Chapter 24: The Gentleman

Xu Yan stood up with a fart, and his military posture stood like a recruit's egg, if this scene was shown to the soldiers of the fifth company, it would be appropriate to lose his eyeballs.

Xu Yan, who didn't dare to come out of the atmosphere, didn't dare to forget Xiong Deputy in his eyes.

Deputy Xiong stood up, pressed the cigarette butt into the ashtray, turned the desk with his hands behind his back, and stood on Xu Yan's side, looking at him. Deputy Xiong, who stood up, has a tall figure that Xu Yan can't compare, and Deputy Xiong doesn't have the beer belly of individual leaders, and his figure is very standard!

You can scoff at someone driving a BMW, but anyone with a discerning eye will never underestimate someone with a Leica M9 camera around their neck.

The bear deputy is basically the leader of this style described above. The rank of colonel is nothing, and the director of the hospital directly under the brigade is still a colonel. The first deputy brigade commander is nothing to say, how many leaders of the same level are there in the whole army?

However, today, there are only a handful of colonels and deputy brigade commanders who have participated in two large-scale battles and crawled out of the pile of dead people, covered with scars!

Because, those people are either transferred to jobs or promoted, and they are still not in the post of deputy brigade commander, and there is only one deputy Xiong in the military region.

That's the difference between a BMW and a Leica camera, even though they're not worth much!

"You still have the face to call me the old master. Deputy Xiong's expression was very strict, and his tone was very serious, "There is no chance to complain, the opportunity to retreat, I don't think you deserve to wear this skin!"

Xu Yan's face suddenly turned red, and a look of grief welled up, with grievances that he didn't dare to show, but finally he still couldn't hold back, gritted his teeth and said: "Chief! Loyalty and filial piety can't be both, I haven't thought about leaving the army after putting on this military uniform! But chief! It's not that I'm leaving, it's that the army doesn't want me anymore!"

The iron-clad Zheng Zheng is always an expressionless man, and after finishing the second half of the sentence with difficulty, the tears can no longer be controlled.

The man doesn't flick when he has tears, just because he didn't get to the sad place!

Deputy Xiong did not get more angry because of Xu Yan's crying and crying, but gradually calmed down. He realized that his violent temper had inadvertently poked the old subordinate in the most painful place. How could he not be clear, if there was no task of piloting a new type of infantry, if the fifth company led by Xu Yan had not been praised by the army commander in the exercise, would Xu Yan's outcome be changed?

At the party committee meeting two months ago, even though Xu Yan was his old subordinate, Deputy Xiong did not stand up and say a word, he could only watch Xu Yan's transformation become a foregone conclusion!

Because Xu Yan is old!

For the commander of the grassroots company, the thirty-two-year-old Xu Yan is old!

Can you blame Xu Yan?

Deputy Xiong felt guilty, such a dignified man cried like a rookie's egg, can you blame him?

"That's it!"

Finally, Deputy Xiong softened his tone, looked at Xu Yan and said, "Don't cry like a girl, sit down and talk to Lao Tzu." ”

After speaking, Deputy Xiong turned back to the chair and sat down, picked up the cigarette case, took out a cigarette and lit one.

The grievances of that moment quickly disappeared, Xu Yan quickly put down his feelings, took off his small hat and wiped it on his face, cleaned up the tears, and soon recovered, and sat down with an impeccable sitting posture.

Deputy Xiong raised his eyes and glanced at Xu Yan, and threw the cigarette over, along with the lighter. Xu Yan caught it, took out one, lit it and smoked it, just as naturally as smoking in the company. He's finally recovered.

"How's your old father's injury?" asked Deputy Xiong.

Xu Yan replied: "It's much better, you can be discharged from the hospital after a period of rest." ”

Half a year ago, Xu Yan's father was hit by a speeding car during morning exercises, injuring Yan Zòng, and the perpetrator fled. The officers and men of the whole brigade knew about this, because-

Xu Yan's family background is average, his wife is a teacher, he has been married for three years, provided for a house and gave birth to a child, and the medical expenses of up to 100,000 or 200,000 yuan are not something he can afford. The officers and men of the Fifth Company alone donated a total of more than 50,000 yuan, and the total amount of donations from the brigade could easily cope with the medical expenses of the elderly.

It seemed to be over, but it didn't.

Xu Yan actually refused the donation!!

He said a sentence that was forever remembered in the hearts of all the officers and soldiers who knew about this incident and gave their love for it: I am a man, I am a soldier, and I can win this war myself!

Deputy Xiong still remembers Xu Yan's expression when he said this, like a soldier who has been besieged for a long time and has run out of ammunition and food, after seeing the arrival of reinforcements, the hidden emotion and undisguised indifference!

In the end, all the money was returned to the donor, and Xu Yan borrowed money everywhere to make up the medical expenses of his old father. The old man recovered well, but the perpetrator was never found.

In the eyes of the soldiers, Xu Yan, the commander of the fifth company, is a man.

In the eyes of the cadres, Xu Yan, the commander of the fifth company, was a fool.

In the eyes of the leaders, Xu Yan, the commander of the fifth company, is a child.

Deputy Xiong didn't say anything more on this topic, behind every professional soldier there is a family that pays silently, including himself. I wanted to change the topic and ease the atmosphere, but it didn't work out but made the atmosphere even heavier. Deputy Xiong, who is facing a job change, and Xu Yan, who is being changed from a job to a promotion, are somewhat emotional.

"The task of piloting a new type of infantry is none other than you. "Deputy Xiong still followed his own personality and cut straight to the point in a very rough way," the army commander was named at the meeting, and the army commander's original words were, I see, this fifth company is very suitable for the pilot task of the new type of infantry. ”

With this sentence, the entire second battalion, including the fifth company, became a pilot unit for the new type of infantry.

"Before I leave, tell me what difficulties and problems you have, and I will solve them for you if they can solve them, and if they can't be solved, report them to the higher authorities for resolution. Deputy Xiong puffed out a puff of cigarette and said.

Xu Yan glanced at Deputy Xiong cautiously, but asked, "Chief, do you really want to change jobs?"

Deputy Xiong's eyes suddenly widened, the corners of Xu Yan's mouth twitched, he lowered his head and thought for a moment, then raised his head and said, "Can you give me a few more places to stay, it's a pity that a few good seedlings are gone." ”

Deputy Xiong said: "The quota is the same, give you a few more, what about the other battalions and companies? Also, you should consider the problem from the perspective of the whole battalion, and don't think of yourself as a company commander anymore." ”

Xu Yan suddenly looked like he had been cut off a few pieces of flesh on his body, his face was full of painful expressions, and he lowered his head and sighed deeply.

"Still. Deputy Xiong suddenly changed his words, "The commander said a few words at the meeting, which are related to your fifth company. ”

Xu Yan raised his head suddenly and looked at Deputy Xiong expectantly.

The chief said that such soldiers must be well trained to become outstanding cadres and backbones in the future. Deputy Xiong smiled slightly, "I'm talking about the soldiers who succeeded in 'beheading'." ”

Xu Yan's eyes suddenly lit up......