Chapter 153: Separation
Even if the warriors were unwilling, the day eventually came.
Hundreds of cars were parked in front of the barracks, and there was no need to say what they were waiting for, the soldiers who were about to leave the barracks.
A total of five days have passed since the fighters knew that they were going to be disarmed, and in these five days, the political workers in the army have done a great deal of ideological work, talked heart-to-heart and held talks, and in short, they have mobilized this mobilization all day long.
Actually, according to my personal opinion, I don't think this kind of ideological mobilization is of much significance.
For the fighters who can figure it out, they have a supportive attitude towards disarmament itself, and they are ready for it in advance...... This preparation time can even be traced back to the time when the training regiment began to select, and although only one regiment of the training regiment began to be selected, the soldiers of the other regiments would also refer to the number of people selected by the training regiment and their results to compare their own situation, and they would know whether they could continue to stay in the airborne troops.
For those soldiers who can't figure it out, the difficulties of reality have always existed, and the sense of loss that has lived in the army for a long time and made the army their home but suddenly has to leave the army is also inevitable, even if the political commissar, instructor or instructor has a great ability to do ideological work, but it is only temporarily better for the soldiers, and it will not be long before these negative feelings will soon return.
Just like some soldiers in the training regiment, they also made up their minds when they were doing ideological work, but in the middle of the night they had a nightmare and suddenly ran to the instructor to plead: "Instructor, let me stay, I can do anything, it's no problem to be a cook and do logistics, as long as I can continue to stay in the army!" ”
And there are not a few cases like this. There will basically be several of them in each company. So during this time, the instructors and instructors couldn't sleep at all. Every once in a while, a warrior would come looking for him, and then a certain warrior would not be able to figure it out, and even sometimes there would be groups of people who went to intercede.
Of course, these fighters are only a small part of the entire army, and the vast majority of fighters still choose to accept it.
Perhaps, they are really acceptable.
Perhaps, they understand that even intercession will not change anything...... The reason is simple, here are the troops. Moreover, it is also an ace army, and it is impossible to change this order lightly.
And so it was, for the plea of the little warrior who couldn't figure it out...... In fact, this cannot be said to be "incomprehensible", the vast majority of these "incomprehensible" soldiers did not intercede with their superiors in their ordinary life and training, but now they have nightmares because they want to leave the army, which shows that they have deep feelings for the army, which should be more normal and positive expression.
However, Commander Xu and the cadres of the Airborne Forces did not dare to let go.
This is not to say that the Airborne Forces cannot accommodate even a single fighter, and it can even be said that the statements of these fighters are still very tempting: let them go to cooking classes, to logistics units, and so on.
You must know that these soldiers have undergone strict military training, and although they are eliminated, their military qualities are not much worse than ordinary soldiers, if they are assigned to the cooking squad or logistics unit. If there is a shortage of manpower in the war, they can be pulled up again!
But this idea was eventually rejected by Commander Xu......
"It seems that this can indeed improve the overall combat effectiveness of the troops!" Commander Xu said: "But have you ever thought that in this way, it is very likely that it will eventually lead to disarmament and no layoffs!" Don't look at the fact that there are not many people who come to intercede at this time. If we loosen this opening, the other warriors will soon come like a tidal wave.
What is the result? With so many people cooking and logistics, what are the cooking classes and logistics doing? Laid them off? Then disarmament has not become a layoff of all logisticians! ”
Commander Xu was right, in fact, those cadres didn't know this truth, but they were entangled by those subordinates, friends, and comrades-in-arms, so they asked their superiors for instructions with a fluke mentality.
As a result, none of the interceding fighters were spared, and the same should be cut.
The farewell ceremony was much simpler than expected, there was not too much goodbye, and there was not too much explanation, just on the playground to walk and the soldiers to stay on each side, the army commander and the political commissar gave speeches on the stage...... As the political commissar said in a heavy tone: "Thank you to these comrades who are about to leave the Airborne Forces, thank you for the contributions you have made to the Airborne Forces, welcome you to return to the troops often, the Airborne Forces will always be your home, salute!" ”
"Salute!"
The two teams in the audience turned to the opposite side very consciously, and then gave a military salute in a dignified manner.
After a long time, the soldiers who were about to leave the army slowly put down their military salute, and then, with a command, they lined up in a neat formation and walked into the car, and then turned around and looked at us silently again, looking at the barracks, and did not withdraw their gaze until the car gradually moved away.
I was a little surprised by this separation, because in the past, no matter what type of separation, it was always accompanied by tears and blessings, but now there is nothing.
But I think it should be like this, as the so-called silent is better than sound at this time, this kind of silent farewell just reflects the thousands of emotions in the hearts of the soldiers, and there is also a kind of "strong man is gone" kind of anger, which is also a kind of soldier's style!
At this time, I heard Commander Xu sigh beside him: "I don't know if they are lucky or not!" ”
I understand the meaning of Commander Xu's words, there is actually no benefit to being a soldier, especially in this war era, even if you become a cadre, you are in danger of losing your life on the battlefield, so it is not an exaggeration to say that it is dedication.
From this point of view, the soldiers who left the barracks were fortunate again, and they were finally freed.
But if they are judged by their personal feelings and wishes, they are not lucky, because the vast majority of them are unwilling to face that peaceful society, unwilling to get into the car leaving the army, and even less willing to take off their military uniforms......
After the eliminated soldiers left, the originally very crowded barracks suddenly became much more relaxed, and the pressure on the training ground and supplies was relieved to a certain extent, but the soldiers did not seem to be happy because of this, but even with a sense of loss, even the soldiers of the synthetic battalion were affected by this atmosphere and became a little listless, no matter how the instructors or instructors mobilized and how to do ideological work, it was useless.
At this time, I really realized what morale is, just like Zhao Jingping said: "The airborne troops have laid off so many veterans at once, and there must be an impact on the morale of the troops." On the other hand, it is also because they really feel the pressure, that is, the pressure of being laid off...... Having stress does make people progress, but if it's too stressful, it can sometimes be counterproductive. But don't worry, I'm sure they'll be back soon! ”
In fact, just as Zhao Jingping said, the training that followed day by day soon made the soldiers forget the sadness of separating from their comrades-in-arms and the psychological feelings of disarmament. Of course, there is still pressure, because the airborne troops are constantly weeding out unqualified soldiers while training.
It's a little bit cruel, but we're going to face war, and war is even more brutal, so we have to do it.
Thankfully, the morale of the fighters was restored, as we soon had a new mission......
"Battalion Commander Yang!" At the meeting held by Commander Xu that day, he first said to me: "Our troops will soon be transferred to an armored division and an artillery division!" ”
"Oh!" Hearing this, I couldn't help but be stunned, and asked a little strangely: "The airborne troops are not capable of airdropping heavy equipment now, and this armored division and artillery division ......."
"This armored division and artillery division are not designed to equip the Airborne Forces!" Commander Xu explained: "These equipment are used to conduct coordinated training for our airborne troops!" ”
Commander Xu's words made me even more incomprehensible, mainly because the airborne troops are now unable to airdrop heavy equipment, which is doomed to have few opportunities for direct coordination between the airborne troops and tank and artillery units, so why did the higher authorities send an armored division and an artillery division to the airborne troops with such fanfare, not to mention that we are already doing coordinated training in this area.
"That's right!" Commander Xu explained: "Battalion Commander Yang, you also know that the superiors intend to let our army play the role of the blue army in the exercise. The Blues are indispensable for armored units and artillery units, and now this exercise is about to start soon, so ......"
"Oh!" As soon as I heard Commander Xu say this, I understood.
Think about it and think it's really necessary, the blue army represents the Soviet army, then the Soviet army is armored troops, artillery units and air power, etc., if our army only lets the airborne troops play the blue army as an opponent, it is obvious that it will not be able to perform the effect of the Red Army and the Soviet army at all.
On the other hand, the issue of multi-service coordinated operations does not mean that the airborne troops will be equipped with tanks, artillery, or armored vehicles on the day of the exercise, and they will have to know how to use the equipment. So there are now armored divisions and artillery divisions stationed in the Airborne Forces.
To put it simply, the stationing of armored units and artillery units in the Airborne Forces does not have much practical significance, but it has practical significance.
"Comrades!" Then Commander Xu said to the cadres around him: "We have not trained with the armored troops and artillery units for a long time, and now the superiors have entrusted us with this task, and we must attach importance to this task." Therefore, in the future training period, I think we should focus on the coordinated command of armored forces and artillery units! ”
I couldn't help frowning when I heard this, the airborne forces still have more contact and coordination with the air force, but the connection with the armored troops and artillery units can be said to be almost blank, and this will have to be busy for a while in the future. (To be continued......)