After adopting the camouflage mode as a combat uniform, the military uniform of the Liberation Army finally appeared. In other words, the attributes of the military uniform had also changed a lot. But one thing had not changed for decades. The military uniform of the Liberation Army was the same for the officers and soldiers, including Marshal Vézé.
So when hundreds of people lined up in the Great Hall of the People, they could not tell the difference from their clothes. Of course, the uniforms of the army, navy, and air force were different, not in style, but in color. The army uniform was dark olive green, the navy uniform was dark blue, and the air force uniform was pure white. Of course, when these soldiers went to the battlefield, they all wore the combat uniforms of various arms.
Qi Rui and a group of major generals stood in a position relative to the back. In front of them, a group of lieutenant generals waited in line, and in front of the lieutenant generals, white-haired old generals wearing lieutenant general epaulets sat on chairs. Standing next to Qi Rui was Major General Ma Xiaoming. Like Qi Rui, he was also going to be promoted to lieutenant general. Unlike Qi Rui, Ma Xiaoming had to stay in Asia for a while, while Qi Rui had to go to North America with other generals who had returned to Asia earlier. The Americans were still unwilling to admit defeat. Although the war between China and the United States had essentially stopped, it had not ended. Of course, this was also in line with the military's view of war. The so-called peace was just a thin layer of jam sandwiched between two thick slices of bread.
"Are the Americans really desperate to attack South America?" Qi Rui asked Ma Xiaoming in a low voice.
"You can't blame the Americans. It was those South American countries who attacked first." Ma Xiaoming told his view of the matter.
"They turned around because they were sleepy, and then someone sent them a pillow, right?" Qi Rui was very relaxed. If the Americans were bent on returning to the North American continent, it would naturally put a little pressure on the Min dynasty. But the United States turned to South and South America. At least before the United States was too full to eat, or completely defeated, they would not have the energy to provoke the Min dynasty.
Ma Xiaoming had just left the battlefield and was not interested in talking about the military. He said calmly, "The Americans no longer have an industrial base. Now, they are relying on the weapons and equipment that those countries have given them. The European countries don't seem to have any intention of supporting the US in this round of attack. God knows how long the US can last. "
"If they don't try their best while the equipment is still usable, when the equipment is destroyed, the Americans will really have no hope. I can see that there are capable people among these Americans. "Qi Rui had rested for half a year and had regained his interest in military affairs.
"Humph! It's just a low-level war. "Ma Xiaoming still looked dispirited, and his evaluation was also as close to the end as possible. At this moment, someone shouted, "The Commander-in-Chief is here!"
First, there was a buzzing sound, as if everyone was about to explode. However, these people were all generals, so they only instinctively stood at attention, at most standing on their tiptoes to get a better look. General Ke Gongyu, who was on active duty, strode up to the microphone on the podium and shouted, "Attention, everyone!"
All the lieutenant generals, major generals, and senior colonels stood at attention. The old generals in the front row also stood up. In the silence, the tall and lean Vézé quickly walked up to the podium. Qi Rui watched from afar as his father walked up to the podium with swift steps. He really wanted to see the national emblem on his shoulder. This was the difference between the founders of the Liberation Army and ordinary soldiers. Only the rank insignia represented their differences in the army. Qi Rui used all his eyesight, but because he was too far away, he couldn't see what exactly was on his father's rank insignia.
"Today is a happy day for everyone. We have contributed a lot to the motherland, and the motherland has given recognition to our contributions. Everyone should rejoice to their heart's content. After rejoicing, guard against arrogance and rashness, and continue to fulfill your duty to protect the country. Protecting the country didn't start today, and it won't end today. This is a great duty that we have persevered for generations. Comrade, long live the motherland! "Vézé's words were concise, and he didn't keep everyone waiting.
"Long live the motherland!" The comrades below replied in unison.
"Long live the motherland!" Vézé repeated for the second time.
"Long live the motherland!" The comrades below continued to respond in unison.
"Long live the motherland!" Vézé repeated for the third time without hesitation.
"Long live the motherland!" The comrades below continued to shout. Although it was a slogan that lasted less than a minute, Qi Rui felt very moved. Long live the motherland was a slogan that absolutely had no mistakes, and it was a slogan that was very logical. It was also a slogan that was rarely shouted in informal situations. Once again confirming that his loyalty was not to an individual, but to the motherland, it really made him feel a strong sense of self-identity.
"Comrades, please sit down!" Vézé ordered. He sat down with a rumble, and then continued, "Let's welcome the comrades who have been promoted to general with a warm round of applause!"
The people who had been promoted to general were all his old comrades. Except for Ke Gongyu, who was a general in military research, the other old comrades had all retired after changing to the general insignia. The new batch of generals were basically between 40 and 50 years old, and most of them had military school experience.
After that were the lieutenant generals between 30 and 40 years old, and Qi Rui was probably the third from the bottom among the lieutenant generals. There was no lack of young talents who had suddenly risen up. After changing to the lieutenant general insignia, Qi Rui was unexpectedly calm, and even a little ashamed. He knew very well how much of the credit of being one of the pioneers of the motorized infantry was due to his father Vézé. If it was just Qi Rui alone, he would have to go through a long period of painstaking research to have a breakthrough in this area, and even if he spent a lot of effort, he would not be able to make a breakthrough.
However, Qi Rui did not feel overly guilty. It was precisely because he knew the history of the Liberation Army that Qi Rui was very clear about his father Vézé's absolute leading role in it. In 1853, Europe had used the stinger gun for more than a decade, and the Manchu Qing was still using the matchlock. Now, about 40 years later, it would probably take Europe a decade or more to catch up with the Min dynasty. Whether it was the founding heroes or the current group of people of the same age who had "recovered the commander-in-chief's office," they were all the same in terms of relying on the Military Governor Vaize.
Qi Rui had participated in the selection committee, and he had an impression of many names and photos. There were about 800 generals in the Liberation Army now, and there were about 100 who would retire or leave the army a year later for other reasons. In the future, more than 600 generals would become the core of the Liberation Army. Qi Rui had met quite a few of them, and he had also heard about the others. Thinking that he would also be among the group of people who would leave the army, and not stay in the army to continue working, Qi Rui felt a burst of discomfort in his heart.
The award ceremony was a very ritualistic event, and personal will had no effect in it. The award ceremony began in the morning, and they had a state banquet at noon. Vézé shook hands with everyone cordially. Some generals were too emotional, and Qi Rui had long been immune to this.
In the afternoon, everyone was free to do whatever they wanted. Some generals could not wait to go home, and Qi Rui was ready to go to North America. He did not need to go to North America in such a hurry, but Qi Rui felt that there was nothing to do in Asia, so it made no difference whether he left early or late. But before he left, he went to find his father, Vézé. When there was no one in the house, Qi Rui asked his father a question. "Father, I have a friend … I have a person I like very much. She always says that I don't know anything. But I don't know what I don't know. And she has never told me. Do you have a way to make her tell me? "
Vézé was stunned at first, and after a moment of contemplation, he suddenly laughed, "What's her name again?"
"Chu Xue." Qi Rui summoned up the courage to say the name of his love.
"Yes, yes, yes! Chu Xue. Did you go to Nanjing to see her some time ago? "Vézé continued to ask.
"Yes." Qi Rui was very curious as to how his father knew.
"She came out to see you directly, right?" Vézé looked at his son with a smile.
"Yes." Qi Rui suspected that his father had sent someone to follow him.
"Chu Xue has already told you. What else do you want to ask?" Vézé couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"What did she tell me?" Qi Rui asked guiltily. At this moment, he suspected that the investigator sent by his father had eavesdropped on his conversation with Chu Xue.
Vézé sighed. Qi Rui was good in every aspect, but he lacked the spirit of materialism and often showed metaphysical and idealistic tendencies. But he couldn't ignore his son. Vézé had to say, "If that girl doesn't like you, why did she come out with you when you asked her out? If there's anything you don't know, it's that she loves you, maybe very deeply. "
No matter what Qi Rui said, it probably wouldn't shock him more than this. Vézé saw his son shiver. Although the long-sleeved military uniform prevented Vézé from seeing Qi Rui's arms, Qi Rui's neck had a layer of goosebumps. Qi Rui's short hair stood up. Shock, joy, sadness, all kinds of emotions flashed on Qi Rui's face, making Vézé feel a little distressed.
After a while, Qi Rui suddenly strongly refuted Vézé, "This … You must be wrong. You must be wrong. "
"Hmph! Materialism is about seeking truth from facts, and seeking truth from facts probably doesn't take language into consideration. Since young, I've felt that language has too much influence on you. Of course, it's not your fault. In order to teach you more things as soon as possible, we have to use more language to make accurate statements. And what we've taught you is that language exists to make clear statements. But in this world, clear and accurate statements are not the norm … "Vézé inevitably felt a little guilty when he said this. There was no such thing as only positive influence without negative influence in the world. Qi Rui was a very good child, but others had too high of expectations for him. This high demand made Qi Rui lose a lot of opportunities. For example, when Qi Rui was young, he didn't have the chance to understand that women's language was actually based on emotions and not on the 'rational imagination' of men.
When Vézé understood this, he was already in his 40s. At that time, Qi Rui was already in high school studying day and night for the university entrance exam. This made Vézé feel that his father's education was indeed inadequate.
Qi Rui didn't intend to push the blame to his father. He was completely dumbfounded at this time. Hearing his father's purely rational analysis, he immediately asked, "Then why didn't Chu Xue tell me? Why did she refuse me?"
Vézé couldn't help but sigh slightly, "Did you leave any space in your world? Qi Rui, with your current state, your goal is always in the future. You didn't leave anything in the present at all. I feel that Chu Xue is a smart girl. She follows you to share the present, not for a future that God knows when it will come true. Why didn't she tell you? It's because you didn't tell her what you can give her now! "
"Now …" The puzzled expression on Qi Rui's face almost disappeared. With his intelligence, he could naturally understand the key points once he opened his mind. In the uncontrollable pain, Qi Rui's voice was close to a moan, "At that time … at that time, I couldn't give her anything. I also didn't know what I could do, and I also didn't know if I could achieve my goal. Even now, when I look back, my expectations at that time were all wrong … "
"Qi Rui! You're mistaken. That's what you want, not what Chu Xue wants. Chu Xue doesn't want to be promoted and get rich. Chu Xue doesn't even want you to be with her every day. Chu Xue only wants one thing, and that is that you really want to be with her, and that you will work hard to be with her. " After thinking about it, Vézé suddenly felt that his son was really a spoiled little emperor. In his heart, he was working hard with himself as the center. No matter what kind of talent he had, no matter how strong he was, there was an essential problem with Qi Rui's worldview. And this problem was the key to whether Qi Rui could cross that threshold. A truly qualified leader had strong willpower, but this didn't mean that they would think that they were the core of the world.
Just when Vézé thought that Qi Rui would continue to say something stupid, he saw Qi Rui stand up with a confused mind. He actually didn't forget to put his military cap aside. After putting on the military cap, he left Vézé's office without saying a word.
Looking at his son's back, Vézé prayed in his heart, hoping that Qi Rui could understand the key points under such a blow and obtain a breakthrough. If Qi Rui could really wake up from this soul-deep shock, Vézé felt that Chu Xue really had unlimited value to Qi Rui. No one liked to endure pain, but it had to be admitted that only intense pain that touched the soul had a relatively small chance of changing a person. Of course, in what direction, Vézé was not sure.
Qi Rui's mind was in a daze until someone suddenly pulled Qi Rui's arm. Only then did Qi Rui somewhat understand. Then a truck passed in front of him. This sudden change startled Qi Rui. He turned his head and saw that it was an anxious guard who pulled his arm. Qi Rui was horrified to find that he didn't know how long he had walked, nor how far he had walked. He couldn't remember what he had done after leaving his father Vézé's office.
"Let's go to the train station." Qi Rui said and reluctantly smiled at the anxious guard.
On the way to Nanjing, Qi Rui didn't say a word. It was different from the last time when he was freed from the state of exhaustion after the war. This time, Qi Rui's mental state was very lively, and the terrible memory of the war had faded. Those good memories of the past were easily recalled from the memory bank.
At that time, there were so many good memories. Qi Rui himself was surprised. The most vague impression was that the two of them were sitting next to a very thick tree in a small park. Six stone slabs surrounded the tree to form a hexagonal stone bench. Qi Rui and Chu Xue were sitting on two stone slabs next to each other. Their backs were against the tree, and their shoulders were close together. He felt Chu Xue's body temperature on his skin and the warm wind at that time. He smelled Chu Xue's fragrance in his nose. Qi Rui couldn't remember what he said at that time, but the feeling of warmth and tranquility was incomparably clear in his memory. The warm memories made him who was lying on the upper bunk couldn't help but shed tears. These were not tears of pain, but tears of gratitude. It turned out that he also had such a good time. But it was because of his ignorance … No, it was because of his selfishness that he lost it all.
When they arrived in Nanjing, the guards went to the military academy's guest house to arrange accommodation for Qi Rui. Qi Rui dialed Chu Xue's home number with an uneasy mood. Before Chu Xue picked up the phone, Qi Rui was very conflicted. He really didn't want his father Vézé to say something wrong, but he found that he was very much looking forward to his father Vézé to say something wrong. If his father Vézé said something wrong, at least it could prove that Qi Rui didn't make such a huge mistake.
Chu Xue's voice was still so happy when she picked up the phone. She couldn't hear the impact of the last bad separation. As for Qi Rui asking Chu Xue to go out, Chu Xue readily agreed. When he put down the phone, Qi Rui was stunned. His father Vézé had never seen Chu Xue. His understanding of Chu Xue was completely from Qi Rui's narration. Why was his father's judgment of Chu Xue far more accurate than Qi Rui's? Could it be that Qi Rui was really wrong?
In the same place, he hadn't seen Chu Xue for a few months, and she had lost a lot of weight. Qi Rui first said, "I'm sorry for last time …"
Chu Xue shook her head, "Don't say it, Qi Rui. I didn't meet you because I was unhappy. "
Qi Rui's heart sank. There were many things that didn't need to be said. The facts had already proved his father Vézé's judgment. Chu Xue sighed, "Let's go to the restaurant from last time. But I don't want to eat, let's go have a cup of tea. "
On the way, too many people looked at the two of them. Qi Rui was depressed in his heart, but he didn't care at all. Chu Xue didn't care either. She smiled and said, "I saw in the newspaper that you used the name Qi Rui, right?"
"Yes, I used the name Qi Rui. I didn't become a lieutenant general before the age of 30, seems like I was bragging. "Qi Rui sighed.
Chu Xue revealed a smile that made Qi Rui feel extremely warm, "Don't worry. In my heart, you will always be that junior high boy. I don't think you are 30 years old. I think you are that 13-year-old guy. "
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