Chapter 41: The Battle of Madrid 1
November 8, 1936, a wealthy residential area in Madrid. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Lin Jun hung his injured left hand on his chest with a bandage and walked out of his luxurious bedroom. This is a Spanish-style luxury mansion, the owner has gone to Franco's side, and now it has become the dormitory of Lin Jun and the comrades of the artillery battalion.
Lin Jun was shot down by the rebels' ground anti-aircraft fire three days ago when he attacked the "Condor" bombing Madrid, when the shell that exploded next to the plane turned his plane into a sieve, and he was also wounded, a shrapnel hit his left arm, and left a large hole in his left chest. Fortunately, there was still an altitude at that time, and Lin Jun, who parachuted in pain, was rescued by the military and civilians in Madrid, and was sent to the army hospital as quickly as possible, which was operated by Dr. Bethune himself. According to Dr. Bethune's words: it looks great, the problem is not big, and the luck is good.
The siege of Madrid has lasted for 7 days, and the enemy has blockaded the city with artillery fire, but the soldiers and civilians of Madrid have bravely fought back under the leadership of **.
When Lin Jun's plane had to evacuate Madrid 10 days ago, the airport was just an empty shell, all the usable equipment and supplies were transferred to the city of Madrid, and even the surgical instruments from the airport hospital were transported to the army hospital, leaving nothing of value for the enemy. The airport commander was one of the last to go, and he led his men to blow up the runway.
As soon as he arrived in Valencia, Lin Jun commanded his troops non-stop, frantically attacking the enemy in Madrid. Now he has 3 brigades in his hands, and he also has the newly arrived spare planes, and he is full of confidence. Unexpectedly, it was only 3 days before he returned to Madrid, and he came down with a parachute.
Lin Jun's downing caused a lot of damage to his men, but Andlupf, who was still acting as the captain of the wing, stabilized everyone's position: he made contact with the Madrid defenders as quickly as possible, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he was sure that Andre was only wounded and not in danger of his life. Lin Jun asked him to temporarily take charge of all things in the wing in a later radio call, and appointed Kobets as the captain of the 1st Fighter Group. And Lin Jun himself wants to stay in Madrid for the time being, first, because his injuries are needed, but it is also dangerous to break through the enemy's artillery blockade.
The pilots, who had reassurance, returned to the posture of "eagles" and threw themselves into the battle against the enemy.
Lin Jun, who had only been in the hospital for two days, couldn't lie down because there were wounded people everywhere, many of them lying in the hospital corridor. He was not seriously injured and could not occupy the bed, so he took the initiative to find Bethune and hoped to be discharged from the hospital and go to Xie Weijin's artillery camp for recuperation and treatment. Bethune also knew the current situation in the hospital, and he was also very clear about Andre's injury, so he agreed, but repeatedly asked Lin Jun to rest more and move less, and to take medicine and change dressings on time.
The hospital and the artillery battalion got in touch, and Comrade Lao Xie sent two people to drag Lin Jun to his artillery position in a freight manpower tricycle: the rich residential area of Madrid in the park.
The enemy never bombarded the residential areas of the broad people, so Xie Weijin hid the cannons in these luxurious mansions dotted with the upper class who supported Franco, so there was no damage, and the artillery headquarters was located in the house of the nobles who abandoned the house, which is the villa where Lin Jun now lives. It turned out to be a count's house, and when the enemy began to bombard Madrid, the servants who took care of the house had already fled back to their hometown, and the doors had been closed for some days. It was Lin Jun's idea and decision to choose it as the headquarters, and it was when Lin Jun was lying on a tricycle that he took a fancy to this house.
At that time, Lin Jun was lying admiring these beautiful villas, still thinking: It's much better than the house in my college! A few minutes later, Lin Jun was shocked to see Xie Weijin's headquarters and the camp of his artillery comrades: they were all the most rudimentary tents.
At that time, Lin Jun said to Xie Weijin, who came to greet him: "I said Lao Xie, why don't you move the headquarters to those empty villas, you prefer to let your comrades sleep in tents, you like to freeze on such a cold day?" ”
"Oh, those are private property, someone is watching. Besides, it's not good for us to be like this. ”
"You brainless, those are bourgeois things, built on the exploitation of working people. It's a time of war, do you know what expropriation is? We're not going to demolish the house, we're just going to live for a while, what's not to do?! You're a brainstorm! ”
Lin Jun taught Xie Wei a good lesson, a bunch of truths, "Anyway, I don't live in your tent!" If there is trouble, I will take care of everything! I can tell you Lao Xie, you eat mine and take mine, don't get in my way! Hey! "What a bandit!
"Wang Gang, Wang Gang!" shouted loudly to Wang Gang, who was carrying a big knife on his side.
"Let's go, come with me to find a house, show me your big knife, and I'm going to talk to the landlord about living in their house for the time being."
"Oh." Wang Gang, who was as strong as an ox, saw that the battalion commander did not object, and pulled out the big knife he was carrying.
Xie Weijin looked at the "living treasure" in front of him, and he really couldn't do anything about it, and he also felt sorry for his soldiers. It was already cold in November, but the boys had only simple tents and thin quilts, which could not hold back the cold. He also hoped that his troops would live better, but for the sake of discipline and influence, he had no intention of hitting those aristocratic houses.
But now that Comrade Andrei has jumped out, the situation is completely different. Andre's reasons are one set in one, and there is no way to refute it at all, and even if the people above know about it, they won't do anything about him.
Besides, Comrade Andre didn't say that his troops were "eating him and using him," but that he had no choice but to listen to him.
But looking at Andre, who was lying on the tricycle and being dragged away, he also commanded three soldiers with loaded guns on the side, and one of them even carried a bright big knife! Is this someone to discuss or bandits come into the village to rob ?!
Our old Comrade Xie couldn't help but laugh and cry: Who is the supreme leader here? Some don't understand, don't understand!
If you don't understand, you don't understand, but if you can "borrow" a house, that's the truth. The houses in the entire residential area made Lin Jun turn around a lot, as long as the "master" was not there, all of them were "borrowed", not to mention those who locked the door, it was directly smashed open!
In Lin Jun's words: The one who ran away must be the one who supports Franco, and it is polite that I don't confiscate my property! Of course, those servants still live in them, and they are also poor, and they cannot be driven away.
Xie Weijin stressed: Discipline in the army is the first priority, and no one is allowed to take anything from the house, even the bedding is his own. If anyone takes something privately, military law will serve!
In fact, the comrades in the artillery battalion were all good comrades, and during the one-month temporary stay, all the houses did not lose anything valuable, except for a few cigars -- this was done by a few old smoking guns at the risk of military law.
Lin Jun did not have the good consciousness of the artillery comrades, when he first moved into the "new house", he took the earl's bedroom and the luxurious bed for himself, and by the way, he also carried a gold pocket watch inlaid with diamonds and a ruby necklace that the count might have been a countess who accidentally fell under the bed when he escaped. Lin Jun's own explanation to himself is: Dad said that people who don't get souvenirs in the war - that's a fool's egg!
Of course, Lin Jun is not a "fool", and he will not tell anyone about his "souvenirs".
Hidden in the grove outside the villa were several Type 30 152mm howitzers, which were often fired, and the earth-shattering sound of artillery and huge shaking destroyed not only the enemy's living forces, but also the beautiful carved window panes in the villa. At night, the soldiers nailed all the broken windows with wooden planks, so that the cold wind would not blow in, but in the daytime they had to knock them all down, or the room would be as dark as a hole in the ground, and nothing could be seen. In wartime, it doesn't matter so much.
Wang Gang has become a soldier sent to Lin Jun and follows him at all times. As soon as Lin Jun came out, "Comrade Andre, why did you come out, the hygienist said that he wanted you to have a good rest." ”
"Rest, even my bed is shaking loudly, and rest?!" That's the truth: as soon as the cannon outside fires, the whole house shakes and you can't sleep. Fortunately, this house is enough to get acquainted, otherwise Lin Jun would have to worry about whether he would be buried alive if he accidentally slept in the bed.
"Let's go, go find Vasily."
Lin Jun's mechanical team leader and more than 10 of his subordinates were also in Xie Weijin's unit, and they temporarily joined the artillery battalion when the group's planes were withdrawn.
Now Vasily is repairing a 10-ton truck of the YaG-8 type in the woods, which has some problems with its gearbox. Vasily had just given it a new gear.
"Alright, let's start it and try it." Shout at the driver.
The engine made a normal sound, and it turned around in gear. "Comrade Vasily, you are so powerful, we can't fix it no matter how we fix it, you will fix it in a while." The driver shouted.
"Hehe, that's the experience!" Vasily was a little complacent, everyone liked to listen to good things.
Seeing Lin Jun coming over, "Captain, why are you here?" You need to rest. ”
"I'm about to give birth to worms, come out and breathe." Lin Jun looked at the grease-stained sergeant major, it seemed that they had all entered their new roles.
"Are the other comrades okay?"
"We all help the artillery comrades repair the equipment, we can't repair the artillery, and it's still okay to engage in these artillery trucks."
"That's good, it's uncomfortable to stay there." Lin Jun looked at the sky, "You guys are busy first, I'm going to talk to Camp Chief Xie about something." After saying that, he turned back to the villa.
Walking into the luxurious dining room of the villa, this is now Xie Weijin's temporary headquarters. Xie Weijin was studying something in front of a large map.
"Lao Xie, what are you looking at?"
"You're running around again, and the doctor says you need to rest."
"Stop, stop, get up and you're the third one to say it so far. If you can't lie down, you will try to lie down, the sky will shake. ”
Xie Weijin also knew that as long as his own cannons outside spoke, no one would want to sleep.