The Nan Province Airport was temporarily controlled today because Chen Ping was about to land here. Nan Province was ordered by the country to fully cooperate with Chen Ping's return to Beijing. At the airport, a dedicated passenger plane had already been on standby, and top medical personnel were waiting on board.
The top leader of the South China Sea, as well as the bigwigs in the military and political circles, are all waiting for Chen Ping's arrival. Meanwhile, the coffins of the 21 soldiers who died in Longyan have all boarded the plane and will be accompanied by members of the Longyan Special Forces throughout the flight to Beijing.
A memorial service for the 24 fallen soldiers will be held at the National Auditorium tomorrow. At 2 a.m., ten helicopters departing from Quecheng appeared over the airport and landed smoothly under the guidance of airport workers.
After the helicopter landed, the medical staff who had been waiting for a long time quickly went to escort the seriously injured people in the helicopter to the plane safely. The seriously injured people who left from Quecheng were accompanied by at least two professional medical staff.
Afterwards, Chen Ping walked off the plane, and with heavy steps, he walked towards the military and political leaders of Southern Province and a group of senior officials, and saluted them. "Thank you." Chen Ping shook hands with everyone one by one.
"Major General Chen, welcome back!" "Major General Chen, thank you for your hard work!" Everyone greeted Chen Ping. After saying hello, Chen Ping turned around and walked towards General Yang and all the Longyan members.
General Yang and the others slowly raised their right hands and saluted: "Captain." "Captain." Chen Ping nodded slightly and said calmly: "Brothers, go home." "Yes."
Chen Ping did not stay in Nan Province, but boarded a special plane to Beijing. The plane slowly took off from Nan Province Airport and flew to Beijing International Airport. Beijing had already received the news that Chen Ping and Long Yan were returning to Beijing, and the airport was also temporarily controlled.
Not only that, the road from the airport to the National Auditorium will also be fully controlled after Chen Ping arrives in Beijing. At 8 o'clock in the evening, the passenger plane finally arrived at the Shanghai International Airport, and the airport has been temporarily controlled.
After the plane landed, the military's ceremonial guards had been waiting for a long time. Zhang Jun and other military leaders personally welcomed the hero back to Beijing. The coffin on the plane was first carried out by the brothers of the Longyan Special Forces, and then handed over to the ceremonial guards, who solemnly carried it onto the hearse that had been waiting for a long time.
The injured were immediately accompanied by medical staff and sent to the First Military Hospital in Shangjing for treatment. Chen Ping came to Zhang Jun in a humble manner and saluted, "Commander." General Yang led everyone to follow behind and saluted, "Commander."
Zhang Jun saluted in return and nodded slightly: "Glad to be back." Then, the group stood solemnly in the cold wind, watching all the coffins being loaded onto the hearse.
"Let's go." Zhang Jun said to Chen Ping. Chen Ping nodded: "Okay." The group got into the special car, followed by the police car, and headed to the auditorium behind the hearse.
There were still many passengers at the airport who had no idea what was going on. For the airport to have been controlled for so long, those who understood might be fine, but those who didn't might have complaints in their hearts.
Especially seeing such a large crowd, some people thought that some senior official was returning to Beijing. Later, when they saw many hearses, they did not know what was going on and people were talking about it.
On the way to the auditorium, this scene was also seen by many people, and no one was sure what was going on. They also didn't know the identities of the people in the hearse, and they naturally didn't know why so many soldiers were sacrificed in this peaceful era.
They will never know that there is always a group of people who silently carry the burden for them. Chen Ping's action this time will not be made public, which also means that the deeds of the martyrs who sacrificed will not be made public.
More than an hour later, the group arrived at the National Auditorium. Many important figures from the military and political circles of Daxia were waiting there, and the auditorium had been prepared. The government would announce the sacrifice of the soldiers to the public in the name of a heroic sacrifice in a military exercise.
As soon as the hearse arrived, there were bursts of crying. The martyrs' families had already been brought here by the state to see their children for the last time. Every child is the apple of their parents' eyes. When they learned that their beloved children had died, it was difficult for them to accept the fact.
When the coffin was carried in by the ceremonial guards, the parents completely collapsed. They looked at the cold coffin and cried bitterly. The state's comfort workers were always by their side to take care of their emotions, but what was the use?
These cries moved everyone present, especially Chen Ping, who didn't know how to face these parents. He had experienced it once before, and now facing it again still made him feel overwhelmed.
He had brought these outstanding children to the Golden Triangle. Now that they were dead, Chen Ping once again felt a deep sense of guilt.
Zhang Jun saw what Chen Ping was thinking and patted him on the shoulder: "The mission was initiated by the country and me, you are just carrying out the mission. If there is any responsibility, it should be the country and me."
After Zhang Jun finished speaking, he personally walked towards the parents, bowed deeply and said: "Please accept our condolences! Your children are heroes of the country. They sacrificed their lives for the motherland, which is glorious."
"Please rest assured, we will take good care of the martyrs' families." The families were all reasonable, otherwise they would not have let their children join the army. Although it was difficult to accept for a while, they did not blame Zhang Jun and Chen Ping.
Everyone nodded with tears in their eyes. Chen Ping came to the family and bowed deeply: "I'm sorry, I didn't take good care of them. I didn't bring them back safely. Please accept my condolences!"
The family members did not blame Chen Ping, but came to comfort him. The more they did this, the more Chen Ping felt sorry for them. As the coffin entered the hall, their parents were allowed to see their child for the last time.
The cries in the hall became louder. Chen Ping and his team members stayed with the families and comforted them. The memorial service will be held tomorrow and will last for three days. People from all walks of life will be allowed to come and pay their respects.
The next morning, first people from all walks of life came to pay their respects, even the top figure of Daxia came in person to pay his respects and comfort his family. After that, people from all walks of life were allowed to pay their respects.
Three days later, the bodies of the martyrs will be cremated. After cremation, their ashes will be returned to their hometowns accompanied by their families and buried in the martyrs' cemetery.
This process was undoubtedly sad. Chen Ping and his team members participated in the three-day memorial service. After the memorial service, the soldiers' ashes left Beijing and returned home one after another.
The next day, Chen Ping and his team attended a national commendation ceremony for them. Chen Ping was awarded the rank of Lieutenant General, and Li Tianlang and others also received awards.
Chen Ping was not at all happy about being awarded the rank of lieutenant general. In his opinion, these honors were earned by his brothers at the cost of their lives.
After the matter was completely settled, Chen Ping could finally return to the headquarters to rest.