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Enlisted in the army on the same day, joined the recruit company together, and went down to the company together, and after that, they were promoted at the same time, and at the same time, they were not only comrades-in-arms like brothers, but also opponents who competed fiercely everywhere. Later, he actually set a trap and took the initiative to be my junior, and when the New Year was over, he had to kowtow according to Xi, and life was really fate.
In the spring of 1968, I was working on the great cause of "repairing the earth" every day in the production team. After finishing high school, I caught up with the temporary cancellation of the college entrance examination, and the way out of the exam was impassable, so I could only choose to go to the mountains and go to the countryside. Unexpectedly, I caught up with the opportunity to recruit in the army, and from this, completely changed my fate.
In the sixties and seventies, it was an incomparably honorable thing to be a soldier, not only to eat the national meal, but also to promote and arrange work if you did a good job. When I put on my new military uniform and wore a big red flower on my chest, I was extremely excited and felt like I had a dream.
Under the leadership of the receiving chief, nearly 300 of our recruits lined up in two teams and marched towards the railway station. On both sides of the road, there were villagers standing in the middle of the road to say goodbye, beating gongs and drums to cheer us on, and the scene was very shocking.
Chang Dazhi is also a member of the recruit team, like me, because of his tall stature, he stood at the head of the platoon, and he was also temporarily designated as the squad leader by the cadres leading the troops, cooperating with the management and safety of the recruits.
At that time, the train was very slow, and it took two days and one night to reach its destination. After getting off the bus, the whole team assembled, and the receiving cadres read out the distribution list, and then, Chang Dazhi and I went to the old liberation at the same time, and bumped all the way into the recruit company.
The training in the recruit company is strict and arduous, but in order to meet the standards and be pacesetters, the recruits train hard.
From the day I put on my military uniform and became a soldier, I secretly gritted my teeth and swore that I must work hard and strive to stay in the army and show my face in front of the villagers. If you have a goal in mind, you will be positive, and you will try your best to do it in all aspects, and strive to be the first.
There are many people who want to be pacesetters, and the most fierce competition among the recruits is Chang Dazhi. In addition to regular subjects, he didn't sleep in the middle of the night, got up early in the morning, and secretly practiced alone. We often meet, we don't speak, we smile, but we know each other's thoughts in our hearts.
Although Chang Dazhi and I are not from the same county, we are adjacent to the township, and the distance between their village and our village is only about ten miles away. Once, Chang Dazhi told me privately that we have such a close relationship, we need to take care of each other and support each other, and we can't compete with each other to stumble each other.
That being said, starting from the recruit company and then down to the company, Chang Dazhi has always been my most difficult and formidable competitor.
On the training ground, we didn't give in or show weakness, and we both showed our best strength. Five kilometers of cross-country, the results are excellent. Shoot the target and throw the bomb, and the score of each assessment alternately leads. Not only individuals, but also our two classes are also-for-tat.
In normal times, the competition between the two of us is also everywhere. I took the time to help cook in the cooking class, and he took the initiative to clean up the cadres. I led the soldiers in my squad to the street to give the masses a haircut, and he led people to help the villagers in the station harvest the crops. The two of them are not to be left behind everywhere, and there are always two of us who are typical pacesetters in every report.
In 1972, I was promoted, and the same appointment letter also had Chang Dazhi's name on it.
After being promoted, especially after becoming a platoon commander, Chang Dazhi's momentum to do things became even stronger. His mantra is not to be in charge of the troops, and the training of the troops is not slack, and under his careful training, the style and combat effectiveness of the second platoon he led are super strong, which has caused great pressure on the platoon I bringed.
In 1975, I fell in love with a female military doctor, and when I had nothing to do, I found an excuse to go to the regimental health center to look for her. Thinking that the time was ripe, I repeatedly revised the wording and took a lot of effort to write a love letter. One day after dinner, on the way back to the dormitory, the prospective female military doctor saw that there was no one around, and mustered up the courage to hand her the love letter that had been packed for several days.
Two days have passed, and the female military doctor has not replied, wondering in her heart, so she wants to ask her attitude in person.
That evening, I arrived outside the female military doctor's bachelor dormitory, and was about to knock on the door when I heard someone talking inside. When I listened to it, it turned out to be Chang Dazhi! This kid was talking and laughing with the female military doctor. The optimistic person I liked, I didn't expect to let Chang Dazhi take the lead and take the lead, I was very annoyed and left in a huff.
A few days later, the female military doctor found me and said very tactfully, thank you for recognizing her, but she already had a promise, and that person was Chang Dazhi. I was very depressed in my heart, but I still pretended to be light and light, and said some words of blessing in my mouth.
After a while, Chang Dazhi came to me specifically, looking at this usual "opponent" and "love rival" at this time, I didn't give him a good face. It seems that Chang Dazhi is also a little guilty, and he has nothing to say to call me haha, and then, he introduced me to the object seriously.
Originally, I was very angry and thought that he was playing tricks on me as a winner, but later I saw that he looked serious and took out a photo for me to see. The photo is a young and handsome woman, and I heard that she is still a female teacher in the township middle school in her hometown, so I believe him for the time being.
When I was going home to visit my family, I met with this female teacher. Her name is Wang Xiuqin, and she knows everything about my situation, because Chang Dazhi told her a long time ago. Wang Xiuqin and I have a good impression of each other, and we have exchanged letters since then. In the relationship, I found that she not only has a very good personality, but also very good to my parents, and often finds time to help with my house before she comes to the door, which makes me very touched, and I quickly established a relationship with her.
On the eve of going home to get married, I specially bought candy to thank Chang Dazhi for the introducer. Who knows, Chang Dazhi revealed a secret to me - Wang Xiuqin is his mother's uncle's cousin, and I am about to become his brother-in-law!
It turned out that Chang Dazhi and Wang Xiuqin had already discussed, and before I went on a blind date with Wang Xiuqin, dating, and until I got married, the relationship between them was kept strictly secret from me. I, on the other hand, have been kept in the dark and unnoticed.
Chang Dazhi pretended to tease me with a bitter face, "We are comrades-in-arms and fellow countrymen, I can't bear to watch you frustrated in love, and I ruthlessly introduced my aunt to you as a wife, but I didn't expect it to be true, this is good, I have to call you uncle-in-law, I have lowered my own generation!"
When I got married, I chose the Spring Festival, so that I could go home to get married, visit relatives, and celebrate the New Year. At that time, marriage was very simple, there was no ceremony, two whips were put on, and some candy was shared with the villagers, and the marriage was announced.
On the second day of the new year, according to Xi, I took Wang Xiuqin back to my mother's house on a bicycle. It just so happened that Chang Dazhi also came back to visit relatives, and on this day he came to my father-in-law with his parents to visit his grandfather and grandparents.
According to the old rules in the countryside, no matter what Chang Dazhi is doing outside, when he returns to his hometown, he will kowtow to his elders at this time. I am now stained with Wang Xiuqin's light, and my identity is Chang Dazhi's uncle, and he must knock on this head. Considering that they are all old comrades-in-arms, I wanted to refuse, but the people around me coaxed me, including Chang Dazhi and his mother, so Chang Dazhi knelt down for me, and I quickly grabbed him.
A large family talked and laughed, and then, the ladies were busy cooking. Because there were many people, and for the convenience of drinking and talking, men and women ate separately.
I am the new aunt, I was asked to sit on the upper seat, and all the relatives I knew and didn't know toasted me. I also just got married, I was happy, I didn't refuse to come, I didn't eat a few bites of a large table of dishes, I poured a stomach full of wine, and finally drank too much. Chang Dazhi also drank too much, and at first he called "little brother-in-law" and "little brother-in-law", but later, the two of us put our arms around our necks, and we became "brothers" to each other in our mouths.
In the army, Chang Dazhi and I have a special relationship in private, but on the surface, we are still comrades-in-arms and competitors.
In 1978, I was appointed company commander, and Chang Dazhi was appointed head of the organization unit of the political department of the regiment. In 1982, I was appointed battalion commander, and Chang Dazhi was promoted to the head of the organization section of the division's political department, which was at the deputy regimental level, which was better developed than me. At this time, I was no longer envious and jealous, but sincerely happy that his talent and hard work had been recognized by the organization.
In 1984, I ended my 16-year military career, bid farewell to the barracks with tears, and returned to the transportation bureau of my hometown county, while Chang Dazhi transferred to the county court.
Nearly 40 years have passed, and Chang Dazhi and I are already old men. Now during the Chinese New Year, we are no longer kowtowing according to the old rules, more often, we still communicate like brothers, talk about the days when we were soldiers together in the army, and talk about the past in the years of burning passion.
"Comrades-in-arms, comrades-in-arms, like brothers......", our comrades-in-arms who once carried guns, just like brothers, the great motherland is our common mother, in the test of blood and fire, our fate and honor are closely linked, and the comrade-in-arms cultivated from it is purer than crystal, more precious than gold, even if you leave the barracks, it will still last for a long time, and you will never forget it for a lifetime.
Narrator: Zhao Dongsheng
(Disclaimer: The article aims to advocate positive social energy, without vulgarity and other bad guidance.) The characters in the article are pseudonyms, the pictures are from the Internet, invaded and deleted)