County railway station.
The team that sent the troops was still led by Chief Zou Qizhi of the Military Affairs Department and Secretary Yao Minghui.
Before departure, the children's parents could only send them to the division headquarters office compound.
At this moment, on the platform of the train station, when they knew that they were finally leaving home and their parents, they all began to feel lost.
The ten girls, all from the compound, were classmates with Jiang Yun, He Xiangdong, and Wang Aiping, but the others had only just met during the physical exam. One girl, Xu Yongchun, the youngest of them at only fourteen, led the way in tears, and even the usually cheerful He Xiangdong couldn't help but cry along.
Tears of parting are contagious.
The boys who were jumping for joy on the big truck just now began to be silent, and some of them even had tears in their eyes.
In her original time and space, Jiang Yun was separated from her parents at a young age. As an adult, she often traveled alone, and during her polar expeditions, she adhered to the principle of survival, prioritizing her own survival. These were her daily routines.
As for being separated from her parents and family when joining the army, she felt that as long as she was not dead, she could go home and see her parents and relatives after being discharged in a few years, so there was nothing to be sad about.
But she respects other people's feelings and is happy to see others crying or laughing together.
Therefore, just stay alone quietly, neither participating nor comforting.
Jiang Yun's calmness formed a sharp contrast with the other girls who were deeply saddened by separation.
The company commander of the new recruit company, Tan Lujin, who came to receive the recruits, was deeply impressed by this. He had received thousands of soldiers in the past few years, but this was the first time he had seen such a calm and collected recruit, and a female soldier at that.
This female soldier will be trained under him in the next six months. He wants to see whether this girl named Jiang Jun is as tough as Sister Jiang in the movie.
Jiang Yun and her companions rode on the train for a day and a night before getting off at an unknown small station. They then boarded a large military truck and drove for three hours until they arrived deep in the prairie.
This is the location of the border defense company of a certain group army field division.
The truck stopped three miles from the barracks. All he could hear was the whirring of the belt, but the engine wouldn't start. The driver said helplessly, "Captain Tan, the truck's broken down. I need to fix it."
Tan Lujin pushed open the door and jumped out of the truck's passenger seat, shouting, "Get out! Everyone, get out! Men and women, separate into lines! Assemble!"
Hu Dali, the platoon leader who was with the recruits at the back of the truck, pulled the bolt on the fender and jumped down first, followed by the recruits.
The boys were better off and jumped directly, but some girls were afraid of heights and kept looking around, fearing that they would sprain their ankles if they jumped.
Tan Lujin frowned and shouted, "Jump! Are you capitalist ladies waiting for help? If you don't jump out of the car, I'll kick you!"
He Xiangdong and Jiang Jun jumped down first. When they heard Tan Lujin's roar, they quickly turned around and reached out to help the girls.
In May, the grass on the prairie has not yet grown, and only a few small wild flowers are blooming here and there, making it look particularly desolate.
These children have heard various stories about recruit training from their parents, and have watched soldiers training and doing drills on the division headquarters' large drill ground since childhood. They think that being a soldier is still about doing drills, marching, standing guard in barracks, and except that they cannot go home, life is still as convenient as before.
Who knew they would arrive at this endless prairie, a prairie they had never heard of, and they were all stunned.
Apart from a few isolated rows of bungalows in the distance, there are no other buildings.
The only wall in the barracks is not used to enclose the yard, but to separate the male soldiers' dormitories from the female soldiers' dormitories.
Before they could come to their senses, Hu Dali shouted at them to line up quickly and follow Tan Lujin to the barracks.
When they arrived at the barracks of the recruit company, Hu Dali took Jiang Yun and the others to the female soldiers' dormitory. There were already some female soldiers living there. They were wearing military uniforms but had not yet put on their collar badges. They looked at them curiously.
Hu Dali asked them to identify their beds and rest for ten minutes before going outside to collect military supplies.
As soon as Hu Dali left, Jiang Yun threw herself on the bed without caring about her image. "Cake vendor, I'm so tired."
A female soldier waved at her and said, "Hurry up, or the company commander will come over and criticize you if he sees you."
Jiang Jun didn't care. Criticism was criticism, wasn't it just a few words? Standing was punishment, right? Just standing. After all, we were all comrades and knew each other. There was no need to be embarrassed.
The other girls who followed Jiang Jun's example and fell on the bed quickly got up, but Jiang Jun was the only one lying there motionless, she had fallen asleep.
The assembly whistle sounded outside the dormitory.
The female soldiers in military uniforms in the room quickly stood up and ran out, and someone shouted, "Hurry up, assemble!"
He Xiangdong rushed over and shook Jiang Yun: "Xiaojun, get up quickly, it's time to gather."
It felt unpleasant to be woken up just after falling asleep. Jiang Jun followed He Xiangdong to the meeting point, still a little absent-minded.
Company commander Tan Lujin was standing in front of the team giving a speech to the new recruits, while instructor Guo Heping was standing behind him, looking at the new recruits.
The content of the speech includes, first, the rules of food, clothing, housing and transportation in the military camp, and second, the content of training for new recruits. Male and female soldiers are trained separately, and they must complete the prescribed training tasks every day, etc.
The temperature on the prairie is lower than inland. Outside of the seasons with lush grass and abundant water, the climate is a bit like a desert, cool in the mornings and evenings, and even colder when it rains.
Jiang Jun stood there for a while, feeling that the air here was very fresh. Thinking that he had never crossed the grassland and desert before, he was secretly happy. He thought that he had come to the right place. Not only could he visit the pristine grassland, but he also had safe food and accommodation.
Thinking of this, she looked at her two highest commanders during her recruit period, examining their leadership and coordination abilities.
As Tan Lujin was giving the lecture, his eyes scanned the mental state of the new recruits in front of him like a radar. When his gaze passed over Jiang Jun, his eyes tightened involuntarily, and he had a new opinion of this girl who dared to stare at the instructor.
"At ease!" Tan Lujin glanced around again and added, "After collecting your personal belongings, line up to go to the cafeteria for lunch. Dismissed!"
As soon as the team disbanded, He Xiangdong immediately ran over from the end of the team and took Jiang Yun's hand: "Xiao Yun, let's go get the things together."
Tan Lujin said sternly, "Let go! This is a military camp, not a school. Soldiers should behave like soldiers!"
He Xiangdong secretly stuck out his tongue and quickly let go of his hand.
Jiang Yun thought of the story of repeated orders and smiled slightly.
The company commander and the instructor looked at each other and exchanged a knowing look. They did not take the instructor seriously, fearing that she was just another arrogant and arrogant girl.
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