Section XIII

As soon as the stone's words came out, he regretted it a little, he was still inexperienced, and his weakness of not being able to hold his breath was undoubtedly revealed at this time, and what he thought of in his heart, his mouth was as natural as if he couldn't control the wind. How can you say such a thing in front of the company commander and the battalion commander, the most important thing to do is to bury it in the bottom of your heart, and then think about it secretly when no one is around.

But to the surprise of the stone, after hearing what he said, Battalion Commander Zheng and Company Commander Zhou on the side did not have any mood fluctuations at all, and the two sat there as if they hadn't heard this, looking at the stone with a calm face.

Zhou Yuan even took out the cigarette case from his pocket, picked up three from it, gave one to the battalion commander, threw one at the stone, and threw one into his mouth, and then skillfully lit the match there, looking at the match stretched out in front of him, the stone suddenly couldn't sit still, this joke is too big, where can I let the company commander help light a cigarette.

"Let's order it, it's all your own people, don't be so raw." Zheng Pusheng, who had already taken a deep breath of cigarette on the side, whispered without waiting for the stone to speak.

The sun shone on the three of them, and the three of them sat in a small triangle, like old friends who had known each other for many years, lighting cigarettes and talking at the same time, as if they were not on the battlefield, but in their own homes.

Listening to the words of the battalion commander, Shi suddenly felt helpless, so he could only light the cigarette in his mouth with the match stretched out by the company commander, but what he inhaled was full of bitterness, and he secretly told himself in his heart that no matter what he did in the future, he had to be more open-minded, and he had to take the initiative in everything, and it would be a shame if such a thing happened again.

Looking at the stone's uneasy appearance, Zheng Pusheng said calmly: "Stone, what you just said, don't talk nonsense in front of others. ”

Only then did Shi know that the battalion commander did not hear it, but had other considerations, and immediately nodded solemnly.

Zhou Yuan smoked a cigarette and chuckled: "Battalion commander, don't frighten the stone, I still expect him to win a few more battles, not to mention anything else, the captured guns and bullets are enough for the people of our third company to straighten their waists and walk." ”

The two of them suddenly chuckled, sweeping away the serious atmosphere just now, Zheng Pusheng smiled and pointed at Zhou Yuan and said: "You, talk to Shi Yuan more when you have time, it's not that you don't know his situation, he is an idiot, what to say and what not to say, this is a very important matter, don't offend people when the time comes." ”

"Rest assured, the battalion commander, no matter what the stone says, he is also a member of our third company, who else can I help if I don't help him!" Zhou Yuan chuckled indifferently and said.

Zheng Pusheng took a hard puff of cigarette, opened his mouth and spit out a big smoke ring with satisfaction, sighed and said to the stone: "Actually, who can not want to go home, people are raised by their parents, when they eat by themselves, who doesn't care if the old and young in the family have food!" Alas, don't look at us officers who seem to have a lot of power, but on the battlefield, shells and bullets don't have eyes, and I don't know when I was killed by the little devils, and when I don't know if I can save my life, I'd rather not be this officer, and I want to be able to leave this battlefield. ”

Zhou Yuan also echoed and said: "Yes, my life is gone, what's the use of even if it's a big official?" But there are some things that can not be changed by thinking about it, we put on this military uniform, we have to do something for the people, and it is also the responsibility of us people to protect the land of the country. ”

Zheng Pusheng smoked hard, as if he was precipitating his emotions, and said for a long time: "I won't say the big truth, I just know, if you don't drive the little devils out, we will never have a peaceful life, don't think that if you take off your military uniform, you can live a good life, maybe you will die faster, or stay here with peace of mind, thinking about how to clean up the devil." ”

Shi listened silently, carefully thinking about the words of the company commander and the battalion commander, and did not even notice that the cigarette in his hand had burned about half of it.

Zhou Yuan was silent for a while, smoked his cigarette and said: "Battalion commander, this battle is getting harder and harder, and I don't know when I will be able to drive the little devil out. ”

Zheng Pusheng sighed helplessly: "Yes, I haven't seen Qianqian for more than a year, I used to be able to communicate, but now that I'm on the battlefield, I'm really losing contact completely, and I don't know how she is now, this is a mess, it's really not easy for her to be a girl!" ”

Shi finally asked, "Battalion commander, why don't you take her over?" ”

Glancing at the stone, Zheng Pusheng reached out and patted him on the shoulder and asked, "Take it?" Where do you pick it up? We Qiu Ba, we didn't eat the last meal, we were still in Longxi in the morning, and we arrived in the Songhu area in the evening, and we didn't even have a place to stay, how could we take care of her? ”

Although Zheng Pusheng's face had no expression, the stone still heard great sadness in his voice, which was a deep helplessness.

Zhou Yuan comforted: "Lao Zheng, my sister-in-law is in the capital, there shouldn't be anything, with us in Songhu, the little devil can't fly there with his wings." ”

"It's difficult, we can be regarded as having personally learned the strength of the devil, since we arrived in this place, we have been fighting and retreating, and if we continue like this, no one can say how long we can keep!" Zheng Pusheng didn't expect to talk about it in a few words, but he was aroused by the emotions he had hidden in his heart, and suddenly sighed.

Zhou Yuan looked at Zheng Pusheng's heroic shortness of breath, and then looked at the surroundings There was no one else except the stones, and immediately leaned up and lowered his voice and said: "It's not a big deal, I really can't stand it, let's take a group of old brothers to the capital, pick up my sister-in-law and leave, no matter what, there are still some acquaintances in the west, and I'm afraid that there will be no food?" ”

Zheng Pusheng was startled when he heard this, and immediately looked up nervously to look around, and finally reprimanded with a little relief: "Don't talk nonsense, this is going to lose your head." Saying that, Zheng Pusheng looked at the stone again and said, "Stone, don't mention what you just said to anyone." ”

Shi was thinking about what the battalion commander said at this time, and when he heard the battalion commander's voice, he really didn't know what they had just said, so he suddenly scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "Battalion commander, what's the matter?" ”

Seeing the appearance of the stone, Zheng Pusheng was also relieved, he knew that the stone was not the kind of person with scheming, seeing his appearance, he knew that he had just said, he should not have heard much, and suddenly took a long breath and said: "It's okay, it's okay, it's been a tired day, you should hurry up and rest for a while, the devil has suffered a loss, and the next time he comes back, it will not be so easy to deal with, and the construction of the defense line should be a little more careful." ”

Shi didn't know why the battalion commander and company commander who said it was good were about to leave, but he didn't ask too much, and immediately said seriously: "Don't worry, the battalion commander, as long as there is still a breath of air, I promise not to let the little devil cross the river in front of me." ”

When Zheng Pusheng heard the stone say this, the expression on his face suddenly relaxed, and he patted him on the shoulder again and said: "To fight a war, you have to use your brains as much as you did before, it is best if you don't fight hard, we have to take care of it for me, if the devil's firepower is too strong, it is not a big deal for you to take them back, there will be no problem with a few of us." ”

Hearing that the battalion commander wanted to let them retreat flexibly, the stone was also moved, retreating without permission is a big sin to lose their heads, and the battalion commander wants to help them carry it, what kind of concern is this! Shi suddenly straightened up and said, "Don't worry, battalion commander, I will obey the command of the company commander in everything." ”

Zhou Yuan on the side scolded with a smile: "You kid, now you are also the deputy company commander, don't rely on me for everything." When it comes to fighting, I'm really not as good as you. ”

As the commander of the first battalion, Zheng Pusheng had a lot of things to deal with, and the brigade headquarters kept giving orders to let the first battalion adjust the defense areas of each department, and he was not as free and idle as he was in the third company.

Watching the company commander and battalion commander leave, the stone sat down again, thinking about what happened today, there were too many things, and his head was crowded into his head, and the stone only felt that his head was about to explode, and he couldn't straighten it out, when he thought of the company commander who first told him about the way of being an officer, he felt a headache, and when he thought of the life and death of so many soldiers, but it was a tool for them to obtain war exploits, his heart couldn't help but feel deep sadness, and that war-weariness surged into his heart again, Let him want to leave everything around him and leave this place quietly.

Shi thought about it and fell asleep on the side, he had a dream, dreamed of the squad leader Xu Qiang, dreamed of the deputy squad Zhou Yuan, and dreamed of the iron head who loved to joke about Xiaoshan, a familiar and unfamiliar figure rolled in his mind, and his face full of hideous faces before death was rolling in pain.

The plane roared in the dark sky, the dull sound of cannonballs, as if trying to tear apart the dark sky, kept shooting dazzling cannonballs, the shells exploded after landing, dazzling firelight scattered and flew, under the light of the fire, groups of soldiers in military uniforms like him fell, people who lost their arms screamed and rolled on the ground, people who lost their legs stuck their hands in the dirt and wanted to stand up in horror, and more people whose internal organs were exposed could only watch the chaos around, Waiting in agony for death until no one could get up, until the battlefield went dark.

War, this is the damned war, the Shura hell that can destroy everything.