Chapter 70 Chapter nine

A week later, Liu Zongkui left the hospital and returned to the new station of the Third Battalion of C Regiment in the west of S County. The reason why he was discharged from the hospital was firstly that his wounds were basically healed and he could be discharged from the hospital; secondly, this week, the first batch of troops participating in the war were withdrawing from the war zone and returning to the barracks in batches, and the third battalion of the C Regiment also left the A Regiment and returned to the formation of the C Regiment. Inside.Unexpectedly, before leaving, another order came from the army, asking the regiment to send two battalions to the direction of Emerald Ridge for a short-term defense mission. He revealed the meaning of letting him be discharged from the hospital early to take care of other troops.In this way, even if Liu Zongkui didn't want to be discharged from the hospital, he couldn't stay any longer.

There were other reasons: he had made up his mind to change jobs, but before leaving, he felt that he should do something for the dead and the living of the Third Battalion of C Regiment.He wanted to go to the Martyrs Cemetery to see the victims, he was the one who brought them to the battlefield, and now that he was leaving, he should at least say goodbye to each of them.After returning to the barracks, we will leave the army, and this farewell is also our eternal farewell to them. The new base of the Third Battalion of the C Regiment is in a stronghold of the Zhuang family near the Martyrs Cemetery.Residential houses are limited, and the camp set up a few tents in the bamboo forest at the edge of the village.When Liu Zongkui came back here at 11 o'clock in the evening, Xiao Bin reported to him two difficult things: First, just after the troops were released from standby, 11 cadres of the whole battalion, including deputy battalion commander Cao Maoran, proposed to the battalion party committee. Second, a large number of families of martyrs from the whole battalion, especially the Ninth Company, have come to the team recently, and the battalion is in a hurry, and it still can't take care of it.The biggest problem is that there is no place to live.Xiao Bin asked the deputy head to ask the relevant parties, where can I get some tents and planks, and where can the entertainment expenses of the martyrs' families be reimbursed.

He didn't sleep well at night, and the cries of the Lietu family members could be heard from time to time in the village.Before dawn, he walked out of the tent to have a rest, and a long line of people were already waiting for him outside.The leader is Cao Maoran, deputy battalion commander. "Deputy head!" Seeing him coming out, everyone stood up, and Cao Maoran greeted him first. "Hmm... what are you doing?" He went to pee deep in the bamboo forest, and he already understood what they were going to do. "Speak!" He stopped outside the tent and said to Cao Maoran.

Cao Maoran was as calm and forthright as he was on the battlefield. "Deputy head, the battle is over, this year the regiment party committee must let me change jobs!" "Who said you will change jobs this year!" Liu Zongkui said, feeling unhappy.The next step in the regiment is to let Xiao Bin take over as his deputy commander, and Cao Maoran will be the commander of the third battalion. Cao Maoran was not intimidated by his stern expression. "Deputy regiment leader, I heard that you also wrote a job change report to the division party committee," he said sharply, "I think you can understand my feelings, I don't want to say too much, anyway, this year I just have one word—— Walk!"

Liu Zongkui was speechless.He had a feeling of being caught as a thief. "Okay, I see," he said.Another person has come together, Hu Zhigao, commander of the Seventh Company. "Deputy head, let me report a situation to you." Hu Zhigao was different from Cao Maoran, who was on the verge of swords and swords. He had a smile on his face, but his attitude of leaving was equally determined. I'm divorced, so I won't serve my paralyzed mother anymore;...you know my wife's temper, she can do what she says. If she really divorces me, I don't think she can do it in the army!"

Liu Zongkui's face became more and more ugly.The next step in the regiment is to let Hu Zhigao go to the second battalion as the battalion commander.But Hu Zhigao's family really has an old woman who is paralyzed in bed, and the relationship between him and his wife is really not good. Another person came up to him, Li Ao, commander of the Eighth Company.Liu Zongkui felt that there should be some delay.If this talk goes on, he doesn't have to do anything else today.Without letting Li Ao say anything, he raised his voice and said to all those waiting in line to talk to him: "You all go back to me first! I personally have no objection to letting you go, but I don't count!... You go back and write a job change report, and I will send it up for you!"

These words really had an effect, people dispersed one after another, Cao Maoran and Hu Zhigao walked for a while and then turned back, silently took out cigarettes for him, without saying anything.He understood that they were asking for his forgiveness, and his heart became hot again. They are not wrong, they are good on the battlefield, but one war is enough for a person in his life, everyone hopes that he can live in peace, the more people who have experienced war, the more they yearn for and cherish peace day.What's more, they have other responsibilities, as sons, husbands and fathers.

"You go back," he said to Cao Maoran and Hu Zhigao, his eyes were a little wet, "If I can leave this year, I will definitely try to let you go!" Cao Maoran and Hu Zhigao looked at him gratefully, finished smoking silently, and left.Liu Zongkui stood where he was, feeling disturbed: he said such a thing just now, as if he would not leave this year.But there is another possibility, the reason is very simple: the army still has to be led by them, and everyone cannot be disarmed and returned to the field together.Cao Maoran and Hu Zhigao didn't understand the full meaning of his words - it's good that he can leave this year, if he can't walk this year, the two of them will not be able to leave - after all, they are younger than him, and their reasons for leaving are even less sufficient !

He thought he could do something else in the rest of the time, and just as he was about to turn around and go back to the tent, Cheng Ming, the commander of the Ninth Company, and Liang Pengfei, the instructor, also came to him along two paths. "What's the matter with you two?" he asked.Cheng Ming and Liang Pengfei were not among the cadres that Xiao Bin reported last night to apply for a change of job. He thought they might have come for something else. "Deputy head, I want to apply for a job change." After hesitating for a while, Cheng Ming mustered up his courage, looked up at him, and said.

Liu Zongkui was slightly taken aback.How about you? "He asked Liang Pengfei. "I'm here for this too." Liang Pengfei said. "Can you tell me your reasons?" Cheng Ming and Liang Pengfei's eyes collided for a moment, and then moved away again. The fact is: neither Cheng Ming nor Liang Pengfei, in the middle of the night of the 634 highland battle, did not expect such an ending at dawn the next day.After the troops withdrew from the battlefield, they were finally able to calm down and recall the battle that day, and they couldn't help thinking: I am not suitable to work in the army anyway!

None of them were real soldiers, neither did they know how to command a company to fight, nor did they possess the qualities of bravery, firmness, and fear of death that a real soldier should have.Even if they still have a little conscience, they can no longer stay in the army! Compared with the sacrifices of the soldiers, whether it is the rural household registration of Cheng Ming's wife and children, whether Liang Pengfei's family has a house to live in, it is nothing!After a war, they don't even want to get those benefits! After a few minutes of silence, Cheng Ming spoke first: "Deputy regiment commander, I'm not suitable to continue working in the army. I don't have the ability. I don't want to let another group of people follow me to sacrifice in a daze in the next war." Liang Pengfei looked at him strangely, then turned around and said: "Deputy commander, I have the same thoughts as the company commander. There are already a group of people who have paid the price for our ignorance, and we don't want to play such a role anymore." Looking at the two people in front of him, Liu Zongkui was suddenly moved. Based on the details he learned after the battle at 634 Heights, Cheng Ming's command of the battle was basically right. Despite the lack of creativity, Liang Pengfei did what he should have done after Cheng Ming put down the pick. Do your best to win the battle.Like Cao Maoran and others, these two people are not only eligible to ask for rewards after the war, but also have the right to ask for a change of job. However, among the dozen or so cadres who came to him this morning, it was precisely these two who he felt should go.No matter what kind of test Cheng Ming and Liang Pengfei have endured in Heights 634, they are still not suitable to be professional soldiers in essence. "Okay, you guys go back first. The organization will consider whether you can go or not. I will report your request to the regiment party committee." He said briefly to them, thus ending the conversation. At breakfast, he told Xiao Bin about Cheng Ming and Liang Pengfei.Unexpectedly, Xiao Bin also leaned forward, blushing, and hesitantly said: "Deputy head, other people have already looked for you,...May I also formally mention to you now that after the troops return to the barracks, I also want...to change jobs!" A mouthful of steamed buns stuck in Liu Zongkui's throat and got stuck.Liu Zongkui vomited twice and vomited it to the ground. "I thought you wouldn't..." He didn't look at Xiao Bin, only looked at the ground, he stopped after half a sentence. On the first day after returning from the hospital, the cadres who asked him to change jobs never stopped.It was not until 12 o'clock in the middle of the night that he finally sent away a visitor from Tuanzhi. "If so many people want to leave, the higher-ups will not approve it, and it is impossible. ... The country must have an army, and some people must stay. It is unrealistic and selfish for them all to go back and enjoy a peaceful life." In the stillness of the night, lying on the creaking camp bed, Liu Zongkui realized for the first time that his determination to change careers had a profound contradiction with the new ideas brewing in his mind at the moment, and his own reasons for asking to leave were no different than his own. Cao Maoran and Hu Zhigao, who think that they shouldn't leave, are more thorough.