Chapter 36: Men. Soldier

"Hmm...... I need to remind my girlfriend in my will that she must observe mourning for me for at least three years before finding someone new, or else return the jewelry I gave her! I still have to tell my dad not to sell my sports car. It's my precious treasure, and my first romance with a girl happened right there. It's quite a souvenir! ”
Huang Zhipeng bit his pen and shouted, "Yes, right, at the end of my will, I'll add a few more heroic words: 'For the honor of the motherland, I will die without regrets,' 'I'm a soldier, so I must obey orders and risk my life to defend the dignity of soldiers. Maybe this will become a relic in some memorial hall, or even as evidence in a memorial photo like a martyr's footprint!'" Boss, although Sun Jing spouts nonsense, he wasn't wrong about one thing. This mission will definitely be extremely dangerous. Otherwise, they wouldn't have made us write a will and hand it to the organization in advance. Do you really have nothing left to say?! ”
After thinking for a moment, Zhan Xia Ge grabbed a sheet of paper and wrote a few large characters in a lively manner. Then he stuffed the letter into the envelope and carefully sealed it tightly with glue.
Huang Zhipeng widened his eyes, staring intently at the farewell letter in the war hero singer. After a long silence, he finally asked blankly, "Finished writing?" ”
"Mm!" Zhan Xia Ge nodded and said, "I don't have a sports car or a girlfriend, so of course I don't have so many words to leave behind!" ”
Huang Zhipeng glared at Zhanxiage as if he were a monster, lowering his voice and asking, "Boss, have you never even had a first love?" What the hell did you eat during your three years of high school? Boss, are you the legendary ......? Guests from Brokeback Mountain? ”
Zhanxiage shook his head silently. For some reason, the gentle yet heroic face of Instructor Yajie'er from the Fifth Special Forces Elite Training School appeared before his eyes.
One farewell after another was handed to Sun Jing, some written to her mother, thanking her for raising him; Some are written to their girlfriends, and the opening line borrows the military love song "Blood-Stained Style," which once swept across China: "If I fall, don't be sad......"; Some are written to the girl he secretly liked for years, and some are written to his teachers, friends, and brothers!
But none of these letters were addressed to his wife.
Do you know why?
"Except for our cadres, except for our party members, married comrades, and comrades who are only sons in families—all are excluded from this operation! Their vacancies have been filled by elite replacements transferred from other fleet vessels after review by higher-ups! Simply put, our whole boat is great—they're all happy bachelors! If each person sends out a whistle stick, we can form the 108 Arhat Grand Formation! ”
A wave of light laughter came from all around.
Sun Jing stared at the soldiers standing before him, who had been with him day and night, and shouted loudly, "I don't want to repeat the dangers of this mission. Everyone has submitted their wills to me, and most comrades have even submitted military pledges guaranteeing the mission's completion. I'm truly happy, because none of the soldiers Sun Jing leads are weaklings—they're all damn men, all tough men!" But here, I have to ask: is there anyone who wants to quit? Is anyone afraid of dying?! ”
The soldiers standing before Sun Jing shouted in unison, "No!" ”
"No?" It's hard to say! ”
Sun Jing said in a deep voice, "Not just about you—even I feel a chill just thinking about the possibility of my own sacrifice in this mission, and the possibility that my body might never be recovered. I haven't experienced real war, never truly felt death. Who dares to swear with their chest that they are purely a fearless warrior, a martyr, a fierce warrior?!" ”
There was silence all around; not a single officer had ever said such a thing when the troops were about to undertake a dangerous mission!
Sun Jing's powerful voice pierced the silent airspace. He shouted loudly, "Avoiding danger is human instinct; fear of death is nothing to be ashamed of!" Now I give you one last chance. If you want to quit, stand where you are. Comrades willing to carry out this mission, take a step forward! ”
"Damn!"
It was as if they were practicing a formation; dozens of pairs of right legs, with nearly perfect rhythm and rhythm, lifted and stomped down together, and everyone took a big step forward.
"Good, very good!" Sun Jing suddenly shouted, "In peacetime, the country supports us, takes care of our food and housing, and even gives us subsidies. If we manage well and become a moderately important cadre, we'll secure a stable stable job, both in drought and flood." No matter how much elsewhere loses money or delays wages, the country will never give us less than a single cent for our soldiers! Long ago, there was an old saying in China: 'Take someone's money to ward off disasters,' and another saying: 'Train your troops for a thousand days, but use them for a moment.' Do you know why I call you men or men? Because you didn't soften at the crucial moment, forget it! You didn't lose your integrity and gratitude at such a critical moment! So I have to say, every one of our brothers is a man of loyalty and loyalty, standing tall and fearful, yet still gritting his teeth to carry out the tasks assigned by our superiors!! ”
Sun Jing's words were drowned out by a storm of applause. Zhanxiage stared at Sun Jing standing before them, his whole body engulfed in battle flames. His eyes suddenly flashed with fervor, and he shouted loudly, "Brother, you're right!" Isn't it just following you on a dangerous mission? Isn't it just risking your life? Brother, I'm definitely following you! All that so-called military pledge is nonsense. Let's face the danger head-on and prove our oath! ”
"Good, very good!"
Sun Jing fiercely swung her right hand, using all her strength to shout wildly, "When we all come back without exception, I, Sun Jing, will use all my wives to take the brothers out and feast and drink for three damn days and nights!" Now I order, everyone board the boat and get ready to depart! ”
That night, under the twinkling starlight and the bright moon, an experimental diesel-powered submarine, nearly three meters longer than an ordinary "Ming-class" attack nuclear submarine, quietly sailed into the sea.
Looking at the bright moon overhead and the resolute sailors beside him, Zhanxiage vaguely felt that he was beginning to truly understand the meaning of the word 'soldier'!