Chapter 39: The Lower Company

(There is a silent desire deep in each of us: a desire to create a brilliant life.) This longing sometimes inadvertently appears in moments of tranquility, such as when we rest our head on a pillow at night. When the stress of the day fades away, there is a voice that shakes our souls: "Life is more than this, my life can be more brilliant." ”)

There is no summer in northern Tibet all year round, and it is cold all year round. The average altitude in northern Tibet is 4,500 meters. The average annual temperature is minus 5 degrees Celsius, and the coldest time reaches minus 48 degrees Celsius.

Even in September, the sun is hot enough during the day, and as soon as the sun sets, the wind is like a knife, piercing the skin, stabbing people with pain, and never forgetting it.

It was the last night of the recruit company, and as soon as the lights out horn sounded, the squad leader Zhou Weiguo whispered to everyone: "Brothers, according to reliable information, the captain has prepared a gift package for you tonight - emergency gathering, sleep smartly." In a word, everyone's hearts hung in their throats.

This is the last emergency assembly of the recruit company, and everyone is busy, some fold their backpacks into four folds and press them under them, and put water bottles and satchels in a place where they can easily reach them, and some people simply lie down in the quilt to sleep in their clothes, and what is more, some people have packed their backpacks and are lying on the bed waiting for an emergency gathering.

The long night was long, and we who had been waiting for the emergency gathering did not dare to sleep too much, lying on the bed half-open and half-closed, unconsciously with our eyelids slipping, relaxing all over, and slowly, slowly falling asleep.

Just as I was snoring and dreaming sweetly, I was awakened by a sudden emergency gathering, and I looked at the schedule from the bed with a flashlight in a daze, and it was already about 5 o'clock in the morning.

Fortunately, the squad leader Zhou Weiguo heard the grapevine before us, so we prepared for it, and after hearing the assembly whistle, he pulled the quilt aside and jumped off the bed.

When we were fully armed to sleep, we only had to jump out of bed after hearing the emergency gathering, tidy up our clothes, fold the quilt, and put the items together, which is what ordinary people call the shape of tofu blocks.

Our squad quickly ran to the playground to assemble with lightning speed, and after running to the playground, only our class rushed to the playground to assemble at the first time in the entire playground, and the company commander Xia Jun was particularly shocked when he saw us.

After the whole company was assembled, the company commander Xia Jun took a loudspeaker microphone and said, "You can!" The recruits didn't even make a good impression on me at the last emergency gathering, but the emergency gathering of Zhou Weiguo and their class surprised me a little! I would like to ask you how you did it."

Squad leader Zhou Weiguo took two steps forward, made a standard salute and said: "Report to the company commander, comrade, everyone in our squad is strict with themselves at all times, dare not have a trace of slackness, and insist on coming as soon as called, being able to fight when they come, and winning the battle......

Okay, stop, stop, squad leader Zhou, when are you going to learn this for me, I have to listen to the truth, otherwise do you think I can believe your emergency assembly so quickly?

Squad leader Zhou Weiguo was a little speechless, and the whole person stood there, as if waiting for the criticism of the company commander of Xia Jun.

Zhou Weiguo, I let you tell me the truth, not standing there in a military posture, if you want to stand in a military posture, after a while, I can let you stand enough, Xia Jun said sternly.

Seeing that Zhou Weiguo's squad leader was about to tell the truth, everyone in our squad collectively stood up and reported to the company commander that the reason why our squad was able to assemble so quickly was because all of us were sleeping with equipment on.

Oh, this is still a rare thing, you tell me, why don't you take off your equipment and sleep?

I stood up and made a report to the company commander and said, "Report to the company commander, because today is the last night we spend in the recruit company, all the members of our squad want to sleep in full armor, so that we can remember every bit of the recruit company in our hearts."

Is that really the case?

Report to Comrade Company Commander, this is the case, if you want to punish our squad leader, then we are willing to be punished together with the squad leader.

After hearing this, the company commander Xia Jun pondered for a while and said with a smile: "Since you want to be punished, you can, I will fulfill you, but not only your squad, but the collective officers and soldiers of the whole company."

I'm going to teach you one last lesson, in the army you have to learn to share honor and disgrace, you have to learn to take responsibility, the recruit even has the whole company, 100 push-ups.

Just as the commander of the Xia Jun Company finished speaking, one of the people in the company whispered: "I don't know that the whole company package does not include the "Xia Yan King".

That soldier, what are you talking about, if you want to say anything, just report and stand up and say loudly, don t talk like a little girl, Xia Jun scolded angrily.

Report to Comrade Company Commander, what you just said about the whole company officers and soldiers does not include yourself.

Xia Jun stared directly at the recruit comrade-in-arms, for about ten seconds, and the frightened recruit comrade-in-arms had weak legs and feet, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead from time to time.

The commander of the Xia Army Company looked at the recruits of the whole company again, and said sonorously, "Of course, including me, I am also a member of the recruit company."

As soon as the commander of the Xia army company finished speaking, he dived his body down, and started push-ups with both hands on the ground, and all the recruits of our company were stunned when they saw this scene, and they had never seen King Xia Yan do push-ups.

When we stood in a daze and didn't know what to do, squad leader Zhou Weiguo took the lead and followed the company commander Xia Jun to do push-ups, and all the personnel of the recruit company slowly dived down one by one, and started push-ups with both hands on the ground.

The comrades-in-arms of the recruit company looked at the comrades on the side and laughed while doing push-ups, and this push-up was less complaining, less tired, more joyful, and more collective than the training of the recruit company.

After all, for us, this is the first time that King Xia Yan has been punished with us to do push-ups.

After doing the push-ups, the officers and men of the whole company stood panting, looking at each other, the corners of their mouths showed their white teeth with a smile, and even the company commander Xia Jun, who had always been serious and dull, also smiled.

Today is your last day in the recruit company and your first day in the company, and on this memorable day, I hope that no matter which company you will be assigned to in the future, you will never forget what the recruits have learned in these three months.........

Listening to Company Commander Xia Jun talking to us like a mother, we also sat cross-legged and chatted with him like family.

Gradually, a red glow appeared in the east, and then the red glow grew larger and redder. I stared intently at this red glow, and slowly the sun showed its head vertically and vertically, semi-circular and oblate, and then the whole sun appeared in front of our eyes, it was so bright red that it was not dazzling at all.

Immediately after the other companies also blew the assembly whistle and assembled in full gear, and after the officers and men of the whole battalion had assembled, a colonel and chief of staff came over with a notebook in his hand, and standing next to the two chiefs of staff were a lieutenant and a captain, and the specific duties were not particularly clear.

The colonel's chief of staff opened the notebook in his hand and said in a sonorous voice: "Comrades of the new barracks, hello everyone, in the face of the three months of effective training in the new barracks, I can fully see from your physique that you already have the basic requirements of a real soldier.

Of course, I have to say that you have been able to persevere in the experience of this stage of the recruit training, and I have seen that you are all "majestic and high-spirited" and have extraordinary fighting spirit, and as the strong backing of the party, the state, and the people, each and every one of you soldiers shoulders the responsibility and concept of defending the homeland and the country.

I believe that you are an iron-blooded army, is a recruit, can fight, the battle will win the people's soldiers, today will be a new beginning of your military career, now I announce that the recruits will be in the company, the name of the call to the corresponding assembly place as required, waiting for the arrival of the receiving troops.

Finally, one more thing, no matter which company you are assigned to, don't say that this company or that company is not good, because there is no good or bad between companies, but the responsibilities are different, just like a couple, the male protagonist and the female protagonist are just different in the division of labor.

I believe that as long as you are golden, even if you are assigned to the cooking class, you can still play a decisive role, and you can also receive meritorious service.

After the chief of staff finished speaking, the officers and men of the whole battalion rejoiced, and they were all full of vigor and passion.

Seeing one comrade-in-arms after another around him being named out of the ranks, carrying his backpack and walking straight to the assembly place, waiting for the receiving troops, there was an inexplicable sadness in his heart.

When all the personnel in the recruit camp were assigned to various companies, but my name was not called, and I looked at everything around me, I felt a little confused about my future.

The colonel's chief of staff walked over to me and said to me with a smile: "Okay, it's your turn to be the last one, you are He Yuan, right!" ”

Report to the Chief of Staff, He Yuan, the third squad of the first battalion and one company, will report to you.

Well, it looks like a soldier, I looked at all the subject results of your recruit training, and also looked at your personal file, I didn't expect you to be a top student of Tsinghua University! The chief of staff said to me with a smile.

Report to the Chief of Staff, I don't think that's surprising, there's nothing to show off.

Well, yes, learn to guard against arrogance and rashness, not humble or humble, so if I give you a chance to choose, what do you want to choose?

Report to the Chief of Staff, I, I, I obey the arrangement.

You are a college graduate, come to the army, the army will definitely focus on training you, and at the same time I hope you will not live up to the organization's expectations of you, I want to transfer you to the art troupe, just to give full play to your major, what do you think?

Report to Comrade Chief of Staff, if this is an order, then I choose to obey, if this is not an order, I ask to participate in the selection of the wolf's tooth special forces, I said firmly.

Are you sure you are going to participate in the selection of the Wolf Tooth Special Forces, but the selection requirements are very strict, I am afraid that you will not be able to stand it, and when the time comes, the chief of staff said.

Looking at the chief of staff's expression, I knew that he was stimulating me, and in order to impress him, I said sonorously: "I am not going anywhere except for the wolf's tooth special forces,".

Okay, good, ambitious, and bloody, but now the party organization has decided to let you go to the art troupe to experience and experience, and when you really think about it clearly, you can declare to me to participate in the selection of the wolf's tooth special forces.

After I accepted the order, I waited for the arrival of the receiving troops, and the whole playground was empty, so I was the only one with my backpack and waiting for the art troupe to send a car to pick me up.