At two o'clock in the afternoon, the assembly post of the Ninth Company sounded in the tunnel, and the soldiers happily came to the rest area of the tunnel, which was three layers and three layers inside and outside.

Company Commander Gao and the instructor were very happy, and there was still an empty seat left next to Instructor Lin, and he shouted, "Comrade Xia Yuan, come and sit here." ”

Xia Yuan fixed his eyes and saw that his platoon commander and the first platoon leader, the third platoon leader, and the fourth platoon leader were all sitting behind, and he sat in front of him to figure out what's the matter, so he hurriedly shook his head and refused: "Instructor, I'll just sit with the squad leader and deputy squad leader." ”

Instructor Lin shouted: "Then what's the matter, you are the hero of the nameless highland battle, and you should sit here." ”

The comrades around him also persuaded: "Comrade Xia Yuan, you just go over, we all see the battle on the nameless heights, you don't have to say anything about your bombing skills and marksmanship, if you don't sit there, who will sit there?" ”

"Yes, Comrade Xia Yuan, hurry up."

The other fighters of the Ninth Company persuaded one after another.

Squad Leader Hu said: "Xia Yuan, go over and sit." ”

Company Commander Gao also said: "Comrade Xia Yuan, come and sit, if you don't sit, the performance of the female comrades will not start." ”

There was no way, Xia Yuan had to sit on the stool next to the instructor with the gun.

Soon, the show began.

The female comrades of the condolence performance held folding fans and garlands to dance a beautiful national dance for the soldiers of the Ninth Company, and the male comrades either held trumpets and violins, accompanied by the female comrades, and the melodious music accompanied by the beautiful dance posture flowed in the hearts of the soldiers of the Ninth Company like a clear spring.

The simple faces of the soldiers had smiles on their faces, which was a smile from the heart, and they happily applauded the female comrades and male comrades of the art troupe, the female comrades danced, the male comrades sang, and the laughter and applause never stopped.

Xia Yuan pursed his lips and applauded from time to time, and he would also have a smile on his face.

This is a rare leisure time in Shangganling, and it is also a beautiful time before the outbreak of the Shangganling Battle. Maybe in a few days, these young lives will disappear in the smoke of gunpowder, but at this moment, they exist, they are happy, and their deeds will be remembered forever by future generations.

The performance of the art troupe was very exciting, and the end also made the soldiers have endless memories.

After the performance, the single female comrades handed the words in their hands to their favorite people, and many fighters received flowers, of course, Xia Yuan received the most flowers.

After the performance, Company Commander Gao also deliberately pulled Xia Yuan and asked, "Do you have a favorite lesbian?" ”

Xia Yuan stroked the flower in his hand, he raised his head and looked at Company Commander Gao, "Company Commander, if an unprecedented battle breaks out in Shangganling one day, we may all die in the battle, will none of this matter?" ”

Company Commander Gao looked at him, retracted his gaze and poured him a glass of water, "Comrade Xia Yuan, I believe that the enemy will not give up, the thief of American imperialism will not die, and there will be war at any time, then, we know that war will come, don't we live?" No, we not only have to live, but also to live better, with a more positive mental outlook, to meet the next battle, the instructor said a word, I agree with it, I will tell you this sentence now. ”

"War, it will not overwhelm us, it will only make us tougher and more tenacious."

Company Commander Gao said: "Sacrifice, we will all sacrifice, but our sacrifice should be more valuable, behind us are our compatriots, our motherland, if our sacrifice can be exchanged for a better tomorrow for the motherland, what is death, since joining ZG***, I am ready to dedicate myself." ”

"Xia Yuan, you are a new comrade, you will gradually understand."

"Yes! Captain! ”

Xia Yuan's eyes gradually brightened, and the haze of the upcoming war also drifted away, in the Xinxingli Campaign, the volunteer soldiers were brave and tenacious, not afraid of sacrifice, they used their young lives in exchange for the victory of the battle, they died glorious, died great.

At the Watergate Bridge, every soldier who was born to die in order to leave the 1st Marine Division, even the wounded soldiers still dragged their broken bodies to stand up under Tan Ziwei's order, vowing to fight the enemy to the end.

Modern and comfortable life has gradually worn out people's fighting spirit, and people worry about the sky all day long, worry about today, worry about tomorrow.

In that era when corpses were everywhere and there was no light of hope in sight, they used their flesh and blood to break through the shackles of darkness, cast an immortal monument, and establish a great nation.

Those who sacrificed for the establishment of New China, those who endured a lifetime of hardship, and even those who never ate two meals of meat until they died, were born in that era, fighting with the sky, the earth, and people for an almost impossible belief.

At this moment, Xia Yuan suddenly realized that such an experience was indeed terrifying, but in the process of this experience, it was not an experience of the heart.

A warrior who has trained himself since childhood, after experiencing the baptism of war, will be reborn.

The days still have to go on, even if you know that the Battle of Shangganling will break out in the future.

Xia Yuan put the flowers in his hand on the table and said in a firm tone: "Company commander, I'm going to dig a well now!" If you don't dig well, you criticize me! ”

After saying that, he turned around and was about to leave.

Company Commander Gao was drinking water and was stunned for a moment, "Wait, my favorite girl, huh?" ”

Xia Yuan showed a hint of a smile: "Company commander, I already have someone I like, I'll tell you when the battle is over." ”

"Hey, you're back."

When the company commander Gao heard this, "Good boy, you still play dumb riddles, don't think I don't know what you're thinking." ”

Looking at Xia Yuan's rapidly disappearing back, Company Commander Gao shook his head helplessly, Instructor Lin and Comrade Female Leader of the Art Troupe walked in from the pit on the other side, and when they saw the flowers on the table, Instructor Lin asked, "Is this Comrade Xia Yuan's flowers?" ”

Company Commander Gao smiled and said, "This kid, he just told me that he already has someone he likes." ”

Comrade the head of the female troupe said with a smile: "It seems that many of our female comrades in the art troupe are going to be sad." ”

"Hahaha."

Several people looked at each other and smiled.

Sun Yuan, the second platoon commander, was taking the female comrades to visit the No. 0 position, and when he heard the company commander calling him, he asked the deputy platoon commander to take him, turned around and returned to the No. 1 tunnel, and met the company commander Gao and Instructor Lin in the rest area.

"Company commander, instructor, you look for me."

"Sit down and talk." Company Commander Gao pointed to the stool and watched Platoon Commander Sun sit on the stool, and then said: "Old Sun, our instructor thought about it for a while, Comrade Xia Yuan stayed in the tunnel to dig a well, it is not a problem, he has a strong ability to fight alone, we thought, we want Comrade Xia Yuan to stay in the reconnaissance squad for a period of time first." ”

When Platoon Commander Sun heard this, he immediately became a little anxious, "Company commander, Comrade Xia Yuan is already a member of our second platoon, and he fought with us once, so how can you say that you will be transferred away." ”

Instructor Lin smiled and said to Company Commander Gao: "Look at it, I'll just say that Platoon Commander Sun can't hold his breath." ”

Platoon Commander Sun got up from the stool and said, "Company commander, instructor, you have to transfer Comrade Xia Yuan to the reconnaissance squad to scratch his tongue, and I can also take him with me. ”

"Isn't that still the tune? What's the hurry, sit down and talk about it. Company Commander Gao comforted.

Platoon Commander Sun calmed down, sat on the stool, and said, "Company commander, I think Comrade Xia Yuan is very good in our platoon. ”

Company Commander Gao smiled and said, "You are reluctant to leave your second row with such a big baby." ”

Platoon Commander Sun smiled and touched his head.

"Okay, what I mean to the instructor is that I am temporarily transferred, although Comrade Xia Yuan has strong combat ability, he is still a new soldier, he participated in a battle, he can continue to improve, with the end of the battle on the nameless heights, our company does not have any tasks for the time being, but the reconnaissance squad has more tasks recently, the enemy moves frequently, and the tongue that was caught last time did not have effective information, this time the superiors gave the first company and our ninth company the task of catching the tongue, we thought, let him go to the reconnaissance squad to exercise."

Company Commander Gao said: "Don't worry, it's not like you won't come back after grabbing your tongue, I see that you are in a hurry." ”

Instructor Lin also persuaded: "Platoon Commander Sun, you also know that you are an old soldier, and you have to calm down when you should calm down, you know Comrade Xia Yuan's combat quality, what role do you think he can play by letting him stay in the tunnel and dig a well?" It is better to let him follow the soldiers of the reconnaissance squad to go out to exercise and improve himself, he has such a performance in the first battle, and he will play a greater role when he becomes a veteran in the future. ”

Platoon Commander Sun nodded: "Instructor, I'm in a hurry, I agree with the suggestions of the company commander and the instructor, it is indeed not a problem for Comrade Xia Yuan to stay in the tunnel to dig wells, digging wells, everyone can dig them, but when they go out at night to scratch their tongues, it is not necessarily that everyone can catch them, Comrade Xia Yuan's individual combat ability is strong, so he should exercise well." ”

"Hey, that's right, when there is another task, just let Comrade Xia Yuan return to the team, he is a soldier in your second platoon, or a soldier in your second platoon, he can't run away." Company Commander Gao smiled, "Okay, you go and ask him not to dig the well first, let him rest well, and go out to do tasks at night." ”

"Yes!"

Platoon Commander Sun was about to leave, but Company Commander Gao stopped him again, "Wait, the words are not finished yet, the safety of the female comrades and male comrades of the art troupe must be guaranteed, and there will be no accidents." ”

"Yes, please rest assured that the female comrades of the art troupe are now in charge of a platoon."

"That'll do."

In the depths of the tunnel, Xia Yuan, who has been digging the well for more than a week, is still digging, a dim kerosene lamp, a hammer, an iron nail, the well is already one meter and a half deep, extending diagonally downward, the humidity in the pit is already very high, in fact, even if the water does not come out, Xia Yuan can squeeze out the water by relying on the soil in the pit, but the water is far from enough, Xia Yuan thinks that it is best to get out of a pit of water, so as to ensure that there is no shortage of water, and can also send water to other tunnels.

597.9 Heights has twelve positions, twelve tunnels, the other tunnels are not large, the space is limited, digging a tunnel has used a company of soldiers to dig day and night, the remaining eleven tunnels are almost impossible to have time to dig, and the soldiers on duty are basically in charge of taking the time to dig it.

Digging wells is even more unrealistic.

But if the water can be dug out of the No. 1 tunnel, it can be given to the fighters in the other tunnels.

And that's a good thing.

Because he knew what was going to happen in the future, Xia Yuan was very obsessed with digging this well.

"Lao Hu, Xia Yuan is still digging a well?"

In the fourth tunnel, Platoon Leader Sun found squad leader Hu who was digging a tunnel.

"No, I've been digging for more than a week." Squad Leader Hu chiseled the wall, turned his head and asked, "Platoon leader, do you have something to do with him?" ”

"That's right, the company commander and instructor asked Comrade Xia Yuan to temporarily transfer to the reconnaissance squad."

"What? Xia Yuan is going to be transferred? Squad Leader Hu and Deputy Squad Leader Li beside him turned their heads and looked at Platoon Leader Sun in disbelief.

Squad Leader Hu said a little anxiously: "Platoon leader, didn't you say..."

"Lao Hu, you are also an old soldier, you have to calm down when you should calm down, you know Comrade Xia Yuan's combat quality, what role do you think he can play by letting him stay in the tunnel and dig a well? It is better to let him follow the soldiers of the reconnaissance squad to go out to exercise and improve himself, he has such a performance in the first battle, and he will play a greater role when he becomes a veteran in the future. ”

Platoon Commander Sun said the words of the instructor's admonition to him as they were, and he said: "Comrade Xia Yuan is not really transferred, and when there is a task, he will still return to the team." ”

Squad Leader Hu nodded: "That's fine." ”

He put down the tools in his hand and said, "Platoon commander, I'll take you to him." ”

When the two came to the place where Xia Yuan was digging the well, they heard the clanging beating inside, and squad leader Hu shouted: "Xia Yuan, Xia Yuan, the platoon leader is here." ”

Xia Yuan's head popped out of the pit, and he said a little unexpectedly: "Platoon leader, why are you here." ”

Platoon Commander Sun said: "Don't dig yet, after discussion between the company commander, the instructor and me, we decided to transfer you to the reconnaissance squad." ”

Xia Yuan was stunned for two seconds, and said with a little surprise: "Platoon commander, do I really want to go to the reconnaissance squad?" ”

Platoon Commander Sun nodded: "No, this digging well will be handed over to Lao Hu first." ”

Between the lightning and flint, Xia Yuan showed a smile on his face and crawled out of the pit: "Hey, squad leader, this is a tool, the well pit has been slanted down, and the next step is to dig straight down." ”

Squad Leader Hu couldn't help but remind: "Xia Yuan, the reconnaissance squad is more dangerous, you have to be careful." ”

Xia Yuan promised: "Squad leader, you can rest assured!" ”

No one is better at night operations than he is.

"It should be reminded that when you go to the reconnaissance squad, you must obey orders, obey commands, and night operations are safe and dangerous, you must pay attention to safety, and do not act recklessly."

Platoon Commander Sun had been in the reconnaissance squad before, and he had gone out to scratch his tongue in the first year of May, but the foreign devils were not at ease, and there were thunderbolts on the road, and as soon as they were triggered, the flares lit up overhead, and the bullets of the US troops were strafed at them, and some of the reconnaissance fighters were killed by the enemy in this way.

Xia Yuan pursed his lips and nodded heavily.

"Go and rest, and report to the reconnaissance squad in the evening."

"Yes!"

Looking at Xia Yuan's back, squad leader Hu said, "I don't know if it's good or bad to let Xia Yuan go to the reconnaissance class." ”

Platoon Commander Sun said: "This is like a precious heavy machine gun, if you are afraid of being damaged, it will not be able to play a role, on the contrary, it can only play its role if it is taken out and used." Therefore, Comrade Xia Yuan is a good seedling, and no matter how good the seedling is, it will be spoiled, so it should still be used. ”

"It's hard to feel sorry for me, but it's not okay."