Barreton feels old, really old
He is ninety-three years old this year. He is so old that he is out of breath even if he takes a few steps. He must use crutches to walk steadily. Sometimes his memory and thoughts are slightly confused. He often closes his eyes and it feels like he has returned to sixty years ago. , those days were really a passionate time.
Barreton felt that he was quite happy in his life. He had parents who loved him and taught him to protect him since he was a child. He met his current wife in college and they have been together till old age. After that, although he was drafted to participate in World War II, he was lucky enough to survive. After settling down, he met many comrades there. He was born in a military academy and earned the rank of colonel due to his meritorious service. After the war ended, he stayed in the army until he retired when he was sixty years old. However, he also became a major general at that time.
As for his family, he and his wife gave birth to four children, two sons and two daughters. Unfortunately, the youngest son died in an accident. The other three children have grown up healthily. Now, his eldest son is sixty. Now that I'm older, I look like I have gray hair.
As for his wife, who is now eighty-nine years old, both of them have reached the end of their lives. Now they often sit in the rocking chair. When they close their eyes, they seem to be able to see the black and white and light yellow memories of the 1930s and 1940s. Life It has really come to an end. Thinking back to those years, he seems to still remember his surprise when he first saw her at the college dance, his embarrassment when he talked to her for the first time, and the joy of every date when he was in love. The smell, like the fragrance of flowers, has been lingering in his memory, so gentle, so beautiful
There are also those comrades who have forgotten their appearance, but still vaguely remember their voices, roars, cries, and cheers.
It was such a beautiful time like that
He is old after all
In the past, I often heard people say that if you live too long, you will get bored. Now he can finally prove that the person who said this is just moaning and farting. If he can still move, he will definitely be beaten as hard as in the military camp. That guy punched him, shit, life is the most beautiful thing. He doesn't have much time left. Every time he looks at his wife or children, he feels that it is so luxurious and nostalgic. He can't bear it. He still wants to continue living and look at his wife and children forever. How can he get tired of such happiness
But he is getting old after all.
Barreton was sitting in the rocking chair, closing his eyes, listening to the music of Elvis Presley coming from the gramophone. Then he opened his eyes and looked at his wife who was sleeping on the sofa next to him. He closed his eyes with satisfaction. I closed my eyes and continued to sink into memories. As we get older, the most precious things are only memories. Good and bad, they are all so precious.
At this moment, the doorbell rang, and the volunteer who took care of the couple hurriedly opened the door. Then a voice came from the door. Barreton heard it clearly. It was the firm and powerful voice of a young man. The voice of a man, and he should be a soldier. A man like him who has been in the army all his life. As long as this person stands in front of you, he can smell it with his nose to see if it is a soldier. He has already learned from this young man’s voice. I could hear the smell of the soldier in his voice.
Just as Barreton's thoughts turned to his days in the army, he suddenly heard footsteps. When he opened his eyes again, he saw volunteers and three young soldiers standing in front of him.
The three soldiers looked at him with stern eyes. He also looked at the three soldiers with some interest, waiting for them to tell their intentions. After a while, the leading soldier saluted and said: Barreton Fei Tast, born in 1921 in Maryland, graduated from
Say the important thing.
Barreton said these three words in a hoarse voice. Although he was very old, his military majesty was still so strong. After these three words, the young soldier who spoke had to pause for a moment before saying: General Barreton, we are here to recruit you. The country needs you and the world needs you.
Barreton was stunned for a moment, and then he seemed to laugh, but he immediately began to cough slightly. This cough woke up the old woman next to him. The old woman stood up tremblingly, as if she wanted to give him something. Barreton stroked his chest, but Barreton waved his hand to stop him, and managed to speak: Boy, whose subordinates are you in that army? Who is your boss? I tell you, before you were born, I You are already killing Germans and you dare to come here to entertain me.
The three young soldiers looked at each other, and they all showed helpless expressions. In fact, this is the first time the rebel organization has recruited general-level officers after cooperating with the United States, and the candidates selected are those with rich experience and Barreton is getting older and his wife and son are still alive. Because of this, this would be even more ridiculous if it were not for the magical potion.
The leading soldier hesitated for a moment, and then nodded to the two soldiers next to him. The two soldiers left the room with the volunteers. Then the soldier said: Your Excellency, General, can I sit down and talk
Barreton raised his chin to signal, and the soldier sat down, then considered the words and said: Your Excellency, General, the troops I am affiliated with are not owned by the United States. Well, let’s describe it this way, the troops I am affiliated with are somewhat Similar to the United Nations peacekeeping force, but it is not the kind of supervision or signboard-like force, but a force that fights and fights hard.
Fighting Barreton said with some disdain: In this era, what other wars are there to fight, the Gulf War or the War on Terrorism? Do you think that after experiencing World War II, I would still think that gadgets like that are the so-called wars and hard battles
The soldier reluctantly took out a thick stack of documents from his hard bag, and then said: Your Excellency General, all your questions are here, including the number of the unit you are recruiting, the number of units, the positions you will hold, as well as logistics and ordnance. , military pay, benefits, etc., are all recorded on it. These
Barreton closed his eyes and said: "I have no energy and my eyesight is not good, so I won't watch anymore. Boy, your prank can be over. It is true that I really long to return to the military camp, but those are just memories and can only It's a memory. I'm old. As you can see, I'm ninety-three years old. I estimate that this year or next year, I will go to God. Thank you for your prank. Although it was just a prank, you also let me do that. My already rotten heart beats a few more times. Thank you. Close the door softly and let's go.
The young soldier sighed helplessly, then took out another document and said: Your Excellency, General, this is the Pentagon's letter of consent for our army to recruit you. Our arrival is completely guaranteed by the US team, so there is no need to worry about any harm done to us. meaning.
Barreton reluctantly opened his eyes again and looked at the piece of paper. Although he was already presbyopic, he still saw a familiar seal on it. Yes, this was indeed a document written by the Pentagon. He looked at it doubtfully. young soldiers.
The young soldier carefully took out a small bottle the size of a thumb from his bag. The small bottle emitted a soft green light, which looked like a light bulb, but the light was the liquid in the bottle. Then the young soldier said : Your Excellency General, please drink this bottle of medicine, it will help you regain some energy.
Barreton breathed out and said disdainfully: Stimulants or some other potion. My body can’t withstand stimulants.
The young soldier immediately said: This is not a stimulant. In fact, what I said is to prove that our arrival is known to the US government. If the general is afraid, you can call the military immediately and we can wait.
Barreton is old, but his consciousness is still clear. He naturally knows that the arrival of these three soldiers cannot be ignored. If something happens to a general like him, the American world will be shocked, so he is not worried about fighting with him. Three young soldiers were against him, and he had never experienced anything in his life before he would be afraid of such a brat. Immediately, he took the small bottle with trembling hands, frowned, and wanted to open the bottle cap, but found that his hands and feet were weak. .
The young soldier took the medicine bottle, and then said a few words to the outside that he was ready. Immediately, four or five doctors and nurses walked in from outside the door, and stood there with bottles and other things. Then the young soldier The man said: Your Excellency General, the effect of this medicine is somewhat special, so you need to inject glucose and fresh water, as well as some medicines and nutrients after taking the medicine. However, this will not cause harm to your body. If it is possible, then we start now
Barreton also had some expectations in his heart. Although he didn't know what he was expecting, he immediately snorted hard, took the small bottle opened by the young man, and poured out the liquid inside. After entering the mouth, a faint, floral-like smell came out of the mouth. At the same time, the doctors and nurses next to him immediately began to give Barreton an intravenous drip and injected glucose and the like. Hang bottles.
Time passed like this minute by minute. When about three minutes passed, Barreton felt a burning sensation coming from his stomach. It was not painful, but hot. Gradually, he began to sweat. , at the same time, he felt that the muscles and skin all over his body seemed to be twitching strangely, and he felt that his body was getting tighter, a strange tightness, and he also had a slight pain.
Gradually, the pain began to become severe, but it was not unbearable. What was even more strange to him was that as the pain occurred, his body also felt a sense of comfort and relaxation, as if something was born from his body. , or something was pulled out of his body, and gradually, in addition to pain, he also felt numbness and itching. This pain, numbness, and itching began to penetrate deep into his bone marrow, making him couldn't help but cry out. The sound comes.
The old woman next to him suddenly looked shocked. She held his arm and looked at the soldier and several doctors. The soldier quickly said: Madam, this is a normal phenomenon. Your Excellency, the general, is reborn.
In fact, he didn't need to say anything to tell that Barreton's skin, which was obviously very old, had gradually turned from loose to tight. Although there were still many wrinkles, it was much better than the dry bark feeling before. Much more, and his skinny body slowly started to feel swollen. Those were muscles.
As Barreton's shouting became louder and louder, he finally stopped shouting, but his whole body was covered with black sweat. After another moment, when the seven or eight hanging people in this round When all the bottles were filled, just as the nurse took the needle out of him, Barreton suddenly opened his eyes. He slowly stood up from the rocking chair, and then stood up slowly and tremblingly. , touched his arms, face, arms, and legs left and right, and then tried to jump a little. Finally, he exhaled completely, and even his breathing became very smooth.
It was as if there was a light in Barreton's eyes. While looking at the reflection in the mirror in the side cabinet, he extended his palm to the young soldier.
He was at least twenty years younger, yes. At twenty years old, he still clearly remembered that he was only seventy-three years old at that time. He looked much stronger than the average old man. He could still run in the morning, go to football games, and... He could exhale loudly and speak. At that time, he still looked like a soldier. He had not seen him like this for twenty years. This is youth, this is age.
The young soldier said helplessly: General, why don't you go freshen up first? Your sweat contains a lot of
Barreton looked at the young soldier majestically, and said these two words.
The young soldier shrugged his shoulders, handed the previous stack of information to Barreton, and said at the same time: Your Excellency, general, please note that the information you are looking at is top secret. Even in the United States, only the president and those designated by the president can can be seen by a very small number of people, the confidentiality level is
Boy, shut up
After Barreton said this, he looked at the document seriously. Next to him, the old woman looked at his vaguely familiar but unfamiliar face, and murmured what she wanted to say with tears in her eyes, But in the end, she didn't say anything. She just sat there quietly with him, waiting for him to finish reading the document.
Rebel organization, 100,000 troops, high technology, parallel world, war youth medicine, age restoration, will not expire due to any circumstances
Barreton began to think deeply after reading the document. After pondering for ten minutes, he said: "It means that if I agree to the recruitment, I will lead one of the divisions. The number is the Sixth Division of Samsara." right
The young soldier nodded affirmatively. Barreton thought about it again and continued to ask: So what is my military rank rating
The young soldier immediately said: The current military rank will be retained, but the military honors will be offset until the current military rank, and military honors will not be accumulated during this period.
Well, in addition to the financial range of my annual military pay, which is three times that of the current major general in the United States, I want to ask what the annual ration of this youth medicine is. Barreton looked directly at the young soldier with his eagle-like eyes. , as if to see clearly the truth and falsehood from his face.
With the rank of Major General, one year will ration youth medicine for thirty years of recovery. Of course, these twenty years of youth medicine are regarded as conscription rations and will not be counted. I have an order from above. Once the general agrees to the conscription, we will send the youth medicine in advance. A year's supply of youth medicine was given to the general. The young soldier smiled and said, he knew that his mission had been successful.
So
Barreton breathed a sigh of relief. He reached out and took the military cap that the young soldier had placed next to him. Then he put it on his head and said, "Bring the medicine and give it to my wife. I'm going to take a shower now." Bath, prepare your transportation, soldiers, I want to go to the military base of the Sixth Division within twenty-four hours, do you understand
The young soldier immediately stood up, put his feet together, saluted with a snap and said: Yes, General, I promise to complete the mission.
In this way, the six divisions are reincarnated, and the division commander is in place