Chapter 21: Dilemma

The next day, our synthetic battalion was ordered to rush to Yunnan.

Of course, it seems that the synthetic battalion now has a privilege, and there is no longer a need to squeeze trains to and from the border as before, but to take a plane directly to the nearest big city, to Guangxi is to fly to Nanning, to Yunnan is to fly to Kunming, and then at the airport by a special person to receive a car to the destination.

However, this cannot be said to be a privilege, because we are going to go to war, and if it weren't for the urgency of the military situation, I don't believe that at this time, a country that is still poor and white would let us fly for the sake of a few of our soldiers.

This account is actually very easy to calculate, you must know that at this time, it can take several weeks to travel from Beijing to Yunnan or Guangxi by train...... This is not to say that the trains of this era were particularly slow, but that there were many supplies and soldiers to the border, and the trains were bound to be delayed by the rendezvous cars on the way.

In this way, for example, this time we are going to participate in the battle of Kuolin Mountain, if we take the train, I am afraid that when we arrive at Kuolin Mountain, the battle will be over.

It is precisely because I know this that I enjoy this "privilege" and even feel a little amused by the gratitude of some of my soldiers...... People in this era are really simple, and they will be grateful to Dade if they get a little care, you must know that this is a life-giving job, and whoever wants to take this privilege will take it!

But of course, I won't tell them that if the soldiers have this kind of mentality, at least it can strengthen their will to fight and morale.

It was one o'clock in the evening when the plane landed in Kunming, which was of course for the secrecy of our march.

In military affairs it is like this, sometimes we don't know what is the use of keeping something secret. For example, there is a war going on in Kuolin Mountain now. Then it should be normal for an army to be sent to the border of Yunnan. But often what we don't seem to be important can be a clue to an enemy spy.

For example, this one. The fact that our unit was sent to Yunnan by plane was enough to attract the attention of the enemy's spies...... Whereas the average Chinese soldier travels to the border by train or even car, this unit travels by plane.

Therefore, the Vietnamese army has every reason to guess that this is a special force, which was urgently sent to Kuolin Mountain to fight, and then the Vietnamese spies will also pay attention to observe the equipment, whereabouts, and number of people of our troops, which means that our troops have not yet entered the battlefield, and all kinds of information have been clearly grasped by the Vietnamese army.

Therefore, those of us who fought in the war believed in a saying: "Be careful to make a ship of ten thousand years!" That is, whether it is necessary or not, it is better to do confidential work than not to do it. It is very likely that this is directly related to the victory or defeat of the battlefield and our small lives.

Therefore, we deliberately chose this time to arrive in Kunming, and after arriving in Kunming, we just got off the plane and did not even enter the airport, so we directly loaded into the military vehicle, and then pulled the canvas on the military vehicle, so we couldn't see anything.

As usual, I still ride in a jeep, and I really don't dare to compliment this "privilege": this is the front line, there is only a jeep in a convoy, and no one knows that the jeep must be an official, so there is no need to think that if there is an ambush by Vietnamese agents, the jeep will definitely be the primary target.

The thought of this makes my heart crunch, and it happens all the time. It's just that the soldiers of this era are accustomed to showing a spirit of "not being afraid of sacrifice", and cadres must also take the lead and set an example. Therefore, although everyone knows that there are many drawbacks to this approach, such as the fact that the commander is the first to be sacrificed when the convoy is attacked, and the entire army loses its command, no one is willing or dares to change it.

If you change this habit, you will be regarded as a coward, and you will even be scolded by your superiors: "The cadres who fight on the front line are all rushing to the front, and you are afraid of this and that if you have a jeep in the rear!" ”

Of course, I don't care about other people's eyes, at this time, I always ask the troops who are driving three wheels to reconnoiter in front of the side to replace them with the people of our synthetic battalion, Chen Yiyi or Chen Qiaoqiao are naturally indispensable here, they always have a very keen sense of danger, especially Chen Qiaoqiao, the former agent company commander, she knows what kind of terrain or what tactics the Vietnamese army agents often use to ambush, so I can basically rest assured about this.

"Hello comrade!" When my jeep was moving, a cadre waiting for me in the back seat had time to come forward and shake my hand: "My surname is Chen, and I am the deputy commander of the first battalion of the 703rd regiment!" This time, I am in charge of hosting the synthesis camp and cooperating with your work. ”

"Hmm!" I couldn't help but be stunned when I heard this, in the past, it was all staff officers in the army who came to receive me, which I understand, because what kind of battalion commander, deputy battalion commander and the like, they are all the backbone of the front-line troops, if a battalion commander or deputy battalion commander is sent to receive me, then this battalion is not all in command or the command work is a problem.

On the one hand, the chief of staff is supposed to assist in command in the rear most of the time, and on the other hand, the number of staff officers is relatively large, and it is not a problem to have one or two less.

This is also the reason why I was surprised when I heard that this cadre surnamed Chen was a deputy battalion commander.

"Battalion Commander Yang!" Before I could ask the reason, Deputy Battalion Commander Chen hurriedly handed me a copy of the text, and then motioned to the guards to close the black cloth curtains of the jeep, took out a flashlight covered with black cloth and said: "This is the relevant text of Kou Lin Mountain, Battalion Commander Yang can take a look first!" ”

I couldn't help but be stunned when I saw this, you must know that although this is still in the rear, because of the secret march, the military vehicles do not turn on the lights. Sometimes I really admire the drivers of the cars, the black lights are blinding, I can't see anything through the window, but the driver has a way to drive the car fast in this situation.

I asked the drivers how they had a way to do this, and the driver's answer made me dumbfounded: "I got used to it, and I started to drive slowly, and then I became familiar with every grass and tree here, for example, when I saw the back of the high ground in front of me, I immediately thought that this is a straight road, and I can drive forward boldly, and then turn after 200 meters of high ground...... Sometimes it's all about feeling! ”

It's really fucking "three hundred and sixty lines, and the line is the champion".

However, even at this time, Deputy Battalion Commander Chen was still anxious to let me see the text, not to mention that it was difficult to see anything clearly on the rickety car with a faint flashlight covered with black cloth, and it was not very suitable from the perspective of secrecy, even if the curtains were closed.

However, I still took Wen Jiàn and lowered my hand voltage and looked at Wen Jiàn, on the one hand, I believe in Chen Qiaoqiao's reconnaissance skills, and on the other hand, because I think Deputy Battalion Commander Chen will be in such a hurry There must be a reason for him.

After reading the text for a while, I quickly understood, because on this I saw the words that the first battalion of the 703rd Regiment was surrounded.

"Hmm!" I looked at the deputy battalion commander sitting next to me and said, "It turns out that your battalion was besieged by the Vietnamese army on the mountain?!" ”

"Yes!" Deputy Battalion Commander Chen nodded: "It's been five days since the first unit was surrounded!" The other two units also had four days and two days, respectively. And the head of the regiment meant...... The purpose of the Vietnamese army is to constantly attract our troops into the encirclement, so the regiment commander decided not to send reinforcements to the first battalion, but to attack the main peak of Kulin Mountain with all his might! ”

"Hmm!" I nodded, I should say that this decision was correct, the Vietnamese army was using the tactics of encirclement and reinforcement from the beginning to contain the strength of our army. If you don't want to jump into the fire pit or be held back by the Vietnamese army, then of course you just put it aside in advance.

However, as a cadre of the first battalion, that is, deputy battalion commander Chen, this is obviously a slap in the face.

"Battalion Commander Yang!" Deputy Battalion Commander Chen said a little anxiously: "We are trapped in the mountains with a total of six platoons and more than 200 people, these are the backbone of our first battalion, if they are finished, our first battalion will be finished." The regiment commander meant that as long as we could take the main peak of Kuolin Mountain, we would also crush the enemy's conspiracy, and it would not be too late to consider rescuing the trapped troops at that time, but ...... It's been so many days, I don't know if they can hold out until the day when our army takes the main peak! ”

Deputy Battalion Commander Chen was right, you must know that these units are reconnaissance units, and although the troops that went to the rescue were prepared, they were also troops that went deep into the mountains to fight, which meant that they could not have much equipment and ammunition with them. A lot of equipment in the deep mountains not only moves slowly, but also tires people to death.

Not to mention that this exhausting thing is unlikely, it is really uncommon in the battlefield of Vietnam, overloaded with heavy loads and rapid marches without sleep, coupled with extraordinary psychological pressure on the battlefield, no one can stand it.

That is to say, it is very likely that the six platoons that were surrounded have run out of ammunition and food by now...... I've been surrounded for a few days, and even if I only hit one magazine a day, I'm afraid that the ammunition I carry will be exhausted.

So I have every reason to believe that the reason why they have not been annihilated by the Vietnamese army at this time is entirely because the Vietnamese army does not want to annihilate them. Needless to say, the purpose is to make us uncomfortable or to continue to send reinforcements. But if the Vietnamese army found that we had no intention of going to reinforcements, the result would have been different.

After thinking about it, I closed Wen Jiàn, turned off the flashlight, and asked, "Is this what you mean or what your head meant!" ”

"That's what I meant!" Deputy Battalion Commander Chen replied very dryly: "I know the skills of your synthetic battalion, and I even know that you also caused the 38th Army to suffer losses in the military exercise not long ago, so I hope you can save these soldiers under me!" ”

"Hmm!" I couldn't help but be a little surprised when I heard this, the previous military exercise was a secret, at least the part of the real fight was a secret. Deputy Battalion Commander Xie will know this, which shows that he also has some backgrounds.

It's just that this question really makes me a little difficult. (To be continued......)