Chapter VIII Military Columns

Luhe Railway Station has undergone many expansions and transformations, from the initial 500 square meters to today's 28,000 square meters, becoming a leader in the secondary stations. In particular, the magnificent station square was specially designed to meet the huge flow of migrant workers in the city, but even so, the queue to send the troops was still crowded. Today's railway station, colorful flags are displayed, gongs and drums are joyful, and the square in front of the station has become a sea of army green, which is dazzling. When I arrived at the train station, there was less than half an hour left before the stipulated time, there was no way, the notice of the county armed forces department was too hasty, and the military uniforms were changed in the public toilet outside the train station. A young man who looked like an officer strode up to us and took the luggage from his father, and he was so flattered by the officer's behavior that he forgot to say thank you, but smiled innocently.

"Hello chief, I'm late," I saluted lamely and looked at him uneasily.

"What's your name?" the young platoon commander said, holding the sign-in book in his hand.

"Ten thousand fields, ten thousand of ten thousand, farming fields, ten thousand acres of fertile land" My explanation of the soil and slag suddenly caused a burst of laughter from the people next to me.

"There's still half an hour, enough time for you to say goodbye to your family, don't waste it," he said, drawing a tick on his notebook and moving on to the next recruit.

Compared with the hundreds or dozens of people on the field, my side is particularly shabby, only my father is alone, at this time he is obviously a little absent-minded, still thinking about the problems he just discussed with some parents, what if the red envelope is missing and is stuck here by the receiving cadre? Looking at his sad face. I felt sad again.

"Woohoo", the young platoon commander looked at his watch, and at half past five, the crisp whistle sounded, and all the recruits gathered in twos and threes.

"You, you, and you come out" I don't know whether it was unintentional or intentional, I was fortunate enough to be named as the temporary team leader, maybe because of my age, "the only post-80s", I thought.

The three squad leaders, each with fifty people, a group of people who were loose just now, instantly became orderly. After counting the personnel again, the young platoon commander gave the order to board the train. Looking at the way I commanded the team, my father opened his mouth and smiled happily, at this moment, he felt that everything he had paid was worth it.

During the boarding process, the young platoon commander always stood at the back of the line, and the expected "blocking the traffic door and collecting red envelopes" did not happen until all the recruits boarded the bus, and the parents who sent the soldiers finally breathed a sigh of relief. The train started slowly, and the young platoon commander gave a solemn military salute through the thick window, and at that moment, I saw my father raise his hand and wipe the corner of his eye, but more people were already crying.

I felt that my nose was so sore, but I couldn't help but cry, some of the younger comrades-in-arms couldn't hold back after all, looking at their tearful appearance, the young cadre smiled in his heart, "These little ghosts 、、、、、、"

This is a military train full of soldiers, full of trainees, reminds me of the troops who rushed to the front line in many war movies, and the figures they sat on were flowing beautiful scenery, and I unconsciously straightened up, feeling in the ranks of heroes.

Chuncheng, the capital of southern Yunnan Province, is about 2,000 kilometers away from Luhe City, and for most of us, 28 hours is an extremely long journey, so long that I forget the concept of time, countless green hills, endless tunnels, and repeated rotation of scenery along the way, even I, who am used to long journeys, can't help but start to feel sleepy. But some people are inherently inseparable, and a few like-minded fellows get together and make fun of their depressed little comrades-in-arms, laughing at their fragility and independence. Some of the unbearable recruits had to plug their ears with toilet paper, and the group was bored and wondered what to do.

"Big brother, take a look, our fake captain is really good, his body is still so straight after more than ten hours" A guy with thief eyebrows and rat eyes is afraid that the world will not be chaotic.

"Grass, I really think of myself as a captain, who are you pretending to be forced to, hillbilly" A Humpty Dumpty man had a disdainful face.

In the face of their provocations, I feel very naΓ―ve, I can't do good things myself, and I can't allow others to do them well, this is a typical immaturity, I don't have to worry about this kind of person.

In their eyes, my silence is a confession, and one by one they are even more noisy, bullying the soft and fearing the hard is their forte.

"Bad seed, just like this, go back to the countryside, be a farmer like your stupid daddy, and be embarrassed to come out without a fuck" Humpty Dumpty scolded unscrupulously. In the eyes of many people, insulting their parents is more hateful than insulting themselves, and for those who can't be called people, I can only treat them as dogs, since they are dogs, there is no need to be patient. Humpty Dumpty, known as "Big Brother", saw me rushing straight at him, and immediately screamed, "Don't come here, be careful to kill you." I turned a deaf ear and walked up to him in three or two steps, but he didn't believe that I would do it, and it was right under the nose of the cadre leading the troops, and the result disappointed him.

"Slap" The crisp slap sounded, attracting everyone's attention, Humpty Dumpty looked at me in disbelief, "This slap is to teach you how to respect your comrades."

"Grass and mud horse, I'll kill you" He was really angry, and his face was flushed.

"Slap" is another crisp slap, "This slap is to teach you how to respect your elders."

The fat man's fist was grabbed by me, and there was no room for resistance, this kind of pampered guy, in my opinion, is not as good as a scholar who has no power to tie the chicken, the latter can fight to the death when he is in a hurry, and this kind of spoiled guy can only sit on the dog with his tail between his legs. Humpty Dumpty looked at the little brother beside him helplessly, and the little brother who was gloating just now was suddenly silent, a group of bad seeds, and the fat man scolded hatefully in his heart.

The young platoon commander noticed the situation here and beckoned to me, the fat man's eyes were full of the pleasure of revenge, expecting me to be repaired by the platoon commander. I glared at him, he was visibly frightened, and the fat on his body began to tremble, and I looked at him with satisfaction, and turned to walk towards the young platoon commander. No matter what kind of punishment I will receive next, I will not regret it, soldiers, what I am most afraid of is that there is no blood.

"It's said that don't hit people in the face, don't scold people, you kid is really ruthless, but, I like it, haha" The young platoon commander laughed, I laughed too, but the fat man cried, everyone understood that from the moment he put on the military uniform, his past self was dead.