Yang Yi led his brothers in the camp back to the base. All the people in the base and the family compound came to the gate to welcome the returning heroes.

Deputy Battalion Commander Cao's wife and children also lived in the family compound with the army. When they received the news that the soldiers had returned victoriously from the battle, they happily came to the gate of the garrison together to welcome their backbone home.

They have heard and seen too many misfortunes in recent times, and they are worried. Now that the army is returning, it should be good news!

But watching the soldiers getting off the vehicles and lining up, and the soldiers led by her husband had already lined up, but she still didn't see her husband, the wife of Deputy Battalion Commander Cao felt a pang in her heart, her whole body went limp, and she kept muttering, "No, Lao Cao must be safe~"

Then she saw a convoy coming back, and her eyes instantly lit up, full of anticipation, hoping to see her own Lao Cao getting off the car nimbly.

"Deputy Battalion Commander, Deputy Battalion Commander Cao's wife and children are here too." Li Lin said with difficulty, looking at the expectant figure not far away.

Yang Yi nodded to show that he understood.

He jumped off the military vehicle first, and the other soldiers followed suit and lined up. The remaining soldiers on the vehicle carried Deputy Battalion Commander Cao's body and slowly moved it off the vehicle.

Yang Yi took over one end of the stretcher and carried it, moving forward with heavy steps.

When Deputy Battalion Commander Cao's wife saw her brother carrying the stretcher with such a serious face, her whole body instantly lost strength and she fell to the ground.

"Sister-in-law, I brought Lao Cao back!" Yang Yi said in a heavy tone.

"Ah!" Deputy Battalion Commander Cao's wife wailed, crawled forward on her knees, grabbed the stretcher with both hands, and tremblingly lifted the white cloth covering the body.

"Lao Cao, wuwuwu~ open your eyes and look at me, how could you be so cruel to leave us? Our son is still very young, he can't live without a father, wuwuwu..." She cried heartbreakingly, her voice almost forced out of her throat, her whole body filled with grief.

The child of Lao Cao's family was only five years old and did not understand what life and death meant. When he saw his mother sobbing, he also rushed over and hugged her and cried.

"Sister-in-law, let's send Lao Cao back home first." Although it was painful, he still made the suggestion.

Deputy Battalion Commander Cao's wife's surname was Liu, and everyone called her Sister Liu. When she heard Yang Yi's words, she nodded woodenly, held Lao Cao's cold hand in a daze, and mechanically followed him forward holding the stretcher.

After the funeral of the martyrs and the commendation meeting were held at the garrison, the officers who participated in the battle were given leave.

Their base is at the junction of Anshi and Chuan County, far away from the city, in a remote area with very inconvenient transportation.

Even when they were on vacation, they rarely left their base because the vacations were limited, only about three to five days.

"Yizi, you haven't been in a very good condition these days. Go out and find a place to walk and relax." Political Commissar Lei Zhen patted Yang Yi on the shoulder and said.

Yang Yi nodded, not sure if he heard it or not, but he just didn't say anything.

How could Lei Zhen not understand him? He had too heavy a psychological burden, and if it wasn't released, he might suffer from sequelae.

He must be allowed to vent, and the best way is to leave the familiar place and go out for a walk.

"Didn't your old company commander transfer to work as the director of a machinery factory in Chuan County? I'll give you a few days off. Go visit him during the New Year holidays."

Okay, we have to go, the political commissar has already arranged our destination.

Yang Yi shook his head with a wry smile and agreed.

At the machinery factory, Xu Huaian received a call from Political Commissar Lei Zhen. After learning the situation, he readily agreed and asked him to arrange for someone to come over.

"Xiao Ou, someone will come to our factory to see me tomorrow. Can you see if there is any important work that you want me to handle?" Xu Huaian asked Ou Ruoxing.

Ever since she demonstrated her efficient work ability, his schedule was coordinated by Ou Ruoxing.

Her workstation was also moved from the Administrative Propaganda Department office to a small office next to the factory director's office.

"Okay, does the factory manager need to set aside a whole day, or does he need to set aside a certain period of time?" Ou Ruoxing asked as he flipped through the schedule book.

Xu Huaian thought about the distance from the station to the factory and the time it would take, and said, "Try to put important work in the morning and leave time free after noon."

"I understand! Do you need to arrange a lunch reception at noon?" Ou Ruoxing showed the adjusted schedule to Xu Huaian and asked about the lunch arrangements.

"No need for now, let's see the situation tomorrow."

He was not sure when Yang Yi would arrive. This stubborn boy had an unparalleled personality.

It’s hard and smelly, nothing else can compare to it!

Only his old company commander could still chat with him, otherwise, he really didn't know what to do.

Yang Yi lay in bed that night, not knowing what he was thinking about. He just lay there quietly, not sleeping.

I got up early the next morning, did morning exercises, returned to the dormitory to wash and change clothes, and then left the base carrying a simple backpack.

He did not ask anyone to send him there, but took the base supply vehicle to Anshi by himself, and then took another vehicle to Chuan County.

After getting off the bus, I went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some souvenirs and walked towards the machinery factory.

"Hello! Who are you looking for?" The security guard stopped the person and asked.

"I'm Yang Yi, looking for your factory manager Xu Huaian."

It turned out that the young man in front of him was the visitor that the factory director's secretary had asked him to receive.

He quickly asked someone to register his identity information and then directed him to the factory director's office.

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