Chapter 13: The Fate of the Soldier

The base training ground, the military flag hunting, and the military song are loud.

Qian Er and the recruits' faces were full of eagerness and excitement, and after more than six months of quenching and steeling, they finally ushered in their own coming-of-age ceremony - the recruit award ceremony.

The military rank is on the shoulder, the mission is in the heart, and I am proud of the title of soldier in this life.

On the rostrum, the commander of the base personally read out the order for the award. When the rank of private was personally brought to the shoulders of these hot-blooded young men by the squad leader, they were finally able to pat their chests and proudly say: I am a full-fledged soldier!

The youth is gradually receding, the taste of soldiers is coming, and this life is allied with the Zheng Zheng oath.

Facing the biting cold wind and military flags, the new soldiers raised their right fists and swore an oath: "I am a soldier of the People's Liberation Army of the Chinese People's Republic of China, I swear: obey the ......" When Zheng Zheng swore to break the winter slaughter, a group of recruits were reborn.

Qian Er took the stage to speak as a representative of the recruits.

On behalf of all the new soldiers, I would like to loudly declare to the blue sky and the earth, to the motherland and the people, and to our parents and relatives: We are soldiers!

The military rank on our shoulders means that we have integrated into the great wall of steel of the motherland, it means that the six-month life of recruits is about to become an eternal memory, and it means that the responsibility, honor and mission of soldiers are on our shoulders!

Our youth will be displayed in the barracks, our whole life will carry the mission of the soldiers, and our blood will bloom sonorously for defending the motherland and the people!"

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Qian Er stood on the podium, as if he was standing on a high skyscraper, and the guardian tower floating in his eyes was like a sharp sword, piercing the ...... of the sky.

The recruits are boiling, and their hearts are full of blood!

A veteran came to the stage and commanded a military song: Eighteen years old, eighteen years old, I joined the army to the army, the red collar badge reflects my flowering years, although I did not wear the university emblem, I shouted long live for my choice. Ah, I have a history of being a soldier in my life, and I will not feel regret for the rest of my life. Ah has a history of being a soldier in my life, and I will never regret it for the rest of my life.

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The echo of the singing has not yet fallen, and there are already veterans changing banners.

Qian Er suddenly felt tears welling up in his eyes, because he felt that in the same camp, in the same phalanx, there was a group of veterans who were ushering in the next stop of their lives.

"About the retirement order of Wang Changgui, Chang Xing and other soldiers......" The commander's voice sounded again.

In stark contrast to the excitement of the recruits, the veterans seem calm.

Is it finally here?

When their names were called again, they finally realized that these names that had been called for N years had finally become a swan song at this moment. The ranks and armbands that had been sharpened to the edges, the cockades and collars that were no longer shiny were also gently plucked from their bodies, buried in the depths of their memories along with the barracks life that accompanied them throughout their youth.

"Now we are about to retire from the army, farewell to comrades and barracks, but we will never forget, to meet the challenge is the nature of soldiers, the years to come, let us continue to dedicate our youth in a new post, write new brilliance!" The moment they raised their right fist facing the military flag, the military spirit had frozen their lives and left an indelible imprint. I wish the new soldiers who have just embarked on the road of the barracks, and the old squad leaders who are about to start a new journey, do not forget their original intentions and run to their own distance. Chang Xing choked back tears and said goodbye to the military flag with the veterans.

The armband with raw edges and the faded military emblem have witnessed the youth who struggled in the military in those years. The last time he marched in a procession wearing his rank, his rank was about to be removed, and his eyes were full of reluctance, but the veteran's eyes were still firm.

Chang Xing, the deputy squad leader, was discharged from the army! Qian Er was stunned, and the new soldiers of the entire second squad of the Ninth Company were stunned. The conscientious deputy of the regular shift has been discharged, which is no less than a thunderclap.

Iron-clad soldiers, brothers, go back and do a good job. And Yang Chen seemed to have known this result for a long time, and spit out a sentence in a low voice. The deputy of the regular class himself had long known this result, and after receiving a heavy punch from Yang Chen in the chest, the two of them hugged each other, and the entire second squad rushed over and hugged each other, and some recruits cried bitterly.

Qian Er knows that Chang Xing has a knot in his heart, that is, he is selected into the special forces, and now this dream will be handed over to Qian Er to complete. The deputy of the permanent shift whispered in Qian Er's ear, work hard, I believe you are stronger than me, the soldiers I brought into the special forces can be regarded as fulfilling my wish!

It's time to say goodbye, comrade-in-arms!

One last hug, my comrades-in-arms, veterans, salute you again.

Send your comrades on the journey

Silent two tears

Camel bells ringing in my ears

The road is long and foggy

Revolutionary careers often break up

The same is the same, two feelings

Comrades-in-arms, dear brothers

Beware of the cold wind in the middle of the night

Take care all the way, come and come

Send your comrades on the journey

There is a long way to go and many hardships

Sprinkle the camel bells all the way

Mountains and rivers are vertical and horizontal

Ambition is in the face of the wind and water

Live up to the people's nurturing feelings

Comrades-in-arms, dear brothers

Wait until the spring breeze to spread good news

We'll meet again

Comrades-in-arms, dear brothers

Wait until the spring breeze to spread good news

We'll meet again

The recruits were picked up by their respective units, and some of the veterans of the base also left, and the camp seemed to be much empty. Yang Chen and Qian Er sat side by side on the edge of the playground and sat silently for a long time.

Yang Chen broke the silence and asked Qian Er: How is it, has your mentality been adjusted?

Qian Er smiled hesitantly, and asked Yang Chen, squad leader, aren't you going to be demobilized and go home to get married?

Yang Chen touched his head and smiled proudly, took out a photo from his arms and said: It's my girlfriend, I'm quite understanding, she talked to my father in person, supported me to extend my service for another period, and said that she wanted to fulfill my wish and get married again. Instructor Leng Ziyin also wants me to return to the special forces, of course I can't wait to agree.

My sister-in-law is really understanding.

That is, don't look at how attractive Yang Chen is for me. Do you know? Instructor Leng Ziyin recommended me to go to Tiangu, do you know what Tiangu is? Yang Chen looked at the curious Qian Er triumphantly and asked himself. Tengu is the code name of a special operations team of the Border Force, all of whom are elites selected from the Wolf's Tooth Special Forces to carry out special operations missions on the border.

Isn't it peacetime? Qian Er asked curiously.

Peace, peace is bought with the blood of countless soldiers, do you think there is really peace on the border? Boy, you will know when you get to the special forces.

Yang Chen's eyes were blazing, and he stood up and punched the air a few times

"General Patton said that the best place for a soldier is to be killed by the last bullet in the last battle. After Yang Chen said this, he left the stunned Qian Er and ran.

"If one day, when they go to the battlefield, they may be shot, they will die, but even if they do, they will only meet the bullet with their chest, not their back. What is a soldier? A soldier sheds blood without shedding tears, must have the courage to fight desperately with the enemy, and does not even frown his eyebrows in the face of a strong enemy, and a soldier's sense of honor is more important than his life. This military uniform is not so easy to wear, before you put on this military uniform, you have to think clearly, once you put it on, you have a responsibility to the country and the nation, you should be ready to hand over your life at any time, as a common people, fear of death is not ashamed, if as a soldier is afraid of death, that is the most shameful thing in the world. Qian Er remembered what Li Yunlong said in "Bright Sword", this is the fate of soldiers!