Chapter 23: Zhongfu

Chapter 23: Zhongfu

"Hello comrade!" In front of me was a thin middle-aged cadre. From his white-washed military uniform, he could tell that he was a very experienced veteran. What surprised me was that his military uniform was still so neat and decent: tightly tied armed belts, slippery leggings, and upright military caps... It seemed that everything was in the position they should be. Look at the soldiers around him, they all looked tall and majestic in military uniforms.

Seeing this, I couldn't help but frown, feeling a hint of displeasure, but I couldn't tell what the problem was.

After thinking about it, I still stretched out my hand politely: "Hello comrade! I am Cui Wei, the company commander of the 5th Company of the 639th Regiment of the 213th Division of the 71st Army!"

"Hello, hello!" The middle-aged cadre stretched out his hands and held my hand enthusiastically and said, "I am the battalion commander of the 1st Battalion of the 629th Regiment of the 210th Division of the 70th Army. My name is Ding Zhiping. I heard that you are also going to reinforce Dongxi? That's great. We are worried about insufficient troops!"

"Do you have any Dongxi situation?" I asked.

"We don't know much!" Battalion Commander Ding replied: "We only know that the tank battalion of the 384th Regiment of the 128th Division of the 43rd Army was trapped. There were more than 40 tanks in the entire battalion. Because of the problems of the joint operation of the infighting and tanks, they lost contact after reporting to their superiors that they were trapped in Dongxi! Time is tight, so let's talk while walking!"

"Yeah!" I nodded, and ordered to the walkie-talkie without thinking: "A row, reconnaissance ahead!"

"Yes!" Yang Songjian responded and led a squad of soldiers to the front.

The reason why he always handed over the reconnaissance mission to Yang Songjian was that he was a recruit platoon leader. If he wanted to be fully trained on the battlefield and mature as soon as possible, the best way was to let him do more dangerous tasks to be less marching reconnaissance missions.

"Comrade Cui Wei!" As soon as he embarked on the marching road, Battalion Commander Ding said hesitantly: "I have a question I don't know if I should mention it..."

"Although I say it! They are all comrades from the same army, just say it if you have something to do!"

"Okay! I won't beat around the bush!" Battalion Commander Ding nodded and said, "The two troops carry out the same mission. If they fight each other, it is very likely that they will be bad, so..."

Oh! It turns out that it is for this matter!

If this was during the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, there would be no need for Battalion Commander Ding to say this. When we meet, the small military ranks and the large military ranks will be unconditionally obeyed the command of the large military ranks, and there was no room for negotiation. However, in this era, the military ranks have been cancelled and the officers and soldiers are equal. Without the orders of my direct superiors, I would have no choice but to disobey Commander Ding's orders.

But what he said was right. It was necessary to break through the encirclement and reinforce our tank troops. If the first and two battalions were dispersed to operate, it was very likely that the combat effectiveness would be insufficient and the Vietnamese army would be eaten by each of them. So I didn't think much about it, nodded and agreed. But what I didn't expect was that I soon regretted this hasty decision.

"It's rare that Company Commander Cui is so wise!" Seeing that I agreed, Battalion Commander Ding introduced me incessantly: "This time I brought two companies up, and the instructor is behind. I will introduce you to you later. Company Commander Xu Liangxiong, three years of military service, and his military quality is good enough! Company Commander of the Second Company Wei Jianguo, is a cultural person and graduated from high school..."

As he said that, he looked back and pointed at one of the soldiers and said, "No, he is the white and tender soldier. Don't look at his weak appearance, shooting is one of the best in our camp... Hey! I think the gun in your hand is quite weird! He is also a good gunman. When will he compete with him?... It is best to destroy his arrogant arrogance. This kid won a ranking in the military competition last year, and his tail was soaring to the sky. He never took anyone seriously..."

I have to admit that Battalion Commander Ding is a good battalion commander, because he can tell his subordinates clearly, such as the difficulties in the second company instructor's family, and the platoon leader of the third row is drunk. I can't help but admire his seriousness, but he said a lot, and it seems that it has nothing to do with the war...

"I'm talking about Company Commander Cui!" After a while, Battalion Commander Ding finally turned the topic to me. He pointed to the weeds on our bodies, and pointed to the red five-star and red collar seal that were blackened with mud and said, "I know you did this for war. This weed is fine, but I used mud to smear the red five-star and red collar seal. I don't think it's appropriate... This is the representative of the top people among us! It's our glory! It's like a red flag... Can we smear him in order to reduce casualties? That's not to show weakness to the Yue Japanese? Develop the ambition of others to destroy their own prestige. I think this is right-leaning negativeism, surrenderism error! Wash the collar seal with water... Also, military appearance is also very important! With a uniform military appearance in front of the enemy, you can be arrogant without anger. That is an image and a momentum..."

I couldn't help but feel a little dizzy when I heard these words. Battalion Commander Ding seemed to be too serious. No wonder his soldiers were all sweating hot but none of them untie Feng Ji...

"Battleman Commander Ding, have you ever fought?" I asked weakly.

Battalion Commander Ding was stunned for a moment, turned his head and looked at me and said, "I haven't fought yet. Our army was pulled up as soon as we got off the train. It started before the butt was hot. I've been following the front line troops all the time. Now I can finally try my skills! Captain Cui, let me tell you! You must be right to follow our battalion. Although our battalion is built, we have not left training in normal times. When we arrived at the military competition, we didn't say anything. We went to the battalion, and we couldn't finish the rankings we got... There is a saying that sweat more before the war and less bleeding during the war! We usually train hard for such a day..."

"There is a situation!" At this time, Yang Songjian's report came from the walkie-talkie: "Company Commander, I just found that several Vietnamese militias flashed in the forest and disappeared. We may have been exposed!"

"Are you sure you read it wrong? Is it a Vietnamese female soldier?" I asked.

"Confirm!" Yang Songjian replied with certainty: "I also saw them carrying guns!"

"Battery Commander Ding!" I turned around and said, "After discovering the enemy situation, the Vietnamese army may have discovered our team and set up ambush in front. I suggest... two companies advance along the ridges on both sides of the mountain road, one company walks along the highway, and a reinforcement squad is placed in front!"

In fact, such a large team is walking on the mountain road, and it is getting closer and closer to the surrounding area of ​​the Vietnamese army. It is only a matter of time before the enemy is discovered. So I have long thought of a cautious way of marching. The two companies on the left and right are advancing along the ridge, which can ensure that the commanding heights are not occupied by the Vietnamese army. Putting a reinforcement squad in front can allow the main force to discover the enemy's ambush earlier.

Originally, I thought this was nothing to be controversial, and I thought that Battalion Commander Ding would definitely agree. But unexpectedly, Battalion Commander Ding did not answer, but grabbed the walkie-talkie and called: "Hey... I'm the first battalion, yes! We found a few Vietnamese militias! Where is the location..."

Captain Ding squatted at the map and then replied: "It's still seven or eight kilometers away from the target! Yes, yes...yes!"

After putting down the walkie-talkie, Battalion Commander Ding waved his hand and ordered to the walkie-talkie: "Everyone is there! Collect the troops and run along the mountain road!"

"What?" I was stunned when I heard this, and then hurried up a few steps and asked, "Battlefield Commander Ding, this is probably not good! Isn't this jumping into the enemy's trap with the troops?"

"The superior said!" Battalion Commander Ding replied indifferently: "We are over 400 people here, so we are still afraid of those Vietnamese militias? What's more, there are still a few kilometers away from the Vietnamese encirclement now! Saving people is like putting out a fire, and the superiors order us to move forward quickly!"

"What? Saving people is like putting out a fire? Going forward quickly?" I couldn't help but feel angry and hatred when I heard this order. Those who were sitting in front of the map didn't understand the actual situation at all, so they took it for granted. This is not to save people! It is clearly pushing their troops into the fire pit...

But what can I do now? Go up with them and die? Of course not!

Thinking of this, I raised the walkie-talkie and ordered: "Everyone has it, stop moving forward!"

"What are you doing?" Battalion Commander Ding turned around.

"I don't agree with this marching plan!" I replied.

"Do you know what a military order is like a mountain?" Battalion Chief Ding looked at me with disappointment: "This is the order of the superior. As a soldier, you don't obey!"

"It's your superior, not mine!" I replied coldly.

"Okay..." Captain Ding was so angry that he pointed his fingers in the void. He didn't say anything for a long time. Finally, he waved his hand and shouted "Let's go", and left without looking back.

The soldiers under his command passed by us, all of them looking at me with disdain. I vaguely heard a few soldiers pointing at us and laughing. One soldier even spat at my feet and cursed "coward" fiercely!

Seeing their disdainful look, my soldiers would not be convinced. They rushed up and argued with them, but they were quickly stopped me.

Now is not the time to coax internally, nor is it the time to argue with them. I want to seize the time to save their lives!

"Company Commander..." Li Shuibo, his hometown and Yang Songjian, came up quickly. No one asked questions or complained. They all looked at me silently waiting for my order.

I couldn't help but nodded secretly. I felt that this was not just a matter of obeying orders, but also a kind of trust.

They have followed me for so long and know my temper. At the same time, they are very clear about my reasons if I don’t follow me, so there is no need to say so much nonsense.

"One row, three rows!" I ordered Yang Songjian and his hometown people: "One row advances along the left ridge, and three rows advance along the right ridge. Remember, the speed must be fast, try to catch up with Battalion Commander Ding's troops! When you hear the gunshot, you will immediately seize the commanding heights and suppress the enemy's firepower condescendingly!"

"yes!"

"yes!"

"The second platoon follows me along the path!" I ordered Li Shuibo: "Don't be too fast, always maintain coordination with the first and third platoons on the left and right wings. Your main task is to cover the retreat of Battalion Commander Ding's troops. Do you understand?

"I understand!" Li Shuibo nodded.

In fact, I would follow Li Shuibo's platoon along the path. Another important reason is that it is difficult to play the role of a sniper rifle in the jungle. For forests like Vietnam, unless I climb onto trees, it will be difficult to penetrate through the altar, and the enemy's two-story forest covers the target.

Perhaps climbing onto a tree will be a good way, which occupies a high place and is very hidden, but years of combat experience also let me know that climbing onto a tree will face the dilemma of not being able to change the sniper position. Once the Vietnamese army discovers the tree I am hiding, it only takes a few rockets to easily solve the problem...

At the same time, I also considered one thing, that is, if the Vietnamese army wanted to set up an ambush circle, they would also face the same problem. First, the range of the AK47 in their hands was not far; second, because the forest was too dense, if they were hiding deep in the forest, the bullets would not be able to hit the path at the foot of the mountain.

So they could only lie in ambush at a distance of up to tens of meters by the mountain road. If they were deeper, they might not even be able to fire bullets. So my sniper rifle had a chance to play its role.

So I followed the soldiers slowly behind Battalion Commander Ding's troops, each of them was in their hands and bullets were loaded, and they were ready for all the battles as if they were facing a great enemy. However, Battalion Commander Ding's troops walked easily in front of them, and the soldiers at the end of the team even turned around from time to time to look at us and let out a few ridicule.

Apart from shaking my head secretly, I had no choice but to marches. In addition, I was wearing glittering five-pointed stars on my head, and two bright red collar seals were stuck to my collar, as if I was afraid that the enemy would not see them, and the enemy's bullets and shells could not hit them...

"Company Commander!" Looking at the arrogant look of the soldiers in front of him, Shunzi couldn't help but feel a little angry and cursed hatefully: "Why are we going to save them? Let them go into the enemy's trap..."

Before I finished speaking, I glared at me fiercely and swallowed all the rest of my words back.

"I'll tell you!" The deputy company commander pointed a few fingers in the air and scolded him: "What do you know? Brothers fight..."

"Brothers play on the wall and guard them outside!" The poet habitually reminded the deputy company commander.

"Yes! It's just brothers playing on the wall and guarding outside!" The deputy company commander ordered: "Does it all your own comrades know? Human life is greater than the sky, so give me some energy!"

"Yes!" The soldiers responded and didn't say much.

I asked towards the intercom, "One row, three rows, report the location!"

"One row..." Yang Songjian's panting voice came from the intercom: "The position of the first row is similar to that of you, and you can keep up!"

"The third row is behind!" The hometown people replied with some anger: "The lag behind is more than 300 meters... Hurry up! Keep up with me!"

What I can't keep up with is the team of my hometown people? The results are always the best when crossing the country in three rows and five kilometers! I looked at the right side unexpectedly and then I realized where the problem was. The ridge on the left is relatively smooth, almost the mountains are connected to the mountains; the ridge on the right is straight up and down. I think the people in the hometown have walked a lot more roads!

"Three rows!" Seeing this, I ordered to the intercom: "You can choose a shortcut to catch up!"

"Yes!" The hometown people responded and stopped talking. I think, I'm afraid he's too tired to say another word.

Although I really wanted to keep up with Battalion Commander Ding's team, because the marching on both sides was relatively slow, I gradually distanced myself from them.

A faint sound of gunfire came from the east, which made me realize that we were not far from the target, and the mountain road was getting wider and wider. These two points made my sense of uneasiness stronger and stronger. Not far from the target means that we are closer to the Vietnamese army, and the wider the mountain road... It means that the more soldiers we can walk in the same area, and the greater the harvest of the Vietnamese army setting up ambush!

A loud "boom..." sound suddenly rang in front of him, followed by a dense sound of gunfire.

"Fight!" the deputy company commander shouted, and he raised the submachine gun in his hand and wanted to rush forward with his soldiers, but I stopped him.

"Wait a minute!" I said, "One row, the third row has not entered the position yet. We will not play any role except increasing casualties! I will go up first, and you will take the third row and wait for my order to act!"

"One row, three rows to speed up!" I ordered the walkie-talkie, and ran up with a sniper rifle.

Before we could run a few minutes, we saw several soldiers covered in blood running back. When they saw me, they were stunned and stopped involuntarily. I knew what they were afraid of, they were worried that I would kill them as deserters.

But...what should retreat at this time?

I asked in confusion: "Where is your battalion commander?"

"On it!" One of the soldiers hesitated and replied: "He is commanding the battle!"

"What? Command the battle?" I ignored them, held up my rifle and ran forward.

I was not sure if the Vietnamese army would arrange a small team to intercept our reinforcements, so I walked and walked along the way and went on alert. But my concern was unnecessary, and I did not find any traces of the Vietnamese army along the way.

I think this may be because the Vietnamese army lacks military strength and insufficient preparation time! After all, Battalion Commander Ding's troops marched all the way, and it only took more than half an hour to discover the Vietnamese militia. It is difficult for the Vietnamese army to set up a meticulous ambush in such a short time. From this point of view, Battalion Commander Ding's urgent marching was not useless!

I turned two turns along the path, and the smell of gunpowder and blood in the air became stronger and stronger. Seeing that I almost arrived at the battlefield, I drilled into the jungle next to the road, chose a position with a wide view, and set up a gun, and then slowly poked my head out!
Chapter completed!