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

Chapter 496 Going Crazy!!!

This year, Liu Zhiye, as chief of staff, commanded the front-line troops in this counterattack.

As the highlight of his life, Liu Zhiye remained calm in the face of danger and skillfully mobilized the troops, winning the war in less than a month.

In the eyes of everyone, Liu Zhiye's performance in this battle was outstanding.

He commanded with confidence, and every decision he made seemed so precise and far-sighted; he acted decisively, and faced with the ever-changing battlefield situation, he could always make judgments quickly and without any delay.

When commanding large troops in battle, he demonstrated extraordinary courage and determination.

Even when facing thousands of troops, he did not show any stage fright. His calmness and confidence made people sincerely admire him.

However, Liu Zhiye was still not satisfied with his performance, feeling that in this battle they "killed one thousand enemies but lost eight hundred of their own."

He had clearly made so many preparations in advance, but the casualty ratio was only slightly better than that in his previous life, and it did not meet his expectations.

After the victory of the counterattack, Liu Zhiye flew back to the capital.

On the way back home, Liu Zhiye said nothing and looked very angry.

He showed no joy at returning victoriously, and even after getting off the plane, he refused the celebration organized by the local government.

What happened on the "ungrateful" battlefield that made Liu Zhiye so angry?
Last December, the headquarters held an emergency combat meeting, confirmed all the participants, and distributed corresponding combat plans to them.

The headquarters' purpose is very clear, requiring all troops to arrive at the combat position on time and win the battle at all costs.

After receiving the order, Liu Zhiye simply said goodbye to his family.

Due to confidentiality reasons, he didn't tell anyone the details of the situation. He just said that he was on an important business trip that might take several months and he wouldn't be going home for the New Year.

Then he immediately flew to the front line.

As soon as he got off the plane, Liu Zhiye started his work. He inspected the preparations of various positions and dispatched and directed the operations.

After the counterattack began, the enemy was quickly defeated by Xia's army, and Xia's army pursued the victory all the way.

Not only did they drive the "ungrateful wolves" out of their own territory, but they also pushed the battle line into the territory of the "ungrateful wolves".

In order to teach the "ungrateful wolves" a lesson, the Xia army captured more than 20 towns of the "ungrateful wolves" and destroyed many factories and infrastructure in the north.

These infrastructure projects were all built with assistance from the Xia Kingdom.

Now that the two families are at war, naturally all these things must be brought back. Those that cannot be taken away will...

We maintain an attitude of friendship and cooperation, but we will not allow the enemy to use our own products and then attack us.

After reaching the inland river of the "ungrateful wolves", they stopped the attack and chose to withdraw their troops.

On the one hand, this battle itself was provoked by the "white-eyed wolves", and there was no intention to invade the "white-eyed wolves";

On the other hand, during this period our relationship with Mr. S was not good, and our relationship with Mr. M was also very strained.

If we rashly attack the inland river, the form of this counterattack war will immediately change.

We will be caught up in the storm of external public opinion, and the concept of friendly development we pursue will be self-defeating.

After careful consideration, the headquarters decided to stop at the right time and ordered the troops to withdraw quickly so as not to let the war develop into an uncontrollable situation.

After learning the news of the withdrawal, Liu Zhiye was a little confused.

He hurriedly complained to the headquarters: "We have fought for so long and finally passed through the rainforest area. How can we withdraw now?

Just give us two more hours and I promise we can take this place."

Liu Zhiye was very unwilling, and he wanted to order an attack.

Everyone tried to dissuade him, and finally the old leader called personally to persuade him. Only then did Liu Zhiye order a withdrawal with a resentful look on his face.

On the plane back home, Liu Zhiye's guard saw that he was still unhappy and advised him: "Chief, please don't be upset. We have already reached their capital, and we have won a great victory!"

However, Liu Zhiye said with a worried look on his face: "I am not angry about the withdrawal of troops. I am angry that our troops have not fought for many years. They lack training and have not realized the cruelty of war. Some troops even don't know how to fight!"

In fact, it was not only Liu Zhiye who saw some problems exposed by the troops, but other front-line leaders also saw them.

Also!

Since the end of War C, the Xia army has not participated in a large-scale battle for nearly thirty years.

Many of the soldiers participating in this war were participating in a war for the first time.

Even after rigorous training in the military, serious problems still exist.

When Liu Zhiye rushed to Xia Jun's position, he personally checked the combat readiness of each position.

He found that some frontline soldiers did not build fortifications as required and lacked the most basic combat awareness.

Once, when Liu Zhiye went to the front line to inspect the air defense fortifications;
With his rich combat experience, Liu Zhiye felt that the project here seemed to be very different from before.

He quickly asked someone to measure the area.

As a result, after measurement, it was found that the depth of excavation here was far from meeting the combat standards.

Liu Zhiye couldn't help but get mad on the spot, and questioned the accompanying staff with a fierce face: "Who is in charge here? Go and call him over!"

Not long after, a company commander ran in, sweating and covered in mud.

He reported to Liu Zhiye: "Report to the commander! I am the person in charge of this construction.

Commander, please listen to my explanation. It’s not that we are not building fortifications according to the combat targets, but there are other reasons.

After we measured, we found that the groundwater level here is too high. If we dig deeper, water may seep out, affecting subsequent work.”

After hearing the other party's explanation, Liu Zhiye cursed: "This is a battlefield, we can't even take good defensive measures, how can we resist the enemy's attack?
How can we carry out follow-up work if the person is dead?

You should quickly arrange for people to start the work again. If you still can’t fix it, you won’t be the company commander anymore!"

"Yes! We will ensure that the mission is completed!" The company commander was scolded so hard that his face was covered in dirt. The staff who accompanied Liu Zhiye on the inspection were also sweating profusely.

When he inspected the ground fortifications, Liu Zhiye discovered that there was an air force base that had no camouflage work.

It was exposed nakedly in front of everyone's sight.

Liu Zhiye's face immediately darkened. He walked over to a soldier on duty and asked, "How long have you been stationed here? Why didn't you take any camouflage measures?"

The soldier saluted Liu Zhiye immediately and said, "Commander, we have been stationed here for two days.

Because this is a temporary base, we will be transferred to the official base in two days, and we will be doing camouflage work at that time."

Seeing that he was still a rookie, Liu Zhiye said to him calmly: "The first preparation before a battle is to take defensive measures to deal with the enemy's attack.

Now this place is completely exposed to the enemy's sight.

If the enemy sends people to scout, our deployment will be leaked. What's the point of disguise then?

Go, call your leader to me immediately, I want to ask him in person!"

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Later, when Xia's army achieved initial victory in the counterattack, the headquarters issued an order to withdraw, not wanting to get involved in too much entanglement with the enemy.

When "Old Turtle Sun" learned that the Xia army was about to retreat, in order to save his face, he brazenly said publicly: "The Xia army will withdraw, they are afraid of fighting on our land, and they are scared away by our army."

Not only that, "Old Turtle" also announced to the outside world that the Xia army suffered a defeat at the hands of the ungrateful wolves and could only flee back in disgrace.

Liu Zhiye soon heard what the old bastard said, and he cursed loudly at the headquarters: "This old bastard is so shameless. He can only deceive his own people. If there is no order from above, I will definitely wipe them out!"

Faced with the arrogant remarks made by the "old bastard", the top management of the headquarters felt deeply worried.

They believed that if the "old bastard" was not given necessary punishment, this guy would most likely make another move after the Xia army retreated and attempt to invade the border.

Only by letting him deeply realize the powerful strength of the Xia army can he be completely shocked and convinced.

Based on such considerations, the headquarters decisively revoked the original order to withdraw troops.

He instead ordered Liu Zhiye to continue leading the army to launch a fierce offensive against the "ungrateful wolves'" homeland.

When Liu Zhiye led his troops, they advanced rapidly all the way until they reached the inland river.

The "old bastard" finally realized that the situation was hopeless and had to lower his proud head and surrender.

At this point, the Xia army officially withdrew from the battlefield, leaving behind a scene of shock and awe.

After the formal release of the retreat order, Liu Zhiye said that the statement was neither too early nor too late.

It’s too early, as who knows when the “ungrateful bastard” will provoke you again.

Any delay might have adverse consequences, so he made a withdrawal plan according to the headquarters' requirements.

During the retreat, the front command telegraphed all units to inform them that the enemy might follow and pursue them, and it would be most advantageous for our army to launch a counterattack.

At the same time, Liu Zhiye also ordered all troops to step up the cleanup and eliminate the enemy according to the prescribed tasks.

Liu Zhiye's instructions were very effective. On the 5th, when the 72nd Regiment was gradually moving from Guangyuan to Fuhe, it discovered that two enemy companies were following it. So it immediately turned back and killed more than 11 enemies and captured .
This unit was the last to withdraw from the Pinggao area, and it counterattacked and annihilated an entire company of enemies in the Pinggao area.

In the northeast side of Luping, pocket formations were set up in Hill 390, Banri, Kuntong and other places to annihilate more than enemies.

On the 9th, a reinforced enemy company's pursuit team approached Hill 390 along a small path.

The three people in the front were wearing green military uniforms and had white towels tied around their left arms. They kept getting closer and closer. When they were about 400 meters away from the position, the three rows of teams still couldn't tell who was the enemy and who was the friend.

The platoon leader of the third platoon immediately reported to the company commander, who instructed them to continue observing. The enemy troops continued to advance, but suddenly retreated when they were about 200 meters away, and the other personnel all lay down.

At 8:15, the enemy launched its first charge.

The company commander of the first company and the deputy company commander of the third platoon urgently commanded the entire company to start the battle.

But a shell landed nearby and they were both seriously injured.

Afterwards, the instructor went to call on everyone to fight calmly, and the company actively fought and successfully defeated the enemy's first charge.

In less than ten minutes, the enemy launched a second charge.

This time they were much more careful, and the instructor carefully observed the enemy's firing points.

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He commanded the soldiers to successfully destroy the enemy's 60mm artillery fire, and the supporting artillery fire left the enemy with nowhere to escape.

In the early morning of the 10th, the 9th and 8th companies of the regiment surrounded the enemy in Banri and other places, annihilated enemy troops and repelled the enemy's counterattack in the middle.

All three rear-end pursuits were severely damaged, but the enemy remained positive and continued to try to get closer from other directions to gain some benefits.

At 542:, they attacked Hill in the Naran area with howitzers and mortars.

Then, under the cover of anti-aircraft machine guns, they attempted to encircle the regiment.

Fortunately, at this time, the 72nd Regiment closely observed the enemy's situation and fired in three directions according to the pre-planned plan, thus defeating the enemy.

After completing the retreat, Xia Jun returned to his original base in accordance with regulations.

In mid-June, Liu Zhiye led the forward command to retreat.

When he returned, he deliberately concealed the situation and did not inform the local government.

He did not want to cause trouble or cost money to local people and institutions, and at the same time he promoted a humble and prudent style.

The day before leaving, Liu Zhiye issued an order to withdraw troops. All units at the front command prepared overnight and set off in the early morning of the next day.

On the day of departure, in accordance with the night action requirements, the Jie troops quietly left the front-line station.

The train started early in the morning and headed inland. It was only after dawn that the citizens discovered that Xia Jun was gone.

In this way, there was a legend in southern Xinjiang - Mr. Liu's jeep could fly.

I saw the comrades from the front command yesterday, but they disappeared today. They probably flew away.

In this war, the Xia army achieved a major victory, but also exposed many problems.

As Liu Zhiye said, war is not a joke. If we fail to make adequate preparations, it will not only cause unnecessary casualties, but may even affect the direction of the entire war.

After returning, Liu Zhiye summarized the problems on the battlefield overnight and put forward many suggestions for improving the training methods of soldiers, which greatly improved the combat capability of Xia’s army.

In addition, in response to the problem that the troops had lacked actual combat experience after years of peace, Liu Zhiye proposed to the headquarters that all troops that had not participated in the war should take turns to go to the front line to participate in actual combat.

Hesitantly, Xia Jun was unfamiliar with the tropical rainforest terrain.

Before the counterattack, a special electronic reconnaissance team was formed at the suggestion of Liu Zhiye.

Because it is a technical branch of the military, the selected team members are highly educated officers and soldiers, many of whom are children of military personnel.

Moreover, the fathers of many of them were acquaintances of Liu Zhiye, and Meng Kangmei was one of them.

Two years ago, Meng Kangmei was assigned to work at the Chuncheng Military Region Command shortly after graduating from the Communications Academy.

At the beginning of last year, the enemy occupied Country J using a blitzkrieg.

Meng Kangmei was ordered to be transferred to the reconnaissance department and was responsible for electronic reconnaissance of the enemy.

Last winter, the enemy became increasingly arrogant in the border areas. Border defense troops asked their superiors for help one after another, and various armies began to secretly gather in the border areas.

Through analysis of the situation and intelligence obtained from work, Meng Kangmei personally believes that there will be a major action against the "ungrateful wolves" in the near future.

He thought that as a descendant of a soldier, it would be a great regret for a soldier not to participate in a war in his life!
Therefore, Meng Kangmei quietly wrote a letter of request to fight and handed it to his father's old comrade-in-arms, Chief of Staff Liu Zhiye.

Later, some people said that this was the earliest letter of request for battle from the military district headquarters.

One day in December, Meng Kangmei was called to a small conference room.

Leaders of the ministry, departments and sections were present. After Meng Kangmei saluted and introduced himself, the old minister announced the decision to form a battlefield electronic reconnaissance team and appoint Meng Kangmei as the team leader.

The political commissar talked about the criteria for selecting team members: high political awareness and good family background; strong business skills and comprehensive technical skills; high military quality and young and strong.

There are some others, such as trying not to choose an only child.

The director explained some details of the organization and training, and asked Meng Kangmei to submit the name list, training plan, equipment list, etc. within three days.

Finally, Meng Kangmei, with excitement, blushing face and thick neck, expressed his gratitude for the leader's trust and determination to complete the task in a stammering language.

He kept on nagging until the leaders burst into laughter.

After the meeting, Meng Kangmei started to work. In selecting people, according to the standards, he basically chose children of military officers, who had good family backgrounds!
Moreover, most of the people in Meng Kangmei’s unit are descendants of military personnel.

Of course, the playboy-like Meng Kangmei was determined not to be accepted, and they did not dare to come.

This matter later changed significantly. Some people who were selected escaped through connections, while those who were not selected wanted to come in through connections.

The one who impressed me the most was a soldier named Zhang, born in 76, who was also a descendant of an old soldier.

He was a little famous in Xicheng District in the early 1970s and is now known as the "Big Brother" in Hong Kong and Taiwan films.

He got into a lot of trouble and was forced by his father to go to Yunnan Province to serve in the army.

This guy is very smart, loyal, knows martial arts, and loves to learn, but he always fights and violates discipline.

The soldier found Meng Kangmei and the director and asked to join in.

Meng Kangmei disagreed. He was so angry that he cut his finger and wrote in blood, "Join the war! Join the war! Join the war!"

The six bloody words are shocking.

Later, at the insistence of his father, he also came in, made meritorious service, and went to military school.

After the personnel were confirmed, Meng Kangmei and his team entered the mountain base for training.

There are mainly three aspects: politically, education on the justice and necessity of war; education on military honor and integrity; and education on battlefield discipline.

In terms of business, training on new equipment; the composition structure, organization, configuration, equipment and activity patterns of the Vietnamese army's communications units.

In this respect, the Xia people are the teachers of the "ungrateful" people.

Many comrades who had served as teachers and consultants in the "ungrateful wolves" also gave lectures to Meng Kangmei and others.

In the military, there are five major techniques and physical training, etc.

Although the training was intense and arduous, Meng Kangmei and his team were in high spirits.

Just after New Year's Day, Meng Kangmei and his men were ordered to enter Baoshan, where they trained while waiting to reunite with their comrades from the headquarters and guard forces.

At the beginning of February, more than 40 people arrived from the headquarters, all of whom were the backbone of various departments.

A few days later, a guard force consisting of more than 80 "Tiger Commando" members also arrived.

The commander of the front command, Liu Zhiye, conveyed the command's order: formally establish the electronic reconnaissance team of the front command.

Their specific task is to advance to the future combat area and carry out combat reconnaissance missions.

The front command appointed Comrade Yu from a certain unit as the party branch secretary, team leader and instructor.

The high school captain of the "Tiger Commando" is the deputy squad leader.

Meng Kangmei was appointed as branch committee member and maintenance team leader.

Except for the guard forces which are organized into two platoons, the rest are organized into groups.

On the afternoon of the first day of the unit’s establishment, Meng Kangmei and others held the first branch meeting.

After everyone introduced themselves to each other, Captain Yu assigned the tasks in detail.

The monitoring, direction finding, decryption, maintenance and other business departments are required to cooperate closely, actively carry out their work and protect the equipment.

Each business personnel is equipped with a folding-handle submachine gun, a pistol, a paratrooper knife and a sweet potato-shaped grenade, one of which is a "glory bullet".

It is stipulated that business personnel must never be taken as prisoners and must be “honorably” if they lose their combat capability.

(End of this chapter)