Jiang Jun had to admit that Luo Xiangnan's intuition was right.
She observed and considered along the way.
The grassland is so vast, there are no crops growing on the land, and no fruit on the trees. Crossing the grassland is no easier than walking through the desert.
She lacked many things if she wanted to cross the prairie safely.
There was not enough food, and no medicine to purify the water.
With her own physical fitness and existing reserve capacity, she could only plan a route that would take eight days round trip at most.
If you follow the route of the communication lines, it is actually a good choice. If you encounter any danger, you can call for help.
Soon, her beautiful idea was shattered by the cruel reality.
Jiang Yun knew that serving in the border defense was hard, but he didn't expect that the communications company would be so tough.
The electric poles and telephone lines erected by the soldiers were exposed to the ravages of nature for more than half a year. The poles could be blown down by strong winds at any time, and the telephone lines would freeze and be damaged in winter, breaking at the slightest touch. They could also be cut or eavesdropped on by hidden enemies.
Their mission is to ensure smooth communications around the clock, regardless of weather, whether it's windy, sunny, or snowy. If a line is down, they'll immediately go out and repair it.
Jiang Jun and He Xiangdong also got out of the car and watched them climb the electric poles to test the lines.
Without tower cranes or ladders, they had to climb with their bare hands carrying tools on their backs. Therefore, the soldiers in the communications company had to be agile first, and then be well-trained in communications technology.
Jiang Jun leaned on the awning with his hands and looked up. "If the wind gets any stronger, you guys will be blown down too, right? The wind now feels like a knife."
Wang Weiguo said with a smile: "We are actually doing well. It's hard for them to build the corps!"
Everyone told her that she was doing well.
Jiang Jun tilted his head and listened to Wang Weiguo shouting commands into the telephone test machine to test the call quality of the line.
A sudden thought: "Have you ever called home?"
Luo Xiangnan shook his head: "These are all insiders of the army, and they can only be connected to the military district's switchboard."
Jiang Jun suddenly had an idea: "Does it mean that as long as they are in the military and have a phone at home, it will be fine?"
"Of course! As long as you have a phone at home!"
In the army in the 1970s, only officers at the division level and above had telephones at home.
Jiang Jun wanted to call Jiang Yonghua: "Can I call my dad's office?"
"What department does your father work in?"
"Divisional Confidential Department."
"Fight, that's great!"
"Should I report to the company commander first?"
"It must be reported! But the company commander usually agrees."
When calling the division office, the most you can do is to report that you are safe, and this is also considered an internal work call.
If the fight ends at the local level, there's no need to ask the company commander, as that would only lead to scolding.
Jiang Yun told Wang Weiguo about his situation, and Wang Weiguo immediately called back to the communications company to ask the company commander for instructions.
Lin Anping agreed. The number Jiang Jun was going to dial was higher-level than their communications company! Moreover, Jiang Jun's call had to be transferred through the communications company's switchboard. Their switchboard could listen to the content of Jiang Jun's call and cut it off in time if anything happened.
When Jiang Jun heard that he could call home, his hands were shaking with excitement.
Wang Weiguo transferred the call for her three times, which took almost an hour, and the call was finally connected.
When Jiang Jun heard the "Hello" voice on the other end of the line, his heartbeat began to accelerate again. "Excuse me, is Deputy Section Chief Jiang here? I'm from a certain border defense communications company."
The orderly answered the phone: "He's not in."
Jiang Jun paused for only a second before quickly saying, "Please tell Deputy Section Chief Jiang that I'll call you back at this time tomorrow."
The orderly had no doubts: "You don't have to call me. What do you want? I'll tell him for you."
Jiang Jun quickly said thank you and hung up the phone.
Since there is no need to call again, it means that Jiang Yonghua has not returned yet.
Jiang Jun's heart sank. What kind of mission was this?
She knew she shouldn't think too much about it at this time, but Jiang Yonghua's sad look before he left appeared clearly in her mind again.
He Xiangdong was lucky, the call went through right away. She hadn't held any hope when she called her father for the first time, but who knew that her father, who couldn't stop talking all day, happened to be sitting next to the phone.
He Xiangdong was so excited that he was incoherent. He called out "Dad" more than ten times before he began to speak smoothly: "Dad, Xiaojun and I are together. When you go home, remember to tell her family that we are together and everything is fine."
Going to the military base is confidential. The transfer order has not come down yet, so you can't tell anyone about it. If the transfer order has come down, you can't tell anyone about it even more.
After hanging up the phone, He Xiangdong came to his senses: "Oh, there's still so much to say! We encountered wolves and a rainstorm, and we didn't even tell our family about such scary things!"
Jiang Jun smiled bitterly, "Thank goodness you didn't say that. Didn't you forget what the instructor said? When writing letters, you should only report good news, not bad news?"
He Xiangdong was a little embarrassed: "I forgot! I forgot to tell my dad about your meritorious service! Xiaojun, you won't blame me, will you?"
Jiang Jun shook his head and smiled softly, "If you really do achieve merit, we don't need to write a letter ourselves. The military district will send the good news home."
Zhang Dashan smiled innocently, "It's great that your family can still receive calls. The good news about my third-class merit last time took half a year to deliver across the prairie to my parents."
When herding, herders move wherever there is grass, and their residence is nomadic.
Unless you meet it during holidays, it is hard to say whether you can find it or not. Many things are passed on by word of mouth. The good news may not come before the verbal message.
After hearing his father's voice, He Xiangdong's homesickness came back and he was in a bad mood all the way back to the company.
The soldiers in the telephone squad didn't understand; they were still happy. The soldiers in their communications company all shared information about their families. If someone's home called or received a letter, it was like the whole company had received a letter from home.
"Xiao He, what did your father teach you at home? Show us a few tricks later!"
He Zhenguo was the battalion commander of the special forces battalion. They all heard it when they dialed the number. This was an amazing rank and an amazing position.
During the military competition and training, the members of the special forces battalion had the most comprehensive personal skills and won the most awards, and were regarded as heroes in the eyes of the soldiers.
The daughter of the spy battalion commander must be an iron lady like Hua Mulan!
He Xiangdong shook his head with tears in his eyes, unable to utter a word.
Because her father's job was too dangerous, her mother always took great care of her and her sister. She was raised in the palm of her hand. She didn't learn anything from her father. During the military training, she almost couldn't hold on for three months.
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