Chapter 429

Cheng Chong raised his head and held his chest straight. He stood respectfully in front of old general min, looking solemn and serious. It seems that all subordinates wait for instructions from their superiors, or the younger generation listens to the instructions of their elders.

"I heard jie'er tell me before that you have been a soldier for several years. Why are you still carrying a bar and two beans on your shoulder?" Old general min turned his face, calmly put a piece of chess on the chessboard of the stone table and asked quietly.

When old general min asked himself this, Cheng Chong didn't know how to answer.

In fact, it is not how difficult and difficult this question is to answer. Just out of extreme respect for the age and identity of the centenarian in front of him, Cheng Chong suddenly became clumsy.

If someone else asks him the same question in this tone, Cheng Chong will have at least ten different answers, which will make the other party completely angry. However, at this time, he could not say anything, or even dare not say anything. Because, at the moment, what he is facing is an old general with high prestige and nearly a hundred years old?

What's more, he never paid attention to his rank, nor did he feel that he had been in the army for several years. Now it's hard to talk about and see how he can have such a position and position in the army.

At least, in the eyes of the vast majority of his comrades in arms, he is very excellent and can not be matched by other ordinary soldiers in a short time. But unexpectedly, old general min asked this question face to face.

Cheng Chong tries to keep himself calm and silent at the same time.

Because, on the way here, min Jie once warned him that Grandpa spent most of his military life in the army. Therefore, he is different from other old people in society. Because in his eyes and in his values, men in the country should live like soldiers, and soldiers should live like heroes and even martyrs.

Otherwise, he will be useless, a coward, a waste, and it will be difficult to get into his eyes.

Besides, grandpa is old and weak, and his temper developed in the army all year round is not very good. As younger generation, we must understand accommodation and comity, and we must not collide with him. Grandpa has a knife mouth and a bean curd heart. Although he has a bad temper, he has a very good heart

Cheng Chong remembered what min Jie had warned him before, and immediately understood min Jie's good intentions.

Old general min is old and in poor health. To say something disrespectful: he is obviously a little precarious. At this time, is it not obvious that Min Jie brought herself back to visit him?

Yes, as the granddaughter most loved by the old man, the old man naturally can't let her go, and has too much consideration and concern for her. Of course, what bothered him most was her marriage.

Many years ago, he joked with his old comrade in arms, that is, Wang Rong's grandfather, and orally betrothed his granddaughter to the second boy of the Wang family. But who ever thought that the second boy of the Wang family was really too disappointing, which led to this series of things behind.

Now that he is seriously ill and difficult to recover, he deeply understands that his body is getting worse and worse. I'm afraid there won't be much time next. Only then did he want to end this wish in his heart and help her palm and eye by the way.

As an elder, critically examine the prospective spouse of the younger generation.

This may be a privilege that all elders in the world are proud of.

However, he was obviously disappointed that the boyfriend min Jie brought back was just a small lieutenant. To be honest, with her granddaughter's talent and family background, it is easy to find a young lieutenant colonel or even a colonel in the army.

Then, what virtue does this ugly Lieutenant Comrade have in front of him? How can he deserve his always excellent granddaughter?

In that case, of course, we should ask in person.

In fact, all elders in the world will wishful thinking that their younger generation is perfect, excellent, or even unattainable. It is normal for old general min, who has a special identity, to have such a mentality at this time.

After all, regardless of his special status, in fact, he is just an ordinary elder and an ordinary grandfather.

Although the young lieutenant before the meeting was respectful, he did not immediately answer his questions. He didn't say a word for a long time. Old general min's face changed slightly and he was obviously angry.

Seeing this, min Jie was afraid that her grandfather would be angry and hurt her body. She rushed forward and stretched out her hand in front of old general min's chest to help him smooth his breath, He hurriedly advised him, "Grandpa, what do you think you're talking about? If so, I've been in the army longer than Cheng Chong, and my education is higher than him, but now I'm just hanging the rank of lieutenant? If you just said, am I even more useless?"

Min Jie then turned to look at Cheng Chong and said, "I think he's very excellent. He's just in his early twenties. He's already given the rank of lieutenant, and he's still our team leader and captain. Grandpa, you can't ask too much of young people. You should give young people the opportunity to learn and grow. That's what you've been saying? What? Now you're going to change your mind?"

"Don't speak for him? Haven't you married yet?" Old general min glanced at Min Jie without anger. At the same time, he threw a piece of chess piece in his hand on the chessboard and continued: "what is excellent? I tell you, when I was your age, I had been the head of the team, rolling back and forth in the blood and fire for more than a dozen times, and had fought with the enemy dozens of times."

General min then looked up at old man Zhang opposite him and said, "if you don't believe it, ask Grandpa Zhang face to face to see if I'm talking nonsense?"

Old man Zhang quickly echoed: "jie'er, what your grandfather said is the truth! Your grandfather was one of the youngest commanders in the army. I can testify to that."

"That's different." It's hard for min Jie to refute grandpa's words face to face, but there is no pressure for min Jie to refute Grandpa Zhang's words. She immediately said, "you were in the era of war at that time, but now you are in the era of peace. These are two completely different times. How can you generalize and compare them together?"

"Why can't we compare them together? They are all men and soldiers. Since men are soldiers, we can't overemphasize the objective conditions..." speaking of this, old general min was obviously angry.

Min Jie hurriedly accelerated the frequency of giving him gas, and advised him, "Grandpa, you say go back, can we stay calm? Didn't we agree before?"

"Old chief, speak slowly. There's no need to be angry with the younger generation. There's no need." Old man Zhang opposite the stone table immediately persuaded him.

General min stopped at old man Zhang opposite him, took several breaths, and then said, "jie'er, I tell you, at that time, whether we were military merit medals or our position in the army, we were all made up with a knife and a gun, rolling out of blood and fire. But it's different from now. We can sing a general when we sing."

"Grandpa, I know all this. Shall we not mention these unhappy things now?" Min Jie winked at Cheng Chong and motioned him to say a few soft words, while continuing to comfort old general min.

Although Cheng Chong saw min Jie winking at him, he was nervous. For a moment, he didn't understand what min Jie meant, and still stood upright on one side. Neither dared to approach nor left immediately, but stared at the two men in front of them with great concern.

"Jie'er, do you think that the current rank can't be compared with our previous rank, or our previous rank can't be compared with those now. Cough..." because he was angry, old general min, who was not in good health, suddenly coughed violently.

Seeing this, old man Zhang across the stone table quickly got up and helped old general min. The medical staff who had been guarding not far behind also quickly surrounded him and prepared to take him back to the hospital.

"No problem, no problem, old problem, cough..." after coughing for several times, general min immediately stopped at old man Zhang, and then said to the surrounding medical staff: "don't make a fuss, my own body, I know what you should do! I have something to say..."

Seeing this, min Jie was both angry and distressed.

She quickly reached out and hugged old general min's shoulder. In her tone, she was coquettish and angry. She shouted with deep emotion: "Grandpa, grandpa! What are you doing? It's not easy for us to see you once. Don't you know? Now, what do you want me to do now? If so, how can we relax?"

"I'm fine -" old general min still wanted to show off his strength, but when he turned his face, he found that Min Jie's eyes suddenly rolled down two drops of hot tears. He couldn't help but be stunned, as if he had been held by the pulse gate. His tone immediately softened: "jie'er, OK, what are you crying for?"

Min Jie quickly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, pretending to be strong and said, "I didn't cry, I won't cry, okay, what am I crying for?"

Old general min raised his hand and slowly wiped the corners of Min Jie's eyes. Then he said like a child, "yes, we're fine. We don't cry... What, you let him come to me and I'll ask him some questions face to face. Is that always OK?"

Seeing that grandpa had obviously changed his attitude, min Jie turned her face, waved to Cheng Chong not far away, and said, "come on, grandpa has something to ask you."

Cheng Chong quickly took two steps forward, still standing upright in front of old general min, and did not dare to be slighted.

Old general min gasped, his eyes still turned to other places and asked, "you have been a soldier for several years. Now I ask you, what is the most important thing to be a soldier?"

Again, in a hurry, Cheng Chong still didn't know how to answer.

Min Jie immediately reminded him, "say what you think? No matter what you say, grandpa won't blame you."

Then he turned to old general min and asked, "right? Grandpa!"

Old general min didn't reply, showing a noncommittal expression.

"Speak quickly -" Min Jie urged Cheng Chong again.

Cheng Chong then straightened his chest, with a serious and firm face and a sonorous tone: "report to the old general: when a soldier, the most important thing is will and spirit."

"What do you say?" Old general min looked up at Cheng Chong, then turned to other directions, and then asked.

"To be a soldier, we must have courage, tenacity, iron will, and the iron and blood spirit of having an enemy without me and forging ahead." Cheng Chong replied firmly.

Hearing Cheng Chong's words, old general min's body trembled. A chess piece just raised in his hand suddenly slipped on the chessboard.

Then he turned his face and began to look carefully at Cheng Chong in front of him. For a long time, he asked, "is it just talk?"

"No -" Cheng Chong immediately replied, "I not only said that, but I have always done so."

Min Jie immediately interrupted, briefly and quickly introduced some heroic deeds of Cheng Chong, and took the opportunity to really praise Cheng Chong.

After listening attentively, old general min looked at Cheng Chong with joy, then stretched out his hands and said lovingly to him, "son, come here and let me hold your hand."

Cheng Chong quickly stretched out his hands, firmly held old general min's hands, squatted down at the same time, and stood close to the old man with min Jie.

Old general min looked at Cheng Chong carefully, and then said with great earnestness and heart. His tone was almost trembling. He said, "for many years, I have heard this familiar voice again. Child, you are right. What we soldiers want is an iron will and a spirit not afraid of death."

Old general min's tone suddenly became particularly firm, and his eyes seemed to have a trace of irrecoverable anger, Firmly say: "Child, do you know that in the war, our national strength was not as strong as the enemy, our weapons were not as good as the enemy, and even our bodies were not as good as the enemy. But we dared to fight, we dared to fight, and we dared to die. After the enemy ran out of bullets, it took it for granted to raise our hands and surrender. As long as we could move, we would never lay down our weapons, as long as we returned them If you live, you must fight the enemy to the end. Our soldiers, with young and fresh lives, resist the enemy's iron and steel torrent, and pledge to defend every inch of our country to the death with warm blood. We paid a huge sacrifice, which restrained the crazy attack of the enemy, and we paid a heavy price, which recaptured the absolute dignity that originally belonged to our country. Our heroes emerge one after another, and our stories are endless... "

Speaking of this, master min gradually became excited.

His voice trembled and continued, "son, always remember what you just said, no matter when, where, and under any circumstances. For soldiers, the most important thing is spirit and will. As long as our spirit and will are not destroyed by the enemy, we can be invincible."

Cheng Chong looked at the nearly 100 year old man in front of him, the veteran of his military life, and the important general in the Chinese army. His heart was very heavy and excited at the same time. He looked at the old man's expectant eyes, nodded heavily and replied firmly, "yes, yes! I remember! I remember everything."

"For many years, this has always been my biggest worry. I'm afraid -" old general min paused for a moment, took a breath, and then, Continue to say in earnest: "Especially in the past few decades, our country has indeed developed rapidly, and the people's living standards have indeed been greatly improved. However, under the existing conditions, do our soldiers still retain that tradition, stick to that tenacious will and iron blood spirit? Or, how much is left of that spirit and will? I don't know, so I'm afraid, so I'm worried, so I can't rest assured... "

Before Cheng Chong and min Jie broke in, old general min then said solemnly, "I am a soldier and will only consider these problems from the perspective of a soldier. This is by no means sensational, because countless blood lessons tell us that forgetting war is dangerous!"