631, a nameplate and a suicide note (2/3)
Tang Shuang didn't go to Tang Jin. He knew that at such times, there must be something important and he couldn't bother him. He thought about it and Tang Jin would come out naturally.
The big orange cat finally seemed to have had enough sleep. He stood up lazily, bent over, stretched, and yawned. Then he came close to Tang Shuang, twitched his nose and sniffed, and put his head on the trousers hem affectionately.
After a while, it moved like a rabbit, and jumped up to the fence in three or two steps. Standing on the fence with its tail raised high, it walked like a cat while looking around, as if it was inspecting its territory.
It stopped and looked at a place outside the wall. There were the sounds of children playing there. The sound was very familiar. It looked back at the yard, then made up its mind, jumped off the wall, and disappeared from Tang Shuang's sight.
inside.
Tang Jin's voice came right at this moment: "The big orange cat is so skilled."
Tang Shuang asked him: "Have you thought about it?"
Tang Jin nodded: "I've thought about it a long time ago."
Tang Shuang asked: "Tell me what happened."
Tang Jin took out a metal chain from the pocket of his leather jacket and flicked it. There was a silver-white metal piece tied to the bottom of the metal chain.
"Grandpa, take a look."
Tang Shuang saw Tang Hongjun's trembling hands taking the metal chain, and was really worried that he would not be able to hold the thing. Tang Hongjun's body was still healthy, but his hands had been shaking for a long time.
Tang Hongjun's calloused hands rubbed the metal piece. There were Chinese characters, letters and numbers on the metal piece. Although he was illiterate, he could still recognize the names of his son and grandson. The name written on the metal piece was Tang Jin's.
Tang Shuang leaned over to look at it and said, "Tang Jin's name is written on it, as well as blood type, place of origin and serial number information. They are written in Chinese, English and French respectively. What is this?"
He looked at Tang Jin in surprise: "This is a soldier's nameplate? Why do you have this?"
Generally speaking, Chinese soldiers do not wear nameplates, but if they go to the battlefield, the army will give each person one, and they will put it away after returning from the battlefield. Therefore, there are very few metal nameplates. Anyone who wears a nameplate indicates that
He is the frontline warrior.
Now that Tang Jin has such a nameplate in his hand, Tang Shuang can't help but be surprised. Is he going to the battlefield?
"Are you going to the battlefield?" Tang Shuang couldn't help but ask.
When Tang Hongjun heard this, his body froze, and then his aura changed obviously. His cloudy eyes seemed to shine brightly, and he looked at Tang Jin brightly.
Tang Jin nodded to the two of them: "Yes, we are going to the battlefield."
Tang Shuang asked: "Where to go?"
Don King: "Africa."
It's really annoying that people don't talk much. Tang Shuang said: "Don't ask, just tell me, grandpa is asking you."
Tang Jin told the story immediately. Yesterday, the Marine Corps sent by his unit to Africa suffered an ambush and suffered heavy losses. Eight people in a 12-man action team were killed, and the other four were also seriously injured and were being rescued in a military hospital.
He just talked about it very briefly, not saying where in Africa he was, nor what mission he was performing, what kind of ambush he encountered, what kind of force the opponent was, why he wanted to ambush, etc.
Tang Shuang didn't ask, knowing that it would be useless to ask. Tang Jin needed to keep it secret and wouldn't tell.
"Now the army has to re-send the Marine Corps there. The mission there has not been completed yet. The time is very tight. We were notified last night."
After Tang Jin finished speaking, Tang Shuang asked: "How many of you are going?"
Tang Jin looked at him without speaking.
Tang Shuang: "Oh, I forgot I shouldn't ask this. What I meant is that the army sent you?"
Tang Jin nodded.
Tang Shuang: "Although I shouldn't ask this, I still want to know, can I not go?"
Tang Jin: "I will officially reply to the troops at 12 noon today, so if you don't want to go, you can. However, I will not refuse."
Tang Shuang was anxious: "My sister-in-law is about to give birth, and you still run to a war-torn place!"
Tang Jin struggled for a moment and then said firmly: "I told her when she was with me, and she understood that being a military wife is sometimes more difficult than being a soldier."
He looked at Tang Hongjun and said: "Grandpa will support me."
Tang Hongjun hung the nameplate around Tang Jin's neck and patted his shoulder. Needless to say, his attitude showed that he supported Tang Jin.
Tang Jin smiled and said: "I knew grandpa would support me. Don't worry, I will come back safely."
Tang Shuang curled her lips and asked, "How long will it take?"
Tang Jin: "Half a year."
Tang Shuang said loudly: "Half a year? Half a year? My sister-in-law has given birth, and you are not getting married? Isn't the wedding scheduled for the Spring Festival? Cancel it?"
Tang Jin said calmly: "What can we do?"
Tang Shuang: "Aren't you on an unfinished mission? Why does the mission take so long?"
Tang Jin: "Performing unfinished tasks is just one of them. Now that we have reached the front line, we will not come down for a while."
Tang Shuang asked worriedly: "You won't go to the front line like this in the future, right? What do you want to do?"
Tang Jin shrugged his shoulders. In fact, he didn't know either.
Tang Shuang murmured: "Crazy, crazy, you, you must not have told your sister-in-law and aunt and uncle, right? Reply at noon? You won't kill first and tell later, right?"
Tang Jin: "No, they can understand me, and this matter requires the signature of the family members."
Tang Shuang: "Aren't you an officer? Why are you going to the front line?"
Tang Jin: "Soldiers on the front line also need someone to command them. I am one of the commanders on the front line."
In Tang Hongjun's meditation room just now, he was not considering whether to go to the front line. He would definitely go to the battlefield. He was sitting in meditation to relieve stress. What if he was in a desperate situation on the battlefield? He not only had to be responsible for himself, but also
When I think about being responsible for the lives of dozens of soldiers under my command, the pressure comes over me like a mountain.
As a commander on the front line, he will bear more pressure on the battlefield than ordinary soldiers. If a soldier's pressure value is 10 and a commander has 10 people under his command, then the pressure the commander has to bear will increase by several times.
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Tang Shuang looked at Tang Jin and then at Tang Hongjun, knowing that nothing he said would be of any use.
The three of them sat for a while, and Tang Jin and Tang were about to leave. When they were about to leave the yard, Tang Hongjun, who was watching them leave, suddenly stood up, made some residual sounds in his mouth, and then raised his right hand, tremblingly.
Di paid a military salute to Tang Jin.
Tang Jin immediately turned around and returned a standard military salute.
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On the way back, Tang Jin remained silent. When Tang Shuang drove him to his door, Tang Jin broke the silence and said, "Do me a favor."
Tang Shuang: "No problem."
Brothers don't need to ask for any favors at all. They agree first and then talk about it.
Tang Jin took out an envelope from his pocket and handed it to Tang Shuang, saying: "Keep this letter for me. If I come back smoothly, you can return it to me. If I fail to come back, you can give it to me."
My dad."
Tang Shuang's hands shook and she almost threw away the envelope. It was obviously a suicide note.
Those who go to the battlefield will first write a suicide note, and then make a copy. The original copy is usually handled by themselves, or given directly to their family members, or given to relatives and friends for safekeeping, or they can also be given to the troops. The copied copy
A suicide note will be carried with you. If you die in battle, this suicide note will be delivered to your family by the army.
Chapter completed!