"Second Company Commander!" On this day, as soon as Battalion Commander Luo stepped into our house, he shouted at me: "My troops gather!" ”

I couldn't help but be stunned, and soon realized that the "other mission" that Battalion Commander Luo said before had come, so I ordered Zhang Zuoliang: "All assemble!" ”

Zhang Zuoliang didn't know what to do, and shouted while whistling: "All assemble!" All assembled......"

The troops quickly gathered together, and Battalion Commander Luo stood in front of us with a whole military uniform, and said to us with a happy face: "Comrades! I have just received a notice from my superiors that the Second Company, as a heroic company that has won two collective merits, is a heroic unit that has performed well on the battlefield...... The higher authorities have decided to let all of you go to Beijing to make a report! ”

"What? Going to Beijing to give a presentation? "I couldn't help but be stunned when I heard this, and so did the soldiers.

However, I was stunned because it was too different from what I thought there was a mission, and the soldiers were stunned because they didn't believe that there was such a thing.

Some of the soldiers even hesitated and asked, "Battalion commander, are you making fun of us!" ”

"Do you think I'm joking?" Battalion Commander Luo smiled: "Comrades! Tidy up the downfit and go to Beijing! ”

"Good!" Only then did the warriors burst into cheers.

I believe that their cheers are not only because they are in Beijing, but also because they can finally leave this battlefield alive...... As long as you can leave this battlefield alive, it is something to celebrate, whether it is to Beijing or where.

Later, I learned that going to Beijing actually had a special meaning for the soldiers. Beijing is our capital, isn't it? In the minds of the people of this era, there was an infinite yearning for the capital Beijing, but because of the economic conditions, many rural soldiers had never been there. At this time, you can not only leave the battlefield, but also go to Beijing, which you have always longed for...... Don't mention the excitement.

"Battalion commander!" I walked up to Camp Commander Luo and asked, "What about you?" ”

The meaning of this is obvious. Battalion Commander Luo used to be the company commander of the second company. It has only been promoted recently, so this glory should naturally have a share of Battalion Commander Luo.

"The superior only said that it was all the officers and soldiers of the second company!" Battalion Commander Luo replied: "And I'm still a battalion commander, what will happen to the camp if I leave?" Besides...... I'm from Beijing, it doesn't matter if I go or not, there's nothing unusual! It's just that I can't do what the landlord wants! ”

I nodded silently, in fact, I knew very well in my heart that this has nothing to do with whether it is a Beijinger or not, but should be an honor. It can even be said that it is precisely because Camp Chief Luo's family is in Beijing that he should go back.

The soldiers also surrounded at this time and shouted at Battalion Commander Luo:

"Battalion commander, come with us!"

"Yes, we don't know the road in Beijing, and the battalion commander can take us for a walk then!"

"Battalion commander, you are also a member of our second company, you should go!"

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"Comrades!" Battalion Commander Luo shook hands with several soldiers around him and said, "There are still things in the army that cannot be separated, and there will be a chance next time!" You must remember that this time I went to make a report on behalf of our entire regiment and even the entire division. Don't disgrace our troops! ”

"Don't worry! Battalion commander! ”

"Battalion commander!" Xu Guochun quipped: "Then what if someone asks us if we wear clothes on the highlands?" Is that a shame or is it honest? ”

There was a coax, and the warriors were all amused.

Battalion Commander Zuihou Luo patted me on the shoulder. said: "Take the troops to have a good time, get ready, and leave on time at two o'clock in the afternoon!" ”

"Yes!" I stood up and saluted Battalion Commander Luo, and watched him leave with the guards.

Battalion Commander Luo is a respectable person, and he will not be resentful because his superiors have been unfair to him, which will definitely be unbalanced if it is someone else...... Why does he have his share when he dies in battle, but he doesn't have his share when he evaluates merit awards, which makes it difficult for anyone to accept, but it is obvious that Battalion Commander Luo can.

And there seem to be many people like Battalion Commander Luo in this era...... For example, the old man is also such a person. According to the old man's words: This is the advanced nature of a real Communist Party member!

My other explanation for the old man's statement was "stupid", and now I can't say that word anymore.

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The salute of the soldiers is very simple, except for bullets and guns, which are necessary daily necessities, so it does not take a few minutes to prepare.

Because they could leave the battlefield and go to Beijing, the soldiers were very excited, and they were all discussing this trip to Beijing. The scholar had been to Beijing, so he was very popular, and more than a dozen soldiers surrounded him and asked him this and that, but he was so busy that he couldn't get along......

Actually, I've been there before, but it's not Beijing in this era. Therefore, when the soldiers asked, I didn't answer anything, for fear that I would accidentally slip out.

The waiting time was quite difficult, but fortunately, it was not long until two o'clock in the afternoon, and the four cars sent by the regiment to see us off arrived on time, so we soon took the bus straight to the train station.

From the driver, we learned that the destination is Kunming, a distance of more than 400 kilometers...... If we had driven on a modern highway, it would have been a few hours, but we had driven for more than a dozen hours.

The reason is that the roads in this era are poor, the advent of the rainy season and the frequent transportation of military supplies make the roads here full of potholes, and the cars can only move at a turtle speed of twenty or thirty yards along the way, and sometimes they have to stop because the road is too narrow when encountering intersecting vehicles.

So I didn't arrive at Kunming Railway Station until about five o'clock the next morning.

I thought we were the only troops going back, but when I got off the bus, I realized that I was wrong: the train station was full of people with guns and uniforms, most of them in bandages.

Thinking about it, it quickly became clear: we had just fought a battle with the Yue devils, and although the intensity of this battle was not as strong as the counterattack war, it was a battle on the entire front, and the contact between the enemy and us was quite extensive, so the wounded would naturally not be less.

If the wounded are not capable of fighting, they will naturally have to be sent back to the rear, and there is only one railway station in Kunming nearby...... As a result, the wounded were transported by car from all over the world and then transported by train to various hospitals in the interior.

And because most of the people who came to catch the train were wounded, our team got out of the car and gathered on the platform...... immediately provoked the discussion of the surrounding troops:

"What kind of troops is this? Didn't see a single casualty...... This is going back home? ”

"Maybe it's a mission!"

"! At this time, the front-line battle is tight, there are not enough soldiers, and there is still a way to go to the rear to carry out the task?

"Most of them were deserters through the back door!"

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When the surrounding people talked about it like this, the faces of the soldiers rose like pig's liver...... But as the so-called public mouth is difficult to reconcile, we don't know who to explain to and how to explain the chaos around here.

Fortunately, at this moment, a militiaman wearing a red armband who looked like he was in charge of maintaining order was next to him and said, "Go, go...... Be careful what you say! He is a heroic second company, and he has won many battles on the battlefield, and he went to Beijing to make a report! ”

"Oh!" Only then did the people around him suddenly realize, and the originally questioning and contemptuous gaze quickly turned into admiration.

Occasionally, I hear someone say something cool: "They can go to Beijing to make a report, why can't we?" ”

But soon someone retorted: "Save it, you ...... Haven't you heard of the Hero Second Company? You can fight devils like them! ”

"That's it, people also bought it with their lives!"

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So we marched up to the army amid the chatter of the crowd.

It is true that people in this era like to talk and speculate, and this seems to be the style of this era...... I think the reason for this is that there are so few things to have fun at this time. Not to mention computers, even televisions have not yet become widespread...... Although there is, it is rare for economic reasons that people can afford it (the author remembers that it was only in the eighties that the first black-and-white TV was installed in the village).

You must know that the three major things that people in this era get married are: radio, sewing machine and bicycle, which is like our modern needs a house, a car, and gold......

This radio may not be a big deal for us modern people, but it's not easy to do in this era. This also shows that the amateur life of people in this era is very monotonous, and there is no TV and no computer, so what can they usually do? It's just that the three aunts and six mothers-in-law gather together to talk nonsense, so after a long time, they naturally talk more, and even form a kind of atmosphere!

This can be said to be a good thing, or it can be said that it is not a good thing.

Let's say it's a good thing...... In fact, this has formed an invisible and intangible moral code, and many people will regulate their behavior because they are afraid of being discussed.

Let's say it's not a good thing, because information is too closed in this era, so this kind of discussion is easy to be exploited by people with ulterior motives.

For example, there was such an incident in our army: after a soldier returned home from a battle, he learned that he had been considered a deserter by the villagers and was shot dead by his superiors, and the whole family could not hold their heads up in the village for several months, and the elderly mother cried heartbroken because of the loss of her son, and wanted to die several times...... Later, I found out that it was actually a rumor that had a holiday.

That's all for later, we boarded a military train composed of 21 stuffy jar carriages, the so-called stuffy jar carriages are no windows, no tables and chairs, and the inside is empty like a jar, only with a door in the middle.

You can imagine how uncomfortable it would be to be in such a train, but it is not a big deal for us now.

We're all hiding in the tunnel, and we can't stand this carriage? It's dry and empty, and the air is poor, but it's still much better than the tunnel, and the most important thing is safety......

Of course, recruits who have never lived in the pit are exceptional. (To be continued......)