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Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Rain is Coming

Almost all these words are found on the pages of all sizes: "Taiwan", "crisis", "war", "US"... I browsed casually and found that the "Taiwan corruption case" that caused storms in Taiwan in 2006 had already erupted early at this time. Facing the crisis of "removal case", the series of actions made by the leader of the Taiwanese authorities' leader Chen to rescue the decline made me dumbfounded. He first visited several veteran *hard hard-working factions, made a series of promises to them, and at the same time made a speech to "amend the constitution" in advance and "correct the reputation" for Taiwan, and wanted to use the old tricks of "*" to pull some voters. These actions caused an uproar.

The US Seventh Fleet made the US military nervously cruising near the Taiwan Strait. The White House also issued warnings one after another to ask Chen to pay attention to his words and deeds, and the implication was that he was a disobedient dog, so it would be better for them to not want it. However, Chen, who was already in a state of terror, still insisted on his own and made dangerous remarks repeatedly.

On the international community, Russia, Pakistan, North Korea and other countries have issued statements supporting the People's Republic of China to safeguard national sovereignty and dignity, while Britain, the United States and other countries have called on both sides to maintain restraint. The unexpected attitude of the mainland of the motherland is extremely tough this time, and we have issued a solemn statement: Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory. We will firmly not allow anyone to separate Taiwan from China in any way. We do not want to break the peace situation in the Taiwan Strait. However, if the leaders of the Taiwan authorities continue their current dangerous actions, we do not rule out the possibility of using force to liberate Taiwan.

At the same time, the Ministry of National Defense issued an emergency notice: On April 30, 2005, the Chinese People's Liberation Army will conduct a joint military exercise between the three armed forces in the East China Sea.

I sighed, it was really a storm that was coming and the wind filled the building! In just a few days, the Taiwan Strait, which had been silent for decades, was once again covered with the clouds of war. No wonder this unusual decision appeared on the eve of graduation assignment this year. All this did not happen in my dream, at least not in 2005. I realized: I appeared in this era like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples of history. At the beginning, it was just a stone entering the water. Gradually, the scope of this ripples became larger and larger, and finally affected the regional situation and even the world situation.

In other words, the current world is completely different from the world in my dream. Now this world is like a mirror image of the world in my dream. After I returned to this era, the two parallel worlds began to part ways. The world originally developed step by step according to the trajectory in my dream, but this world has undergone fundamental changes due to my arrival.

I suddenly felt strange and at a loss. I walked back to the team silently with the newspaper. At this time, my phone rang, and it was Xiaoying who called:

"Hey? Changfeng!"

When I received a call from Xiaoying, I suddenly felt relaxed. Yes! She is the closest lover around me. When I came to this era, I just wanted to find what I had lost, or I just wanted to no longer be as mediocre as before? I want to live a grand life. If everything is the same as before, then what is the meaning of my life besides witnessing history!

After suddenly thinking it through, I said with ease:

"Xiaoying! Why? I haven't seen her for two days, do you miss me?"

"Yes! I'm a little uncomfortable with eating by myself these two days! Are you still busy today? When can I have dinner with me?"

I thought about it and said:

"I won't have anything to do today. How about contacting you after I finish training? I'll be waiting for you in the old place!"

Xiaoying said happily: "Okay! I'll wait for you!"

After looking at the watch, the training time was almost up, so I quickly returned to the team. I put the newspaper on the bed, changed into a camouflage uniform, and then blew the whistle to gather.

"Look right--align! Go forward--see! Take a break! Tell me!"

After the brothers stood at attention, I saluted and said, "After a moment! I am not at home these two days. Today is my first training after I come back. I hope everyone can leave their burdens and regain confidence. Today's training course is five kilometers. After the training a few days ago, everyone has made some progress. My requirement today is to complete the overall time within the prescribed time. Do you have confidence?"

"Yes!" The comrades stood at attention neatly. I nodded with satisfaction and continued:

"After taking it away, I would like to say a few last words: Our good brother, Comrade Ouyang Xing, is lying in the hospital and is unconscious, but I believe what he most hopes to see is that the brothers in the entire company can cheer up and not affect training because of his son! I promise you again: Ouyang will definitely be able to catch up with us when we are drinking the graduation wine with us, and we will not have a second Zhou Bo!"

Everyone cheered "screaming", I smiled and issued a password:

"Standing at the sight! Turn right, running - walk!"

I ran to the left side of the queue, feeling the spring breeze blowing towards me, and felt a sense of relaxation and joy. From the neat and powerful steps, I could also feel the morale of the brothers in the queue. Soon, we arrived at the playground and I shouted:

"Brothers, let's go and do some preparation activities. Today's mission is to run 12:5 laps in 23 minutes, a total of five kilometers!"

The brothers quickly dispersed and started preparation activities under my leadership. After that, we came to the starting point, and I took out the specially prepared stopwatch and pressed the stopwatch while issuing the "running and walking" command.

Brothers rushed forward like tigers out of the cage. I had to remind everyone several times to distribute their physical strength equally and not to rush too hard. But it is understandable that not only me in the past two days, but I believe that all the brothers in the company are in a tormented state. Today I finally heard good news, and they all want to vent their recent depression during training.

After running less than three laps, some brothers shouted:

"Instructor! The atmosphere is too dull, let's talk about two moves!"

I smiled and said, "No problem!"

Then I shouted loudly: "Everyone pay attention to adjusting the pace according to my password! One, two, one, two, one, one, two, three, four!"

"One! Two! Three! Four!"

The brothers were almost shouting at the top of their lungs. I even felt the glass on the teaching building next to the playground shaking! Many people on the playground couldn't help but look at it. After everyone shouted, they burst into laughter and their steps suddenly became messy. I quickly gave the order to adjust.

After running a few more laps, Zhang Qing was unwilling to be lonely and shouted in the queue:

"Brothers! Let's all sing a song! Enjoy the atmosphere!"

"Okay! It's so fucking boring to run in burying your head!" Lu Sen, a physical madman, shouted at the end of the team.

When Zhang Qing saw that someone supported him, he immediately became excited and said while running:

"What song should I sing? Well! I'll start and everyone sings with me!"

"good!"

I couldn't help but smile bitterly. Zhang Qing actually thought I didn't exist! When I looked back, Lin Feng was looking at me happily. Maybe he was depressed and miserable in the past few days. Seeing that the atmosphere is so good and the morale is so high, it would be strange if he is unhappy!

"In my heart, there was a dream, and I sing together!"

"In my heart, there was a dream that I wanted to use singing to make you forget all the pain. The brilliant starry sky, who is the real hero..."

The song "True Hero" came out of our queue, and the sound became louder and louder, and it shone with the sound of the commands of the trainees in the queue on the basketball court. The soldiers wearing camouflage and sweaty sweat were running tenaciously under the sunlight. They sang a song "True Hero" loudly, which has become a unique landscape in today's college. I believe that many years later, maybe when we recall today's scene, we can't help but feel excited...

In the queue, we were naturally even more excited. Everyone's steps became more and more solid and powerful, and there was no painful expression on their faces when they ran five kilometers. Instead, they were tough and bold, and they were the spirit of no other than me! I know that my brothers have come out of the shadow of the accident. After the storm, we will definitely be the strongest!

After the training, I only said one sentence when I commented:

"Brothers! I am proud to have comrades like you!"

Back in the team, I took a hurry to take a shower and called Xiaoying:

"Xiaoying! I'm finished training. If you have time, come out! Let's have supper together!"

"Well, Changfeng, wait for me! I'll change my clothes and come out!"

I smiled and said, "Okay! I'll be waiting for you in the old place!"

After saying that, I walked towards the library. I didn't wait long before I saw Xiaoying appear. She was wearing a milky white sweater and dark blue jeans, and a happy smile was filled with her face. Under the warm sun in the spring afternoon, she was like a happy angel, attracting a lot of attention.

She walked towards me with a smile and said coquettishly:

"Instructor Lu, you're busy with everything now! You don't even have time to spend with your girlfriend!"

I laughed dryly and said, "There are some things going on these days! Am I not here to accompany you? Hehe... Xiaoying, what are you eating tonight? I will listen to you!"

I didn't tell Xiaoying the news that something happened to Ouyang Xing was, because I was afraid that she would worry about me.

Xiaoying smiled and said, "This is almost the same! It looks like a boyfriend, let's go! Go down the mountain!"

I was stunned for a moment and asked, "What are you doing when you go down the mountain?"

Xiaoying pretended to be confused and asked, "Didn't you just say that you can listen to me wherever you go? I want to go to Dezhuang to eat hot pot, there is no one on this mountain!"

I scratched my head and said with a embarrassed smile: "That... Xiaoying... I'm not as free as you go down the mountain... I'm going to... ask for leave... and not necessarily..."

Seeing my embarrassment, Xiaoying smiled so hard that she couldn't straighten her waist. She said:

"Look at you so stupid! Let's go, just go down the bridge and eat beef rice noodles..."

Only then did I realize that this girl was playing tricks on me! I was about to catch her, but she had already run far away with a smile. While running, she turned around and shouted:

"Hurry up Changfeng! If you go late, you will have no seats!"

I looked at her back indulgently, shook my head with a smile, and rushed up with me.

We came to a restaurant called "Northern Dumplings" at the bridge, ordered two beef rice noodles, and sat down at the table to wait. The store was not big, the hygiene was average, and sometimes it was a bit messy, but people came here to eat in a constant stream every day. If you come a little later, there would be no seats. Even if you have a seat, you would have to wait a long time to come up after ordering things.

While waiting, Xiaoying was bored and looked at the newspaper she had just bought on the road. I sat quietly, holding her hand, constantly rubbing her palms, feeling the happiness of staying with my lover in the noisy environment of the shop. Xiaoying suddenly said:

"Changfeng, I found that the newspaper has talked about Taiwan issues a lot recently! Has something happened?"

Most girls don’t care much about national affairs. I explained to her for a long time, but she still half understood it. Finally, I said helplessly:

"In fact, it's possible to fight a war!"

"Ah!" Xiaoying's face changed for a moment and she said:

"Then you graduated this year...will you go to the front line?"

I laughed and said, "Silly girl, this thing is hard to explain. I only said that I might have to fight, but I didn't say that I would definitely fight. Over the years, I have been nervous several times, but in the end I haven't started fighting?"

Actually, I don’t think so in my heart. From the above series of actions, I know that as long as one or two Mars burst out from the mouth of the leaders of the Taiwan authorities, the fire bucket in the Taiwan Strait is likely to be detonated. I guess the leadership may have been prepared for the war, otherwise there is no need to add a large number of new cadres to the coast. However, I will not tell Xiaoying these analysis, otherwise she will have to worry a lot.

Xiaoying asked relentlessly:

"I mean if, if there was a war, would you recruit new cadres like you who had just graduated to the front line?"

I said, "Xiaoying, don't think about it anymore. This is nothing. Don't think about it anymore. I won't..."

I really regret explaining so much to Xiaoying, and I still say that there might be a war, which made her worry so much now. Xiaoying said:

"Changfeng, if the current situation is as nervous as you said, you should not go back to Fuzhou. I am afraid there will be danger! There is so close to Taiwan there!"

I said with a lot of laughter and cry, "Xiaoying! I don't know where to go or where to go! Don't worry about me so much. I said it's just that there is a potential danger of war. For this, I won't go to Fuzhou and give up the opportunity to be with you. Do you think it's worth it? Besides, it's still early to graduate now! A few months later, the battle may be over, or the situation has eased long ago, so there is no need to think about so much now."

Xiaoying nodded then, but she was still a little depressed. The happy atmosphere just now disappeared. I regret it in my heart!

After we finished dinner, I originally wanted to go to the playground for a walk, but Xiaoying said she was a little tired and wanted to go back and rest. When I saw her appearance, I was still very worried about me, and I couldn't help but smile bitterly.

In fact, in my heart, I always believe that the soldiers of the Republic do not exist for war, they exist to eliminate war! The Taiwan Strait is a potential war danger. If this danger is not eliminated for a day, we cannot relax for a day.

The situation in the Taiwan Strait is changing. As a soldier, I have no idea of ​​escaping. I grew up in Fujian since I was a child. I remember that when I was a child, I often heard my elders say that the coastal cities of Fujian were harassed and bombed by Kuomintang planes after liberation. At that time, I was still a little worried and said in a silence: "When I grow up, I will be the People's Liberation Army to destroy the bad guys who blew us..."

Once the war breaks out, I will apply to enter the first echelon without hesitation. Even Xiaoying cannot change my deep-rooted thoughts. I patted my head and said to myself:
Chapter completed!
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