Between California and Oregon, there are majestic mountain ranges, and Qi Rui lowered his binoculars to see with the naked eye the peaks that were shadowed in the winter drizzle. The rain clouds even drifted halfway through the peaks, showing the majesty of the mountains.

Has it finally arrived? Qi Rui felt an inexplicable sense of relief in his heart. It is only observed with the naked eye and through telescopes, and then it has entered an area that is not suitable for the movement of motorized troops. Of course, if you look closely, you may also find some rough trails for trucks to pass through. Qi Rui has no interest in any of this, it is no longer the work of motorized infantry, but the professional field of engineering troops.

Retracting his body from the observation window on the roof of the car, Qi Rui returned to the car. Immediately, other fighters took Qi Rui's place. As the first car of the entire convoy, it is responsible for observing and observing in addition to driving the road. The regimental commissar held his post in the first car, and the morale of the troops was greatly boosted. Even if every shift has to be outside in the wind and rain for half an hour, everyone has no intention of slacking off.

"Commissar, where are you going?" As soon as Qi Rui sat down, the squad leader in the cab asked Qi Rui through the window between the cab and the carriage.

Qi Rui leaned out of the window, half-lying in the cab and pointed ahead, "Drive to that small slope and stop." You don't have to drive to the bottom of the mountain today. ”

"Will you set up camp when you arrive?" The squad leader continued to ask.

"When we get there, we'll go down and reconnoiter the terrain." Qi Rui wasn't entirely sure if he was camped there. To be honest, in such a ghost weather, the wilderness is not suitable for camping at all. Qi Rui initially knew that the truck could be used as a mobile tent, but he only knew it. In Asia, it's summer, and it's hot and humid inside the carriage, but it's better to set up a tent in the field to rest. However, after a few days of winter marching, Qi Rui understood the huge advantage of motorized infantry, and camped in the wind and rain in the field, even if there was a waterproof tent, it could not withstand it. Trucks are naturally sheltered from the elements. Two mops were forced on each truck, which was Weeser's order. Now Qi Rui fully understands how detailed Daddy Wei Ze's mind can be.

"Those cavalrymen are honest now, too." The squad leader couldn't help but laugh. In the first few days, the cavalry was in a state of flux, showing the mobility of the cavalry by running in front of the convoy of trucks. And after five days, the cavalry honestly followed the truck, and did not take the initiative to come forward without an order.

"Don't say that about the comrades of the cavalry, let's freeze outside for a day, I'm afraid it's not as good as others." Qi Rui not only did not have the slightest ridicule in his tone, but also really wanted to explain to the cavalry in his heart.

"Commissar, it's not that I want to say about them. What did they do when they started talking big things? Are they bored with themselves? "Obviously, the unhappiness brought to the squad leader by the previous arrogance of the cavalry has not subsided.

Qi Rui patted the squad leader on the shoulder, "We are all comrades-in-arms, so we still have to care about each other." It was really not easy for the cavalry to fight in the wind and rain along the way. Everything has a development process, are we so confident in the beginning? ”

"Commissar, that's why you care so much about those birdmen." The squad leader couldn't help but sigh.

"Let's be honest, there is a horse team in front, will you be much more relieved?" Qi Rui asked the squad leader.

The squad leader was silent. In military common sense, the vanguard of a large-scale advance on enemy territory is the most vulnerable to enemy attacks. The trucks are huge, and the carports are even bigger. As a truck at the forefront, the squad leader does not even need to conduct a rational analysis, and can feel the danger only by relying on the intuition of a soldier. If it weren't for the regimental political commissar who had been in the car to make the squad leader feel that he had a backbone, his nervousness would have exploded long ago.

Looking at the empty front, the squad leader only imagined a little that there were cavalry exploring the way farther away, and naturally gave birth to a sense of security. However, reality soon rebounded this illusion of safety, and the cavalrymen who should have appeared in front were nowhere to be seen, and anger burned in the squad leader's chest.

"If you don't have the ability, don't pull hard! What did they call so happily before! The squad leader muttered.

Qi Rui didn't want to cause a conflict within the army at all. I wanted to persuade the squad leader to dissipate his anger, but he didn't expect the squad leader's anger to be aroused. Qi Rui felt very sorry in his heart, this was really not his intention. The political commissar, as the number one person in the army, must not only solve the military problems of the troops. For example, no one willingly got on the first most dangerous car, and Qi Rui had to take the lead in sticking to the first car. Members of the Liberation Party have an obligation to lead by example, and the political commissar must take the lead before a more effective solution can be proposed. This is the rule set by Wees. The political commissars can have a position above the military commanders, relying on the performance of the political commissars, relying on the political commissars' efforts and even sacrifices.

If that's all, as long as you are not afraid of death, you will be able to do the job of political commissar. In reality, this is not the case. The position of political commissars depends on being able to solve ideological problems, so that the entire army can have a more scientific attitude, and the whole army can have stronger subjective initiative. This is the fundamental reason for the establishment of the political major.

Qi Rui talked to his father Wei Ze about this issue before coming to North America, and Wei Ze's statement is not complicated, "A political commissar is not a person who can create the world with his mouth. Why can a political commissar be the first person in the army, and not a military commander who actually commands a battle can be the first person in the army? It is because the political commissar can make the comrades of the army understand the reason. Although the political commissar himself has great decision-making power, the political commissar himself should not be an iron-faced and selfless judge, but a leader who can lead everyone to a more materialist dialectical line of thought. ”

This statement made Qi Rui feel very confused, but he practiced it. Qi Rui discovered the Tao here. He can certainly judge the actions of the squad leader or the cavalry unit by "right and wrong", at least on the surface, it is an easy thing. In reality, however, this is not necessarily the case.

The arrogance of the cavalry was indeed disgusting, but the cavalry also paid the price for their arrogance. Daddy Weeser said that "specific problems are analyzed in detail", and to put it more bluntly, it is "one yard to one yard". Even if the cavalry were indeed arrogant, what did it have to do with them marching in the winter rain?

Even if there is a poncho, it is indispensable to resist the wind and cold when marching all day in the winter rainy weather. It takes a lot of physical energy to keep people and horses warm, and even if the cavalry is not arrogant, they are already facing very severe tests. The result of arrogance was to make the cavalry run more mere ostentatious distances, which were a fraction of the distance that the cavalry had to complete.

What is more important is the actual result, arrogance brings irresponsibility to oneself. The arbitrary squandering of power brings the effect of adding to the pound, but this increase is often the last straw that breaks the camel's back. Judging from what has happened so far, even if the cavalry is not arrogant, they will not be able to outrun the motorized infantry in the current situation.

Qi Rui fully understood these truths at this time, but this was Qi Rui's business, not the squad leader's business. "Arrogance" is something that can have terrible consequences. In the squad leader's heart, all the previous exploits of the cavalry were wiped out, and what caused the squad leader's strong disgust was only the very short-term arrogance of the cavalry. This emotion mixed with the nervousness of the squad leader. The exhaustion of the cavalry was real, as was the instability of the squad leader due to fear and nervousness. The reason why the squad leader is obsessed with the arrogance of the cavalry is because the squad leader himself is also looking forward to someone standing in a more dangerous position. If this problem cannot be solved, the squad leader's mood will not improve.

Thinking of this, Qi Rui could only sigh. "It's not easy for us, and it's not easy for cavalry. In order to win the war, everyone perseveres. I wonder if we should slow down a little bit so that the cavalry can walk less on this rainy day, so that we can also put some sentries in front. Running more than 80 miles a day on such a bad road, let the cavalry run ahead of us again, they really can't keep up. ”

This does not involve who is right or wrong, but also proposes a solution, and the squad leader nodded again and again after hearing it. The squad leader didn't really have any deep hatred with the cavalry, and he was under too much psychological pressure at this time. Hearing that the cavalry might appear in front of him, the squad leader didn't say anything harsh. After entering the battlefield, a mistake will either be killed or wounded, and the cavalry will explore the way ahead, so it is natural to face the threat of death. As a person who fully felt the pressure of death, the squad leader couldn't say bastard words like "cavalry just deserve to die".

"Commissar, you...... I still take care of everyone. The squad leader finally found a way to say.

As soon as the word "care" was mentioned, Qi Rui felt a faint pain in his heart. He couldn't forget the huge pain Chu Xue felt when he said "Don't worry, I will definitely be able to take care of myself" in a somewhat pretended strong tone. With this kind of soul-touching reflection, Qi Rui had to admit that he was most likely not a person who would take care of others.

Now I didn't expect to be suddenly called by my subordinates "I take care of everyone", Qi Rui could only smile bitterly.

When there was a temporary pause that afternoon, Qi Rui went to the back to discuss with the regiment commander Ma Xiaoming, and then went to find the cavalry unit together. After 12 days of continuous marching, most of the time in the winter rain, the cavalry had honestly followed behind the motorized troops. Horses are far more delicate than cars, and they can get sick when marching in the wind and rain, and are even more susceptible to illness than humans.

As soon as the order was given to stop, the cavalrymen could not first care about their fatigue, but took care of the horses according to the regulations. Unload the equipment from the accompanying truck, quickly build a simple horse pen to protect the horses from the wind and rain, dry the horses from rainwater, check the horses' shoes, observe the horse manure, and prepare feed and warm water. The cavalry was busy with their lives.

Wu Chaoyang, the commander of the cavalry battalion, did not answer immediately after listening to Qi Rui's suggestion, and muttered for a while before replying: "Political commissar, if you let the cavalry explore the road in front and don't reduce your speed, it's okay for two days and three days." But after two or three days, I have to rest no matter what. ”

Hearing this answer, Qi Rui breathed a sigh of relief. He said to Wu Chaoyang seriously: "I know that the comrades are marching very hard in such weather, and the horses are fast to the limit. So don't worry, we're only going to be on for about two days. And last time you said that horses were transported by truck. Either that. We will now bring some of the horses of the pathfinder to the front. Before setting off tomorrow, the horses were transported a certain distance forward by truck, and the large army waited for the cavalry to get off and set off before setting off. In this way, the cavalry does not have to run so fast. You can move forward more calmly. What do you think? ”

Seeing that Qi Rui did not laugh at the cavalry, he came up with a strategy that could be said to be quite considerate. Wu Chaoyang also had his own thoughts, "Put down the cavalry in batches to ensure that the troops are not interrupted on the entire line." If it's too far away, the enemy will take a loophole, and it will be bad. ”

"Okay, just do as you say." Qi Rui was very careful not to cause any negative impact on Wu Chaoyang when answering. The head of the regiment, Ma Xiaoming, didn't say anything, he just glanced at Qi Rui deeply after being stunned for a moment.