blood of vietnam war

Chapter 21

Our army suffered so many casualties in this battle that the company did not announce the specific casualty figures in order not to affect the morale of the troops. They only said that the Vietnamese army is a reinforced platoon of Vietnamese special agents with rich combat experience. Let us 75 people were killed.

I still agree with this approach, just like Cao Cao in ancient times knew to use some tricks to quench thirst or kill grain officials to stabilize the morale of the army. In the army, it does not mean that every information must be transparent and honest.The most important thing is to stabilize the morale of the army.

It's just that although the superiors did not announce the number of casualties, all the soldiers actually knew it well.The number of people around me decreased so much in the blink of an eye, and even the number of people who gathered and stood in the team was almost reduced by half. It is impossible for the soldiers not to know...

As for the squad I led... Although it was the front line and the only squad that rushed to the enemy's position to fight, but because of the unprepared attack, there were only two casualties.One is a bazooka shooter, because the bazooka is too bulky, so the speed is too slow when climbing a mountain, and he died under the enemy's gun.The other is a rifleman, he was wounded in the leg by shrapnel, no one knows whether he was injured by the enemy's shrapnel or his own shrapnel, no one will pursue this, I only know... when he was stretched When the team carried it down, their faces were full of happiness and relaxation, while the other soldiers watched him with envious eyes...

yes!Being injured means that you can go home, go home alive, and you can also become a battle hero. Maybe you don’t have to go to this terrible battlefield again. Who can’t be envious?

Since the First World War, the soldiers under me have even more believed that following me as the squad leader is right.Rather, I blame myself, because... one of my soldiers died and one was wounded, but I have never been able to know their names from the beginning to the end, and I don't even have an impression of what they look like.

It's a bit embarrassing to say that, as a squad leader, I didn't realize until then that I should get to know the soldiers under my command.

After asking, I learned that the firepower configuration of our infantry in this era is generally four riflemen in each squad, equipped with 56-type semi-automatic rifles; two submachine gunners, equipped with 56-type submachine guns; two machine gunners, equipped with a 56-type squad Use a light machine gun; two rocket launchers, equipped with a Type 56 or Type 69 40mm caliber rocket launcher.

In other words, the firepower of each squad of our army is generally four 56-type semi-automatic rifles, two submachine guns, one light machine gun and one rocket launcher.Although this kind of firepower is much more advanced than that of the Anti-Japanese War, it is still powerless compared with the Vietnamese army, because although the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle has good body shooting accuracy, its rate of fire is too slow.We pull the trigger to fire a bullet, and there is only one point in a dozen. The ak47 in the hands of the Yue Guizi "squeaks" when the trigger is pulled, and it becomes a row of bullets, and a dozen is a face.

Therefore, when a small unit of our army is fighting the Vietnamese army, the firepower of a platoon is often not as good as that of a squad of the Vietnamese army.It would be even worse if it was a face-to-face one-on-one fight. If we didn't knock down the enemy with one shot, we would basically never have a second shot.

What can be done if the equipment is not good?When fighting, we can only use the lives of our soldiers to make up for these shortcomings!

Considering the heavy casualties of our battalion, the superior also suspended the reconnaissance mission and let us withdraw to Laojie.In fact, I think... even if the superiors let my battalion scout ahead, many of us will not be able to bear the pressure and collapse.

It can be seen that this battle has dealt a heavy blow to the troops, because most of the soldiers are hanging their heads in despair.

One very important reason why they behaved like this was that they were frightened by the battle just now. This battle lasted only half an hour, and half of the people in our battalion either died or had their arms and legs broken. So the fighters naturally think - what if this happens again?Does that mean it's my turn?

I thought so too!

I don’t know how terrible war is if I haven’t experienced war. Before, I only knew how to enjoy myself and live a good life, but I only realized when I got here... The most important thing is always my own life. Beauty, and that shit inheritance...it's all passing.

If there is regret medicine to take, I would rather be a beggar who is looked down upon by thousands of people on the street than a hero who is threatened with death at any time on this battlefield.

But—the fact now is that I am such a small soldier, and the fact is that I am always worried that I will be shot by a Yue devil and die in nine days.

Among the soldiers, only the cadres like Dao Scar and the company commander were still cheering up the soldiers. He waved his fists and shouted at the soldiers: "Comrades! We must turn our grief into strength and continue to carry forward our heroism." The spirit of struggle, to avenge our comrades-in-arms who died!"

"Comrades! We are revolutionary soldiers who cannot be defeated! We must bravely stand up and fight against the Soviet revisionists and the Vietnam revisionists! Stand up bravely and fight the enemy to the end!"

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I can understand cadres like Scar and the company commander. They are the leaders of the army. If they are discouraged, the entire army may be over, so they have to hold on.

I once heard the old man say that being a grassroots cadre is not easy!Dozens of hundreds of soldiers are watching from below, and grassroots cadres are at the forefront of tough and dangerous tasks, and they have to hold back their thoughts when they have ideas in their hearts. Everything has to be considered from the overall interests of the army...

I used to disagree with the old man's statement. Who said grassroots cadres are suffering?After all, they are in charge of dozens of people, right?Look at our current cadres, which one is not popular and spicy!One is upset and gives people small shoes to wear.But now I really realize that what the old man said is correct, so there is such a saying: "If you want to be a cadre in the army, you must be a high-level cadre, and a grassroots cadre is a thankless job!"

But speaking... I seem to be a small cadre now.

correct!Which class am I the monitor of?

"Second squad leader...Second squad leader!" The company commander shouted.

The small stone behind me hit me hard, and I suddenly realized that the company commander was calling me, and I quickly answered with my chest out: "Here!"

The company commander waved at me and shouted: "The second squad leader is the hero of this battle. He led ten comrades from the second row and the second squad to sneak into the enemy's position from the flank of the high ground, and successfully cooperated with the main force to break through the enemy's line of defense. ! Now, let the second squad leader introduce us to the battle experience!"

All of a sudden, the soldiers all turned their eyes to me, and there was an indescribable taste in their eyes.

what is that?

I thought it was adoration, and I read that right...it was adoration, plus some thanks.

After all, if it weren't for us, our troops would probably have to face the result of zero casualties of the Vietnamese army and heavy casualties of our army.And our army suffered heavy casualties, and they may be among them.Therefore, it is normal for them to adore and thank me.It's just that I'm still a little uncomfortable.

It is said that in modern times, although I have some money in my family, the eyes I get are often contempt...

Standing up inexplicably, I am a little at a loss, how can I introduce any combat experience!I myself have only been a soldier for a few days!also experience...

But I also know that the real intention of the company commander is not to really want me to introduce some combat experience to the soldiers, but to use me as an example to make the soldiers think more about our victory in order to boost the morale of the troops.

After thinking about it, I said to the soldiers: "Comrades! I don't have any combat experience to introduce. What I think is actually very simple, that is to save my life!"

With a sound of "coax!", the soldiers became a little confused when they heard my words, and my words had reached the hearts of the soldiers.

And the company commander and the instructor gave me a hard look, and the eyes seemed to say: "What time is it, and you are still talking about these negative life-saving words!"

"Comrades!" I ignored the company commander's eyes and continued: "But there is a saying on the battlefield, that is, the more timid and more afraid of death, the faster the death. I think this makes sense. Comrades Think about it, the battlefield is a place where you live and die, either we die or the enemy dies. Therefore, I think that if we want to save our lives, we must unite closely with the comrades around us and kill us before the enemy kills us. They beat them to death, so that they can go back alive to meet our family members, and go back alive to meet our fathers and fellow villagers!"

"Well said!" I don't know if I called out and took the lead to applaud, and other soldiers also applauded me.

What I'm talking about is not for the motherland, for the people, or for the party. What I'm talking about is the aspirations of those of us soldiers who fought on the battlefield, to save our lives and go home alive to meet our families, so they Of course I am very willing to accept it.

"Unite, kill the enemy before they kill us!" The company commander took this opportunity to shout at the soldiers.

"Unite, kill the enemy before they kill us!" The soldiers responded loudly.

Then what I just said was repeated over and over again by the soldiers like a slogan:

"Go back alive and see your family!"

"Go back alive to meet your parents and fellow villagers!"

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In fact, on the battlefield, for a soldier, their thinking is actually very simple, that is - go back alive!