Chapter 11: Deserters

After a while, Xu Feng also came back, with two mines hanging on his shoulders, dangling like two discus. As soon as he returned to the forest, he whispered: "Regiment commander, the enemy has laid mines a hundred meters from the river bank, and the density is very high!" ”

"Can you rule it out?" Head Chu asked.

"No problem with the exclusion." Xu Feng nodded and replied: "But those mines are covered with snow, and there is no guarantee that none of them will not explode!" ”

As soon as they heard this, everyone stopped talking, because everyone knew that as long as a mine exploded, the puppet army on the other side of the river would be wary, and it would be even more difficult to dig a tunnel under their noses.

At this point, everyone fell into a predicament again, just as Political Commissar Chen Ye said, not only could the original plan not be implemented, but there was also an additional minefield in front of them, and under such circumstances, if they wanted to force the Imjin River in front of them, it would be tantamount to sending them to death.

Looking at the mines on Xu Feng's shoulders, I raised the rifle in my hand with palpitations, and looked at the Imjin River through the 2.5 times sight on the gun.

"Let's clear the mines!" After a long time, the head of the regiment Chu gritted his teeth and said: "Organize all comrades who know how to clear mines to immediately carry out mine clearance, and strive not to explode!" ”

"Yes!"

"Wait!" I suddenly had a flash of inspiration, put away my gun and said to Commander Chu: "Commander, I said that we don't need to platoon the mines, maybe it's better!" ”

"What?" Head Chu couldn't help but be stunned by what I said.

"Captain!" I replied, "The enemy has laid mines, and we can't go on this ground, so won't we go underground?" ”

"Go underground?"

"That's right!" I replied, "Aren't we going to dig a tunnel to hide the soldiers?" Let's pass the tunnel through the minefield, dig the other end of the tunnel to the river, and the mines of the puppet army will all become decorations? ”

"There's you, Company Commander Cui!" Chen Ye thought for a while and quickly understood, pointed at me and said, "What do you call a foot tall and a demon is one foot high, I can see one today." ”

"I said Company Commander Cui!" Head Chu pretended to be dissatisfied and said: "If there is such a good method, I didn't say it earlier, so we and the political commissar have been worrying about it for a while!" Next time, hurry up! ”

"Huh? This ...... "I'm dizzy, can this be said to be as fast as you want?"

Commander Chu was an impatient, so he did what he said, but this time he was replaced by a soldier from another battalion, and we fell into a quiet place.

As soon as the veterans returned to their company, they felt that the atmosphere was a little different, the recruits were all sitting outside the air-raid shelter, lined up in rows, and Zhao Yongxin was pointing above their heads as if they were counting something.

"Company Commander, Company Commander!" As soon as Zhao Yongxin saw me coming, he hurriedly limped up and reported: "Why don't I count and count, there are two ...... missing."

"What? Deserted, huh? Without waiting for me to answer, Instructor Zhao rushed up and asked, "Did you send someone to chase after you?" I said deputy company commander, it's not a joke to run away at this time, why are you so careless? ”

"Report Instructor!" Zhao Yongxin said ashamedly: "I didn't send anyone to chase, I took care of these hundred recruits alone, I was afraid that I couldn't take care of this one after me, so I chased two and ran ten ......."

"The platoon commanders of each platoon will count the number of people immediately!" Without waiting for Zhao Yongxin to finish speaking, I ordered.

"Yes!" The three platoon commanders did not dare to slack off when they answered, and immediately separated their own platoons and counted them.

"All in one row!" The old squad leader was the first to finish counting.

"it!" At this time, Huzi scolded and said: "Company commander, there are two less in our platoon, isn't it a shame?" Look at me, if you don't arrest the two of them back, you will peel off his skin! ”

"Come back!" I stopped Huzi, who was about to leave with a gun, and ordered: "Old squad leader, you take the veterans of your platoon and march quickly along the road we came from, and you must chase them back!" ”

"Yes!" The old squad leader answered and left with a few soldiers.

"Company commander!" Huzi said a little unconvinced: "It's my soldier, why don't you let me go to find ......"

"I said Huzi." I replied, "If you want to go and find them, those two soldiers really can't come back, and it's no wonder that you killed them when they weren't on the way!" ”

"Then he ...... be a deserter" Huzi's face turned blue and white for a while, and he said: "I, I really want to beat his mother!" Shame on us! ”

I couldn't help but smile wryly when I heard this, when I first arrived here, I never thought about being a deserter. As soon as those who have never fought a war come to this bitter cold land, who will be frightened and frightened by hunger and cold? This will be those recruits may also know that there is going to be a war, and it is actually normal for a few to be nervous and want to be deserters.

"Company Commander Cui!" Instructor Zhao asked with some concern, "Do you think you can catch it back?" Whether or not to send more men is a big deal, in case the enemy captures and leaks the news, but ......"

"Don't worry, instructor!" I shook my head and said, "Those recruits are also unfamiliar with the place, and they don't want to fall into the hands of the enemy, so they must go back." Not to mention that they can't run fast, where else can they run with one foot at a time on this snowy day? ”

"Alas! I said Comrade Recruits! I sat down, picked up a cloth to wipe my favorite rifle, and quipped to the recruits who were sitting in danger: "If you want to be a deserter next time, you must choose a good weather, you know?" ”

Recruits, you look at me, I look at you, no one knows how to answer. At this time, a weak voice suddenly came from behind: "Yes! Captain! ”

"Flutter!" The sound amused our Comrade Xiao Jin, and many comrades around him were blushing and suffering, and even the instructor couldn't stop making the sound of eating.

I almost didn't faint, but it's worth it, looking at Jin Qiulian who was laughing happily, I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, this little girl hasn't laughed for a long time since that tragic blockade battle.

This battlefield, even Orion, who was born and has fought game battles for several years, will be afraid, not to mention those recruits who have never seen the world.

"Do you want to report to your superiors?" After a while, the instructor whispered in my ear.

I shook my head silently, and when I remembered what Commander Chu said about the punishment of the revolutionary record, I felt a thrill in my heart, what do you know is revolutionary discipline? This is not like the mantra that we have on the lips of our current officials. The volunteer soldiers will not come up with this sentence until the crisis moment.

Although I have heard Captain Chu say it a few times now, every time it is said at a critical juncture that will put the whole team in crisis if it is not done well, including this time.

If this is known to the superiors, most of the two deserters will not be able to get benefits, and even if they don't die, they will have to be skinned.

Let's see! I made up my mind that it would be best if the deserters were brought back, and the deserters who came back would only be half a deserter at most. If I can't find it, I'll take it alone! It's better than losing two lives......