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Chapter 168 The nameless highland has a name (21)

Collected Works of Lao She 老舍 3687Words 2018-03-20
After carrying ammunition up and down the wounded many times, Squad Leader Chang Ruogui injured his foot and could no longer move.He got angry, cursed and bandaged himself.He originally wanted to go up to the main peak to see the red flag after the battle. His signature was on the red flag.Now, I can't go up. "If I can't climb the mountain, I won't quit!" he said to himself.After speaking, he crawled to an important location, sat down, and commanded the stretcher. Those who rescued the wounded sent the wounded to the Tunbing Cave, registered, and received a certificate of honor—the meritorious service will be judged in the future.Some people transported four wounded, but only received two evidences, because there were too few people in charge of registration, and they were too busy.

"Don't wait there!" Chang squad leader shouted. "Hurry up and go up the mountain again! How much have you transported? I have eyes, and I will thank you! Is it as old as you believe?" This solved the problem and worked faster. When the battle is over, the comrades will carry the squad leader away.The squad leader opened his long eyes and shouted: "Carry me? Unless I'm in a coffin! Give me a carbine!" There were many carbines seized, and he took one.Leaning on the gun, he walked back. "Hmph! That's pretty much the same! The walking stick has to be a prize!"

When he arrived at the dressing room, the female nurses greeted him, but he ignored them; he found a place for himself, sat down, held the gun in one hand, and put the other on his knee.The old squad leader is good, but he is a bit feudal and looks down on women. Looking at it, a female nurse passed out on the ground.From the moment it started until now, she hasn't sat down for a while.Just for rehydration alone, she has injected more than 20,000 Sisi. Squad leader Chang lowered his eyelids and was moved. After everyone took the female nurse away, Niu Xianlong from the art team came.She was very tired, but she was still smiling and consoling the wounded.She ran over and grabbed the monitor's big hand with both hands.Her hands were so small, warm, soft, and kind, that even monitor Chang refused to remove their big hands.His big old tree-root-like hands were surrounded by these two small hands, and he felt warm.

"Have you checked your feet? Can you give me some medicine?" Comrade Niu asked cordially.The old squad leader didn't know what to do, he was stunned for a long time, and said with difficulty: "Comrade, how old are you?" "Nineteen! But old people don't grow in stature!" The monitor froze again. "Oh!" he sighed. "If my little sister is still alive, she will be twenty-one-two this year. She is a horse..." "Her, what's the matter with her?" "Didn't you teach the Japanese devils to be buried alive? Otherwise, I wouldn't even remember being a soldier! If my little sister is still alive..."

"She may also come to the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, work as a nurse, or..." "Really! Women... are not as useless as I thought!" "Shall I open your feet? Look, the blood is coming through!" "right!" ………… Battalion Commander He brought Tan Mingchao to the third battalion.Most of the fighters who just came down are here. As soon as he entered the entrance of the cave, Xiao Tan slid down the wall holding the walker, sat on a puddle of water, and fell asleep.His voice is hoarse, the corners of his mouth are cracked, and his mind is confused - in the fiercest battle, he must communicate perfectly in code words, repair machines, and install antennas!Everything is meticulous and a matter of brain.Battalion Commander He picked him up and put him on the kang.

The battalion commander himself was exhausted, but he refused to rest. He visited every soldier and celebrated their victory. Soldiers, just came out of the hail of bullets, and their minds have not yet settled down.Their ears are deafened and their teeth are covered with sand.They are really sleepy, but they can't think of going to sleep; they are hungry and thirsty, but they don't bother to eat and drink.They just sat there blankly, as if they had forgotten themselves.They seemed to be waiting for orders before charging and killing the enemy.Their steel-like wills still have courage after fierce battles; their steel-like bodies, although tired, cannot relax immediately.They don't even bother to smoke.They don't want to talk, and they don't want others to talk. Their hearts seem to be on the battlefield, and they can't switch to other things for a while.

Battalion Commander He knew them well, as did he when he was a soldier.He comforted them and advised them to drink and eat.Although they are unwilling to move, the discipline deep in their hearts makes them obey the battalion commander.They started drinking a little water and biting into a small biscuit. This little action made their Yu Yong rush out of their hearts, and they asked to return to the battlefield to destroy more enemies. Even Battalion Commander He himself felt the same way.He has just figured out all the terrain of "Old Bald Mountain", and he is willing to continue commanding in the mountain and gain all the experience in offense and defense.But he said to everyone:

"The second battalion has already gone up, we should rest. We fought a big battle! I did a rough calculation: there is not only one reinforcement company on the mountain, but two! We are catching up with the enemy to change defense! We, at least Five hundred enemies have been wiped out, which is not bad! We used to estimate that there were sixty or seventy machine guns on the mountain, no! At least eighty! Think about it, there are eighty machine guns on a hill that is more than three miles long, which is enough But, not only the machine guns, but even the tanks have taught us how to play dumb horns. It's not easy! We captured so many things and captured so many prisoners! 'Old Bald Mountain' is really powerful, but we captured it! "

As soon as the battalion commander calculated the victory, everyone immediately became excited and scrambled to talk about the battle just now.When it comes to the battle, everyone can truly feel the victory and glory.For victory and glory are won by their battles.Even Fang Jinwang said proudly: "Commander, I brought back two carbines!" The battalion commander encouraged everyone, especially Fang Jinwang, who said: "You can do it! Just keep going like this, don't relax, you can be a hero too!" Seeing that everyone was talking and laughing, the battalion commander called the regimental commander to report that he had been transferred.The head of the regiment first celebrated his victory.

For the chief, Battalion Commander He has the courage to review himself - that's why he has made so many great achievements, and he can always maintain his true qualities as a hero.He said: "Regimental Commander, the battle was not completely successful. Everyone did use the new tactics unanimously, but it was not thorough. We attacked No. 25 and were blocked by bunkers twice. We fought very bravely, but we still need to Flexible. Squad and platoon cadres' commanding ability is not enough. They often fight a bunker with all their strength, forgetting the overall situation of the battle, and forgetting to win by surprise. In such a battle, I realized that the cadres of the squad and platoon should occupy the most important position .Only if they fight flexibly, the battle will be fully satisfactory. Of course, I should take full responsibility. During the pre-war preparations, I didn't work hard enough!..."...

Sergeant Tang Wanshan is very satisfied with his job.First, he took a good line.This road is a little detour, but it is safe. "Wouldn't it be worthwhile to walk a few more steps and get less fire?" He persuaded everyone in this way. He said more than anyone else, but all had an effect, and it was not in vain.He encourages everyone and gives everyone ideas at any time.Seeing that everyone was really exhausted, he would tell a few jokes to make everyone laugh, and tried to make everyone take turns to rest.When necessary, he also found a settled bunker and called everyone to hold a small meeting to let everyone express their opinions.Like a magician, he casually touches his body and brings out candy or cigarettes and gives them to everyone.He also brought a tube of toothpaste to wipe the mouth of the wounded to moisturize their lips and tongue, if they couldn't find water for a while. What satisfies him the most is that he has never shown any attitude towards anyone, is always talking and laughing, and is not in a hurry.He realized that fighting not only makes people brave, but also increases self-cultivation.He planned to write an allegro after the war to illustrate this truth.The battle was over, and he asked to go up again to carry the captured weapons.In the end, with five guns on his back, together with the cooking squad leader and the little barber, he escorted the four prisoners and walked back, taking the route he found. At this time, it was probably around three o'clock.If there had been no US imperialist aggression, this would have been the time when the rooster crowed in the mountain villages.Because of the fatigue of the night and the heavy weapons on his body, the sergeant fell behind. The little barber in front suddenly screamed wildly.The sergeant immediately ran forward with his gun in hand. The little barber was pushed to the ground, rolling and kicking.The cooking squad leader jumped over and hit the enemy's head with the butt of his gun.Another enemy fled, the sergeant arrived and fired, but missed.He took a closer look and found that the man whose head had been broken turned out to be a puppet soldier from Li—he was laying an ambush here, trying to rob the prisoners, and maybe capture the little barber as well. However, the four Colombian prisoners never even moved.They probably saw it clearly: if they fled back, they would still stand in the way of the US imperialist invading army and be used as cannon fodder. It would be better to be a prisoner to save their lives. That Li Puppet Army had blood all over his face.The sergeant taught the squad leader to bandage him.After wrapping up, Li Puppet Army took off the watch made in the United States and gave it to the sergeant. The sergeant spat, bah!Then in the Korean dialect: "The lackey of the US emperor, follow!" While walking, the sergeant taught the barber: "No matter where you are, always be vigilant! Remember my words!" ………… Wen Jishuang tried his best.His pontoon worked.The wooden bridge is not broken, and the two bridges are used together to reduce congestion.Once the wooden bridge is broken, use the pontoon and the two boats.The boat moves slowly, so use ropes to pull the fibers.At the same time, rush to repair the wooden bridge.In order to build a wooden bridge, he went down into the water and shouted: If there are people, there will be a bridge, comrades, what are you doing! Everyone shouted: What are you doing!Ten minutes, fix the bridge! Wen Jishuang's foot was injured and he refused to retreat; one more person would give him more strength.He is a member of the regiment and must take the lead.After the bridge was repaired, he went to stand guard, directed traffic, and urged everyone to leave quickly: "Hurry up! Hurry up! Don't wait for the artillery fire to come!" Because of the fierce artillery battle, the enemy can't do whatever they want, and the ferry can sometimes be quiet for half an hour.However, the enemy's artillery fire came suddenly, and more than a hundred shells could be dropped in a minute, and the wooden bridge broke again!Go into the water again, rush to repair again!Wen Jishuang's cotton-padded clothes were soaked and smooth, so the fragments of the shells could not penetrate deeply.Even so, he has suffered six injuries and still persists.While working, he shouted: Life and death for the people!Live and die on the bridge! In this way, our ammunition, medicine, and dry food still come in a steady stream.Our wounded can go down to seek medical treatment sooner. ………… At the same time, no matter how heavy the artillery fire, our wired telephones are always unblocked.If the line is broken, connect it, connect it and disconnect it, and then connect it again.Dare not to illuminate, feel the darkness to check, feel the darkness to pick up.A line not far from the river was broken by 360 knots that night! At the same time, the correspondents braved the artillery fire and sent people and letters everywhere.They are familiar with the road, they have mastered the law of the enemy's artillery fire, and they are desperate to make meritorious service. At the same time, our artillery supported the infantry in a timely manner, destroyed the barbed wire fence, destroyed the fortifications, suppressed the enemy's artillery fire, and blocked the enemy's reinforcement counterattack; no one left the position without permission, and they were all determined to live and die with the position! At the same time, our transport personnel, who were most threatened by artillery fire, reorganized immediately after casualties, and successively carried ammunition up and down to transport the wounded.The commander of the transportation company is old and sick, and he went to the position to command in person, and used his shoulders as a ladder, leaning against the steep slope, so that the stretcher bearer stepped on his shoulders, so as to teach the wounded less shock with pain!Fourteen stretchers passed over his shoulders in one breath! At the same time, our doctors and nurses have tried their best and wit to reduce the suffering of the wounded and try to make them happy and comfortable.When the water was exhausted, they tried to get water from the bomb crater; when the bomb crater was exhausted, they ran to the river to get water under heavy artillery fire.The wounded wanted porridge, so they lit a charcoal basin and used a kettle to cook porridge.They ran from one cave to another to take care of the wounded and treat the wounded. There were four blockades between the caves!They not only healed their own wounded, but also tended to wounded captives.It was a pleasure for them to see the prisoners being treated and having their cakes eaten—they carried out a policy of leniency for prisoners.That's it, everyone is brave, everyone takes the lead, with one thought and one will, we smashed one hundred and ninety-five bunkers on "Old Bald Mountain" within three hours, cut off the bald head of "Old Bald Mountain", Goug out the eyes that monitor Shangxiapufang!
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