This story was told to us by a veteran during the training interval after I was awarded the rank of First Class, and it is said to be true and reliable, but there is also a certain amount of exaggeration.

The distribution of the troops' garrisons is divided according to the specific task arrangements of the higher authorities, and they are generally brigades and regiments, but of course there are also some small, scattered and long-distance units, such as border defense companies and battalion and company-level units stationed at mountain training grounds. The division of labor of the revolutions is different, and their respective tasks are different!

The story takes place in a garrison company guarding weapons and equipment, stationed in the mountains, rarely populated, because it is weapons and equipment, so whether it is day or night, all the sentries are two, one with a gun and one with a bullet. The safety factor is higher, with veterans carrying bullets and recruits carrying guns. Because there is still some distance between the barracks of this company and the equipment warehouse, the equipment warehouse is equipped with a sentry tower and a two-story one- and two-storey one, which is convenient for observing the situation and sheltering from the wind and rain.

Sentinels stand guard on duty, day and night are not the same, daytime is normal to stand guard, night is relatively complicated, there are open posts, dark posts, patrol posts, latent posts, now is the era of peace, basically are clear posts and patrol posts, but there must be a password, generally the highest leader of the station, like our regiment-level unit is the military unit issued, the evening post before the document to ask, and then inform the sentinels of each company, generally two numbers, such as 8-1, 7-1 and other random number combinations, if someone is close to the warning range at nightThe sentry must shout out the "stop command", the other party answers "8", the sentry answers "1", there is no problem, if the other side does not answer, and then asks twice in a row, if it does not answer, it will be fired as a warning, if it does not work, you can shoot directly.

(Popular science about the responsibilities of the sentry: 1. Understand the relevant situation of the duty target and the surrounding enemy social situation, and be familiar with the task of the sentry, the duty facilities, the terrain of the warning area and the friendly and neighboring sentry posts; 2. Be familiar with the duty plan and relevant system regulations, and keep in mind and use passwords correctly; 3. Familiar with the relevant documents and regulations; 4. Dress and carry weapons, police equipment and duty supplies in accordance with regulations; 5. Go to the sentry on time and closely monitor the situation in the warning area; 6. Correctly handle and report the duty situation in a timely manner; 7. Correct use of weapons and police equipment; 8. Do a good job in the registration of sentry posts, and correctly use and maintain the duty facilities and duty supplies on the management posts. ）

Because it is the guard's weaponry, the sentries are all using live ammunition and 5 rounds. One year, the above arranged a second lieutenant cadre who had just come down from the military academy to serve as a platoon commander in the company, and generally the cadres who had just come out of the military academy would not let them go to work immediately, and they would arrange for the older squad leader to take the lead first, and the situation was familiar with the specific work. The normal thing is to walk directly with a flashlight, or walk over without a light, the route is the same, and a vigilant sentry will find it from a long distance. But there are also "touch the sentry" that doesn't take the usual path, that is, don't turn on the lights, and rush from any dead end, this is more ruthless, and the sentry will directly write an inspection if he is not careful.

Once, the old squad leader who was in charge of taking this cadre had something to do, so he asked him to be in charge of checking the post of the weapons and equipment warehouse in the second half of the night. It stands to reason that there shouldn't be much of a problem, it's just a simple check, but the second lieutenant platoon commander didn't know if it was the wrong tendon or didn't know the importance of weapons and equipment, so he actually went to touch the sentry. He went around the other road in the camp to the other side of the sentry tower at about 3 o'clock in the second half of the night, it was winter, there was wind at night, the sentry was a new recruit, and the vigilance was relatively high, and he saw a dark shadow walking towards the sentry tower from afar, so he immediately asked for a password, waited for a while and did not answer, and asked again, still there was no movement, the sentry immediately called the veteran of the same post over, the veteran looked at it, because he did not answer the password, and it was not a normal route to check the post, and the vigilance of the veteran immediately rose, He shouted loudly as he gave the bullets to the recruits.

"Stop! Password! ”

The second lieutenant platoon commander was about 50~60 meters away from the sentry tower at this time, and I don't know if it was because of the wind or because he forgot the password for the night, so he didn't answer three times. The recruit didn't see this situation and panicked, seeing the veteran give him a bullet on the reflexive loading aiming, the veteran didn't notice the recruit's current subconscious movements, just observing the situation, seeing that the other party did not answer the password, and it was dark in the second half of the night, so he wanted the recruit to fire a warning shot, just opened his mouth to say a shot, and the two words of warning behind him were not yet exited, he heard a "bump", the recruit fired a shot, and the second lieutenant platoon commander was about to speak, when he heard a gunshot, and then fell to the ground.

The Bayi automatic rifle was 50 meters away, and a shot pierced the chest, and it was too late to shout, and he was killed on the spot.

Because of the death, and the cadres of the new company, the company commander and instructor each carried a punishment and arranged for the transfer of jobs that year, and the sentry who fired the gun was also arranged to be discharged from the army after the big one. He also made a report on the fatal accident of the whole army and studied and rectified it for a week.

The following year after the incident, the new recruits and veterans were also replaced. It is also the sentry in the second half of the night, the veterans dozing downstairs because of a cold, and the recruits are on duty on the second floor alone with guns. Far away, I saw a vague shadow walking towards the sentry tower, not the conventional check-up route, the recruit asked the password vigilantly, the other party did not answer, or continued to walk, the recruit asked twice in succession, the other party still did not answer, at this time the recruit was a little panicked, but he did not dare to wake up the veteran rashly, afraid of being scolded. Just when he hesitated, the black shadow had already walked to the bottom of the sentry tower, and the recruit glanced at his clothes and rank, his heart was relieved, and he immediately saluted and shouted Hello, platoon commander! The black shadow didn't say a word and beckoned the recruit to come down, and the recruit didn't dare to slack off, so he ran downstairs with his gun on his back, and whispered a word when he passed by the veteran.

"The squad leader and platoon leader are here to check the post!"

I didn't notice that the veteran ran out without hearing it, the veteran noticed that there was movement, and immediately got up, he called the name of the recruit, and when he saw that no one answered, he walked out, and as soon as he got out of the sentry tower, he saw the recruit standing in front of him with his back to him, and the veteran shouted the name of the recruit again, and the recruit still didn't move, and the veteran was a little angry and scolded loudly.

"Xiao Yang, what are you doing with your mother?"

Only then did the recruit react, and he turned to the veteran.

"The squad leader and platoon leader came to check the post, and they asked me if I wanted to smoke, do you have a fire, I forgot to bring a fire."

The veteran looked confused and said, "Where is anyone?" ”

The recruit turned his head and said, "This is not a platoon commander..."

Before the words were finished, there was still someone in front of him, the recruit was stunned for two seconds, and the ghost screamed and rushed into the sentry tower, the veteran was also stunned, and hurriedly chased in to ask what the situation was, the recruit ran into the sentry tower and said the situation out of breath, when he described the appearance of the platoon commander, the veteran also broke out in a cold sweat, because he knew that the platoon commander had died a year ago. The two of them didn't dare to go up to the second floor and go out until the next sentry came to take over, and they didn't dare to tell the next sentry.

Early the next morning, the veteran reported what happened to the company commander at the night post, and the company commander was newly appointed, and although he knew about the situation, he didn't believe it, thinking that it must be the new recruit who deserted and made a mistake when he stood guard. So the veteran scolded him again, and the veteran also considered himself unlucky, so he didn't defend himself, and found the platoon commander in private, and won himself and the recruits not to stand at the warehouse sentry for 3 months. However, this matter also spread in the company, and everyone discussed it privately, and they didn't dare to say it face-to-face. The new officer took office three times, and everyone did not dare to touch the brow of the new company commander.

Another year passed, and at the same time, the dead second lieutenant platoon commander reappeared. This time the trouble was bigger, because there were rumors before, and the recruits and veterans probably knew that when the night sentry found out that the situation was wrong, he was frightened and shot out, and the bullets "touch, touch~" were all shot out. After understanding the situation with the sentry, the company commander also felt that something was wrong, and of course he still asked the sentry to do the inspection and the company to report criticism.

As soon as this incident came out, everyone was panicked, and the company commander reported it to the company as soon as possible. Because the weapons and equipment were stored, the above attached great importance to it, and immediately changed the guards of this company, and built a squad barracks next to the warehouse to strengthen the manpower. After a few years of peace, nothing happened again.

After being a soldier for a long time, people will more or less have heard of similar things, and some have even encountered them personally. But how to say it, whether you are afraid or not depends on how much you attach importance to this kind of thing in your heart. When you are accustomed to it or there is something that appeals to you more, you are relieved. After all, the pain and sleepiness of being called up to stand guard at half past two in the evening is really unbearable.