Hardcore ruthless starts in the Pacific

After opening the lid with his left hand, Ivan took a few sips before handing it over, "I drank it, it's your turn."

For some reason, Captain Haldane's quite gloomy mood changed at this moment, and he even smiled involuntarily.

Seeing that he drank the fresh water, Ivan slowly left to find a place to sit and rest. Grant distributed important fresh water and glucose tablets under the arrangement of the sergeant elder gun. At this time, an LVT painted with B-9 appeared in the building Ask for directions.

"Are you I Company!?"

"No, it's Company K of the 3rd Battalion!" replied the country bumpkin standing outside.

"I'm going back to B Company, 1st Battalion!" said the soldier who stayed at the LVT gunner's position, "Do you know where they are?"

"I don't know, but there are wounded here that you need to take back to the beach," the redneck yelled.

"It can't be done, we have to move on!" The soldiers of Company B refused decisively.

At this time, the country bumpkin set his sights on Captain Haldane, the commander of Company K.

Without the slightest hesitation, this is loved by everyone... not by harshness and orders, but by his charisma. The company commander stood up and walked to the front of the advancing LVT, like a stone in the way. Block the way of the vehicle.

The cannon king didn't say a word, just his action made most of Ma Run in the building switch from a sitting position to a standing position, and some people were even ready to draw their guns.

Ivan saw that the brothers in the company were on edge, and believed that if Captain Haldane gave an order, they would not hesitate to rush forward and tell the guys in Company B what the consequences would be for rejecting their beloved officer.

From the cockpit of the LVT, Captain Haldane could clearly be seen blocking the middle of the road. They seemed to have a premonition of something and discussed a few doubts inside. Before they could make a decision, the hatch above their heads was knocked by metal. few times.

After opening it, I found that it was the lieutenant who had just answered.

I have to mention the posture of the bumpkin now, stepping on the hook of the hatch door with his right foot like a hooligan, his eyes look gentler but full of refusal, the two Ma Run staring at the cockpit said: "Be honest and wait We put the wounded on, and then you can go wherever you like!"

"Yes, sir!"

After receiving this reply, the Cannon King turned around and said to the Ma Runs of Company K, "Bring up the wounded."

At this moment, Ivan saw that most of the people in Company K, regardless of their positions, soldiers, non-commissioned officers, and officers all smiled from the bottom of their hearts. There was Inswood Ivan beside him, and his immediate boss was Captain Haldane. All the hardships he had suffered seemed to disappear at this moment, and he even felt that as long as the respectable officers did not fall, no matter how cruel the battle was, he could persevere.

The Ma Runs of Company K never felt that they could escape a catastrophe. Instead, they celebrated happily when they became wounded, because there were two important comrades in the company they belonged to who would support them.

During the process of carrying the wounded up, the Pao Wang didn't forget to say hello, and the soldiers on the other side shouted "Yes, sir!" three times. Team, why is this a few words in the army?

When Ivan was smoking a cigarette and watched the wounded evacuate, he did not forget to wave goodbye, but at the next moment, dozens of eyes glanced over, and Ivan, who was still wearing a triangular scarf on his left shoulder to support his elbow, was blowing a smoke ring With a strange face, he said, "What are you looking at me for? What's growing on my face?"

The crowd shook their heads.

"Then let LVT go." After throwing away the cigarette butt, Ivan wiped his hands on his pants, and walked into the room quite naturally.

As a result, as soon as he turned around, he saw more Ma Run staring at him. Their expressions were various, including astonishment, surprise, puzzlement, and abnormality. In short, it was all because of the unconscious Yiwen.

"Inswood, where are you going?"

At this time, Captain Haldane came over and stopped Ivan.

"Rest." Ivan frowned, "Is there a new combat mission?"

"No, the place you should go is not here, but the shore." The Cannon King pointed to his left arm hanging on the triangle scarf, "Did you forget that you are also a wounded person?!"

"Small injuries are not considered injuries." Yi Wen said as it should be, "This kind of injury will be fine in two or three days at most, and there is no point in going back."

"I don't allow..."

Before Captain Haldane could finish his words, Ivan interrupted on the grounds that he needed to report something.

The two of them took a country bumpkin away from the building, and the leader of the weapons platoon "revisited the past" as soon as the front heel reached the weapon platoon.

"No matter how small an injury that doesn't affect your action, you can't sit idly by. You are also a medical soldier."

"Sir, let's hear about the sickness of several recruits from Company K."

Anyway, it is absolutely impossible for Ivan to go back. With two long legs, he obeys his personal will, and he can walk back even if he is sent back. Put it aside and don't worry because there are other more important things.

When he came, he saw three or four recruits trembling badly, and recruit Daniel was the most serious. He thought that seeing the cannon king and himself safe and sound would relieve some, but the fear he saw on the recruits' faces hadn't lessened by half. Judging, they suffered from shell shock.

Both combat fatigue and shell shock are precursors to PTSD.

"Shock shock?"

Gunners and rednecks have obviously heard of this mental illness, after all, it was a problem common to soldiers during the First World War - a condition that soldiers acquired as a result of the extreme fear, confusion and cruelty they endured in combat. mental illness.

This mental illness is as common as combat fatigue, but has been underappreciated.

"Bulwer, Murphy, Simon, and Daniel. I have observed these four people, and Daniel is the most serious. They cannot participate in the next battle, otherwise there will be unavoidable tragedies."

"Worse than you?" the country bumpkin asked.

"It's much more serious."

Ivan told Captain Haldane in detail what the consequences would be if these four traumatized soldiers continued to fight with Company K.

Suicide or going crazy to the guns of the Japanese army to die is a good result. The terrible thing is that after having a nightmare at night, you are clearly awake but still think you are shouting in your dream, so that the Japanese army who is good at night attacks can find the right direction Killed the entire infantry company.

"Okay, I understand, I will deal with it." The Pao Wang agreed without hesitation.

PS:

Is there any free blades to throw away, it's the end of the month.Blocked for a month, and the income was directly cut to the remaining point of full attendance. It was really generating electricity for love, but people were almost hungry and fainted.

20. If only justice could bring hot food and fresh water (3K)

Many people presumptuously think that as long as there is a just war, soldiers will not suffer from PTSD... This is an illusion that is not realistic at all. Even in the volunteer army, some soldiers will suffer from related mental illnesses, and in Physicians who discovered early on the association with organizational psychiatric disorders conducted research and treatment.

At that time, the People's Republic of China had just been founded, and there was nothing left to do, and there was nothing in the poor trousers, and the volunteer army was still fighting. No matter how I looked at it, I felt that this kind of mental illness could not be dealt with.

It was true that it was not unmanageable rather than unmanageable, but the relevant medical team was put in place.

Being unable to do so because of poverty is completely different from being unable to treat it because of too little relevant research and insufficient medical technology.

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The strong always think about the latter. It doesn’t matter if there is a problem. It’s useless to escape and it’s shameful. You have to face the problem, find a way first and take action. The weak will always think about the former and find a lot of reasons for themselves, and finally treat it as nothing see.

Yiwen is not belittling the volunteer army.

It is undeniable that the fighting will and brave spirit of the ancestors, but they are not steel-like machines, but flesh-and-blood people who pay the most attention to emotions.

As long as one is human, there are things that cannot be avoided, among which is the fear of death, and the sense of guilt brought about by watching the close comrades fall beside them but being helpless. The existence of an instructor can turn soldiers' grief into strength , It can also solve the psychological problems of most soldiers afterwards, but there will always be situations that cannot be solved.

Ever since entering reincarnation and experiencing war, Ivan gradually realized this after the demons in his heart grew up in his heart and fought against them for a whole reincarnation.

I used to read the materials of the Korean War and always felt that the Volunteer Army singled out the United Nations Army and won in various places that have been said to be bad, such as willpower, such as tactics, such as subjective initiative, such as belief, but there is always a kind of I thought it was a compliment and now I just think it is an insult-superman per capita, steel warrior per capita.

Whether the war is just or not, it breeds demons in the hearts of every soldier who fights, and that is not unique to Ivan.It is not easy for soldiers to overcome it. If there is an army that can overcome 99% of the soldiers, it will be enough to create many miracles and make the onlookers excited and longing. At the same time, they will involuntarily ignore the 1% that cannot be overcome.

The listeners and hearers ignored 1%, but the volunteers never gave up and abandoned from the beginning to the end. They tried every means to solve the problem instead of feeling that there were many difficulties and simply put it down, or even raised their hands and surrendered.

How can a political party that has created such an army not stand out and be supported by the general public?

In contrast, 10% of the soldiers in the US military overcome?

Ivan thinks 5% is pretty good.

"Hohoo..."

After solving the mental illness of the recruits, Ivan emphasized his idea that he must stay in Company K—unless his legs were shot and he couldn't walk, even if he was sent to the shore, he would turn back.

The cannon king and the country bumpkin were also very helpless, their orders had no effect, and persuasion was useless, so they could only pinch their noses and let him stay in the team.

Before walking back, Ivan told Captain Haldane that the medical supplies were in an emergency.The 3 morphines left before and the 3 morphines given to him by the medical treatment later, a total of 6 morphines on hand are barely enough, and the rest are all left.

"Don't worry, I'll find a way."

Captain Haldane still looked the same, as if he had supported everything with his strong body—he would think of a way without fresh water, he would think of a way without medical supplies, and he would still think of a way without ammunition.

No one knows how, but he always gets what everyone needs most at the moment.

On the eve of nightfall, Captain Haldane returned from the battalion headquarters.

The jeep was followed by a truck containing ammunition, mortar shells, grenades, smoke grenades, food, fresh water, and vital medical supplies for Company K.

Although the fresh water allocated to each Ma Run is only 300ml, and the ammunition and grenades are just enough, but he promised that there will be more tomorrow... He even asked everyone if they want to have a hot dinner .

Under such a war environment, who wouldn't want to eat hot food that would make them feel comfortable for a while?

Captain Haldane told everyone with a confident smile that there will be hot bread and delicious steak.

No one doubted his assurances.

What a normal infantry company commander needs to do, he does very well, and he can do many things that other infantry company commanders cannot do, even beyond the imagination of the leaders below.

How much energy do you need to pay to meet the needs of the big soldiers, and how much do you need to pay to support your commitment?

It's unimaginable, even Ivan, who has similar experience, can't say for sure.

This causes the veterans to be very worried.

The officers and soldiers of Company K all liked this company commander, and even regarded him as their spiritual sustenance, but few of them considered a serious and cruel question-what would happen if one day he fell, what would happen to K at that time? Can Lian still be the same as now?

"Sergeant Major, arrange for two soldiers to ambush the post."

"Aye aye, sir!"

When Captain Haldane went to the battalion headquarters, he did not forget to take away the four soldiers Ivan mentioned, and deployed the 4st and 1rd platoons on the left and right wings of the building to form a U-shaped formation with the building as the core.

Not long after leaving, Ma Run, who was separated on the battlefield, returned to the team one after another. They each had close comrades in K Company, and when they saw that the guy they missed hadn't turned into a dead ghost, they hugged each other excitedly, celebrating each other's survival after the catastrophe.

After a while, they sat down and chatted in a low voice, and handed over water and food to each other.

At that moment, in Ivan's eyes, Company K was quite harmonious, and the comrades who were talking were more brothers than brothers.Ma Run, who recovered the team, seems to have given the team a shot in the arm. All the hardships endured in today's operation seem to have come to an end and gained sweetness - on the battlefield, many soldiers care more about getting acquainted with themselves than winning The comrades-in-arms who knew each other didn't die, and they were still alive and bragging in front of their eyes.

As for why they didn't follow the big army, it was naturally the most common thing on the battlefield.

Some guys rushed all the way out of touch with the team, ran to I company and helped the friendly army blow up a bunker from the flank, some stayed near the wounded all the way and waited for the medical platoon to come, but they were temporarily arrested when they tried to rush out. They were recruited as stretcher soldiers, and some of them plunged into the defensive line and entered the area where the terrain began to be complicated. If they hadn't reacted quickly, they would have been caught by the little devils and cut off their heads.

The battlefield of formation is not a turn-based game, you punch me and kick you, the two sides go back and forth, there will always be various problems, resulting in all kinds of chaos.

The communication system of the U.S. military is quite luxurious. Each company is equipped with communication equipment, but the infantry platoon below has to rely on the two legs of the orderly to solve the problem. There are also echelon distributions when performing offensive tasks, and it is easy to appear in the same squad. Lost or dropped things, whether it is the former or the latter, if the headquarters cannot be found, you really have to adapt to the situation on the battlefield.

Immediately afterwards, due to obstructions such as the enemy's bunker firepower point, the lack of sufficient blasting weapons chose to flank and detour, and went around and plunged into a deeper area.

Listening to the deeds of the Ma Runs who returned to the team, the rough embryos who had been rushing forward with Captain Haldane all the time felt a little thrilling, although they didn't know if it was true or not.

In short, when the night fell completely, the total number of K Company's combatants reached 97, and the establishment of the 3 infantry platoons was still there. There were still 6~9 people in each squad, and the weapon platoon was relatively poor, with only 2 mortars left. Squad, another heavy machine gun squad that followed the charge was hit by a shell when it set up a gun to cover the infantry on the north side of the airport, and the whole squad was killed without exception.

Captain Haldane had time to rest for a while after arranging the ambush posts. Perhaps because of what Ivan said about the recruits suffering from shell shock, he had to take care of the recruits in the team, so he first came to the nearest Eugene next to Sledge.

Before he could speak, Sledgehammer whispered, "Sir, when I passed through the airport today, I have never been so scared in my life."

Until now, his voice is still full of tremors.

In the afternoon, this guy had been sitting on the ruins with his hair bowed in a daze. He seemed to have given up on the habit of writing a diary. That's why Ivan didn't judge him as a mentally ill patient after his return.

Some people let go of what's haunting them, and it now appears that Sledge is one of those people.

"Everyone is terrified." Captain Haldane looked at Eugene and continued to emphasize, "Everyone is. Those who are not afraid are either liars or dead."

Everyone's eyes turned to these two men, one was the commander of Company K and the other was a second-class soldier in the mortar squad. Their status and status were very different, but since Pavovo Island, the Cannon King has never had the sense of isolation of an officer. Always smiling gently like the big brother in the team.

As if feeling the gazes of his brothers, Captain Haldane squatted down slowly, as if speaking to Eugene and everyone present: "There are countless reasons for wars in history, but for this war, our war , I firmly believe that ... you must convince yourself that every step on the airport, every wounded, every soldier killed is worth it, because we are fighting for justice."

Before Ma Run could respond, Pao Wang changed the subject: "Of course, it would be great if Zhengyi could bring some hot food and cold water."

Before the departure, K Company’s fresh water was completely consumed. In the afternoon, the gun king went out and got a batch of fresh water. The average amount was 300ml per person. It seemed pretty good, but it was not enough at all.

On the afternoon of September 9, the temperature on Peleliu Island slowed down a bit, but it was still 16 degrees Celsius. The Ma Runs lacked fresh water and continued to fight for more than 42 hours in such horrible weather. If Ivan hadn’t reminded Haldane in advance Captain, at this moment, the number of K Company's combat personnel should be reduced by one-tenth, or even more.

PS:

Unblocked, it's been too difficult for more than a month, I feel so uncomfortable!Tomorrow, I will write a testimonial at the end of the second volume, and there will be people trying to vote in it, although they are all men.

21. His body is already in the shape of war (2.4W/3W)

Severe cold and heat are very difficult for every soldier on the battlefield. They can resist for a while on the first day, but there will inevitably be a considerable number of non-combat attrition on the second day-death from freezing or heat is not uncommon.

"I think this kind of justice is more wonderful." Cannon King said with a smile.

As if infected, although the officers and soldiers in the building were silent, they all smiled.

Ma Run doesn't think there is a better company commander, better officer, or more beloved big brother in this world than Cannon King.

Eugene Sledge's smile was especially bright, and the fear seemed to be blown away at this moment.

"Go and rest, boys."

After saying this, Captain Haldane handed over a steel helmet he was holding to the bumpkin and said, "You may need it."

"Thank you, sir."