It was not until the start of the Guangdong-Guangxi expedition that the whole army was preparing for war that he really encountered such a thing. Some soldiers suddenly jumped up in the middle of the night, put on their military uniforms and screamed that they wanted to "die on the battlefield", while others sat on their beds at night, seemingly asleep.
Fei Shui sleepily muttered: "I won't go... I won't go..."
After arriving on the battlefield, such things happened from time to time. However, the legendary "cutting and trampling each other" did not happen, but there were always soldiers showing various crazy behaviors. There is a high probability that they can recover after being woken up in time.
It's normal. Some people are so depressed that they can no longer hold a gun. In the end, they have to be evacuated to Hong Kong for treatment.
When the troops return to the camp, it stands to reason that they will feel down to earth and "go home", and people will truly relax. But the accumulated emotions of fear, anger and hatred accumulated over hundreds of days and nights are very disturbing.
It may suddenly burst out when a person is most relaxed.
Regarding the issue of Yingxiao, when Tan Shuangxi was promoted to corporal, he listened to a course taught by Section Chief Deng of the Mental Health Center in the training team. Although he heard it in a foggy way, he only knew that someone was kicking someone, "hysteria", "group"
"Unconsciously" and so on, but he also learned such a simple fact, that is, the trampling and slashing in the camp roar were largely done deliberately by someone taking advantage of the "camp roar". There are grievances and vengeance.
revenge.
Although they knew how the camp roar came about, the officers and sergeants still felt numb when they heard the word. In a large dormitory of thirty or forty people, someone howling in the middle of the night was scary enough even if it didn't cause a commotion.
"Everyone is sleeping while we are on duty. It's really hard." The sergeant said in the duty room over the freshly brewed strong tea.
"It's okay. I've been sleeping and sleeping on the boat these days. I've had enough sleep. How about playing a game at night?" He made a mahjong gesture.
"Let's play together?" The horse sergeant chuckled, "The leave order hasn't been issued yet! You are playing cards while on duty, so you are preparing to stay in the solitary room."
"It's a pity not to continue to be a soldier now that you've realized it." Tan Shuangxi said with a smile, "I can't play cards, so I have to set up the dragon gate formation." He took out a pack of cigarettes from his bag, "Here, let's go with the strong tea."
Cigarettes, duty rations!”
The sergeant took out a cigarette from his shoulder bag: "Smoke mine!"
Tan Shuangxi was also a long-time smoker. He glanced at him and said with a smile: "You chandelier guy! This is not a large-scale production for military supply. This is the White Holy Ship! Officers are reluctant to smoke this thing on weekdays. Where did you get so many of it?"
"
"What do you call it? Maybe I stole it. Even if I gave this to you, you can keep it and smoke it slowly."
"There must be something wrong with you being so generous." Tan Shuangxi did not open the cigarette, but took out the large-scale military supply from his pocket and lit it. "Come on, what do you want?"
"Do you know Ma Kui from the Grenadier Company?"
"I know, I know." Tan Shuangxi nodded, "He's a tall and strong young man who was just added last year. Are you a relative?"
"A brother who came out of the fifth server. His family is originally from Wenchang. After more than a year since he came here, the young man also got a second-level courage medal. It just so happened that the camp was going to be promoted on a large scale this time, and he was also promoted to sergeant.
Candidate."
"Isn't this nice?"
"You also know that there are many qualified people to be promoted to sergeant this time, but he only has one and two brave men, so he is not tough enough."
Tan Shuangxi nodded. Originally, two brave men were rare. In peacetime, the ones you could get were mostly second- and third-level outstanding service medals. Only those who had participated in direct military operations were eligible to receive the Medal of Courage. Originally, few people got it. But in mainland China,
After the strategy, the second bravery suddenly became common. Now, not counting the wounded, sick and deceased who left the team and were awarded posthumously, about one-third of the company has the second bravery. This alone is indeed not enough.
"In terms of seniority, he is about the same. But he is not senior enough." Ma Shi said, taking a deep breath of cigarette and exhaling it. "I asked someone to check it out, and he is still one chapter short."
You could tell who he was looking for to interrogate, and it was most likely a clerk from the battalion headquarters. He was very knowledgeable about various rules, regulations, award standards, and the like.
"...This time I come back for a long break, and there is another award. It is a comprehensive evaluation of the performance during the entire campaign, and I will issue one, two, and three excellent service medals. You also know that as long as you have two brave men, it is not a problem to get a three excellent service medal."
Tan Shuangxi understood what he meant right now. If it was just a third-level outstanding service badge, Ma Kui still couldn't stand out. He had to go to a higher level.
However, there is a quota for each battalion of the second-level Distinguished Service Medal. Among them, it is easy to say that those who have made outstanding achievements have served for a long time, participated in many battles, won more "close combat medals", or have won the "First Arrival" of a higher level.
The "Capture the Flag" chapter... Naturally, the ranking is at the top. These are hard indicators, and no one can compare with them. The rest depends on "service performance". This is the operating space.
He didn't know Ma Kui's specific situation, but Ma Kui's words showed that he was lacking in hard indicators. This second advantage must be obtained.
The sergeants of each company have a great say in the matter of awarding awards. After all, officers do not deal with soldiers every day, sergeants do. The sergeants know the situation of soldiers best.
He immediately smiled and said: "Whatever I take, this is nothing. But there are many sergeants in the camp, and he and I are not in the same company..."
The horseman was confident, "It won't be a problem. Just tell me if you can do it!"
"No problem." Tan Shuangxi knew that he had probably already taken care of this matter.
"It's so refreshing!" The sergeant raised his thumb and lowered his voice and said, "Ma Kui will never forget this kindness."
"It's a trivial matter." Tan Shuangxi said as he opened the sergeant's cigarettes, took out a box, opened it, took a puff, and exclaimed: "Good cigarettes! Much better than large-scale production for military supply!"
"If you like, take another one." Ma Kui smiled happily and took out another one from his bag. He pushed it to his hand and said, "Ma Kui, please take good care of me from now on."
"How can I do this?" Tan Shuangxi quickly said modestly.
"Don't hide it," the sergeant said with a flattering smile, "I heard that you will apply for officer candidate soon."
"Don't you still have to apply? Besides, it's not easy to get a Class B diploma." Tan Shuangxi said, "I don't know if I will take a big break. If I can take a three-month break, I will sign up for a cram school."
Try to get it."
"I know this." Sergeant Ma said somewhat mysteriously, "The big break is definitely going to be a three-month leave for everyone. It's just that it hasn't been announced yet, but it's probably going to be in the next few days. The discharge has also been decided. Related
The documents are all here."
"So, do we really have to stop fighting?" Tan Shuangxi was a little disappointed. If he didn't fight, he would be promoted even if he became a warrant officer.
"There are rumors that the imperial court wants to negotiate a peace," the horse sergeant slowly blew out smoke rings, "I don't know whether it is true or not. But there are not many people who meet the conditions for retirement..."
At this point, he probably felt that he had revealed too much: "Who knows! One thing I know is that the troops are going to be reorganized."
"Reorganization?"
"After the rest, we will start reorganizing." Sergeant Ma said, "After the war in the past two years, a lot of people have changed, and the organization is a bit messy. The higher ups have to reorganize the team - demobilization is also part of the reorganization."
"Since it's reorganization, it means we still have to fight the war."
"Are you afraid that we won't be able to fight?" The horseman suddenly smiled, "Isn't Chongzhen still the emperor? There are no two days in the sky and no two masters in the country. Can the elders tolerate this?"
"That's right."
"It's a good thing to fight to earn a living. However, people will die in fighting." The horse sergeant stared at the lantern on the table and said quietly, "It's okay if I die. I'm afraid of bringing down my brothers. I just feel guilty.
I can’t overcome this hurdle.”
"Since ancient times, swords and guns have no eyesight. Everyone goes into battle according to destiny. It is not something that your brother can control alone." Tan Shuangxi comforted him.
"Don't talk about that." Ma Shi smiled and shook his head, "Brother, do you have anyone to go on a blind date with?"
Sergeant Ma was one of the few sergeants who had a wife. Like him, his wife was also from the Dan family. She got married when she was a teenager. So Sergeant Ma was not very old and already had three or four children in the family.
I originally joined the army to earn more money to support my family.
"Why do we have a blind date if we have one?" Tan Shuangxi said with a bitter smile, "My family's conditions are average. If I hadn't mentioned a sergeant, no matchmaker would come to my door. There was a message from home saying that no local girl is willing to marry a soldier. This time
It’s the village that comes forward, otherwise there probably won’t even be anyone willing to go on a blind date.”
The reluctance to marry a soldier is simply "fear of death" and "fear of being disabled." Being a soldier also means that the husband and wife must be separated and stationed near their hometown. Now that there are more and more "overseas deployments", the separation time is getting longer and longer.
It's been a long time.
"...My father said that I can't blame other women for refusing to marry. We meet at Magpie Bridge only once a year! It's been almost two years since you went to the mainland. Which woman is willing to be a widow?" Tan Shuangxi sighed, "
I really envy you for being able to retire from the army and go back to take care of the family business. I don’t want to get rich. I just want to marry a wife, have a few children, earn enough food and clothing for the whole family, and live a harmonious and beautiful life."
"Don't say you have no ambition. Fishing and farming are for those with no means. You are younger than me and have more military achievements. You have a bright future in the army." Sergeant Ma joked, "Maybe in the future.
What a great leader!"
"Alas, don't make fun of me. The leader is a veteran. Who am I? I'll be satisfied if I can be a battalion commander in the future." For Tan Shuangxi, Lin Fu is his biggest idol.
"If this blind date happens, don't forget to treat me to a wedding banquet." The horseman winked, "I'll cover all the money you need to set up the banquet. I guarantee it will be the best product and the lowest price."
"It's not a matter of not knowing your horoscope." Tan Shuangxi waved his hand, looked at the ceiling, and said quietly, "Coming back from the battlefield alive and kicking, and having the opportunity to be a candidate for military honors, I'm lucky enough. I don't dare to have too many.