, and then explain which train you were dropped from and where you are going... So it became

Okay, just wait for the military station to arrange your next train!

From this, I quickly thought of one thing. If this is the case, then if the Japanese agents want to go deep into the rear of our country to engage in espionage activities, espionage activities are not too easy. Just grab a military uniform and put it on your back.

He has a gun, can speak Chinese, and has some information about military ranks...Okay! He can go wherever he wants, and there will be military stations to provide him with food along the way.

However, there seems to be no way around this. You must know that the troops on the front line are a mixed bag, and looking for information in this era is not like the modern way of using computers to check household registrations and all kinds of information will be found, so there is really no way to check it.

All we could do to check was to hang up the phone and go to the unit to verify whether there was this soldier... But the unit might be on the train, and there was no place to ask.

But this is not something I need to worry about. I am still just a small company commander. I should let my superiors worry about espionage activities!

The train stopped and went all the way north. Because we all stayed in the stuffy compartment, we had no idea where it was going or where it would stop. Occasionally, when it stopped at the military station, a few soldiers would recognize it.

When I leave my hometown, I will be so happy that I cry and laugh, but I can't stop and go home to take a look. The regret on my face... makes people feel a little unbearable to see it.

At first we were a little uncomfortable with this trip, but we quickly got used to it after a few days. Especially those who were studying, we didn’t know where we got toothbrushes and toothpaste. At dawn, we would hang at the door of the carriage to brush our teeth and wash our faces, like this.

The carriage feels like his home.

But to be honest, life like this is really good. You don’t have to work all day long, you have food to eat, and you can travel around the country. More importantly, you don’t have to worry about your life at any time... Many people can’t even think about it.

Yeah! The only drawback... is that you can't get off the car and play around once you get to a place.

After more than ten days of this, the train finally entered Beijing. With the cheers of the soldiers, we rushed off the train, and the journey finally came to an end.

I got off the train and took a look... Hey, it's really a little different. There are locomotives and carriages filled with various goods everywhere. The station is crowded with people. In addition to us soldiers getting off the train, there are also people from all over the country.

Passengers, when they saw us get off the bus, looked at us with admiration, especially the children... But what they saw more was the guns we were carrying.

"Everyone assemble!" As I gave the order, the soldiers lined up in front of me, but the speed was a bit slow... This is actually not their fault. I myself was a little unsteady, mainly because I was sitting so long.

After a long train ride, I feel like the road is moving as soon as I get off.

"Stand at attention and take a rest..."

After the command was given, the soldiers and I just stood there not knowing what to do. The superior only told us to go to Beijing... We got on the bus in a daze, without telling us where to go or what to do.

People connect!

"Yang Xuefeng! Yang Xuefeng..."

At this time, I suddenly heard a familiar voice. I turned around and saw, who else could it be if it wasn't Zhang Fan? At this time, she was running towards me like a gust of wind, and then she jumped into my arms before I was ready.

Here... right in front of all my soldiers, right in front of the many people around me... She who was originally reserved now doesn't mind this at all, just as if the people around her are transparent.

"You're finally here! You're finally back!" Zhang Fan's eyes were full of tears, and he didn't know whether it was because of excitement or joy.

"You...why are you here? How did you know I would come?" Zhang Fan's sudden attack made me a little at a loss.

"Come to pick you up?" Zhang Fan wiped his tears, and then smiled proudly at me: "My superiors arranged for me to come to receive your Second Company, what's the matter? Do you have any objections?"

"What?" Then I quickly understood that the matter of my military exploits and the matter of the entire Second Company coming to Beijing to make a report were most likely caused by this girl Zhang Fan. (To be continued...)


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