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After going through untold hardships to find the organization, Xiao Li was officially appointed as the deputy commander of the 8147th Regiment.
Since the regimental commander Liu Shijun had already made preparations for his transfer, he had begun to delegate many things. He did not have any intention of making things difficult for the parachuted-in deputy regimental commander. Instead, he showed great enthusiasm to Xiao Li: "How is your health lately, old commander?"
Liu Shijun used to be a soldier under the old man. He respected his old leader very much and was naturally more friendly to his old leader's grandson than to others.
What's more, the old leader's grandson is not the kind of second-generation ancestor who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun and relies on family connections to get ahead, but is a man who has truly made his way through fighting on the battlefield with his own abilities. Naturally, Liu Shijun will look favorably upon Xiao Li.
So when they met, he acted like a familiar person to Xiao Li, completely different from his usual serious look in front of the soldiers.
Liu Shijun, who always treats smiling people well, was warm and friendly to Xiao Li. Xiao Li naturally did not act nervous or restrained in front of his superior. He chatted with Liu Shijun naturally as if he was treating his elder.
"Grandpa is in good health. Perhaps because of his age, he's been missing the war days lately. When I came over, he told me a lot about when you first joined the army."
"It's good that the old commander is in good health, it's good that he's in good health." Liu Shijun seemed to remember something after hearing this and said with some emotion: "In the blink of an eye, we are all old. From now on, it will be you young people who will rule the world. You must work hard and don't let the old commander down."
He patted Xiao Li and said, "Come on, I'll take you to see your future partner."
When Liu Shijun took Xiao Li to the regimental headquarters, many soldiers saw it. The soldiers were also gossiping about these people and turned around to ask, "Who is the person the regimental commander is bringing?"
After much questioning, they found the guard who had delivered the notice to Liu Shijun. The guard told them without hesitation, "I heard from the regimental commander and the political commissar that it seemed to be our deputy regimental commander. Our regimental commander was always very nice to him, always calling him the old leader."
"Is that our new deputy regiment commander?" Thinking of Xiao Li's pale and frail appearance, several soldiers became a little uneasy. "How come our new deputy regiment commander is even paler than a woman? I'm afraid he's a weakling with no skills and only relies on connections."
Xiao Li is the type who never gets tanned. Perhaps it's because his character was so well designed that no matter how much he abuses his skin, it still looks fair and smooth. This kind of setting would definitely be loved by women or later generations, but if it were a man in the 1950s, he would often be mistaken for a young master from a wealthy family who can't carry anything...
Before Xiao Li officially met these soldiers, rumors had already spread in the regiment that their "deputy commander was a paratrooper who got in through the backdoor." For a time, the soldiers in the entire army had no good feelings towards Xiao Li, the newly appointed deputy commander.
For those who work hard, being able to use connections through the back door is the greatest injustice for these hard-working people.
So no one will like such a person anyway.
The 8147th Regiment is a newly established regiment, which was established only less than two years ago. In just two years, the soldiers cleared a large piece of land at the foot of the back mountain and built the regiment's office, dormitories, etc. The site is now well-built.
"That's our office over there. It was a bit shabby at first." Liu Shijun pointed to a few connected bungalows and said proudly, "These were built bit by bit by the soldiers in our regiment. We usually work here when we have nothing to do."
The office area is very simple, with only a few simple desks and chairs in each office.
Liu Shijun pointed to one of the offices and said to Xiao Li, "That will be your office from now on. Right now, you're the only deputy commander and deputy political commissar in our regiment, so for now, only the two of you will be using the office."
A regiment generally has one to three deputy leaders. Since 8147 is a newly established regiment, many of its personnel are not fully equipped. Xiao Li is the first deputy leader since the establishment of the regiment.
Xiao Li nodded to indicate that he understood. As for whether there would be a new deputy leader in the group in the future, that was none of his business. He just needed to do his own job well.
Xiao Li took a few steps forward, wanting to see what his future partner looked like. Before he could see clearly, a man rushed out of the room and hugged him tightly with such force that he wanted to vomit blood.
"Xiao Li, you're finally here. I thought you wouldn't arrive for a few days." Dong Shiyi let go of Xiao Li and punched him in the chest: "Why didn't you send a telegram to pick you up?"
Xiao Li took a look and was shocked. Oh, it’s an old friend.
"Hey, don't mention it. It's all tears. Just thinking about it makes me sad." Xiao Li, somewhat excitedly, punched Dong Shiyi as he encountered an acquaintance in a strange place. "I never thought I'd see you again in this lifetime."
Communication and transportation are not convenient nowadays. Dong Shiyi did not leave an address when he left. Sometimes soldiers don’t know when the address will become invalid even if they leave it. Although they are all in the same system, it is very difficult to meet again if they really want to.
Liu Shijun, who was standing by, saw that the two looked familiar and said, "Since you know each other, I don't think I need to introduce you."
He said to Dong Shiyi, "I have something else to do. Xiao Dong, take Xiao Li around and familiarize yourself with the situation."
"Xiao Li, I'm so happy that you're not dead!" After Liu Shijun left, Dong Shiyi spoke more casually than before.
The first thing that came up was the taste that Xiao Li was very familiar with.
This made Xiao Li laugh out loud: "You bastard, can't you just hope for me a little bit? I'm not going to die, I'm a man who can live a hundred years!"
"How's your injury? Didn't you say you'd go back once you were healed? You haven't been back yet. I thought you were seriously injured and died!"
"Don't mention it!" Dong Shiyi felt very aggrieved when talking about this. At that time, he returned to China for treatment. When he was almost recovered, he applied to go back to the battlefield. Not only was his application rejected, but the organization also introduced him to a girl!
He had been in contact with the girl for a while, and when they felt they were a good match, they got married in the hospital. Not long after the marriage, he was assigned to Longgang Village, a small village surrounded by mountains, to build a new regiment. This series of events directly dispelled his idea of returning to the battlefield.
Now he has children!
Xiao Li was dumbfounded after hearing this, with an expression as if his best friend had secretly married him. "You got married? Who did you marry? Do I know him?"
Dong Shiyi coughed awkwardly: "It's the little nurse who took care of me when I left."
"The bald one?" Xiao Li remembered that the young nurse was quite fierce and had a sharp tongue. She was very good at scolding people. She was much more powerful than his comrade Wang Xuemei.
Dong Shiyi said with a frown on his face: "Her hair has grown out now."
"Pretty fierce, huh?" Xiao Li looked at Dong Shiyi with some sympathy, then asked, "What happened?"
"If you give birth to a boy, that boy will look like me. When you get married and have a daughter, our two families can arrange a marriage for the children." Dong Shiyi's face was full of smugness when talking about his son, and his desire to show off was beyond words.
However, in order to take care of Xiao Li's lonely and fragile heart, he still held back.
Xiao Li said with a smile: "Get lost, I'm married now, and you're still trying to catch my daughter's attention! You're dreaming!"
How can my daughter be married off so easily?
If you want to marry us two girls, you can line up behind us!
At this moment, Xiao Li completely forgot that he didn't have any children, let alone a daughter.
Then Xiao Li told him that he had married Wang Xuemei. When Dong Shiyi heard that Xiao Li had married Wang Xuemei, his eyes were full of sympathy.
They said he married a fierce one, but now he married someone even fiercer than the one in his family!
Tsk tsk tsk…how pitiful.
The two men, each with similar opinions, consoled each other. Xiao Li, thinking of Wang Xuemei's involvement with the army, asked Dong Shiyi, "Where are your wife and son now?"
"The hospital she's in now is also in S Province, but she's in the provincial capital. The conditions there are better than here, so the child lives there with her."
They also live in two different places.
Xiao Li sighed and said, "It's better for me not to have children. Your wife already has children. It's not easy for her to work and take care of the children at the same time!"
"Yeah, but what can we do? The family compound for the regiment hasn't been built yet. Even if we want to join the army, we can't." Dong Shiyi looked at the soldiers clearing the land around him and said, "Even though we're an independent regiment, these soldiers have been clearing land and building houses every day since they arrived. Sometimes I feel like we're not a military regiment, but a pioneering team."
The 8147th Regiment is not an ordinary regiment, but an independent regiment with more than 3,000 people. This regiment is not under the jurisdiction of a brigade and is directly under the army. Its authority is one level higher than that of the same regiment and it can independently command battles.
Dong Shiyi was quite happy when it was first mentioned that an independent regiment was to be established. However, until now nothing has happened in the regiment and the soldiers are busy reclaiming wasteland and farming every day. He feels unhappy about this.
There is no war to fight, I am so bored!
Dong Shiyi's expression showed the same desire for battle as Grandpa Xiao. Xiao Li felt that this man might be finished. He really couldn't understand why so many people liked to fight. Isn't it good to live an ordinary life!
If he had known that this was an independent regiment, he would have definitely quit, but it was too late to say anything now.
He's already on board!
He is still a well-known figure on this ship.
Under normal circumstances in a regiment, the regiment commander is number one, the regiment political commissar is number two, and Xiao Li, as the deputy regiment commander, can only be ranked third.
However, since the regiment commander Liu Shijun was ready to retire, and his old partner, the regiment political commissar Lao Zheng, would be sent to a new military academy to study for two years in a while, Xiao Li, the newly appointed deputy regiment commander, was forced to take over many military affairs.
Fortunately, the deputy political commissar of the partner regiment, Dong Shiyi, and Xiao Li are old acquaintances and comrades-in-arms. There is no intrigue between them, so the new team gets along very well.
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