Chapter 7 Chapter Six

He Hongtao parked the car outside the No. 5 squad station, and honked the horn with great fanfare until the class members came out.He Hongtao grandly introduced to the crowd: "This is Director Zhang, the top pen of our group's publicity department! It's a big deal! The person is in charge of the group newspaper! Come here today and plan to give us a good publicity!" He Hongtao's bluffing was a little different from usual today, which was a little bit like when he sent the newcomers into the wilderness. Everyone didn't quite understand, so they had to salute: "Hello, Chief!"

Officer Zhang, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, returned the salute: "Hello, everyone! Don't call anyone with a title. I can't afford the chief, and I don't like being called an officer. Can you please tell me, old Zhang?" Lao Ma and his soldiers still took the role of the army: "Hello, Lao Zhang!" Director Zhang raised his face, looked at all the fifth class and said: "I have nothing else to do here today. I think about myself. I interview everyone and add some glory to the group newspaper; I think about everyone and take some pictures for everyone." .As a side note, my camera is a newly added digital camera, no rolls or photo paper are required, and the printing fee is paid by the regiment, and I must send it to everyone after the photo is taken!"

Everyone's eyes lit up and they poked each other. Li Meng, who was standing guard, also hurried back dragging his gun, mingling in the middle.Everyone was busy changing their clothes, Li Meng grabbed them head-on and said, "Xue Lin, I will change guards with you, you will replace me in one shift and I will stand in two shifts for you...Old Wei, I will buy you cigarettes. " Xue Lin and Old Wei gave Li Meng a blank look and didn't answer.He had no choice but to find Xu Sanduo. Li Meng stalked Xu Sanduo with a stern face, and his voice was extraordinarily gentle: "Sanduo, I'm dating someone, I have to send photos to him! Please!"

Xu Sanduo was confused again: "I'm on the night shift! It's very hard. I also want to take pictures so I can send them home." Li Meng continued to pester Xu Sanduo: "I'm not afraid of hard work..." Xu Sanduo finally took Li Meng's gun and went out without saying a word. Xue Lin kicked Li Meng suddenly: "Are you embarrassed? Are you right?" Li Meng smiled and didn't answer. He saw the instructor and Lao Ma sitting silently in the corner inside. The instructor had something to say, but he hesitated all the time. After a long time, the old horse finally spoke, his tone was so helpless: "Instructor, you don't have to be embarrassed, I understand. The third-class work is definitely useless."

He Hongtao was already overwhelmed by the old horse's silence: "It's not that there is no chance, but the spirit of the regiment is like this this year. The limited honors have to be reserved for those who train in the front line. .” He Hongtao never looked up at the person he was talking to: "Old horse, I dared to come here today because of the excuse of Director Zhang. I just felt sorry for you... I just said that I got Director Zhang here today. I want to bring this up again..." The old horse sighed: "Don't lift it, instructor. The old horse never wanted to ask the army for anything. This is the truth, and it is also a self-esteem. Now I know that there are so many people who treat me well, and the old horse is content." Ma smiled, sadly and relieved, and also so that He Hongtao was confused.

"Thank you, instructor, thank you for how this matter turned out to be like this. This matter has fulfilled me and allowed me to serve as a soldier for several years. I'm not sorry...Although I almost did it in the end. Fortunately, it didn't work out, If the old horse has led so many soldiers, if he finally feels sorry for his own soldiers, wouldn't he...become a bad guy?" "What are you talking about, old horse?" "Talking about my own thoughts is something I finally figured out, not emotions. Don't worry about it anymore, instructor." The old horse suddenly smiled, and this time the smile was really cheerful, "I'm going to take pictures, and I can stay for a lifetime, instructor Don't you want to take a photo?"

He Hongtao thought for a while about the decisive but vicissitudes of the back, and suddenly smiled wryly, and after the wry smile was a rather sour touch.He didn't take pictures, but just watched quietly. Class 5 was taking pictures, taking their various emotions, requisitioning all possible props, requisitioning the sky, the earth, hills, newly built roads, old houses, He Hongtao's motorcycle and even He Hongtao's Lieutenant's uniform.He Hongtao didn't have the pretensions of a company commander today, he even sent the military uniform and military cap over on his own initiative, and he also felt that today might be the last time for someone among them.

Officer Zhang became more and more impatient. He didn't intend to come to play with the Bingdouzi, although for some of them, this was definitely not a game. When Li Meng salivated and leaned next to him to rub another one. Lao Ma immediately reacted: "Don't you have a job? Where is Xu Sanduo? Are you changing to Xu Sanduo?" Li Meng sneered: "Hey, ho ho..." Xue Lin interjected, "He told Xu Sanduo that he has a partner. He has to take a picture of the partner." The old horse was in a hurry: "You have the heart to be unreasonable? Go and change the person back!"

Li Meng was also embarrassed and was about to run away. Director Zhang looked at the camera and shook his head: "I can't take pictures." The old horse was so anxious that he wanted to jump. At this time, Director Zhang had almost lost the enthusiasm he had when he first came. From his position, he was impatient to accompany the little soldier Douzi to take dozens of photos: "There is no room." "Why is there no room? Isn't it digital? Isn't digital digital photos that can't be counted?" Officer Zhang became impatient: "Storage space. People need space to live in this world, even if you press it into digital, you need a storage space. If the card is full, there is no storage space."

The old horse basically didn’t understand that set, but when he was anxious, he remembered that the person who spoke came from the regiment headquarters, and he was still fighting for it while being afraid: “Can’t you delete some? Can you delete some that you don’t need?” Officer Zhang pressed it to him: "Which one do you think can be deleted? This regiment commander, regiment political commissar, chief of staff... the director of our political department... these battalion and company officers are in the shooting range... this, my family's... which one to delete you say." The old horse was in a hurry to say nothing. He Hongtao didn’t dare to touch any of the pictures here.

"Instructor, you don't know, Xu Sanduo didn't come, Xu Sanduo, a soldier..." He Hongtao told him to stop talking with his eyes, and the old horse finally understood. Officer Zhang was a bit tired of routine: "Start working now. Squad Leader Ma, I'm here today mainly to interview you, so let's get back to business. I've seen the road. It's really not easy. I have an inexplicable feeling. Said Said, I believe that in your narrative of real people and facts, there will be sublimation." The old horse thought hard, and this kind of hard thinking was a bit angry: "What kind of glory?" Director Zhang was a little pedantic, and continued to explain: "Sublimation means..." The old horse interrupted him: "I know what sublimation is, chief. I've been waiting here every day, waiting for this... sublimation, but it didn't rise, and it wasn't very advanced." "Old horse!" "Squad leader!" Several voices came out at the same time. Lao Ma took a look, but he didn't intend to stop: "Li Meng, Xue Lin, don't argue." He looked back at Director Zhang, "Today I want to tell the truth, Chief." He Hongtao wanted to stop him: "Tell me if you have emotions, squad leader." The old horse ignored it: "It's not emotions, it's something on my mind, what's it called..." "Enlightenment." Director Zhang reminded him, at this time he seemed much more interested than before, and there was finally an exception to all the routines. The old horse ignored them: "Then I can talk now? I can't wait for sublimation, I can't wait for condensate, what I'm waiting for is day after day, big eyes and small eyes..." Officer Zhang hastily took out his notebook and wrote down the vivid language.The old horse was stunned for a long time because of this, and then he continued: "Wait for a new soldier to come, and he will educate us veterans! Do you know how this road was built? I haven't done enough in this life." It was repaired by recruits with a box of bullets! How did you repair it? One person repaired the wall and four people demolished the wall and repaired it! How did you repair it? It took time and effort to repair it! What does it mean to concentrate? I have never seen him Don’t you know what it means to concentrate on building this pavement? Do we love what we do? Let’s take a look at him and ask ourselves..." Li Meng couldn't help but interjected: "Squad leader, isn't the chief wanting to hear this..." The old horse waved at him: "Li Meng, we are not the novel you want to write, we are not your characters, you can't help but arrange it!" Officer Zhang looked at Li Meng with great interest: "You want to write novels too?" Li Meng: "Yes, it's a book about..." Before finishing the sentence, Xue Lin interrupted: "It's a story that only blooms but never bears fruit. It's the same as my busyness, so there's nothing to say. It's that recruit son Xu Sanduo, we have been annoying him, he came here With the energy of a company of recruits, we are almost turning ourselves into veterans in order to be more comfortable. Veterans are not so nervous and can relax. Give up a little today, give up a little tomorrow, until the end." Officer Zhang listened with great interest, and kept saying that the soldiers' discussions were speculative. He Hongtao just smiled bitterly, wiped his sweat and rubbed his palms, accompanied by a certain amount of thoughtfulness. Suddenly, Director Zhang remembered something, and scanned the grassland in front of him, but he didn't see Xu Sanduo: "This recruit... Where is Xu?" The old horse muttered, and grabbed Li Meng over: "For him! For him! Stamp him in the position he should have stamped!" In the open space far away, the old horse pushed Li Meng over, and a group of people followed from left or right.On the horizon, I could finally see the sentry box and the red flag that meet at the end of the two roads, and Xu Sanduo's small figure was standing on the five-pointed star-shaped port. Director Zhang suddenly shouted: "Don't make noise!" Everyone was so scared that they fell silent.Director Zhang looked at the scene in front of him, seemed to be in a daze for a long time, and then suddenly murmured: "A burst of inspiration hits my heart, what a fucking waste of money! I didn't bring a Nikon! I can use a fool's digital camera for such a scene." It can't be photographed! Wait, wait!" As he spoke, he smashed his head violently, and took out a big notebook from his pocket.It was a sketchbook, but his pen was nowhere to be found. "Did I bring a pen? Did I bring a pen? Damn I brought a ballpoint pen!" Everyone also learned to be good, and found that as long as they don't breathe, they won't be scolded by this talented man.He Hongtao hesitated for a while, and then took out a pen, and Officer Zhang grabbed it with his hand, and bent the nib of the pen when he picked up a stone. He Hongtao was not happy in his heart, but Zhang Guanshi acted like a convulsion in that transaction.Li Mengmeng went to replace Xu Sanduo, and Director Zhang stopped him without looking up. So everyone didn't dare to move, it was the kind of clay sculpture and wood sculpture that didn't dare to move.Officer Zhang finally finished the last stroke, and then basically collapsed: "I haven't felt this feeling for a long time." As soon as Director Zhang finished painting, Old Wei and the others ran over, dragged Xu Sanduo into his arms, and dragged him to Director Zhang, saying that he wanted Director Zhang to conduct an interview. Director Zhang shook his head and said, "My talents are limited. I've run out of interest today, and I can't produce good articles in the interview." The few enthusiastic ones immediately felt as if they had been beaten by frost.Everyone knows that the next time that the regiment headquarters said in the first pen, it is likely that it will never happen.He Hongtao looked at his pen, feeling quite uncomfortable. On the shooting range of the regiment headquarters, a main battle tank was shooting on the spot, and dust was flying all around.The tank turned into a marching shooting, passing through the obstacles in the range, and the driver in the tank seemed to be performing stunts. Car No. 101, crew: Wang Qingrui, Xiao Li, Liu Huan, Duan Cangsong.Score, one hundred and eight points.A main battle tank engine was fully turned on, shooting on the spot, shaking dust everywhere, Wang Qingrui was the head of the regiment. As soon as he got off the tank, he found Officer Zhang standing beside him. The head of the regiment grabbed Officer Zhang and said, "Old Zhang, congratulations, I saw in the "Liberation Army Daily" that your painting won the third prize in the army art competition. The five-pointed star can make soldiers stand on it? Look at people commenting on you, this is a work that combines symbolism and realism. What symbolism are you playing with us soldiers? Be real!" "Reporting to the head of the regiment, I won't comment on it, but the painting is completely realistic. The place I painted is the territory of our regiment, and the soldiers I painted are also soldiers of our regiment." "There is a ghost. Is there anything in my regiment that I don't know?" "Did you also see the road-building soldiers from the fifth squad of the Red Third Company in the regiment newspaper?" Officer Zhang reminded the regiment leader, "We wanted to build roads there in the 1980s..." "You're scolding the monk for the bald man. I was the platoon leader of that platoon when the road was being built, and I mobilized all the platoon's strength, but in the end it was ruined. I don't have any money." "But they used five roads to form the five-pointed star I drew. This is already the prototype of the creation. Guess how much they spent to build this road? Five yuan in RMB! That is to say, they only used five yuan to buy flowers. Dollars!" Wang Qingrui fell into deep thought: "I heard that the fifth squad built a road there, and that was something I couldn't do even with a reinforced platoon." Director Zhang never lets it go when he can bluff: "It's not a squad, it's a person. The person who built this road is the soldier who was painted. I drew him specially that day! What I want is to express my feelings! According to me In-depth understanding of the investigation, he cultivated this road and withstood criticism and cynicism from others. He has always been self-disciplined and insisted on strict military skills training." Wang Qingrui looked carefully at Officer Zhang's confident face, and finally believed three times. Forty percent, this thirty or forty percent has already made him feel a little bit emotional. The more he listened, the more interested he became: "If there is such a soldier, I mean if there is such a soldier, it would be a waste to put him in the fifth squad. He should be put in this chariot to charge." He is the leader of the regiment, he said There will always be someone listening attentively. Back in the house, the group leader asked someone to call the Red Third Company, and the instructor He Hongtao answered the phone.After answering the call, he got on his motorcycle and went to Xu Sanduo's grassland. That week was the week with the most instructors in the history of Class Five. He Hongtao came to ask for someone, so he called Xu Sanduo and asked him to go back to the regiment headquarters immediately.As soon as Xu Sanduo heard the stubbornness, he came up again, and he refused to leave. He was reluctant to part with his fifth squad, his way, and his old squad leader Ma. The old horse yelled at Xu Sanduo in the tone of the squad leader: "Xu Sanduo, you must obey the order." But Xu Sanduo muttered to himself as if he didn't hear anything: "I want to stay in Class Five, I want to stay in Class Five." "Shut up." The old horse shouted to the neighbors again, "Li Meng, Xue Lin, help Xu Sanduo pack his luggage." Before leaving, Class Five cooked a table of meals for He Hongtao and Xu Sanduo, which was regarded as a farewell party for Xu Sanduo.But when the meal was ready, Xu Sanduo disappeared. Slowly, it was getting dark, and the dishes on the table were already cold. The few soldiers who were looking for someone came back soon, all drooping.From a distance, Li Meng spread his hands towards He Hongtao, meaning that there was no one.He Hongtao was so angry that he almost jumped up: "I don't understand why the regiment likes him? Just such an unorganized and undisciplined soldier!" The old horse pondered: "This kid's brain is a little bit hard to turn. If you turn this corner, it will be fine. Or, let's eat first. After the meal, the instructor will return first, and we promise to hand him over to you tomorrow." inside." He Hongtao left alone.The sound of motorcycles gradually faded away. Xu Sanduo poked his head out from the grass nest not far away. When he saw that the lights in the barracks were still on, he shrank back and slept in his bed.The wind on the grassland was very strong, but Xu Sanduo slept soundlessly. The next morning, the internal affairs of Class 5 were extremely poor. They didn’t even bother to clean up yesterday’s meals. Several people were lying in their clothes, and a few stools were still spread out in front of the window. Xu Sanduo tiptoed in. Last night it was quite cold, he was still curled up, wiping his nose. The old horse slept very vigilantly, and jumped up suddenly when he heard Xu Sanduo coming in, and ordered: "Catch him! Hold him fast! Don't run away again!" Li Meng jumped off the bed like a tiger and jumped on Xu Sanduo's body.Xu Sanduo, who was frozen all night, couldn't run anymore, so he had to let them hold him firmly. "Do you think you passed this level by exhausting the instructor? We were so tired that we didn't sleep all night!" the old horse roared. They threw Xu Sanduo on the bed, took off his shoes and picked up his clothes, all their hands stretched out on his body, tickling him desperately, Xu Sanduo laughed a lot: "The quilt is messed up... the quilt is messed up! I won't go, I won't go, I won't go, I won't go! Don't go! Squad leader, help me!... If you don't go, you don't go... Really don't go..." At the end, the laughter disappeared, everyone heard It was a whining sound, and several people stopped silently amidst Xu Sanduo's whimpering. "Why don't you go? Do you know what an order is? Why don't you obey the order?" the old horse asked. "I left home...I don't want to leave home again." Xu Sanduo's voice made everyone feel sad. The old horse couldn't speak anymore.Li Meng had no choice but to pull away the old horse, and said to Xu Sanduo: "From the fifth class to the regiment headquarters, this is an opportunity. Xu Sanduo, do you know the opportunity? Do you know how difficult this opportunity is? Xu Sanduo." Xu Sanduo was stunned, then this topic was too serious, it might take a long time for Xu Sanduo to understand the word opportunity, but it was enough to scare him now.Slowly, Lao Ma has stabilized his mood, and he ordered Xu Sanduo to have breakfast immediately.After breakfast, I sent Xu Sanduo to the company headquarters.Xu Sanduo got up aggrieved and put on the shoes that had just been ripped off. Xu Sanduo and Xue Lin were carrying their luggage, watching the old horse call the company department, just picked up the phone and said: "I am the fifth class..." He Hongtao's roar came from the phone: "Did you find it!?" "He came back, he came back early in the morning, and he slept in the wild all night." "Is everything okay?" "It's okay, it's okay." The old horse almost wiped his sweat. "Bring it here immediately! I want to know what this soldier thinks?" "It's nothing, it's really nothing." The old horse turned his back, "This kid has a real heart, he really regards the fifth class as his own home." The old horse's words have already brought a crying sound. The phone hung up over there, and Xu Sanduo and Li Meng stared blankly at the old horse with his back on his back and didn't dare to turn his head back. When he turned his head, he had changed into a fierce face: "Come with me now! Stop moaning! You see, this thing makes you whole!" The old horse was looking at the approaching car in the distance, Xue Lin was holding onto Xu Sanduo's backpack rope tightly, and the latter was still looking around on the way without giving up.Finally a tractor came, Xu Sanduo turned around and ran while he was getting on the truck, let Lao Ma and Xue Lin catch him, kicked and dragged him onto the truck. In front of the company department, the soldiers on duty watched the three people come in very strangely. Xue Lin and Li Meng held Xu Sanduo on the left and right, and the soldiers on duty couldn't decide whether to salute. He Hongtao flicked his fingers on the table, Xu Sanduo stood nervously in front of the instructor, there was no hope of returning to Class 5, and now he calmed down. The old horse had no choice but to remind: "Xu Sanduo, do you know what you should tell the instructor?" Xu Sanduo said slowly, "I'm sorry, instructor." He Hongtao waved his hand: "If you say something wrong, you are wrong. There is no such word as 'sorry' in the army." Xu Sanduo then said, "I was wrong, instructor." He Hongtao: "I have brought thousands of soldiers. I believe in the kind of soldiers who are affectionate and righteous. Your boy is affectionate. It is not in vain for your squad leader to treat you well." He Hongtao's attitude was a bit astonishing. He Hongtao continued with a smile: "Although... you can't do it in the army like this, but now I'm a little bit optimistic about you now. Xu Sanduo, if possible, you should be in the Red Third Company. The Red Third Company ranks third in military training and entertainment. But the number one, I guarantee that you are no worse in the company headquarters than in the fifth squad, and besides, aren’t you still in the same company as the fifth squad? Correspondent, take him to clean up. The regiment leader wants to talk to him.” Head!When the old horse heard it, his eyes widened.He Hongtao nodded with a wry smile, feeling a little helpless. The one who accompanied Xu Sanduo in was of course He Hongtao.He dragged Xu Sanduo almost all the way to the head's office.Only Xu Sanduo was left behind by the group leader Wang Qingrui. Seeing He Hongtao walking back, Xu Sanduo was like a mouse trapped in a cage. He looked at the door and wanted to rush out, but he didn't have the courage.Xu Sanduo looked back at the team leader again, Wang Qingrui was reading the unfinished official document just now.So Xu Sanduo poked at him for a long time, as if he was on guard. "Did you know?" Wang Qingrui was even reading the documents when he spoke, so that Xu Sanduo didn't feel that he was talking to him, but there was no one else in the room, "I have worn the military uniform for so many years, and I really don't see many standards standing at attention. " Xu Sanduo subconsciously corrected his standing at attention. "It shouldn't be corrected. Your posture was correct. I was just about to say that you are one of the people I saw who can stand at attention. If you are right, don't stick to the details." So Xu Sanduo's standard standing at attention became more and more useless, he didn't even know how to stand up anymore. Wang Qingrui finally put down the document in his hand, and looked at him squarely. This guy lost a lot of martial spirit when he was not in front of people. In fact, he is a person who often thinks about things. "Many people will stand at attention when they first come out of the recruit company, but they will soon forget what it looks like to stand at attention. I believe now that you alone did what my platoon failed to do back then." Wang Qingrui seemed to want to end the conversation that made Xu Sanduo at a loss: "Okay. I met someone who was better than me back then, and I hope I can change a position for you. What are you good at?" Xu Sanduo looked even more depressed, so Wang Qingrui looked at him in surprise: "You can say what you are good at, even if you are good at making clay figurines. Xiao Zhang from the propaganda department came to the regiment headquarters because of making clay figurines." "Good at...goose stepping." Wang Qingrui was so stunned that he didn't take a puff of cigarette that he was about to take into his mouth, and looked at him.Xu Sanduo was shy and frustrated. To be honest, he had mustered up his courage and racked his brains. Xu Sanduo: "Others... I can't do anything else. The worst thing to do in the recruit company is goosestep... the fifth squad has a gun but no bullets, so I just goosestep... every day." Wang Qingrui: "Then what should I ask you to do? The political commissar has always suggested that I put a soldier in the corridor and walk back and forth with standard goose steps, like a door god. Would you like to? Or deliver documents for the health service of the regiment headquarters, very trivial I believe you will be able to do well.” Xu Sanduo suddenly remembered a very important thing: "Shoot the gun?" Wang Qingrui: "It seems that the people who send me documents don't have to carry the Bayi bar on their backs." Xu Sanduo: "I... obey the organization's arrangement." Wang Qingrui seemed a little impatient, and picked up the file again: "Think about it carefully, I'll finish reading this." So it was boring waiting again.While waiting, Xu Sanduo's eyeballs became more active than before, which means he had the courage to look around. After Wang Qingrui read the last few lines, he found that Xu Sanduo's eyes were focused on a chariot model on the window sill behind him.Xu Sanduo looked at it very intently, that thing almost meant to him all ideals of being a soldier, condensed, fiery, a small paradise wrapped in high-hardness armor. Wang Qingrui: "Like this?" Xu Sanduo was startled: "Um... ah!" Wang Qingrui smiled proudly: "I can't give it to you. I made it myself. I welded 105 and 122 shells for a whole year, almost like you repairing roads. There are two words between want and get, It’s called doing it. If you do something that makes me feel worth it, I’ll give it to you.” Xu Sanduo: "I...I didn't want it." Wang Qingrui shook his head with a smile. He tidied up the documents on the table, but he also noticed that Xu Sanduo's gaze had hardly left the model, "I know where I arranged for you, Gang Qilian." Xu Sanduo: "I... obey the organization's arrangement." Wang Qingrui: "This time I won't ask you if you want to." Xu Sanduo: "Follow the organization's arrangement." Wang Qingrui seemed a little disgusted by this sentence, he picked up the phone on the table and asked Officer Bai to come over.Then he waited, and took a closer look at Xu Sanduo during the waiting interval. Xu Sanduo had returned to the natural standing posture at the beginning, which was a standard posture that Wang Qingrui had rarely seen in his military career.Wang Qingrui seemed to be careless and thoughtful: "Xu Sanduo, many complicated things are actually simple. As long as you have the heart, the standing at attention learned by the recruit company is the most standard standing at attention. Many simple things are complicated, just like my As soon as you say it, you immediately don’t know what standing at attention is.” Xu Sanduo immediately didn't know how to stand at attention.Wang Qingrui looked at him like a smile, but also a little bored. He Hongtao had been waiting at the entrance of the regiment gate, when he saw Officer Bai leading Xu Sanduo out, he rushed to meet him, and when he heard that Xu Sanduo was going to Gangqi Company!Immediately, he was dumbfounded, and then stared blankly at Xu Sanduo walking away with others. Lao Ma and Li Meng came over secretly, seeing that there were regiment officers accompanying them, they didn't dare to strike up a conversation.Lao Ma just anxiously asked He Hongtao where Xu Sanduo had gone. He Hongtao said angrily: "The knife of our 353 regiment is a sharp knife to the enemy, a razor to training, and a boning knife to ourselves. Where do you think he went?" "Steel Qilian?" Li Meng shouted dumbfounded, "Can he stay there for three days?" The old horse was a little worried and anxious, and he looked at Xu Sanduo's back with a little mourning. Steel No. 7 Company is Steel No. 7 Company. Even the soldiers on duty are different from other places. They stood up from a long distance away, and a crisp and loud salute forced Officer Bai to raise his hand between his eyebrows and asked: " Is the Seventh Company Commander here?" The soldier on duty replied: "The company commander went to the parking lot for maintenance, and the instructor went to the cafeteria to check the sanitation. Does the chief need to be notified immediately?" Officer Bai let the soldier's meticulousness make him a little annoyed: "Forget it, I'll wait here." Xu Sanduo couldn't stop looking at the periphery of Gang Qilian. It was so neat and unreasonable that even the shoes on the playground were all facing the same direction.On the first wall of the company's headquarters, there were two flags of the Seventh Steel Company interlaced, one was "Bloody Pioneer Steel Seventh Company" and the other was "Armored Tiger Steel Seventh Company".A company's flag is so exquisitely made, it seems to be a kind of honor for this company.On the wall, there are a few large characters written with sword style: "Train, train, continue to train." The most unique point is that a plank wall was erected on the edge of the open space, and the enlistment oath that every soldier had recited was squarely engraved on it verbatim. After a while, Gao Cheng, the leader of Gangqi Company, and Shi Jin, the leader of the third squad, came in from the outside according to the rule of two people in a row and three people in a row.Officer Bai stretched out his hand to meet Gao Cheng, and Gao Cheng responded with a salute, Officer Bai had no choice but to retract his hand. If the field troops refused to give in at all, the government staff would be at a loss. Officer Bai smiled and said, "The head of the regiment recommended a soldier to the Seventh Steel Company, a good soldier! The head of the regiment really likes this soldier..." Officer Bai's tone was full of enthusiasm for bragging and sales.Before he finished speaking, Gao Cheng's eyes had already fallen on Xu Sanduo without turning his head, and Shi Jin's gaze also swept over. The former was unabashedly stunned and annoyed, while the latter had some affection and feelings of reunion after a long absence. Of course, There are also many surprises. "Hehe! Xu Sanduo, are you a good soldier?" Gao Cheng's tone was somewhat contemptuous. "I'm not." Xu Sanduo froze immediately.The only thing that made him run away without turning around was Shi Jin's gentle gaze. Xu Sanduo and his luggage curled up in the aisle aggrievedly, and the passing soldiers basically regarded him as transparent. In the meeting room of the company headquarters, Gao Cheng was yelling loudly: "Don't! Don't if you don't think about it, don't if you think about it! After half a year, he, Hu Hansan, came back again! I don't care what he is with the head of the regiment. Relationship, in short, the door of Steel Seventh Company is always closed to this soldier! Combat strength is not determined by personal likes and dislikes. I will go out and tell that soldier right now, I will let him go back wherever he came from, Steel Seven The company can't tolerate soldiers who raise their hands and surrender!" Shi Jin tried his best to stop him, but it had no effect on Gaocheng. He still shouted angrily: "The commander has no right to speak! He knows my company better than me. I am the only one of my soldiers." One chooses, the courage of my company is stimulated one by one! Do you know what it means to spoil a pot of soup with a mouse dropping? A mouse dropping..." Company instructor Hong Xingguo came in from the corridor and asked strangely, "Why do you dislike this soldier so much?" Gao Cheng said: "Because my memory is still fresh, you are not blessed to see him. He was so scared by his own tank that he raised his hands. He is surrendering, do you know? You don't need to convince me, your instructor comrade is still going to follow the soldiers Do more persuasion." Shi Jin finally couldn't bear it and said, "Give me this soldier." Gao Cheng looked at him coldly: "The reason." A guy who is always enthusiastic is a bit scary when he is cold. "There is no reason. I just want this soldier, I can't not want this soldier. I promise to take him well." Gao Cheng still said coldly: "This is not a reason." Shi Jinchang took a deep breath: "I owe him. A promise. I said it in my heart! Company Commander! It's like the people of the Seventh Company said to you in their hearts: Company Commander, let the Seventh Company be more decent! It's the same as this!" Company Commander!" Gao Cheng's eyes hesitated. Shi Jin continued: "Did you ever promise to accomplish something in your heart? Whether it was to others or to yourself, company commander?" Gao Cheng narrowed his eyes and looked at him without saying a word, but he understood one thing, he promised.We all live by what we promise ourselves. In this way, Xu Sanduo and Shi Jin were linked together in fate.Xu Sanduo followed Shi Jin with his luggage and walked through the aisle. The soldiers in each squad in the dormitory were busy with their respective affairs.Xu Sanduo is extremely affectionate towards Shi Jin.Shi Jin didn't look sideways, almost all the soldiers of the Seventh Steel Company were like this, not only the military discipline was strict, but the life was strict. Xu Sanduo: "Squad leader, I'm so happy to see you, I feel like I'm dreaming." Shi Jin just nodded imperceptibly.After avoiding the overly pressing pressure of Gao Cheng, Xu Sanduo is now almost immersed in happiness. What is the essence of happiness, people who are busy with happiness usually don't think about it. Xu Sanduo obviously talked too much: "My last squad leader was Lao Ma, and now the squad leader is you." Shi Jin frowned: "Don't talk about the last one. He is your squad leader, and I am also your squad leader. Lao Ma and I are soldiers of the same year. Xu Sanduo... don't talk about this now." Suddenly, Xu Sanduo heard someone calling him in a very low voice from behind. Looking back, it turned out that Cheng Cai was sitting dumbfounded in the dormitory of class seven, and was having a class meeting with some soldiers.Seeing the success, Xu Sanduo was immediately happy. After all, Cheng is his hometown! As soon as Shi Jin and Xu Sanduo walked into the third squad, the soldiers sitting or standing in the room were a little stunned, and the squad deputy Wu Liuyi stood by the door with a cold face, he already knew about the disaster. "There is a newcomer in our class," Shi Jin said, "this is Xu Sanduo. Bai Tiejun, move your berth. Xu Sanduo, you live in my lower berth, and I will introduce you to your comrades later. I have to go and talk to the deputy. Talk to the company commander, take care of him first." After he finished speaking, he went straight out, Shi Jin, who had always been indifferent to others, seemed a little tired today. Wu Liuyi looked at Xu Sanduo with some annoyance, and Xu Sanduo smiled at him hastily, that smirk like a friendly signal.Xu Sanduo wanted to say that Deputy Wu was so happy to see you... In fact, he was not happy at all, Xu Sanduo couldn't tell the truth, and Wu Liuyi didn't want to hear him talk about it. Wu Liuyi had already begun to speak before he opened his mouth: "Xu Sanduo, neatness and combat effectiveness are inseparable, especially as the most coordinated armored soldier. The issue of internal affairs has already been mentioned in the recruit company..." Xu Sanduo memorized mechanically: "It is not allowed to sit on the bed and lie on the bed. You should rest at a uniform rest time. The bedding is required to be neat, flat and square, with an octagonal side. Flies fly up to do splits, mosquitoes step on it and slip..." Wu Liuyi interrupted him: "Don't use this kind of jingle made up to relieve fatigue to show off, especially when we accept you as a member of the seventh company." Wu Liuyi shook his head distressedly, "You also count After entering the third shift of the Seventh Company, you will have a place in the third shift. You can use the No. 12 locker, No. 1 desk, and No. 12 hook, and you are allowed to hang military caps, military uniforms, and armed belts..." Xu Sanduo quickly returned to the posture of the recruit company, which is a posture of eternally stretching his neck and being trained.At this time Chengcai walked in quietly, his expression suddenly relaxed a lot, Wu Liuyi followed Xu Sanduo's gaze and turned his head.Wu Liuyi's indifference made Chengcai's smile freeze on his face, and the hand that gave Wu Liuyi the cigarette also stayed in the air. The brand of the cigarette was Honghe. Cheng Cai sneered: "Deputy Wu, the three of us are fellow villagers." Wu Liu didn't give him any face.Still frighteningly cold: "I know." Cheng Cai was about to turn around and go out helplessly.Shi Jin came in: "Chengcai, why don't you chat with your fellow villagers for a while? Deputy Wu, come out and help me move some things. ——Talk with the two of you." Wu Liuyi gave Chengcai a glance, and walked out with Shi Jin. On the playground, Wu Liu took off his military cap, glanced at Shi Jin, sat down and wiped the back of his head vigorously, revealing a sense of resentment.Shi Jin's interest is not high either, because he has a lot of things on his mind. Wu Liuyi looked at Shi Jin sullenly: "Have you been scolded by the company commander?" Shi Jin couldn't tell whether he was laughing or not: "The company commander won't get angry over a fait accompli." "How did you convince him? Can you eat this indigestible guy?" Shi Jin probably didn't want to say more about this, so he said perfunctorily, "It's out of respect." "I don't think he respects you." Wu Liuyi smiled wryly, "I picked this time." "What kind of special time is this?" Shi Jin looked at the sky, "Does it come when the moon is dark and the wind is high?" "Don't take me for a fool." Wu Liuyi could only ruthlessly stroke his already short hair.Shi Jin didn't say a word, after a while he took out a cigarette and put it in the palm of the hand that was stroking his hair.Wu Liu caught it subconsciously, and laughed, "How do you know I'm out of cigarettes?" "I heard the steel coin ringing in your pocket. As long as you have money, you kid will put the steel coin on your body?" Then he handed over a box, "Soldiers don't have much money, save money, and smoking is not a good thing." "It's annoying. I'm read by my mother at home, and read by you when I come here." Wu Liuyi said this, but it was a kind of tenderness. He lit a cigarette and felt the happiness of being cared for, and he hoped that this person care about him. Shi Jin doesn't smoke, and Wu Liuyi put the cigarette away as soon as he took it, and didn't intend to give it to him at all. The two stayed quietly for a while, listening to the voice of the password from the playground in the distance. Wu Liuyi suddenly said, "What should we do?" This year or so is the screening period for whether Shi Jin can stay or not.Shi Jin has to hand in two report cards, one for his own subjects and one for the whole class.Wu Liuyi's worry was not unreasonable, Xu Sanduo's grades alone would drag down the grades of the whole class. Shi Jin didn't want to talk, so after a while, he said, "Do me a favor. Help me train him well, make him like everyone else." Wu Liuyi's expression looked like he had eaten a fly.史今苦笑：“干吗这表情，他总算是你老乡。” 伍六一继续维持着自己的表情：“我不信这两字。我这两老乡，一个精似鬼，一个笨得像个死人，他俩只要一提老乡，就是让你放弃原则，顺了他们的意思走。” 三班的宿舍里。成才刚一坐下，就让许三多猜猜他现在用的什么枪。 一旁的甘小宁马上揭他的老底，说：“成才，你又开始吹了？” 成才没理他，继续和许三多炫耀着：“我现在用的是八五式狙击步枪！我用的子弹都跟他们不一样，那是专用的狙击弹……” 三班的白铁军凑过来找成长要烟。成才没说什么就扔了他一根，白铁军一看生气了：“你小子，刚我看到是红河嘛，怎么换成建设了？” 成才还是和许三多热聊：“我打的靶都是专用靶，比他们的小一倍，距离还远一倍。”然后压低了声音说：“记得上次我跟你说的吗？我的目标是什么？从机枪副射手做到狙击手，现在我的目标已经完成啦。许三多你也做得不错，从舅舅不疼姥姥不爱的五班来了钢七连，往下咱们就得好好干啦。” 正当成才享受着许三多羡慕的眼光时，他的排长不合时宜地在门口叫他，成才连个招呼都没打，便急忙溜了出去。 白铁军看看许三多，说：“你老乡不地道，揣了三盒烟，十块的红塔山是给排长连长的，五块的红河是给班长班副的，一块的建设，专门给我们这些战友。哪个连没几个这样的兵，可七连，就这么一个。” 许三多替成才分辩着：“他是我好朋友，他人挺好的。” 甘小宁有些生气：“我们是你同室，同班的战友。” 许三多并不懂得这些尖兵单位极强的荣誉感，各单位和各人之间极强的抱团感和激烈的竞争。屋里几个士兵互相看一眼再没说什么，目光里已经透出些生分。 晚上，宽敞的三班宿舍里，所有人的神情都很肃然，看得出这不是一次一般的集合。班长史今在主持仪式，是为新来的许三多举行欢迎仪式。 史今的声音饱含着情绪：“希望新同志能从这个已经延续了四十年的古老仪式中，明白七连的精神，对于老兵，这个仪式已经经历过很多次，我希望老兵仍然能从中感到七连的自豪。” 许三多在队列之中，脸上一如往常的温顺、欢喜，他在想着自我介绍的说辞，暗暗地有些忐忑不安。 “列兵许三多，出列！”这是伍六一的喊声。 许三多随声站了出来：“大家好。我叫许三多，我是去年才入伍的新兵，我是从红三连五班调来的，我们五班在草原上。”说着拿出了一大堆东西，一样一样地摆出来，“这是我在草原上给大家捡的矿石，这是铜矿，这是石英矿，这是云母石……” 伍六一一把把许三多的东西抢了过去：“列兵许三多，严肃一点！你当你在转校插班呢？从今天起，你正式成为钢七连的一员！列兵许三多，立正！手上的石头扔了！列兵许三多，钢七连有多少人？” Xu Sanduo carried out Wu Liuyi's machine-gun-like orders in a daze, forgetting to answer. The soldiers of the fifth squad showed a lot of disdain on their faces. 史今的声音倒有些柔和，问：“列兵许三多，钢七连有多少人？” Xu Sanduo didn't know.他茫然地环顾了一下周围：“一百……一百来人吧？” “错！是四千九百五十六人！其中一千一百零四人为国捐躯！许三多，钢七连建连至今五十一年，番号几经改变，一共有四千九百五十六人成为钢七连的一员！”伍六一一字一句地喊道。 “列兵许三多，你必须记住，你是第四千九百五十六名钢七连的士兵！列兵许三多，你必须记住，你是第四千九百五十六名钢七连的士兵！”史今接着喊道。 “列兵许三多，有的连因为某位战斗英雄而骄傲，有的连因为出了将军而骄傲，钢七连的骄傲是军人中最神圣的一种！钢七连因为上百次战役中战死沙场的英烈而骄傲！” “列兵许三多，钢七连的士兵必须记住那些在五十一年连史中牺牲的前辈，你也应该用最有力的方式，要求钢七连的任何一员记住我们的先辈！” “列兵许三多，抗美援朝时钢七连几乎全连阵亡被取消番号，被全连人掩护的三名列兵却九死一生地归来。他们带回一百零七名烈士的遗愿在这三个平均年龄十七岁的年轻人身上重建钢七连！从此后钢七连就永远和他们的烈士活在一起了！” “列兵许三多，从这个意义上来说，我们是活在烈士的希望与荣誉之间的！” “列兵许三多，我们是记载着前辈功绩的年青部队，我们也是战斗的部队！” If every sound was a blow to the head, then Xu Sanduo was already dazed and at a loss. He looked at Shi Jin and Wu Liuyi blankly, and curled up already. “列兵许三多，下面跟我们一起朗诵钢七连的连歌。最早会唱这首歌的人已经在一次阵地战中全部阵亡，我们从血与火中间只找到歌词的手抄本，但是我们希望，你能够听到四千九百五十六个兵吼出的歌声！” Wu Liuyi continued the welcoming ceremony. Shi Jin suddenly saw the figure of company commander Gao Cheng appearing outside the door, knowing that he had something to say, he went out. Gao Cheng stared at the two crossed flags of Qilian in a daze. Under the dim moonlight, the two flags fluttered slightly, as if they had life.看看史今走近，他说话了：“我的经验是，好兵孬兵通常从这个仪式上就看出来了。” 史今：“他还不明白，你得给他时间。” 高城：“可有血的人，他的血是能被喊出来的。”高城有些咬牙切齿，“他干吗要来当兵？他干吗要来钢七连？”高城又从牙缝中挤出一句，“我对这个兵不抱希望。” 史今哑然。 三班的士兵正在朗诵他们的连歌，朴实无华的歌词竟然喊出一种尸山血海的感觉： With a thunderbolt and a sword, a group of fierce tigers steel seven companies; The will of steel is the iron man, the iron and blood guards the country and protects the homeland. The sound of killing frightens the enemy's courage, and the reputation of being victorious in every battle is passed on. The attack must be conquered, the defense must be strong, and the enemy's bones must be stepped on to sing a triumphant return. 许三多混迹其中，嘴一张一合，明显是在滥竽充数。