The weapons were returned to us early the next morning. After all, this was a battlefield, and our superiors also considered that if we didn't give us weapons, there would be an accident if we encountered an emergency.
Our punishment was handed down at noon the next day. At that time, we were so sleepy after a night of scrutiny that we hid in a private house and slept.
Why don't you sleep in a tent?
If it's sunny during the day in Vietnam, it will be stuffy and hot. You can't hide in the tent. There's no one in the house anyway, right? It's useless if you don't need it. Just pick up some hay or old mats from anywhere and put them in the room.
Find a shady place to make your bed...it will make a perfect bed!
To be honest, I have never had such a good sleep since I entered Vietnam. The main reason is that there are much fewer mosquitoes during the day than at night. The other reason is that I was very sleepy after being up all night last night.
Until Scar walked in and woke us up, I still vaguely thought that I was still being examined.
"Well... I confess, what I told is the truth..."
The soldiers around him burst into laughter.
"The squad leader is still explaining the problem!" Xiao Shitou pretended to be serious and said: "Comrade Yang Xuefeng, please be lenient if you confess. You have had several targets..."
The appearance of the little stone once again triggered a burst of laughter. I was the only one with a sad face and didn't know what to say. Now I was so embarrassed that I even dreamed of being examined!
"gather!"
Following the command, we hurriedly lined up in the camp. Because we had just woken up, it was hard to open our eyes under the scorching sun. It took me a while to see clearly where I was standing.
In front of me were the instructor and a fair-looking young cadre.
"Comrades!" the instructor unfolded a piece of paper in front of us and said: "Now read out the superiors' opinions on the handling of individual comrades. Comrade Jiang Xiaoqiang, Comrade Li Jun, Comrade Wang Gening... these comrades fought and gathered to make trouble. Consider the circumstances.
It is relatively minor and the attitude of admitting the mistake is good. A serious warning will be given!"
At this time we really breathed a sigh of relief. As for the serious warning, it was just a warning.
However, this result is also taken for granted. Firstly, the superiors have to deal with such a matter. If they do not deal with it, other troops will follow suit. If they are unhappy with the company commander, they will take action... Secondly, the superiors do not dare to punish them too severely. After all,
Most of them are survivors on the battlefield, aren't they? Severe punishment may cause another ideological backlash in their minds.
"Comrades!" the instructor continued: "The superiors have assigned you a new company commander. Welcome!"
After a burst of applause, the young cadre stood upright in front of us and gave a military salute in high spirits: "Hello, comrades! My name is Luo Xianwen. I hope that in the future battles, I can defeat the Japanese with great joy together with my comrades!"
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After saying that, he gave another military salute to indicate that he had finished speaking.
The soldiers were a little dumbfounded when they looked at the new company commander's fair, scholarly face.
Is the new company commander like this? Can he fight? Does he know how to fight? Maybe the old company commander is more suitable!
Later we found out that Captain Luo still had two skills. He was supposed to be studying at the Beijing Military Academy. When he heard that the war started, he made trains and cars and finally walked to the front line. Isn't this right?
As soon as we arrived at the front line, our company made trouble and beat up the company commander, so he happened to be our company commander.
Isn't that right? At this time, he had nothing but a backpack, a telescope, a map... not even a pistol, he just stood in front of us with bare hands.
"Disband!" Following the command, the soldiers dispersed with their thoughts on their minds.
Several of my soldiers quickly came to my side and whispered: "Squad leader... look at this new company commander..."
"Oh! I said this superior is real!" Xiao Shitou complained with some dissatisfaction: "How capable our squad leader is. I'm sure there will be no objections to letting our squad leader be the company commander, but he sent a sissy here..."
"Keep your voice down!" The scholar glared at Xiao Shitou and said, "Even if our squad leader is capable, he is still a squad leader. It is not easy to be promoted to squad leader in a few days. How can he be promoted to company commander without being a platoon leader?
Are you convinced that there are a few platoon leaders who have been working for such a long time?"
"What are you talking about?" I said impatiently: "You are all full and have nothing to do, right? If you have nothing to do, dig trenches for me..."
When I said this, the soldiers fell silent.
In fact, I really don’t like to say this, because to me, being a squad leader or a platoon leader is a burden, even a company commander. I don’t understand this life-threatening job...why would someone snatch it?
Go ahead and do it!
"Comrade Yang Xuefeng!" At some point, the new company commander Luo Xianwen stood in front of me and stretched out his hand and said: "Hello, I heard about your combat deeds as soon as I arrived in the army. You fought well. I will do more in the future.
Let’s learn more from you!”
"Um...company commander! I...where...that...dare I say study!" Suddenly I started to knock.
I am not afraid of anything. In fact, it should be said that most people who have fought several battles on the battlefield are not afraid of anything.
Why? We have seen the God of Death several times. What scene can still scare us?
However, this company commander spoke to me in such a low profile, and also said that he wanted to learn from me... I felt very awkward and uncomfortable all over.
"Comrade Yang Xuefeng, you are so humble!" Captain Luo smiled generously and said: "You can capture Vietnamese snipers on the battlefield, defeat the Vietnamese army's blocking fire, blow up the underground castle ammunition depot, and even discover Vietnamese soldiers.
I became a military agent and led the troops to kill and wound dozens of people...I think this is definitely not something ordinary people can do! My shortcoming is that I have theoretical knowledge but no practical experience. It is natural that I have to learn from you, the second squad leader!"
"Well, this..." I didn't know how to answer for a while. As the saying goes, you can't hit someone with a smiling face. The new company commander put a high hat on me... and he seemed to know everything about my past battles.
Chu, from this point of view, he must have done some hard work, so I am naturally embarrassed to lose face to him anymore.
"Well, that's right!" Company Commander Luo continued: "I think... with Comrade Yang Xuefeng's experience and wit, he is definitely capable of being a platoon leader, so I want you to be the platoon leader of the second platoon. I don't know Yang Xuefeng."
Comrade..."
"What about... Scar?" I glanced at Scar who was gathering with the soldiers not far away to smoke.
"Oh!" Captain Luo smiled and nodded: "I think so. Because the first platoon suffered heavy casualties, a new batch of recruits will soon be added to the first platoon. I think the second platoon leader has more experience in dealing with new recruits.
, so I arranged for the second platoon leader to be the first platoon leader, and this second platoon leader..."
"Oh!" After hearing this, I couldn't help but nodded secretly. This arrangement was quite appropriate.
First of all, although I have military exploits, I have only been a soldier for a few days in total. I don’t even know what military discipline is, so it would definitely not be appropriate for me to lead new recruits. Scar is different.
He is a standard soldier, and he is a very capable soldier. This can be seen from his control of this turmoil. His ability can be used as a company commander or battalion commander, let alone a platoon commander.
long!
"The second squad leader doesn't have any objections to my arrangement, right?"
"Well, no... no objection!" That's what I thought. Anyway, the squad leader is already taking the lead, so why not climb up? You never know when you will be able to become a battalion-level cadre. All you need is
He's taking command from the rear!
"Great!" Captain Luo held my hand again: "This is what I've been waiting for. The second squad... well, it should be called the second platoon commander!"
So I became the platoon leader!
I was a little unexpected about this change, because my own mentality has not completely transformed from a new recruit to a veteran. For example, I feel that I am not as graceful as Scar in many things. But suddenly...
Then I discovered that I had become the same level as Scar!
Naturally, the soldiers under me cheered for this change. Firstly, I became the platoon leader, and secondly, I was still the platoon leader of the second platoon and directly led them. So this change can be said to be a double blessing for them.
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Then I felt a little embarrassed... I was asked to be the second platoon leader, which meant that I had to lead two other squads.
The monitors of the other two classes... I don't know whether it was because they were jealous of me or something else, but they basically didn't talk to me much. Can I control these two monitors now?
But I didn't expect that this question was not a problem, because soon the two squad leaders walked up to me and saluted me with a standard military salute.
"Don't worry, platoon leader!" Wang Shuren was the one who spoke, and he said with some shame: "Your performance on the battlefield... is obvious to all. If you are the platoon leader, we will accept it!"
"Platoon leader!" Li Changbin also nodded and said: "We soldiers actually don't have any likes or dislikes. We like to follow whoever can help us achieve the greatest victory at the lowest cost. You are just such a person, so we have no reason.
I don’t like fighting with you. In fact, you don’t know… there are still many people who want to fight with you!”
Later I found out that what Li Changbin said was true, because there were many soldiers who could not find troops to join the queue and asked to be transferred to our platoon... It is said that in this era of war, there are really many people who cannot find troops. One is because of the chaotic command.
The other reason is that the terrain is unfamiliar, and our army's communication equipment is extremely backward... so many soldiers have become separated from the troops. It is impossible for these separated troops to return home and become deserters, so they follow a nearby unit to join them.
Well, it’s all a war anyway, and we’re fighting against the Japanese Japs anyway, so it’s not the same as being in any army?
Moreover, these soldiers who jump in line have an advantage, that is, they have more freedom. For example, if they join our army today, they will know the whereabouts of their troops tomorrow and can leave our army to find their own troops. So some soldiers who jumped in line took advantage of this.
If there is a gap, retreat first and then advance... When you come in, call your name and ask to go to the second company and the second row. If you can't get in the second row, you can go to the second company.
Didn't my company suffer heavy losses in this battle? So it took less than half a day to replenish the troops. Even the platoon that was reduced to only seven people was full, and there were even people trying to squeeze in.
…
The idea of becoming a soldier is actually very simple. As Li Changbin said, they are willing to follow whoever can give them the greatest victory at the least cost.