"Xiao Chen, you have graduated. Do you have any ideals?" Chen Hansheng's eyes at this time stayed on the photo of Yi Lei on the opposite wall. On the photo carefully framed with a glass frame, there was a person who looked very familiar to him, but

The photo was not big, and he could not see it clearly from a distance. There were several medals stuck in the photo frame. When he heard the question, he immediately replied, "I, I am going to join the army. World War II broke out, and the northern Haogu was also fighting. I

I want to serve the country as a soldier.", "Be a soldier? It's good to be a soldier. I remember when I was a soldier, I fought against British and French devils. I never fought against Soviet devils, but you guys caught up.

"Hearing that Chen Hansheng was going to join the army, Zhao Benqiang couldn't help but said happily, but then he sighed, "Hey, I don't have that fate. I accidentally ate a British soldier's egg and broke my foot. It's just like being a soldier."

It’s over. Well, back then, my old company commander even praised me personally, saying that I was a good soldier. If I had been serving until now, I would probably be a junior officer. Alas, I don’t know what the old company commander is like now."

Having said this, Zhao Benqiang's eyes were a little moist. He turned his head and looked at the photo. It was a slightly yellowed group photo of about a dozen people, but after some processing, it seemed that it could be preserved for many years.

appearance.

"Uncle is actually an old soldier from the Southwest period. It's really amazing." Chen Hansheng was a little surprised when he heard Zhao Benqiang say that he had fought against British and French devils. When did this happen? The veterans at that time were definitely old.

He is qualified and has achieved military exploits. If he had not been disabled and discharged from the army, he would at least be an officer now.

"Dad, don't be sad." Zhao Ming was also proud of her father when she looked at the most precious and important photo of her father that was hung in the main room. It was the greatest wealth of the family and a tool for her father to educate her since she was a child.

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"My father is also an old soldier. He often talks to me about the army and often mentions the past." Chen Hansheng said with emotion that a person who has served as a soldier has the deepest feelings for the army and the deepest memories of the years.

"Your father is also a veteran soldier? Is he from the Kuomintang or from the Southwest?" Zhao Benqiang calmed down and asked casually. "My father is a veteran soldier from the Southwest period..." Uh? An old soldier from the Southwest period.

If your father had joined the army early, maybe he and I would still be comrades-in-arms." Zhao Benqiang's curiosity arose, and regarding the army, regardless of whether we were comrades-in-arms, even if we were in the same regiment or division later, we would still have a close relationship," he said.

, which number was he from the Southwest period, do you know?" Zhao Ming was afraid that Chen Hansheng didn't know how to answer, so he said to the side, "Hansheng, my father was a soldier in the Southwest militia period." "It's Kouwang, Han.

"Sheng, don't look at my uncle who is lame now. I am a truly qualified veteran of the militia. Come on, look at this photo. This is the proof." I'm afraid Chen Hansheng won't believe it. After all, the old man from the militia period is definitely the right person.

The great hero of the Republic, and in fact, Zhao Benqiang is indeed a well-known war hero. He walked to the photo frame and said proudly, "This is what our class did with the company commander after our class won the first place in the camp training competition."

He is a figure who cannot leave now." Out of politeness, Chen Hansheng also walked over, looked at the photo, and finally saw clearly the person on it. The person standing in the middle of the first row was not his.

Who is the father? He was his father almost twenty years ago.

Moreover, it seems from the photos that his father when he was young is strikingly similar to himself. He is handsome and handsome. This can also be seen from the old photos of his father that he sees every day. Chen Hansheng can even foresee himself wearing military uniform.

Not much different from his father.

"Huh?"

Zhao Benqiang looked at the photo, then looked back at Chen Hansheng, a little confused, and turned to his daughter and said, "Mingming, look, why do I think the company commander looks so similar to him."

Zhao Ming stepped forward, looked carefully at the company commander in the photo, and then at Chen Hansheng, and immediately realized that they were really very similar. "Dad, they are really, really similar. Hansheng, what do you think?"

"Chen Hansheng?" Reading this name, Zhao Benqiang asked subconsciously, "What is your father's name?"

Chen Hansheng hesitated slightly, but was moved by Zhao Benqiang's military feelings and admitted directly, "My father's name is Chen Jun!

He is a veteran soldier of the militia in the southwest period, and was the commander of the second company at that time."

"He has been injured before, during his time in the militia." Zhao Benqiang asked tentatively.

"Yes, my father's brow bone was injured. In 1919, during a practical exercise, he was hit by a stone thrown by an explosion on the left brow bone, leaving a scar." Regarding my father's injury history.

, Chen Hansheng knows very well that his mother often talks about it.

"Hahaha" yes, yes, "yes," I saw with my own eyes that the company commander was hit on the eyebrow by a stone, and two comrades and I took turns carrying him and running back to the regiment headquarters." Zhao Benqiang was instantly overjoyed.

"Your father is the Lieutenant General of the Republic? Lieutenant General Chen Jun who is currently leading the army to fight against the Soviets in Mongolia?" Zhao Ming asked unexpectedly. She had never known Chen Hansheng's family. When asked by chance, Chen Hansheng simply said that he

My father is a soldier and fights in the north.

"Yes."

"Hahaha..."..., that's great, that's great." Zhao Benqiang laughed loudly, feeling ecstatic. He didn't expect that after a long time, this young man who was interested in his daughter turned out to be the son of the old company commander.

Everything in this world is really fate. Besides coincidence, there are also some inevitabilities.

For him, the first thing he cared about was the son of the old company commander, and the second was the son of the Lieutenant General of the Republic. He took Chen Hansheng's hand and sat down, and asked sadly, "How have you been, the old company commander these years?"

I haven’t seen him for many years, and I have never seen the old company commander on the TV at home. During the founding military parade and the 1938 military parade, I was invited to Hanking twice as a first-class meritorious official, but he was not the company commander.

I was busy with military affairs, so I didn’t see a bunch of old brothers from our second company. Alas, it’s a pity, it’s a pity.”

"He is very good. I just talked to him on the phone before coming here. He is now fighting with the Soviets in Mongolia." Chen Hansheng also expressed some emotion. Although life encounters are different, and personal destiny will be different, but that same feeling at the beginning is still there.

His feelings will never change with the years. "My father seldom goes home. He is basically in the army. There were several New Year's Eve dinners. He also said that he thought of those brothers in the Second Company period and said he missed them very much.

You must meet me if you have the chance."

This is the truth. Chen Jun never drinks alcohol. He only drinks during the New Year’s Eve dinner and when he goes to his teacher’s house to pay New Year greetings. Moreover, he will always get drunk every New Year’s Eve dinner. Every time he gets drunk, he will mention his former comrades, especially

It was the second company period, the most difficult period, those comrades who left the deepest impression. "Oh, the company commander still thinks of us brothers. Like the regiment commander, he is a person who has read the 1st day." Zhao Benqiang said with emotion,

Although he did not meet the company commander, he met the regimental commander twice. He went to Hanking twice and met the chairman of the committee both times. The leader of the militia group back then is now the chairman of the committee. Two major celebrations of "Southwestern Veterans"

When they, especially veterans of the militia, went to Beijing, he would hold a veterans party, where he would drink and talk with his veterans who filled a hall.

You know, forty or fifty-year-old militia veterans, if they had not retired, they would have been officers long ago, and it would be difficult for them to retire. And once they retire, it must be because of disability. Therefore, there will not be many of them.

"Except for those who died, there are only two or three hundred people who survived." Among them, there are even fewer people who have made meritorious service in the early years of the militia and received Zhang Shusheng's personal reward as a meritorious boy. Zhao Benqiang is one of them.

Chen Hansheng has met Zhang Shusheng quite a few times. He used to meet Zhang Shusheng many times in the southwest period. Later, he would be invited to Hanjing Mountain every year with his parents to congratulate the Chairman on the New Year.

You know, Zhang Shusheng is Chen Jun's real teacher. Even Chen Hansheng's name was given by the Chairman, Chen Jun's teacher.

The three chatted for a while, and then Chen Hansheng realized that Zhao Benqiang had a good job arrangement back then, taking care of his status as a retired disabled soldier. Later, Zhao Ming's mother decided to return to her hometown to be a doctor at a rural medical station to provide care for her parents.

When the villagers went to see a doctor, he was indifferent to fame and fortune and chose

Directly receive the annual disability pension for war heroes and return to work in the hometown." Now he is the armed minister of the village. Although he is not in active service, he is still considered half a soldier. If not, he is at least a fairly senior cadre, even if he has

Although he was disabled, he was never forgotten by the Republic.

Judging from the situation at home, there are TVs, refrigerators, washing machines and other large items. They are still much richer than ordinary families, and they are not far behind the ordinary urban population. In fact, Zhao Benqiang receives disability income every year.

The retirement pension is huge. Back then, I wasted my life and blood, but now I am living a good life.

Zhao Benqiang left enough time for the two young people to cook with his wife who came home from get off work, and let the two of them have a heart-to-heart talk.

Chen Changsheng explained the situation to Zhao Ming again. The two had been in love for a long time, but Zhao Ming never wanted to delay his studies, otherwise they might have been together long ago.

"Hansheng, if you join the army, won't it be difficult to meet..."

"Yes. Mingming, I..."

In the hearts of the two of them, there is a battle between heaven and man. If they didn't care about each other, Chen Hansheng would not come to see her. If he didn't care about each other, Zhao Ming would not write him a letter for three days in just one winter vacation.

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Chen Hansheng stayed at Zhao's house for two nights, and on the morning of the third day he decided to say goodbye and return to Hanking. During this period, the two talked a lot about the past, present, and future, but no one mentioned again whether they were together or what they would do in the future.

matter.

One is afraid of rejection and the other is too shy.

When Chen Hansheng packed his baggage, he did not see Zhao Ming. Seeing that parting was imminent, he only thought that Zhao Ming was sad and did not come to see him. After saying goodbye to Zhao Benqiang and his wife, he accepted a letter written by Zhao Benqiang to his father.

, he left the Zhao family.

When he arrived at the entrance of the village, Chen Hansheng was shocked. Under the locust tree at the entrance of the village, there was a pretty girl standing, smiling at him, with a suitcase at his feet - "Mingming, you, you

Is this..." Chen Hansheng asked in surprise.

Zhao Ming stood there handsomely and said, "Actually, I, I also passed the assessment for early graduation. I originally wanted to sign up for the flying club with you, but now I have decided to go back to Chajing with you to see my aunt.

Then...then sign up to join the army together and go get some "Mingming, I, I love you——"
Chapter completed!