A troop marched through the mountains, neighing and screaming, breaking the silence. Rolling hills, dense forests, as far as the eye can see. The so-called Changjin Lake is actually the Changjin River, because the Changjin River is located in a river between the Yuezhan Ridge Mountain Range and the Wolf Forest Mountain Range. Later, an artificial gravity dam was built on the Jangjin River, forming the largest artificial lake in northern Korea. For the sake of reading convenience, let's call him Changjin Lake.

The Changjin River originates in the Huangcaoling and flows into the Yalu River. About 30 kilometers east of Changjin Lake, its largest tributary, Viet Chan Lake, is a natural lake into which countless streams flow into the water system of the Changjin River. The Vietnam War Lake is also commonly referred to as the Changjin Lake area. The Changjin River is located between Liutan-ri and Xiajie-i-li, and due to the topography, the water flow slows down and forms a wide body of water, which resembles a lake.

The average altitude of the Changjin Lake area is 1,300 meters, and the mountain roads are narrow. It is densely wooded and sparsely populated. Every year from the end of October into winter, the minimum temperature can reach minus 30 degrees Celsius, which is very cold. Due to the special climate, there are often windy and snowy weather in spring and autumn. However, in the warm season, the Changjin Lake area is beautiful and beautiful.

The First Division of the First Army entered the Changjin Lake area, and at this moment, Zhang Dashan, the commander of the First Regiment, was riding a war horse and was thinking. "Report to the head of the regiment, the front reaches the confluence of the two rivers." A war horse galloped to give the report. "Order the troops to speed up their advance, reach the riverside and cross the river quickly," Zhang Dashan decisively ordered. The soldiers marched in two columns, with luggage and other items in addition to the weapons and ammunition on their bodies.

"Commander. We followed in the footsteps of the Japanese army, and along the way, the Japanese troops acted as guides for us. With an increase in temperature. The road surface was much drier, and you can see how difficult it was for the Japanese reinforcements to march at the beginning. The Japanese army has made the road out, and it seems that it is convenient for us. The chief of staff teased. The Japanese would never have imagined that we would follow us, and the decision of Kamito was too good. Zhang Dashan conforms.

"Occupy the Changjin Lake area, and then go out of Jiechuan and surround 300,000 Japanese troops. It's exciting to think about," the chief of staff was a little intoxicated. "Don't get carried away, the Changjin Lake area is high and densely forested. The terrain is very complex, and it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and I am afraid it is a difficult bone to gnaw, so we should be mentally prepared for this. Zhang Dashan admonished.

Climb a mountain range. Through the gaps in the trees, you can clearly see the confluence of the Vietnam River and the Changjin River. Zhuang Lei, the commander of the forward company, wiped the sweat from his forehead. Raised his binoculars and glanced at it, and said, "The river in the north of North Korea is really not wide, three rows long,!" "Here! Please give the company commander's orders! Guan Biao stood in front of Zhuang Lei in high spirits. Your platoon will send a squad to cross the river first, and be sure to reconnoiter the situation of the Japanese defense from the Changjin River to Wolf Mountain. ”

"A group of assemblers,!" Soon, 12 fighters stood in front of Zhuang Lei and Guan Biao in a horizontal line. The squad leader tower, who was standing at the head of the platoon, shouted: "The whole class counts!" ”“1、2、3??????? 12！ Guan Biao took a step forward and said, "Report to the company commander, platoon commander, and the whole class is here." Please advise! Zhuang Lei said: "Your squad took the lead in crossing the river to reconnoiter the enemy's situation. Be sure to find out what the Japanese army is doing! Accurate intelligence is required to go up the peak. "Yes! Subordinates obey orders! The tower replied loudly. Let's go! Platoon commander Guan Biao gave an order.

The tower raised its hand in salute, then waved. Lead the soldiers down the mountain and run towards the river. After seeing the figure of the reconnaissance squad disappear, Zhang Lei said: "After we crossed the river, we carried out a guard on the other side of the river to ensure that the whole regiment crossed the river smoothly. When the whole company arrived at the riverside, Zhuang Lei looked at the stable river, took a few sips with his hand and said, "It's so sweet, but the water is too cold." The deputy company commander said: "Company commander, there is a mark on the other bank, which was left by the reconnaissance team, and we will cross the river from here." ”

Zhuang Lei glanced at the opposite bank and said: "The river is only waist-deep, and there is no situation on the other side, in order to prevent the river from wetting the military uniform, I decided to cross the river bare-chested." After saying that, he took the lead in undressing. Soon the soldiers were naked, they hung rifles and shoes around their necks, and then carried their knapsacks and uniforms into the river. The river water in May was bitterly cold, and the soldiers didn't seem to care.

After Zhuang Lei led the whole company of soldiers to cross the river, he saw that the battalion commander led a large group of men and horses to arrive, and immediately ordered to advance in depth. After walking for about an hour, a rice field appeared on the flat ground in front of me, indicating that there were people here.

Turning around a mountain col, I found dozens of thatched houses on the flat ground of the hillside, scattered there. "Company commander, this is really a poor country, and there is not even a spacious house." Guan Biao was a little deflated. "Before I set out, I heard from the head of the regiment about the situation in North Korea, the southern part of the Korean Peninsula is flat, there are a lot of fields, where the people can still have enough to eat. The northern part of the peninsula is almost entirely mountainous, with very little farmland suitable for cultivation and poor transportation, so it is very poor. ”

"No wonder most of the North Koreans wear straw sandals, and the coarse cloth is not dyed at all. Captain! I found a strange phenomenon, weishenme North Korean women are using things on their heads? Guan Biao asked. Zhuang Lei smiled: "I heard such a joke when I was in military school, and it is difficult to judge whether it is true or false. It is said that during the Tang Dynasty, Xue Li led a large army to conquer the Korean Peninsula. At that time, Xue Li saw that the Korean people were living in poverty, so he said to the Korean people, you should live like the Central Plains, wear good shoes and eat well water. ”

But the North Korean people heard it wrong, and they turned the good as grass and the well as the top. At this point, the Korean people remembered Xueli's words and began to wear straw sandals, and women used the top of their heads to draw water, and over time they developed a habit. "The company commander is worthy of being from a military academy, and he knows a lot of things." Guan Biao sincerely admired it in his heart. "It's not nothing, I learned a lot in the military school, and I only knew how big this shijie was when I went to the military school, and I understood a lot of truths."

Zhuang Lei continued: "But to be honest, North Korean women are indeed hardworking and capable, and North Korean men can't be compared at all." You can see that almost all of the people who transport foster care for us are North Korean women, and they each have to carry more than 100 pounds and travel long distances, which is really amazing. They give 20 catties of rice every time, and the 20 catties of rice make the North Korean women grateful, and it has been clearly stipulated that all local people will be employed in the transportation of foster care in North Korea, so as to alleviate their suffering. Second, it can reduce the logistical pressure. ”

Zhuang Lei was resonating when a soldier ran over from the front and said, "Company commander, there is no situation in the mountain village. When the North Korean people saw us, they were all shut up and very scared. Zhuang Lei glanced at the sky and said: "It's getting dark, let's camp in this village, don't harass the local people, and set up tents in the village." When the whole company entered the village, Zhuang Lei walked to a house on the east side and decided to set up a tent here.

The soldiers began to get busy. Zhuang Lei saw through the fence wall that the door of the thatched house opened, and an old man with a gray beard stretched out his head and retracted it. Zhuang Lei called the correspondent over and asked him to go to the house to inform. We are the Chinese army. Before the troops entered the DPRK, each company was assigned a correspondent who could speak Korean. The correspondent himself is from the Xian ethnic group, so it is easy to communicate with the locals.

After a while, the correspondent came back and said, "Company commander." There are only three people in this family. Two elderly people and a daughter. The two sons were dragged to serve as soldiers, and the old man said that everything in the house had been robbed by the Japanese soldiers, and there was nothing to comfort the army, so he begged us to let them go. "Zhuang Lei realized that the people here didn't know the truth and misunderstood him." Walk! I went to explain it to them and told them that the Chinese army would not spoil the people. ”

After knocking on the door for a long time, the door opened, and an old man with a gray beard. The clothes on his body were patched, and he was a little trembling when he saw Zhuang Lei, "Old man, don't be afraid." We are Chinese troops, not Japanese soldiers. We are here to fight the Japanese soldiers. After the correspondent finished translating, the old man was much more stable, but he was still a little skeptical. Due to the dim light in the house, after adapting to it for a while, Zhuang Lei saw the scene in the house clearly.

As soon as you enter the door, there is a stove with almost no floor. 90% of the space in this room is occupied by the ondol, and the house can be said to be surrounded by four walls, but it is very clean. A woman in front of the stove is filling the stove with firewood, and the pot is steaming. The woman's hair was disheveled, but her coarse cloth clothes were neat. The woman's face was turned sideways to him, her face dirty, as if she had been deliberately smeared. On the kang sat an old lady with a gray face and a dull gaze.

Zhuang Lei stepped forward and opened the pot and found that it was wild vegetables inside. Zhuang Lei took off the rice bag on his body and said, "Old man, you can keep these rice and eat them!" The old man almost didn't believe that this was true, and stretched out his thumb for a long time and said: "The army of the Celestial Empire, the army of benevolence and righteousness!" Zhuang Lei returned to the tent and immediately ordered to take out some of the rice. Helping the Korean people here. After dark, the battalion headquarters correspondent came to convey the battalion commander's order, and the troops stopped advancing and stood by.

After dawn, Zhuang Lei got up habitually and walked around to check the security situation. When he returned to the tent, he found a beautiful North Korean girl looking at him with a smile. The girl has long slender eyes and curved eyebrows. Her complexion was fair, but she was a little malnourished. The girl was holding a jar in her arms, and her eyes were clear and generous. Being stared at by a beautiful girl, Zhuang Lei was a little flustered.

Zhuang Lei secretly thought in his heart: It is said that the Korean Peninsula is full of men and women in the south, which means that the young men in the south of the peninsula are handsome, and the girls in the north are beautiful, and they really live up to their reputation. The girl bowed, then whispered a few words. The correspondent translated: "Her name is Yinji, and she is the daughter of this family. She said that the Chinese army is good, and you are a good person. Thank you for the rice. There's nothing to take out, it's a jar of kimchi, please take it. ”

Seeing Zhuang Lei's hesitation, the girl put down the jar and left. Zhuang Lei didn't care, reached out and fumbled in his jacket pocket, and found a small mirror. Small mirrors are definitely a valuable gift on the Korean Peninsula, and only the upper class of North Korea deserve this luxury. When Zhuang Lei handed the small mirror to Yinji, Yinji's eyes suddenly widened, and her face turned crimson. I saw that she quickly took the small mirror, bowed again, and ran away.

When the correspondent saw this scene, he looked at the company commander with some strange eyes, opened his mouth and tried to say something, but did not say it. Zhuang Lei didn't know that giving the girl an expensive gift in person meant that he was in love. But these customs are known to Zhuang Lei. The correspondent himself is from the Xian tribe, so he naturally knows what is going on, but he doesn't know whether the company commander has taken a fancy to the girl or pure etiquette.

That evening, the old man warmly invited Zhuang Lei to dinner and took out his treasured rice wine. The sour rice wine was very refreshing, and before he knew it, he was drunk. The next day, when he woke up in the morning, Zhuang Lei was shocked to find a naked girl beside him. When I saw it again, I was naked. Ginhime looked at him with innocent eyes and a smile on her face. There was no old man and his wife in the house, Zhuang Lei's head suddenly became big, and he fled.

At the battalion headquarters, Zhuang Lei stood in fear, and the cold sweat on his head was pouring down. The battalion commander said heartily: "Haha, you kid is not shallow, since you have slept with everyone, what are you hesitating about?" "Yes! Subordinate Order! Three days later, the company was deployed, and Yinji said goodbye with tears in her eyes. Zhuang Lei promised to pick her up after the occupation of the Korean Peninsula. Zhuang Lei didn't expect that a seed of life had come into being. (To be continued......)

PS: Color-eating men and women in the war show the inevitability of human nature.