In Xinjiang in winter, people froze to death during the day and night, and the cooking squad almost got up earlier than other soldiers to prepare breakfast every day. It was nothing when the weather was warm, but after it was cold, it was a very painful thing. .
Bai Xinyu has to put on a thick cotton padded jacket and a raincoat every day to water the ground and feed the pigs. Sometimes the water splashes on his feet, and he can still feel the bone-chilling chill even through his boots. In the past, because he made frequent mistakes in the kitchen, Wu Qing gradually stopped letting him into the kitchen, and he was complacent, but now it is freezing cold, and being able to work in a warm kitchen makes him envious to death. The pigs he fed gradually grew up, and one of the sows was pregnant with cubs. In order to allow the sows to give birth smoothly, their cooking class studied for several days by touching books and strictly specifying diets. Also carefully. As far as people are mean sometimes, Bai Xinyu looks forward to staying away from these pigs every day, but when one of his pigs is taken to slaughter, he feels a little uncomfortable, and he hasn't eaten pork for more than a week. However, his loss of appetite may also be related to his recent worries.
After Bai Xinyu finished talking with Wu Qing that day, he had been secretly thinking about a major event—the meaning of life. This was too new and too heavy for him. As soon as he started thinking about this problem, he kept thinking about his past. Life, how much time he wasted, how much he failed to live up to expectations, this process was not pleasant at all, because the more he thought about it, the more ashamed he felt for his former self. However, it's not that he doesn't know how to be "worthy of the bullets he knocked out" as Wu Qing said, unless he can go into battle to kill the enemy or something, but thinking about it, he feels very scary, he is so young, he still doesn't want to die , so he has never thought of an answer to this question.
Most of the life in the military camp is boring, so when there is some activity, everyone is very excited, just like the sports meeting at school when I was a child. Playing, so no matter whether they participate in the tournament or not, everyone is eagerly looking forward to the tournament. The entire camp area was actively preparing for the conference, and the cooking team was even more busy receiving leaders from the military area.
When he was so busy, Wu Qing gave Bai Xinyu a three-day vacation. Bai Xinyu was stunned when he heard it, "Ah? Holiday? Why?"
Wu Qing said: "I'll give you time to practice, don't be lazy when it's cold."
Bai Xinyu said happily: "Really, monitor, thank you monitor."
Wu Qing waved his hand, "Go."
Bai Xinyu went to apply for a gun, and went to the shooting range to practice. This time, he ran into the commander of the fourth company who was inspecting the training situation of the fourth company. The commander of the fourth company recognized him at a glance, "Hey, isn't this Xiaobai, where is your monitor?"
"The squad leader is working."
The fourth company commander looked at him, "Are you going to practice by yourself?"
Bai Xinyu nodded, "I want to participate in the shooting event, and the squad leader gave me a few days off."
"Are you participating in the shooting?" The fourth company commander looked him over again, "Did your squad leader ask you to go?"
"No, I wanted to go by myself."
"How are you practicing recently?" The fourth company commander patted him on the shoulder, "Our company has produced a lot of good shooters. Although the squad leader Wu is a sharpshooter, he may not be able to teach others. I'm curious, you How was he trained?"
Bai Xinyu felt that his tone was a bit provocative, and hummed in his heart, the young master must have missed you, but he was still quite modest on the surface, "Generally, the squad leader thinks that this kind of group activity, our cooking class should also send People get involved."
The fourth company commander was quite satisfied with this answer, "Well, the most important thing is to participate, that's fine, you can practice."
Bai Xinyu didn't talk nonsense with him, he hit the magazine skillfully, adjusted the scope, in order not to affect the rhythm of others, he lay down with the people from the fourth company, and waited for the instructor's order to shoot together.
After the first round of shooting, someone on the target paper began to report, "76, 79, 83, 92, 94, 86... 98!"
The fourth company commander was taken aback, "Wait, who is 98?"
Everyone in Silian was silent, Bai Xinyu turned his head and smiled, "Chief, me."
The fourth company commander walked over and squatted beside him, and said in surprise, "Okay, kid."
Bai Xinyu pretended to be regretful and said, "No, my hands are almost numb from the cold."
The fourth company commander patted him on the head, "How is your 85?"
"It's okay." In fact, he wanted to say it was fine, but modesty is common in the army, so I really worry about him.
"What about 95?"
"It's okay."
The fourth company commander handed him an unassembled 85 sniper, "Try it."
Bai Xinyu took the sniper rifle and quickly assembled it. He remembered that when he was just learning how to assemble a gun, Chen Jing held an empty magazine and knocked his hand if he made a wrong move. It wasn't painful, but it was very shameful and a bit embarrassing. Just like being beaten by the teacher for not finishing homework when I was a child, in Wu Qing's hands, although he doesn't beat people, he loves to stare at others, which makes you feel ashamed. Bai Xinyu feels that he has been in the army for eight months, and the thing he is most good at is shame. .
He set up the gun and fired a shot at the newly changed target paper, and the ring was reported soon, "9.76 ring!"
The fourth company leader's eyes almost popped out, "You just learned from Squad Leader Wu?"
Bai Xinyu nodded.
The Fourth Company Commander was in a very complicated mood. He had actually persuaded Wu Qing several times to let him be an instructor, but Wu Qing was unwilling. Later, he also figured it out. What Wu Qing said made sense. Just because he knew how to shoot a gun didn’t mean he was To be a good instructor, it is unlikely that Wu Qing can teach such an apprentice because Wu Qing is good at teaching. This soldier must have some talent, but how can Xu Laosan put him in the cooking class for such a soldier with such potential?
The fourth company commander pulled Bai Xinyu up from the ground, "Come on, little comrade, I'll talk to you."
Bai Xinyu didn't know why, so he followed him to the other side of the shooting range. The fourth company commander took out a cigarette and handed him one. Bai Xinyu looked around and didn't dare to take it. In the army, smoking is not allowed on the surface, but many people smoke in private, as long as they don't get caught, of course, this is only for soldiers.
The fourth company commander pushed it into his hand, "Come on, it's all right."
Bai Xinyu took it over, he hadn't smoked for a long time, he was really greedy, "Chief, you are looking for me..."
The fourth company commander smiled and said, "Who recruited you?"
Bai Xinyu said in his heart that I came in through the back door, he coughed softly, "Instructor."
"Old Wang has a good eye, but why did your company commander put you in the cooking class?"
Bai Xinyu said uncomfortably, "My test scores are poor."
"Oh? I think you shoot well."
"Just shoot better, everything else is average."
The fourth company commander smiled, "Really, but we won't throw soldiers who have potential in a certain item to the cooking squad, unless they really can't be trained no matter how hard they are, I think your company commander's purpose is not simple what."
Bai Xinyu didn't understand, "What do you mean?"
The fourth company commander smiled mysteriously, "It's nothing, Xiaobai, I'll just say it straight, would you like to come to my company?"
Bai Xinyu asked in surprise, "Silian?"
"Yes, we are an infantry company, and we need sniper talents like you even more. If you come to my company, I can train you to be an excellent sniper."
"Sniper." Bai Xinyu's heart beat hard several times, "Can I be a sniper?"
The fourth company commander said with a smile: "Why can't you? You like shooting."
Bai Xinyu nodded.
"You don't want to touch a better gun? Use better equipment? You don't want to try actual combat instead of facing the target paper?"
Bai Xinyu was very moved when he heard it. For most soldiers, sniper is a particularly powerful word. It means one in a million, means a lot of money to train, means prestige, domineering, and the admiration of others. Becoming a sniper is almost every soldier's dream. It's not that Bai Xinyu has never dreamed of such a heroic hero, but he has never gotten over the idea that he is a crane tail soldier. He never even dared to think that he could Being a sniper, so the words of the fourth company commander immediately gave him a sense of pride in being affirmed, and at the same time yearning, he swallowed, "I think."
The fourth company commander laughed and said: "That's right, I'll go and tell your company commander that a soldier like you shouldn't be buried in the cooking squad."
"Ah..." Bai Xinyu hesitated, originally he wanted to return to Chen Jing's class.
"What's wrong?"
Bai Xinyu scratched his head, "Chief, I, let me think about it."
The fourth company commander smiled and said: "No problem, you think about it, I will also do the work of your company commander, this is a good thing, you don't have to be nervous."
After returning from the shooting range, Bai Xinyu kept thinking about the words of the Fourth Company Commander. He felt that Xu Chuang would not care about his stay, so should he go to the Fourth Company Commander? At least he could achieve his original goal - to leave The cooking class, however, he is really reluctant to part with the cooking class and his comrades from the previous third class, and... If he goes to the fourth company, he will have fewer chances to meet these people in the future, and he will definitely not be able to see Yu Fengcheng every day. up.
When he realized that he was a bit reluctant to part with Yu Fengcheng, he was shocked. Why would he be willing to part with that evil star? The two of them were just trying to relieve each other's lonely relationship. The bastard Yu Fengcheng still lived with his uncle. Better.
Although he thought so, Bai Xinyu always felt that if he went to Silian, there would be something wrong, as if... as if he had betrayed Sanlian.
Bai Xinyu thought for a long time, and then turned to the third shift. Yu Fengcheng and the others had just finished eating and were resting, so he called Yu Fengcheng out.
The two ran to a secluded place, Yu Fengcheng hooked his chin and smiled: "What's wrong, miss me?"
Bai Xinyu said: "I was on the shooting range today, and I scored a 9.76 with an 85 sniper. It's not bad."
Yu Fengcheng raised his eyebrows, "Really?"
"Of course it's true. Do you think I can get a ranking in the martial arts tournament with my grades?"
Yu Fengcheng thought for a while, "With your grades, you can rank in the top three in our company, but I don't know about the whole team."
Bai Xinyu winked at him, "What about you? Better than you?"
Yu Fengcheng snorted and said, "That's not certain, I've had better results than this before, it depends on my on-the-spot performance."
"How many projects have you participated in?"
"Several." Yu Fengcheng said lightly.
Bai Xinyu looked at him, "Are you working so hard to get to the Snow Leopard Squad?"
"Yes." Yu Fengcheng's expression was a little serious.
"Why do you want to go to the Snow Leopard Brigade so much? Special forces are tiring and dangerous. Aren't you afraid of death?"
Yu Fengcheng looked at him unexpectedly, "Are you Chun coming to chat with me today?"
"Just tell me, I want to hear about your ideals."
Yu Fengcheng sneered: "What's wrong with you today?"
"Say it."
Yu Fengcheng looked at him for a long while before saying: "Our whole family is a soldier, including my mother. Although she is a civilian and an art troupe member, I have been influenced by everyone around me since I was a child. When I grow up, I must be a soldier. My biggest influence is my uncle.”
"why?"
"My uncle is not much different in age from me. He often took me to play when I was young. I have always targeted him."
Bai Xinyu plucked up his courage, and asked the question that Yu Fengcheng was unwilling to answer last time, "You don't go to the military academy, is it because of your uncle?"
Yu Fengcheng lowered his eyes, and just when Bai Xinyu thought he would not be able to answer, he said, "Yes, if I finish my military school and go to the army, if I can successfully pass the recommendation, selection, and repeated assessments to enter the Snow Leopard Brigade, I need at least Five to six years, at that time, he probably won’t be in Snow Leopard anymore, I want to stand on the same battlefield as him.”
Bai Xinyu didn't know why, but he didn't feel very well in his heart. Yu Fengcheng had been following his uncle's footsteps since he was a child, all the way to adulthood, and even gave up going to the military academy because of his uncle. From a human point of view, it is a big sacrifice. After all, it is even more difficult to rise from an ordinary private without going to a military academy. Even if their family has a background, it is very difficult to change from a non-commissioned officer to an officer. What Yu Fengcheng gave up was a shortcut to skyrocketing. He said unhappily: "Your parents let you come like this? Didn't they stop you?"
Yu Fengcheng shrugged, "By the time they know, I've already joined the army, it's too late."
Bai Xinyu whispered: "How do you know that you will definitely be able to enter the Snow Leopard Team? I heard that there are multiple levels of assessment. Even if you enter, you will be sent back if you fail."
Yu Fengcheng said firmly: "I will definitely go in."
Bai Xinyu blurted out, "Do you think I can go in?"
Yu Fengcheng laughed uncontrollably: "You? I can ask my brother-in-law if there is any shortage of people in the cooking team?"
Bai Xinyu became angry with embarrassment, "Fuck you, someone told me today that I can become a sniper."
Yu Fengcheng snorted and said, "Who? Don't care who it is, he's fooling you."
Bai Xinyu said angrily: "How do you know he's fooling me? He's seen too many soldiers. I'm good at shooting. Why can't I become a sniper?"
"Do you know what is the most important thing for a sniper?" Yu Fengcheng looked at him with a cold gaze, "Let me tell you, the shooting skill of hitting every shot is just the basics, and there is another necessary thing, that is, a sniper in any extreme situation. An extremely determined and tenacious heart that can keep calm down and down. Do you have this?"
Bai Xinyu was stunned. He suddenly remembered Wu Qing's words. Wu Qing said that he failed to make a correct judgment in the situation at that time. He was emotional. Even if he was not injured, he would lose the qualification to be a sniper. He now knows why Wu Qing is so depressed and regretful. For Wu Qing, his shooting ability, known as a sharpshooter, must have made him consider himself a top sniper. heart.
Yu Fengcheng said in a deep voice: "I don't know who told you what, but remember, you can shoot a target and use several types of guns, it only means that you have more talent in shooting than other soldiers, but it doesn't mean You can become a sniper, none of your character, your attitude, or your mentality meet the most basic requirements of a sniper. Do you know why I wanted to drive you back when you first came, because at that time You don't even have the attitude of an ordinary private soldier, and the current you are just passing the exam, where are you naive, thinking that you can become a sniper."
Bai Xinyu clenched his fists tightly, and there was a cloud of qi in his chest and lungs, as if it would explode at any moment. He felt that no matter what achievements he had made, they were not worth mentioning in Yu Fengcheng's eyes. The impression he gave Yu Fengcheng was, Probably because the mud couldn't support the wall at the beginning, and now he can barely count as a soldier, and his shooting results that he can usually brag about are nothing when he comes to Yu Fengcheng, or Yu Fengcheng only regards him as a man in need. The person who was dragged over to play with him was not even a comrade-in-arms. He stared at Yu Fengcheng fiercely, feeling angry and embarrassed, but Yu Fengcheng always had the ability to block him from speaking, even if he wanted to brag, he couldn't brag at all in front of a really awesome person like Yu Fengcheng.
Yu Fengcheng looked at his face that was as angry as a goldfish, and snorted, "Not convinced? Aren't you going to participate in the shooting competition? If you can get some results in the competition, I will go to the company commander with the squad leader to get you I was transferred back from the cooking class." He pinched Bai Xinyu's cheek, "This way we can meet every day."
Bai Xinyu opened his hand, "Yu Fengcheng, what you fucking think in your mind is that after you get me back, you can often find a place where no one is around and touch a few to adjust your life. What do you think of me? Just fuckin' trick Prostitutes have to spend money, you are free and you don’t have a good word all day long, I should not owe you anything.”
Yu Fengcheng's face sank, "What's wrong with you today?"
Bai Xinyu pointed at him, "I know you look down on me. You looked down on me from the very beginning. What's so great about you? I'm fucking going to beat you in this shooting competition."
Yu Fengcheng snorted, "You?"
"Yes, I, what should I do if I win?"
"What do you propose?"
"Find a way to grant me a month's leave."
Yu Fengcheng narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Yes."
Bai Xinyu took a few breaths, "Don't you think I'm a coward, just wait and see."
Yu Fengcheng pinched the other chin, and smiled ambiguously, "Today is very cute."
Bai Xinyu patted his hand away, "I'm older than you, so I'm a bit more disciplined!"
"Oh? How are you older than me?" Yu Fengcheng looked at him from head to toe with a smile.
Bai Xinyu was so angry that he wanted to kill someone, he kicked Yu Fengcheng hard, "You fucking wait, wait and see!" Then he turned and ran away.
He was so angry with Yu Fengcheng, and after returning to the dormitory, he threw himself in front of Wu Qing, "Squad leader, squad leader, I have a goal!"
Wu Qing was studying the postpartum care of sows, so he was startled, "What are you crazy about?"
Bai Xinyu said excitedly: "Squad leader, I want to take the first place!"
"What first?"
"I was the first in this shooting competition. Today I met the commander of the fourth company. He praised me for my talent and good grades. He said that I can be a sniper."
Wu Qing patted him on the head, "You are a fucking sniper, you run around in fright when you see pigs, and you see the barrel of a gun pointing at you, can you lie on the ground and remain motionless?"
Bai Xinyu was dumbfounded, he didn't seem to think about this issue, he scratched his head, "I can practice..."
Wu Qing stood up, and Bai Xinyu was shrouded in shadow by his majestic body, "You want to be a sniper, let me ask you, can you lie in one place for three days without moving in order to wait for a sniper target, whether it is Whether it’s raining or snowing, whether it’s a 39-degree high temperature day or an extremely cold day when spitting and spitting freeze, do you eat food that maintains the lowest calories, and you’re always in diapers? Can you watch rats, scorpions, and spiders crawling on your face? , are you motionless? Can you hide alone in a cold hidden fortification, even if the helicopter is flying in the sky and the scope is looking for you, can you not be found? Even if you can bear these, you fucking Can you see your comrade-in-arms dying and you can’t save him in order not to be discovered? Can you!”
Bai Xinyu was so frightened by Wu Qing that he almost knelt down. The whole dormitory did not dare to breathe. Some veterans in the cooking squad knew about Wu Qing's past, and they all knew that the word "sniper" belonged to their squad leader. Don't worry, this kid Bai Xinyu is usually fine with two hundred and fifty, but today he didn't know why he was crazy, and he dared to talk to the squad leader about this, and everyone looked at him with sympathy and helplessness.
Seeing Bai Xinyu's panicked look, Wu Qing calmed down a little. He held Bai Xinyu's collar and said, "Stand up straight."
Bai Xinyu quickly stood up straight, and began to scold Yu Fengcheng in his heart. It was the grandson who stimulated him, causing him to rush to the monitor to find a cigarette.
Wu Qing said in a deep voice: "I first taught you how to shoot because you said you wanted to train, and I couldn't stop you from training. Later, when you said you wanted to participate in martial arts competitions, I also let you participate, but let me tell you, you can't shoot. You can be a sniper, with your half-baked personality, no army dares to entrust you with important tasks." He seemed to be remembering the past, and his eyes dimmed.
Although they spoke different words, Wu Qing and Yu Fengcheng expressed the same meaning. Bai Xinyu felt extremely uncomfortable in his heart. He could no longer bear the feeling of being denied everywhere. His whole life was almost becoming a negative textbook reference book , he can’t do anything, he’s not as good as others, he thought he was used to being disappointed by the people around him, as long as he has money and girls, he can still be chic and happy, but now he can’t do it, he feels that he can’t accomplish anything It's embarrassing for me.
Wu Qing looked at Bai Xinyu's red eye circles, probably realized that he was speaking too seriously, coughed lightly, and patted Bai Xinyu's head, "What stimulated you today? Only the fourth company commander encouraged you, Don't you know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth?"
Bai Xinyu said aggrievedly: "I, I won't mention the sniper, but I want to take the first place, monitor, can I take the first place?"
Wu Qing looked at Bai Xinyu's bright eyes full of expectation, as if that was his last straw, if he said "no", this kid would collapse, he said: "It's possible. "
Bai Xinyu's face suddenly lit up, "Really?"
"Well, your level, if you played well at that time, you would at least be in the top five."
"I don't want the top five, I want... I want to be the first." He didn't know how many places Yu Fengcheng would take, anyway, there was only one first place, so he wanted to take the first place. No matter what expression Xinghui had, he trembled with excitement.
Wu Qing probably felt a little regretful and guilty about his attitude just now, so he said, "Okay, I'll help you get the first place."
Bai Xinyu nodded vigorously, his eyes burning with fighting spirit.