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

Chapter 587 “The Wolf is Coming”!!!
"Dad, why did you send that kid Hao Jixiang to me?" Liu Wu frowned and complained to Liu Zhiye on the other end of the phone.

On the other end of the phone, Liu Zhiye had expected his son to call, and he still responded cheerfully: "If you don't send this kid to your place to gain some experience, are you going to send him to your brother-in-law? You can't just get into his place!"

Liu Wu helplessly defended himself: "You know what I mean. I mean, he can't serve as a soldier there, but there's no need to send him to me, right?"

Liu Zhiye sighed softly, with a bit of helplessness in his tone: "Jixiang is also a family member. Besides, your uncle Hao came to my house in person to beg me, what can I do? If this child is not strictly disciplined, his future will be ruined!"

"Now that things have come to this, I have nothing to say. But don't blame me for being too harsh on him in the future. As long as he is under my command, don't even think about slacking off..." Liu Wu sighed helplessly, with a hint of ruthlessness in his tone.

"How could that be? We need you to discipline him strictly. Whether he is a dragon or a worm depends entirely on your ability!" Liu Zhiye showed a sly smile on his face, and it was obvious that he had already had confidence in the situation at hand.

After hanging up the phone, Liu Wu sat at his desk, tapping his fingers lightly on the table, his brows still furrowed.

He recalled the consistent behavior of Hao Jixiang since he was a child - spoiled and willful, relying on his family background to stir up trouble everywhere.

Although the Hao family and the Liu family have been friends for many years, Liu Wu knows that if Hao Jixiang's character is not restrained, he will sooner or later get into trouble.

"Since you're here, don't blame me for being rude." Liu Wu muttered to himself. He picked up the intercom on the table and dialed the number of the third company: "Is Lao San not busy? If not, just come to my office!"

Upon hearing the call from Battalion Commander Liu Wu, Third Company Commander Wang Sicheng immediately straightened his military uniform, quickly put on his military cap, and rushed to the battalion headquarters in two steps.

"Battalion Commander, are you looking for me?" Wang Sicheng gently pushed open the office door, walked to Liu Wu's desk with a firm gaze, saluted solemnly, and his tone revealed respect and obedience to his superiors.

Liu Wu raised his head, and his sharp eyes swept across Wang Sicheng's face, and his tone was steady and serious: "Third brother, how is Hao Jixiang doing recently?"

When Wang Sicheng heard the battalion commander asking about Hao Jixiang's situation, he couldn't help scratching his head, with a look of embarrassment on his face: "Battalion commander, this kid's recent performance... well, it's not bad!"

When Liu Wu heard this, his brows immediately frowned, and his tone was full of obvious dissatisfaction: "'Not bad'? This is so ambiguous! Good is good, bad is bad, don't fool me..."

Liu Wu caught a glimpse of Wang Sicheng's frowning expression and immediately understood about 70% of the situation - Hao Jixiang's performance was obviously not satisfactory.

He sighed and said, "Third brother, I know that this kid is not a good guy, and I won't hide it from you..." Liu Wu then told him the relationship between Hao Jixiang and their family.

Wang Sicheng gritted his teeth and assured: "Captain, don't worry, since you have handed this kid over to our company, it means you trust us. We will definitely forge this piece of 'rotten iron' into steel!"

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After receiving the task, the third company commander Wang Sicheng did not target Hao Jixiang alone. He said he would "treat everyone equally."

From then on, the overall training volume of the Third Company suddenly exceeded that of other companies, causing other companies to speculate what was going on with the Third Company!
Hao Jixiang felt that being a soldier was really tiring. He had finally made it through the three-month recruit period, but life became even harder after joining the company.

It was the first emergency assembly after joining the company. In the dark, with the emergency assembly whistle blowing quickly and sharply, the new recruits like Hao Jixiang, who had never experienced such a scene before, were so nervous that their hearts were beating fast.

In a panic, Hao Jixiang didn't even have time to put on his shirt, and ran out in his hollow cotton jacket.

He also put his shoes on incorrectly, not knowing left from right. He put the rubber shoe on his left foot with his right foot and then on his right foot with his left foot, and ran towards the playground stumbling.

What's worse is that not only did he wear the wrong shoes, but he also put his military pants on backwards and couldn't fasten his belt. He ran out with his military pants in one hand and a sloppy backpack in the other, making a complete fool of himself.

In the army, emergency assembly is a purely confidential military operation. It is indeed a difficult hurdle for every recruit, and it is really difficult for people like Hao Jixiang.

But despite this, the competitive recruits are still eager to try, and try to meet the requirements of the training subjects through various efforts, striving not to fall behind others.

In this situation where neither side gave in, some recruits refused to give in. Da Xu, a recruit in the same class as Hao Jixiang, secretly started to have some ideas.

Da Xu was quick-witted and quickly figured out the signs that preceded an emergency assembly: whenever the lights-out signal sounded and the company cadres were still in a meeting, an emergency assembly would most likely be held that night.

Once you master this law, you will have the initiative in responding to emergency assemblies. With mental preparation, you will naturally be able to remain calm in actual combat.

Da Xu was the best performing recruit among all the new recruits. In order to achieve good results, he worked closely with the squad leader. Whenever there were signs of an emergency assembly, he would immediately remind everyone to be extra careful, make adequate preparations, buy time, and take first place in the entire company. He would surely win.

In fact, most of the recruits performed very well, except Hao Jixiang.

When his squad leader, Lao Liang, saw Hao Jixiang's careless look, he angrily scolded him, "What a bad soldier!"

In order to prevent him from seriously hindering the class, the "bad soldier" Hao Jixiang became Lao Liang's focus and care.

One night, after the lights-out signal sounded, the entire company went to bed quietly, but the lights in the company headquarters were still on.

Squad leader Lao Liang whispered to his comrades in the class: "Not good, there are signs!" Da Xu fully understood what the squad leader meant and immediately reminded everyone.

As expected, at two o'clock in the morning, the emergency assembly whistle sounded, and the whole class acted quickly and arrived in place quickly.

This time, because he was prepared in advance, Hao Jixiang did not make a fool of himself again.

After inspection, they were found to be dressed in neat uniforms and backpacks, and their class won first place in the entire company.

The whole class was full of energy and pride.

This surprised the company commander of the third company. Class Eight, which always performed at the bottom in every night emergency assembly, performed very well this time. Even Hao Jixiang performed very well.

There is a saying: "Human greed is like a snake swallowing an elephant."

If Class Eight continues to stick to the previous regular operation and further refines the training, the results of the emergency assembly should be very good.

However, the ignorant and naive recruits of Class 8 "already had 4 taels, but still wanted half a catty", and lost their minds in the face of honor.

At the second emergency assembly, they almost gave up normal operations, packed their backpacks in advance, and won first place in the company again with surprisingly quick actions.

But this result, which was far beyond the normal range, attracted the attention of the company commander Wang Sicheng.

"Well, there is a problem! I'd like to take a look..."

He was puzzled at first, but after careful consideration, he finally understood the secret of the "bridge in the water".

Thus, a well-reasoned and well-founded plan to "severely discipline" Class 8 quietly formed in his mind.

But the new recruits in Class 8, who are not very worldly-wise, are still complacent.

When everyone returned to the dormitory, turned off the lights and went to sleep, they saw that the company headquarters was still brightly lit.

Squad leader Lao Liang quickly said to Hao Jixiang and the others: "Hey, that's not right. Why are the company cadres still not sleeping after this emergency assembly? Do you think this is normal?"

Hao Jixiang was not stupid and said, "Yes! Are they going to strike back?"

Squad leader Lao Liang slapped his thigh and said, "That's right! Notify everyone immediately. There are signs."

The clever comrades understood what was meant and repeated the old trick. Instead of taking off their clothes, they simply tied up the scattered quilt bags again.

I lay on the bunk holding my backpack, anxiously waiting for the emergency assembly whistle to blow again.

Hao Jixiang and his team finally managed to survive for more than two hours before the emergency assembly whistle finally sounded.

All the comrades in the class jumped out of bed, put on their backpacks, stood in front of their bunks, and waited for the squad leader's order to set off.

Everyone secretly admired his own "brilliant strategy".

But at this moment, the lights in the dormitory were suddenly turned on.

The platoon leader on duty suddenly appeared at the dormitory door and said to the soldiers of Class 8 in a very serious manner: "Please do not move around casually, and wait for the company's orders!"

Faced with this sudden situation, the people in Class 8 were stunned for a moment. They looked at each other in amazement.

At this time, Hao Jixiang and squad leader Lao Liang knew that something bad had happened. Their faces turned red to their ears. They first lowered their heads, then looked up at the ceiling without saying a word.

Immediately, the company commander Wang Sicheng came to the dormitory of Class 8, looked around, and then ordered the platoon leader to take them to the playground.

After entering the playground, the company commander Wang Sicheng, with a stern face, ordered all the members of Class 8 to line up. In full view of everyone, the "masterpiece" of Class 8 was fully exposed.

Facing the officers and soldiers of the entire company and listening to the whispers of their comrades in each squad, the members of Squad Eight were so ashamed that they wished they could burrow into the ground.

Company commander Wang Sicheng severely reprimanded them: "In less than a minute, you were able to complete the emergency assembly. This is unprecedented. It is even better than the military skills competition. Have you become the "divine soldiers and generals"?

I ask you, where do soldiers' skills and honor come from?

Did it come from opportunism, from swindling, or from real guns and bullets, from the experience of arduous struggle?

You may deceive yourself by cheating like this, but can you deceive the battlefield?

Comrades, the battlefield is cruel!

It will not give us the slightest sympathy or pity, nor will it allow us the slightest hypocrisy or pride. Instead, it can only give us the painful lesson of shedding blood or losing our lives.

Without solid military skills, can you cope with the ever-changing and fierce battlefield?

We are the people's soldiers, shouldering the sacred mission of defending our country.

Not only should they possess the political character of loyalty and trustworthiness, but they should also possess the fighting spirit of pragmatism and hard work.

But by doing such hypocritical things and taking pride in being false, are you worthy of the trust of the motherland and the people, and worthy of wearing this military uniform?
Think about it!
I hope you will return to class to reflect seriously, deeply examine your own sense of honor and disgrace, and sound the alarm for yourself.

In the process of making mistakes and correcting them, we should constantly purify our minds, become a PLA soldier with a clear mind and strong military skills, and turn bad things into good things. "

At the company-wide military meeting, squad leader Lao Liang made a profound self-criticism on behalf of the entire squad to all the cadres and soldiers of the company.

Lao Liang finally said: "What happened in my class is disgraceful and has brought shame to the company. We feel deeply ashamed and remorseful.

But! We will never give up. Wherever we fall, we will get up from there.

The whole class is determined to build a steel class that is capable of fighting and everyone can become a night tiger. "

In order to fulfill the squad leader's order, Class Eight used their Sunday rest time, covered their eyes with towels, and trained meticulously for the emergency assembly assignment.

Upon hearing the news, company cadres rushed to the scene and enthusiastically taught them practical experience in dressing, undressing, and packing backpacks.

Under the care and guidance of the company cadres, after a period of intensive training, Class 8 was able to complete the emergency assembly operation within five minutes.

In many emergency assemblies, Class Eight always ranked among the top and was known in the camp as the "Night Tiger Class."

Under the influence of Class 8, all classes and platoons in the Third Company actively followed up.

Under the slogan of "Everyone strives to be a night tiger", an unprecedented training craze was set off throughout the company.

Many comrades use every bit of time in the morning and evening to practice their eyesight, military posture, and operating skills.

Make sure your movements are clean and quick, coming and going like a gust of wind.

Not long after, a company was pulled out. Everyone was in high spirits, their steps were proud and orderly, their commands were shouted with special penetrating power, and they were full of heroic spirit, showing the well-trained spirit of the third company.

In many field training exercises and live-fire shooting, the Third Company was awarded the title of "Excellent Company".

In such a large group, no matter how "bad" Hao Jixiang was, he gradually changed.

I wouldn’t dare say that he has been completely transformed, but he is definitely a completely different person.

Hao Jixiang has become much stronger over the years, and his mental outlook has also changed greatly.

The grassroots unit in the army is the company, and the Party branch established in the company becomes a fighting fortress.

There are platoons and squads below, and each squad has a squad leader and a deputy squad leader. A class meeting is held every Saturday night. Everyone in the class has to summarize the past week's study, meetings, work, discipline, exercises, housekeeping and hygiene, and other aspects, and carry out criticism and self-criticism.

Finally, we should promote our achievements, correct our mistakes and fight again.

This method is a fine tradition of our army. It can effectively help and improve individuals and promote rapid progress.

It is beneficial to improve the combat effectiveness of the troops. This is also the fundamental difference between the people's army and the old army. Mastering the weapon of criticism and self-criticism, the officers and soldiers can be invincible in any unit after they return to the local area after retirement.

Self-criticism includes the meaning of "I examine myself three times a day": I reflect on myself many times a day. The source of "I examine myself three times a day": The Analects of Confucius, "Learning", by Confucius' disciples and their disciples in the Spring and Autumn Period.

Understanding of “I examine myself three times a day”: Throughout the ages, those who have achieved great things have all cultivated themselves through “examination”.

"Profession" means self-reflection. It is an act of recognizing and correcting one's own mistakes when examining oneself.

There is an old saying that goes, "To correct others, you must first correct yourself. How can you correct others if you don't correct yourself?"

Before asking for help from others, you should be strict with yourself. Only by setting an example can you influence the people around you.

Reflect on yourself three times a day to nip bad habits in the bud. If you have any, correct them; if you don’t, do better.

The company’s year-end summary meeting also includes a “Democratic Life Day”, where members of the soldiers’ committee preside over the meeting and give suggestions to company cadres.

The company and platoon leaders gave blind commands at work, and gave suggestions on which aspects of the problems needed to be improved, even though the soldiers usually obeyed orders and followed instructions in all actions.

However, on the "Democracy Life Day", no matter how sharp the questions and opinions raised by the soldiers were, the cadres would listen carefully and take notes.

Knowing shame leads to courage. From then on, squad leader Lao Liang strictly demands himself in everything and leads the soldiers in the squad by example.

When it comes to training, the word “strict” is important.

At the class meeting, Lao Liang told everyone: "Strive for the first place when you see it, and hold up the red flag when you see it."

Whether it is shooting or armed cross-country, if you fail once, practice ten times or a hundred times until you can achieve "fast, accurate and stable".

In this way, Class 6, under the leadership of Lao Liang, participated in a military competition organized by the regiment in June, won the first place, and was awarded the third-class collective merit!

Hao Jixiang, a city soldier, has been spoiled since childhood due to his wealthy family. He often complains about being tired at work.

Lao Liang changed his previous working style. He talked to Hao Jixiang many times, told him about the glorious traditions of the company, and talked to him about ideals and life.

Once, Hao Jixiang had a high fever that lasted for several days, so Lao Liang carried him to the health team for injections every day.

I took care of him until he recovered.

People are all made of flesh and blood, and Hao Jixiang was very touched.

In this way, with Lao Liang's persistence, Hao Jixiang really changed his attitude, and his performance in all aspects made a qualitative leap. In less than a year, he was rated as an "excellent soldier."

Once, squad leader Lao Liang and Hao Jixiang and others were driving a Jiefang brand truck across the grassland.

This time the mission is to deliver supplies to the border outposts, which requires crossing hundreds of miles of uninhabited area. This makes Hao Jixiang and other new recruits very happy, and they think they are going on an outing.

Before they set off, veteran soldier Wang Tiezhu patted his Type 81 automatic rifle and warned them earnestly: "The wolves on the grassland are not easy to deal with. They are more cunning than our squad leader! They can chase their prey for several days without taking a breath."

Hao Jixiang and the other youngsters didn't take it seriously, thinking, what era is it now? How can there still be wolves? Maybe Lao Wang drank Erguotou and is bragging here!

But God loves to play tricks on people. On the evening of the third day, just as they were about to reach their destination, a pack of wolves suddenly appeared.

At first there were just a few black dots in the distance, like ants.

Hao Jixiang was still wondering how there could be such big ants on the grassland?

The more I looked, the more something seemed wrong. The "ants" grew bigger and bigger, and there were more and more of them, until they finally turned into a group of ferocious wolves.

"Don't panic!" Lao Liang shouted to his comrades, "We have cars and guns, we are not afraid of it!"

Although he pretended to be calm, Lao Liang's heart was beating fast, trembling even more than the big meat buns his grandmother made.

Lao Liang and his colleagues took turns on duty, driving as if they were going to war, just to get rid of these uninvited guests.

But the wolves were like they were on a whirlwind tour. When Hao Jixiang turned, they turned. When they accelerated, they accelerated, as if they were holding grudges from their previous life.

They were looming during the day and howling at night, scaring Hao Jixiang so much that he almost wet his pants.

Only then did Hao Jixiang understand why the ancients said "wolf ambitions". These guys are really not good people.

The next day, the situation was even worse. The gasoline was almost gone, and even the pickles were almost gone.

The worst thing was that the engine of one car suddenly stopped working and it ran like a snail.

Hao Jixiang and his crew had to stop to repair the car. Seeing this, the wolves' eyes turned green, as if to say, "Little cubs, your doom has come!"

"We have to think of a plan," squad leader Lao Liang said with a frown, "If we keep wasting time like this, we will become wolf shit."

Hao Jixiang and the others looked at each other, like Zhu Bajie looking at himself in the mirror, each one more stupid than the other.

At this critical moment, Hao Jixiang suddenly had an idea: "How about we cry wolf and call for help?"

(End of this chapter)