Originally, I thought... Commander Zhang would let us return to the Beijing base soon after completing this mission.
On the one hand, it is because we need to rest... This is not because these soldiers under my command cannot hold on. You must know that this battle only lasts for twenty minutes, although these twenty minutes are more tiring than ordinary troops fighting for twenty hours.
...The reason is that the kind of battles we fight are highly tense and every second counts. It can be said that there is no room for any mistakes or delays, so the intensity and tension are not ordinary.
The battle can be compared.
No... when the soldiers got off the helicopter, they were all sitting on the ground panting, or lighting up each other's cigarettes and smoking one after another...
I can completely understand that the soldiers would behave like this, because this time... this is actually the first time we have cooperated with helicopters to fight, and it is also the first time we have fought such a short, high-intensity battle. Just like before I set off...
Not sure if our troops can come back smoothly! But now it seems that this worry is completely unnecessary.
But even so... I believe that the physical strength and mental state of the soldiers can be restored to their best condition soon. We are soldiers of the combined battalion. We have fought in high-intensity battles all the way... This time
The battle is just one of our many battles, no big deal!
But the problem is... we can stand helicopters, but not helicopters... The quality of the Z-FV itself is a bit worrying, and now we are participating in another battle... In the battle, there will inevitably be bullets, shrapnel, etc.
The helicopters were hit, and two helicopters even experienced malfunctions during their return...
Helicopters in such a condition...I don't dare to let the soldiers take risks anymore. To me...the lives of the soldiers are much more precious than the helicopters.
So... If I can't be convinced that these helicopters are in the best condition, I will never let the soldiers use them to perform another mission. On this point, Zheng Liangqiang and I have also reached a consensus... that is to say
I don’t need to worry about this at all, Zheng Liangqiang will check it for me!
On the other hand... we still have to go back to the base to continue training, right? We are almost done practicing the rappelling. It's not too late to start the parachute... If we don't even have time to train for the parachute, this big exercise is about to begin.
Now, how can we become Soviet devils then?!
But what surprised me was... when I reported the results of the battle to the headquarters over the radio, apart from a few words of praise, the headquarters just said, "Rest in place and wait for orders."
As soon as I heard this order, I knew that the situation had changed... You know, if the command really plans to call us back to Beijing to continue training, then the return flight will be a kind of rest for us!
So...the key question now is "waiting for orders".
"Battal Commander!" Zhao Jingping asked from the side: "Is there a new mission?"
"Yeah!" I nodded slowly: "Probably so!"
Although this is not what I like...but as a soldier, especially a soldier in the combined battalion...you must often face such unsatisfactory things, and be able to solve them well...otherwise we will also
It doesn’t deserve to be called a synthetic camp!
Almost at the same time...the 337th Regiment also received similar orders, the only difference was that their superiors told them to be responsible for our safety, food and accommodation!
As soon as this happened, the soldiers of the 337th Regiment got busy...
Originally, this was not a big deal. We are responsible for our safety... You must know that we are soldiers ourselves, and it is no exaggeration to say that our combat effectiveness is much stronger than the soldiers of the 337th Regiment... Who will protect whom in the event of a war?
Not sure yet!
As for food and accommodation, it's a piece of cake... We are soldiers, not big guys... Just give us a few compressed biscuits or cans and you'll be fine!
But the cadres of the 337th Regiment can treat this mission as a battle... I think part of the reason for this is that the orders from their superiors are in a stronger tone, such as "their safety must be guaranteed, and there must be no
So careless!"... So this put a lot of pressure on the cadres of the 337th Regiment.
The more important reason...I think it's because of the battle we just fought...
Just like what we experienced on the battlefield in Vietnam... Soldiers who fight do not obey officials or management, but obey those troops who can fight... And after our battle, the soldiers of the 337th Regiment have become like gods.
Treat us the same, and take every little thing about us seriously as a big deal!
For example, we are responsible for our security... We can be said to be on the second line. Basically, no Japanese will show up. Even if they do, they will be helpless to troops like us... But the cadres of the 337th Regiment can send a battalion to do it.
This job, and there is also a reconnaissance platoon... is responsible for reconnaissance of the road section that our army will pass through. Several other infantry companies will occupy various highlands along the way, and will not advance in a rolling manner until our army passes.
Another example is food and accommodation... Food and accommodation are also completely separated. It is said that the place where we live was originally the battalion headquarters. As soon as he heard that we were going to be stationed, the regiment commander gave the order to vacate the battalion headquarters... You must know that this is a war period.
For a regiment, the importance of the battalion headquarters is self-evident... If it is "tortured" by Vietnamese army agents, the command of the front-line troops may have problems, but they can just put this battalion
The department was vacated for us promptly.
Of course, the security of the battalion headquarters is guaranteed... There are several buildings within a wall, a guard platoon lives inside the wall, and three infantry companies are stationed in a circle outside the wall... This posture makes us all feel...
He is a criminal!
As for the food...I can't say it's good, it's just ordinary vegetables with some pork, but those of us who have fought on the battlefield know very well...such a dish is already quite rich for the battlefield!
Later I found out... In order for us to eat safely, these things were made for us by the cooking class in the camp... As for the battalion commanders and cadres, they all used compressed biscuits and canned food to satisfy their hunger during these meals!
We are also a little bit sorry for these arrangements... After all, they are all troops fighting on the battlefield, and we now only come once or twice occasionally, or even come by plane... It's hard to endure
They are incomparable. This is very clear to those of us who have fought on the battlefield!
So I called Zhang Liangliang, who was responsible for greeting us... Although Zhang Liangliang was a regimental staff officer, he seemed to have become our secretary these days. He didn't have to do anything... he was always by our side.
, no matter what requirements we have... tell him, as long as the troops can do it, Zhang Liangliang will try his best to meet our requirements by all means!
"I'm talking about Staff Zhang..." When Zhang Liangliang stood in front of me, I said to him with some embarrassment: "Your hospitality... we really can't afford it. And we are all people who have been on the battlefield.
Like you, I have escaped from cat-ear piercings and been lurking...so I know your suffering! Besides...we are also soldiers, not spoiled young masters...there is no need for this!"
"Captain Yang, what you said is too outrageous!" Zhang Liangliang replied: "Let's not say that this is an order from our superiors... what we are doing is performing a mission. To put it in a step back... you have helped this time.
It’s a big deal for our regiment and even our division... Our regiment commander has said that if you hadn’t successfully rescued these two correspondents, we don’t know how many people in our army would have died! So... this is what we should do
Made it!”
"I told you too..." I smiled bitterly: "We are just executing orders!"
"That being said...but we still owe you a big favor!" Zhang Liangliang said sincerely: "We don't have anything to repay...I can finally let you live and eat well here.
It would be more enjoyable! Not to mention..."
"Besides what?"
"I'll tell you the truth from Battalion Commander Yang!" Zhang Liangliang replied helplessly: "You guys living here... have become our glory! This matter has spread in other troops... They all say that the Ba Dong was destroyed a few days ago.
The steel plant troops are in the 337th Regiment, let alone our division.
The troops in other divisions were very envious when they heard about it! No... people outside ask us every day... are you here, what do you look like, how was this battle fought...
…Many soldiers are overwhelmed!”
"Hmm!" I couldn't help but smile bitterly after hearing this... This is actually true, because I occasionally saw a few soldiers blocking the way outside... I feel like those soldiers still wanted to come in to communicate with us or something.
!
This is a bit like modern celebrities...those fans chase celebrities to give autographs or something when they have nothing to do. However, in this era, celebrities are not popular. What is popular are heroes and troops who know how to fight...and that's what we are.
As a result, he became a star in the army!
So I knew that it would be impossible to persuade the 337th Group not to treat us with this standard... It can even be said that our acceptance of this standard of service will make them feel more comfortable, because they will feel that at least they have signed up.
A little "en"... This is a very strange mentality, because between the troops... strictly speaking, they are executing orders, so there is no such thing as anyone owed anything!
But how can we be ruthless if we are not just grass and trees?
Things like feelings...cannot be explained by rules or systems.
The system is a system, but feelings are another matter... not to mention that repaying kindness is a virtue of us Chinese people!