Chapter 219: Military Supply Station

Chapter 219: Military Supply Station

A few days later, I took two platoons of soldiers into the military column for Beijing.

The situation unfolded as I imagined, and our plan was quickly approved by our superiors, and the intelligence services were ordered to fully cooperate with our operations in accordance with the plan.

The first step was to release the news that there was still an artillery sighting radar in Beijing and that our special reconnaissance brigade was sent to escort it, and it should be said that the intelligence department was very successful, because the Vietnamese army reacted quickly. On the one hand, the Vietnamese army's radio activities have suddenly become very frequent, and on the other hand, some unidentified suspicious people have appeared near the base. Although we are not sure that all of these people are Vietnamese agents, I believe that at least some of them are. It is clear that they are there to monitor the movements of our special reconnaissance group.

From another point of view, this actually means that our intelligence officers have successfully deceived the Vietnamese intelligence officers and convinced them that we are indeed going to Beijing to escort the radar...... In fact, this is indeed true, but we deliberately let the Vietnamese army know about this news.

So there is no need to say much about the next thing, and with the order of Commander Liu, my plan began to be officially launched. That night, I took two platoons of soldiers and went straight to Nanning Railway Station by car, but it was different from my previous actions...... This time, Lin Xue was also among the personnel.

The reason for bringing her is very simple, she is a native of Beijing, not only is she familiar with the terrain of Beijing, but she is also the senior chief of staff sent by Beijing to our troops, so it is best for her to be the connector between our troops and Beijing.

For reasons of secrecy, we took the number of the 729th Regiment to the military column. This unit happened to be returning from the front line and intended to go to the rear to rest and recuperate, so it provided us with this convenience. As a matter of fact, after the end of the counterattack against Vietnam, the troops on the front line withdrew to the rear in batches in a planned and orderly manner under the command of their superiors, while the troops in the rear were sent to the front line in batches one by one, and this is what we often call "round warfare."

Obviously, the purpose of the round war is to enable all units to be tempered on the battlefield, so as to achieve the goal of enhancing the quality of the whole army. So from the train window, the station was full of soldiers coming and going, and almost all of the hundreds of railroad tracks were docked with military trains. Some of these military columns had just arrived at the station, and when they got off the train, they were greeted by groups of recruits in military uniforms with brand-new steel guns in their hands. Don't think about it, it won't be long before they step into the rain of bullets with the dream of killing the enemy and making meritorious contributions. The other part of the military column, like us, was headed north, carrying naturally people who had just been withdrawn from the battlefield.

At this time, the station was full of soldiers, but strange to say, we could easily tell which were new recruits and which were veterans who were about to retreat by just scanning it. This is not to say how dirty and torn the veteran's clothes are, in fact, when the veteran walks down from the battlefield and comes to the station, the superiors will give each of them a new set of military uniforms and give them a little time to take a bath, so they can't be separated from the military uniforms at all.

The difference between them is completely in their demeanor and movements, there will always be excitement, nervousness and excitement on the faces of the recruits, and of course some are afraid, but the veterans' faces are only the joy of being able to go home in addition to numbness. Even more obvious is ...... Recruits always walk with their guns clutched and upright, but what about veterans? Either they were holding the trigger on their fingers and marching forward vigilantly, or they were trotting all the way with their guns on their waists, so at first glance the veterans seemed to be a little shorter than the recruits.

Obviously, the reason why the veteran is like this is because the habits brought by the battlefield have not been changed, or it is said that after staying in the anti-artillery hole for a long time, the waist is a little unable to straighten up......

"Battalion commander!" After boarding the train, Li Zhifu finally couldn't help the question in his heart, and came to me and asked, "What are we...... Back to the rear? Rotated with other troops? ”

"Why do you ask so much?" I replied angrily: "You can do whatever you have to do, and I will naturally tell you what tasks there are when the time comes!" ”

"Yes!" Li Zhifu answered, so he found a place to sit down and didn't dare to say anything anymore.

Just like what was written in that plan, except for Lin Xue and me, no one in this unit knew where we were going this time and what mission we were going to carry out. It's also a little ridiculous to say that there is any mission that my own members don't know, but the Vietnamese army agents know......

At 4:30, the first whistle of the military train pierced the quiet night sky, the wheels under our feet slowly started, the scenery outside the window began to move back, and the PLA soldiers on both sides, whether they knew each other or not, all waved at us and shouted goodbye, and the soldiers also waved their hands at them. The train went faster and faster, and the station was soon left behind, and it was pitch black and the cold wind rushed towards us.

This carriage would have been enough for a company, but due to the special nature of our unit, a separate carriage was arranged for us, which made the space in the carriage very spacious, and I walked a few steps to find a place and lay down my own marching quilt.

After lying down for a while, I felt that something was wrong, the breathing of the soldier next to me seemed to be rapid, and I turned my head to see that it was Lin Xue who was lying next to me, and in the dim light of the kerosene lamp, I saw that she was also staring at me, and when I looked at her, she hurriedly turned her head to avoid my gaze......

There is such a coincidence, seeing this, I couldn't help but smile bitterly in my heart, so much space I would have chosen her side.

It's just that it is obviously inappropriate to walk away at this time, which will undoubtedly embarrass Lin Xue, so I smiled at her and said, "I'm not used to taking the train!" ”

"Hmm! OK! Lin Xue thought for a while and replied, "I've also taken the train before, and I've taken it several times!" At that time, we were still riding the train with fear of the Yankees' airplane cannons! It's so much better now......"

"That's it!" I replied casually: "Our train has to run secretly at night, and the car doesn't dare to turn on the lights......"

"You...... How do you know this? Hearing this, Lin Xue couldn't help but sit up straight and looked at me in surprise.

I couldn't help but secretly say that it was not good, just now I had been thinking about the Vietnamese army agents thinking about this plan, and I lost my mind and didn't pay attention to cover it up, and I actually went to the Korean battlefield. But fortunately, I reacted quickly, and after being stunned for a moment, I hurriedly explained: "This...... When I was a child, there was a veteran in our village who fought to resist US aggression and aid Korea, and I loved to listen to him tell stories about the war since I was a child! ”

"Hmm!" Hearing this, although Lin Xue's face was still full of suspicion, she nodded helplessly, and lay back in the bed without speaking.

At this time, I didn't want to say anything, I was afraid that I would leak some secrets if I talked too much, so I had to turn over and pretend to sleep, and it took a long time to hear a long sigh from behind me, and I couldn't help but sink in my heart, knowing that I had aroused Lin Xue's heart again. But helplessly, I knew her pain and why she was in pain, but I couldn't do anything......

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The next morning, I woke up when the train stopped, and just as the soldiers and I didn't know what was going on, I heard a noise outside the carriage.

"What's the situation?" I couldn't help but ask.

"I don't know!" Lin Xue and the people from her hometown replied almost at the same time.

After a while, I heard Li Zhifu, who was close to the car window, turn around and shout at me, "Battalion commander! There was food outside and they were grabbing it......"

"What? Grab a meal? Hearing this, I couldn't help but be stunned, I stood up and walked to the window to look out, it was really like what Li Zhifu said, the entire army on the train was like a tide rushing towards the railway, and the whole scene was chaotic in an instant, every soldier rushed in and didn't care about grabbing food and vegetables, and grabbed food and vegetables quickly with their hands and feet, and those who moved slowly either had no food or no food, and sometimes they would spill those meals in a hurry, and it would be useless to let those comrades who distributed meals hold a small horn and shout through their throats!

"Battalion commander!" Looking at this scene, Li Zhifu couldn't help but be anxious, he pointed to a pot of food at the door of our carriage and said: "Those are ours, if you don't go down, people will be robbed!" ”

Later, I learned that this was the military supply station, and the train at this time did not have a dining car like a modern train, so for the troops who had to stay on the train for a few days and nights, they could only stop and let the soldiers eat when they passed the military supply station. Originally, the people at the military supply station should have been distributed, that is, a big pot of rice and a big pot of vegetables in all the carriages, but where would the soldiers who had already been rushed into a group take care of so much, seeing that no one had come down from our carriage at this time, like a swarm of ants coming up from all around......

"Let's go down!" I said, we originally carried dry food with us, but I was afraid of those compressed biscuits and canned food for a long time, and who would want to eat those things when there is food at this time.

As soon as he got my permission, Li Zhifu opened the carriage door as if he was charging into battle and rushed down with a few soldiers. The soldiers of our special reconnaissance brigade also realized that one by one they lined up on the carriage without fighting or grabbing, and they were still waiting for me to go and get the food first......

When I went down, I saw a large pot of fatty pork boiled Chinese cabbage, a large bucket of kelp soup, and a wooden bucket of rice. I've been to a bowl and tried to fill it, but I couldn't hold it when I looked at the soldiers rushing around me: they hadn't eaten or eaten in the battlefield for I don't know how long, so it was no wonder that they were rushing like this. And we don't know how many times better the food of our special reconnaissance brigade is better than this, so do we still have to compete with them for food now?

Thinking of this, I put down the rice spoon and shouted to the side: "Li Zhifu! Serve all these meals to the other comrades! ”

"What?" Hearing this, Li Zhifu couldn't help but be stunned.