Chapter 86: Public Opinion

Adaptive training then becomes a different kind of training......

But then again, the so-called adaptive training is actually to let the soldiers adapt to the climate and hydrology here, as for what kind of training is carried out or not, in fact, the difference is not very big.

We quickly discovered the benefits of this tactic...... If it was the usual business, we would have to find a safe place to land before we could launch an attack on the target...... This would be a big waste of time.

On the other hand, if you use this method of rappelling from a helicopter and launching an attack directly...... You can immediately launch a charge on the enemy.

Of course, this method of attack is too risky...... The main reason is that our army's defense is insufficient, so hovering over the Vietnamese army is very likely to be hit by the Vietnamese army's anti-aircraft fire, so I quickly realized ...... This tactic can only be used in special terrain or special situations.

Or...... It is a combination of ground forces and aerial abseiling......

For example, attacking a certain high ground that is easy to defend and difficult to attack...... We can choose to first parasoil a group of infantry in a safe area as ground troops, and then when the helicopter cooperates with these infantry to attack, it will directly parasow a group of infantry into the Vietnamese army's theater of operations or dangerous positions...... At that time, our tactic of attacking while rappelling was quite useful!

"Battalion Commander Yang!" It was only on the fifth day of our training that Staff Officer Ye came to me sweating profusely, handed me a telegram and said, "The superior wants to know about Lu Dao...... Are you ready? ”

"Didn't you say we had ten days?" I couldn't help but be a little puzzled when I heard this.

"Originally, it was planned like this...... Staff Officer Ye replied with some embarrassment: "But...... The plan has changed! ”

"Hmm!" I couldn't help but frown, a battle like this...... Changing plans on the fly is not a good thing, as it means that there is a good chance that some troops will not be ready or even arrive at their designated positions.

But I'm sure something must have happened. That's why the superiors are desperate to put the date of the attack on the premise.

"We're ready!" I nodded.

In fact, it was only five days...... Needless to say, no need to ask, I know that the preparation time is slightly insufficient...... What's more, we don't even know what to prepare.

But there is only one answer for those who are soldiers. Again, there was only one response that the superiors wanted. That'...... "Ready!" ”

"Hmm!" Staff Officer Ye nodded and said, "If you're ready...... There's a meeting right away......"

I couldn't help but smile wryly when I heard this...... I really don't know what this Staff Officer Ye will say next if my answer is "not ready"!

The division headquarters was not far from our base, and it was there after rocking in a jeep for more than three hours...... But I don't know what the road is for, and the words of the past ...... I think that a three-hour drive is nothing at all, we are soldiers, and we don't need to run and have a car to sit and have fun, but now I feel that these three hours are a bit difficult.

Think about it later...... I think it's mainly because of the experience of flying a helicopter!

There is a saying, "When the five mountains return, they don't look at the mountains." The return of Huangshan does not look at Yue"...... If you think about marching on foot when you sit in a jeep, your heart will be happy, but if you think about it...... These hours have been bending around, and the helicopter will arrive as soon as it "exhales", so the seat is like a nail and can't sit still.

The jeep checked its documents at the gate and drove straight into the barracks...... When I first entered the barracks, I sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere...... I can't tell what it tastes like, it's like ...... There was a murderous atmosphere, and all the soldiers in it looked like they wanted to kill, so I knew that I had guessed correctly...... Something must have happened, and that's it. It was only then that the superiors decided to advance the day of the attack by a few days!

When I walked into the division...... I also obviously felt the abnormality, and I usually ...... Don't say I'm the commander of the synthetic battalion. Even if it was an ordinary cadre, a cadre who came to cooperate with this unit in combat, the other cadres of the division headquarters would say a few words to me because of their hospitality.

But now...... I just saw a few cadres nodding slightly at me......

This is still Staff Officer Ye reminded beside him, and whispered in front of an old cadre who was smoking a cigarette: "Division commander...... Battalion Commander Yang is here! ”

"Hmm!" Only then did the division commander raise his head to look at me, then stood up and walked up to me to shake hands and said, "Hello Battalion Commander Yang...... I am Liang Feixiong, the commander of the 239th Division (false number), and I have worked hard all the way! ”

"It's not hard, it's what we should do!" I hurriedly saluted Commander Liang, knowing that I was just a battalion commander...... Compared with the division commander, it is too much worse, and it is rare that this division commander has no frame at all.

"Comrades!" Then Commander Liang introduced to the surrounding cadres: "This is the famous commander of the synthetic battalion, Yang Xuefeng, I won't talk about the past combat examples of the synthetic battalion, a few days ago...... At the Ba Dong Iron and Steel Plant, more than 100 Vietnamese agents were annihilated at the cost of 13 casualties, and two correspondents were successfully rescued...... It was this Yang battalion commander who did it, and this time they came to assist us in fighting the Vietnamese army...... Everyone is welcome! ”

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, ......whoa," soon burst into applause around him.

Out of politeness, I also gave a military salute to the cadres around me...... I don't know if it was because of this applause, or because of our synthetic battalion to help, the original oppressive atmosphere in the division headquarters was immediately diluted a lot.

When the applause stopped, Master Liang continued: "Since everyone has arrived...... We started the meeting......"

As he spoke, he pointed to a point on the map on the wall with his baton and said, "Our goal this time is here...... Faka Mountain, the superiors ordered us to reclaim Faka Mountain! ”

The division commander's voice just fell...... The cadres in the division headquarters were all excited as if they were beating chicken blood!

"Good! It's finally time to fight! ”

"We're fed up with the anger of the devils here, and now we can finally return the color!"

"That's right! A tooth for a tooth and kill all those devils...... Avenge the fellows! ”

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Listening to the words of the cadres, I couldn't help but have some doubts, and Staff Officer Ye explained in a whisper on the side: "Battalion Commander Yang...... Yesterday there was an incident in which several Vietnamese army agents infiltrated the territory of our army and happened to be discovered by several fellows who had gone up the mountain in search of feng shui treasures...... These fellows...... All of them were cut off by Vietnamese agents......"

"Oh!" When I heard that, I understood what was going on.

Maybe the death of these people...... It's nothing in terms of casualty figures, but the problem is that they are civilians...... And on the territory of our own country......

In this way, the nature is different, and this happens when we move around the territory of our own country...... What will the people think? The first thing they think about is...... What are these soldiers for, don't they say that they are guarding the border? Why can the enemy still come and go...... In this case, how can the lives and property of our people be protected?

Then the people will lose confidence in the troops...... This is a big deal for the troops, so it is a matter of course...... This 239th Division must have been criticized by the superiors, and the Vietnamese army agents were so cruel to deal with a few unarmed fellows, so they were all filled with righteous indignation, and they couldn't wait to go up and fight with the Yue devils immediately!

But...... I frowned and thought that this could not be a reason for our army to attack ahead of schedule......

Division Commander Liang quickly cleared up my doubts, and he continued Staff Officer Ye's words and said, "This matter ...... We should introspect and introspect, which happened in our defense zone...... That's it for a few fellows...... We don't know anything, and whatever we say is our fault! On the other hand...... The superiors were worried that these Vietnamese agents were likely to find out some valuable information, after all, several units were secretly moving in this direction during this time...... It is very likely that the Vietnamese army agents have discovered something, which is to kill people and kill their mouths, so they decided to advance the attack time ......"

As soon as Master Liang said this, I suddenly realized...... In this case, it is indeed necessary to advance the attack time...... In this way, the Vietnamese army will not have time to prepare, and even if they get information, it will not play a big role.

"The main situation is this!" Master Liang continued: "There was another incident that happened before, and my superiors have been haunted by it...... This incident is the Bohai No. 2 incident......"

As soon as I heard this, I recalled the first time I had a meeting at the Jingxi Hotel...... This has also been mentioned, and now it seems that it has spread to the middle and lower classes!

"This accident...... Although it has nothing to do with our army! Master Liang said, "But...... Public opinion said that this was because the workers of Bohai No. 2 had adopted the same way as the army, that is, they did not pay attention to science like an army fighting a war (in the spring of the early 80s, when science was mentioned, people used the word science when they opened their mouths), and said that the accident was caused by the uneducated and brutal work of the army, and so on...... Of course, it's not our fault, but we need to pay enough attention to it! ”

"That's how the question should be said!" The cadre next to him, who looked like a political commissar, answered: "There are many comrades who think that our troops have carried a black cauldron, and on the surface it seems that this is indeed the case...... But if we carefully analyze it, the reason why public opinion is generally propagated like this, and the people will agree with this public opinion...... For what?

If, we didn't fight brute force in battle, if we had fought well in all the battles we had fought before, we wouldn't have suffered so many casualties...... Will the people and public opinion still put this basin on our heads? (To be continued......)