They were all men who had come from the battlefield and had seen too many deaths, but none of them could really take life and death lightly. Instead, they valued rare encounters. After all, they did not know when they would meet again, and how many people there would be left. Because of this mood, the soldiers in the nightclub drank, sang, and cursed without restraint. In the midst of this bustle, the last few officer cadets finally arrived at the gathering.
The last to arrive was Zhou Yu. All the officers sitting around stood up one after another and greeted the graduation day drill commander with a smile. Then, they noticed that there was a Cillin officer following behind him. The two of them looked somewhat similar.
Xu Le stood up and opened his arms to hug Zhou Yu. Beside him, Bai Yulan also smiled. They had worked together for a long time in the engineering department of the port city and could be considered true old friends.
"Zhou Jin, my brother. He's now working at the West Woods Command Headquarters." Zhou Yu's gentle and amiable face was still calm under the faint purple light. He introduced Zhou Jin loudly to the people around him and then brought Zhou Jin in front of Xu Le.
Xu Le raised his eyebrows slightly. Looking at this officer named Zhou Jin, he thought of the journey when he escaped from Eastwood many years ago. After a moment of silence, he extended his hand and said with a smile, "Hello, we meet again."
Zhou Jin looked at this plain face and shook his head in surprise. "I've heard Zhou Yu mention you a few times. In the past six months, I've often heard the name Xu Le on TV. I always thought it was a little strange, but I didn't expect it to really be you … The retired soldier on the Ancient Bell has now become a Federation hero."
A few years ago, when Xu Le escaped from Eastwood, he had a conflict with the students of the West Woods Military Academy because he took in Little Watermelon. After a few years, Zhou Jin was stunned to confirm that such a big change had happened to this person. The shock was very real.
Zhou Yu and the officers around him were a little surprised. Could it be that these two people had met before? Zhou Jin gave a self-deprecating smile and briefly told the story of what happened on the Ancient Clock Ship that year, which aroused a lot of emotions. The way they looked at Xu Le became even more strange.
— — Instructor Xu was just a soldier?
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Bai Yulan filled the glasses on the table to the brim with wine. Zhou Yu hurriedly thanked her. Sitting beside Xu Le, he whispered, "I might be transferred to the Iron Seventh Division."
Most of the cadets present probably did not have a good impression of Du Shaoqing and his Iron Seventh Division, and this was even more so for the members of Team Seven from the 17th Division, which was why Zhou Yu kept his voice as low as possible. Xu Le was slightly taken aback. He frowned and asked, "Are you currently in the 1st Military Region?"
"Yes," Zhou Yu replied.
"But you're a student from the West Woods Academy. How could Commander Zhong agree to let the Iron Seventh Division poach you?"
Xu Le rubbed his forehead. An outstanding talent like Zhou Yu was definitely a target that every division would want to win over. During the graduation drill last year, Du Shaoqing had personally tested Zhou Yu's tactical deduction ability. On the surface, it looked like he was suppressing the cadets' arrogance, but wasn't it also a form of appreciation for talent? It was understandable that the Iron Seventh Division wanted to poach Zhou Yu, but he did not understand why the West Woods Academy would agree.
Zhou Yu raised his wine glass. There was a hint of heaviness in his calm expression. He said in a low voice, "The National Defense Department gave the order directly. The pressure is too great."
Xu Le raised his wine glass and clinked it with Zhou Yu's. He downed the wine in one gulp and licked his tingling lips. He shook his head and smiled. "I think it's better not to worry about the back of the mountain. The Iron Seventh Division does have a better future."
Zhou Yu saw that his words had pointed out the crux of the matter. He could not help but lower his head and laugh self-deprecatingly. He tilted his neck back and emptied the wine in his glass. He exhaled and muttered, "I can't help it."
Xu Le and Zhou Yu had been in contact by email, so they did not need to talk too much. Besides, the officers who came to drink with them from time to time did not give them much opportunity to talk.
After countless rounds of drinking, the pretty girls in the nightclub had no chance to show their charm. The soldiers who came to gather drank and talked about their experiences on the front lines with red eyes.
They talked about how red the blood of their comrades was at a certain cliff, how the Empire's bastards' fortifications were defeated in a certain mountain forest, and how cold their comrades' bodies were at a certain riverbank. The whole place was filled with a kind of atmosphere of heroism and sorrow, mixed with sadness, and pride and solemnity.
This place was only suitable for drinking, singing, and fighting. It was not suitable for women.
The officers drank to their heart's content. They talked about their life after leaving the base, returning to their respective units, going to the front lines, and participating in fierce battles … Xu Le sat in the middle of the crowd and listened silently. He listened to the achievements of these former students and knew that most of them had been promoted. His heart, which was a little happy because of the influence of alcohol, naturally produced a lot of pride and satisfaction.
The one who had been promoted the fastest was He Lei. He was a thirty-something year old lieutenant colonel who could only laugh foolishly because he drank too much. His unit had taken on an extremely heavy mission, and had fought extremely hard and beautifully on 3320. The rest of the officers were already deputy regiment commanders, staff officers, and battalion commanders of reinforced battalions. After the award ceremony that was about to start, they would most likely be promoted again.
"He Lei, you're only in your early thirties, but you're already a lieutenant colonel and regiment commander. How do you expect your brothers to survive?" Lin Ai put her legs on the table and didn't let go of the bottle of red wine like she was holding a child. She shouted loudly with the smell of alcohol all over her body.
He Lei forced himself to open his eyes that were almost unable to open. He chuckled and said, "The instructor is only in his twenties, but he's already a lieutenant colonel. Why don't you ask him?"
"F * ck, who can compare to that monster?" Lan Xiaolong, who was stuffing fries into his mouth to suppress the smell of alcohol in his stomach, said disdainfully, "We don't have Madman Li here."
"That's true." Misereu, who was known for his sarcasm in the training base, looked at He Lei mockingly and said, "And I reckon that you'll at most get two medals in this award ceremony. You won't have a chance to be promoted to colonel, right?"
"Why?" A member of Group 7 expressed his confusion. He thought that with the achievements of He Lei's automatic regiment, it should be very common for them to be promoted in the front lines.
"It's very simple," Zhou Yu interrupted with a smile. "Because our instructor is only a lieutenant colonel. Group 7 did a great job in laying the net for 163. Logically speaking, he should be promoted. The problem is that he's too young, and the Ministry of Defense has to be careful of the media, so it won't be his turn this time. "
"So I'm at a disadvantage now?" He Lei muttered. Suddenly, he stood up shakily and sat between Xu Le and Miss Lulu. He hugged Xu Le's shoulder and asked loudly, "Instructor, I heard that you destroyed the Bureau of Proclamation? Is it true or not? "
"Nonsense. How can a person destroy the Bureau of Proclamation? I just beat up an official of the Bureau of Proclamation, "Xiong Linquan replied in a rough voice.
"That's also very cool! Other than our instructor, who dares to beat up those bastard Bureau of Proclamation officials? "
He Lei's eyes widened as he praised loudly. The officers around them were also very excited. They began to hit the table with all their might to express their excitement. Then, they began to howl wantonly like animals.
Xu Le shook his head. He was too lazy to pay attention to these crazy people. He narrowed his eyes and counted for a long time. He felt that other than the people who were killing the enemy at the front lines, there should be two or three people missing. However, after he asked the question, the scene suddenly fell into silence.
"Two of them died at 3320. The main force of the Imperial expeditionary force counterattacked for 14 consecutive days. The ground forces were under too much pressure. In the end, they personally controlled MX and rushed up. The position was saved … but they didn't come back."
Hua Xiaosi lowered his head and turned the wine glass. He explained to Xu Le, "Chang San is also dead. It's the Iron Seventh Division officer who fought with you on the field last time. "
Zhou Yu said softly, "I heard that after he recovered from his injuries, he took a transport ship from S1 to the front lines. The moment he was assigned to the Iron Seventh Division, the operation on 5460 began. I think it was during the first sniping battle at Yellow Mountain Ridge. He was hit by a boulder that collapsed from the Empire's mecha and was buried directly in the mountain. His body wasn't even dug up."
Xu Le narrowed his eyes and was silent for a long time. He thought about how he controlled the black MX and flew like a bullet on the gentle slope. That proud and tenacious officer had already died silently. Perhaps the place where he died was not far from where he was at that time.
He raised the full wine glass and slowly drank it all. Then, he rubbed his nose and said, "Bring another 100 bottles of good wine."
All the officers were silent. They raised their glasses at the same time and drank the wine in their glasses in one gulp.
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The nightclub was a mess, but it was lively. The new members of Iron Seventh Division sat in the outer circle and drank with the girls in their arms. They looked over at the other side from time to time with a hint of envy in their eyes. They envied the fact that the old members could get along so well with the officers in the army. They envied Supervisor Xu Le for being able to receive the heartfelt respect of so many fierce people.
Although they came from extraordinary families and their fathers were rich and powerful, so they were not afraid when they saw people like the regiment commander, they had been in the army for a long time and had been influenced by the atmosphere of the camp. There was always a faint sense of envy and yearning.
"I see you running behind the supervisor every day. I didn't expect you to still hold a grudge against him."
Zhou Yu moved closer to Xi Peng, who had a complicated expression. He frowned and said, "Forget it. Although I hated him back then, we were still in the same army. If it weren't for these guys, I'm afraid we would have died many times over."
"I don't hold a grudge against him." Xi Peng rubbed her hair and looked at Xu Le, who was drunk and collapsed in the arms of a girl not far away. She said angrily, "We have to help our friends … Besides, we just let him make a fool of himself and let us vent our anger. It's not like he will lose a piece of meat."
"Don't worry." He drank a mouthful of wine and said, "I'm also a member of Iron Seventh Division. I won't betray my comrades."
Zhou Yu shrugged and didn't try to persuade him anymore. He thought that it was right. Anyway, there were already a lot of rumors about their supervisor. It wouldn't be a big deal if there were more.
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