Chapter 20: Military Honor (II)

"Yes! ......" After the two staff officers repeated He Zhimin's order, they saluted and turned to convey.

He Zhimin's guard, Xiao Lizi, and several staff officers, seeing that He Zhimin was shaking, hurriedly rushed up, supported him, and shouted in panic: "Deputy Commander He, what's wrong with you?" ……”

He Zhimin sat on the chair, waved his hand, and said, "I'm fine, but I'm a little dizzy." ……”

Minister Liang walked over with a cup of coffee and said to He Zhimin: "Deputy Commander He, you don't have to worry too much!" War itself is cruel, and war has its own laws. If you can consider how the enemy died with dignity and do not damage their military honor, instead of blindly killing, it means that you have entered the threshold of a 'famous general'. Okay, let's have a cup of coffee to refresh yourself, this is the Vietnamese 'Mohs coffee' captured by the troops in front, and it tastes very good......"

"Thank you, Minister Liang, for elevating me to a 'famous general'! ......" He Zhimin smiled bitterly and took the coffee in Minister Liang's hand, took a sip, nodded again and again, and said, "Hmm...... This coffee is mellow and slightly bitter, and the aroma is rich, which is good! How do you come up with such a good coffee? ……”

The battle is over. In this battle, a total of 98 "shadow troops" were killed. Of those, 24 seriously wounded committed suicide or killed each other. The remnants of the "shadow troops" who took advantage of the chaos to escape into the primeval jungle were killed by the troops who searched the mountains on the outskirts and captured five. The remaining 51 people are either unaccounted for or have fled back to Viet Nam.

In this battle, He Zhimin concentrated his absolutely superior forces and took advantage of the time and place, but unfortunately he only severely damaged the three companies of the "shadow troops" and did not achieve the goal of total annihilation. It seems that it is very difficult to annihilate the "shadow troops" in one battle!

Perhaps it was because the heroes cherished the heroes, the heroes pitied the heroes, or perhaps they respected their colleagues, the scouts of the "Sharp Sword" detachment held a solemn and regular funeral for the 98 officers and men of the "shadow force" who died in battle. A tombstone was erected, and the "front finger" enemy engineering department informed the Vietnamese army that the remains of these outstanding soldiers could be transported back to the country at any time.

Lieutenant General Le Anh Hien, deputy chief of the General Staff of the General Headquarters of the Vietnamese Army, angrily came to the door of the office of the commander-in-chief, General Nguyen Huu Linh.

For Lai Yingxian's rudeness, Ruan Hulin has become commonplace. He was lying on the cowhide swivel chair given to him by the chief military adviser, the former first deputy commander of the Far Eastern Military District, General Cliffda, and his eyes did not open, but he said lightly: "You are here!" ……”

Li Yingxian laughed angrily and said, "Report to the commander-in-chief!" If it's not me, who else would dare to be so bold? The commander-in-chief thought it would be the heroic souls of the three companies of the 'Shadow Army'? ……”

Ruan Youlin's eyes opened a slit, glanced at Li Yingxian, and closed it again. said tepidly: "I said old comrade-in-arms, you can't talk so harshly? War, there will always be deaths! I know you're complaining about the 'Shadow Troops' three times! Old comrade-in-arms, the 'shadow troops' beat Wanglang Mountain three times and twice, and you also agree! Alas...... You are the deputy chief of the general staff in charge of special operations, and I have not held you accountable for the defeat in the operation. Why do you look like a resentful woman? ……”

Hearing General Nguyen Huu Lam mention the responsibility for the defeat in the battle, Lieutenant General Li Yingxian inevitably felt a little weak-hearted, but he still said without falling down: "Commander-in-chief, I didn't look for you today to complain about the grievances of the 'Shadow Army' Third Company!" It's ......"

Ruan Youlin closed his eyes and said kindly: "Okay, my old comrade-in-arms, this is the information from the General Intelligence Bureau about the 'Kapok' battle of this 'Tiger's Mouth Extraction', you can take a look." ……”

As he spoke, Ruan Youlin took out a folder from the drawer and threw it in front of Li Yingxian. Li Yingxian opened the folder and said indignantly: "How can the General Intelligence Bureau be an afterthought!" ……”

Ruan Youlin said unhurriedly: "Alas...... My old comrade-in-arms, can't you empathize? Didn't the General Intelligence Directorate also sacrifice an ace spy this time? Wu Desheng just called me again, and I feel extremely saddened by the heroic martyrdom of Captain Pei Yitao and his three companies! He also forwarded the latest information of the 'Kapok', that is, at the last moment of the third company of the 'shadow army', the supreme commander on the opposite side, He Zhimin, ordered that no artillery should be used to destroy the remnants of the third company, and he wanted to leave as much as possible a complete corpse for the warriors of the third company......"

Li Yingxian said with emotion when he heard this: "Alas...... The teacher of benevolence and righteousness, the benevolent are invincible! ……”

"The benevolent are invincible? ......" Ruan Youlin frowned and muttered, then said, "I said old comrade-in-arms, I understand what you mean!" But the two of us are soldiers, and since we are soldiers, we must be loyal to our duties and study the military! ……”

In fact, among all strata, Lai Yingxian is not the only one who has such a "war-weary" feeling? After all, after many years of war, the lives were devastated, but the "boss" did not consider treating the wounds of the war in time, but instead used military force. Looking at the "comrades and brothers" of the past, after the reform and opening up, the national strength has become stronger and stronger, and the living standards of the common people have improved rapidly.

Li Yingxian smiled: "Commander-in-chief, please rest assured! I still have party spirit at this point. In the work, we must do our best and listen to the command. I just heard you relay the information of the General Intelligence Bureau, at the last moment of the Third Company, He Zhimin ordered that no artillery fire should be used, and that the whole corpses of these warriors should be left. He Zhimin can have this kind of mind, I am very emotional, I feel that the People's Liberation Army will rise a bright star! ……”

Lai Yingxian's words aroused great interest in Nguyen Huu Lin. He sat up straight and said, "Old comrade-in-arms, I have heard of this He Zhimin. Is he really as good as you say? What rank is he over there? ……”

Li Yingxian smiled: "Commander-in-chief, did you have the intention of poaching He Zhimin again?" ……”

Ruan Youlin thought about it and couldn't help but laugh dumbly. Ruan Youlin laughed for a while, and then said: "Old comrade-in-arms, you must have seen through the red dust and came to me to resign and become a monk, right?" ……”

Li Yingxian said with a smile: "Those who know me, the commander-in-chief too!" I'm really a little old now, and I can't accept it anymore. The latter generation of the camp on both sides of the enemy and us are full of talents, and the commander-in-chief has a unique vision, if I can really dig up the 'Nine-Tailed Demon Fox', I am willing to abdicate and make way for Xian. ……”

Ruan Youlin smiled: "Old comrade-in-arms, don't go around in circles with me." Regarding the matter of the 'Nine-Tailed Demon Fox', I have already told Wu Desheng, and they are currently planning it. Wu Desheng also said that the 'Nine-Tailed Demon Fox' is indeed a wizard who does special operations, and he has ordered the cancellation of the 'Fox Hunting Operation' plan. But Wu Desheng didn't agree that the 'Nine-Tailed Demon Fox' would take over your class after coming over, and it would be okay for you to be your assistant, and as for the military rank, it could be awarded to the colonel. It is said that the 'Golden Lotus' also investigated the 'Nine-Tailed Demon Fox' in detail, the 'Nine-Tailed Demon Fox' home is in a poor mountain village in Yimeng Mountain, he lost his father when he was a child, and his mother raised him and one of his older brothers and a younger sister with great pains. The wife of the 'nine-tailed demon fox' works as a teacher in a rural primary school, and one of his sons and a daughter also attend a rural primary school. Two years ago, the elder brother of the 'Nine-Tailed Demon Fox' was stoned to death while quarrying stones in the mountains, leaving behind a widowed sister-in-law and two nephews. Although the local authorities in China have given the 'Nine-Tailed Demon Fox' family a certain amount of care, it still cannot solve the problem of the 'Nine-Tailed Demon Fox''s family being poor. Park Young-sik came up with a plan to invite the mother, wife and children of the 'Nine-Tailed Demon Fox' to come here and force him to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, what is the 'Bottom of the Cauldron Salary Draw' plan. ……”

Li Yingxian frowned and said, "'Draw salary from the bottom of the kettle'? Park Young-sik's plan is against heaven and people! If the 'Nine-Tailed Demon Fox' doesn't come, it will trap the 'Nine-Tailed Demon Fox' in unfilial piety, which is against people. ……”

Ruan Youlin said with a smile: "The words of the old comrade-in-arms are a bit of a woman's kindness!" Whether it is a frontal battlefield or a hidden front, it is a war to the death. War is never tired of deceit! 'Drawing wages from the bottom of the kettle' is a bit sideways, but don't forget, old comrades-in-arms, even China's "Art of War" says that "the combat situation can be divided into two types: odd and positive, but from positive to strange, from strange to positive is endless." ’……”

Li Yingxian was reluctant to mention the "three family slaves" again, so he changed the topic and said: "Commander-in-chief, Feng Shi Deying has put forward a bold plan to fight Wanglang Mountain three times!" ……”

"Three dozen Wanglang Mountain? ......" Ruan Youlin was a little puzzled, and said suspiciously: "'Use troops and do not return' This is a recognized combat principle, Feng Thi Deying uses the same method against the same enemy, where is this the way to win?" ……”

Li Yingxian didn't dare to laugh, and said solemnly: "My commander-in-chief, Feng Shi Deying's idea of three dozen Wanglang Mountain is exactly in line with what is said in the "Art of War: Momentum". Therefore, those who are good and surprising are as infinite as heaven and earth, and inexhaustible as rivers and seas. ’…… The commander-in-chief doesn't believe me, doesn't he believe in General Chen Geng? ……”

Ruan Youlin was a little displeased and said, "Nonsense! …… You are my brainchild, how can I not believe you? ……”

Li Yingxian continued: "Does the commander-in-chief still remember the early days of China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the 'Qiqian Village Ambush' battle example? ……”

Ruan Youlin nodded and said, "It was October 1937, and the little Japanese devils were storming China's Niangzi Pass. In order to cooperate with the frontal battlefield of the Kuomintang army in Niangziguan, Liu Shuai personally led the 386th Brigade of the 129th Division to the Pingding area of Shanxi, and successively fought in Changshengkou, Dongshimen, Mashan Village, and Qigan Village to fight against the Japanese invaders. ……”

Li Yingxian nodded and said, "Yes! 'Employing troops without returning' was originally the principle of using soldiers in the army, but Liu Shuai used it in the opposite way, setting up ambushes in the same place in a row, and secretly combining the magic of the art of war. The repeated ambush of the 'Seven Villages Ambush Battle' in the same place also achieved the reputation of General Chen Geng! ……”

Ruan Youlin smiled: "I know this sentence!" This sentence comes from "The History of the Song Dynasty • The Biography of Yue Fei": 'Battle after battle, the art of war is constant; The use of wonder, in one mind. I understand that there is only one supreme principle in the art of war, and that is 'victory by the enemy'! The "wonderful" of "using the wonders of one" is "flexibility"! I understand, the 'Shadow Army' has just returned from Wanglang Mountain, and even if He Zhimin is alive, even if Zhuge Liang is alive, he can't count that the 'Shadow Army' will make a comeback, and three dozen Wanglang Mountain! Feng Shi Deying's idea of three dozen Wanglang Mountain seems to be risky, but in fact, it is unexpected! ……”

Li Yingxian also said with a smile: "China's "The Art of War: Fiction and Reality" has a cloud 'The image of the soldier is water, the shape of water, avoiding the high and tending to the bottom, and the shape of the soldier, avoiding the real and hitting the void. The water is controlled by the land, and the soldiers are defeated by the enemy. ’……”

Ruan Youlin laughed and said, "Haha...... Old comrades-in-arms, don't bite and chew words with me, make demands! ……”

Li Yingxian stood up in a proper manner, and said uprightly: "Report to the commander-in-chief!" I ask for your approval of Fung Thi Tak Ying's plan for Sanda Wanglang Mountain, codenamed 'Dragon's Head Saw Horn'! About time...... I have just read the information transmitted by the General Intelligence Bureau to the commander-in-chief 'Kapok' about this 'tiger tooth extraction' battle. Intelligence shows that the Chinese reactionaries' 'front fingers' on the eastern front will hold a celebration meeting at the Wanglangshan base the day after tomorrow, and I think the battle of 'dragon head and saw horns' will start at 24 o'clock at midnight the day after tomorrow! ……”