Volume 3 The Third Battle Chapter 1 Company Commander
After three days and two nights of sleepless forced march, we only slept for more than two hours after arriving at the position. Then we managed to withstand the attack of thousands of American troops on that small hill for more than six hours during the day. We were all exhausted.
In fact, we had no idea how long we had been holding off the American troops on that high ground. We completely lost our sense of time in that position and only knew how to kill the enemy and how to save our lives!
More than six hours, that's what a soldier who sent us to the rear told us.
We did not participate in the subsequent battle to pursue the U.S. troops. We no longer had the strength to do anything. Even when our comrades told us about the victory news coming from the front, we could only hum a few words.
As soon as we arrived at our destination, a large air-raid shelter, the seven of us all fell down and fell asleep without exception.
Although I was exhausted, I didn't sleep well because my mind was filled with blood, dead bodies, broken organs, gunshots, bombings, screams...
I woke up from a nightmare, and my first reaction was to reach out to grab the gun, but I missed it. I was so frightened that a cold sweat broke out, and I crawled around in the dark air-raid shelter, shouting, "Prepare for battle! Prepare for battle! The devils are coming!"
The comrades jumped up immediately.
"The devils are coming?"
"Where's the gun?"
"Where are the devils?"
The cave was pitch black and no one could find their guns, so chaos broke out immediately...
"Comrade!" A voice outside the cave startled us.
"Who! Who! Password!"
"Which part?"
“Serve the people!”
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We shouted nervously towards the outside of the cave, and some even picked up a stone and threw it outside.
"Liberate New China, comrades, don't misunderstand!" The voice outside the cave hurriedly explained: "I am from the first company, and Captain Chu asked a few of us to protect you. The Japanese were all driven away, and you tossed and turned in your sleep. I was afraid that the guns would go off accidentally, so I put your guns away. Look, they are at the bottom of the cave."
After a few swishes, I found the gun at the bottom of the cave. My sniper rifle was the easiest to find. I found the gun with the scope in the dark and grabbed it. I didn't care which one they grabbed. At this time, I felt more at ease and my tense nerves gradually relaxed.
I walked out of the cave with my gun in my arms and found that it was just getting dark. I couldn't help but ask my comrade standing guard at the cave entrance with some confusion: " Comrade, I remember it was almost dark when we came here. How come we have slept for so long and it's not dark yet?"
"Comrade." Several soldiers standing at the cave entrance laughed and said, "When you came, it was already yesterday. You slept and night."
"What? It's been a day and a night?" Hu Zi and the old squad leader who followed behind were all a little surprised when they heard this.
"Then...where are the commander and the others? Where is our troops?" Hu Zi asked while sorting out his equipment and getting ready for the march.
"Our troops are all chasing the devils." One of the soldiers replied, "We have been walking for a day and a night. We are already too late to catch up."
"Why don't you call us?" Hu Zi was stunned for a moment, and threw his equipment to the ground in frustration.
"The commander said that there are only a few of you left in the second company, and we can't let you be killed. We have to keep some backbones. Otherwise, when the new recruits come in, who will lead them?"
"New recruits?"
"Yes!" The soldier looked at us with admiration and said, "Your company fought really hard. The ferocity with which you killed the American devils made me tremble with fear. The regiment commander said that a group of new soldiers will be coming up from the rear, and they will be given priority to your company! He also asked you to choose a company commander, and the soldiers will be brought up to you in two days."
"New recruits?" I couldn't help but ask curiously, "Then who were the recruits for our company last time?"
"The soldiers we brought in last time were the commander's guards and service soldiers. They were all withdrawn to fill the vacant positions. This time, there's no place to withdraw soldiers, so we can only bring in new soldiers!"
"Oh." I nodded when I heard that. I felt a little strange. How come those newly recruited soldiers were so good at fighting? It was a pity that they had just joined and hadn't even gotten to know each other yet...
"According to me..." Hu Zi sat down on the ground, pointed at me and said, "What else is there to choose for the company commander? Comrades, tell me who is more suitable than this guy. If anyone doesn't choose this guy, I, Hu Zi, will be angry with him!"
Everyone laughed knowingly at the same time, and I quickly stopped them, saying, "Huzi, don't talk nonsense. I don't even know much about being a soldier..."
"I agree!" The old squad leader was the first to express his opinion: "Platoon Leader Cui's military exploits are beyond reproach. The comrades have seen and remembered them all. Not even a single bit of it can be false. So I have no objection to choosing Platoon Leader Cui as the company commander of our company!"
"I agree too!" Zhao Yongxin limped out at this time, and the old squad leader hurriedly walked up to him and helped him sit down.
"I'm not here for Platoon Leader Cui's military exploits." Zhao Yongxin said after sitting down with difficulty: "I just feel that Platoon Leader Cui has many clever ideas. Often, things that we think are difficult can be solved in a few strokes by him, just like cutting tofu with a sharp knife. Just like crossing the Wuling Bridge, like shooting at the enemy's flamethrower and burning the enemy's tank at the same time... So, I have a selfish desire. If Platoon Leader Cui becomes the company commander, we will have a good life in the future!"
With a burst of laughter, Zhao Yongxin's words drew laughter from the soldiers.
I couldn't help but curse in my heart. This Zhao Yongxin, even though his mouth was twitching from the pain of the wound, he still remembered to make a joke.
The comrades in the company were also amused and laughed. At the same time, all the eyes looked towards me, and their eyes seemed to say: "It turned out that this comrade was the one who used the flamethrower to shoot the Yankees and burn the tanks on the battlefield yesterday!"
"I agree!"
"I agree too!"
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Among the seven people left in our company, only Zhao Yongxin and I were platoon leaders. At this time, Zhao Yongxin also agreed that I should be the company commander, so the others agreed without any objection. So I was determined to be the company commander, but I knew very well that I knew nothing about leading soldiers, and I didn't like trivial matters, pressure, and responsibility.
I looked at the sniper rifle in my hand. I don't know why, but when I saw it for the first time, I couldn't help but fall in love with it. A desire arose in my heart, an impulse, a desire to hide in the dark with this gun and quietly wait for the prey to appear, an impulse to shoot the enemy with the gun...
