Chapter 35: Feng Yuxiu

"Xu... Xu Sanduo, right? Come, come, come, I'll help you put it away."

Bai Tiejun broke the piercing and uncomfortable atmosphere, took the initiative to stand up, and began to help Feng Yuxiu organize his luggage.

While doing so, he unleashed his carefree chatter.

"Your fellow villager isn't authentic. He pocketed three packs of cigarettes. The ten-yuan Red Pagoda Mountain is for the platoon leader and company commander, the five-yuan Red River is for the squad leader and deputy squad leader, and the one-yuan Construction is specifically for us comrades. Which company doesn't have a few soldiers like that? But in the Seventh Company, there's only one."

Gan Xiaoning also leaned over. "Right, so even if they come from the same place, people are different. Look at Deputy Squad Leader Wu, he never does these fake things."

"Xu Sanduo, do you smoke?"

Feng Yuxiu said indifferently, "No."

Hearing Feng Yuxiu speak, the soldiers of the Third Squad relaxed their shoulders one after another.

They were just afraid he would be the type who didn't fit in at all.

Gan Xiaoning took the initiative to lean forward. "Just now I heard the Political Director say you were snatched from the regimental headquarters? Then... wait, Xu Sanduo? This name sounds familiar..."

Bai Tiejun suddenly widened his eyes. "Isn't this the model soldier on the all-army list last week who broke the 500-meter obstacle and 5-kilometer forced march records? They said the regimental headquarters was going to give him a Third Class Merit medal, they even put the word out."

"Is it really you?" Gan Xiaoning took a deep breath and asked incredulously.

"It's me." Feng Yuxiu put away his luggage and said in a deep voice.

"Damn, the Soldier King is here!! Brothers, all stand up! This is the Soldier King!!"

Gan Xiaoning shouted.

In an instant, the soldiers in the squad all stood up and applauded.

Feng Yuxiu scanned them one by one with a calm gaze.

He discovered they were genuinely happy, not stirring up trouble with sarcasm.

A curve appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Lao Ma of the Grassland Fifth Squad.

The veterans of the Steel Seventh Company Third Squad.

They were all pure comradeship without any ulterior motives.

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On the lawn outside.

Wu Liuyi lay on the ground looking at the sky.

Shi Jin stared blankly at the grass swaying in the wind.

"Squad Leader, have one."

Wu Liuyi waved his hand familiarly.

Shi Jin helplessly took a pack of cigarettes from his bosom and threw it over.

He didn't smoke; Wu Liuyi often didn't have cigarettes, so this was prepared for him.

"Squad Leader, I was worried before, but I'm not worried now."

Wu Liuyi bit into a cigarette happily and began to puff out white smoke.

Shi Jin sighed. "The Company Commander quarreled with the Regimental Commander for my sake."

Wu Liuyi turned over, looking puzzled. "How do you know they quarreled?"

Shi Jin gave a wry smile. "The Company Commander was full of fury when he left. With his temper, how could they not quarrel?"

Wu Liuyi waved his hand indifferently. "Anyway, as long as Bai Tiejun doesn't drag us down, you're stable this year."

This year or so was the screening period for whether Shi Jin could stay.

Shi Jin had to hand in two report cards: one for his own subjects, and one for the entire squad's subjects.

Shi Jin and Lao Ma were veterans of the same period. With the group army reform, there wasn't much time left for these veterans to adapt.

The two looked at each other and laughed happily.

At night, in the spacious Third Squad dormitory, everyone's expression was very solemn. It was clear this was not an ordinary assembly.

Squad Leader Shi Jin was presiding over the ceremony, holding a welcome ceremony for the newcomer Feng Yuxiu.

Shi Jin's voice was full of emotion: "I hope the new comrade can understand the spirit of the Seventh Company from this ancient ceremony that has continued for forty years. For the veterans, this ceremony has been experienced many times, and I hope the veterans can still feel the pride of the Seventh Company from it."

"Private Xu Sanduo, step forward!" This was Wu Liuyi's shout.

Feng Yuxiu stepped out of the formation.

Everyone was full of solemnity and gravity.

"Private Xu Sanduo! How many people are in the Steel Seventh Company?"

This was introduced in the military booklet distributed in the recruit company.

Feng Yuxiu's voice was sharp and crisp. "4,956!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes softened quite a bit.

"4,956 people! Among them, 1,104 gave their lives for the country! The Steel Seventh Company has been established for 51 years, the designation has changed several times, and a total of 4,956 people have become members of the Steel Seventh Company!" Wu Liuyi shouted word by word.

"Private Xu Sanduo, you must remember, you are the 4,956th soldier of the Steel Seventh Company! Private Xu Sanduo, you must remember, you are the 4,956th soldier of the Steel Seventh Company!" Shi Jin's chest heaved significantly, emitting a roar that was almost a howl.

This sound traveled out the door.

The entire corridor was silent, and all the soldiers stood up to listen.

Gao Cheng stood at the dormitory entrance with his hands hanging naturally, his gaze solemn.

This was the history of the Steel Seventh Company, and it was also his pride.

It was the root of his willingness to give everything for this company, for this home that was like the company.

"Private Xu Sanduo, some companies are proud because of a certain combat hero, some companies are proud because they produced superiors, but the pride of the Steel Seventh Company is the most sacred kind among soldiers! The Steel Seventh Company is proud because of the martyrs who died on the battlefield in hundreds of battles!"

"Private Xu Sanduo, the soldiers of the Steel Seventh Company must remember the predecessors who sacrificed themselves in the 51-year history of the company, and you should also use the most powerful way to require every member of the Steel Seventh Company to remember our predecessors!"

"Private Xu Sanduo, during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the Steel Seventh Company was almost completely wiped out and its designation was canceled. However, three privates who were covered by the whole company returned from the jaws of death."

"They brought back the dying wishes of 107 martyrs and rebuilt the Steel Seventh Company on these three young people with an average age of seventeen!"

"From then on, the Steel Seventh Company has lived forever with their martyrs!"

"Private Xu Sanduo, in this sense, we are living between the hopes and honors of the martyrs!"

"Private Xu Sanduo, we are a young unit that records the achievements of our predecessors, and we are also a combat unit!"

The indifference on Feng Yuxiu's face gradually turned into gravity.

His cold heart was infused with blood.

Like a raging fire, it burned so much that he couldn't open his eyes.

This was the unique blood and vigor of the army.

It was also the glory of a soldier.

"Private Xu Sanduo, next, recite the company song of the Steel Seventh Company with us."

"The people who first knew how to sing this song have all died in a position battle. We only found the handwritten lyrics from the blood and fire, but we hope you can hear the song roared out by 4,956 soldiers!"

Feng Yuxiu naturally had never heard the company song of the Steel Seventh Company, nor did he know how to sing it.

Thus, his expression turned into respect, his gaze fixed firmly on the five-star red flag hanging on the wall.

Only in this way could he show the highest level of respect for these sacrificed martyrs.

That sound exploded along with the roar of the veterans of the Third Squad.

A thunderbolt, a sword, a group of fierce tigers, the Steel Seventh Company;

Iron will, iron men, iron blood to defend the country and protect the home.

The killing sound shatters the enemy's courage, the reputation of winning every battle is passed down.

Attack must conquer, defend must be firm, step on the enemy's corpses and sing the song of triumph.

In an instant, a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood appeared before Feng Yuxiu's eyes.

If his killing intent previously came from the slaughter in his previous life.

Then, this scene now was the hot blood shed by countless soldiers of the People's Republic of China.

It was the peaceful flying dove.

That was the battlefield of a hundred kills where the army charged under iron and blood!

Feng Yuxiu's whole body was trembling slightly. His heart, his cold heart, was completely melted.

"Kill!!!!"

The moment the company song stopped, a thunderous roar exploded in the entire building.

That was the roar of the killing intent Feng Yuxiu had accumulated!

This roar made Gao Cheng's whole body numb, his hands clenched tight! ===== CHAPTER 36 =====

This roar made Gao Cheng's whole body go numb, his hands clenched tight!