Start from Changjin Lake

Chapter 175 Who Are We Living For?

Xu Qing was dragged back by Wu Qianli in the end, the chief of staff was stern and unselfish, and they talked for a while, but it didn't work.

The headquarters is busy with affairs, and if they spend more time there, they may delay important fighters. Commissar Li and Captain Wang took the lead in persuading them to go back first and discuss later.

After leaving the command hole, the three of them walked side by side, speechless.

"They didn't do it properly." Mei Sheng said bluntly.

"The bounden duty of a soldier is to obey orders." Wu Qianli puffed on his cigar and said in a muffled voice, but he didn't know if he thought so in his heart.

He has been in the army for so many years, and he rarely encountered such a thing. The half box of Cuban cigars he was reluctant to smoke all the way, now he took out all of them, frowning, one after another.

Xu Qing said: "If it is said that our Seventh Company failed in the mission and that I am lacking in ability, that's fine, but if it's so inexplicable, I won't be allowed to fight. I don't accept it."

Wu Qianli shook his head: "The chief of staff showed the telegram, which indeed said so. The chiefs would not lie about this kind of issue. There should be reasons behind it that we don't know."

"Protection? Xuezang?" Xu Qing glanced back and said, "What else can it be, nothing more than these. But no matter what it is, now is the time when we are short of soldiers and food, so we have to ask us if we can answer it first." Promise, in short, this matter cannot be done like this, I personally strongly disagree."

Everyone was speechless and did not speak again.

When he got close to the valley, he could already see the figure of Qilian busy carrying, Mei Sheng suddenly said: "How will I tell them later?"

The three of them stopped and looked at each other.

Yes, there are a bunch of young men, how should I tell them about this?These guys from Qilian are not vegetarians. They are all veterans. If they know the truth, they will definitely fall into chaos.

"You can say what you want." Wu Qianli said frankly.

Xu Qing and Mei Sheng looked at each other, and he said helplessly: "Let's hide it for a while, I'll come here later to ask about the situation, if not, I can call back and call the headquarters directly - we still have the one-way line, which can go straight to Zhang Xiaoshan .”

Wu Qianli was slightly silent. Although he didn't nod, he didn't refuse either, which was a tacit consent.

"Company commander, instructor, you are all back, when shall we leave?" After returning to the station, Yu Congrong jumped out immediately.

He just instructed everyone to move things down and send them to the soldiers who haven't had a bite of fresh food here for many days. Everyone thanked them happily. Much better.

Seeing his joyful appearance, Xu Qing thought that he couldn't explain this matter to him, otherwise his loud voice would break the sky, so he said perfunctorily: "Hurry up, hurry up, take a rest here first."

After finishing speaking, he passed by in a hurry, Yu Congrong didn't doubt anything, nodded slightly, and then asked Wu Qianli for cigars with a smile on his own, Xu Qing was relieved.

However, the tone didn't last long. Everyone had just finished their lunch and lay down their bedding to rest for a while. Immediately, the next transfer order came down, and Political Commissar Li brought Tan Gaofeng to read it out in person.

"What? I was transferred to the Operations Staff Section of the 58th Division?" Xu Qing's face changed slightly.

He didn't care whether the chief was the chief or not, so he stepped forward and took the telegram, and saw rows of handwritten words on it: "I am notifying Comrade Wu Wanli, the seventh company of the 27th Army and the First Regiment, to be temporarily seconded to the Combat Section of the 58th Division." Serve as deputy section chief, get in touch with XX, in charge of publicity and mobilization matters, dispatch orders start from today."

At the top of the page is the "General Political Commissar of the No.20 Seventh Army Headquarters of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army", with an impressive red seal on the bottom, signed, and the handwritten pen and ink signatures of Commanders Peng and Zhan of the 27th Army.

Yu Cong stretched his head over to look at it, but Xu Qing ignored him. Looking at this, he knew it must be true, but why did it happen?

His brow furrowed deeply.

On the side, Yu Congrong suddenly yelled loudly: "We are the sharp knife company, a combat team, why were we suddenly assigned to the health company?"

Xu Qing raised his eyes and looked over. It turned out that apart from this telegram, there was also a deployment arrangement for everyone. The Seventh Company was assigned to the field hospital at the back of the valley to participate in the rescue mission.

"This is the latest organizational arrangement. Comrades, you have made enough contributions, but it's just a matter of changing places. Isn't that good?" Political Commissar Li said with a smile.

"What's so good! Everyone is fighting, we can't fall behind, this is to poke our spine up and down..." Yu Congrong immediately called out, and the soldiers were immediately mobilized by him, but he didn't say anything. After speaking, Wu Qianli stopped him.

Yu Congrong wanted to say more, but Qianli's stern eyes stopped him, and Lei Gong also pulled him behind him to teach him a lesson: "How did you talk to the chief!"

No matter how dissatisfied Yu Congrong was, he also understood the general situation and discipline, so he had to shut up resentfully.

Qianli took the paper from Yu Congrong's hand, and was about to read it, but the soldiers around him felt dissatisfied at this moment, and they all opened their mouths to speak, so he looked around. Put it away, and slowly lowered your head.

Qianli carefully read the words on the paper twice, looked at Xu Qing and Mei Sheng again, and finally returned it to Political Commissar Li solemnly, saying word by word: "Please rest assured, Chief, the Seventh Interlude Company obeys orders."

"Okay, let Xiao Tan introduce the handover work to you first. Don't be discouraged. In the army, the logistics work of the hospital is also very important." Political Commissar Li didn't say much, nodded slightly, and then walked away.

As soon as they left, Qilian's side quickly became noisy, and the soldiers asked in a hurry. Everyone didn't understand why the troops issued such an order. There are wounded, but the overall combat capability is still online.

In this era, when fighting in the army, everyone has already tightened their belts, prepared mentally, and is ready to die at any time, not to be allowed to go to the battlefield. For a real soldier, that is a kind of humiliation!
"This is an order, you must obey it!" Facing everyone's inquiries, Wu Qianli only growled.

Both Xu Qing and Mei Sheng remained silent and didn't say much, while Lei Gong was smoking a cigarette and watching this scene thoughtfully.

Xu Qing still had a lot of doubts in his mind. He stood there and thought for a while, and then followed in the direction where the political commissar left. When he caught up with him, the guards following the political commissar subconsciously wanted to stop him, but political commissar Li moved away. He waved his hand and said, "No, I know this comrade."

Xu Qing didn't care about so many rules. After saluting, he asked directly: "Chief, I just want to know why the military department transferred us to the rear?"

Political Commissar Li said in embarrassment: "Comrade Wu Wanli, it's not that I don't help you. Old Hu is outspoken, and it's not that he is unkind. This is the request of the superior..."

But Xu Qing didn't speak, just stared at him with a pair of eyes.

"Hey!" Seeing that he was unmoved, Political Commissar Li was helpless. He also knew Xu Qing's past achievements and knew that he was a brave and decisive fighter.

He patted the snow on his body, then thought about it:
"Actually, after the battle in Xiajieyu, several military departments jointly compiled a statistics. Half of the first-level combat heroes who went to the Beijing Great Hall to participate in the National Heroes and Models Conference this year have died. Like our 27th Army, it is glorious. Several...Yang Gensi, you know, died together with the U.S. Army, Mao Zedong was shot and died, Chen Chen is still lying in the hospital, like you, now is the only one in the [-]th Army, so the military department instructed , transfer you combat heroes to the nearest division headquarters to save them, don’t beat them to death—if you fight again, you’ll die, and there’s no way to explain it to the people of the country!”

Xu Qing's heart was shocked when he heard this, he never thought that it was because of this, this is really ridiculous, how can he give up eating because of choking?He immediately said, "Dead people? How can there be no dead people? How could the military department issue such an order..."

Political Commissar Li interrupted him and said, "Don't blame the higher-ups. This is everyone's opinion after careful consideration. No one wants heroes to die in vain. Don't you think so? Whether it's the division headquarters, the regiment headquarters or the military headquarters, it's all very embarrassing. The order was finally issued after a lot of controversy."

Xu Qing also felt that his tone was not right, so he said again: "I understand the good intentions of the chiefs, and they intend to protect the heroes and heroes. I firmly obey this order! But I still hope that the superiors can consider our actual opinions. "

"I am a soldier. A month ago, I was still a recruit. I was able to grow up to this day. It is the blood of the comrades who fell one after another. Their blood inspires, stimulates, and forces me! Since I killed the first From the beginning of the enemy, I thought... I must not disappoint these dead comrades in arms."

"They are living people, with fathers, mothers, and children, but each of them died without knowing why. Everyone said that they died well and vigorously, but in this North Korean land, they dare not even build a grave. Can't be buried, but can only be thrown into the Changjin River, in the wilderness, in the ravines, to sleep with this icy black earth, what kind of thing is this?"

"There are many soldiers who sacrificed before my eyes, like Yang Gensi, who died on the high ground next to the Seventh Company. Before the battle that day, we were lying together in the snow nest smoking, chatting, and discussing ideals. However, in a blink of an eye, he is now There are no bones left... I have been thinking, if the support can come in time, if we have more weapons and bullets, will he not have to die?"

As Xu Qing talked, he thought of the many people who died in Xiajieyu, and remembered that the bones of many martyrs could not be found 70 years later. The ashes and remains brought back by chartered planes were only a corner of the sea, and there were more remains It's just buried in the moist and moist North Korean soil for a long time, and it's hard to see the sky for a lifetime.

He was a little excited in his heart, and he couldn't vomit:
"Our Seventh Company fought against the Polar Bear Regiment, the headquarters, Xiajieyuli, and the Shuimen Bridge. We fought through tough battles, and fought in roundabouts. We were always successful. We achieved brilliant victories with minimal damage. To put it bluntly, it counts as A sharp weapon for the army, a sharp blade against the enemy, I can clearly see the situation of the war, and now there is a shortage of soldiers and food everywhere, and only by putting us on the battlefield can we play the greatest role!"

"The Seventh Company is willing to rush to fight, not for glory, but for military exploits. The soldiers are ordinary people, and they don't know big characters. How can they think so much about miscellaneous things?"

"We survived because someone around us died for us, and we lived for them. Every day on the battlefield, everyone has no other motivation except to kill the enemy and fight."

"The big guys all want to do their part. Killing one is counting as one, saving one is counting as one, so as to achieve even a little bit of favorable results for this war, with better luck, and then go home alive to replace those who died. People look at their parents, look at the land of the motherland, look at the great rivers and mountains and the beautiful world."

"I have nothing else to ask for. This is the wish of all the soldiers of the Seventh Company. I hope that the chiefs will think about it more. Thank you, chief. I have finished my report!"

After finishing speaking, Political Commissar Li was still a little dazed, but Xu Qing had already saluted solemnly, and then left without turning his head.

He said these words completely from the bottom of his heart, without considering the consequences, he just wanted to say them.

In fairness, who wants to fight, who wants to die?

But Qilian doesn't fight, there are still people who want to fight, the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility, Qilian has this ability, Xu Qing has this ability even more, they just don't want more people to die in vain!

He strode forward, walking faster and faster, the wind and snow fell behind him, and the gloom accumulated in his heart for so many days suddenly poured out, turning into a puff of white air and surging in his chest in the icy and snowy field, if it wasn't for the wrong occasion, He really wanted to scream.

His task has slowly changed from the initial task of "living" for himself.This is his own choice, the path he has always practiced.He has no regrets.

……

"Unfortunately, I didn't lead the soldiers." Political commissar Li looked at Xu Qingyuan's back, feeling a lot of emotion in his heart.

He had to admit that Xu Qing's words were resounding, and they had been deeply imprinted in his mind. He stood for a long time, the wind and snow were getting stronger, and the weather was getting colder. The guard wanted to put a coat on him, but he refused.

The guard Xiao Li was puzzled, he didn't understand why the young soldier just now received so much attention from his head, he wondered: "Boss, this comrade..."

Now the identity of the "ghost" has not been announced, and the military award announcement has not yet begun, and political commissar Li is inconvenient to disclose directly. He squinted his eyes and said, "You will meet soon, this is a good comrade."

After finishing speaking, he added another sentence, turned and left, and sighed slowly, "A real good comrade."

(End of this chapter)