I asked you to repeat your senior year of high school, but did you miss out on joining the military

Chapter 582: Old soldiers never die, they just fade away
Chen Jun's expression froze as he heard the low voice coming from the phone receiver.

He always prided himself on being strong enough, but at this moment, it felt like a piece of his heart was being torn off.

His chest was throbbing with pain.

Go, Li Haiyao had just given birth to a child, and she was too weak to even wake up. As a husband, it would be fine if he was not around, but it would be unkind of him to leave at this time.

If I don't go, as a soldier, it is my duty to obey orders. To disobey orders is to be disloyal to the country.

Commander Wang Zhongyi on the other side had hung up the phone long ago, but Chen Jun was still holding the phone in his hand, standing there motionless, as if he was about to answer the call.

It didn't take long.

Li Hongyang came from the tea room in big strides, holding a thermos in his hand. He saw Chen Jun standing at the door of the ward with his back to him and not saying a word.

I roughly knew what was going on.

Once the old man has an idea, eight horses can't pull him back.

What's more, this transfer of power is against all odds and is also for Chen Jun's own good.

Li Hongyang pondered for a moment, then he strode into the ward carrying the thermos, placed it behind the bed, raised his hand and patted his wife Qin Meilan's shoulder, then pointed at his daughter who was resting on the bed, and pointed in the direction of his son-in-law standing outside the window.

Qin Meilan nodded in understanding.

Li Hongyang then straightened his clothes and came to the door.

Chen Jun must have heard the noise. He turned around and saw that it was his father-in-law, and quickly put the phone into his pocket.

"Dad, when did you come?" Chen Jun forced a smile and tried his best to hide his emotions.

“It arrived two days ago.”

Li Hongyang looked at Chen Jun seriously, then raised his head and gestured: "Let's go and talk over there."

"Yes."

The two walked to the stairwell one after the other. Li Hongyang took out a pack of Xiaosu from his pocket, handed one to Chen Jun, and said in a low voice: "Did the transfer order arrive?"

"Ah."

Chen Jun took the cigarette and remained silent.

"Are you worried about Yaoyao?"

"Are you still worried about the child?"

Yes, both. However, Chen Jun didn’t know how to respond to this question.

In his previous life, he had no chance to get married in Longya.

Before joining the commando team, Chen Jun always thought that there was no difference between the real special forces in China and those abroad, it was nothing more than a selection process.

Only after joining did I realize that there is no selection at all in China, or rather, the selection is not based on ability but on talent, innate talent.

Because of this, someone had to make the necessary sacrifices, and getting married was too far away for him at that time.

In this life, after finally getting married and having a child, he suddenly didn't want to be busy anymore.

At least, not right now or today.

After all, he is not a saint and he also has his own selfish desires.

Seeing that Chen Jun was silent, Li Hongyang raised his hand and patted his shoulder. His tone softened and he consoled him: "Okay, I know something about your transfer this time. You should be going to the border."

After saying that, Li Hongyang stared at Chen Jun's face.

What surprised him was that after completing a one-year combat course in Hongdu, he should have normally made great strides in the east.

You shouldn't go to the frontier anyway.

But this news didn't seem to surprise Chen Jun at all. Instead, he even had some vague expectations.

"You know about the transfer order?"

Li Hongyang was very surprised. He thought that it might be someone from Hongdu Luyuan who informed him in advance.

"No." Chen Jun smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Dad, I guessed it when everyone in Hongdu had a transfer order except me."

"I just didn't expect the transfer order to come so quickly."

"I didn't expect that I would really be sent down to the northwest."

While saying these words.

Chen Jun obviously felt empty inside. He really wanted to go to the northwest and had thought about it.

But that was just his plan for himself, not an arrangement from above, just like what Li Hongyang had just thought.

Chen Jun has been in the East for several years. Even if he has no merit, he should have worked hard, right?
When he should have been able to show his talents, he was suddenly thrown into a remote area.

No one would feel comfortable, right?

It feels like there is no need for anyone to look backwards.

Li Hongyang knew that Chen Jun had misunderstood the meaning of the above. He lit up the cigarette in his hand and took a puff. Then he laughed and said, "Okay, kid, I can hear the grievance from your tone."

"Don't get me wrong. It was Grandpa's idea to let you go to the northwest this time, and it was Grandpa who overcame all objections."

"Go, go and see the beautiful mountains and rivers of our motherland, and see the scenery that is different from the Eastern Frontier. The old man said a long time ago that for internal officers and soldiers, going to the Northwest Frontier is a kind of dedication, even if it means lying down."

"There, the mountains are high and the people are at their peaks, and the people stationed at the northwest border are at an even higher level."

"You are still young, you should go and see what you can see. It may not be a bad thing to broaden your horizons."

"Yaoyao will understand you. Go check on her. She's awake. Let's go after we check on her."

"Yes!!"

Chen Jun bent down, stomped out the cigarette butt in his hand, threw it into the trash can next to him, and then quickly walked towards the ward.

Li Haiyao was indeed awake. Chen's mother Li Xiufen and mother-in-law Qin Meilan were holding the child beside them, teasing the child with smiles on their faces.

See Chen Jun come in.

Li Xiufen and Qin Meilan both stood up. It seemed that Chen Jun's family knew about his transfer earlier than he did.

The reason why Chen Yingying was asked to come here was not to see her little nephew, but to let her see her brother. After all, the northwestern frontier was too far away, and it was unknown how many years it would take for her to come back.

Most border guards join the army at the age of 17 or 18. Countless of them have dedicated their youth and even their young lives. Some soldiers died gloriously in the fight against bandits, and more soldiers lost their lives to high-altitude diseases, avalanches, mountain road accidents, etc. in the struggle against harsh natural environments.

Too many people remained on the snowy plateau forever.

There are countless soldiers who have been separated from their loved ones for a long time. When their loved ones go to visit their relatives in the army after a difficult journey, the river ice has melted and blocked their way. The two can only use binoculars to look across the river under the arrangement of the army.

That place holds so much.

Li Haiyao was born into a military family, and some of her family members stayed in the frontier forever, so she naturally knew the hardships there.

She lay weakly on the hospital bed, watching her husband walk over and squat down. She suppressed her inner reluctance, with a warm smile on her face, and reached out to gently hold Chen Jun's hand.

"Are you tired after coming back from Hongdu?"

"Not tired." Chen Jun shook his head slightly, his eyes red as he responded with pursed lips.

"I'm fine, don't cry."

Li Haiyao smiled and moved reluctantly. Seeing this, Chen Jun quickly got up and ran to the end of the bed to raise the head of the bed a little higher.

"I heard from mom that you are going to the Northwest Frontier to be the head of a regiment. Take good care of yourself when you get there. When the child can walk next year, I will bring him to see you."

"it is good."

Chen Jun held Li Haiyao's hands as they stretched out from the quilt, lowered his head and rubbed his face with the back of his hands. The feeling of reluctance reached its highest point at this moment.

“Take good care of yourself.”

"it is good."

"Remember to call home more often. Your parents said that we'll let grandpa name the child, okay?"

"Okay, it's up to you to decide."

The two of them talked for more than ten minutes, asking and answering each other. Li Haiyao was also reluctant to leave.

But she was too weak. In the end, she grabbed Chen Jun's hand, turned her head away, a few tears rolled down the corners of her eyes, and she slowly fell asleep.

She knew that she would not be able to see Chen Jun when she woke up again, but as a soldier, she was often helpless.

Ordinary military wives could understand it, let alone someone with her background.

This is the reason why the old man initially didn't want her to find a partner in the front-line troops, and even if she did, she didn't want to find someone who was too outstanding.

Their Li family is worthy of the country, and there is no need for the youngest granddaughter to endure all this. But in the end it was Li Haiyao's own choice, and she doesn't blame anyone.

Chen Jun waited until Li Haiyao fell into a deep sleep before he gently lifted her hand out of the quilt and put it back into the bed, tucking in the thin blanket.

Then she took the child from her mother-in-law's hands, and under Qin Meilan's careful guidance, she learned how to hold a newborn baby and walked around the ward a few times.

Finally, the child was taken away by Li Xiufen.

Chen Jun then picked up the luggage and backpack placed at the entrance of the ward, raised his hand to salute with tears in his eyes, and then left without looking back.

If he delayed any further, he was afraid he wouldn't have the courage to leave.

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Because I have to take care of Li Haiyao and the children.

Li Xiufen and Qin Meilan did not follow them downstairs. As an older generation soldier, Li Hongyang was not that pretentious, so he did not see them off either.

Only Chen Yingying came down with him, because the girl also had to go back to Pengcheng and go to school in the afternoon.

Originally Chen Jun was a little confused about where his father had gone. Logically speaking, his daughter-in-law was giving birth today, so he should be in the hospital.

When taking the elevator downstairs, Chen Jun asked Yingying, but the little girl was also confused and knew nothing about anything.

Chen Jun thought he would not be able to see his father this time until he walked out of the hospital building and ran into Chen Baishui who was rushing towards him.

When the three met, Chen Baishui was holding a bunch of food and some nutritional supplements.

Suddenly I saw my son picking up his luggage.

Chen Baishui said nothing, but just stuffed the lunch he had just bought into his daughter's hands and told them to eat it on the way back.

As a father, he knows that his child is going on a long journey, and even though he is reluctant to let him go, he will not say too much.

I just kept repeating over and over again, never getting tired of telling myself to take good care of myself in the new unit and to call home often when I had time.

Don't worry about things at home, everything is fine.

Chen Baishui didn't sigh until he saw his two children, Chen Jun and Chen Yingying, get into a taxi and drive away.

The children have grown up and have their own careers to build.

Ever since they heard from their in-laws that Chen Jun might go to the border, the old couple discussed that no one should mention this matter in front of the children.

Chen Baishui has never been a soldier, so his fragmented life experiences may not be suitable for his son today. Perhaps the only way he can do is to support him silently from behind and not let his child worry.

This is what they, as parents, can do right now.

. . . . . . . .

It was no secret that Chen Jun was transferred to the border. He had been far away in Hongdu and had not returned. In fact, many units in the 71st Army had heard about it.

This is not.

At the gate of the 71st Army Headquarters, Li Wujie, who hadn't been seen for a year, was brought here by Bian Tao, carrying a suitcase.

After not seeing each other for a year, Li Wujie has been promoted from the first batch to second lieutenant.

Not long after Chen Jun went to Hongdu, a new director came to the Supervisory Department. It is impossible for a department to have two directors, right?

Li Dongge, director of the Training Department, knew that this guy had been following Chen Jun for quite some time, so he simply put his name and Chen Jun's name together in the confidential office of the Training Department.

Usually only cadres with wheat ears will set up this department in the confidential office. To put it simply, it is actually a combination of clerks and orderlies, and their job is to serve people.

Chen Jun was just a figurehead this year, and Li Wujie really followed the cadres of the confidential unit and learned a lot.

It is relatively easy to be promoted in government agencies, and for someone at Li Dongge's level, it is just a matter of a word. Near the end of the year, the promotion quota was given to Li Wujie.

After the military reform, all graduating students start from the rank of second lieutenant, and there is no longer the situation where they are promoted to the rank of lieutenant upon graduation. Therefore, the promotion to officer at the end of 18 will also be to second lieutenant.

In addition to Li Wujie, the 179th Brigade's brigade commander Feng Qiuhu, chief of staff He Yingtao, political director Yang Chuanzhou, including the third battalion commander Ma Hongjie, the fourth battalion commander Qi Shaoxiang, and the logistics battalion commander Liang Kexiang were all present.

As for the political commissar, there is no need to ask, the only thing he needs to do is to be on duty at the unit.

After all, unless there are special circumstances or notification from a general meeting, the two heads cannot leave their posts so casually.

The reason why these people gathered at the entrance of the military department was because of the instructions of the commander-in-chief, who notified Chen Jun in advance that he would be back soon.

The purpose of their coming here is just to send it off.

The road to the northwest is long, and Chen Jun doesn’t know how long it will take.

As for this group of old comrades, Feng Qiuhu is fine. If Chen Jun can be transferred back in the future, there will be a chance for us to meet again.

But Ma Hongjie, Qi Shaoxiang, and Liang Kexiang, the guy who had the closest relationship with Chen Jun when he first joined the camp, won't be able to stay in the army for many more years.

Forty years old is a hurdle for a battalion-level officer to transfer to civilian jobs. Zhao Ziheng has already left, and the next is Ma Hongjie, and then Qi Shaoxiang and Liang Kexiang.

This group of veterans who formed a battalion together have all entered the countdown to their retirement.

Old soldiers never die, they just gradually fade away, and the old are replaced by the new. Soon the baton in their hands will be passed to the new generation of soldiers.

This meeting may very well be the last time in this life.

The scorching sun in late May made the ground steam. Several people stood not far from the sentry post, looking into the distance from time to time.

Finally, at nearly four o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Jun took a taxi to the gate of the 71st Army.

He got off the car with his luggage and saw a group of familiar people standing in the distance. Chen Jun took a few quick steps with a smile on his face: "Brigade Commander, Fatty, Lao Yang, how did you get here?"

"Why are you standing outside in this heat?"

Feng Qiuhu wiped the sweat from his forehead, raised his hand and patted Chen Jun on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Nothing, I just came to see you off."

"I heard Yaoyao is going to give birth in the next few days. Have you been to Jinling to see her?"

"Look, a boy was born."

When Chen Jun mentioned this, he couldn't help but grin.

"Haha, congratulations to you, kid."

Feng Qiuhu also laughed, but his smile was somewhat bitter. After all, Chen Jun was a very capable man, and many people were reluctant to let him be transferred to the northwest.

Fatty He, Qi Shaoxiang, and Ma Hongjie came forward one by one to hug Chen Jun and bid their final farewell.

The friendship between comrades may not be felt at normal times, but when it comes to parting, that is the most painful moment.

"Okay, hurry to the commander-in-chief's office. He's been waiting for you for a long time."

"It is said that the people in that unit have been transferred. That's why you are so anxious. Go and see what the commander-in-chief says first."

"Yes!!"

Chen Jun handed the luggage he was carrying to Fatty He and the others, then followed Feng Qiuhu, and the two of them walked towards the military headquarters building together.

What Feng Qiuhu said was indeed correct. At this time, the commander-in-chief Wang Zhongyi had been waiting in the office for quite some time.

See Chen Jun come in.

Without waiting for the two to stand at attention and salute, Wang Zhongyi simply waved his hand and placed the transfer order in a brown paper bag on the desk.

Then he said in a deep voice: "Chen Jun, at the request of the headquarters, you are ordered to report to the 353rd Regiment under the Linzhi Military Sub-district of the Western Theater Command, Tibet Military District as soon as possible."

"The transfer order is inside. Take a look for yourself."

After saying this, Wang Zhongyi also looked indignant and sat back in his office chair.

How can he be happy?
Such a talented person finally came back from studying in Hongdu. I thought I could assign him a department, but he was sent to a remote place in the northwest with a transfer order.

If he hadn't been in front of the younger generation, he would have almost started cursing.

(End of this chapter)