Chapter 273

Half a month later, He Gang's daughter got married. The wedding day was February 14 of the Gregorian calendar. On Valentine's day, the weather in Beijing was very cold and there was light snow.

In the past half a month, He Gang's body has declined rapidly. I don't know whether it was because of his previous hair dyeing or illness. His hair is more than half white and looks 20 years old.

The wedding was held in a mid-range hotel on Chang'an Street. He Beibei, dressed in a plain white wedding dress, stood under the corolla of the wedding hall. All the spotlights shone on her. She was as beautiful as a holy lily. The groom was a major in the military region. He was tall, handsome and promising.

At the beginning of the wedding, all relatives and friends stood up and applauded, and the military band played the wedding march. In a solemn and solemn atmosphere, He Gang stepped onto the stage in a straight military uniform, stood next to he Beibei, slightly raised his right arm, he Beibei gently took up his father, held a bouquet in his other hand, and walked slowly towards the stage.

At this time, a beam of light came and was hitting on another row of medals in front of He Gang's chest. The gold and silver medals were like mirrors and gemstones inlaid on the mighty military uniform, reflecting the dazzling light and showing the brilliant life of an old soldier

In the spring of 1984, He Gang, 39, was the head of the 97th regiment of the Kunming Military Region. That is, in that year, the Liangshan battle broke out between China and Vietnam because of the border conflict.

At the most critical moment of the war, He Gang received instructions from his superiors and led his team to participate in the battle. On May 15, He Gang's team met with the 316th independent infantry division of the Vietnamese army in the east mountain of balihe. After three hours of fierce battle, our front army repulsed the Vietnamese army.

However, after being stationed for less than a month, the reconstituted 313th Vietnamese infantry division took advantage of the terrain and attacked our position in the direction of Nala on the side of Laoshan.

At that time, the second company led by He Gang was guarding that position.

The battle was almost in the form of encirclement and suppression. The Vietnamese army surrounded from all directions like a large number of locusts. The dark green steel helmets covered the color of the grass, because our side had just changed its defense at that time, and most of the main forces of the army withdrew 17 kilometers away. He Gang held only 97 brothers in his hand.

He Gang never forgot the dawn of that day in his life

The dim yellow sun was hidden under the thick clouds. The surroundings were dim and could not see everything in front of him. The surrounding circle was like a rope around his neck, which was slowly tightened inch by inch. He leaned against the trench and lit a cigarette. His hand, which had just trembled because of fear, gradually returned to peace.

He is not afraid of death. What he is afraid of is that he will never see his baby daughter again. On the black-and-white photo sent by his wife, he Beibei, who is only 5 years old, smiles like an angel.

That was everything in his life except the army.

"Brothers!" He Gang said as calmly as possible, "the motherland is behind us, the territory is at our feet, the steel gun is in our hands, and the enemy is in front of us. No one is allowed to leave a brother. Even if he dies in battle, there will be two cushion pits under his body!"

"Head he, don't worry. After following you for so long, no brother is a counselor!" a soldier replied with a smile.

It's not safe to put the photos in his pocket. He Gang took off the helmet and put the photos of his baby daughter in the helmet again. Before he put them on, there was a violent bombing sound in his ear. A grenade exploded more than ten meters away from him, followed by the sound of gunfire.

The ears can't hear any sound for a long time. The huge shock wave makes people dizzy and their brains swell. They can hardly tell the direction.

The new soldiers who fought few battles lost their balance and almost sat in the trench

A division to a company, the battle did not last long, just seven or eight minutes. There was no romance of shooting the last bullet, no heroic words of staring at each other, only the splashing soil mixed with bright red blood, broken limbs and arms and bullets passing through the ears

Everything is like a dream, so unreal

He Gang looked up at the bright crystal lamp on the hotel. The light made him feel a little dizzy. The picture in his memory was like a cut film. He crashed and idled for a while. Suddenly he remembered that there were no brothers left

Ninety seven brothers... Tears filled his eyes in an instant.

The solemn music still echoed in his ears. For He Gang, the sound was not very loud. His left ear was injured in the battle, leaving only 30% of his hearing.

At the moment, only the sound of gunfire in the tragic battle echoed in his mind. He accompanied his daughter to another beginning of life. That once young hand was the only driving force for him to survive

Cleaning the battlefield, as the only surviving prisoner of war, He Gang was put in a water prison by the Vietnamese army.

At that time, it was early summer, and the waist deep smelly water was overflowing with disgusting smell. Many Vietnamese soldiers peed down from the gap of the wooden fence above. The wound on his shoulder wiped by stray bullets had already festered, but his hands were tied and hung up. He Gang could only watch the meat in the wound decay gradually and countless mosquitoes and flies bite * * * *'s upper body, Strange itching and great pain cross attacked his last slightly sober consciousness.

He was in a coma and woke up for a while. He didn't know how long he had been locked up. He just remembered that his legs were swollen, numb and unconscious

He Gang almost decided that he would die in the infernal water prison until he saw a small piece of paper rippling with the water in the puddle

Yes, that's a picture of her daughter. The 5-year-old daughter is still waiting for her to go back to her motherland and her side! I must live!

At this time, He Gang has completely lost his physical strength. He knows that death is holding his throat and breaking his wrists with himself at this time. As long as he relaxes his spirit a little, there will be no chance. If he wants to escape, he must live first!

He looked back hard and saw the wound on his left shoulder. There was something crawling inside. It was a maggot just born, as thin as hemp thread

He Gang looked at his daughter's picture again. He was floating in the water. He couldn't see clearly. His eyesight began to blur because of hunger. Only one thought echoed in his chest - I want to eat and live!

As soon as he gritted his teeth, he bit the meat on his left shoulder. A burst of severe pain woke him up

He Gang woke up again from the painful memories. On the wedding stage, the colorful three-layer fragrant soft cake was so attractive and delicious, the champagne tower was placed in the shape of a pyramid, and the huge background screen was playing all the photos of his daughter from small to large, as well as the group photos around his father's neck. The reality was so safe and beautiful, and life was so happy and warm.

All this because he ate more meat, his own.

The Vietnamese army did not have time to deal with the prisoner in the water prison alone, because our army soon won the position again, faster than when they attacked.

When the soldiers rescued He Gang from the water prison, he had a high fever for a whole week and rested in the rear hospital for more than two months before he could barely get out of bed

He Gang suddenly felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, which made him return to reality again. This short road has come to an end. The picture of his daughter on the background screen has become a graceful wedding photo. The man whose head depends on has changed from her father to another. He is a young, handsome and energetic young soldier, with a heroic spirit in his eyebrows.

The host held up the microphone and warmly invited his father-in-law to bless the newlyweds. When the microphone was handed to He Gang, it felt heavier than an 82 grenade.

He Gang shivered a little and held the microphone to his mouth. The corner of his mouth twitched a few times. He couldn't open his mouth. He stopped, put the microphone down, raised it again, and then put it down powerlessly, turning his head to one side

The relatives and friends under the stage continued to applaud and unite to encourage this once heroic soldier on the battlefield.

"Yes... Be better to her!" He Gang said, tears gushing out of his eyes, and his daughter was already sobbing.

16 years ago, when 97 brothers fell next to him one after another, he didn't shed tears.

Now, he cried

The wedding was still going on. Two guards helped He Gang down and sat down in a chair in the corner to rest. The more severe liver pain made him sweat.

Suddenly, the phone rang. He Gang took out his mobile phone. Xu Zhe's anxious voice came: "commander he, Lin Tao went to the 'base'!"

"What?" He Gang stood up. He immediately understood why Lin Tao didn't come to the wedding today. He, he wants to do something