1975年的夏天,我还在河南信阳当兵。新婚之后返回部队,不久就接到家里打来的电报,说妻子突然患病住进医院,要做手术。读罢信,我心急如焚,恨不得马上赶回武汉探望妻子。其时,部队正在搞战备训练,想请假难以启齿,不请假嘛,又觉得对不住妻子,心里很矛盾。虽说我与妻子感情深厚,只 In the summer of 1975, I was still a soldier in Xinyang, Henan Province. After returning to the army after the wedding, I soon received a telegram from my home, saying that my wife suddenly became ill and was admitted to the hospital for surgery. Reading letter, I am anxious, can not wait to immediately return to Wuhan to visit his wife. At the time, the troops were engaged in combat readiness training and wanted to ask for leave unscrupulous. Although my wife and I have deep feelings, only