Rise from eight hundred.

"His duty is to be honest. Even if someone provokes him, just for a laugh, everyone will just call him Wang Laoshi. As time goes by, no one even remembers his real name Wang Dashi.

Wang Lao Dao is not really a new soldier. He has joined the army for a full year. To be more precise, he is a group of refugee soldiers recruited by our Sixings Regiment in Xuzhou.

Back then, many of them joined the army for only one reason: to prevent their loved ones from starving to death, and Wang Laoshi was no exception.

Wang Laoshi has participated in almost all the battles since the founding of our Si Xing Regiment. In Bihe, he was taken to the battlefield as a recruit who performed well in training. He threw a total of 3 grenades, which was lower than the average level of recruits participating in the war. He was so scared that he peed his pants. After the war, he was rated as one of the new recruits not suitable for joining the front-line combat troops.

In our Si Xing Regiment, the recruits who can enter the front-line troops must be the best among the recruits, possessing both military qualities and courage.

Obviously, Wang Laoshi, who received this evaluation, did not meet this standard. He was incorporated into the supply camp and became a supply soldier. It is also here that many new recruits are gradually tempered by the flames of war into veterans, no longer afraid of the cruel battlefield, and go to the front line.

The same goes for Wang Laoshi. In the first battle when our regiment entered the Taihang Mountains, he was a baggage soldier and did not directly participate in the battle, but he was the baggage soldier who transported the most supplies individually in his baggage platoon.

Although Wang Laoshi didn't tell anyone what he thought, I think that at that time, he must have regretted his performance in the first battle of joining the army. He was silently working hard to prove himself.

But he still did not enter the front-line troops and was still a heavy soldier. Until the Shanxi War in September, when faced with the siege of tens of thousands of Japanese troops, the heavy soldiers of our regiment were forced to pick up their guns and go to the front line.

In that battle, Wang Laoshi did not wet his pants again, but he was injured. He was hit in the arm by a bullet from the Japanese Type 92 heavy machine gun. The arm bone was broken and the bone stubble was exposed. In order to avoid wound infection, the military doctor had to treat him Amputation surgery.

Wang Laoshi has become a disabled person. Not only does he have no chance to join the front-line army he longed for, he can no longer even serve as a heavy duty soldier. According to the regulations of our regiment, he has to retire.

Wang Laoshi became a veteran, but with the word disabled in front, but he could go home.

His wife and children are still waiting for him at home in the town. With a serious injury pension of 100 yuan, he can restart his life.

If nothing else happens, he can start a small business and continue to support his family and be a good husband and father.

However, the Japanese New Year's Day offensive is coming!

The newly established security camp is filled with a large number of recruits and militiamen, and is in urgent need of veterans! With almost all the main force of the regiment leaving, the resident security battalion is the last barrier in Dakouzidong Town.

Wang Laoshi, who had just returned home for a few days, re-entered the military camp. This time, he was no longer a heavy soldier forced to go to the battlefield, but one of the five veterans in the 10-recruit infantry class, Ren Corporal.

The rank of corporal was still his original rank before he retired due to injury. If it weren't for the missing arm, Wang Laoshi would still be just a first-class soldier. Even in a security camp that lacked veterans, he was still the most ordinary one.

Wang Laoshi's infantry squad is responsible for a machine gun bunker 9 kilometers away from Dakouzidong Town. The facilities there are complete enough. It has permanent machine gun fortifications that can protect against frontal bombardment of 92 infantry guns and 75 mountain guns, as well as high ground protection. There are also trenches for retreating to safety.

If there is no accident, even if the Japanese army uses 100 people or even an infantry squadron to besiege it, this bunker labeled 0059 can repel it.

But the accident happened!

In order to escape for their lives, the 132nd Infantry Regiment, which was alone in the depths, called for Japanese planes to bomb. A heavy aerial bomb landed less than 20 meters away from the side of Wang Laoshi's fortification.

The fortifications have not collapsed, but everyone should have seen the power of a 500-pound aerial bomb. Let alone 20 meters, it is 50 meters or 100 meters. Even if it is protected by trenches, the people inside may be shocked to death.

Caught off guard, the infantry squad's two veterans and three recruits in the bunker, as well as the two veterans and four recruits in the trenches on the ground, all died. Only Wang Laoshi, who took the three recruits to move ammunition deeper into the bunker, was left. Four corporals survived.

Corporal Wang Laoshi became the only remaining member of the infantry squad with the highest military rank.

The Four Lines Group stipulates that if the battle damage exceeds 70%, it must be reported and approved by superiors, and you can evacuate!

Wang Laoshi had every reason to fire a signal flare and request evacuation from his platoon leader. The traffic trenches behind the bunker were still intact until the war.

But Wang Laoshi did not, because the bunker fortification he was in guarded the flanks of our other two large bunkers. Once the Japanese army captured this place, it would be possible to mount infantry artillery on high ground and bombard the flanks of our other two positions, forcing The firepower in the trenches on the high ground was weakened, making it easier for Japanese engineers to climb up the mountain to manually blast the bunkers.

And if the two incisor-like bunkers are breached, the Japanese 132nd Infantry Regiment will gain more space for activities and may break through the pocket array set up by our security battalion.

Although after the war, it was demonstrated that after the lone army penetrated into the heavily surrounded Japanese army and continued to lose blood, it was no longer able to break out of our densely packed bunker fortification firepower area, but as a soldier, this was something Wang Laoshi could not have expected.

At that time, he only knew that the platoon leader had told them that if they defended Fortification No. 0059, even if it was captured, the Japanese troops would have to shed all their blood there.

It is the duty of soldiers to obey orders. As the only sergeant who survived fortification No. 0059, Wang Laoshi was determined to defend to the end.

The new recruits became machine gunners, and the veterans became observers and ammunition handlers. The old Maxim heavy machine gun became the sharpest arrow in their hands.

In order to conquer this bunker, the Japanese army used two infantry squadrons to attack in turns, which far exceeded the load of one infantry squad that could resist the attack of 2 Japanese soldiers.

But the four soldiers relied on this impregnable bunker fortification and miraculously held on for an entire afternoon. The bottom of their high ground was covered with khaki corpses.

The battle lasted until dusk. As two soldiers fighting in the surface trenches with submachine guns and rifles were seriously injured and one died, the combat power of Fortification No. 0059 was also close to being exhausted.

The Japanese engineers were able to sneak under fortification No. 0059, planted a large number of explosives, and the solid fortification was blown open.

The two soldiers who were forced to hide in the blast trench almost lost their last chance to evacuate if they were unwilling to abandon their seriously wounded comrades.

"Put the yam eggs on your back and retreat, I will cut off your rear!" Wang Laoshi issued his last military order as the supreme commander of the fortification.

No one cuts off the queen, and all three of them die.

This is Wang Laoshi's decision as a veteran.

The recruit didn't want to leave, but he had to leave, not only because of the order, but also because of his comrades who were seriously injured and unconscious.

The sound of rapid firing from submachine guns resounded through the mouth of the traffic trench. It was the last resistance of the one-armed veteran to his comrades.

Tears burst into the recruit's eyes. He knew that it was the last magazine of a submachine gun with 400 rounds of ammunition.

The recruit, who had already carried his seriously injured comrade on his back and ran 60 meters through the traffic trench to escape the danger area, looked back at his sergeant brother. The last scene he saw was that his honest brother, with his chest full of blood, was lying in the traffic trench, trying to save himself with great difficulty. A cigarette.

He stared at the sky, moved his lips and murmured something that only those closest to him could understand. Then, with a smile on his face, he calmly lit the fuse under him with the cigarette butt he had just smoked.

That was a 0059-kilogram explosive package stored in Fortification No. 30, which was used to destroy the bunker fortifications when evacuation was necessary.

But Sergeant Honest left it to himself and the dozen or so Japanese infantrymen who surrounded him. "

Along with Tantai Mingyue's story, the venue was quiet, except for a soldier wearing a blood-stained corporal rank who tried his best to hold back the sobs.

This is an ordinary soldier. From joining the army to retiring, even if he tries his best, he is still an unknown person in the Four Lines Group, which is full of talents and heroes.

As Tantai Mingyue said, even if he was promoted to corporal, it was only a consolation prize after his serious injury and amputation.

Ordinary is the most realistic description of his military career.

But it was such an ordinary sergeant who showed his most brilliant glory in his last battle.

This is an extraordinary thing among the ordinary, and it’s okay to be awarded special military merit!

"You must be curious to know what this honest and ordinary corporal shouted at the last moment of his life. Was it a slogan to protect the home and the country, or was it anger against the Japanese!

No, neither!

What he shouted was: Sister, I’m sorry, I didn’t take you to watch the fireworks in this life! If there is another life, I will buy it for you every year and set it off with you every year. Seriously, I won’t lie to you, let this big firework bear witness for me! "

Tantai Mingyue's voice was very soft, but the last words that the honest sergeant left in this world were like a sharp arrow piercing the hearts of all the heroes present.

This ordinary and honest man, at the last moment of his life, still remembered his wife's biggest dream. He once tried hard to realize it, but now, because of the hatred of the country and the family, he can only use his own flesh and blood to turn into fireworks in the sky. , make a promise: I'm sorry, next life!

Cruel to the point of heartbreaking, yet romantic and tender to the bone!

‘What a fool, what a fool, I am Madman Wang, I can’t cry! ’ Wang Xiaoqiang was roaring crazily in his heart, but in fact, this man who had been shot and knocked unconscious for several days without shedding a tear on the long evacuation road was desperately rubbing his already red eyes.

The ancients said: 'A ruthless man may not be a true hero, who says a pity for a son is not a husband! ’ That’s probably what I’m talking about!

She was the person he missed most in the last moment of his life!

In the end, it was the only remaining recruit from Fortification No. 0059 who took the stage wearing the rank of corporal that once belonged to Wang Laoshi and received the special Tiger Head Medal on his behalf.

That was the only thing Wang Laoshi had left. Before lighting the fuse, he pulled off his rank badge and held it in his mouth.

These two blood-soaked collar badges were eventually collected by the Chinese Military Museum.

And 60 years later, an old woman who was invited to Pingbeicheng to watch the 50th National Day military parade looked up at the fireworks in the sky with tears in her eyes. “My dad, are you back?”

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As Tantai Mingyue told one story after another, the ordinary yet heroic images of the six grand merit winners were clearly engraved in the minds of everyone present.

But in the end, only two people were able to go on stage to receive the award themselves.

They are Long Yan, who has been promoted to Army Lieutenant, and Pang Zilong, who has been promoted to Army Corporal and transferred to a mountain infantry company.

In the exact words of Commander Liu, who personally awarded these two military medals: "I hope you two will become the two dragons in my Chinese Army and make new achievements!"

Yes, it is fair that one of the three lieutenant generals and division commanders who came to attend the Four Elements Regiment's merit ceremony awarded military medals to two special merit recipients.

After the awards were awarded, the entire army stood up and saluted their comrades on the stage again. This was a tribute to the heroes. The entire venue was solemn and quiet for a full minute.

Both generals and soldiers stood up straight in the cold wind, with neat military postures!

Looking at those dark faces that were like steel poured into iron, Tantai Mirror seemed to really understand what it means to be a soldier at that moment.

The thrill of controlling a firearm and feeling the bullets ejecting from the barrel, as well as the heroic pride of imagining wearing a military uniform, seem so childish and ridiculous in front of these.

But the depression after self-denial did not dampen the passion surging in the young man's chest.

"I will become one of you, and one day I will have that military medal. Whether I go up to receive it myself or someone else does it for me, believe me, Sergeant Xia Dayu!" Tantai Mingjing looked around him seriously. heavy summer rain.

"Oh, then before you put on the recruit training uniform, you have to convince Mrs. Tantai and your father, and maybe the company commander Tantai!" Xia Dayu answered him objectively.

"I have reached adulthood, and my life must be decided by myself!" Tantai Mingjing's fair face showed a rare determination.

Tantai Mingjing and Tantai Mingyue were born to the same mother, but in terms of appearance, Tantai Mingyue is more like his father Tantai Yunshu, with a heroic look in his eyebrows, while Tantai Mingjing is more like Mrs. Tantai in appearance. On the delicate side.

But at this moment, Xia Dayu actually felt like seeing the bright moon in Tantai.

There was an unpleasant feeling welling up in my heart, as if this was going in the direction Tang Tuanzuo had planned.

Even Tang Dao couldn't account for everything, such as his brother-in-law's plans for his future life.

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Next, all the officers and soldiers of the Si Xing Regiment sat down again and held their breath, waiting for the regimental commander standing on the stage to open the blind box.

What they are waiting for is collective military glory!

The Four Lines Regiment has always put the collective above the individual. After awarding individual military awards, the last highlight is to award collective military awards.

Collective military merit is not as complicated as individual military merit, which is first, second and third class merit. All members of a group whose merit is recorded will receive a 10% increase in military pay and a three-day holiday, even for new recruits who are added to the unit.

But what the soldiers value more is that groups with first-class collective merit enjoy priority in the equipment of new equipment.

In the past year, all kinds of new equipment in the regiment have emerged in endlessly, from triangular spurs to semi-automatic rifles to Black Star pistols to 60-guns. This is about to enter the new year. It is rumored that the mid-arm MG34 machine gun will also be an even more awesome squad light machine gun. MG39 is about to be installed in front-line troops.

As a soldier, who doesn’t want to be the first to carry new equipment? That's the symbol of trump.

However, the troops of the Four Elements Regiment present knew better that in this battle, whether it was Zhongtiao Mountain or Taihang Mountain, all units of the Four Elements Regiment fought well, but relatively speaking, the Third Battalion that moved to Wangwu Mountain and Jiulong Mountain , the fourth battalion continuously repelled the Kunisaki detachment and the crazy attack of more than 2 Japanese troops, and the record was obviously stronger.

"Brother Niu, do you think our reconnaissance company can get a second-class collective merit this time?" Lu Sanjiang, who has been appointed as the commander of the reconnaissance company, touched Niu Er next to him.

Niu Er was originally one of the candidates for the commander of the reconnaissance company, but Tang Dao knew that Niu Er's ambition was not here. His goal was to become the strongest shooter in the entire regiment and the entire army. He could lead a team or even a platoon, but he could command a company. , not what he wanted.

Therefore, Niu Er takes the military position of chief sniper instructor of the entire regiment and concurrently serves as the deputy instructor of the reconnaissance company!

"I feel bad! This time our reconnaissance company is mainly focused on reconnaissance, and the task is not difficult. Based on my understanding of the regimental commander, the collective military merit is expected to be more biased towards the front-line combat troops." Niu Er calmly gave an analysis.

"Hey! I also knew this would happen, but I'm still a little unwilling to do so!" Lu Sanjiang sighed heavily.

"Our reconnaissance company did well this time. Five of them received third-class military merits. Hammer and Guaiguai also received second-class military merits! They are much better than many brother units. You see, the air defense company basically didn't catch planes. There were only a few Neither third-class military merit nor second-class military merit was awarded, and Deputy Battalion Commander Tietou’s black face has not smiled for several days." Niu Er smiled and comforted the reconnaissance company commander who had just taken office.

Lu Sanjiang rolled his eyes at Niu Er. If you don't know how to comfort people, don't comfort them. What's the point of the entire reconnaissance company relying on a dog and a pig to support its appearance?

Company Commander Lu Da is not objective enough. The reconnaissance company, which was formerly a special squadron, has received many military honors in the past six months. In terms of medals at all levels, it is ranked among the company-level units even if it is not ranked first. Top three.

Not to mention the first-class battle medals he and other officers such as Niu Er, Heizi, Ming Xin and Shen Laoliu wore on their chests, there were many sergeants who had second- and third-class battle medals.

But for the competitive soldiers, how can war achievements be too little?

Sure enough, as Tang Dao unfolded the list he had already held in his hand, this time the collective military achievements were basically concentrated on the front-line combat troops.

The four major infantry battalions and security battalions all have platoon-level troops selected!

The 7rd Battalion became the biggest winner among the four infantry battalions. An infantry platoon that suffered % battle damage in the Battle of Jiulong Mountain won the first-class collective merit and was awarded the title of Jiulong Mountain's Sharp Sword Platoon; it successively defeated the Japanese army in two places. The th company, whose artillery position influenced the battlefield trend, won the second-class collective merit; another two infantry squads won the third-class collective merit.

The reason why the Third Battalion is said to be the winner among the four major infantry battalions is because, looking at the entire regiment, there are even more awesome groups.

It was a new regiment of the Sichuan Army that had been broken up and organized into various departments. There were two infantry platoons in this department that won first-class collective merit, and as many as five second- and third-class squad platoons.

What's even more awesome is that in order to commemorate a certain recruit company in this no longer existing recruit regiment, the Sixth Regiment recruit training camp will always retain an iron-backed recruit company. If you want to be trained in the iron-backed recruit company, That must rank in the top 150 in the three tests taken half a month after the start of the entire boot camp.

That was the number of people in the recruit company when it was first established and set out from northern Sichuan.

This is a romance that only soldiers understand!

Although the establishment of these troops has been broken up, the officers and soldiers who once belonged to the department, regardless of their military rank, are each rewarded with a Black Star pistol or a military dagger engraved with their own name, which is equivalent to obtaining personal second-class military merit or above. The treatment of the soldiers is almost the same. Walking around in the group is simply the biggest show off.

However, there are many squad and platoon leaders who have collective military merits who would rather not receive a raise in military pay and take vacations, but also want to exchange for this kind of treatment. The Fourth Army Regiment Headquarters agreed after research.

For the first time, the supply battalion and engineering company surpassed powerful units such as scouts, artillery, and cavalry in this collective military merit award. Zhuang Shisan and Bai Sheng were so excited that they almost burst into tears. .

After playing support for so long, I finally feel proud and proud. Let’s see who dares to say that they are second-line soldiers.

Glory must be won by oneself.

The communications company under Yang Xiaoshan was also okay. The entire communications company was awarded the second-class collective merit. If they had not sacrificed the lives of 10 communications soldiers to ensure smooth communication, the casualties of the third and fourth battalions of Jiulongshan would have been at least %.

The medical care was not bad this time. The medical platoon where Sister Zhuang belonged was following the operations of the Second Battalion. At the height of the fighting, as the squad leader, Sister Zhuang alone carried 13 wounded people from the frontline trenches. The entire medical team was During the entire battle, more than 80 seriously wounded people were cared for and 70 of them were resuscitated.

The medical class won first-class collective merit!

Mrs. Tantai, who was surrounded by a group of female nurses and came on stage, was so surprised that she was speechless for a long time. She did not expect that this group of little girls, even younger than her daughter, could create such a miracle.

Saving the lives of 70 soldiers means saving the lives of 70 mothers!

At that moment, she seemed to understand her daughter's decision to stay here better.

When the female nurses in white coats came on stage, the applause from the audience was particularly warm and lasted for two or three minutes.

Maybe he knew that sooner or later he would fall into the hands of these girls, so he expected them to be gentler? Or some male hormones are at play.

Anyway, Lieutenant Long, who slapped her so hard that his hands were swollen, said: "I just think they are more beautiful than you and your rough subordinates, why don't people appreciate their beauty!"

Captain Lu Dal, who was talking to him, was so angry that his nose was almost crooked.

"Don't worry, if you missed it this time, there will be another time. You have forgotten what the regimental commander often said: don't waste your time if you are too young! We can't just have the three brothers left in our third class anymore." Old Abacus comforted those around him. Tudou and Yang Shoucheng were jealous of others who were receiving personal and collective military merits.

"Yeah! Uncle, I know." Tudou, who had already held the rank of sergeant, nodded fiercely.

"Brother, we will get back the title of the First Infantry Squad sooner or later." Sergeant Yang Shoucheng, who is also one of the masters of the magical cook Pang Zilong, replied coolly and expressionlessly, but the excitement in his eyes as he looked at the ceremony ceremony was not the same. It is like a beating flame.

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PS: My daughter was sick today and I took her to the hospital for an injection. She came back late, so the update is later than usual. Here is a 6000-word chapter!