"Second Platoon Commander!" That evening, the company commander said to me after answering the phone: "The battalion commander asked you to go to the battalion headquarters..."
"Huh? The battalion commander asked me to go to the battalion headquarters?" I couldn't help but feel surprised.
"Yes!" Captain Luo nodded: "Maybe there is a mission! It's getting dark, go back quickly..."
After looking at the sky, he said a little uneasily: "It's better to take two soldiers. If it doesn't work, come back tomorrow at night!"
"Yes!" I responded.
I know what the company commander is worried about. Although our location is not far from the battalion headquarters and is only separated by two hills, we have to go down the mountain and then up the mountain, and then we have to go down the mountain and up the mountain again when we come back.
When I was young... I was afraid that the Vietnamese army agents would have been out and about for a long time.
Thinking of this, I didn't dare to be careless, so I called Wang Kechang and Xu Guochun and set off... Why did I call them two? Wang Kechang can be said to be my observer. He will pay attention to some details, so although he is timid,
But it works. Maybe Xu Guochun... It's because he can tell jokes, and it can relieve boredom on the road.
To be honest, this move will take more than two hours to go back and forth, and I really don’t want to go to the battalion headquarters. If there is something or a mission, can’t I talk about it on the radio?
But then again, some tasks really can't be discussed on the radio.
The main reason is that most of the time the radio station is monitored by the enemy... This is actually not a secret. We monitor the enemy, and the enemy monitors ours. So if there are any military secrets, we usually use code words to communicate. But if we assign tasks... it is too much to use code words.
It's no longer convenient.
But it's not my turn as the platoon leader to assign tasks. I should call the company there...
I was puzzled, but I made preparations with the two of them and set off.
But when I was making preparations, I encountered an embarrassing thing... We all don't wear pants on Highland 581. Should we go naked when we go to the battalion headquarters to see the battalion commander?
The first person to ask this question was Wang Kechang. Even though he had been a thief, he was very thin-skinned... This may also be said to be a rebound of self-esteem. Human psychology is like this. The more bad things he has done in the past, the more he will feel guilty.
The more inferior you are, the more you fear others will look down on you.
I think about it too... If I go to meet my superiors with my butt naked, I might be criticized for being unsightly in appearance or something like that!
So I took the lead and found a pair of pants and put them on... But I couldn't walk even after taking two steps. My crotch couldn't bear it... Every step I took was scratched by my pants, like a knife cutting me.
In the end, I had no choice but to take off my pants again and wrap my blouse around my crotch. Tie the two sleeves around my waist... This is much better. It can cover my shame without scratching my crotch and exposing my butt.
Just outside.
Later we learned that these actions were completely unnecessary...
The three of us rushed to the camp headquarters and took a look...all of them had bare buttocks, and few of them were wearing clothes. On the contrary, we who used clothes to cover our crotches became "different".
The battalion commander couldn't help laughing when he saw us like this: "Why did you guys come up here wearing skirts?"
"How can you not!" I replied with some embarrassment: "I didn't even wear them at Highland 581... It's because I have to come to the battalion headquarters..."
"This is great!" The instructor interjected from the side: "We can even reach the same level without wearing pants. It shows that the cohesion of our soldiers is unparalleled and they are also invincible soldiers!"
With a roar, everyone around him burst into laughter.
"This... Comrade Yang Xuefeng!" After laughing for a while, the instructor invited me into the tunnel.
The tunnel at the battalion headquarters was transformed from a cave, so it is quite spacious. There are tables and stools inside, and I even saw a guard lighting a fire in a corner to heat hot water... This is something we would never even think about on the front line.
Dare to think.
"The thing is like this..." The instructor lowered his voice and said as he walked inside: "In view of your excellent performance on the battlefield... so the superiors decided to transfer you to the Thirteenth Army as the Division Chief... This is a good thing
ah……"
As soon as I heard this, I felt something was wrong, and immediately asked: "Instructor, isn't this right! I am leading the troops to fight... You want me to go to the Secretary General? And... didn't the Thirteenth Army withdraw from the country long ago?
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I know the position of Chief of Staff, which is to manage the company's finances, food, etc... and is also responsible for logistics.
"Look... isn't this the same at home and abroad?" the instructor said: "Both are soldiers and both are contributing to the country... Maybe it will be the turn of the 13th Army to go to the battlefield next time?"
After thinking about it, I quickly understood...it was Zhang Fan.
You must know that due to the inconvenient transportation in this era, the time it takes to send a letter is almost the same as the time it takes for someone to arrive in Beijing. In other words... it takes almost half a month for Zhang Fan to arrive in Beijing, and it also takes half a month to write a letter and send it to me immediately.
Well, I just received the letter today, which means that Zhang Fan may have used his connections in Beijing to move for me for half a month. That’s why my superiors suddenly wanted to transfer me, and also to the troops that were withdrawn from the country, and still
A chief of staff who generally does not need to go to the battlefield.
Why don't you give me a bigger rank? I'm afraid it's because I'm too high-profile to make other soldiers jealous, so I'll be moved back first, and then I'll be promoted step by step...
"Instructor, I'm afraid it's not appropriate!" Thinking of this, I objected: "The Japanese are going to attack soon. Changing positions at the last moment will destabilize the morale of the troops, especially... like me... it will cause harm to the troops.
It has a very bad influence... Therefore, I firmly insist on staying in the original army and continuing to fight!"
What I said has actually been made very clear. Using connections to move from the front line to the rear... It's really a big deal once word of this gets out... People with backdoors will naturally follow the gourd's tricks and move to the rear. It doesn't matter.
People will also lose interest in fighting because of this... In the worst case, this will even affect the morale of the entire army.
The instructor was stunned by what I said. It was obvious that he originally thought that I had already made an agreement with the superiors... but now it seems that this is not the case.
"This...Comrade Yang Xuefeng!" The instructor was stunned for a while, and then continued: "Things are not as complicated as you think. Look...how much contribution you made in the counterattack, Laojie Authentic, Dai Naishan,
Clearing out the Vietnam Army Special Agent Regiment Headquarters, and blocking the passes... which one is not enough for your promotion..."
"These were fought by our second company together!" I said: "It's not my fault alone. If you want to be promoted, you have to be promoted together by the second company..."
"Comrade, why are you so stubborn?" The instructor couldn't help me. Looking at my face, he understood that there was something wrong with this, so he said, "Well, you go back and think about it carefully.
When necessary, you must obey the organization and obey the arrangements of your superiors whether you are willing or not, do you understand?"
"Yes!" I stood up, saluted, turned around and walked out of the tunnel.
The battalion commander standing at the door seemed to have heard something, and secretly nodded to me and gave me a thumbs up... Then I was sure that things were exactly as I thought.
In a situation like this, of course I would not spend a night at the battalion headquarters, so although it was already dark, I took two people back to Highland 581.
I haven't encountered this danger, but I feel uncomfortable all over as if there is something wrong in my heart... I can't tell what it feels like, it seems like I have done something to feel sorry for my comrades... even though I have not promised to go forward.
tune.
"What's wrong?" Captain Luo asked when he saw my depressed look, "What's going on? Is there any mission?"
"No!" I shook my head and lowered my voice and said, "Yes... you want to move me to the rear!"
"Hmm!" Captain Luo was also a sensible person. He glanced at the soldiers around him, sat down next to me, handed him a cigarette, and said in a deep voice: "Take it, you can move it away... This
Who wants to stay in a ghost place? Soldiers... I will handle it..."
"I didn't agree!" I said.
I was surprised and angry about Captain Luo's reaction. What was surprising was that he actually supported my transfer. What was angry was that he thought I would be willing to transfer.
"Actually, let's be honest!" Captain Luo said calmly: "I really don't want you to be transferred... The second company needs you, the soldiers need you, and I also need you... You are the backbone of this company, do you understand?
?Everyone in the company is looking at you..."
"Then why..."
"That's because I don't think you should take the risk of being sacrificed at any time on the front line!" Captain Luo interrupted me and said, "You have no combat experience and have never been to a military academy, but you are doing everything right in the war.
Okay...you make me feel ashamed, do you know that? I feel that all these years of studying in the military academy were in vain! You should be a battalion commander, a regiment commander...Your sacrifice on the front line is a loss to our army.
It’s the country’s loss!”
I couldn't help but be stunned. I never thought that Captain Luo would put me at this height.
Then I smiled bitterly: "Do you know why my superiors transferred me to the rear?"
"What?"
"quartermaster!"
"Secretary Chief?" Company Commander Luo couldn't help but be startled, and then he quickly understood what was going on.
"Today's letter... you heard it too!" I said, "So... do you still want me to be transferred?"
"Then there's no need to ask?" Captain Luo stood up with a smile, patted my shoulder and said, "Let's work hard, let's fight up step by step on our own!"
"Yeah!" I nodded silently.
In fact, another reason why I rejected Zhang Fan was that I did not want to follow the path arranged by others... Zhang Fan is a woman... Her idea is actually very simple, which is to keep me away from the battlefield and away from danger.
So, what will be the result if you accept it? Stay in a peaceful world for the rest of your life?
I believe this is not the reason why I came to this world, let alone my goal. (To be continued...)