"Battalion commander! Come...... Eat an apple! ”，

"And lychees!"

"This has a 'flower' life!" As soon as I entered the ward, the soldiers piled all kinds of fruits and dried fruits in front of me, and in a short time they were piled up like a small mountain. ~~ ~~

"Battalion commander!" A wounded man came up to me and said, "We have heard of the victory at the Battle of Mount Faka, and the soldiers are happy about this great victory!" The comrades all said that the battalion commander commanded well, otherwise it would not have been possible to fight such a big battle with such a small casualty!

"Yes! This battle is really *** hard! The other wounded man continued, "Knowing that the Yue Devils lost nearly 4,000 people in this battle, and that they were all high-quality troops selected by their ace troops, we breathed a bad breath!" ”，

"That's it! Avenge our fallen warriors! ", said the fighters one after another.

"Comrades, ............," I said with some hesitation, "you ...... What I want to say is............ Because of the special nature of our troops, it is also to better fight the more devils, so ...... We can't take credit for these achievements, and we can't publicize them, you ......" "Hey! What is this? One of the wounded replied easily, "Battalion commander! You don't need to say this, we all understand it in our hearts, and we understand it from the moment we join this army! ”，

"Isn't it?" Another wounded man answered: "...... we joined this army, we can't even tell our parents and siblings, they still think that we have died in Vietnam, why do we care about this?" ”

I couldn't help but be stunned when I heard this, and it was right to think about it, the soldiers were told on the first day they joined this unit that everything must be kept strictly confidential, even their own family members were not allowed to say it. As a soldier, in fact, a considerable part of the people are artificially able to glorify their ancestors after returning home, and to make their families feel glorious because of themselves. Even if we have military medals all over our bodies, who can we show them to?

"Also...... I have one more thing to tell you......",

"Battalion commander! Don't talk ......", one of the fighters interrupted me, "We know! ”，

"You know?" I was a little surprised, because I couldn't believe they could be so casual if they knew.

"Yes! We know! The room suddenly fell silent, and a soldier with bandages over his eyes replied, "From the day we can return to the base alive!" ”

"What ...... of us," said a soldier who had lost a 'leg' and slowly sat down in his chair with the help of other fighters, "We people may still be able to play a role on the battlefield, but if we go down the battlefield............ It will be a burden on the state! ”，

"You can't say that!" I objected: "You are also doing this for the sake of the country and the people, and I think ............ Nothing you have lost can be replaced, only what the state owes you, and you will never become a burden to the state! Don't worry, Political Commissar Yang has already said, "If you want to continue to stay in the army, the superiors will try their best to arrange suitable jobs for you, and if you want to be demobilized, you will be transferred to non-agricultural and non-agricultural ...... and then arrange work." One of the fighters raised his hands severed by shrapnel and interrupted me: "The superiors will arrange work for us, we believe, but ............ See what we can do? ”，

I couldn't help but be stunned when I heard this, and cursed in my heart How could I not think of this"

In other words, many of these seriously injured people can't even take care of themselves, such as Wu Quanxin, the machine gunner of the fourth company who talked to me, and his two hands are gone, what else do you think he can do?! Another example is Liang Jinbang, a member of the 'shooting' team, who originally had a pair of eyes with super good eyesight, "but now one eyeball has been blown off, and the other eyeball is seriously damaged, and it is still a question whether he can keep it...... he will have to be helped to cross the road in the future, what else can he do?"

There was another dullness in the ward, and I was tempted to say to them, "Don't worry! There will be a ...... arranged by the superiors",

However, I can't be sure of this, and it's beyond my ability, because now I'm still a soldier myself. \

And one day, I will become like them, not knowing how to face the work assigned to me by my superiors, and I don't know how to face my own life......

"Don't worry! Battalion commander, the superiors will make arrangements! ”，

I didn't expect it to be the fighters who said this, "I didn't expect it to be the fighters who comforted me............

At this time, I had a feeling of 'jade' crying without tears, and I only felt like I was being 'whipped' in my heart!

"Yes, battalion commander!" Wu Quanxin continued: "No matter what...... We can go back to see our families alive, right? Compared to those comrades who died on the battlefield, we are really much better! ”，

"Battalion commander, just give me a word...... When are we leaving? ”，

"This ......", I couldn't help but be stunned when I heard this question, but Political Commissar Yang didn't tell me this.

"It's tonight!" Commissar Yang didn't know where he came from, "And his eyes are a little red."

"Tonight?" I said, "Can't you let the comrades stay longer?" ”，

"Comrade Cui Wei!" Political Commissar Yang explained: "Our field hospital only did some necessary treatment for the wounds of the soldiers, and they should have been sent to the rear for treatment a long time ago, but the reason why it has been delayed until now is entirely because the road conditions are not good, and the wounds of the soldiers cannot withstand the bumps, and now the injuries of the soldiers have been controlled." It should have been sent to a hospital with better medical conditions in the rear earlier," you say? ”

I have nothing to say as soon as Political Commissar Yang says this, after all, he thinks about it so much because he doesn't want to delay the soldiers' medical treatment, and I have no reason to object.

"Comrades!" Then Political Commissar Yang said to the wounded: "I am here to inform you to prepare for departure, and at the same time, please have confidence in the organization, we will arrange the future for you, if you have any difficulties, you can mention them to the Civil Affairs Bureau at any time, or you can write a letter to the superiors to respond!" ”

"Yes!" One by one, the warriors responded.

When I came out of the badly injured area, I felt like I had fought a big battle, tired and sleepy.

Personally, I am powerless to be rebuked by my conscience in front of the soldiers, I would rather go to the battlefield to face the vicious Vietnamese army, at least I can do something on the battlefield on my own, but in front of the wounded soldiers who are about to leave the barracks, I can't do anything, "...

In fact, as a journalist in modern times, I know very well that the future of these wounded soldiers will not be easy: "Some veterans are lonely and miserable, some are so poor that they can't even afford to buy a wheelchair, and some even die in their own rooms for a few days because no one takes care of them............

But what can I do? I can't do anything!

Dinner was spent in a dull state, and although Liu Yun always wanted to make me happy, I couldn't laugh at all, so I just buried my head in eating. Then Liu Yun seemed to feel something, and he didn't dare to say anything more, just accompanied me to eat silently.

Not long after dinner, the sound of announcing all the fighters to watch the party on the field came from the radio, and I almost let Liu Yun drag him there. I don't know why "my feet are as heavy as lead, and maybe if I want to walk slower, the party will start later, and the soldiers will leave us later............ When I came to the "Guang" field, the national art troupe sent by the "Central Committee" was really a little different, the stage was full of red flags, and there was a banner hanging on the top, with a few big characters written on it: "Long live the People's Liberation Army of China" The stage has long been neatly filled with benches moved out by the soldiers, and the soldiers sit neatly as if they were being inspected by their superiors, and even those seriously injured are in wheelchairs or on crutches to come out to join in the fun.

"Battalion commander!"

"Battalion commander!"

As soon as they saw me coming, the soldiers took the initiative to get up and sit down, and there were even a few seriously wounded among those who stood up, "I hurriedly stepped forward, held the hands of those seriously wounded, asked them to sit down, and found two places with Liu Yun to sit down."

"Give!" Not long after I sat down, Liu Yun handed me a program list, I looked at it briefly, and saw that it was written on the solo "Confessions of a Martyr", the "female" duet "Self-Defense Counterattack and Winning the War", the small drama "I am the People's Liberation Army", etc...."It's just that my mind is not on it at all, so where am I in the mood to watch these, I don't even know when the show started, but I heard the stage singing for a while, the soldiers applauded for a while, and occasionally there were a few cheers......

I don't know if it's because the performance of the Central Condolence Group is very 'fine' or for some other reason, "Those seriously injured people are also so engaged that they don't even notice that I am looking at them."

After more than two hours, the party ended with a chorus "Salute to Heroes", and the audience burst into a burst of applause to pay tribute to the comrades of the Central Condolence Group.

At this time, Commissar Yang walked onto the stage, took over the conversation and said: "Comrades! At the end of the show, I had a few words to say "...... In order to improve the medical conditions of the seriously wounded, "the seriously wounded will leave us tonight and go to the hospital in the rear to continue treatment, today's party, even if we pay tribute to those deceased heroes, say goodbye to our comrades-in-arms who are about to leave us!" ”

As he spoke, he gave a 'straight' military salute to the soldiers on the stage, and the soldiers quickly became 'commotion' and 'chaos', and "they all set their eyes on the seriously wounded in the seats............

"Camp Commander Cui!"

"Commissar Yang is calling you!"

It wasn't until Liu Yun reminded me that I realized that Political Commissar Yang was calling me, and then I remembered that he had told me that I was going to say a few words to the soldiers, but I had long forgotten about it.

I mechanically got up from my position and walked onto the stage, and when all the lights were shining on me, I had a feeling that everyone was watching, but I wasn't nervous at all, because my mind wasn't here at all, and I didn't even realize that I had come up.

"Say a few words to the warriors!" Commissar Yang handed me the microphone.

I took the microphone and still didn't speak, and the soldiers didn't speak, and they all seemed to understand my feelings, so one by one they got up from their seats and stood in front of me as if they were being examined by me.

At this moment, however, seven or eight cars were unreasonably parked behind us, and then a few hygienists were waiting in each of them. This made me realize that they were here to pick up those seriously wounded, and this party was indeed as Commissar Yang said, it was our farewell to our comrades-in-arms!

At this time, I thought of the scene of fighting on the battlefield with the soldiers, the days of experiencing the rain of bullets with them, and the scene of the soldiers falling in front of me one by one......

So as soon as his mind was hot, he shouted to the soldiers: ...... Luminous cup, held in hand, thousands of troops drank the wine.

The "glow-in-the-dark cup" was held in hand, and thousands of troops drank the expedition wine! The soldiers also shouted after me: "The wine is pure and thick, and the pride and strength are like water."

The general raised his glass, and the soldier held his wine.

When you go out to drink, take a sip, and the blood of the generals and soldiers will flow together.

It's life, but also raise the glass, it's death, and also pick up the wine" Go out to drink, drink not enough, and never look back. ”，

"There is no turning back in life and life, and there is no turning back in life ......",

I'm done, but the warriors are still shouting the last sentence over and over again, and it seems like they'll never want to finish it.

In the end, I don't know when, the audience suddenly fell silent, "After a long while, a few seriously wounded people moved out of the team with the help of the soldiers and walked towards the car, and after walking for a while, Wu Quanxin turned back to us and said: "Comrades! Goodbye! ”，

"Who............a," and with a loud voice, there was a cry around him as if a gust of wind was blowing, "However, my soldiers and I did not cry, it was the actors who performed for us just now, and the medical staff who sat with us to watch the show......

The soldiers and I were still standing with our pen 'straight' and 'straight' with our pen, and then I gave the order: "Turn back!" Salute! "The soldiers all turned to the wounded and gave them a heavy salute, and the wounded returned us as much as they could. The reason why I say as much as possible is because some of them have lost their hands, and some of them cannot stand up......

Looking at our appearance, the others cried even more fiercely, and even Political Commissar Yang secretly wiped his tears on the side.

The soldiers are not without tears, and they are not without feelings, but the soldiers have their own soldiers' understanding, "The soldiers have their own way of saying goodbye, and we don't want to cry goodbye like other people, because as soldiers............ It means being strong at all times, not just on the battlefield but also in life.

The poem I shouted out on the stage just now is actually telling the soldiers who are about to leave our ranks that they are now heading for another battlefield "and will face another mission...... They are not leaving, but marching!

I know they understand what I mean, because I see strength in their eyes, and I believe that they will face their lives as bravely as they did on the battlefield......

But having said that, it was clear to me that for those seriously wounded fighters "in the face of enemy bullets and shells............ It's so much easier than facing life!

The car carrying the heavily wounded left the base under everyone's gaze, and the soldiers watched as they passed through the checkpoint and drove out of the village, then turned a corner and finally disappeared into the darkness. In the end, even the sound of the motor of the car disappeared without a trace, but the soldiers were still unwilling to put down their hands, and still stood like stone statues and watched the soldiers leave in the distance, as if they were blessing them and praying for them......

……………………………………

This night, I lay on the 'bed' and tossed and turned but couldn't sleep, Liu Yun, who slept on another 'bed', seemed to understand my thoughts, she put on a military uniform and walked out of the 'bed', and after thinking about it, she took out a pack of cigarettes from the 'drawer' and handed it to me.

Seeing this, I was stunned and asked, "Didn't you let me 'smoke'?" How to ...... today",

Since Liu Yun moved in according to Commander Liu's order, he confiscated all my cigarettes on the grounds that he was not recuperating from his injuries, but at this time, he would take the initiative to hand me cigarettes, which couldn't help but surprise me.

"Today is different!" , Liu Yun replied: "I know you feel uncomfortable!" ”，

"Hmm!" , I didn't object, sat up, leaned against the 'bed', took the cigarette, 'smoked' it, took out one and put it in my mouth, and was looking for a match everywhere, Liu Yun had already lit it and lit it for me.

After a few puffs of smoke and a long puff of smoke, it was much better, as if it was not the smoke that was spitting out but the unhappiness and depression in my heart.

Before I could react, Liu Yun was already sitting at the head of my 'bed' and leaning on my arms.

"Camp Commander Cui......", Liu Yun said faintly in my arms: "Sometimes I'm really scared ......"

"Afraid of what?" , I asked.

"I'm afraid you'll leave my ......," Liu Yun said.

"Are you afraid I won't be able to come back? I'm still afraid that I will become the ...... of those seriously injured",

The rest of the words let Liu Yun's fingers be blocked, and she said without hesitation: "If you become like them, you don't have to worry, I will take care of you for the rest of my life like now!"

But......

……”

"But what?" ，

"You promise me ......", Liu Yun said with some hesitation: "Is it okay to leave the special reconnaissance brigade?" I'm going to tell my dad that you've done enough, and my dad will agree to it, thanks to you...... It is completely possible to be a high-ranking cadre in the army, and no one will object! And then we got married...... ""Impossible! I stood up and said, "Don't say these words again in the future, I won't leave these comrades in the special reconnaissance brigade!" "To be honest, I am indeed very excited about the prospect depicted by Liu Yun, but ...... I would never be a deserter, albeit a decent deserter!