Introduction: Speaking of soldiers, many people remember heroes, Yue Zhenhua, Zhu Ling, a female martyr of Changning armed police born in the 1980s, and Ji Qi, a hard bone soldier in the new era, and even Qiu Shaoyun, Luo Shengjiao, and Huang Jiguang who have been talking about since childhood. However, more people are ordinary "soldiers" who are not worthy of being a disciple of other people except for family and friends.
They may have never been on the battlefield in their entire lives, and some have not even touched guns in the army for three years, and even have been wandering around the kitchen, pig farm, toilet, and military dog room to provide logistics support - maybe your childhood playmate, middle school classmates, and relatives' cousin spent three years like this military camp. They are also sticking to the border islands of the motherland, moving forward in floods and mountains and rivers, and after retiring from the army, they are also looking for jobs everywhere, and are still on standby in their dreams when they are old.
Today is a festival for combat heroes and theirs. Whose youth does not dream of the battlefield? But training for thousands of days is for peace.
is the special report of Freezing Point in 1995. It is the text that has the most impressed by the veterans in recent years. especially mentions the department's "relationship soldiers" and "backdoor soldiers" and the special treatment they received.
"I am a relationship soldier, I miss those difficult years..."
In the recruit company, we all call him "fat man". In the army, it is common for the soldiers to have a friendly and slightly joking nickname
The fat man is a backdoor soldier, and he was sent to the company by a Santana. The fat man’s parents were all very stylish. They carried a lot of delicious food and handed it to our class monitor together with their son. The fat man’s parents begged the class monitor to take care of him, and also said that the child had been eating and lazy since he was a child and had a weight of 160 kilograms after he was less than 20 years old. The squad leader of nodded repeatedly, and he must take care of him, and he must take care of him. As soon as the fat man's family left, the squad leader's expression changed immediately: "Fatty, you are a relationship soldier, right?" The fat man nodded, and the squad leader asked again: "You need care, right?" The fat man quickly smoked and nodded again.
The squad leader pushed his smoke away and shouted to the whole class: "I am a military force, not a kindergarten. In my eyes, you have no distinction between the sons of farmers and the children of cadres. You are all soldiers, recruits !" After a while, the squad leader ordered us to bring two basins of water, find two bricks, let the fat man support the ground with both hands, then put two basins of water under his belly, put the two bricks on his back, and force him to do 30 push-ups. We all sweated for the fat man. Can he be as fat as his body? "One, two, three, four..." The fat man did it, the squad leader counted, the fat man's movements were very reluctant, the squad leader's voice was very majestic, and that kind of majesty made you execute orders even if you die. The fat man begged, "Squad leader, that's OK." No, continue! The squad leader's words were decisive. The fat man's arms suddenly relaxed, and his chest was immediately wet... The fat man had 30 pieces of them innocently, and the sweat on his face flowed down with tears.
Since then, the fat man has become silent and worked hard. When we practice for one hour, he will practice for two hours. When we can learn it once, he will work hard hundreds of times. As soon as he practiced the horizontal bar, the fat man couldn't pull any of them. In order to practice arm strength, he asked the squad leader to tie his hands to the bar with his backpack strap, his feet 5 cm away from the ground, and he hung them straight. Anyone who has been a soldier knows that this is called a hanging bar. This kind of method is said to improve arm strength, but it is cruel, so few people ask for trouble like this. The fat man was hanging for an hour that day, and his tears were spinning in his eyes. The whole class cried and asked the squad leader to let him go. The squad leader agreed, but he shook his head.
When the recruit company ended, the fat man had excellent results in all the assessments. His body had become tall and handsome. He weighed 140 pounds, which was 20 pounds less than when he first came. Later, no one called him fat again.
After the fat man was discharged from the army, he was arranged to run business in a joint venture. The frequent interpersonal social engagements made him often go to and from the bars and dance halls, and he gained weight again... When he met his comrades, he always said, "I miss those hard years. With these trainings, I will never feel any difficulties in my life!" "In a person's life, he can fall in love many times, but only once in the army." He is the most handsome one among the soldiers we have pulled from. His delicate figure shows a kind of comfortable and elegant spirit no matter how you look at it, the shaved stubble on his face was cold and clear, slightly showing his maturity and firmness. It was winter, and firecrackers were rumbled at the door of the county armed forces headquarters. There were old people and girls among the people who saw him off. There are babies under the full moon. We were sitting in the big truck with some sadness of parting and some beautiful longing in our blank eyes. When the truck started, a whimpering sound came from the car. He was sitting next to me. He was very strong and did not cry. The truck ran faster and faster, and the crowd of people seeing off in our sight blurred. Gradually, the truck drove out of the city gate and the beautiful small town was thrown into my memory. He suddenly let out a "wow" and cried without hesitation like a child. Get up. The recruits who didn't know each other in the car but were all fellow villagers came to comfort him. I hugged him tightly and wiped his tears. He kept crying for ten miles, his voice was hoarse, and he stopped crying later. He said that no one came to see him off today, especially the girlfriend who had been with him for 6 years. His parents are cadres in the county party committee and have found a good unit for him. His girlfriend is the daughter of his parents and colleagues. The girl is smart and smart. I like her very much. Originally, my parents' idea was to let my son start work as soon as possible and marry a wife. How good it would be for the family to be harmonious and harmonious. But he didn't go the path designed by others. He wanted to join the army. My parents didn't understand this, and they beat and scolded him. My girlfriend didn't understand, so they blew the lights with him. He couldn't figure it out, it's only 3 years. Will it not work for me for three years? He was very stubborn and still signed up for the army. He wanted to join the army since he was a child, and no one could stop him. When the train arrived at the regional train station, we boarded the train far away. A whistle seemed to have broken all our involvement with this place. All that awaited us was the strange military camp and strange guns and ammunition... He leaned his head against the car window, his eyes were frozen, and he looked into the distance, and said to himself: "In this life, a person can fall in love many times, but only once in the army. " He retired from the army last year and was awarded the third-class merit when he was discharged. On the day he sent him, he said this to me again. All those who saw him off were crying. His name is Zhuang Guanjie, a very popular name. "No one can really understand me. I miss home, but I am afraid of that home..." There is a feeling that is unique. "I miss home, but I dare not go home..." Sergeant Xiao Du started his confession to me with this puzzling sentence - No one can truly understand me. I miss home, but at the same time I fear that family. All this is blamed for the promise I made at the beginning... I failed the college entrance examination in 1992, which was not a big blow to me, because I have an old revolutionary grandfather. With his prestige, I could find a job that I could satisfy. Later, I wanted to join the army by mistake. At that time, the idea was very simple, just thinking of the army playing with guns. While my family agreed to me, they made an unharsh request: work hard when they arrived in the army and strive to join the party as soon as possible. At that time, I was eager to join the army, so I agreed to this request at once. When I saw farewell at the station, I patted my chest and said to my parents, "Don't worry, I will satisfy you! " When I arrived at the army, I strictly demanded myself everywhere and carried out training. Don't look at me as a small person. I can do 40 meters of grenades at one time. I am even more careful when doing small work. I always pay attention to brooms and believe that I can sweep out a new world. I cleared the toilet cesspool once, and I took the initiative to jump down and threw the feces on it with a shovel. Now that I think about it, it still makes people want to vomit. To be honest, I do all this to realize my home. People have heavy expectations. But joining the party is not a casual matter, and it has special requirements for a person's thoughts, beliefs, abilities, and contributions. At the same time, strict number restrictions have caused some of the veterans who have retired every year to fail to realize their wish to join the party. In the third year of his service, I was still a "democrat". At this time, letters kept flying in, asking about my progress, and I knew they were already impatient.In order to comfort my parents' hard work, I lied that I had joined the party gloriously. My family was happy for my progress, but I had no way out. When the veteran was discharged from the army last year, I tried every means to stay and serve overtime, wasn’t that the lie? I miss that home all the time, but I am indeed afraid of going home. In fact, I have no regrets to be able to sacrifice the most precious youth in my life in the army. Relatives, why is your hope so heavy... "People, why can't you give me a calm look?" Xiaojun is my cousin. He was a soldier in the spring of 1990, half a year earlier than me. My cousin walked into the military camp with complete disappointment with his family. Uncle was originally a salesperson in the town supply and marketing cooperative. He runs a hardware store. Due to poor management, he lost 50,000 yuan in several years. My uncle was ordered to suspend his post. According to the relevant regulations of the supply and marketing cooperative, he must compensate half of the losses, which is 25,000 yuan. My uncle sold all his property, but he was still more than 10,000 yuan and he didn't pay it off. A good family went bankrupt like this. The relatives and neighbors in the village all looked at their uncle's bankruptcy with strange looks, and there were endless sarcasm and sarcasm. My cousin was originally a hot-hearted person, so he could not bear this feeling. He thought of joining the army in anger. My uncle didn't stop him, and he said, "You should join the army." . I don't have the money to build a house for you and get married. Why bother with your incompetent father? If you can get a soldier, I will be willing to give you a sigh of relief." When my cousin left as a soldier, he had only one thought in his mind: people should live with decent life and not be looked down upon by their father. In a tank unit, my cousin began his hard struggle. , like me, I have nothing to do with Beijing and two, but I have only fantasies about the future and the endless silly spirit that arises from it. Not only did he do it stupidly, he was also very good at doing things. He didn't know how to smoke. In order to establish a good relationship with the company commander, platoon leader, squad leader, he learned to smoke, and when he met the "leader", he would respect a "Ashima". In order to learn driving skills from the tank crew training base, he also gave the company commander a bucket of small grinding sesame oil. Later, my cousin became a special driver and became a commander. All this does not seem to be important to my cousin, he values his own future. He often thinks that if he does it well, he can transfer to volunteer soldier , and then he will give it back home, so that the villagers can look down on him. If he does not do it well, he will go back to the army and plant that little bit of land. The villagers not only have to laugh at my father, but also at me. People will say that the father and son are both missed. Whenever I think of this, my cousin is worried. As he gets so worried, white hair appears on his head. In fact, he is only 20 years old. The first year passed, and he received consecutive commendations twice; the second year passed, and he received three awards of the camp; the third year passed, and he was awarded the third-class merit once; the fourth year passed, and he joined the party. One step a year, and my cousin spent four years with his hard work and clever work. But he was not satisfied, his goal was to have a job in the army. The maximum service period of the conscript is 5 years, which means that my cousin only has the last year left for the last time in the army. Thinking of this, he felt like walking on a tightrope on a cliff.
really responds to the old saying, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain. Last spring, my cousin was trained as a key trainer for outstanding soldiers and joined the cultural team. After some hard work, he finally got admitted to the military academy. In September, my cousin received an admission notice.
The school is in Shijiazhuang. When I registered at the school, I happened to pass by my hometown, so my cousin went home. My cousin dressed as a veteran, didn't wear a hat, and she removed her erectile slats and carried a heavy backpack. He did it on purpose and he had his ideas.
As soon as I entered the house, my cousin put the thing on and said in a crying voice: "Dad, mom, I'm retired from the army."A word of this, the whole family was shocked, and my uncle's eyes were full of tears. My uncle said, "Xiaojun, I originally hoped that you could get a job with a job, but you were so unsuccessful. I was discharged from the army. It's useless to be a soldier in these five years. You can't farm well. Look at your dad, can you build a house for you or find a job for you? When you are discharged from the army, the murak's stinky mouths don't know how to laugh at our family..." The news of my cousin's retirement spread wildly. The men and women who had nothing to do in Murakami surrounded my uncle's family. They said in a teasing tone: "Xiaojun, I have been driving a tank for 5 years in , and when I come back, I can't help driving a tractor. " My cousin's face turned red and white, and he was so angry that his heart was like a fire. After the villagers said something lukewarm and warm, they all left. Before leaving, some people said that they could not let their son join the army again, which was useless... My cousin looked at all, and a sense of inexplicable fear suddenly rose in his heart: What if I really retired from the army, is this really like this?
The next morning, my cousin said to his uncle: "Dad, I'm leaving." "The uncle said, "Where are you going, the workers don't want you, except to drive a tank, what will you do. "My cousin said calmly: "Dad, I'm leaving, continue driving the tank. I was admitted to Shijiazhuang Armored Soldier Command Academy. "
The son was admitted to the military academy! My uncle was so happy that he couldn't stop. He quickly bought a thousand-headed cannon and said to his cousin: "I was wronged yesterday. It's all my father. Today, you go to the military academy. Dad will set off firecrackers for you and see you off..."
Firecrackers rumbled, and paper scraps were flying. Strangely, no one in the village came to watch the excitement, and Biao Ge felt uncomfortable. What's wrong? So many people were always together yesterday, and today they were mute? My uncle said: " child, when you are down and out, others come not to comfort you. When you succeed, others don't come, it's because they are jealous of you having a future. ! "
" All you see is my hard body, but in fact, my heart is very fragile"
After five years in the army, I have experienced too many reunions and separations. Every breakup between my comrades is sad. Over the past five years, the comrades in the recruit company have returned to their hometowns. After a long time, the impressions of them in my mind are blurred, and some of them can't even be called out. Only Xiao Wang who slept on my upper bunk at that time is still unforgettable.
Xiao Wang is from Fujian, with a very dark and thin face, very small, and looks like he has no hair.
Xiao Wang's first impression of this soldier is that he is lively and optimistic and can "talk". What Xiao Wang talks about is that he has a happy home: a teaching father. , a mother who works as a textile worker, a beautiful and sensible sister, his 17-year-old sister can play a beautiful violin... When Xiao Wang said this, his face was always filled with pride. The expression made people jealous and happy for him. In the entire recruit company, no one didn't know Xiao Wang's family affairs. In everyone's mind, he was blessed. People even forgave his naughty and carelessness. Instead, they felt that this was his cuteness.
Xiao Wang had many letters. In the recruit company, no one dared to compete with him in this regard. As soon as he got the letter, Xiao Wang shouted, "Hey, my mother has written me! "Sometimes, he was happy and read the letter from beginning to end. Looking at his joy, everyone who had not received the letter was sad.
Once in construction, Xiao Wang's leg was accidentally injured by someone with a shovel, and he shed a lot of blood, but he still gritted his teeth and insisted on doing it. The company cadres forced him to go to the hospital and let him rest for a few days. A week later, Xiao Wang was discharged from the hospital and brought back a large bag of delicious food: chocolate, wheat milk semen, etc. The squad leader asked him where these things came from. He said that after calling his home, his mother sent these delicious foods. The squad leader criticized him for not asking his home to send things. He shrugged humorously: "My son is worried about his mother, and I have no choice! "Later, Xiao Wang distributed the food to everyone and praised Xiao Wang for having a good mother while eating.
In the class, Xiao Wang was not only loved by the squad leader, but also envied everyone. No one would have thought that all this was a beautiful "scam".
1993, Xiao Wang was discharged from the army.Before leaving, he asked me to sit in a small hotel. After two glasses of wine, he stared at me wide and said to me softly, "Brother, there is one thing that only the company commander in our company knows. I want to tell you, after all, we have a comrade-in-arms." To be honest, this is the first time I saw his serious look, and it was funny: "If you have anything, just say it, don't be nervous!"
He said, "You think I'm very happy, do you?" I nodded, "Do you still need to ask?" He wiped his tears and his voice was hoarse: "Do you know, I'm an orphan, and there are no relatives except a distant uncle!" This was too sudden, and I felt that he was performing a sketch. He cried and said, " I grew up so old and I have never seen my parents. The only thing they left me is myself. In the recruit company, I begged the company commander not to tell this. I have tasted enough of others' mercy and careful care. I want to live in harmony with everyone like a child with a father and a mother. For these reasons, I lied to everyone. The so-called family letters were sent by my friend. I was injured and hospitalized. "The delicious food from my mother" was also bought by me. You see. All I got was my hard body. In fact, my heart was very fragile. Every time my comrade-in-arms parents came to the team, I would cry secretly..." I didn't know how to comfort him. I was afraid that my words would hurt his newborn. I was speechless, letting tears fill my eyes...
That day, Xiao Wang said that the reason he did this was to truly experience the feeling of being a soldier without any prejudice. He wanted me to keep my mouth shut for him, and he wanted to leave a happy and beautiful impression on all his comrades.
He smiled happily when he left. No one knew that this little brother who had just turned 20 had endured too much misfortune.
"Don't underestimate my broken and old job. It is a testimony of my military service. I have used it for 13 years and ate military rations !"
The volunteer soldier, Mr. Li, has changed his career and brought his job that he had used for 13 years. There are eight eye-catching red words on the job: Be vigilant and defend the country. Old Lizhen loves his job. As early as a child, the father of a farmer often said, "A man, no matter what you do, don't lose your job." Lao Li remembered this sentence. He cherishes that job, like cherishing the honor of a soldier. The job of the job has changed from new to old, and Lao Li's military service is also increasing year by year. Later, he became the squad leader. When the soldiers saw that his job was too old, they quietly hid it and bought a new job for him. Lao Li became angry: "That was the job I gave to the army on the first day of my military service. Without it, I can't eat!" 13 years have passed in a flash, and Lao Li has always used that job.
The day when Lao Li left, the soldiers asked him to change a new bowl, but he refused to do so: "Don't underestimate this broken and old job. He is the witness of my military service. I have used it for 13 years!"
The day when Lao Li changed his career, he turned around every step, walked out of the army's door, and took his bowl that had been used for 13 years...
. Civil servant Xiao Chen used another way to express his attachment to the army. Among the military soldiers of the organs, no one has more keys than Xiao Chen. The big bunch of keys include the office of the regiment commander and political commissar, the reception room, the conference room, and the boiler room. Every key is a job and a hard work. For three years, Xiao Chen has been busy all the time around this bunch of keys, both sweet and sour and bitter. Xiao Chen once hated this bunch of keys, which brought him endless busyness. He also wants to put the keys to the house as soon as possible, how happy he should be!
Soon, three years have passed, it’s time for Xiao Chen to be discharged from the army, and the key is handed over. At this time, Xiao Chen's mood became very heavy: "These keys, to put it in depth, represents a door, that is the gate of the army. When people leave, the keys are handed over. You are the person outside the door. The time of being a soldier in your life has become a string of beautiful memories. ..." Later, Xiao Chen went to the street to copy a huge key and put it in his pocket, and then he left with peace of mind. When he left, he said to his comrades: "After coming to our old army many years later, you can open a familiar door."
This is a generation of soldiers who have no war.
Because of peace, their precious and short youth have lost their vigorous achievements and outstanding military achievements. On the edge of the prosperous world, they are struggling with bumps and thorns, looking for their own glory and dreams.
They do not need praise, they just hope that you think quietly - if there were no them, how far is the war from us?
("Frozen Point" special edition of "China Youth Daily" August 1, 1995 Author: Lu Maoliang)
pictures are from the Internet and have nothing to do with the article. Salute to all the soldiers and sisters.
