War Military: From 1978

Chapter 267 Leaving Camp, Going Home!
Early in the morning of August 8th, after finishing breakfast, Chu An returned to his dormitory, picked up the luggage he had taken out the night before, slung his backpack over his shoulder, and turned to leave.

Outside the door, several members of the operations team and Cui Jiying arrived.

"Come on! Give me your luggage!" Cui Jiying smiled and came over, ready to reach out her hand.

"Deputy Chief of Staff, let me help!" Cai Youhe rushed to help take the luggage, and another staff officer even came over to help take Chu An's backpack.

"Hehe, no need!"

Chu An was too lazy to take off his backpack, since someone had already carried his luggage for him.

Looking back at the now empty dormitory, Chu An didn't close the door, but simply said softly, "Let's go!"

Other people will be moving into this dormitory soon.

It was none other than the deputy section chief standing in front of him.

Of course, the title of deputy section chief is from yesterday or before.

Today, he is no longer the deputy section chief; the deputy title has been removed, and he has become the acting section chief.

Of course, this is also good for Chu An. His handover of work has become extremely easy. He received his admission notice the day before yesterday, went through the procedures yesterday, and can go home today.

Yes, although it's not time for military academies to start yet.

But don't forget, Chu An has been on the battlefield.

In principle, soldiers who have been on the battlefield should be granted leave to visit their families after they withdraw from the front lines.

For some time now, soldiers from Regiment C have been going home to visit their families in batches.

Even Chu An's operations team had staff officers taking turns going home.

Chu An hadn't gone back yet because he was waiting for his acceptance letter. Now that the letter had arrived, he no longer needed to wait.

Go home first, then go to the military academy from home.

"Should we wait here or go downstairs?" Cui Jiying asked with a smile.

Chu An is not walking alone today.

Qin Wanqiu was actually waiting for him to take a vacation.

As a participant in the war, she naturally had leave to visit her family, but he knew that Chu An would not leave until he received the notification letter, so he was waiting for him.

"Go on down!" Chu An replied with a smile, showing no embarrassment whatsoever.

If neither of them is married, dating isn't like doing anything wrong, so what's there to be embarrassed about?

This is mainly because Chu An's soul comes from thirty or forty years in the future.

In later generations, relationships were too open, and falling in love was nothing unusual.

Unlike people nowadays, who are very cautious when dating before getting married, and would feel embarrassed if teased by outsiders.

“Okay, but are you sure you don’t want to take this opportunity to visit Xiao Qin’s family?” Cui Jiying asked again with a smile.

Immediately, others also joined in.

"That's right! Section Chief, you can take her home!"

"That's right, that's right! Strike first, and once we meet the parents, it's a done deal!"

A few meddlesome people started stirring things up.

To this, Chu An simply smiled and said, "Time is too tight. If I go back, and then deduct the time I spend at military academy, I won't have many days left at home!"

"Well, what's a couple of days?"

"That's right, that's right, Section Chief, aren't you and Comrade Qin Wanqiu from the next province?"

Chu An rolled his eyes, too lazy to say anything more to the few troublemakers around him.

The reason he and Qin Wanqiu were able to get together so quickly was simply because of the atmosphere at the front lines.

The catalyst of war.

There is great terror between life and death, but it is also easier for emotions to be ignited between life and death.

Previously, Qin Wanqiu knew that the Vietnamese army was pressing in and thought that our army would fight the Vietnamese army again in the near future.

Thinking that once the war starts, everyone on the battlefield may not live to see tomorrow, and he couldn't leave any regrets, he took the initiative to confess his feelings, skipping the dating process and directly wanting to marry Chu An.

But now they've withdrawn from the front lines.

Of course, this doesn't mean that their bond will weaken once they withdraw from the front lines.

They're already together, the pretense has been broken, there's no way they can hide it anymore.

However, without the pressure of war and with Chu An being underage, getting married too early now means that meeting the parents can be postponed.

Let's enjoy the feeling of being in love first, go through the process, and then talk about other things when Chu An reaches the right age.

This was something that Chu An and Qin Wanqiu had agreed upon.

Soon, after waiting downstairs for only seven or eight minutes, several more female soldiers came down from the stairwell. The female soldiers in Regiment C were few in number and all were in the regimental communications unit and medical team, both of which were located at the regimental headquarters, and their quarters were all together.

So the female soldiers generally have a good relationship.

"Chief Chu, you're not allowed to bully our Little Qin on the road!"

"That's right! She's the most beautiful girl in our C group, and you, as the great hero, have to protect her!"

Before Qin Wanqiu could even speak, the female soldiers started chattering away as they came down.

Chu An nodded with a smile, but in reality, he couldn't wait to leave.

These female soldiers are really talkative. I don't know if it's because they've been on the battlefield, but they're also very tough in their daily lives.

After standing still and chatting with them for several minutes, making promises and giving various assurances, Chu An finally had a chance to speak to Qin Wanqiu, who had a faint smile on her face and even squinted her big eyes.

"Let's go wait for the car!"

Chu An stepped forward and helped Qin Wanqiu with a small bag.

She had far fewer things than Chu An; she only had a handbag.

That's normal, though. She was on a normal family visit and had to come back when her leave ended, but Chu An wasn't.

He has already relinquished his position, and this departure is a permanent one. He won't be back for another year, and even then, it's uncertain whether he'll be able to return.

Several male cadres and several female soldiers walked together.

After walking to the camp's parade ground, there was a truck waiting there.

During this period, soldiers from Regiment C often went home to visit their families or returned after their leave. Since Regiment C is located in a relatively remote area, the regiment arranged for the motor transport platoon to provide a truck to pick up and drop off everyone every day.

"Bon Voyage!"

"come on!"

"goodbye!"

"Study hard, your company commander is waiting for you to come back!"

The truck slowly started moving, and the soldiers or cadres seeing it off outside were waving.

There are now more than twenty people sitting in the moving vehicle.

Chu An and Qin Wanqiu were just two of them; there were other students who received their admission notices in the same batch as Chu An, either through military exams or by recommendation.

In addition, there were soldiers who happened to be visiting their families today.

Chu An and Qin Wanqiu sat at the back of the truck bed, with Qin Wanqiu on the outside and Chu An leaning against her.

But Chu An didn't say anything to her at this moment.

He was looking out at the camp through the rear of the vehicle.

Especially when the vehicle leaves the camp and then passes by the recruit training camp.

Looking at the tightly closed gate, Chu An vaguely saw the scene where he and others had lived and trained inside.

My heart couldn't help but stir with waves of emotion.

It's only been a little over a year!
Many of my comrades who trained and laughed together are now resting on the hill of fallen heroes near our temporary base.

Suddenly, my hand was grasped.

Qin Wanqiu held Chu An's hand tightly.

She didn't say anything, but she understood Chu An's melancholy and his current feelings.

"call!"

Taking a deep breath, Chu An said softly, "It's alright!"

Just as the vehicle turned around, the recruit camp could no longer be seen from the rear.

"Company commander, you two are really together!" someone inside the vehicle exclaimed.

Chu An composed himself and looked over, smiling, "You talk as if you just found out today!"

Qian Yuzhou, acting platoon leader of the reconnaissance platoon.

He's on this bus now too.

This is not surprising, though. Although he was a veteran who was demobilized and called up to the army, he was promoted to officer after being promoted on the battlefield.

Now, ever since Chu An and his group were promoted last year, the higher-ups have issued an order.

From now on, any candidate must have received training at a military academy before being promoted to officer rank.

In other words, Chu An didn't actually need to go to military school; he was promoted before this order was issued.

But for the sake of the future, both Chu An himself and the regimental commander had already said that Chu An would go to military school this year.

(End of this chapter)