Scarlet Romance

Chapter 16
The No. 1 car is the car of Yuan Jun's partner and the instructor of the first company, Jin Zhengyu.The death of Kim Jong-woo made Yuan Jun feel very sad. After all, the two had lived in the same room for nearly a year, and they hit it off.Before the war, Kim Jong-woo also said in a chat that he had never been to Beijing, and his biggest wish was to take his wife and children to visit Beijing in the future.Yuan Jun also promised him at that time that he could live in his home when he went to Beijing in the future.The conversation of that day is still in my ears, but Kim Jong-woo is no longer there, and even the body cannot be found. He was blown to pieces.

Yuan Jun carefully observed the destroyed No. 1 car, and the damage was really terrible. The armor-piercing projectile fired by the 75mm anti-tank gun within a distance of less than 100 meters just hit the joint between the turret and the car body, and the turret was thrown more than ten meters away. , The fire caused a chain explosion of shells inside the tank. All four crew members were blown to pieces, and the body of the tank was almost disintegrated.Car No. 4, which was at the end, was basically the same, and all four crew members were also killed.Yuan Jun took off his tank cap first, and lowered his head, and the tank crews also took off their caps one after another to pay tribute to the comrades who died in battle.

Yuan Jun ordered the destroyed No. 1 vehicle to crash into the mountain stream to clear the way for the tank column behind. The driver of the No. 4 car knocked the wreckage of the No. 1 car down the mountain stream with tears streaming down his face, and then slammed the tank into the rock blocking the road again and again. The long formation of tanks finally moved again.

In this battle, in addition to the first 8 crew members who died in battle, the tank crew suffered another 4 casualties. The commander of the No. 4 vehicle and the gunner of the No. 5 vehicle were killed in an assault on the enemy's anti-tank position. The driver of the No. 7 vehicle was seriously injured.Yuan Jun adjusted the personnel configuration of each vehicle and ordered the attack to advance.

When the tank group roared out of the mountain pass, there was no infantry cover left. Yuan Jun knew that tanks without infantry cover would be very dangerous in the subtropical mountain jungle area, but he couldn't care about them now.Due to being attacked by multiple anti-tank mixed units of the enemy in different areas, the whole regiment was cut into several sections on the narrow mountain road, and each company could only fight on its own.Yuan Jun learned from the radio that the battalion commander's car was heavily attacked in the battle just now, and the battalion commander was seriously injured. Now the deputy battalion commander took over the command of the battalion commander. Attack forward, occupy D town at the road intersection as planned, and the whole battalion will follow up immediately.

At this time, there were still 7 tanks in the company. Under the command of Yuan Jun, these 7 tanks started at full speed. The engines were roaring, and the tracks rolled up dust all over the sky. The ground bumped, and Yuan Jun felt sick, and the loader beside him couldn't help vomiting.

The tank group entered the gentle hilly area, and the terrain gradually flattened. Yuan Jun couldn't help but get excited. This is the natural tank field, where the tanks can gallop freely.

A road appeared in the periscope, and there was actually a bus driving on the road. The gunner shook the artillery steering gear, put the bus into the crosshairs of the scope, and asked for instructions: "Company commander, do you want to fight?"

Yuan Jun said: "Why beat the common people? Don't beat them!"

The gunner said unwillingly: "The problem is that we can't tell who is a soldier and who is an ordinary person. They all look like ordinary people. They may conjure up a bazooka like a magic trick at any time."

Yuan Jun said: "There is no way. We can only wait for people to show their bazookas before we can fight. You see, these passengers are still waving at us. They probably regard us as their own. Why are these ordinary people so insensitive to war?"

A truck full of enemy soldiers passed the tank column at high speed, and it turned out to be a Jiefang truck.These enemy soldiers did not find out where the tank was, probably because the nylon camouflage net covered on the tank turret covered the eye-catching Bayi red star.This time it was a fully armed army. The driver fired the heading machine gun without waiting for Yuan Jun's order. A string of bullets hit the truck's body, and the tires were blown out, slowing down the truck.The soldiers in the carriage fired futilely at the tank with their submachine guns, and the armor plates of the tank were rattled.The driver was furious, stepped on the accelerator and rushed up, the tank leaned against the truck and lightly rubbed against it, the Jiefang truck suddenly overturned, and the tank ran over the truck.Yuan Jun turned the periscope to the back, and saw that the six tanks behind him were also unceremoniously running over the flattened truck one by one... The excited shouts of the tankers came from the earphones, and there was revenge in the shouts. pleasure.

Town D finally appeared in the periscope. It looked like it was not a small town. Smoke was rising from the town, and enemy soldiers in grass-green military uniforms were building bunkers with sacks.The map shows that this is the intersection of three highways, an important highway hub.Before the start of the battle, Yuan Jun had already defined the mission. The first tank company was the vanguard of the whole regiment. The main task was to capture D Town and hold it, waiting for the large troops behind.According to the information obtained before the war, the enemy has a battalion of garrison troops here, equipped with anti-tank weapons.

Yuan Jun hesitated for a moment. It was really risky to attack an infantry battalion equipped with anti-tank weapons with 7 tanks without infantry cover, but he immediately made up his mind: fight!There is nothing to hesitate, you can't stop here and wait for the infantry to come, it won't make people laugh.

Yuan Jun issued an attack order into the microphone: "Attention all vehicles, the even-numbered vehicle is on the left, the odd-numbered vehicle is on the right, start a battle formation, pay attention to the cover of the two wings, the target, D town, advance at full speed!"

The 7 tanks formed a wedge-shaped battle formation, and rushed towards D town at high speed.

Yuan Jun's later recollections were somewhat vague. He only remembered that the tank group was suddenly attacked by enemy anti-tank firepower at a distance of 800 meters from the town's entrance. Fired from the recoil gun.Thinking of this, Yuan Jun gritted his teeth with hatred. This gun was made in China. The soldiers thought its name was too convoluted, so they simply simplified it to "82 Wu".This kind of cannon once provided a lot of free aid to the enemy, and Yuan Jun had tasted what it was like to be attacked by weapons produced by his own country.The first shell hit the 82-degree inclined armor plate in front of the driver, and then another shell hit the semicircular turret.Due to the angle, the two shells did not penetrate the armor and were ejected, but the strong vibration caused by the huge kinetic energy was no small matter.Yuan Jun was so shocked that he fell off his chair, and the driver was knocked unconscious for a few seconds. He almost drove the tank into a ditch, and the gunner couldn't help vomiting.Yuan Jun resisted the nausea and dizziness and turned the periscope. He immediately searched for the position of the enemy's firepower point: "Quick! Aim and shoot. The house directly in front of you to the left is where the firing point is. Load the explosive bomb..."

With a bang, the cannon was ejected, and several enemy soldiers were blasted into the sky with their cannons.

The voice of Sun Yong, the commander of No. 5 car, came from the headset: "Report to the company commander, No. 7 car was destroyed, and No. 4 car was shot and damaged..."

Yuan Jun said coldly: "Understood, continue to attack and rush into D Town!"

The only remaining 5 tanks in a row finally rushed into the town. Yuan Jun discovered through the periscope that the people in this town seemed to have moved away. Ray and the dynamite pack rushed towards the tank.The heading machine gun and parallel machine gun on the tank fired violently, sweeping down the enemy soldiers one by one... Yuan Jun’s tank turret was hit by another rocket. The police found that a guy in a helmet was loading a rocket launcher on a two-story building opposite. He stepped on the gas pedal, and the tank roared and slammed into the small building, and the small building collapsed like collapsed blocks. ruins.The tank continued to ram forward, even opening a new road among the dense houses. Wherever it went, the houses collapsed like dominoes, and the dust was flying.

Vehicles No. 5 and No. 8 have flattened the enemy's anti-tank position at the entrance of the town. Several 75mm anti-tank cannons were crushed to pieces. Pieces of houses knocked down.

Vehicle No. 9 triggered an anti-tank mine at the entrance of the town. The violent explosion threw the tank up and overturned it to the side of the road, killing all four crew members. Car No. 4 ran into a desperate guy when it was rushing into town D. He got into the bottom of the car with an explosive bag in his arms and blew the explosive bag before the tracks rolled over him. Car No. 3 was blown crookedly A fire ignited on one side, and the commander and driver, who were covered in fire, were knocked down by enemy machine guns when they jumped out of the cockpit...

Yuan Jun saw in the periscope the tragic situation of the destruction of No. 9 and No. 3 cars, and he couldn't help closing his eyes in pain. He had expected this kind of ending a long time ago. A tank without infantry cover is like a wild beast surrounded by termites in the jungle. How fierce, it will still be swallowed by thousands of termites in the end.What Yuan Jun has to do now is nothing more than a fight between trapped beasts. He has already made up his mind, and while manipulating parallel machine guns to fire, he shouted into the microphone: "Car No. 5 and Car No. 8, I am the company commander, and now we only have 3 The car is gone, if you hold on a little longer, reinforcements will arrive, let's do some earthwork, flatten the houses, and the enemy will lose their concealment."

"Car No. 5 understands!"

"Car No. 8 understands!"

Yuan Jun's judgment was correct. Ten minutes later, three tanks almost flattened the town, and the remaining enemies lost the cover of their buildings and were forced to withdraw from the town.Yuan Jun reported to the deputy battalion commander: "The tank company has occupied D town and is defending for reinforcements."

The deputy battalion commander said: "First company commander, please report the loss."

"We only have three tanks left, and we are almost running out of fuel and ammunition."

"One company commander, hold on for a while, we are still 10 kilometers away from you, we will arrive soon, the enemy may have to counterattack, you must hold on."

"Yes! Battalion Commander, please rest assured!"

Yuan Jun got out of the turret, looked around the terrain with a telescope, and understood eight or nine points in his heart.Although this town is not big, its geographical location is very important. This is the main assault direction of my Eastern Front Corps—the outer barrier of City L. In the layout of the entire campaign, Town D can serve as a defensive support point.No wonder both the enemy and us have risked our lives, because once Town D is captured, the road leading to City L will be flat and there is no danger to defend.

Yuan Jun was smoking a cigarette, thinking about how to use three tanks to organize an effective defense, and after smoking a cigarette, he had an idea.He ordered 3 tanks to be lined up at the south entrance of the town, leaving one person on each tank to manipulate anti-aircraft machine guns and artillery, and the rest of the crew got out of the vehicles to build bunkers and used light weapons for defense.Fortunately, there were a lot of weapons discarded by the enemy, so it was not too much trouble to find a few machine guns, and the soldiers got busy.

Sun Yong of the No. 5 car was checking the anti-aircraft machine gun on the turret. He suddenly called out: "Company Commander, the enemy has dispatched tanks. There are three of them. The distance is more than 3 meters. They are coming in our direction."

Yuan Jun jumped up to the turret and raised the binoculars, and the three tanks that came into view formed a wedge-shaped battle formation. This is the most common battle formation of tanks, and there is nothing surprising about it.Interestingly, this is actually a mixed formation of two different types of tanks. The front is the Soviet-made T3 tank. This tank is one of the most advanced main battle tanks in the 62s, whether it is tactical performance or armor. The bulletproof ability and the caliber of the artillery are better than the domestic Type 20 tank driven by Yuan Jun.Yuan Jun's heart tightened when he saw it, and then he couldn't help laughing again when he looked at the two tanks behind. They were actually two Soviet T70 tanks from the "World War II" period.It is not an exaggeration to say that it is old-fashioned. This kind of tank was equipped by the Soviet Union in 59. It has been 34 years now, and the active equipment of the Soviet Army has changed several times.This kind of tank has long been an antique in the Soviet Union, and its only use is to make movies about "World War II".

Yuan Jun said with a smile: "It's such a poor country. Even weapons are mixed with good and bad. It's like a vegetable seller. You need a handful of cabbages to sell a radish." He couldn't figure out why the enemy commander put this Two mixed formations of tanks with such disparity in performance were put into combat.

Yuan Jun calculated that his 3 tanks were running out of fuel, and if he started a tank battle with the opponent in motion, it would obviously be a disadvantage.It seems that the best way is to wait for work with ease, and have a classical duel with the T62 tank from the front.In terms of quantity, it is three against three. In terms of quality, the two T34s are almost negligible. The 85mm rifled gun on it cannot penetrate the frontal armor of the Type 1000 tank at a distance of 59 meters, but it is worrying. The most famous is the T62. Its gun is equipped with a two-way stabilization system, which can fire accurately at high speed. What is daunting is its 115mm smoothbore gun, which is not bound by rifling. The initial velocity of the shell is increased, and its lethality is extraordinary. .

The opponent's tank was getting closer and closer to a distance of 2000 meters. Yuan Jun estimated that the opponent planned to enter a distance of 1000 meters before firing. This is the most reliable shooting distance for direct-pointing artillery.Yuan Jun felt hot all over his body, and his work clothes were soaked with sweat. 1000 meters... This is a life-and-death distance. He has to calculate carefully. First, he must destroy two T1000s at a distance of 34 meters. It must be a distance of 1000 meters. If you approach it, it will pose a threat to your tank.What about the T62, they are not fools, and they will also fire at a distance of 1000 meters. Even if you destroy two T34s, its first shot has a high hit rate, and the first shot may kill one of your tanks...

A thought suddenly flashed in Yuan Jun's mind. He jumped off the tank and shouted: "Cars No. 8 and No. 5, the drivers get on and listen to my dispatch."

The two drivers started the tanks. Yuan Jun ordered the No. 5 car to stick close to his tank and face the front side by side. The No. 8 car turned its body sideways to block in front of the two side-by-side tanks. The three cars were arranged in the shape of "pin".This is undoubtedly a clever idea. Car No. 3 became a cover for the two tanks behind, protecting the frontal armor of the two tanks, while the exposed side was the inclined surface of the semicircular turret. When it enters the angle, the shells can be bounced off completely.If you can exchange for 8 tanks at the cost of sacrificing one tank, the deal will not lose money.

Sure enough, when the opponent's tank drove into a distance of 1000 meters, the T62 in the front fired a shot, which accurately hit the side armor of the No. 8 vehicle that was serving as a cover, and the No. 8 vehicle suddenly burst into flames. Sun Yong of the No. 5 car seized the opportunity to press the gun button, and with a "boom", a piece of broken armor popped out of the chamber, flying a T34 turret on the left, and the T34 immediately ignited a fire.Yuan Jun had already put another T34 into the cross mark on the scope, and he suddenly pressed the gun button, but the gun didn't go off, and Yuan Jun's cold sweat flowed down all of a sudden.He found that the electric trigger of the artillery was broken in the battle just now, and quickly switched to manual triggering, but he did not expect that the manual trigger was also broken.Just such a slight delay, the T62 on the opposite side fired another shot, hitting the side of the turret of Yuan Jun's tank, and the semicircular turret flew the shells out.Although the tank was fine, Yuan Jun was shocked again. His head hit the deck, and many golden stars appeared in front of his eyes. Blood flowed from his forehead to his neck like a stream.He didn't bother to wipe the blood, and put his eyes close to the scope, adjusted the steering gear, and aimed at the junction of the T62 tank turret and platform.He saw that the opponent's gun barrel in the scope was also adjusting the angle. The opponent's gunner was probably tired of the No. 8 vehicle blocking in front, which greatly affected his angle of entry.This is a veritable duel, and whoever has the quickest hand is the winner.At this time, the fire flashed in front of the No. 5 car, and Sun Yong fired another shot. The shell hit the 62-degree slope of the front armor of the T45 tank, and the shell was also bounced away.Yuan Jun gloated and thought that the opponent's tank driver was probably also dizzy at the moment. He took this opportunity to grab a large wrench and hit the breech breech hard. With a "boom", a broken armor bullet flew Going out, the turret of the T62 tank in the scope was spinning like a flying saucer in the firelight and flew seven or eight meters away. He laughed out loud...

Yuan Jun was so engrossed that he didn't realize that the remaining T34 had circled 200 meters to his side. Sun Yong of the No. 5 vehicle also aimed at this tank. Before he could press the gun button, the gun of the T34 tank fired first— An 85mm armor-piercing projectile pierced the side deck of Yuan Jun's tank. Amid the explosion, Yuan Jun's laughter stopped abruptly. He felt as if he had become a feather and floated up gently. He let out a deep sigh. A sigh: "Oh, this feeling is so good..."

For Yuan Jun, this war has ended ahead of schedule.

Before Zhong Yuemin led the task force to attack the 210 Heights, a self-propelled artillery regiment of the follow-up troops rushed to the ferry, and the front finger ordered to fire on the enemy's deep artillery group, so the large-scale artillery battle kicked off.With the sound of rumbling guns, groups of shells drew densely packed ballistic trajectories in the air, skimming the 210 Heights and flying deep towards the enemy.The enemy's artillery group did not show weakness, and immediately began to fight back.Groups of shells flew over the high ground and flew towards the ferry again.A pontoon bridge battalion of our side braved the enemy's artillery fire to build a bridge urgently. The artillery shells flying from the enemy's depth exploded countless water columns in the river. Soldiers in the pontoon bridge battalion were hit by shrapnel from time to time and fell into the river.

Zhong Yuemin stood on the 203 high ground and looked around with a telescope. He found that within a radius of tens of kilometers around the No. 4 bridge, the artillery battle had become a mess.First, the artillery fire of the Vietnamese army bombarded our interspersed route, and then our army's artillery fire counterattacked the high grounds on the interspersed route.In the end, it was the artillery fire from both sides that bombarded all the areas and high grounds in turn.The entire intersecting route and the highlands turned into a world of light and fire in an instant.The screams of shrapnel tearing through the air are everywhere on the battlefield, and the deafening explosions are everywhere.In this frightening explosion, there is a more creepy situation - the primeval secondary forests and tall moso bamboos all over the mountains detonate various ammunition in the air, which greatly improves the coverage and killing range of the shrapnel in the air .Soldiers on both sides of the enemy and us fell down one by one in this row of roaring roars...

The members of the task force turned a blind eye to the fierce artillery battle. They had their own work to do. Using the cover of the bushes, the team members spread out the skirmish line in groups of three, and leaped forward alternately under cover.After all, they are well-trained scouts. Their movements are like scenes in a silent movie, without the slightest sound.According to the plan discussed by Zhong Yuemin, Zhang Haiyang and Wu Mantun, it is best to use a surprise attack to deal with the defenders on the 210 Heights.They concluded that this group of enemies did not want to expose themselves.When the task force attacked the No. 4 bridge just now, the defenders on the 210 high ground remained silent.They know the importance of the artillery observation post, once it is exposed, it will be destroyed immediately, so they just kept calm and watched the troops guarding the bridge being wiped out without firing a single shot. Maybe they think that we have not discovered this artillery observation post yet. .If this is the case, the task force simply pretends to be deaf and dumb, approaching the enemy's fortifications with covert movements, and then leaps into the enemy's fortifications to resolve the battle hand-to-hand. Only in this way can casualties be minimized.The number of the task force is too small, and the capital is limited, so it can't compete with defending the enemy.If the enemy finds it halfway up the mountain, the task force can only be forced to resort to storming, which will cause much greater casualties.

The height of 210 is not high, and the task force approached the top of the mountain in less than 15 minutes. It seems that the task force was lucky.Zhong Yuemin found many discarded empty cement packaging bags in the bushes, with the Chinese characters "Made in China" written on them. He concluded that the defenders had built permanent fortifications on the top of the mountain, and they built them hastily, because the cement bags were still very small. new.

The vanguard team led by Ning Wei has jumped within 30 meters of the enemy's fortifications, and can jump into the enemy's fortifications in two to three minutes.Ning Wei opened the bayonet of the submachine gun, and he murmured silently in his heart: "Thank God, you will be done soon, but please don't make any accidents..." But just as he was talking, Tong Tielin beside him touched a bullet. To defend against infantry mines, Tong Tielin's body was thrown up in a ball of flames, and one foot was blown up without a trace.This explosion was equivalent to calling the police to the enemy, and an anti-aircraft machine gun in the fortification fired immediately, and the soldiers quickly fell down on the hillside, bullets raining down on their surroundings.Immediately afterwards, the two heavy machine guns defending the enemy also fired, and the soldiers were firmly pressed to the ground.

Ning Wei was at the forefront, and he had jumped to only a dozen meters away from the enemy's fortifications. At this time, he was pressed to the ground by the rain of bullets and could not move.Cursing, he took out a grenade from his waist, and put his little finger into the fire ring.He was looking forward to a short pause in the enemy's firepower, as long as he was given a few seconds, he could throw grenades into the enemy's fortifications in a prone position.

Defending the enemy seemed to know what Ning Wei was thinking. The firepower of the anti-aircraft machine gun gradually moved back, suppressing the team led by Zhong Yuemin, and a heavy machine gun immediately took over, pressing down on Ning Wei non-stop.A rock in front of his head was shattered by bullets, and he crouched firmly behind the rock, knowing that if he raised his arm to throw a bomb at this moment, his arm would definitely be broken by the rain of bullets.

Zhong Yuemin and others who were walking behind were also suppressed by the firepower of the defending enemy. The enemy's fire net was very fierce, and the task force could not advance or retreat, and was in a very unfavorable situation.Yu Genzhu, the fifth squad leader lying beside Zhong Yuemin, loaded the rocket in a prone position, jumped up against the rain of bullets, and took the 40mm rocket launcher on his shoulders in a kneeling position to aim at the enemy fortifications. Before he could pull the trigger , was shot in the chest by three high-speed aircraft bullets, and Yu Genzhu was shot two meters away by the powerful impact of the bullets, and fell on his back. The rocket launcher and the rocket with the safety cap removed rolled down to Zhong Yuemin's legs.

Zhong Yuemin rolled to the side of Yu Genzhu's body and observed his wound. The penetrating wound caused by the 12.7mm bullet was horrific. The bullet's entrance was the size of a wine cup. The corpse was still warm, but the life had rushed out of the body in an instant and disappeared into the air.Zhong Yuemin glanced at the sky with red eyes, as if looking for Yu Genzhu's lost soul.Wu Mandun, who was lying not far away, couldn't help crying. He used to be the platoon leader of Guo Gezhu, and the two were still fellow villagers, and they usually had a good relationship.

Zhong Yuemin silently took off the submachine gun, grabbed the bazooka, and prepared to jump again.Zhang Haiyang was in a hurry, he shouted: "Yuemin, don't move, the enemy's firepower is too fierce..." Zhong Yuemin turned a deaf ear, he checked the bazooka, turned over and jumped up, and raised the bazooka in a kneeling position...

At this time, Ning Wei, who was lying at the forefront, was still suppressed by the firepower and could not move on the hillside. He was sweating profusely while holding the grenade.At this time, Tong Tielin, whose foot was blown off, suddenly stood up, and he opened fire at the enemy's fortifications with a submachine gun in one hand.Due to excessive blood loss, he was already in a semi-comatose state, but even so, a long burst shot he fired was still extremely accurate. Seven or eight bullets hit the bulletproof shield of the heavy machine gun defending the enemy, and the enemy machine gunner immediately swept the bullets away. To Tong Tielin, Tong Tielin, who had more than a dozen bullets in his body, threw himself down unwillingly.

Ning Wei seized this short opportunity and threw the grenade in a prone position. The grenade turned somersaults in the air and drew a beautiful arc and accurately fell into the enemy's trench...

This fleeting opportunity also saved Zhong Yuemin. The moment he jumped up desperately, all the firepower of the defending enemy was directed towards Tong Tielin.Zhong Yuemin realized that the god of death had passed him by, and rushed towards Tong Tielin.He slammed the trigger of the bazooka, and there was an ear-shattering noise. Dazzling pillars of fire spewed out from the front and rear ends of the bazooka. A ball of fire whizzed out with a trail and hit the enemy's anti-aircraft machine gun bunker...

The two explosions came almost at the same time. Ning Wei's grenade blew up the enemy's heavy machine gun, and Zhong Yuemin's rocket destroyed the enemy's anti-aircraft machine gun bunker.Ning Wei jumped up like lightning with the sound of the explosion, and jumped into the enemy's trench in a few steps. Before his feet landed, the submachine gun in his hand was fired, and three enemy soldiers a few meters away were violently approached and shot I fell out dancing and dancing...

The task force members seized the opportunity and jumped into the trench one after another. There was a scuffle in the position, and the two sides fought in the trench.The ground was full of short bursts of submachine guns, grenades flying randomly in the air, and the two sides were chasing each other in the trenches. The sounds of hand-to-hand combat, the clash of guns and bayonets, and the screams of the wounded were all mixed together.

After jumping into the trench, Zhang Haiyang couldn't get a firm foothold, and was shot in the chest. It was the clip in the chest that saved his life and blocked the fatal blow.He knocked down two enemies who were close at hand with a backhand shot, and the remaining enemy second lieutenant ran away, Zhang Haiyang chased after him, and the second lieutenant disappeared without a trace.Zhang Haiyang thought that he might have gotten into a tunnel, so he didn't stop, and continued to rush forward along the trench. Unexpectedly, he had just turned a corner when he bumped into the muzzle of the second lieutenant's gun, and the muzzle of the black pistol was already close to Zhang. The ocean's head is gone.He closed his eyes resignedly, the second lieutenant pulled the trigger fiercely, Zhang Haiyang heard a "click", but the gun did not fire.The second lieutenant was unlucky, his pistol jammed at this moment, but his reaction was extremely quick, and he smashed the pistol towards Zhang Haiyang. Zhang Haiyang tilted his head and avoided the blow, but was thrown down by the second lieutenant , The two rolled and fought in the trench.Zhang Haiyang's gun was hung around his neck with a strap, and the submachine gun on his chest hindered his movements.The second lieutenant had a dagger in his hand at some point. He was obviously a master at using knives, and he didn't make any extra moves. As soon as he drew the knife, he went straight to the point, and the tip of the knife stabbed at Zhang Haiyang's left chest.Zhang Haiyang had no room to dodge in the narrow trench. In desperation, he slammed his palm on the opponent's wrist, but this palm only distorted the opponent's blade, and the dagger was deeply inserted into Zhang Haiyang's shoulder. The pain was severe, as if a red-hot iron bar had been inserted into his shoulder, it was on fire, and his whole body was paralyzed.The second lieutenant stabbed Zhang Haiyang's heart for the second time without hesitation, but Zhang Haiyang was powerless to dodge, he stretched out his right hand like lightning with his middle and index fingers thrust into Zhang Haiyang's heart. His eyes... He actually succeeded. His two fingers pierced the opponent's eye socket like a hole, but the opponent's dagger did not penetrate his heart. He found that the second lieutenant's body was going limp, and Ning Wei appeared in front of him, with his hand He held a blood-dripping dagger—his dagger accurately pierced through the soft tissue under the second lieutenant's back under the shoulder blade, piercing through the heart.

Ning Wei helped Zhang Haiyang up, took out the first aid kit to press his wound: "Staff Zhang, you are injured."

Zhang Haiyang leaned weakly on the parapet and asked, "Why didn't you shoot?"

"You are too entangled. At such a close distance, the bullet will penetrate this kid and hurt you. Fortunately, I am faster with the knife."

Zhang Haiyang's military uniform was already soaked in blood. The knife almost pierced his shoulder. The blood gushed out like a spring. He felt dizzy from the massive blood loss. He took Ning Wei's hand and said, "Ning Wei , Thank you, you saved my life..." He lost consciousness after speaking.

Wu Mantun led a combat team to jump into the trench, and met several enemy soldiers head-on, and the guns of both sides fired almost at the same time.It was very much like a duel. The two sides were seven or eight meters apart, and they both held submachine guns and fired at each other without any hindrance.The encounter was over in less than 10 seconds. The opponent fell 5 soldiers, and 3 soldiers around Wu Mantun were also shot and fell.Wu Mantun was shot in the left arm, the bullet broke the arm bone, the arm drooped and swayed with the body, blood spattered on the parapet.Wu Mantun didn't care about bandaging the wound, he held a gun with one hand, and chased the remnant enemy along the trench.He grew up in the mountains. He didn't even wear shoes when he was a child. He walked barefoot on the mountain roads as if walking on flat ground. He has already developed a pair of iron feet and extraordinary physical fitness. Coupled with more than ten years of military training, he can move quickly in mountainous areas. Different from ordinary people.A few enemy soldiers who were familiar with the terrain ran desperately along the arc-shaped circular fortifications. Every time Wu Mantun raised his gun to shoot, they were able to turn into the blind spot in time, and the bullets hit the breast wall and splashed choking dust. , but never hit them.Wu Mantun simply stopped shooting, and ran with all his strength.Those enemy soldiers didn't expect him to run so fast, and they were bitten by him after only a few turns. He raised his hand and shot, and the two enemies were hit while running, and their bodies flew forward three or four times. Mi Cai fell down.The remaining two enemies panicked. They couldn't turn around and shoot while running, so they had to run forward with their guns in hand.Wu Mantun saw the two enemies turning again, and he also chased after him and turned a 90-degree turn. He suddenly found a dark tunnel entrance in front of him, and the last enemy who ran behind disappeared into the tunnel in a flash.Without hesitation, Wu Mantun jumped up and followed the soldier into the tunnel. Before his eyes could adapt to the darkness, the submachine gun in his hand was fired. In the darkness, someone screamed and fell, and the bullet hit the concrete wall. A ricochet formed on the surface, colliding back and forth in the tunnel, splashing sparks from the starting point.He emptied the magazine, and used his left hand to pull out the magazine habitually. Unexpectedly, his broken left arm didn't listen at all, so he quickly switched to his right hand to pull out the magazine. It took only a few seconds, and he Get knocked down by several enemies.Wu Mantun struggled desperately to turn over, but the injured left arm made him almost fainted from the pain. He felt several hands pressing him firmly, making him unable to move.A thought flashed through Wu Mantun's mind: these enemies wanted to capture him alive.He suddenly felt a strong fear, he must not be captured, even if he fights to the death, it is better than being captured...

Wu Mantun has a distant cousin who was wounded and captured on the Korean battlefield, and later returned to China when the two sides exchanged prisoners of war. From then on, the bad luck of this cousin began.He was sent to a coal mine in the northwest to undergo a labor reform. His children and relatives were implicated, and he was not even eligible to serve in the army, join the party, or go to university.Fortunately, Wu Mantun's blood relationship with this cousin has already been out of Wufu, otherwise he would be implicated.His cousin once traveled thousands of miles to the Northwest to visit his uncle who was serving a sentence in a labor reform coal mine. During the two hours of the meeting, the cousin repeated only one sentence: "If I knew it would hurt my family, I should have lived in Geoje Island." In the prisoner-of-war camp, he was killed head-on.” After returning, my aunt took the child and remarried.Cousin later died in a mine accident when he was blasted to pieces while removing the Squib.Wu Mantun had heard the elders in the village talk about his cousin since he was a child, and this incident left a deep impression on him.He always believed that his cousin was a squib deliberately set off, and that when all a person's hopes were shattered, it would be superfluous to continue living.

Wu Mantun didn't dare to think about it anymore. He still had a large group of younger brothers and sisters. Their lives had just begun, and they couldn't ruin their lives because of an older brother who was captured on the battlefield.Thinking of this, Wu Mandun suddenly gained strength. He shook his head violently and bit the hand of an enemy. The other party let out a scream, and a finger was bitten off. He clearly remembered that before launching the attack, everyone unscrewed the cover of the grenade, pulled out the firing wire, and the firing ring hung on the wooden handle.Wu Mantun touched a firing wire in the dark, and his hand moved to the side again. At this time, the enemy's hand pinched his neck again, making it difficult for him to move.At this moment, his hand finally touched another live wire, and he held the two round fire rings firmly in the palm of his hand. He felt relieved, and pulled the live wire without hesitation. ...

There was a loud bang, and flesh and blood flew across the tunnel...

When Zhong Yuemin jumped into the trench with a few soldiers, the scuffle between the two sides had already begun. They shot down several enemies who rushed over, and several grenades flew to the dead corner of the trench at the same time. With several explosions, the enemy's The stumped limbs were thrown high and landed around Zhong Yuemin.

Zhong Yuemin couldn't care less about chasing and wiping out the remnants of the enemy, he had more important things to do.He jumped up to the parapet with one step, raised his binoculars to observe the depth of the enemy army, and several soldiers guarded him with guns in the middle.In the telescope, the artillery battle between the enemy and the enemy is in full swing, and the number of artillery groups of our army has an overwhelming advantage. However, due to the lack of artillery observers to correct the impact point, the accuracy of the artillery fire is greatly reduced.This job of indicating the direction of the bombardment is one of the professional subjects of the reconnaissance unit. Zhong Yuemin has already mastered it. The data. Two minutes later, our artillery fire gradually moved towards the enemy's artillery position. Zhong Yuemin saw in the binoculars that the enemy's two 2mm howitzers were blown up by our artillery fire, and he couldn't help shouting excitedly: "Good fight! The base gun is then moved 122 dense positions to the east, focusing on firing..."

The artillery shells of our artillery group passed the 210 highland in groups and fell on the enemy's artillery position. The enemy's artillery position was instantly enveloped by fireworks...

Ning Wei ran over and reported to Zhong Yuemin: "Company Commander, Height 210 has been completely occupied. The enemy's artillery observation post and two infantry squads, a total of 31 people, were all killed."

Zhong Yuemin still held up his binoculars and asked, "Well, I see, let me report our losses."

"8 people in the task force were killed, 3 were seriously injured, and 5 were slightly injured. Among them, Staff Officer Zhang was seriously injured, and Instructor Wu was killed..."

Zhong Yuemin was stunned. He grabbed Ning Wei's collar roughly: "What's going on? What's wrong with Instructor Wu?"

Ning Wei lowered his eyelids and whispered, "When the instructor rushed into the tunnel, he was hugged by several enemies. The instructor fired a grenade."

Zhong Yuemin threw the binoculars in his hand down the mountain violently. He sat slumped on the parapet, covering his face with his hands...

Ning Wei watched him quietly from the sidelines. Sun Xiaoping hurried over and was about to speak to report, but Ning Wei stopped him with gestures.

Zhong Yuemin suddenly raised his head and shouted: "What's the matter? Tell me!" Ning Wei noticed that his eyes were red, but there were no tears.

Sun Xiaoping said: "Report to the captain, Staff Officer Zhang's injury is very dangerous, and the blood will not stop no matter what. Our first aid kits have all been used up, and the stretcher team will not be able to come up for a while. I am afraid that people who lose blood like this will die."

Zhong Yuemin seemed to wake up suddenly from a trance, he jumped off the parapet and ran towards Zhang Haiyang.

Zhang Haiyang's injury was not fatal, but because the stretcher team couldn't get up, the blood from his wound couldn't stop for a while, and even five first aid kits were soaked in blood.Due to excessive blood loss, Zhang Haiyang was already in a coma, and his life would be in danger if he dragged on.Zhong Yuemin's eyes were red with anxiety. He yelled at the stretcher team by name to the former commander in the intercom, and threatened that if Zhang Haiyang died, he would shoot the leader of the stretcher team.Cursing, scolding, the stretcher team still couldn't come up for a while, Zhong Yuemin gritted his teeth and had to resort to evil.He ordered the soldiers to light a fire and burn the dagger red, and he raised the red-hot dagger and gestured to the soldiers.The soldiers looked at each other, and no one dared to make a move. Zhong Yuemin stared, and the eyes of the soldiers became flustered. They gritted their teeth and rushed over, holding Zhang Haiyang tightly.Zhong Yuemin tore off Zhang Haiyang's bandage and pressed the red-hot dagger on the wound, only to see a puff of smoke rising from Zhang Haiyang's shoulder, the air was filled with the smell of burnt human flesh, and he was already in a coma Zhang Haiyang let out a scream and woke up from the pain.He struggled desperately, but his hands and feet were firmly held down by the soldiers, unable to move.

Zhong Yuemin threw away the dagger and said coldly: "Hang Hai, hold on, don't scream like a woman, the bleeding has stopped, you can survive."

Zhang Haiyang was in cold sweat from the pain, and he cursed weakly: "Yuemin, you are the only one who can do this kind of thing, you boy is really cruel..."

After Yuan Jun became fully awake, he learned from the nurse that the border war had only lasted 16 days.For the past ten days, he has been in a coma most of the time.The nurse told him that he was hit by 5 pieces of shrapnel and two ribs were broken. Fortunately, no major organs were injured, but the situation was very dangerous at that time because he lost a lot of blood, and he was already dying when he was sent to the temporary dressing room. I couldn't even measure my blood pressure, and I was out of danger after a continuous transfusion of 2400 ml of blood.

After the war, Sun Yong and other comrades came to see him in the hospital and told him what happened after he was injured.Less than 5 seconds after Yuan Jun's tank was hit that day, Sun Yong's gun also fired, destroying the T200 tank within a distance of less than 34 meters. Due to the short distance, the T34 was hit very hard Unfortunately, it first burned, and then the shells in the car were detonated. After a series of explosions, the tank completely disintegrated and turned into a pile of scrap iron.As soon as the battle was over, the tanks of the follow-up troops rushed into D Town.

Yuan Jun laughed at himself and said: "I only participated in this battle for one day and was eliminated."

Sun Yong said: "Company commander, to be honest, I really underestimated you before. I have heard others say that you joined the army through the back door. I really have a bit of a prejudice against the back door soldiers. You hit really hard. When we were ambushed, if you hadn’t taken the lead to rush up, we would have become living targets. Not to mention, I, Sun Yong, admire you, and it’s a pleasure to be a soldier under your command.”

Sun Yong told him that the regiment had already rewarded him with first-class merit, and he would be approved soon.Soldiers all know the weight of first-class merit, even if they have made outstanding contributions on the battlefield, they may not be able to win the honor of first-class merit.Because most of the first-class heroes were awarded posthumously after they were killed in battle, there are not many first-class heroes like Yuan Jun who are still alive in the world.

If in the past, Yuan Jun would have been very proud of hearing these words, as a company commander, it should be a very honorable thing to be admired by the soldiers of his own company, especially in peacetime, not every company commander An officer can make his soldiers admire, and only when he goes to the battlefield can the overall quality of an officer be tested.In fact, long before Sun Yong came, when some chiefs of the army came to visit Yuan Jun, they had already revealed to him that the party committee of the tank regiment had applied for first-class merit to him from the army, and the army had also reported his name to the political department of the military region. .It is said that among the company-level cadres of the entire A Army, he is the only one who has reported first-class merit.But today, these things are no longer important to Yuan Jun. This is the second time in his life that he has brushed shoulders with death. After walking through the blood and fire of war, he seems to have a new understanding of life. Take everything down.

Yuan Jun only hoped that his injury would recover soon, and the first thing he would do after he was discharged from the hospital was to visit the homes of the brothers who died in the company one by one.The second thing is to go back to Beijing to visit relatives, because Zhou Xiaobai has been transferred to the headquarters hospital in Beijing to work a year ago.Yuan Jun also wanted to write a letter to Zhong Yuemin. If it was convenient for Zhong Yuemin, it would be best if he could go back to Beijing to visit relatives.He missed Zhou Xiaobai and Zhong Yuemin very much, but he didn't need to worry about Zheng Tong. In the first college entrance examination in 1977, both Zheng Tong and Jiang Biyun were admitted to university without any difficulty, and they are both studying in Beijing now.Yuan Jun didn't know whether Zhong Yuemin would participate in the battle this time, but he didn't worry about Zhong Yuemin at all, because Zhong Yuemin was a ghost, and he rarely suffered in fights back then. No, it cannot but be said to be a miracle.Yuan Jun absolutely believed that even if Zhong Yuemin went to the battlefield, he would still come back with a high spirit, without hurting even a single hair.There is such a kind of person in the world who is extraordinarily lucky. In the same situation, even if others died 10 times, Zhong Yuemin would not die.

Zhong Yuemin asked the camp instructor for leave, and he went to the hospital to accompany Zhang Haiyang for two days.After Zhang Haiyang was sent to the hospital, he was no longer in danger after blood transfusion, but he was still very weak.He was very excited to see Zhong Yuemin, and the first thing he said was to ask pitifully: "Yuemin, can you stay with me for a few days?"

Zhong Yuemin said unceremoniously: "What is this, is it a man? Poor thing, you are not my wife, why do you always want me to accompany you?"

Zhang Haiyang's self-esteem was greatly hurt: "If you don't want to fucking accompany me, get out. If I have that time, I might as well put on magnets with the female nurse."

"Hey, you sound like a man. Let me tell you, Staff Officer Zhang can't lose his masculinity after being injured a little bit. Isn't the wound on the shoulder, and it didn't mean that the 'second child' was knocked out. "

Zhang Haiyang smiled: "You grandson, you don't have good things to say. How about Mantun? Why didn't he come to see me?"

Zhong Yuemin was silent. He didn't know whether he should tell Zhang Haiyang the news of Wu Mantun's death in battle. He wanted to wait for his injury to heal before telling him, but Zhang Haiyang took the initiative to mention it, so that he didn't know how to answer for a while.Zhong Yuemin peeled an apple and gave it to Zhang Haiyang: "Dude, eat an apple first."

Zhang Haiyang took the apple and took a bite: "Tell me, is it full?"

Zhong Yuemin swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and said with difficulty: "Ocean, I told you not to be sad, but when you were injured, Mandun died..."

Zhang Haiyang spat out the apple with a "pop" and burst into tears.Zhong Yuemin looked at him silently, and wiped off the apple pomace on his body with a towel.

Zhang Haiyang cried out of breath: "What happened? The battle was almost over at that time... I saw him jump into the trench... You said, no one deserves to die... He is the pillar of the family Ah... how will this big family live in the future... 10 years, 10 years of being together, just like this, the person disappeared... such a good person, just disappeared..."

Zhong Yuemin yelled: "Don't cry, can you not die in a war? Didn't you just take your life? I am the same. If Tong Tielin didn't attract the enemy's firepower, I would have been lying on the 210 heights. You Damn, don't cry, it makes me cry..." Before he finished speaking, his eyes were red.

Ning Wei was going to take a family leave to return to Beijing. This day was a rest day. He asked the company commander Zhong Yuemin for leave. He wanted to go to the streets to have a look and buy some local products for his old mother.Zhong Yuemin immediately approved his falsehood. After this raid, Zhong Yuemin appreciated Ning Wei very much, and he was pleasing to the eye.Ning Wei's performance on the battlefield proved that he is an excellent soldier. His reaction speed, psychological quality, and technical and tactical level are all top-notch.Zhong Yuemin thought that if all the platoon leaders under him were officers of Ning Wei's level, then this company would be very easy to lead.In summary after the war, Ning Wei was rated as a second-class meritorious service. He was the only undisputed second-class hero in the company. The second-class work has wronged him.He specifically found the political department for the job Ning Wei proposed. Director Li of the political department has already revealed to Zhong Yuemin that Ning Wei's appointment will come down soon.

Zhong Yuemin felt that it was necessary to talk to Ning Wei first: "Ning Wei, let me give you a letter first, don't sell me, Director Li of the Political Department said, your promotion report has been submitted, It’s probably not a big problem, and when you come back from visiting the house, it’s almost time to announce it.”

Ning Wei said: "Thank you, company commander, don't worry, I will do a good job. I think being a soldier is the most suitable for me in this life. If I leave the army, I really don't know what to do."

Zhong Yuemin said: "Don't thank me, I don't want to make money and I don't get up early. After the order is given, you will bring me a row, so I can save my heart. In the future, you will take my seat, so I can rest assured." Changed jobs."

Ning Wei didn't like to hear it anymore: "Company commander, I really don't like to hear you say that. As the saying goes, the water is too big to cover the bridge, even if one day I become the company commander, then you may become the regiment leader." , I will always be your soldier."

Ning Wei's luck was really bad. When Zhong Yuemin and others were promoted, it didn't take much trouble at all. At that time, officers could only be selected from veterans.Unexpectedly, when Ning Wei became a veteran, the criteria for promotion changed. In principle, officers were no longer selected from soldiers.If it weren't for the special policy for the troops participating in the war this time, Ning Wei would have to pack up and go home, and he finally waited for the last train.

Ning Wei also discovered that fate is a wonderful thing, and sometimes a small thing can reverse your fate.He often wondered which true god he had offended, and fate always played a cruel joke on him at critical moments.If he knew the result of his going to the streets today, he would not ask for leave if he was killed. If he played poker with his comrades in the barracks today, he might still be a teacher or brigade commander in his life, at least he would not be kicked out Out of troops.

That day Ning Wei was walking and looking around the street with his satchel on his back. He found a stall selling red dates and wanted to buy some red dates for his mother.When he was bargaining with the vendor, he heard a woman's shrill cry, and Ning Wei stood up vigilantly.

A woman with disheveled hair was running staggeringly with her face covered in blood. A burly man with a vicious face chased after her with a stick. The woman with blood on her face was knocked down by the man, who continued to beat the woman viciously with the stick. , the woman was beaten and rolled on the ground, screaming again and again...

Ning Wei rushed up, grabbed the man's stick and growled, "Stop! Why did you hit him?"

The man pulled the stick a few times, and Ning Wei held the stick firmly, motionless.Angrily, the man punched Ning Wei on the nose.Ning Wei's nose was bleeding, he was furious immediately, and kicked the man's weakness in the air, the man screamed, flew more than 3 meters away, and fell to the ground hard.

Ning Wei helped the beaten woman up, but the woman suddenly slammed into Ning Wei, cursing: "Soldier, why do you beat my man? I am happy to be beaten, what is your business? I will fight with you!" It's..."

Ning Wei didn't pay attention, and was hit on the stomach by a woman and fell down...

Ning Wei got into trouble this time. The husband who beat his wife broke three ribs and injured his internal organs.This matter is a major issue involving the military-civilian relationship, and the local government and the military political department are very troubled, because the woman who is used to being beaten by her husband is relentless and insists on an explanation from the army leader.Zhong Yuemin and Sun's instructor in the camp are like grandsons these days, carrying fruit to the hospital to visit the wounded every day, despite the woman's endless scolding.He and Instructor Sun put a smile on their faces, and had already said all the good things, but they still couldn't get forgiveness.Zhong Yuemin had never experienced this kind of birdishness. He said privately to Instructor Sun: "I finally understand why she was beaten. This bitch deserves to be beaten. I even want to beat her up."

Instructor Sun said: "Okay, Company Commander Zhong, this matter is already tricky enough, so don't add to the trouble. From tomorrow on, don't go to the hospital with me. I've already seen it. When I said nice things to that woman with a smiling face, I clenched my fists tightly, I was really worried that you would lose control. Hmph, Ning Wei is really a good soldier brought out by you."

After a round of arduous negotiations, the matter was finally settled. The local government mediated and the army paid a large amount of compensation. The woman also proposed two additional conditions: one is to renovate the house, and the other is to ask the army to pay Ning Wei was sentenced.The first condition is easy to solve, just let Zhong Yuemin take a company of soldiers to build a house.The second condition is more difficult. It stands to reason that Ning Wei's behavior is a righteous act. From a legal point of view, even beating his wife is illegal. As a soldier, Ning Wei should stand up and stop when other people's lives are threatened. The army should also advocate and encourage this kind of behavior. The key is that Ning Wei's kick was so strong that he kicked someone seriously, which made the problem more complicated. If Ning Wei was sentenced based on this alone, the army The work of cadres and soldiers will be very difficult. Who will dare to act bravely in the future?You can't ask the soldiers to show their marriage certificates when they stop illegal infringements.

In the end, Director Li of the Political Department came to mediate in person, and both parties made concessions before the matter was settled.The army promised to demobilize Ning Wei.The victim said that he could reluctantly accept it and would not pursue it any further.

Ning Wei's fate was thus changed.

On the day the decision was made, Zhong Yuemin refused to let him make the announcement, otherwise he would also ask to change jobs.After Wu Mantun, a company instructor, was killed in battle, a new instructor has not yet been dispatched, and Zhong Yuemin has been holding the job of instructor concurrently.Instructor Sun had no choice but to announce the decision to Ning Wei one after another by himself.

Before the decision to deal with Ning Wei was announced, the soldiers of the company exploded.They all stood up with a bang, startling Instructor Sun.These soldiers who had just returned from the battlefield were very irritable, and the cadres with less prestige could not restrain them at all. Instructor Sun looked at Zhong Yuemin as if asking for help, Zhong Yuemin had no choice but to yell, and then suppressed his position.

In Lianlianbu, Ning Wei sat in front of the table in frustration, holding his head in his hands, without saying a word.

Zhong Yuemin and several platoon leaders from the company stood aside.

Instructor Sun said angrily: "Ning Wei, I know you are wronged, but you don't think about it, even if you are brave, you have to ask clearly before you take care of it. This is good, kick him in three ribs It's broken, he is not forgiving, Director Li of the political department went to work in person, his mouth was worn out, but he still didn't do it. You, Ning Wei, why don't you have any brains at all? You are so ruthless when you make a move. Can you break a small tree with your feet, and kick people casually? You have caused a big disaster."

Zhong Yuemin said with something in his words: "That bitch is used to being beaten, and she would feel uncomfortable if she didn't get beaten. You insist on meddling in other people's affairs. Is there trouble now?"

The second platoon leader said: "Instructor, I can't figure this out. If I run into it, I have to take care of it. That guy beat people with a stick and rolled them all over the ground. It's a murder, a little bit of justice." Those who are sensitive will take care of it, who knows that they are a couple?"

Instructor Sun said: "Okay, second platoon leader, don't make trouble. If the superior listens to us, it will be fine? The problem is that it doesn't matter if anyone of us said anything about it. It was decided by the Political Department. "

Ning Wei suddenly cried sadly: "Company commander, trainer, I beg you, tell my superiors not to let me demobilize, I really don't want to leave the army, even if I don't mention it, I am willing to continue serving as a soldier."

Zhong Yuemin couldn't bear to say: "Instructor, can we go to the Political Department to ask Director Li to intercede? Ning Wei is the best acting platoon leader of our company, and he has excellent military skills. He has made second-class meritorious service in this battle. The order to move forward is coming soon, we can't just ruin our future like this."

Instructor Sun's expression was gloomy: "Ning Wei, why don't I want to keep you? I've said everything I need to say. I even pledged my party membership and military membership to ask the Political Department to let you go. I guarantee that Ning Wei will learn his lesson. But it didn't work." No, it is impossible to change the decision of the Political Department, and Director Li even gave me a good reprimand."

Zhong Yuemin shouted emotionally: "Then it's over? A good soldier, if he commits such a thing, he will be kicked out of the army?"

The second platoon leader scolded in a low voice: "This Director Li is so fucking..."

Instructor Sun yelled, "Shut up! Second Platoon Leader, I think you're missing something."

Zhong Yuemin said sadly: "Ning Wei, I blame me for this matter. If I didn't criticize you as a fake, this matter would not have happened. I'm sorry..."

Ning Wei wiped away his tears and stood up, and said calmly: "Company Commander, it's my fate. I have nothing to complain about because of this unfortunate incident. If you are demobilized, you can be demobilized. I accept my fate, thank you all. "

Everyone stopped talking, and everyone looked at Ning Wei with complicated expressions.

At the end of this year, Ning Wei and a large number of veterans were demobilized, and then a group of recruits rushed into the barracks.At this time, Zhong Yuemin also submitted a job change report to his superiors, but he was rejected by his superiors, and he was also criticized, which made him very annoyed.

Once, he went to look for Zhang Haiyang in the headquarters building, but he ran into Director Li of the Political Department in the corridor. Director Li knew Zhong Yuemin very well. He was very happy to see Zhong Yuemin, and warmly invited Zhong Yuemin to his office.When Zhong Yuemin saw that Director Li was in a good mood, he thought there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, so he repeated the old tune: "Director Li, I still want to talk to you about changing jobs."

Director Li restrained his smile as soon as he heard it: "Who wants to change jobs?"

"I want to change jobs."

Director Li became angry: "Nonsense, talk to me about changing jobs now, thank you for thinking about it. Being a soldier is not about visiting the park. You can come when you want, or leave when you want. It's not up to you to change jobs, it's the organization." After all, if you want to work in the army for a long time, the organization may not let you do it, and if you don’t want to do it, the organization may not allow you to leave. Zhong Yuemin, I can express my position to you on behalf of the organization right now. Want to leave? No way, just let me Honestly, let’s do it in the army.”

Director Li turned around and left, while Zhong Yuemin stood there in a daze.

Zhang Haiyang gloated at the side and said, "Okay, you've stabbed a hornet's nest. This military uniform is so easy to take off? Do you understand what Director Li means? If you want to leave, the army won't let you go. When you don't want to leave, the army will not let you go." You should be kicked out."

Zhong Yuemin had a bad nose at Director Li, and was naturally annoyed: "What are you gloating about? Aren't you also going to be transferred to the Beijing headquarters?"

Zhang Haiyang said: "It's over. Since my father passed away last year, the transfer of the Beijing headquarters has become a thing of the past. The tea gets cold as soon as people leave. The people who promised to help in the past don't even answer the phone now. Forget it, I will I don’t want to adjust anymore, let’s make do with it.”

Zhong Yuemin became excited when he heard it: "Not tuned? Well, next year I will make a report with me, and we will change jobs together. This time you have to listen to me. If you and Mandun hadn't hidden Lao Tzu's underpants back then, I would have Why are you begging grandpa to sue grandma now..."

When Wu Mantun was mentioned, both of them fell silent.After Mandun was killed in battle, Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang went through a lot of trouble. They got Mandun’s elder brother Mancang to serve as a soldier in the army, but Mancang was not as lucky as his elder brother. He could only serve as a soldier for a few years before being demobilized and never promoted. possible.Originally, Zhong Yuemin planned to arrange him in his own company so that he could take care of him, but Mancang had only studied for one year, and was basically illiterate. If he hadn't been exposed to the policy that relatives of martyrs could be enlisted in the army, he wouldn't even be able to serve as a soldier.The reconnaissance unit has relatively high requirements for soldiers, and it is really not suitable to stay in the first company when the warehouse is full, so they are assigned to the engineer battalion.Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang also regularly send some money and military uniforms to their overwhelmed parents, which is all they can do.

Emotions belong to emotions, but work must be done, and it must be done well. Zhong Yuemin will not leave the company's work aside because of his emotions.As a result, he did a pretty good job. Among the three companies of the reconnaissance battalion, the first company was always number one in various tasks.The superiors believed that Zhong Yuemin still had a way of leading troops, although the company commander had many problems.

In the eyes of the superior officer, this guy is a typical alternative character. He rarely gives traditional education to soldiers, and sometimes laughs at the instructor's working methods.If the soldiers were dissatisfied with their superiors, Zhong Yuemin not only did not stop them, but also complained with the soldiers. After the end of the war in 1979, Zhong Yuemin was designated by the former chief to award second-class merit.Unexpectedly, after a few days, the Political Department heard someone report that Zhong Yuemin actually gave the military medal to a child of a family member who came to the team to play, and the child lost the military medal while playing with it.The instructor was anxious at the time, and wanted to mobilize all the soldiers of the company to look for it, but Zhong Yuemin said lightly: "If you lose it, you lose it. Who wears it or not? During the 'Cultural Revolution', the medals were all snatched, so I didn't Don’t snatch other people’s medals.”

The instructor said: "Is this a medal? This is an honor, and it is the highest honor."

Zhong Yuemin said: "Nonsense, it's just a commemorative medal. If you like it, if you find it, you can keep it. I'll give it to you."

Director Li of the Political Department trembled with anger when he heard these things, and called Zhong Yuemin to the Political Department to scold him.Zhong Yuemin looked innocent: "Director Li, it's like I lost my wallet, but the police didn't catch the thief but instead arrested me and asked me to take responsibility. Isn't that unreasonable? Who did I provoke?"

Zhong Yuemin also found it strange that fate always jokes with people. That unlucky Ning Wei loves the profession of a soldier so much, but in the end the army couldn’t keep him, and he asked to change jobs several times, but the army refused to let him go. Change, first became the deputy battalion commander, and later became the battalion commander of the reconnaissance battalion.During this period, Zhong Yuemin also led reconnaissance teams to border areas several times to participate in rounds of battle.

The last adjustment of Zhong Yuemin's position was due to the abolition of the military reconnaissance battalion. The former army reconnaissance battalion under his command was changed to a special reconnaissance brigade directly under the military region, and Zhong Yuemin was appointed as the captain of the brigade.Although his position is still in the battalion, the nature of the troops under his command has undergone profound changes. It is no longer an ordinary reconnaissance unit, but an out-and-out special forces.

After the establishment of the special reconnaissance brigade, the equipment and training subjects of the special forces have also changed a lot. In the previous reconnaissance battalion, even Zhong Yuemin was counted, and no one had received parachute and airborne training. Now these training items are required for every member. Mastered.Not only that, the troops are also equipped with rocket-type individual aircraft and powered parafoils. These new equipment are new equipment that the old scouts have never heard of before.As the team leader, Zhong Yuemin not only had to train the troops, but he himself also needed to be retrained, so he had to let go of changing jobs.

At the end of 1977, Zheng Tong was admitted to the History Department of Peking University with absolute high scores.Jiang Biyun's grades were also good, and she was admitted to the Chinese Department of Beijing Normal University as she wished.

In 1981, Zheng Tong and Jiang Biyun successfully graduated after four years of college life. Zheng Tong was assigned to the History Institute of the Academy of Social Sciences, and Jiang Biyun was assigned to a middle school as a language teacher.

After Zheng Tong reported to the unit, the personnel department told him as usual that the newly assigned college students had a one-week holiday after registration, so they could deal with their personal affairs.Zheng Tong plans to use this vacation to have a good time with Jiang Biyun. In the past few years, the two have been away more and less together, and they are not in the same school, so it is difficult to spend time together.Zheng Tong felt that it was really difficult. He once had a long-distance phone call with Zhong Yuemin. Zheng Tong complained on the phone, saying that he had become a monk, living a life of chastity and asceticism.Zhong Yuemin on the other side of the phone was furious when he heard it: "You are still a monk, so what the hell am I? I'm about to become a fucking neutral person. You can't even see a sow in the barracks, let alone a woman. Grandson, you are content."

Zheng Tong told his sister: "Let's check our watches. It's 9:22 am. From now until [-]:[-], even if someone dies at home, they are not allowed to come back. Do you hear me?"

Younger sister Zheng Lan sarcastically said: "Brother, I see that your eyes are glowing green, like an old wolf that has been hungry for a long time."

Zheng Tong said calmly: "That's right, your brother and I have been hungry for more than ten years, and of course my eyes are green."

Zheng Tong made a lot of preparations for today's tryst, but in the end he failed.Jiang Biyun called: "Zheng Tong, are you interested in seeing the art exhibition?"

"That depends on the level of the art exhibition. If it's New Year pictures, paper-cutting or something, forget it."

"Let me tell you, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The exhibition of paintings collected by the Louvre Museum in France will end in two days. Would you like to go?"

"Go!" Zheng Tong immediately jumped up from the sofa, "I planned to have a good time with you today, but I didn't expect to catch up with the Louvre Museum's painting exhibition. Forget it, let's go to the art exhibition, after that kind of thing You can still make up, if you miss the Louvre's collection of paintings, there is no place to make up."

For unknown reasons, the exhibition of paintings collected by the Louvre was not held in the art museum, but in the Beijing Exhibition Hall. People who saw the exhibition lined up in front of the ticket window.When Zheng Tong and Jiang Biyun arrived, the long line was 500 meters long. After they lined up, Zheng Tong remembered the past when they lined up to buy ballet tickets in 1968. Recalling the scene back then, Zheng Tong really felt as if he had passed away. .

There are many people in the exhibition hall, and they seem to be more knowledgeable people. They know the artistic value of the paintings in the Louvre Museum, and they also know that the opportunity is rare. Maybe this is the only chance in this life. After all, there are not many people who can visit the Louvre Museum in Paris. .Zheng Tong and Jiang Biyun looked at it very carefully, and Zheng Tong started to scold people. He thought that the Louvre's management organization was fooling the Chinese people. They didn't bring the most famous paintings, and only exhibited some second and third categories. Works, such as the most famous "Mona Lisa" are actually replicas, and a replica sculpture of Michelangelo's "David" was also exhibited. Even if you carve another one out of granite as it is, we will be speechless, but this replica is actually cast in plaster.Zheng Tong was very annoyed. The original of this sculpture was erected in a square in Florence, Italy, and it was not in your Louvre collection. Why did you come here to pretend to be a big-tailed eagle?Even if you brought Louis XVI's toilet, as long as it is authentic, it is still a cultural relic. Is there such a thing as a fool?
In this exhibition, only the masterpiece "The Death of Marat" by the French neoclassical painter David is the most famous oil painting. It is hard to say whether it is authentic, but at least it is not marked as a reproduction.On the screen, Marat is lying naked in the tub, with blood gushing from the wound, and the dead Marat has a desperate expression on his face.

A middle-aged man in a suit and a few young people stood in front of the oil painting and commented. Listening to his tone, it seemed that the teacher of the Academy of Fine Arts was explaining to the students.So Zheng Tong and Jiang Biyun also became his students, and they stood aside obediently and listened to the teacher's explanation.

"I think the image of Marat on the screen was created by the author according to Marat's real appearance, because David and Marat are contemporaries. David was born in 1748, and he was 1793 years old when Marat was assassinated in 45. Note , he was only 5 years younger than Marat, and Marat was a celebrity in Paris at that time, and he often gave speeches at mass gatherings. Almost all the citizens of Paris had seen him. David drew him, otherwise how would we know what Marat looks like today? Cameras hadn’t been invented at that time. David is a representative of French neoclassicism, a member of the Royal Academy, and his early works also contain Rococo style, and later turned to classicism, this is his most important work. Students, please see, this oil painting successfully combines portraiture, historical accuracy and sublime tragedy in a very simple and classical way. Together, they effectively highlighted the heroic characteristics of this 'friend of the people' and became a masterpiece of monumental realistic historical painting..."

Zheng Tong suddenly whispered: "Misunderstanding my son..."

The teacher and several students all turned their eyes to Zheng Tong, and it could be seen from their eyes that they expressed a kind of silent anger at the sloppy speech of this polite and bespectacled man.

Zheng Tong said to Jiang Biyun nonchalantly, "Let's go, the air here is suffocating."

The two of them had just walked a few steps when the teacher behind said, "Sir, please stay."

Zheng Tong and Jiang Biyun stopped and turned around.

"Sir, please explain what you just said. I don't know where I offended you to make you react so rudely."

Zheng Tong adjusted his glasses: "Do you really want to know?"

"of course."

"Well, first of all, I have to apologize to you. Please forgive me for my bad words. I'm sorry. But the evaluation of Marat you just mentioned to your students is very offensive. Frankly speaking, you are misleading your students."

"Oh, I would like to hear about it."

"Why do you think Marat is a hero? I think he is just a bloodthirsty man. Except for being loved by the mob during the French Revolution, anyone with any sense of reason thinks Marat is an executioner. When it comes to heroes, I think it should be exactly Marat's assassin—Charlotte Corday, she's the hero."

A female college student said: "Sir, I don't know much about the French Revolution. The textbook says it was the most thorough bourgeois revolution, and Marat was one of the leaders of the Jacobins at that time. Friends' hero. If you have a different opinion, you can discuss it with us."

"Yes, first of all I want to clarify that 'Friends of the People' is not the title of Marat, but a newspaper founded by Marat in 1789. Yes, "Friends of the People" speaks for the people at the bottom. However, due to its irrationality, it also incited the destructive desires of the people at the bottom, and finally evolved into mob politics. After 1790, Marat began to abandon his original concept of freedom and equality and advocated dictatorship, and advocated revolutionary terror. It became the main purpose. In 1793, a watershed in the French Revolution, the leaders of the Jacobins, Robespierre, Marat, and Danton, began to cleanse the opposition and overthrow the Girondins. The Committee of Public Security was established, and a bloody reign of terror began. During this period, about 40 people were executed. There was no normal trial procedure, and anyone's false accusation could send an innocent citizen to the guillotine. You should feel that I am glad that I did not live in that era, otherwise, depending on the temperament, speech, clothing, issues of concern and the way you talk, you may be sent to the guillotine as nobles. If you only decide from the likes and dislikes of the people at the bottom The life and death of a person is terrible. We can make an absurd assumption, if Mr. Mara is resurrected, and his bloodthirsty habit has not changed, he is now hiding in a Beijing alley for "Friends of the People" Write an article. Mr. Marat stubbornly believes that the people who come to visit the art exhibition today are the enemies of the people, because their hobbies are incompatible with the thoughts and feelings of the people at the bottom, and their backgrounds are suspicious. Even if they are not nobles, they will not come from the people at the bottom .If killing these unlucky ones can make mankind happy, why not do it? I wonder if you are willing to be the lambs offered on the altar for the happiness of mankind.”

The teacher retorted disapprovingly: "When dealing with history, it depends on its consequences. Don't you think that Marat and Robespierre brought the voice of democracy and freedom to the world, and promoted the democratization process of the whole of Europe in the future?"

Zheng Tong said: "Sorry, you confused the concept. It was the French Revolution that promoted the democratization process in Europe, not Marat and others. They were just representatives of a period of bloody tyranny during the French Revolution. The tyranny of the Jacobins Only lasted for more than a year, Marat and others have become a bloody collective criminal group. They called on people to massacre, ignited people's hatred, and incited people's extreme anarchist fanaticism. They deprived innocent citizens in the name of freedom freedom, massacred nobles in the name of equality, trampled on the law in the name of national security, trampled on human dignity, and trampled on the supreme right to life of human beings. As for the evaluation of the French Revolution, I agree with a historian who believes: As far as France was concerned at that time, it was a tyranny against human rights. We should evaluate a historical event not by whether it brought good news to the future and bystanders, but by whether it brought good news to its local area and people at that time. well-being, because human rights are the human rights of the time and place, not the human rights of the future, nor the human rights of the bystanders.”

The teacher said: "But... sir, judging from the historical materials I have access to about the French Revolution, it did not show the bloody smell you mentioned at all, but only said that the crowd sent King Louis XVI and the Queen Guillotine..."

Zheng Tong interrupted him politely: "So I think you are misleading your disciples. You have to understand that textbooks can only represent a point of view, not necessarily the truth of history. Why don't you read more materials? Like Migne "History of the French Revolution," Hobbes' "Leviathan," and Bollore's "The Evil of Politics" all have translations in China."

"Wait, please allow me to write down the title of the book. I will come to my own opinion after reading it, so what you just said can only be your own opinion."

"I appreciate your academic attitude at this time. By the way, judging by your age, you were already a teacher at the beginning of the 'Cultural Revolution', right?"

"I had just started working for two years at the time."

"Have you been touched by the movement? Have you been violently attacked?"

"Of course, most of the teachers at that time were doomed. Fighting and beating were unavoidable."

"Then let me remind you that if you still think that the advocates of mob politics and bloodthirsty are heroes, and continue to instill this view in students, then you will inevitably be beaten in the future. A healthy society should be a A society ruled by law, a society that values ​​human dignity and life. Sorry, my words are a bit harsh, please don't mind."

Zheng Tong and Jiang Biyun walked away.

While Zhong Yuemin was busy trying to change jobs, Yuan Jun unexpectedly discovered that sometimes pies would fall from the sky.

The phone at the headquarters of the Third Tank Battalion suddenly rang at two o'clock in the night, and Yuan Jun sat up suddenly from the bed. The late call must be something serious.He picked up the phone: "Hi, I'm Yuan Jun, commander of the third battalion."

Zhou Xiaobai's low voice came from the phone: "Yuan Jun, I'm Zhou Xiaobai."

Yuan Jun asked in surprise, "Where are you?"

"I'm in the duty room of the hospital, Yuan Jun, I want to ask you a word."

"You say it."

"You told me before that you wanted to develop our relationship further. Is this sentence still valid now?"

Yuan Jun became serious: "Of course, it will always work."

"Okay, now I agree, Yuan Jun, let's get married."

Yuan Jun opened his mouth in surprise: "Get married? Immediately? Is it too urgent?"

"Aren't you willing? If you don't want to, just say so."

"That's not what I mean. Of course I can't wait for it. The problem is that I'm not mentally prepared at all, because a few minutes ago you and I were just friends, and you suddenly proposed to be my fiancée. It didn't even take me time to get used to it." No, why do I feel a little dreamy?"

Zhou Xiaobai said softly: "How many years have we known each other, do we need to get to know each other again? You suggested to me before, and I said that I should think about it carefully. Now that I have matured, you feel that it is sudden again. Or we can pretend that we just met , How many more years will you be exposed to it?"

Yuan Jun hurriedly said: "I didn't say I didn't want to, why are you upset again? You must let me ask for leave? I am the commander of the first battalion. I can leave as soon as I can? I will go to the head of the regiment immediately to ask for leave. It shouldn't be too late. Question, I haven’t taken my family leave this year yet.”

"Okay, you ask for leave immediately, I'll wait for you."

Yuan Jun put down the phone and was in a daze for a while.

The camp instructor who was just woken up rubbed his eyes and asked, "What's wrong? Something happened at home?"

Yuan Jun replied thoughtfully: "Something happened, something fucking serious happened."

Jiang Biyun looked back after walking a long distance, and found that the teacher and several students were still looking at them.

"Zheng Tong, I was afraid of showing cowardice just now, so I didn't have the nerve to ask. I have also read "The History of the French Revolution". How come I have no impression of the Charlotte Corday who assassinated Marat?"

"It was a 24-year-old girl. She received a traditional education and was familiar with the classics of Voltaire and Rousseau. She believed that the republic was the only way to reform France, and the bloody terror created by the Jacobins was destroying the revolution, so she Decided to kill Marla. When she came to Marla's apartment, Marla was sitting in the bathtub taking a medicinal bath. This dude is not a joke. He let a big girl in the door naked, isn't it a bit The history books didn’t mention any other thoughts, but Corday was a beautiful woman. As a result, Corday killed Marat with a single knife, and in the end she was sent to the guillotine.”

Jiang Biyun pondered: "The key is how much Corday's assassination has done to history itself."

Zheng Tong said: "It's really not very effective. She thinks that assassinating Marat can save the Republic, but it doesn't help, because tyranny is not tied to one person, but to a party and the riots in the Republic. But Corday's Motivation and action are undoubtedly a heroic feat of self-sacrifice."

"Is the girl beautiful?"

"It is said that she is very beautiful. When Corday stood on the carriage carrying her to the execution ground, a man named Pierre Notlet among the people watching along the way witnessed this scene. The image of Corday was in his mind. He lingered for a long time without disappearing. He later recalled: "Corday's beautiful face is as calm as a statue, and I have fallen in love with her." Look, isn't it very romantic? In a bloody storm, a kind of hope unattainable romance.”

Jiang Biyun murmured: "The blood color is romantic, very shocking."

"Yeah, bloody romance, we all seem to have experienced that era." Zheng Tong replied softly like a whisper, his body trembling a little.

"Zheng Tong..." Jiang Biyun called softly.

"Well, what's the matter?" Zheng Tong turned around and asked.

"Let's get married." Tears glistened in Jiang Biyun's eyes.

Zheng Tong's eyes were also moist, he opened his arms around Jiang Biyun and said in a low voice, "Honey, I've been looking forward to this day for a long time."

(End of this chapter)