blood of vietnam war

Chapter 180 Five Garrison

That night we were stationed in Hebian.

Later we found out that the infantry company that served as the cover of the Fifth Company of Engineers couldn't hold back when it retreated and withdrew to the country... In other words, although there are not many such things in our army, there are also.In fact, this kind of thing is very normal on the real battlefield. If there are heroes in any army, there will inevitably be bears. This is an objective fact, not to mention that our army is so large that it has tens of thousands of people, and it is not well trained. .

The reason why we often hear about heroic deeds but don’t know that bears are deserters is because the morale of the troops is needed, and it is good for the troops to publicize more heroic deeds.The other is because no deserter is stupid enough to spread the word about being a deserter.

And it should be said... There are so many deserters, especially during the retreat here.

Didn't the superiors order us to retreat?Well, I turned off the radio and said it was to keep the radio silent, and then I withdrew to the country... If the superior questioned it, he would say that the order was misunderstood or that he didn't hear it clearly. Anyway, we came back alive, and we did fight on the battlefield. We have fought and even made meritorious service. Could it be that the superiors can drive us back to Vietnam?And things like this, if you say that deserters are punished as deserters... It's a little bit later, so most of them are punished casually and it's over.

Ever since, our company was considered unlucky. Those who fought life and death on the battlefield rushed to the forefront, but when they retreated, they were at the end...

Of course, I can only hide these words in my heart. As a platoon leader, I certainly know that speaking out these complaints will only affect the morale of the soldiers.

Things on the battlefield are often like this, there is no concept of fairness or unfairness.

If you feel that the orders from your superiors are unfair or you are passive and sabotage your work because you are not convinced, then well...you will only lose your life when the Yue Guizi comes up.

The soldiers also came here on the battlefield, and of course they knew this very well, so they started building fortifications without saying anything after receiving the order.

Maybe... this is the difference between a recruit and a veteran!

It's only been a dozen days, and our company has already become a veteran troop.

Hebian is a basin, surrounded by mountains, but our task is to cover the fifth company of engineers to blow up the bridge. In addition, our company has only about [-] people in total, so it is impossible to garrison the high ground on all sides, so we can only build at the bridgehead. fortifications.

The fortifications include trenches and cat's ear holes, but because the soil in Hebian is relatively soft, it is impossible to dig cat's ear holes on the side wall of the trench. Two-meter-long and one-meter-wide individual soldier pits are covered with wooden sticks, covered with straw and thatch, and finally covered with a layer of soil to hide inside.

This is a bit like a coffin, and it is obviously not safe enough. There are too many exposed areas, and the Vietnamese army has a high probability of being hit by a single shot.But there was no way around it, and in addition, it was also on the way to retreat, and everyone knew that this place would definitely be guarded for a short time, so they made up their minds.

The only advantage is that people can lie down while hiding in it.

You must know that although the cat ear holes dug in the side wall of the trench are safe, if the whole person curls up in a ball like a mouse and cannot do it, it goes without saying that it is uncomfortable.Now we can at least lie down.

Perhaps it was because they would be returning home soon, so all the soldiers were so excited that they couldn't sleep, including the engineers and soldiers, so they all looked out at the stars and chatted silently.

"Comrade, where are you from?"

"Nanjing, Jiangsu!"

"It's time to go back home in a few days!"

"Yeah, the superiors will never leave us in Vietnam!"

"Have you found a match?"

"No, I don't know how to find it!"

"You are asking the right person. One is to judge literary talent when writing a letter, the second is to judge the figure when meeting each other, and the third is to judge eloquence when speaking. Remember!"

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Hearing this, I almost stopped laughing, literary talent, figure, eloquence... Is this the evaluation standard of people in this era?This is not a little bit different from the modern standard of being tall, rich and handsome...

At this time, I suddenly saw a few bright lights dangling in front of my eyes, and my heart twitched violently, so I hurriedly gave the order: "Silence, silence!"

These bright lights may be nothing to others, but as a sniper, I am particularly sensitive to them, because I know that they are the light reflected by the moonlight projected to the telescope.

Who would be watching us with a telescope?If it is our own people, then there is no need to do this at all, so the answer is very simple... it is the more devils.

Soon the surroundings became quiet, so quiet that only the chirping of mosquitoes and frogs could be heard.

"Second platoon leader..." Captain Luo's cat hole was only two meters away from me, he lowered his voice and called to me: "What's the situation?"

"There are enemies!" I said, "Someone is watching with binoculars on the other side of the bridge!"

"Could I have read it wrong!" Company Commander Zhang said in disbelief: "How could the Yue Guizi arrive here so quickly? Besides, there are landmines everywhere in the direction of Sabah, and there is no movement there!"

"That's right!" Another engineer soldier also responded: "Is this comrade joking, the enemy can spot it even if you observe it with binoculars?"

"Of course!" A few soldiers under my command quickly retorted: "Who do you think our platoon leader can hit with a single shot at a distance of 800 meters!"

"What? 800 meters? One hit?"

"It's not bragging, is it?"

"Of course not! The soldiers of our entire company are watching with their own eyes!"

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Then the topic quickly turned to various anecdotes on the battlefield, and the alert just now was lifted without knowing it.

This kind of situation makes me a little dumbfounded. I am afraid that this situation will happen if the combat troops are mixed with the non-combat troops... The non-combat troops will always be full of curiosity about those things on the battlefield, and the combat troops, because of a little vanity I am also happy to tell them this and that.Of course, there are occasional exaggerations.

However, this seems to be a good thing. I originally wanted the soldiers to be more vigilant, but then I thought about it... If there are really ghosts lurking on the other side of the bridge, then if I let the soldiers be on alert too early, I am afraid that it will cause the enemy to panic. Wary, so he went with them.

Of course, just because the soldiers let down their vigilance doesn't mean that I will too.One is because I am worried about the security of the engineering company, and the other is because I know that if the Vietnamese army comes over at this time, the consequences will be unimaginable... Our position is almost defenseless.

Therefore, after arranging two secret whistles, he dared to lie down and rest in the cat's ear hole.

To my surprise, nothing happened that night. Not only did the Vietnamese army not come to attack, even the PLA did not withdraw.But that doesn't seem too surprising... We can all be considered the last batch, right?Those who are still in the south of the bridge at the moment are just some engineering units doing the finishing work.

I later learned that it was precisely because of this that the Vietnamese troops lurking on the other side of the bridge did not dare to act rashly, because their strength and equipment were insufficient. Not only did they need time to gather more troops, but they also hoped to outwit them.

But my personality is like this. Once I doubt or believe something, I will not change it easily because of other people's opinions or opinions.So even though the secret sentry deployed last night was a waste of effort, and even the engineering unit organized a platoon of troops to search the high ground opposite the bridge...it also found nothing, but I still insisted on my doubts.

"Second squad leader!" I found Chen Yiyi by the river.

I don't know why, the more the troops retreated, the more Chen Yiyi's mood became depressed, no... now another person was sitting on the stone by the river in a daze.

"Hmm!" It took a while for Chen Yiyi to come back to her senses, and her eyes quickly became complicated again after turning her head to find it was me.

"What's wrong?" I asked, "Is there something on your mind?"

"No...it's nothing!" Chen Yiyi shook her head: "It's just... I don't know what will happen after returning to China..."

"Hmm!" When Chen Yiyi said this, my doubts were cleared away. In fact, I also had the same worries as hers, because although it was the country I grew up in, I was also unfamiliar with it in this era.

"Don't worry!" Although I thought so in my heart, I still comforted Chen Yiyi: "In our country, women generally don't need to serve as soldiers. In the future... just find a job and live a good life, and don't have to do this again I'm terrified!"

"how about you?"

"Me?" I smiled wryly, "What else can I do if I don't serve as a soldier? What's more...I want to help you find my sister!"

I admit that this is a bad promise, because I really don't think that I will meet Chen Qiaoqiao in the days to come.

But this made Chen Yiyi very useful, she nodded movedly, her eyes filled with tears.

It is precisely because of Chen Yiyi's performance that I thought she would live in the way I planned for the future, but I didn't expect that... Chen Yiyi is the kind of person who can't do anything without being a soldier. It is impossible for her to have all the abilities but leave her sister alone and wait for someone to save her, even if the person who promised to save her is me.

"By the way!" I spread out a map in front of Chen Yiyi and said, "Are you familiar with the terrain in Sabah? Is it possible for the Yue Guizi to bypass Sabah and rush to Hebian through a small road?"

Chen Yiyi replied with certainty: "Although I am not very familiar with Sabah, there must be trails. As long as the direction is correct and a little more time is needed, you can always get there! But it is not suitable for large troops to march, and Pack lightly."

"Yeah!" I nodded, and I have been fighting in Vietnam for a while, so I also know that marching in the Vietnamese jungle sometimes even involves climbing cliffs, which means that it is impossible to bring too much ammunition or Heavy weapons, otherwise it will consume stamina and marching time exponentially.

So I also had some thoughts in my heart. (To be continued.)