Chapter 65: The Song of Youth
The troops marched long distances, and there were various ways such as railway transportation, motorized marching, air transportation, and sea transportation, and Hangzhou was not far from Shanghai, so the motorized march was chosen, and the comrades-in-arms in Nanjing used railway transportation.
Every time you shoot a target, the long-distance march is a good memory worth cherishing, the military vehicles are magnificent and majestic, the military song is loud and loud with the unique passion of youth all the way to the clouds, and there are countless beautiful scenery along the way.
The vehicle that pulls weapons is a high-power diesel vehicle, one after another, with thick smoke billowing all the way, slightly incongruous with the beauty of heaven, but the momentum is enough, and the smoke exhaust pipe at the tail emits thick smoke, covering the sky, adding a mighty and domineering spirit.
can't help but be associated with the war scene, like gunsmoke, like rushing to the battlefield, the young heart is always easy to be moved, such a scene, endless pride in life, no hesitation, even if the front is really a battlefield, no matter how strong the enemy is, dare to fight and win.
The prosperity of Suzhou and Hangzhou, not knowing its prosperity in the countryside, the wide highway runs through the rice waves, but the two sides are constantly populated, or the city or town or village or factory, it is difficult to see the idle place of the barren land, and the people and vehicles accompany the whole process.
There are the same young lives appearing, with yearning and curiosity, pedaling bicycles to chase greetings, occasionally girls mixed in, the carriage can immediately feel the restlessness of youth, closed for too long, the march as a tour, the roadside becomes a beautiful scenery, and the wind and dust go as a happy companion.
I don't know if it was because the troops walked this route too many times, or because the concept of supporting the army was too strong, from time to time someone threw bottles of mineral water at us, there were young chasers, there were also small shops on the side of the road, the car could not be stopped, and some soldiers threw back the fruits they carried, as a gesture of love for the people.
In the compartment of the tractor, carrying the soldiers of the old menstruation, I don't know which car was the first to float out of the song, with youth with pride and pride, the voice resounded all over the world, as if they wanted to pass their pride to the farthest, let the whole team feel, let the surrounding people feel, let the relatives in their hometown feel.
Young is passionate, one by one the whole team ignited, the initial singing is the army song, only the military song is the loudest, only the military song is the most suitable to express pride, at this time there is no queue requirements, or sit or stand, or climb or support, just roar, youth wanton, stirring the wind and clouds, rice waves rolling, crows flying high.
I don't know who started it, and the military song has become a pop song, expressing thoughts, expressing fighting spirit, and expressing feelings. is not as familiar as military songs, singing is incomplete, often after a few sentences can not be sung, but this does not affect the passion, still one after another.
There is only one song "Xiao Fang", which has just become popular, and any one can sing it all, roaring all the way, and singing the most.
"There is a girl named Xiaofang in the village, she is good-looking and kind, with a pair of beautiful big eyes, thick and long braids, on the night before returning to the city, you and I came to the river, never shed tears, with the river, thank you for the love you gave me, I will not forget this life, thank you for the tenderness you gave me, accompany me through that era, how many times I look back to see the road I have walked, I sincerely wish you kind girl, how many times I look back and look at the road I have walked, you stand by the river."
Among the soldiers, there are a few who are not from the countryside, some of them have good faces, their parents have jobs, or their families live in the suburbs, and they also claim to be urban identities, and it is very likely that they grew up in the countryside.
Youth sprouts, in this song, each soldier has his own emotional sustenance and expression, what kind of connotation it has, maybe only he knows, maybe he can only be fully released in the roar.
Young and shy, more passionate than reasonable, more fantasy than reality, more hidden than expressed, maybe never revealed, maybe never accepted, maybe never invested, just passion, just impulsive, or hurt, or hurt others, how many years later, meet again, there are wounds on the face, there are marks in the heart.
Jiangnan water town, the beautiful scenery is not counted, one section is accompanied by the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, there are both canoes floating on it, there are also modern steamers "suddenly" to come and go, the most seen is the cargo ship full of river sand, the weight of the load, the side of the ship is pressed quickly and the water surface is level.
Sui Dynasty digging, the merit in the contemporary benefit in the thousand autumns, the water surface is open and calm, the boat travels on it, there is no wind and no waves, the maximum extent to ensure that the ship is fully loaded, the ancient special transport, now it is also used in the construction, so much, so frequent, it can be seen that the economy is active, the development of prosperity.
Small bridge flowing water, everywhere can be seen, the stone arch bridge is antique, the modern bridge crosses the river and crosses the river, the straight place is like the highway extends, the tall one sees the magnificent and majestic, the most touching is the Pudong Bridge, the long approach bridge carries the convoy to hover up, the river breeze hunting on the bridge deck, the tall buildings in the distance, the prosperity of the modern city is revealed everywhere, and the pride of being a Chinese descendant can be aroused every time.
The convoy also followed the railway, the latest intercity train whistling by from time to time, this may be a section of the railway from Shanghai to Hangzhou, there is no green car, we have to march motorized for most of the day, take this train only two and a half hours.
Later, I went to the teaching team to study, and it should be this train that I took the chairs in the carriage according to the standard configuration of the aviation cabin, spacious and comfortable, and the attendants were all better than the flight attendants, with thoughtful service, enthusiastic attitude, and the military uniform did not fade, and received the same treatment.
From Hangzhou to Shanghai, this train can arrive in two and a half hours, but it takes more than half a day to pull the motorized march of weapons.
During the period there are spectacular scenes, the convoy every once in a while, will pull over to solve personal problems, time is urgent, the soldiers hurriedly jumped, lined up all the way on the side of the road, regardless of whether there is anyone or not, immediately released, struggled out, torrents into bets, with some comparisons, to see who is the farthest, it seems that this is also a manifestation of strong combat effectiveness.
Time is like an arrow, with the excitement of realizing the bold words, the second year to participate in the live ammunition target shooting back to the company, in December, the good news came smoothly, the big red flower and the military merit medal of the third class, worn on the chest.
The good news of meritorious service was sent to the family, and it was delivered by the county armed forces department and the township armed forces department beating gongs and drums, and at the same time there was also the good news of outstanding soldiers, and two certificates of merit stamped with the big seal of the brigade headquarters were hung high on the wall by my father.
He wrote a letter to his uncle, sharing this joy, but I was a little embarrassed, my father said in the letter, I have never won a certificate since I was a child, I was alone, in the barracks, became a hero, and got two certificates at a time.
I can imagine my parents being happy, their children growing up, and the army is indeed a melting pot, and I am truly relieved from now on. A lot of dedication, without asking for anything in return, has been comforted at this moment. Encouragement followed with letters, and I hope that I can continue to work hard to be admitted to the military academy.
In March of the following year, the brigade headquarters sent people to each battalion to organize the preliminary examination for the selection of seedlings in the military academy, and I successfully passed the test, and then reported to the teaching team of the brigade headquarters, and after three months of intensive review, I was successfully admitted to the military academy.
The second year of being a soldier was the busiest year, the company clerk was a soldier in '92, and he was the coach of my coach, perhaps he recommended, or perhaps the instructor found that the company had handed over all kinds of materials for the inspection of the superiors to be sorted out, copied and copied, and compiled, often working overtime until late at night.
In the Spring Festival of '96, when the traditional festival was approaching, Nanshan Street, where the company was located, organized a unique celebration with only one theme, awarding awards to the troops and soldiers who had achieved outstanding results in the jurisdiction.
One morning in the cold winter, the instructor took me from the company to set off, and what was a little funny was that my 93 annual soldier instructor took the initiative to ask the instructor to hope to go along, perhaps as I said earlier, he regarded teaching an excellent soldier as his honor, and hoped to be shared at this moment.
This is the first time I have traveled alone with the instructor, and the slightly faded military uniform is slightly washed, and the slightly fat but very strong figure looks very simple and honest. And he is indeed a simple and honest person, amiable, with a square face, a smile always hangs on it, fair and decent, the company soldiers are in awe of the company commander, and they are respectful to the instructor.
When waiting for the "308" bus, the instructor seemed to find something, smiled and handed me and the coach a cigarette, and pulled a few words of homely routine.
The sky was high and the clouds were light, the sun was shining, and when we arrived at the venue, there were already quite a few representatives of the garrison in Nanshan Street, but most of them were officers, and it seemed that the only soldiers who appeared were me and the instructor.
Soon, more soldiers appeared, and a group of female soldiers walked in neatly under the leadership of a female officer, which immediately attracted everyone's attention, and the most attractive thing was the female officer who led the team, tall and tall, with a ponytail, showing a heroic posture.
The female soldiers are all new recruits, they should still be in the recruit company, wearing exactly the same training uniform as when we were in the recruit company, they have not yet been awarded, there is no cockade on the hat, there is no rank on the shoulder, they seem to be still children, a lot shorter than the young female officers, which highlights the difference between female officers.
The female officer may have just graduated from the military academy, with the rank of second lieutenant, and her unit was commended, and she accepted the award on behalf of the stage, and when she received the award, she saluted a standard military salute, and her movements were light, and I seemed to hear the sound of the coach next to me swallowing saliva.
After this female second lieutenant received the award, the next thing I read was my name, and I broke the silence together, and there was a momentum when I got up, and the quality of the soldier was fully reflected at that moment, even if it was an activity organized by the local government, even if all the people who came to the stage to receive the award before were relaxed and casual, I was meticulous.
Standing upright in a sitting position, feet together, a crisp sound of "pop", the standard queue action turned right halfway, walked to the rostrum, held head high, arms like a pendulum, steps like measuring, and finally "snapped" to stand upright, raise your hand to salute the standard military salute.
Although he was the only one wearing standard rubber shoes among the people who came to the stage to receive the award, the voice was the loudest, the most sonorous steps, and the strongest military flavor, which shocked the audience.
When I turned around and saluted everyone again, I saw those little female soldiers with childish faces, and their eyes were full of admiration, maybe they would have been infected by me, and at the beginning of the military career, they would gain some of their own understanding and perception, which should be the duty of a communist fighter.
Soon after this commendation activity, Nanshan Sub-district organized another barracks speech activity, touring the garrison troops in the jurisdiction to give lectures, and the instructor arranged for me to participate in this speech.
This was also the only speech I participated in in the army, with a sense of responsibility to win glory for the company, I consulted materials, collected materials, and with the help and control of the instructor, the title of the speech was set as "I am a leaf", the main purpose of which was to compare the soldier to a leaf, and strive to serve the "motherland" as a big tree.
The leaves are different, some can grow healthily, grow strong and green, grow in the big tree and feed the big tree, and some will be bitten by pests, mutilated and decayed, grow in the big tree and damage the big tree, can not withstand the wind and frost, and wither early.
How can we not be inhabited by insects and not wither, we must work hard to strengthen our internal skills and strengthen our muscles and bones, so that we can thrive, we must be willing to be lonely and abandon temptation, so that we can not be eroded, we must establish ideals and firm beliefs, and we can base ourselves on our own duties and make contributions to serve the motherland.
The platoon commander of the instrument platoon, tall and handsome, his wife is an officer in the Air Force Sanatorium, who usually has a lot of contact with us, and is affectionately called sister-in-law by us.