Chapter 25 Chapter 24-1

The car was carrying three people, and it had plunged into the depths of the vast grassland. The grassland, which is not a road, is covered with deep ruts, and the wheels and tracks are mixed together, coming from all directions and going in one direction.The off-road vehicle ran over these deep ruts and was a little bumpy. It has been driving for a long time. Gan Xiaoning drove the car numbly. Anyway, this place will not hit anything if you close your eyes. Xu Sanduo looked at those ruts in a daze. Anyone who has been in the army knows that this means that the troops are assembled, and it is the place I try my best to avoid now... But the people I want to see are all tied up in these places.

A traffic post was waving a signal flag on the side of the road, and he was the only one in sight: "Stop in place! Turn off the engine! Don't get out of the car!" Gan Xiaoning slammed on the brakes, even Ma Xiaoshuai was jolted awake: "Are you there?" Gan Xiaoning shook his head.There was a faint muffled sound from the horizon beyond the line of sight, and there were fluctuations in the air. It was the sound of high-speed flying projectiles tearing the air. They flew from a starting point beyond the horizon to a target beyond the horizon. The explosion was like a big hammer hitting the drum, and the tremor was transmitted from the ground under the wheels to the car body.

Gan Xiaoning looked at the lines in the water glass next to the driver's seat, and smiled at Xu Sanduo: "Long-range precision strikes. We have to hit fourteen targets today, and our battalion will be the guide." Xu Sanduo didn't react a bit: "Your battalion?" Ma Xiaoshuai: "The Divisional Reconnaissance Battalion! I've been busy with this lately! Hey, good guy!" He was talking about another target for long-range strikes. Xu Sanduo and the others were almost at the end of the trajectory. There was a sound in the air as if a locomotive was passing by, and then, an antenna tower target erected on a distant hill disappeared completely in the explosion.

Xu Sanduo: "That's right. Who led the team?" Gan Xiaoning: "It doesn't matter whoever leads it. Ban Dai, I changed my style of play when I was with you." He looked at those two faces that radiated with pride, and if that look had ever been on his face, it was a long time ago. The traffic post waved the signal flag to let them go, and the car moved, passing through the dust from the explosion just now. Although the Divisional Reconnaissance Battalion was a temporary hiding place, it was big enough to drive directly into a tank. In fact, a command vehicle was actually parked inside.Gan Ma and Xu Sanduo walked through it, and through the infrared camouflage net on their heads, they could see the blue sky divided into meshes.

During Xu Sanduo's six months in the dusty steel company and the six months he went to the old A, the technical composition of this unit was several times denser. Those technical soldiers who were calculating the strike results in front of the equipment were obviously different from Xu Sanduo's soldiers. They turned a blind eye to Xu Sanduo's eyes, and their wars were almost entirely carried out in the digital world in their minds. A person was squatting by the command vehicle with his back to everyone, and was making up for the dinner that others had already eaten. It was so simple and sloppy, a lunch box of soup, two steamed buns covered in dust like him, a mouthful of soup, and a mouthful of steamed buns.His appetite is really good, and he can hear the swallowing from his throat even with his back turned.

Xu Sanduo stood still, the back made him both unfamiliar and familiar, and the diet he dealt with like that was like a delicacy, this kind of hard work made Xu Sanduo feel sad: "Company commander?" When the man turned his face, Xu Sanduo felt that he had misunderstood the person at first glance, because the first thing that caught his eye was a scar from the corner of the eye to the corner of the mouth, but when the face was turned around, under the scar was indeed Gao Cheng's face .Xu Sanduo stared blankly at that face. Gao Cheng once admired himself as an elite talent, but now he looks like a cold steamed bun he is chewing.

Xu Sanduo still stared at him in surprise, Gao Cheng stopped chewing, subconsciously touched the scar on his face. Gao Cheng: "Is it ugly? I sometimes think it's pretty cool." Xu Sanduo: "Company commander, why..." Gao Cheng: "The remote guide is too close, and the stone bites. If you want to be accurate to meters, you have to pay a price." Ma Xiaoshuai said in a low voice, "Actually, it's a serious killing fragment..." Gao Cheng: "Flying at explosive speed, is there any difference between shrapnel or leaves? It's my life or my life, you come to talk."

Gan Xiaoning: "Well, well, don't say anything, even when Xu Sanduo is here." Gao Cheng: "I wanted to get together with you after the training, but Lao He calls every day, saying that you have something wrong. Then take it over. Anyway, this stage is over, and I will return to the division soon." Mentioning this really made Xu Sanduo a little ashamed: "My mistake, company commander. Annoying the instructor every day..." Gao Cheng: "There is no difference between annoying him and annoying me. I am very happy that you are annoying me. Xiao Ning, tell everyone to set off and sleep at 936 o'clock tonight. Xu Sanduo will drive with me."

Gan Xiaoning and Ma Xiaoshuai felt a little unhappy when they left.Xu Sanduo looked at Gao Cheng, Gao Cheng glanced over, Xu Sanduo avoided his gaze. Gao Cheng: "I have a ghost in my heart, do you have something to say?" Xu Sanduo: "No." His eyes were wet. "Be patient. There is still more than half of the water supply truck left, so you don't need to add more flowers." Gao Cheng sat down, talking as if he was talking to himself: "Obviously he is a strong man, but he looks like a bear." He continued to chew his dinner, taking a mouthful of steamed buns and a mouthful of soup.Xu Sanduo stood respectfully, and would not sit down unless asked to sit, as if returning to the time when Gaocheng was under the rule.

The company commander is also a strong man who seems to be able to knock everything down, including himself.You can tell by looking at him at first glance. Gao Cheng was still chewing his steamed buns with a disheveled face, and the big scar was twitching unsightly.And frankly speaking, Gao Cheng's eyes are also a little damp. A small convoy was driving in the twilight of the grassland, and Gaocheng's combat command vehicle was caught in it.Gan Xiaoning in the lead car leaned most of his body outside the cabin and sang local folk songs loudly. In the command vehicle cabin, which is much more spacious than the tank, Xu Sanduo sat blankly, watching Gao Cheng and a few staff officers making calculations on the map table. Modern warfare really requires too much technology. Also immersed in their digital world.

The sound of the car was rumbling, and Gao Cheng, who had been burying his head all the time, suddenly looked up at the sky outside the cabin and thought hard, and suddenly remembered Xu Sanduo's existence, so he glanced at him, and this one glance could teach Xu Sanduo to avoid his gaze. "Go out and stay, such a good air view, I want to sit on the roof of the car." Not knowing whether it was an order or a suggestion, Xu Sanduo got out from the cabin roof. Xu Sanduo supported the heavy machine gun rack and sat down on the roof of the car cabin, which was as spacious as a platform, the green grass was dimmed by the twilight, and a crimson sky was enveloped, Gao Cheng really suggested him a place to relax and enjoy the scenery Good place. When Gan Xiaoning saw Baoxiang, the head car a few hundred meters away waved at him, and Xu Sanduo smiled.Then quickly integrated into these, the smell of engine oil, steel, gunpowder, burning diesel and the smell of grass, everything has been missing for a long time, the convoy also drove on a flat road, the goal was a few small houses at the end of the horizon. Xu Sanduo glanced there, and took a closer look. The house was neater than he remembered, and seemed to have been renovated, but he would always remember the uniquely shaped road and the flagpole in front of the house.A few small figures ran out and quickly formed a team under the flagpole. At the same time, Xu Sanduo also recognized the location, and he jumped into the cabin with his hands. This is the small hill that Xu Sanduo used to go to in the fifth shift of the grassland. The cross ring of a rifle scope is aimed at the first car of the convoy on the horizon. trembling. That scope is different from any standards seen before, and the markings on it are actually Russian letters. The cross ring of the scope was aligned with Gan Xiaoning who was showing off in the car. Chengcai's gun finally moved away from his imaginary target. It was such a strange gun. It was completely done by fixing a civilian sight on a standard Bayi-bar rifle in various ways that would not damage the gun. Xu Sanduo fell into the cabin, the noise and the panic made made several people turn their heads to look at him. Xu Sanduo: "Class five, class five?" Everyone understood very well and began to organize the computing tools on that table.Gao Cheng stood up, looked at Xu Sanduo who was at a loss, and showed the first smiling face after they met. The scars made his smile look a little weird, as if it was squeezed out: "Look at the picture and you will know that 936 is the fifth class." .We come here to camp, by the way, to meet a strong man. And by the way, to cure your problems." After a few years of laxity, Squad 5 finally looked like the barracks should be. It was still a few crumbling rooms, but all the details showed that it had self-control and order, and the most important thing was the few soldiers lined up under the flagpole. , They have the confidence and self-esteem that Class Five has never had before, and in Xu Sanduo's memory, Class Five has never been able to list such a decent formation. Gao Cheng leaned half his body outside the cabin and stood at attention. The dignity shown by a squad's behavior made him, the deputy battalion commander, have to cheer up to deal with it. The formation of the team under the flagpole is the leader of the team. If the previous success has been nervous and calculated gains and losses, then now he has another temperament-a person who knows his own center of gravity better than most people.The convoy slowed down, the formation saluted, Gao Cheng returned the salute, and did not forget to pick up the workshop intercom.Gao Cheng: "Circle half a circle, and set up camp at 300 meters from the flagpole. Pay attention to the formation, and don't let a logistics team be fooled." So the convoy carried out his orders, circled around and maintained formation while parking, carefully maintaining the self-esteem of a division-directed front-line combat unit. Gao Cheng looked down, Xu Sanduo in the cabin was fidgeting, with a look of panic on his face. Gao Cheng: "Xu Sanduo, that's a strongman, your fellow countryman. If you get beaten back by old A, you'll lose all face, so let's go to his face. In just a few months, he turned this wasteland into a training troop and would rather detour and come here." A resting place. Look at him, he cares about gains and losses, all he wants is an answer for himself." Chengcai still maintains standing at attention, just like Xu Sanduo before, that kind of standing at attention is not for people to see. Xu Sanduo didn't look at it, but sat down with his back to the peephole, he could no longer hide his depression. The car stopped, several staff officers got out of the car first, Gao Cheng held the hatch door with one hand, and took a look at Xu Sanduo: "It's like losing your soul...Xu Sanduo, why did you come back?" "I have no idea." "Dogs hang around where they found bones, don't you?" "Dog?" Xu Sanduo smiled wryly, "I'm about the same." "Old A is so bad? You turned around and found a hollow face?" "They're not bad... I'm too badass." "What are you and I for? If you and I don't do it, is the Chinese army going to disperse? June 1 is gone, will the Chinese army be poor if he doesn't leave? There is no reason, do you want to give yourself a reasonable answer? ? Why are you guarding the Qilian map? Why did I get this big scar on my face? Could it be that if we don’t do this to the end, our life will be muddled? There is no answer? " "yes." "If you want to leave, the spirit on your face is lost. Those who still want to be soldiers will not lose their spirit. But no one in the Seventh Company who no longer serves as a soldier will lose their spirit. The Seventh Company is not good enough, and they have answers when they leave. Like firing a bullet, what is trivial, what is not clear, we directly penetrated it." Xu Sanduo glanced at Gao Cheng, Gao Cheng's face showed no pride but rather sad, Xu Sanduo also knew who he was thinking about. "I really miss Liu Yi. He was served with such a delicious plate of slime, and he smeared it on our faces when he picked it up. He was so brave, I really wanted to kneel to him at that time... I want to say, stay , I want to see you every day." Xu Sanduo hugged his head and squeezed into a corner of the chariot. Gao Cheng got out of the car by himself and closed the hatch. The armor of the command vehicle did not make Xu Sanduo feel safe, it only made him feel more lonely. The Division Investigation Battalion team has already set up a sleeping tent for themselves next to the fifth squad station, and is doing the final finishing touches. Chengcai led the fifth squad to provide help as much as possible.While Gan Xiaoning and Ma Xiaoshuai were busy, they glanced at the command vehicle, the hatch was parked there with its hatch ajar.Gaocheng passed by. Gan Xiaoning: "Deputy Battalion Commander." Gao Cheng: "What's the matter?" Their eyes were still on the car, and their gazes seemed to be pleading. Gao Cheng glanced at them and turned to Cheng Cai: "Can we have a dinner tonight?" Chengcai immediately turned around from his busy schedule and saluted. Now he has become a person who always makes himself tense: "Class 5 is already preparing dinner for the comrades in the division department." "Chengcai, I'm talking about having a dinner together, do you have to be a clockwork or reject me for thousands of miles?" "Listen to the instructions of the deputy battalion commander." "Did I say it? Then let's go." Gao Cheng smiled narrowly, "This time, there are a few guys with decent marksmanship in the team. Let's improvise after the dinner." "You can say that it is not ordinary, please follow the instructions of the deputy battalion commander." Roads, barracks and flagpoles, soldiers busy with dinner, soldiers of the fifth squad and soldiers of the divisional reconnaissance battalion, and vehicles resting in the grass. The rear hatch of the command vehicle was closed, but the top compartment was not closed, and the golden sunset gathered into a bunch, projecting on the soldier in the vehicle who was sitting with his head in his arms. He didn't seem to have lifted a finger after leaving Gaocheng , but in this place where he grew up, the past and the present made his mind agitated. Now Xu Sanduo is still sitting in the car, looking out through the peephole, he seems to be looking at his own past. At that time, Xu Sanduo was sitting in the back of the herdsman's cart, with a disheveled face and a few sheep, and cowering in front of the tanks driving across.That Xu Sanduo comforted himself in this way: "To be meaningful is to live well, and to live well is to do meaningful things." Xu Sanduo opened his eyes, looking at the world in front of him, the grassland in the peephole, a road in the grassland, monotonously but firmly emphasizing a direction in the vastness, it is so clear. Grassland at night and thin stars, laughter and soft voices floating in the fifth class resident, the fire is a little bit, the division investigation battalion and the fifth class are enjoying the leisure together. The lunch box was already empty, and Gao Cheng was inspecting the firearms that a few soldiers had just brought over. They were all specially selected new firearms, equipped with some of the strongest shooters from the division's reconnaissance battalion.Gao Cheng looked satisfied, and looked at Cheng Cai next to him: "Choose one." Chengcai: "I use what I'm used to." A soldier from Squad 5 was bringing over Chengcai's weird-looking rifle. Gao Cheng seemed to want to laugh: "What's the matter with that gun? Is it broken?" "Well, it can be regarded as a fold." Gao Cheng smiled wryly: "What is folding? Well, shooting under lighting conditions." The surroundings were silent, and a path was given out. It was random, but it was related to the comparison between the two military units, and the audience was a little nervous. Cheng Cai took the gun, and suddenly seemed a little embarrassed: "Deputy Battalion Commander, I'm sorry...the fifth squad doesn't have bullets." Gao Cheng: "You don't have a single bullet?" He said to his soldiers, "Do you believe it? There is a veritable gun king here, but he is actually a soldier who doesn't deserve bullets! It is said that marksmanship is fed by bullets, and you become a talent. What did you feed yourself like this?" "Report to the deputy battalion commander, because the chances of shooting are less, so I cherish it all the more." "It's more than that. Now you are more stable than in Qilian. When your heart is stable, your hands are also stable, open and frank, and less bumpy than others." "I'm unstable." Gao Cheng shook his head, pulled out a magazine from Ma Xiaoshuai, and threw it to Cheng Cai.Chengcai put on the live ammunition and walked to the shooting position without saying a word. Several gunmen who wanted to compare with him exchanged glances with each other, especially that nondescript old gun. I really like this greasy soldier and that gun too much. Several headlights on the command vehicle were turned on, and several beams of light were projected on the shooter. It would be better not to have that kind of lighting, because it is doubly difficult to shoot a target in a dark place from a bright field. The shooter had a bit of embarrassment on his face. An open-top off-road vehicle was already driving in the distance, accelerating, and making irregular detours around the S route.It was not an ordinary difficulty. Several shooters in the division's reconnaissance battalion were already holding their breaths and calming down. Chengcai stood quietly and changed the original one-handed gun to the left hand holding the barrel of the rifle. An empty wine bottle swirled out of the car, shining faintly under the starlight. The shooter of the Divisional Reconnaissance Battalion raised his gun to look for the target. Cheng Cai's gun had already fired, and the fragments flew.The car turned a sharp turn, and the people in the car threw wine bottles in all directions. Sometimes one had just flown out and the second had already left their hands. Gunshots rang out, and the sound of Bayi Bar, which grew up in a mess, was unique and rhythmic. Then, he fired a single shot with an automatic weapon, and since he fired the third shot, the shooters of the Divisional Reconnaissance Battalion had no choice but to sigh. Even if they were able to shoot, the bullets of the Type 95 gun had only enough time to catch up with that one. The ballistic trajectory of an old rifle, then wears in vain from sputtering fragments. Chengcai's movements became smaller and smaller, allowing the driver of the car and the person who threw the bottle to play tricks. All he did was to slightly adjust the position of the muzzle of the gun. His current shooting state is exactly the same as Yuan Lang's, a kind of shooting without any A pure shot of longing. Xu Sanduo watched from the peephole in the command car. As the person most familiar with Chengcai, he was not surprised that Chengcai used the gun like this. What he paid attention to was Chengcai's gun. Cheng Cai is very kind to himself now, he has learned to cherish. Everyone held their breath after watching this shooting. Even Cheng Cai's opponents would sigh because Cheng Cai missed a target, but Cheng Cai didn't miss a single bit. More and more bottles were thrown, and the sound of quick gunshots became faster and faster, until it was close to the maximum frequency of finger pulling the trigger.Then the gunfire stopped suddenly, Cheng Cai was waiting, but nothing was thrown from the car. Chengcai won again, silently without any statement, he was very uncomfortable, because the originally silent crowd began to buzz after Gaocheng clearly expressed his defeat, a kind of gaze that regarded him as a character, sandwiched between two people who now make him very uncomfortable Uncomfortable word "gun king". "I'm not... More time to practice, that's not a king..." "To become a talent, you have to get used to being called by others if you want to do what you want." Gao Cheng added, "It's like when Xu Sanduo was called a fool before." Chengcai didn't quite agree with him, he didn't want to be stared at anymore, he pulled away and wanted to retreat, unloaded the magazine, and immediately found Ma Xiaoshuai in the crowd, he returned the magazine: "Twenty-four rounds, Six rounds left." Ma Xiaoshuai was stunned: "Is this also going to be paid?" "Squad Five doesn't deserve live ammunition. Keep it illegal." "Hold it, he has principles." Gao Cheng took Chengcai's gun and looked it over carefully. "I said that your gun seems to have been broken into bones, and you said it was broken. How do you say that?" Chengcai was a little embarrassed: "You know." "I don't know the details. It seems that the spine was broken, and it was reinstalled as soon as the plaster was applied. Master, you are not the only one who went to the old A, but you came back in a few months, where did you come back?" , what's going on?" What was amazed was not only Chengcai, but also the fifth class, and Gaocheng's own division reconnaissance battalion. Chengcai: "I did a bad thing, I used to live on dogs, I come back and live more clearly." "You're living on a human body now? It's convenient for you to start over if you want to start over?" "..." Gao Cheng smiled: "Let's talk about it, there are so many people, let's teach by example." "Deputy Battalion Commander, you have to get up and live your life." "It's good for you to get up, and wipe out my entire division's reconnaissance camp." He weighed the gun and threw it back to Chengcai. The sniper is not like a sniper, and the assault is not like an assault, you said it was given by a friend. Why does your stupid friend keep doing such stupid things?" From Cheng Cai to anyone next to him, no one stopped Gao Cheng, just because he was the person with the highest rank present. "You know, you also asked. I used to live with dogs, and I only had one... the only friend, but he is enough friends. He also cherishes what I value. He knows that there are no sniper rifles where I come from, Just give me this." Gao Cheng continued to stimulate Chengcai and directed Xu Sanduo in the car: "Funny people, just do funny things." Chengcai: "If you feel funny now, I wish you a lot of laughter." Gao Cheng: "I know that person, he's a laughing stock. Isn't that right, Xiao Ning?" Gan Xiaoning hesitated to speak: "No, deputy battalion commander." Chengcai: "Then we are all laughing stock, and I am far inferior to him. A soldier is poor, comrades, team, persistence, nothing but these, but..." He was stunned. That day, Yuan Lang chased him hard in the screening.He remembered the six words Yuan Lang was asking him. Gao Cheng had a sneering expression: "Say it. Let's have fun." Chengcai's voice was much lower: "Don't give up, don't abandon, that's all. Airplanes and tanks, soldiers and guns, cruise missiles or aircraft carriers, dead old A or division reconnaissance battalion, compared with these, they are just short-lived toys. Company commander , let me go. I know it’s too late to say now, but I really miss Steel Seven Company, four thousand nine hundred and forty-four, that’s my number in Seven Company.” Gao Cheng looked at him uncertainly. Chengcai: "Or you can do whatever you want. I escaped from the saddest days of the Seventh Company. I have always been a deserter." Gao Cheng stretched out a hand, as if he wanted to slap him vigorously, but he hugged Cheng Cai and put it in his ear: "I'm sorry, it's because your friend is inside." He let go of Chengcai, and faced the command car: "You know why I squeezed him right, but when do you want to see? Well, the world is very big, and there are many choices. People who understand this can directly talk to Qiu Ba here. Say goodbye, I wish you peace of mind, give up yourself, and abandon us. Smart Xu Sanduo, you will live more comfortably than now." Gao Cheng hit the car body with a big kick: "Don't tell people that you have been a soldier, especially a soldier of the Seventh Company." Most people didn't know that there was another person in the car, so they were surprised to hear the weeping voice inside. It was Xu Sanduo's voice: "I didn't, I didn't want to leave." Gao Cheng said angrily: "It's written on your face, you come to say goodbye, take a look at us, and make peace of mind." "I think so, but I haven't said it yet." "I told you, get out!" "But now I don't want to." Gao Cheng's angry bluster contained a bit of uncontrollable laughter, and it was only for the sake of seriousness that he maintained himself: "Damn a cowardly soldier, he will renege on his debts! ... I made trouble with you, I almost broke my big toe." He limped Walking away on the ground, he patted Cheng Cai on the shoulder before leaving, and Cheng Cai who was stupefied finally moved. Gao Cheng left the crowd, and in the crowd behind him, Cheng Cai was opening the rear hatch, hugging someone.Gao Cheng smiled wryly, while touching the big scar on his face, the young company commander was still a little concerned about this behind him. Special forces base. Yuan Lang hurried to the gate of the heavily guarded base, and Qi Huan followed beside him.The expression of the two people is not easy. Qi Huan: "He will say that he is looking for Xu Sanduo, but I don't think he looks like Xu Sanduo at all." "How did you find this?" Qi Huan: "There is a place name on the postmark. He asked each of the troops in this place if there was anyone named Xu Sanduo. He said he was looking for the fifth day." Yuan Lang smiled wryly, this is quite similar to Xu Sanduo. Qi Huan: "It must be a big deal. Who else is looking for someone like this?" Yuan Lang no longer smiled wryly but was worried: "How many roads does a person have to walk to be worthy of the title of human being?" It was just emotion, he went straight to the sentry room, and a stooped man was sitting in the shadows inside. Yuan Lang: "Are you looking for Xu Sanduo?" That person stood up, it was Xu Yile, he was too old to be recognizable. Everything on the prairie has died down, and the temporary camp of the Divisional Reconnaissance Battalion is ablaze. Xu Sanduo and Chengcai are outside the norms for sentinels, repairers, and resters. They are two chatterers.Chengcai took another plate and watched Xu Sanduo refill the meals he hadn't eaten properly in the past few days.Xu Sanduo gobbled it up voraciously, showing some sympathy when he saw success. Another plate was stuffed in, and Gao Cheng stood behind him with a smile. Xu Sanduo was a little embarrassed: "I can't eat it." Gao Cheng: "There are ghosts if you can't eat it. Xu Sanduo, you just came back to life now. Do you know what it felt like to see you yesterday? You died in the old A. This is the return of the soul. I really want to say, dragged out and killed." Xu Sanduo: "Thank you, company commander. I'm fine now. I was too narrow-minded. I was scolded by you. I'm sorry. I'm going back to the base. The soldiers left their own troops. They are really nothing. Now that's probably the only one I stay with. place." "You old man A, I don't want to worry about it anymore, you have your place." Gao Cheng turned to Chengcai, "The military department wants excellent shooters, I don't know what to do, but I want to report to you." Chengcai is a little bit embarrassed: "Company commander, this..." Gao Cheng: "You probably think that you are a rare commodity here, but I have to find you a place where rare commodities gather together. That's it, no discussion. Let's go, the seventh company is gone, and I'm still with two bad soldiers What are you talking about? I fell asleep." He walked away casually, because he wanted to leave space for the two fellow villagers. So Xu Sanduo continued to eat, and Chengcai continued to watch him eat. Good friends mean that no matter what they do, they enjoy it. The figure of the sentinel blended into the deep night on the grassland, and everyone was asleep, excluding the two fellow soldiers by the fire.One was lying down, and the other was lying down, looking at the sky, which was so blue that it was brighter than the ground. On this night, in the darkness of the grassland, Xu Sanduo learned to take responsibility, and Chengcai learned to be grateful. Xu Sanduo saw the drug dealer again, as thin and erratic as the grassland air, very calm. I will always remember you, and I will always feel sorry for you. Your life and my innocence disappeared at the same time.But next time I will do that again, I am a soldier.I also know that starting tomorrow I will never see you again. In the early morning of the fifth class camp, everything today is busy and full of life. Soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion are preparing for a new day's patrol in the morning light.Cheng Cai and several of his soldiers were helping to refuel the chariot, and Xu Sanduo was beside him helping. "Xu Sanduo! Call!" Gan Xiaoning was surprised to let him see standing on a field communication vehicle, which meant that the source of the call could only be the dedicated military wireless network. "Hurry up, old man A, your captain's!" When Xu Sanduo woke up, he ran over. A microphone was connected to the densely packed radio stations and communication devices in the field communication vehicle. It was the kind of phone used for temporary wiring in the army. The communication soldier connected it to the cabin door so that Xu Sanduo could take calls. Communication soldier: "I don't know how many lines have been transferred, and there are units separated by eight mountains." Xu Sanduo picked up the phone carefully, because he cherished it: "Captain?" "Xu Sanduo, there is really no suspense about the place you went to." Xu Sanduo choked with laughter: "Yes, yes." "Are you feeling better?" "Okay. No problem, I'll go back soon. I was thinking about going back last night." He answered the call with an enthusiasm he had never felt before. Yuan Lang coughed dryly over there: "Xu Sanduo...official or private, which one should I talk about first?" "Of course it's business." Yuan Lang looked a bit embarrassed now, Xu Yile behind him was even more out of place and shy in this military office, but that didn't prevent him from squeezing as much as possible next to the phone. "We are going to participate in a large-scale joint military operation between countries. You are one of my reserve personnel." Xu Yile was anxious at the side: "That thing, that thing!" Yuan Lang smiled wryly again, he had dealt with Xu Yile for a long time, and he knew her well. Xu Sanduo was puzzled by the voice outside the microphone.He already had a bad feeling. Yuan Lang: "Personal matter... I made this call mainly for this personal matter. You know how hard it is. Your family matter... Xu Sanduo, your elder brother is right next to me. He found you very hard. Something happened in your family." "Speak, Captain." Yuan Lang wiped the edge of the table subconsciously with one hand, trying to wipe away some non-existent stains, it was difficult for him to have such anxious movements: "Your father, he opened a small mine in partnership with someone, and the explosives he bought in private are stockpiled. At home, it was not well kept and exploded." Xu Sanduo was silent, numbness permeated his whole body. The elder brother was forced to run away from home.The last thing he can think of is to inform me and go somewhere away from these distractions.To escape, simply put it in these two words. The communication car had already driven away, Xu Sanduo was still sitting in the position where he answered the phone, he was recovering himself.Cheng Cai stood beside him, he couldn't help, or that was the only thing he could help.In the distance, Gao Cheng walked and ran over, followed by Gan Xiaoning and Ma Xiaoshuai. Xu Sanduo's backpack was being reinforced by Gan Xiaoning, Cheng Cai watched, Ma Xiaoshuai waited, Xu Sanduo stood. Gao Cheng looked at Xu Sanduo worriedly: "The face is wrinkled again. Xu Sanduo, you figured it out yesterday, do you think that everything will be smooth after you figure it out? Life is just a matter of problems and problems, all you can do is to face these problems. Like It's like fighting, it may not be prepared for you. Let's go, handsome, you have to drive all the way." He watched Xu Sanduo adjusting his mood and expression. Xu Sanduo returned to before yesterday: "Company commander..." "Qingqing's heart is angry. His brows are opened." While talking, he took the bag and hugged Xu Sanduo to the tent, "If you go like this, you will lose again." Xu Sanduo continued: "Company Commander, go get plastic surgery!" "What!" Gao Cheng was so happy, he was already facing a person who could face all difficult things head-on.Xu Sanduo was escorted out amidst voices of approval, and Gao Cheng felt happy as he touched the big scar on his face. Xu Sanduo and Ma Xiaoshuai parted ways outside the ticket gate. Xu Sanduo: "I'm leaving." Ma Xiaoshuai: "Smile." He said it was a smile, but when encountering such a thing, all Xu Sanduo could squeeze out was a twitch of the corner of his mouth, and he walked towards the ticket gate. Xu Sanduo walked towards the train through the ticket gate, and Ma Xiaoshuai behind him was quickly forgotten by him, and he immediately immersed himself in the family disaster that he had not seen yet. Ma Xiaoshuai suddenly shouted from behind: "Squad leader, look at me!" Xu Sanduo looked back, Ma Xiaoshuai jumped up suddenly, it looked like he wanted to jump over the fence out of thin air, that was just the beginning, Ma Xiaoshuai pulled out all the skills of a scout, and turned a hollow somersault when he landed, that was also the beginning. Just the first one, Ma Xiaoshuai turned somersaults one after another, among the crowd outside the station, followed Xu Sanduo who was rushing towards the train. A smile finally appeared on Xu Sanduo's face, sad and grateful, but also joyful and from the heart. He took one last look at the maniac over the fence and headed for his train. I will try my best, I will try my best...to keep the smile you gave me until the end, no, it will always be like doing three hundred and thirty-three giant swings, a one-person war. Xu Sanduo stood anxiously outside his hometown station, a place that made him feel completely unfamiliar. Although the squares, commercial buildings, and fountains are all the same and urgent modern crafts, and no matter how many buildings are filled by people, he left here back then. Back then, it was just a market and bungalows. Xu Sanduo walked along the ridge to Shangrongshu Village, his family's village, which was hidden in the mountains.It's not busy farming, and the rice fields are quiet and empty. The village is now very close to the road. Some things have changed, but some things will never change. Some people looked at him, but it was a rare sight, no one recognized that this guy in uniform was the idiot Xu San back then. At the entrance of the village is the canteen, with a crooked name called Dacheng Department Store that supports the army and loves the people, and the nonsensical offer made Xu Sanduo look at it a few times before he walked towards home. An old man rushed out from the grocery store, and was caught by Xu Sanduo.That was Chengcai's father, the village head here. "Is it Xu Sanduo? Isn't it Xu Sanduo! I just watched you for a while! I thought it was my son who came back! Xu Sanduo, when will my son come back?" Xu Sanduo: "Old man, you..." The village head: "Success! Success! Damn, you get together with my son every day, and you don't even recognize his father! Why are you coming back? What's the use of you coming back at this time?" Xu Sanduo suddenly found that when Chengcai's father recognized him, he was not surprised but frightened. Before he finished speaking, he looked around to make sure that no one was paying attention, so he dragged him into the canteen. It was not safe to go outside, so he had to go inside. Xu Sanduo: "Cheng Bo, this is..." The village head: "Don't even think about returning to your hometown, your family members are spies who have been arrested." He pushed Xu Sanduo into the house, took a last look outside, and then closed the door. Xu Sanduo sat down, Chengcai's father made everything panicky, the old man came in from outside, Xu Sanduo didn't have time to ask anything, he was hissed first. "What are you hiding from? Uncle Cheng." "People! Besides people, what else should people hide from? Debt collectors, life seekers, troublemakers, everything, all directed at your family." "Did someone die?" "Two people were injured. Yes, there are also medical expenses. The current bill is less than 100,000." Xu Sanduo sat down and wiped his sweat again, no matter how strong he was, now he was at a loss. "The blame is on the limestone behind the village. Your second elder brother told your father that it was building materials and money. Your father said that it should be fixed, so it should be fixed. The whole village is working hard to raise funds. It doesn't need me, the village chief, to mobilize them. A lot of money, now stones can be sold for money... I told your dad, be careful with the explosives when mining, he said it's okay, it's locked. Is explosives a matter of whether it's locked or not? It didn't work, it exploded, your house Half of the new house was demolished, and one-third of the neighbor’s house was finished, and the whole village’s glass was brought along with it.” It wasn't hot, but Xu Sanduo was wiping away his sweat, seemingly endlessly sweating: "Where's my dad?" "Detained. I personally sent him to the car. It's a good thing, Xu Sanduo, if he is here, he will die in a hurry. Your elder brother can't handle it and ran away early, and only your second brother is left..." Someone knocked outside: "Take a pack of cigarettes." "Wait a minute... your second brother is the master of trouble..." "Wanbao. Hurry up." “说他他就来了。全村除你二哥没抽这烟的主。——二和，你家这么大事你还抽这么贵烟，烧钱哪？” 一个会被城里人看成乡下人，乡下人看成城里人的家伙站在外边，阴着脸，烦恼、厌倦、不耐烦，种种的负面情绪让他的年龄也难辨：“二十万搞定这事，合成烟二万包，我省这二万分之一干吗？” 他怔住，因为许三多也随之探头，二和本来就是一副厌恶的表情，现在做了个更加厌恶的表情。 村长表着功：“看谁回来了。我反应快，见了他就让躲着，要不你家又得让人围了。” “他有什么好躲的？人又能把他怎么样？回来抹把眼泪，一撅屁股做回他的大头兵。没能耐就是好，躲都不用躲。” 许三多委屈地叫道：“二哥。” 二哥终于仔细看了看他，他厌恶的是这世界和现在的事情，对这个小弟还是亲情犹在的：“你实在该挑早些日子回来的，那时咱家过得还是不错的。” Then he left. 许三多愣住，村长叹着气：“你这哥还真有个哥哥样。” 许三多终于明白那意思，拎起了包追上。 许二和走着，许三多追着，众人都认识的二和和众人都不认识的三多同样让村人敬而远之。 许二和终于从拆开的烟盒里拍出一支示意，许三多摇头，二和叹口气点上：“谁告诉你的？你回来干什么？” “大哥。他去了我们队里。” “这孙子，原来去你那了。” “二哥，他是咱们大哥。” 二和焦躁地咬着烟头：“灰孙子。没出事时啥忙帮不上，有了事跑个鬼影子不见。我说了让他不告诉你的，反正你在那里也混得心安理得，混着吧。” “二哥，我知道你为我好，可这事实在该让我知道。” “不是对你好不好的问题，是你知道了又有什么用的问题。” 许三多噎住，跟随着。 “知道什么叫有用吗？出了事我买把菜刀，磨了锃亮，天天就砍在桌上。来了讨债的索命的，哥们说请了，人在这，刀在那，要哪块自己动手拿走。这叫有用。” 二和瞄了弟弟一眼：“你要手上有个几十来万再来跟我说对错。” “我是说，二哥过得这么难，我早该回来。” 二和愣了一下，掉了头，看着墙，这让他走得极不自然：“你现在别给我下软药。我现在怎么都行，就是不能软，得硬着。” 许三多伸过去一只手：“二哥别难受，我回来了，咱们一起扛。” “不难受吗？好，你也不要难受。” 这村子实在不大，他们也已经走到自己家门前，从院子外看是很完好的，但是门没锁，二和也毫不爱惜，一脚把门踹开：“看吧。这就咱们家。现在不叫家，叫现场，我没动过，不为保护现场，我懒得动——有本事别难受。” 许三多看着他的家，许百顺曾经为了把家里房子翻新呕心沥血，现在那完全成一片废墟了，窗户和门框都已经不复存在，家具成了垃圾，房子成了毛坯。 一张桌子摆在一地玻璃屑和碎砖之中，上边砍着一把菜刀——关于赖账的事情，许二和是半点没有吹牛。 许三多从房架子里把一张床拖了出来，现在他们家任一个地方都能沐浴到月光了。二和坐在桌子边看着，桌上有瓶酒，他喝着酒：“你折腾那干什么？我都是铺张席就睡。” “总不能不管。这咱们家呀。” 在砖瓦堆里翻寻着被褥的弟弟让二和不忍卒视，不忍的结果是掉头又给自己灌了一口：“你不用担心咱爸。他说我进去，我说他进去，心里都明白，进去了好，没人催着，没人追着。他年纪大了，身体也不好，到里边反而有人照顾……” “爸身体怎么不好了？” “酗酒过度，胃出血几次了，现在酒精综合征，不喝就抖。”二和又给自己灌了一大口，“本可以保外就医的，可是算了吧，那会被人逼死缠死……老三，看看咱爸呀，他一口气生了三个废物呢。” 许三多看了他一会儿，过来，沉着脸把酒瓶拿开。 二和不满：“你跟我起什么哄？” 许三多把他摁在那，二和带着醉意苦笑：“你说这一世人有什么意思？发了垮了，赔了赚了，哭了笑了，真了假了，也就喝口的时候还能摸着自己的边。” “你不是做生意赚了好多吗？为什么不帮帮他？！” 二和伏在桌上喃喃：“告诉你一个秘密，一百个人说赚了，其实在哄自己，真赚了的人不说赚了，赔了的人才说赚了，他得哄着自己撑下去呀。” 许三多发着怔，叹了口气，把自己的衣服披在二和身上。 二和：“真赚了我会回来搞什么石灰矿……这里好香吗？” 许三多：“香不香我们都会回来，这里是家。” 二和聊着聊着已经睡着了。 许三多看着他的家，他的哥哥，又看了看手上的酒瓶。 他的手动了动，把剩下半瓶酒全倒在地上。 许二和是被阳光耀醒的，他发现自己居然躺在床上。床在房架子里，虽然只是个架子，但许三多的一夜辛苦已经让这里像间房子，有张床，挖出了一个床柜，墙上甚至钉了钉子，挂着许三多的背包，而包里的衣服被掏出来枕在他的头下，盖在身上。 二和很没心没肺地发现盖在身上的衣服很时髦，并且拿起来试穿，这时他发现放在床边的一张纸条。 “二哥，我去看爸爸。” 许三多坐在水稻田的田埂间发愣，雾气刚刚散去，水里映着那个忧郁的军人，人声从村里传来，车声从公路上传来，一切都很安静，但该做的必须去做。 许三多起身走向公路。 门前的警察注意着走过来的那个军人，那身军装很罕见，而那个军人的步子让同样操过队列的他发现自己的那些把势见不得人。 警察向军人敬礼，军人向警察还礼，警对军人有种下意识的不当外人：“您有什么事？” 许三多：“我来看我爸，他被拘留了。” 警察比许三多更觉得难堪。 许三多看着许百顺在警察的陪同下进来，后者老多了，委靡，不光因为那件不合体的号衣，更要命的是，他的手脚和身体无时不在做一种神经质的颤抖。 坐下，挑许三多一眼，并见不出热情：“要不是公安说来了个兵，我还不知道来的是你。” "dad." “跑这么远就为叫一声啊？撑的。” 许三多看着，许百顺硬着，眼里发潮就擦掉，然后继续给儿子个半脸，硬着。 “咱们怎么办，爸？” “天塌下来我和你哥顶着，要你想怎么办？再说天也没塌，咱家天花板都没塌。” 许三多看着他那双放在桌上的手，那双手仍在抖动。 “反正集资的也是我，我在这里边，外边就拿我没法，这里也清静，总也活了快六十了，来这也给了个单间，不跟刑事犯一块儿……”他有些说不下去，因为许三多用双手握住了他的手，这样的亲昵动作在两人间从未有过，许百顺只好装傻。 “回头判，也判不了多会，判多久我都顺着，那叫伏法，要钱可是没有，确实也没有……划算，那是二十好几万……我赚，就算坐两年吧，那也是一月省一万，不，一月赚一万，这好事哪找去……你搅什么？！” 因为许三多把他的手分开，头低了，把两只手掌合在自己脸颊上。 许三多：“爸，再叫我声龟儿子，爸。” 许百顺：“你哪里是龟儿子嘛，你爸又不是龟。傻的。” 他撸着许三多放在他手上的那颗头颅：“人要没了想就像你爸这样，容易做些没出息的事，喝酒喝死、躲牢里赖邻里的账。你爸以前是很有想的，那时有了你们三个，美呀，我有三个，三个都是儿子，三个都是指望。后来……后来不知咋搞的，就没了想，就剩了不服，跟人比跟人抢，要做人上人……做不来就喝，大不了喝死。你知道我为啥没揪你回来吗？” “我该跟你回家的，爸。” “我到部队里一看，完了，我这儿子完了，发不了财，做不了人上人，这辈子平平常常了。可他喜欢，他有个想啊……他不比人强，可他也不比人差呀，他会好好活，不会酗酒，酗酒就是糊弄自己，他不糊弄自己，他有个想，他喜欢。好吧，那就待着，呆着就待着，我儿子不止吃喝拉撒睡，他比好多人强。” 许三多呆呆地听着，他把父亲的手翻过来看，看见几块老人斑。 许百顺：“回去吧，我不是说回家，回你部队去。我不管你在那边惊天动地还是小打小闹，别的事你爸你哥顶着，你在那舒服，你在那有精神。我就跟这的公安说，我儿子一个撂翻你们这样的十好几个。” 许百顺把手从许三多手上抽了回来，往椅背上一靠，并深为自己为儿子安排的这个归宿满意：“回吧。儿子，好好活。” 许三多匆匆地走过繁华的街道，如同一个人走在荒野。 我想说，我现在是特种兵，那是步兵的巅峰，我想说队长等我回去，我们有军事行动……可是那又怎么样？爸爸挡在我的身前，我有什么可以跟他炫耀？ 他突然停住，跟着是一个急转身，吓得走在身后的人缩了一下，他的目标是一具公用电话。 运指如飞，拨通了一个电话，电话那边是袁朗的声音。 “队长，我要借钱！” 袁朗稍顿了一下：“没有问题。” 许三多：“我会还！” 袁朗：“这个稍缓再说。” 许三多一种恶狠狠的语气：“一定要还！” "up to you." 许三多终于意识到自己的冒失，并且想起自己要借的是多少：“可是……我要借的是二十万。” 袁朗比刚才更加干脆：“没有问题。” 许三多家砍在桌上的菜刀被拔掉，二和抱了膀子看着许三多忙活，并且他穿着许三多的休闲装，那件休闲装最初的主人是吴哲。 院子里已经清空了一片没有砖屑和玻璃碴的地面，许三多把桌子放在那里，放上了一把椅子，在上边放上一个本，那是本账簿，一支笔。 二和一脸的不屑和不信：“你是说你们那给你把钱预备好了，你回去就能把钱寄来？” 许三多深信不疑地道：“嗯！二十万。” “你那样子真他妈坚定。” 许三多把院门大开了，这些天许家的门一直是紧闭的：“什么叫真他妈坚定？” “你知道吗？你越这个样子我越不信，人骗自己就是这个表情，人说天上会掉馅饼下来，掉馅饼下来，他最后就真以为掉了，他还说他吃着了。” “我信。” 二和不禁打了个寒噤：“老三，说了这事跟你没相干，是我们自己造的孽，你可别急出了魔障。” “二哥，这些年我就学会两个字，我信。” 二和瞪着他，摸他额头，摸他脸颊，许三多毫不动摇地瞪着他，二和终于有些将信将疑：“告诉你，这么些年我也就学会两字，不信。” “信不信都想想咱爸，他在扛。” 二和咬了咬牙：“好吧，这一条我保证，刀山火海，赴汤蹈火，没哪个催命鬼能把债要到咱爸床前。” 二和和许三多把还钱的事情告诉他爸的时候，探候室内的许百顺从桌子边一下站了起来，被警察扫了一眼，又强自压抑着坐下：“他是疯了吗？” 许二和斜着身边的许三多，破罐子破摔，他有心情幸灾乐祸：“对呀，我也是说，有人借给他？那借他的人就是疯子，不过现在世界上疯子可不多。” “不借他好！不借他才好呢！借给他拿什么还？” 二和这才想了起来：“对呀，你拿什么还？” 许三多：“我有工资，还有补贴。所有的工资和补贴。” 二和生噎了一下子：“你的……工资和补贴，大头兵，要还多少年？” 这个问题许三多早已算过，所以他的回答精确得让父亲和哥哥发呆：“两百零八个月。十七年又四个月。” 他的父亲和兄弟仍在发怔，所以许三多觉得有必要让他们放松一点：“我工资还会涨，所以其实不用这个时间，不过现在算不出来。” “你在抽风吧？我玩玩命，运气再好一点，这钱我一年半年就挣回来！” “可是你没有啊。二哥，我们说实在话，那天晚上你就说实在话。” 二和哑然，叹了口气，他看父亲，许百顺不再跳了，而是沉郁。 许百顺：“这叫什么事？我把我儿子搭进去了。” “没有啊，爸。那天我回来，看咱们家看哭了，后来我就觉得幸运了，炸成那样，可您没出事，二哥也好好的，大哥也好好的，你们三个，不管谁出了事，再给我两百零八个月也补不回来，怎么也补不回来。” 许百顺摇摇头：“可我不想出去。我有三个儿子，三个儿子都不是拿来还债的。” 许三多：“那我就没了想，爸。您说您酗酒是因为没了想，因为空虚。我也会空虚，连自己爸爸都照应不了还说什么别的？我就完了……我再也没法好好活。” 许百顺发着怔，用屁股把椅子推开了，似乎要离座，然后，蜷成了一团痛哭。 许三多在车上看着车下的二和，二和仍抱着膀子左顾右盼，威风丧尽而架子不倒，十足两字“穷横”。 “二哥我等不及爸出来了，你照顾他。” “你就快去找钱吧。”二和苦笑，“我现在真有点信，大概是没别的指望了吧。” 二和话还没说完就跳了起来，猛冲向人群中：“许一乐王八蛋给我站住！” 许三多在驶动的列车上看着二和揪住一个佝偻的人影，就是一拳K了下去，两个人撕扯成了一团。许三多怔忡地看着两位互殴的哥哥远离。 我根本不可能解决家里遇到的所有问题，就像我不可能解决自己遇到的所有问题。爸爸病着，哥哥们恨着，家像是刚被炮击，连长说你当你想通了就万事亨通？过日子就是问题叠了问题。 袁朗坐在驾驶座上，看着齐桓和吴哲一左一右将许三多从车站里挟持出来，吴哲拉开了车门：“这家伙你认识吗？队长。” 许三多苦笑。 袁朗：“上来。再晚银行关门了。” 正被那两个搡上车的许三多吓了一跳。一个包从前座扔到了许三多身上，其分量砸得许三多震了一下。 “现金，二十万。” 许三多哽住了，袁朗开着车，嘴角泛着笑意，短短时间凑出二十万，他对自己也很满意。 许三多：“怎么来的，队长？” 齐桓：“凑的呗。哈哈，队长这几天像个长腿的银行，就是光吃不吐。” 吴哲：“我来给他算，哈哈。首先本中队全体人员本月别想领工资了，全预支了。队长又开口，跟大队借了五万。富人们又凑了凑存折，就凑够了。” 许三多：“谁记的账？我要还。” 齐桓：“用得着吗？我们这世界里有钱这一说吗？人均一摊也不是什么数目。大队那五万公款扣你工资就行了。” 许三多：“这样我会在队里待不下去，我觉得欠着每一个人。” 袁朗：“齐桓你记的账，回去把账本给他。欠的钱要还，这很现实，而且许三多，我想你介意的也不是钱，你不想为了钱卖掉你的尊严，尤其在我们面前，这很对，越是朋友越讲尊严。” 他从后视镜里扫着那两位：“你两个这事上远不如他，你们不在乎就搅糨糊？你们光想哥们义气，战场生存，他比你们多想了一层。你们条件太好也是个问题啊。” 打完款回到基地袁朗坐在自己的办公桌前，看着屋里有些局促的许三多，一番巡游回来，许三多对这里已经显得陌生。 “钱解决了。问题解决了吗？” 许三多：“问题不会解决的，问题永远是问题。只是它本来是我家的灾难，现在……只是问题，每个家里都有自己的问题。” “你自己的问题呢？” 许三多摇摇头：“不解决它了。忘掉，不当回事，或者把自己闷死……都不是办法。我的连队没了，每个人都正在经历着磨难，不舒服，真的，可是……连我快六十的老爸爸都在承担事情，我们这些当兵的又怎么会不能承担？……我会带着问题生活，因为……这就是生活。” 袁朗揶揄地看着他：“你的连队？我们不是连建制呀，许三多。” 许三多略为有些脸红：“我的老部队。” 袁朗笑了，往椅子上一靠，真正的心满意足。他介意的根本不是那个：“我不会再跟你谈这种事情了，许三多。如果你决定担当了，你能担当起一座山。做人，这是起码的自信。” “是的。”许