The Red Era: Living in Seclusion in a Siheyuan as a Boss

Chapter 486 Go home! ! !

One morning in mid-April.

Yi Yuanchao was assigned the task of transporting the withdrawing troops of the 2nd Guard Division back to base in Baili Village, Jin County, on the Xia side of the border.

The convoy immediately rushed to Jinping from its temporary base.

Drive along the narrow mountain road from Jin County to about 20 kilometers.

A fully armed military commander waved to them in front.

He signaled the convoy to stop in a secluded place and said: "There is enemy territory ahead, this is Baili Village, and the troops are withdrawing from the front positions."

At this time, the sound of gunfire and artillery fire in front continued, and the engineers suddenly became nervous.

The empty Baili Village sits alone on the slope of a towering mountain.

It is surrounded by mountains that seem to have no end, extending into the distance beyond the sight.

Between the deep mountains and narrow valleys, the endless lush vegetation is like a green ocean, making this land full of vitality.

Opposite the village is the border with the White-Eyed Wolf, and the terrain is so dangerous that it is breathtaking.

Not far ahead, the enemy built a famous position, which was a solid fortress that was easy to defend but difficult to attack.

In the battle of Xia's army to attack this line of defense, countless brave officers and soldiers sacrificed their precious lives.

Not long after, a combat unit of the 2nd Guard Division, which Yi Yuanchao's company was responsible for supporting, slowly withdrew from the frontline position.

The soldiers walked with firm steps, their faces full of perseverance and determination.

After they successfully boarded the return vehicle, the convoy slowly returned along the original route along the rugged mountain road.

When the convoy was only two kilometers away from Jin County, it slowly stopped.

At this time, the soldiers in the combat troops were in a state of high tension;
With the vehicle's slight bumps, after a short rest and adjustment;
The tension and fatigue on his face gradually dissipated, replaced by a rare calmness and composure.

Afterwards, the convoy headed from Jin County to the headquarters in Gexin City. Wherever it went, the town streets were filled with welcoming crowds.

People sang and danced, lined the streets to welcome them, and held gifts of comfort in their hands, throwing them into the carriages and the cab from time to time.

If one is not careful, the driver's view will be blocked, and all the participants in the battle are moved.

At around two o'clock in the afternoon, the convoy slowly drove into the suburbs of Xinshi.

At the same time, convoys of other participating troops also arrived one after another, and they parked in an orderly manner on both sides of the road.

Afterwards, the soldiers from various participating troops got off the vehicles, formed neat square formations, and marched through the city with firm steps.

They were heroic and full of vigor, accepting the warm welcome and solemn review from their relatives in the motherland.

The welcoming crowd came like a tide, holding flowers and various gifts of comfort, with excitement and joy on their faces, as they flocked to the returning relatives.

Singing, firecrackers and cheers came one after another, interweaving together, as if playing a cheerful symphony.

The whole scene was extremely lively and filled with a strong festive atmosphere, creating a spectacular and touching picture.

As the participating troops marched solemnly through the city, the personnel in the convoy remained quietly in place, maintaining discipline and order.

Xin Quan, the company clerk, gently tugged at Yi Yuanchao's sleeve and whispered, "Captain, there is a small photo studio over there."

Yi Yuanchao's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he responded decisively: "Let's go and take a look."

So, the group started walking towards the photo studio.

After arriving at the photo studio, the photographer had been waiting for a long time. With a smile on his face, he warmly greeted these heroes in military uniforms.

The photo studio is not big, with only about 20 square meters of space.

But the interior is neatly arranged, with simple photography props neatly arranged, exuding a warm and nostalgic atmosphere.

At this time, some soldiers and Section Chief Chen and Instructor Ran from the regiment and battalion's working group stationed in the company had also arrived first. They were excitedly discussing the poses for taking photos.

Under the skillful hands of the photographer, the soldiers left behind their personal commemorative photos.

Afterwards, they gathered together again and took photos full of brotherhood.

The entire photo studio was filled with laughter and everyone was immersed in this rare relaxation and joy.

It was not until around 6 p.m. that the welcoming crowd slowly left and the participating troops entered their bases.

The Yiyuanchao Company's convoy then transported the equipment and supplies of the Second Guard Division's participating troops to the base before returning to the company's temporary base in Gexinshi.

After the self-defense counterattack against the "ungrateful wolves" was over, the headquarters sent leaders to Yunnan Province to comfort the participating troops.

That morning, the sun shone on the airport, and the red flags fluttered gently in the breeze, looking particularly bright.

The uniformly dressed team looks like a green ocean.

They gathered in a grand and majestic manner on the runway in the center of the airport.

At the solemn meeting, the head of the headquarters held the commendation order and read out the commendation from the headquarters in a loud voice.

The commendation order clearly stated: "In order to defend our country...; in order to defend... the great cause of construction... shouldered the heavy trust of the people;
Facing the "ungrateful bastards", you were not afraid and were resolute... and finally achieved your expected results perfectly...

You have built for the motherland... Hereby issue a commendation..."

Afterwards, representatives from various troops spoke.

The leader also went to the soldiers, shook hands with everyone, and distributed gifts after the meeting.

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During the battle, Jiang Weiguo, a platoon leader of the Yi Yuanchao Company, Li Baozhong, a squad leader of the second squad, and Sun Dalong and others were awarded third-class individual merit.

All the participating personnel in the company drove their vehicles to the frontline positions on the battlefield in the territory of the "ungrateful wolves" many times.

Transport personnel, weapons, horses, equipment and other war supplies to the participating troops.

They also traveled back and forth many times to Kunming, Shui, Wenzhou, Jiujiang, Jinmen, Ma, Hekou, Ping, Muar and other places to transport combat personnel, wounded and sick soldiers, remains of martyrs, weapons, ammunition and equipment, and war supplies.

After successfully completing the wartime support and transportation mission.

All the participants of the Yi Yuanchao Company and some participants of the 1st Company, totaling more than 200 people and more than 80 vehicles, formed the 7th echelon military train.

It departed from Liangting Railway Station in Yunnan Province on May 5 and returned to the headquarters of the Second Guard Division Engineering Corps in Beijing.

At this point, Yi Yuanchao's company had participated in the 81-day self-defense counterattack against the "white-eyed wolves", and the operation was completed and they returned triumphantly.

This participation in the self-defense counterattack against the "ungrateful wolves" was the most glorious and brilliant page in the history of Yi Yuanchao and his company.

For all the participants in their company, this is an indelible memory in their lives.

After all, I struggled, dedicated myself, and fought for my motherland when I was young.

However, compared with the martyrs who died on the battlefield, they are lucky.

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After the counterattack ended, all large troops withdrew back to the country.

However, there are still a small number of Xia army soldiers who were dispersed and returned to their troops one after another.

"A soldier crawled back. Yes, he crawled back!

At around 6 p.m., a border guard of the Xia Army who was patrolling the border called the leader of the border defense regiment and said that a soldier had crawled back from the opposite side.

The soldier who crawled back from the "ungrateful" territory was named Liu Xishun.

Liu Xishun is a supply officer in the company’s kitchen squad.

During the battle, the troops were dispersed and he was injured.

Faced with the enemy's pursuit and unfamiliarity with the "ungrateful" terrain, there was no possibility of finding the troops.

Under such circumstances, Liu Xishun believed that he would rather die on the land of his motherland, so he still decided to return home alone.

So Liu Xishun hid during the day and went out at night.

If he had no direction, he would follow the direction of Beidou. He always believed that the motherland was in the north.

Despite being seriously injured and without any food supplies, Liu Xishun managed to crawl back to his motherland in nine days and eight nights, carrying dozens of kilograms of equipment.

When Liu Xishun survived many dangers and crossed the border and returned to the other side of the border, his body was extremely weak.

When the border guards of the Xia Army found him, Liu Xishun was naked, covered with wounds, and wearing an old Xia Army uniform without epaulettes and badges.

It took him nine days and eight nights to complete this arduous task with such tenacity!
In the process of crawling back to his homeland, he experienced pain that ordinary people could never imagine.

Although, Liu Xishun was just an ordinary supply clerk in the company's kitchen squad.

Liu Xishun rarely had the opportunity to go to the battlefield to kill enemies and make merit, and obviously he did not become a hero who killed enemies and made merit on the battlefield in the end.

However, with his heroic deeds, he is enough to become a hero admired by everyone.

Liu Xishun's heroic feat of crawling back to his motherland in nine days and eight nights quickly caused a sensation across the country.

After the headquarters learned about his deeds, they sent a special delegation to visit Liu Xishun.

When Liu Zhiye saw Liu Xishun, he said excitedly: "Although you didn't become a hero who killed enemies on the battlefield, you relied on your loyalty to the motherland and the people. You didn't lose your weapons and ammunition in nine days and eight nights and crawled back to the motherland. You are also a true hero!"

Afterwards, Liu Xishun was awarded the honorary title of "Iron Warrior" by the headquarters and was awarded first-class merit.

What did a cook experience on the "ungrateful" battlefield?
What made him resolutely crawl back to his motherland in 9 days and 8 nights with amazing perseverance? This has to start from when Liu Xishun entered the battlefield of "ungrateful wolves".

Liu Xishun is from Sichuan Province and was born in 1958.

He joined the army last year, when he was just 20 years old.

After joining the army, he was assigned to the kitchen squad of the heavy machine gun company of the 448st Battalion of the th Regiment of the xx Division as a supply officer.

The job of a supply man is to ride a tricycle to the farmers’ market every day to buy raw materials for daily cooking.

For example, buying rice, flour, grain, oil, vegetables, and daily necessities.

On the eve of the counterattack against the "ungrateful wolves", he was transferred to the front line with his troops to prepare for fighting the enemy.

During the counterattack against the "ungrateful wolves", Liu Xishun's troops did not immediately participate in the battle, but waited for orders and looked for an opportunity to attack.

But under the powerful offensive of friendly forces, the counterattack ended quickly.

Liu Xishun and his men never got the chance to go to the battlefield.

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They all came to the front line together and were all prepared for battle.

Other brother troops had already been fighting fiercely on the battlefield.

They could only wait for orders to attack, and until the end of the war, they did not receive any combat orders.

Let’s take a look at those brother troops that have completed their combat missions.

After withdrawing from the "ungrateful wolves", other troops were warmly welcomed by the people at home and were constantly rewarded for their meritorious service.

Liu Xishun could no longer sit still, and they went forward to ask for permission to go abroad to fight.

But the purpose of punishing the "ungrateful wolves" has been achieved, the troops have begun to withdraw, and there are no more battles to fight.

However, the 150th Division repeatedly requested to go into battle.

Because the 150th Division was supplemented with a large number of new recruits before the war, these new recruits had never been on the battlefield.

Even if there are no big battles to fight, it is okay to let the soldiers experience the battlefield.

In the end, Liu Zhiye, who was in charge of the town's front-line command, agreed to the 150th Division's request to leave the country after repeated consideration.

Their mission is to cover the safety of the retreating troops.

On March 3, the entire 6th Division set out for the front line.

Sitting on the truck heading out for the battle, the soldiers were filled with emotions and were extremely excited.

Especially some new recruits who have never been on the battlefield.

At this time, these recruits who have never been on the battlefield may not know what a real battlefield means despite their excitement.

In fact, it was the day before the 150th Division set out.

It was on March 3 that the Xiaxin News Agency issued a statement announcing that the self-defense counterattack had been effective and that the Xiajun border defense forces began to withdraw.

However, during the Xia army's withdrawal, the enemy could launch a counterattack at any time.

So, although the Xia army decided to withdraw, the battle was not over.

Therefore, the 150th Division still had some battles to fight after entering the country.

This is indeed the case. After the 150th Division entered the country, especially the 448th Regiment where Liu Xishun was located, they completely wiped out the enemy forces on a hill.

This is definitely a good result for a unit with a large number of recruits.

But what happened next left a permanent scar on the 448th Regiment in its self-defense counterattack.

After basically completing the task of covering the withdrawing troops, the superiors ordered them to return home in an orderly manner.

After receiving the order, the 448th Regiment also set out to retreat on time.

At that time, the superiors ordered the 448th Regiment to retreat in two routes in order to seize as much supplies as possible along the way.

And it is this disagreement that ultimately leads to major problems.

At that time, the commander of the 448th Regiment led one team and the deputy commander led another team.

The battalion where Liu Xishun was located followed the team led by the regiment commander to search and retreat.

At that time, the Xia army was basically in the stage of victorious retreat, and many people had a mentality of underestimating the enemy.

They believed that the enemy had been repelled and no longer had the strength to organize a counterattack.

Therefore, the troops basically did not take any precautions during the retreat.

But no one expected that the troops led by the deputy regiment commander had already been targeted by an enemy unit during their retreat, and danger was approaching them step by step.

Finally, on the afternoon of March 3, the enemy launched a fierce attack on part of the 12th Regiment led by the deputy regimental commander.

Without any preparation, part of the 448th Regiment was quickly surrounded and put in an extremely dangerous situation.

Just when part of the 448th Regiment was trapped in the enemy's encirclement, the regiment headquarters led by the commander of the 448th Regiment also encountered the enemy.

The enemy's counterattack was very fierce, and the regiment headquarters had basically no defensive ideas at the time, which resulted in a lot of casualties.

On the last day before all of Xia’s troops returned home, the 448th Regiment was still fighting a desperate battle with the enemy on the battlefield.

Due to the heavy casualties of the troops, the cooking squad that Liu Xishun was in and other non-combat personnel in the troops were also incorporated into the combat sequence.

You can imagine how brutal the battle was at that time.

After a night of fierce fighting, more than half of Liu Xishun's company had suffered casualties.

If the battle continues like this, the entire company will be in danger of being wiped out.

Therefore, on the night of the 15th, the company decided to move closer to the battalion headquarters, merge together, and continue fighting.

But as they were chasing the battalion headquarters, they were once again surrounded by the enemy.

After a fierce battle, Liu Xishun and seven others were separated and lost contact with the main force.

Among these seven people, except for the instructor, the rest are the company's kitchen squad supply officer Liu Xishun, the company clerk, the feeding squad leader, the cooking squad leader and two recruits.

Except for the instructors, these people have basically no experience in combat.

Under the guidance of the instructor, Liu Xishun and his team groped their way forward in the dense forests in the mountains for four days.

During these four days, their food had long been eaten up and they had no water to drink, so they relied on collecting dew.

At this time, their whereabouts had been discovered by the enemy.

If they stayed in the mountains, they would be trapped and die here even if they did not die fighting the enemy.

"We can't just sit there and wait for death. Only by breaking through can we survive!" the instructor said in a deep voice.

On the evening of the 19th, the breakout began.

Liu Xishun and his men hid in caves during the day and sneaked around at night to look for the troops.

In the process, they discovered a hidden cave where the enemy was hiding.

Fortunately, there was food and water in the cave, which helped to replenish some supplies.

In this way, Liu Xishun and his team groped their way forward for five days.

On the fifth night after they came down the mountain, that is, the night of the 5rd, they encountered an enemy patrol.

The seven people quickly hid in the grass on both sides of the road.

But the enemy patrol on the opposite side was walking towards Liu Xishun and his team, and was getting closer and closer.

If they don't find a way to escape from here now, they will definitely be discovered, and the consequences will be disastrous.

The enemy patrol is getting closer and closer!
At this critical moment, Liu Xishun said to the instructor, "Instructor, take your soldiers and go first. I will be the rear guard. Let me cover you."

The instructor firmly disagreed with Liu Xishun's proposal.

Because since the battle began, the heavy machine gun company led by him and the company commander had suffered very heavy losses.

Now that they have been defeated, he only has these few non-combatants left under his command.

The instructor himself feels guilty for not leading the troops well.

Now the instructor refused to agree to let a cook stay behind to cover the rear.

But there was really no time left, as a group of enemy patrols were about to approach them.

If they were really discovered, all seven of them would probably be wiped out.

At this critical moment, Liu Xishun didn't care whether the instructor agreed or not.

Before anyone could react, he suddenly jumped out from the bushes.

There was a paddy field next to the grass, so Liu Xishun ran towards the paddy field desperately with a gun in hand.

Liu Xishun successfully led the enemy patrol away, and a group of enemy soldiers chased him in a hurry, shooting at him from time to time.

(End of this chapter)