Chapter 305: Those Years in the Great Northern Wilderness (141)
Chapter 305: Those Years in the Great Northern Wilderness (141)
Captain Yang shaved his beard, put on his military uniform, and spoke solemnly, "On this land, many of our comrades shed their blood on the battlefield and are buried here forever, but as a soldier, death is temporary and life is eternal! They will always live on the roster of our team..."
When Yun Tinglan saw Yi An again, she almost didn't recognize him. He had an unshaven beard and was covered in blood. He must have just returned and hurried to the Martyrs' Cemetery as soon as he got the news.
Several young men hugged him and cried loudly, "Platoon leader, hit me, I didn't lead the team well, our platoon... has lost members, Shuanzhu and the others..."
Yi An patted them with his arms stiffly and said, "It's not your fault...if you want to blame someone, blame that group of Vietnamese monkeys..." If he had known earlier, he would have entered Hanoi even if it was against military discipline.
"Can't figure it out?" Captain Yang looked at the tombstones of the heroes sleeping there and said to Yi An, "War is just a means, peace is the goal. This battle has already consumed a lot of supplies, and we... can't afford it anymore.
Do you know why most of the soldiers fighting in the Vietnam War were new recruits?
Because 80% of our elite troops are tied up by the Soviet Union on the border. So we must fight quickly and end the war within a month before the Soviet Union can free up its troops to attack our country. While teaching Vietnam a lesson, we must not let ourselves get caught in the dilemma of fighting on two fronts! "
Yi An was silent. He understood what the head of the regiment meant. The motherland was not strong enough to withstand the consumption of war. Now, what they had to do was to vigorously develop themselves, rather than getting caught up in a bottomless war.
A huge banner with the words "Salute to the heroes, learn from the heroes" was hung in the auditorium, where a consolation performance was being held. Sitting in the audience were all combat heroes, and the military medals on their bodies were so dazzling.
Yi'an and a few empty-handed soldiers looked out of place.
Liu Liyang was very excited. "These art soldiers are so beautiful. If I could marry a girl like this, my life would be worth it."
Someone nearby sneered, "You're attracted to me? And you're a hero?"
Yi An glanced over and saw a few second-generation playboys. He himself hadn't noticed his own transformation. Just a glance from him made those second-generation playboys shut up in embarrassment.
Yan Xu was enraged. He supported himself with his injured leg, stood up and walked out. Liu Liyang and the others were worried and chased after him, but saw him go straight to the backstage.
On the other side, Yining was brought by Xu Yin to watch the performance. Her cousin was the mainstay of the art troupe. The girls were talking and laughing all the way. As soon as they arrived backstage, they saw several soldiers surrounding Xu Yin's cousin, with ugly expressions as if they wanted to eat her.
Xu Yin was in a bad mood. She pushed the onlookers away and protected her cousin Xu, who was obviously frightened and panicked. She asked, "What are you doing?"
Yan Xu glanced at her, then stared at cousin Xu and said word by word: "Apologize to him and give him a sincere hug."
Cousin Xu hid behind Xu Yin. Yining also saw her brother in the crowd. She pulled him aside in surprise and asked, "What's going on?"
He was a retired veteran who, out of admiration for beautiful things, wanted to shake hands with the female soldiers in the art troupe. Because he had no military medals, the girls looked down on him and treated him perfunctorily.
Then, Yan Xu got angry and turned hostile.
Yining frowned in confusion. She also felt that cousin Xu was wrong and shouldn't treat a war hero like that. But the tone of Captain Yan was not good either, a bit fascist and chauvinistic.
He was too disrespectful to women, and the way he handled things made her uncomfortable.
He could have just said it nicely, but he had to give orders in a tough manner. Any girl would feel uncomfortable if she was suddenly asked to hug a stranger.
Why couldn't he have just made things clear from the beginning? She believed that no good girl would treat a war hero like that.
Looking closely, none of them did anything wrong, but they made the situation so awkward, which made Yining's impression of Yan Xu drop directly.
This farce ended with Xu Yin generously hugging Liu Liyang. After learning about the relationship between Yi'an and Yining, Xu Yin actively facilitated the dinner to help cousin Xu restore her image.
During the meal, Yan Xu blatantly placed meat dishes in front of Yining, and everyone's eyes wandered between him and Yining.
Yian used his heel to heavily crush Yan Xu's intact foot, glaring at him with warning eyes.
Only then did Yan Xu restrain himself.
Yining, who was standing by, was completely unaware of the exchange under the table. He tasted the dishes with great relish and concluded, "My aunt's cooking is still the best."
She was homesick.
What about Yun Tinglan? She was interviewed by the director of the military hospital, and the topic of the conversation was naturally the poisoning.
Yi An has returned safely. When the dean mentioned it, Yun Tinglan took out the antidote and said, "I'm sorry. I was originally trying to relieve the pain of that soldier, but we encountered an enemy attack and the medicine bottle was the same. So I gave him the wrong medicine."
Others took the wrong one, he believed, the one in front of him...
Haha, her reputation as the living devil is not for nothing. She is protecting her own people and is obviously taking it out on high-ranking Vietnamese military officials.
Of course, they also felt relieved, otherwise they would not have waited until now to come forward. What could they do? For the sake of the diplomatic relations between the two countries, they still had to release the person.
It's not good to feel depressed.
Finally, the dean extended an olive branch and directly promised Yun Tinglan the position of vice dean, but Yun Tinglan declined. She was like a spring that had been squeezed to the limit, and when it hit bottom, she bounced back and wanted to retire.
The group attended the awarding ceremony, and Yi An's application for home leave was approved. Luo Jingjing, Yu Xin and others followed the team from the Chinese medicine hospital and returned to Beijing first.
Yun Tinglan and Yining will stay for one more day and wait for Yi'an to return to Beijing together.
As soon as the train arrived at the station, hundreds of people on the platform pushed and shoved each other to get on the train.
There's no way. These days, if you want to get on the train, you have to squeeze in.
Yun Tinglan simply found the carriage, sent her daughter in through the open window, and then stuffed the luggage of the three people inside.
Yi An sent her in as well. When the two were about to pull him in, Yi An suddenly ran towards the bustling crowd in the distance.
"Help! Get away from me, you hooligans, let me go!" The woman dodged the harassment of three men pitifully.
"Stop! What are you doing? You'll be sentenced for hooliganism." A veteran with his arm hanging around his neck shouted when he saw this.
"Who are you? Why are you meddling in other people's business?" The man in plaid clothes blew smoke rings from his mouth and slapped the veteran's cap off his head.
Another man in a jacket also pushed the soldier hard, shouting, "What, are you angry? Come on, stupid soldier... hit me! Oh, sorry, I just realized that your leg is lame?"
The curly-haired man at the side laughed loudly, "A cripple wants to be a hero and save the beauty. Bah, I think he's more like a bear! Ah——"
Bang!
Before he could finish his words, he was knocked out.
The noisy crowd suddenly quieted down.
"Do you know who he is? Do you know how he got those injuries? Who allowed you to treat him like this? Who do you think you are?"
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