Soldiers Assault: Starting from the 7th Steel Company

Chapter 77 Farewell, sentimental yet ripening

Coming out of Wang Qingrui's office, a group of five people walked neatly on the cement avenue of the 702nd Regiment.

Almost everyone received gifts from Wang Qingrui:
Xu Sanduo was the one who gained the most among these people. The armored vehicle model in the regiment commander's office was finally given to him. The reason was very simple, because Xu Sanduo did something that the regiment commander thought was worthwhile.

So now he is walking at the end of the line holding a big cardboard box.

Chengcai received a set of stationery, which included a beautiful notebook and a pen.

This made Chengcai feel a little amused and helpless. Was this meant to encourage him to study hard?
But after all, it was given by the team leader, so he pretended to be very happy and said that he would study hard and make progress every day in the future.

The gift Wu Liuyi received was rather ordinary, just a paperweight to hold down the documents on his desk. In everyone's eyes, it was just an ordinary piece of stone, and it was quite unremarkable.

Chen Jiang got a bullet shell and put it in his trouser pocket without taking a closer look.

Yuan Lang was the most speechless. Wang Qingrui gave him all the remaining bitter tea. Was he trying to make himself suffer to death?

Because Yuan Lang's military rank was lieutenant colonel and he was followed by four soldiers, he was quite conspicuous on the main road of the 702nd Regiment. People passing by kept saluting him, and he would return the salute.

Finally, the five of them reached his jeep.

Yuan Lang turned around,
"I'm about to leave the 702nd Regiment. Next time you come back, you'll be its guests. So, do I need some time to say goodbye?"

"No need!" Chengcai was the first to answer.

Yuan Lang looked at the others beside him without comment.

"I want to say goodbye to the people in my company. They said they want to make dumplings together." Wu Liuyi felt a little embarrassed when he said this.

"I want to go to Class 5 and take a look."

"Stop it! Xu Sanduo, I'm asking you to say goodbye, not to ask for home leave. Class 5 is so far away, can you still come back tomorrow? I'm going to transfer your personnel relations now and pick you up tomorrow morning. So, I can only give you one day!"

Yuan Lang interrupted Xu Sanduo's fantasy without any hesitation.

The training task is so heavy now, it is a great honor for him to give one day.

"What about you, Chen Jiang? Is there anyone or anything you need to say goodbye to?"

"Report, I am in the same class with Sanduo, and I just want to walk around here again at night!" Chen Jiang was speaking the truth. He has lived here for so long, how could it be possible that he has no feelings for the place at all?

"Okay, then it's settled!"

Yuan Lang got into the jeep and disappeared in a flash.

Wu Liuyi had to go to the 1st Mechanized Infantry Company to say goodbye, and had to part ways with everyone temporarily. It was impossible for Chengcai to rush back to the 5th Class, and his feelings for the 3rd Red Company were very weak, so he didn't want to go back to say goodbye.

So he simply lived in the dormitory of the 7th Steel Company with Chen Jiang and Xu Sanduo.

The three of them walked in a line on the road of the 702nd Regiment, looking at the former training ground, basketball court, the place where Chen Jiang completed 379 abdominal rotations, and the place where Xu Sanduo practiced hard, which made them feel deeply moved.

The places are still the same, but the people have changed, and many of them are unfamiliar faces.

Occasionally, an acquaintance would pass by them, recognize them, and then exchange pleasantries.

The three of them felt a little fed up with this kind of praise and compliments in the end. After discussing it, they decided not to wander around anymore and instead find a quiet place to stay for a while.

It's almost dinner time,

The three of them did not go to the big cafeteria to eat, but chose the small cafeteria on the second floor and ordered some stir-fried dishes.

Chen Jiang also ordered a few bottles of beer for everyone. Although Xu Sanduo said he couldn't drink, Chengcai insisted that he drink.
"Again, are there people in this world who are born to drink? There are only men who can carry it!"

"Yes, Chengcai is right. Come, let me toast you a glass. Thank you for lending me a hand at the critical moment!" Chen Jiang smiled and raised the full glass in his hand.

"Okay, let's do it!" Chengcai tried to tell himself after that day: the choice at that time was to walk together with my good brothers! He didn't want to recall the thought of running away first.

Xu Sanduo raised his glass helplessly.

"Duang~"

The three of them clinked their glasses together and drank it all in one gulp with a smile.

There is no need for too many words between men. Many things and many words can be expressed in the wine glass.

When they returned to the dormitory at night, the three of them, probably because they drank too much, forgot about the time while chatting on the bed.

Finally, I recalled the scene when I first joined the recruit company, and I laughed and cried at the same time.

The sound was so loud that it alarmed two patrolmen who happened to be here for night patrol.
The white light of the flashlight shone in, making it difficult for the three of them to open their eyes.

"It's so late, why aren't you three asleep yet?"

"We're leaving tomorrow, so we talked a little longer."

The patrol officer understood what was going on and said gently, "Goodbye, veterans."

After saying that, he saluted and turned away.

The three of them stopped talking and just tossed and turned in their beds, unable to fall asleep.
Finally, it was daybreak, and the three of them got up at the same time. At this moment, all three of them laughed.
This should be the tacit understanding between comrades-in-arms, right?
After a simple wash, the three of them went to the cafeteria to have their last breakfast in the 702nd Regiment, and then went downstairs with their luggage that had been packed long ago.

This time, I'm really leaving.

Coincidentally, the new company that came to take over the barracks also arrived.

"Have you received the notice to take over the barracks today?"

The team was led by a lieutenant who walked up and asked the three people.

Because Chen Jiang was the deputy monitor of Class 3, he should be the one to answer.
"Report received! I'm Chen Jiang, the former deputy squad leader of the third squad of the seventh steel company!"

"So you are Chen Jiang? We've heard your name so many times that our ears are almost callused. We never thought we'd meet you here today!"

The lieutenant walked up to the soldiers and said with a smile, "This is our 702nd Regiment, the pride of the entire division, Chen Jiang! Aren't you always talking about him? Well, now that he's right in front of you, why don't we let him speak a few words to everyone?"

"Yes!" The soldiers were also very excited.

Because Chen Jiang not only won the first place in the shooting competition of the entire group army, won a second-class individual merit, but also successfully promoted from a soldier. He is simply a legend in the army!
"Then let's quack quack!"

At the lieutenant's encouragement, there was extremely warm applause at the scene.

Chen Jiang didn't want to say it at first, but he couldn't refuse the kindness. In addition, Xu Sanduo and Chengcai were urging him from behind, so he reluctantly stepped forward.

Looking at those pairs of young and passionate eyes, Chen Jiang knew what they were thinking.
Especially among this group of soldiers, student soldiers account for a large proportion.

The country is paying more and more attention to the training of knowledgeable officers.

"I'm just an ordinary member of the 7th Steel Company, the 4956th soldier, Chen Jiang!"

He saluted everyone first.

"From today on, this sacred and glorious barracks is in your hands. I don't need to elaborate on the history of the 7th Steel Company, but one thing is certain: what I hope to hand over to you is not just a barracks, but the 7th Steel Company's spirit of 'never give up, never abandon.'"

"Three years ago, like you, I entered the military with dreams in my heart. I thought everything would be easy and that if others could do it, I could do it too. But only after going through this journey did I realize that nothing comes naturally; it's all accumulated bit by bit in peacetime. More sweat in peacetime, less blood in war. I'm not just saying this casually."

"Finally, I want to share with you what my old company commander said when we were in the recruit company: Whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk!"

Chen Jiang, stand at attention and salute!
Everyone in front of him greeted him back and burst into warm applause.

Yuan Lang's car had actually arrived a long time ago, and Wu Liuyi was sitting in the car.

They just listened to Chen Jiang's speech quietly.

After Chen Jiang and the other two got into the car, Yuan Lang said through the rearview mirror, "Chen Jiang, what you said is very good. I am also deeply educated."

Chen Jiang smiled and shook his head.

"Xu Sanduo, you should also say a few words, because you have been stationed in the barracks the longest!"

"I'm not good at talking and can only speak in plain words. Chen Jiang is highly educated and everyone likes to listen to what he says!" Xu Sanduo was speaking the truth to Yuan Lang. If he were asked to go over and say it, he would probably be at a loss as to what to do.

"People in the army, especially the new recruits, like to hear honest and sincere words the most. Look at Chen Jiang, he also speaks in plain words. I don't like the empty talk!"

"Okay, everyone, get in the car, put your things at your feet, and let's squeeze in. We'll have to change transportation soon."

No one understood for a while what Yuan Lang meant by changing the means of transportation.

When everyone finally watched the barracks of the 7th Steel Company getting farther and farther away and finally disappearing, everyone understood that at this moment, the last trace of the 7th Steel Company had been eliminated.

The new company will create new history here.

Yuan Lang's car was not driving very fast, as there was a speed limit in the camp of the 702nd Regiment.

His driving skills are really amazing. He makes everyone sit very steadily and hardly feel the acceleration and deceleration.

"Take a good look at your 702nd Regiment. The army is undergoing reforms at full speed, and the pace of modernization is accelerating. When you come next time, many things may have changed."

Yuan Lang's casual words made everyone's heart tighten.

Veterans once said: The biggest thing in the army is "people come and go."

But this time it was me who left.

It would be a lie to say that I don't feel sad at all. This feeling is like a freshman leaving home for the first time to report to school. There is always a slight sense of loss.

But if you survive this time, you will have grown a step further.
Sadness of separation may be the best catalyst for growth.

So everyone gazed greedily at the scenery outside the window, wanting to deeply imprint all the beautiful things here in their minds.

But no matter what, Yuan Lang's car finally drove out of the gate.

Under the watchful eyes of the guards at the gate, we drove onto the widest cement road outside the camp.

(End of this chapter)