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Sitting on the train to Guanhai City, Cong Ye couldn't help but recall the scene of that evening a year ago in his mind.

After lunch, the reconnaissance platoon where Cong Ye, who was training in the playground, suddenly received an order from the regiment headquarters, because the border observation post found four armed criminals who had illegally crossed the border and were hiding in the dense forest close to the national border. Once the whereabouts of the four criminals are discovered, they are killed on the spot. The regimental headquarters had already received news from abroad that the four criminals who had crossed the border were a group of extremely brutal gangsters with blood on their hands.

Cong Ye's third squad, led by platoon commander Zhi Xiaokang, entered the dense forest fully armed as soon as possible. After a night of searching, no trace of the four criminals was found. In the morning, the platoon commander Zhi Xiaokang took the twelve of them to a relatively empty position, ready to take a rest, and by the way reported the situation to the regiment headquarters.

Cong Ye and the other three fighters were assigned by Zhi Xiaokang to serve as a vigilance mission. The platoon commander used a satellite phone to communicate with the regimental headquarters. The position where the cong leaves are just facing away from the platoon leader, more than 20 meters away from the platoon leader Zhi Xiaokang.

Although the sound of Zhi Xiaokang reporting to the regiment headquarters came from his ears, Cong Ye did not dare to be distracted to listen to the content of the report. Since they became soldiers, the location of their troops is precisely the area where terrorists of a certain country frequently operate, and whether it is training or holding meetings, the head of the unit has always stressed that they must always tighten the strings and never relax their vigilance at any time. Just as Congye was intently observing the jungle in front of him, suddenly a sharp gunshot rang out behind him.

"Smack-"

"Platoon commander, intelligent platoon commander!"

Immediately there was the call of his comrades-in-arms, Cong Ye quickly turned around and found that the platoon commander Zhi Xiaokang had fallen to the ground, and the rest of his comrades-in-arms were all gathered to the side, shouting. Although Cong Ye wanted to run over to see what was going on with the platoon commander Zhi who had always been very well with them, he could not leave his post without an order, and could only continue to be responsible for guarding the dense forest in front of him.

"The four of you continue to be vigilant and take care of the platoon leader's body, and the rest of you will come with me."

There was no need to look back, Cong Ye knew that it was the voice of the squad leader Lin Feng. Body? The platoon commander died?! The bush leaves, who have always been silent and moody, feel a sour nose, and almost can't hold back, and they want to leave tears. At this moment, I suddenly saw a bush in the woods in front of me and spontaneously without wind. Cong Ye picked up the submachine gun in his hand, pulled the trigger in an instant, and a shuttle of bullets shot out like raindrops.

"Ahh

"Ahh

After two screams in quick succession, the jungle in front of him fell silent again.

Soon, a dense burst of gunfire was also heard on the left side of the body, that is, to the west. After a while, squad leader Lin Feng returned with the rest of the people. First he looked at the bushes where the foliage had swept by, and then announced:

"All four thugs have been killed, go and two to clean up the battlefield. The two men cut some branches, made stretchers, and took turns to carry the body of the platoon leader back to the camp. ”

"Where is this going, young man?"

An uncle in his sixties came up from the seat opposite, and a sentence interrupted the contemplative bush leaves.

"Uncle, I'll go to Guanhai City."

"Look at the old military uniform you are wearing, have you just been demobilized?"

"Yes, just left the army."

"Is it to go home to Guanhai City, or to visit relatives and friends? To tell you the truth, I was a soldier back then. ”

"It's to go to Guanhai City to see a friend. In which unit did the uncle serve? ”

"Snow Mountain Frontier Post."

"Oh, so we're the same troops."

The uncle on the other side was very talkative, so that Cong Ye had no time to think about other things. Along the way, the two of them have been talking about life in the army, but they are also talking speculatively. However, the uncle got off at the previous stop of Guanhai City.

Listening to the conductor's announcement, Cong Ye knew that there were still forty kilometers to go, and he was about to arrive at Guanhai City. So he got up and went to the toilet, and when he came back, he continued to lean on the back of the chair, closing his eyes and resting.

Cong Ye couldn't remember how the platoon commander was carried back to the army from the mountains and dense forests. The terrain is not only complicated, but also very steep, and it is very difficult for a single person to walk, let alone carry a person away. It took four hours to get out of the jungle, and the troops sent by the regimental headquarters to meet them also arrived. An ambulance was also sent, but the platoon commander Zhi Xiaokang was shot in the head, so he didn't breathe at that time, and he didn't even have time to leave a word.

When he returned to the camp, Congye didn't seem to feel tired, but felt a little numb, not only in his body, but also in his brain. Since enlisting in the army for a year and a half, Cong Ye has made this place his home. It has even been prepared for a long time to participate in the annual military school entrance examination. Recently, as long as he has time, Cong Ye has seized the time to review his high school courses. Originally, Cong Ye took the college entrance examination, but it was only five points lower than the first line. Because he didn't want to go to a random university, he resolutely signed up to join the army, and he had already planned to come to the army to participate in the army's military academy enrollment.

Cong Ye wanted to apply for the military academy, and after the platoon commander Zhi Xiaokang knew about it, he took a lot of care of Cong Ye from all aspects, the purpose was to squeeze out more time for him to review. In this regard, Cong Ye was grateful to Zhixiaokang in his heart.

To this day, Cong Ye still clearly remembers a conversation with the platoon commander that day.

"Cong Ye, what are your plans for the future?"

"Platoon commander, you know, I'm from an orphanage. Since he chose to be a soldier, he has long regarded the army as his home. Regardless of whether I am admitted to the military academy or not, I will stay in the army for the rest of my life. ”

"Haha, if you can't get into a military school, you can only choose a volunteer soldier at most, and you can turn to a non-commissioned officer. According to the regulations of the army, the maximum is five or three years, that is, the sum of the front and back, a total of eighteen years. But you can't stay in the army for the rest of your life. ”

"Can't you transfer to the logistics of the troops?"

"I'm afraid not."

"Then I must be admitted to a military school. What about you, platoon commander? ”

"Me? I can't stay in the army for the rest of my life. There are frail old mothers at home, and wives who have been married for five years and have never had children. My sister is in college again, and everything depends on your sister-in-law alone, and I really can't bear it. Look at another year or two, and then choose to change careers. ”

"The platoon commander worked hard to be admitted to the military academy, and the future is a good time, how can he change jobs?"

"Hehe, if there were other choices, I would naturally not change jobs, and I also like the army. Besides, it is also a time of peace, and if it is a war era, it is natural that I will not choose to change jobs. ”

Cong Ye understands the platoon commander's mood very well, and from his attitude towards the soldiers, it can be seen that he is a person who loves the barracks. Moreover, the platoon commander is indeed a hot-blooded young man, if it was really a war year, he was forced with a gun, and I am afraid that he would not leave the army.

"Passengers, thank you for taking this train, now the train has arrived at the destination on time and safely, Guanhaicheng Railway Station, please bring your luggage and belongings, and get off the train in order."

The train broadcast interrupted Cong Ye's memories of the past again. Lifting a neatly bundled duffel bag on the luggage rack, he walked out of the train station with the flow of people, randomly chose a bus, came to the center of the city, found a small hotel nearby, and stayed in.

After freshening up, I had lunch, and instead of going out immediately, I lay down in my hotel room, intending to rest for a while. After all, after more than ten hours of training, it is still a little tired. Cong Ye lying on the bed couldn't sleep at all, and his mind was still about the past of the platoon commander Zhi Xiaokang.

One weekend, I followed the platoon commander to a small border city closest to the barracks, and while strolling, the platoon commander said to Cong Ye:

"The sea view city in my hometown is almost as big as this, but it is surrounded by the sea on three sides, and the climate is much better than here."

"Platoon commander, what does my sister-in-law do? Why have I never seen my sister-in-law come to visit my relatives? ”

"She used to work in a hospital, but then she quit her job to take care of my mother and opened a small clinic down the street. Because my mother has always been weak and can't do without people around her all the time, it is inconvenient for your sister-in-law to go far away. ”

"Isn't Guanhai City beautiful?"

"Of course it is. If you want to go back to live in the local area in the future, just let me know and I will help you find a job in Guanhai City. ”

"That's a good feeling, but the platoon commander wants to talk?"

"Do you want me to hook up with you?"

The two talked and laughed for a while, and suddenly, Zhi Xiaokang said with some sadness:

"I'm really reluctant to leave you, if only I could stay."

"Platoon commander, even if you really change jobs, we are still brothers, you are still my platoon commander, I will go to see you when I have time."

"Well, I remember that. When the time comes, you must go to Guanhai City to see me and your sister-in-law. ”

"Definitely, definitely. If I really don't want to stay in the army one day, I will go to Guanhai City to settle down, and let the platoon commander take care of me. ”

"Haha, I really don't know who takes care of whom?"

"If I have the ability, I will definitely take good care of the platoon commander to repay the platoon commander for his care for me for more than a year."

"Everyone is a brother, you are a new soldier, not only for you, but also for everyone else."

"To tell you the truth, platoon commander, my comrades-in-arms privately said that it was everyone's luck to meet a platoon commander like you."

"Haha, then do you all feel that you owe me a favor?"

"Of course."

"Okay, I can remember what you said, and you will pay me back in the future."

Although he heard that the platoon commander Zhi Xiaokang was joking, Cong Ye still solemnly agreed:

"As long as there is an opportunity, I will pay it back."

is such a half-truth, after the platoon commander Zhi Xiaokang sacrificed, Cong Ye was worried about the frail and sick old mother that the platoon commander often mentioned, as well as his sister-in-law, and his sister who was in college, and decisively gave up applying for the military academy, and after staying in the army for more than a year, he still chose to retire. After going through all the formalities for leaving the army, Cong Ye just said hello to his comrades, and hurriedly stepped on the train to Guanhai City.