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A group of nine people walked breathlessly along the steep mountain road. After a heavy rain, the weeds on both sides of the road grew more lush, and occasionally they would come across a few brightly colored unknown flowers.
The flower is beautiful, but the passers-by who pass by it and see it bloom do not stop for it.
The way back was very difficult, and the way back with a group of injured people was even more difficult.
"We can't go any further. Let's find a place to rest first." The sky brightened slightly, and a ray of sunlight shone down. Dong Shiyi pointed to the deep grass ahead and said, "There's no place to hide people in this damn place. Let's put them deep in the grass first."
Xiao Li nodded and gently placed the legless warrior on his back in the grass. "Brother Hua seems to have a fever. We must find some food and water."
Brother Hua's real name is Tang Hua. He is a big man in his thirties from a rural area in the north. When he was young, his family used all their connections to send him to the army. They wanted him to serve in the army for a few years to pursue his career, but he lost both legs in this battle and almost died.
After losing both legs, Xiao Li and others took turns carrying him along the way. Brother Hua is from the countryside and has served in the army for a long time, so he knows more than them. If you are not sure about what is edible, you can ask him and he will know the answer. He is experienced and knowledgeable.
The weather is hot and humid now. When Xiao Li carried him on his back, he felt a little hot on his back, but he didn't pay much attention to it. When he put him down, he checked with his hand and found that he had a fever.
Their medical skills are limited. They can only do simple bone setting and bandaging, but they are unable to deal with other deeper wounds. Brother Hua is now having a fever, and they can only stare and wait for him to get over it.
After running around all night, they were very tired, their faces full of fatigue. "You guys take care of Brother Hua here, the platoon leader and I will go find some water and food."
"Okay, be careful."
Because the US military has absolute air superiority, it would send a large number of aircraft to patrol and monitor during the day, and bomb the volunteer army's positions everywhere. As a result, Xiao Li and others did not dare to move during the day and could only act in the dark at night. This undoubtedly increased the difficulty of their return journey.
Food is not as easy to find as imagined. Xiao Li is really worried that Brother Hua will not be able to hold on if he can't find food this time.
grass!
He kicked the big tree next to him hard, and several birds were frightened and flew away from the tree.
Xiao Li took a few small stones in his hand and threw them at the frightened bird. The stones fell from a great height and did not even touch the bird's feathers, making Xiao Li curse in anger.
You were supposed to be God’s beloved son, why did you end up with so little money that you can’t even afford to eat!
Xiao Li licked his lips, which were dry and flaky due to lack of water, and swallowed hard, almost non-existent saliva. He was too thirsty.
When people are hungry and thirsty, their bodies will be in an uncomfortable state, which is an unbearable torture to the body and mind. At this time, people will experience emotional instability and are prone to emotional breakdown.
Ever since Xiao Li made up his mind to make a name for himself in this world, he had been quietly working towards his goal. He had always believed that as long as he worked hard, he would be rewarded accordingly, and that seizing this opportunity would allow him to become a superior person. Until today, when he was hungry and thirsty, he began to doubt his original decision for the first time.
Looking around this desolate and lonely place with only crows for company, overgrown with weeds, Xiao Li felt for the first time the urge to die and end it all.
"Maybe if I die I can go home and continue eating instant noodles. I'll close my eyes and know nothing, and won't have to suffer in this damn place." Xiao Li raised the dagger in his hand and gestured at his heart, but he couldn't bring himself to do it.
“Yeah—Yeah—Yeah—”
The crows circling overhead kept calling.
"Wow~~" Xiao Li cried, and the dagger fell to the ground.
Xiao Li slid to the ground, broke down and burst into tears, unable to control himself. This was the first time Xiao Li had cried since crossing over. He cried and cursed: "Tonna! Even the crows laughed at me. My tn mentality has collapsed, and you are still laughing at me."
"Wow~~~ Life is so damn hard for me!" He still didn't dare to commit suicide. Self-harm was tantamount to seeking death. Xiao Li cried and found excuses for himself again, trying to convince himself again.
"The boiling water didn't bubble up at the last second, but because it was constantly heated up before, and finally it finally bubbled up... I've laid a good foundation before, now I just need to get home alive. If I give up halfway here, I'll lose a lot."
"Don't we have a male protagonist brother in this life? When I get home, I will quit my job, build a good relationship with my brother, let him support me, and be a salted fish. It's not bad."
If someone passed by here at this time and saw a grown man sitting in the grass crying and talking to himself to comfort himself, they would probably think the scene was very funny, but for Xiao Li, this crying was a way to vent.
It is said that men do not shed tears easily, and do not cry when they bleed. Men cannot cry when they are uncomfortable, in pain, or in despair. If a woman cries, she is weak, and if a man cries, he is cowardly.
Why do men cry? Only when they are too sad to bear it...
Xiao Li was a fat otaku in peacetime and then turned into a brave soldier fighting the enemy in wartime. How could such a change and experience make people indifferent and motivated to rush forward?
There are very few examples of people facing reality calmly like the hero and heroine in the novel. At least Xiao Li does not have a heart strong enough to accept everything, and cannot bear the suffering that the hero and heroine have to endure.
He was always just an ordinary person.
After venting, he still had to continue looking for food. When he was about to give up, he saw the corpse of a snake in a small pit.
"Lucky!" The small snake in the tunnel was only about twenty centimeters long, and its head was crushed by the rocks rolling down the mountain. Xiao Li ran down and picked it up carefully as if it were a treasure. He looked happy, and there was no trace of the grief and suicidal look he had just had.
......
A 20-centimeter snake was eventually divided into 9 parts and handed to everyone.
Brother Hua woke up dazedly after smelling the blood. Looking at the meat Xiao Li handed to his mouth, he smiled weakly and shook his head, "Don't waste food, you guys eat it."
Brother Hua refused to open his mouth no matter what. He felt that his life was slipping away. How could a dying man snatch food from his brothers? It was not easy to find food, so it was better not to waste food.
"Before the war broke out, I was actually going to be discharged and return home." Brother Hua was a man of few words, but today he suddenly felt like he had so much to say to the people around him. He was afraid that if he didn't say it now, he would never have the chance to say it again. "There are ten children in my family, and I'm the oldest. As the eldest brother in the family, my father begged and pleaded, and even spent all our savings to send me from my hometown to the army."
"That money includes my brothers' wives' money and my sisters' dowries. When I left home, I swore to make a big career in the army, to stand out and give my family a good life, but now it seems I'm breaking my promise."
Brother Hua squeezed Xiao Li's hand tightly and cried, "You know, my child is nine years old this year and has only seen his father twice. Sometimes I even wonder if we'll recognize each other if we meet on a strange street. I've lived most of my life thinking only of my parents and brothers, only to find out in the end that I've neglected the most important people. I'm not a good husband or father! Platoon Leader, can you help me take care of them? They're the only ones I can't let go of!"
He had been in the army for more than ten years and had sent his monthly allowance to his parents. He had never thought about his own family. It was not until he was dying that he realized that the people he owed the most were not his parents, but his wife and children.
His parents have other children, his brothers and sisters have all started their own families, but what about his wife and children...who will take care of them?
Will he be bullied by others after his death?
"Okay! Don't worry, I will help you take care of your sister-in-law and the children." Due to lack of water, Dong Shiyi's voice was a little hoarse, and he made a solemn promise.
As the words fell, Hua Ge closed his eyes with a smile, "Thanks, brother... I hope we will never see each other again..."
There are too many brothers walking together on the road to the underworld. I hope I don’t meet you there...
"Bury it on the spot!"
The dead have been buried, and those who remain must live well.
Futile sadness will not last long. The living are still working hard to move forward and strive to survive.
When they finally found the position, Xiao Li and his group suffered no more casualties. This was the happiest moment for them on this trip. When they found the position, Xiao Li and his group breathed a sigh of relief.
Finally found the organization.
The journey was so dangerous that Xiao Li thought he had died on the road several times and ended up lost in North Korea.
Viper, the twin, was still young after all. Seeing the camp not far ahead, he burst into tears and snot: "I thought, I thought I would stay in that grove forever..."
No one laughed at him because they had thought the same thing as him...
When Commander Song and others were studying the topographic map, a soldier ran in and said that the soldiers of the third company of the reinforced army had brought back the wounded.
"Seriously!" Commander Song always remembered the third company that was disbanded on the spot. They were sent deep into the enemy's territory. At that time, he patted the soldiers on the shoulders and told them to be careful of the enemy's artillery fire. When he watched them leave, he was already prepared to never see them again.
At first, he could see them active in various reports from the M Army, but as time went on, he hadn't heard from them for a long time. It had been so long that he had assumed that all the soldiers had died, and the missing were already listed. He didn't expect to hear from them again today.
Commander Song came outside the tent and saw Xiao Li and his group waiting. Their clothes were stained with blood and their original appearance could not be seen. Their eyes were full of red bloodshot and they saluted at him with tired faces.
His eyes instantly became moist, and a string of good words came out of his mouth, his face full of relief.
No matter what, just be alive.
"It's bad!" As Commander Song was talking to Xiao Li and the others, someone next to him noticed Xiao Li, who was obviously a head or two taller than the others, and asked anxiously, "Are you Xiao Li?"
He had never seen anyone this tall in the army, except for that big, stupid guy from Lao Xiao's family...
"What's up with all that noise?" Commander Song asked, looking at the other person. "This kid's name is Xiao Li. I personally asked for him from the logistics unit."
Commander Song looked very proud. He had snatched this good seedling from many people. He remembered that he was very proud of it for a long time when he first snatched it from him.
"Oh no, oh no! Commander, didn't you ask me to draw up a list of missing persons? They're all on it. But that's not the point. The point is that Xiao Xinghua, the political commissar of the 303rd Regiment, is Comrade Xiao Li's father. When he received the list, he thought Comrade Xiao Li had died, so he sent a telegram to Old Man Xiao. He might have received the letter by now."
"This..." Commander Song was speechless. According to the intelligence they collected, most of the soldiers of the third company died one after another during the eight months of loss of contact. Since no bodies were found, they were counted as missing persons when drawing up the list. Although they were called missing, everyone knew that there was little hope that they were still alive.
He hadn't expected that the list had just been released a few days ago, and not long after that, Xiao Xinghua, the father, had already confirmed the fact that his son had died, and even passed the news to the old man...
Xiao Li who was killed: “…” This is truly my real father!!!
"Tell the communications department to call the position where 303 is located." Commander Song personally took Xiao Li to the communications department.
"Hey, let Xiao Xinghua answer the phone and tell him that his son is with me..."
Xiao Li was completely confused. What kind of bandit talk was this? If someone didn't know, they would think they were being kidnapped.
When Xiao Xinghua heard that there was a call from him, saying something about his son, he kept thinking on the way to the Communications Department: I'm afraid that the body of my eldest son has been found.
I picked up the receiver and my mood, which had finally calmed down, completely collapsed after hearing what the person inside said.
"Political Commissar Xiao, right? I'm Song Jianguo. Your son Xiao Li is here with me." Commander Song glanced at Xiao Li, whose hands and feet were intact and not a single injury, and continued, "He has all his hands and feet intact. Come, Xiao Li, say something to your father."
Xiao Xinghua instantly became ecstatic. Before he could say anything, he heard his eldest son's voice coming from the other side, "Dad, I heard you told everyone that I was dead..."
Xiao Xinghua's hand trembled and he hung up.
His father should have received the letter by now.
It's over, it's all over now.
China, Xiao family.
The news of Xiao Li's sacrifice was delivered to Grandpa Xiao from within the army at the fastest speed.
In the morning, Xiao Minguo had just finished his exercise when he saw the guard Xiaotian walking towards him with something in his hand and a serious face.
"A day's plan begins in the morning. Let's be happy. How can a young child frown every day?"
"Chief...Chief..." Oda was hesitant to say the words, and he didn't know whether he should let the old man know.
Xiaotian is 28 years old this year. He has a silly and honest look, and his silly appearance is very popular with the old man. Once, the old man went to the grassroots and happened to meet Xiao Li who had just joined the army. He asked him to be his guard. He has been with him for nearly ten years now, and can be said to be a child who grew up in front of the old man's eyes.
Having been with the old man for a long time, he even understood him better than the old man's family members. He knew that although the old man rarely talked about his eldest grandson, he always loved the child in his heart, even more than the little bully Xiao Ming in the family.
He used his connections to pave the way for Xiao Li and sent him to study in the Soviet Union. He even wanted to bypass his son and pass on all his connections to his eldest grandson. In order to make the other party grow quickly, he did not hesitate to send him to the battlefield for training. If the old man knew the news of his eldest grandson's sacrifice, Xiao Li was afraid that the old man would not be able to bear it.
"Stop being so nagging! Look at you, you bitch. You've been following me for so many years but haven't learned anything from me." Xiao Minguo looked at Xiao Li intently. He was suddenly stunned for a moment. "Xiao Tian, you've been with me for ten years now, right?"
"Tell me, I can bear it."
Guard Xiaotian bravely handed over the telegram in his hand, "Report from the front line, Comrade Xiao Li has died."
"Okay, I understand." Xiao Minguo took the things Xiao Li handed over without changing his expression, turned around and walked into the house, "Don't tell anyone about this for now."
"Yes." If Oda hadn't seen the old man's hands shaking, he would have been fooled by him.
That night, Mr. Xiao fell ill and was sent to the Capital Military Region General Hospital for treatment.
After the examination, the attending physician shook his head with a serious expression: "The old man is in good health. Apart from some early ailments, there is nothing wrong with him. He must be worried about something."
Old Master Xiao's spirit was getting worse and worse. When he was lying alone in bed, he could always hear the questions Wang Han asked him that day, and his spirit became more and more depressed.
Three days later, Xiao Tian received a telegram, and his spirits suddenly brightened. "Xiao Xinghua, that bastard, even dared to deceive his father. When I see him again, I will break his dog legs."
"Our Xiao Li is really amazing, hahaha, he is worthy of being a descendant of the old Xiao family..."
Xiao Ming came to the hospital after school. He could hear the old man's energetic voice from far away in the ward.
I'm still talking about that annoying brother...
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