Jiang Linhai's voice trembled when he asked this question. He was only a battalion commander at the moment, and he wanted to climb higher.

"It's hard to say. If that's really the case, it depends on whether the Ren family pursues the matter. If they don't, there might not be any major responsibility, but you can't be completely absolved of responsibility either."

You acted so recklessly! It was already dark, how could you kick her out of the house? If you had kept her there that night, and then taken her to the military region to file for divorce the next morning, none of this would have happened.”

Jiang Linhai is now filled with deep regret, but what's the use of saying all this now? Things have already turned out this way.

"I was really angry at the time. I was so angry that I was shaking all over. I really didn't want to see her for even a minute, so..."

"Okay, I know."

After saying this, Zheng Hongjun checked the time and then said, "Put your personal matters aside for now. There's a meeting coming up soon, a very important one. Go back and get ready."

Is a very important meeting being held?

"Yes, Chief."

Jiang Linhai had no choice but to leave. He was feeling incredibly aggrieved. He was the victim, and Ren Rongxue had already ruined him. Yet that bitch pulled this stunt!

Jiang Linhai went back and prepared. Judging from Zheng Hongjun's tone, it seemed to be a very important meeting. He couldn't let others laugh at him, so he had to be in top condition.

As he was getting ready to go to the meeting, he ran into Zhan Beiqin at the door of the conference room and quickly greeted him, "Good morning, Brigade Commander Zhan."

"Ah."

Zhan Beiqin simply gave a cold reply and then walked into the conference room first. Jiang Linhai went in and sat at the very end, where everyone else was of a higher rank than him.

After Zheng Hongjun arrived, the meeting officially began. The meeting was very serious, and Liu Wei first analyzed the current international situation.

He held a small stick and gestured on a huge world map as he spoke.

"This island is well known to be our territory, but our neighboring country B recently shamelessly claimed at an international conference that the island belongs to country B."

Moreover, we have received reliable information that the army of Country B is already conducting secret training exercises, and the Supreme Military Commission has also issued instructions that we must retaliate against any actions by Country B that infringe upon our territory.

So the purpose of this meeting is to tell everyone that war could break out at any moment, and as soldiers, we must be at the forefront in the event of war.

Our military region is the closest stationed force to this island, so we must be at the forefront. Therefore, starting today, we are entering a state of combat readiness and will begin large-scale training and exercises.

As long as there are instructions from above, we must fight at any time to defend our motherland's territory, understand?

"understand!"

Everyone at the meeting answered in unison.

"But war is not child's play. As long as there is war, there will be casualties. Everyone has a family, so we should first comfort our families during this period."

We do not want war, we hate war, but if war is unavoidable, then we soldiers cannot back down!

"Yes!"

Everyone's answer was exceptionally firm, but after the meeting ended and they walked out of the conference room, whose heart was truly at peace?

"Is war really coming? This is so sudden."

"Yes, I've been in the army for so many years and I've never seen war. It's quite scary to think about."

"If we really have to go to the battlefield, can we go back to our hometown for a visit before we go? What if we don't make it back? Wouldn't we miss seeing our family one last time?"

"Don't say such discouraging things! The war hasn't even started yet, so don't say such unlucky things!"

"..."

Listening to these people talking back and forth, Zhan Beiqin's heart was also unsettled. If it were before, he would have been fearless, but now he was afraid.

War waits for no one; it can break out at any moment. You might be sleeping soundly one night when you are suddenly recalled and sent to the battlefield.

Ren Rongzheng's delivery is still three or four months away. Hearing about the tense situation, it feels like there's no way it can be delayed until after Ren Rongzheng's delivery.

If he really went to the battlefield, and if he really died on the battlefield, wouldn't he have never even seen his three children? Wouldn't his three children have become posthumous children?

Ren Rongzheng will become a widow, and she'll have to raise three children all by herself. That must be incredibly difficult.

Thinking of this, Zhan Beiqin couldn't help but shudder. It was truly terrifying. He prayed that the war would come later, even after he saw his three children.

Zhan Beiqin felt this way? Jiang Linhai felt even more so.

When they got home and told Jiang's mother about the vaccination, Jiang's mother immediately jumped up.

"What? Is there going to be a war? Isn't this a time of peace? Why is there suddenly a war?"

"When neighboring countries provoke us and openly attempt to infringe upon our territory, it is intolerable. If negotiations cannot resolve the issue, then war is the only solution."

"That won't do. We still need to negotiate. How can we go to war now? How many people will die if we start fighting? The country can't be like this. Soldiers are human beings too, and our lives are lives too."

What needs to be discussed should be discussed; we can't resort to war at the drop of a hat. Besides, it's just an island, what's so special about it? If some country wants it, we'll just give it to them, right? Why fight a war over it?"

"Mom, please don't say that outside. That's a mistake. Territorial issues are not to be conceded an inch. If we can just give away territory so easily, wouldn't everyone be able to come and ask for a piece? What face would our country have left?"

"But you can't disregard the lives of soldiers just to save face. No, you can't go, Xiao Hai, you absolutely can't go. You're the only son of the Jiang family."

"Our Jiang family is counting on you. If we lose you, our family is finished. You can't go! You absolutely can't go!"

"Mom, I'm a soldier. If I back down from going to the battlefield, I'm a deserter. Do you know how severe the punishment is for deserters?"

That's not just about taking off my uniform. I worked so hard to become a battalion commander; I can't let myself be remembered as a deserter forever.

"So you want to go? Son, you're being foolish. If you're going to desert, you're going to desert. If you're not going to be a soldier, you're not going to be one. Going to the battlefield will cost you your life."

"What will your dad and I do if you're gone? You can't go! We're quitting the army, we're resigning right now, we're going back to our hometown. You can't go, you just can't go!"

"Alright, Mom, right now they're just letting us train and prepare. It's not certain yet. Let's not talk about it anymore and eat."

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