The next morning, Li Zheng did not wait for the wake-up call to sound, but woke up early. After sitting on the bed for a while, he got up and put away the mosquito net, gently picked up the towel and went to the bathroom. Wet a towel with cold water and apply it on your head.
The cold water completely woke up his still unconscious body from the trance. He raised his head and wiped his face and head. Li Zheng looked into the distance through the open window.
The sky was white, but the earth was still in gray darkness. The camp was quiet, with a sense of solemnity before the war.
This morning, the logistics support staff got up very early. They are responsible for the support work for today's shooting range competition. Although some arrangements have been made yesterday, they have to go to the site early this morning to debug some equipment and once again determine whether the venue meets the standards. .
This is a military competition, not an ordinary competition, and no mistakes are allowed.
Yesterday, I heard that many heads of troops were coming to observe the situation, including the head of the headquarters and the heads of the various military services and regions to which the snipers were affiliated.
Li Zheng and Hou Jun also received news in advance that Brigadier Zhuang Yan would also come to the scene today.
There is no shortage of leaders in large-scale competitions, especially competitions involving the whole army, which are very attractive to the leaders of various military branches in various regions.
Everyone has their own pressures, new and veteran alike.
Before this competition, Li Zheng informed Shao Xiaoqian on the phone. Shao Xiaoqian inevitably gave some encouragement on the phone, and coquettishly asked if she would take a leave and come to cheer Li Zheng in person.
According to Shao Xiaoqian's temperament, she really did what she said, but Li Zheng was panicked.
What kind of place is this? In fact, can idlers enter? It's not impossible for Shao Xiaoqian to join. She is originally a child of the army. There are many uncles and uncles in the army, so they can always find a way to come in and watch the games.
It's just that Li Zheng is always sensitive enough to such overly public things. Playing by himself while his girlfriend is off the court is not a good thing and only adds to the pressure.
Grandma also said it, but she didn’t go into details. After all, the old man didn’t know what a sniper was, and he didn’t know what the sniper profession was. To explain it too clearly would probably make the old man even more confused.
Since retiring, grandma has become obsessed with playing mahjong and square dancing. She dances squarely in the morning and plays mahjong in the afternoon. Li Zheng called her several times and could hear the sound of mahjong coming from across the radio waves.
Li Zheng thinks this is good. Grandma has worked hard all her life, and it is time to enjoy life.
The day before the game, Li Zheng felt a lot.
Thinking of my grandma's life, if it hadn't been for the earthquake, she would have been living in her old age, and she would have worked hard for herself for more than ten years.
Throughout most of her life, grandma was caring for future generations. Sometimes Li Zheng would wonder if it was worth it.
But isn’t that what humans are like?
Reproduction, continuation, inheriting genes from generation to generation, biological and cultural genes.
This is the fate and mission of mankind.
But reproduction requires a stable environment and a stable country and society.
A stable environment, a stable society, and a prosperous country can only be guaranteed by having enough force to protect them.
What is the meaning of being a soldier?
In a broad sense, it is for one's own race, one's motherland, and one's compatriots. In a narrow sense, it is also for oneself and one's own small family.
The country and the family are inextricably linked. When they prosper, they both prosper and when they suffer, they both suffer.
What is the feeling of family and country?
When Li Zheng was studying, few of his classmates discussed these topics. They seemed distant and unfamiliar. They talked about personal career, future and success, as if everything around them was taken for granted.
It wasn't until he joined the army that Li Zheng seemed to have opened a strange door and glimpsed something he had never seen before.
It turns out that behind the bustling scene, there are troops like the Tiger Brigade, which have to train intensively for more than ten hours every day, and there are also instructors like No. 5 who don’t even have a serial number, only a code name, and their tasks cannot be made public. For meritorious service, they need to find a cover to put it in the file. of troops.
This is where Li Zheng was shocked.
Li Zheng never thought about these slightly lofty things before. In the past, he was relatively simple. He studied, graduated, took postgraduate entrance examinations, stayed in school to teach, and brought his grandma over to enjoy his happiness.
After joining the army, I no longer have classes, papers, or subjects, but I have time to think about these things.
The more he thought about it, the more Li Zheng felt a sense of sanctity.
In addition to grandma and Shao Xiaoqian, Li Zheng also called Fatty Wei.
When he retired from the army, Fatty Wei told him that if he really could advance to the army finals, he must give him a call.
On the phone, Fatty Wei sighed. Li Zheng asked him what he had to sigh about since he went back to Huahua World. Dad gave you a younger brother. Will your property be divided in the future?
Fatty Wei said, Li Zheng, just make fun of me. You will know when you come back. I think this is called Veterans Syndrome. If you don’t believe it, you will understand when you are retired. I have been following you for a month after I retired. It's like I have an evil spirit. When I get up in the morning, I have to fold my quilt into tofu cubes to feel comfortable, otherwise I feel like a cat scratching my head.
You don’t even know how many times I went back to our company in my dreams, how many times I saw you and Hou Ban in my dreams, how many times in my dreams we caught pheasants in the wild and ate raw meat...
I just broke up with my girlfriend a few days ago. Do you know why?
Li Zheng asked him why?
Fatty Wei said, she said that I talk in my sleep every night, sometimes laughing, sometimes crying, sometimes shouting commands, and sometimes shouting things she doesn’t understand. I asked her, what is it? She said, what is the left oblique wind, level 5, what is the target, shoot!
After Li Zheng heard this, he burst out laughing and said, "Are you sniping in your dream?"
Fatty Wei was silent on the other end of the phone for a long time, and suddenly said, Li Zheng, I miss you and the squad leader, my brothers, and the company commander...
Li Zheng couldn't laugh anymore.
Finally, the two hung up the phone in silence.
When I came out of the bathroom, I saw Han Jin and Xiao Jian, the two martial arts masters, carrying their own backpacks and going for a run in circles on the playground.
Because the competition is starting today, there will be no training in the morning so that the participating snipers can relax, adjust their emotions, check their guns, and prepare for the competition.
When the two passed by Li Zheng, they greeted him cheerfully.
"Li Zheng, would you like to run 5 kilometers?"
Li Zheng said: "The competition started in the morning. Are you still running?"
"If you don't run 5 kilometers for a day, you will feel panicked. Only by running can you get into the state!"
Even though Han Jin is just a second lieutenant, he is actually not much older than Li Zheng. He is full of energy and can't take a moment to rest. He talks like a machine gun, making people overwhelmed.
Before Li Zheng could answer, he started talking again.
"When you compete today, remember to show off your special skills. Don't let me win too much. I'm so embarrassed that I even won. I thought I was bullying your new recruits..."
As he spoke, the person ran away.
Li Zheng stood there blankly for a while, and Hou Jun came over.
"What are you looking at?"
Li Zheng said: "Han Jin and the others went for a run."
Hou Jun said: "Do you want to go?"
Li Zheng hesitated.
Hou Jun said: "I'm telling you, don't follow him and make noises. His training method has been formed over the years and you are used to it. You have never tried this before. If you mess up your rhythm all of a sudden, it will affect your performance this morning." .”
After saying that, he stared at the direction Han Jin and the others were running away for a moment, and snorted.
Hou Jun is a veteran and has more experience than Li Zheng. After thinking about it carefully, Li Zheng felt that it was really the case.
Everyone has their own characteristics and their own unique way of training.
What suits Hanjin may not suit you.
The two went back to get their guns, checked them carefully, polished them, and ensured that the sniper rifles were in the best condition before putting them in the box.
During breakfast, Hou Jun reminded Li Zheng to try to eat something light and avoid fried things. Steamed buns, steamed buns, milk, etc. are good. Don’t finish in a hurry. Chew slowly and swallow carefully to ensure that the digestive system will not be overloaded. What a burden...
Li Zheng listened to his chatter and suddenly asked teasingly: "Old squad leader, are you still afraid of farting?"
"Get lost!" Hou Jun's eyes widened: "A dog biting Lu Dongbin doesn't know a good person's heart."
At eight o'clock in the morning, the remaining 20 sniper teams gathered on time to board the vehicle.
When we arrived at the shooting range, the first step was to draw lots by group.
Li Zheng and Hou Jun drew No. 6, ranking in the first batch.
"6 is good, 66 is a great success!" Hou Jun was very satisfied with the number.
Han Jin came over, looked at the number plate in Hou Jun's hand, and then smiled and stretched out his own number.
"We are 1, in the same group with you, 1, born to be number one!" Han Jin said confidently: "It seems that we will definitely win this time!"
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