The third platoon leader is also Liang Lianbing, nicknamed Rifle, who we have known for a long time. He was originally our third squad leader, but because of his excellent military quality and his outstanding performance on the battlefield... But to be honest, this "excellent" is not as good as mine.
He was still a little worse off, but he was able to defeat a few more Japanese soldiers on the battlefield because of his good marksmanship. So after the death of the third platoon leader, he successfully became the third platoon leader.
I don't know why, but I suddenly felt much more at ease.
This should be because the backbone of the second company are all people I know well, such as Scar, Liang Lianbing... I know that they are all capable of defeating the Japanese, and they have a good relationship with me, so I feel at ease.
Already.
Sometimes this kind of steadiness is very important on the battlefield, because you have confidence in your friendly forces, you know that they will not be easily defeated by the Vietnamese, and you also know that they will reinforce you when necessary. This is enough!
When I had nothing to do, I thought about the backbones of our team and found that most of them were promoted after a few days of fighting.
Isn't that right? Except for Scar, who is firmly in the position of platoon leader, everyone else is a new member.
I think there are two reasons for this phenomenon. One is that the soldiers suffered too many casualties, which led to a large number of replacements of command personnel. The other is that our army has been in peace and turmoil for too long, resulting in the loss of command.
There is a lack of talent, and a large number of grassroots cadres are unqualified. Therefore, when this army goes to the battlefield and is tested by blood and fire, it must be replaced by capable and courageous cadres to take command.
At this time, I couldn't help but think of something the old man often said: "The battlefield is like a sieve, sift out what is undesirable and useless...whatever remains is useful!"
I never understood what the old man said before, and even dismissed it. Now that I think about it... I feel that it really makes sense! Not only does it make sense, it is simply the truth!
The only stranger in the team was the company commander. However, the company commander looked fair and clean like a scholar, but he was very easy-going and low-key, so he became familiar with him in a short time.
In fact, there was also the instructor who was unfamiliar. He was also assigned by his superiors, but he was just a step later than Company Commander Luo.
Our original instructor... was injured in the last battle. Because the injury was not serious, the superiors originally expected him to return to the team after recovering from his injuries. But after what happened... the superiors were a little worried.
Although I don’t know the details, I can imagine it without knowing. This instructor is the person who is responsible for the ideological work of the army. If it were in the past, it would be better if there was no instructor. Anyway, we are on the battlefield now, isn’t there a saying? It’s called
When the gunshots don't go off, listen to the instructor; when the gunshots ring out, listen to the company commander.
But is there any day on this battlefield that we don’t shoot? We are fighting every day, and even on the day we rest, we are attacked by Vietnamese agents. After the battle, we almost fell down from exhaustion after eating, and the instructor also
Do you have time to do ideological work? Many of us are not even familiar with the instructor’s face!
But things are different now. The superiors believed that the "mutiny" in our army was largely due to the failure of ideological work, so they simply transferred an instructor from the headquarters without waiting for the instructor to recover from injury.
The new instructor's surname is Yu. He is in his thirties. It is said that he studied in the Soviet Union. His political stance must be able to withstand the test, and his wealth and appearance must be able to withstand the test... But on this battlefield
, the set of ideological struggles seems very far away to us.
"Platoon... Platoon leader..." While I was trying my best to attack a box of canned broad beans, Chen Yiyi stood in front of me timidly: "Platoon leader, I... can I not be the squad leader?"
"Well, why?" I was a little surprised.
Based on Chen Yiyi's performance on the battlefield, I thought that after I was promoted to platoon leader, she would be the squad leader of the second squad, and I originally thought she would be happy to be the squad leader.
"Then... they said..." Chen Yiyi hesitated.
"What did you say?" I was a little confused by Chen Yiyi's situation.
"They said..." Chen Yiyi finally blushed and whispered, "They said...as a squad leader, I have to sleep with the platoon leader..."
"Pfft..." I managed to put the vegetables in my mouth and all the vegetables spurted out.
After coughing a few times, he turned his attention to the soldiers in the second squad.
Looking at their expressions of wanting to laugh but trying so hard to hold it back, I knew it must be their fault.
"I said Comrade Chen Yiyi..." I said to Chen Yiyi angrily: "Did you have to sleep with the platoon leader when you were the squad leader in the Vietnam Army?"
"Then..." Chen Yiyi nodded vigorously: "Not just the squad leader, but also all the female soldiers in the laundry class. They wash and cook during the day, and at night... But I don't have it. The doctor doesn't want it, so I became a doctor!"
Now I couldn't help but feel angry. No wonder this girl would believe this nonsense. It turns out that this kind of thing really happened in the Yue Japanese army...
But this seems normal. Vietnam has been war-torn all year round, right? After decades of war, men have died in large swaths, which directly leads to an imbalance in the ratio of men to women. As the saying goes, rare things are valuable, and these few men
It becomes a treasure. Once there are too many women, they become nothing. In addition, all the people in Vietnam are soldiers... It is not normal for the women in the Vietnamese army to work during the day and sleep with the officials at night.
"Okay, okay!" I glared hard at the soldiers who finally couldn't help but laugh out loud, and then said to Chen Yiyi: "Our People's Liberation Army troops don't do this, you can do it to your squad leader.
No one needs to accompany you!"
"Oh!" Chen Yiyi lowered her head and responded, but I don't know if I saw it wrong. There seemed to be a trace of disappointment in her eyes...
I put down the can in my hand and was about to go up and teach the soldiers who would try to cause trouble for me, when I saw the company commander coming back.
Company Commander Luo must have just received the equipment. Isn't that right? He has a Tokarev pistol on his waist and a 56 and a half in his hand... In other words, cadres above the platoon level can choose to use submachine guns, but Company Commander Luo chooses to use a 56 and a half. This
I felt a little surprised. What stood out to me the most was the telescope hanging around his neck...
Don’t I need a telescope?
So he immediately approached Company Commander Luo and stood up: "Report to Company Commander!"
"Eh!" Captain Luo looked at me in surprise: "I mean, Second Platoon Commander, why are you so serious?"
Then he clicked his finger in the void, and said as if he could see through me: "There is a conspiracy, you kid is full of bad ideas, you are trying to trick me again!"
I was furious for a moment. I had been deceived by the company commander's appearance before, but I didn't expect that after getting familiar with him, his true nature would be revealed!
"Company commander!" I smiled bitterly: "I don't dare to have any ideas for you. I just wanted to...can I get two more telescopes!"
"Oh, why do you need a telescope?" The company commander looked at me strangely.
It is said that this telescope is generally only equipped for company-level cadres. Platoon-level cadres only need to follow the command and lead the troops to charge.
"Um..." I raised the sniper rifle in my hand and said, "No, sometimes sniping comes in handy!"
The company commander looked at me with some surprise: "It's not easy. You need two telescopes? How are you going to do it?"
"Report to the company commander! One is the gunner, responsible for sniping, and the other is the observer, responsible for observing the overall situation and assigning targets to the sniper! If necessary, he can also serve as cover for the sniper!"
"Oh! How do you know this..." After hearing my words, the company commander's eyes became even more surprised.
In fact, it was not just the company commander who was surprised, I was also surprised, because from the tone of the company commander... he seemed to know how to fight like this.
"Report to the company commander!" I simply lied and replied: "I am... I saw how the Japanese snipers shot like this. I didn't know why they shot like this at first, but I figured it out after I shot them a few times.
!”
"Oh, that's right!" The company commander nodded and frowned slightly: "I thought only Americans could fight like this, but I didn't expect that even Japanese soldiers would learn this trick!"
Then I understood that Captain Luo must have studied the tactics of the Vietnamese army when they fought with the Americans, so he knew this method of sniping.
"Okay, no problem!" Captain Luo thought for a while and agreed: "I'll get you two more right away, but... you have to make good use of them and perform more meritorious deeds on the battlefield!"
"Yes!" I stood up, but I secretly thought that this company commander is not an ordinary person. Although he has never been on the battlefield, he knows a lot.
Soon two telescopes were distributed to me. I hung one around my neck, turned around and threw another one to Wang Kechang.
Wang Kechang was stunned when he took the telescope. He looked at the thing in his hand that only cadres could wear, and asked in confusion: "Platoon leader, is this... for me?"
"Who will give it to you if I don't give it to you?"
Wang Kechang was excited for a while at first, and then said awkwardly: "Platoon leader, this thing is good, but if you give it to me... it won't be of any use, will it?"
"Who says it's useless!" I raised my sniper rifle and said, "Just follow me and report your location just like last time!"
"Really...really!" He was so happy now that he almost danced with joy as he held a telescope and looked left and right.
Scar then came closer and whispered: "This company commander has some background!"
"How to say?"
"Do you think you can get this telescope immediately?" Scar replied: "The most important materials on the front line are guns, ammunition, and food. Firstly, the demand for the telescope is low, and secondly, the telescope can still be used after the cadres sacrificed it.
, so I generally don’t use this thing. You see, the company commander only has two of them..."
"Hmm!" Hearing what Scar said was true, I felt even more that Captain Luo was not simple.