Ten years ago, the beloved captain and company commander in front of them received an order from the regiment headquarters, ordering him to take immediate leave after leading a mecha platoon back from the frontline battlefield.
Without even having time to wipe off the smoke from his face, the captain set out on his way home. Logically speaking, the journey home for the captain who had settled on a planet controlled by the border federation was not that far away. It was only a few light years away.
If the transport ship of the military region passes through the wormhole, it can arrive in one day.
But no one expected that this family leave would be so long. The 173 members of the mecha company of the 88th Mecha Division, known as the Tiger Company, located on the front line, never waited for the return of their captain and company commander. A month later, the Colonel Regiment
The commander personally went to the Tiger Company to announce that Captain Tie Yong had retired for some reason. The Tiger Company commander was replaced by the deputy company commander on the spot. No one even knew the real reason.
However, the colonel commander and lieutenant colonel chief of staff who might have known the reason remained silent, and they did not explain the reason to all the officers and soldiers of the Tiger Company until they were promoted.
Captain Tie Yong just disappeared quietly on the front line, far away from the sight of the more than 100 comrades under his command who lived with him day and night. There was no explanation, and he even changed his contact information. Many people in other mecha companies said that Tie Yong was scared.
He was afraid of this kind of life where he would go to the battlefield and fight small-scale battles with the Jiepen people almost every three months, so he became a deserter. He did not contact everyone precisely because he was afraid of facing his comrades and brothers.
The reason why the regiment headquarters did not say the reason was because the officers all felt it was a shame, not only for the Tiger Company, but also for the entire 88th Mecha Division. Since the day it was established, the 88th Mecha Division has suffered defeats and some.
There have been deserters, but there has never been a captain-level company commander who applied for retirement during family leave. If the reason was revealed, the morale of the frontline officers and soldiers would definitely plummet.
This explanation seems very reasonable, but the 173 officers and soldiers of the Tiger Company definitely don't agree with it. If others are not familiar with their company commander, aren't they familiar with it? Tie Yong, who was over 35 years old at the time, can be regarded as the leader of the entire 88th Division.
He is the oldest active company commander in the army, and may also be the captain with the longest service experience. A captain who has served for more than 16 years has been promoted from private to first class. The 10 years of cold and summer on the front line have made him the most senior captain of the Tiger Company.
The sergeant was given the opportunity to enter the military academy for eight months and was eventually promoted to captain of the Tiger Company.
For all the Tiger Company officers and soldiers who were nearly 10 years younger than him, Captain Tie Yong, who had been with them since the recruit period, was like a father and a brother. They did not believe that such an elder brother would become a deserter.
If he doesn't want to continue fighting endlessly, he can choose to retire as a sergeant. For sergeants who have served for more than 10 years, the federal government will make arrangements to return to their hometown and become a sergeant in the police station. They will have no food and clothing for their whole life.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with worrying.
They have been waiting for the truth, even as time goes by, most of them have retired. This has become an obsession for almost all of them. This is also the message that Tie Yong, who has disappeared for 10 years, suddenly sent,
When everyone was invited to come to Capital Star, the main reason why they immediately dropped all the work they were doing and rushed to Capital Star was not the generous monthly salary of 1,000 credit points plus bonuses offered by Tie Yong.
However, they did not expect that the captain and company commander, who was as steady as a mountain and heroic in the front line, would be destroyed by ten years and become like this. However, out of the trust in their bones, they did not ask and just expressed their love with hugs.
miss.
And now, it was finally time to reveal the mystery. They were waiting for the explanation from their company eldest brother. It was a matter of honor and faith, and they believed that Tie Yong had never let them down.
So, they waited silently.
However, no one knew that what they were waiting for was such a cruel truth.
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"Ten years, it's such a long time, but for me, why is it still so short?" The sloppy uncle's face remained unchanged, and there was a bit of sadness in his eyes that had been a little cloudy due to alcohol corrosion for a long time. "Maybe you guys
Everyone knows the story between me and your sister-in-law, Amei..."
"Sister-in-law?" Liao Lei, the last one to arrive, suddenly changed his face: "By the way, where is sister-in-law! Did something happen to sister-in-law? Also, where is nephew?"
The muscles on the sloppy uncle's face twitched slightly, and he waved his hands to signal himself to speak. His eyes were a little confused, as if he was caught in some kind of memory: "My parents worked on a mining star, and they were all gone because of an attack. Originally, the Federation was going to send 10
When I was 18 years old, I was sent to an orphanage, but my parents, who were neighbors, accepted me. With the help of the house left by my parents and the support of my adoptive parents, I finished middle school and high school, but I failed to get into the college I dreamed of.
Military academy.
Although I lost my parents, my adoptive parents were very good to me, and I was accompanied by Amei, who was three years younger than me. Those years were extremely warm and beautiful days in my life. When I was 19 years old, I and I
Ah Mei fell in love, but I also chose to leave home and join the army. I had the vow to avenge my parents and the ambition to carve out a bright future for Ah Mei and me. I didn’t want my and Ah Mei’s children to be like me.
I sit at home every day and look forward to the return of my parents who are away from home mining.
I work harder than anyone else, I train hard, I fight against the enemy bravely, the blood of the Jiepen people can allow me to comfort my parents’ souls in heaven, the rising positions of corporal, sergeant, and staff sergeant and the corresponding increase in salary,
I can provide Amei with a better life, and I am worthy of family affection and love.
When I was 30 years old, I finally graduated from the military academy and was promoted to lieutenant. The two gold stars on my chest finally gave me the courage to propose marriage to my adoptive parents and marry my most beloved girl. On that day, the girl who had been waiting for me for 10 years,
Her face is blooming with joy and she is so beautiful.”
When he talked about his wife, the expression on the sloppy uncle's face was extremely gentle, which made the stubbornness in Qiu Ruge's eyes soften. She knew that that was love.
Although I don’t know how many years have passed, when a man talks about a woman, he can still be so tender and affectionate. What a wonderful feeling it is!
But, what about that beautiful woman? In the more than a year we have been together, Qiu Ruge, who has never seen the sloppy uncle come home and never heard him mention his family, couldn't help feeling a little panicked. Beautiful fairy tale
, what I fear most is the cruel ending.
But this world does not exist based on people's good wishes! Joys and sorrows, life and death, are all happening around all kinds of human beings every day.
"In order to be closer to me, Amei, who has become my wife, chose to leave her parents and come to work on Gongga planet, which is closest to the front line. Although the living conditions there are harsh and the oxygen content is only 6% of that of a habitable planet for humans.
10. The most terrifying thing is that it has entered the long winter, and the temperature has reached minus 70 degrees. However, in order to spend more time with her beloved husband, she still came here without hesitation, and waited at the tribute together with countless military wives who were looking forward to it.
Ga star.
And I only have one month of family leave every year to accompany her. I originally hoped that she could go back to live with my parents-in-law, but she was not happy. Our station is five days away from the planet of my parents-in-law, and she didn’t want me to
I was busy running around, and I didn’t want the short one-month reunion time to turn into 20 days. I failed to convince her, and she stayed, and she stayed for five years.
Those five years were the happiest days of my life. When I came back from the front line, I could see her gentle smile. Every time I came home, even though the cold wind howled outside, I always had a cup of scalding hot tea.
Waiting for me, and the window that emits warm yellow light.
Especially, one day four years later, Amy told me on a remote video call that she was pregnant. We sketched out our imaginations for the future on video calls countless times. Amy wanted a son because she hoped that his son would be like
His father can protect her and become a soldier to defend his hometown in the future. And I hope it is a daughter with gentle eyebrows like Ah Mei." The sloppy uncle continued to speak softly, but as he spoke, I didn't know.
When I closed my eyes, there were tears quietly hanging on them.
Everyone's hearts could not help but tighten silently, as if they had an ominous premonition.
"All the good expectations ended with my family visit. Before I led the second platoon to the battlefield, I had a video call with Amei. She was already 8 and a half months pregnant, and there were still 10 days left at most. Our baby
I will come to this world..." The tears in the sloppy uncle's eyes could no longer be suppressed and rolled down. "When I arrived at Gongga Star on the military transport ship, the window that emitted warm yellow light was no longer there.
What greeted me at the door of my home was the Major General of the Military Region Logistics Department, the pale face of Amei in the ice coffin, and our unborn daughter."
"When I was still fighting on the front line, Amei was about to give birth early. However, a sudden snowstorm blocked the flying car's journey. Amniotic fluid embolism is not terrible in this era, but a delay of half an hour is enough to kill a pregnant woman.
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I knelt in front of my grandma, in front of our poor daughters who have not seen a ray of sunshine, and prayed that they could open their eyes and look at me. I would rather trade all my military medals, as long as they could look at me, I knelt down
I cried for three days and three nights. Even though my parents-in-law had arrived to help me, I didn’t get up! I didn’t understand why God wanted to punish me like this. Even though I had been ignorant for the past ten years,
I haven't figured it out either." At that moment, the sloppy uncle's face was filled with tears and his muscles were twitching, looking a little ferocious. "It's all my fault. If I didn't join the army, if I didn't go to the battlefield to accompany her when she was about to give birth.
, she will not die, and neither will our daughter. But, I am also the commander of a company! Is there any reason why my brothers should go to fight while I leave? "
"The responsibility of the country is greater than the responsibility of the family. I understand, but I lost my wife and children. I couldn't overcome that hurdle. I chose self-exile. I asked my superiors to conceal the truth. I also did not contact my brothers and even kept all my retirement allowances."
After giving it to my parents-in-law, I didn't visit the two elderly people for ten years. It was because I was too fragile." The sloppy uncle shook his head in pain. "I apologize to all brothers!"
Everyone in the room, including Qiu Ruge and the two waiters, had tears rolling down their faces. I'm afraid no one expected that once the truth was revealed, it would be so cruel, so cruel that it would break one's heart.
The soldiers on the front line return home, but they can only place the medals of general merit in vain in front of the tombstones of their wives and children. How heartbreaking it is. If you are still alive, you are the strongest person. Every time you dream about it at midnight, you are the biggest
of suffering.
"To Captain Tieyong and Sister-in-law Amei!" A man in casual clothes, with tears on his face, took a step forward suddenly, his sad and high-pitched voice seemed to pierce the entire silent night sky. "Salute!
"
"Salute!" All the veterans stepped forward and stood at attention, raising their right hands to their eyebrows.
The sound resounded through the sky, and the upright body was like a javelin.
This is the highest respect that soldiers can express.
Apart from this, no words or actions can express the tremendous grief in their hearts.
After hesitating for a moment, the sloppy uncle stood up straight and returned the salute to his former soldiers.
The former captain and soldier looked at each other with tears in their eyes, but they stood tall and straight, like pine trees on a rock.
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ps: This chapter is dedicated to the officers and soldiers on duty at the border who are unable to take care of their relatives, and also to the relatives of the soldiers who are silently waiting for them. Because of the photo of the soldier covered with military medals looking up to the sky and crying in front of the tombstone of his wife and children,
I have wanted to write this plot for a long time, and today, I finally wrote it.