Xiaoying didn't know that the news had been decided by my unit, so she asked anxiously as soon as the phone was answered:

"Changfeng, did you announce the order?"

I smiled and said, "Haha, yes! I was the first to call you, and even my parents were put aside first. How about it? Is my boyfriend competent?"

Xiaoying was obviously not in the mood to joke with me, and she asked anxiously:

"Changfeng, tell me the result..."

I said easily: "Silly girl, don't worry, I will joke with you, of course the result is good! Haha, my unit is the XX base of Nanjing Military Region..."

Xiaoying shouted: "Ah! It's Nanjing, not Fuzhou..."

I thought with a lot of laughter and cry, "This girl has been in the military academy for four years. Although you are not a soldier, you won't know this kind of common sense... I'm speechless..."

I explained patiently: "The units in the Nanjing Military Region may not be all in Nanjing. I silly girl, that unit is in Fuzhou!"

Xiaoying suddenly fell silent, and I said, "Xiaoying...Xiaoying?"

At this time, a choked sound came from the other end of the phone. I suddenly felt panic and asked quickly:

"Xiaoying, what's wrong with you? Xiaoying... don't scare me!"

After a long time, Xiaoying choked and said, "Changfeng, I waited for the news so hard! I was afraid that what I got was bad news..."

I suddenly realized and felt a little guilty. I never wanted to talk more about the military affairs with Xiaoying, especially the graduation assignment, which involved many uncomfortable things. I didn't want Xiaoying to simply contact these things. Therefore, I never mentioned my graduation whereabouts, but just told her that I would work hard to go back. She didn't even know Mr. Zhong, the vice president, but only knew that he was a senior officer in Beijing...

I said softly: "Xiaoying, we can be together, you should be happy! Stop crying, you are under a lot of pressure these days, I know..."

Xiaoying said obediently: "Well, I'm fine, Changfeng, you can call your uncle and aunt as well, they may be waiting too!"

I said, "Okay, Xiaoying, you have a good rest tonight and send me back to Fuzhou tomorrow. Haha, when you are on summer vacation, I will go to Fuzhou Railway Station to pick you up!"

Generally, graduates graduated one month before summer vacation, so Xiaoying has not had a holiday yet. I did not tell her that I would be seconded to work in Beijing for a while, but I just didn’t want her to worry about it. I just wanted to tell her about it.

Just as she was about to hang up the phone, Xiaoying asked anxiously:

"By the way, Changfeng, Fujian is so close to Taiwan, will you? If the fight starts...?"

I said indifferently: "No, our base is not a field force, we are a technical unit, and we can't go to the front line, so don't worry!"

Xiaoying hung up the phone with satisfaction. I smiled bitterly and shook my head. If she knew that I was determined to go to the front line, what would happen if she didn't know what the reaction would be?

After hanging up the phone, I continued to hang up the phone to my parents. The phone rang and the other end answered:

"Hello?"

It was my mother's call, and I said, "Mom! I'm Changfeng!"

"Changfeng! The order has been announced?" Mom's voice was a little nervous.

I said, "Well, I will arrive in Fuzhou in three days." The train from Chongqing to Fuzhou takes 43 hours.

Mom said in surprise: "Have you been sent back to Fuzhou?"

I said, "Yes! It's at XX Base! It's not very far from our home..."

There was a noise on the other end of the phone, and then the voice changed to my dad's:

"Hey, son, haha, I finally got the phone number. Are you here to get it?"

I smiled and said, "Yes! Dad! I will be in Fuzhou the day after tomorrow. Then we will kill a good game!"

"Hahaha! OK! Look at how I can't kill you!" Dad laughed happily.

After chatting with my parents for a few words, I hung up the phone because it was too noisy around me. Some of us were busy making phone calls, some were talking excitedly, and some were alone in a daze...

I walked into the dormitory, and Dongmin was in a daze with his report notice. I walked over and asked softly:

"Dongmin, how did you do it?"

Dongmin Yang asked, "You said this?"

I nodded gently, and Dongmin said lightly: "There are rules of the game in this social affairs now. I just follow the rules. Besides, Xinjiang is not like Beijing. There are not many people in Xinjiang who are willing to go, so things are done relatively smoothly."

I asked in surprise: "Did you go to the cadre department to find someone? Where did you get the money?"

Dongmin nodded lightly and did not answer me. I thought of Dongmin's recent haggard appearance and asked in a trembling voice:

"Dongmin, are you... going to sell blood?" I know there are still many places in Chongqing that can sell blood, but it is very irregular and the sanitary conditions are not up to standard.

Dongmin lowered his head and didn't say anything. But obviously he had already made a promise. I didn't say anything more. I just felt sad: a young soldier who was determined to dedicate his youth and even his life to the frontier. For his ideal, he actually used the money to sell blood to give gifts. The purpose was to go to Xinjiang and go to a place that most people would not want to go...

I felt my eyes gradually wet, and then Dongmin murmured to himself:

"Dad, I'm coming, come to the land you have fought, and realize the ideal you have not realized..."

I stood up silently, patted Dongmin's shoulder, and walked away. I knew that at this moment, he was completely immersed in memories and in his own world.

Zhang Qing was calling his girlfriend, and they were about to separate. Zhang Qing went back to work in the army in his hometown, and his girlfriend was from Chongqing, and he was comforting his girlfriend quietly. Xia Tianlong lay on the bed and called his parents who were far away in Inner Mongolia. In fact, it was not a good result for him to be assigned to Fuzhou, because it was too far away from home and was divided into the navy, which was said to be very hard.

I sighed in my heart: With an order, it’s so happy and sad! Lin Feng sat on the bed smoking a cigarette, his face was expressionless. I didn’t know what he was thinking. I walked over and made a gesture. He nodded and followed me out of the dormitory - we have been together for half a year, and we still have a tacit understanding between each other.

I took the cigarette he handed over and lit it. It was so noisy outside. We finally found a quieter place. I stretched and said:

"I finally graduated. I've been worried enough in the past six months..."

Lin Feng looked at the brightly lit team of students in the distance and said:

"Yes! We can all realize that it is not easy to lead troops! And we have accumulated a lot of experience. Many of my brothers have to be platoon leaders. They will definitely be difficult for them to adapt to the troops than us..."

He paused and continued:

"Oh, I forgot, you don't have to lead troops anymore. I heard that the base is full of technical cadres. You will be relaxed in the future. Haha, I guess I will be taken to participate in the sea training immediately after I go down to report... The situation is not good now!"

I took two cigarettes silently and asked suddenly:

"Lin Feng, how could you want to write an application?"

Lin Feng sighed and said:

"If I could be with her... I would go to vulgarity and find ways, but since there is no hope and I don't have any good relationships to use, I might as well write an application. At least I have a third-class merit and a little closer to home..."

Although it was not a bold statement, it was very real. We didn't say anything anymore. The two of them smoked cigarettes silently for a while. Lin Feng pinched the cigarette butt and said with a smile:

"Go back, maybe brothers will go out and go crazy! Today is the last night in Chongqing, and I don't know if I will be killed or not..."

I said, "Let's go! Please give me a few drinks, don't be so pessimistic... The road is chosen by yourself, and the only thing we can do is to go on firmly!"

The last sentence, to Lin Feng, was also to me.

This night, I don’t know how much wine I drank. I have always had a bad alcohol tolerance. This time, I always refused everyone and toasted frequently. I can’t remember what happened later. I just knew that like all graduates, we were drinking and chatting loudly. When we were in the mood, we hugged each other and cried. Four years! There are so many things worth remembering, and so many things made us reluctant to leave!

The moment I fell down, the last sentence I said was: "Brother, we drank so happily today..."

The next morning, I woke up from a hangover and found myself lying on the bed in the dormitory. I rubbed my eyes and sat up. Seeing that my brothers had already gotten up, many people were busy adding a place to their luggage bags. After today's graduation ceremony, everyone had a meal, commonly known as "partition rice". After that, it was time to board the train and go to their respective jobs.

I jumped out of bed, greeted my brothers, and wrote the big word "Fuzhou" on my luggage with a brush. Then, I took my cup and toothpaste and toothbrush and went to wash. At this time, the correspondent came over and said:

"Changfeng, the captain asked me to inform you that your graduation class will gather at 7:40, take it away at 45, and hold the graduation ceremony in the auditorium at 8 o'clock!"

While brushing my teeth, I agreed vaguely:

"I understand, thank you!"

At 7:40, I blew the assembly whistle on time. Everyone quickly assembled. The last time they gathered, the expressions on the brothers' faces were very complicated. After a few hours, everyone would carry their clothes and go to all directions of the motherland. Our company, as a group, can only exist for a few hours.

After the assembly was completed, the captain came over and said:

"Comrades! First of all, I wish you all a successful graduation! In the past four years, everyone has established a deep relationship. I have been in Team 9 for a year and have also forged a deep friendship with you. Here, I wish you all better results in your new job!"

Everyone applauded warmly. After the captain waited until the applause became weaker, he continued:

"It can be said that everyone is now a cadre and a lieutenant officer of our Republic. But for the last gathering today, I still want to make a few requests to everyone, hoping that everyone can keep our team's fine style until the last moment! There is only one requirement, that is, pay attention to the discipline of the venue. This is your own graduation ceremony. I hope everyone can leave a pleasant memory! Can you do this requirement?"

"Yes!" Everyone stood at attention neatly. The captain said with satisfaction:

"Very good! Take them away and enter the venue directly!"

Today's auditorium was decorated very grandly. A huge banner was pulled above the rostrum, with the entourage "2005 Military Students Graduation Ceremony and Commendation Conference". In front of the rostrum, there was a flower array just arranged, and all kinds of flowers competed for beauty. The non-commissioned officer who managed the audio played the "Camel Bell" over and over again. The whole auditorium echoed Li Shuangjiang's deep voice: "Send comrades to the journey, silently tears, and the camel bell sounded in his ears..."

There were several officials from the political department arranged for leadership seats on the rostrum. The deputy director of the political department, who has always been the host of the conference, came early. He directed the work of the officers on the stage. We walked into the venue in an orderly manner. Most of the seats were empty at this time, and we came quite early.

When everyone stood up, I walked up to the front and issued a password:

"Prepare the stool!"

"put!"

"sit!"

"Take off your hat!"

Everyone was neatly following my command. From this point, there was no way to see the usual spurs of the students in the graduating class. The captain nodded with satisfaction and made a gesture to me. I nodded knowingly and shouted:

"Comrades, let's sing a song, "Song of Patriotism and Dedication"! The moon above our heads...sing together!"

"The moon above my head is concerned about the peace of the world. I will go to all directions with the army, listen to the call at all times, dedicate my love to millions of families, and hold true love in front of the people..."

Everyone's singing echoed in the auditorium. No one was mixed in and worked or worked hard. Everyone was singing with all their might. At this moment, everyone sang the song "Patriotic Dedication" and their mood had already flown to the unit to be reported. Yes! "The moon above the head" and "going to the army around the world"...

The conference began, and the deputy director of the Political Department said:

"Next, I announce that the graduation ceremony and commendation meeting of the 2005 military students will begin now, and the first item of the conference will be held, and everyone will stand up! Play the "Chinese People's Liberation Army Military Song"!"
To be continued...