Chapter 86: The Falklands War (5)

There was no word along the way, and there was a change of planes in the middle of the way, and it was not until the third day that it arrived in Chile.

Along the way, except for Lin Xia, who was full of curiosity, the others, including Zhao Jingping, all looked preoccupied.

In fact, I know what they are thinking, a few years ago our country was still saying that the United States and Britain were imperialists and still regarded them as potential enemies, but now they are going to help the British in the war...... Although they already knew that we were allies of the United States, they still could not accept such a big change psychologically.

Just like when Liang Lianbing knew that we were going to Argentina to be a military adviser to the British army's guerrilla warfare, his originally excited face immediately darkened: "What? To be a military adviser to the British? That is, to help them fight? I...... I'm not going! ”

"Did I ask you if you were going?" I said angrily: "This is an order, you have to go, you have to go, you have to go if you don't go!" ”

As soon as I said this, the soldiers were silent, which was to tell me that they were actually holding the same idea as the soldiers of the Liang Company, and were unwilling to help the British fight.

I didn't expect this, and when I think about it later, a large part of the reason why I didn't think of this is that I am a modern person, and modern times have not regarded British and American imperialism as potential enemies from an early age, as they are in this era.

"Battalion commander!" After a long time, Xiaoshi said reluctantly on the side: "That...... What if we go to help the British fight and be treated as traitors? ”

I couldn't help but laugh a little when I heard this, and my first reaction was what happened to these guys? We are carrying out the tasks of our superiors and obeying the orders of our superiors. Not to mention this time and that time. At this time, Britain was still an indirect ally of ours. How can you be a traitor when you help them fight?!

But on second thought, this may be really possible, because it is very difficult to change the concept of ordinary people, that is, these billions of people, it will take a long time, and the government has not vigorously publicized it at this time...... Our relations with Vietnam, the Soviet Union, and the United States are not on the surface, and the United States still claims to be neutral on the surface.

This has led to the fact that although we are actually cooperating with the United States, the people's perception of American and British imperialism is deep-rooted. If we help Britain in the war...... Maybe the people will really think that he is a traitor.

Thinking of this, I replied helplessly: "You can rest assured!" This mission is classified, and no one will know if you don't say it! ”

"Yes!" Hearing this, Scar and the others relaxed a little.

However, they promised yes, but psychologically they still couldn't get over.

I can understand this, too, that the promise was forced to be agreed upon by order. However, the difference between the soldiers of our country and the soldiers of other countries is that the Chinese soldiers need a kind of spiritual support to go to the battlefield, and I am not sure what this is, but in the army for so many years, I have indeed felt the existence of this spirit.

If you really want to be specific, maybe it is an ideal and a pursuit, for example, when we fought against the Yue devils in southern Xinjiang, we would think in our hearts that we would suffer here. For the sake of the peace of the motherland and loved ones. When Afghanistan is torn apart with Soviet devils who are dozens of times stronger than themselves, they will think in their hearts that this is the need of the country.

Otherwise. Who would want to be bitter and tiring on the battlefield for that monthly allowance of more than ten yuan and a pension of five hundred yuan, and even risk losing their lives all the time?

To put it simply, it is that spirit that sustains us to persevere on the battlefield.

However, when the soldiers knew that the mission we were going to carry out this time was to help the British fight, this spiritual pillar was suddenly gone, and instead there was a sense of shame similar to being a traitor.

This makes our team look the same as before on the surface, it is still these fighters, it is still the same suzhì, but in fact, it has changed psychologically. And obviously, this change will have a direct impact on the morale of the troops. For example, at this time, the soldiers will wonder if they will fight to help the British, whether they will work as hard as before, and whether it will be worth it if they lose their lives, etc.

So I regretted it a little, when I drew up the list, I should have brought the instructor with me, so that the instructor did the ideological work...... Not only can it solve the ideological burden of the soldiers, but maybe it can also assimilate those British guys!

Among them, it seems that only Lin Xia's little girl is not affected by this, but this doesn't seem strange, students, their minds will be more open-minded, not to mention that they have studied those foreign cultures in a foreign language department.

When the plane arrived in Chile at half past four in the morning, it was a habit that I developed as a soldier or commander, and every time I arrived at a place or something happened, I used to look at the time and make some simple calculations and recalls, such as how many hours it would take to walk this way, what things to pay attention to on the way, etc.

This proved to be very useful on the battlefield, because sometimes it is the small details that I can make sense of my itinerary and even avoid dangerous times or dangerous sections.

When we arrived in Chile, the atmosphere immediately became a little tense, but I think the tension was not because the fighters felt that the mission was getting closer and closer to us, but because they were in a strange country or a strange city.

Of course, this is not the first time we have been abroad, we have been to Afghanistan before. It's just that people are like this, Afghanistan is poorer and more backward than our China, and the soldiers naturally don't think it's unusual when they arrive. However, Chile was much more advanced than our country at this time, so the soldiers were attracted by the lights in front of them and the bustle of the airport as soon as they got off the plane.

Even me, a modern person, is no exception...... However, my feelings were a little different, and I just had an illusion, or a sense of familiarity, that I was back in the modern era.

However, we were only in this bright light for a few minutes, and soon we found the connector holding the sign of so-and-so tour group according to the original plan.

Then we were loaded into a car that was covered in canvas and the head was pitch black, which made me feel like I was smuggling. Then the car staggered for more than ten hours. I didn't reach my destination until it was dark again...... A deserted lawn.

"What are you doing here?" When Lin Xia got out of the car, she couldn't help but look around and couldn't help but feel a little strange: "Aren't we going to help the British in the war?" It doesn't look like there's anyone here! ”

I only said three words: "Helicopter!" ”

"Hmm!" When I said this, Lin Xia quickly understood. Then there was a little embarrassment on his face.

This is too obvious, there is nothing in the deep mountains and old forests, only a flat land under your feet, which is an ideal helicopter landing site, plus the British task force is at sea, so why don't we take a helicopter and fly over with a pair of wings?!

As expected, it didn't take long for a "sudden" spiral slurry sound to be heard in the air, and a helicopter soon landed near us. We could vaguely see several heavily armed British troops on the helicopter waving at us.

A group of more than a dozen people quickly climbed onto the helicopter, and with a whistling helicopter flew in the direction of the sea breeze.

As soon as we were seated, a soldier in a British uniform greeted us and shook hands warmly. Maybe it was because the helicopter was so noisy, so he didn't say anything, just casually handed us a few cigarettes to welcome us.

To my surprise, when I was lighting a cigarette, I realized from the light of the lighter that the British soldier in front of me had an Asian face.

But I quickly understood that this guy was probably not just Asian, but also Chinese-American.

In other words, we Chinese are all over the world, and although these overseas Chinese are abroad and even their nationality is the nationality of another country, many of them can also speak Chinese, just like Li Li.

And if the British are going to arrange someone to receive us. Then a British soldier like this who can speak Chinese is naturally the best choice.

Sure enough, when we finally landed on the tarmac of a cruise ship. The heavily armed British soldier ushered us into the cabin and said to us in stiff Chinese: "Hello, friends from China, it's a pleasure to meet you. Introduce myself, my Chinese name is Xu Jianping, English name David, I am British-Chinese, responsible for receiving you and acting as your translator! ”

At this time, the doors on both sides of the aisle poked out the heads of one or two British soldiers from time to time and looked at us curiously through the dim light, and occasionally a few people shouted at the British soldier named Xu Jianping: "Hey, David! What are these Chinese doing here? ”

"They're our instructors!" Xu Jianping replied in fluent English: "It's here to teach us how to deal with the Argentines!" ”

"Instructor?!" A British soldier asked in a mocking tone, "Will the Chinese fight?" I think they're here to show how to get beaten! ”

As he spoke, the British soldiers around him let out a burst of laughter.

I had studied English in college, and although I didn't understand a single word, I could understand it, and although the soldiers couldn't understand English, it was obvious that it wasn't a good thing to say by looking at the bad smiles of the Brits, so all of them had anger written on their faces.

Among them, especially Lin Xia, she can be said to be the only person who can understand and be sure of what they are saying, although she is an open-minded student, it does not mean that she can withstand such insults. It's just that she obviously hasn't experienced such a scene, so although she is angry, she doesn't know how to respond, she is so angry that her face is flushed but there is nothing she can do.

"Lin Translation!" I stopped and asked, "What are they talking about?" ”

I asked this on purpose because I couldn't let anyone know that I knew some English, even if it was just a little bit ...... Otherwise, I'll have to make excuses to cover it up again.

"They say we Chinese don't fight!" Lin Xia replied angrily: "They said that we are not worthy of being their instructors, and we are here to show how to be beaten!" ”

"Chinese friends, don't mind!" Xu Jianping hurriedly explained: "It's just some jokes, they have no malicious intent!" ”

"Hmm!" I stopped the soldiers who were about to rush up to fight them, and said to Xu Jianping: "Please sue them, don't forget that during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the Chinese soldiers beat the armies of more than a dozen countries of the United Nations Army in one go, including the British army!" ”

"Good!" The soldiers couldn't help but clench their fists and shouted, and the limelight instantly suppressed the British soldiers.

Even some soldiers were not satisfied, and continued to shout at Xu Jianping: "You sue those British, my father is a veteran of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and he personally captured two British prisoners!" ”

"That's it!" Someone else shouted: "It's not easy to know whether we Chinese will fight?" Ask their dad how the British ace troops were completely annihilated by the Chinese army on the battlefield to resist US aggression and aid Korea! ”

Of course, Xu Jianping was full of embarrassment and would not translate these words to his comrades-in-arms, but Lin Xia did not intend to let go of these arrogant British soldiers, and proudly translated what the soldiers said in English as she walked, only to make those British soldiers speechless. In this way, the soldiers were only happy, and they were as happy as if they had won a battle.

After I finished, I shouted to the soldiers again: "Listen to me, we are here to teach the British to fight this time, since they think that we Chinese will not fight, then let's put them to death, do you understand?" ”

"Got it!" The warriors replied in unison.

What makes me a little crying and laughing is that Lin Xia, the little girl, even translated this sentence into English, and translated it loudly, which made those British soldiers look at each other one by one, realizing that they seemed to have offended people who should not be offended just now, and now they can only silently remember in their hearts that they must not fall into the hands of these Chinese soldiers.

However, this Xu Jianping is still a good person, and when we were each assigned to the cabin, he apologized to us: "I apologize to you for the behavior just now, you also know, they are all soldiers, and it is very likely that they will soon go to the Falklands battlefield, they need to make some jokes to release the psychological pressure!" ”

"It's okay!" I replied in a somewhat mocking tone, "We all rolled on the battlefield, and we can understand the psychology of recruits who have never been on the battlefield. But my words will not change, we Chinese soldiers have a saying, called 'sweat more before the war, less blood during the war', do you understand this meaning? ”

"Understood!" Xu Jianping nodded with a smile and said, "That's what you just said to die!" (To be continued......)