The sky gradually darkened, but the lights were brightly lit everywhere in the camp. The soldiers who had finished their work came out of their respective tents and gathered together in twos and threes.
Tonight is the cultural class held every three days. After seven o'clock, the soldiers of each company will gather together to listen to the instructor's lecture and learn some basic cultural knowledge.
Because of the new army construction requirements, every ordinary soldier has an assessment standard. To be qualified, he must be able to read and write a hundred Chinese characters. It is still difficult for these rough guys who have never gone to school.
Compared to competing with those grids and writing brushes on the table, many soldiers prefer to go to the training ground to sweat, because they feel that it is easier to expend physical energy than to use their brains...
"Brothers, the last class told the story of Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions during the Western Han Dynasty. At that time, China had a very great influence in the world, and the Silk Road was even more world-famous...
Do you know that at that time, the Huns in the north continued to harass our Chinese people? They burned, killed, looted and committed all kinds of crimes, which seriously affected the living space of the Han people in the north. In order to deal with this threat, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent generals Wei Qing and Huo Qubing , assembled hundreds of thousands of troops in Mobei to fight the Xiongnu to the death. Today we will tell the story of the Battle of Mobei..."
In a simple vacant warehouse, instructor Zhang Chunhua was writing the words "Battle of Mobei" on the blackboard. Countless soldiers below were sitting together, with hundreds of pairs of eyes looking at the podium, quietly listening to his words. explain.
Before the start of each cultural class, the instructor will tell the soldiers some famous stories about ancient China. The purpose is to let them understand the history of their country and establish a sense of national pride. Let these big soldiers know that we all in China Five thousand years of greatness and brilliance cannot be concealed by the weakness of just a few decades.
In this era of lack of entertainment activities, the soldiers really like to listen to the instructors talking about these humanities and history. Sometimes they can't help but clap their hands and cheer when they hear the critical moments, and their high mood continues.
"Look, we are indeed late. If I had known earlier, I shouldn't have gone with you. It takes a long time to send a letter. The company commander won't be able to deal with us later? Really..."
On the way back, Big Li kept chattering. He was originally going to accompany Qiu Lin to send a letter, but the two of them encountered the gendarmerie at the entrance of the camp. They were blocked at the entrance for a long time and could not get out, and they were almost pulled away. Went to the gendarmerie for tea.
After finally finishing everything, it was getting late, and it was almost past the lecture time, so the two of them quickly accelerated their pace and headed back.
"You brat, if the company commander asks you about it later, you will say that you were caught by the gendarmerie commander. That old boy won't deal with our company commander. Did you hear that..."
"I understand, Brother Li."
Although Big Man Li kept mumbling nonsense, Qiu Lin knew that the other party still had good intentions, otherwise he would not accompany him to send the letter.
Just now, I was delayed for a long time at the shipping office because of the wrong address. It was already dark when I came out, and by chance, I was discovered by the patrolling military police.
Because strict military control is implemented in the base, soldiers are not allowed to leave their company camps without any reason after dark. If it weren't for Big Man Li's clever words, they would have been dragged into a small dark room, so Qiu Lin was full of gratitude. .
There is a reason why Qiu Lin insisted on sending letters. Although his parents died young, he met a little girl in the concentration camp who had the same fate as himself.
That little girl is only sixteen years old. In order not to be discovered by the little devils, she shaved off her hair and dressed up in men's clothing. She rolled in the mud in the latrine and made herself unkempt. She even pretended to be crazy and acted like a fool. She even had sores on her body and smelled bad. She didn't care at all, so she escaped the prying eyes of those beasts. Otherwise, a girl of her age would have been caught in the comfort camp and become the target of the little devils to vent their lust.
Qiu Lin was the first to discover her secret in the concentration camp, but he did not make it public but worked hard to help her cover it up. The two depended on each other like brothers and sisters. More than a year of prison life in the camp taught them to be strong and patient. Fortunately, Tianwujue On the road of human beings, they finally escaped from that hell with the rescue of the expeditionary force.
Afterwards, they followed the crowd and came to live in the base area. After registration, they were also assigned their own houses and land.
, but the two of them are still young after all, and it is still difficult for them to live without anyone.
Qiu Lin joined the army not only because he wanted to avenge his parents, but also because he wanted to receive three and a half yuan of military pay per month and subsidies for family members who joined the army.
The Expeditionary Force treats soldiers very well. As long as you can join the army, you can not only solve your food and drink problems, but also receive a lot of money and food. These subsidies can be kept with your sister to make her life better.
Due to military control, ordinary soldiers are not allowed to leave the camp, so every time it is time to pay, Qiu Lin will send his military pay through the regimental mailing office to Heihe Town, seven or eight kilometers away from the base.
Looking at the huge, brightly lit warehouse in front of them, Li and Li couldn't help but speed up their steps.
Fortunately, no one was standing guard outside, so I found two stools at random. I originally wanted to blend into the crowd quietly, but unexpectedly, the platoon leader who came to the door to inspect found them.
"Li Shuanggui! Qiu Lin! Where did you two bastards go? Ah!?"
Big Li trembled in fright at the voice, and beads of sweat instantly covered his forehead. He quickly smiled and said: "Haha, platoon leader, we went to the outer area to send a letter. It's a little late if we don't come back..."
"Come back a little late...? Hmph! It's simply unorganized and undisciplined! Look at which platoon you have arrived at the end of the day and still miss me. You two, just stand with me at the door and reflect on it!"
The platoon leader frowned and spoke unceremoniously. He was a well-known living hell in the company. He was a typical person who could not tolerate even a grain of sand in his eyes. Usually, if he got caught with something, he would peel off his skin.
At this time, the instructor who was giving a lecture on the stage also noticed this, and asked a few people with a loudspeaker: "What are you doing? You also want to come up and say a few words, don't you? Come... tell me what you are doing? Why? Didn’t you come back until now?”
"Report to instructor, I went to the regiment headquarters this afternoon to send a letter because it was too late when I left. I met the gendarmerie on the way and was delayed for a while. Brother Li was also late because he was waiting for me. If you want to blame, blame me." Qiu Lin hurriedly stood up and explained that he was feeling a little sorry to begin with, so he simply put all the blame on himself.
The instructor didn't say anything. Instead, he looked at the big man Li and asked expressionlessly: "Monk Li, I remember that you have no relatives, why do you still want to send a letter?"
"Haha, it's not that I want to send a letter, I'm just worried that something might happen to him when he goes out alone. This guy has only been here a few months and he doesn't know the rules. If you have more people, you can take care of him."
Big Li replied with a grin.
Before he joined the army, he was originally a monk in a temple in western Yunnan. Later, after the Japanese invaded, the temple was demolished and the abbot and his brothers were arrested and worked as coolies. He was the only one who narrowly escaped death and later returned to secular life. He resolutely came to join the army, and now he still has six scars on his head.
"Still making excuses! Didn't you know to come back earlier? He doesn't understand the rules and you don't understand either? Have you forgotten the eight points of soldier conduct? It's embarrassing for me!" The platoon commander next to him was furious. In front of him, he had already slapped the opponent's big head.
"Then...then what...the instructor said last time that comrades should never abandon or give up, and we should go out together and return to camp together!"
After being scolded, Mr. Li quickly stood up at attention and preached in a neither humble nor overbearing tone.
The platoon leader was obviously at a loss for words, and for a moment he couldn't find the words to teach the other party. Even Qiu Lin, who had his head lowered at the side, was moved to the ground.
"Okay, stop standing there. Your bald head is shaking so hard that my eyes hurt. Find a place to sit down quickly!"
The instructor pretended to be disgusted and cursed, but he nodded silently in his heart. There was nothing wrong with his words. Comrades go together and return together... It is really not easy to realize this.
"Hahaha…"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was made to laugh. Even the big man Li was a little embarrassed. He touched his shiny head and quickly pulled Qiu Lin to sit next to his comrade.
