There were about dozens of people, wearing grass-green old-style military uniforms, I don't know how long they had been worn, their shoes were torn, their clothes were already dirty and dusty, only the red star was still bright.

Their faces were dark, and it was impossible to tell whether their skin was dark or the traces of wind and frost and dust, but they were full of simplicity, and their eyes were obviously full of fatigue but very bright, as if something was burning under them.

Most of them are about the same age as Bai Heng, and some are younger, seventeen or eighteen years old, less than twenty years old, and their facial features are still green.

Some were lame and hastily bandaged with tree bark, some had only one arm left, the other arm was empty, and some had a cloth wrapped around their faces and covered one eye......

The moment they appeared, they were still in different postures.

Maybe ordinary people won't be able to understand it, but Bai Heng and the others can see it, it is all a fighting posture, and there is a resolute expression on their faces, looking at death as if they were at home.

It seemed like they were in a trance for a moment before they reacted.

There were no enemies around, no weapons in their hands, only their comrades, and ......

Their eyes all fell on Bai Heng and the others.

It is obvious that the faces of compatriots, similar military uniforms, and equally bright red stars.

"What's going on?"

"Aren't we at war?"

"Who are you?"

"Was it sent by the state to help us?"

「……」

They were in a soft halo, and their bodies were slightly illusory, as if a hand could pass through them.

They also appeared out of thin air.

Originally, this scene, if you were an ordinary person, should feel scared.

But Bai Heng and his party, no one was afraid, and the moment they appeared, looking at their military uniforms and postures, they also guessed something.

When they looked over, they all agreed, their legs together, their expressions serious and solemn, and they saluted.

Xue Huaimin, Wang Weiguo and the others were stunned, and they didn't react for a while.

Bai Heng put down his hand, slowly walked in front of them, and said solemnly and seriously, "Seniors, we are here to take you home on behalf of the motherland."

Xue Huaimin and the others also realized that something was wrong at this time, and before they could figure it out, they were attracted by Bai Heng's words to go home.

His voice trembled slightly, "Go back, go home?"

"Yes."

Xue Huaimin and the others glanced at each other a few times, and then looked at the environment around them that was completely different from what they remembered, as well as the clothes on Bai Heng and the others at this time.

They vaguely guessed something, too.

Q: "What time is it?"

"2023."

"It's 2023, it turns out, it's been 73 years."

They didn't expect that after 73 years of consciousness again, looking at the swaying figures of themselves and their comrades-in-arms at this time, they vaguely understood something.

"Did you win the battle?" Almost realizing that he and his comrades-in-arms had died at the beginning, and now it was 73 years later, Xue Huaimin and others couldn't wait to ask.

"Victorious." Bai Heng immediately responded, his tone full of pride, "We successfully assisted Liguo, although we sacrificed many ancestors and comrades, but the foreign enemy finally surrendered, and we also won the victory."

"Victorious." Xue Huaimin and the others' eyes turned red almost instantly, and their hands trembled slightly, "It's good to win, you should beat those ambitious jackals out, let them know that they are afraid, they know the pain, they know that they surrender, and they will never dare to invade in the future!"

The voices of Xue Huaimin and the others were loud, and their chests were full of blood and pride!

As they spoke, their voices gradually lowered, and tears fell.

Because they knew that with the national strength and combat readiness at that time, it would be very difficult to win this aid war, but in the end it was still victorious, which also means that a lot must have been sacrificed

of comrades-in-arms.

"Tell us about this, no, the details of this reinforcement war."

"Good ......"

Bai Heng did not hide it, and told all the circumstances of the original aid war, including how long the battle lasted, what the battle was like, how many compatriots were sacrificed, and the final victory, all of which were recorded in history textbooks.

The specific numbers of Xue Huaimin and others can tell how difficult the victory was at the beginning, especially the number of sacrificing compatriots, which is even more shocking.

That's not a cold and ruthless number, it represents the lives that once shed blood for the country and the people, and they are comrades-in-arms.

It's just that Xue Huaimin and the others didn't expect that they were also one of these numbers.

Xue Huaimin and the others slowly walked in front of Bai Heng and the others, and looked at them, "You are the new batch of defenders of the country, okay, really good."

This spiritual outlook, this resolute look and faith made Xue Huaimin and the others nod again and again.

Immediately, there was silence for a moment, and Wang Weiguo couldn't help but ask the second question besides whether the aid was a victory.

"Seventy-three years have passed, so what is happening to our country now?"

"If you use four words to describe it, it is - Guotai and Min'an." Bai Heng said.

"Our country, more and more powerful, science and technology are getting more and more advanced, artillery, fighter planes, aircraft carriers...... We have all of them, and no one bullies us anymore."

"The low-slung mud houses were torn down and high-rise buildings were erected."

"Our country is still a big food country, and every family has enough to eat, and they can wear new clothes every year."

"The country has also implemented compulsory education, by the way, compulsory education means that as long as the children of our country can read and write for free."

"Look, this was our nation's military parade last year."

Bai Heng took out his mobile phone and showed Xue Huaimin and others the military parade on last year's National Day.

Xue Huaimin and the others didn't know what the small brick-like thing in Bai Heng's hand was, but they soon saw images and sounds inside.

Seeing the fighter planes flying in unison in the sky, seeing the columns of military vehicles and artillery, seeing the sassy and determined soldiers, and seeing the compatriots of dozens of nationalities gathered together, singing and dancing on this day of celebration, Xue Huaimin and the others couldn't help but nod their heads again and again.

"Okay, okay, Guotai and the people are safe." Xue Huaimin and the others said excitedly.

When the national anthem sounded, the familiar melody made Xue Huaimin and dozens of others unable to hold back, and tears fell again.

Bai Heng saluted again and said, "Seniors, the country's development and strength today are inseparable from your protection and sacrifice. I was forced to bury your bones in a foreign country at the beginning. But now, the country is strong, and even though 73 years have passed, the country and its people have not forgotten you for a moment."

"Now, here we are."

"Fallen leaves return to their roots."

"We're here to take you home."