"The following is the list of first-class meritorious personnel: First-class private of the 1st Company of the Special Reconnaissance Battalion of the Menghu Brigade of the D Group Army, Comrade Li Zheng..."
After reading Li Zheng's meritorious service order, Jiang Ziming, director of the brigade's political department, raised his head and looked at the audience.
"Please invite Li Zheng to come on stage to receive the award."
On the playground of the Brigade University, amidst the camouflage uniforms, Li Zhengshua stood up. Amid warm applause, he walked steadily towards the rostrum, stood in front of the brigade leader, and then saluted.
Director of the Political Department Jiang Ziming stepped forward and placed a first-class merit medal on Li Zheng's chest, and the soldiers presented him with a certificate of honor.
Li Zheng saluted and thanked him, then turned around and saluted the thousands of officers and soldiers in the audience.
There was a roar like a flood again from the audience, especially the new recruits, whose eyes shone with light and their palms turned red.
Private Li Zheng is simply their idol.
Li Zheng, who was on the stage, looked at the dark crew member in the audience, and his heart was filled with excitement.
Two years ago, I was one of the people sitting below. At that time, I watched the veterans come on stage to receive awards. At that time, I felt that I was satisfied to achieve third-class merit in two years.
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It's just that two years have passed, and by chance, this is the second time that I have received first-class merit.
For a superior soldier, it is simply a miracle, and it is rare in the Pla sequence.
Because of this, he had to face the issue of retirement again.
After returning from country h, Li Zheng still has nearly four months left because he has to wait for the retirement season in August.
Due to Li Zheng's special nature, it was difficult for the company to arrange any work, so he was appointed as the deputy squad leader of the first squad, responsible for assisting the squad leader and platoon leader in assisting the platoon's daily training.
After Hou Jun came back from Country H, he had already begun to take up cultural classes. Because his promotion order had been issued and he was going to school for further studies, Li Qiman was in charge of most of the work in the platoon.
Li Zheng is a rare elite, a top sniper. Now, not to mention the military region, the entire army knows that there is a genius sniper in the Menghu Brigade. He is only a first-class soldier and has already won several individual championships in international sniper competitions. And he won the team championship with his comrades.
Moreover, everyone knows that his name is Li Zheng.
Li Zheng had postponed his discharge from the army before, so he had to leave after all. He did not take the military academy examination, nor did he sign a non-commissioned officer contract. He only had a few months left in his military career. Like all soldiers who were about to retire, the cadres were polite to him. , when new recruits see them, they have to stop and stand at attention and call "squad leader."
Everyone has their own opinions on Li Zheng's retirement.
The group army's intention was to try its best to retain him, and with Li Zheng's conditions, it was an easy task to promote him. Let the brigade do the ideological work to keep this talent.
Most of the leaders in the brigade also think so. What is most important in the 21st century?
What a talent!
But Zhuang Yan didn't seem nervous at all. Jiang Ziming, director of the Political Department, personally went to the First Company twice, saying he was preparing for the veterans' discharge this year, but in fact he came down to listen to Li Zheng's innermost feelings and see if there was any room for retention.
To Jiang Ziming's dismay, Li Zheng never let go.
He could tell that Li Zheng liked the army very much, but his roots were in his grandma.
There is only an elderly grandmother left in his family, his father is an only child, and his parents died unexpectedly early. He is the only immediate family member left. If he stays in the army, especially the special forces, he will definitely not have enough time to take care of his grandmother in the future. He can only take care of his grandmother in a year. It's good to go back home once, but when you encounter a mission, you often don't go back once in two years.
Jiang Ziming felt quite embarrassed after hearing this.
He couldn't ask Li Zheng to put down his family ties and stay to dedicate his youth just because the Menghu Brigade lacked this talent. After all, he was a famous university student, and the postgraduate entrance examination was not difficult at all. He had been a soldier for two years, which was already a rare contribution. After doing so much work, it can be regarded as winning honor for the Menghu Brigade and making great contributions.
If Li Zhengqiang is really kept in the future, grandma will have some regrets. As a director, I am afraid that she will have a bad conscience for the rest of her life.
After returning from Yilian, Jiang Ziming thought for a long time and finally went to find Zhuang Yan.
When he arrived at Zhuang Yan's office, he was watching the data and demonstration videos of new equipment on the computer. The brigade commander was obsessed with these things recently.
In his words, the three-year construction period not only requires adaptation in tactics and training, but also complete changes in equipment. One is software and the other is hardware. Both are indispensable.
"Hey! What does our chief director want to see me for?"
He stood up solemnly and asked the civil servants to go out. He went to pour water for Jiang Ziming. After being a soldier for so many years, he still didn't like the feeling of being served. Maybe this is also a common problem among old special force commanders. Pretentious.
Jiang Ziming took the water glass and immediately sighed, shook his head and said: "Speaking of the brigade commander, I have been running the special investigation company twice in the past few days. I think you also know why, but now I also encountered It’s a difficult problem.”
Yan Yan sat down opposite him with a solemn smile, and then said: "Needless to say, I know that you were worried about Li Zheng's discharge from the army. When you persuaded him to stay, you were afraid that others would not be able to fulfill your filial piety; but when you didn't persuade him, you felt regretful. Am I right? "
Jiang Ziming took a sip of tea, put down the cup and said, "That's right! You already know it, so I won't say it anymore. I'm very conflicted now. I also want to hear your opinion when I come here. If possible, can we Create some conditions for Li Zhenghe to stay, for example, suggest that he bring his grandma to the army, and we can provide housing. Are you worried that he won't be able to take care of her in the army?"
Zhuang Yan said: "If it really works, I don't think you, Director Jiang Da, will come to me. Fallen leaves return to their roots, this is the traditional thinking of the Chinese elderly. Do you think people are willing to leave their hometown where they have lived for decades and come to a strange army?" Living here? There are no friends or relatives here, and the neighbors are all family members of the military. Whether they can talk to each other is a problem. What's more, the reason for the elderly's longevity is not only enough food, clothing and housing, but also spiritual care is particularly important. . After Li Zheng returns, he will be a postgraduate student. He will stay in school as a teacher after graduation. Taking care of the family with two vacations a year is better than us being a soldier. He is majoring in law. This major is first of all in terms of income. It’s very good to go to school. Working as a teacher in a school while working part-time as a consultant for a company is not comparable to our income. What’s more, he’s still half a year away from graduating from college. Now you’re asking him to give up what he earned through hard study. How can he not hesitate about everything?"
"Brigadier, are you talking about income in such a vulgar way?" Jiang Ziming joked.
Zhuang Yan said: "How can we not talk about it? Dedication is of course encouraged, but we cannot force others to sacrifice and contribute. The spirit should be spontaneous. If we force Li Zheng to stay, he will have troubles in the future. It hurt him.”
Jiang Ziming nodded, acknowledging that what Zhuang Yan said made sense.
"Oh, is there really no hope at all?"
Zhuang Yan smiled: "How come there is no turning point? Let me tell you, this kid Li Zheng, I have an intuition that he can't leave the army after all. Although family ties are his fetters, sometimes people are very complicated. If you like one kind of life, you may not feel at ease if you adapt to other lives in this life."
Jiang Ziming's eyes brightened: "You mean he won't retire?"
Zhuang Yan said: "You can't come back after you retire?"
Jiang Ziming was slightly startled.
Zhuang Yan continued: "If he is admitted to graduate school, he will have a master's degree. With his resume, we can apply to our superiors for special recruitment."
Jiang Ziming's frown suddenly relaxed, and his expression suddenly became joyful.
"You mean to recruit him specially in the future?"
Zhuang Yan said: "It depends on what he thinks and whether he is willing to return to the army. Therefore, after he retires, we still need to keep in touch with him. What if one day he figures it out on his own?"
Of course Li Zheng didn't know about the conversation between Zhuang Yan and Jiang Ziming.
Li Zheng was in a state of confusion. Should he go or not?
In all his life, he has never hesitated like this before.
Occasionally, he would secretly take out the two first-class merit medals and the second-class merit medal, find a quiet place and look at them secretly, and look at them for a long time.
Although there are only three medals, they have extraordinary significance. When holding them, Li Zheng always felt an indescribable sense of honor. They were his own glory, the glory of a soldier. Even if he gets old, time can Deprived of many things, youth, money, and even life, but he can never take away the honor that belongs to him.
Originally, I had just retired from the army. Two first-class meritorious service and one second-class meritorious service were scary enough.
Unexpectedly, a sudden incident caused him to once again break the record of personal meritorious service in the Menghu Brigade.
