Time is like an arrow off the string, and the freshman life is gone with a swish. This year is the happiest year in the whole college years, even if there is some reluctance, the sophomore year has started in a trance. On the day of school, the right eyelid of the blue eucalyptus has been jumping, which makes her a little worried, listening to the old people at home often say, "the left eye jumps wealth and the right eye jumps disaster", the blue eucalyptus is not a superstitious person, but the heart is still a little uneasy. And this ominous premonition was quickly confirmed, and it turned out to be because of Zhenping...... Zhenping is going to be a soldier!

"My brother is all for ......me," Ruoping let the tears fall, "My parents work outside the home all the year round, and my mother is overworked and has a serious illness, and my father is the only one left in the family to work, and it is no longer possible for our brothers and sisters to study at the same time." In order to keep me on campus, my brother offered to join the army. Mengshi was a little puzzled, "Even if your family can afford your education now, doesn't Zhenping still have to serve in the military?" Ruoping blinked with hazy teary eyes, "It's different! Even if he is to serve in the military, he will definitely return to school after that, and the current students can retain their school status when they join the army, and they can choose to return to school within two years after leaving the army. However, it is impossible for my brother to return to school, and I know his character, and I will not waver if I make up my mind. He planned to stay in the army and start a small business if he was discharged. God knows his only hobby is drawing! We have loved to draw since we were children, but my brother gave me the only chance! ”

Listening to Ruoping crying bitterly, Lan Yu felt that her brain was blank, she bit her lip tightly so that she didn't cry, unlike Ruoping, Lan Yu didn't even have the qualifications to cry. At this time, Zhenping wore a green military uniform and walked towards him, which was both familiar and unfamiliar. He patted his sister on the shoulder, "Don't cry, I don't just have a hobby of painting, besides, I can paint after I become a soldier." The military camp is a big school, and being a soldier can best train the ability to endure hardships and stand hard work, and I would like to try the life of 'training in winter and summer in summer', with this experience of enduring hardships, I can easily face things that are hard and tiring in the future. ”

Ruoping will be skeptical, "Did you really choose it because you liked it?" Zhenping looked proud, "Then is there a fake?" Why don't men take Wu hooks and collect Guanshan Fifty Prefectures? There are promising young people who are determined to join the army, and hot-blooded men are loyal to the country; Without a solid national defense, there can be no peace for the people! The magnificent life of soldiers on the battlefield and the Iron Horse Glacier is not something that everyone can experience. Carrying a gun and being a soldier will inevitably become the capital of my life. After saying that, there was silence again, Mengshi looked at Lan Eucalyptus, who had never said a word, as if she was saying what was in her heart for her, "You have achieved your ambition, we are all happy for you, but the online store is about to stop operating, but this year's store opening experience will definitely help us in the future, Zhenping, you have to take good care of yourself!" Zhenping nodded heavily.

On the day of the farewell to the recruits, Zhenping wore a big red flower on his chest and followed the rest of the recruits into a military truck. The radio speakers on campus played "The Dream of Green Uniforms," ...... When I grew up, I finally joined the army to the border, and I was heroic in a grass green military uniform. Sitting on the threshold, I thought of my brother as a soldier. Joining the army and coming to the barracks is different from before. Ah, brother who was a soldier, tell me the story of the army. Lovely sister, I'll send you a bullet case. Brother who is a soldier, you have to teach me to sing military songs. The barracks folk song sings the green dream ......" The person who played this song in the radio room was Lan Eucalyptus, and she didn't have the courage to see off Zhenping, so she had to put her thoughts and blessings in the song.

Zhenping sat in the military car and got farther and farther away from the school, and several recruits in the car quickly called themselves brothers, chatting with each other, but Zhenping always kept a calm face and did not speak, and the military vehicle full of recruits traveled for more than an hour, and everyone changed to the train again. Due to the long distance, the recruits were placed in hard sleeper cars. Zhenping's bunk was on the top, and thinking that he might have to start hard training as soon as he arrived at the barracks, he fell asleep on the sleeper and his clothes. Outside the car window, the night was falling, everyone lay down to sleep, and some people who didn't want to sleep sat in the aisle of the sleeper and played on their mobile phones, about the last few games of mobile games before arriving at the barracks. As the train began to move to high altitudes, a buddy who slept in a bunk had altitude sickness, and his dry cough echoed in the carriage, coughing up thick pink frothy phlegm into the trash can every few minutes. The oxygen supply in the carriage had already begun, and Zhenping heard the sound of people climbing up and down in his sleepiness, as if more and more people were waking up. The buddies in the middle bunk coughed one after another, Zhenping stretched out his head and saw that his eyelids were drooping, looking sluggish, and greeted kindly, "Do you need help?" The guy had some difficulty breathing, and replied while inhaling oxygen, "Not for the time being, thank you!" Zhenping couldn't sleep either, so he had to toss and turn on the cramped bunk.

The elevation of the train had risen again, and the two recruits on the opposite bed had also begun to have splitting headaches and listlessness, and one of the recruits had become lethargic after eating rhodiola. Zhenping vaguely felt that he couldn't breathe, his heart hit his chest "bang", and his head hurt so much that his brain was about to erupt, so he had to gasp for breath, thinking about whether to inhale oxygen with the only remaining consciousness, but he was afraid of becoming dependent on oxygen. This high-speed heart pound lasted for six hours, and Zhenping was already dizzy and weak, and could only half-lean on the edge of the bed with difficulty, struggling on the edge of despair. As the sky grew dark, he realized that he had not slept all night.

The food truck began serving breakfast, and each recruit was brought steaming butter tea. Zhenping drank a big sip without thinking about it, and was still savoring the salty milk tea in his mouth, and the altitude sickness was reduced by more than half! The strength of the body recovery made Zhenping suffer all night, and finally got out of bed and lined up to wash, when he looked in the mirror, Zhenping almost didn't recognize himself, it turned out that the face of the person in the mirror was dull, and the lips were purple, which made him startled, but he still supported it, and his body returned to the bed lightly.

Outside the window, a large snow-covered ridge swept by, and snow-white salt grains were scattered on both sides of the train tracks, and the tracks were rusty, which was a sign of time. The train shuttled through the pure white world, and the buddies in the middle bunk swept away yesterday's decadence, and exclaimed by the window, "Sky mirror!" The other recruits also cheered, and the teenagers in the entire carriage rejoiced. Zhenping stared out the window in amazement, only to see the lake sparkling like a mirror, connected with the pure blue sky, there is no obvious boundary between the water and the sky, the sky and the lake surface are one, the white lake reflects the blue sky, and the sky is floating with white clouds like cotton candy, like the world in a fairy tale.

Sitting opposite the pure white time and space, as far as the eye can see, it is open, as if he has never stepped into the hustle and bustle of the world, Zhenping's heart suddenly became quiet, he is no longer the boy who loves to dream, his dreams are gradually filled with reality. However, wandering dreams will always be embedded in a corner of the heart, never abandoned! He will go on the road without hesitation, because he is afraid that the years will be ruthless, ruthlessly slow down his pace, he is afraid, afraid that he will grow old before he has gone far! Only on the road can youth be immortal!

"Besides", "Besides", the train continues to the deepest part of the lake, and the shadow of the train is clearly reflected on the water, as if driving on a mirror, and time seems to stop instantly...... It wasn't until the train drove out of the Sky Mirror that Zhenping turned around from the fugue, and the buddy in the middle bunk sighed softly, "It's a pity that I can't stop the train!" Zhenping's heart is like water, "A glimpse is the best!" There was admiration from the middle shop, "Reasonable! Dare to ask Brother Ren's name? Zhenping replied, "In Xiashangguan Zhenping, I don't know what to call my brother?" Zhongpu chuckled, "The younger brother is the youngest in this batch of recruits, and his name is Duanmu Yichen." Zhenping stretched out his hand and high-fived Yichen, "Good brother, our surnames are all compound surnames, and I hope that we can encourage each other when we enter the army!" Yichen's heart was happy, "Definitely!" ”

Outside the window, there is a faint melodious song of herdsmen, Zhenping is full of vast grasslands and herds of cattle and sheep, and the snow-capped mountains stand up to the plateau as soon as they stand out of their unique temperament and altitude. The eagle approached the blue of the sky with its wings, and the sky had no choice but to take away the mischievous white clouds, which blended into the flock and ran all over the ground with blooming snow lotus. Zhenping suddenly felt relaxed and happy, bathed in a warm sunshine, and fell asleep unconsciously.

When Zhenping woke up in a daze, it was close to dinner time, and the outside of the train seemed to have changed again, and the sight was full of low red willows on the side of the road, like a printed red carpet, stretching along both sides of the tracks. At the end of the red willow bush, there stands a forest of iron-clad poplars, far away from the hustle and bustle of the world, like a wise man quietly meditating. On the long wasteland, in the mighty wind, Populus euphratica straightens the backbone, spreads the branches, the shape is varied, some are like Kunpeng spreading their wings, some are like the wild dance of the pan, some are like horses raising their hooves, some are like a century-old pagoda standing proudly, some are like young women graceful, it is simply a natural art palace.

Occasionally, when a gust of wind blows, the poplar leaves will "flutter" and dance, full of bright colors and magnificent. Zhenping sat up and sighed sincerely, "This is simply poignant!" Yichen from the middle bunk poked his head out, "Dude, you finally woke up, I thought you fainted from altitude sickness!" Zhenping shook his head, "It's much better to drink butter tea in the morning, I couldn't help but fall asleep because I had insomnia last night and was bored on the train." Look at the poplar forest outside the window......" Yichen looked in the direction of his finger, "extremely beautiful!" No wonder people say, 'Read all the poplars, there are no trees in the world.' 'Populus euphratica lives for a thousand years and does not die, dies for a thousand years and does not fall, and falls for a thousand years and does not rot. Zhenping was a little shocked, silent for a moment, thoughtful, "I didn't expect to be able to enjoy the beautiful scenery on the road from the army!" If you had to choose, Sky Mirror or Poplar Forest, which scenery would you prefer? Yichen barely thought about it, "I appreciate the poplar forest more!" Zhenping's eyes were full of surprise, "Why do you say that?" I thought you'd choose Sky Mirror. Yichen is confident, "The mirror of the sky is a utopia, but Poplar Forest can smile proudly in reality." No matter what kind of adversity can be peaceful and live out your true colors, what are the hurdles in the world that cannot be overcome? Zhenping smiled tacitly, "The hero sees the same thing!" ”

The silhouette in the backlight is tragic and desolate. Three thousand years of wind and sand are raging! Three thousand years of scorching sun! Three thousand years of cold snaps! Populus euphratica absorbs the essence of the sun and the moon with an unyielding attitude, and turns into a heroic soul of the desert to sleep here! Life is like the splendor of summer flowers, and death is like the quiet beauty of autumn leaves.

The train zigzagged for another distance, slowly stopping at the edge of a small platform. There was a commotion in the carriage, "Did you get to the barracks?" A tall officer shuttled through the aisle of the train to maintain order, "Everyone, be quiet! Now everyone is lining up on the platform, and there will be military vehicles to take us to the camp. Under the dim street lamp, Zhenping climbed into the military vehicle with great hope and excitement, and Yichen followed several other recruits to sit on it soon. A winding mountain road flies on the edge of the abyss like a colorful practice. After an hour of turbulence, the military vehicle stopped under a few tall and straight poplar trees, and behind the neat and orderly barracks, there were snow-capped mountains that never melted all year round, and the continuous snow-capped peaks were the most vast, which made people's hearts suddenly open-minded.

The recruits were divided into shifts that night, fortunately, Zhenping and Yichen were divided into the second shift, and then went back to the dormitory to check the supplies, receive the quilts, and sort out the housekeeping, which was busy for a while. Suddenly, a dark and thin recruit in the class rushed back to the dormitory like a wind, "Oh no, no, no!" I heard that the squad leader of our 2nd class is very terrifying, known as the five-whistle devil instructor, he wears 5 whistles on his chest, different colors, and different functions, won't we be abused by him in the past two years! The recruits made sad gestures, "Huh? No way?! Yichen rolled his eyes, "What's so difficult about this?" We'll just hide his whistle. The black and thin recruit waved his hand as if he was frightened, "I can't help it!" In order not to be blown by the last year, several recruits secretly hid their whistles, but they were cleaned up, and they were all tears! Zhenping couldn't help but wonder, "How do you know this?" "Because my cousin was the last recruit!" There was a burst of laughter in the dormitory.

The recruits chatted like opening a chatterbox, it turned out that the black and thin buddy was named Lu Zhekai, he was influenced by his cousin to become a soldier, and 6 roommates gathered around Zhekai to listen to him tell some gossip in a colorful voice, "...... What I'm most afraid of is some enhanced version of physical training, such as wet newspapers, which must be started at night or even at noon, whatever physical fitness subjects you doPhysical fitness subjects, in short, the whole newspaper should be soaked, it is okay when you start one, and it will be added slowly later, two, three, five......" Another roommate Chi Ye interjected, "How tangled are those who don't like to sweat!" Zhekai continued to describe with a smile on his eyebrows, "This is not the most terrifying, I heard that there is also a special project called indoor physical fitness, which has to be trained in this way when it rains, even if it is cold, you have to open the windows, and some 'brutal' instructors will also turn on the fans." When will it be finished? It has to be a white mist of the windows that you're emitting, so you're going to see smoke coming out of everyone's heads, it's amazing, right? ”

The recruits were all bitter after listening to this, and at this time, Zhenping found that there was a person in the dormitory who had never participated in the chat, but just quietly practiced folding tofu blocks, once, twice, three times...... Trouble. Zhenping walked over to greet him, "Dude, my name is Shangguan Zhenping, we will be brothers in the class in the future, what do you call you?" "He Binchao." After speaking, he continued to bend a tall and thin man of one meter eight five to practice folding tofu blocks, his white face was restrained and low-key, and he answered what others asked, and he didn't say a word. Zhenping felt bored, so he had to go back and hang out with the other recruits. Unexpectedly, the next day, the seven quilts of eight people in the dormitory were thrown into the toilet by the five-whistle devil instructor, Zhenping picked up the quilt in embarrassment, but accidentally found that He Bin's super-stacked tofu blocks were qualified, which made Zhenping secretly admire in his heart.

Lu Zhekai complained while folding the tofu cubes, "There are too many folds in the new quilt, and we have to smooth them out." It's still a veteran's comfort, my cousin and they are all stuffing canvas in it, similar to giving hair gel is particularly easy to style, and their veterans basically have two quilts, one for viewing, one for their own use...... "There was a dead silence in the dormitory, no one answered Zhekai's words, and the six recruits were seriously practicing folding tofu blocks, according to the mantra of "three points stacked and seven points repaired", first fold the quilt to a rough shape, and the rest all rely on repair, Zhenping wiped it with his fingers, Yichen used chopsticks, and used pencils, spoons, and housekeeping boards. The first two months of the boot camp were boring and hard, and Zhenping felt that his body and mind were getting stronger and stronger, although he was not comfortable at first, he was able to cope with physical training, emergency assembly, tactical training, etc.

In the third month, I was finally able to shoot the target, and it felt good to get the gun for the first time, Zhenping stroked the gun with excitement, and the sense of accomplishment in his heart was instantly satisfied. But this feeling lasted less than five minutes before it was exhausted, because if the whole 7-pound gun wanted to be supported without moving, even if it was lying on the ground, it felt that the body was about to stiffen, which made people really want to put three quilts on the ground. It seems that the hard work of a cool-looking sniper behind the scenes is not something that ordinary people can understand! This training lasted for a week, and the recruits were finally able to walk into the shooting range.

Lying down, loading bullets, aiming, and shooting, the recruits fired the "first shot" of their military careers with the commander's order to "load bullets in a lying position". Zhenping's hand holding the gun at the No. 2 target position was trembling slightly, and the sound of the gun made his ears buzz. “…… 5 shots on target position 5, a total of 50 rings! With the sound of the target reporter coming from the walkie-talkie, the entire shooting range instantly boiled. Zhenping looked in the direction of the No. 5 target position, but he didn't expect that it was the taciturn He Binchao who hit the full ring! The smoke of gunpowder has not dissipated, the residual temperature of the bullet shell, Zhenping recalled the live ammunition shooting that had just ended, and he had already achieved good results, two 8 rings, two nine rings and one 10 rings, but there was still a big gap from the full ring. Zhenping suddenly thought that during the aiming training, He Binchao could often hold the gun motionless for two hours in a row, and he was so focused that he seemed to be in the battlefield of artillery fire, as if he would be discovered by the enemy if he moved slightly, and he could only control the enemy with one shot. ”

The five-whistle devil instructor showed a rare smile of approval, praised He Binchao at the class meeting, and recommended him to serve as the deputy squad leader, and all the comrades in the class raised their hands in approval. After mingling, Bin Chao confided in everyone, it turned out that being a soldier was the first time he had left home, and he was a little uncomfortable in the face of an unfamiliar environment. With a blockbuster in the live-fire assessment, Bin Chao won the battalion commendation, and the story of his full ring spread throughout the battalion, and he has become a star among the recruits.