Listening to Military Affairs in the refugee camp
Yuan Huawei nudged Brother Li with his elbow and asked,""Today, I heard that Zhen Country is at war.”
Brother Li: War? Who would Zhenguo fight? America or Japan? Or the Southland, the Southland, or the Hornsey?”
Yuan Huawei looked at the little know-it-all Brother Li, who was also unaware of the situation, and reminded him with some uncertainty,"It seems to be at war with the Anhao Kingdom. I heard that the people of the Anhao Kingdom attacked us?”
"An Anguo?" Did they do this? I've never heard of any conflict between Zhen Country and them.”
Yuan Huawei felt that he had asked the wrong person. Li Mingwei might not know as much as he did.
After the simple conversation between Yuan Huawei and Brother Li, the surrounding people also heard it. Then, the topic shifted from the dirty joke to the war between Zhen Country and Anhao Country.
There was indeed an old man in his fifties or sixties who knew about the war that had just happened two days ago. This was really rare in a place where information was blocked.
In fact, the most fundamental reason was that everyone knew that this old man had a small radio, a very old gadget, but it could be powered by a hand-cranked generator. He would occasionally go out of the tunnel to listen to the radio, but most of the time, he was listening to opera. However, no one knew what he was listening to, so the invisible microphone was transferred to the old man's hand. Everyone could only listen to him talk about the war with the Anhao Nation.
This old man's surname was Wang, but no one knew his exact name. Everyone either called him Old Wang, Brother Wang, or Uncle Wang.
Old Wang smacked his lips and started bragging.
Speaking of which, after the longest live broadcast of the Spring Festival Gala in history, which was the first time in the early morning of the fourth day of the lunar new year, our third consul, the highest leader of the army, announced that he would start a war with Anhao Country.
On the first day of the day, thousands of planes flew to Anhao Country, dropping more than 200,000 troops and various other weapons. The president and army of Anhao Country were so scared that they didn't dare to show their faces. They forced the president to admit that the Zhen Country's army was helping them fight the terrorists of Anhao Country and even signed an unfair agreement.
(The first thought that came to Yuan Huawei's mind was that this Old Wang might have heard something. Furthermore, it was obvious that he was bragging.)
The old man continued, On the first day, the Zhen Country's army entered Anhao Country with over 300,000 people. Anhao Country's people did not even fire a single shot. The President's Palace and Anhao Country's soldiers had all surrendered. When they first saw Zhen Country's soldiers, they were so scared that they ran everywhere. When they were not careful, thousands of people died. Most of them died from exhaustion or accidentally fell to their deaths while running. Our soldiers only died a few times. They all landed in the wrong position during the parachute and died in an accident.
On the second day, our army entered Anhao Country with 500,000 to 600,000 people, occupying nearly 90% of the cities in Anhao Country. Many places in Anhao Country welcomed the arrival of Zhen Country's soldiers and rushed to send all kinds of goods to express their welcome to Zhen Country's soldiers. On this day, Anhao Country's people were not afraid of Zhen Country's soldiers. They did what they were supposed to do. Zhen Country's soldiers were like tourists. There was no war to fight at all.
On the third day, the Zhen Country's 800,000 troops occupied the entire Anhao Country. The president and people of Anhao Country did not even resist. It was as if they were not fighting a war, but taking over Anhao Country smoothly...
Yuan Huawei felt that it was ridiculous. How could the war be such a joke? Besides, the total number of Zhen Country's army was only one million. It was impossible for them to invest more than two-thirds of their troops in the war. Besides, the winter in the northern hemisphere had not completely ended yet. It was impossible for the higher-ups to send so many people into Anhao Country at once. Besides, the ruling party and the consul of Zhen Country would never give such an order. These things were simply made up. Although he believed that Zhen Country could completely beat Anhao Country, it was definitely not to such an exaggerated extent.
Originally, he only asked softly,"" Our Zhen Country only has one million soldiers. We can't invest more than eight hundred thousand at once. We don't have the ability to do so…"
However, before he could finish his sentence, Old Wang retorted,"The day before yesterday, we announced that we would add another ten million soldiers. Now, we are starting to let retired soldiers who have served in the past return to the army!”
There were some people who supported the old man around. They all stated that they had heard of such a thing. Even Yuan Huawei's companions did not support him because they had heard it with their own ears when Yuan Huawei went out. They had even seen retired soldiers among the refugees being led out of the refugee camp by soldiers.
Yuan Huawei did not believe that he had not seen it with his own eyes. In the end, he was questioned by everyone. This made him lose half of his original interest. He slowly lay down and listened to Lao Wang continue to brag about how Zhen Country defeated Anhao Country. He only managed to analyze some useful information and understand the most basic " Zhen Country matters."
The surrounding people listened with relish. Yuan Huawei did not want to dampen their mood again, so he could only start to daydream again.
That night, he thought a lot, but the more he thought about it, the more confused he became. He could not make any plans for his future life at all. It was all caused by this unprecedented disaster. Slowly, he curled up and fell asleep with the waves of exclamations around him.
The next morning, Yuan Huawei was woken up by the sound of his stomach growling. He looked at the time and saw that it was already six o'clock in the morning on the sixth day of Zhenguo time.
There were already chattering noises coming from afar. Most of them were complaining and wailing from hunger.
The people around them were almost awake. They were all huddled together, either in a daze or pretending to be asleep. From time to time, their stomachs would growl in protest. Some people even looked down to see why the food distribution cart had not arrived yet.
Half an hour later, after the corpse examiner and the corpse porter had laid down and been sprayed with disinfectant again, the food distribution vehicle finally slowly came over. Everyone wolfed down their first mouthful of dry rations and instant noodles for the morning, but they could only fill their stomachs.
Zhang Liwei was the youngest of the five people who came here with Yuan Huawei. He was only 18 years old and was at the peak of his physical development. A small packet of instant noodles could not solve his hunger problem at all. He kept shouting that he wanted to eat meat. When everyone heard the word meat, they were all tempted. Unfortunately, this was a refugee camp and there was no meat at all. Helpless, he could only secretly take a look at the lighter from his pocket for his companions. Everyone had the same thought. Half an hour later, they put on a few simple clothes and walked out of the tunnel together.
The wind in the morning was a little strong, and the sun was hidden in the thick clouds. Due to the cold wave, the weather was even colder. As soon as they reached the exit of the tunnel, they naturally tightened their clothes and were about to walk out of the tunnel when they heard the buzzing of a helicopter in the distance. Two soldiers at the entrance of the tunnel immediately held their guns and pushed the five of them back. They could only wait obediently for the passage.
They watched from afar as the helicopter hovered and landed. It unloaded a batch of materials, leaving behind two men and two women, as well as their personal belongings. Then, the helicopter whistled away without stopping at all.
Two men came to the entrance of the tunnel (the woman turned to the entrance of the tunnel where the women were). They came to the side of the table and talked with the person-in-charge behind the table. After that, the person-in-charge gave way to them and trotted towards the company commander.
The ban at the entrance of the tunnel was still in effect. It was not until the two new men changed the word " shop " to " armed forces " that it officially returned to normal.
However, before they could come out, two soldiers with a loudspeaker hurriedly brought four 'volunteers' to the tunnel entrance. At the same time, a voice sounded from the loudspeaker.
Everyone from 18 to 50 years old had come out to register. Everyone between the ages of 18 and 50…
Yuan Huawei and the others were blocked. Since they were the closest, they followed the guide to the newly established " Armed Forces " table. Yuan Huawei became the first person to be questioned.
"ID number? Name? Fingerprint recognition." The person behind the table stared at Yuan Huawei and then checked the data file according to the digital information and fingerprints provided by Yuan Huawei. It was only then that he found out that Yuan Huawei was a fourth-year student at The First University and was not on the list of enlistment for the time being. Then, he heard the person-in-charge say calmly,"Study hard. You've caught up with a good era that's not a good era. Your future is still very bright.”
Just as Yuan Huawei was about to ask what era it was, he heard the person in charge say,""Next."
He was stunned for a moment. After watching him continue to register for a while, he couldn't help but be curious and asked the person-in-charge,"What good era have I caught up in?"
" Students who are in first or second-tier universities will be exempted from tuition fees in the future. They will also be exempted from a lot of voluntary labor. Moreover, those who do not want to continue studying after graduation will be assigned jobs based on their merits.”
Yuan Huawei was even more baffled. Was this his good time? What the hell was with the assignment of work? These were all old things. Was this considered his " good era "?
He had yet to realize how important and lucky it was to have a stable job in the future. It was true that most people were still thinking about the old ways before the catastrophe. They did not realize that there would be a big change in the near future that would break everything and start over.
The crowd gradually increased. After a while, the people who had registered were divided into two groups. One group was free to move around freely, while the other group was strictly required to stay in a designated place. Most of them were young people between the ages of 18 to 30, and the other group was middle-aged people below the age of 50. These people stood straight and showed the temperament of a soldier. Their temperament was completely different from the other group's laid-back attitude.
Yuan Huawei watched quietly. About half an hour later, the crowd had been divided into two large groups. After getting to know each other, he learned that it was the latest decree of the highest executive department. All single youths between the ages of 18 and 30 and retired veterans were to gather and start their reserve training again. It was not until now that he began to believe that what Old Wang said last night was true.
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing the difference between those who were chosen and those who were not, and the impact on their lives in the future.
Not long after, the selected people were excited. Everyone was given two packets of instant noodles and a few things: A military cap, military shoes, and a sleeve with the logo of a reserve soldier. Other than the lack of clothes, it was basically the simplest configuration of a reserve soldier. From afar, the colorful clothes under the military green cap looked a little nondescript.
Those who were chosen were excited. At least they had free hats and shoes to wear. Moreover, they had eaten three packets of instant noodles in the morning, so they were at least half full. Those who were not chosen were envious and jealous.
Yuan Huawei looked at the sudden change and re-classification and suddenly thought of something sour.'A blessing in disguise' to comfort himself, but in the end, he could only sigh to resolve the loneliness in his heart.
As two of the five people who came with them were single and had been selected to be reserves, their plan to go out and look for food was disrupted. Everyone was only concerned about the distribution of personnel and the envy of the selected people. Unknowingly, it was already noon. They queued up at the last minute to get a packet of instant noodles and ate it simply. Their stomachs finally had something to eat. When they saw the selected people giving out two packets of instant noodles, the hearts of those who were not selected ran like ten thousand alpacas. However, in the face of the soldiers 'unfriendly gazes and the safety of their guns, they could only swallow their anger.
At noon, Yuan Huawei went to the company commander to ask about the rescue. Unfortunately, he did not see him at all. In the end, he was told by a soldier that his superior had been notified. As for when they would receive rescue, it was not known to them. Even the company commander did not have the right to do so. Yuan Huawei could only wait for the result obediently. No matter how much he worried, it was useless.
Not long after noon, half of the registration process had been completed. However, Yuan Huawei and the others 'stomachs were growling again. The rest of them understood with a glance that they wanted to go to the mountains to find some animal carcasses to roast and eat to fill their stomachs. They had just turned around and walked a few steps when their old acquaintance, Li Mingwei, caught up from behind with a worried look.
After understanding the situation, it turned out that he wanted to declare that he was the only one left in his family so that he could join the reserve team as a single person. However, he was hesitant. He felt that this reserve team would definitely not be a good choice. There might be some conspiracy behind it. However, he was too hungry every time he ate a packet of instant noodles. He was afraid if he wanted to join, but he was hungry if he did not join. He hesitated and did not have anyone to ask. He only knew Yuan Huawei and the others better, so he wanted to ask them. He wanted them to give him a reference.
Yuan Huawei's two companions said," It's good that you can eat a little. Why do you care about the conspiracy? After all, there are so many people." How else could he scheme against you? She even rolled her eyes at him and said that if it were them, they would definitely try their best to be selected. Unfortunately, they had conditions.”
Brother Li looked at Yuan Huawei, who said,""Joining the reserves is good or bad. There are gains and losses. It depends on whether you want freedom or food and clothing. However, if you weren't selected directly, you either weren't old enough or you were still a student. If you chose this path just to eat more, it would be difficult for you to quit. How you decide is your own business.”
Brother Li was deep in thought, but it was even more difficult for him to make a decision. For a moment, he stood there and thought about it.
Yuan Huawei and the others were about to turn around and leave when Brother Li casually asked," Where…are you going?
Yuan Huawei looked around and hesitated for a moment. He took out the lighter from his pocket and put it back. Brother Li was even more puzzled, but he followed them into the mountains.
After two days of observation, Yuan Huawei had never seen anyone else start a fire except for a few volunteers who helped the army start a fire in a relatively hidden place in the mountains. He did not know if it was due to the management restrictions here or if people did not think of going out to the wild to find edible wild food, so he only showed the small end of the lighter and did not say much. Brother Li saw that they were all mysteriously silent. He also followed silently with a curious look on his face. It seemed that he had forgotten about the trouble of choosing to enter the reserve team.
After a day and a night of wind and sun, the ground was almost half dry. The water in the river by the bridge had receded by more than half, but the north wind continued to howl. The sunlight shone through the clouds, making it look like he was wearing a layer of sunglasses. It was just nice that he wouldn't feel the glare of the sun when climbing the mountain.
The surrounding area was a dilapidated forest that had not been set foot in by humans after the catastrophe. In just an hour, they found several larger animal corpses, all of which had been drowned by hail or torrential rain. As long as they searched for them in places where animals would choose to escape, they would find something in most places. They even found a big fish that weighed two or three pounds hanging on a vine near the valley, which made everyone click their tongues in wonder. However, after learning that the water in Nanjiang had been poisoned, they did not know if this fish was safe. In the end, everyone could only abandon it.
The four of them picked up some dry firewood and started a fire behind a big rock in the valley that was facing away from the tunnel. They roasted all the food except for fish. They were all full. Then, they wiped out all traces and returned to the tunnel as if nothing had happened.
When they got closer, the four of them could hear deep male voices and clear female voices shouting 1234 from afar.
The four of them looked at each other, then quickened their pace.
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