Chapter 19: Elevator to the House (I)

The "Smiling Tiger" still had reservations when it came to briefing the scouts. Director Liang of the Military Region's Operations Department and Deputy Commander He Zhimin He of the "former commander" repeatedly warned him to be very careful when assigning him tasks. According to the information transferred back from the "inner line", it was Pei Yitao, the "shadow force", who strengthened the third company of a platoon. This Pei Yitao fought without fear of death, and he was also wounded many times in the War to Resist US Aggression and Save the Country, and he made many military exploits, and he was a famous member of the "Shadow Army". Especially his qualifications in the "Shadow Army" are older than Feng Deying, and he has a feeling of both Yu and Liang, so he naturally doesn't take this female boss seriously.

Pei Yitao had many opportunities for promotion, maybe it was because he didn't know a few words, maybe it was because he was ill-fated, and every time he always watched Feng Shi's Deying rise to the top. The most unacceptable thing for him was that even the little hairy boy Huang Ming inadvertently climbed to the position of the commander of a company. What kind of unit is the company of the "Shadow Force"? It was a company of heroes with outstanding achievements, synonymous with the "shadow troops". In the previous paragraph, there were even rumors that Huang Ming was about to be promoted to captain, but the latecomer was on top and higher than his rank, Pei Yitao was indignant about this. What made Pei Yitao breathe a sigh of relief was that Huang Ming was blown to pieces by the artillery of the People's Liberation Army, and his bones were gone, and he seemed to see a glimmer of hope for promotion to captain.

If you want to be promoted, you have to have military merits, but unfortunately, several large-scale battles have made Huang Ming, a bastard, steal the limelight, after all, he is Feng Deying's henchman. In fact, there is a passage in "Mencius: Lilou Chapter and Verse I, Section 4" that is worth pondering for people like Pei Yitao. This passage says: "Loving people is not against their benevolence, governing people is not against their wisdom, and courtesy is not against their respect." Those who can't do it all turn to themselves, and their bodies are upright and the world returns to them. ”

It is a pity that Pei Yitao did not have the opportunity to learn this passage of Mencius at all, so he could only "always say his life and ask for more blessings". In this world, there are many people who need to learn to laugh at themselves in addition to working hard when they are not satisfied. Many people do not lack the heart to work hard, but they lack the ability to laugh at themselves, that is, they will not decompress. As a result, they are often squeezed and ridiculed by others, and their collapse is imminent, and their future is bleak. It has been said that "people can't be too square, and they can't be too round." Too square is easy to hurt people, and too round will keep people away from you. Therefore, one wants to be elliptical. This means that people should be upright and tactful, and handle their relationships with others appropriately in order to be long-lasting. Pei Yitao felt that he might have really become cowardly, and his courage to stand up again seemed to be gone. However, if that really should be sad for himself, there seems to be another voice in his heart. Have courage, perseverance, and self-confidence. I will never be depressed, I must change myself and find hope.

Until a few days ago, when Major General Rong Zhiyong, deputy chief of the general staff of the General Headquarters of the Vietnamese Army, inspected the "shadow troops," Pei Yitao seemed to smell something, and he had a premonition that the opportunity for himself to turn over might come. When reporting to Rong Zhiyong, Pei Yitao decided to take a gamble. He first expressed his views on the attack on the SAM-5 surface-to-air missile system, which is different from others. That is, the Chinese reactionaries have begun to use special forces similar to American devils to strike at important military targets in Vietnam. The attack on the Sam-5 was just the beginning, and there was much more sabotage to come. The base of the Wanglangshan listening station is the eyes and ears of the Chinese reactionaries in carrying out these sabotage activities, and the "sharp sword" detachment is a steel knife hanging over the head of the republic. It is necessary to resolutely destroy the Wanglang Mountain listening post and the "sharp sword" detachment while they are still fully fledged. The sooner the better, and the faster the more you can turn the passive into the proactive.

Regarding Pei Yitao's report, Rong Zhiyong listened to it with relish, and felt that this "old captain" was very strategic. Rong Zhiyong praised Pei Yitao, and after returning to the General Headquarters, he immediately reported to General Nguyen Huu Lin, Commander-in-Chief of the Army.

Feng Shi Deying could not cross the border, and the plan of "pulling teeth from the tiger's mouth" at the Wanglangshan listening station base was an established plan, and if Pei Yitao was able to destroy the Wanglangshan listening station base and severely damage or even eliminate the "sharp sword" detachment, it would also be the honor of the entire "shadow army." "The sedan chair carries people", what made Rong Zhiyong feel very surprised was that Li Yingxian proposed that after the victory of the battle of "pulling teeth from the tiger's mouth", he not only gave Pei Yitao a credit, but also promoted to captain.

There is a very classic passage in the article "Miscellaneous Tales of the Four Horses" in the Tang Dynasty of China: "There is Bole in the world, and then there are thousands of horses." Maxima often has, but Bole does not often have. Therefore, although there is a famous horse, it is only humiliated by the hands of slaves, and it is not called a thousand miles. From Pei Yitao's experience, that is, "Maxima is easy to find, but Bole is hard to find." ”

Pei Yitao is like a skinny horse, after Rong Zhiyong's careful breeding and reasonable taming, he has become a real horse that travels thousands of miles in a day and 800 at night. If there is no Rong Zhiyong, Pei Yitao has no skills, and he will only be "humiliated by the hands of slaves", and his end will be "death between stables". It is not surprising that Pei Yitao is grateful to Rong Zhiyong.

After the three companies of the "Shadow Army" dispersed and infiltrated into Chinese territory, they assembled in a cave next to Sleeping Cow Creek. Sleeping Cow Creek is a small stream under Sleeping Cow Gully, which is less than three meters wide at its narrowest point during the dry season. Sleeping Niugou is named after Sleeping Cow Creek, which is the mountain stream that the "Sharp Sword" detachment flew across in the air in order to rush to the aid of the base of the Wanglang Mountain Listening Station when it first came to southern Xinjiang.

The third company of the "shadow force" lurked beside Sleeping Cow Creek for a day, and at dusk, Pei Yitao ordered the troops to move towards Sleeping Cow Ridge. Although Sleeping Cow Ridge is called a ridge, it is essentially a round mountain in the shape of a steamed bun. The slope of Sleeping Cow Ridge is relatively large on all sides, especially in the northwest direction, that is, where the "Sharp Sword" detachment flew through the air, and the slope in many places has reached 90 degrees. Only the side facing Mt. Wanglang has a slightly smaller slope, but it is also about 45 degrees.

Climbing a mountain with this slope is naturally prohibitive for ordinary people. However, for the officers and men of the "shadow army", it is a common thing, and it is a piece of cake. Captain Nguyen Weiwu, deputy company commander of the third company of the "Shadow Force," was also sweating profusely after climbing up Sleeping Cow Ridge. He sat on a big rock, wiped the sweat from his face, and panted heavily. Suddenly, a familiar figure flickered in front of Captain Ruan Weiwu, he knew that it was the company commander Pei Yitao who came up, so he quickly stood up, took a few steps, lowered his voice and said hello: "Captain Yitao......"

This figure is none other than Captain Pei Yitao. He held on to a tree and gasped like a dog for a long time, then replied, "Oh...... It's Captain Weiwu! Why are you here? What's wrong, what's the situation? ……”

Captain Ruan Weiwu frowned and said, "It's just because there is no situation, it's too smooth, so I muttered." ……”

Captain Pei Yitao listened attentively to the noisy music coming from the direction of Wanglang Mountain, and said, "Look at it!" ……”

Captain Ruan Weiwu followed Captain Pei Yitao to the top of the mountain, climbed the huge stone that the "Smiling Tiger" had stood on to observe the battle situation of Wanglang Mountain, and the two raised their binoculars to look in the direction of Wanglang Mountain. I saw that the playground at the base of the Wanglang Mountain listening station was bright, and around the blazing bonfire, I could faintly see the people who were dancing.

Captain Ruan Weiwu put down his binoculars and said to Captain Pei Yitao with a grin: "Captain Yitao, the Chinese reactionaries are reveling, and their vigilance is relaxed. If we kill it at this time, it will be a typical massacre! ……”

Captain Pei Yitao also put down his binoculars, looked at the playground of the base of the Wanglang Mountain Listening Station with blank eyes, and said, "Yes! However, the higher authorities ordered us to let go of the joint condolence group of the Chinese reactionaries, saying that in view of the fact that there were not only big cadres of the Chinese reactionaries but also many ordinary people in the joint condolence group, we should not fight them. We must not arouse the criticism of international public opinion! ……”

Ruan Weiwu smiled and said, "Isn't this a woman's kindness!" It's not the first time we've killed their people......"

Pei Yitao remembered the words of Li Yingxian and Rong Zhiyong who made a wish to win this battle and promoted him to captain. Although he will be outside, the king's order will not be affected. Pei Yitao knows that victory or defeat is a matter of an instant, and the fighter plane is fleeting. But he didn't want to be happy for a while, disobeyed the orders of his superiors, and ruined his future. Pei Yitao sighed helplessly and said, "Alas...... The superiors have their own considerations, 'in the midst of strategizing, winning thousands of miles away'. It's not something that people of our level can know, let's just carry out the order. ……”

Ruan Weiwu muttered, "Fuck! When I went up the mountain just now, my right eyelid jumped! Alas...... Not a good sign, I'm afraid! It won't be digging a deep pit and waiting for tigers and leopards, and sprinkling incense bait to catch golden turtles. ……”

Pei Yitao pondered for a long time, and then said firmly: "We can't hesitate!" Order the artillery to line up the cannons and calibrate the yuan! Ordered platoons to rest in place. At three o'clock in the morning, he made a covert movement at the foot of Sleeping Cow Ridge Mountain, and launched an attack at five o'clock! ……”

The sky is gradually getting brighter. The rain, which had been pouring down all night, finally stopped. The silent dawn fog can't be pulled away, it can't be broken, and all the scenery is confused, like real and fake. The mountains in the distance were covered in mist, as if they were immersed in water. The fog was thick, slightly chilly, and churning.

In a small school less than two kilometers away from the base of the Wanglang Mountain listening station, this is the temporary forward headquarters of the "upper house and ladder" operation. As early as when the joint condolence group just set off from the county seat, the "Linzhi" was busy in an orderly manner. Intelligence and information from all quarters are constantly gathered here, and orders are constantly being sent from here to all relevant units.

Among all the commanders, it seemed that only Director Liang of the Operations Department of the Military Region was the most dashing, and he turned a blind eye to the staff officers who came and went around him and were busy, and pulled He Zhimin's guard Xiao Lizi to play chess from left to right. Minister Liang is very conceited about his chess skills, and he is a rare opponent in the military region. Minister Liang often said: "Playing chess is a battle of wits, and its basic way of thinking is similar to that of fighting." The chess proverb tells us that 'the river boundary is three points wide, and the wisdom is deep.' ''Chess is like a formation, and ideas are like pawns.'' ''The first to win the son wins, and the first to lose the son is the defeat.'' ’……”

At the beginning, Minister Liang didn't take Xiao Lizi seriously. The two of them arched their horses, attacked and bombarded, you came and went, and it was difficult to separate. Minister Liang never dreamed that Xiao Lizi was not very old, but he broke out in a cold sweat after killing him in a few sets in a row. Some people say that the level of chess attainment is directly related to a person's talent. Chinese chess grandmaster Hu Ronghua, known as "Commander Hu" in the chess world, is a chess genius who won the championship in his first national competition at the age of 15 and ranks among the country's first-class chess players. Perhaps, Xiao Lizi is really a chess genius, and if he is guided by a famous teacher, he will become a generation of chess kings. Although Minister Liang was not convinced, he really couldn't help that little plum. You must know that playing chess relies on real talent and learning, and there is no element of luck.