The heavens start from Changjin Lake

They have all fought against the Japanese and reactionary armies for many years. They are all tough guys who will not bend even when the mountains are high. They have overcome many difficulties that people did not expect. They simply cannot think of any difficulties that they have not encountered.

Feng Baoguo, chief of the democracy movement section, became more and more excited as he listened. He felt that what everyone said was very reasonable, but he had one thing in mind.

He is an old pro-democracy cadre. Every time there is a war, he is responsible for raising food and grass.

Although the fellow countrymen in China are very poor, they will give up anything they have regardless of their own difficulties as long as their troops need it.

But the more this happened, the sadder Lao Feng became, and he really wanted to cut himself off.

Rich families who had everything had nothing to lose, so mobilization was difficult. When the troops went south, the local language was difficult to understand and it was extremely difficult to work. That was still in China.

Now when I go abroad to fight, when I arrive in North Korea, I am even more unfamiliar with the place. In addition, the North Korean people themselves are very difficult. There is also a problem of language difference. The work of raising food is even more of a headache. It would be great if I didn't need to raise food when I went to North Korea.

He couldn't help but speak and express his thoughts several times, but he was afraid of being laughed at by everyone, so he always kept smiling and listened to everyone's speech happily.

Captain Fan Tianen saw Lao Feng who was silent and asked, "Feng Baoguo, you haven't spoken yet."

Feng Baoguo first thought that he was going to sing the opposite tune, and blushed a little. He said, "I understand what everyone said. If I don't have to raise food when I go to North Korea, I won't have any worries. That's all I have."

There was a burst of laughter in the conference room, and someone said: "Chief Feng watches the news with old eyes. Now we have things flying in the sky, things running on the ground, and cans of biscuits. You are indispensable for eating. Old Feng, it's time for you to lose your job. Ha ha ha ha."

Feng Baoguo frowned, "A group lives in a ravine. What if there is no traffic?"

Everyone said: "Then just send a telegram and ask for an airdrop."

Feng Baoguo said with a smile: "The relationship is so good, I am willing to lose my job."

The vast majority of them are cadres, and they all hold the belief that after the founding of New China, we no longer have to live the poor days of the past. Now we can have pork stewed with vermicelli and have whatever we want. New China has the conditions to solve all our difficulties.

This kind of thinking is reflected to varying degrees in the troops at all levels. Xia Yuan is deeply aware of this. Especially in the recent period, he has clearly discovered that everyone's blind optimism is very serious.

Xiao Heping has not been on the battlefield a few times. The last battlefield he went to was against the reactionaries. At that time, the reactionaries were at the end of their strength and had no ability to resist the People's Liberation Army.

In addition, the People's Liberation Army's policy is to support war with war, and all kinds of weapons have been seized from the reactionaries.

Tanks, bazookas, submachine guns, semi-automatic rifles, mortars, etc., and even cans eaten by the US military can be seized.

Such a battlefield is almost a one-sided situation.

But the Korean battlefield was completely different from the domestic war, and it was even different from the fight against the Japanese.

The Japanese aircraft are considered rare things. At most two or three aircraft are dispatched, and in major wars there are more than a dozen. The most are grenades, followed by mortars.

On the American side, bazookas and mortars are the most common. Aircraft carriers are anchored on the sea, and airports and supply depots are built to the front lines to supply all kinds of materials. Truck convoys number in the hundreds and can call for airdrops and long-range artillery support at any time and at any time.

The gap between the two sides is unimaginable.

Looking at the thriving scene of the army, Xia Yuan didn't want to break everyone's expectations for the upcoming war. He stayed silent in the cooking class day after day. He tried several times to apply for transfer from the cooking class to instructor Hu, but was rejected. Instructor Hu and Company Commander Sun refused.

Helpless, Xia Yuan had no choice but to follow the elder Liu, telling him in secret from time to time about the strength of the US military, and telling him not to be so blindly optimistic.

The elder Liu said: "What are we afraid of? We now have an air force, a tank brigade, an anti-aircraft artillery regiment, and the artillery regiment."

After all, this era is special. There were many rumors at that time. When many company and platoon cadres were mobilizing, they liked to exaggerate and deliberately make sensational statements. To fight abroad, you need the backing of a strong motherland, airplanes, and cannons. Now you can This is no longer the era of squatting in valleys on Tubal Road.

This is not nonsense. After the US military invaded North Korea, the superiors considered that fighting the US military in the future would be different from previous civil wars. Therefore, when forming the Northeast Border Defense Force, they made the decision to accelerate the construction of special forces.

Four flight regiments, three tank brigades, 10 anti-aircraft artillery regiments and corps-affiliated artillery were immediately added.

But it will take time to achieve this step.

There are some people who regard the things they want to accomplish but have not yet accomplished as reality, and even regard rumors as truth.

The army naturally has a method for this aspect of thinking. Only by adhering to the principle of seeking truth from facts, not being one-sided, and adhering to dialectics in political and ideological education work can the majority of officers and soldiers face the new war environment and enemies with correct ideas. Only in times of war can you be confident and respond with ease.

Xia Yuan was able to notice the situation. His superiors had long noticed that in response to the ideological problems that existed, political organs at all levels and political cadres of battalions and companies were more vivid and concrete in guiding army cadres and soldiers to pay attention to the nature of US imperialism. We talk about U.S. imperialism being a paper tiger, but we also talk about U.S. imperialism being a real tiger.

When talking about the equipment advantages of the US military invading North Korea, it is also controversial to regard them as invaders, unjust and unhelpful, with low morale and many internal conflicts.

Fang Xin, the political instructor of the First Battalion of the 342nd Regiment of the 114th Division, proposed to let everyone carry out a comprehensive comparison of strengths and weaknesses in order to solve the tendency of one-sided comparison between the enemy and our equipment.

By comparing the support of the people, the source of the troops, the morale of the troops, who they are fighting for, who is better at overcoming difficulties, and the relationship between weapons and people, the soldiers can further correctly understand the enemy and ourselves, and establish a sense of courage and ability to confront tough situations. consciousness.

In addition, in terms of shortening the gap, troops at all levels have stepped up the implementation of various tasks for the troops to enter North Korea. According to needs and possible conditions, they have reorganized the organization, replenished the source of troops, adjusted weapons, and prepared necessary materials.

Not only that, the superiors took into account the enemy's sophisticated modern equipment, including aircraft, tanks, artillery, etc., and even had to deal with the enemy's airborne troops. Therefore, in the last minute before leaving for the Korean battlefield, the Thirty-eighth Army organized in a war-prepared manner. Corresponding training and exercises were carried out.

Even the cooking class was pulled into the wilderness for special training.

The scouts in front sent a whistle that discovered the enemy's situation. It was an enemy aircraft. Company Commander Sun quickly shouted: "Spread out and take cover! Southeast direction!"

"Gua Wazi, let's go quickly." Old Liu slapped Xiao Heping and pulled him to lie down on the opposite slope.

Xia Yuan had already experienced evading American enemy planes, and he moved equally quickly. Before the elder Liu could look over, Xia Yuan could no longer be seen, and he had already found a good position and lay down.

"You brat, you're still smart."

Hearing the whistle of the investigator, Liu came out from behind the bunker and couldn't help but smile when he saw Xia Yuan on the other side.

Xia Yuan didn't speak. He laughed dryly and said nothing. The exercise continues.

Air defense focuses on digging prevention and control bunkers, camouflage and using terrain and features to hide.

The simulated night march emphasized marching according to the azimuth angle and setting up road signs to strengthen communication during the march.

Tactical training highlights close combat, night combat and roundabout drills, focusing on demonstrating the ability of battalions, companies, platoons and squads to fight independently. Even the cooking squad also conducted corresponding drills.

It's just that the cooking class is rarely used as a combat unit, so that the combat effectiveness of the cooking class is far inferior to that of the combat unit, and the training conducted does not focus on combat capabilities. Since the cooking class is a mobile kitchen for the army, their training program is to survive in various difficulties. In such an environment, or even under the conditions of intrusion from enemy planes, how to cook a pot of hot meals for the company fighting on the front line has become the most important task of the cooking squad at present.

So Xia Yuan pulled out the smokeless stove again.

Smokeless stoves can effectively avoid the smoke produced when lighting a fire, and are relatively simple to dig.

Once the smokeless stove was used by three consecutive cooking classes, it quickly attracted the attention of superiors. In the cooking classes of other troops, they are still trying to prevent the spread of smoke, and even reduce the generation of smoke by reducing the size of the flame, but the smoke will still disperse in the sky.

On the contrary, the smokeless stove excavated by Xia Yuan was eventually swallowed up by the earth. Only thin wisps of smoke drifted out and quickly disappeared.

On the second day after the training, Xia Yuan, as a representative, went to the cooking classes of each company to explain the principles of smokeless stoves and demonstrate the digging methods.

Old Liu said with emotion: "This kid can always come up with some new things for people."

Smokeless stoves were quickly promoted by the entire army. This kind of stove is very convenient, can be dug quickly, and has a very strong ability to eliminate smoke. It is very suitable for use as a stove for cooking in the field.

Basically one person can dig out a smokeless stove in a few minutes.

In the past few days, the threshold of the Third Company's station has almost been stepped down. From time to time, military leaders come to take a look at this talented boy.

In the eyes of others, Xia Yuan was indeed a genius. At the age of sixteen, he broke the national bomb-dropping distance record. He also invented the smokeless stove just before the war, which greatly improved the concealment of the cooking team's field cooking.

It's really unimaginable what kind of surprises this little guy can bring them.

As the journey to the Korean battlefield draws closer, the training intensity of the soldiers is almost at full capacity.

The agencies and logistics support units are equipped with light weapons and have undergone necessary training to deal with airborne enemy troops and skirmishers.

In order to ensure that combat command is not interrupted under any circumstances, different requirements have been put forward for divisional, administrative and post-operational agencies, and in particular, specific implementation measures have been put forward for combat, investigation, communications and confidential departments.

In this regard, each department conducted combat training according to its own functions. After practical preparations, the victorious spirit of the agencies and troops was greatly improved. The troops no longer had the blind confidence and impetuosity that they had when the Military Commission initially announced that volunteers would enter North Korea to fight.

The atmosphere in the army became stronger and stronger.

The situation in North Korea is becoming increasingly serious, and the war is approaching the Yalu River. All preparations for the troops to enter North Korea are basically ready, and now only the most difficult one remains.

The terrain in North Korea is complex, the troops are not familiar with the terrain, and they do not understand the language. They urgently need a batch of Korean translators.

After the Linji and Yanbian regional people's governments informed the local people of the needs of the troops, many Korean grassroots cadres and young teachers signed up to join the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. The deputy chief of the Military Affairs Section of the Military Headquarters and the Korean staff went to select 570 soldiers. Many volunteers, plus a group of Korean comrades sent by the Northeast Military Region, totaled 735 people.

From the agency to the company, all are equipped with Korean liaison officers.

The man in the third company was a thin young man who wore glasses and looked to be in his early twenties. He heard from Captain Sun that there was a little genius in their company who was in the cooking class, so he insisted on going to take a look.

"Hello, my name is Zhao Ruilong."

This was Xia Yuan's first meeting with Zhao Ruilong. He looked at the Korean translator up and down. He was very young and in line with the temperament of young people after the founding of New China. He had a sense of vitality and his words were full of positivity and health. .

"My name is Xia Yuan."

Zhao Ruilong has an outgoing personality and a naturally familiar temperament, and he can chat with anyone.

In addition, he has gone to school and is well-informed. He enjoys chatting with everyone. He is very talkative and speaks clearly and clearly.

"You make me feel ashamed. I am already twenty-two years old. I live a healthy, happy and academic life. All of this is because of your protection. I can live such a stable life, and you are even better than me. Small."

Zhao Ruilong's speech is naturally full of goodwill.

Especially the little soldiers in the cooking class. Their families were in trouble. When they were young, they were destroyed by the Japanese devils and reactionaries. Their hometown was gone. They joined the army to drive away the enemies and let the people all over China live a happy life. They silently doing all this.

Maybe they died in a certain war. There were so many comrades who sacrificed their lives. Who remembers their names?

They even thought that maybe no one would know if they died.

Even if they have such thoughts, they have made such silent contributions. The arrival of Zhao Ruilong has dispelled their previous concerns. The people will not only remember them, but also remember that they brought a peaceful life. Keep their efforts in mind.

In this way, within just two or three days of arriving at the company, Zhao Ruilong became one with the comrades in the company.

After all, people like Zhao Ruilong are in the minority.

More comrades are Koreans, and their Chinese expression ability is much poorer, but they can use proficient Korean to become a bridge between the troops and the friendship between the Korean military and civilians.

With them, when entering Korea to fight, whether it is marching to find a guide, camping at the front, investigating the enemy's situation, or doing mass work, there is no need to worry about the language barrier.

They also helped the cadres learn the expressions used in daily life and when shouting to the enemy.

They worked with great enthusiasm and put in a lot of hard work.

The day for the troops to enter the DPRK is getting closer. (End of chapter)