By the time I got back to the station in the jeep, it was already dark. I was tossed and choked this night, and I drank some wine, and I was really tired enough, so I slept in a daze for a while in the car. When I returned to the station, I was woken up by the driver Xiao Zhao, and when I opened my eyes, I felt like my eyes were filled with lead, and I couldn't open them. Maybe it's the 'essence' of wine that plays a role, and I heard that the liquor thing has a lot of stamina, so I believe it.

Although my mind was still clear, my body was already a little disobedient, and even though I tried my best, I only opened my eyelids a slit. This was not enough for me to see the road under my feet in the light of the sky just now, so I didn't have to take a few steps before I fell down with a thud.

I don't know if I tripped over a branch or what, but I never remembered it again when I lay down, but I felt that the two soldiers pushed me and shouted a few times to the company commander, and I didn't answer and continued to dream about it. At first, I could hear some chaotic and panicked sounds, but then I was completely unconscious......

I don't know how long I slept, but when I woke up, I found myself sleeping in the marching quilt in the company. When I woke up, I couldn't help but curse secretly, these guys, treat the day in Vietnam as the night...... The high temperature of more than 30 degrees in the middle of the day even covered me with a quilt to sleep, I was so drunk that I almost suffocated them to death.

This is not? Now it's already a headache, and the 'jade' is cracked, sweating profusely, and there is no place to dry!

Getting up and grabbing the kettle is a burst of cow drink, which makes me feel more comfortable. When I opened the multi-function watch on my wrist, it was already more than one o'clock in the afternoon.

casually took out a 'hairy' towel and wiped it on his body and face a few times, and suddenly his forehead hurt...... Oops, when is the lottery called? The head was wrapped in a bandage, and the forehead above the right eye could faintly feel the tightness of the gauze bandage.

I thought about it, and I didn't know when I was injured, and suddenly I remembered that when I came back last night, I seemed to have fallen at the 'door'...... It can't be the whole thing at that time!

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel embarrassed: when Lao Tzu started the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, he hadn't been injured yet, and I didn't expect this to be the first time...... It's the one who fell down and hung the lottery, and he fell in front of all his subordinates and ate and was unconscious! It seems that wine is really not a good thing......

He took off his hat and put it on his head, barely covering the wound on his head, and walked towards the outside of the anti-artillery 'hole'. A 'tidal' wave of damp and hot air blew in my face, and a little boredom rose in my heart. I couldn't help but curse this ghost place in my heart, saying that I have been in Vietnam for a short time, but it seems that there is still no way to adapt to the climate here.

I still prefer the cold and snowy life in North Korea to this kind of 'damp' and stuffy place where people almost go crazy, even though the cold of minus tens of degrees Celsius often threatens people's lives.

"Hello battalion commander!"

"Hello battalion commander!"

……

As soon as I walked out of the anti-artillery hole, I pretended to be okay and walked in front of the soldiers, who greeted me as usual, but I noticed that there was a smile on each of their faces, and it seemed that the title had changed from company commander to battalion commander.

I didn't expect the news to spread 'quite quickly', I had just woken up from this sleep, and the soldiers all knew that I was already a battalion commander!

"I said battalion commander!" Junko came up and asked knowingly, "What kind of battle did you fight last night!" It must be very 'intense', we have never seen you hurt, and now we can finally see it with our own eyes! ”

"Coax!" The warriors couldn't help but laugh out loud anymore.

"Go, go......" I blushed and tapped my finger on them a few times in the void, "I warn you! Don't tell me about last night, or I'll be done with you! ”

"Yo ......" the hometown people also quipped: "Look at how humble our battalion commander is!" Don't let us say it when the lottery is hung up, and I don't want others to know...... Let's learn from the battalion commander this kind of 'spirit' who is not arrogant! ”

The words of the hometown drew laughter from the soldiers again.

Just when I felt embarrassed for a while, people from my hometown came up and shook my hand, and said sincerely: "Congratulations on becoming our battalion commander!" ”

"Congratulations to the battalion commander!"

"Congratulations to the battalion commander!"

……

The soldiers also came together to congratulate me, some of them shaking hands with me, and some of them hugged me warmly. I couldn't help but be moved in my heart, and at the same time, I realized one thing: whether it is the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea or the Counterattack against Vietnam, it is also a high-quality 'elite' soldier or a new soldier who has never been on the battlefield...... Although the people around me are different from the times, this kind of comradeship cultivated by the battlefield is the same!

"Battalion commander!" At this time, the deputy company commander reminded me next to me: "I almost forgot to tell you, Commander Zhang asked me to tell you, and when I wake up, I will go to the regiment headquarters!" ”

"Hmm! Good! I answered, shook hands with the soldiers, patted them on the shoulders, and walked towards the regimental headquarters.

I don't know if it's a psychological effect or what, but when I walked into the regiment headquarters this time, I seemed to feel that everyone looked at me differently. Even the guards in front of the 'gate' of the regiment headquarters saluted me with a special 'spirit' spirit, saying that although they were guards, they were all soldiers directly under the regiment headquarters, so they usually didn't take us company commanders seriously at all. Salutes are often perfunctory, and sometimes they even pretend not to see them. But now, this posture is that standard! And the movements of the two guards are still uniform, as if they were salutes during a military parade.

When I walked into the regiment headquarters, the chiefs of staff and deputy regiment commanders also smiled and nodded at me...... If this had been before, it would have been ignored.

At this time, there is a saying, that is, "There are people above who are easy to do!" It seems that this sentence is really true.

"Camp Commander Cui!" Regiment Commander Zhang seemed to be in a good mood, beckoned to me and said, "Your superiors have already told me about your situation, and I very much agree with your superiors' suggestion to recommend you to the position of commander of the second battalion!" Moreover, the superiors also said that our regiment has fought very well in these battles, and the command of the regiment headquarters is also in place! Speaking of which, I really have to thank you! ”

"Thank me?" I couldn't help but be stunned when I heard this, and suddenly remembered that when I went to the military headquarters yesterday, I had said that I would say good things for Commander Zhang in front of the military commander. But...... As soon as I walked out of the regiment headquarters, I forgot all about it, and when I got to the military headquarters, I didn't even mention it at all!

It seems that this is still a coincidence that there is no book, I happened to say good things for Commander Zhang, but I happened to forget not to mention it, and the military department happened to praise Commander Zhang's command......

In other words, our company has won so many battles, so it is natural for the praise of the regimental headquarters to say "inseparable from their command" and something like that! This may be just a few clichés for the military department, but for Commander Zhang, it seems to be my credit!

"This ......" At this time, I couldn't help but fall into embarrassment, I really didn't think much about "taking merit", but at this time it seemed that I would be a fool not to "take credit", so I hesitated and replied: "This is what I should do, and I am also telling the truth, the reason why our regiment has such a 'brilliant' performance is, of course, inseparable from the command of the regiment commander!" ”

After saying this, I realized that I was wrong! I've always thought that I wouldn't be able to "shoot on the back", but now it seems that I was just unwilling to shoot before, not that I couldn't shoot.

My words obviously made Commander Zhang very useful, he laughed a few times, put his arm on my shoulder affectionately and said, "Camp Commander Cui is really good at talking." Don't worry, although my Lao Zhang doesn't know a few big characters, people with clear grievances have always been revenge and kindness. What's going on, just say! ”

"Yes!" That's all I had to do.

Somehow, I felt awkward when I heard Commander Zhang's words, where is what the commander of a regiment in the army said! It's simply the bandit leader on the Oolong Mountain......

But whatever! It's better to have one more friend than one more enemy, not to mention that this friend is still my immediate boss, and I will soon have something to ask him for help.

"Huge ......" Regiment Commander Zhang handed over a thick pile of notebooks and said: "This is the 'flower' roster and backbone list of your battalion, you take it down first and take a look, and organize a meeting of the cadres in the camp when you have time!" Everyone knows each other, and if you have any questions, come to me! ”

"Yes!" I answered again, and then asked in a low voice, "Regiment commander, the original commander of the second battalion...... He ......"

I'm like this, I'm ruthless enough to the enemy on the battlefield, but I'm never ruthless to my own people in life. Although it sometimes looks terrifying, such as using a gun to 'force' recruit training, and using a military stab to the neck of the frightened Hu Shaowen, in the final analysis, it is actually for their good! I'm just 'forced' myself to be ruthless.

"Don't worry!" Regiment Commander Zhang smiled and said, "He has been transferred to another unit as a battalion commander!" ”

"Hmm!" Hearing this, I felt a little less guilty in my heart.

This seems to be a common method in the army, and if I, the company commander, want to be promoted to battalion commander, and the former battalion commander has not made any major mistakes, so in order to avoid disputes or more contradictions, then the best way is to transfer the original battalion commander to other units. It's also good for my work.

"So......" I looked at the 'flower' roster in my hand and asked again: "If I want to appoint and dismiss these cadres......

"Easy!" Regiment Commander Zhang snorted: "You give the names of a few candidates, and you can make a report to the Youth League headquarters for approval!" ”

"Yes!" I saluted to Head Zhang with understanding. What Regiment Commander Zhang said is almost exactly the same as what Staff Officer Xu said, if I still don't understand, it would be too stupid!

But just when I thought everything was ready and waiting for me to make drastic changes to my troops, I realized that things were far from being as simple as I imagined.

After returning to the company headquarters, I casually flipped through the 'flower' roster. Originally, I was still full of confidence, but after watching the combat experience of several backbones, I couldn't help frowning.

The reason why I frowned was not because these backbones were bad, but because they were really 'good'.

But this is also normal, after all, they were all selected by the soldiers in the company in the war, and if they were not very good in the company, then it would not be possible to be recognized by the soldiers. Because this is all a life of death, no one wants to choose an incompetent company commander to take everyone to death.

For example, Xu Yongjian, the commander of the fourth company, once lurked alone in the grass behind the Vietnamese army's high ground when our army was attacking the enemy's high ground, and even if the Vietnamese army's firepower was completely 'exposed' under his gun, he would not be silent. It wasn't until our army prepared for the next assault and the Vietnamese retreated to the tunnel to avoid the artillery fire that he suddenly attacked! He killed more than a dozen Vietnamese soldiers on the high ground with a 'Ting' machine gun, and successfully exited two tunnels of the Vietnamese army. So that our army took this high ground at a very small cost.

The other is the commander of the sixth company, Zhou Changxiang. He is the only high school student in the company, although high school students are nothing at our time, but in this era, those who can read high school can be regarded as "rare animals", so as soon as they entered the army, they became deputy company commanders! Facts have also proved that he is not a nerd, in a chance encounter with the Vietnamese army, he grabbed a Vietnamese helmet on the ground, waved at the Vietnamese army while "ho ho" sound, and successfully tricked the Vietnamese army into the encirclement of our army, so that our army completely annihilated a platoon of the Vietnamese army at a very small price!

Judging from these examples, these two company commanders have extraordinary wisdom and endurance. They are obviously not incompetent, and it is clear that they have relied on strength to get to where they are today. Since this is the case, then they will definitely have a certain centripetal force in their own company.

The problem I faced was that if I replaced these two company commanders without any reason, it was very likely that the new "subordinates" would be unconvinced. This will not only affect my prestige, but also affect the command of the new company commander to his subordinates, and thus my command of the troops......

From this point of view, changing the company commander immediately will do more harm than good.

But...... If I don't change the company commander, how can I get their company to quickly adopt a new tactic?

So I thought about it for a while, and asked the communications corps to find the company commanders of the fourth and sixth companies.

Soon Xu Yongjian and Zhou Changxiang were standing in front of me.

Xu Yongjian is a soldier with thick eyebrows and big ears, and his figure is relatively strong, so he should have done manual work before joining the army. As expected, I later learned that he used to be a porter, and the boring and monotonous work cultivated his patience to a great extent, which also enabled him to endure the best time in the battle before attacking the Yue devils.

Zhou Changxiang, like all scholars, is thin and fair-skinned. But a pair of eyes turned around very cleverly, and even dared me to 'force' him to look at each other. This shows that he has a strong psychological quality and is very confident.

I have half of this psychological quality from the exam (I absolutely believe that people who can take the exam have a strong psychological quality, because the exam is not only a test of knowledge, but also a test of psychological quality), that self-confidence...... Maybe it's because being a high school student has always made him feel superior! There was even a hint of pride in his eyes.

However, it is precisely this kind of self-confidence and extraordinary psychological quality that enables him not to panic when facing the Vietnamese army and to think of ways to deal with it in the shortest possible time. What is even more rare is that without knowing Vietnamese, you dare to pretend to be a Vietnamese army to attract the enemy...... You must know that as long as you are not careful, you will lose your 'life'!

I pretended to flip through the 'flower' roster in front of me and said, "I just read your information, and you all performed very well on the battlefield. I think you know that now that I'm your battalion commander, I want to know what you're going to do next! ”

"Report to the battalion commander!"

The first to speak was Zhou Changxiang, in fact, this was already expected by me.

Zhou Changxiang is confident and has some conceit, but Xu Yongjian is very patient, so it is strange that Zhou Changxiang did not speak first.

Zhou Changxiang stood up, and said with confidence: "I will not be satisfied with the achievements made in the past, I will lead the soldiers of the whole company to fight bravely and fight to the death against the Yue devils to the end!" ”

That wasn't the answer I was looking for, and Zhou seemed to be subtly emphasizing his own achievements and a little complacent about his past achievements. A commander like this, good but not steady enough, is likely to lead the entire company's fighters to a catastrophe......

"Report to the battalion commander!" Xu Yongjian thought about it, and then said a few words without hurrying: "I want to learn from Wulian!" ”

Hearing this, my eyes couldn't help but light up, but I still asked, "Why?" ”

"The facts are obvious!" Xu Yongjian replied: "In our battalion or even in our regiment, no company can compare the results of the Fifth Company, and no company has as small casualties as the Fifth Company. In other words, the Fifth Company always exchanged the smallest casualties for the greatest results! As soldiers, especially as a grassroots cadre, the most important thing is to be able to exchange the smallest casualties for the greatest results, so I want to learn from the Fifth Company! ”

"Hmm!" Listening to Xu Yongjian's words, I nodded approvingly.

"Actually......" After a pause, Xu Yongjian looked at me, and his tone was full of sincerity and admiration: "In the first battle abroad, that is, when attacking the 386 Heights, the three companies of our battalion cooperated with the Vietnamese defenders who attacked the 386 Heights, and I felt ...... at that time The battle should be fought like your five companies! The fourth and sixth companies did not fight bravely enough, but they did not master the methods of fighting! You can't do anything brutely. Fighting a war is a matter of vital importance to human life, so we can't do it brutally! ”

Xu Yongjian's words can be said to be deeply in line with my wishes, so I quickly decided: Xu Yongjian, the company commander, can not be replaced, but Zhou Changxiang must be replaced!

Who's better? I think no one can hold down those fighters except for the people from my hometown! Isn't his hometown an instructor? Training recruits seems to be his forte, and the problems I am worried about will give him a headache!。