War Military: From 1978

Chapter 6: Men need to be thick-skinned!
"Beep beep~"

The red sun is about to set, dusk is gradually falling, and soldiers are standing on the platform, with whistles sounding one after another.

After the meal, whistles were blown in each carriage to count the number of people, and then the new recruits were brought on board to prepare for another journey.

Chu An subconsciously touched his stomach when he walked out of the military station cafeteria.

This time I was really full. Three solid steamed buns as big as fists and two bowls of noodles. The hunger I felt when I got off the bus was gone.

In fact, at this moment, he was in the mood to look at the twilight that was still unpolluted.

Very beautiful.

Although the surrounding area looks desolate when viewed from the platform of the military station, the setting sun and twilight cast on the surrounding mountains and fields add a unique charm.

Of course, the sunset was beautiful, but Chu An obviously didn’t have time to look at it.

"Toot~!"

The train whistle blew, and a clanging sound followed.

Chu An lay down in the sealed wagon again.

"Comrades, now we would like to invite new recruit Chu An to share with you how to pick up noodles. Please applaud and welcome him!"

Inside the sealed carriage, Chu An actually wanted to sleep after he got on and lay down.

Maybe others couldn't sleep, after all, many people slept more or less during the day, but he didn't know whether it was because he was full or because he was reborn, but now he felt sleepy as soon as he lay down.

But at this moment, Platoon Leader Ma stood up with the help of the sealed carriage.

I actually asked him to share how to pick up noodles.

To be honest, Chu An was speechless.

But since he had already shouted like that and there was applause all around, it seemed impossible for him not to say a few words.

Chu An immediately stood up and said, "Actually, there's no big trick."

Chu An said a few words and repeated what he had taught the other recruits at the dinner table.

As soon as Chu An finished speaking, there was another round of applause.

To be honest, Chu An didn't feel happy at all when surrounded by applause, but rather felt a little weird.

Out of place.

This kind of common sense question can now be used to show off and teach. The key is that these young people around who are of similar age or even older than him are too respectful.

It was actually very dark inside the sealed carriage, and no one would notice even if someone didn't applaud, but they were all clapping hard.

"Do you understand everything?"

Platoon Leader Ma spoke.

"Understood!"

The new recruits responded loudly, only Chu An felt a little uncomfortable.

He had the illusion that he had run into the kindergarten.

But think about it, isn’t this the innocence and sincerity that was lost long before rebirth?

Nowadays, everyone has a low level of education. In the same carriage, there is a person who graduated from high school and can be called an intellectual, while others have not even graduated from junior high school, and some have only finished elementary school.

Moreover, this is still what is seen on the surface. In fact, these days, supervision is not in place, and some people may join the army without even attending school for a few days.

Before Chu An was reborn, there was a soldier of the same age in the village. According to Chu An's understanding, this uncle dropped out of school after only four years of elementary school.

The "clang clang" sound continued inside the sealed carriage. As it got dark, the three recruiting officers taught everyone to sing two military songs as an after-dinner entertainment and then let everyone rest on their own.

Naturally, many people couldn't sleep at all, even though there was no light in the sealed truck. But these guys had just finished their meal and had been outside in the cold wind, so they were all very energetic.

Look, everyone is chatting in low voices in groups of three or four.

Li Guoping wanted to bring Chu An along, but Chu An just chatted with them for a few minutes and then said he missed home a little and went to bed first, and he would not miss home anymore when he fell asleep.

I have to say that people these days are really naive. They believe whatever Chu An says.

There was no other incident during the night, and the next morning, the train stopped again at a military station along the way for breakfast.

Once again, Chu An finished his meal and queued up for his second meal.

This made Tong Lianzhong laugh and joke.

"You little intellectuals never thought you could eat so much despite your skinny body!" Chu An scratched his head and smiled awkwardly, but he felt a little helpless inside.

He didn't know why he could eat so much.

However, no matter why, you have to eat when you are hungry. As for whether you will feel embarrassed to eat so much,

Chu An really didn't know this.

Nonsense, we’re already on this train, so what’s wrong with eating more?
If you don’t eat enough and don’t take care of your long-term malnourished body, how can you defeat the Japanese when you go to the battlefield later!

What's more, as a human being, especially a man, you have to be thick-skinned.

Whether it's chasing girls or eating.

If you are thin-skinned, you can only watch others pick up the girl you like and eat the meal that you can also eat.

Just like now, when the military depot supplies arrive, they will give a little more per person each time, which is at most enough for three or four people to eat a little more.

First come, first served. If you are shy, you can only watch others eat with an empty stomach even if you are not full.

Time passed slowly, and we arrived at the military station a little late for lunch, mainly because we stopped for too long on the road.

These days, troop carriers have the lowest right of way during peacetime.

Even if a train carrying cattle comes, you have to give way, let alone a special car line.

"Being able to eat is a good thing. If you eat well at your age, your body will grow well. Look how thin you are now!"

The lunch was very good, with rice. Chu An deliberately only had half a bowl for the first time, so he came back for more after the first one finished eating.

This made Tong Lianzhong surprised that Chu An ate so fast, and he just said this with a smile.

For a soldier, being able to eat is not a disadvantage.

Being able to eat also means, to a certain extent, that the person is in good physical condition.

Although the unit they are going to now is a Class B unit, the grassroots companies spend a lot of time and energy on production.

But this does not mean that soldiers with good physical fitness are not needed.

Apart from anything else, he has really good physical fitness and works very hard!

"Well! Thank you, Chief!" Chu An looked shy.

People of this generation are really simple and honest, including Tong Lianzhong, the cadre who recruits soldiers. Otherwise, just think about Chu An, who shamelessly queued up for the second time when others didn't dare to do so, and you will know that this guy is definitely not an easy person to deal with.

Time passed quickly. After getting on the train again, as the sky darkened, the atmosphere in the sealed car became a little agitated.

Because Platoon Leader Ma revealed it during lunch today, if nothing unexpected happens, we will arrive this evening.

And now, it was getting dark and the evening was almost over.

"Platoon leader, how long will it take to get there?"

Someone in the carriage couldn't hold it in any longer and asked Platoon Leader Ma, who was dozing off, again.

"Haha, it's almost there, almost there, don't be anxious!" Platoon Leader Ma laughed, but this only made Chu An and the other recruits more anxious.

Because he has been saying this since before the sun sets, and now the sun has long gone down, and it is even about to get dark.

"Platoon leader, you keep saying that!" Some recruits couldn't help themselves.

I sat in the stuffy train for two days and one night. Although there was no motion sickness on this train, it was definitely uncomfortable to be stuck in this dark and narrow place.

"Haha, Platoon Leader Ma didn't lie to you this time. Just another ten minutes, we'll definitely be there!"

At this time, Tong Lianzhong, who was sitting at the door and looking at the scenery outside through the slightly opened door, also spoke with a smile.

One sentence instantly made the recruits more agitated.

Chu An was also a little impatient.

By now, Chu An has accepted the fact that he will be serving as a soldier on the border with Vietnam.

He couldn't run away, and he couldn't do anything like deserting.

In that case, he must hope to reach the army as soon as possible, or at least get out of this damn carriage.

God knows how a person who is used to modern life can survive a whole day in a carriage like this without a mobile phone or internet.

(End of this chapter)