Chapter 62 Chapter One

Half a month later, our army's defensive position on the front line of Gongmu Mountain finally stabilized. The troops of Division L were ordered to switch defenses with another army and retreated down the mountain one after another. On an ordinary morning, before the sun rose, and the milky white fog was still rolling in the thick jungle, two jeeps with camouflage nets drove up to Maoerling and stopped at the camp of the command post of the A regiment. The army commander and division commander got out of the first car. The entourage and guards of the corps commander and division commander got out of the second car.

The notification from the division command post came too late today, and when Yin Guocai received the call, the car of the division chief had already arrived at Maoerling. The Chief of Staff of Regiment A hastily dropped the phone, ran out of the No. 2 cave, raised his hands in salute, and reported: "Comrade Commander, Yin Guocai, Chief of Staff of Regiment A, reports to you: Our regiment was ordered to withdraw from the position one after another at 23:00 last night and change defenses with Division K. Everything is normal now, please instruct!" The war is not over.From the direction of Gongmu Mountain in the south, the sound of gunfire can still be clearly heard.A shell just flew from Tianzi Mountain ten minutes ago, hit the woods on the ridge line, and ignited a column of gray-black smoke, rising into the blue-white sky like a soft ribbon.But all of this is completely used to the army commander, division commander, and Yin Guocai.

Compared with the early morning half a month ago, the army commander has changed into a new military uniform today, and the collar badge is also new.The heaviness and gloom in his expression disappeared, but he was more tired.The teacher's expression was excited and happy, but for some reason, there was a little vague confusion on his face.Yin Guocai's changes are also obvious. He is obviously older, his military uniform is wrinkled, full of sweat and dirt, fine crow's feet appear around the corners of his eyes, and he has a half-inch long beard on his lips.In this early morning when the whole regiment had basically withdrawn from the battlefield, he felt that he was much more mature and experienced than before, which of course benefited from the war.For example, standing in front of the army commander and division commander now, he feels calmer and calmer than that morning half a month ago.

The commander did not answer his words.Like the last time he came to Maoerling, the army commander hastily raised his heavy eyelids and scanned the camp, before returning his eyes to his face, and asked: "Where's your captain?" "Report to the army commander, the regiment commander is not here!" Yin Guocai was a little panicked again: after the first day of fighting, the military party committee made a decision to strictly prohibit Changjiang Tao of the A regiment and Liu Daoming, the commander of the B regiment, from entering the front line.But last night, it was heard that a platoon of the Second Battalion could not withdraw from the forward position at the bottom of the valley south of the 342 Heights, so the head of the regiment rushed there in person.

But he dared not speak of it. The sunshine on the commander's face seemed to be covered by a dark cloud for a moment.He already understood what was going on, and was visibly unhappy.The old man didn't pay attention to Yin Guocai anymore, he half turned to face the teacher, and asked dissatisfiedly: "Mr. Chen, have you notified Comrade Jiang Tao himself of the decision of the military party committee?...Huh?" A little embarrassment appeared on the teacher's ruddy and chubby face.He didn't explain anything, just glanced at Yin Guocai, and then walked to the No. 2 cave.Yin Guocai knew what he was going to do, but he couldn't walk away with the army commander here.The teacher entered the No. 2 cave by himself, and it took a long time before he came out again.

"He went to the forward position at the bottom of the valley south of the 342 Heights," the division commander said angrily: "It's probably still there right now!" The commander suddenly lost his temper: "You call again to Height 342 and ask them to send someone down to the forward position to convey my order: I want Comrade Jiang Tao to throw everything away and withdraw first!... You tell them, I will wait here, When did Comrade Jiang Tao withdraw, and when will I leave!" An even more angry expression appeared on the commander's face, and he went back to the No. 2 cave to make a phone call. The atmosphere in the camp was visibly tense because of the commander's anger.The army commander stood motionless, and Yin Guocai had no choice but to stand there to accompany him.Suddenly he realized that it was inappropriate for the army commander to stand like this after all, so he signaled to the guard platoon leader at the entrance of the No. 1 cave.The latter quickly moved out a folding chair and put it behind the commander.

The army commander didn't seem to notice the folding chair at first.Later, my two legs could no longer support me, so I sat down anyway. After the teacher finished making the phone call, he walked out of the No. 2 cave with lingering anger.Yin Guocai motioned to the platoon leader of the guards again, and brought out another folding chair from the cave. An hour passed, and from the direction of Heights 342, there was only a series of cannon shots that lasted about ten minutes.The staff officer on duty reported that the division artillery group was supporting the battle at the bottom of the southern valley of the highland.

In the dense forest on one side of the camp, there was a clear and melodious bird call.The sun had risen, and the sun was shining obliquely on Yin Guocai's face. He felt that his forehead was already dripping with sweat.The army commander was still sitting there, closing his eyes at some point, his expression becoming more and more gloomy.The division commander looked at the army commander's face, and seemed to be even more disturbed and angry.Yin Guocai realized that his panic was getting worse... Another hour passed. In the direction of Heights 342, the gunshots that had been intense since dawn could no longer be heard. The head of the S Regiment of the K Division reported from the high ground: Jiang Tao of the A Regiment has led the second battalion, four companies and one row of the regiment to withdraw safely to the mountain ridge of Qipanling, and is currently continuing to retreat along the path on the north slope of the mountain ridge!

After hearing the report, the army commander opened his eyes, stood up slowly with a rattan stick in his hand, and walked towards his jeep without looking at anyone.Yin Guocai thought that the old man would not say a word to him again, but when he got to the car door, the army commander turned his head, looked directly at Yin Guocai, and said: "At two o'clock in the afternoon, let Comrade Jiang Tao come to the military command post!" Yin Guocai answered "yes", watched the army commander get into the car, then watched the division commander hesitate, and got into the army commander's car.

Two minutes later, the two jeeps had already left Maoer Ridge and circled on the road down the mountain.Yin Guocai stood on the protruding rock in front of the burned command tent and looked down the mountain, feeling a little depressed for a while.First, he never understood the purpose of the army commander coming to Maoerling again this morning.If it was just to inform the regimental commander to go to the army command post for a meeting in the afternoon, a phone call would be enough; secondly, he felt that the regimental commander violated the decision of the military party committee and returned to the front line, which really made the commander unhappy, which was not good for the regiment commander of.However, in the next period of time, he listened to the beautiful and melodious birdsong in the forest behind him, and looked at the lush subtropical rainforest in the distance, and slowly felt the taste: maybe the commander had no purpose, He came to Maoerling just to see Jiang Tao.After the battle on the first day, the regiment leader became the hero and star of the war because of the great contribution of regiment A in the battle to recover the Gongmushan area.The post-war period is coming, and the victors will enjoy the fruits of victory.As Jiang Tao's "direct descendant", his luck will never be too bad!

The exhaustion, sleepiness and nervousness of half a month suddenly disappeared.Yin Guocai grinned happily.He also wanted to take off his military cap and throw it into the sunny sky in the early morning of May, and wanted to sing a few love songs of strong boys and girls that he had just learned in the war zone, but when he thought of his identity, he held back.