Chapter 264: Choice
Zhou Yuehai didn't expect Zhou Xiaoan to find out that he was injured at such a time, he glanced at Zhou Xiaoan, who was pale and anxious, and then looked at the pouring rain outside and the people who were anxiously waiting for him to leave, and immediately made a decision. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
In this case, it doesn't really matter if he goes or not, as long as the people over there are strictly guarded according to the predetermined plan, there will basically be no major problems.
He went only as a reassurance.
Even so, he had to rush there as soon as possible, after fighting for so many years, he knew better than anyone how important morale was, but no matter how urgent it was, he couldn't leave immediately.
He went to the embankment to reassure the flood and rescue him, and if he threw the anxious Zhou Xiaoan at home like this, his own heart would not be settled.
For the second time in his life, he put aside the country and the people when he needed to make a choice, and made a very self-conscious decision.
Yes, it doesn't require a choice, it's just a decision that doesn't require any hesitation and trade-offs.
He went back to his hometown and took the risk to participate in the dredging and control of the dammed lake, of course he would not forget the original purpose, if he threw Zhou Xiaoan to rescue now, then what was the point of him doing all this in the first place?
Perhaps in many ways he should have left immediately, after all, the safety of the embankment was more urgent than Zhou Xiaoan's temporary worries.
But everyone has their own yardsticks, and for him, urgency doesn't mean it's important.
In the past, he never hesitated to shed blood and sacrifice for the country and the people, because he decided that there was nothing more important than protecting his family and defending the country.
Now that he wants to protect his family, there is nothing more important than Zhou Xiaoan.
He has received numerous awards for meritorious service and has heard too many beautiful words, but he has always been very sober and knows that he is only one person, and what he can do is limited, so he must understand what is most important to him.
So now he has to stay, without any trade-offs and considerations, not just for Zhou Xiaoan, but also for himself.
Zhou Yuehai's eyes were resolute, and his tone was decisive and firm to look at the comer:
"Pillar, you go first, I'll be there in twenty minutes. Tell Commander-in-Chief Zhang that according to the plan we discussed yesterday, the personnel who have been arranged to patrol everywhere must not be chaotic, guard their own sections, and if other people's sections are in danger, they must not leave their posts without authorization, and leave everything to the rescue team to deal with.
The downstream rivers are all unblocked, and more than half of the water in the dammed lake has been released, so even if it rains heavily, it is not possible to burst the embankment, so everyone should not panic. As long as we stick to the original plan, we can get through this crisis! ”
It may be that Zhou Yuehai said too firmly and confidently, and the spirit of the pillar who was still flustered when he came was lifted, and his face also showed a confident expression, "Comrade Zhou, don't worry!" We remember what you said to you yesterday! It's definitely not going to be messy! ”
After speaking, he made a nondescript upright, and rushed into the heavy rain with his head held high.
Zhou Yuehai took off his raincoat and pulled Zhou Xiaoan back to the West House.
Zhou Xiaoan looked at his dragging legs, tears streaming down uncontrollably, "Uncle, why are you injured?" You, why didn't you tell me! ”
It must have been injured before she rescued Xiaohu back today! Otherwise, with the temper of the uncle, he would never go home at the critical moment when the dammed lake was released.
She didn't even find out! I didn't think carefully about why the uncle came back suddenly, and pulled him to feed the kitten, let him run out to find corn ballast, and tossed him for so long!
Zhou Xiaoan was distressed and self-blaming, and instantly cried red eyes and nose, and went over to help the uncle into the house, "You are not allowed to go to the embankment!" Have a good rest at home! I'll go find Zhang Youlin and ask him to come and show you. ”
Zhou Yuehai asked Zhou Xiaoan to help him into the house, but instead of letting her help her get on the kang, he pressed her to the edge of the kang and sat down.
Turning on the dim oil lamp a little, Zhou Yuehai's handsome and tough eyebrows looked resolute and warm under the orange light.
"Xiao An, don't worry, Uncle This is an old injury, it's already healed, it's just that I've been soaking in the water for too long these days, and there is heavy rain today, so it's just a recurrence, it's not serious, and it will be fine when the rain stops tomorrow."
As he spoke, he pulled up his trouser leg and showed her his right leg.
Zhou Xiaoan looked at the scarred calf, and cried out in distress, "Uncle! How can it be so serious!? How badly injured are you? ”
It is indeed very serious, the whole calf is cut into many pieces by the criss-crossing scars, as if it is separated and spliced back together, if you look at it alone, no one can imagine that it is a human leg.
Zhou Yuehai gave her a glance and put down his trouser legs, held Zhou Xiaoan's shoulders with both hands, and locked her with his eyes, "Xiao'an, Uncle showed you this, I don't want you to think nonsense." Don't cry, listen to the uncle. ”
"This is when Uncle Xiao went out on a mission this time, his comrades triggered the minefield injury, the purpose of the enemy to bury those mines is to warn, and the blasting power is not large, so Uncle was only injured, and he was not disabled."
Zhou Xiaoan's tears couldn't be stopped, and he kept shaking his head, "You are so badly injured......"
Zhou Yuehai wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and his voice was even gentle, "It's not serious, look, isn't the uncle still standing in front of you?" Not even a fingernail fell off! Compared with others, Uncle is already very lucky. ”
"Xiao An, Uncle is mentally prepared every time he goes to the battlefield, and he won't regret it even if he can't come back. If I couldn't afford the consequences, I wouldn't go. If you go, you won't be afraid to pay any price. ”
Zhou Xiaoan grabbed his uncle's sleeve and cried and gasped, "Uncle, then you, then you......" Then don't go to the battlefield in the future!
But no matter how anxious she was, she also knew that the uncle was a professional soldier, he had been on the battlefield since he was fifteen years old, and he spent most of his life like that, she couldn't interfere in his life, and no matter how sorry he was, he couldn't make such a willful request.
Zhou Yuehai touched the top of her head, and the tenderness in her eyes was as boundless as a rich ocean, making this midnight of lightning and thunder and cold also warm, "Don't worry, Uncle won't go to the battlefield again in the future." ”
He would never do what he could not afford to do.
In the past, he was ready to sacrifice at any time, and he didn't care about anyone, and he knew that no one would really care about him.
Now, he didn't dare to imagine what would happen if he really sacrificed Zhou Xiao'an.
He also clearly knows that on the battlefield he no longer has the courage to move forward despite everything.
He is really not fit to go to war now, and he can't go to war again.
Just like this injury, he won't tell Zhou Xiaoan, in fact, when he entered the minefield, he was faced with two choices, one was to sacrifice himself to improve the possibility of completing the task a lot, and the other was to protect himself and leave obstacles for future actions.
If it was before, he would not hesitate to choose to sacrifice himself in exchange for mission success. But this time, he instinctively chose the latter.
This is the first time that he has put aside the interests of the country and the people in the face of his choice, and made a decision purely for his own needs.
Even if the mission was successfully completed, he knew that he was no longer fit for that task.
Zhou Yuehai does not blame himself for this, he has never flinched when he can do it for the country and the people, and now he is concerned, and he will do his best to protect the most important things.
Zhou Xiaoan didn't expect Uncle Xiao to say so easily that he would not go to the battlefield in the future, without any reluctance and heaviness, but with a trace of expectation and joy that she couldn't understand.
"Uncle, then you ...... in the future"
Zhou Yuehai knew what she was going to ask, and picked up her words that she hesitated and didn't know how to ask, "Uncle will stay in Peizhou to accompany you in the future, and he won't go anywhere." ”
Then he patted his right leg and laughed teasingly, "There is a lame uncle, do you feel ashamed?" ”
Zhou Xiaoan not only didn't laugh, but cried again, "Uncle, you must be in a lot of pain, right?" What can be done to alleviate a little? ”
Now that she already knew, Zhou Yuehai no longer hid it, and told her frankly, "It's very painful, but this kind of pain is nothing to the uncle, and it's not lame." It's just that the muscles in the calves are hard like stones when you get cold, and you don't feel it at all, so it affects walking."
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