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After saying that, he grabbed the grenade and rushed out at top speed.
"Machine gun cover."
Liang Sanxi roared, and Jin Kailai, his eyes bloodshot, picked up a machine gun and began firing relentlessly at the bunker, keeping the enemy from raising their heads.
Zhao Mengsheng rushed to the bunker, pulled the pin on a grenade, and threw it inside.
"Bang!" "Bang!"
The enemy's bunker was blown up.
"Company commander, company commander, Comrade Zhenhua is still alive."
Behind Liang Sanxi and Jin Kailai, the medic shouted loudly.
It turned out that he had just seen Fang Zhenhua's finger move.
Liang Sanxi and Jin Kailai felt as if they had been saved from a desperate situation; the news was truly shocking to them.
The two quickly ran back, and the medic shook his head.
"Comrade Zhenhua's injuries are quite serious, and he needs to receive immediate medical attention."
Liang Sanxi made a decisive decision.
"Get Zhenhua out of there immediately, be careful."
"Old Liang, I'll carry it."
"Company commander, I'll carry it."
Jin Kailai and Sun Dabiao immediately volunteered, and Liang Sanxi agreed without hesitation.
After Fang Zhenhua was carried off on a stretcher, the soldiers found Zhao Mengsheng.
He blew up the bunker, but he didn't die.
Apart from cuts on his face and legs from shards, he was otherwise unharmed.
The medic helped him apply a tourniquet and then helped him up.
Liang Sanxi didn't hide anything from him and immediately said so.
"Instructor, Zhenhua is not dead. Lao Jin and the others have already carried him away."
Zhao Mengsheng, who had been looking sad, suddenly raised his head upon hearing this, his sorrow turning to joy. He grabbed Liang Sanxi's arm and asked loudly.
"Are you telling the truth?"
Liang Sanxi nodded.
Zhao Mengsheng wept with joy.
"As long as it's okay, it'll be okay."
Liang Sanxi expressed his sincere admiration.
"Instructor, you've really blown up the bunker now."
Upon hearing Liang Sanxi's words, Zhao Mengsheng shook his head. He stood on the high ground and looked around.
The battlefield was littered not only with the corpses of the enemy but also with the bodies of our own soldiers, which constantly irritated Zhao Mengsheng's eyes.
"Company commander, you were right before."
"The country is yours."
"But they are ours too."
"This country was once the life of our revolutionary martyrs, and now it is the boiling blood in our veins, the inextinguishable light we have forged with our own hands!"
Its true essence, though not yet dissolved in the earth, is forged by the raging fire into a bewitching beauty.
Once its light shines brightly, it will surely not be buried in the azure sky forever!
True gold, once covered in dust, is now reborn.
When Fang Zhenhua woke up again, he was lying in a hospital bed in a field hospital in the rear.
Lei Kaihua was sitting in a chair reading On War when he heard a noise from the hospital bed. He looked up and a smile of excitement appeared on his face.
"Brother Fang, you're awake? I'll go tell the company commander and political instructor."
After saying that, Lei Kaihua put down the book in his hand and ran out of the ward. A little while later, Liang Sanxi, Zhao Mengsheng, and Jin Kailai walked into the ward, as if the three of them had been waiting outside.
Zhao Mengsheng quickly walked a few steps to the bedside.
"Zhenhua, you're awake?"
"Instructor."
Jin Kailai let out a long sigh of relief and grinned.
"Good lad, you've finally woken up. You've been unconscious for half a month."
Liang Sanxi nodded.
"This time it was really dangerous. The doctor said a bullet grazed my heart and I almost lost my life."
Fang Zhenhua looked at the people in the ward and smiled.
The company commander is still alive, the platoon leader is still alive, and Lei Kaihua is still alive.
Everyone survived.
"Company commander, political instructor, what are you doing here?"
Before Liang Sanxi and Zhao Mengsheng could speak, Jin Kailai, the outspoken man, immediately spoke up.
"The war is over, if not here, where would they be?"
Liang Sanxi and Zhao Mengsheng exchanged a glance and nodded.
Then the two of them each took a box out of their pockets.
"That's what instructor Zhao Mengsheng said."
"Comrade Fang Zhenhua, in view of your heroic fight against the enemy on the battlefield, leading the elite platoon to destroy twelve bunkers, occupying Area 28 and Hill 323, and repelling the enemy's counterattacks three times."
"After deliberation by the military region, you are hereby awarded a Second-Class Heroic Model Medal and a First-Class Merit Medal."
After Liang Sanxi and Zhao Mengsheng finished speaking, they opened the box containing the medals. Fang Zhenhua smiled as he looked at the dazzling medals.
His bravery and fearlessness earned him the recognition of the nation.
Now he is a war hero.
Seeing that Fang Zhenhua had just woken up, Zhao Mengsheng and the others did not want to disturb him any further, so they left the ward.
In the following days, they took turns looking after Fang Zhenhua.
Fang Zhenhua learned a lot of information from Jin Kailai.
The Ninth Company of the Third Battalion, as a spearhead company, successfully completed all combat missions and was awarded the honorary title of "Heroic Company Capable of Offense and Defense" by its superiors.
Company Commander Liang Sanxi and Political Instructor Zhao Mengsheng were both awarded the Second-Class Heroic Model Medal and the First-Class Merit Medal.
Lei Kaihua and Jin Kailai were also awarded the First-Class Merit Medal for their meritorious service in the battle.
Speaking of Jin Kailai's medal, there was some controversy. Originally, the battalion and regiment disagreed, but the "Thunder God" (a nickname for Jin Kailai) was furious and scolded all the leaders at the division, regiment, and battalion levels.
In Lei Zhen's words, Jin Kailai was one of only two surviving commanders and soldiers in the elite platoon. Should such a meritorious soldier not be awarded a medal, or should he be awarded one only after he has sacrificed his life?
Everyone was severely criticized, and no one dared to utter a single word of dissent.
Furthermore, Jin Kailai also mentioned Zhao Mengsheng, saying that Zhao Mengsheng not only personally went to blow up the bunker, but also stayed by Fang Zhenhua's side the whole time he was undergoing surgery, without moving an inch.
I didn't close my eyes for three whole days and nights.
Liang Sanxi and Jin Kailai couldn't bear to watch any longer, fearing he would ruin his health, so they persuaded him to take him off the bus.
After that, the three of them, along with Lei Kaihua, took care of Fang Zhenhua without stopping for a moment.
This is the camaraderie forged in blood and fire, a bond that transcends life and death.
Fang Zhenhua and Jin Kailai were chatting when Zhao Mengsheng walked in.
"Instructor."
"Zhenhua, lie down first. I have some news for you. The army commander and my mother will be coming to see you later."
Zhao Mengsheng's mother?
A noblewoman with extraordinary abilities.
Chapter 10 The Zhao Family's High regard
Zhao Mengsheng's father was already a column commander when the reactionaries were being fought.
Somewhat different from Fang Zhenhua's memory, Zhao's father was not a major general, but a lieutenant general.
It seems the world has become more real.
Zhao's father is now the commander of the military region, and Zhao's mother, Wu Shuang, is the deputy director of the health department of the logistics department of the military region. They are indeed very powerful.
Wu Shuang came to see Fang Zhenhua this time because Fang Zhenhua saved her only son, and Lei Zhen did the same.
Fang Zhenhua is a great benefactor to the Zhao and Lei families!
Zhao's father and mother had three sons, but only Zhao Mengsheng is still alive today.
Lei Zhen hadn't even arrived yet, but his loud voice had already reached the ward.
"Our army's great hero has finally woken up."
Seeing Lei Zhen and Wu Shuang walk in, Fang Zhenhua was about to stand up and salute, but Lei Zhen quickly took a few steps and stopped him.
"Zhenhua, you don't need to salute. I should be the one to do it. I thank you for saving my Kaihua."
After saying that, Lei Zhen straightened his chest and gave a military salute.
Although Wu Shuang behind him did not salute, the "elder sister" always did things in a gentle and mild manner.
She walked over to the bedside, sat down, and took Fang Zhenhua's hand.
"Zhenhua, thank you so much! If it weren't for you, my Mengsheng would have..."
"Commander, the political instructor and I are comrades-in-arms. In that situation, I would risk my life to save my comrade!"
The ward was full of people with military backgrounds, and they completely believed what Fang Zhenhua said.
Back then, Wu Shuang carried Lei Zhen out of a pile of corpses, which was even more impressive than what we see now.
Wu Shuang looked Fang Zhenhua up and down and gave him a compliment.
"What a handsome young man!"
"Don't call me commander, call me aunt. Meng Sheng mentioned your matter to me. The second daughter of the Liu family is about your age. I think she's suitable. I'll leave this matter to you, aunt."
Lei Zhen stood behind Wu Shuang, and after listening to her words, he hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.
The old master of the Liu family was no ordinary person; he was also a veteran, having served successively as the vice minister of the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building and the minister of the Third Ministry of Machine Building.
Compared to Old Master Zhao, he's not that much worse.
Liu Lan, the eldest daughter of the Liu family, married Zhao Mengsheng.
If he could become brothers-in-law with Zhao Mengsheng, he could not only rely on the Liu family's power but also ride the coattails of the Zhao family. Only then would Fang Zhenhua's future truly be bright.
In fact, Wu Shuang thought the same way. Fang Zhenhua was a promising young man, as Zhao Mengsheng had already told her.
The medals for second-class combat hero and first-class merit are enough to prove that this is a true gold medal.
Such a talented young man, especially one from a humble background, is only desirable if the Zhao family doesn't have a daughter; otherwise, they would definitely want Fang Zhenhua as their son-in-law.
However, since he can't be a son-in-law, it wouldn't be bad for him to be Meng Sheng's brother-in-law. Old Liu and his own Old Zhao worked together back then, so they're family.
Zhao Mengsheng has always said that his mother has the demeanor of a diplomat, and indeed she does. Wu Shuang is becoming increasingly adept at handling interpersonal relationships.
Both Lei Zhen and Wu Shuang were very busy people; after glancing at Fang Zhenhua, they left.
Fang Zhenhua stayed in the hospital for 10 days and was discharged.
Even the doctors at the hospital were somewhat impressed by the amazing recovery ability.
Back in his unit, Fang Zhenhua resumed his normal life, and training remained a regular part of his routine.