Chapter 77: Sanctions

Chapter 77: Sanctions

The battle situation really developed as I imagined, and the 1st and 3rd Battalions were never able to break through the defense line of the Vietnamese army in Kuma Mountain, and at this time, as soon as it was dark, they had to retreat in groups.

When they passed through the 417 heights, they saw that our second battalion not only easily took the high ground with lightning speed, but also defeated the Vietnamese army on the anti-slope plane. In particular, the commander of the first battalion, Wang Zhengang, I saw in the telescope that he deliberately stood in front of the trench we had built for a while, with a look of regret on his face, as if he was thinking about why he didn't arrange for them to fight the 417 heights......

Looking at the soldiers of the first and third battalions passing by the foot of our mountain, I couldn't help but smile bitterly, I don't know who envied whom?

"Battalion commander," the correspondent ran to me and said, "It's the chief of staff......"

I couldn't help but be overjoyed when I heard this, it was finally our turn to retreat. So without saying a word, he picked up the microphone and shouted: "Report to the chief of staff, I am Cui Wei, the commander of the second battalion."

"Comrade Cui Wei, you fought very well," came the slow voice of the chief of staff on the other end of the microphone: "You fought this battle on the 417 heights very beautifully, you not only taught the Yue devils a hard lesson, but also played the prestige of our People's Liberation Army, and also started the reputation of our revolutionary soldiers, I have called on all units to take you as an example, bravely and tenaciously fight against the enemy, your victory is a very powerful proof that as long as we carry forward the 'spirit' of not afraid of hardship and sacrifice on the battlefield, we will definitely be able to defeat the enemy...... ”

"Chief of Staff......" I said impatiently, "Now that the first and third battalions have retreated, and the friendly forces attacking the 536 heights have also retreated, do you see if we are ......?"

"There is no way for them to retreat," interrupted the chief of staff, "and they have not captured the enemy's positions, nor have they built fortifications, and they will be in a very passive position when it gets dark." But you are different, you have taken positions and fortified them, so I want you to ......"

When the "chief of staff" heard this, I couldn't help but be shocked: "But our fortifications are just simple field fortifications, and we are not in a hurry to build tunnels at all." Moreover, the 417 Heights is a large salient for our army's position, and our fortifications are also aimed at the enemy in the front, as soon as the friendly troops on both wings retreat, the weakness of our two wings will be exposed under the enemy's guns, and we will soon let the Vietnamese army surround us......"

"That's why I want you to carry forward the 'spirit' of our revolutionary soldiers who are not afraid of hardship or death?" Before I could finish speaking, the chief of staff hurriedly said: "Comrade Cui Wei, I have already reported your deeds and achievements to my superiors and to the people of the whole country. You must know that now we are not only watching you, but also the higher-level leaders are also watching you, and thousands of people of the motherland are also watching you, so you must not give up lightly, and at all costs, even if you defend to the last person and a gun, you must hold the position."

Hearing this, I finally understood that the two victories I fought today had been blown out by the new chief of staff. He will show off in front of his superiors...... Look, who said that this 417 high ground can't be hit, I came up to command, and it wasn't like a devastating thing to take down this high ground

So how could he possibly let us withdraw from this high ground? If we are to pull down, isn't that a slap in the mouth?

I don't blame him for being young and vigorous, and I don't blame him for blindly saying 'spirit' and being brave, but ...... I will not tolerate him staking the lives of his warriors to save his face

Thinking of this, my face was cold, and I said coldly: "Report to the Chief of Staff, I think that in this situation we are no longer suitable to defend on the 417 heights, otherwise we will not be responsible for the lives of the soldiers."

A cold snort came from the other end of the walkie-talkie: "Comrade Cui Wei, you have to make it clear, I am an order, not a negotiation with you."

"The general will not be subject to foreign military orders" I replied bluntly: "You also have to make it clear, now that I am the battalion commander, I am not negotiating conditions with you"

Without waiting for him to speak in a hurry, he hung up the microphone with the sound of the speaker

Looking at the comms soldier who was stunned, I squeezed out a few words from between my teeth: "From now on, all calls are not allowed to be answered, understand?" ”

"Understood," the signal man nodded hurriedly.

"All of them have," and then I shouted an order over the walkie-talkie: "'Handover' to take cover, gradually withdraw from the position, and return to the camp to garrison"

"Yes" The soldiers responded to my order with cheers, this has been rolling in the mud of the 417 Heights for a day, even if they work, they will be tired, let alone the battlefield that will die at all moments. So as soon as they heard the order to retreat at this time, they put together the last bit of strength and covered each other to retreat in echelons.

Seeing this, I felt more and more that I was right to disobey the order and let them retreat, in fact, when the soldiers saw other troops retreating, the fighting spirit in their hearts had disappeared. If they continue to be stationed in this dark position with no defensive line on the left and right flanks, the consequences will be unimaginable.

This can't be blamed on them, most of them are still new recruits, and even veterans are veterans who have never fought a war, so of course they cannot be measured by the standards of volunteers who fought for decades during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.

After laying dozens of mines on the high ground, the three companies were divided into three batches and withdrew from the 417 heights under cover. The Vietnamese army was obviously waiting for the moment when we retreated, so as soon as we walked on the front foot, they followed on the back foot, just watching us retreat in such an orderly manner, and did not dare to chase after us, but just watched from a distance. Coupled with the fact that there were mines, it was not until we safely withdrew from the death zone that the Vietnamese army had just climbed to the top of the hill.

"Where is your battalion commander, Cui Wei?" We had just sat down to rest for a while when we saw the chief of staff and two guards yelling at us angrily, his right hand still on the Tokarev pistol at his waist, looking murderous......

Seeing this, I couldn't help but smile, this 'milk' stinky guy is still playing this trick with me, I'm afraid that you haven't been born before you are a soldier when you are a soldier

After a long time, he stood up from the ground, took the sniper rifle in his hand, and shouted at the chief of staff: "Report to the chief of staff...... I'm ...... here."

As soon as the chief of staff saw my posture, he couldn't help but be stunned, his momentum immediately shortened, the fierce light in his eyes also subsided a lot, and even his eyes began to drift unnaturally.

Seeing this, I couldn't help but laugh in my heart, can this be the same for people who have fought and those who have not? Can someone who has killed someone be the same as someone who hasn't? I'm not the kind of person who will sit idly by, and I can guarantee that if the chief of staff dared to draw his pistol just now, I would have knocked him down at the first opportunity, and I didn't care what kind of superior or leader he was

Perhaps the Chief of Staff also saw this in my eyes, so the voice of the voice was immediately a little different.

It's just that a face-loving person like him, of course, refuses to show weakness on his lips, and it took a while to muster up the courage to shout at me: "Cui Wei, how dare you disobey orders and disobey the commands of your superiors?" Do you know how big a mistake you have made? ”

"What? Don't listen to orders? ”

"Disobey your superiors?"

……

The warriors standing beside him couldn't help but whisper.

I also knew that there was no way to do this today, so I simply shouted at the chief of staff: "I, Cui Wei, do things alone, and what ordered them to withdraw from the position is what I want to do...... Whatever you want."

As he spoke, he casually handed over the sniper rifle in his hand to the soldier beside him and untied his belt. Anyway, I've avoided unnecessary casualties among the soldiers, so I don't care what punishment I will receive now.

As soon as the soldiers heard my words, they understood that their superiors had just ordered them to defend the 417 heights.

Without saying a word, the hometown of the "chief of staff" stood up and said: "Our friendly forces on the left and right flanks have retreated, how can we hold in this situation?" ”

"yes, isn't that our lives?" Junko also shouted unconvinced.

"If other troops can retreat, we can't retreat"

"Why should other troops not be punished if they lose the battle, and we must be punished if we win the battle"

……

Then I don't know who shouted from behind: "The battalion commander disobeyed the order to save our lives, we can't be ungrateful and let him be punished alone."

"Yes, the battalion commander cannot be punished alone"

"If you want to be punished, you will punish us all"

……

As soon as these words came out, they aroused a strong reaction among the soldiers, and all of them stood up angrily and glared angrily at the chief of staff, and the soldiers who were resting in other places also gathered around them in an uproar when they heard about this, and a battalion of more than 400 people squeezed this small narrow valley to the brim.

Seeing the soldiers like this, the chief of staff turned pale with fright, and his hands were at a loss. It's okay to deal with me alone, he can still come up with some big truths, but he has to deal with a force...... He, the chief of staff who had only been in office for a day, was a little tender.

At this time, Political Commissar Huang hurriedly pushed away the crowd and squeezed in, raised his hand and said to the soldiers: "Comrades be quiet, comrades be quiet......

After the soldiers calmed down, Political Commissar Huang said lightly: "I said, why are you comrades so nervous? Our chief of staff just came up to criticize Battalion Commander Cui for disobeying the order, who said that he would be punished? ”

As he spoke, Political Commissar Huang frowned and gave me a look. I also felt that it was not good to go on like this, so I turned to the soldiers and ordered, "Go, go...... Give me a place to go back to my own place and save my strength to fight the devils."

Seeing that the soldiers were still reluctant to leave, my face turned cold, and I shouted at them: "What are you doing standing? It's all scattered."

The warriors did not dare to disobey my orders, and reluctantly walked away. But in the end, more than a dozen people remained, most of them cadres from various companies. But what surprised me a little was that this also included Liu Yun and Yichen, Liu Yun was staring at the chief of staff with an angry face, as if he wanted to rush up to comment but was stopped by Yichen.

I glanced at Irchen and motioned for her to take Liu Yun away, but Ivan ignored me at all and just looked at the Chief of Staff coldly.

"Cui Wei ......" Seeing that the soldiers had dispersed, the chief of staff seemed to have a little courage again, and he was about to go crazy again, but this time Commissar Huang stopped him in time.

"Chief of Staff" Political Commissar Huang leaned into his ear and whispered: "Our regiment has just punished Commander Zhang, and now we want to ...... again I'm afraid it will affect the morale of the soldiers......"

The chief of staff snorted and said coldly at me: "Ji Da is more than once, if you don't obey the order again, it won't be so cheap."

As he spoke, he walked away with two guards. When Political Commissar Huang was leaving, his finger clicked a few times in front of me, and he said with a look of hatred that iron is not made of steel: "Pay attention next time......

With a "......snort", the back soldiers who watched the chief of staff leave let out a disdainful laugh.

"All go back to their own troops," I glanced at the soldiers. I knew in my heart that if it weren't for their support, this time it would definitely not be so cheap. Counting the big and staying on duty to check, isn't this the same as having a punishment and not having a punishment? If you want to say that there is a stain on this file, what do we people who will die at any time on the battlefield care about that?

"You two girls, can you stand it?" I asked in front of Liu Yun and Yichen.

"It's okay" Liu Yun nodded shyly, and then said with some excitement: "Tired, tired, but it's really fun to fight, comrades have killed so many enemies, and they have won a big battle." This time my dad won't say I'm useless."

"Aren't you afraid of killing?" I asked, a little confused.

"Then ......" Liu Yun glanced at his hometown, and said with some embarrassment: "Company Commander Chen asked us to hide in the anti-artillery 'hole', I heard this all from others......

With a coax, the soldiers and I couldn't help but laugh out loud.

After the soldiers had dispersed, the people from my hometown came up to me and whispered, "Don't mess with this guy next time."

"You think I don't know" I found a flat stone and sat down, casually 'pulled' out a 'wool' towel to wipe the dirt on the rifle, and said helplessly: "But his order, do you think I can carry it out?" How? This guy is not small, you can't bear it? ”

The hometown man smiled: "You can withdraw a regiment commander when he says he will withdraw, do you think he can be small?" Anyway, you know that...... In the future, I can try not to provoke as much as possible. But if I were you today, I would turn against him."

He patted me on the shoulder, stood up, and walked to his company.

Looking at the backs of my hometown, I couldn't help but sigh. I really didn't expect that there would be so many intricate relationships in this army......