Section 11 Retirement

  "Hello?"

  Whenever the road construction team marched on the roads of the Gobi Desert, joyful songs would echo through the sky. Hearing this song, the no man's land seemed to have added a lot of atmosphere. Whether the throat is good or bad, whether it is in good times or bad times, the children of the plateau like to sing loudly. To express the joy in their hearts and drive away the tension at the bottom of their hearts.

  Looking at the road that was just repaired and now frozen hard, some people are happy, while others are worried.

  The ever-changing climate is the greatest feature of the plateau. The road construction team has encountered countless instances of sudden temperature drops like this, but they still have to move forward on the Gobi Plateau, extending this lifeline that belongs to everyone.

  The blizzard warning was issued only 24 hours ago, when the road construction team was still working hard on this road, and no one expected to encounter such a situation suddenly.

  The climate on the plateau is different from that of the plains, and weather forecasts are difficult to make completely accurate and timely. This is not a fixed alternation of cold and warm air, but rather the descent of mountain airflow can cause drastic changes in the weather at any time.

  "Company commander, we have communication."

  Seeing the red light flashing on the intercom, Li Hao hastily reminded Xu Chang, who was listening to the radio broadcast of Plum Blossom Drum on the intercom.

  Plum Blossom Drum is a unique national art that has been passed down in the Beijing-Tianjin region, and Xu Chang is also a native Tianjiner. Perhaps before, he had never considered Plum Blossom Drum as his hobby, but after going to the highlands, when he felt the majestic and desolate atmosphere of the highlands, he suddenly recalled the Plum Blossom Drum from his childhood memories.

  Every time the Plateau Radio Station broadcasts Plum Blossom Drum or other Quyi programs, Xu always takes over the communication device without hesitation. At this time, only Instructor Li Hao can restrain his autocratic behavior.

  Everyone knows that Xu Chang is about to retire next year, and apart from regular contact, there are few opportunities for external communication with the Road Engineering Team. Li Hao just watched from the side, paying attention to whether there were any incoming communications, and wouldn't interfere too much with Xu Chang's constant mention of his last wish.

  Unlike Xu Chang, who came from a big city to the plateau, Li Hao is also a native of the plateau like Xu De. His dark red face was full of confident light, which was a symbol of fighting against harsh weather for many years.

  Regardless of necessity, plateau troops generally adopt the way of local and non-local personnel jointly managing the company's cadres. This is convenient for communication with soldiers from different places, also helps them to familiarize themselves with the environment, or communicate with local residents.

  China's multi-ethnic nature has predetermined the unique ethnic characteristics of Chinese troops. Although this type of troop is not common, every combat unit on the plateau will never forget this point.

  "Oh! It must be a call from Wangsanna's kid. You plateau people are just so petty."

  This is the embodiment of experience. People who are about to retire, or cadres who are about to retire, have an extremely keen intuition for any sudden contact.

  As for Xu Chang's joke, Li Hao only brought a faint smile on his face and didn't say much. It wasn't just Wang Sang, everyone on the plateau had a calculating personality, especially when facing danger.

  No one knows when danger will come and no one knows how long the danger will last. In front of life, the highlanders' frugal use of materials is unimaginable to outsiders.

  "Hello, is that Wang San? What do you want to tell me again about what can and cannot be used? Can't you just quickly deliver the whole truckload of goods to our 12th Regiment? I think Xu De will definitely be very pleased."

  Listening to the nonsense coming from the communicator, Luli's face was stunned, while the transportation company commander Wang Sang, who was also wearing a communicator, just smiled and shook his head at him.

  Just now, Wang had already told himself that Xu Chang was about to retire, and Lu Li wasn't unfamiliar with the officers of the troops who were about to retire, but he still found it hard to imagine someone like Xu Chang who would joke around with combat readiness communications.

  He doesn't know fear or tension.

  "Is this Road Engineering Battalion 12? I am Wang Sang of Transportation Battalion, please ask your battalion commander Xu Chang to come and communicate."

  Sanwan's words not only choked Lu's face, but also the communication soldier who had rushed back to his post couldn't help but laugh softly.

  I didn't know there was such a way to deal with it! It seems that the communication at the grassroots level and the leadership above the team department is still very different. In my heart, I couldn't help but admire, Lu Li understood the value of going to the grassroots for the first time.

  "Hmm! Sanwang you little rascal likes to argue with me, speak up! What can be used and what cannot be used."

  Jokes can't be told too much. Hearing the meticulous voice coming from the receiver, Xu Chang also had to honestly put away the arrogant expression on his face.

  Strictly speaking, such communication is still a bit early. Under normal circumstances, it should be after the road construction team and Xu De's car merge, and then both parties will negotiate and handle matters. However, Lu Li also understands that this is more like a courtesy call to thank each other for their selfless help rather than discussing the right to use materials.

  "Oh no! I can't remember that many things, let me tell Li Hao instead... Li Hao, come here!"

  As for Xu Chang's habit of putting the communicator into his own hand after listening to half of it, Li Hao and Sang Wang were not surprised, but Lu Li's face turned a bit ugly.

  Although Sang Wan had told himself that something similar might happen, he still found it hard to imagine that there were people in the troops who were so unpredictable.

  "Is it Transport Battalion Commander Sang Wanliang? I am Li Hao from Road Engineering Battalion 12, please don't mind what happened just now, and also help me say hello to the previous communication officer."

  After Li Hao took over the reception, the communication content also began to become normal, and even Lu Li was nodding in agreement. As for Xu Chang, he had already jumped off the excavator and ran forward on the ground with the road engineering team warriors who were running along the way.