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The story of Fang Zhengqing and Shen Xi began with a personnel change. The frail Fang Zhengqing descended from the air, like a piece of soft white steamed bun suddenly fell into the barracks full of sweaty smell.The people in the company refused to accept him and did not take him during practice.

Occasionally, Shen Xi would see the new chief standing far away on the edge of the training field, with his hair covering some of his eyes, looking a bit lonely.

He thought inappropriately, this kind of young master probably won't be around for long, he should be raised delicately, and it's not suitable for him to go into battle and kill enemies.

At that time, the north fell and the army moved south. Shen Xi's division was responsible for covering the retreat and entering a state of preparation for war.

The division is busy, and the battalion is busy. Everyone instinctively fears the life and death brought about by war, and they are also gearing up for a great opportunity to kill the enemy.Days and nights are like taut strings, and there is no time to pay attention to this new chief who doesn't have much sense of existence.

One day, a person suddenly came from above. When Shen Xi went to relieve his hand and passed by Fang Zhengqing's house, he vaguely heard that person advising Fang Zhengqing, "You are born to be a staff officer, why bother spending time on the front line, and the war is about to start here!" Now, if you have something wrong, I can't explain it, so why don't you go to the rear staff headquarters."

Fang Zhengqing said, "Let me think about it."

Ah Huang, who was raised in the cooking class, was probably hungry and kept barking, which made Shen Xi feel noisy.

Dinner in the evening, the people who came up had already left, and everyone sat in a row on the steps, chatting about homework while eating.Fang Zhengqing sat not far from them, chewing quietly.

A row of leaders talked about the embarrassment of being bullied and beaten by Shen Xi, who was the squad leader, when they just joined the company.The third platoon leader responded, "At that time, it was you who foolishly moved up to the top, and the idiot knew that he couldn't speak ill of Squad Leader Shen in front of him."

The idiot quickly confessed his innocence: "Don't swear! I never said bad things about Company Commander Shen behind my back!"

Everyone laughed, and the air was filled with joy.

Shen Xi didn't answer.It is normal for Shen Xi not to like to talk, Lian Li is used to it.

After Shen Xi finished his food, there was still half of the steamed buns left. He suddenly stood up and walked in front of Fang Zhengqing.Fang Zhengqing was born elegant, and from Shen Xi's perspective, he could see a thin white neck, a bit like the glutinous rice cakes made by the villagers when he was young, with a little transparency around the edges.Shen Xi broke the steamed bun in his hand, took a big one, and handed it to Fang Zhengqing.

Fang Zhengqing's eyes were full of doubts, but he accepted it anyway.

Shen Xi actually wanted to say that you don't want to leave, everyone will listen to you, but he is stupid, he can't say it, so he can only stand there, come and go silently.

Fourteen days before leaving the battle that day, in the evening, the division asked the people in the organized troops to write letters home, and everyone was careless on weekdays. By this time, no one was making jokes. The room was full of only the rustling of paper and pens, and occasionally someone quietly Ask the person next to you how to write a certain character.

Shen Xi glanced at it, and the skinniest little mouse in the company had red eyes, and wrote sternly, "Mother, if I can't come back, you can use my pension to buy a pair of shoes for my younger brother. It's too cold, so he Small, can't stand the winter."

Shen Xi didn't like the atmosphere, so he went out and lit a cigarette.The moon and stars are sparse, and the wind blows the branches gently moving.Shen Xi exhaled a smoke ring, and suddenly saw a figure under the tree, which should be Fang Zhengqing.

Fang Zhengqing leaned against the tree, with his face slightly upturned, the thick night shrouded him, so exquisite that it was inhuman.

Probably the young officer finally couldn't bear it anymore, and he was afraid that he would bid farewell tomorrow.

Thinking about it this way, this night was quite lonely and tasteless.Shen Xi stubbed out the cigarette, put the rest into a box, turned and went back.

The next day Shen Xi got up half an hour earlier than usual, and Fang Zhengqing's room was quiet.

People got up one after another, and the people in the company finished their breakfast and got ready for training.Shen Xi looked at his watch, Fang Zhengqing still didn't show up.

The stunned man shouted loudly: "Why hasn't Company Commander Fang woke up yet? I'll call him?"

Shen Xi thought he might have wasted time packing his bags, so he waved his hand to indicate that there was no need.At this time Fang Zhengqing came out, he was neatly dressed in military uniform, his eyes were bright and firm, Shen Xi felt that he saw the light inside.

Fang Zhengqing said: "I know you don't accept me. Today I will have a competition with your company commander Shen. If I win, you will suppress your dissatisfaction in your heart and listen to me honestly. If I lose, you don't need to remind me." , I pack up and leave by myself."

The people in the company showed disdainful expressions, Fang Zhengqing was not afraid at all, stood upright, staring at Shen Xi with a pair of eyes, like tall and straight pines and cypresses.

In fact, unlike what many people thought, Shen Xi didn't feel offended, even strangely, he felt very happy.

Shen Xi has no father and no mother. Before the war came, he grew up eating thousands of meals. When the enemy came, he naturally joined the army.Everyone in the army said that he was stable, and he kept his face even though he was only eighteen or nineteen years old.But only he himself knows that he has very few emotions, and most things are not worth alarming in his opinion.

Fang Zhengqing's small body is definitely not good for fighting, and let Shen Xi throw Fang Zhengqing to the ground as he trained most soldiers, he would not be able to do it, so he said: "Let's compare marksmanship."

With the lively watching, the company was full of excitement, and the training platoons put down their things one after another, and gathered around to watch.

Fang Zhengqing fired the first shot, took aim and shot, and hit the bullseye.

The crowd cheered, and for the first time gave a hello to the young officer.

Shen Xi took the gun, fired the gun, and hit the bull's-eye.

Fang Zhengqing pursed his lips and picked up the gun again...

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Probably Shen Xi's pressing force put pressure on Fang Zhengqing, and Fang Zhengqing missed the last shot.

The people in the company sighed, Shen Xi was famous for his ability to hit every shot, Fang Zhengqing might have to leave.

Fang Zhengqing also knew it, and the look in his eyes was obviously much darker.

Shen Xi still fired the gun, but this time it missed.There was an uproar in the company, Shen Xi showed no expression, put down the gun, wiped it carefully, and said: "I will listen to Company Commander Fang from now on."

No one dared to refute him, Shen Xi was the most accurate shooter in the entire battalion and even the entire division, and the most powerful fighter. Everyone knew that if it wasn't for Fang Zhengqing's airborne, Shen Xi should have been the company commander.