February 4, 1981, the 30th day of the Lunar New Year, early in the morning
In the speeding train, Bruce Lee and Tang Tian were wearing old military uniforms with their collar badges and cap badges removed. They were sitting at opposite ends of the train's three-person seats. Three-year-old Sun Dahe rested his head on Bruce Lee's lap and curled up between them.
, is sleeping sweetly.
This is a green train from Chengdu to the capital. Different from the trains at fixed times every day, there are no crowded seats in the hard seats and empty sleepers on this train. Instead, the sleeper seats and hard seats are basically full, but not overloaded.
.The train stopped at a major station all the way, but could only get off but could not get on, and the car gradually became more relaxed and faster.
The people on the bus are basically the same as Li and Tang. They are all wearing old military uniforms. Every time they arrive at a stop, the same scene will almost be staged: people who are about to get off the bus and their companions who have not yet arrived at the stop, tightly.
They hugged each other, with tears streaming down their faces, slapping each other, and saying goodbye.
At the stopped stations, medical staff and militiamen were also arranged to wait on the platform. After the train stopped, they helped the passengers on the train, especially the disabled people in the sleeper cars, to leave safely and quickly.
Yes, there are almost no cadres in the sleeping berths who are neatly dressed and holding document bags in their hands, but they are all young and disabled personnel.
This is a special military train to transport demobilized and veterans. It was originally supposed to be sent out at the end of the year as in previous years. However, because the tug-of-war with the south is still ongoing, the Military Commission decided to rotate operations among various units to improve the overall combat of the unit.
force.
Relevant troops will withdraw from the battlefield and conduct summary and appeasement work before preparing to carry out the demobilization and demobilization work this year. In view of the impact of each unit's return time to the station, the recovery of the wounded and the evaluation of battlefield performance (meritorious service or punishment), it cannot be done.
The time will be unified. Therefore, the Military Commission issued an order requiring each military region to arrange the return of participating troops on their own.
Bruce Lee and Tang Tian, who have completed the transfer procedures, temporarily stayed in the military region due to work needs. Now they are returning home on a special train with the last batch of demobilized soldiers from the military region.
Tang Tian moved his body as far as possible to make more space for Sun Dahe. He asked Bruce Lee in a low voice: "Brother Long, are you really not going to work with me in the Public Security Bureau? Our two old men are out of town frequently, so we can arrange it
It’s easy to get into the situation together.”
Bruce Lee was happy: "Every time I hear you talk about your two old men, I want to laugh. I'm afraid you are the only one who would call your dad and grandpa like this. Also, we are all from the capital, can we not say that we are in trouble?
When someone gets into trouble, it always sounds to me like we've committed a crime."
"Okay, okay, I'm just used to it from novels. Tell me, what do you think?"
"I haven't thought much about it. Let's go home first and talk about it first. We don't have to worry too much about our work. You have your father and your grandfather to help you. My family is farmers, but my sister and brother-in-law are both state cadres, so I should be resettled.
There is no problem. I have been away from the capital for 16 years, and you have been away from the capital for 12 years. Let’s inquire first and discuss it with my family before making a decision.”
"Originally, I didn't think too much about it. I was a deputy company commander. I transferred back to the local area and was demoted by half a rank. I was just an ordinary clerk. How could I have any idea? I could only endure the seniority. No, before I transferred, I was the leader of the militia group.
Help us to ask for credit, raise our level by one level, and perform meritorious service. In this way, we don’t have to be downgraded after we change jobs. You are a deputy department, and I am a principal, .asxs. It’s different. I am so angry.
It’s different.”
"Speaking of which, it's our fault for not living up to expectations. During that battle, if we had arrived half an hour earlier, we could have joined the main force of the regiment led by Wei Min and carried out the ambush mission together. Just because of this half hour, we were attacked by the former
It means temporarily recruiting strong men, transferring them to the rear to protect the field hospital, and then leaving the front line. They withdrew for repairs half a year earlier than Weimin and others." Bruce Lee said with regret.
"That's right. If we could have followed the main force and participated in the war together, we would have been able to obtain one more first-class collective merit and second-class individual merit, and our military rank could have been raised by another level. When we transferred to the local area, we would have become section chiefs.
, a deputy section chief."
"You call it 'I only see thieves eating meat, but I don't see thieves being beaten'. If we really go up there, how many of us can survive? It's not like we haven't heard of the misery they faced when they came off the battlefield for the people. Most of them have never been heard of before.
There were nearly a thousand people in the regiment. In the end, less than 300 people survived, and all of them were injured. Even Weimin, the regiment leader, had a bullet hole and two shrapnel in his body."
"Fortunately, they successfully completed the ambush mission and killed 5,000 people from half the division in the south. You said, our military merit has been judged, but those who serve the people have not been judged. Will he transfer the military headquarters in the end?
Anyway, his academic qualifications, qualifications and merit are all enough."
"It's hard to say. He won't be able to escape when he gets promoted to a higher level this time. He might be in trouble if he skips a higher level. The key is that the higher you go, the fewer positions there are. Now it's full, plus many veteran generals and commanders have been rehabilitated one after another. How to arrange it? I guess the Military Commission has to decide.
I have a headache. As for going to the military headquarters? I guess he doesn't want to go. He is a soldier, not a political worker or a logistics worker. What can he do if he goes to the military headquarters? Become a staff officer? Don't forget that sentence, 'Staff officer'
If you don't have a commander, you won't even fart. He might as well be a deputy division commander in the division and be more comfortable."
At this time, Sun Dahe turned over, murmured something, and continued to sleep. His little face was flushed, which was really cute.
Bruce Lee gently patted Sun Dahe's back to comfort him and continue sleeping.
Tang Tian sighed and said, "Sister-in-law Niu Hong is really at her wits' end. The leader of the militia group brought back dozens of seriously injured patients who needed postoperative care and recovery. Sister-in-law Niu Hong, the head nurse, couldn't even take care of the children.
Speaking of which, it is really not easy for our military families. Brother Weimin and his sister-in-law have not seen their children for two years, and when they come back, they have to send them away."
"There is no way. Silence in wartime is necessary. Who asked our regiment to have special tasks? It would be better for Dahe to go back to his grandmother. There are many people in the family and the living conditions are good, so we can take better care of him. He will go to kindergarten this year.
, after all, the living environment and education level in the capital are much better than those in the military family areas. What’s more, when the troops are finished resting, they still don’t know where they will be stationed.”
"By the way, Brother Long. If you change careers, the leader of the Civil Service Corps will not be unhappy, right? After all, you two joined the army together."
"No. Weimin persuaded me to change my career a few years ago. In fact, we both knew that when he entered the military school for further studies, he was destined to develop in the army for the rest of his life. Although I grew up with him and joined the army together, the army
For me, it was a transition. I had to return to the local area eventually. In 1977, when we were in the army, the news was so limited that we all knew that the domestic movement was over. Weimin and I discussed it at that time and prepared
Let me change careers. If I hadn't met Qin Yali, who graduated from the military academy's medical laboratory major and was just transferred to the laboratory department of our field hospital, I would have returned to the capital in 1978."
"Have you finally managed her? You have refused to tell me." Tang Tian also likes gossip.
"It's not that I didn't tell you, but it's just that the matter hasn't been decided yet. Less than a year after we met her, we went to war. It wasn't until we came back to rest half a year ago that we started over with her. Fortunately, Niu Hong knew that I had feelings for Qin Yali
It’s interesting. I have always talked about me to her in the past two years, so we started dating very quickly. Before I left, I told her that when I go back, I will arrange my work, write her a letter telling her about my work situation, and let her choose whether she is willing to change her career.
Come to the capital and live with me."
"Then why don't you mobilize her yet and now she will change jobs and return to the capital with you?"
"Qin Yali is similar to Wei Min. Both of them performed well after joining the army and went to the military school for further studies. After graduation, they became military cadres. She is not from the capital. If she wants to change jobs in another place, she needs to get a marriage certificate from me before she can transfer to the place where my household registration is.
——Capital. Her father passed away in 1978. Her family is very strict about not getting married within three years after the death of her parents. The three years will not be completed until the second half of this year. Now I can only leave first. After she has observed the mourning for three years,
If she decides to marry me, we both need to get the certificate, and then she can change her job to the capital."
"We still have to wait for more than half a year. It's really hard work."
"You are 28 now. If you have a chance, you should consider your personal issues."
"I wrote a letter from home, saying that they have identified several people for me, and they are just waiting for me to go back for blind dates. I will be busy during the Spring Festival."
"Xiaotian, I will arrive in the capital soon. After getting off the car, you and I will go around and go to my sister's house to identify the door. If you have anything to do in the future, you can leave a message there and I will know soon. Just take a moment and see if there is anything else