Su Hao stood in the corridor on the second floor of the cafeteria with his hands on his back, silently looking down at the crying refugees in the hall

"This scene is really unforgettable. To be honest, I feel quite uncomfortable. From last year to now, the first meal of the newcomers selected from outside the city is similar to that now. I can understand their thoughts----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A fat middle-aged man stood next to Su Hao and talked to himself. He was wearing a high-end sergeant uniform, and his fat figure was obviously beyond normal standards. Although his cheeks were rounded by fat, the wrinkles on his forehead were very deep.

His name is Wei Linghao, and he is the chief officer of the canteen.

Perhaps because of his qualifications and age, when facing a young officer like Su Hao, Wei Linghao did not show his subordinates' fear of his superiors, but instead took out a cigarette from his pocket and took out a cigarette very normally and handed it over.

"I never thought that the world would become like this today. Haha who would have thought that the monsters in the movie would appear in reality? I have always been an optimistic person and think everything is acceptable. When I first saw this scene, I cried with the recruits. Now... I have watched too much, so I get used to it. Let them cry. Tears are not a cowardly expression. If I cry, I will feel better."

The fat chief lit a cigarette and sucked slowly on the railing. His slightly trembling eyes flashed with meaningful gazes.

Su Hao blew up the ashes and asked the old officer who had just met for a while: "Does anyone else in your family?"

Wei Linghao smiled faintly: "My wife is in poor health and passed away in 1998. Speaking of relatives, she only has one daughter."

Su Hao raised his head and asked, "How old are you?"

Lao Zeng squirted out a sip of smoke and replied calmly: "Die."

Su Hao's body stiffened significantly, turned his head and stared at the chief officer standing next to him.

Wei Linghao looked at the cigarette butts sandwiched between his fingers, and his face covered with frost marks showed helpless melancholy.

"She failed the physical examination. According to the regulations, people with "Class B" physique cannot enter the base city. The orders were strictly implemented, from commanders to soldiers, no one can be exceptional. Haha, you don't know how uncomfortable I felt at that time... I had to obey the military rules and not reveal secrets, and I couldn't bear to leave my daughter. There was no way, I sold my house, took three months off, and took all my money to travel with my daughter. That was the most wonderful time in my life. The girl was very happy every day, chirping like a happy bird."

"A week before returning to the team, I took her to have another physical examination. It was still "Class B". I asked the medical officer for some sleeping pills and took her to the most luxurious hotel. At that time, there was a dedicated person in the army to deal with such problems. I watched my daughter fall asleep, and she smiled and would never wake up. Then the medical officer brought people in. I didn't know how I came back. My mind was confused and I had no strength to do anything... Now thinking about it, the girl was still happy after all. At least, she was not as hungry as the people below, and she was not as good as death."

Su Hao looked at Lao Zeng for a few seconds and slowly withdrew his gaze.

Lao Zeng was smoking slowly, his slow and slow way of speaking was very consistent with his age of forties and fifties.

"I heard about your wife. Her name is Li Xinyan, right? Yu Dede, if you can stand up at that time, you will be like a soldier woman. It's ridiculous to say that we have been guarding against mutated creatures from outside the city, but no one expected that there would be a crisis hidden in the city. Do you still remember what the great leader said?"

"What?"

"The strongest fortress often begins to collapse from the inside."

Su Hao was about to reply, but saw a young lieutenant coming from the corridor next to him. He stood more than three meters away in front of Su Hao, raised his hand and saluted.

"Ltd. Colonel Su Hao, Chief of Staff Chen Yanlin asked you to come over."

Compared with Xu Renjie's headquarters, the office of the Chief of Staff of the Group Army is not large in size, with simple decorations and neat appearance.

Chen Yanlin sat behind a wide desk, and his old lieutenant general's uniform was hung upright on a high-back chair. The saying "I am not forgiving people" was perfectly interpreted on his face. His face was thin, his beard was clean, the miscellaneous items placed on the desk were orderly, and a large number of signed documents were classified and placed. Except for the general who was busy holding a pen in his hand and on the paper, there was no extra person in the room.

Obviously, these tasks that should have been done by the secretary or adjutant were all managed by Chen Yanlin himself. Perhaps it was an alternative manifestation of his liking or refusing to delegate power.

"Sit"

Chen Yanlin raised his head and looked at Su Hao, pointed to the chair opposite the desk, and his tone was relaxed.

Su Hao sat down as he said. He found that there were no ashtrays on the spotless desk, and the faint fragrance of flower tea was wafting in the room.

During the first conversation, Su Hao paid attention to these details.

For some reason, he suddenly remembered Xu Renjie's office was filled with smoke, which was enough to suffocate, as well as ashtrays filled with cigarette butts, and footprints stained with mud on the floor.

The Commander and the Chief of Staff are obviously two completely different people.

With his unique skillful writing of the last stroke of the signature, he looked at it in one go, with pleasant beautiful words, Chen Yanlin satisfactorily put away the pen, took off his eyes, and gently pressed the bridge of his nose with his fingers for a few seconds. Then, he opened his eyes and looked at Su Hao sitting in front of him with a happy look.

"Haha, your last mission performed well. It is indeed worthy of praise for being able to bring back the central computer memory from the field hospital of the 915th Infantry Division. You know, we have sent people in before, but no one did it better than you. I read that right, you are indeed very excellent, very excellent."

Chen Yanlin's face was filled with a smile and a friendly attitude. This kind of close intimacy made people feel that it was from the heart and was not fake at all. It was like a respected and blood-related family elder who cared for relatives, children and nephews.

For some reason, Su Hao suddenly felt a little chilled.

It is summer now, and the Chengdu plains are usually hotter in this season than elsewhere. Despite the air conditioning on, the thermometer hanging on the wall still shows that the room temperature is currently 28 degrees Celsius.

Su Hao felt a little sweat on the tip of his nose. He tried his best to control the muscles on his face to make his stiff expression look natural.

"Thank you, this is what I should have done."

Chen Yanlin seemed not very satisfied with this answer. He placed the pen aside, sat upright, and stared at Su Hao with interest.

To be precise, I should pay attention to the lieutenant colonel badge on his military uniform.

"This pair of epaulettes is very suitable for you."

Chen Yanlin rubbed his fingers and said in a pun: "However, with your strength and performance, the two silver stars are still a little less. At least one should be added, or replaced with a Venus."

Three silver stars represent the colonel, and one Venus means the brigadier general.

Su Hao sat calmly on the chair without saying a word.

It’s not that he doesn’t know how to answer, but that he feels that it’s better not to say anything at this time. Instead of responding to reflect more topics from the other party, Yu Qian is better to remain silent.

The intimacy between me and Chen Yanlin has long disappeared with a series of things and changes.

When he first arrived at the New Chengdu Base City, Su Hao once thought that Chen Yanlin was a trustworthy and relied on elder.

It was him who turned himself from a civilian to an officer.

Now it seems... I was too naive at that time, or should be said to be blind.

After all, it is extremely unlikely to happen to something like giving selfless help based on feelings alone, and it is really difficult to happen to yourself.

Chen Yanlin crossed his hands and looked at Su Hao carefully.

Although the other party had not spoken, Chen Yanlin had already smelled the faint resistance and coldness in the air.

"Why, aren't you going to say anything to me?"

Although he was not very satisfied with Su Hao's attitude, Chen Yanlin did not have an attack. He still smiled, and his wrinkles squeezed his eyes into two fine slits.

I don’t know if I didn’t understand the general’s intention or didn’t want to hide it at all, but the expression on Su Hao’s face was consistent. The gaze ejaculated from his pupils had an elusive element, which made Chen Yanlin feel very uncomfortable and unfamiliar.

"General, you asked me to come."

Su Hao replied in a humble and arrogant manner: "Your adjutant took me into the office. He is outside now."

There is no respectful title of "you", but directly using "you" as a synonym.

Changes in tone usually mean changes in attitude.

Chen Yanlin slowly frowned.

He didn't understand why Su Hao's view of himself changed? However, judging from the current situation, Su Hao's impression of himself is changing to a negative direction, and he no longer has the previous intimacy and respect.

Why is this?

Chen Yanlin focused on his mind for a moment and decided not to continue pursuing this issue.

"I went to my place to have dinner in the evening. The base was served with a batch of fresh lamb and vegetables yesterday morning. The braised lamb made by my wife is very good, you will like it."

After sending out an invitation with obvious appeal, Chen Yanlin picked up a document from the desk shelf and opened it.

"I have to congratulate you on your position as commander of the 11th Independent Force. No matter what, you did help Commander Xu this time. The central computer of the field hospital stores a large amount of confidential information, which is very important to anyone. With your achievements, you can directly delegate to the combat troops to serve as the chief officer such as battalion commander or regiment commander. Haha... But you have to understand that some rules of the 71st Army are different from other troops. Things like appointing and removing officers must be signed by Commander Xu before they can take effect. Of course, the 11th Independent Force is a supplementary army preparation agency, and it has a great advantage--there is no specific number of troops."

An elusive gaze flashed in Su Hao's eyes.

He understood the meaning hidden in Chen Yanlin's words.

First, the Chief of Staff is provoking the relationship between himself and the commander of the army.

During the war, there was nothing more tempting for soldiers, especially officers, than being the head of the combat force. Although Chen Yanlin only gave a slight sentence, he pushed and told Su Hao that this was actually an injustice to his handling of him.

Second, that is, the last sentence, the 11th Independent Force has no cap on its troops, which is the key intention that the other party wants to express.

Chen Yanlin looked at Su Hao with concern, his eyes full of kindness and kindness.

"In peacetime, it takes three to five years to grow from an ordinary soldier to a combat force officer. During this period, you must pass military academy training and! A series of strict assessments. At this time last year, you were just a civilian. Of course, I do not deny that many people are born with military qualities and their combat instincts are even more acute than professional soldiers. Su Hao, you have never received systematic military training丨However, you are now the head of a second-line combat force, so you must be responsible for your subordinates. War is not a computer game that can be archived infinitely. Many people will die because of this, but few people ask if it is worth it?"

Su Hao stared at Chen Yanlin and asked calmly: "General, what do you want to tell me?"

"Don't be nervous, I have always been optimistic about you. I don't want you to make mistakes on this issue and be caught by someone with ulterior motives, so that you can't recover."

Through the large desk that was well organized, Chen Yanlin's tone was full of concern and seriousness: "The Eleventh Independent Force is an empty shelf. Yes, the Group Army Logistics Department has equipped you with enough weapons, supplies, vehicles, fuel, medical teams and food supplies. But this unit still lacks the most critical things - except for you, the Eleventh Independent Force has no instructors, no training guides and discipline supervisors. It's like you are planning to paint on a piece of white paper, but there is no pen or paint."

Su Hao opened his lips slightly and showed a very nice smile: "What advice do you want to give me?"

"I can help you enough----"

Chen Yanlin's face was full of confidence and pride. Although he looked old, his brain was irresistible and tough: "I can assign some sergeants to you to serve as instructors of the 11th Independent Force. They are all powerful veterans and have participated in extremely tragic battles on the Eastern Front. No one has any experience in this regard..."

"How many?"

Su Hao interrupted Chen Yanlin lightly: "How many people are there?"

The sudden interruption made Chen Yanlin feel astonished that he was suppressed by heavy objects in the air.

He never thought that Su Hao would actually talk to him in this tone.

Just like a child who was judged as a "poor student" by a teacher on the first day of school, he was called back and forth by his parents and teachers all day long, and was ridiculed and scolded. One day, when the head teacher was punished to stand in class because he did not do homework, he suddenly roared and rushed to the podium, swinging a pencil and pierced it into the head teacher's eyes, which was unacceptable for a while and was extremely shocked.

Chen Yanlin's eyes suddenly became gloomy, and his expression was very distorted, but it became very exciting, mixed with anger and coldness, which made people shudder.

He stopped talking, and his eyes staring at Su Hao were burning.

Su Hao first broke the silence, which showed that he was fearless of the cold attitude of the Chief of Staff of the Army.

"General, how many people are you going to send me?"
To be continued...