A generation of soldiers begins with Feng Yuxiu traveling through time and space with Xu Sanduo

Security at the airport was extremely tight, to the point of being described as stringent.

The foreign peacekeeping troops piled up sandbags and barbed wire, and stood up to salute when they saw Feng Yuxiu and his men.

This can be considered a greeting to colleagues from different countries.

Feng Yuxiu loaded his Type 95 rifle, and his group stepped out of the airport.

The military vehicle parked at the entrance was a convertible. The driver was a Black man wearing a blue beret, standing beside the vehicle with an assault rifle in his right hand.

It seems that pistols are far from sufficient in terms of firepower for this location.

This is Rwanda, a country where a military coup is taking place, and where warlords and other forces are in turmoil.

Therefore, international peacekeeping forces came to provide support.

Once on the bus, everyone's expressions turned serious.

Because this place is a battlefield, if you're not careful, a group of bandits might suddenly jump out from the side and shoot you.

The soldiers behind the sandbags at the airport made it clear that this place had now become a world of fire.

The surviving civilians along the way curiously examined the open-top military vehicle.

The deep craters left by the shells and the black smoke rising from the destroyed buildings in the distance were still visible.

This place was bombed not long ago.

"Look," Zhuang Yan suddenly pointed into the distance.

Feng Yuxiu followed his gaze and fell silent.

Several people, some missing one or even two legs, were standing on the street.

They crawled on the ground, trying their best to cross the deep pit.

Even a Shar Pei dog missing a leg hopped and skipped over.

Shi Dafan and Deng Zhenhua no longer wore joking expressions; they all looked at the scene with sorrowful faces.

So, they all instinctively raised their gun barrels an inch, keeping a close eye on the rebels around them.

The team on the vehicle stood in a triangular formation to ensure that no bandit carrying a 40mm gun would suddenly appear within their 365-degree field of vision.

However, everyone who came underwent ideological training, and they had only one standard:
If you see someone raising a gun or even a 40mm pistol, you are not allowed to fire, because they are peacekeeping troops.

Their principle of repeatedly exercising restraint and maintaining neutrality is also stipulated in the Charter of the United Nations.

You can only fire if they are actually being shot at or if you see 40mm gunfire coming your way.

Of course, if they attack and you still have the life to fight back.

If the opponent attacks and then runs away, pursuit is not allowed. Once they've attacked, they've attacked; once they're dead, they're dead.

You must retaliate at the appropriate time, but you cannot pursue or retaliate.

In other words, the requirement for peacekeeping forces is that when the enemy attacks, you must either take a shot or hope that the enemy misses.

Only then can you retaliate. If the other party runs away, then you'll have to take the hit.

This is why peacekeeping missions have the highest number of casualties.

Of course, there is another way. You can kill your opponent with your fists and feet without firing a gun.

However, the rebels here have been holding guns since they were holding chopsticks, and their skill in shooting is no less than that of professional troops.

They are willing to shoot but will never engage in hand-to-hand combat with melee weapons.

Half an hour later, the vehicle stopped.

The Lone Wolf team, who had been on edge the whole way, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"This is your base."

Feng Yuxiu looked around and saw that what was called a garrison was just a large open area with military tents set up there.

On their way here, they passed by a Chinese medical team's camp, and Feng Yuxiu and Zhuang Yan instinctively craned their necks to look.

The two women were not found.

The camp is surrounded by jungle, making it easy to hide.

"Get out of the car and be aware of your surroundings. Nowhere here is safe."

The high school team shouted, and everyone's relaxed bodies tensed up again.

But then they all realized that the tension was unnecessary.

Besides them, there were also foreign soldiers in the camp, who were sunbathing on chairs while wearing swimming trunks.

There was even a cheerful atmosphere of people drinking and smoking cigars, showing no signs that they were there for peacekeeping.

It seems like this is just a formality.

"Set up camp!"

After an hour of setting up camp, the high school team gathered everyone together for a meeting.

“From the moment we stepped out of the airport, we were on the brink of war, and we could fight the rebels at any time. The danger of peacekeeping missions is polarized.”

After looking around, the senior officer's tone became serious. "Sometimes we might drive into a place amidst a hail of bullets, and sometimes, like those foreign soldiers, we might stand in a coastal city and look through binoculars at the traces of war in the distance and the exotic scenery on the streets."

"Of course, most of the time it was the latter, because the war was almost over, and all we did was observe. We had very few opportunities to fire our guns, probably far fewer than the number of times we did target practice in our daily training."

“It’s possible that not a single shot will be fired during each peacekeeping mission. But the chances of being killed during peacekeeping are extremely high. This is not a joke, nor is it a one-sided statement. Everyone here could be killed in this peacekeeping mission.”

Everyone's expression was solemn, but no one trembled.

They had witnessed death and participated in real death.

But everyone knows that a war zone is a war zone, and when the 40mm guns leave a trail, they will fly over from afar.

Therefore, one must be extremely careful, focusing all one's attention on the space between the eyebrows.

"We also underwent training before we arrived. If we are attacked, we must immediately retaliate and kill the attackers. If the situation is serious, we must take cover immediately. We are not allowed to pursue and kill them."

"We must remain neutral at all times. Even if your comrades are killed by the enemy, you are not allowed to pursue them if they escape."

"Be prepared to be attacked for no reason; this is the price of maintaining the military: absolute neutrality."

Feng Yuxiu narrowed his eyes and said nothing.

But the other team members all looked grim.

They knew all too well that once someone was dead, they were dead, and there was no point in thinking about revenge.

In the following period, Feng Yuxiu's group did not come into contact with any rebels.

Their mission was to repair the roads that had been blown open by artillery shells, but of course, the Lone Wolf team wouldn't repair those roads themselves.

Thus, they became sentry posts guarding the engineers.

For two months, Feng Yuxiu had no time or opportunity to visit the sanitation camp.

He wanted to know Xiao Fei's back view, and why she was allowed to participate in such a dangerous mission.

And there was absolutely no time to tell him.

Although Feng Yuxiu interacted with every woman he met, he still valued them deeply.

For Li Xuanxuan's sake, he crossed two war zones alone, found the scorpion, and chopped it up.

Therefore, he is a person of pure love.

Pure love is not about loving one person, but about loving everyone fairly.

This is true pure love.

Over the course of two months, the group developed an innate sense of vigilance, constantly anticipating the possibility of rebels suddenly appearing and firing a 40mm round at them.

My daily daytime task is to stand guard and be ready to eliminate any potential safety hazards.

When we finished work in the evening, we started to check the safety measures of the camp and eliminate potential safety hazards in the surrounding area.

Although they had not seen any rebels, no one dared to relax their vigilance.

If you are careless, even if you close your eyes for a moment, an accident may happen in an instant.

Those shell craters in the streets were a deterrent against foreign rebel forces.

However, peacekeeping forces enjoy a relatively high standing among the people of Third World countries.

These are things that the older generation has a bottom line on.

Therefore, even these foreign rebel groups will not easily venture into the territory of peacekeeping forces.

"Help!!!"

Oh my god!

In the early hours of the fourth month, countless voices cried out.

Everyone was awakened by the loud noise of the commotion and rushed out.

A commotion broke out at the foreign camp.

Their soldiers were attacked by foreign rebels while on night patrol. A hail of 40mm guns and cheap AK-47s rained down relentlessly, turning five or six men into sieves on the spot.

The remaining one had half its body blown off by a 40mm artillery shell.

But they were still carried back by the people at the camp.

That scream just now came from him, a heart-wrenching scream filled with the despair of someone on the verge of death.

They're definitely not going to make it.

"Medics!! Get all the medics here!!"

Mao Xiaofei's medical camp was only 500 meters away from here, and in less than a minute, a large group of medical workers arrived.

They've been here for almost five months and this is the first time they've seen such a terrible scene.

The rest of the group had completely perished, their voices growing fainter and fainter.

Out of humanitarian concern, adrenaline was injected into the foreign soldier's body without restraint.

"God! These damned savages!!"

The foreign colonel angrily grabbed his hat, roaring almost furiously.

But they cannot retaliate, because they are here on peacekeeping missions.

Absolute neutrality must be maintained.

Just like the high school team's pep talk when they arrived in the first month, they said, "If we're going to fight, we'll fight."

We didn't kill them then, and once they escaped, we shouldn't even think about pursuing them.

We're here to be beaten, and in a way that means we can't fight back.

At that moment, the members of the Lone Wolf team stared grimly at the foreign soldier who was slowly dying.

They even felt a sense of sorrow, like the fox mourning the death of its kin; this was the situation that might arise for them in the future.

A 40-point fireball suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and then... that's how it happened...

There is no more.

At that moment, regardless of nationality, everyone took off their hats and saluted to bid farewell to the soldier.

After settling in, Zhuang Yan was no longer as excited as before, and just kept searching for Xiao Ying in the crowd.

Xiaoying also saw him, her whole body trembling with excitement, but she couldn't go up to him to speak.

Feng Yuxiu ignored him and walked straight to Xiao Fei, pulling her towards the distance of the tent in front of everyone.

This sight left the high school team members speechless.

"When did this happen? Did the two of them have a chance to meet?"

Mada looked bewildered. "Their captain is always training and doing exercises. How could he possibly have time to interact with anyone? This world is truly amazing."

Shi Dafan and Deng Zhenhua, unusually, did not joke around, and instead exchanged surprised glances.

Zhuang Yan also wanted to step forward and pull Xiao Ying along, but ultimately stopped.

He was different from Feng Yuxiu; he was just a sergeant, not even an officer.

A soldier is not allowed to act on his own initiative.

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"Why did you come here?"

Before Xiao Fei could speak, Feng Yuxiu was the first to question her.

Xiao Fei lowered her head and said, "My grandfather asked me to come. He said it was for my own good."

"Do you know how dangerous it is here? Did you see that just now? Four months ago he was sunbathing in his swimming trunks, and now he looks like that."

Xiao Fei looked up and said, "Don't worry, they won't attack medics on the battlefield."

"Are you dreaming? Do you think the rebels have any bottom line? Once you fall into their hands, do you know what will happen to you? Death is the most luxurious desire."

Xiao Fei stared at Feng Yuxiu, "Hey, why do you keep saying all that nonsense? I'm standing right here, and that's our camp over there. What can we do now that things have already happened? Don't worry, we generally don't go out."

"I can go back to China in eight months, it's okay."

Feng Yuxiu took a deep breath. "Let's go back."

Mao Xiaofei was stunned for a moment, then smiled and patted Feng Yuxiu's shoulder. "Major, don't worry, I'll be fine. I'm safe."

"I can go back in eight months, and I'll give you a surprise then."

After saying that, Mao Xiaofei skipped and hopped towards the camp.

Feng Yuxiu stood in the darkness, gazing at the distant moon. The moon abroad was not much different from the one in China.

Even the air quality was damaged by years of war, making the moon appear somewhat hazy.

Looking closely, it feels somewhat unreal, as if there's a layer of intangible frost between us.

So when it was light, the Chinese medics officially arrived.

In fact, they had already begun to travel between camps in various countries, led by the Finnish commander.

The foreign leader, whose rank was higher than anyone else's, arrived with a white medical vehicle.

Feng Yu returned after the corrections were completed, ready to continue patrolling and guarding.

Suddenly, Xiaoying spotted Zhuang Yan standing blankly to the side in the crowd. The two stared at each other like wooden statues.

Then, Xiaoying started running wildly, without any warning.

Tears streamed down her face as she ran, her petite body moving swiftly as she lunged forward.

Zhuang Yan opened his arms and hugged Xiao Ying without any hesitation.

This sight made Xiao Fei envious, but she was a shy person and could only smile and cross her hands as she looked at Feng Yuxiu.

Feng Yuxiu's personality is absolutely cold and rational. Last night, he went to ask Xiao Fei about her purpose in coming.

Now all we can do is stand back and watch.

It's absolutely unrealistic to expect him to emulate Zhuang Yan and Xiao Ying's passionate love affair.

"You've lost weight and gotten darker..."

Zhuang Yan cried his heart out; these past few months had been an extreme ordeal for him.

He knew his partner was only half a kilometer away, a minute's walk away, but he dared not go to meet her and could not go to meet her.

This feeling is as difficult as having your heart ripped out and roasted over a fire.

Zhuang Yan suddenly remembered something and switched the safety off the rifle.

This is the first time I've turned off my insurance in the five months I've been here.

Xiaoying cried, "You dead monkey, you've gotten so thin, you really look like an African monkey."

Zhuang Yan's eyes reddened as he tried to pull the rifle out of his pocket. In this hot weather, he was wearing very thin clothes, and the hardness of the rifle would hurt his skin.

Xiaoying didn't care about any of that; she knew Zhuang Yan probably came because of her.

Holding on tightly with all its might, it suddenly opened its mouth and bit Zhuang Yan's neck.

The bite was delivered with all his might, and blood flowed from Zhuang Yan's shoulder.

Feng Yuxiu frowned, but he didn't disturb them. Even if the captain went over and bothered them, it would be too late.

He was absolutely certain that Zhuang Yan would come and deal with him immediately.

This is human nature.

Feng Yuxiu took a deep breath and looked at the dumbfounded Deng Zhenhua and the others. "What are you all looking at? Go help! Can't you see the medics are all carrying things? Are you standing here like telephone poles? Look at you all..."

They all jumped up and ran in that direction.

Xiao Fei suddenly made a decision and sprinted towards Feng Yuxiu.

Amidst the spotlight of numerous soldiers, she leaped up and threw herself into Feng Yuxiu's arms, her legs tightly wrapped around his waist.

"Romance, oh romance, the romance of the war zone!"

Deng Zhenhua exclaimed in amazement.

Shi Dafan smiled, "See that? This is the true bond between men and women of iron will..."

Xiao Fei also realized that accidents could happen at any time here.

The fate of that foreign soldier last night could happen to anyone.

Therefore, being shy is the most useless thing at this time.

The male soldiers around him and soldiers from other countries grinned and chuckled at the scene.

Their hearts were greatly relieved; they realized that even death, under such tension, could have such tender children.

This is the real human world, not this hellish place. (End of Chapter)