blood of vietnam war

Chapter 160 Seven Flares

People who come down from the battlefield to rest can roughly be divided into two types, those who can sleep and those who can't.

Those who can sleep are different. Some people can’t bear it anymore on the battlefield because of lack of physical strength. They just have to persist because of the pressure of the battlefield, so they just find a place to lie down and sleep when they have time to rest; As for people...they recover their physical strength purposefully to prepare for the next battle. The only ones in our army who can do this are Chen Yiyi and Dao Scar.

There are two types of those who cannot sleep. One is because of fear and nervousness. This is more common in the army. After all, most soldiers are recruits.The other kind... is always a little uneasy, always a little uneasy, always worried that the enemy will capture the 217 Heights in the next moment and string us on the bayonet... Company Commander Luo is obviously one of them.

"Company Commander!" Seeing Company Commander Luo looking at the 217 Heights from time to time, I handed him a cigarette: "Rest assured, the soldiers of the 447th Regiment will be able to hold on, and they are not Fuel-efficient lamp!"

I know very well that the reason why Company Commander Luo is like this is because he doesn't believe in the combat effectiveness of the 447 regiment.But this is also understandable, the lives of all of us are handed over, and we don't know much about the 447 regiment, so it is impossible to say that we can rest assured.

"En!" Captain Luo nodded, and sat down on the tree trunk behind him.

In fact, any army that takes on the task of interspersing will not be bad, otherwise it is used for interspersing, so it is not to die?

It is said that the 447th regiment is still a unit with some roots... Our army always pays attention to bloodlines. The so-called bloodlines refer to the origin, history and traditions of this army.

It is precisely because of this that when the superiors talk about which army, they will always say what kind of Red Army this army is, and what battles they have fought in the past and what achievements they have made.

This is a little hard to imagine for someone like me who has never been a soldier before, because I think... what battles and achievements have been made in the past, it does not mean that this army can fight now, it depends. The quality of the troops is not it?The enemy will not tell you what history gives credit for.

But... now I gradually understand some of the truths.

For example, a Red Army regiment that has made outstanding achievements in history... This regiment naturally bears the unique style, fighting temperament and blood-stained honor inherited from its ancestors.It is precisely because of these honors that once these troops lose to other troops in military competitions or drills... Needless to say, I feel ashamed of the troops and the brave seniors in the troops.

The 447th regiment is such a unit with blood. It is not a red army with young roots, but an out-and-out motley army.

According to the health workers of the 447th regiment, many elements have been integrated into this army in history, including farmers, workers, surrendered soldiers from the Kuomintang, and even bandits.But it is this kind of army, relying on the blood and fire of generations of officers and soldiers, from the so-called "no-name" to an iron fist army that the superiors call "unbeatable and undefeated".

Therefore, we have every reason to believe in their combat effectiveness.

Believe in your comrades, this is very important on the battlefield, otherwise... our company may be exhausted to death.

Company Commander Luo took a few deep puffs of cigarettes, and at this moment his tense nerves relaxed a little, and he asked, "Why don't you sleep?"

I just had a wry smile.It's not that I don't sleep, I fell asleep for a while just now, but the gunshot from the direction of 217 Heights... I was awakened in my dream, grabbed the gun and crawled on the ground, until I saw myself everywhere. When I was alone, I vaguely remembered that I was behind...

The sound of gunfire has formed a conditioned reflex.

There is a good side to this and a bad side.The good thing is that this allows me to react quickly on the battlefield, and the bad thing is that it also makes me nervous when I sleep.

"Are you homesick?" Company Commander Luo's question caught me by surprise.

"Home..." I smiled wryly, "I don't even know where home is!"

Company Commander Luo looked at me unexpectedly, and then sighed: "I can't tell... I thought that with your surname, you are not a hooligan but also a flamboyant young man. I didn't expect you to be an orphan..."

Hearing this, I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, how come I look like a hooligan and how like a young girl.

But to be honest... by the standards of this era, I seem to be worthy of the standards of a rogue.

On the other hand, I also know that Captain Luo interpreted what I said just now as saying that I am an orphan... I want to explain but I don't know how to explain it. After thinking about it, it is not bad to understand it this way, and it will save a lot of trouble .

"However...it might be a good thing to be like you!" Then Company Commander Luo sighed again and said, "There is a saying that being homeless is light. If you don't have a family to care about, you might feel better!"

"Is the company commander married?" I asked.

"En!" Company Commander Luo nodded: "There are two children, one boy and one girl!"

Hearing this, I couldn't help being very surprised, seeing that Lianchang Luo was only in his early twenties, this would be considered an early marriage in our modern age, I didn't expect to have two children.

But when I think about it, I don't think it's so strange. At this time, the family planning has not yet started. Many people still have the idea that there are more people, more power, and more firewood.

"Look!" Then Captain Luo took out a photo from his close pocket: "When I was about to go to the front line, my wife desperately wanted to take a family photo. Nuo... this is my wife , These are my two children!"

This is a black and white photo. It shows a standard family of four. The wife is dressed in a ponytail, the husband is in military uniform, a little boy is standing in front of him with a happy and proud face, and the other must be a girl... In my wife's arms...

Seeing me, I couldn't help being moved, and said, "Sister-in-law... just gave birth!"

"En!" Captain Luo nodded: "The confinement is not over yet!"

As he said that, Company Commander Luo put the photo on the stone next to him, squinted his eyes and looked at it silently... After a while, he fell asleep like this, and the cigarette was only half smoked, smoking between his fingers.

I quietly helped Company Commander Luo put out the cigarette butts, and I couldn't help but sigh in my heart: If the soldiers fighting on the battlefield are still accompanied by their families, the pressure will indeed be much greater than ours.

So I couldn't help thinking of Chen Yiyi... Turning around, I saw that she was sleeping soundly not far away, I'm afraid she was exhausted from the fighting these days.It's really hard for a woman to fight to the death on the battlefield.

Then I thought of Zhang Fan... If she hadn't died, would I care about her as a family member?Will she also care about me?

Sometimes... I just want to have someone to worry about, but how can Company Commander Luo feel the pain of being alone.

Thinking about it, I don't know when I fell asleep in a daze.

It was already dark when I woke up, and the first thing I did was to ask a person next to me to understand the situation.

"Don't worry, platoon leader!" The scholar replied: "The comrades of the Fourth Company fought very well, and the Yue Devils were defeated by them after several attacks!"

"Hmm!" I didn't believe what the scholar said, and then turned my attention to the company commander.

The company commander nodded, and said: "The Yue Guizi's fights are still very methodical. At the beginning, they made a few tentative attacks, and then they may have discovered that we had changed defenses, so they launched two more fierce attacks, but they were all attacked by soldiers from the fourth company. Beat it down."

When Company Commander Luo said this, I had a great understanding of the battle process. Some people might wonder...how did the Yue Devil find out that we had changed defenses?Isn't that the same as shooting a gun and throwing a grenade on the battlefield?

But in fact, there is a difference. Each unit has its own style. For example, our second company...Because we have fought a few battles before, we dare to bring the enemy closer before fighting. For example, there is me as a sniper... ... All of these will cause a completely different psychological pressure on Yue Guizi.

Yue Guizi also came out of the battlefield, so of course they can feel the difference.Therefore, of course, we will know that the combat power of the replaced unit is not as good as ours, so of course we will launch several fierce attacks on the 217 Heights...

It's just a pity that at this time, the canyon was blocked by two tanks, so the Vietnamese army could only attack from the 217 highland, so they could only use their bodies to face the bullets of the fourth company.

I think the Yue Guizi must be regretting it now... If they wait for the fourth company to guard the 217 highland before launching a sneak attack on the canyon with the t62, they may succeed.

"As soon as it gets dark, it will be more difficult for the Yue Devils to attack!" Company Commander Luo continued: "The Yue Devils also launched several attacks, but they were quickly beaten back by the Fourth Company because of poor vision, especially the Fourth Company. Comrades also found several boxes of flares in the tunnel..."

"Oh!" I was relieved when I heard this.

Flares are very useful at night. Since our troops have a commanding position and the flares can illuminate the position of the Yue Japs, it goes without saying that we will know who has the upper hand in this battle.

Before Company Commander Luo finished speaking, he heard gunshots coming from the direction of Height 217. At first, there were a few intermittent shots, and then there was a burst of sound... Along with the bullets, there were also dazzling flares.

Although we were on the other side of the 217 Heights, we were still illuminated by the flares like daylight.

Ten minutes later, the gunfire stopped slowly... I couldn't help but frown, did the Yue Guizi's offensive only last for so long?

If this is really the offensive of the Vietnamese army... then what is the point of their attack like this?Isn't that just sending a few soldiers up to die? (To be continued.)