The battle soon ended with the soldiers shouting to kill.
Although the 316a Division of the Vietnamese Army's ace unit is in front of us, this unit has already lost the morale and confidence to win in the battle with us for the pass in the past few days, so it was quickly annihilated by the main force.
It fell apart and collapsed into an army. When I walked to the 217 Hill again, I saw a large number of Vietnamese troops kneeling on the ground and raising their hands to surrender to our army... It seems that not all the Vietnamese soldiers refused to surrender, but
The time has not yet come.
Of course, some of the Vietnamese army fled into the jungle in time...The terrain of the Vietnam battlefield is like this. There will always be loopholes that can be exploited by the enemy at any time. However, these Vietnamese deserters seem to be uncomfortable, because our army is very fast.
A piece of artillery fire was drawn to block the loophole...
My soldiers and I all know the effect of shells hitting the forest, so we know very well that not many of the Vietnamese deserters will be able to escape intact.
It's just that none of this is what I care about, because it doesn't matter how many of the enemy's dead people there are, what matters is how many of our troops can survive until this moment to see victory.
Although I had been mentally prepared for a long time, I was still stunned when I walked up to the top of the mountain and saw corpses all over the ground: there were only twenty or thirty people left in a company, and the bodies of comrades were everywhere in front and behind the trenches.
Although the corpses cannot be named, most of them are familiar people. What is even worse is that many of them still have unswallowed bark in their mouths, some are biting grass, and some have the intestines of martyrs.
Filled with wild vegetables and weeds...
If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes and experienced it myself, I wouldn't have been able to believe that all this was true... There would really be people fighting desperately against the enemy in this situation. In the past, I always thought it was the exaggeration and artistic processing of the movie.
That's all.
Seeing us coming up, Captain Luo, Scar and dozens of surviving soldiers surrounded us from all directions and hugged us tightly.
There was no cheering or excitement.
The soldiers just hugged each other in silence, their faces unknowingly filled with tears.
Maybe we don't know why we cry... maybe it's because we won, maybe it's because we're still alive, maybe it's for those comrades who sacrificed their lives, or maybe it's all mixed feelings.
I only know that at that moment, I kept repeating one sentence in my heart: War is cruel, war is cruel...
I seem to be telling myself or convincing myself with this sentence... This is how war should be, and I should accept this reality.
However, things are always easier said than done. If you actually stand on this battlefield and face a large number of corpses and experience the situation when familiar people die one by one around you, then you will naturally feel a kind of shock and fear in your heart.
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The shock comes from the tragic sacrifice of the soldiers, and the fear comes from the smell of death on the battlefield.
After a while, Commander Liu of our army walked up to Highland 217 under the protection of the guards. In his eyes, I could clearly see a kind of shock... I believe that was when he saw the rows of people in the canyon.
The only feeling after seeing the rows of tank wreckage and the densely packed Vietnamese corpses on Hill 217.
If we switch to other battlefields, it would be difficult for our army to achieve this kind of results even with several times the superior strength, but we have achieved it with four companies, especially the enemy is the 316a Division of the Vietnamese Army, and its strength is
Several times more than me.
"Thank you for your hard work, comrades!" Captain Liu shook hands with us one by one and wanted to say something. However, seeing that our company had only so many people left after the battle, he couldn't say anything in the end and could only bite his tongue.
Ya kept nodding towards us.
Then the main force continued to clear out the remaining enemies in the pass area. After cleaning the battlefield, they quickly pointed their finger at the surrounded Sabah.
The Vietnamese army who stayed in Sabah originally wanted to hold on, but after learning that the main force had been annihilated by our army, they quickly realized that they had no hope and no point in continuing to fight, so they raised their weapons to our army a few hours later.
White flag.
But none of this is what we need to worry about, because we will soon move to the second line with the help of the militia troops...
The reason why the help of the militia is needed is because the soldiers are too tired. They have not been able to sleep well for several days and are still fighting hungry... This kind of physical exertion is not something ordinary people can imagine. Many soldiers even saw it.
At that moment, the main force went limp and fainted.
The other soldiers and I were not much better off. After wolfing down a few biscuits and drinking some water, we leaned on the trench next to us and fell asleep.
Actually... I didn't know whether I passed out or fell asleep at that time, because I didn't even know that I was carried on a stretcher by the militiamen and sent to the second line... When I woke up, I found that I was placed in
In a private house.
The moment I opened my eyes, I couldn't figure out the situation for a long time. I vaguely heard a burst of cheers outside, and I couldn't help but jump up in my heart. When I saw Scar and others who were also awakened next to me,
Only then did I feel relieved.
"Where is this place?" The first person to ask was Captain Luo, but no one could answer.
"How long have we been sleeping?" Scar opened his raw eyes: "Why are there still cheers outside... This battle has just ended?"
"That's right!" Captain Luo was also a little confused: "I also felt that I had a comfortable sleep this time. Why were they screaming when I was sleeping, and they were still screaming when I woke up!"
Later we found out that we had slept here for a whole day and a whole night... This cheering had another meaning.
The soldiers and I opened the door in confusion and walked out. Inexplicably, we were hugged by the soldiers outside. We only heard them shouting: "Victory, victory...".
Scar looked at them in disbelief and said, "What's so happy about? Isn't it just about winning the battle?"
However, those soldiers kept shouting and jumping, and some even threw their hats high into the air... Monk Zhang Er was even more confused when he saw us.
"Comrade, you don't know!" A soldier ran to us excitedly and said: "We have won, we can go home..."
"Have Sabah been conquered?" Scar was still a little confused: "As for..."
But he was stunned when he was halfway through his words. Then he grabbed the soldier and asked, "Comrade, what did you say? Can you go home?"
"Yes, comrade!" The soldier raised his head towards the loudspeaker hanging above our heads and said, "Didn't you hear what was being said?"
We really didn't hear it, mainly because the cheers almost drowned out the volume of the speakers.
When I listened attentively, I saw a clear voice coming from inside: "Due to the continuous armed provocation of our country by Vietnamese invaders, our border defense troops were forced to launch self-defense counterattacks on February 17. Now
The expected purpose has been achieved. The Chinese government announced that starting from March 5, 1979, the Chinese border defense troops will gradually withdraw into China..."
The soldiers and I couldn't help but be stunned when we heard this. We still couldn't believe that the war was over like this, so many soldiers listened carefully again with a confirmation mentality... After finally realizing that we heard correctly, we soon
He burst out with a shout and joined the cheering ranks.
I had mixed feelings at this time. I had been waiting for this moment, but when it really came, I was a little overwhelmed.
At this time, I was thinking, what can I do after returning to China? Continue to live in this world?
In other words, has my mission in this era been completed? Is it time for me to return to my world?
But what I didn't expect was that... this was just the beginning, and the war was still far, far away from the day it truly ended.
Like me, Chen Yiyi was also a little disappointed. I saw a bit of shock and regret in her eyes not far away, and then she turned around and walked into the house alone with her head lowered.
I was confused, so I chased her into the private house and asked, "Second squad leader, what's wrong? Why aren't you happy about going back to China?"
"Yeah!" Chen Yiyi responded casually, holding the gun and lowering her head without saying a word.
Then I quickly remembered that Chen Yiyi had told me that she had a younger sister, so I comforted her and said: "Don't worry, the war is over. Your sister's matter will only take a long time to resolve. It won't be too late to resolve it slowly."
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"Yeah!" Chen Yiyi still just nodded and said nothing.
But I say this, but I actually know it in my heart... Since Chen Yiyi's sister is serving as a soldier in the Vietnamese army, I'm afraid she won't have a chance to meet Chen Yiyi after she returns to China. Chen Yiyi is a woman, isn't she?
Not to mention that we don’t know when our troops will go to the battlefield again. Even if they go to the battlefield again, I’m afraid it won’t be with Chen Yiyi.
But this seems to be exactly what I want... I am very happy that I can finally achieve my wish and bring Chen Yiyi back to China to live in a peaceful world.
However, what I didn't know was that this was just my wishful thinking... I thought about things too simply. I simply couldn't imagine Chen Yiyi's dedication to her family. She would never be able to leave her family behind and leave alone.
Go, even she treats me as family.
At this time, I couldn't understand Chen Yiyi's thoughts. Just when I wanted to say something to comfort her, my soldiers rushed in excitedly and hugged me, shouting repeatedly:
"Platoon leader, we can go home, we really can go home!"
"Platoon leader! Let's celebrate well when we return home!"
…
go home?
When I hear this word, I feel helpless in my heart. I still don’t know where my home is... Is there a place for me, Yang Xuefeng, in this world? Can I really adapt to life in this world? (To be continued.