In fact, the training did not wait for us until the next day, and Major Will called me to his office that evening.

"Comrade battalion commander!" Major Will said: "I believe you have obtained the equipment and have a preliminary understanding of the equipment, I have heard about your table on the shooting range, well done!" ”

"I'm sorry!" I said, "I didn't mean to get along with your soldiers!" ”

"No, no, no......" Major Will replied with a smile, "I don't need to say sorry, on the contrary, I am very satisfied with your appearance. In fact, I'm still amazed at your ability to master the trajectory of a sniper rifle with four bullets, and then hit the target with precision with each bullet, which is something that not everyone can do, at least not in what I haven't seen yet! ”

"Thank you!" As the saying goes, I have learned some English, of course, I know that at this time, I should not answer anything like Chinese "I have won the prize" or "where".

But when he said this, he quickly realized that he had revealed his feet again, and sure enough, he saw that Lin Xia, who was the translator, had a little strange in his eyes again.

"On the other hand!" Major Will continued: "This is exactly what we want, our instructors usually give them a kick-off when training recruits, so that they can be more obedient in their future training life, and it is clear that you have done this!" ”

I couldn't help but feel funny when I heard this, seeing that whether it is a socialist country in China or a capitalist country in the British, it is the same in terms of "dismounting"!

"Comrade battalion commander!" Then Major Will piled a thick stack of papers in front of me and said, "This is the unit we have assigned to you, a total of one hundred and thirty-three people, and I have handed them over to you!" ”

I flipped through it. It's the photos and information of the one hundred and thirty-three people.

I was somewhat surprised that the materials were all written in Chinese. It was obvious that Major Will had people re-typed in Chinese to make it easier for me to read.

"When do you start training?" I asked casually.

"If you can," said Major Will...... "you can start training tonight!" ”

"Tonight?" I couldn't help but wonder: "Will the cruise ship arrive in South Georgia tonight?" ”

"South George?" Major Will couldn't help but be a little curious: "What does this have to do with South Georgia?" ”

Hearing this, I felt a little incredible: "If we hadn't landed on South Georgia...... So how do you start training? Where to train? ”

Major Will's stunned face made me realize that they had no intention of landing on South Georgia to train.

Then I don't understand. This is the vast sea, if you don't go to the island to train, will you still be on the ship...... Oh, my God! These Brits are really planning to train on the ship!

Sure enough, the next second, I heard Major Weir reply: "Comrade battalion commander, South Georgia Island does not seem to be an ideal training ground, because we have just taken this island, and the environment on the island is very harsh, not only is the temperature dozens of degrees below zero, but also full of mines that have not been cleared. There are even many remnants of Argentines in the snow, and we can only keep a small part of them safe for the time being......"

"Comrade Major!" I interrupted Major Will and said, "I think the opposite of you, and that's why South Georgia is the ideal training base for us!" ”

"What?" Major Will was puzzled by my words.

"Is the climate of South Georgia similar to that of Malvinas?" I asked.

"Of course!" Major Will replied: "They are only one thousand and three hundred kilometers apart!" ”

"Are there more Argentine troops and mines on the Falklands than there are Argentine troops on South Georgia?"

Hearing this, Major Will nodded: "I understand what you mean, you want to put British soldiers in more cruel and dangerous places to train, so that they can adapt to those harsh environments as much as possible!" ”

"That's right!" I said, "South George is the best place to go!" ”

"But there is a high chance that this will cause casualties among the soldiers!"

"Maybe!" I replied, "I can't guarantee that there will be no casualties in training on South George, but I can guarantee that when you send these soldiers to fight on the Falklands, they will be able to complete the mission with fewer casualties!" ”

This is something that anyone can figure out, and after a rehearsal in this dangerous place of South Georgia, it can almost be said that you have a real combat experience. Then when they land on the Falklands again, they will naturally not panic like rookies who first land on the battlefield. And this is not something that can be practiced on a ship, a place where there is almost no need to worry about the safety of your life.

After thinking about it, Major Will nodded: "You're right! What we are facing now is war. We can't shy away from the risks of facing war, and tonight I will build General Yì to land on South Georgia and organize your troops, Comrade Battalion Commander! ”

"Yes!" I answered and walked out with Lin Xia.

"Battalion commander!" In the aisle, Lin Xia chased a few steps from behind and asked, "Has the battalion commander ever learned English?" ”

"Nothing!" I whispered in my heart, but I replied with a very relaxed expression: "Why do you ask that? Do I look like I've learned English? ”

"The battalion commander is not Tubalu!" Lin Xia said: "I always feel that the battalion commander is a little different from others, for example, and the way he talks to Major Will, and for example, the comrades look down on me, but the battalion commander you don't ......."

"What do you say?" I interrupted Lin Xia's words and said, "It's all your own comrades, how can they look down on you?" They're for your good! ”

"I know!" Lin Xia lowered her head and said aggrievedly: "But they all think that I can't stand the temptation of capitalism, and I am a person who is not firm in my position, even if I don't say it on the surface, I think so in my heart." But I know...... Battalion commander, you don't think so! ”

"Actually, I can understand what you young people think!" I shook my head with a smile and said, "You guys are actually not like what Staff Officer Zhao said, what kind of capitalism or anything like that. You are actually patriotic in your heart, but the way of patriotism is not quite the same, right? ”

"Yes!" Lin Xia's eyes quickly recovered.

"You still think that if you are patriotic, you should find a way to make the country strong and the people rich, right?"

"Yes, yes!" Lin Xia nodded vigorously.

"You still think that although those of us who serve as soldiers have a commendable spirit, they can play a very limited role in the development of the country, because we are not highly educated, our minds are not open-minded enough, and we do not have the consciousness of changing the country, and we only know how to do things according to the orders of our superiors, but we will not look for a better, more reasonable, and faster path. And you, as high-level intellectuals, can do this with the advantage of knowledge, right? ”

"Battalion commander!" Lin Xia looked at me with incredible eyes and asked, "How do you know everything?" ”

I just smiled and didn't answer, as a modern person, what if I didn't know this?

At the same time, it is also a means for me to do ideological work...... If you want to convince someone or change their ingrained thinking, especially the thinking of the younger generation, then don't try to tell him directly that this is not right or that is not okay, young people are all strong, and the result of this is often counterproductive.

Just like Zhao Jingping, he criticized Lin Xia in a very direct way in a rough way, and the result was not surprising that Lin Xia resisted, and there was even a kind of rebellious mentality...... Originally, it wasn't as Zhao Jingping said, and when Zhao Jingping criticized him like this, he wanted to do it for you!

Therefore, the best solution is to first express understanding of their thoughts, speak their hearts and resonate with them, and then this ideological work will be much easier to do.

"The battalion commander is right!" Lin Xia said excitedly: "Actually, it's not just me, many of us think like this. Sometimes we wonder why countries like Britain and the United States are so rich, technologically advanced, and militarily powerful, while our country is far behind. I believe that these things can not be achieved by hard work, but we need to learn from the strengths of the United States and the United Kingdom, and learn from their methods of governing the country......"

"It's right to learn from their strengths!" I said, "But this is the way to govern the country......

I smiled and said no more.

This is another clever point for me, when reasoning with these young people, don't pour out all your belongings as if they were preaching. The reason is that young people's minds are often biased, and they tend to selectively lose sleep when it comes to things that don't match their views.

In other words, if you are in a hurry to pour it all out, it is likely that they will not listen to anything.

But if the curiosity of the other person is aroused, it is not the same to let the other person ask for himself, at least he will listen and take the time to consider whether it is reasonable.

Sure enough, Lin Xia immediately asked, "Does the battalion commander have a different opinion on this point?" I don't think that's right! ”

"It's very simple to have a point!" I said: "There is no one-size-fits-all method in this world, just like your learning method, the same learning method is suitable for these people but not necessarily for others, Comrade Lin Xia, you are a college student, you have read books for more than ten years, and you have many classmates, of course you know that your students with good grades do not all use the same learning method, right!" ”

"That's right!" Lin Xia nodded.

"So!" I said, "You must know one thing: the system that is suitable for the United States, Britain and other countries will not necessarily be suitable for China. Especially when the cultural and social environments of China and the West are so different and even very different, do you think we can still use the same method? (To be continued......)