Chapter 23 Training - Shematun
At that time, the troops had the task of training every year. The so-called training was to take the troops outside the camp for training. The training in the camp was like talking on paper.After all, the Chinese army has grown up from guerrilla warfare. After all these years, the troops have been pulled out for training, and they still use the guerrilla tactics of the past -- find a few villages as camps, and then conduct combat training based on the local terrain .This kind of training has two benefits. One is to improve the actual combat capabilities of the troops, and the other is to strengthen the relationship between the military and the people, so that the common people can truly feel the love between the soldiers and the people.
Before the troops set out for training, the combat department of the division organization first went to inspect the terrain. The terrain must be conducive to combat training, and then the logistics department came forward to surround the villages around these terrains and go to the houses of the common people, that is, to borrow the houses of the common people as soldiers. dormitory.
The house was already numbered when the large group set off.The troops were fully armed when they set off. The soldiers carried luggage, water bottles and firearms on their backs, and the cooking utensils of the cooking class were also carried, and hurried forward with the troops.That formation, as if the war had really broken out, and the troops were rushing to the position in a hurry.
The police communication company set off with the division agency and was located in the middle of the entire team.Tian Cun walked in the queue. Although this was just a training exercise, he still found a sense of tragedy from it. It seemed that the troops were not training, but heading to the front line.Walking in the queue, a high-spirited melody surged in his heart. This melody is "March of the Chinese People's Liberation Army", heroic and intense.
Along the way, many fellow villagers came out to watch the excitement. Adults and children were all in high spirits. From time to time, they were attracted by the weapons carried by the soldiers on their shoulders. In addition to the novelty of the mighty team, the villagers also have a sense of solidity. The soldiers in front of them are mighty and magnificent, and the common people have reason to live a solid and stable life.
The troops marched to the designated location, and the division was assigned to a place called Xiematun.The first job to be carried out is to be responsible for the division of dormitories by the leaders.There is nothing else in the countryside, but there are many houses. No matter how nervous the family is, it is no problem to vacate a house.There were many folks standing in front of the troops. They were here to collect people. The list was made before this, and the company commander called out according to the list.
When the company commander called to Su Xiaoxiao's house, a girl in red came out of the crowd. She had a single braid, and she looked neat and tidy.She said generously: There are six people in my family.
So, the company commander called out six people in the queue, all of whom belonged to Class Three, among them were Tian Cun and Liu Dong.
Su Xiaoxiao smiled at the six soldiers: You six are members of our family. My name is Su Xiaoxiao. I am small and small. If I can’t find a home in the future, just remember my name.
It was this girl's toothy smile that made Tian Cun's eyes shine, and a very comfortable feeling flowed in his heart. This girl, like Shi Lan from the Teacher's Hospital, is a girl who makes people's eyes shine, but the two There are differences.Shi Lan was a little arrogant, but Su Xiaoxiao in front of her was natural and beautiful.With this feeling, Tian Cun had the desire to speak, he took a few steps forward, and caught up with Su Xiaoxiao: Girl--
Su Xiaoxiao turned her head and smiled at him: From now on, you will call me Su Xiaoxiao, and you will call me a girl, who knows who you will call.
Tian Cun smiled embarrassedly, and asked again: Why is your place called Xiematun?
Su Xiaoxiao and Tamura walked side by side and said: Have you heard of Temujin?
Temujin?Of course I do.
Back then Temujin led the troops to fight here, and we once tethered Temujin's war horses here, and our village was named after that.
Tamura sighed: Oh, then your village is almost becoming a historical relic.
Everyone came to Su Xiaoxiao's house talking and laughing.There was an old lady sitting in the yard, and the old lady greeted her with a smile. Su Xiaoxiao, who rushed in, said: Ah, the soldier is here?
Mom, there are six here.
The aunt stood up, still smiling, Su Xiaoxiao said to the soldiers: This is my mother, she can't see.
Tamura looked at the aunt, and his heart sank.When they entered the door, they saw a sign of martyrs hanging under the eaves. Tian Cun was shocked again. He pulled Liu Dong's clothes and said, "Look--
Liu Dong glanced in the direction of his finger and said: I see it.
They stayed at Su Xiaoxiao's house for a few days before they learned that Su Xiaoxiao's father was a martyr. He died in that battle.The mother couldn't believe the facts in front of her, and she led Su Xiaoxiao to stand at the entrance of the village and look out all day, crying while watching, and no one persuaded her to return.My mother always felt that one day, her husband would appear in the village in military uniform as before.Two years later, when Su Xiaoxiao was ten years old, her mother became blind.
Su Xiaoxiao's house is a three-room house with red bricks and blue tiles. It was built with the money of the commune.
Su Xiaoxiao stopped studying after graduating from junior high school. She returned to her hometown to work in agriculture and earn work points.Maybe it's because she just left school, she doesn't look like a rural girl at all, she smiles when she sees people, and she is naturally lovable.
There are three rooms, Su Xiaoxiao and her mother lived in the east, the middle one was a kitchen room, and the west one lived on a kang with six soldiers.After they entered the house and put down their backpacks, those who carried water carried water, and those who swept the yard swept the yard.The troops had been mobilized before the training, and now everything the soldiers do is also a task. They want to leave a good impression on the fellow villagers.Although the water tank was full and the yard was clean, they worked hard.
The one who was really busy was Su Xiaoxiao. She boiled water in the kitchen for a while, and put a basin full of water in the courtyard for everyone to wash their faces.
The aunt sat there quietly, smiling and listening to the movements of the soldiers when they were busy.When everything was quiet, she came over, holding the soldiers with trembling hands, and said: Children, come here and let the aunt have a look.
After finishing speaking, the aunt touched the faces of the soldiers one by one, and said as she touched them: Yes, they all have thin skin and tender flesh.
Su Xiaoxiao teased her mother and said: Mom, what do you think of them?
of course?All the soldiers are good.After finishing speaking, the aunt said to Su Xiaoxiao: These soldiers are your elder brothers, you have to take good care of them in the future, and don't let them be wronged in our house.
When the aunt said this, she seemed to be moved, and she stretched out her hand to wipe away the tears.
Su Xiaoxiao said: Mom, you are here again, didn't you agree, why are you sad again.
After hearing this, the aunt wiped her face and said: Children, you will live here from now on, don't be too polite if you have anything to do, we are a family now.As he spoke, he pointed to the sign on the door: You see, we are members of the military martyrs, and his father was also a member of the army, who died in the battle against Zhenbao Island.
Liu Dong looked at everything in front of him, and thought of his home again, how familiar and intimate everything here is.Seeing this, he suddenly felt like crying.He held Su Xiaoxiao's mother by the arm and said: Madam, you are welcome, and you can treat us as your own children from now on.
That's a good thing.The aunt nodded happily.
Tamura seemed to be very interested in the sign hanging on the lintel. He stood there looking left and right, feeling a kind of restlessness in his heart.
Brother, what are you looking at, sit down and rest for a while.Su Xiao wrote a novel, and handed over a stool.
Tamura didn't move, just stood there, saluted the plaque squarely, then turned around and said: behind every martyr plaque is a story of a hero.
At this time, the assembly horn sounded, and the direction of the sound was the threshing ground in the village.The sound of the trumpet was an order, and the soldiers ran neatly in the direction of the sound of the trumpet.
This is how the training life in Shematun began.
Just after dawn, the resounding reveille pierced through the peaceful dawn in Shematun.The singing and slogans of the troops sounded alternately, and since then, Xiematun has become lively.
When Tian Cun, Liu Dong and others returned to Su Xiaoxiao's home, Su Xiaoxiao had already poured water into their washbasins and dental jars.At this moment, she was busy in the kitchen, the fire of the stove reflected redly on her face, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.
The soldiers looked at the water in the washbasin and were very moved. After they squatted or stood on the ground to wash their faces and brush their teeth, someone picked up a broom and swept the very clean courtyard again.At this time, the trumpet for dinner sounded, and the soldiers lined up to run to eat again.
Next is field training.Xiematun is surrounded by mountains on three sides, so the training is naturally carried out on the mountains.The soldiers were fully armed and scrambled on the mountain, and the troops did not end their training until the lights of every house in Xiematun were turned on.Along the way, the soldiers reported to the fellow villagers in Shematun with loud singing: We are back.
Stepping into Su Xiaoxiao's house, looking at the line of washbasins and laid bedding, Liu Dong's heart fluttered.This well-regulated rural life made him feel cordial and warm, as if he had returned home.
Su Xiaoxiao sat quietly in the yard, smiling as she watched the soldiers wash up.While smiling, she said to the soldiers: You have been tired all day, so go to bed early after washing.
The soldiers didn't seem to be tired. After washing, they gathered around Su Xiaoxiao in twos and threes, talking casually.Looking at such a beautiful and demure girl in front of him, who would want to leave?
Tamura said: Don't do this in the future.If the leader sees you taking care of us like this, we will be criticized.
No, the military and civilians are one family, so I should do something for you.When speaking, Su Xiaoxiao's expression was innocent and mischievous.
Liu Dong also said: Really, we are used to it, but once you fetch water and spread quilts for us, we are not used to it.
Su Xiaoxiao didn't speak right away, she stared at the ground under her feet with talking eyes, and then said quietly for a long time: When I was young, every time my dad came back from the army, I would wash his face with water.During the day, he took me to the mountains to play, and my friends envied me for having a father who was a soldier.Later, when my father died, no soldiers came into my house. This is the first time for you in so many years.
Her voice was a little choked.Everyone looked at her and felt very uncomfortable.
Ah, Brother Bing has been tired all day, let them rest early.The aunt in the back room greeted them.
understood.Su Xiaoxiao rushed to the dark back room to answer.
The soldiers also greeted the aunt: "Auntie, please rest first, we are not tired."
In the windless dark night, the stars are clearly bright, and occasionally there are meteors across the distant sky.Su Xiaoxiao picked up the small stool under her body and said: You guys should also rest, you have to get up early tomorrow to do exercises.
Lying in the quilt made by Su Xiaoxiao, several people couldn't fall asleep for a while, and the quilt seemed to still have the smell of Su Xiaoxiao's fingertips, it was a faint fragrance of wild flowers.This smell lingered in the hearts of the soldiers for a long time, lingering and refusing to dissipate.
Liu Dong lay on the kang, feeling like coming home again.The kang under his body was warm, and he felt unprecedented comfort from head to toe, which reminded him of his mother, brother and sister again.Thinking of his elder sister, his heart suddenly stopped. My elder sister married Hu Xiaohu for him. In order to let him serve as a soldier, my elder sister married Hu Xiaohu who I didn't like; and I have been in the army for more than a year. In just over a year, his service would expire and he would be leaving the army.In the next year or so, can he still "produce"?If you can't "promise", what face do you have to meet your relatives!
The night was very quiet, occasionally one or two dogs barking in the distance, and occasionally the sound of the army's check-in order could be heard.
Liu Dong's thoughts drifted far away for a while.It's really warm here. If he could live here forever, it would be a good choice. Thinking of this, he thought of the lovely and generous Su Xiaoxiao.He didn't know how he came up with this idea, at this moment he felt his face and body became hot, he didn't dare to think about it any more, turned over and forced himself to fall asleep quickly.
Tian Cun, who was in the same room, was not asleep at this time, and all he could think about was Su Xiaoxiao.To him, Su Xiaoxiao was brand new, and this newness made him feel novel and wonderful.In the past, all he knew were girls in the city, but Su Xiaoxiao was very different from those girls. She was like a wild flower blooming in the mountains, warm and fresh.When he saw her for the first time, he was moved by her unadorned beauty.He is willing to hear her voice, and also willing to see her face. Her smile is like the warm winter sun, which makes his heart beat.
Su Xiaoxiao was sleeping in the east room at the moment, even though he couldn't hear any noise there, he still tensed every nerve in his body, which made him both excited and novel.The feeling of first love tortured him deeply and shallowly.
Tonight, Su Xiaoxiao was not able to sleep peacefully as usual. Since these soldiers walked into her house, her peaceful heart was disturbed.Maybe it's because her father is a soldier, she feels close to the soldiers and feels that they are her relatives; and the man named Tamura is even more different, his every gesture makes her feel fresh.The girl's feelings burst forth like this.
She opened her eyes wide and looked out of the dark window, thinking about something on her mind.She knew that there would be a day when the military training would end, and when she thought of this, she felt melancholy and uneasy, an inexplicable sadness that made her heart tighten and tighten.Su Xiaoxiao, who was tossing and turning on the bed, finally woke up her sleeping mother.
My mother said in the dark: Girl, don't think about it, go to bed early, you have to work in the fields tomorrow.
Su Xiaoxiao blushed at her mother's words, she whispered: Mom, I didn't think about it, everyone was asleep, you woke me up.
How can the daughter's thoughts be hidden from the mother?She is someone who has experienced it and understands her daughter's thoughts.She began to worry about her daughter. She knew that the army would always leave. After the army left, a lovesick daughter was left behind. In the end, it was her daughter who suffered.She also came from her daughter's age. When she was dating Su Xiaoxiao and her father, she was tossing and turning like this. Later, her father came, left, left, and came again. She was looking forward to meeting with Su Xiaoxiao. Survive the days in the watch.In the end, Su Xiaoxiao's father left forever, and only Shouwang was left in her life.
After a while, the mother sighed and said, "Girl, don't think about it, what's yours is yours, what's not yours, so begging is useless."
Mom, I see.Go to sleep too.
Su Xiaoxiao's head was shocked by her mother's words. She knew that her mother was reminding herself, but she still laughed at herself in her heart: Don't be beautiful, you are thinking about others, how could they fall in love with you? .
But when she saw Tamura the next day, her heart was still pounding involuntarily.When she sneaked a look at Tian Cun, she found that he was also looking at her. The two pairs of eyes were probing and colliding like that. This exchange of eye waves made her tremble uncontrollably.When she couldn't see Tamura, she always wanted to see him, but when she could see him, she didn't dare to look at him, but every time she went to see him secretly, she found that Tamura was also looking at her with fiery eyes. Feel like I'm in love.
During this period, Tian Cun met Shi Lan twice.This training, the division hospital also sent some people to participate in the drill.The division hospital did not live in Xiematun, but arranged to live in a neighboring village.The first time I saw Shi Lan was during a quick march.People from the division hospital originally walked in front of the police, because the division hospital marched with a lot of hospital belongings, such as stretchers, first aid kits, and some simple medical equipment, so the division hospital team moved slowly.When the police Tonglian caught up, the people in the hospital were sitting on the side of the road to rest, and several female health workers were sitting together, talking and laughing.In the division hospital, Tamura and Shi Lan had met several times, and they both had some impressions of each other. During this march, Tamura recognized Shi Lan among the female soldiers at a glance.As soon as they saw the people in the division hospital, the soldiers of the police Tonglian sang a song, and the female soldiers surrounded them following the sound. Attention" was sung earth-shatteringly.The female soldiers in the division hospital covered their mouths and laughed at the officers and soldiers of the police company.It was at this time that Tian Cun saw Shi Lan, he smiled at her, and Shi Lan responded with a smile.
The second time I saw Shi Lan was when she was doing field ambulance training in the division hospital. The superior asked the police to cooperate with the company. The location was on a hillside. Bandaging".Tian Cun lay there motionless, while Ren Shilan and her comrades treated his "wound".When the bandage reached his head, Tian Cun felt that the bandage was a bit tight, so he said: Shi Lan, you are too ruthless, can you be gentler?
Shi Lan made a "shh" gesture and said in a low voice: You are wounded now and cannot speak.
With a straight face, Tamura said seriously: I can't speak, so you can't be too cruel.Why don't you torture the wounded to death like this?
Shi Lan secretly smiled.
After finishing their work, a few female soldiers hurriedly carried Tian Cun onto the stretcher, saying that it was lifting, rather than dragging, because their strength was too weak.After the wounded were dragged onto the stretcher, they had to carry the wounded to a safe place within the specified time.Maybe it was too anxious, maybe Tamura was too heavy. When crossing a ditch, the female soldier fell down together with Tamura on the stretcher.Tamura was unprepared, his teeth were grinning when he was thrown, and his face was rubbed heavily on the sand.This time, Tamura was really hurt.
After the exercise, Shi Lan gave medicine to Tamura's scratched face, and Tamura sucked in pain. Shi Lan said apologetically, "I'm really sorry, Tamura."
Another female soldier pouted and muttered to Shi Lan: Why did you say sorry to him, who made him too heavy.
Tamura grinned in pain: What, you still blame me for being too heavy?
In the final evaluation, Shi Lan and the two female soldiers were criticized, and they bowed their heads in the queue, feeling extremely sad.Tian Cun, who had gauze on his face, relieved Liu Dong beside him and said: They should be criticized.
Liu Dong glanced at Tamura's appearance and wanted to laugh, but finally held back.
When Tian Cun returned to Xiematun, the skin trauma on his face was fine, but Su Xiaoxiao, who was sharp-eyed, saw it.She opened her mouth wide in surprise, and then exclaimed: Brother, are you hurt?
Tamura smiled indifferently and said: It's all right, just scratched a little.
When washing his face, he took off the gauze and threw it on the ground.When his hand touched the wound on his face, it still hurt a little, he frowned, and was noticed by Su Xiaoxiao who was beside him.
Not long after Tian Cun returned to the house, Su Xiaoxiao came over with a small bottle in his hand: "Brother, I'll give you some more medicine."This is wild boar oil, apply it, and you will not be hurt tomorrow.
Tamura waved his hands carelessly and said: It's all right.
Su Xiaoxiao insisted on helping Tiancun apply wild boar oil, so Tiancun had no choice but to obey her.She moved lightly, rubbing oil on his face while asking: Brother, does it still hurt?
No pain, no pain at all.Tamura answered with a sideways face.At this moment, he was very close to Su Xiaoxiao, through her raised cuffs, he saw her half round arm hidden in the sleeve, and his heart jumped wildly.Su Xiaoxiao's breath made his hair flutter, and a coolness and comfort passed through half of his face, and slowly spread throughout his whole body. In a trance, he had a feeling of dizziness. .
At this time, Su Xiaoxiao said with a smile: "Okay, wipe it again tomorrow, and you will be fine."
Tamura glanced at her and said sincerely: Thank you.
Su Xiaoxiao blushed, turned and walked out.As soon as Su Xiaoxiao left, someone came over and joked with Tamura: How are you doing, don't you feel better?
Tamura also blushed, and said embarrassedly: Actually, it doesn't bother you if you don't wipe it.
Everyone booed: "Okay, Tamura, don't get cheap and act like a good boy."
Liu Dong on the other side didn't speak. Seeing that Su Xiaoxiao cared so much about Tiancun, he felt a little inexplicably disappointed.He couldn't explain why he felt this way, but he just hoped that if he got hurt, Su Xiaoxiao could treat him like this.
After the events of Shi Lan and Su Xiaoxiao, Liu Dong faintly felt that Tian Cun was his nemesis.At first, he and Shi Lan got along well, and he really didn't think about anything else, he just felt happy.When reading the book that Shi Lan lent him, it was like seeing her looking at him, and he felt happy in his heart, which made him very comfortable and satisfied.Just when he had a friendly relationship with Shi Lan, Tian Cun stabbed him out and told him about the army regulations and people's words, and he stopped his normal communication with Shi Lan from then on.Later, he seemed to wake up a little bit, Tiancun didn't let him communicate with Shi Lan, but he took the initiative to act as a postman. Isn't he afraid of violating the army's regulations, and not afraid of people's gossip?When Liu Dong realized that this was a trap laid by Tian Cun, he never went to see Shi Lan again.Once, he sent a press release to the publicity department, and met Shi Lan who also came to deliver the manuscript. When they both left the publicity department, Shi Lan said behind him: Hey, why don't you dare to return the book to me?
He looked ahead: No, Tamura said he was going to the hospital to do business, so I asked him to help you return the book.
Shi Lan didn't say anything anymore, they went downstairs and said "goodbye", and then went back to the division hospital to communicate with the police respectively.
After that, Shi Lan never took the initiative to find Liu Dong again.When he was free, when he occasionally thought of Shi Lan, he felt a little pain in his heart.
After the troops came out for training, he met Su Xiaoxiao, and he secretly liked her appearance.Both Shi Lan and Su Xiaoxiao are the kind of girls he likes, but he knows that with his current conditions, he is unable to express his thoughts, neither Shi Lan nor Su Xiaoxiao.The only thing he can do now is to work hard and strive to be successful in the army. This is not only the expectation of his family, but also his own life pursuit.
He often compares with Tamura in secret, and he finds that Tamura never suppresses his thoughts, and expresses himself when he likes someone, which he cannot do.Tian Cun left the team privately. Although he received a serious warning and punishment, he acted like a normal person. He didn't take the punishment seriously at all. If it were him, it would be tantamount to ruining his own future.After such a comparison, he has a strong sense of inferiority. After all, Tamura's father is the deputy commander of the army, and he is only a farmer.Then again, even if Tamura is not well-known in the army, he can still find an ideal job after being demobilized.What about him?If you can't do it, you can only go back to the village to be his farmer. This is the gap between people.
Thinking about it like this, Liu Dong felt a kind of pressure and sadness.So, the little bit of goodness in his heart these days was contained by him in time, and he said over and over again in his heart: Shi Lan, Su Xiaoxiao, you are so good, but I, Liu Dong, are not worthy. Not worthy.Liu Dong closed his eyes when he thought of this, and he screamed in his heart: Liu Dong, you must work hard--