When I learned that there were other armed police companies, it was on the day of the Chinese New Year.

Chinese New Year, there is only one time a year.

It is said that the timing of the Chinese New Year in our troops was not very right in the past, we were either on the battlefield or on the ship returning from Afghanistan, and now it is rare to catch up with the training at the base during the New Year, so as early as half a month ago, the soldiers were asking:

"Battalion commander, is there a holiday for the New Year?"

"Let's go home and reunite with our families!"

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The instructor also thought like this: "It's rare that I haven't been on the battlefield this year, and it's also time to let the soldiers go home for a good year, so ask your superiors for instructions!" ”

Of course, I have no problem with this, anyway, I also know that there is no head in training and tasks like this, and we are a real training unit, which is what we often say, "there is no best, only better", so let's rest for a few days in between.

Originally, I thought that there would be no problem with this request, but what I didn't expect was that I was rejected by Commander Zhang.

And he didn't give any reason, just responded to us stiffly: "Continue to train tightly, and there will be no holidays for the New Year!" ”

This time the soldiers are very dissatisfied, in the past, there was no way to fight, and we can understand that we don't go home for the New Year when the war situation is urgent, but now most of the time is training, and it doesn't matter if I train for a few days, so the soldiers all have complaints in their hearts, including me.

It's just that in addition to being a little unhappy, I also thought a little more: Commander Zhang is not an unkind person, and he usually thinks about the soldiers, but this time he will not let the soldiers go home...... It's probably because it has to be.

What will make Commander Zhang dare not let our synthetic battalion go home for the New Year? What else can we soldiers do besides fighting?!

So I soon knew. There's a good chance we'll have new missions in the next year.

It turns out that I was right. Two days later, Commander Zhang called me to his headquarters. Said earnestly:

"In the next few days of the Chinese New Year, I will improve the food in the canteen, and ...... Give the soldiers a little free time, write a letter or leave a few words for their families! ”

"Commander!" I simply asked, "Is there another mission?" ”

"Hmm!" Commander Zhang thought about it, then nodded and said, "But this is confidential, in order to prevent the news from leaking so that the Yue devils can be prepared." But you have to pay close attention to the training of the troops, and I won't let you go home for the New Year! ”

I nodded, this is obviously the right thing to do, and the training will be wasted for at least a week when I go home for the New Year. Moreover, the rush of soldiers is also a kind of physical and mental consumption, and more importantly, many people will have infinite nostalgia in their hearts when they go home, and some of them will not be able to adapt to the hard life of the army and even the battlefield.

Therefore, for the sake of the combat effectiveness of the whole army and the lives of the soldiers, it is indeed not suitable for a holiday.

"But don't be too nervous!" Then Commander Zhang comforted: "The scale of this battle is expected to be small, that is, a local battle like the previous Faka Mountain. We will want to fight again, because the more devils are a little dishonest in this place, the more devils dare to be dishonest, we dare to take it back! ”

"Hmm!" Hearing this, I somewhat understood the strategy of our army on the Sino-Vietnamese border during this period.

Seeing that I looked suddenly enlightened, Commander Zhang asked with some curiosity: "You seem to know our true intention to do this?" ”

"I don't dare to say I know!" I said, "But it should be pretty much the same!" ”

"Oh. Let's talk about it! Commander Zhang looked at me with interest and a little disbelief.

"That's what I guessed!" I said, "Our ultimate strategic goal is to calm things down, because after all, no one is good to go to war." Moreover, on the one hand, we have to vigorously reform and develop the military, politics, and economy, and on the other hand, we have to face the possible threat of the Soviet Union, so peace is the best choice.

But for an opponent like the Yue Devil, if we take the initiative to make peace...... That will only make them think that we are afraid of them, and in turn, we will gain an inch, and the result will only be counterproductive! ”

We used to send food, weapons and other supplies to Vietnam even when we were hungry, but Vietnam not only did not know how to be grateful, but also bit us in turn, and even put forward territorial claims to Guangxi and Guangdong.

Therefore, it is useless for an opponent like this to simply show favor to him or to make peace, and it must be a combination of grace and power to be effective.

"Hmm!" Commander Zhang nodded with satisfaction and said, "What else?" ”

"That's why we used this sausage cutting method!" I continued: "We usually only stick to the border and don't harass each other, but as long as the devils dare to spread wilderness somewhere, we will consider recovering this place." After a long time and a lot of times, soon the more devils realized that they would have to pay a price for any action they took on the border, so they naturally did not dare to act rashly. In other words, such a battle will bring relative stability and peace to the border! ”

"Well said!" Commander Zhang smiled and said: "What you said about 'cutting sausages' is also appropriate, if the enemy does not move, we will not move, and the enemy will move...... That's just right for us, the more devils provoke the incident first, it's no wonder that we can't talk about it, let's recover it first. Merely...... The Yue devils are a very tough opponent, after all, they have grown up in decades of war, so we must be prepared for a long-term struggle! ”

I nodded in agreement, of course what Commander Zhang said was right, and the truth was also true...... Historically, this battle lasted for ten years, and during this decade, it can be said that the battles on the border have hardly stopped.

After this conversation, as soon as I returned to the barracks, I immediately stepped up the training of the troops, especially the parachute training of the troops. Because I know very well that something that has been trained with half a bucket of water can never be brought to the battlefield, otherwise it will only cost us our lives.

It's just that what I didn't expect was that the battle of the synthetic battalion hadn't started yet, but the armed police company had a task on its side.

It was Chinese New Year's Eve day, and we made an exception for a half-day off to make dumplings in the cafeteria...... It's not okay to go home on vacation, but it's okay to make an atmosphere in the barracks.

Moreover, the real meaning of wrapping dumplings is often not how delicious the dumplings are, but wrapping, chatting, and cooking at the same time, and naturally there will be a big family atmosphere.

On the one hand, this can make the soldiers feel the warmth of the troops, so that they will not be alone in the dormitory on Chinese New Year's Eve and homesick, on the other hand, it is also conducive to the exchanges of various troops, especially the exchanges between the armed police company and the composite battalion.

At this point in the training, I was surprised to find that although the tasks and environments performed by the armed police company and the composite battalion were different, there were many similarities and mutual references, especially the two units of the armed police company and the special agent company.

For this, I think the soldiers are also aware of this, such as the use of snipers by the special agent company, as well as the ability to track, it is necessary for the armed police company to learn, and it is useful when tracking gangsters. It is also necessary for the Armed Police Company to learn some of the methods used by the armed police company to rescue hostages, such as flashbangs and pinhole cameras, and these are the magic weapons to win when performing certain special tasks.

Therefore, in the usual training, I often put the armed police company and the special agent company together for training, so that they can communicate with each other.

Of course, it is also necessary to communicate in ordinary times, such as a piece of dumplings now.

Originally, we also arranged a gala party after the dinner, and for this reason, Commander Zhang also made a special trip to pull the army's art troupe to perform for us...... You must know that this is the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, there are more troops in the whole army who have not gone home without holidays, and the art troupe is the most sought-after time, but Commander Zhang ordered it down: "No one is allowed to rob, tonight the art troupe must be a synthetic battalion!" ”

Other troops have nothing to say, if nothing else, they will make the most contributions to the battles fought by our composite battalion, and if any unit is not satisfied, the credit will be compared!

We were excited for a while for this, and they all said that it was worth it if we didn't go home for the New Year, and our superiors didn't treat us badly.

But in fact, some of us didn't get to watch the performance of this art troupe at all, and we didn't even rush to eat dumplings.

"Battalion Commander Yang!" Just as we were happily wrapping dumplings, Deputy Director Xie hurriedly ran in and said, "There is a situation, the superior asked the armed police to connect!" ”

"Hmm!" Looking at the soldiers who were chatting happily, I couldn't bear it. But just as the so-called military order is like a mountain, the next second I shouted at Daniel Zhang: "The armed police company assembles and is ready for battle!" ”

"Assemble!"

The soldiers of the Armed Police Company immediately dropped the dumplings and rolling pins in their hands, grabbed their guns, and gathered outside the canteen.

Deputy Director Xie reported to me from the helicopter as usual...... This has become a habit for us, because the tasks to be performed by the armed police company are different from those of the combat units.

Combat troops, if it is the main attack, you can plan for a long time, and you can even set a time for the attack. Even if it's defensive, you can make a battle plan before acting.

But the armed police company is different, the armed police company is facing the task is basically an emergency, and when we armed police know, it is generally a state of emergency that the public security bureau has been unable to deal with, so we are the real race against time, at the moment of receiving the task, without saying a word, first get on the plane and drive towards the target, and then understand the situation and make a preliminary plan in the process of helicopter flight.

"The target is a militia!" Deputy Director Xie said: "He occupied a building and took five hostages, owned a 56-punch and watched homemade explosives!" ”

"Hmm!" I couldn't help frowning when I heard this, it would be troublesome to have homemade explosives, because it would mean that the hostage's life and death were just a matter of his gestures. (To be continued......)