On Friday, December 7, 1923, a secret military training base of the militia regiment.

In the huge field, there was a group of soldiers who did not look like soldiers. They were not soldiers because they were in tatters, and there was nothing dirty on their bodies, and their faces were covered with thorny cuts. Saying that they were soldiers, these twenty or so people, although they were ragged and covered with scars, clutched a steel gun in their hands. Although their faces were tired, they exuded a strong killing intent. From everyone's eyes, you can see the terrifying spirit of a tiger and a leopard.

"Take a break! Attention! ”

An officer who was also in tatters walked to the front of the team, and his falcon-like eyes swept over the twenty or so people one by one, and each of them who was swept by his eyes unconsciously straightened their chests, and their faces were full of some pride.

"Don't think that if you can come out of the primeval forest, you are already qualified special forces. Where is your comrade 17? Can anyone tell me!! ”

The officer roared almost like a tiger and a leopard, causing the 23 soldiers who had thought they had passed the test and were proud to bow their heads.

This mysterious unit had just completed a three-month wilderness survival training in the primeval forests around Shuifu in Yunnan, and when they set out, there were 25 people, including this officer, but now only 24 have returned.

After entering the primeval forest, this special forces recruit squad divided into several groups and headed towards the center of the primeval forest from different directions. However, one of the teams encountered a large water while crossing the river. A fighter was swept away by the flood in an attempt to retrieve a team emergency medical kit that had been washed away by the water. The team searched for three days without finding him.

Suddenly, the officer realized what was happening, and the eyes of the 23 soldiers in front of him showed a kind of surprise in their eyes, and they looked in the direction behind them. He couldn't help but look back, only to see a soldier staggering from a distance with a stick.

It was the soldier who had gone missing!! He actually managed to escape from the flood, and he walked back by himself after spending 2 months in the primeval forest.

Poof, the soldier has completely overdrawn all his physical strength, he has lost all his equipment, only supported by wooden sticks, half-kneeling on the ground, using up the last trace of strength, and roaring: "Captain, report to you on the 17th!!" Number 17 did not disappoint you!! ……”

After speaking, he tilted his head and fell down.

The officer's face changed drastically, he strode over, reached out to his nose and probed him, and then turned around and shouted: "Someone, send him to the military infirmary." ”

After the episode, the officer stood in front of this group of soldiers who had just returned from hell, recalling the three months he had experienced with them, and those who had struggled with death, but could not say so many things that he wanted to say.

Every time he led the team into the mountains, he had a different harvest.

Each time I entered the mountain, I only carried a dagger and a few emergency medical kits, and not only had to disperse the march into the center of the primeval forest in small groups, but also set up a temporary base and held there for more than two months. Not only the soldiers, but also he himself has repeatedly brushed shoulders with death, and there are too many accidents in the primeval forest.

After three months of arduous training, the soldiers were able to return safely, which had exceeded his greatest expectations, and this No. 17 was an absolute outlier, "Congratulations to all 24 of you on joining the reserve squad of the Dragon Tooth Special Forces Force!" ”

The officer then turned and left, leaving behind a roar of cheers. They were cheering, after passing the primary, after a year of special training, after the technical and tactical assessment, and then through this purgatory-like wilderness survival assessment, finally the 23 of them finally got their wish into this legendary unit, and did not leave a single teammate behind. It's only a reserve, but it's enough to make them proud.

The officer held the binoculars from afar, looked at the group of recruits he had brought back, and seemed to see hope. Although none of them are yet qualified dragon tooth special forces, at least they have taken the first step and become a new force that can replenish new blood for the dragon tooth force in the future.

"Report to the deputy captain, call from headquarters!"

"I'm He An!" The officer turned around and took the phone, and after hearing the other party's voice, he snapped and straightened, and then subconsciously saluted, "Division commander!" ”

An hour later, He An was standing in Zhang Shusheng's office at the militia headquarters.

"I'm very satisfied with the results of this training. It is necessary to expand the size of the Dragon's Tooth Squad, and this group of recruits will play a huge role in the future expansion of Dragon's Tooth. "This group of new players returned to the base on the front foot, and Zhang Shusheng got the report on the back foot. Unlike ordinary troops, the expansion of the Dragon's Tooth Force must also be premised on ensuring combat effectiveness.

"Yes, Commander."

Zhang Shusheng: "I called you here this time, but I actually wanted to do two things. First of all, there is a new task for you. Do I need to take a break? ”

"Report to the division commander, no need!"

Zhang Shusheng: "Don't worry, this mission is not a combat mission, it is for you to cooperate with the research and development of a new equipment." Detailed orders will then be issued. I can tell you a little bit ahead of time, it's about the finalization of a new rifle. ”

Unlike airplanes and tanks, which were concentrated on building airplanes and tanks, the new rifle was a project that was established in the second half of 1916, and Jiang Guangting and Cao Bin were in charge. These two Chinese weapons experts, the oldest in the militia group, have made great contributions to the design and finalization of this semi-automatic rifle. On the basis of the drawings provided by Zhang Shusheng, in the past seven years, they have completed the work from drawings to actual production of the two new rifles, and even the production line has been installed under the condition that they have personally gone into battle.

said that it was the final research and development work, in fact, as long as there was no problem with that production line, Zhang Shusheng dared to pat his chest and say that these two rifles based on the design of Type 56 semi-automatic and Type 56 submachine guns must be no problem, and they are advanced enough. Letting He An, known as the god of guns, participate in the final argument is also an affirmation of him.

"Yes! Guaranteed completion of the task. As a well-known spear god of the militia, although He An, who entered the dragon's tooth, gradually faded out of the field of vision of others, the few shooting records he held still have no one to break. The Dragon's Tooth troops have actually been equipped with submachine guns for a long time, but they have a lot of problems. As the person who knows the most about guns in the militia, he also has higher expectations for the new rifle than anyone else.

Zhang Shusheng patted him on the shoulder, He An has not changed at all over the years, unlike the lively little ghost in He Ning's family, who is also called He An, this He An is very cold. But he knows that this person is cold on the outside, and loyal in the bones.

"This mission to train recruits has made you miss the special day of September 1st. Today, I will give you 2 days off, so accompany Xiaobao well. In addition, if you don't want your child to grow up in the army family college, I support you. This envelope is for you by me, find a companion early, don't let Xiaobao live at school alone during the holidays. ”

Regarding He An's situation, Zhang Shusheng is very clear that he is not only the most qualified soldier, but also a father who knows how to consider his children. It's just that the affairs of the army have made him make a lot of sacrifices, and he has also made the children suffer a lot of crimes.

"Yes! Thank... Thank you, Commander. He An took the envelope, just touched it and felt the contents of the envelope, and couldn't help but salute with tears. He originally planned to buy a house when he came back from completing the task, but he didn't expect that the division commander had already thought about it for himself, and he knew that the division commander didn't want him to use the money left for the child.

The ups and downs of these years and what he has seen and heard made him understand that the division commander in front of him is the only person worthy of his allegiance.

Xiaoqingshan County No. 1 Primary School, 5:30 p.m.

The bell rang for the end of school, and groups of elementary school students poured out of the classroom. Everyone was dressed in a clean and neat uniform, and they talked one after another, but no one was shouting loudly without being polite.

Today is Friday, and many parents of students come to pick up their children. The school gate was crowded with people.

In order to cultivate children's reading ability, the primary school has two days of vacation every week, and students above the third grade need to live in the school, and students below the third grade can also live in the school if it is not convenient for them to pick up and drop off at home.

A first-year student with a school bag on his back, a little short, and a first-year logo with a first-grade logo did not leave the school gate, but stood aside.

"He Xiaobao, go to my house to play." A little girl wearing a floral padded jacket and a few pigtails walked up to the boy with a schoolbag on her back and wanted to invite him to play at home.

"Yelansha, I'm not going, my dad will come to pick me up." It turned out that the boy's name was He Xiaobao, He Xiaobao shook his head and refused the little girl's kindness.

"But your father never came. When my mom and dad get off work, they make a lot of delicious food. "The little girl still doesn't give up, she looks stubborn, and she seems to want to call this He Xiaobao to play at home." The teacher said that we should help each other and take good care of our classmates. It's a holiday, so you can go back and play with me. ”

He Xiaobao still shook his head stubbornly.

"Sasha." A woman in a plaid dress walked over from a distance, squatted down, and grabbed Ye Lansha affectionately: "Sasha, do you miss your mother?" ”

"Mom, I want He Xiaobao to go to our house to play, but he doesn't go." The little girl's eyes were red, and her aggrieved appearance made the woman feel distressed, "Sasha, let's go, He Xiaobao is a good boy, let him wait for his father to pick him up." ”

This He Xiaobao in her daughter's class is very familiar to women, and many times the little girl will say something about He Xiaobao when she comes back. This student who is often praised by the teacher, although his grades are the first in the class, is very arrogant.

Every time she came to pick up her daughter, she could see him standing here, saying that he was waiting for his father to pick him up. Every time his daughter wanted him to play at home, he firmly refused. In her opinion, this child is much more mature than her daughter's peers.

After walking far, the woman glanced back at He Xiaobao, and then whispered to her daughter, "Sasha, don't mention He Xiaobao to play at home in the future, and don't mention his father." ”

"Why? Mom. ”

"Because, he, he probably doesn't have a dad." The woman told her daughter her guess, and in the past six months, every time she came to pick up her daughter, it was the same scene, a little boy stood at the school gate waiting for his father to pick her up. The parents of other daughters' classmates, whether it is the parent-teacher meeting or after school, have seen more or less, but they have never seen this He Xiaobao's parents. On one rainy day, she asked Sasha's father to send the child back first, and she stayed there to see if she wanted to help the child standing alone in the rain with an umbrella.

As a result, after waiting for a long time, He Xiaobao's child actually stood until dark, and finally walked back to school. Later, when I asked the teacher, I found out that he had been living in the school for half a year, although there was no shortage of food and housing, but no one came to pick him up at all, and even the registration for the start of school was brought by the inspector in the school.

Since that time, the woman has been full of praise for this child, and it is difficult for him to imagine that a child of six or seven years old can be so persistent, insisting on waiting for a father who may no longer exist. And he can live in the school alone for half a year, does he really have no family?

Gradually, many parents asked their children not to bully He Xiaobao at school, thinking that he was likely to be an orphan, which was quite pitiful.

"Woooooo He Xiaobao is so pitiful. Ye Lansha broke free from the woman's hand, and looked back at He Xiaobao, who was still standing at the school gate, carrying a schoolbag, motionless. The woman couldn't do it, so she had to accompany her daughter and watch from afar.

Suddenly, many parents started talking.

A man who came from a distance, attracted almost everyone's attention. This man is dressed in a brand-new military uniform, and the whole person looks extremely strong, and there is an aura of avoidance in his upright figure.

Although he only held the most ordinary string of rock sugar gourds in his hand, he still attracted everyone's attention, because there was something on his shoulder that was enough to make him a topic of discussion: the child standing at the school gate with the eye-catching military rank, suddenly jumped up, shouted frantically twice, and rushed towards the soldier in surprise.

"Dad, Dad......"

"Xiaobao, Dad is here to pick you up."

He An squatted down, took the small schoolbag from his shoulder, and then handed him the rock sugar gourd, since Brother Niu's family went to Huize County to support the construction of the new factory, the child has suffered too much.

He smiled very easily and comfortably, completely without the feeling that made people cold to the bone, and lifted He Xiaobao up, "Xiaobao, let's go home." Tonight Daddy will personally cook you lots and lots of delicious food. ”

In the stunned gaze of the parents, He Xiaobao, who had always been considered to have no parents, finally waited for his father, a lieutenant colonel officer.

(To be continued)