During the war, there was a kind of training in the army called "combat training".

As the name suggests, the so-called "combat training" is training when the battle is approaching. In fact, the purpose of this kind of training is to worry that the combat effectiveness of the troops will be affected because of the different regions and the fact that they are not familiar with the terrain, air image, and hydrological conditions of the battlefield or combat area. To put it simply, it will suffer unnecessary casualties due to the lack of adaptation to the water and soil.

This necessitates the need to find some areas similar to the battlefield to train the troops before approaching the battle. The most extreme similarities...... That is, for some special operations, even the direction of the high ground or several nearby high ground must be found and then targeted training must be carried out.

That's where the problem comes in...... Beijing has a warm and humid climate, while Vietnam has a tropical rainforest climate...... It's not easy to find a place like Vietnam in terms of terrain, atmosphere, and hydrology for training.

Considering that if we had to take a train for more than ten days to go to the war zone, staying in the train all day would also have an impact on our combat effectiveness, so we made a decision...... Swap the preparation time for half a month with the time when you take the train.

In other words, we go to the side first, and then we train. In this way, on the one hand, it is easy to find similar areas to train in order to familiarize yourself with the environment...... In fact, when you get to the border, you don't need to look for it at all, the nearby terrain and gas images are similar. On the other hand, it is to give the fighters more time to regain their physical strength and combat effectiveness.

So, after two days of hasty preparations, the troops were ready to go......

Of course, as is the usual with the troops, the troops do not tell the fighters where to go when they go to the front!

Here's why. On the one hand, there is also the smell of secrecy. On the other hand, I was worried that some of the soldiers would desert...... Desertion here is not all about being a deserter. As the saying goes, when the forest is big, there are all kinds of birds, and there will always be some people here who will do their best to transfer themselves through various connections once they know in advance that their troops are going to go to war.

Just like Commander Zhang said, this will undoubtedly have a very bad impact and bring a great blow to the morale of the troops. Especially a company of our synthetic battalion...... Some of these students came in by connections and recommendations, and when they entered the school, they thought that they had at least a few years of study, so many of them were not ready to go to war.

From this point of view...... This part of the population will regret that they forced themselves into our synthesis camp in the first place.

But I don't care if they're ready or not, they should have the consciousness of going to war the moment they walk to the colonel and put on their uniforms, and they should know that there will be such a day...... The day came just earlier.

So we set out this time in the name of intensive training...... But the experienced veterans of the 2nd Company quickly saw something from the movements of the troops.

First of all, the tanks, cars and even bulldozers and cranes of the engineering units were all taken away.

The second is that the departure time is set for the evening. And the license plate number is always brushed off with white paint......

This is naturally for the sake of the principle of secrecy, you must know that our country has not yet entered the information age in this era, and even "110" has not yet been established (the first 110 alarm station was established in January 86), which has caused many loopholes in domestic security, coupled with the mobilization during the war and the fact that most of the people's eyes of the whole country are focused on the war in the border areas...... As a result, domestic lawbreakers and even foreign infiltrated spy agents began to run rampant.

Therefore, it is still necessary to keep secrets, otherwise the enemy will know which troops, how many people, and how much equipment will be driven in which direction our troops will be driven as soon as they set off...... That's a fart fight!

But at the same time, it is also a message to the fighters...... It's time to go to war!

So the atmosphere of the troops quickly became tense, and they all sensed something, so Xu Guochun secretly leaned over to me and asked in a low voice: "Battalion commander...... Is this going to be ...... again?"

As a result, I glared at me fiercely and swallowed the rest of the words, so the veterans who knew it in their hearts were tacitly ...... They also knew that it would make the recruits of the company nervous, and this person had only one life. Some people don't look at his usual slogans as righteous and awe-inspiring, and when it comes time to get serious, they may not be able to say what they will do.

Zhang Fan may have felt this too...... But what struck me as strange was that she was not only not nervous, but her face was full of excitement. It's like some recruits who haven't been on the battlefield.

There are two extremes in the behavior of recruits at this time, one is fear and the other is excitement.

I am afraid because I know that the battlefield is dangerous, and I am excited because I have not seen the real battlefield yet, and all I think about is the kind of sweet dream of killing the enemy and making meritorious contributions.

And Zhang Fan is the kind of person who has been on the battlefield and has experienced several dangers, and at the same time, she will not have any meritorious service to kill the enemy...... So what is she excited about?

I found out later...... Her idea at this time was actually very simple, that is, she could finally go to the battlefield with me.

The convoy to the front line roared to the train station, but was stopped in front of the railway station.

"What's going on?" I jumped out of the jeep and shouted at the stopped car in front of me.

"Battalion commander!" Zhao Jingping trotted up all the way and reported: "Something is wrong ahead...... Say yes let's take a detour! ”

"Detour?" I frowned and asked, "Whose order is it?" ”

"This ......" Zhao Jingping said: "Station master! ”

"What a name!" I said: "The station master has the authority to make a detour to the troops?" Find out what's going on right away! ”

"Yes!" Zhao Jingping answered, and took a guard to inspect the situation.

It didn't take long for Zhao Jingping to come back, and he explained to me with an angry face: "Battalion commander, it's because the loading platform is occupied by the timber mill, and these units have built some shelves on the platform for the convenience of loading...... Cars can pass, tanks and bulldozers can't pass, either the road is too narrow or some shelves are too low to block the way...... So we want to take a detour and go in the other direction! ”

I couldn't help frowning and asked, "How far is the detour?" ”

"Two kilometers ......," Zhao Jingping said, "and it is a dirt road, and the tank may be in danger of trapping after passing by......

I gritted my teeth and said with a cold face, "So what are you waiting for?" Dismantle! ”

"Yes!" Zhao Jingping answered, and went up with the guards.

If this is in peacetime, it is better to say that the army is disciplined, and if it is convenient for the people, it will be convenient for the people as much as possible, and it is not a big deal to take a detour by yourself. But it was wartime...... Although the two-kilometer road is not long, what if the fighter plane is delayed? What if the tank gets stuck and can't walk? So it's nothing to think about at all.

But after a long while, the convoy still didn't move forward, so I couldn't help asking: "What's going on?!" ”

The guard Xiao Zhang said: "I'll go up and have a look!" ”

"No need!" Impatiently, I opened the door and walked towards the front of the convoy, and the guards hurriedly followed from behind.

It didn't take long to hear a commotion ahead, so I quickened my pace and walked up to take a look...... saw that Zhao Jingping was fighting with a middle-aged man wearing a peaked cap.

"What's the matter?" I asked.

"Battalion commander ......" Zhao Jingping said: "This is the stationmaster......"

The stationmaster raised his head, interrupted Zhao Jingping's words, and said in an official tone to me: "You are the battalion commander, right...... It came at the right time! Do you know how much these shelves are worth? What is the problem of dismantling, do you have any way to be responsible? Let me tell you...... If you want to tear it down, you have to go through ......."

Before the stationmaster could finish his words, my pistol was already on his head, and he turned pale with fright on the spot, and he didn't know where the rest of the words had flown off.

"You're so daring!" I said, "If you dare to stop the troops who are going to the battlefield, do you know that I can shoot you with one shot?" ”

As soon as the stationmaster heard what I said, he realized the seriousness of the problem, and beads of sweat immediately trickled down his forehead.

I didn't talk nonsense with him anymore, and said to Zhao Jingping, who was standing beside me: "Call the operations department of the military region immediately, ask them to say hello to their superiors, and tell them that the stationmaster of the railway station has stopped the troops from marching to the front line, and has delayed the loading time, according to the wartime regulations, I have removed the stationmaster of the railway station, and ask the superiors to send a new stationmaster!" ”

"Yes!" Zhao Jingping answered, and immediately walked to the walkie-talkie.

At the same time, I also put away my pistol, didn't bother to look at the station commander again, and said to Yang Jie, the commander of the engineer company: "You can push these shelves off within ten minutes!" ”

"Yes!" Yang Jie was stunned for a moment, and then quickly transferred a tank up, and pushed the shelf to the ground after three strokes and five divisions.

The scene once again stunned the stationmaster......

Originally, I thought this was Yang Jie's purpose...... Scare the stationmaster who doesn't know the current affairs. Later, I learned that Yang Jie had no choice but to do this...... The shelf was so tall and large that if you pushed it with a bulldozer, it was very likely that it would hurt the driver, so the only way to push it down within ten minutes without causing danger to the personnel was to let the tank go.

It was much easier to knock the shelves down, and the bulldozer drove up and pushed the mess to the side...... A road was quickly cleared.

Before we were busy for ten minutes, a middle-aged man in work clothes ran up to me and saluted: "Report, I am the deputy stationmaster Li Changyi, and I am the stationmaster according to the order of the superior, please instruct the chief!" ”

I nodded, glanced at the old stationmaster who looked like a defeated rooster next to me, and asked, "Can this shelf be dismantled?" ”

"Absolutely!" Li Changyi hurriedly stepped forward and said: "These shelves delay the military operations of the troops!" Of course it should be demolished, it should be all demolished! ”

"Hmm!" I nodded in satisfaction.

In fact, the old stationmaster didn't understand this truth, but he was used to being an "iron boss", and there were too many things to be asked for all year round, so he was inertia...... The troops on the front line still have that kind of official tone, and he can only blame himself for not being smart enough when he is dismissed! (To be continued......)