Chapter 24: Company Commander, Big Brother

The sky was gloomy again, as if it was about to rain. A gust of autumn wind swept through the treetops, and countless paulownia leaves began to dance and circle in the air.
Zhanxiage carried a huge military camouflage backpack, standing in front of the 136th Army gate, letting out a long breath. He pointed to the endless sky above and shouted, "Screw you! I'm leaving, and you're so proud, happy, and arrogant—you've played me again!" Can't you just give me a cloudless day?! ”
The 126 soldiers of the Special Service Company stood behind Zhanxia Ge. None of them spoke, just stood quietly, watching the most outstanding comrades among them.
"If you don't stay here, there will be a place for me. I haven't even shed tears yet, so why are you all sniffling and crying over there?" Zhanxiage turned and pointed at them, shouting fiercely, "Everyone, laugh at me!" Everyone else is waiting to see us make a fool of ourselves. Don't embarrass our 136th Army Special Service Company! And Huang Zhipeng, after I leave, you'll be taking care of the brothers in the Special Service Company! ”
"The 136th Army will no longer have a special service company!"
Huang Zhipeng walked up to Zhan Xiagege and said, "After learning you wanted to keep the 136th Army, I had already discussed it. We have already decided that the moment the company commander leaves us, our special service company will officially disband!" From then on, the 136th Army never again had a special agent company composed of *, lawless, only knowing how to fight and cause trouble at will! Let everything from the past be just the ignorance and fearlessness of our youth, vanishing along with our own growth! ”
"Do you see the backpacks in your hands, brothers?" Huang Zhipeng said, "Brothers, it's time to go home too!" The 136th Army's special service company without a company commander no longer needed to exist. ”
Zhanxiage asked hoarsely, "So what do you plan to do in the future?" ”
Zhu Yu said softly, "We've had enough fun and made a fuss. Under the company commander's leadership, our seemingly insignificant group of men actually decided the outcome of a military-level exercise. Although it was just a virtual exercise with too much hype, it was already enough for us!" We suddenly realize that as long as we are willing, we can accomplish great things, and victory and success earned through our own efforts...... It was so delicious! We really wasted too much time here. I plan to enter the National University of Defense Technology as a special admission, hoping to become a national treasure-level military research expert like my dad! ”
"I don't want to stay in the military camp anymore. I want to be a red-topped businessman like Hu Xueyan. Company Commander, aren't you just a beautiful woman hired with a lot of money, turned into a batch of bloodless red powder shells? I want to make enough money, then use the old man's influence in politics to climb up bit by bit! ”
"I plan to leave the 136th Army and apply to a military academy. I want to become a true soldier in the future, relying on my own strength to achieve pure victory!"
"Hehe...... Even if we leave the 136th Army's special service company, the few of us brothers won't leave. I'll just keep going with them! What right do they have to drive away the company commander? Within the legal distance, I built a big entertainment center, with red, green, and pink lights shining everywhere, organizing about a hundred beautiful women to stroll around the barracks! Let them have no peace! The company commander only used the Red Pink Shell once, and now I'm going to become the Red Pink Artillery Headquarters! In the future, I want to turn my Hongpin Artillery Headquarters into a chain-style entertainment agency, gradually spreading nationwide and even worldwide! ”
"I plan to follow the old master in the army, but I won't join the army as the crown prince anymore. I want to start from the grassroots. I'll make sure my old master sees clearly—his son can still become the best soldier. His most troublesome son has grown up!"
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One hundred and twenty-six soldiers walked up to Zhan Xiage, each telling him about the blueprint of their newly reimagined lives, and each gave him a final hug.
"Company Commander, no matter how much time passes, you are still our company commander. If you ever need us in the future, just give the order—even if I travel thousands of miles away, I will rush here. Company commander...... Big brother...... Take care! ”
Listening to the whispers of these brothers he had spent a year with day and night, feeling their powerful embrace, Zhanxiage felt as if something was ignited in his chest! He could only summon all his strength, constantly hugging everyone who came before him, repeatedly saying, "Good brother, take care!" ”
At some point, the burning eyes blurred Zhan Xiaoge's vision. He could no longer see the man before him, who was constantly drifting and refracting various brilliant lights. But all he needed to know was that this was his brother Zhan Xiaoge. They had once eaten in the same pot, practiced shooting together on the training ground, and their hands cramped from practice. During combat practice, they were beaten by those veterans who had long disliked them and finally found a chance to vent, until they urined blood at night...... That's enough!
Whether on the battlefield or in virtual exercises, victory is never a matter of luck! Everyone was stunned by Zhan Xiage's series of daring actions and orders on the exercise battlefield. They had overlooked an important question: how did Zhan Xiagege lead 126 special agent soldiers to successfully break through the Red Army's blockade and directly assault the information command center where they had set up several layers of defense!
Zhan Xiage, along with his brothers, carried forty kilograms of weapons and supplies five days before the exercise officially began and trekked into a primeval forest. They lacked basic military knowledge; even with maps and compasses, they still circled around the forest. They had no field survival experience. Seven of them, extremely thirsty, accidentally drank poisonous muddy water from the swamp, and two injured their thighs while marching!
The soldiers of the special service company could only use branches to make nine stretchers, taking turns carrying these nine brothers forward. Each of their hands was scraped and mangled by the rough branches on the stretcher. By nightfall, the dew had soaked their uniforms, so they could only cuddle and warm each other. This group, whom others saw as pampered and could never endure hardship, used their own hands to carry those nine brothers bit by bit through the 125-kilometer stretch of the primeval forest! One end of the nine stretchers was worn flat, because by the end, the soldiers of the special service company no longer had the strength to lift the increasingly heavy stretchers. They gritted their teeth and dragged the nine stretchers out by force!
As they left the primeval forest and stood in line, the war hero counted in a strange voice: "One, two, three, four...... One hundred, one hundred one, one hundred and two...... 126, 127—the 136th Army's special service company should have reached 127 men, but actually 127! ”
No one will forget what the war hero song said at that moment!
He suddenly pointed at the primeval forest before him and shouted hoarsely, "Brothers, look back! This is the formidable enemy we once thought was impossible to defeat!" But we didn't carry any communication devices, and even lost the signal flares we carried for help. We gave up all possibilities for external aid, relying on our own perseverance and friendship, and gradually conquered it! None of us were left out!! Let me shout loudly, because we won!! ”
Suddenly, everyone was in tears!
Who says the war hero song wasted a year of his youth in the 136th Army's special agent company? Who says they were delayed over the past year?
No!
Over the course of this year, Zhanxiage found sincere friendship! He has 126 brothers!
Ji Fengwei handed a phone book to Zhanxiage, straightened up with all his might, and called out, "Company Commander, this is the contact information for all members of the 136th Army's Special Service Company. On behalf of all the brothers in the company, although we will part ways starting today, we will never forget the company commander!" You taught us how to challenge our own limits and seek a man's courage and dignity! Starting today, your brothers will spread all over the world! No matter who we become successful or what achievements we achieve, if he dares to turn his back on us and deny you as the company commander, he will be the public enemy of our 136th Army's special service company!! ”
Zhan Xiagege took the small phone book. This wasn't just a one-person phone book—this was the heart that united the friendship and promises of 126 brothers!
Zhanxiage suddenly turned and strode away, laughing as he walked, letting tears of pride and sorrow burst wildly from his tiger-like eyes. Having such good brothers, he couldn't help but smile. All the brothers had found their own paths in life, and he couldn't help but smile! But he had a home he couldn't return to, kicked out again and again. What path did he have as a company commander?!
"Company Commander!"
Huang Zhipeng shouted loudly, "Where are you going?" ”
"I didn't know before, but now I do!" Zhanxiage took a deep breath through his nose and shouted without even turning his head, "I can't make it in the army. I have a home now but don't dare to go back, let alone have the face to come. I'll just become an air force member!" When I have the chance to fly a fighter jet to over ten thousand meters above and overlook the entire land of China, I proudly think, 'On every piece of land here, there are my brothers!' ”
Huang Zhipeng watched the hero's figure stride into the distance, giving it his all, and shouted, "136th Army Special Service Company, all members, send off our company commander. Salute!" ”
"Brush !!"
The 126-strong right hand was raised fiercely, and everyone stared at the outstanding man among them, slowly disappearing from their sight.