Lao Geng, known as Geng Zhi, 31 years old, with the rank of sergeant in the Chinese Army, has won three third-class meritorious services, six regimental commendations, seven consecutive years of outstanding soldiers, and three times the title ......of outstanding "four meetings" instructor of the whole army.

During his twelve years of service, he brought out one captain, three lieutenants and two ensigns, as well as more than twenty non-commissioned officers.

He is a well-known all-round soldier of the 385th Regiment, who has participated in many multinational military exercises such as the "Peace Mission" operation, and can skillfully operate various weapons equipped by the troops, and has also participated in the all-round individual individual martial arts competition of the military region.

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Because he did not meet the requirements for promotion with a junior high school education, he waited in the army for eight years .......

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In the honor room of the company, on a wall of honor full of photos, Zhang Junbao saw a photo of Lao Geng.

He was still very young and had a big smile on his face.

The old-fashioned military uniform still has dirt on it, and it must have been a photo taken after participating in the competition.

As the name suggests, the upright will not bend, and the youth of life remains in the army.

When he left, he was still a bachelor.

In the honor room, the events after Lao Geng joined the army were introduced in detail, and in Zhang Junbao's opinion, this guy could write a novel by himself.

But who knows who he is?

Behind his back, he often regards Lao Geng as a big fool, and others are not really stupid, but with a bad air on his face that is not angry and arrogant, just like the Hong Kong actor Dasha, a disgusting and kind guy.

Since Zhang Junbao returned to the company, he has not seen Lao Geng.

The company is particularly strict in the management of veterans who are facing discharge, and it is not uncommon for veterans to fight when they are discharged from the army every year.

But the troops won't care about them, because they are facing discharge, and the pain in their hearts needs to be vented.

What about fights?

After the fight, the two of them made two bags of peanuts and chicken feet, and then two bottles of Erguotou, and they hugged each other after being drunk or brothers.

Some people say that being a soldier is stupid!

Actually, it's silly and cute.

The carefree days are over, but who knows what it will be like after leaving the barracks?

Everyone goes their separate ways, and it's not easy to meet each other, right?

The door to the honor room creaked open, and a lieutenant walked in.

Zhang Junbao turned his head to see that it was Yue Jinlong, the deputy company commander.

"Deputy Company Commander!" Zhang Junbao saluted him, but he waved his hand and said something that didn't need to be so polite.

Two people who have never crossed paths stand together like this.

"Junbao, what are you here to see?"

"Look at Squad Leader Geng."

"Well, Lao Geng is a man, it's a pity to leave."

The deputy company commander muttered, and his eyes fell on Zhang Junbao's photo.

It was a magnified ID photo, and the profile below said that he had won a third-class merit, and also wrote about some things like he saved people.

"Junbao is not bad, he can make meritorious contributions in the first year."

"If you did, it's luck."

Zhang Junbao replied a little absent-mindedly, only he knew that the feeling of the muzzle of the gun on his back made people's scalp tingle.

"You kid is quite modest," the deputy company commander smiled bitterly, and with endless loneliness, his eyes looked at his own photo.

Yue Jinlong, deputy commander of the 11th Company, was just transferred to the company in August this year, and under his photo, there are also the words of third-class meritorious service.

I don't know why, his eyes are full of loneliness, not the kind of thriving vitality.

His eyes made Zhang Junbao feel distressed for a while, although he always had a smile on his face and was very good to Zhang Junbao.

"Deputy Company Commander, are you alright?"

"Huh?" He was stunned for a moment, turned his head to look at Zhang Junbao, and then squeezed out a smile and said, "It's okay." ”

"Deputy company commander, if there is something unhappy, just want to open up and find someone to talk to, it's better than holding it by yourself."

"Hehe, you kid taught me a lesson."

The deputy company commander raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder, his eyes revealing appreciation for him.

"The company commander is leaving, you know?"

"Yes."

"Then have you thought about what kind of day the Eleventh Company will be in the future?"

As soon as the deputy company commander's words were finished, Zhang Junbao was stunned.

He really thought about what it would be like, it was nothing more than that those old guys would find a way to leave, and when the hearts of the people were scattered, the team would be difficult to lead.

"Deputy company commander, I don't know, if it's possible, I want to go back to the grassland to stay."

"Prairie, ah......," the deputy company commander sighed for a while, his eyes looked at the void, as if he was looking at the thirteenth class through the space, "Maybe the thirteenth class is a good place." ”

"It's easy for people to go crazy there, but I like the freedom there." Zhang Junbao's eyes showed a strong nostalgia, he really wanted to go back.

Although the company is good, it is a strange place after all.

"If I go to Class 13 one day, you have to take good care of me."

The deputy company commander smiled and patted him on the shoulder, then turned and left the honor room.

Zhang Junbao stood alone in the room and was stunned, he didn't understand what the deputy company commander was going to do?

The photo of Lao Geng on the wall may be taken down after he retires from the army, and who will remember this man in the future?

Maybe tomorrow after Zhang Junbao is discharged from the army, his photo will also disappear and be buried somewhere in the warehouse.

It's like a veteran soldier who returns home, quietly forgotten, in the dust of history that fades with the passage of time.

Veterans don't die, they just fade away.

The years are like a song, and the singing of life is as empty as a dream.

Zhang Junbao left the honor room, and he was going to look for Lao Geng.

He didn't know why he was looking for Lao Geng? What are you going to do? It's just an impulse in the heart.

Perhaps, that feeling is called reluctance.

In the parking lot, Lao Geng was rubbing the new-style infantry chariot with his hands, and his eyes were a little confused.

Behind him, followed by Tang Long, Zhao Zhijun and several other non-commissioned officers he didn't know.

Lao Geng's big hands looked very rough, and there were black oil stains on his hands, and when Zhang Junbao found here, he happened to hear him shouting loudly to take a hammer.

"Squad leader, I'll go!"

Brother Jun squatted next to the track of the infantry chariot with a steel drill, and Lao Geng held a big hammer weighing more than ten pounds in his hand, clenched it with both hands, waved it into the air, and smashed it accurately on the steel drill with a "bang".

Zhang Junbao stood in the distance and watched quietly, this was the first time he saw the maintenance work of the infantry chariot.

It was also the last time Lao Geng touched these weapons and equipment.

The non-commissioned officers who followed him all had reluctance in their eyes, but no one said a word.

The tacit understanding between men and men is sometimes all in the eyes, all in the wine, and they don't say much, just understand each other.

The sound of "clanging" sounded rhythmically, and the tracks of the infantry chariot were disassembled in a short time.

The non-commissioned officers found water pipes and tools, and a group of people circled around a chariot.

Zhang Junbao didn't bother them, but chose to walk away silently.

If one day he was to be discharged from the army, would there be so many people to send him?