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In the blink of an eye, the years have passed and the new year is about to come.
"Wang Xiaofeng is qualified." Dong Shiyi took a piece of paper and ticked a box behind Wang Xiaofeng's name. "He applied last year, but we didn't give him a spot because we took other veterans into consideration."
"It's a long train ride for his family. It takes ten days to go back and forth." Xiao Li tapped the list on the table with his fingers, thought for a moment and continued, "Give him a longer home visit leave, maybe fifteen days."
Dong Shiyi nodded: "The transportation is too inconvenient. We spent all fifteen days on the road."
Xiao Li nodded. Fifteen days was already a long time compared to other soldiers, but Wang Xiaofeng's home was far away. It would take about ten days to go back and forth. Excluding the time on the road, he would only be at home for a few days.
Just thinking about it makes me feel like I’m losing out.
However, the current national conditions are like this, and there is nothing we can do about it. I sincerely hope that the country can develop faster and realize the convenient life of going wherever we want as soon as possible.
Several people continued to discuss: "Sang Doudou is a bit young, and his experience is not as good as the other veterans. Let's assign him until August 15th of next year."
There are a lot of things to do in the army as the New Year is approaching, so Xiao Li and his colleagues have to compile a list in advance of who wants to go home for the New Year.
The quotas for going home are allocated according to the list. The quotas are divided into three types of holidays: going home for the New Year, going home for the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and going home for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Xiaoli and his team will divide the quotas based on the soldiers' seniority. Generally, the older non-commissioned officers and squad leaders will go home for the New Year, and those with less seniority will be selected to go home for festivals such as the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month.
Xiao Li sighed as he made the allocations. The number of places to go home was limited, and his heart felt like it was bleeding every time he allocated a place.
During the Chinese New Year, who doesn’t want to go home and spend the New Year with family?
He wanted to, but unfortunately he couldn't.
During the Chinese New Year, leading cadres like Xiao Li will basically stay in the regiment, carry out combat readiness education and organize cultural and sports activities during holidays in advance, provide psychological counseling to soldiers who cannot go home for the New Year, and spend the New Year with the soldiers in the regiment.
After the quotas for returning home were allocated, Xiao Li and the others began to get busy directing the work of the regiment. They arranged for the clerk and the communication staff to organize the company's important diary and for the kitchen staff to prepare New Year's goods. It didn't matter if we couldn't buy meat, we could go to the mountains to get it ourselves.
So a few days later, Liu Tutu led a small team into the mountains to hunt.
"It doesn't matter whether you gain anything or not, but remember to pay attention to safety, safety first!"
"Yes! I promise to complete the task!"
Under the watchful eyes of Xiao Li and others, Liu Tutu and others went to the back mountain with guns.
There are many small animals on the mountain now. The 8147th Regiment is located at the foot of the back mountain. The howling of wolves can be heard every night. At the beginning, Xiao Li felt a little scared, fearing that the wolves would accidentally run down the mountain. Later, when he saw that there were not many animals coming down the mountain, he got used to it over time.
"It should be okay, right?" It is very dangerous to go deep into the mountains. Usually, these soldiers go hunting on the outskirts of the mountain when they are hungry. This is the first time to go deep into the back mountains. Xiao Li is a little worried.
The regiment's deputy political commissar, Guo Jianguo, said, "These soldiers are quite skilled, so there won't be any major problems."
The soldiers led by Liu Tutu had all been to the battlefield and seen blood, and were accustomed to fighting in the wild. After Guo Jianguo's words, Xiao Li also felt that animals were somewhat inferior to humans, so he felt relieved.
Winter is a good season for hunting.
Liu Tutu and the others trudged through the snow to the back of the mountain. As they advanced, the snow made a crunching sound. A soldier from the south, breathing heavily and rubbing his hands, said, "Damn it, your winter in the north is so cold!"
Winters in the north can freeze people to death. In the past, many people, unable to afford winter clothing due to poverty, froze to death every year. Wild animals also suffered greatly from the cold. Many people would take advantage of the cold winter weather to try their luck hunting some animals and improve their diet.
"This year is relatively good. Winters in the past were much colder! Back then, the world was in turmoil. Not only was the weather cold, but people's hearts were cold too. Everyone was poor. Many children in our area froze to death in their sleep. Many people didn't even shed a tear when they learned their children were gone. They just buried them silently. Fortunately, the world is better now, and such incidents are becoming less and less common. People are becoming more and more hopeful about life."
When people's hearts warm, winter becomes less cold.
"There are footprints." Liu Tutu listened to everyone's conversation while observing the surrounding environment. When he found the footprints left by wild animals in the snow, he immediately said, "Let's follow the footprints and take a look."
Liu Tutu is the team leader and battalion commander, and he has a lot of say. As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone nodded and stopped chatting. They followed the footprints left by the wild beasts in the snow and tracked them all the way.
Along the way, they found many traps and small snares for catching small animals. Some of the traps contained rabbits, pheasants, etc. that had been caught and frozen to death.
Liu Tutu ordered that nothing that the people outside the village had caught should be touched. The team left with a fixed gaze, but their confidence grew as they felt that they would surely gain much more than their fellow villagers. Their overflowing confidence made them quicken their pace.
The hunting process is a battle of wits and courage between the hunter and the beast, and it is also a physically demanding sport.
As they went deeper into the mountains, they became more and more cautious.
"Stop, there's a noise." Liu Tutu gestured, and everyone waited where they were. "Xiao Hai, go take a look. Be sure to be careful."
Xiao Hai is small and thin, only 166cm tall. Although he is short, he is very fast. He used to be a scout and is a must-have for reconnaissance.
Xiao Hai nodded and moved towards the direction of the sound. After careful observation, he climbed up a big tree very flexibly, as fast as a monkey.
He looked at the tree for a long time, suddenly his eyes widened in disbelief, then a bright smile appeared on his face, and he slid down the tree and ran back to the waiting place.
"How is it? Did you see anything good?" Everyone saw the smile on his face and thought that this trip might yield great results.
Xiao Hai laughed and hissed, "There are quite a few wild boars! They're scratching themselves under the big tree in front."
"Battalion Commander, let's take them all down at once!" There are 3,000 brothers in the regiment waiting to eat meat, so when they see the big guys, they have to do their best.
There were twelve people in total including Liu Tutu this time, and each of them looked at him with anticipation.
"Get lost!" Liu Tutu felt a chill as he was stared at by a group of rough men with gleaming eyes. "Xiao Hai, did you see clearly how many wild boars they were?"
"Look carefully, there are three in total. Judging from their size, they should be adult wild boars, probably around 400 pounds."
"A wild boar's attack power is not to be underestimated. Three adult wild boars are not easy for a few of us to deal with." Liu Tutu thought for a moment and said, "We can't let them stay together. It's too dangerous. We must separate them."
"One pig, two bears, three tigers" is a common saying among hunters, which means that you must not provoke these three animals when hunting.
The fighting power of wild boars is no less than that of bears and tigers. The two sharp fangs on the top, coupled with the extremely rapid impact force, can easily break the bones of an adult. In the jungle, wild boars are definitely the bullies. Wild boars have ferocious temperaments and strong attack power.
To be on the safe side, Liu Tutu decided to separate the wild boars first and kill them one by one!
"Wild boars have thick skin and tough flesh, making them difficult to fight. However, their endurance is very low. We must ensure safety while constantly harassing them. Once they tire, we can rush over and take them down. Action."
After formulating the plan, everyone split up and acted separately. Each group of four led away a wild boar. Wild boars are not good-tempered creatures. They have no patience when facing provocateurs and keep chasing them.
When a few people were tired of running, they climbed up the tree. The wild boars below were banging their heads against the tree, and their strength was consumed bit by bit. Finally, when they saw that the wild boars were exhausted, everyone rushed forward. After several hours of effort, the three wild boars were finally killed by Liu Tutu and his friends.
The men looked embarrassed, but they were smiling happily as they carried the wild boar towards the military camp at the foot of the mountain.
“Ah~”
When they were almost at the foot of the mountain, a woman's voice came from not far away.
Liu Tutu turned around and saw a female comrade wearing a black cotton jacket, a red scarf on her head, and her cheeks red from the cold, looking at him timidly not far away.
"Battalion Commander, that female comrade has been staring at you. Is she attracted by your heroic image..."
"Get out!" Liu Tutu had burns on his face, and there was also wild boar blood splattered on his face. It was obvious that this image was not something that any lesbian would like.
Liu Tutu is self-aware. He knows that all lesbians like Xiao Tuan, and there is obvious fear in the eyes of this lesbian. Are these guys blind?
"Comrade, don't be afraid. We are from the military camp down the mountain."
"Hello, PLA comrades," the woman said hesitantly, "I'm from Sangjia Village. My name is Xiaofang. I'm not afraid."
"It's getting late. It will be unsafe here after dark. Let's go home early." Liu Tutu nodded politely, and the group continued to walk down the mountain.
"Battalion Commander, why don't you talk to the female comrades more? How can you talk about wives like this?"
"That's right, the old lady was so excited that she couldn't speak. You can't do that. I tell you, men must take the initiative. If you don't know how, I can teach you."
The men in the regiment liked their battalion commander very much. They thought that the medals on his face were military medals and they never disliked it or even thought it was ugly. They never thought that anyone would dislike their battalion commander and kept giving Liu Tutu advice to pursue the girl.
Liu Tutu: ...Which eye of yours saw that the girl was excited when she saw me!
That's scary! Scared!
A bunch of blind people...
Liu Tutu was so angry that he quickened his pace on the return journey.
After returning to the team, Xiao Li heard that they had fought off three wild boars. Wild boars have thick skin and strong bite force. When a wild boar bit them, their bones were broken on the spot. However, they came back safely without any injuries.
Xiao Li saw the frightening-looking wild boar lying on the ground with its fangs and gave it a thumbs-up. "That's amazing! You managed to kill the wild boar without firing a shot. Wow... You guys are awesome! I'll give you two extra pieces of meat as a reward."
Two pieces of meat didn't sound like much, but Liu Tutu and the others were very happy. "Thank you, Xiaotuan."
What is happiness? Happiness is nothing more than being able to eat two more pieces of meat. Simplicity is happiness!
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