The cold wind was blowing, and the cigarette butt in his hand burned to the butt of the cigarette unconsciously, Xia Yuan was burned, the pain in his fingers made him come back to his senses, and he flicked the cigarette ash, "Don't talk about this, how does it feel to come to North Korea?" ”

"Cold."

"What else?"

"It's gone."

“......”

The next day, the sky cleared, the rain stopped, and the first night they spent at the front was relatively calm, and the soldiers on guard said that while they were on alert, they heard faint explosions from far away, so small that they could hardly be heard.

In fact, everyone wanted to go outside to have a look, but the sound of US military planes flying over their heads from time to time interrupted their desire to go out and have a look, maybe if they went out, they would be discovered by US planes, and in order to be unnecessarily exposed, even during the day, they stayed in the tunnel.

The logistics comrades brought them white flour with sesame seeds.

Company Commander Lei was very happy, and shouted Xia Yuan, Ma Da and Chen Lie to greet the comrades in logistics, and after a while, they entered the tunnel with white noodles, and Company Commander Lei said: "The superiors asked us not to make a fire to cook during the day, that's fine, we have fried noodles, just wash it with water, and when it gets dark, we can make some cakes for everyone to eat." ”

Lu Guangnan, the squad leader of the cooking squad, shouted: "Company commander, I will be able to make peace with each other, just hand it over to us." ”

Company Commander Lei smiled and said, "Okay, the task of this pancake will be handed over to your cooking class." ”

Ma Da asked: "Company commander, when can we go out to fight the American devils?" ”

Instructor Shao said, "What's wrong, your hands are itchy?" ”

Ma Da scratched his head and said, "No, you are comfortable in the tunnel, I am not comfortable in the tunnel, lift it a little, this head will touch the stone on the top, not to mention how aggrieved." ”

Company Commander Lei said: "Bear with me, the superiors haven't given us a combat order yet, so they didn't let us go out to act, and holding the position is our task now." ”

Since their 180th Division arrived at the front line, their superiors did not assign them combat tasks, so they let the 180th Division garrison several rear positions on the central line; even in the first stage of the Fifth Campaign, their 180th Division did not participate in the battle, did not exercise, and only watched the show.

The so-called watching drama is not only to watch the drama of the first stage of the Fifth Campaign, but also to watch the drama of the art team.

Since there was no combat mission, they only had to stay in their positions and watch to ensure that the enemy would not attack.

And so it went on for a while.

During the day, they stayed in the tunnel to maintain their guns, and in the afternoon, Company Commander Lei and Instructor Shao went out, and when they came back, Instructor Shao said: "The art team is going to come to our 180th Division for a condolence tour, and after a while, they will come to the station of our 538th Regiment, and they will leave a squad of soldiers in the tunnel." ”

Ma Da snorted: "Art team, what do you have to see, why don't you just sing a song and dance, and if you want me to say, you have to go to war with the American devils with a gun." ”

Instructor Shao said: "Ma Shunyao, do you want to be criticized, the American plane is flying in the sky, and the comrades of the people's art team risked their lives to come to the front line to bring wonderful performances to the soldiers. ”

"Don't, instructor, I was wrong, I just complained, it's been two days since I came here, and other turtles can still emerge, we can't even take a head, and finally we can take a head once, not to perform a mission, but to watch a show."

When Ma Da heard that he was going to leave himself, he hurriedly begged.

Company Commander Lei thought for a while and said, "I think it's okay, Comrade Ma Shunyao is also a veteran, and performing the task of guarding the position is a piece of cake for him, so it's decided." ”

"Don't, company commander."

Company Commander Lei said: "Look at Xia Yuan, you can calm down at this time, and then look at other comrades, who are like you, frizzy." ”

Ma Da scratched his head, "Company commander, I don't want to protect my family and defend the country." ”

Company Commander Lei said: "You have to take your time to protect your home and defend the country, your superiors haven't issued a combat mission yet, so you want to find someone else's American devil?" If you go out and are discovered by the enemy's plane, the enemy's artillery will directly aim at them, and then you won't even see anyone, so you will be hit by a few shots first. ”

Instructor Shao said: "You need to find the right time to fight, you can't find it by blindly going out to look for it, the company commander is right, we must obey the arrangements of the superiors, since there is no combat mission, then recuperate here, and when we are needed, we will show our best state, and no one will lose the face of our sharp knife company at that time." ”

Ma Da stayed in the tunnel, and the other comrades went to the rest place of the wounded in the rear to watch the wonderful performance brought by the art team.

At this time, it was already April 11, the weather showed signs of warming, the wind was no longer like when it first entered North Korea, cutting people's cheeks like knives, the soldiers were still wearing cotton clothes, and the temperature was still below zero at night.

The leaves in the jungle have begun to sprout, and the field hospital has been built under the camouflage of tunnels and jungles, and under a lot of dense vegetation, there is a tent hidden, which is not found by the enemy's reconnaissance planes.

This day is undoubtedly the happiest day for the soldiers who are recuperating in the field hospital, the condolence tour of the art team, which makes the wounded who feel that their future life has been a little bleak is like the weather, slightly warmer, and the wonderful performance they brought is like a sweet spring water that moistens the hearts of the wounded, and many of the wounded have become firm, and when the wounds are healed, they must go to the front line again to fight with the American devils.

The soldiers of the 538th Regiment came, and the field hospital suddenly became lively, they not only came to see the performance, but also came to visit these comrades who were injured for the country with condolences, and this condolences made the soldiers of the 538th Regiment of the 180th Division who went abroad to fight for the first time more and more determined in their hearts to protect their homes and defend the country.

What Xia Yuan saw here was like a inheritance, and they continued to protect their families and defend the country from the hands of these wounded, and continued to move forward with their thoughts.

Li Mengqi, a special reporter of "Warrior Life", also arrived, she was looking everywhere in the crowd, and finally locked Xia Yuan with a row of soldiers to comfort the wounded, and her arrival surprised Xia Yuan very much.

"Comrade Xiao Li, why are you here too?"

Li Mengqi said: "This condolence performance can be made into a newspaper published at the division headquarters, we have arrived at the Korean battlefield, the soldiers are eagerly concerned about the war on the front line, pay attention to the war, but also pay attention to the wounded from the front line, they are not afraid of sacrifice, the spirit of heroic fighting can greatly boost the morale of the soldiers." ”

Xia Yuan nodded, when he arrived at the battlefield, the commanders and fighters had to pay attention to the emotions of the soldiers at all times, and there were more than 10,000 people in a division, and the instructors of each company could not work hard, and in the same way, newspapers could also play a huge role, and the soldiers stayed in the tunnels during this time, and there was almost no opportunity to go out, except for the maintenance of guns, just waiting for the combat order to be issued.

The condolence performances brought by the art team can enrich the lives of the soldiers, and the newspaper can boost the confidence of the soldiers to continue fighting.

These are indispensable for the troops to fight abroad.

Li Mengqi looked left and right, Xia Yuan looked around curiously, and asked, "Comrade Xiao Li, who are you looking for?" ”

Li Mengqi said: "Just the big man in your company." ”

Lao Yang smiled and said, "The second platoon leader is still in the tunnel, he didn't come over this time." ”

"Ahh Li Mengqi was a little disappointed and said: "The last interview was unsuccessful, he was very uncooperative with my work, and I was criticized after I went back." ”

Xia Yuan thought for a while and said, "Comrade Xiao Li, Comrade Ma Shunyao has a certain hardship, so he will not accept your interview. ”

"His name is Ma Shunyao, not Ma Dada." Li Mengqi said, "What is his trouble? ”

Xia Yuan smiled and said: "This matter may have the value of reporting for you, but for us ordinary soldiers, it is a normal thing to shoot at the enemy, there is basically nothing to say, and you mentioned the plane that injured the enemy that day, Comrade Ma Shunyao said that when he shot, the enemy's plane had already been pulled up, and the bullet could not hit the enemy, if this was interviewed and reported by you, then he would really become a big hero who injured the enemy's plane, which made the comrade who really injured the enemy's plane think, His own credit was taken by others. ”

After a pause, he said: "Comrade Ma Shunyao thinks that this credit has nothing to do with him, so he is reluctant to accept your interview. And his own name is Ma Shunyao, but he is tall, we call him Ma Da, if you write Ma Da in the newspaper, in the future, it is estimated that many people will call him Ma Da Da. ”

Li Mengqi was a little ashamed for a while, and said: "No wonder his attitude was so bad that day, it turned out that it was like this, it was all my fault, I thought he was unwilling to cooperate with the interview." ”

Xia Yuan smiled: "How can I be interviewed by you and be on the newspaper, it is a very honorable thing, many soldiers want to be able to be on the newspaper, he is just worried that he has robbed others of the credit, so he will not accept your interview." ”

Li Mengqi said: "Platoon Commander Xia, I want to apologize to Platoon Commander Ma, I don't know ......"

Xia Yuan thought for a moment and said: "Forget it, this guy's brain is tendoned, and it is the front line over there, and he may be attacked by the US army at any time, if something happens to you there, we will be punished." ”

Li Mengqi thought about it and said, "Then I'll apply to my superiors." ”

Xia Yuan nodded: "That's okay, I can also help you mention it when I go back." ”

"That's okay, thank you, Platoon Commander Xia, I still have to interview the injured comrades, so I won't talk to you."

"Okay."

Seeing Li Mengqi go away, Lao Yang said: "Comrade Xiao Li's heart is still good, but Lao Ma always misses half of his speech." ”

Xia Yuan said with a smile: "I think Lao Ma's stinky temper has to be changed, so how can I find a daughter-in-law in the future." ”

"Hahahaha."

The condolence performance lasted until half past three in the afternoon, the sky was still shining, the soldiers of the 538th Regiment returned to their respective defense areas, and the art team went to the station of the 539th Regiment.

Back in the tunnel, Xia Yuan found Ma Da, "Old Ma, who do you guess I met today?" ”

Ma Da was holding his own Bobosha, unloading the magazine, wiping it carefully, hearing Xia Yuan's words, he couldn't help but ask curiously: "Who?" ”

Xia Yuan said: "Comrade Xiao Li." ”

Ma Da was stunned for a moment and pouted, "It turned out that I met that strong girl, what's wrong, she still remembers that thing?" ”

Xia Yuan smiled and said to Chen Lie: "Old Chen, look, Lao Ma can still guess it." ”

Chen Lie said: "It seems that Ma Da has not forgotten Comrade Xiao Li. ”

Ma Da Donkey's face turned red, "you old Chen, we only have war in our hearts, who will remember a stinky girl." ”

"Hey, when people are here, they still call them Comrade Xiao Li, and when this person is not there, you call them stinky girls."

Xia Yuan laughed and said, "Comrade Xiao Li has told us that he is going to apply to his superiors to come to our company's defense area." ”

Ma Da was stunned for a moment, stopped wiping the gun, and asked, "What is she doing in our defense area?" ”

Chen Lie said: "What can you do, what else can you do, of course, for you." ”

Ma Da was stunned and asked, "For me?" You can pull it down. ”

Xia Yuan said: "Don't believe it, during today's condolence performance, I met Comrade Xiao Li and solved the previous misunderstanding, Comrade Xiao Li knew that he had misunderstood you, and wanted to come to our company's defense area to apologize to you." ”

"Don't look." Ma Da almost jumped up and said, "I don't need Comrade Xiao Li's apology, this defense area is so dangerous, how dangerous it is to let a female comrade come." ”

"Look, Lao Ma was anxious when he heard it, I had never seen Lao Ma so anxious for a female comrade before."

Xia Yuan laughed.

"It's the first time I've seen Lao Ma so anxious."

"You, you."

The two sang and harmonized, and said that Ma Da was blushing and his neck was thick, causing the other soldiers of the company to laugh, and the commander of the Lei Company said: "This old horse doesn't look at the five big and three thick, sometimes he is very careful and knows the danger of the defense area." ”

Instructor Shao wiped his cigarette holder and said, "Yes, sometimes it's like a donkey, you look at it now, hahahaha." ”

The warriors laughed, and the old horse's face was as red as a monkey's ass.

Just when the pit was filled with a happy atmosphere, a panting soldier came in outside the pit and Wang Xiaoliang at the mouth of the pit shouted: "Company commander, company commander." ”

Company Commander Lei came to the mouth of the tunnel and said, "Comrade, what's wrong? ”

"Report! The superiors gave a combat mission! ”

He took out a piece of letter paper from his bosom and handed it to Company Commander Lei.

Crash!

As soon as they heard that it was a combat mission, the soldiers who were resting in the tunnel sat up and gathered around.

Company Commander Lei opened the letter and quickly glanced at it, and then handed the letter to Instructor Shao, who said: "Finally issued a combat mission, a platoon of American devils dare to come to our side to investigate, it's just looking for death, give you a minute to pack up weapons and ammunition, and after a minute, set off immediately!" ”

"Yes!"

Uniform sounds echoed through the tunnels.

(End of chapter)