The Red Era: Living in Seclusion in a Siheyuan as a Boss

Chapter 533: The Son of an Old Friend...

"When you are a cadre, you should not be so casual, but should always be fearful when facing things. This is a responsible attitude.

If you often have trouble sleeping and wake up in the middle of the night, you will be in trouble if you are too carefree as an official..."

When Liu Zhiye was the director of the Security Department, he always kept Director Yu's advice in mind.

Today, Liu Zhiye shoulders an important responsibility and is in charge of the Yanda area.

After many years of leadership career, I have come to understand the meaning of this sentence.

He always reminds himself: thoughts must not be lax and actions must be decisive and forceful.

In real life, everyone wants to be a high-ranking official. In the eyes of the world, it is generally believed that the higher the official position, the more he can do whatever he wants.

In fact, few people think that the higher the official position, the less freedom one has. Just like during the Chinese New Year, it was not easy for Liu Zhiye's family to see him.

Outside the window, there are thousands of lights and the sound of firecrackers, but Gao Jianjun can only guard the cold guns and the hot military camp, missing his relatives far away.

This year, Gao Jianjun was 21 years old and had been in the army for 4 years. He grew from an ignorant recruit to an excellent scout.

In the past few years, Gao Jianjun has experienced life and death tests and made many contributions, but he has never forgotten his father's last words:

"Son, you must become a useful person to the country, just like your name, defending the country and making great achievements.

Gao Jianjun's father was also a soldier. He died on the southwest battlefield when Gao Jianjun was very young.

Gao Jianjun has only vague memories of him. He only knows that his father is a hero, someone worthy of his lifelong respect and learning.

Whenever Gao Jianjun missed home and his father, he would take out the only relic his father left him - a medal, and rub it silently, as if he could feel his father's warmth and love.

This medal was the honor Gao Jianjun's father received when he performed exceptional merit on the battlefield. On the back was engraved his father's name and a sentence:

"For the motherland and the people, I will devote my life to the cause until my death!"

Whenever he saw these words, Gao Jianjun would feel a warm current surge in his heart, and he would become more determined. He would inherit his father's legacy, become an excellent soldier, and contribute his strength to the country and the people!
However, Gao Jianjun knew that he was still far from meeting his father's requirements. He needed to work harder and be more diligent to live up to his father's expectations and the glorious title of "Jun"!

"Beep beep..."

Suddenly, a rapid phone call interrupted Gao Jianjun's thoughts.

Gao Jianjun picked up the phone, but before he could speak, he heard the anxious voice of the company commander on the other end of the line:

"Jianjun, please come to the regiment headquarters immediately. There is an urgent mission!"

"Yes!" Gao Jianjun did not dare to delay. He put down the phone, picked up his weapons and equipment, and ran to the regiment headquarters.

When he arrived at the regiment headquarters, Gao Jianjun saw that the company commander and the instructor were already waiting for him. Their faces were very solemn, as if something big had happened.

"Reporting to the company commander and instructor, scout Zhang Jianjun is here to report!" Gao Jianjun stood at attention and saluted, saying loudly.

"Jianjun, you are here, come quickly, follow me!" said the company commander, and pulled Gao Jianjun towards the regiment commander's office.

Gao Jianjun was even more confused. What on earth had happened? Why were the company commander and the instructor so nervous?
They came to the door of the regiment commander's office and the company commander knocked gently.

"Come in!" A deep voice came from inside.

The company commander pushed open the door and walked in with Gao Jianjun.

Gao Jianjun saw that Captain Yu was sitting at his desk, looking down at a document, his brows furrowed, as if he had encountered some difficulty.

There was another person sitting opposite the team leader. Gao Jianjun looked closely and was stunned.

This person was none other than the head of their military region, Liu Zhiye!

Commander Liu, Gao Jianjun had met him several times before during the military district competitions. He was a dignified and kind leader who cared a lot about grassroots officers and soldiers like them.

Gao Jianjun never expected that during the Chinese New Year, Chief Liu would actually show up in their regiment headquarters!

"Hello, Chief!" Gao Jianjun quickly stood at attention and saluted, saying loudly.

"Well, good, good." Liu Zhiye raised his head and saw Gao Jianjun, a smile appeared on his face, "You are Comrade Gao Jianjun, right?"

"Yes, I am!" Gao Jianjun replied.

"Good, good, young and promising, not bad, not bad." Liu Zhiye nodded and said.

"Jianjun, I called you here this time because I have something to tell you." Regiment leader Yu Miao put down the documents in his hand, looked at Gao Jianjun and said.

"What's the matter, Commander?" Gao Jianjun asked.

"It's like this. We received an order from our superiors to strengthen the security of the southern Xinjiang border.

To prevent the enemy from launching a sneak attack on us during the New Year.

It was decided to select a group of elite soldiers from various units to form a commando team.
Go to each outpost along the border to patrol and check to ensure the absolute safety of the border!" Yu Miao said.

"Well, this is a glorious and arduous task. We must complete it at all costs!" Gao Jianjun said loudly.

"Okay, Jianjun, I'm glad you've realized this!" Regimental leader Yu Miao nodded and said, "So, we decided to send you to join this commando!"

"Me?" Gao Jianjun was stunned. He never expected that the regiment would send him to carry out such an important mission!
"What's the matter? You don't want to do it, kid?" The company commander said with a smile.

"No, no, I am willing, of course I am willing!" Gao Jianjun said quickly, "I promise to complete the task!"

"Yes!" Gao Jianjun answered loudly.

"Okay, it's getting late, you should go back and prepare." said the team leader Yu Miao.

"Yes!" Gao Jianjun saluted again, then turned and walked out of the commander's office.

Gao Jianjun walked out of the regiment commander's office and couldn't calm down for a long time.

He never expected that he would receive such a glorious and arduous task during the Spring Festival!
What Gao Jianjun never expected was that this mission would actually become a turning point in his life, allowing him to uncover a long-buried secret about his father!

Gao Jianjun returned to the dormitory, packed his luggage simply, and then lay down on the bed, but he couldn't fall asleep.

His mind kept reappearing his father's face, his father's words, and the medal engraved with his father's name and the words that Gao Jianjun would never forget...

"Ding, ding, ding..." The clock struck midnight!

Gao Jianjun walked to the window and looked out. From the distance, sporadic sounds of firecrackers could be heard from time to time, which seemed particularly refreshing in the silent night sky.

Just then, Gao Jianjun suddenly heard a gentle knock on the door.

"Who is it?" Gao Jianjun asked.

"Jianjun, it's me." A familiar voice came from outside the door.

Gao Jianjun's heart moved, and he quickly walked over and opened the door.

He saw that Chief Liu was standing outside his door, holding something wrapped in red cloth in his hand.

"Commander, why are you here?" Gao Jianjun asked in surprise.

"Haha, won't you invite me in and sit down?" Liu Zhiye said with a smile.

"Ah, please come in, please come in!" Gao Jianjun quickly turned sideways and invited Liu Zhiye into the dormitory.

Gao Jianjun poured a glass of water for Liu Zhiye. Liu Zhiye took the glass and said with a smile, "Jianjun, I'm sorry to disturb your rest."

"Commander, you are too polite. I am so happy that you are here. How could I disturb you?" Gao Jianjun said.

"Haha, OK, OK." Liu Zhiye nodded, then pointed to the thing wrapped in red cloth he brought and said, "Jianjun, I came here today because I have something to give you."

"Thing? What is it, Chief?" Gao Jianjun asked curiously.

"You'll know once you open it." Liu Zhiye said, handing him the thing wrapped in red cloth.

Gao Jianjun took the item and opened it carefully. Inside the red cloth was an exquisite wooden box. He opened the wooden box and saw a glittering golden medal and a yellowed envelope.

Gao Jianjun picked up the medal, took a closer look, and was stunned. This medal was exactly the same as the one his father left for him!
On the back, his father’s name is engraved, along with the words that Gao Jianjun will never forget:

"For the motherland and the people, I will devote my life to the cause until my death!"

"This, this is..." Gao Jianjun looked at Liu Zhiye in surprise and asked, "Commander, what's going on?"

Liu Zhiye looked at me with a look of satisfaction in his eyes, and said, "Jianjun, this medal belongs to your father, and this letter is also left to you by your father."

"My father's?" Gao Jianjun was even more confused. "But, hasn't my father's medal always been with me?"

As Gao Jianjun spoke, he took out the medal his father left for him from his pocket and handed it to Liu Zhiye.

Liu Zhiye took the medal, looked at it, and then said with a smile: "Jianjun, these two medals belong to your father, but this one is fake. It was specially made by the organization to protect your father."

"Fake?" Gao Jianjun was even more shocked. "Commander, what on earth is going on?"

Liu Zhiye sighed and said, "Jianjun, there are some things that I shouldn't tell you, but now you have grown up and become a glorious soldier. You have the right to know the truth."

"Commander, I beg you, just tell me what is going on?" Gao Jianjun said anxiously.

Liu Zhiye nodded, and then began to slowly tell him a story that Gao Jianjun had never heard before.

It turns out that Gao Jianjun's father, Gao Feihu, was once an old subordinate of Liu Zhiye.

Gao Feihu is not an ordinary soldier, but an agent lurking within the enemy!
It turned out that Liu Zhiye had risked his life to sneak into Hong Kong and get in touch with "Phoenix" Zheng Chaoshan.

Three years later, Phoenix once again obtained intelligence that the enemy was planning a major operation.

In order to obtain intelligence as quickly as possible, elite troops are needed to carry out this important mission.

Liu Zhiye finally chose Gao Jianjun's father Gao Feihu.

So, Gao Jianjun's father Gao Feihu accepted the organization's arrangement and secretly infiltrated the enemy to obtain intelligence.

Gao Jianjun's father, using the alias Li Wei, infiltrated the enemy as an ordinary businessman.
As a result, he gained the trust of the enemy, obtained a lot of important intelligence, and made a huge contribution to our army's victory!
However, just when the mission was about to be completed, Gao Jianjun's father's identity was unfortunately exposed and he was captured by the enemy.

The enemy brutally tortured his father, Gao Feihu, in an attempt to force him to reveal our military's secrets.

Finally, the enemy lost patience with Gao Feihu and brutally killed him!
Gao Jianjun burst into tears after hearing what Liu Zhiye said.
He finally understood why his father died when I was very young.

Why did he leave himself those words that he would never forget for the rest of his life!
"For the motherland and the people, I will devote my life to the cause until my death!"

It turns out that his father is a true hero who can sacrifice everything for the country and the people!

"Jianjun, your father, he, he is a great hero. He, he gave everything for the country and the people, including his life!" When Liu Zhiye said this, his voice choked.

"Commander, I, I..." Gao Jianjun burst into tears. He didn't know what to say to express his feelings at the moment.

"Jianjun, don't be too sad. Your father, his spirit in heaven, will see that you have become a glorious soldier now. He will definitely be proud of you!" Liu Zhiye comforted him.

"Yes!" Gao Jianjun nodded, wiped his tears, and said firmly, "Commander, I will definitely inherit my father's legacy and become a useful person to the country and the people like him!"

"Okay, okay, I feel relieved when you say that!" Liu Zhiye patted his shoulder and said, "Jianjun, this letter was written to you by your father before he died. You, you should take a good look at it."

Gao Jianjun took the envelope and opened it. On the letter paper, there were a few lines of vigorous handwriting:

"Jianjun, my son:

When you see this letter, I will no longer be here. Please forgive me, father, for not being able to accompany you and watch you grow up.

I know that my departure will bring great pain to you and your mother, but I am a soldier and I have my mission. I cannot betray my motherland and my beliefs for the sake of my personal safety!

Jianjun, my son, you must remember that your name is Gao Jianjun. You must be like your name, defend your country and make great achievements!
You, you must become a person who is useful to the country and the people!

Father, Father, in heaven, watching over you!
Your father: Gao Feihu
November 67, 1"

Gao Jianjun was reading his father's handwritten letter, and tears blurred my eyes again.

He held the letter tightly in his hand and swore silently in his heart:

"Father, don't worry. I will definitely inherit your legacy and become a useful person to the country and the people like you!"

Liu Zhiye looked at Gao Jianjun with satisfaction, but Gao Jianjun didn't know that Liu Zhiye had been silently paying attention to him all these years.

What was even more unexpected to Gao Jianjun was that the kind-hearted person who had silently supported his studies and life since he was a child was none other than Chief Liu in front of him.

Gao Jianjun is not the only one like this. For more than 30 years, Liu Zhiye has been silently supporting many families and orphans of martyrs, and these people still don't know that the kind-hearted person is him.

When he first came into this world, all Liu Zhiye thought about was how to survive well and enjoy life to the fullest.

However, today, Liu Zhiye may have been influenced by this passionate era. Money and enjoyment are no longer what he seeks. He has higher pursuits.

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The tranquility on the battlefield does not mean safety. It may very likely indicate that a bigger storm is coming. Just before such a storm is about to hit, the enemy suddenly makes a move.

Through radio broadcasts, the enemy delivered a message to Xia Jun on the L Mountain front:
"In order to celebrate the traditional Spring Festival, it is suggested that both sides cease fire at the border from January 16 to February 2."

At such an unusual time point, the enemy sent out such an unusual signal, which attracted the great attention of our army.

As the Spring Festival approaches, the soldiers are homesick. To some extent, the enemy is the same.
In the past, "ungrateful people" were deeply influenced by the "flower-growing" culture, and the Spring Festival was also an important festival.

But during the war, Commander Fu did not dare to relax for a moment.

Judging from the enemy's movements and electronic reconnaissance, they are most likely preparing for a big move.

Commander Fu was determined to organize a quick surprise attack while actively defending before the enemy launched an attack, to eliminate several key points on the enemy's front line and improve the defensive situation of the position.

By January 1, both sides had gathered enough strength.

The troops of the Xia army participating in the battle on the front line were divided into five battalions, each of which was sent out to carry out reconnaissance missions, responsible for finding out the number of enemy troops and firepower equipment before the battle.

The front command dispatched multiple reconnaissance units to sneak into the front line for secret reconnaissance. At the same time, it also asked the electronic monitoring department in the rear to increase the decryption and monitoring efforts and implement 24-hour uninterrupted radio communication monitoring.

You don't know until you hear it, and you'll be shocked when you hear it. On the surface, everything is calm, but undercurrents are surging beneath the ground.

It turned out that this time the enemy's counterattack was organized and premeditated.

The enemy deployed a total of 6 battalions on the high ground where the Shiki City Luyuan training company was stationed.

The Xia army defending this high ground had only one battalion, with a troop ratio of 1:6.

Faced with this unfavorable situation, the front command decided after careful discussion to launch a targeted operation to capture some points before the ceasefire day claimed by the enemy, in order to test the enemy's true intentions.

After several days of investigating the enemy's situation, Zhong Xingwang discovered that the enemy would send one soldier to fetch water from the nearby village for two hours every afternoon.

Judging from the enemy's movements, the enemy's strength here would not exceed one battalion.

In order to obtain specific information, squadron leader Zhong Xingguo and command team leader Cui Hongjun asked nearby border residents about the situation.

The reconnaissance team set out and arrived at the designated location at 2 o'clock to hide. After finding no trace of the enemy, the leader of the capture team, Chen Jun, ordered to enter the well and prepare for an ambush.

As time went by, an enemy soldier entered the well to fetch water. Later, the observer of the capture team discovered that a Vietnamese enemy had entered the No. 2 well to fetch water.

Therefore, Chen's army adjusted the order again and ambushed and captured the enemy troops on their way back from fetching water.

Just as the enemy soldiers returned from carrying water and entered the ambush circle, several men of Chen's army quickly attacked and knocked them down. The prisoner Lei Dazhong immediately stepped forward and strangled them.

It was quickly subdued.

The operation was very timely and important information about the enemy was obtained from the prisoners.

In this battle, the Xia army successfully ambushed and severely damaged the enemy, thwarting the enemy's conspiracy.

(End of this chapter)