Ballistic Silence of Special Years

Li Zheng never expected that his grandma's late-night crush, Lao Chen, would have such a legendary experience.

In the past, he only knew that Lao Chen was a veteran who had been on the battlefield.

This is also the reason why the two of them are so in tune with each other. Although they are soldiers from different eras, they still have something in common.

After being stunned for a long time, Li Zheng finally remembered to ask about Lao Chen's past.

"Grandpa Chen, you said you have ever disobeyed military orders?"

When he asked this question, Li Zheng was still a little hesitant.

Because the word "disobeying military orders" is not a good word.

Perhaps behind this word, there is a past that Lao Chen cannot bear to look back on.

Unexpectedly, Lao Chen chuckled and admitted very calmly and without reservation: "Yes, I have disobeyed."

After saying that, he turned to hang the bait, hung it for a while, then turned around and added: "And I don't regret it at all."

Such a confident and decisive answer made Li Zheng's jaw drop.

Lao Chen swung the hung fishhook out again, inserted the fishing rod, returned to the folding chair and sat down, picked up a towel and wiped his hands, and then leisurely recounted his past story of "disobeying military orders" .

Lao Chen participated in the Southern Xinjiang Counterattack in 79. After nearly a month of fierce attack, he was ordered to withdraw quickly when the campaign objectives were achieved.

Lao Chen was still a platoon leader back then, and his second battalion received an order to retreat along the road with the large army and take charge of the rear.

Because the Y Army, which had reacted at that time, began to pursue, but because the main force had been defeated before, no large-scale attack was organized for a while. There were temporary pursuit teams formed by some local troops everywhere to carry out various harassment.

If you want to avoid losses, you must evacuate to the country as quickly as possible to avoid entanglement with the other party.

At first, the withdrawal went relatively smoothly.

But when we were still more than 30 kilometers away from the border, we encountered a small group of troops who were harassing us with cold fire while passing through a pass. So the regiment headquarters sent the [-]nd Battalion and the [-]th Company to search and suppress along the mountain road on the left, and the [-]th Company to search and suppress along the mountain on the right. The company continued to cover the retreat of the large forces along the road.

At that time, Lao Chen was in the Fourth Company, and his position was the second platoon leader. After they penetrated the hill on the left, they engaged in a firefight with the troops of the Y Army. After all, the opponent was just a pursuit unit composed of some fragmented local troops, with only two platoons in strength. They were quickly dispersed by the Fourth Company, and fled in panic after leaving more than 20 corpses behind.

The fourth company was not willing to fight. Seeing the opponent running away, he turned around and retreated.

After this withdrawal, they quickly returned to the domestic border town.

The large army united the whole group of soldiers there to rest and count the personnel.

This count did not matter. It was found that the Sixth Company responsible for covering the right side was missing three people, including the company's seventh squad deputy and two soldiers.

Lu Ting, the deputy of Class [-], knew Lao Chen. He was the one who led the recruits when he was a recruit. Lao Chen also stayed with the company for a while. Later, because he went to the teaching team for training and returned to the army to deploy key personnel, he was assigned to the camp. Arrived at the Sixth Company.

The camp quickly reported the situation to the regiment and asked for instructions on how to handle it.

According to the report of the Sixth Company, they did not fight as smoothly as the Fourth Company. The Y Army on the hilltop on the right had a reinforced company's strength. The battle was very stalemate. The Y Army suffered many casualties, and the Sixth Company also suffered many injuries. Later, after the large force had safely passed the dangerous situation, the Sixth Company received orders from the regiment headquarters and began to retreat while fighting.

Because there were many wounded who needed care, some soldiers retreated with the wounded first, leaving three rows behind.

And Lu Ting's Class [-] is in the third row.

In order to allow the company to gain valuable time to retreat, the third platoon occupied favorable terrain and began to conduct interceptions in squads, forming cross fire at different positions to pin the enemy down on the road without daring to move even half a step forward.

The task given by Company Commander Liu to the third platoon was to hold on for 40 minutes. After the wounded left this mountain road and followed the main road to catch up with the responding troops, they could get into the car.

The third platoon's combat effectiveness was very strong, and they really withstood the opponent's attack by a company of troops, and lasted for 40 minutes.

It's just that there is no way to gather during the retreat. The third platoon leader can only use the company walkie-talkie to ask each squad to organize their own retreat and meet somewhere.

Just like that, when the troops were gathered together, they discovered that three people were missing.

The regiment leader did not agree to the second battalion's suggestion to send a company back for rescue.

The problem we are facing now is that the large forces have returned to J, and it is absolutely impossible to send a company out for a large-scale rescue, because no one knows the specific situation there.

According to intelligence, the Y Army's pursuit is becoming more and more fierce. It is obvious that they are gradually regaining their breath, and the main force is slowly catching up. If a company is sent back to rescue, if an accident occurs, they will be trapped in a tight siege or even be wiped out. .

This kind of thing was very taboo in the military at that time. The annihilation of the regiment meant that the entire organization was eliminated and the designation no longer existed.

What's more, no one knows whether the three of them are dead or alive. Sending a company there is simply a risk. Now all the troops are withdrawing. There have been cases where some troops were besieged because they were slow to move and did not withdraw in time after engaging the opponent in the mountains. .

As a regimental commander, the regiment commander sometimes has to make some last resort decisions.

This is the trade-off on the battlefield.After coming out of the regiment headquarters, Lao Chen, who followed the battalion commander to the regiment headquarters for instructions, suddenly became anxious when he heard that the regiment did not agree to send people to search for Lu Ting and the other three.

He had a very good relationship with Lu Ting, and Lao Chen admired Lu Ting very much. He felt that Lu Ting was a smart young man with excellent qualifications, and was born to be a good soldier.

When he returned to the camp, he thought about it and confessed to the battalion commander, saying that I asked to rescue the deputy of squad [-]. I didn't want too many people. I just wanted one squad in my platoon. I would choose people and ensure that the mission was completed!
The battalion commander became anxious upon hearing this and asked, "What guarantee do you have?"Now there are troops of the Y Army everywhere. If you go in as a class, it won't be enough to fill your teeth.What's more, how can you find three people in the vast mountains?Finding a needle in a haystack is easier than this!
Old Chen had a stubborn temper, and he felt reluctant when he thought of Lu Ting. He felt that such a good soldier would not die there and would definitely be alive.

Maybe this is Lao Chen's hunch.

So he said to the battalion commander: "Batalion Commander, we swore an oath before we set off. We would go together and come back together. You also said the same thing when you had a meeting with our cadres. We can't control other people's troops, but we have our own camp, and none of us can." few!"

The battalion commander was choked by Old Chen and his face turned red.

Soldiers who have fought in battles and seen blood are very wild. Many of them are unimaginable to outsiders. After nearly a month of life and death together, those who can survive are all because of life-long friendships. If push comes to shove, something will happen.

What's more, I actually said these words when I set out. Some of them were said while drinking Zhuangxing wine in front of the entire battalion of officers and soldiers. No, they were shouted.

So, he turned his face away.

Lao Chen was anxious and said, Battalion Commander, please give me a sure message, will you let me rescue people? !

The battalion commander seemed to be having a fierce ideological struggle.

Lao Chen was angry and said that I would go even if you didn’t let me go!
The battalion commander turned around and slapped his hand on the marching table, knocking over the cup and saying, "How dare you?" !You are disobeying!

Lao Chen slapped the gun on the table, Battalion Commander, do you dare me to try? !Either you shoot me today, or I, Chen Gang, will take someone with me!The soldiers in my platoon will definitely dare to follow me!

When it came, the battalion commander softened and sighed and said: "Damn it, Chen Gang, you are really a piece of steel?! The steel in the pit! It smells and is hard!"

He looked at his watch and said, "It's getting dark. You have to promise me that you'll come back alive!"

When Lao Chen heard this, he was happy. He quickly took the gun back and said, "battalion commander, do you agree?" !
"Male Gobi!" The battalion commander took off his hat and threw it on the table: "Get out of here! Before I change my attention!"

Lao Chen suddenly stood up and gave a standard military salute. His eyes immediately turned red, he turned around and ran away without saying anything.

Hearing this, Li Zheng asked Lao Chen: "Grandpa Chen, did you finally rescue the seventh squad deputy and the others?"

Lao Chen said: "Of course we were rescued! The three of them were separated. Later, the three of them groped their way back. They met a local army in front of the assembly area and started fighting with them. I was I just happened to lead a team to search there, and when I heard the sound of gunfire, I went over, got behind the enemy and made a surprise attack, rescued them, and finally brought them back."

"Later..." Li Zheng couldn't help but ask: "How will the army deal with you?"

Old Chen laughed heartily: "How to deal with it? The division wanted to punish me, the regiment wanted to punish me, but the battalion resisted, and finally gave me a punishment, and the deputy company let me transfer to another job."

Li Zheng asked him: "Don't you regret it?"

Lao Chen said: "What do you regret? What do you regret about saving your comrades? In fact, I also understand the leaders. They also have difficulties. Military law is military law, and disobedience is disobedience. If you don't deal with it, how can you lead the troops to fight in the future? Once you open the door, you can still get it. ?”

Afterwards, he shook his head and smiled again. There was no trace of regret on his face. He said, "Xiao Zheng, I saw something was wrong with you when you came home that day. Did you encounter difficulties in the army?"
Li Zheng smiled and said: "It's almost the same as you, saving people and disobeying orders."

Lao Chen nodded and didn't ask any more questions. Li Zheng didn't go into details either. They were both soldiers and knew how to measure things.

Suddenly, Lao Chen seemed to remember something and asked Li Zheng: "Which war zone are you from?"

"G War Zone..."

Li Zheng hasn't finished speaking yet.

The fishing rod stuck at the water's edge suddenly shook violently, and the bell hanging on it jingled...

"What a big fish! This one must be a big fish!"

Lao Chen jumped up excitedly and rushed forward to raise the pole.

Seeing that Old Chen was as excited as his own child, Li Zheng couldn't help but smile.

Grandma will definitely not be bored spending her old age with this person.

Suddenly, he remembered something.

Lu Ting?

This name seems familiar. Where have you heard it?

He couldn't remember it for a moment. (End of chapter)