Volume 2 The Second Battle Chapter 12: Finding Troops
"Report to the regiment commander." Suddenly a soldier ran up and pointed at me and shouted, "Commander, this is the . I was lying next to this comrade at the time."
"Comrade." I was recognized immediately. I couldn't hold back my face and said , "Comrade, you must have made a mistake. This is so dark..."
"That's right!" The soldier looked at me, nodded confidently and said, "He has a bandage on his head, and the gun he used is a big eight-ball, there's no doubt about it!"
Huh? It was exposed so quickly?
Everyone's eyes were shining at me like flashlights, and I could hear Jin Qiulian's giggling laughter. I was so embarrassed that I didn't know where to put my hands.
"Hey, you kid, you do good things without leaving your name or what?" Captain Chu stared at me for a long time, then gave me an angry look and said, "I asked for a long time who fired the gun, but you didn't hear it or what? You just stood there and didn't say a word!"
"Captain... Captain!" I smiled sheepishly: "I, I made a mistake again!"
"What mistake did you make?" Captain Chu asked casually.
"Um...acting on your own without receiving orders!"
"Oh." After hearing what I said, Captain Chu finally understood and couldn't help laughing: "Is it because of this that you dare not admit it?"
My comrades around me who understood what was going on also burst into laughter, and I was so confused by their laughter.
"Forget it, forget it!" Regimental Commander Chu laughed for a while and patted my shoulder and said, "Platoon Leader Cui, since your shots helped our regiment to vent its anger, captured so many prisoners, and surrendered so many bastards, I won't deal with you. Next time you have any ideas or thoughts, report them first!"
"Yes!" I stood up straight and saluted, wondering in my heart why I was scolded last time for the same unauthorized action, but this time...
"Platoon Leader Cui!" After everyone left, Jin Qiulian imitated Political Commissar Chen and pointed at me, saying, "We are revolutionary soldiers. Revolutionary soldiers must be organized and disciplined. Those mountain kings..."
"Go away...are you done yet?" Before she could finish her words, I ran away, and I heard Jin Qiulian's giggling laughter behind me.
Since when did this little girl start to like finding fun of me?
"keep going!"
Following an order, the troops took a short rest and then set out on the road again.
This second battle was a true mobile warfare.
In fact, since the founding of the People's Liberation Army , it has always been on the side with weaker military equipment, whether against the Kuomintang or the Japanese. The volunteer army generals who grew up in this objective environment and have come through all the difficulties have long formed a set of military theories of defeating the strong with the weak, such as guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare. Facts have also proved that this set of military theories is effective.
Just imagine if we were to fight a positional or defensive battle head-on against the enemy's planes and artillery with inferior equipment, we would not be able to gain any advantage.
But where are we going after walking back and forth like this?
I had this question in my mind for a long time. At first, I just wanted to follow the troops. But the more I walked, the stronger my curiosity became. I couldn't help but run a little faster to catch up with Captain Chu in front and asked, "Captain, where are we going?"
"Look for our troops!" Captain Chu continued running without looking back.
"Looking for our troops?" I asked in confusion, "Why are we chasing the enemy if we are looking for our troops?"
"Our troops!" Regimental Commander Chu replied nonchalantly, "When we were luring the enemy to retreat, our 40th Army penetrated the enemy's rear to cut off their retreat. Where else can we run to if we don't chase the enemy?"
Huh? I was stunned when I heard this. The battle had already started, but this regiment commander Chu wanted to use a regiment of troops to penetrate the enemy's defense zone and reach the rear. I didn't understand. Was he looking for troops?
"Captain, Captain!" Captain Zhang happened to run past me at that moment, and I hurriedly followed him and said, "The regiment commander said we need to go through the enemy to find the main force. How could the superiors give such an order?"
"It's not an order from our superiors," Captain Zhang replied. "Our superiors wanted us to follow the 39th Army, but Commander Chu disagreed, saying that chasing after the puppet army was not enough, and he insisted on returning to our own unit to block the enemy's retreat."
"Ah?" I was so surprised that my jaw almost dropped when I heard this. To be honest, the difficulty of chasing the enemy and cutting off the enemy's retreat is really not on the same level. When chasing the enemy, the enemy is running for his life and has no fighting spirit at all; but if you cut off the enemy's retreat, the enemy will fight you with all his might. I didn't expect this Captain Chu...
Alas! Why did I end up in this regiment? This regiment commander Chu is really something, no matter when, he always goes to the most difficult and dangerous place! But that's not right, we are going back from the original route now, so if we go back, won't we run into the Southern First Division and the US troops following behind? Then why bother looking for a large army? It's even a question whether we can get through.
Thinking of this, I quickened my pace and ran towards Captain Chu in front of me.
"Why are you here again?" Captain Chu heard the footsteps, turned around and saw that it was me again. He asked in surprise, "Platoon Leader Cui, why are you running around here instead of returning to the team to march?"
"Report to the regiment commander!" I saluted and replied, "Last time when we went to rescue Comrade Jin Qiulian, oh! That's the translator of the People's Army, we found that the puppet 1st Division was following behind our regiment."
"What's wrong with the puppet 1st Division? Are we still afraid of them? Don't you hear the gunfire in front? The comrades of the 39th Army are chasing them!"
"How can I be afraid?" I laughed. "But don't we have to go through the enemy's defense zone to find our troops? If the enemy's elite troops are ahead, even if they are beaten and fled everywhere by the 39th Army, it will still be difficult for us to get through, right?"
"Hmm." Captain Chu showed a hint of contemplation on his face.
"According to me!" I took the opportunity to say, "If we want to get through, we have to find the weakest and easiest place, so that we can get to the rear of the enemy as quickly as possible, so that we can find our troops as soon as possible and cut off their retreat route in time, right?"
Now even I admire my own eloquence. I can pick on the weak and still speak so confidently.
“Stop moving forward!”
Captain Chu nodded and quickly gave the order. I couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief. Are you kidding? I have seen the soldiers of the Puppet First Division. Although their quality is still far behind that of the Volunteer Army, I don't want to be trapped in their encirclement.
