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The fighting on the front lines was fierce, and even the logistics personnel who provided various supports for the frontline soldiers were extremely busy.
When the two returned, the kitchen squad was busy as hell. They were sent back to the military tent to rest by the kitchen squad leader Liu Zhi. "You've worked hard. You two should go and get some rest first."
Delivering meals was a seemingly easy but extremely difficult task. Xiaoli and the other man were extremely nervous along the way. They did not finally breathe a sigh of relief until they returned to the military tent. They lay down on the bed and fell asleep soon after.
The battle at the front was fierce. Xiao Li dozed off for a while and then quickly got up. When he woke up, Diao Ziqiang was nowhere to be seen.
After waking up, Xiao Li remembered what the little soldier said to him when he left. In his mind, there was a mixture of heaven and man. Several little Xiao Li were holding an emergency meeting and arguing fiercely. As many as 80% of them wanted to desert in accordance with the wishes of the main personality.
The only remaining little, ambitious Xiao Li raised his trembling hand and expressed his opinion: "Xiao Li can no longer return to his original world. He must survive in this world from now on. The environment and location we are in now is a good opportunity to realize our ambitions and develop ourselves. As long as we can make achievements here, we can become the kind of people that others envy. We no longer have to envy those who can only appear on TV! Such a good opportunity is right in front of us, so are we going to let it go?"
"Don't be so foolish as to think we can escape or flee. Xiao Li is now a soldier who obeys the orders of his leader. His body has a strong ability to recover. This will determine our final outcome. So why are we still so timid and afraid to move forward?"
"We are now Chinese soldiers. As soldiers, it is our unshirkable responsibility to carry out our mission and defend our country. Look at the soldiers outside, think about the soldiers on the front lines. They fight without any complaints. The responsibility of being a soldier has long been ingrained in them. It is because of their perseverance and commitment that the country and the people behind them can enjoy peace."
"We once lived in a peaceful era, but have you ever thought about how our comfortable lives came about? It's simply because someone else was carrying the burden for us. Those soldiers who shouldered the heavy responsibility, every time they went into the enemy's heartland, their lives were uncertain. They also had parents and loved ones, so why would they risk their lives to protect our country and our people?"
"Xiao Li, let us become someone who will create peace and witness the arrival of peace."
"It's really a great cause." Xiao Li curled his lips and walked out of the military tent with an expressionless face.
After the war broke out, the soldiers in the kitchen squad had to go back and forth many times every day to deliver meals. When Xiao Li went out, Liu Zhi was arranging the quota of soldiers to deliver meals next time.
"Sergeant, a young soldier is going to celebrate his 18th birthday tomorrow. Can you make him a bowl of longevity noodles?" After a struggle, Xiao Li decided on his future path. Since there was no other way to go now, he would continue on this path in darkness. Life or death, going or staying, all depended on luck.
"I'll leave this to you." The logistics department will do their best to fulfill the requests of the frontline soldiers, no matter how difficult they are, let alone just a small bowl of longevity noodles. "Give the little soldier a poached egg and some shredded pork, and make a bowl of shredded pork and egg noodles. We're not like home, but we can't let the child down."
Liu Zhi is 35 years old this year. He got married at 19. His wife was very dedicated and gave birth to a chubby, fair-skinned boy a year after their marriage. His son is now 15 years old. Many young soldiers who join the army as teenagers are not only comrades in the eyes of their fathers, but also their own children. As parents, no matter what their children ask for, they will do their best to meet their needs and give them the best.
"yes!"
Xiao Li is a good cook. He got busy soon after taking the job. The busy time passed very quickly. After everything was packed, the soldiers in the kitchen team were already ready and standing in the open space.
"Squad leader, I request to join the team." Xiao Li took the initiative to ask to join. Since he had decided to make a career in this era, he would fight for what he should fight for. "I promised the young soldier that I would give him longevity noodles. A man should not break his promise. Squad leader Xiao Li requests to join the team!"
"Okay, join the team."
After much consideration, Liu Zhi agreed to his request. Xiao Li is the best physically fit member of the team, and his level in all aspects has surpassed others. He is also a cultured person valued by the team leaders. As long as he is allowed to train more, he will soon grow up and be able to stand on his own.
Xiao Li tidied the canvas backpack on his back, added another bucket of his comrade's rice to his shoulder, and followed the squad leader and several comrades to rush to the front line. He was no longer as timid as before when he went deep into the front line again. The change in his mentality made him more courageous and aggressive.
It was getting dark, but the sound of gunfire reminded them that they were getting closer and closer to the battlefield. They kept dodging the gunfire and speeding up in the hope of delivering the food before dark.
Suddenly, Liu Zhi groaned and fell to his knees. Quickly, he grasped his backpack to prevent the food from spilling. He remembered clearly that it contained poached eggs for the critically ill soldiers bound for the front lines, and shredded pork and egg noodles for a young soldier turning 18 the next day. With great effort, he managed to hold himself together, struggled to his feet, and rearranged his backpack, ready to continue.
As he was being helped up by his comrades, several X-0 artillery shells of the M Army exploded one after another beside Liu Zhi. Xiao Li, who was not far behind him, was knocked to the ground by the impact. When he opened his eyes again, he saw his comrades who were knocked away and fell by the shells.
He shook his aching head, struggled to get up, and ran forward.
When he ran to the side of the people, he found that Liu Zhi was lying there in a bloody mess, struggling to get up. Several comrades who had fallen down were lying beside him. They were covered in blood and still lifeless.
"Squad... Squad Leader..." Xiao Li then realized that Liu Zhi's legs were gone, and his lower body was empty and covered in blood. The broken limbs of his comrades were scattered not far away from him.
"Wake up and answer me." He called out to his comrades with trembling hands, but there was no response.
Xiao Li's eyes were moist, and he wanted to collect the remains of his comrades. At this moment, a bloody hand beside him grabbed his trembling hands and said in a weak and intermittent voice: "Xiao... Xiao Li, run... run quickly... run, the food... the food... must be delivered!"
"Squad leader, you must give first aid! Otherwise..." What else? Xiao Li was choked with sobs and couldn't say it. They both understood what the result would be if they chose to deliver the supplies first.
Liu Zhi flatly rejected Xiao Li's idea of helping with first aid and insisted on delivering the food to the front line first.
Finally, Xiao Li wiped away his tears, picked up the backpacks on the ground with a determined look, put one on each back, held a bucket of rice in each hand, and ran forward without looking back.
run!
hurry up!
Hurry up!
Only in this way could he deliver the food faster, come back to save the squad leader lying in a pool of blood, and be worthy of his comrades who had already sacrificed their lives.
Xiao Li ran to the commander's trench at the fastest speed in his life, put down his backpack, and ran back without looking back.
When the soldiers received the food that night, they found that a lot of it was mixed with sand and some even had blood stains. These meals were found by Xiao Li with great effort, and he put them back into his backpack and carried them over.
I heard that only one comrade from the kitchen team came to deliver meals today, and it took several trips back and forth to deliver all the meals. Many people looked at the meals in their hands in silence.
When they saw Xiao Li reappearing in the trench carrying a bloody man covered in blood, tears streamed down their faces and no one could swallow the food in their hands.
"Doctor, where's the field doctor?" Xiao Li put down Liu Zhi, who was already in shock from excessive blood loss, and yelled at the people around him like a madman, "I want the best doctor!"
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Wang Xuemei didn't expect to see the cowardly Xiao Li again on the front line. The other party no longer looked indifferent and afraid of death, but looked at her fiercely, gritting his teeth and asking her to help stop the bleeding of the bloody man on the ground.
Liu Zhi's legs had been blown off, and Xiao Li's return trip to deliver food had already delayed his rescue efforts. Wang Xuemei carefully examined his wounds, looking at the man staring at her with a heavy heart. She spoke slowly, "Hemorrhagic shock has exacerbated the lack of blood and oxygen in his tissues and organs. He's now..."
"Blood transfusion. I am very healthy and have a strong healing ability. Can you use my blood?" Xiao Li stretched out his arm and stared at Wang Xuemei, hoping to hear a "yes" from her.
"He's already sacrificed." It's too late. If it had been ten minutes earlier...
Maybe there is still hope.
Wang Xuemei gently patted Xiao Li's outstretched arm, signaling him not to be sad. Too many soldiers had died on the battlefield, despite ineffective treatment. Medical staff like them were accustomed to seeing death, and the soldiers were always ready to sacrifice. They were saddened by the sacrifice of their comrades, but they couldn't grieve for too long. Prolonged grief would only lead to more casualties. They could only silently salute the fallen Liu Zhi.
In fact, as early as when Liu Zhi chose to deliver the meal first, Xiao Li had already prepared for the worst in his heart. When he went back to carry him again, the other party handed him a photo with difficulty and told him weakly not to be sad. Xiao Li knew that this squad leader who seemed to be very fierce to him but actually took good care of him might not be able to hold on.
He simply bandaged the man, feeling his breathing gradually weakening and his body gradually becoming stiff and cold. He told himself to hurry up, as if he could hurry up a little, maybe he could save his squad leader, but unfortunately it was too late in the end.
"I want to take the squad leader back." He said to Commander Chen Kang with a hoarse voice, "I don't want the squad leader to stay in this strange place. I want to take him home."
"Can."
After getting Chen Kang's answer, Xiao Li temporarily put aside the sadness in his heart, and carefully took out the shredded pork and egg noodles prepared for the little soldier from the backpack on his chest. At this time, the noodles were no longer recognizable. They were a black lump with all kinds of garbage mixed in the middle of the noodles. There was no trace of shredded pork, and only the fried egg was still lying there intact. This was the longevity noodles that Xiao Li had worked hard to find.
"It doesn't look quite as good as it should be." After a quick rinse, Xiao Li gave the bowl of noodles to the young soldier whose birthday was tomorrow. Looking at his childish face, Xiao Li forced a smile and whispered his blessing, "Happy birthday. Congratulations on becoming an adult. You'll be able to marry and have children in the future. I hope to ask for a toast at your wedding."
The young soldier solemnly accepted the bowl of longevity noodles with tears in his eyes. He ate most of it in one gulp and choked up, saying, "Sergeant, this is the best longevity noodles I've ever had in my life. It's so delicious. Sergeant, when I get married, I'll definitely invite everyone to the wedding banquet. I'll ask my mother to prepare some extra meat and wine."
That night, the young soldier had the most difficult and unforgettable coming-of-age ceremony of his life at the front line. He ate the most delicious longevity noodles in the world with his comrades, heard the sound of "Happy Birthday" from them, and everyone laughed and joked that he had grown up and would be able to get married and have children when he returned home. Whenever he thought of those lively smiling faces, he burst into tears.
Five people delivered the food, but only one returned alive. Everyone was extremely sad. They used the body parts Xiao Li brought back to identify the comrades. They cremated them in the army and handed them over to the special personnel of the army along with the suicide note to send the fallen comrades back home.
Xiao Li put on his coat and stayed outside the military tent for half the night looking at the photos given by Liu Zhi. In the second half of the night, he had many dreams, most of which were about battlefield scenes, dead comrades, and the peaceful era in which he had lived before. It was not until now that he truly felt how hard peace was to come by.
He'd seen plenty of movies and TV shows before, and was well aware of the cruelty of war, but he'd never imagined it could be this brutal. Far from the conspiracies and deceptions depicted in TV dramas, here it was all about life and death, the constant roar of artillery and gunfire. The sky and the earth were a sea of crimson. His comrades had sacrificed their lives and rested in this land, their blood staining the ground red.
Death happens every day.
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