Chapter 2 Chapter 2 on the way

At 7:30 in the morning, the third battalion was ready to go. All the personnel boarded the cars and drove in the order of the seventh, eighth, ninth company, machine gun company, and artillery company. The vehicles were lined up on the road in the camp area. At 7:40, the convoy started to set off. On both sides of the avenue in the camp area, family members and children of cadres consciously stood by the side of the road.The faces of the family members were covered with tears, and they didn't bother to wipe them. They stretched their necks, trying to find their beloved ones from among the many soldiers, and take one more look, maybe the last one.The children chased the vehicles and kept waving their little hands to the uncles in the vehicles.

Outside the camp, along the streets of Zhongcun, villagers waved their bouquets to send off the heroic army. All vehicles are parked on the side of the road along the way.The driver and the passengers on the bus kept waving their hands out the window. "Comrades of the People's Liberation Army! You must win more battles, and we welcome you to return in triumph as soon as possible!" The shouts of "You must show your national prestige, show your military prestige, and express your anger for our people" kept coming. Along the streets of Hangzhou, the send-off crowd formed a line, and all the intersections they passed had green lights.

On the military vehicle, the officers and soldiers all shaved their heads, wore steel helmets, carried submachine guns on their shoulders, and waved their hands outward.They were infected by the send-off crowd and moved by the enthusiastic citizens, all of them burst into tears.I secretly made up my mind that if I don't fight bravely, I will be sorry to the people of the whole country; if I don't win the battle, I will have no face to come back to see my parents and folks in Hangzhou. At 8:30, the troops arrived at Nanxingqiao Station smoothly and began to load the vehicles. Because they had trained many times in normal times, the loading speed was very fast.Everything is ready, quietly waiting for the departure.

At this time, the instructor Zou Jun suddenly found a row of Jiangshan's lover Lili standing outside Tieshan's gate, looking anxiously at the car.She came here by taxi after waiting for the military vehicle to pass by. Zou Jun immediately asked the battalion chief for instructions, and asked Jiang Shan, a platoon leader, to meet with his lover and have a word.The battalion chief was worried that after the meeting, he was afraid that it would affect his determination to join the war, so he disagreed with the meeting.Zou Jun guaranteed with the military order that there will never be any negative impact.

After the request was approved by the battalion chief.Zou Jun called a platoon leader, Jiang Shan, to him and said, "Go and say goodbye to Lili right away. You must hurry up and return as soon as you hear the call. Don't interfere with the departure of the troops. Otherwise, you will be punished by military order." A row of long Jiangshan ran towards Tieshanmen quickly, with four hands tightly clasped together, eyes staring at each other, no one said a word, tears streaming down.At this time, Lili suddenly stretched out her hand from the Tieshan gate, and hugged Jiang Shan desperately, her hot lips were pressed together tightly, they kissed each other, their tongues were tightly intertwined, stirring each other At this time, Lili sucked hard, and Jiang Shan's tongue was tightly sucked, unable to move.She seemed to want to suck his internal organs and six lungs into her stomach and take him back to her hometown.

At this time, Lili suddenly pushed Jiang Shan away, said "wait a minute," turned and ran away. Jiang Shan was wondering what she was doing!The military train was about to leave, he had no time to think, and quickly boarded the train. Lili's face was covered with sweat, and she ran back out of breath, holding a large plastic bag in her hand, which contained cigarettes, canned food and snacks.She found that Jiang Shan was gone, and saw that the train had started slowly, and she stood there blankly, plastic bags fell on the ground, and cigarettes, canned food, and food were scattered all over the ground.Tears hung all over his face, and his eyes kept looking for his beloved relatives in the car.

In order to ensure the smooth departure of the military trains, the Shanghai Railway Bureau dispatched a large number of trains from all over the country in just a few days, and Hangzhou Nanxingqiao Station was closed for three days to dispatch military vehicles. The local public security bureau mobilized a large number of police forces. All road intersections that troops pass by will be guarded by police, and all vehicles on the road will pull over.The inside and outside of the railway station are full of guard posts, and other casual personnel are not allowed to approach.A military train in front had just left, and another empty train entered the station immediately. Cars and artillery were lined up in a long line, slowly moving towards the train.After the vehicle was parked, the soldiers immediately took triangular wood to support it under the wheels, fastened it with nails, and then fixed the vehicle and cannon to the train with ropes.

In just three days, Division A alone sent out more than 20 military trains, with an average of more than three hours per train. Hangzhou Nanxingqiao Railway Station successfully completed the military transport task. In the stuffy tank truck, reed mats were spread, and the soldiers sat on both sides.There is a washbasin in the middle, which is half filled with sand for defecating.The car door was open, and several ropes were tied. When defecating, hold the ropes with your hands to prevent people from falling. There is one carriage for each row, and one carriage for company headquarters and logistics personnel.

The train has entered its second day. In the morning, the platoons organized songs such as "Soldiers Go to the Battlefield", "Let's Compare and See Who is the Hero", "Second Hometown" and other songs.The soldiers were passionate and sang loudly, from the bottom of their hearts, who is a hero, let's compare them on the battlefield.In the afternoon, each class organizes learning, the main content is the characteristics of mountain jungle warfare. Dinner at Yingtan Military Station at noon and dinner at Nanchang. At the stations along the way, the local government organized support personnel to deliver watermelon and red bean water to the troops.

The vehicle was running, but something bad happened to the third artillery company.Eighth squad leader Zhang Min and soldier Li Shitou quarreled because they were drying clothes in the car, and they fought each other.The deputy squad leader of the eighth squad contradicted the deputy company commander Zhu Xuewen because of the watermelon, and the company commander Zhao Guowei went to stop him, but instead of listening, he continued to contradict him. Instructor Zou Jun considered that the troops had just set off, and if such a thing happened, if it was not stopped immediately, there would be endless troubles, which would affect whether the troops could safely reach the combat area and successfully complete the combat missions, so decisive measures must be taken.He discussed with the company commander Zhao Guowei, and decided to immediately hold an enlarged meeting of the branch committee in the car, expanding it to all cadres.

Zou Jun said: "In normal times, this matter is an ordinary matter. Through criticism and education, it is enough to recognize mistakes. But now it is different. We shoulder the heavy responsibility entrusted by the Central Military Commission. If this continues, how will the troops If you don’t go to the theater, the army will collapse, and the morale of the army will be slackened. In order to prevent such things from happening, I suggest that disciplinary measures must be taken.” In the end, it was decided to give the above three people a warning, and Li Yanlai, the third platoon leader, wrote a written inspection with them.And make a deep review at the whole platoon military meeting.After the platoon leaders returned to the carriage, they quickly conveyed the spirit of the expanded meeting of the branch committee, and conducted a law-abiding education for the subordinates, and strictly prohibited such things from happening again. The train has entered its third day of operation. In the morning, each class organizes to learn the basic situation of the Vietnamese army and the Vietnamese language, and a Vietnamese translator teaches everyone to learn the basic terms used in the battlefield.Such as: come out, follow me, raise your hands, hand in your guns and not kill, we treat prisoners leniently, etc. At 5:30 in the afternoon, when the train arrived at Pingkou Station in Anhua County, Hunan Province, the train had just stopped.More than a thousand people from the old district surrounded the train. The old people lived on crutches and stuffed hard-boiled eggs into the hands of the soldiers; Sending off in the car, the child in the bamboo basket on his back waved his little hand and kept laughing with his mother, as if he knew that something big happened here today; Let, let's go!" Pushing to the doors of each car, the face was covered with beads of sweat and there was no time to wipe; the young girls, with buckets and towels in their hands, said: "Comrade PLA, please wipe your face, Good to relieve your fatigue along the way." An old man in his seventies came to the front of the car with the help of the old lady, holding a teacup in his hand and said: "The People's Liberation Army?? Now I'm here to support you again, please accept the support from the people in the old districts." Make up your mind! Be sure to teach the Vietnamese devils a good lesson for us!" The children ran around, offering cups and bowls, and kept shouting: "Uncle PLA, we are waiting for your victory news!" The whole The station is like a jubilant ocean. According to the local leaders, after receiving the task of organizing support from their superiors, farmers from all townships were very active. They rushed to tell each other: "The old Red Army and Lao Balu are back." This is an old revolutionary base area with a glorious tradition of support. , but the traffic is very inconvenient, surrounded by mountains, to buy daily necessities have to climb several mountains and back, life is very difficult, when I heard Zhiqian, I was very enthusiastic.They carried the food they brought from home, dragged their children and children, climbed several mountains, walked dozens of miles of mountain roads, and came here early; Weak, refused to let him come, no matter how much he tried to persuade him, he couldn't persuade him, so he just set off a few days earlier with a backpack on his back. This is the people of the old areas, this is the power of the people, this is the best support for the people's army, and it is also the love of the people of the old areas for the new generation of soldiers;At this moment, I really realized how great the power of the people is. The train started, and the hearts of the soldiers were soaring. With tears in their eyes, they shouted from the bottom of their hearts, "Goodbye, Anhua people! Don't worry, folks! We are the soldiers of the people, the guardians of the motherland, we must Win more battles to repay your care for us, and we must use a peaceful living environment to repay your support for us.” The train enters Guizhou province. The mountains here are undulating, and the tunnels and bridges account for 50% of the entire journey. On the hillside in the distance, you can see a shepherd boy riding on the back of an ox, playing the reed flute, and grazing leisurely. The cows are eating green grass and walking on the hillside leisurely; adults in the rice fields are busy harvesting rice.A busy scene.The dark gray houses are paved with thin stone flakes collected from the mountains by the villagers. Over the years, they have used the stone flakes as tiles to build houses that have lived for generations. The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the soldiers are sitting in the train, like a steamer, so hot that they can't breathe.For several days, they were barebacked and wore shorts, still sweating.As soon as the train stopped, I jumped off, grabbed the water pipe on the station, and rushed towards myself, then rushed towards the train, and the water on the train also rushed down, only to temporarily reduce the temperature. At 10 am on July 27, after more than four days of operation, the train finally arrived at the terminal station of railway transportation, Qujing Station in Yunnan Province.After all the personnel got off the vehicle, they began to unload materials.The transport regiment from the Kunming Military Region was already waiting there, and the cars were quickly loaded. At 10:40, we arrived at the Tobacco Company in Qujing area. The five companies of the entire battalion lived in a warehouse. Settling down in the morning, sorting out the housework, and resting after sorting out supplies in the afternoon. The regiment held a meeting of company commanders and instructors to deploy motorized marching tasks. The front service team organized by Qujing City came to the station and brought boiled water, vegetables and pork.The young girls helped the soldiers with laundry, cooking, and cleaning. They also brought in sewing machines to mend clothes. Watch a movie at night, "Heroes and Daughters". On the morning of July 28, the Third Artillery Company held a military meeting. Zou Jun commented on the situation of railway transportation and put forward requirements for the next step of the motorized march.He said: "After more than four days of railway transportation, we have overcome many difficulties such as hot weather. Although some disunity appeared on the way. However, most comrades have a general understanding of the overall situation, can care for each other, help each other, and unite and love each other. Exemplary implementation of the army's various regulations, satisfactorily completed the task of railway transportation, and successfully arrived at the predetermined area. The next step is to transfer to a motorized march. It is planned to complete a march of more than 500 kilometers in three days. There are many, the roads are narrow, each class must pay attention to safety, especially the transport of military horses, the speed of the vehicle must be stable, the squad leader is the leader of the vehicle, and he must cooperate well with the comrades of the transportation regiment assigned to us in the Kunming Military Region to reach the destination safely." In the afternoon, the whole company started loading cars. The company commander convened a meeting of vehicle commanders to clarify the division of labor and responsibilities. In the evening, watch the movie "Shangganling". At 6:10 on July 29, the troops entered the first day of motorized marching. When they set off from Qujing City, there were farewell crowds everywhere at all intersections and streets.Vehicles from the Public Security Bureau escorted them all the way. Every time they reached a county boundary, the head of the Public Security Bureau had to personally sign the handover to ensure the safety of the march. Ropes were tied at intersections, and all vehicles in the area were pulled over. When the troops entered Luliang County, people from all over the country were waiting on both sides of the road, waving to the soldiers constantly. Some farmers threw away their tools and ran to the road; Waiting for girls of ethnic minorities, wearing gorgeous national costumes, running with the car, wearing silver jewelry on their heads and necks, rattling.They took insoles made with their own hard work, embroidered with beautiful patterns, and kept throwing them on the car; some girls even stuffed passionate courtship letters into the pockets of the soldiers, expressing their love for each other. Love and respect for soldiers.Even the magpies in the trees kept singing around the military vehicle. At the place where the troops stopped to rest, the front team organized by Luliang County surrounded the soldiers tightly. The young pioneers beat the foreign drums and sounded the horns. The primary school students waved bouquets and danced lightly; the local government sent oil Salt, wood, rice, meat, and even fodder for the army and horses were delivered to the front; the cheers became louder and louder, and merged into a sentence: "I wish you more victories, wipe out the Yue bandits, and make more military exploits." ", "We are waiting for news of your triumphant return." The heavy responsibility of the motherland and the entrustment of relatives moved many soldiers to tears.With the trust of the motherland and the expectations of the people, can they not fight bravely!Don't worry, the people of the motherland, your soldiers will not be greedy for life and fear death, and will not disappoint your expectations of them. You must repay your enthusiasm with the good news of victory. In the evening, arrive at Shizong County.The staff of the Water and Electricity Bureau had already prepared steaming meals. When the soldiers just put down their equipment, they delivered delicious meals to their hands.The auditorium was cleaned cleanly, and mats were spread on the ground for the soldiers to rest. At 6:10 in the morning, the troops set off from Shizong County, and the crowd who saw them off shouted, "Comrade PLA! Please take care of yourself. It's cold here at night. Make sure to cover yourself with quilts." These ordinary words reflect the hearts of parents and their love for their children. Love makes the soldiers on the expedition feel that their parents are by their side. When the troops passed by the Wulong Commune, there was an old lady of the Buyi nationality in her 60s who got up before dawn, carried a basket of peaches, walked the mountain road for more than 20 miles, and waited by the roadside. When the convoy arrived, she Grab the peach and throw it on the car.Along the way, there were constant crowds of send-offs. During a short break, the young men surrounded the soldiers and played the lusheng, and the young women danced beautifully. At 3:45 p.m., when the convoy passed through Lugu Township, Shizong County, when a squad leader of the Third Artillery Company led the car, a 12-year-old girl fell in front of the car under the crowd of her companions. The pressure was too high, resulting in a thigh fracture. Instructor Zou Jun arrived after hearing the news, picked up the girl and put her in his car. While asking her companion to notify the parents, he contacted the regiment health team by radio. Due to the high mountain and the long distance traveled by the convoy, the radio could not reach her. , Zou Jun decided to find a hospital for treatment on the spot.Under the leadership of the local villagers, they found the township health center.There are three private houses by the road, a doctor and a pharmacy, and there are no conditions for treatment at all. When Zou Jun was in a hurry, the comrades in charge of the Shizong County Public Security Bureau arrived. After they learned about the situation, they said: "This is our problem. We have not fulfilled our responsibility to escort you. Give us the wounded and let the local government handle them." , Your military situation is very important, leave the number of the unit, and set off as soon as possible!" Zou Jun looked at the comrades in the Public Security Bureau guiltily and said, "Thank you for your trouble!" Then he chased after the troops. In the evening, when the troops arrived at Qiubei County, the director of the county's commercial bureau and the manager of the trading company brought canned food, biscuits, eggs, etc. to San Pao Company with the hearts of all the staff. In the courtyard of the Commercial Bureau, Zou Jun was holding a squad leader meeting. He said: "Today we completed the marching task as planned, but an accident happened that should not have happened. Although the comrades of the Kunming Military Region Transportation Regiment took the initiative , but we also have an unshirkable responsibility. The driver's lack of concentration, failure to detect the situation on the road in time, and remind the driver to pay attention are the main reasons for this accident. I'm sorry for the people of Yunnan who welcomed us along the way, and to the wounded and their The family has brought pain, and it has brought trouble to the local government. Tomorrow is the last day of the motorized march, and the commanders of the vehicles must be highly responsible, observe the road conditions, and remind the drivers in time to ensure that the troops reach their destination safely and smoothly." Because it was the last day of the march and the distance was not far, at 9:30, the troops set off from Qiubei County, and the local government organized many people to see them off.Many young men and women danced happily, the elderly kept waving to the soldiers, the young girls threw their embroidered handkerchiefs and insoles onto the car; Feng Feng wrote passionate poems, pouring out his love for his soldiers, and kept stuffing them into the hands of soldiers.Infected by this kind of scene, the soldiers were very excited and couldn't help singing the army march, and the platoon and platoon started singing. I became dumb, took a sip of the water brought by the former comrades, and continued to sing. At 1:30 p.m., after nine days of marching across four provinces, the troops finally arrived at the end of the march—the Tuanjie Farm in Yanshan County.San Pao Lian lived in the auditorium, and Lian Bu lived in the farm meeting room.The driver team lived on a hill outside the farm, and two military tents and military horses were scattered among the pine forests.