Chapter 24: Homecoming

Zhang Junbao put on his military uniform again.

After half a month, his foot has been stitched off and is in the recovery period, and it is time to be discharged from the hospital and return to the army.

After the doctor checked the ward in the morning, Wang Yan ran to the ward where he was, and stood there without speaking, making people confused.

"I'm going to call the company."

Zhang Junbao stood up and limped out of the ward, his right foot had just been stitched off, and he didn't dare to exert himself.

At the nurse's station, Zhang Junbao took the phone and dialed the duty phone of the 11th Company Headquarters.

"Hello, chief?" (Standard terminology for troop watchmen)

"Hello squad leader, I'm Zhang Junbao from Class 13."

"Oh," a voice on the other end of the phone came out of nowhere, and then said, "I know you, what's the matter?" ”

"Squad leader, I was discharged from the hospital today, and the company commander said that I would call the company when I was discharged."

"Oh, I know about this, the company commander handed over when he left, but the company doesn't have a car to pick you up now, you can find a way to come back yourself."

Hold the grass!

What's the situation?

The words on the other end of the phone made Zhang Junbao stunned, and he didn't know how to continue for a while.

"Why?" Zhang Junbao, who was in a trance, subconsciously asked what he said in his heart, and he was very scared.

Half a month ago, after he was sent to the hospital, no one cared about him anymore, and he was moved by the money that Lao Liu gave him when he left, and he naturally divided Lao Liu into the ranks of a good person in his heart, although Lao Liu's expression was always cold from thousands of miles away.

But when he was punished, he even felt like the whole world was lying to him.

He never wanted to be a deserter, but he was punished by accident and being wronged.

As for that third-class merit, he never considered it.

"The troops are exercising, the company commander took the troops into the grassland two days ago, and now I am the only one on duty in the company, I can't tell you clearly in a few words, you kid go back by yourself."

The busy sound of "doodoo ......" sounded, and the company's attendant had already hung up the phone.

Maybe he was too nervous when he thought of those unhappy things before, maybe Zhang Junbao was a little sad, and when he reacted from the busy phone tone, he suddenly couldn't help laughing.

It turned out that the company did not give up on itself!

From another point of view, that cold old Liu is still quite humane, not only giving himself money, but also fighting things, he is a good boss!

The troops are actually exercising, and I don't know what it looks like?

Thinking of the scenes of soldiers and artillery fire on the battlefield in the TV series, Zhang Junbao's heart became hot.

"Hey, why are you here?"

When Zhang Junbao was about to return to the ward to pack up his things and leave the hospital, he turned his head and saw Wang Yan's figure.

Unlike Zhang Junbao's surprised face, Wang Yan's expression looked very calm, with a hint of a smile on the corner of her mouth, she did not answer Zhang Junbao's question directly, but took out a tissue from her pocket and handed it to him.

"Wipe the corners of your eyes, or it won't look good."

Taking the tissue in Wang Yan's hand, Zhang Junbao rubbed the corners of his eyes a little stupidly.

On the paper towel, the two wet water stains were very obvious, Zhang Junbao was stunned at first when he saw it, and then quietly put the tissue into his pocket.

He understood what Wang Yan meant.

The two of them stood next to the nurse's station face to face, neither of them spoke, Zhang Junbao's heart was very nervous, he didn't know what to say.

He had already given Wang Yan the chewing gum that Brother Zhu handed him when he left, but now it seems that picking up girls is not as simple as Brother Zhu said.

And Wang Yan always had a smile on her face, making it impossible to see what she was thinking.

"You're going back to the army?" Wang Yan was the first to break the silence between them.

"Hmm."

"If the company doesn't pick you up, can you do it yourself?"

"Huh?" Zhang Junbao was stunned again, and looked down at Wang Yan in surprise, "Did you hear it?" ”

"Yes, the troops are going to exercise, and our hospital is going to follow up."

"Even you know you're going to drill."

I don't know why, Zhang Junbao's heart suddenly gave birth to a sense of loss, maybe he was too wasteful?

Waste to the point where the troops carry out exercises and the company does not notify itself!

It seemed that he was a little afraid to face Wang Yan, Zhang Junbao smiled helplessly, and said to her: "I'll go and go with the boss and Peng Cheng separately." ”

Wang Yan nodded, did not speak, and let Zhang Junbao limp back to the ward.

After saying goodbye to Wang Manchu and Peng Cheng, when Zhang Junbao came out again, there was no longer Wang Yan in the nurse station.

This situation made Zhang Junbao nervous while breathing a sigh of relief, and the inexplicable feeling of upset made him frown.

He did not ask other nurses about Wang Yan's condition, but chose to leave the hospital directly.

He had been delayed long enough, and if he didn't make it back to Class 13 before dinner, he would be lost on the prairie again.

On the bus leaving the city, Zhang Junbao held two leek cakes in his left hand and a bottle of mineral water in his right hand, and was nibbling on it in his mouth.

At his feet, in the direction of the inside, were two large white plastic bags containing things for the veterans of the squad.

Class 13 is far away from the city and away from the crowd, usually isolated from the world, and finally comes out for a trip, always bringing something back.

People love something new.

After getting off the train at the terminal, Zhang Junbao can already vaguely see the undulating grassland in the distance, compared with a month ago, the grassland that was originally green and yellow, and the yellow sand everywhere has an extra layer of tender green.

Just when Zhang Junbao was worried about how to return to Class 13, a loud roar came from the dirt road into the grassland in the distance.

The billowing black smoke accompanied by the yellow sand made it difficult to see what was going on there, but Zhang Junbao decided to go over and have a look.

Because, he saw a red flag.

As far as the eye can see, the long motorcade makes a "boom" sound and drives into the hinterland of the grassland.

The 04 tracks are mechanized infantry convoys composed of infantry combat vehicles, 07 wheeled infantry combat vehicles, 122mm multiple rocket launchers and Type 07 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, and the leader and tail of the team cannot be seen.

"Hey!"

"Hey!"

"Stop!"

Seeing the troops' vehicles, Zhang Junbao was in a good mood, and immediately stood on the side of the convoy and waved his arms.

Guards patrolling the sides of the convoy from time to time found him in a short time.

A camouflage Xiao Wang Ba (Cheetah King Kong, the unit is called Camouflage Xiao Wang Ba) stopped in front of him, and a lieutenant sitting in the co-pilot looked him up and down before asking, "Which unit do you belong to?" ”

"Report, I'm from the 385th Infantry Regiment."

"Then why are you here? Your regiment has already entered the predetermined territory. ”

The lieutenant got out of the car and stood opposite Zhang Junbao, his cautious eyes sweeping back and forth over his body, like an X-ray machine trying to see him thoroughly.

"Platoon commander, I am a recruit of the 385th Company of the 11th Regiment stationed at the grassland outpost, I was injured and hospitalized some time ago, and I was just discharged from the hospital today and am ready to return to the team."

"I called our company, but no one was there, so I ran back by myself."

"You kid just walked back to the prairie?" The lieutenant shouted loudly, with an expression on his face that wanted to laugh but didn't laugh, as if to say that Zhang Junbao was a bit stupid.

"I want to hitchhike."

"Hehe, you kid, it's a little interesting, pay attention to us."

"Platoon commander, can you take me into the grassland?"

"What's your company commander's name? What's your name? I'm going to make sure you know who you are, do you have a soldier certificate? ”