People rushed to the door of the carriage again. In fact, it was night now. Looking outside, other than the paved tracks and the lights on the railway line, there was nothing to see. Where was the shadow of Shanhaiguan? Who knew?
"Platoon Leader Qu, how many hours is it from Shanhaiguan to Shengyang?”Someone asked innocently, thinking that Shenyang City was the destination.
"There are still a few hours!" The platoon leader answered vaguely and then said,"The train will continue when we arrive in Shen Yang!”
"Oh!" When the people heard what the platoon leader said, they were a little disappointed. It turned out that Shenyang City was not the military camp they had imagined.
After passing Shanhaiguan, the car seemed to have sped up. The sound of the wheels hitting the rails was like a drum beating intermittently, causing Jun Wu to fall asleep again. This sleep felt very long and the journey was very far.
When the Forever Hair beside him woke him up, he saw that all the new recruits around him had gotten up and put on their clothes.
"What's going on? Have we arrived?"
Forever Sent did not answer, but pouted his lips towards the carriage door. Under the flickering candlelight, the platoon leader was dressed. It seemed that they were not far from their destination. Through a small crack, he saw that it was no longer pitch-black outside. It seemed that there was a gray light outside.
Jun Wu could not help but feel energized and immediately put on his clothes.
As expected, after a while, the train slowed down and slowly stopped.
The platoon leader opened the carriage door and a whistle sounded outside. Someone said something loudly.
"Everyone, pay attention!" The platoon leader immediately announced,"We'll park here for 20 minutes. Everyone, hurry up and get out of the car to relieve yourselves."”
Only then did Jun Wu feel that after holding it in for the entire night, the urge to pee had long been waiting for him to release it.
After jumping off the train, she realized that the bright light in the sky was just an illusion. Those lights were all emitted by the station lights.
In the hazy light, the outline of the city's high-rise buildings appeared. What was this place? Shen Yang? However, she felt that it wasn't. The train had been running for most of the night. Could it be that it had only arrived at Shen Yang? Then, he asked Forever,"Brother Yong, what time is it?"
Forever Hair wore a glowing digital watch. He rolled up his sleeves and looked at it."Five points!"
"It's so dark at five o'clock?" Jun Wu immediately calculated in his head. It had been at least twelve hours since he left Shanhaiguan. He should be outside of Shenyang.
"Platoon Leader Qu, what is this place?”Someone had already asked loudly.
However, Platoon Leader Qu did not answer.
Still keeping it a secret? Jun Wu found it funny.
" Clang clang clang, clang…" The pleasant sound of a hammer striking could be heard. Jun Wu saw a railway worker inspecting the trains one by one."Excuse me, old master, what is this place?”
"Benxi!" His master told him everything without reservation.
Benxi! Jun Wu softly repeated the name of the place and immediately thought of the industrial cities in Liaoning Province in the geography textbook...
Benxi seemed to be a city of coal and iron. He remembered that there was Benxi Coal Mine, Benxi Iron and Steel Company, and a new tourist attraction, Benxi Water Cave.
Then, he thought that it was not bad for the barracks to be in the territory of Liaoning. At least, they could avoid the icy and snowy environment that was so far away from the Heilong River. They did not have to experience the endless power of the smoke in the cold winter.
Jun Wu immediately told Yongyuan Fa what he had heard and his thoughts. Forever Hair nodded and muttered,""I wonder where our barracks are? Was it the city? Or the suburbs?"
"We are a field army, and the barracks…are probably in some ravine.”When Jun Wu heard him muttering, a picture of a print appeared in front of him. At the northeastern border, a group of soldiers wearing cotton coats and hats were training near the barracks under the eaves. It was snowing heavily. He felt that this was a true reflection of the Northeastern Military Camp.
"The ravine is fine too. Just don't fight a fucking war." Forever said from the bottom of his heart," It's best if you can go home safely.”
"War? It wouldn't happen. Even the higher-ups said that peace and development were the theme of the times!”Jun Wu echoed. In reality, he did not know if he could fight. As long as this kind of thing happened, soldiers would be the ones to charge into the battle.
Soldiers were related to war. Even though they didn't want this to happen to them. This was especially true for married people like Forever Hair. They were eager to return home and were naturally more afraid of war.
The two of them were chatting when the whistle sounded. Forever sent a watch,""Time's up. Let's go back."
As soon as they got into the car, they saw Platoon Leader Qu take out his tissues and hand them to everyone to clean their hands. It seemed like it was time for breakfast. Even though the tissue was frozen and felt cold on his hands, he couldn't wash his hands here. He could only deal with it this way.
Then, two seasoned soldiers carried a bag and threw it into the carriage. The platoon leader and the two squad leaders opened it and found that it was filled with baked bread. The platoon leader and squad leader distributed it one by one, two pieces each and a small bag of pickled vegetables.
As for the water to drink, it could only be boiled water on the stove. Fortunately, everyone had an porcelain tea jar in their bag. It was usually used as a tooth jar, a water jar, and a rice jar when they went out. Whoever was thirsty could just go and get some water. Military life could probably be reflected in their meals.
After eating two pancakes and drinking water, Junwu felt much warmer. After the train started, the platoon leader didn't close the carriage door. Instead, he opened it wide and looked outside. He seemed to be admiring the scenery along the way, as if he had returned to his hometown that he hadn't seen for a long time. The recruits rushed to the door again to look at the scenery outside. At this moment, Third Baldy Wu was exceptionally honest and no longer cared about Platoon Leader Qu's well-being.
When Jun Wu arrived at the door, the sky was still dark outside. He couldn't see anything at all. If he wanted to look, he could only see the lights. What was so good about the lights? Just now, in the city, there were still some neon lights that attracted people's attention all night long. Now, in the wilderness, what was there to see?
"Look…that brightly lit place is the Niuxintai coal mine.”The platoon leader seemed to have seen an important landmark. The one called Ao introduced it to the recruits." That's the Wolong area. There are a few textile factories. He might be bankrupt now."
"Haha, the market economy has defeated all the state-owned enterprises in the northeast!”Someone teased.
"Yes, I am. I heard from the old chief that in the past, the state-owned enterprises in Liaoning had to recruit a large number of people every year. When our soldiers were discharged, they had to be assigned to a large portion of the state-owned enterprises. But that was in the past. Now…there was no such program!”The platoon leader sighed.
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