Not only Wu Fangge and the brothers from the battalion construction platoon, but other scouts who were "taken away to enjoy their happiness" by transferred officers were also taken back to the reconnaissance camp at almost the same time. Half an hour earlier, all the brothers in the battalion had already prepared themselves under the leadership of Fat Goose.
Line up, waiting for everyone's return. This is also the last time for the brothers who are about to retire to get ready and line up.
"Assemble!" The captain jumped out of the jeep and ordered Wu Fangge and the brothers in the battalion and construction platoon to jump out of the truck and quickly line up. The brothers in the battalion and construction platoon originally had a formation formation, so they quickly found their positions.
Wu Fangge queued to the end of the queue. In the next ten minutes or so, more returning soldiers requested to join the queue, and they were all approved by the captain one by one.
After the last roll call, the captain ran to Fat Goose and saluted and reported: "Report to the battalion commander, there are 47 soldiers returning from the reconnaissance battalion. The actual number is 47. Please give instructions."
Fat Goose returned the favor and said, "Return to the team!"
The captain saluted again and said: "Yes!" Then he ran back to his team and ordered: "Soldiers return to the team!"
Wu Fangge and other 47 soldiers immediately ran back to their previous detachments. Those prisoner-of-war brothers were more troublesome, but the reconnaissance camp also specially set aside a place for them.
After getting ready again and lining up for roll call, the retirement ceremony officially began. Fat Goose took the roster and called the names. The soldiers who were called lined up again. These were all soldiers who were about to retire, and Wu Fangge was naturally among them.
After the roll call, Fat Goose ordered all the officers to come out and they would remove the rank marks from the retired soldiers.
What Wu Fangge doesn't understand is that a group of veterans with very combat leadership experience, such as He Jian, Crow Crow, and Madman, are also on the list of retired soldiers. These are the treasures of the army, but it makes sense if you think about it.
Among them, when will our country be able to make the best use of people's talents? Some veterans are half sad,
Half of them felt a sense of loss, but it was useless to cry. It was your turn to leave, and you still had to leave. The reconnaissance camp had set aside a row of barracks specifically for these retired veterans to live in. They would spend their military camp life here.
In the last few days, there are some farewell parties, symposiums, packing and checking in luggage and other things to do.
Wu Fangge was very relaxed. His luggage had already been checked in at the nursing home. Therefore, except for participating in some group activities, there was basically nothing to do. However, there were still some things in his heart that he couldn't let go. Fat Goose could see this.
"Do you want to see her?" Fat Goose asked privately
Wu Fangge shook his head and said: "I can't even think about it. I will find opportunities by myself in the future. Now I am still a soldier and I have to be disciplined."
Fat Goose sighed and said: "Many brothers have told me that they want to see the brothers who died before leaving. I just said, I don't have the power to give so many of you leave at once, so let them go there."
We have also been to that wasteland - facing south to burn some paper for our brothers."
Wu Fangge said: "This is the only way. In fact, if I have to leave now, it might be better to leave everything behind and leave without looking back."
Fat Goose suddenly smiled and patted him and said: "You, sometimes you are so silly and cute. Of course I don't have the power to let so many people go, but I can still let you alone. I have prepared the car. You'd better get there early tomorrow morning."
Come back beforehand, don’t stay out overnight...and...remember to keep it a secret."
Wu Fangge didn't expect Fat Goose to do this for him, and couldn't help but be stunned
Fat Goose kicked him again and said, "Why are you so stunned? Get out of here!"
Wu Fangge just woke up from a dream and ran towards the gate of the military camp as fast as he could. There, Fat Goose's special car, a jeep with the roof removed, was parked there. The driver was also familiar to him.
After rushing south for six or seven hours, they finally arrived at the Martyrs Cemetery before the park closed in the afternoon. Although Wu Fangge was not there when Wei Yan entered the park, Fat Goose had thought carefully and the driver he sent knew the location.
, so he led the way and found Wei Yan's tombstone without much effort. The driver took Wu Fangge there, and after a few words of instruction, he went to wait at Waiming, leaving Wu Fangge alone.
On the tombstone, Wei Yan's photo is beautiful and touching, with a sweet smile, just like Wu Fangge's heart aching while she was still alive. Her gentle words can be heard in his ears. There are traces of incense in front of the tombstone, and the fireworks have not yet dissipated, indicating that less than half of her life has passed.
Someone had paid homage when I was a child. Who could have been here? Wu Fangge didn’t think much about it. Anyway, it was enough that someone had come. The more people came, the more it showed that Wei Yan was good.
Wu Fangge cleaned up the ashes in front of Wei Yan's tombstone. He wanted to say a few words, but he didn't know where to start. He finally said: "Sister Yan, I have to leave..."
After saying that, a surge of sadness gushed out from his eyes. He suddenly couldn't help hugging the cold tombstone and burst into tears.
I thought that I had more than 20 years of life experience than ordinary people, and I had already looked down on the joys and sorrows of life. But in front of Wei Yan, all this turned out to be so vulnerable: If it weren't for my rebirth, Wei Yan might still be happy.
He often thought this in his life, but even in his previous life, he never checked whether there was a beautiful and kind-hearted female military doctor named Wei Yan among the dead in the Vietnam War, because in that life, he had nothing to do with her.
Wu Fangge hugged the tombstone, he cried, and kissed her photo with his lips. He believed that no matter where Wei Yan's soul was now, she would definitely feel his deep love.
"Uncle? Why are you holding my mother?" A childish and sweet voice came from behind. Wu Fangge was surprised, turned around suddenly, and saw a little girl.
The little girl is only about six or seven years old. She is very sweet and delicate.
Wu Fangge hurriedly wiped his tears. After all, it is very shameful for an adult to cry in front of a girl and asked: "Are you..."
"She is my mother" said the little girl
"Yes, you are Xiao Yan'er." Wu Fangge forced a smile and said, "I, I am your mother's comrade in arms. I have retired from the army and came to see her."
The little girl said: "You are my mother's wild man." When she said this, she looked innocent and had no malice.
Wu Fangge panicked all of a sudden and wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in. Wei Yan's daughter said this, which was enough to make him feel ashamed.
The little girl went on to say: "That's what my new mother said about you. She scolded my father: I still miss your wife. Now that I have a wild man, you can't even think about it." The little girl imitated the expression and tone of a shrew.
lifelike
Wu Fangge breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he was not a bad person in Xiao Yan'er's impression. She just repeated the words of 'that woman'
Wu Fangge looked around. Although there were a few people paying homage, the whole garden still seemed very empty. As for Wei Yan's ex-husband, Wu Fangge had seen him from a distance at the memorial service and was not nearby.
Of course, it is impossible for such a young child to come all the way to pay homage to her mother alone. She should be accompanied by an adult, so Wu Fangge asked again: "Where is your father? Can I take you to him?"
"No," Xiao Yan'er said, "My father is quarreling with the new mother."
Wu Fangge asked: "Is your new mother here too?"
"Yeah," Xiao Yan'er said, "Dad brought me here first, and the new mother came after her with her brother in her arms. They quarreled, and I ran back."
Wu Fangge thought that now he was in trouble. What he feared the most in this world was the collision of new and old loves, but he couldn't just throw a child here, let alone Wei Yan's child, so Wu Fangge
Then he said: "If you run out quietly, your father will be anxious, and..." He pointed to the photo on Wei Yan's tombstone and said: "Your mother will also be angry because of your obedience, okay? I will take you to find your father, okay?"
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"Hmm...ok" Xiao Yan'er reluctantly nodded in agreement.
So Wu Fangge took Xiao Yaner's little hand and took her out of the garden
As expected, Wei Yan's ex-husband was still quarreling with his wife. Wu Fangge heard this and the woman said: "You have been here two or three times in less than half a year. What do you want?" After hearing this, Wu
Fang Ge suddenly felt that this woman was quite pitiful. Although she was young and beautiful, she married a man whom she should not have married. In fact, the fault was all caused by the man, but the two women had to bear all the consequences, and there were constant sequelae.
Seeing Wu Fangge bringing Xiao Yan'er back, the man's attitude was polite and distant, while the woman looked him up and down. Her gaze was more penetrating than the sea of x-rays, making people extremely uncomfortable.
After a few polite words on the surface, Wu Fangge said goodbye. He had to rush back to the military camp overnight. Xiao Yaner said goodbye to him sweetly, allowing him to find a trace of warmth in the cold winter.
It was already midnight after he rushed back to the military camp, but Wu Fangge suddenly felt much more relaxed. He Jian and others also asked him where he had been that day. He lied that he had forgotten something in the nursing home and went back to get it.
, everyone is convinced, except one person
madman
"You went to see her," the madman asked Wu Fangge to help him pack his checked bag, and said to him while there were few people around.
Wu Fangge's heart trembled. He didn't admit it, but he didn't deny it either.
The madman added: "Actually, I also want to go, but Fat Goose is very partial."
Wu Fangge said: "Brothers, who doesn't want to see his comrades? But Fat Goose doesn't have that much power."
The lunatic said with a hint of jealousy: "There are so many comrades... but I can also be considered her man. Back then..."
Wu Fangge stared at the madman for two or three seconds, and then punched the madman hard in the face.
Although Wu Fangge struck first, his fighting ability was still far inferior to that of Madman. Even if Zhou Hai taught him boxing and kicking, the two of them were quickly separated by the veterans next to them.
"Why is this like this? We are all brothers in life and death, so we can't get along and part ways," He Jian said
Wu Fangge and Madman stared at each other with blood-red eyes, neither one agreed with the other.
Afterwards, Fat Goose scolded them both severely, and then had a conversation alone. As for the content of the conversation, they didn't know each other, but Fat Goose was still very polite to Wu Fangge in private.
After another two days, all the things were done, and the veterans who had experienced the war finally set foot on their way home.