The next day our Hengzheng Battalion was ordered to rush to Yunnan.
Of course, the Hehe camp now seems to have privileges. They no longer have to squeeze in trains to and from the border as before. Instead, they all take flights directly to the nearest big cities. To go to Guangxi, they fly to Nanning, to go to Yunnan, they fly to Kunming, and then
Then you were greeted by a dedicated person at the airport and took a bus to your destination.
But this can't be said to be a privilege, because we are going to fight. If it weren't for the military emergency, I don't believe that a country that is still poor at this time would let us fly for a few soldiers.
This account is actually very easy to calculate. You must know that it would take a few weeks at least to take a train from Beijing to Yunnan or Guangxi... This is not to say that the trains in this era are particularly slow, but that there are a lot of supplies and soldiers transported to the border.
, the train will inevitably be delayed a lot of time due to passing cars on the way.
In this way, for example, this time we are asked to participate in the battle at Kuolin Mountain. If we take the train, we are afraid that the battle at Kuolin Mountain will be over by the time we arrive.
It is precisely because I know this clearly that I find it a bit funny that some of my soldiers enjoy this "privilege" and are even grateful for it... People in this era are really simple and can just get something.
If you take care of you, you will be grateful. You must know that this is a life-threatening job. Whoever wants this privilege can take it!
But of course I won't tell them explicitly. It's good that the soldiers have this kind of mentality. At least it can strengthen their fighting will and morale.
It was one o'clock in the evening when the plane landed in Kunming. This was of course to keep our march confidential.
This is the case in the military. Sometimes we don't know the use of keeping certain things secret. For example, there is a war in Kulin Mountain right now, so it should be normal for an army to be sent to the Yunnan border. But often we don't seem to
Important things may become clues for enemy spies.
For example, this time, the fact that our unit was sent to Yunnan by plane was enough to attract the attention of enemy spies...Generally, Chinese soldiers go to the border by train or even car, but this unit took a plane.
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So the Vietnamese army had every reason to guess that this was a special force that was urgently sent to Kuolin Mountain to fight. Then the Vietnamese army spies would pay attention to the equipment, whereabouts, number of people, etc. of our unit. In other words, we
Before the troops even entered the battlefield, all kinds of information had been clearly grasped by the Vietnamese army.
Therefore, we soldiers in the war believe in a saying: "Be careful to keep the ship of ten thousand years!" That is to say, whether it is necessary or not, it is better to do confidentiality work than not to do it. This is likely to be directly related to the outcome of the battlefield and our success.
's little life.
That’s why we deliberately chose this time to arrive in Kunming. After arriving in Kunming, we just got off the plane and loaded it directly into the military vehicle without even entering the airport. Then we pulled the canvas on the military vehicle. So we couldn’t see anything.
As usual, I took a jeep, and I really can't compliment this "privilege": this is the front line, and there is only one jeep in a convoy. Everyone knows that the people in this jeep must be officials, so there is no need to think about it.
If there was an ambush by Vietnamese agents, the jeep would definitely be the first target.
When I think of this, I get scared. And this kind of thing happens all the time, but soldiers in this era are used to showing a spirit of "not afraid of sacrifice", and cadres have to take the lead and set an example, so although everyone knows this
This approach has many disadvantages. For example, when the convoy is attacked, the commander is the first to be sacrificed, causing the entire unit to lose command, etc., but no one is willing or dares to change it.
If you change this habit, you will be regarded as a coward, and you will even be pointed at and scolded by your superiors: "The cadres who fight on the front line are always at the front. You are afraid of this and that when you have a jeep behind you!"
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Of course I don't care about other people's opinions. At this time, I always ask the troops who are driving ahead to conduct reconnaissance in tricycles to be replaced by people from our combined battalion. Of course, Chen Yiyi or Chen Qiaoqiao are indispensable here. They are always aware of danger.
I have a very keen sense, especially Chen Qiaoqiao, a former agent company commander. She knows very well what kind of terrain or tactics Vietnamese agents often use to ambush, so I can basically rest assured about this.
"Hello, comrade!" As my jeep was moving, a cadre waiting for me in the back seat came up to shake my hand: "My surname is Chen. I am the deputy battalion commander of the 1st Battalion of the 703rd Regiment! I am in charge this time.
We will receive the synthetic camp and cooperate with your work."
"Hmm!" I couldn't help but be startled when I heard this. In the past, the people who received me were all staff officers from the army. I can understand this. The reason is that the battalion commander, deputy battalion commander, etc., they are all front-line troops.
What is the backbone of the battalion? If a battalion commander or deputy battalion commander is sent to receive me, then there will be no one to command the battalion or the command work will be problematic.
The chief of staff is much better. On the one hand, the chief of staff's job is to assist the command in the rear most of the time. On the other hand, the number of staff officers is relatively large. If there is one or two less, it will not be a problem.
This is why I was surprised when I heard that this cadre named Chen was a deputy battalion commander.
"Captain Yang!" Before I could ask the reason, Deputy Battalion Commander Chen hurriedly handed me a document. Then he motioned to the guard to close the black curtain of the jeep and took out a covered
Heibu's flashlight said: "This is a document related to Kou Linshan. Battalion Commander Yang can take a look at it first!"
I couldn't help but be shocked when I saw this. You must know that although this is still in the rear, military vehicles do not have their lights on due to the confidentiality of the march. Sometimes I really admire those car drivers. They are so blind that I can hardly see through the window.
What, but the driver has a way to drive the car very fast in this situation.
I asked the drivers how they could do this, and the driver's answer made me dumbfounded: "You get used to it, and you start driving slowly, and then you become familiar with every plant and tree here. For example, when you see the back of the high ground in front of you,
You will immediately think that this is a straight road, you can drive forward boldly, and wait until you have passed the high ground for 200 meters before turning around... Sometimes it just depends on your feeling!"
Damn it is "Three hundred and sixty lines, every line is number one".
However, even at this time, Deputy Battalion Commander Chen was still eager to let me see the documents. Not only was it difficult to see clearly with a low-light flashlight covered with black cloth in a rickety car, but also from the perspective of confidentiality.
No matter how suitable it is, even if the curtains are closed, it will be the same.
However, I still took the document and lowered my hand to read the document. On the one hand, I believed in Chen Qiaoqiao's reconnaissance skills, and on the other hand, I felt that there must be a reason for Deputy Battalion Commander Chen to be so anxious.
After reading the document for a while, I quickly understood, because on it I saw the words that the 1st Battalion of the 703rd Regiment was surrounded.
"Well!" I looked at the deputy battalion commander sitting next to me and said, "So your battalion was besieged on the mountain by the Vietnamese army?!"
"Yes!" Deputy Battalion Commander Chen nodded: "The first unit has been surrounded for five days! The other two units have also been surrounded for four days and two days respectively. What the regiment leader means is...
The purpose of the Vietnamese army is to continuously attract our troops to invest troops in the encirclement, so the regiment commander decided not to send additional reinforcements to the first battalion, but instead to attack the main peak of Kuolin Mountain with all his strength!"
"Yes!" I nodded. It should be said that this decision was the right one. The Vietnamese army has been using the tactic of encircling points and calling for reinforcements to contain our army's strength from the very beginning. If you don't want to jump into the fire pit or be restrained by the Vietnamese army, it is more important.
If we have more troops, then of course we should put this aside in advance.
However, as a cadre of the first battalion, that is, Deputy Battalion Commander Chen, this was obviously a blow to the head.
"Battle Commander Yang!" Deputy Battalion Commander Chen said anxiously: "We have six platoons of more than 200 people trapped in the mountain. These are the backbone of our first battalion. If they finish our first battalion, they will be gone."
It’s over. What the regiment leader means is that as long as we can capture the main peak of Koulin Mountain, the enemy’s conspiracy will be shattered. It will not be too late to consider rescuing the trapped troops by then, but...it’s been so many days, I don’t know if they are still there.
Can you hold on until the day when our army takes over the main peak?"
Deputy Battalion Commander Chen is right. You must know that these troops are reconnaissance troops. Although the troops that went to rescue later were well prepared, they were also troops that entered the mountains to fight. This means that the equipment and ammunition they brought were impossible.
A lot of equipment. If you have too much equipment, not only will your movement speed be slow in the deep mountains, but you will also be exhausted to death.
Not to mention that it is impossible to die from exhaustion, it is really not uncommon on the battlefield in Vietnam. The overloaded weight and the rapid march without sleep, coupled with the extraordinary psychological pressure on the battlefield, will be unbearable for anyone.
This means that the six besieged platoons are very likely to have run out of ammunition and food by now... They have been besieged for several days. Even if they only shoot one magazine a day, the ammunition they bring will be too early.
Lighted.
So I have every reason to believe that the reason why they have not been annihilated by the Vietnamese army at this time is entirely because the Vietnamese army does not want to annihilate them. Needless to say, its purpose is to make us feel uncomfortable or to continue to send reinforcements. But
If the Vietnamese army finds out that we have no intention of going to reinforce, the result will be different.
After thinking about it, I closed the document, turned off the flashlight, and asked, "Is this your intention or your leader's intention?"
"That's what I meant!" Deputy Battalion Commander Chen replied simply: "I know the capabilities of your combined battalion, and I even know that you also made the 38th Army suffer in the military exercise not long ago, so
I hope you can save these soldiers under my command!"
"Hmm!" I couldn't help but be a little surprised when I heard that. The previous military exercise was a secret, at least the actual part of it was a secret. Deputy Battalion Commander Xie would know this, which means he also has some background.
However, this problem really makes me a little embarrassed.