Chapter 3 (6)

  Lu Qiguo said: "The situation is clear to everyone, you led the whole company to a fight in the first company, and giving you disciplinary action is light. There's also that soldier called Gao who actually beat up the instructor of the first company, if we don't deal with him, is this still an army? This is the decision of the regimental party committee, you can't disobey it. Go back and write a self-criticism, make it thorough, and hand it in before lunch tomorrow."

  Xiao Hei straightened his waist more than ever, slightly raised his head, and looked straight ahead with his eyes, as if he didn't deign to look at Lu Qiguo. In a loud voice, he said: "I respect the decision of the battalion party committee, but I don't accept it, and neither will the second company. Moreover, I would rather receive another punishment than write a self-criticism, please consider my request."

  Xiao Hei finished speaking and gave Lu Qiguo a standard military salute before turning around and walking away.

  Lu Qiguo stared blankly at Xiao Hei's cool back, slapped the table and scolded: "Damn it, he's simply a black donkey."

  Xiao Hei came out of the instructor's office and saw that the corridor outside was crowded with soldiers from the second company. The words Xiao Hei said to Lu Qiguo were heard by all the soldiers in the second company, who welcomed him back to the company like a hero.

  In Xiao Hei's dormitory, Wu Da Fu raised his thumb and said to Xiao Hei: "Lian Chang, didn't you say 'enduring what can no longer be endured, re-endure once more'? How come you're so cool and powerful today?"

  Xiao Hei said: "Enduring has a prerequisite, the key is what you want in return. If what you want isn't coddling, sometimes it's necessary to be tough, and that feeling is like a small bird flying."

  Xiao Hei did fly away, but the camp leader was left gasping for air in his haste.

  Playing tricks on leaders comes at a cost, if you make the leader uncomfortable for a moment, the leader will make you uncomfortable for life. When the battalion was reporting to the party committee of the large regiment, Xiao Hei's warning punishment became a severe warning punishment.

  No matter what punishment was given by his superiors, Xiao Hei's emotions were not affected at all. When it was time to eat, he ate; when it was time to sleep, he slept.

  However, after this continuous competition, the morale of the second company was actually tempered. The company had undergone significant changes, and the most obvious sign was that the people in the second company stood up straighter. Don't underestimate it, with a straightened back, one's spirit is completely revealed.

  This thing, ordinary people call it heart gas, troops call it morale, and the second battalion calls it cow B energy. If everyone can always keep their waist straight, you say you're a coward, no matter how hard you try to convince others, they won't believe you.

  Later, Xiao Hei said that he wanted to stir up the troops and play tricks on the leaders. He wanted to awaken the "cowardly" spirit in every soldier's heart. If he could make the second company become "awesome" from then on, it would be worth being punished ten times over.

  Xiao Hei thinks it's worth it, but the regiment doesn't think so. You're just a small lieutenant acting as the company commander, and you've only been in the regiment for a few days, yet you dare to make such a big hole, if we don't discipline you, can this still be called party leadership? How will the regiment follow your leadership from now on?

  The next day at noon before lunch, Lu Qiguo called Xiaohai and asked if he had finished writing his self-criticism.

  Xiao Hei said: "The warning punishment has become a serious warning, what else can be written in the self-criticism?"

  Lu Qiguo was so angry that he almost smashed the phone at that time, and said to Xiao Hei: "Even if it's changed to a serious warning, you have to write it. If you don't write it, it won't be a serious warning later."

  Xiao Hei said: "Thank you leader for reminding me, I originally had a lot of lice on my body, one bite is itchy, two bites are also itchy, the more the less itchy."

  Lu Qiguo was so angry that he finally slammed down the phone.

  When the company opened for lunch, several companies gathered in front of their respective dining halls and sang a song before meals. The dining halls of the first camp were adjacent to each other, and the third company gathered early, finishing the song and entering the dining hall. As soon as the first company's song sounded, Xiao Hei stood at the front of the team and shouted to his brothers in the second company: "Sing loudly! The tough company has tough soldiers... Prepare to sing!"

  Everyone's hearts were connected, and they took a deep breath. Following Xiao Hei's rhythm, dozens of mouths opened simultaneously, shouting at the top of their lungs. The sound was like thunderclap, galloping horses, instantly drowning out the singing voices.

  The first team suddenly felt that the second team's singing voice overwhelmed them, and due to insufficient preparation beforehand, their pitch was not high. At this time, they wanted to make an effort, but it was already impossible to raise it up.