War Photographer's Notebook

Chapter 1385 From all over the world

In the company headquarters cafeteria, a large round table was filled with soldiers wearing large five-leaf camouflage.

On the table, apart from 11 canned fruits of various flavors, there are mostly vegetarian dishes and a small amount of meat dishes.

Although there was little meat and vegetables, one could tell from the looks of Squad Leader Dao, Squad Leader Cha and others that the meal was specially prepared to suit their tastes.

"Captain Knife, let me introduce you."

After Platoon Leader Luo re-introduced Squad Leader Dao and Wei Ran to everyone, and the two introduced themselves a little more, Squad Leader Cha picked up a bottle of cold Huayang soda, stood up, and introduced them one by one, "This person next to me is Hai Dongqing is a Mongolian. No one can beat him in wrestling. He is also the deputy squad leader of my class and is mainly responsible for the capture team."

"Squad Leader Dao, Comrade Wei Ran, welcome you."

Comrade Hai Dongqing, who was about 1.8 meters tall and still had a thin beard, stood up and saluted, then picked up a soda and touched the two of them.

"Next are the captives Zhang Hongliang and Li Dazhai. Hongliang is from southern Hunan and Dazhai is from Gansu."

Following the introduction of Squad Leader Cha, a short soldier with good features and a stocky, dark-skinned soldier also stood up to salute, picked up soda drinks and toasted.

Squad Leader Zangdao and Wei Ran returned the favor and took a sip of soda. Squad Leader Cha also continued to introduce, "Next is our demining engineer Zhao Yuejin. He is also the deputy machine gunner. Comrade Wei Ran, he is from Hebei Province just like you. people."

Following the introduction of Squad Leader Cha, a tall and thin soldier also stood up and saluted. He picked up a soda and said in Mandarin with the smell of big grains, "I am Heilongjiangdi from Northeast China! Welcome Squad Leader Dao, welcome Wei Comrade Ran! I did it, you can do whatever you want!"

"Do I have a choice?"

Hearing that Squad Leader Cha was talking about him, he stopped the adjectives that were about to come out of Lu Yao's mouth and explained with some embarrassment, "Comrade Wei Ran, don't listen to their nonsense, I am not from a family of traditional Chinese medicine.

"Finally, our machine gunner king is preparing for war."

Zhao Yuejin said with admiration, "But if I knew the Kungfu of Jue Yuan in the movie, I would also be a prisoner."

Zhao Yuejin stretched out the soda bottle in his hand and touched it with Lu Yao, "Lu Yao knows horse power, and time can see people's hearts. Horsepower, time, and people's hearts. We let him choose these three nicknames, and he chose them." A horsepower.”

Hey! Absolutely! Squad leader Cha randomly picked up a handful of green tree leaves near the position for us to drink as tea. The one he pulled that day was called "

"A family of traditional Chinese medicine?" Wei Ran raised his eyebrows.

"Don't worry"

There is no doubt that Captain Cha, who seems to be a fan of Jin Yong, has the absolute right to speak on this topic. However, the relatively older Captain Luo and Captain Dao did not participate in this topic. They just chatted in a low voice while eating vegetables. What are you wearing?

As soon as these words came out, not only Zhao Yuejin and Lu Yao were interested, but also deputy squad leader Hai Dongqing, capturers Zhang Hongliang and Li Dazhai looked over curiously.

"It was fast, but it didn't hurt me to death at the time."

Zhao Yuejin raised his hand in salute and spoke in Mandarin with a slight Tangshan accent. Naturally, Squad Leader Dao and Wei Ran also returned the salute first, and then touched him with soda drinks.

Platoon Leader Luo smiled and said, "When we come back, we will be at the company headquarters, right on this table, and we will drink enough by then!"

As he spoke, the young engineer, who looked to be about 20 years old, made a few gestures with his chopsticks.

"The home of martial arts?"

"horsepower?"

This promise was obviously stronger than anything else. Sitting around the same big round table, these soldiers from all over the world suddenly cheered, each holding a soda bottle and touching each other enthusiastically.

Lu Yao, who was chatting with Xiao Xifeng on the other side, also joined the conversation, "Before, Xiao Xifeng and I squatted in front of the meditation center, breaking biscuits and cans of meat every day, which made us both so bloated that we couldn't poop. Guess what? What are you talking about?

"Knife squad leader, fellow villagers, welcome you!"

After saying that, Wang Beizhan took a nap and drank a full bottle of soda in one breath. Then he smacked his lips and said regretfully, "This would be more exciting if it were red sorghum wine."

"Hey, fellow, tell me about your squad leader?" Wei Ran asked Zhao Yuejin in a low voice as he had nothing to say.

Squad leader Cha went to the company health center to learn bandaging and injections. Before we went to scratch his tongue, Hongliang was cut by Yellow Monkey with a knife on his chest so long that even the bones were visible.

"I think so"

Lu Yao said angrily, "Listen for yourself, Rijiu He sees people's hearts, especially the last one, that must be a name that people call him? Also, this guy is from Cangzhou, which is the hometown of martial arts."

"Can't"

Zhao Yuejin took a big mouthful of tomatoes and scrambled eggs and said with a smile, "Can't you tell? Monitor Cha is from a family of traditional Chinese medicine."

"Our supervisor is in the wrong profession."

"Let's check with the squad leader. He's also very good at administering medicine."

My family sold medicinal materials before liberation, and my father could barely be considered a barefoot doctor. If you really want to talk about it, I am worse than Comrade Hai Dongqing these days. "

"How can I know martial arts?" Wei Ran denied with a smile. "If I knew martial arts, I would make movies."

"Fellow, where in Hebei province do you want to go?"

Zhao Yuejin, who was sitting next to Wei Ran, touched the soda bottles with him and asked curiously, "Your Mandarin is so good, better than Ma Li, I can't even recognize you."

"Can't"

Wei Ran subconsciously looked at Lu Yao sitting on the other side, "Him?"

Zhao Yuejin nodded, gestured with his hands and said, "Our reconnaissance squad originally didn't have a hygienist. Every time we went out to scratch our tongues, we had to apply to borrow a hygienist from the company health center.

"Hey, hey! It's time to eat."

This dream was undoubtedly an excellent topic, so much so that the other young warriors at the table, who were also only about 20 years old, also started a lively discussion about which Kung Fu was the most powerful.

We asked the squad leader to sew it up in three strokes, five divided by two, and it was faster than my mother could sew and patch my torn clothes! "

Zhao Yuejin suddenly became interested, "Fellow, do you know martial arts? It's like the kind of martial arts in the movie Shaolin Temple, do you know it?"

The prisoner Zhang Hongliang said with lingering fear, and then he unbuttoned his shirt and showed off the hideous scar on his chest that was more than 20 centimeters long.

"The deputy squad leader also knows medical skills?" Wei Ran asked curiously, and at the same time, he did not forget to raise his soda and touch it with him.

"Know a ball"

Hai Dongqing took a sip of soda and explained, "I'm from Inner Mongolia. Who among us doesn't know a few local methods of delivering babies and treating injuries?"

"It's a pity that we are destined to have no use for the deputy squad leader's midwifery skills." After the prisoner Li Dazhai said this, the young people at the table also burst into laughter.

Hai Dongqing, the deputy squad leader who was ridiculed, was not angry. Instead, he smiled and distributed a cigarette to everyone at the table.

With the help of various light-hearted topics, the meal was eaten quickly enough. In less than half an hour, except for the few meat dishes that were almost untouched, the dishes were already in a mess.

"For one hour, everyone will rest and make final preparations. We will set off on time at 6:30."

Platoon Leader Luo drank the last sip of soda and gave the order.

"Yes!" Everyone sitting around the table stood up and stood at attention and responded in unison.

After leaving the canteen, Squad Leader Dao followed Platoon Leader Luo to who knows where, and Wei Ran let Lu Yao and Xiao Xifeng take him back to the room where the three of them drank secretly.

When he came in, there were already a lot of things on the table. In addition to two first aid kits for each person and a small bottle of water purification tablets, the rest were a few compressed biscuits, insect repellent ointment, and a set of green Autumn clothes and autumn trousers and an American M65 windbreaker, plus a 65-style compass and a 78-style kettle filled with water.

"I still have some good stuff here, let's share it together."

As Lu Yao spoke, he took out a canvas satchel from the bedside, took out an aluminum lunch box and opened it, then took out a full bag of instant sour plum powder from the lunch box, took out two newspapers, and handed them to Wei Ran. Xiao Xifeng and Xiao Xifeng each packed a bag, and then put some into their water bottles.

This was not over yet. Lu Yao then took out three oil paints similar to later glue sticks from his bag and showed off, "The camouflage camouflage we use is still the oil paint used for facial makeup in Peking Opera. Let's use this. Serious Americans." Good thing, you’re not afraid of rain and can also prevent mosquitoes.”

"You still have this?"

Wei Ran picked up the three tubes of oil paint with medical tape wrapped around them in surprise. Although these things are inconspicuous, in this era, even if the relationship between China and the United States is ambiguous, it is not something ordinary people can get.

"My brother gave it to me"

Lu Yao explained vaguely, and then left the small room with three other "camouflage glue sticks" and the remaining sour plum powder.

"He has a lot of good things, but he doesn't tell the truth."

Xiao Xifeng helped explain without being surprised, and then quickly put all the supplies that belonged to him into his backpack.

Hearing this, Wei Ran smiled and didn't ask any questions. He took out the small mirror with Suisui's photo from his pocket and began to put on a disguise on his face.

"Is this your wife?"

Xiao Xifeng took the small mirror and camouflage oil from Wei Ran and asked while painting on her face. Then she didn't forget to add a compliment filled with envy, "You look really fashionable."

"She is my wife." Wei Ran nodded, "What about you? Do you have a wife?"

"Hi"

Xiao Xifeng sighed, "Let's wait and see if we survive. When I went home to visit relatives a few years ago, my mother asked someone to introduce me to a worker who was a worker in my father's winery."

"Done?"

"Failed"

Xiao Xifeng explained, "People think we are stupid for being soldiers. We might die on the front line at any time, and we don't want to take the risk of becoming widows."

"Don't listen to that bullshit"

Wei Ran said as he stuffed supplies into his backpack, "I don't mind that old lady."

“Don’t blame others”

Xiao Xifeng showed an honest smile, "Thanks to me, a billion people are happy. If you don't go to the front line and I don't go to the front line, we are all thinking about our own little families. How can we really let those monkeys take over Nanning?"

"They still want to take advantage of Nan Ning?" Wei Ran sneered, "When the branches are dipped in the sauce, do they really think of themselves as green onions?"

Xiao Xifeng smiled, and after applying the camouflage paint skillfully, she returned the small mirror to Wei Ran and said confidently, "It's useless even if it's a green onion. How can a student beat the teacher? This is outrageous." ." "I think the Americans didn't hurt them."

While talking, Lu Yao also walked into the room. Behind him were machine gunner Wang Beizhan and engineer Zhao Yuejin who were holding wooden boxes in both hands.

"Comrade Wei Ran, watch and take as much as you can." Wang Beizhan, who had already painted his face, said enthusiastically.

Wei Ran looked curiously at the items in the two boxes, and Wei Ran couldn't help but feel happy. The box Wang Beizhan was holding contained green homemade canvas ammunition bags with 8 82-2 grenades fixed one by one.

The things placed in the box held by engineer Zhao Yuejin were even more exciting. There were not only several Type 66 directional mines "facing the enemy", but also several stacks of Type 72 anti-infantry mines with green plastic shells!

Without hesitation at all, Wei Ran took off the reconnaissance dagger from his belt and placed it on the table without thinking.

After a moment's hesitation, he took off the Type 67 silent pistol from his waist and placed it on the table. Then he picked up a canvas ammunition bag containing 8 grenades and tied it around his waist, and fixed it with his belt.

Testing the weight again, he first took out four grenades and put them back into the box, replaced them with four anti-infantry mines and stuffed them into the belt-shaped ammunition bag, and then took out the heavy M65 windbreaker from the backpack. Throwing it aside, he first stuffed one facing the enemy inside, and then stuffed four Type 72 anti-infantry mines.

Finally, he put the backpack on to test the weight. He then took a nylon rope for sewing shoes from the box held by Zhao Yuejin and stuffed it into the backpack, and pulled the thread out along the gap in the backpack. knot, and tied a slipknot on the strap.

Although he was pretending, neither Lu Yao nor Xiao Xifeng took action. This is normal, after all, not only do they have to carry radios and artillery reconnaissance equipment on their backs, but they also have to carry spare batteries for various equipment.

Seeing Wei Ran stop, Zhao Yuejin and Wang Beizhan smiled and left the room.

"Aren't you going to take this with you?" Lu Yao asked, looking at the Type 67 silent pistol that Wei Ran had just removed.

"Do you want to use it?" Wei Ran asked with a smile, taking out a spare magazine for a pistol from the accessory bag on his chest and placing it on the table.

"I think about it, but I think about it too much."

Before Lu Yao finished speaking, he had already taken the silent pistol wrapped in a quick-use holster in his hand. Then he picked up the spare magazine that Wei Ran had just placed on the table and stuffed it into the chest attachment. In the bag.

While he was playing with the silent pistol, Wei Ran frowned, then reached out to pick up the opponent's backpack full of equipment and weighed it, "Lu Yao, you've never been behind enemy lines before, right? "

"Ah? Why do you ask that?" Lu Yao raised his head and asked in surprise.

"Have you been there?" Wei Ran asked as he put down his backpack.

“Never been there”

Lu Yao replied nervously, "What? What's wrong, brother?"

"Try it on your back." Wei Ran pointed to the opponent's backpack.

Lu Yao was obviously a smart man. He immediately stood up and put on his backpack, and explained in a carefree manner, "Hey! What did I think you were going to say? It's okay! I'm used to carrying this set of things on my back, bro. I only stayed in Qian Guan Station for a few months, but that’s it.”

But it didn't matter. Before Lu Yao could finish speaking, Wei Ran had already helped him take off the backpack and opened it without ceremony.

"Hey you."

This time, Lu Yao still didn't finish speaking, so he shut his mouth obediently under the signal from Xiao Xifeng's eyes.

"You're not going to recuperate, why are you bringing a toothbrush?"

Before Wei Ran finished speaking, he had already taken out the small toothbrush and toothpaste in the enamel jar from the bag and threw it on the table. Then, he took out two changes of underwear and a little book from the other party's bag. Also dropped on the table.

This was not over yet. After rummaging around for a while, he unexpectedly found another can of fruit-flavored hard candy, two bottles of canned hawthorn and a bottle of toilet water, five packs of Hongtashan, a box of mosquito coils, and a roll of straw yellow in the innermost part of the backpack. toilet paper.

"Don't bring any of these, especially cigarettes and mosquito coils. These things might kill everyone." Wei Ran said, turning to look at Xiao Xifeng.

"Um, I tried to persuade him," Xiao Xifeng said helplessly, "He didn't."

"Have you ever been behind enemy lines?"

Wei Ran asked seriously. He felt something was wrong since the other party wanted to trade guns with him, but it was only then that he realized that among the two of them, at least Lu Yao was not so new. .

"I've been there, several times."

Xiao Xifeng replied immediately, and then took the initiative to open his backpack and show the contents inside.

Compared with Lu Yao, who has left a big family, Xiao Xifeng's bag is much more normal. There is nothing in it except basic supplies. It is obviously to save space for the 884 radio station.

Turning his attention to Lu Yao again, Wei Ran rummaged through the other person's breastband unceremoniously. He was relieved when he saw that there was nothing extra except a photo of a beautiful girl.

"these things"

Wei Ran pointed to the cans and hard candies that he had uncovered, and even the jar of hard candies given to him by the other party, "How about sharing them on the way?"

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

Although Lu Yao was young, he was definitely a discerning man and he obeyed Wei Ran's arrangements honestly.

After re-weighing the backpack, which had weighed several kilograms, Wei Ran handed it to the other person and gestured for him to put it on his back. Then he helped him adjust the chest strap and personally applied camouflage paint on him.

"You two, especially you, Lu Yao."

After Wei Ran finished his work, he said worriedly, "You are a technical soldier, and Xiao Xifeng is a communications soldier. We don't need you for the war. So after we set off, your guns, especially Lu Yao, don't hold bullets. If there is any situation, please do it immediately." Hide and let someone else take care of it.”

"Hey! OK! I will listen to you!" Lu Yao quickly agreed.

"I'll walk with him, and I'll keep an eye on him." Xiao Xifeng also promised.

"Come on, let's go see how the others are preparing." Wei Ran picked up a can full of hard candies as he spoke, "and give them candy cubes by the way."

"Let's go! I'll take you there. I'm familiar with them all."

As Lu Yao spoke, he picked up another can of hard candies, while Xiao Xifeng picked up the two bottles of canned hawthorn.

"Lu Yao, how long have you been borrowed here?" Wei Ran asked as he followed Lu Yao who was leading the way.

"Almost two months"

Lu Yao replied, "We asked for it on our own initiative. Not long ago, our artillery reconnaissance was equipped with a British-made rangefinder. I was one of the first to receive the new equipment, so I submitted a report and applied to Platoon Leader Luo and the others to take charge. We have set up a front observation station on the front line, and by the way, we are familiar with the new equipment. Xiao Xifeng came with me and is considered to be my partner."

"The company commander asked me to watch him and don't make trouble," Xiao Xifeng, who has a simple and honest personality, added.

"Our artillery reconnaissance is to guide the artillery shells," Lu Yao said with a playful smile, "then they are missiles!"

"How old are you two?" Wei Ran continued to ask.

"21" Lu Yao answered first, and by the way also answered for Xiao Xifeng, "He is 19, but his birthday is big, so let's count him as 20."

You are so young. Wei Ran muttered secretly, and the three of them also walked to the door of a room.

At this time, except for Platoon Leader Luo and Squad Leader Dao, who were missing, Squad Leader Cha and others were busy smoking, checking weapons and equipment, and chatting in this room.

"You're here! Come in and sit down!"

Squad leader Zha greeted him warmly, and deputy squad leader Hai Dongqing also immediately called to others to bring in three small mazzas.

"We're here to help Lu Yao distribute candies and cans to everyone."

As Wei Ran spoke, he put the cans containing candies on the table, then opened them one by one and poured out all the hard candies inside.

"There are also cans, cans of hawthorn fruit." Xiao Xifeng said, and put him on the table with the cans in his arms.

"Everyone, bring the enamel jar quickly!"

Lu Yao greeted him as if he was familiar with it, "That's all we have in our stash. Let's eat it up and wipe it clean before leaving."

Although everyone had just eaten, no one would refuse to order desserts after the meal, and looking at everyone's appearance, it was obvious that they were already very familiar with Lu Yao.

So while Lu Yao was busy greeting Xiao Xifeng to share cans and candies with everyone, Monitor Cha and others also took out their own snacks and shared them generously.

Taking this opportunity, Wei Ran also secretly observed the weapons and equipment of these soldiers.

If nothing else, just by looking at the reverse-mounted handle of the Type 81 light machine gun that the machine gunner king prepared for battle, you can tell that these people are experienced veterans.

Looking at the equipment of the others, engineer Zhao Yuejin carried not only a folding support 81 bar, but also a Type 65 mine detector, an engineer shovel and two machine gun drum drums.

The capturers Li Dazhai and Zhang Hongliang naturally used Type 64 submachine guns, but on their belts, one had two pairs of handcuffs wrapped in camouflage cloth, and the other had an electric baton.

Looking at the two squad leaders again, Squad Leader Cha uses a 81-56 submachine gun with a folding stock and a Type 1 silent pistol that is shorter than the 67 bar but has no compromise on firepower. He has a red-watching telescope hanging around his neck. On his backpack, there are additional A small medical bag is tied to it.

Deputy squad leader Hai Dongqing used a Type 64 silent submachine gun and a Type 67 silent pistol. He had extra ammunition bags tied around his waist, but they were filled with anti-infantry mines.

There is no doubt that even if there is no squad leader Wei Ran, Dao, or even platoon leader Luo to follow, the weapons and equipment of this squad are fully sufficient to support an artillery reconnaissance operation behind enemy lines.

At this moment, Platoon Leader Luo and Squad Leader Dao, who were also fully armed, also walked in from outside. Without even waiting for everyone to stand up and salute, they came over and asked enthusiastically, "Lao Dao and I heard the noise from outside, Lu. Yao, does this candy belong to both of us?"

"From what you said, yes! There must be!"

Before Lu Yao finished speaking, he had already grabbed two handfuls of candy and distributed them to Platoon Leader Luo and Squad Leader Dao.

Just looking at the equipment of these two people, Wei Ran raised his eyebrows. Compared with the silent submachine guns in their hands, the silent pistols fixed on their belts, and even the telescopes hung around their necks, the chest attachments of these two people In the bag, there is actually a 7013 command plane fixed in each bag!

"comrades"

Platoon leader Luo stuffed a fruit candy into his mouth and said, "We will gather all the weapons and equipment outside later. The propaganda officer of the regiment wants to take a group photo of us. It just so happens that the regiment leader and political commissar are also there. He Take a photo with us.”

"Yes!"

When they heard that they were going to take pictures, the soldiers who had just received the candy immediately cheered in excitement.

Platoon Leader Luo rolled up his sleeves and looked at the time on his watch and said, "Give everyone five minutes. Meet in front of the door in five minutes!"

"Yes!"

In this room, these young warriors with fruit candies in their mouths once again gave a powerful and uniform response.

(End of this chapter)