Chapter Seventy-One: Reunion

The train slowly left Kunming Station an hour later, and what awaited us in front of us was a journey of about 12 days.

I couldn't believe what the driver said before I left...... It takes more than ten days to get from Kunming to Beijing. You must know that in modern times, it only takes one and a half days to take the train, and even if the train in this era is slow, it will not take more than ten days.

But I had to accept that soon after the train left...... It stopped after less than an hour, and it stopped for more than half an hour.

"I'm waiting for another train to pass first!" Scar explained: "It's time for the front line to fight, and the train to the front line has priority, so the train back home has to wait!" ”

"Oh!" I understood when Scar said that, and then I quickly thought about it...... If it's really like what Scar says, then this parking is not an accident.

Sure enough, there are stop-and-go stops along the way, and sometimes there is even a way to stop twice after driving for half an hour...... It's no wonder that it takes more than ten days to open.

I reluctantly shone my flashlight around...... Because there are no windows in the stuffy tank car, you have to use a flashlight to see it in broad daylight.

There was nothing in the carriage except a barrel at the end, and the floor was quite clean, presumably cleaned after arriving at the station. However, there are still some blood stains that have not been washed off, which should be left by the wounded who were returned. This made the stuffy tank carriage smell smell unpleasantly musty and fishy, but of course the soldiers who came down from the battlefield did not mind, and each spread out his marching blanket and lay down in two columns.

I was shining my flashlight on the barrel at the end, wondering what it was for. One of the fighters walked up to the barrel and pulled down his trousers...... So I knew what it was.

Lay in his place for a while. I asked with some curiosity: "A long line." So how to solve this problem of eating? ”

"Huh?" Scar looked up at me in surprise and said, "Company commander...... You haven't been on a train, have you? ”

When I heard this, I couldn't help but feel helpless, how could I not have taken the train? It's just that I'm not on the train of this era.

"Hmm!" I almost gritted my teeth and responded, "I haven't sat on it!" ”

"And how did you get to the front?" Scar said: "This is not close from Fujian to Yunnan!" ”

"Hmm!" That's when I realized what the problem was, and I knew that I was from Fujian...... If I were a soldier from Fujian, I would naturally follow the troops to Yunnan in a military column to fight in Yunnan, so how could I ask such a question as "how to solve the problem of eating"?

Fortunately, I reacted quickly, and quickly thought of a reason: "I didn't catch the train when I came, and there happened to be a car unit carrying military supplies." So I got up in the car! ”

"Oh, that's no wonder!" Scar nodded and said, "There are military stations along the tracks, and when it's almost time to eat, as soon as the train stops, you just have to take the lunch box and serve the meal!" ”

"I see!" It dawned on me that this was a great way to do it.

Then I quickly saw what this military station was, which was actually a few civilian houses with about two platoons of troops living in them...... Their task was to cook and provide food for the passing military trains.

The scene of stopping to eat was spectacular, with several large wooden barrels of rice carried in front of each carriage, and then there were dishes with large basins...... The dishes vary from station to station, and the worst ones are green vegetables and tofu. If you're lucky, you'll be able to come across stir-fried cabbage with pork belly.

Then, as soon as the train stopped in front of the station, the soldiers went down with empty cans and boxes to grab them. Some people also have two or three empty canned food boxes, one box for lunch, one box for vegetables, and another box for when they are hungry.

Of course, as a company commander, I naturally don't need to rob like the soldiers...... If we have to do it ourselves, then my company commander is not in vain.

And this military station is not only to solve the problem of food, each military station has a toilet...... If the barrels in the carriage are almost full, they can be carried to the toilet and emptied at this time. This toilet is especially important for female soldiers...... Where there are wounded, there are hygienists, and where there are hygienists, there are usually female soldiers, even on this train.

As I saw, there is a long queue in front of the toilet, all of which are female soldiers, and they are afraid that they will only have a way to solve it until this time!

Later, I found out that this military station actually had another function, that is, to arrange for the soldiers who had fallen behind to go to the military ranks.

As I said before, this military train stops for half an hour after walking, so it is inevitable that some soldiers will be undisciplined and get off the train when it stops...... It doesn't seem like a big problem to get out of the car and walk around, just walk around the neighborhood, and you haven't gone far.

But the problem is that the train starts without notice, and the cars look the same from the outside...... Just take a few more steps and the train will slowly move like this, all right! I can't find which carriage is my own. If this comes and goes in chaos, it is very likely that they will be left behind by the military column, and there are many people who have fallen behind. For example, we arrange a few people to come up from time to time in the carriage.

Originally, this was not a big deal, but I quickly thought of a question: how did the station determine the identity of these soldiers? It is unlikely that the head of the military station will have a roster of front-line troops, right? In fact, it is impossible to do this at all, any unit on the front line is tens of thousands of soldiers, and there are many militias, and they are constantly changing, and this roster cannot be done if you want to.

Later, when I asked, I found out that it was too easy to get on the military train, as long as I went to the military station and reported the number of my unit, and then explained which train I was dropped by and where I was going...... So it's done, just wait for the station to arrange your next train!

From this, I quickly thought of a point, if this is the case, it is not too easy for the agents of the Yue devil to go deep into the rear of our country to engage in spy activities and espionage activities...... All right! He can go wherever he wants, and there are military stations to provide him with food along the way.

However, this seems to be a matter of no way, you must know that the troops on the front line are mixed, and in this era, the search for information is not like the modern use of computers to check the household registration and all kinds of information come out, so this is really impossible to check. All you can do is hang up the phone and go to the unit to verify whether there is such a soldier...... But the unit may be on the train, and there is nowhere to ask.

But this is not something I need to worry about, I am still a small company commander, those things about espionage or something, it is better to give my superiors a headache!

The train went all the way north, because we all stayed in the stuffy tank carriage, so we didn't know where it was or where it stopped, and occasionally when it stopped at the military station, a few soldiers recognized it as their hometown, and they would cry and laugh happily, but they couldn't stop and go home to take a look, the regret on their faces...... It's a little unbearable to watch.

At first, we were a little uncomfortable with this trip, but after a few days, we quickly got used to it, especially the scholars, and I don't know where to get the toothbrush and toothpaste, and as soon as the morning dawned, we hung at the door of the carriage to brush our teeth and wash our faces, as if this carriage was his home.

But to be honest, such a day is really good, you don't have to work all day long, you can eat, and you can travel all over the country, and more importantly, you don't have to worry about your life at any time...... Many people can't even think of it! The only downside...... Even when you arrive at a place, you can't get out of the car to play.

After more than ten days, the train finally entered Beijing, and with the cheers of the soldiers, we poured out of the train, and the journey finally came to an end.

Get off the train and take a look...... Hey, it's a little different, there are locomotives and cars full of all kinds of goods, the station is crowded, in addition to us soldiers who got off the train, there are also passengers from all over the country, who see us get off the train and look at us with admiration, especially those children...... But they see more of the guns we carry.

"All assembled!" At my command, the warriors lined up in front of me, but at a slower pace...... In fact, I can't blame them, I myself am a little unstable, mainly because I have been on the train for so long, and now I feel that the road is moving as soon as I get off.

"Stand upright, take a break ......"

After the command was given, the soldiers and I stood still not knowing what to do, and the superior only told us to go to Beijing...... We got into the car in a daze, and we didn't tell us where to go and who to connect with!

"Yang Xuefeng! Yang Xuefeng......"

At this time, I suddenly heard a familiar voice, and turned my head to look, who else would there be if it wasn't Zhang Fan? She was running towards me like a gust of wind, and then before I could get ready, she threw herself into my arms...... Right in front of all my soldiers, and in front of all the people around me...... She didn't mind these things at all now, as if the people around her were transparent.

"You're finally here! It's finally back! Zhang Fan's eyes were full of tears, and he didn't know if it was because of excitement or joy.

"You...... What are you doing here? How did you know I was coming? "Zhang Fan's surprise attack made me a little at a loss.

"Coming to pick you up?" Zhang Fan wiped away his tears, and then smiled at me proudly: "The superior arranged for me to receive your second company, what?" Comments? ”

"What?" So I quickly understood that the matter of my military exploits and the fact that all the people of the Second Company came to Beijing to make a report were most likely made by Zhang Fan. (To be continued......)