ps: Because of the power outage, I am only updating at this time, sorry!
"Tell me the truth, is it your fault?" I asked Zhang Fan after getting in the jeep.
Two jeeps, four Jiefangs... there were three-wheeled motorcycles clearing the way in front, and traffic policemen were directing us to go ahead at the intersection. This battle seemed too high-profile.
"What the hell am I doing?" Zhang Fan was pretending to be confused.
"I find it strange!" I said: "Only those who have made great achievements come to Beijing to give a report. Why are all our companies here..."
"Then you are a company of heroes! You deserve it after you have made so many meritorious deeds!"
"There aren't too many heroic companies after this battle?" I said, "Does every heroic company come to Beijing to give a report?"
"You are different!" Zhang Fan was still arrogant: "The merits you have made are incomparable to those of other companies!"
Well...this sentence actually tells me that we are indeed the only ones from the company to come to Beijing.
After a pause, Zhang Fan hesitated and asked: "What? Are you angry?"
Seeing that I didn't answer for a long time, Zhang Fan said a little aggrievedly: "Okay, I'm leaving. But I just said..."
Before Zhang Fan finished speaking, I couldn't help laughing and said, "Don't bring it upon yourself!"
"You..." Only then did Zhang Fan realize that he had been fooled by me, and he couldn't help but glared at me bitterly.
In fact, why would I be angry because Zhang Fan did these things?
Firstly, I have long been accustomed to all this in modern times. Secondly, and more importantly, I think this is what our second company deserves, just like other soldiers said. It was earned by our lives. So it is not at all
I feel ashamed of myself.
The motorcade drove along the street for a long time. Originally, I wanted to see the scenery of old Beijing along the way, but I didn't expect that it became more and more remote as it went, and soon drove out of the city and turned onto the highway...
"Where are we going?" I asked curiously.
"Go to such-and-such base!" Zhang Fan replied: "The troops coming down from the front line will be temporarily arranged to rest there for a period of time. Now it is temporarily used as the training base of the Ninth Border Defense Division!"
"Oh!" I responded.
No wonder he had to go to the countryside. You should know that this base should be far away from urban areas. Otherwise, when the troops train and shoot guns and artillery, the people will be frightened.
Sure enough, the convoy drove for more than an hour. Then it turned up the mountain road and drove for more than half an hour before entering a military camp with high walls and People's Liberation Army guards everywhere.
Before I even got out of the car, I saw soldiers everywhere walking and practicing. All I could hear were commands, shouts of kill, and the sound of target shooting.
Alas! Seeing this, I couldn't help but smile bitterly. It seemed that the soldiers' original wish to come to Beijing was about to come to nothing. Isn't this just moving from one military camp to another? The only difference is that one wants to fight and the other does not.
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The car drove for a while and stopped in front of a four-story brick house. Zhang Fan jumped out of the car and said: "This is the guest house of the base. It is usually used to entertain visiting military families or cadres who come to inspect and observe. Let's
Just live here!”
"We?" I couldn't help but be a little confused after hearing this: "You live here too?"
"Of course!" Zhang Fan said with a smile: "My home is in the city, do I still have to take a car back and forth every day?"
"Oh!" I thought about it. It took almost two hours to get to the city, which was indeed a bit inconvenient.
Later I discovered that this was actually just an excuse for Zhang Fan. As for why she wanted to live here... the reason goes without saying.
Each room in the guest house has three beds, which can accommodate three people. Our company occupied two floors. The conditions are really good... But what is said here is that it only has clean quilts, a kettle and washing supplies.
Although these are nothing, they are strange to the soldiers who came off the battlefield. Xiao Liu, the correspondent who lives in the same room as me, made a fuss and shouted: "Company Commander, there is toothpaste here, do you want it?"
Money? If my family could use a house like this, it would be worth the glory!"
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So I got a little strange... Is there a simpler house than this? After asking, I found out that there really was. Most of the soldiers under my command were rural soldiers. At this time, houses in the countryside were still generally wooden houses or wooden houses.
It is a tile-roofed house with mud walls, just like the ones we saw in Vietnam, so living in this brick house naturally feels like it is on a higher level.
"How is it? Are you satisfied?" Zhang Fan knocked on the door and said to me: "I live next door. If you are not satisfied with anything or have any requirements..."
I saw that the soldiers around me were not paying much attention, so I asked maliciously: "Do you live alone?"
"Why are you asking this?" Zhang Fan blushed, glared at me and said hesitantly: "I... live with Aunt Xu..."
Hearing this, I couldn't help but feel disappointed. I knew in my heart that this was Zhang Fan's intention. With her relationship, it was not easy to get a separate room here.
But I soon felt that this was normal... In this era, girls are not as open as modern times, let alone as bold as Chen Yiyi. Besides... if she specially rents a room by herself, then everyone will know that she has beaten her
What's the idea?
As I said before, people in this era don't have much in the way of entertainment, they just like to gossip... So if Zhang Fan does this, word of mouth will soon spread and he will be stabbed in the back and said that he is not serious.
"Zhang Fan!" At this time, a voice came from the duty room downstairs: "Telephone!"
"Come right here!" Zhang Fan responded and ran downstairs.
Zhang Fan came back a few minutes later. With a gloomy look on his face, he pulled me aside and whispered, "My parents want to see you!"
"What?" I couldn't help but be stunned. If I remember correctly, who is Zhang Fan's father... Military command, isn't that the commander of my commander? Is he going to see me now?
"What are you doing standing still? Should you go or not?"
"Um..." I said, "You mean we are going back to the city again?"
Zhang Fan shook his head: "My parents are also in this base, why do we need to go back to the city?"
"Huh?" I couldn't help but wonder: "Then you just said that your home is in the city..."
Zhang Fan couldn't help but get agitated, and interrupted me angrily: "Why are you asking so many questions? Should you go or not?"
"Go!" I said.
Although to be honest, I really don’t want to go because it would embarrass me...I don’t know whether I should regard him as my superior or my future father-in-law, but the invitation from the commander of the military region...can I refuse?
"Yes!" Zhang Fan nodded, trying her best to pretend to be nonchalant, but the smile on her lips still revealed her inner feelings.
I took a shower before setting off. Of course, this was Zhang Fan's request. If I go by my own ideas... I was dirty when I was in the tunnel. In comparison, I am already quite clean now, and my body is very clean.
The military uniform is also new...does it need to be washed?
But Zhang Fan refused to comply and asked me to wash it again no matter what, saying that her mother loves to be clean and wanted to give her mother a good impression. She even asked someone to buy a new military uniform...
Okay! After all, I was going to see the chief, and I also wanted military appearance, so I did as I wished.
After I finished, I told Zhang Zuoliang, and then I followed Zhang Fan on the jeep and drove to the hinterland of the base... Only then did I realize that this base is really big. One mountain after another is the base's territory, and the jeep goes around and around.
I've been driving for twenty minutes, but I'm afraid I haven't even covered half of the base!
Finally, with a "squeak" sound, the jeep stopped in front of a two-story private house... Seeing Zhang Fan get out of the car and take me to the house, I couldn't help but be stunned: Is this how the commander of the military region lives?
There is no difference between ordinary people's houses. The only difference is that there are two guards standing at the door!
Later I found out... what kind of military commanders and commanders are there in this era? It sounds scary, but life and finances are tight and they are not much better than ordinary cadres. This emphasis on equality between officers and soldiers is really not enough.
ah!
"Dad!" Zhang Fan called out cordially as he walked into the house.
The old soldier who was sitting at the table and looking at a map with a magnifying glass suddenly came to his senses: "Oh! He's back... This is Comrade Yang Xuefeng!"
As he spoke, the old soldier came forward with a smile.
"Hello, Chief!" I quickly stood up and saluted.
"Hey! You're welcome!" The old soldier shook my hand cordially and said, "Today there is no leader who is not the leader. I am Xiaofan's father at the moment, here to express my gratitude to my daughter's savior!"
"Chief...this..."
"Hey!" The old soldier interrupted me and said, "It doesn't make sense to call me chief anymore. My surname is Zhang, and my last name is Yi... I don't have much ability, I just have a little perseverance! I'm a little older than you, so call me Zhang.
It’s okay to be old!”
"Old Zhang!" Seeing that the old soldier was so approachable, I was no longer polite.
"Here we come..." At this time, a middle-aged woman walked out of the kitchen. She looked a little nervous and wiped her hands. When she came up to her, she hurriedly said, "It's Comrade Yang Xuefeng! It's really...
Xiaofan, why don’t you serve the guests a cup of tea... You guys sit down for now, I’ll prepare a few side dishes and we’ll have dinner here later!”
"Xiao Yang!" When Zhang Fan walked away, Zhang Yi said to me: "I have to explain something to you first... I think you should also know what Xiao Fan has been doing these days. The reason why I
Respond to her requests... not because she is my daughter, nor because you saved my daughter, but because of your performance on the battlefield. I think you deserve this, your company deserves it, do you understand?
?”
"I understand!" I nodded. As the saying goes, heroes think alike. That's what I thought just now.
"That's good!" Zhang Yi chuckled and said, "That's no problem. I just want to know more about the situation on the front line. Let's talk about it today!" (To be continued...)