527: Please all of you write your wills.

They sat in the military truck, and after a few hours, the vehicle stopped.

"Get out of the car, have lunch here, then continue the journey..."

Upon hearing the order, all the Soldiers immediately got out of the car.

Seeing the place before her, Xiao Niannian recognized it as a military post along the Sichuan-Tibet line.

"Troops and horses move, provisions go first."

The military drivers here are known as the “lifeline traversing the celestial road in the clouds.” With extraordinary will, perseverance, faith, and spirit, they endure unimaginable hardships day after day, year after year. All supply transportation is handled by them, from small items like military uniforms and quilts, various equipment, to large items such as combat readiness materials, weapons, food, medicine, fuel, fruits, and vegetables, ensuring logistics... Xiao Niannian clearly remembered the statistics: since its establishment, this Military Unit has cumulatively transported over 5 million tons of materials, and 661 officers and Soldiers have laid down their lives on the 3,000-kilometer “line of life and death,” truly fulfilling their solemn vows to the nation and the military with their lives and blood.

This was just for the comrades-in-arms who sacrificed for the country on this line of life and death; there were also comrades-in-arms on other lifelines.

Soon, someone came to connect with them. Xiao Niannian saw Lu Jing and her eldest Older Brother talking to the local comrades.

Her gaze swept around; the place was very remote, even more remote than the Special Forces Brigade. They not only had to transport supplies but also maintain hundreds of kilometers of surrounding roads. Moreover, they would also be dispatched for disaster relief in case of calamities... Seeing the team lined up, Xiao Niannian followed them into the cafeteria.

The conditions here were much tougher than at the Special Forces Brigade; even the tables here were old and worn.

Xiao Niannian stood in line, looking at the one meat dish, one vegetable dish, and a soup, which was clearly the best they had there.

"comrade, feel free to add more if it's not enough."

"comrade, make sure you eat your fill."

Xiao Niannian saw another window not far away, marked as 'Injured Soldier Window,' where there were some white steamed buns and some porridge.

Meanwhile, some of the comrades here had thinning hair, and some had faces full of plateau blush. Though only in their early twenties, they looked as if they were more than ten years older than her.

Xiao Niannian quickly finished her meal and left.

In her original world, she had visited this military post, and the conditions then were dozens of times better than now.

It turned out that in this era, the comrades-in-arms here lived such difficult lives. Yet, smiles were on everyone's faces.

"comrade, are you a new recruit this year?"

A comrade walked over, saw Xiao Niannian standing there, and asked in confusion.

"I am not."

"You are a Female Comrade, how did you come to this arduous place?"

After getting a clear look at Xiao Niannian, the comrade was extremely surprised.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked."

The comrade immediately reacted and apologized.

"comrade, how many years have you been here?"

"Me? I've been here for three years," he said with a chuckle.

"It's much better here now than three years ago. I heard the old squad leaders say it was ten times tougher before..."

Xiao Niannian chatted with the Comrade-in-arms for a while, then saw Lu Jing walking over.

"Niannian, it's time to set off."

"Okay."

After more than a day of truck travel, Xiao Niannian and her comrades-in-arms arrived at a regiment's station.

Seeing them, the Soldiers inside were overjoyed.

"The reinforcements are here."

"That's great."

Lu Jing and Gu Yuan led the two teams out of the truck.

Xiao Niannian watched her Older Brothers enter the regiment headquarters, while she and her comrades-in-arms were arranged to go to the cafeteria.

Just after eating, they heard the assembly whistle.

Everyone quickly assembled.

Xiao Niannian saw a comrade with somewhat graying hair standing in front.

"comrades, welcome to this place. This time, several of our Soldiers have gone missing..."

Listening to the mission details, Xiao Niannian clenched her hands into fists.

That was clearly their homeland, and their Soldiers were patrolling their homeland, yet they went missing, and there were even casualties.

"All comrades participating in the mission must keep this operation confidential..."

"Please all of you write your last wills..."

Upon hearing this, many Soldiers' eyes reddened.

The Team Members of the two Special Forces Brigades had participated in many missions, but writing a last will was not a common task. They hadn't expected that this search mission would require them to write one.

Everyone lined up, one after another, stepping forward to receive paper and pen.

In her original world, Xiao Niannian had written many last wills.

No, it should be said, letters, letters to her family.

She picked up the pen and began writing letters to her maternal Grandmother, Paternal Grandparents, and father.

"Dearest Maternal Grandmother, Paternal Grandparents... the scenery here is beautiful, everything is wonderful. I am doing well, please don't worry, I will train hard, I will be fine, and when I return for vacation, I will spend more time with you..."

"Father, I have a premonition that we can find Mother, she must be waiting for us..."

"This time, I will fight alongside Eldest Brother..."

"Second Brother, it's a bit of a pity you didn't come this time. Next time, the three of us siblings must fight together..."

"Brother Lu is also here this time..."

Xiao Niannian wrote a whole page, all words for her family.

She looked at the others and found that what they wrote was similar to hers.

Another Comrade-in-arms wrote: "It's almost time for planting rice, Mom and Dad, please take care of yourselves."

"I'll take care of the firewood at home when I return."

"Daughter, Dad misses you. Wife, next time, go to the County Government's photo studio more often and take more pictures of you and our daughter. When I come home next time, I can bring them back, and I can look at them when I miss you."

Xiao Niannian thought of something: after this mission, she would buy several cameras and take photos for the comrades-in-arms in this regiment and in the Production Brigade.

She had heard a Team Member say before that he had never taken a single photo in his life and wanted a picture in his military uniform.

In her original world, Xiao Niannian had also seen interviews with old Soldiers, some of whom wiped away tears and said,

"He was only nineteen, but he sacrificed his life, leaving not even a single photo behind."

Thinking of these things, Xiao Niannian felt even more sorrowful.

"Hand in all the letters you've written."

Xiao Niannian put her letter into an envelope, wrote her name, and handed it to the Comrade-in-arms collecting the letters.

She looked up and saw many people with reddened eyes, some silently shedding tears.

"What are you crying for? We'll all be fine. Hold back your tears, all of you! If anyone's going to cry, it's the enemy..."

Not far away, a commander roared.

"The commander is right."

"It's the enemy who should cry."

"We will all return safely."