Chapter 185: Garrison

We were stationed in Hebian that night.

Later, we learned that the infantry company that served as the cover for the 5th company of the engineer could not hold back when it retreated, and as soon as it withdrew to the country...... In other words, although there are not many such things in our army, there are still them. In fact, this kind of thing is very normal on the actual battlefield, and it is an objective fact that there are heroes in any army, and there will inevitably be bears, not to mention that our army is still huge to several hundred thousand people, and it is still undertrained.

The reason why we often hear about heroic deeds but do not know that the bear is a deserter is because the morale of the troops is needed, and it is beneficial for the troops to publicize more heroic deeds. The other is because no deserter is so stupid as to go around and spread the word that he is a deserter.

And it should be said...... There are many such things as desertion, especially during this retreat.

Didn't the higher authorities give us the order to retreat? Well, I turned off the radio and said it was to keep the radio silent, and then I went back to the country...... If the superiors questioned us, they would say that the order was misunderstood or that they did not hear it clearly, and anyway, we came back alive, and we did fight on the battlefield and even made meritorious contributions, so could the superiors say that they could still drive us back to Vietnam? And if something like this happens, it is said that a deserter is punished as a deserter...... It's been a little bit more, so most of them are just a casual punishment that is in the past.

As a result, our company was unlucky, and it was rushing to the forefront of life and death on the battlefield, but it was walking in Zuihou when retreating......

Of course, I can only hide these words in my heart, as a platoon commander, of course, I know that these complaints will only affect the morale of the soldiers.

That's often what happens on the battlefield. There is no such thing as fairness or unfairness.

If you feel that your superior's orders are unfair or because you are not convinced, you will be passive and slack off. Okay then...... When the devil comes up, it will only be you who will lose your life.

The fighters also fought on the battlefield. Of course, he was well aware of this, so he didn't say anything and started building the fortifications after receiving the order.

Maybe...... That's the difference between a recruit and a veteran!

It has only been a dozen days, and our company has become a veteran unit.

Hebian is a basin with mountains on all sides, but our task is to cover the five companies of engineers to blow up the bridge, and our company has only about 40 people, so we can't garrison the high ground on all sides, so we can only build fortifications at the bridgehead.

The fortifications consisted of trenches and cat's ear holes. It's just that because the soil on Hebian is relatively soft, we can't dig cat's ear holes in the side wall of the trench, and we don't have time to build "human" fortifications like the Yue devils, so Zuihou had to dig a two-meter-long and one-meter-wide single soldier pit near the trench, and put wooden sticks on it to cover it with straw and thatch, and Zuihou spread a layer of soil to hide inside.

This is a bit like a coffin, and it is obviously not safe enough, there is too much area exposed, and the Vietnamese army has a high probability of being hit by a cannon coming up. But there is no way to do this, and now it is also on the way to retreat, so everyone knows that this place will definitely not be defended for a long time. So it worked together.

The only good thing is that people can lie down when they hide in it.

You must know that the cat's ear hole dug in the side wall of the trench is said to be safe. But the whole person has to curl up in a nest like a mouse, and he can't reach out and kick his legs, so it goes without saying how uncomfortable it is. Now we can at least lie down.

Perhaps because they would soon be able to return home, all the soldiers were so excited that they couldn't sleep, including the sapper soldiers, so they all looked out at the stars and chatted without a word.

"Comrade, where are you?"

"Nanjing, Jiangsu!"

"It's time to return home in a few days!"

"Yes, our superiors will never leave us in Vietnam!"

"Did you find the right match?"

"No, I don't know how to find it!"

"You can ask the right person, one is to write a letter to see the literary talent, the second is to meet to see the figure, and the third is to speak to see the eloquence, remember!"

……

Hearing this, I almost stopped laughing, literary talent, figure, and eloquence...... Is this the standard of evaluation of people in this era? This is not a little bit different from the standard of modern rich and handsome......

At this time, I suddenly saw a few bright lights flickering in front of my eyes, and my heart couldn't help twitching, so I hurriedly gave an order: "Silence, silence!" ”

These rays of light may not seem like much to others, but as a sniper, I'm particularly sensitive to them, because I know that they are the light reflected by the moonlight on the telescope.

Who is looking at us with a telescope? If it were our own people, there would be no need to do it at all, so the answer is simple...... It's the more devils.

Soon there was silence all around, so quiet that only the cries of mosquitoes and frogs were heard.

"Second Platoon Commander...... "Company Commander Luo's cat hole was only two meters away from me, and he lowered his voice and shouted at me: "What's the situation?" ”

"There is an enemy!" I said, "Someone is looking at it with a telescope on the other side of the bridge!" ”

"Could it be that I read it wrong?" Company Commander Zhang said with disbelief: "How could the Yue devil have arrived here so quickly? What's more, there are mines everywhere in the direction of Sabah, and there is no movement over there! ”

"That's it!" Another sapper soldier also responded: "Is this comrade joking, you can also see if the enemy observes you with a telescope?" ”

"Of course!" A few of my soldiers quickly retorted: "Who do you think our platoon commander is, he can hit with one shot at a distance of 800 meters!" ”

"What? Eight hundred meters? A one-shot hit? ”

"It's not bragging, is it?"

"Of course not! Our entire company of soldiers watched with their own eyes! ”

……

Then the conversation quickly turned to various anecdotes on the battlefield, and the warning was lifted without realizing it.

This situation makes me a little laughable, and I am afraid that this situation will occur when combat units and non-combat units are mixed...... Non-combatant troops will always be curious about what is going on on the battlefield, and combatants will be happy to tell them this and that because of a little vanity. Of course, there are occasional exaggerations.

But it also seems to be a good thing, and I wanted to keep the fighters on their guard, but on second thought...... If there were really more devils lurking on the other side of the bridge, then I had the soldiers on guard too early, for fear that they would arouse the vigilance of the enemy, so I went with them.

Of course, just because the fighters let their guard down doesn't mean I will too. One is because I am not at ease with the vigilance of the engineer company, and the other is because I know that if the Vietnamese army is allowed to fight at this time, the consequences will be unimaginable...... Our position can almost be said to be unsafe.

Therefore, after arranging two dark whistles, I dared to lie back in the cat's ear hole to rest.

To my surprise, nothing happened that night, not only did not the Vietnamese army attack, but not even the withdrawn People's Liberation Army. But this doesn't seem surprising...... We can all be regarded as zuihou batches, right? At this time, there are only some engineering units that are still south of the bridge.

Later, I learned that it was precisely because of this that the Vietnamese troops lurking on the other side of the bridge did not dare to act rashly, because they were also under-armed and unequipped, and they not only needed time to gather more troops, but also hoped to outwit them.

But my personality is like this, once I doubt or believe something, I don't easily change it because of other people's statements or opinions. So although the secret outposts laid last night could be said to be in vain, even the engineer unit organized a platoon of troops to conduct a search on the high ground across the bridge...... Again, I found nothing, but I still held on to my doubts.

"Second squad leader!" I found Chen Yiyi by the river.

I don't know weishenme, the more the troops retreated, the more depressed Chen Yiyi's mood became, this is not ...... Now another man sat on a stone by the river, stunned.

"Hmm!" It took a while for Chen Yiyi to come back to her senses, and after turning her head and realizing that it was me, her eyes quickly became complicated again.

"What's wrong?" I asked, "Got something on your mind?" ”

"I didn't ...... It's nothing! Chen Yiyi shook her head: "That's it...... I don't know what will happen when I return home......"

"Hmm!" As soon as Chen Yiyi said this, I was completely suspicious, in fact, I also had the same worries as her, because although it was a country where I grew up, I was also unfamiliar with it in this era.

"Don't worry!" Although I thought so in my heart, I still comforted Chen Yiyi: "In our country, women generally don't need to be soldiers, and they will ...... in the future Just find a job and live a good life, and never have to be so scared again! ”

"That'...... What about you? ”

"Me?" I smiled wryly, "What else can I do if I don't become a soldier?" Not to mention...... I'm going to help you get your sister back!" ”

I admit that this is a blank check, because I don't think I will meet Chen Qiaoqiao in the future.

But this made Chen Yiyi very useful, she nodded movingly, her eyes were full of tears.

It was precisely because of Chen Yiyi's performance that I thought she would live like I planned for the future, but I didn't expect anything ...... Chen Yiyi is the kind of person who can't do anything if she is not a soldier, she can't have the skills to leave her sister and wait for others to save her, even if the person who promised to save me is me.

"That's right!" I spread out a map in front of Chen Yiyi and said, "Are you familiar with the terrain in this area of Sabah?" Is it possible for the Viet Devils to bypass Sabah and reach Hebian through the path? ”

Chen Yiyi replied with certainty: "Although I am not very familiar with Sabah, if you want to say that there is a path, as long as the direction will be correct and with a little more time, you can always come over!" However, it is not suitable for large marches, and it is necessary to travel lightly. ”

"Hmm!" I nodded, I've been fighting in Vietnam for a while, so I also know that marching in the jungles of Vietnam sometimes has to climb cliffs, which means that it is impossible to carry too much ammunition or heavy weapons, otherwise it will take twice the time to march and the march.

So I had some thoughts in my heart. (To be continued......)