Chapter 90: Only the Strong Can Survive
In the first battle of Longfenggang, because the Phoenix Army was the first to arrive in Longfenggang, facing the battle with humans, the sacrifice was also the greatest.
There were nearly fifty members of the mechanical team, and when I went back, there were only twenty-two.
The Phoenix Ninth Company sacrificed the most, except for Huang Shang and company commander Li Jianfeng, there were only eleven living veterans.
This is how the name of the Death Ninth Company came from, and the tasks performed by the Phoenix Ninth Company were several times more dangerous than those of other companies, specializing in completing tasks that other companies could not complete.
Guo Peipei kept his promise, and after the Weilong Army arrived at the top of the mountain, Li An and the soldiers of the Weilong Army evacuated from Fenghuanggang.
This does not mean that Longfenggang does not have the matter of the Phoenix Army, it is just a change of defense.
The Weilong Army is responsible for the defense of the top of the mountain and the side near Weilong City, and the Phoenix Army is still responsible for the defense of the side near Phoenix City.
On the surface, it seems to be considerate of the Phoenix Army, but in fact, it has made the Weilong Army pick up a big bargain.
It's as if the Phoenix Army defeated the country, but it was the Weilong Army that sat on the throne.
This made Yang Xingbin, the commander of the Phoenix Army, very unhappy, but fortunately, Cha Dubin of the Weilong Army made compensation in time, and the matter was over.
After all, Doberman is just on a mission, and even if the Phoenix Army is dissatisfied with Doberman's side, it can't call the shots.
In fact, the Weilong Army represented by Dubin did not bargain for anything on Longfenggang.
In terms of sacrifice, the Weilong Army was far inferior to the Phoenix Army, and it only served as the early defense work, and soon the coalition headquarters sent people to replace the Weilong Army to carry out the defense work on the top of Longfenggang Mountain.
It is said that it is defense, but in fact, infrastructure work is carried out here, and the top of Longfenggang Mountain has been built into a fortress.
The role of the defensive fortress is very large, on the one hand, to prevent the humanoids from coming out of it, and on the other hand, to facilitate scientific research.
That's all for later.
After Huang Shang left Longfenggang, he returned directly to Phoenix City, and when she left, Hu Meiniang begged Phoenix Jiu to leave with her.
I have to say that Hu Meiniang's charm is amazing, and she persuaded Li Jianfeng in just a few words.
"Drink! Drink! Drink! ”
Back at the camp, Li Jianfeng seemed to be crazy, ignoring the prohibition of alcohol, bought almost all the pure grain wine in the black market of Phoenix, and ordered the cooking class to cook the most sumptuous meals.
Dozens of urns lay out like rows of soldiers on the front table in the dining room.
"All raise a glass and let's salute the heroes!"
Li Jianfeng raised the bowl used to hold the wine and shouted.
Huang Shang raised the wine bowl, and there was an indescribable tragedy at the scene.
Without personally experiencing the Battle of Longfenggang, it is difficult to understand the feelings of Huang Shang and those who came back alive.
Those who are dead are heroes, and those who are alive are not counted.
Even those recruits who did not have the opportunity to participate in the war were sad at this time.
After all, it's a comrade-in-arms of a company, and it's always sad that it's suddenly gone.
"!"
Li Jianfeng drank half of the wine in the bowl, sprinkled the rest on the ground, and finally slammed the wine bowl on the ground.
"Smack."
"Bang Bang Bang ......"
Everyone did the same, drinking half of the wine from the bowl, scattering the rest on the ground, and finally throwing the bowl on the ground.
It's a send-off for the hero.
To be honest, Huang Shang was very hungry, and there was enough food on the table to make people drool, but he didn't have much appetite.
The wine was drunk in one gulp.
The taste of wine is indescribable, some people think it is spicy, some people think it is bitter, but it is so sweet compared to life.
On this day, every corner of the Phoenix Nine Company was filled with the smell of wine.
The soldiers of the other companies passed by the gate of the Phoenix Ninth Company, silently glanced at the camp where there were no sentries on duty, shook their heads and sighed softly before turning to leave.
Death Nine Company, those who enter the Phoenix Nine Company are destined to embark on the road of death.
No one would report the drinking of the Phoenix Ninth Company, and some people even quietly saluted the camp of the Phoenix Ninth Company.
It's respect.
This is the respect that the dead and the living should have.
This day is a day of indulgence for the Phoenix Nine Company, they have this power, and this power is exchanged for their lives.
No one knows how much Li Jianfeng drank that day, only that he was very drunk and was carried back.
At dawn the next day, Li Jianfeng had already gotten up and taken a cold shower, then shaved off his beard and changed into a neat military uniform and appeared in the playground.
There was a row of veterans standing neatly on the playground, and the last one standing was a new recruit---- Huang Shang.
No one informed them, but everyone took a shower, shaved their beards, and changed into neat military uniforms like Li Jianfeng and waited there.
Today is the day to send the heroes home.
The atmosphere was dreary, no one spoke, and everyone knew what everyone had to do.
Li Jianfeng saluted everyone, and then picked up an ash and got into the car.
Huang Shang and the veterans carried all the ashes into the car, and the car slowly drove out of the Phoenix Ninth Company.
From near to far, the car delivers each hero home, including the relics they left behind before their mission.
Some are letters, some are money, and more are souvenirs of the living.
The hero's family had been notified, and they were already guarding the door before dawn, and the crying rang out when they saw the military vehicle coming.
Li Jianfeng got out of the car with the hero's ashes, and Huang Shang and a group of veterans followed and stood in a row behind.
Facing the hero's family members who were crying and almost fainting, Li Jianfeng did not have any words of comfort.
It's a bit redundant to say anything at this time.
Li Jianfeng returned the hero to his relatives, and then gave a military salute with a "snap".
"Huh."
Neatly turned into one, Huang Shang and the veterans raised their arms and saluted at the same time.
All the words are in this ceremony, and all the words are not as good as this ceremony.
After the ceremony, everyone left in tears.
For a whole day, there was no food at noon, everyone did not even drink saliva, and only one thing was done, the hero went home.
It was already late at night after all the heroes were delivered, and everyone gathered around the table to eat the meal that the cooking class had just cooked for everyone.
There was a deathly silence in the air.
The dead are gone, and the living have to go on.
After eating and drinking, everyone went back to sleep.
The next morning, before dawn, someone appeared on the playground for a run.
It started out with just one person, quickly became two, four, eight, and finally a neat team.
All the sorrows have been said goodbye with yesterday, and today is a new beginning.
Training, fighting, dying, these are fate.
No one can escape.
If you don't want to sacrifice yourself so early, the only thing you can do is to train, train hard, and make yourself stronger.
Huang Shang was recognized by the veterans, and the recruits trained harder than before, because after this time, they understood a truth.
Only the strong can live!