After a few more days of rest in the house, we couldn't stay any longer.

On the one hand, it is because we are not very accustomed to the life in the rear, don't look at the soldiers who are all very majestic when they start fighting, but when they get to the rear, they are all timid, and they don't dare to ...... Even some soldiers habitually take off their essence and don't wear anything when they return to their houses, even though we already have a new military uniform at this time, and we don't have to get wet in the rain.

On the other hand...... It was because we knew from Battalion Commander Luo that the strength of our regiment was already slightly insufficient, and we lost a lot of people in this battle, so in order to let us rest, Regiment Commander Liu transferred the guard company, and now there is only one platoon in the guard company responsible for the security of the regiment headquarters...... Is this okay? What if the Vietnamese army agents learned the news and attacked the regimental headquarters?

So although I was reluctant, I still proposed the idea of returning to the front line to Battalion Commander Luo.

But fortunately, Camp Commander Luo did not agree......

Battalion Commander Luo said: "Don't worry, the superiors may have other arrangements for you, as for what arrangements...... I don't know, but it's a good thing! As for the security of the regimental headquarters...... The station of the second company is only a few hundred meters away from the regiment headquarters, and the Yue devils are about to be half frightened to death when they hear the number of the second company, and the Vietnamese army agents still have the courage to provoke you? ”

I believe that the combat effectiveness of our troops will not be worse than that of the guard company...... The guard company may be a little more trained than us, but we have much more equipment and experience than theirs. Besides, Commander Liu actually sent guards to the front line to let them experience the hardships of the front line and actual combat training, so I no longer insisted. No matter how unaccustomed we are to this rear, it is better than to suffer in that tunnel!

The only thing I'm worried about is. If the warriors are too relaxed in this house. When it's time to go to war again, I can't adapt to the life on the battlefield.

If I were a creep, I wouldn't have to think about that. But I'm a company commander now, and I have to be responsible for the men under my command...... So, although I was not happy with it myself, in addition to the routine sentry patrols, I insisted on spending a few hours a day running the soldiers or letting the veterans lead the recruits to fight or something.

As the saying goes, sweat more in peacetime and bleed less in wartime, and now is peacetime...... And the soldiers who have been in the pit for a long time and are inactive do need to run to recover their strength, on the other hand, it can also make recruits and veterans familiar with each other and learn from each other, so why not?

"Company commander!" This afternoon was the time for us to get ready for a break...... When stationed in the highland tunnels, it is often relatively safe during the day. At night, we had to lurk and hide in the tunnels for fear of the Vietnamese army touching the holes and the like, so after a long time, we developed a habit of sleeping during the day and staying awake at night.

Our biological clock hasn't adjusted these days...... In fact, I don't want the fighters to adjust, because it's very likely that they will be going to war again soon.

At this time, Xiaoshi ran in from the outside and said in a panic: "Company commander, have you heard?" The above sent someone down, saying that it was to investigate the problem of Commander Liu's disobedience to the command! ”

"What?" I couldn't help but be shocked when I heard this, and unconsciously sat up from the bed.

The soldiers also got up one after another when they heard this, and the scholar asked Xiao Shi with a puzzled face: "Are you mistaken?" Didn't we just win a big battle? What else is being investigated? ”

"I heard that ......" Xiao Shi hesitated and said: "The regiment commander did not listen to the approval of his superiors and decided the battle plan privately. That's why this battle came to this! It is said that the head of the regiment will be punished! ”

"Fuck!" The bayonet scolded: "What is this called? Winning a battle and still investigating? ”

"That's it!" The scholar was also unconvinced and said: "The regiment commander can win this battle if he doesn't listen to the command, so is obeying the command about losing the battle?" This victory will be punished. Losing the battle will also be punished, which will not let people live! ”

"Let's go! Let's find someone to reason! The bayonet shouted: "Let's go and talk to the regimental commander and help him evaluate the reasoning!" ”

The call of the bayonet was a hundred responses, and the soldiers all got up with a hula call.

"Come back!" I commanded with a straight face: "Lie down and sleep for me!" ”

The "company commander......" bayonet wanted to say something, but I was stunned by my gaze, so I could only lie back unwillingly.

It should be said...... I knew that there would be such a situation today, and I also expected it to be headed by Liu. This problem can be said to be big or big, but it can also be mentioned in one stroke, mainly depending on what kind of mentality the superiors have to deal with, and we small soldiers will not play a role at all if we go to reason or something.

I lay back on the bed again, but I couldn't sleep after tossing and turning, so I simply got up and put on my clothes and walked towards the regiment headquarters......

Before I got to the regiment headquarters, I saw Battalion Commander Luo walking anxiously at the gate of the courtyard, and when he saw me, he greeted me, handed me a cigarette and said: "The situation is a little bad, two people came to the political department of the division headquarters, saying that they wanted to investigate the problem of disobedience to orders this time!" The head of the regiment took this matter down alone! ”

As soon as I heard this, I was about to go to the courtyard, but I was quickly stopped by Battalion Commander Luo: "What are you doing here?" ”

"It was my idea!" I said, "The whole jihua can be said to be my draft, how can I let the head of the regiment carry it alone?" ”

"Is it useful for you to go?" Battalion Commander Luo said angrily: "If you want to use it, I will go a long time ago!" This is an investigation for disobedience...... Can you command a regiment as a company commander? ”

As soon as I heard this, I was right, although Jihua was drafted by me, but it was the head of the regiment Liu who gave the order......

"What kind of punishment will there be?" After a while, I asked helplessly.

"It's not clear!" Battalion Commander Luo shook his head: "But we won the battle after all, which also proves that the regiment commander's choice is right, so at least there is some confidence!" If you lose the battle, it's over......"

Saying that, Battalion Commander Luo patted me on the shoulder and said, "So Commander Liu has always been grateful to you, not only blocking the logistics supply line of the Yue devils, but also killing and injuring so many Yue devils...... It is said that when Regiment Commander Liu reported the list of those equipment, his superiors were stunned...... A battalion of troops and a tank company were sent overnight to transport the equipment away! ”

"Is that an exaggeration?" This is the first time I've heard Battalion Commander Luo talk about the batch of equipment I captured, but I'm afraid I won't talk about it because of confidentiality.

"Isn't that right?" Battalion Commander Luo nodded and said: "So this battle is fought beautifully, the punishment given to the regiment commander should not be too ugly, otherwise other troops will be cold when they look at it, and you don't have to worry too much, hurry up and rest with the soldiers, maybe there will be a task soon!" ”

"Hmm!" I nodded, and I was relieved a lot as soon as Battalion Commander Luo said this.

In fact, Battalion Commander Luo's analysis was also correct, and the final punishment of Commander Liu by the superiors was to "make up for the merits and stay on duty to check".

The meaning of making up for the merits is that the credit for winning the battle this time is gone, and staying in office to check it means that the head of the regiment is still the head of the regiment...... The unpleasant thing is to give Commander Liu a warning, so that Commander Liu will not make the mistake of disobeying orders next time, or that it will not be so easy to make it again next time.

This matter obviously seems to be a punishment for Head Liu, but in fact, everyone understands it in their hearts...... This is for other troops to see.

I can also understand this, the superiors also have the difficulties of the superiors, this time there was a regimental commander Liu who disobeyed the order and won the battle, if he did not punish the counter-reward, then soon other troops will follow suit, thinking that their ideas are right and ignoring the orders of the superiors.

Therefore, the superiors are telling the other troops that if they do not obey the order, even if they win the battle, it will be useless, and there will be no merit.

But how can we care about this merit or not, you must know that if we really obey the orders of our superiors, then I am afraid that even our lives will be in the hands of the Yue devil at this time.

So it's a happy situation, but what makes us a little unhappy is ...... This rod was poked down, and our collective first-class merit was gone.

Here's how we gave our collective credit before:

Dai Nai's first-class merit in the blocking battle, that time was almost one of our companies blocking the way of the 316A Division's advance, and it was also the first time that we defeated the ace unit of the Vietnamese army, and played a very leading role for other troops, and the first-class merit was well deserved.

Because the battle of the pass was fought in cooperation with the 447th Regiment, the credit was not all ours, so although the results were great, it was a second-class merit;

This time the battle on the 581 heights ...... Our company almost decided the victory of the entire battle, and also captured a large amount of American-style equipment, and the collective first-class merit was of course.

But...... In order not to have a negative impact on the whole army, and at the same time, it can be said to be a sequelae of disobedience, this first-class merit was quickly withdrawn.

But fortunately, the personal merits of the soldiers are all kept as they are, perhaps because the superiors consider that we did fight a good battle, and we did pay for blood and lives, so we just turned a blind eye and passed it so-so!

Later, I learned that this was not actually due to the mercy of the superiors, but because our 118th Regiment had repeatedly struck at the arrogance of the Vietnamese army on the battlefield and achieved success again and again, while other units had repeatedly failed...... They are worried, what if it is overdone and there is not a single unit on the front line that can fight?

But in the end, we were able to secure victory in the battle and stabilize the cadre structure.

As for the military merits, I think this thing is more important in the hearts of the soldiers, saying that in the reputation of the troops, in the eyes of the people of the whole country! (To be continued......)