Chapter 235 7. A letter of determination covered in blood

On July 9, 1948, after breakfast, the commander of a certain company of the 3rd Battalion of the 17th Brigade and the 49th Regiment mobilized the whole company to attack Pipa Mountain, which ignited the fighting enthusiasm of the comrades.Lo and behold!Each class is like boiling hot water, tumbling and making noise everywhere. "No matter how strong Pipa Mountain is, even if it is an iron wall, I will break it!" "The more cunning the enemy is, the more enjoyable it is to fight!" "We must smash the first job of the war criminal leader-Kang Ze to pieces!" !" "We are determined to serve as the assault squad."

Du Zhensheng, a soldier of a certain squad of the company who participated in the attack on Pipa Mountain, recalled: Our monitor is an honest person, and he doesn't like to talk too much.Doing work, marching, and fighting, that's not to say, he is a very good man, and the whole company knows this.Everyone respects him and likes him, let alone me.However, during the task of competing for the assault squad this time, I was really anxious about the squad leader's reluctance to talk.You think, there are so many classes in the whole company, and every class wants to compete for the assault class. If the class leader has no eloquence and can't compare with other classes, then he is in danger of being rejected.I have always thought this way: to fight a war, as long as you work hard and be brave.To compete for tasks, you have to win people by eloquence.

During the discussion, I saw that the squad leader was still unhurried, always asking us to repeatedly understand the meaning of the battle, and discuss the difficulties and advantages of the battle, as if he had never thought of fighting for the assault squad.I couldn't help it anymore, and said unhappy: "Squad leader! No matter what difficulty is difficult, to ensure that the enemy will not escape, it is better to ask everyone to discuss the guarantee conditions, write a letter of invitation quickly, and go to the company to grab the first place. Let's talk about the assault mission!"

The squad leader stared at me and said: "You are impatient, you don't discuss well, and you fight well?" But when he saw that my words were supported by the whole class, and seeing the enthusiasm of the comrades, he smiled and said: "I've already thought about the conditions! Do you think it's okay?" He announced the written conditions.Everyone looked at the monitor and applauded in unison. I felt pain from patting my hands, and thought to myself: "The monitor is really good!" Then, everyone supplemented with your own words and my words.This one said: "The tone needs to be more firm, we are not afraid of any difficulties." The other said: "It is not enough to mention that minor injuries can't get out of the line of fire, and serious injuries can't complain, and we have to add a sentence: Even the last person left must fight to the end! If we don’t take Pipa Mountain, we will never give up!” My team leader said solemnly: “We have to write down the advantages of our squad: our squad is an old assault squad, and we have experience in fighting Chiang Kai-shek and attacking the top of the mountain. Also, the boys in our class are young and strong, they climb mountains fast, they charge fiercely, and they are sure to complete the assault mission."

Only when every comrade feels that what he wants to say in his heart and the determination he wants to express has really been said, can he sign the letter of invitation.The squad leader was the first to stuff his left thumb into his mouth, and when he squeezed his teeth, bright red blood came out from his finger, pressing it under his name, Li Nanfang.The comrades all seemed to be reminded, and in the blink of an eye, they all raised their bloody fingers and looked for their names on the letter of challenge! With this, everyone still felt unsatisfied, and many people wrote personal determination letters.The squad leader brought our wishes and the blood-stamped letter of determination and sent them to the chief.