Who taught you to be a recruit like this?

Chapter 304: Warm welcome, triumphant return!

Qi Delong, Qi Dongqiang, Qi Delong Dongqiang...

At the camp gate, the quartermaster Liu Yong found a big drum that two people could hug from somewhere.

He was holding two hammers, shaking his head and hammering hard.

There were several soldiers from the logistics squad nearby.

Some were beating gongs, and some were playing suona.

Chen Sanxi held two rags in his hands, using them as handkerchiefs, and danced the yangge non-stop.

The scene was as lively as a temple fair, except for the sound of firecrackers.

Soon, steel chariots drove in one after another from outside the door.

They were the members of the Steel Knife Combined Battalion who had retreated from the front line.

The crisis has been temporarily resolved and there is no need for them to stay there any longer.

Moreover, the superiors had already called in people from other divisions to take over the defense, so everyone naturally retreated.

The purpose of doing this is, on the one hand, to allow the soldiers of the 33rd Division to have a good rest.

On the other hand, I wanted to bring another team up to practice.

For soldiers, simulating 10,000 times on the training ground is not as beneficial as one actual combat.

Only warriors who have experienced life and death, seen blood and dead bodies, can be invincible and victorious!

"Welcome back! Welcome back! Welcome back!"

Liu Yong was beating the drums hard and shouting loudly.

The people who were beating gongs and playing suonas on the side also became more enthusiastic.

In the carriage, everyone stuck their heads out, and smiles appeared on their faces, which were chapped by the plateau mountain wind.

As a PLA soldier, there is nothing more joyful than winning a battle.

Although no shots were fired, although it was just a fight with cold weapons, although it was just a self-defense counterattack.

But each of them has fulfilled the mission of defending the border!

And these wounds on their faces and bodies are the best medals of honor!

The car drove to the designated area and parked, and instructor Guo Haitao led the team towards this side.

These days, since Ge Zhiyong has fallen ill, he, the instructor, has to take the lead.

"Welcome instructor and all soldiers, return victoriously!" Liu Yong and his men ran over to salute.

Guo Haitao smiled bitterly and waved his hands, "This is far from a triumphant victory. The battalion commander and his men are still in the hospital, and most of us are wounded. This is a pyrrhic victory at best."

"That's a victory too!"

Although Liu Yong said this, he glanced away.

I found that there were indeed many familiar faces, with bandages on their arms and gauze wrapped around their heads.

At this moment, he wished he was also a member of the combat squad, so that he could go into battle and kill the enemy with everyone else.

For soldiers, the best destination is the battlefield.

But now I have been assigned to logistics, and it is useless to think more.

Ensuring that everyone’s meals are nutritious is also an important job.

Especially in such a high altitude area, you can't even cook instant noodles.

So these days, the soldiers' daily food is processed here and transported to the front line.

"Is there anything to eat? Everyone is starving." Guo Haitao asked.

"Yes, everything is ready!" Liu Yong responded immediately: "Dumplings on board, noodles when you get off. We didn't get to enjoy the hot dumplings on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, so we must have plenty of noodles today!"

"Chief Steward, these noodles can't be instant noodles, right?" Qi Meng asked with a smile.

"How could that be! You have returned victorious, how could I give you that stuff to eat? I guarantee it is purely handmade, hand-rolled noodles!" Liu Yong responded with a smile.

"Then, it shouldn't be the plain and watery Yangchun noodles, right?" Li Jiasheng also asked.

"Hahahaha, no way, no way. Today we're having braised noodles with spicy peppers and pork!" Liu Yong punched him. "I know you're from Xishan, so I'll cut it into slices for you later. Just because you want to try biang biang noodles from Guanzhong, we have that too!"

Li Jiasheng smiled and rubbed his hands, obviously unable to wait.

Being able to eat knife-cut noodles and biangbiang noodles in the army is something I couldn’t even dream of.

Guo Haitao asked everyone to wash their hands quickly and line up to go to the cafeteria to eat noodles.

"After eating noodles, there will be no training."

"Everyone, go back to the dormitory and have a good rest. Sleep till you're sound asleep."

"Yes!"

......

In the cafeteria, the sound of people slurping noodles could be heard continuously, and everyone was eating with great joy.

I've been on the front line these days, and the logistics and food supplies are okay.

But in that environment, there was not even a dining table, so everyone could only find a place to squat or stand to eat a few bites.

How can we sit in a clean and hygienic cafeteria and eat food freshly cooked like we do now?

You know, no matter what food you eat, it will taste different after being kept in a thermos for a while.

A mouthful of hot hand-rolled noodles covered with sauce and topped with a clove of garlic.

This wonderful feeling is so sweet that you wouldn’t want to give it up even if you slapped yourself twice.

At this time, Chen Sanxi came out with a large bowl of noodles that had just come out of the pot, and said with a smile: "Everyone, eat as much as you can. There are plenty of noodles. We are still cooking in the pot!"

"Sanxi, you can do it now. You can even roll noodles by hand!" Li Jiasheng puffed up his lips and joked with a smile.

"Hey, practice makes perfect." Chen Sanxi scratched his head, then looked around curiously: "Hey, that's strange, where did the old squad leader go? You all came back, but why didn't he show up?"

"And Brother Feng? I specially fried a large plate of spicy and sour potato shreds and made him a bowl of pig skin noodles. Why can't I see him?"

When Qin Feng was mentioned, everyone in the cafeteria seemed to have pressed the pause button.

They all stopped what they were doing, their eyes looked lonely and their expressions were complicated.

Anyone who can pass the military examination is not a fool.

When they were escorting the prisoners back, many people saw Qin Feng leaving the team.

As for, where did he go?

It cannot be described or expressed.

But everyone knows it.

At this moment, Liu Yong also came out from the kitchen wearing an apron.

Seeing that the cafeteria, which was originally bustling, suddenly became quiet, everyone's face was full of questions.

"What's wrong with you? Why aren't you eating? Is the noodles not to your liking, or is the stew too salty?"

"No, these noodles are just right. As a Xishan native who grew up eating noodles, I give them my highest praise!" Li Jiasheng quickly changed the subject and gave a thumbs up with a smile.

"Then what are you still standing there for? Eat! There will be two more side dishes later, feel free to make as many as you want!"

The cafeteria became lively again, but this time it felt completely different from before.

The noodles are still the same noodles, and the spicy pepper and pork stew is still the same spicy pepper and pork stew, but it doesn’t taste as delicious in the mouth.

Everyone's eyes were a little blank, and I don't know what they were thinking.

......

Guo Haitao simply ate two mouthfuls of noodles and returned to the office early.

He wasn't very hungry, but he couldn't eat either because there were too many things on his mind.

He turned on the light and the room became bright instantly.

Just looking at it, it felt a bit empty, which made him feel a little depressed and uncomfortable.

Guo Haitao pulled out a chair and sat down, silently lighting a cigarette and holding it between his lips, but he was in a daze and didn't even take a puff.

The smoke continued to drift upwards, forming a line in the air, which easily made his eyes red.

Guo Haitao put out the cigarette in the ashtray and leaned back in his chair.

With his hands behind his head, he sighed with loss: "Old Ge has fallen, Qin Feng is gone, and Zhao Pengfei has also been taken away by the commander. I am the only one left, I am the only one left..."

dong dong dong....

There was a sudden knock on the door.

Guo Haitao rubbed his eyes, sat up straight and asked, "Who is it?"