"Count!"
"1, 2, 3, 4, 5..." On the wheat field of Longquanzhuang, each platoon began to register, and then the squad leader on duty began to report to the company on duty.
The company watch officer is held by the platoon commander in turn.
The duty squad leader of the command platoon was Huang Zhonghe. After organizing the command platoon, he clenched his fists, ran a few steps, stood still, and raised his right hand to the brim of his hat. "Comrade on duty, the command platoon was supposed to have 17 people participating in the roll call, but actually there were 16 people. Huang Zhonghe, the squad leader on duty."
"Please rest."
"yes!"
Huang Zhonghe ran back to the command platoon again and said loudly: "Take a break." Then he stood on the left side of the first row of the command platoon.
Tonight, Company Commander Bearded Tian was in charge of roll call. He walked to the front of the team very powerfully.
"Comrades."
"Brush" the entire company stood at attention and made one sound.
"Please rest."
"Brush" came another voice from the whole company.
"The first part of tonight's roll call, well, is to announce the decision of the direct team and company..."
After the company roll call in the evening, there will be a platoon meeting and a squad meeting as usual, so everyone pricked up their ears to listen to the bearded company commander Tian's roll call.
"Now appoint: Sun Ruyin."
"Here!" Sun Ruyin took a step forward from his position in the first row.
"Agent platoon commander, artillery platoon."
"Yes!" Sun Ruyin saluted the company commander, then turned back and saluted the entire company, then took a step forward and returned to the team.
"Zhang Delong."
"Here!" The big man Zhang Delong's voice was very loud. He took a step forward and the sound of his heels was also very loud.
"Acting 2nd Gun Platoon Commander."
"yes!"
Next, the whole company was silent, because the command platoon did not have a platoon leader. Who would be the new acting platoon leader? Xiao Gao, the telephone monitor, secretly glanced at Huang Zhonghe and then at Wang Ke with the corner of his eye. Because no strange cadres appeared in front of the command platoon.
Company Commander Bearded Tian seemed to deliberately exaggerate the atmosphere at this last moment.
After a brief pause, he suddenly shouted: "Wang Ke."
"Arrived!" Wang Ke responded, almost tapping the last sound of "Ke". Wang Ke straightened his left leg and took a step forward.
"Acting command platoon commander."
"yes!"
When Wang Ke returned to the queue, the entire command platoon was looking at him, especially the reconnaissance squad.
"Song Ruimin."
"Arrived." Song Ruimin was caught off guard. He was behind Wang Ke and didn't think of anything else happening to him.
"Get out of the queue." Wang Ke reminded in a low voice.
Song Ruimin quickly took one step to the side and took three steps forward.
"You are appointed as the command platoon reconnaissance squad leader."
"yes!"
Um? The whole company is covered, which means Wang Ke can't go back. He was stripped of his position as squad leader.
Wang Ke was even more confused. In the afternoon, he had said well that Song Ruimin would be an agent like himself. Now with such an announcement, it means that he will definitely not have the position of squad leader.
What did Company Commander Bearded Tian say next? It is estimated that not many people in the whole company listened. Wang Ke's appointment as acting commander and platoon leader was so sudden and so natural!
There was no wind before, and now it felt like a strong wind.
The roll call is over and each row is led away. The command platoon was taken to the courtyard of the fellows in the wireless class.
Huang Zhonghe gathered the team as usual, turned around and saluted Wang Ke. "Comrade Platoon Leader, Huang Zhonghe, the squad leader of the command platoon, is reporting to you. The entire platoon has been assembled. Please give instructions."
Wang Ke was startled. He never expected that the old squad leader would salute him.
In panic, he quickly returned the salute. "Please rest."
"Yes!" Huang Zhonghe turned around and shouted to the whole row: "Take a break." After saying that, he raised his fists, held them at his waist, and ran back to the far right side of the team.
"Comrades."
Wang Ke just finished speaking, and the whole platoon stood at attention.
Wang Ke suddenly felt inexplicably nervous and quickly saluted the entire platoon. After saluting, I remembered, what should I say?
"Comrades, I am very surprised today. Since my superiors asked me to act as platoon leader, they hope that I will lead our entire platoon, become a steel collective, become a fist, and be at the forefront of the entire company. Of course, I also hope that everyone will support me. .”
Wang Ke's incoherent speech made some people laugh. Wang Ke knew it was Gu Maolin as soon as he heard it. This kid is probably the happiest now, even happier than Song Ruimin.
Wang Ke frowned and continued: "I know it is not easy to be a platoon leader, but I will work hard to adapt to this new position. I will be strict with myself and everyone."
Having said this, Wang Ke began to sweat on his head. This was the first time that he stood in front of the entire platoon to "teach" as the acting platoon leader.
At that time, leaders' speeches were regarded as "teachings." Wang Ke felt a little regretful at this time. Why didn't he notice how the old platoon leader Hu Zhijun spoke before? Why is it that the more I talk, the less I have anything to say?
"Okay, I won't talk nonsense. Let's go to the class meeting."
Next, there was another "swipe" and he stood at attention. Wang Ke saluted. This was the end of his first speech in front of the team, which was not brilliant at all.
Each class went back to hold a class meeting. Where was he? He was standing at the entrance of the courtyard and was in a daze when he heard a voice from outside the courtyard: "Wang Ke!"
Wang Ke was happy when he heard the voice. It was the old platoon leader Hu Zhijun.
"Commander Hu, I'm here." After saying that, Wang Ke ran out. Under the moonlight, it turned out to be the old platoon leader Hu Zhijun.
"Platoon leader, no, Staff Officer Hu." Wang Ke was as friendly as if he were meeting his own brother.
"If you're still not used to it, just call me platoon leader."
"Okay, platoon leader, wait a minute. I bought you another roll of window paper today. I'll get it for you."
"Don't go. I'm at the headquarters now. Are you still short of paper? Don't buy it in the future. Just keep it. When you have time, come to me to get a brush and practice your calligraphy. Come on, let's go turn to."
"good."
Following the old platoon leader, the two men walked towards the south of the village.
There is another bridge. The bridge is not big, three to four feet long. There is not much water under the bridge, it is very shallow and flows "gushingly".
"What did you gain from this business trip?"
"The harvest is great this time." So Wang Ke started talking about the separation of the Perak surveying and mapping team from the company, and later participated in the archeology of the ancient river, as well as the shipwrecks and cultural relics unearthed from the ancient river, and finally talked about the on-site meeting in Nanshao Village. .
These are the things that veteran platoon leader Hu Zhijun is most concerned about. One keeps talking about them and the other keeps asking.
Speaking of the climax of the scene, Wang Ke suddenly remembered something. "Old platoon leader, the three fragments of your teacher's pages have been finalized. I met a big shot in the domestic collection industry."
"Yeah?"
So Wang Ke told the story of his meeting with Boju, but the old platoon leader Hu Zhijun was obviously more concerned about the three remaining pages. "Would he like it?"
"Yes, the price is two million."
"Two million? Did you hear wrongly? Two hundred thousand is about the same." Hu Zhijun, the old platoon leader, initially told Yan Jiao's grandfather that he had one million words, but then nothing happened. He was just lying.
"Yes, platoon leader. When our training in Xishan is over, I will accompany you to Jinmen. But this old gentleman does not collect your teacher's things for himself."
"For whom?" Old platoon leader Hu Zhijun was curious.
"He wanted to wait until the Nanshao Village Underground Museum is completed and donate it here together."
"Wang Ke, you are saying that this old gentleman accepted it to donate to the Nanshao Village Underground Museum. Wait, you just said that Nanshao Village is going to build an underground museum?" Hu Zhijun, the old platoon leader, was shocked.
"Yes, it was built with donations from this old gentleman and Jinmen University. It is estimated to cost at least tens of millions. If it includes the reservoir, it might cost hundreds of millions."
"Ah, hundreds of millions?"
Wang Ke nodded, walked a few steps and said, "Platoon leader, Mr. Boju also asked me to tell you to send a message to your teacher."
"What words?"
"First, as long as it is an authentic work by the calligrapher, he wants it. Second, if your teacher is interested, you can work as a librarian in the underground museum in Nanshao in the future and look at the things of our ancestors." Wang Ke said every word. paraphrased.
"Did Mr. Boju really say that?"
"Yes."
"That's quite awe-inspiring." The old platoon leader Hu Zhijun said to himself. After the matter was settled, he thought that the teacher must be very, very happy. Can the teacher accept the two million price? Hu Zhijun thought, I'm sure the teacher won't charge such a high price.
The two of them walked in silence for a while before the old platoon leader Hu Zhijun asked again: "Is there anything else rare in Nanshao Village?"
"Yes." Wang Ke vividly talked about how he recognized another godfather, Professor Wen, and another godfather, Dong Pianfang, who founded Dong's Natural Rubber Factory and Dong's Clinic.
Speaking of excitement, Wang Ke said to the old platoon leader Hu Zhijun: "Platoon leader, have you ever seen the water from an ancient well that can be used for healing?"
"Water can also cure diseases?"
"Didn't Gu Maolin tell you when he came back? This kid." Wang Ke began to reveal the details. He told how he and Gu Maolin helped his godfather Dong Pianfang find his thousand-year-old well, and how he later went to the provincial capital for testing to learn that it was rich. Selenium, a trace element, was finally discovered accidentally to treat liver cancer.
At this point, Wang Ke shouted: "Platoon leader, there was an Uncle Geng in our company in Tunliu Village at that time. I wonder if you still remember him? He was the landlord where our class lived."
"Yes, that Hu Yanlou broke his head while helping his niece-in-law carry water. I was the one to report it."
"Uncle Geng has liver cancer now, and I introduced him to my godfather for a checkup."
"Did you go to Tunliu Village?"
Wang Ke nodded. He wanted to tell Hu Yanlou several times about the relationship between Hu Yanlou and the little widow Cuihua, but when the words reached his lips, he swallowed them alive. This matter must not be talked about, and whoever you talk to will get entangled.
Will everyone help or not? If you help, you have to hide it, and you have to violate discipline. If you don't help, you may harm both families, Uncle Geng's family, and Hu Yanlou's sister.
"Platoon leader, can you teach me how to be a platoon leader?" Wang Ke began to change the topic. This acting platoon leader came too suddenly. Wang Ke really didn't think about it well? Where should he start?
"Well, I asked you to act as the platoon leader this time. The company also has repeated mistakes." The old platoon leader Hu Zhijun was thoughtful, what should I say? If it weren't for Deputy Company Commander Lu Zeran, it wasn't for himself, and it wasn't for Wang Ke who was good enough, according to instructor Ding, it must have been for the old squad leader Huang Zhonghe.
However, during this training, the artillerymen excluded the need to quickly seize and evacuate artillery positions, quickly load shooting elements and load ammunition. There is really nothing left to do. What you play is the command platoon, and the focus of the command platoon is the reconnaissance squad.
"Wang Ke, I think it is not difficult to be a good acting platoon leader. First of all, you must take charge of the command platoon's business. Only with strong command platoon business capabilities can the artillery platoon aim accurately and hit hard. Secondly..."
The two people walked along the country road south of Longquanzhuang, winding and crossing five small stone bridges in a row.
