Chapter 4: Conscription
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Barretton felt old, really old......
He is ninety-three years old this year, and he is so old that he can breathe when he walks a few steps, and he has to use crutches to be able to walk steadily, and even sometimes his memory and thoughts are a little confused, and he often closes his eyes as if he has returned to sixty years ago, when he was ...... What a passionate time......
Barretton felt that he was quite happy in this life, he loved him since he was a child, educated him to protect his parents, met his current wife in college, and he was white-headed until he was old, and then although he was drafted into World War II, he was lucky to survive, and met many comrades-in-arms there, he was born in a military academy, and accumulated the rank of colonel because of his merits, and then the war ended, he stayed in the army, and did not retire until he was sixty years old, but he also became a major general at that time.
As for the family, he and his wife had four children, two sons and two daughters, but unfortunately, the younger son died in an accident, and the other three children are considered to have grown up healthy, and now, his eldest son is in his sixties and looks white.
As for his wife, who is now eighty-nine years old, both of them have come to the end of their lives, and now they often sit in the rocking chair, close their eyes as if they can see the black and white and pale yellow memories of the thirties and forties, life has really come to an end, thinking back then, he seems to remember the amazement when he first saw her at the college dance, the crampedness when he talked to her for the first time, and the joy of every date when he was in love, the faint taste, like the fragrance of flowers, has been surrounding his memory, so gentle, so beautiful……
And those comrades-in-arms who have forgotten their appearances, only vaguely remember their voices, roars, cries, cheers......
Such an era...... Isn't that wonderful......
He's old after all......
In the past, he used to hear people say that if he lived too long, he would get tired, but now he can finally prove that the person who said this sentence is moaning and farting without disease, and if he can still move, he will definitely punch that guy as hard as he did in the barracks, shit! Life is the best, he has little time, every time he sees his wife, every time he sees his children, he feels that it is such a luxury, it is such nostalgia, he is reluctant, he still wants to continue to live, watching his wives, children until permanent, such happiness, how can he be tired!?
But...... He's getting old after all......
Just when Barretton sat in the rocking chair, closed his eyes, listened to the music of Elvis Presley from the gramophone, and opened his eyes to look at his wife who was sleeping on the sand next to him, he closed his eyes with satisfaction, and continued to sink into the memories, people are old, but the most precious thing is only memory, good and bad, they are so precious......
At this moment, the doorbell rang, and the volunteer who took care of the couple hurriedly opened the door, and then there was a voice from the gate, Barretton heard it clearly, it was a man's firm and powerful voice, a young man's voice, and it should be a soldier, a person like him who has been in the army all his life, this person can sniff out whether it is a soldier with his nose as long as he stands in front of you, and he has heard the smell of the soldier from the young man's voice.
Just as Barreton's mind turned to his days in the army, he heard footsteps, and when he opened his eyes again, he saw the volunteer and three young soldiers standing in front of him.
The three soldiers all looked at him with burning eyes, and he also looked at the three soldiers with a little interest, waiting for them to say what they meant, and after a while, he saluted the soldier and said: "Barretton Featherst, born in 1921, born in Maryland, graduated from ......"
"Getting to the point."
Barredon's hoarse voice said these three words, although he was very old, but the majesty of the soldiers was still so strong, after these three words, the young soldier who spoke had to pause, and then said: "General Barreton, we are here to recruit you, the country needs you, the world needs you." ”
Barretton was stunned for a moment, and then seemed to laugh, but he immediately began to cough slightly, which woke up the old woman next to him, and the old woman stood up tremblingly, as if trying to rub Barreton's chest, but Barretton waved his hand to stop him, and reluctantly said, "Boy, you belong to that army?" Whose subordinates are they? Who is your boss? I tell you that before you were born, I was already killing German devils! How dare you come to entertain me!? ”
The three young soldiers looked at each other, and they all showed helpless expressions, in fact, this was the first case of the rebel organization recruiting generals after the cooperation with the United States, and the target of the selection was Barreton, who had rich experience and age, and his wife and son were still alive...... If it weren't for that magic potion.
The soldier hesitated for a moment, then nodded to the two soldiers next to him, and the two soldiers left the room with the volunteers, and then the soldier said, "Your Excellency, can I sit and talk?" ”
Barretton raised his chin and gestured, and then the soldier sat down, and then considered the words and said: "Your Excellency, the unit I belong to is not owned by the United States, uh, let's describe it this way, the unit I belong to is somewhat similar to the United Nations peacekeeping force, but it does not belong to the kind of supervision or similar to the signboard of the army, but the force that wants to fight, fight a tough battle......"
"War?" Barretton said with some disdain: "What kind of battle is there to fight in this day and age?" The Gulf War? Or the war on terror? Do you think that I, who have experienced World War II, still think that such gadgets are the so-called war, the tough war? ”
The soldier took out a thick stack of texts from his hard bag a little helplessly, and then said: "Your Excellency, your questions are all here, the number of troops that recruited you, the number of troops, the position you will hold, as well as logistics, ordnance, salary, welfare, etc., are all recorded on it, these ......"
Barretton closed his eyes and said: "I don't have the energy, and my eyes are not good, so I won't look at it, boy, your prank can be over, it is true that I do yearn to return to the barracks again, but it is just a memory, and it can only be a memory, I am old, as you can see, I am ninety-three years old, I guess this year or next year, I will go to God, thank you for your prank, although it is just a prank, but you also make my heart that is almost rotten beat a few more times, thank you...... Close the door lightly and let's go. ”
The young soldier sighed helplessly, and then took out another document and said: "Your Excellency General, this is the Pentagon's letter of intent for our army to recruit you, and our arrival is completely guaranteed by the US ** team, so you don't have to worry about us having any bad intentions." ”
Barretton barely opened his eyes and looked at the paper, although he was already presbyopia, but he still saw the familiar seal on it, yes, this was indeed written by the Pentagon, he looked at the young soldier suspiciously.
Then the young soldier carefully took out a small bottle the size of a thumb from his bag, this small bottle emitted a soft green light, it looked like a light bulb, but it was the liquid in the bottle, and then the young soldier said: "Your Excellency, please drink this bottle of medicine, it will make you refresh." ”
Barretton exhaled and said disdainfully, "Doping? Or is it some other potion? My body can't stand the stimulants......"
The young soldier immediately said: "This is not a doping, in fact, I say all this to prove that our arrival is known to the US government, or if His Excellency the General is afraid, you can also call the military immediately, and we can wait."
Barretton is old, but his consciousness is still sober, he naturally knows that the arrival of these three soldiers is impossible not to let people know, if something happens to a general like him, the American ** world will shake, so he is not worried about being unfavorable to him with three young soldiers, and what has he never experienced in his life? Will you be afraid of such a little cub? At that moment, he took the small bottle with trembling hands, frowned, and wanted to open the cap, but found that his hands and feet were weak.
The young soldier took the medicine bottle, and then said a few words to the outside to get ready, and immediately four or five doctors and nurses walked in from outside the door, and stood there with hanging bottles or something, and then the young man said, "Your Excellency, the effect of this medicine ...... Some are special, so you need to inject glucose and fresh water after taking the medicine, and there are some drugs and nutrients, but this will not cause harm to your body, if you can, then we will start now, shall we? ”
Barretton also had a little expectation in his heart, although he didn't know what he was expecting, he immediately snorted hard, took the small bottle opened by the young man, poured all the liquid inside, and poured it all into his mouth, a faint, flower-like smell came out of his mouth, and at the same time, the doctors and nurses next to him immediately began to give Barretton a drip, injecting a hanging bottle of glucose and the like.
Time passed like this, and when about three minutes passed, Barretton felt a hot sensation coming from his stomach, not painful, but hot, and gradually, his body began to sweat, and at the same time, he felt that the muscles and skin all over his body seemed to be twitching strangely, and he felt that his body was tightening, a strange feeling of tightening, and he also had a slight pain.
Gradually, the pain began to become intense, but it was not unbearable, and what made him even more strange was that with the pain, his body also produced a comfortable, relaxing feeling, as if something was born from the body, or something was removed from the body, and gradually, in addition to the pain, he also felt numbness and itching, this pain, numbness, itching began to penetrate deep into the bone marrow, so that he couldn't help but cry out.
The old woman next to her suddenly looked shocked, and looked at the soldier and several doctors with his arm, and the soldier hurriedly said: "Madam, this is a normal phenomenon, Your Excellency the General is ...... Reborn ......"
In fact, it can be seen without saying that Barredon, who is obviously too old to look good, his skin has gradually begun to tighten from sagging, although there are still many wrinkles, but it is much better than the feeling of withered bark before, and his thin body actually slowly has a sense of expansion, that is...... Muscles?
As Barreton's shouting became louder and louder, at last, he finally stopped shouting, but his whole body was covered with black sweat, and after a while, when the seven or eight hanging bottles of this round were finished, just as the nurse took the needle from him, Barretton opened his eyes violently, he slowly stood up from the rocking chair, and then slowly stood up tremblingly, after he stood up, he touched his arms, face, arms, legs left and right, and then tried to make a small jump, and finally, he completely exhaled this breath, Even his breathing became very smooth.
"Bring it!" There was a light in Barreton's eyes as he looked at the reflection of the mirror in the side cupboard as he stretched out his palm to the young soldier.
He was at least twenty years younger! Yes, twenty years old! He still clearly remembers that he was only seventy-three years old at that time, he looked much stronger than ordinary old people, he could still go for a morning run, he could go to a football game, he could exhale loudly, and he looked like a soldier at that time, like this...... I haven't seen it in 20 years! That's youth, that's age!
The young soldier said helplessly: "Your Excellency, General, why don't you go and freshen up first?" The sweat you drain contains a lot of ......"
"Bring it!" Barretton looked at the young soldier majestically, and said these two words.
The young soldier shrugged his shoulders and handed the previous stack of materials to Barreton, and said: "Your Excellency, please note that the information you are reading is top secret, and at present, even in the United States, only the president and a very small number of people designated by the president can see it, and the level of secrecy is ......."
"Shut up, boy!"
After Barretton said this, he looked at Wen Jiàn seriously, and beside him, the old woman looked at his vaguely familiar but unfamiliar face, and muttered something with tears in her eyes, but in the end she didn't say anything, just sat there quietly with him, accompanied him, and waited for him to finish reading Wen Jiàn.
“…… Rebel Organization, 100,000 Army, High Technology, Parallel Worlds, War ...... The elixir of youth, which restores age, will not fail due to any circumstances......"
After reading this text, Barretton pondered, and after pondering for ten minutes, he said, "Meaning, if I agree to be drafted, I will lead one of the divisions?" The number is the sixth division of reincarnation, right? ”
The young soldier nodded affirmatively, and Barretton thought about it again and continued to ask, "So what is the grade of my rank?" ”
The young soldier immediately said: "The current rank will be retained, but the military medals will be offset up to the current rank, during which time the military medals will not be accumulated." ”
"So, in addition to three times the amount of my annual military salary, which is currently in the position of a major general in the United States, I have to ask...... What is the ration of this youth medicine in a year? Barretton looked directly at the young soldier with those eagle-like eyes, as if to discern truth and falsehood from his face.
"The rank of major general, one year will be rationed to restore thirty years of youth medicine, of course, these twenty years of youth medicine are considered to be conscription rations, not counted, I have the order above, once His Excellency the general agrees to the conscription, we will ration the first year's youth medicine to the general in advance." The young soldier said with a smile, knowing that his mission had been successful.
"So ......"
Barreton breathed a sigh of relief, he reached out and took the military hat that the young soldier had placed next to him, and then put it on his head and said: "Bring the medicine, and then use it for my wife, I will go take a shower now, and prepare your transportation, soldier, I will go to the military base in twenty-four hours...... The military base of the 6th Division, got it? ”
The young soldier immediately stood up, put his feet together, and saluted with a snap: "Yes, Your Excellency General, I promise to complete the mission!" ”
So...... Reincarnation of the sixth division, the division commander is in place!