After a short life in the recruit company, Xu Sanduo finally "lived up to expectations" and was successfully assigned to the fifth squad of the second platoon of the Red Third Company, which is known as the "grave of the squad leader" and "the paradise of the soldiers".
In fact, before he got out of the car, Xu Sanduo's heart was already half cold, he was not stupid, and he knew what it meant to be assigned to this remote training ground.
It is precisely because of the arrival of Xu Sanduo that the fifth class of the grassland, which was originally a "harmonious" area, has a factor that is not "harmonious". In the words of the old horse, there are five dogs in a dog pen, four of which run along the pointer, and the remaining one has to run counterclockwise, and the dog is slaughtered and eaten.
It's a pity that Xu Sanduo pretended to be stupid and didn't listen to that, and in the end, not only did he not go along with them, but also built a road with strong perseverance, and successfully infected everyone and realized his self-worth......
Yang Jiaofeng talks about the 4th issue of the "Soldier Assault" series of articles: Even the excellent squad leader Lao Ma has been assimilated, why can Xu Sanduo maintain his original intention?
One
In fact, not only Xu Sanduo was disappointed in the fifth class of this grassland, but He Hongtao, the instructor of the third company, was also disappointed, but the former was worried about his future, and the latter was aimed at the squad leader Lao Ma.
Lao Ma was transferred to the fifth class of the grassland, not because he was not good enough like Xu Sanduo. It was because he was so good that he was assigned to the fifth class, which is the respect and trust of the Red Third Company and even the 702nd Regiment in him.
It's a pity, as Lao Ma himself said, there is no hope here at all. Maybe he was also ambitious at the beginning, bent on renovating this place, but unfortunately half a year has passed, or two months, or even a week later. He suddenly found that no matter how he behaved, no one would see it, let alone give affirmation, and the whole person would slack off.
In fact, as a soldier, no matter what the circumstances, you must not forget your identity. He should always be alert, always vigilant, and always ready to pounce on the enemy in the next second. The fifth squad of the grassland is a mirror of whether the entire army still has combat effectiveness in peacetime and under the premise that there is no war for a long time.
Therefore, the reason why Lao Ma was unwilling to fight for Xu Sanduo's merit later was because he was ashamed of himself. He was neither a good squad leader nor a good soldier, he chose to eliminate himself by himself.
As mentioned in the previous issue, the commander of the 702 regiment is definitely a master, and he sees people very accurately. Lao Ma was sent to the fifth class of the grassland, and Xu Sanduo guarded the barracks of the seventh company alone, and its purpose was the same.
That is, in various unfavorable environments, whether a soldier can still stick to his original intention and be a good soldier, if he can do this, then it will not be wrong to put it anywhere.
Two
Instructor He Hongtao was leaving, Xu Sanduo was a little reluctant, and the other party also saw it, and originally wanted to persuade him to work hard here, but after seeing the expressions of others, he sighed again and patted Lao Ma's shoulder:
"You guys do it for yourselves, ah!"
This sentence also extinguished the hope that Lao Ma looked at the instructor with reluctance and grievance in his eyes. It is equivalent to that the instructor has lowered his standards for Lao Ma, and he does not expect him to be able to lead these soldiers well.
Therefore, as soon as the instructor left on the front foot, the old horse on the back foot advised Xu Sanduo to survive in the fifth class, and there are two important points:
"Xu Sanduo, you are new here, I only have one small request for you, that is, to unite...... And one more suggestion, give yourself a thought. ”
The reasons are also very sufficient, first, the fifth class of the grassland has just a few faces, and it is not okay not to be united. Second, if you don't have a thought, it's easy to get sick.
Let's guess, did Xu Sanduo understand?
Again, he was a little stupid, but not stupid, from the time he didn't get out of the car, he probably guessed what was going on here. Coupled with the demeanor of these veterans, as well as the bird-like appearance of the veterans' dormitory, and the words Li Meng told him, how could he not understand the current situation?
That's why he asked the squad leader what he thought, and after getting his answer that "his idea is to bring you soldiers", he looked incredulous.
The old horse is still poor:
"I don't like to say the word dedication, sometimes that's what it means, ah!"
At this time, the camera gave Xu Sanduo a close-up, rolling his eyes and looking confused.
Three
In this way, Xu Sanduo officially became a soldier of the fifth class of the grassland and began his new life.
Maybe it was because Xu Sanduo, a new recruit, came, and Lao Ma felt that he had to change a little; or maybe he just said the word "dedication", so that Xu Sanduo would not be debunked so quickly, or maybe he was just blamed by the instructor, and he also felt that the fifth class could not go on like this......
Therefore, after Lao Ma took Xu Sanduo into the dormitory, he saw that the other three were playing cards, and took this opportunity to put forward some suggestions on tidying up housekeeping with a hippie smile:
"Today, the instructor expressed his opinion on the situation of our class again, I think our class has to be upright, not to mention checking housekeeping, we also have to look comfortable ourselves, right?"
As a result, the other three did not even raise their eyelids and raised objections:
Li Meng said that if the instructor checks it once a day, then he stacks it three times a day, but unfortunately, the instructor doesn't come once in ten days.
Xue Lin said, this housekeeping, the main thing is that he is comfortable, and now the situation is not bad.
Lao Wei said...... Oh, Lao Wei stared at everyone with big eyes, looking ignorant, he didn't say anything, and went with the flow.
Later, everyone took advantage of the opportunity to watch TV and complained a lot, what was just hearing the sound and not seeing the figure, what the Red Army was 25,000, what washed and slept on the bed, and even a mouse appeared, which was misheard by people as a person.
After complaining, Lao Ma was discouraged, yes, this is the case, a class like this is the only one in the country. As soon as the old horse was discouraged, he began to ask Xu Sanduo if he could play bridge, and as soon as he said this, the smile on Xu Sanduo's face immediately froze.
Four
For a long time after that, Lao Ma did not issue another order, and Xu Sanduo continued the orders of the company commander, platoon commander and squad leader of the recruit company, and continued the work and rest time of the recruit company step by step.
Yes, one is going to wonder, why is he like this?
Many people think that this is the halo of the protagonist, and if he is also in the same stream, he will not be able to become the protagonist.
Not exactly!
In the second issue, I (Yang Jiaofeng) analyzed the reason why Xu Sanduo performed so poorly in the recruit company. It's not that he doesn't have good physical fitness, it's not that he's stupid, or stupid, it's that he has a problem with his mentality and personality.
He hadn't been affirmed since he was a child, and the farthest he'd ever been was in town, so all of this was too foreign to him. As long as it is an unfamiliar environment, he is timid, nervous, and nervous, and even the military posture is unstable.
This also leads to his reluctance to change, always wanting to hide in his comfort zone and refusing to come out. Later, he was transferred to leave the fifth class, and the same was true when he was transferred to leave the Seventh Steel Company, and it was still the same when he was transferred to leave the army and return to his hometown.
Moreover, he doesn't make friends, and ordinary people don't want to be friends with him like this. Therefore, in Lower Banyan Village, he is a loner, but Chengcai can take a group of friends to swagger through the market. Similarly, he couldn't think about it because of the drug dealer, and he couldn't find a friend to turn to, so he hid in the house of the instructor He Hongtao and refused to leave.
This kind of person who has lacked friends since childhood, once someone is good to him, he will catch it and refuse to let go, which is more likely to lead to the loss of friends, after all, the more the sand is grasped, the faster it flows.
Five
Xu Sanduo is in the fifth class of the grassland, because he is timid, because he is afraid of change, and because he doesn't know how to make friends. Therefore, I will use the method that I think is most comfortable to continue the training of the recruit company and sort out the housekeeping for everyone.
Is Xu Sanduo stupid?
helped "unfavorably" every day, and was sneered at by others, but he still went his own way, just like Li Meng said:
"If you don't say his name, he won't know if he's dead!"
Of course he does!
But he just hid, and as long as he didn't point to his nose and tell him not to do it, he pretended not to know. Just like Shi Jin pointed at his nose and scolded him, if he refused to pick up the hammer, he would be a turtle, and he would have to go home; just like Shi Jin was about to retire from the army, he cried and hugged his luggage and didn't let go, it was useless to punish him, but Shi Jin said that he could leave without luggage; just like he entered Lao A, he still always hid behind, until he was sure that he was the only one left alive, and then he stood up.
Therefore, as long as everyone doesn't say it directly, Xu Sanduo is burying his head in his own space and doing what he thinks is meaningful.
Although Lao Ma didn't think that Xu Sanduo was doing anything bad, as the opinions of several other people became bigger and bigger, Lao Ma had no choice, and after thinking about it, he felt that it was still to maintain unity and find a way to persuade Xu Sanduo not to do this. So he told him the story of five dogs, and Xu Sanduo wanted to pretend to be stupid and fool the past, and even wanted to persuade the old horse:
"Because the dog is in the pen anyway, and he has to run in the circle anyway, so I think it's a little bit more interesting. ”
Unfortunately, it didn't work, and Lao Ma even had to persuade Xu Sanduo to play five-a-side poker with them. It's a pity that Xu Sanduo doesn't know how to play, and the second thinks about the second brother and doesn't want to play poker.
Six
Finally, Xu Sanduo said his thoughts, that is, he wanted to do something meaningful, and it just so happened that Lao Ma was also annoyed by him, so he casually pointed to the open space in front of him and talked about what the platoon commander wanted to build the road:
"If you think it's meaningful, then you can build it, just build such a wide road!"
Since then, Xu Sanduo has found a new space, and he does know how to build roads. After all, it is not difficult to build roads, but it is boring, and it is very time-consuming to pick up stones and put stones every day.
It's a pity that Xu Sanduo built the road, but several other people couldn't sit still at all.
Why?
Because Xu Sanduo is not talking, but really working, and he is taking action every day, the road has gradually taken shape, and if it continues like this, the road repair will be achieved sooner or later, and it will not stop at all.
Why are they uncomfortable?
How can I say this, it's a bit like the inferior nature of our human beings, which belongs to the kind of "hating others and laughing at others". Li Meng, Xue Lin and Lao Wei, like Xu Sanduo, are actually reluctant to step out of their comfort zone. However, there is no way to play cards with peace of mind, after all, there is such a person who insists on doing meaningful things here.
The one who touched this point the most is probably Li Meng, a Li Meng who dreams of writing a long masterpiece all day long and becoming a writer. In fact, just like me, Yang Jiaofeng, I have been working hard for so many years and have written millions of words. However, when I first started writing, I also had to overcome inertia, overcome myself and get out of my comfort zone, and at the same time endure the criticism of those around me.
Every time Xu Sanduo insisted on one day, Li Meng's life would be sad for a day, but unfortunately, they didn't want to change it at this time.
Seven
When Xu Sanduo suddenly mentioned one day that he wanted to take a day off and wanted to go to the regiment headquarters to see his old friends, everyone suddenly breathed a sigh of relief:
"Squad leader, tomorrow is a day off, and I want to take a day off. ”
Because Xu Sanduo has been building roads for half a year, everyone has also been tortured for half a year, saying that he is stupid, but he is doing things every day, and he is wasting his time. Let's call him smart, but the matter of building roads is really stupid, and it doesn't make as much sense as Xu Sanduo said. It's a pity that everyone couldn't find a suitable reason to persuade Xu Sanduo to give up building roads.
Therefore, taking advantage of the opportunity that he was going to the regiment headquarters this time, let him think about how stupid the road construction is, even Lao Ma has something to say:
"Xu Sanduo, I approved it, let's go, go to the regiment headquarters and see what the real troops are like?"
So, Lao Ma, did they want Xu Sanduo to go to the team this time, so that they felt ashamed of themselves?
In fact, it has been reached!
Chengcai also knew that Xu Sanduo couldn't see so many new things in the fifth class of the grassland, so he took him to visit one by one, and even took him into the chariot in violation of regulations. Although there is a hint of showing off in it, Chengcai is just like when the recruits were divided into companies, He Hongtao let the bus go around the regiment headquarters. Because these things are indeed something that Xu Sanduo has never seen and really wants to see.
If Xu Sanduo was still very curious to look at this and that at the beginning, at a certain moment, he would involuntarily think of his situation, and that inferiority complex would reach its peak, and his smile would disappear:
"What's wrong with you, stop talking?"
Is it homesickness?
It's not homesickness, it's thinking about what to do when I go back?
Eight
Especially after meeting Shi Jin at dinner in the cafeteria, Shi Jin said that he was not as good as he imagined, and Xu Sanduo was very disappointed.
After Xu Sanduo returned to the fifth class of the grassland, it was Li Meng who was most anxious to know what he thought, and he stopped Xu Sanduo:
"Wait, wait, wait, Xu Sanduo, what do you see?"
At first, Xu Sanduo didn't wake up, and answered truthfully, tanks, armored vehicles, artillery...... Hey, I've seen them all. Li Meng then asked, how do you feel after reading it?
Xu Sanduo replied truthfully:
"It feels good!"
Li Meng's goal was achieved:
"How does that compare to ours?"
Xu Sanduo came to a sentence:
"It's not comparable, I've thought about it, it's all meaningful!"
As soon as these words came out, Li Meng's face immediately changed, and the others were like eggplants beaten by frost, they all withered, and they hid aside and didn't speak.
Then the problem comes, Xu Sanduo obviously felt the difference between himself and other soldiers at the regiment headquarters, and also knew the difference between good soldiers and bad soldiers. Obviously there is no comparison with others, one in the sky and the other underground, why did he lie to Li Meng and say that it was very meaningful?
As mentioned earlier, Xu Sanduo went to the regiment headquarters, and he was timid all the way, especially when Chengcai introduced his life as a soldier to him, which shocked him a lot. His mental activities are not mentioned in the play, but they are mentioned in the original novel, and four words are used - ashamed of himself.
In the words of the book, before he saw Chengcai, Xu Sanduo thought that the number of reports was one, two, three, four, five, and the training was not to shoot bullets. When I saw Chengcai, I found that every soldier in the regiment had a smell, which was the smell of steel mixed with diesel fuel and the smell of gunsmoke...... This kind of smell can not be smelled in the fifth class of the grassland.
Nine
It can be said that this trip to the regimental headquarters made Xu Sanduo understand the difference between the fifth class and the regular company, and this difference is worlds apart. So much so that after coming back, Xu Sanduo was wilted, and when he returned to the class, he felt shabby.
So, does it still make sense to go back and look at the matter of building roads?
However, Xu Sanduo persuaded himself that even if the road back was so long, it was so long that a person with an empty heart lost the confidence to continue walking.
He not only persuaded himself, but also deceived Li Meng and them, like a dead duck with a hard mouth, he wanted to maintain his dignity that had been shocked to the point of collapse. After all, what else can he do except build roads, and what he can do is not as good as other people's regular companies.
Of course, people can't be arrogant, and you can't be arrogant. Chengcai showed off his company's goodness, and Xu Sanduo also added that his class was meaningful. However, when he met Shi Jin, Xu Sanduo was a little stunned, and he also knew that his company was really not good, so he didn't speak.
He didn't say it, but Shi Jin said:
"Your place is very strong, very important, without your care and maintenance, our car would have to break down on the grassland. ”
On the way back, Xu Sanduo also encountered an armored car, originally he didn't want to, and he didn't dare to go up, but he was warmly invited to come up. Yes, without their care, your armored car wouldn't have dared to run so fast, would you?
Perhaps it was this reason that made Xu Sanduo strengthen his confidence, and after he went back, he also had a reason to tell Li Meng that our grassland class 5 was not meaningless, but of great significance.
Therefore, when everyone sees that Xu Sanduo has seen the appearance of the regiment headquarters and can still insist on building roads, it cannot be simply summarized as Xu Sanduo's stupidity, but has become a spirit.
Ten
As mentioned earlier, Xu Sanduo is reluctant to change, even if he goes to the regiment headquarters, he is not willing to change his habit of building roads.
And this habit of his has been nailed to Li Meng's hearts, even if they have long been unable to hear the sound of many road repairs, but the sound still knocks on everyone's eardrums.
Since the team can't let you change, let's help you change and smash your way!
However, why did Li Meng and them give up destroying the road of Xu Sanduo in the end?
It's because of the military uniform on the body, this road is the hard work of Xu Sanduo, destroying other people's things, this is a kind of unconscionable performance, and it doesn't conform to a soldier's rules of doing things; it's because it's meaningless, yes, doing this kind of thing is harming others and not benefiting yourself, what is in the way of people building roads; yes, because when they were about to smash it, they suddenly found that the grass seeds buried by Xu Sanduo had bloomed, and the only flower in the fifth class of the grassland.
This flower is a flower that can bloom in a place where birds don't.
Just like Xu Sanduo replied to the old horse:
"Squad leader, I'm the dog that runs counterclockwise, right?"
Yes, who decreed that dogs could only run clockwise, and who prescribed that one dog should listen to the other four?
Who would have thought that in the end, the dog that ran counterclockwise would eventually drive the other four dogs to choose counterclockwise. Just like once again, everyone still wants to find something meaningful, and when they pass the time, Li Meng suddenly realized:
"yes, we can all go pave the way. ”
So, why was Xu Sanduo able to build that road?
It is because many people work hard to succeed, and when they can't see the hope of success, they give up their efforts. And Xu Sanduo worked hard for the sake of hard work, and he couldn't see success, but he didn't blame fate for his misfortune, but blamed himself for doing too little. When we stop thinking about success, perhaps, it will come quietly.
Well, because of the space, this issue of Yang Jiaofeng talks about "Soldier Assault" and ends it, let's make the next issue more exciting!