Chapter 8: Cowards

Wei San returned to the area guarded by his company, where the hillside had been dug into a ring of fortifications, and the entire hill was almost filled with volunteer soldiers.

Although this hill is small, less than 1,000 square meters, there are brave volunteer soldiers on it, the commander of the 358th Regiment, and the commander of the 112th Division, which is the core of the entire 112th Division.

Ma Youde saw that Wei San was sitting beside him as if he was not under pressure, as if the battle was still far away from them, at this time Ma Youde's legs were a little unstable, and he would swing from time to time, his courage was really a little smaller, and he had already begun to be afraid before he started fighting.

Don't blame Ma Youde for being timid, just imagine, if you were on the Korean battlefield now, you would be more brave than Ma Youde?

It's one thing to say it, it's another thing to be there, it's the time to test your psychology before you start the fight, because you still have a choice, why do you say that?

Because deep down you have a thought in your heart, that I can still run away, but what about the facts? Can you run away? Of course it's no, it's just the subconscious mind doing the trick.

Wei San couldn't help it, patted Ma Youde's leg, patted it very hard, Ma Youde straightened his body, this beat knocked out the bad thoughts in Ma Youde's heart, Ma Youde crouched down, took out a cigarette, gave Wei San one, lit the fire and said: "Squad leader, we really want to fight the Yankees in a while?" ”

Wei San grabbed Ma Youde's trembling hand and said, "Are you afraid? ”

Ma Youde stiffened: "Don't be afraid!" Who have we been afraid of!? ”

Wei San understands Ma Youde's thoughts in his heart, he is afraid, he is naturally afraid, who is not raised by his father, he is not afraid to be weird, Ma Youde is a new soldier, and it is understandable that the most brutal battle is this kind of war as soon as he comes into contact with it.

What is Ma Youde afraid of, what he is afraid of is the American GI who has been mythologized, what bullet can kill more than a dozen people, this kind of rumor has been there since he didn't come to North Korea, who has verified it? No one can guarantee that they can outdo the American GIs 100 percent, and the gap in equipment is well known, and I am afraid that it is normal.

Wei San clenched Ma Youde's arm sleeve and said, "Are you afraid?" ”

Ma Youde trembled and said, "No...... Fear! ”

Wei Sanyi slapped Ma Youde on the shoulder and said sternly: "Are you afraid!?" ”

Ma Youde squatted on the ground, he couldn't answer Wei San, what he wanted in his heart was to drive away the American imperialists and restore the freedom of North Korea, but what about the facts, the most worried thing in his heart was his own safety, right?

Who is not afraid of death? Even the volunteer soldiers are afraid of death, this has nothing to do with any fighting, this is the human mind is doing tricks, and the soldiers here are not wood, it is normal to have their own thoughts, and those who seem to have no fear on their faces may not be thinking in their hearts.

Wei San was already very tired, but for Ma Youde, he cheered up and said: "You listen to me, I am you, you are me, as long as I don't die, you won't die, do you think you are afraid now, and the US planes won't bomb you?" Look at me! ”

Ma Youde was reprimanded, and looked at Wei San even more aggrievedly, what Wei San said was reasonable, but if you want to overcome fear, it's not so simple, people who haven't experienced war, you let him be as calm as a veteran, that's impossible, what Ma Youde needs is a vigorous battle, as long as it's good once, Ma Youde will throw away the fear in his heart and replace it with another mentality...... Survival!

After the life-saving period, you can talk about other things, and the entire 358 regiment accounts for sixty percent of the recruits like Ma Youde, all of them are recruits who have not really killed anyone, Wei San said to Ma Youde: "Don't think nonsense, now you give me a rest and reserve your energy to deal with the next attack!"

Wei San let go of Ma Youde, who had already relaxed, and pulled the brim of his hat and instructed: "I woke up when I heard the sound of the plane!" ”

The panic on Ma Youde's face gradually calmed down, what people are most afraid of is crankiness, in imagination, often the enemy will become more powerful, Ma Youde is a timid person, he fantasized about when the war is over before entering the dynasty (here is the liberation of TW), he went home to get his daughter-in-law, raised two children, and simply lived his life, but who knew that he came to the Korean battlefield.

Wang Liansheng squatted down with a gun and said to Ma Youde: "Why are you afraid of being like this bear?" ”

Wang Liansheng is a veteran who has experienced war, he understands Ma Youde's fear of war, in the final analysis, he is still afraid of death, Wang Liansheng said to Ma Youde: "Don't think of yourself as fighting, imagine that you are training, don't think too much, just think that those bullets and shells are fake, they are for training, you will not be so afraid, I lied to myself like this at the time." ”

Ma Youde took a puff of his cigarette, his fingers trembled so much that even the cigarette almost fell to the ground, and asked, "Have you ever been scared?" ”

Wang Liansheng smiled: "I'm also a human, how can I not be afraid, just get used to it." ”

Li Shun stood in the trench and observed for a while, then squatted down and said, "When this battle is over, I have to rest for a while, I almost didn't die of exhaustion when I dug the trench last night." ”

Gao Baoguo also squatted down and said, "Hey! What are you thinking!? I want to eat my mother's scrambled eggs right now. ”

"Izuki~"

"Your mother can't come to North Korea......"

Gao Baoguo was just about to say something, and a roar sounded from afar, "Coax~"

"Enemy planes!"

"There's a plane coming!"

"Squad leader, wake up, there's a plane coming!"

Ma Youde pushed Wei San, Wei San did not pull the brim of the hat covering his face, but said lightly: "Don't shout, this is a reconnaissance plane, the bomber is still early, don't disturb me to sleep!" ”

Ma Youde raised his head and watched the plane fly over the sky overhead, there was really no bomb dropped, and he couldn't help but complain that he was too nervous.

Looking at Wei San's leisurely appearance, I really felt that this was not the place where the battle was about to take place, and I was not so nervous, when the enemy's reconnaissance plane flew by, their regiment commander and political commissar jumped out of the trench side by side, and began to boost morale before the war, the political commissar of the 358th regiment is called Chen Zhigang, who is a talent with black-rimmed glasses, he took the words of the regiment commander and said: "Comrades! The battle is about to start, and then we will have to face the bombing of US imperialist planes, are you afraid? ”

"Don't be afraid!"

"Don't be afraid!"

Chen Zhigang: "Very good! Remember what Chairman Mao said, all reactionaries are paper tigers, and now this sentence must be effective when we change it to the US imperialists, and now everyone should go into the tunnel to avoid the next air raid! ”

As the speech ended, a group of people began to disperse and hide in the air defense tunnel that had been dug for a long time, and after a while, the roar of the plane sounded again, and then looked at Wei San, okay, he fell asleep in the tunnel again!

Ma Youde heard him muttering beside Wei San: "It's still early for the official bombing, the enemy's troops haven't appeared yet, they have a hair to blow up, delay my sleep, how can they wear such a place where birds don't, sad!"