Chapter IX: In-Place Defense
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Chapter 9 In-Place Defense
The three days of rest were soon passed in a relaxed and pleasant way, and by this time a batch of supplies from the rear had been brought in, which could have filled the bellies of the soldiers for the time being, otherwise I would have used the carts of grain buried in the tunnels of the council.
It was just dark that night, and with the end of the rest of the whole army under the order, the soldiers once again packed their bags and marched south. At this time, I couldn't help but feel a little up and down in my heart, and it was time for Mr. Peng to realize the danger and stop the footsteps of the volunteers, in case history did not follow the original track, then ......
"Instructor Zhao!" Thinking of this, I couldn't help but chase after me for two steps, and ran to Zhao Changshun, who had just returned to the team: "What's wrong?" Haven't you been going well these days? ”
"Alas! Don't mention it! Director Zhao's eyes were bloodshot, and at a glance, he knew that he must have spent a lot of effort running around in the past few days: "I have found several people, and I have also found old comrades-in-arms from the "Volunteer Army Daily", but they all say that we are just guesses, unfounded speculations, and also say that the large army will soon launch a general offensive against US imperialism, this kind of erroneous remarks should not be, we should have confidence in our own troops......
"Hmm!" I didn't say anything, even though I knew this was going to happen, but now I know it's still a little disappointed.
What if history doesn't follow its original trajectory? I thought distressedly, my little soldier rushed to find Mr. Peng? Then tell him that I came from the future world and know the future war? I'm afraid you'll be locked up in an insane asylum in ten minutes, if there's a madhouse here.
Wandering along the way, I followed the troops and unknowingly came to the Han River. At this time, the Han River has long been frozen, and when you look at it, you can see the wreckage of two iron bridges across the mirror-like river, that is, the Han River Bridge.
It should be said that the Han River is sacred in the hearts of South Koreans because it has nurtured the growth of millions of people on both sides of the Han River. But the more than 1,000-meter-long Han River Bridge is a shame, because it was blown up both times because it lost the battle and escaped. It is said that a farce was also staged when it was first blown up. Syngman Rhee went so far as to blow up the Han River Bridge ahead of schedule, despite the puppet army defending Seoul against the People's Army, which is said to be so that the defenders of Seoul would "break the boat and swear to resist the People's Army."
It seems that this Syngman Rhee is worthy of being a high-level intellectual who has returned from studying in the United States, and he also has some research on Chinese culture, and he also knows the idiom "breaking the kettle and sinking the boat".
It's just that Xiang Yu's ruined boat was on with the soldiers by himself, but this Syngman Rhee blew up the bridge and ran away by himself, where would the soldiers of the three armies be willing to die for him, not to mention that a large number of arms that were going to rescue the bridge could not be transported. This cheapened the People's Army, which took Seoul without much effort, and the bridge bombing incident also became a disgrace for the puppet government.
This time, it was the United Nations forces led by the United States that bombed the bridge, and as the Chinese People's Volunteers who forced them to blow up the bridge and escape, it is enough to make us proud of this.
Like all rivers in Korea, the Han River is relatively wide, but its flow is quite slow, and at this moment it has formed a thick layer of ice, and several volunteer soldiers tried it on the ice and stepped on it with confidence.
Stepping on the ice of the Han River reminded me of the battle on the Imjin River a few days ago. Compared to the crossing of the Imjin River, there were no enemy machine guns and no mines on the other side this time, but I was not at all relaxed when I crossed the river, because I always thought about what to do if I crossed the river to pursue the enemy! The Yankees are in their pockets waiting for us to drill them! Could it be that my influence changed history like this? Am I going to do something?
But what can I do?
Crossing the ice of the Han River and walking onto the road on the south bank, the more I walked, the more anxious I became, my feet were as heavy as lead, and I almost wanted to run forward and hold back the pace of the procession.
It can be seen that the soldiers of the company are also anxious, especially Instructor Zhao, who rubbed his hands with sighs and sighs along the way, but there was no way to do it. In the midst of this torrent of steel of hundreds of thousands of people, the thoughts of our few insignificant people are really too insignificant.
"Camp Commander Cui! What do you say about that? Instructor Zhao probably thought about it more and more wrong, so he came to my side and asked, "Why don't we go to the head of the regiment together and talk to see if we can convince the head of the regiment?" The head of the regiment has always been very important, haven't you? ”
"Even if we convince the regimental leader, will that work?" I smiled bitterly: "The regiment commander is not listening to the orders of his superiors, unless we go to convince the division commander, army commander or chief of staff, but you want to!" The good thing to say is to stop the pace and not drill into the pockets of the Yankees, to say that it is ugly, that is to be afraid of the Yankees, that is to be a bad seed! Not to mention the division commander and the army commander, even our regiment commander is not happy! ”
"That's what I said, but look at this ......" Instructor Zhao looked more anxious than me: "If what you say is true, our troops won't ...... this time."
"Wait!" I gritted my teeth, although it was said that there was a butterfly effect, but I didn't believe that my crossing would affect Mr. Peng's decision-making.
But as the march got longer, so did my insistence. In the end, just when my confidence completely collapsed and I decided to call Instructor Zhao to go with him to persuade Commander Chu, an order was passed down from the front to stand by.
"Camp Commander Xu! What's going on now? "I found the battalion commander Xu Feng as soon as possible, hoping to hear something from him.
"I don't know!" Xu Feng shook his head, and his face was also dazed.
"I heard that it was an order from a superior!" It was instructor Lin Zhenglong who spoke, he was a very tough person, and there was a shrapnel scar on his forehead, and at first glance he knew that he was a veteran who had fought hard battles, not like Instructor Zhao.
But I'm ashamed to say that I have a bad problem that I am a little afraid of life, and I am always used to staying with familiar people. He had been the deputy battalion commander for several days, and most of the time he still stayed in his own company, and he had little contact with the instructors and other companies.
"Battalion Commander Xu, Battalion Commander Cui......" At this time, a signal soldier hurriedly ran up: "The regiment commander called you a meeting!" ”
As soon as I heard this, I couldn't help but feel relieved, it should be the superiors who ordered us to stop our feet.
"Here's the way." Following Battalion Commander Xu, instructors and others all the way to the regiment headquarters, Regiment Commander Chu said straight to the point: "The superior has just issued an order ordering the troops to stop advancing and prepare to rest for the winter, which will last for two months. ”
With a "...... of coaxing", the soldiers were all surprised by the sudden arrival of the rest, and soon began to discuss below.
"Captain!" One of the cadres stood up and asked, "Why do you want to stop moving?" Didn't you say that you were going to drive the Yankees into the sea? I haven't even seen anyone yet! ”
"That's right, Captain!" Another cadre also asked suspiciously: "Isn't that a respite for such a long time to give the Yankees a chance to breathe?" If you miss the fighter, you will be even more difficult to fight! ”
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For a while, there was a burst of doubts, and only me, Zhao Yongxin, Instructor Zhao and others glanced at each other, and they all breathed a sigh of relief. What I know more about is that the U.S. military won't give us a chance to breathe, they won't let us rest for two months.
"Comrades, be quiet, be quiet!" Chen Ye raised his hand unhurriedly and said: "This order was issued from the Sino-DPRK Joint Command, and I believe that no matter what the order is, the superiors have made a decision after full consideration and a thorough and detailed plan. As us, the most important task at present is to resolutely carry out the order! The thought of the king of the mountain, it is not to be dropped! ”
"The commissar is right!" Commander Chu said with a straight face: "Let you fight the war, let you rest and recuperate, where are there so many problems and so much nonsense!" ”
"Comrades!" Then Chen Ye said earnestly: "I understand your mood very well, this New Year is coming, if you rest for two months, it means that we will not be able to go home for the New Year, and there will be no way to reunite as a family!" ”
Listening to the words of the commissar, the fighters all bowed their heads involuntarily. Although it was only three months in Korea, almost all the soldiers were going abroad for the first time, and the feeling of fighting in a foreign country was different from fighting in your own country. Although the war has been won until now, the degree of hardship is unmatched by any war in the country. Now that the day of the New Year is approaching, the tradition of our Chinese is to have a good year as a family, and which soldier will not want to go home at this time?
"It's not easy!" Chen Ye nodded heavily and said, "I know it's not easy for comrades!" However, we must remember that we are revolutionary soldiers, and to be soldiers is to bravely kill the enemy and defend the country on the front line. We have to endure more hardships and sins here, fight against the reactionaries here, and have no way to go home for the New Year, just so that our relatives can have a good year, just so that our motherland can have a good year! Comrades, are you willing? ”
"Yes!" The soldiers clenched their fists and shouted in a low voice, if it weren't for the fear of being discovered by the enemy, I think the momentum they burst out with was no less than the anger of Xiang Yuli pulling out the mountain back then.
"Instructions from above." Commander Chu pointed to the map on the ammunition box and continued: "With our 40th Army, 38th Army, 42nd Army, and the 5th and 2nd Army Corps of the People's Army, we will each draw a part of our troops to defend in Suwon, Jeonyangchang-ri, Icheon, Yonglong-ri, Hoengseong, Ha Anxing-ri, and the areas north of Pyeongchang, covering the main force to rest near the south of the 38th parallel. And we ...... group"
Speaking of this, Regiment Commander Chu couldn't help but pause, and after glancing at the soldiers, he continued: "Our regiment has received an order to defend on the spot. ”
Hearing this, the soldiers couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then they realized that not only could they not go home for the New Year, but they couldn't even rest. I couldn't help but cry out in my heart, thinking that this time the soldiers were afraid that they would not be able to accept it! This seems a bit excessive......
But to my surprise, the fighters in addition to "resolutely complete the mission!" Outside of this sentence, no one said a word of complaint. Only then did I realize that in the soldier's answer, there was no word "excessive"; At the same time, in the discussion of the soldiers, there are no complaints to be said.
Regiment Commander Chu nodded with satisfaction: "The battalion-level cadres stay, and the other comrades disperse!" ”
After a while, the people were scattered, and only a dozen battalion commanders, deputy battalion commanders, and instructors remained.
"Comrades!" Chen Ye walked among us and whispered: "I want to inform you that from tonight onwards, the division commander will be temporarily served by Political Commissar Zhang Shaohua, and if there is no change, all actions will be under the command of Political Commissar Zhang." You can't talk about this to other comrades! Otherwise it will be sanctioned with revolutionary discipline! ”
"Yes!" The soldiers answered, although all of them were suspicious, but they didn't dare to ask more when they saw the mysterious appearance of the political commissar.
Only I smiled bitterly, it seems that this history has not changed much, this time, the division commander must have gone to attend the first and only meeting of senior cadres of the Sino-Korean coalition army. I even knew that the meeting was held in Gentlemen, and that there were sixty delegates in total.
It was at this meeting that General Peng and other cadres summed up the experience of the first three victories, and at the same time criticized the prevailing view of quick victory among the troops, and stressed the need to be prepared for a protracted war. Since then, the soldiers of the Volunteer Army have really changed their thinking.
But this matter is a big secret now, and I quickly thought of how powerful it is, and all the people who attended the meeting were division commanders and commanders of the Volunteer Army and the People's Army! If this news leaks out, I'm afraid that the agents of the puppet army will be dispatched.
I couldn't help but sigh in my heart: sometimes it's not a good thing to know too much.