182. Chapter 26 (1) Promotion and Commendation
Although his company paid a tragic price after this desperate battle, Le Hong's platoon was almost disabled, and the remaining less than a third of the soldiers were almost wounded and almost lost their combat effectiveness, but Nguyen Van Hung still thought it was worth it, and he played his own prestige in this battle.
Nguyen Van Hung can not be said to be unfond of soldiers, but once he arrives on the battlefield, he attaches more importance to the results of every battle, the loss of personnel and the shortage of equipment are only temporary, and they can be replenished soon, and the experience of war can quickly allow him to cultivate a group of warriors who are more fearless of death, for Nguyen Van Hung, these are not problems, he only needs the result.
On the evening of the day of conquering the 54# heights, Nguyen Van Hung was picked up overnight by a car sent by the division headquarters.
From yesterday morning's preparations for this attack to this noon today, they conquered the 54# heights, a day and a night Nguyen Van Hung has never closed his eyes, after receiving the order from the division headquarters, he hurriedly arranged the defense of the position, warning everyone must not be careless, because this time is the most dangerous period, the other side will attack at any time.
After that, Ruan Wenxiong told Li Hong who stayed behind in every possible way, and he reluctantly boarded the car, and when he got to the car, Ruan Wenxiong didn't have time to change his clothes in a hurry, and rushed to the division headquarters with traces of war on his body.
After two or three hours, the car finally drove into the compound of the division headquarters, where the lights on both sides of the road were bright, the gongs and drums were noisy, and the crowds of people stood on both sides of the road.
The bumps along the way made Nguyen Van Hung fall asleep shortly after he set off, and it was only when he was woken up by the noisy sound of gongs and drums that Nguyen Van Hung realized that he had reached his destination.
Nguyen Van Hung was a little puzzled and asked the soldier who was driving: "What's going on?" Are there any officials coming? It's so grand. β
The warrior turned his head and smiled and said, "This is the triumph of our heroes. β
"Oh, who is it? Which troops? Nguyen Van Hung was still a little ignorant.
The warrior pointed to the banner in the distance: "Look where." β
Ruan Wenxiong rubbed his sleepy eyes, and was shocked to find that the banner was actually his name.
The fighter who drove the car laughed, and continued:
"The division headquarters will be arranged from this afternoon, and we will welcome you, the invincible hero, to triumph at the first time, and award you the medal of national hero, you see, the division commander is waiting to greet you at the door, and there are some newspaper reporters waiting to interview you."
As he spoke, the car had stopped steadily in front of a large auditorium.
Nguyen Van Hung really didn't expect it, and he was a little flattered, he hurriedly opened the door and got out of the car, and raised his hand to salute the leaders at all levels who greeted him.
"Haha, welcome our hero back in triumph, the division commander said and stretched out his hands to Nguyen Van Hung."
"Division commander, this is too grand, Ruan is ashamed to be ashamed, it is the duty of a soldier to conquer the city and drive out the invading enemy, Wenxiong just did what a soldier should do, he really didn't dare to be the word 'hero', if you want to say heroes, they can only be those soldiers who gave their lives for victory, they are the real heroes."
Nguyen Van Hung is both true and false, both officialdom clichΓ©s and inner feelings.
"Hahaha, have you seen it, this is the real Gao Feng Liang Festival, no matter how much he has contributed, he still puts the interests of the country first, and leaves the honor to the soldiers in front, with such a commander, we can continue to achieve victory, and we will definitely be able to drive out the enemy."
The division commander's impromptu speech drew applause, followed by two young female soldiers who came up to present flowers and ribbons to Nguyen Van Hung.
The grand celebration dinner lasted until nearly midnight, and Nguyen Van Hung was so tired that he could barely cope with the ball that had been held especially for him afterwards, so he hurriedly took his leave and went back to his lodgings to fall asleep. γ
As soon as the sky was hazy, Nguyen Van Hung got up, he couldn't rest assured about the battle ahead, and after washing up, he came directly to the recruit training camp, he wanted to take this opportunity to replenish some troops for himself.
After turning around, it was already dawn, and Nguyen Van Hung was called to the division headquarters by the signal corps.
Here, the division commander officially issued a new appointment for Nguyen Van Hung, appointing Nguyen Van Hung as the commander of the independent battalion of the division, and personally awarded him the Hero Medal.
"Battalion Commander Ruan, do you still have any difficulties? Bring it all up, and we'll try to support you. β
The division commander asked with a smile, there is such a tiger in front of him, which can bring him many unexpected gains.
"Division commander, after this battle, the number of personnel in the team has been seriously reduced, and I estimate that the army on the opposite side will not give up so easily, and a counterattack is inevitable, so I think it is most important to go back this time to replenish some soldiers for me."
"You can rest assured, you are ready, you can pick and choose when you go to the new barracks in a while, not only that, but the weapons and equipment replenished for you are also the best, you are alone when you come, and you will return with a full load when you go back, don't let me down."
The division commander patted Ruan Wenxiong on the shoulder and said earnestly.
"Rest assured, as long as I have the life of Nguyen Van Hung, the position there will never be surnamed 'Zhong'!" Nguyen Van Hung made an impassioned statement.
"I believe in you, but you can't be careless, after you go back, you have to hurry up and reorganize the team, so that these recruits can adapt to the situation on the battlefield as soon as possible, and I will personally accompany you to the recruit camp to pick people after a while."
When Nguyen Van Hung and the division commander arrived at the boot training camp, nearly 200 recruits who had already received orders were waiting for their arrival in a neat line in the playground.
"It's not bad, the mental outlook is okay, how is it? Are you still satisfied? But you can't take it all, you can only take half of it, and the rest of the places need to be replenished, so I can't be too partial. β
The division commander looked at these young soldiers and asked with a smile.
"Give me half of the people? If you don't regret it, then I can pick and choose? β
Nguyen Van Hung was a little overjoyed, he originally thought that it would be good to be able to give him forty or fifty recruits, but he didn't expect that he could let him take away so many people, half of them were nearly a hundred soldiers, and he immediately picked up the words of the division commander, for fear that the other party would regret it.
"Haha, then it depends on whether you can pick out the half you are satisfied with in ten minutes, if you can pick it, I will let you take it." The division commander also deliberately quipped.
As soon as Nguyen Van Hung heard this, he hurriedly walked to the front of the team, he took a general look, and then ordered in a loud voice:
"All of them, four columns are standing."
Then he walked to the center of the queue, "With me as the dividing point, the left and right teams each took five steps to each side." β
After everyone stood still, Nguyen Van Hung continued: "The front and rear team members stand opposite each other in pairs. β
Immediately afterward, he gave the order:
"Attention, everyone, I have five minutes for you to throw down the person opposite you, and no one who falls to the ground will be allowed to get up, prepare, start!"
Nguyen Van Hung's order was issued, but everyone rarely acted, and everyone pondered this strange order in puzzlement.
Nguyen Van Hung didn't answer, he took out a pistol and shot it at the sky: "Military orders are like mountains, and those who dare to disobey orders will be subject to military law." β
His shot woke up many people, and these reservists had also heard of Nguyen Van Hung's name for a long time, and no one dared to be stunned anymore.
The time of five minutes was in a flash, and there were still a few pairs entangled in the venue, and Nguyen Van Hung gave another order: "When the time comes, the winner will be listed." β
For a while, the venue was divided into two groups of players, and Nguyen Van Hung walked up to the stalemate pairs of fighters, nodded with a smile and said, "You all go to the winning team." β
In less than ten minutes, he picked out his favorite team members, and then walked to the division commander to resume his life.
The division commander who watched the battle couldn't help but nod his head in approval: "Okay, it seems that our hero is not only extremely brave, but also very flexible, and he is really a civil and military all-rounder." β
Before Nguyen Van Hung could thank him, a whistling sound came from the mountain tops in the distance, followed by a violent explosion like thunder rolling towards the place from far and near, and the ground beneath their feet began to tremble.
The excited smiling faces of the division commander and Nguyen Van Hung just now suddenly became stiff and sallow, and the two of them couldn't help but run towards the division headquarters together.
"All of them, pack up your own weapons and equipment immediately, and gather in front of the division headquarters auditorium in ten minutes."
After the payment, Nguyen Van Hung turned around and ran out.
The news that came back confirmed their suspicions, their artillery positions had been destroyed, completely destroyed, and the people in the division headquarters were staring at each other in a daze, speechless for a while, this was the only bit of capital they could rely on to compete with the opposing army, and now it was all turned into powder.
And the more serious problem is that once the other side launches an attack, they will no longer be able to provide artillery support to the soldiers holding the position, which will undoubtedly be a catastrophe for them.
After a long time, Nguyen Van Hung stepped forward to salute and said: "Division commander, I want to rush back to the front line immediately, the other side destroyed our artillery is nothing more than to prepare for the next attack, I want to hurry back to set up defenses, and I can't let their conspiracy succeed." β
The division commander nodded, waved his hand weakly and said: "You go, you must hold there, buy us more time, there is a strategic place related to the overall situation, don't be careless." β
Ruan Wenxiong nodded solemnly: "Please rest assured, as long as I, Ruan Wenxiong, am here, I promise not to let the Chinese army advance half a step." β
After saying that, Nguyen Van Hung saluted, turned around and drove back to the front.