Chapter 82: Thanksgiving
Originally, I thought it would be ...... After completing this mission, Commander Zhang will soon let us return to the Beijing base.
On the one hand, it's because we need to recuperate...... It's not because these soldiers under my command can't hold on, you must know that there are only twenty minutes before and after this battle, although these twenty minutes are more tiring than the twenty hours of ordinary troops...... The reason is that the kind of battles we are fighting are all highly tense battles in which every second counts, and it can be said that there is no room for mistakes, nor is it allowed for every second to be delayed, so the intensity and tension are not comparable to ordinary battles.
It's not ...... When the soldiers stepped off the helicopter, they all sat on the ground panting, or they were lighting cigarettes with each other and smoking one after another......
I can understand that the fighters would behave like this, because this time...... In fact, this is the first time that we have worked with a helicopter, and it is also the first time that we have fought such a short-term, high-intensity battle. Just like before I left...... I'm not sure if we'll be able to make it back! However, it now seems that such fears are completely unwarranted.
But even so...... I believe that the physical and psychological state of the fighters will soon be restored to the best state, we are soldiers of the synthetic battalion, and we have been killed in high-intensity battles all the way...... This battle is just one of our many battles, and it's not a big deal!
But here's the problem...... We can stand the helicopter, but we can't stand it...... The straight five change itself is a bit worrying in terms of quality, and now it's in another battle...... During the battle, bullets and shrunnel inevitably hit the helicopters, and even two helicopters broke down during the return......
Helicopter in such a condition...... I don't dare let the warriors take any more risks, for me...... The lives of soldiers are much more precious than helicopters.
So...... If you can't convince me that these helicopters are at their best. I said that I would not let the fighters use them for another mission. Zheng Liangqiang and I also reached a consensus on this point...... In other words, I don't need to worry about it at all. Zheng Liangqiang will check for me!
On the other hand...... We have to go back to base to continue training, don't we? It's almost done. Parachuting, this is not yet in a hurry...... If the parachute does not have time to train, seeing that this big exercise is about to begin, how can we be Soviet devils then?!
But what surprised me was...... When I reported the results of the battle to the headquarters on the radio, the headquarters said nothing but a few words of praise, which was "rest in place and wait for orders."
As soon as I heard this order, I knew that the situation had changed...... If the command really plans to recall us to Beijing to continue training, then it will be a kind of rest for us on the return plane!
So...... Now the key issue is "waiting for orders".
"Battalion commander!" Zhao Jingping asked beside him: "Is there a new task?" ”
"Hmm!" I nodded slowly, "It should be!" ”
It's not quite what I wanted...... But as a warrior. Especially the fighters of the synthetic battalion...... It is necessary to face this unsatisfactory thing from time to time, and solve it well...... Otherwise, we wouldn't be worthy of being called a synthetic battalion!
Almost at the same time...... The 337th Regiment also received a similar order, the difference was that the superiors were entrusted to them to be responsible for our safety and accommodation!
This time, the fighters of the 337th Regiment immediately got busy......
Originally, this was not a big deal, and we were responsible for our safety...... You must know that we are soldiers ourselves, and it is no exaggeration to say that our combat effectiveness is much stronger than that of the soldiers of the 337th Regiment...... If a war breaks out, it's impossible to say who will protect whom!
As for room and board, it's a piece of cake...... We are soldiers, not big guys...... Divide a few compressed biscuits or cans into a few cans!
However, the cadres of the 337th Regiment were able to treat this task as if it were a battle...... I think part of the reason for this is that the superiors' orders are in a heavy tone, such as "You must ensure their safety, and you must not be careless!" ”…… So this put a lot of pressure on the cadres of the 337th regiment.
More important reasons...... I think it's because of the battle we just fought......
Just like what we experienced on the battlefields of Vietnam before...... This soldier who fights in war does not obey the officer and does not obey the management. Serve those who can fight...... And after our battle, the soldiers of the 337th Regiment have looked at us like gods. So take every little thing we do seriously as a big thing!
For example, we are responsible for our security...... We can all be said to be on the second line, and there will basically be no more devils appearing, and even if they do, they will be helpless against troops like us...... But the cadres of the 337th Regiment were able to send a battalion to do this work, and there was also a reconnaissance platoon among them...... They were specially responsible for reconnoitering the section of the road that our troops were going to pass, and several other infantry companies occupied the heights along the way, and did not advance on a rolling basis until our troops passed.
Another example is room and board...... The food and lodging are also completely isolated, and the place where we live is said to have been originally the battalion headquarters, and as soon as we heard that we were going to be stationed, the battalion headquarters was vacated by the order of the regiment commander...... It is important to know that it is a time of war, and for a regiment, the importance of the battalion headquarters is self-evident...... If this is "tossed" by Vietnamese agents, there may be problems with the command of the front-line troops, but they can vacate this battalion headquarters for us in time.
Of course, there is security at the battalion headquarters...... Inside a wall were a few houses, and inside the wall lived a platoon of guards, and outside the wall there were three infantry companies stationed in a circle...... This pose makes us all feel like prisoners!
Food...... You can't say it's good, it's just the usual green vegetables with some pork, but we who have fought on the battlefield know it very well...... Such a dish is quite hearty for the battlefield!
Later, I found out about the road...... In order for us to eat safely, these things were made for us by the cooking class in the camp...... As for the cadres of the battalion commander, these meals are all filled with compressed biscuits and canned food without exception!
We are also a little reluctant to make these arrangements...... After all, everyone is a soldier fighting on the battlefield, and we only come here once or twice now, and we can even say that we come by plane...... The hardships they endure cannot be compared with them, and this is all too clear for us who have fought on the battlefield!
So I called Zhang Liangliang, who was in charge of greeting us...... In other words, although this Zhang Liangliang is a regimental staff officer, he seems to have become our secretary these days, and he doesn't have to do anything...... It's to be by our side at all times, no matter what we ask for...... Tell him that as long as the troops can do it, Zhang Liangliang will try his best to meet our requirements by all means!
"I said Staff Officer Zhang......" When Zhang Liangliang stood in front of me, I said to him with some embarrassment: "You are such a hospitality...... We can't afford it. And we are all people who have come from the battlefield, and we have also dodged the cat's ear hole and lurked like you...... Therefore know your suffering! Besides...... We are also soldiers, not pampered sons...... You don't have to! ”
"Battalion Commander Yang, it's too much for you to say that!" Zhang Liangliang replied: "Let's not say that this is an order from the superiors...... By doing so, we are carrying out our mission. Let's take a step back...... You have done our regiment and even our division a great favor this time...... Our regiment commander has said that if you hadn't succeeded in rescuing these two correspondents, our troops would not have known how many people they would have sacrificed! So...... That's what we should do! ”
"I told you too......" I smiled wryly, "we're just carrying out orders!" ”
"That being said...... But we owe you a great favor! Zhang Liangliang said sincerely: "We don't have anything to reciprocate...... I can let you live and eat well here, and my heart can finally be happy! Not to mention ......"
"What's more?"
"Don't hide it from Battalion Commander Yang!" Zhang Liangliang replied helplessly: "You live here...... It's all our glory! Word of this spread in the rest of the army...... It is said that a few days ago, the troops of the Dapo Badong Iron and Steel Plant were in the 337th regiment, not to mention the troops of our division, and the troops of other divisions were also very envious when they heard about it! It's not ...... Every day, people ask us outside...... Are you right here, what do you look like, how is this battle fought...... Many of the warriors are too busy to do so! ”
"Hmm!" I couldn't help but smile wryly when I heard this...... This is true, because I have occasionally seen a few soldiers outside who are not allowed to enter...... Feelings: Those soldiers still want to come in and communicate with us, what are they doing?
It's kind of a modern-day star...... Those fans chase after celebrities to give autographs or something when they have something to do, and in this era, celebrities are not popular, and what is popular is heroes and troops who can fight...... And we are such a unit, so we have become the star of the army!
So I knew that it was impossible to convince the 337th Regiment not to treat us with this specification...... It can even be said that we accept this kind of service but will make them feel more comfortable, because they will feel at least a little "favor" in return...... It's a very strange psychology because of the ...... between troops and troops Strictly speaking, they are all about carrying out orders, so there is no such thing as who owes it!
But who can be ruthless if people are not grass and trees?
Feelings are such a thing...... It can't be explained by rules or systems.
A system is a system, but feelings are another matter...... What's more, knowing that the Grace Chart is originally a virtue of us Chinese! (To be continued......)