The sixty-nine-year-old father of the "Royal Cat" did not cry, and if it were not for the large teardrops falling into the fire and cooking "sneering", people would not have seen that he was crying. Occasionally, he scratched his tears with his dry fingers stained with paper ash, some of which were scraped on his hands, others into the deep folds of his face, and sinked downward. He was burning paper for his son, and his thick hands were refilling the paper into the fire one by one, and when the fire was hot, he also helped the old mother of the "Royal Cat" peel two eggs for the "Royal Cat".

The wife of the "Royal Cat", a simple rural woman, dressed in heavy filial piety, silently pressed the head of her five-year-old son, who was also wearing heavy filial piety, and kept kowtowing to the "Royal Cat". She began to cry bitterly since she received the news of the sacrifice of the "Royal Cat", and now her tears have dried up. She offered three pairs of chopsticks for the "Royal Cat", but one pair was enough.

Under the leadership of the "Siberian Tigers", Zhan Zhizhan and all the surviving comrades-in-arms of the "Sword Force" were full of tears, silently walked out of the queue, knelt down in front of the remains of nine comrades-in-arms including the "Royal Cat", and solemnly bowed. Zhan Zhizhan brought the remaining four "Great China" cigarettes, and he burned all the "Great China" in front of the remains of his comrades.

The heart-rending memorial service has finally come to an end. The wordless tombstones are surrounded by the brown "Revolutionary Martyrs Monument" standing tall, and these tombs are the epitome of great life, standing one by one without falling bodies; These rows of tombstones standing silently are the heroic souls of the southern Xinjiang soul, immortal here!

After the memorial service, the scouts did not rest for a day and immediately threw themselves into intense training. Zhan Zhizhan is like a different person, he usually has a flamboyant tongue and has become less talkative, and he participates in training like crazy. It seemed that only the more tired he was, the pain in his heart could be alleviated. But whenever in the dead of night or when there is no one, Zhan Zhizhan often stares at Mei Xiaoran's jade photo, and secretly recites Su Shi's poem "Jiangchengzi" while shedding tears: "Ten years of life and death are boundless, I don't think about it, I can't forget it, I am lonely for thousands of miles, and I have nowhere to talk about desolation." Even if you don't know each other, your face is dusty, and your temples are like frost. Last night, I suddenly returned to my hometown, Xiaoxuan window, dressing up, looking at each other without words, only a thousand tears. It is expected that the intestines will be broken every year, the bright moon night, and the short pine gang. ”

Wang Yufeng, the squad leader of the female soldier squad at the monitoring station, and female soldiers Huang Xiaowei and Wu Fang came to see Zhan Zhizhan several times, but he either avoided it, or was like a wooden pestle there without saying a word, which made the female soldier very embarrassed and had to leave.

Some comrades-in-arms were a little worried, was it because the sacrifice of their comrades-in-arms and Mei Xiaoran stimulated Zhan Zhizhan too much, and there was something wrong with his brain? The comrades-in-arms couldn't imagine that there was nothing wrong with Zhan Zhizhan's head. In addition to training, all he thinks about every day is how to get revenge! After returning to the Wanglang Mountain base, Zhan Zhizhan often couldn't sleep at night, and his stomach was always pondering: "Revenge!" Revenge! Revenge! Can't let the Vietnamese monkeys who killed their comrades-in-arms and Mei Xiaoran stop! I want to give these Vietnamese monkeys a hearty hanging, so that the colorful life of these Vietnamese monkeys will become a black and white photo! Well...... If you want revenge, you have to have a careful plan, 'If you don't think twice, you will fail, and if you can endure it, you will not have to worry.' 'The more bullish the person is, the more low-key he is, and the more incompetent the person is, the more he can pretend to be a calf. But...... All major actions must have a code name, what is the code name of Lao Tzu's revenge action? Pregnant! The code name of Lao Tzu's revenge operation is 'Lone Wolf Turns Back'! Hehe...... 'The lone wolf must have a reason to turn back, either to repay the favor or to take revenge!' ’……”

Unbeknownst to Zhan Zhizhan, the "decision to deal with his "indiscriminate killing of important prisoners" was announced at the right time to be put on the agenda.

At the enlarged meeting of the "former finger" party committee, the controversy was very fierce. He Zhimin first stated: "I am an important participant in the 'Catch Turtles in the Urn' operation to smash the Vietnamese monkeys' plan to draw wages from the bottom of the kettle, and I was at the scene when I arrested the 'three domestic slaves' Park Young-sik, and I have submitted a report requesting punishment from the 'front finger' party committee." Regarding whether and when Zhan Zhizhan's 'decision to indiscriminately kill important prisoners' will be announced, considering my relationship with Zhan Zhizhan, I request 'recusal'! ……”

He Zhimin said, put away the notebook and pen on the table, and stood up to leave. Political Commissar Hu, who was sitting opposite him, knocked on the table and said to He Zhimin: "I said Lao He, you don't have to avoid it. The gentleman is frank, what is there to avoid? You just sit and listen, there are a lot of topics on the enlarged meeting of the party committee, and you still need to explain it. ……”

Seeing He Zhimin sit down, Political Commissar Hu continued: "Comrade Zhimin is frank and open-minded!" He returned to the 'front finger' and reported the situation to the organization as soon as possible! Today is the party committee, I can't lie to the party, I really like Comrade Zhan Zhizhan. However, the "Book of Rites" cloud 'good and know its evil, evil and know its beauty, the world is rare. Even the person I like cannot be partial to his shortcomings and mistakes. Zhan Zhizhan cut off the head of Park Young-sik, the 'slave with the third surname', and took it to pay tribute to the people who were killed, which is pitiful and unforgivable! ……”

Speaking of this, Political Commissar Hu raised the "handling decision" of the Political Department of the Military Region and continued: "But! This 'decision' says that Zhan Zhizhan 'indiscriminately killed important prisoners', which is obviously inconsistent with the results of our investigation. Deputy Political Commissar Wang, please explain this to the comrades here. ……”

"Yes! ......" "Former Finger" Wang Zhizhong, the new deputy political commissar and director of the Political Department, owed a debt and said: "I haven't arrived at that time, Cao ...... In accordance with the instructions of Political Commissar Hu, Cao Tinghui, who was in charge of the work, sent two officers to the base of the Wanglangshan listening station. After talking with the comrades of the Fourth Detachment of the 'Sword Force' who had just rushed back, it was clear that Park Young-sik, the 'three-surnamed slave,' was indeed killed by Comrade Zhan Zhizhan after being captured, because the 'three-surnamed slave' Park Young-sik had taken hostage at that time Deputy Minister Zhang of the Enemy Engineering Department of the Jinan Military Region. Later, I read the report of the 'former commander' to the military region, and the report only described the process of Comrade Zhan Ji-chan's killing of the 'three-surnamed slave' Park Young-sik, but did not mention the reason for the killing of the 'three-surnamed slave' Park Young-sik......"

Qiao Jianhua, the new chief of staff, stood up suddenly, slammed his hat on the table with a "snap", and scolded angrily: "Fuck! Cao Tinghui, a traitor, took the words out of context and framed the soldiers who fought bloodily in the front, and his heart can be punished! ……”

The conference room was suddenly chaotic, and everyone was talking. After a while, Political Commissar Hu said: "Silence! ……”

Seeing that the conference room was gradually quiet, Political Commissar Hu motioned to Deputy Political Commissar Wang to continue. Deputy Political Commissar Wang continued: "I realized that the matter was very important, and with the consent of Political Commissar Hu, I personally drafted a 'supplementary report' to the Political Department of the Military Region, but unfortunately it was ......," Deputy Political Commissar Wang said this, shook his head and continued: "For the sake of safety, when I reported the merits of the comrades who went out to fight this time, in view of the fact that Comrade Zhan Zhizhan successfully completed the task and performed well. The leaders concerned also know that after consulting Political Commissar Hu, I plan to give Comrade Zhan Zhizhan a first-class meritorious service and be promoted to the post of deputy battalion in an exceptional manner. I think that Comrade Zhan Zhizhan may also have merits and demerits......"

When Deputy Political Commissar Wang said this, the comrades attending the meeting burst into laughter. When the comrades were almost smiling, Minister Song of the "Former Finger" Enemy Ministry said with a smile: "Report to Political Commissar Hu, report to Commander Zhu, I have a suggestion, I don't know ......"

Seeing that Political Commissar Hu motioned for him to continue, Minister Song continued: "I think the Political Department of the Military Region did not adopt the opinion of Deputy Political Commissar Wang, and still issued a 'handling decision' to tell us that 'merit is merit' and 'passing is fault'. However...... the 'sharp sword troops' are not only the strategic reserve of our 'front command,' but also the sharp knife of the entire military region, and the stability of the military spirit is very important. This 'handling decision' involves the chief and deputy leaders of the fourth detachment and is very sensitive. I suggest that the announcement of the 'handling decision' be postponed until the comrades of the 'Sword Unit' have their meritorious service reports come back, and then it will not be too late to announce them. ……”

Those who attended the meeting expressed their opinions, and most people thought that Minister Song's opinion was the most sound. Political Commissar Hu asked He Zhimin with a smile: "I said Lao He, what is your opinion?" ……”

He Zhimin owed a debt and said: "Political Commissar Hu just quoted a sentence in the "Book of Rites": 'Those who know the evil and know the evil and know the beauty of the evil are rare in the world. I feel the same way! To those whom you hate, know his merits, and do not erase them. We should evaluate a person objectively and fairly, not emotionally, and not be prejudiced because of our own likes and dislikes. I think Minister Song's opinion is realistic and pertinent. ……”

Political Commissar Hu turned to Commander Zhu beside him and said, "What is Commander Zhu's opinion?" ……”

Commander Zhu smiled and said to Political Commissar Hu: "I agree with the comrades! 'Profit can be shared but not alone, and the few can be few. "Political Commissar Hu, let's 'democracy first and then centralization', what is your opinion on this matter?" ……”

Political Commissar Hu smiled at Commander Zhu, turned around and said, "Comrades, soldiers, are the backbone of the country!" In the practice of cultivating the fighting spirit, there is one point of understanding that we must be particularly sober. Whether an army has a fighting spirit or not is outwardly manifested in the will to fight and fighting style, but the root is still the problem of forging the soul, and it is to solve the problem of 'who to carry the gun for, who to fight for, and who to dedicate oneself to'. If we fail to grasp this fundamental problem, the cultivation of the fighting spirit, that is, the 'military soul', is to abandon the basics and pursue the end, and there is no source of water. In my opinion, we should unconditionally implement the decision of the military district, but only postpone the announcement of the 'handling decision'! ……”

On the second day of the memorial service, the elite soldiers of the "Flying Tiger Army" and the "Airborne Army" who were carefully selected to supplement the "Sword Force" rushed to the base of the Wanglang Mountain Listening Station, and after being assigned to various detachments, they immediately threw themselves into intense training.

More than ten days have passed since the memorial service, and the bereaved family of the martyr "Royal Cat" Zhang Xianghua was forcibly kept by the scouts for a few more days.

Zhan Zhizhan's "lone wolf turned back" plan finally had a chance to be implemented. After dinner that day, Zhan Zhizhan hugged the five-year-old son Zhang Yucheng of the "Royal Cat" as usual to tell him a story. Xiao Yucheng seems to have a special relationship with Zhan Zhizhan, as long as Zhan Zhizhan is free, Xiao Yucheng will always be tired of Zhan Zhizhan, and he is very affectionate when he asks questions. Zhan Zhizhan also loves Xiao Yucheng very much, he has few words with others, but he is never stingy with Xiao Yucheng, he often holds Xiao Yucheng in his arms and tells him the story of "Liu Wenxue", "Ji Mao Xin", or "Little Soldier Zhang Ga".

Chen Shuqin, the daughter-in-law of "Royal Cat", saw that Xiao Yucheng was so attached to Zhan Zhizhan, so she smiled and said: "Big brother, you like Xiao Yucheng so much, let Xiao Yucheng be your son." When Xiao Yucheng grows up, he will go with you to be a soldier! ……”

Zhan Zhizhan's black face turned red and said, "Sister-in-law, then how can it be!" Xiao Yucheng is the only son of my eldest brother, and he has to inherit the old Zhang family. My sister-in-law is willing to let Xiao Yucheng become a soldier when she grows up and inherit my eldest brother's career, I think this idea is very good! I changed the name of Xiao Yucheng to one word, how about calling it 'Zhang Inheritance'? ……”

The Scouts hadn't seen the Cat's father smile since the day they met him, and his face was always tightened and hidden in smoke. At this time, the father of "Royal Cat" took away the "Hongtashan" brand cigarettes that were always reluctant to leave his mouth, and smiled rarely: "Medium!" Middle! Middle! That's a good name! Inherit the bloodline of the old Zhang family......"

"'Camel'! He Deputy Commander's call! ......" Zhan Zhizhan looked up, it was the "old harrier" beckoning to him.