Changjin Lake: From Xinxingli to Seoul

Chapter 43 Every Chinese person is the sun!

"A pack of fierce tigers, the Steel Seventh Company..."

"Singing triumphant songs over the corpses of the enemy..."

What a mighty and indomitable army!

"If I had just graduated from military academy, I would have been tempted to join a company like that."

Secretary Liu witnessed the Seventh Steel Company's unified shouts and was deeply moved, saying with emotion.

"Secretary Liu, it's not too late now."

"Our company is lacking educated people!"

Yu Congrong laughed and joked.

"Yu Congrong, don't talk nonsense."

"Secretary Liu is the confidential secretary of the command post. Wouldn't it be a waste to send him to the front line?"

Mei Sheng shook his head and reprimanded Yu Congrong.

"Hahaha... there's nothing wasted."

"If the command post is willing to release them, I'm willing to go with the Seventh Company!"

"But this is a bit difficult..."

Secretary Liu was not angry; instead, she responded with a smile.

After saying that, Secretary Liu glanced at Wu Wanli again, his mouth slightly open, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Secretary Liu, is there something you'd like to tell me?"

Wu Wanli scratched his head and asked.

"Comrade Wu Wanli has a really strong ability to observe."

"As expected of the elite soldier who was able to detect the American bombing in advance and save the 80th Division and a large amount of supplies!"

"There are some things I want to say."

Secretary Liu smiled and said upon hearing this.

"Secretary Liu, has this little brat gotten himself into some trouble?"

Wu Qianli glanced at Wu Wanli and said with concern.

"That's not true, Comrade Wu Wanli performed very well!"

"Considering Comrade Wu Wanli's achievements, the commander actually wanted to transfer him to the guard company."

"Moreover, there just happens to be a vacant position for the guard squad leader..."

"However, considering Comrade Wu Wanli's sense of belonging to the Seventh Company, and the feelings his comrades in the Seventh Company have for him, that's why I asked."

Secretary Liu smiled slightly and asked.

Upon hearing this, all the soldiers in the Seventh Company stopped what they were doing and turned their gazes toward Wu Wanli.

"This...isn't good!"

"This kid already embodies a part of the Seventh Company's spirit!"

He Changgui looked at Wu Wanli with reluctance in his eyes and said.

"If it weren't for Wanli, our soldiers from the Seventh Company might have been blown up on the train or swept to death on the gravel beach..."

"Or perhaps, they were killed by American tanks at the signal tower!"

"Without Wanli's achievements, who knows when the banner of the Steel Seventh Company would have been raised!"

"I...can't bear to part with it either!"

Yu Congrong couldn't help but stand up, glance at Wu Wanli, and say.

"Transfer Wanli away..."

Wu Qianli looked at Wu Wanli, feeling a struggle within himself.

Through the battles along the way, Wu Wanli has already proven his fighting prowess.

These elite soldiers have a huge impact on the Seventh Company.

As the company commander of the 7th Company, he was reluctant to see such soldiers being taken away.

But as his older brother, he naturally hoped that Wu Wanli would go to a place that was both safe and promising.

"Company Commander Wu, everyone says that the eldest brother is like a father, what do you think?"

Seeing that Wu Qianli seemed somewhat interested, Secretary Liu couldn't help but ask.

"If I could decide what happened to this brat, he wouldn't have joined the army in the first place..."

"Hahaha... Let's see what he does!"

Wu Qianli thought of Wu Wanli's incident of stopping a car to join the army, shook his head with a wry smile, and said.

"You little rascal, what are you really thinking?"

Lei Gong slowly raised his head and looked at Wu Wanli, asking a question.

"Wanli, although the comrades of the Seventh Company are reluctant to part with you, they will all support you as long as you make up your mind," Mei Sheng said, trying to comfort Wu Wanli, fearing that he might be under pressure.

"Comrade Wu Wanli, do you want to work by the commander's side?"

Seeing this, Secretary Liu smiled and turned to ask.

"report!"

"I am the 677th soldier of the 7th Steel Company!"

Wu Wanli glanced at his comrades who had faced life and death together, and shouted with his head held high.

These words sent a jolt through the hearts of all the soldiers of the Steel Seventh Company.

Wu Qianli, Mei Sheng, Yu Congrong, Lei Gong, He Changgui...

Everyone paused for a second, then all eyes were on Wu Wanli, and smiles appeared on their faces.

"Is this your answer?"

Secretary Liu looked at Wu Wanli with some surprise and asked.

"Yes!"

Wu Wanli spoke without the slightest hesitation, his voice firm and resolute.

"Comrade Wu Wanli..."

"I want to talk to you alone."

Secretary Liu stared at Wu Wanli's determined gaze for a long time before patting Wu Wanli on the shoulder and saying.

"no problem!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Wanli had some doubts, but he still agreed immediately.

Under the watchful eyes of all the soldiers of the Seventh Steel Company, Wu Wanli followed Secretary Liu outside.

Outside, in an open space about ten meters away, the view is excellent.

As the sun sets, the light on the horizon softens, its color shifting from golden to pale purple, and then gradually deepening.

The distant mountains were tinged with deep purple by the setting sun, while the nearby trees and grass were bathed in a golden glow.

"Comrade Wu Wanli, do you know why I'm talking to you alone?"

Secretary Liu looked at Wu Wanli's face, which was bathed in golden light, and smiled slightly.

"Could it be... to persuade me?"

Wu Wanli pondered for a moment, then said uncertainly.

"no!"

"It's resonance..."

We're the same kind of people!

"Despite having a more comfortable option, they resolutely chose to head to a more dangerous battlefield."

Secretary Liu stretched out his hand, feeling the warmth of the sunlight, and sighed.

"Each generation has its own mission!"

"The American devils have dropped their bombs on the heads of the people of Northeast China!"

"If everyone only thinks about comfort and is afraid of bloodshed and sacrifice, how can the new China become prosperous and strong!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Wanli smiled slightly and looked at the afterglow of the setting sun.

"Well said!"

"Look at this sun, isn't it beautiful!"

Secretary Liu pointed to the setting sun in the distance and asked.

In the distance, the afterglow of the setting sun, the blood-red twilight hanging on the horizon, dyed the clouds a fiery crimson.

"nice!"

Wu Wanli looked at the distant sun and exclaimed in admiration.

"In old China, the emperors of those feudal dynasties wished they were the sun, and that the whole of China revolved around them!"

"Now that it's a new China, there's no such sun anymore, or rather, every person is the sun."

"Therefore, the Chinese people will fight desperately to protect all of this, rather than being numb as Lu Xun described in his writings about old China!"

Secretary Liu pointed to the sun and said with a smile.

"Yes!"

"Every Chinese person is like the sun, striving to shine and protect this country!"

Wu Wanli looked at the sun, then at Secretary Liu, and said with deep feeling.

At that moment, a phrase suddenly came to mind, a phrase that had inspired him for a long time:
"The world belongs to you, and to us, but in the end it belongs to you."

"You young people are full of vigor and vitality, like the sun at eight or nine in the morning. Our hopes are pinned on you."

(End of this chapter)