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

Chapter 545: My father is a hero, my son is a hero!!!

"Come, Xiao Wu, eat an orange!" Liu Zhiye peeled an orange and handed it to Liu Wu's mouth.

Liu Wu happily opened his mouth and began to eat happily. This scene reminded him of his childhood.

At that time, whenever he and his brother Liu Wen were sick, their father would take care of them in the same way.

Liu Wu smiled and handed Liu Zhiye an orange, saying, "Dad, you should have one too. This orange is so sweet!"

Liu Zhiye took it with a smile and responded, "Okay, I'll try it. Hmm, it's really good."

After Liu Wu swallowed the orange in his mouth, he said, "Dad, I want to discuss something with you."

Liu Zhiye nodded and said, "What's the matter? Tell me!"

"Please don't tell mom about my injury. I'm afraid she'll be sad." Liu Wu said, "Also, I'm fine now. You're so busy at work, so go home earlier!"

Liu Zhiye nodded with satisfaction: "Well, Xiaowu, you must take care of yourself. You have really grown up and become a man! My son, Daddy is proud of you."

Only after making sure that Liu Wu's injury was not serious did Liu Zhiye return to Yanjing.

Liu Wu stayed in the rear hospital for more than a month before he was allowed to be discharged.

After recovering from his injury, Liu Wu returned to the L Mountain front again and did not return to the military region with his troops until September this year.

After returning, Liu Wu was awarded the honorary title of "Combat Hero" and was awarded first-class merit.

During this period, his heroic deeds spread across the country and he was hailed as the "living Wang Cheng."

Faced with the medals and honors on his body, Liu Wu, who had experienced war, remained indifferent.

During an interview with reporters, he recalled that when he first went to the battlefield, there were more than a hundred people in the company, but in the end only a few dozen people came back alive.

To him, these honors did not belong to him alone, but to all his comrades who fought on the battlefield.

After returning, Liu Wu continued to stay in his original unit.

Many places often invited him to give reports on his deeds and give lectures and guidance. Liu Wu never missed a session or declined, and never charged any fees, not even the round-trip tickets that he would let the inviting unit pay for.

As a member of the "Frontline Heroes and Model Reporting Group", he gave lectures in major cities and universities across the country.

But every time Liu Wu gave a speech, he mainly talked about his fallen comrades and rarely mentioned his personal experiences. Whenever he was asked,

He always habitually waved his hands and said: "Compared with our sacrificed comrades, we who survived have no right to show off.

Few people know that Liu Wu volunteered to go to the front line.

The observation point they were stationed at was less than 20 meters away from the enemy! And they stayed there for not just one or two days, but for several months!
"When I came out, I could barely walk upright, and I had forgotten what the sun looked like."

The so-called observation point is actually a cat-ear hole less than two meters long and less than one meter wide and high. "You can lie down, crawl, or sit, but there is no way to stand up."

The cat ear caves on the front line of L Mountain are actually anti-artillery holes built in the cracks of rocks, in caves, and on earth cliffs. They can protect against sun and rain, but not against moisture, let alone against rats, snakes, and mosquitoes.

Once, Liu Wu was lying at the entrance of a cave, observing the enemy's movements with a 16x telescope, when he suddenly felt a chill on his thigh.
When he looked back, he found a huge python as thick as a bowl and more than two meters long, crawling up his thigh.

"I didn't dare to move. It crawled from my thighs to my waist, then to my shoulders, and finally wrapped around my head twice before crawling away..." Before he could come to his senses, his comrade pulled the trigger and the python died instantly.

Liu Wu said that the hardships on the L Mountain front were beyond words.

Clothes cannot be washed, and even if washed they cannot be dried. Don't expect to take a shower once you are on the front line. The Dacron military uniforms have turned into hard shells.

Scratching can catch lice. In addition to the harassment from pythons, even mice are not to be outdone. They dare to crawl into the quilt during the day and bite the dry food bag into a mess.

"It's hard to stay in the cat ear cave, and it's even harder for us to go to the cat ear cave."

To rush to the front from the rear, one must pass through the subtropical primeval forest, which is so dense that the sun is blocked out and there is almost no road.

We could only follow the footsteps of our comrades in front of us. As more people walked, a winding path was formed.

"You can't leave the path. There are mines everywhere on both sides, and people are often injured by explosions," Liu Wu continued.

Even though we just passed by yesterday, we cannot guarantee that there are no mines on the road today.

Because the observation point they were going to was connected to the enemy's position, enemy agents often secretly laid mines at night.

When it rains, mines that were laid elsewhere in the past are often washed onto the path.

In short, every step you take is life-threatening.

In such an environment, everyone bent their bodies to 90 degrees to avoid the bullets from enemy sniper shooters.

I also had to find a feasible path through the bushes. In the 40 to 50 degree Celsius temperature, I was sweating just walking empty-handed.

Not to mention the forty or fifty kilograms of guns, ammunition, water, dry food and other supplies they carried on their backs.

Sweat blurred his vision, his whole body was covered with red mud, and his abrasions were soaked with sweat and the pain was unbearable, but he still had to crawl and move forward without stopping.

"Tiger's Mouth" is an 80-degree slope. To pass it you must use all four limbs and crawl by grabbing onto grass vines. If you are not careful, you will "plane" and slide into the minefield.

The "bottomless pit" is a narrow path on a cliff. Standing on the path and looking up, it is a cliff cut by a knife and an axe. Looking down, it is a bottomless valley. Normally, no one dares to walk on it.

There is also the "life and death line", which is a 100-meter exposed area that is entirely within the rated range of enemy sniper rifles.

"Once you enter the cat ear cave, you are almost naked."

When Liu Wu arrived at the Cat Ear Cave, his body was covered with hundreds of wounds of varying sizes, either from falls or scratches by tropical bushes, and his camouflage uniform was already "covered in bruises".

"A cat can't wear clothes in a cave. It's bitten by mosquitoes and insects, and it's covered in mud and sweat. It's covered with scabies and scabies from head to toe. There's not a single piece of intact skin. If it puts on clothes, it will suffocate to death."

Less than a week after arriving at the battlefield, Liu Wu heard a terrifying sound suddenly rang out in the sky.

The long sound of the brush coming from far away, mixed with whirring and buzzing sounds,

It was whistling and tearing in the sky above the cat ear cave, as if it wanted to tear something apart.

Then, both our side and the enemy side heard rumbling artillery fire.

The artillery fire illuminated the dark night sky red, and the sound of artillery and explosions from all directions was as shocking as the sky falling and the earth collapsing.

Liu Wu's comrade in the same cat-ear cave was a young soldier who had just joined the army for less than a year.

He cuddled up to his side with his gun and muttered to himself, "Why is the sound different from the cannons in the movies?"

Liu Wu was both angry and happy. He closely observed the enemy situation and reported to his superiors via the radio.
He patted his head and said, "Rookie, the sound of the cannon in the movie is an artistic creation. Ours is real. How can it be the same?"

"What is a soldier? Anyone who dares to stand up in life and death moments is a soldier."

After a defensive operation, the troops counted the number of people and found that one company was missing three people, including the company commander. "We must find the bodies of the missing people alive or dead. This is a big shame!"

In fact, the three men were not lost, but the company commander was wounded in the battle.

The two young soldiers took turns carrying him and got lost in the tropical jungle. It took them six days and six nights to return to the camp headquarters.

"When they came back, the company commander had already died on their backs. His body had rotted and stank, but they never left him behind."

"The friendship between comrades-in-arms is deep, and the friendship between the military and the people is even deeper."

Liu Wu went on to say that after joining the L Mountain Hero Report Group, he repeatedly told a touching story about a local support unit:

As the number of military vehicles transporting gunpowder to the front was limited, for a time, all non-military vehicles that could be used to load artillery shells were heard, notified, or stopped.
They all ran to the arms depot without hesitation, and the owners of the vehicles loaded with goods unloaded the goods on the spot without saying a word.

There was a boss who had Panax notoginseng medicinal materials worth 30,000 to 40,000 yuan in his car. It should be noted that 30,000 to 40,000 yuan is a huge sum of money these days!
He also threw the entire car to the ground without hesitation and drove away without caring about anything;
A dump truck carrying more than ten boxes of cigarettes, the owner pressed a button, dumped the cigarettes to the side of the road, and turned around to leave;

There is even more outrageous, a pig dealer, pulling a cart of live pigs,
Seeing that everyone was supporting the troops, he drove while asking the guys in the car to open the door and released the fish from the car which was more than one meter high...

Liu Wu, who was recounting the past to the young people and soldiers, spoke very seriously.

Because he believes that this is his duty and responsibility as a veteran.

Liu Wujin often said: "People, don't always think about how high your position is, but how much work you can do."

At a swearing-in ceremony, the army commander looked at every soldier present with a sharp gaze. "Who dares to defend Hill 211?" His voice was like thunder, stirring up the fighting spirit of the warriors.

Acting company commander Liu Wu gave a resounding answer, "It's just a piece of high ground, I'll defend it!" This fearlessness and determination immediately won the respect and admiration of everyone present. The environment of "211 Highland" is the worst in the two mountains.

The hot and humid climate, chaotic insects, and narrow sentry posts here undoubtedly brought severe tests to the soldiers' protection.

Although the harsh natural conditions made people feel depressed, it did not dampen Liu Wu's fighting spirit.

In his small territory, he still insisted on bravely guarding the post, and even volunteered to guard the most dangerous No. 1 post.

Although the soldiers suffered painful casualties in the battle, they also tempered their will and demonstrated fearless bravery through repeated counterattacks.

As time went by, the day-to-day struggle pushed Liu Wu to his limits. Even the delicious roast chicken that the battalion commander risked his life to give him on his 24th birthday was only a fleeting moment of beauty.

The feast that could not be enjoyed was in stark contrast to the bullets that could be faced at any time.

This is a challenge to life and also a firmness of belief.

However, fate never let him go, and eventually in a battle, Liu Wu once again collapsed completely due to the high-intensity combat and harsh environment, and fell into a coma.

From then on, he withdrew from the front line and eventually changed his guard with the army.

After Liu Wu returned, he was not willing to just train quietly in the rear. He longed to return to the battlefield again.

Liu Wu was first appointed as the company commander of the recruit company, hoping that as a famous "combat hero", he could set a good example for the recruits.

New recruit Wu Di was a troublemaker in his hometown.

On his first day of enlistment, he became famous in the class for how he folded his quilts.

As we all know, military life is full of rules and standards, especially in daily life, which requires soldiers to implement military management.

When it comes to folding quilts, people who have had military training experience are familiar with the "tofu block" method of folding quilts. The folded quilts are not only neat and beautiful, but also highlight the capable and tough image of the soldiers.

However, Wu Di, who had just joined the army, had not yet changed his cynical lifestyle at home.

Not only did he dislike the army's strict management requirements, but he also turned a blind eye to the squad leader's teaching on how to fold blankets.

Therefore, on the evening of the first day of enlistment, when the company commander Liu Wu inspected the quilt folding of the new recruits in each dormitory,

The other soldiers all folded their quilts into "tofu blocks" in a very professional manner, but Wu Di's quilt was just like a pool of tofu mud.

So Wu Di became the first recruit in the same batch to be criticized by the company commander.

In the subsequent recruit training, Wu Di also fell behind repeatedly.
Either I run to the toilet because of stomach discomfort, or I fall asleep while listening to the evening news broadcast.

He was even punished by the squad leader to stand in the corner for cheating during training.

In fact, recruits like Wu Di are common in the army.

Most people will correct their minor faults during training and eventually integrate into the collective life of the army.
Of course, there are also a small number of people whose bad habits are difficult to change and are eventually discharged from the army.

If Wu Di's above-mentioned minor flaws still had a chance to be corrected, his natural love of fighting was unexpectedly magnified in the army.

Within one month of joining the army, Wu Di had several fights with soldiers from the neighboring company.
Moreover, regardless of whether they were new recruits or veterans, Wu Di could not help but fight with anyone who had a verbal dispute with him.

Because of this, Wu Di's class was punished many times for his personal violation of discipline, but Wu Di did not change his behavior.

In his own words, soldiers are meant to fight, and fighting itself is close combat training.

In the end, Wu Di was nicknamed "a model of backwardness" because of fighting and causing trouble.

Many people even speculated that he would be deported home soon.

However, just when Wu Di was not favored by everyone, the company commander Liu Wu gave him a chance.

Wu Di's face turned red, he was so excited that he couldn't utter a word, and his fists were clenched tighter and tighter.

When Liu Wu saw this, he knew that this seemingly unruly soldier still had self-esteem in his heart that refused to give in.

"It's not honorable to fight with your own people and win. If you really have the ability, do you dare to go to the front line?"

When Wu Di heard this, he immediately looked up, his eyes sparkling with excitement.

"The front line? Are we going to fight ungrateful people? I am willing to go. No, I want to go!"

It turned out that Wu Di had heard about the army's rotation a long time ago, but he thought that a "problem soldier" like himself would have no chance to go to the front line to make merit, so he gave up on himself.

Seeing this, Liu Wu felt somewhat confident and deliberately acted hesitant.

"Don't worry, Captain. I will definitely correct my mistakes in the future. When I get to the front line, I will be a nail. I will stay wherever the organization tells me to stay. I won't move at all. I will never come back until all the ungrateful people are driven away!"

Sure enough, after having a goal to strive for, Wu Di changed a lot. He never fought with others again, and trained hard to strive for the day when he could go to the battlefield.

Not only him, Liu Wu also wants to return to the battlefield.

Before long, an accidental opportunity came-the special forces "Black Panther Commando" was going to start selecting new members.

The "Black Panthers" are now a well-known name.

You should know that the "Black Panther Commando" is the Xia Army's earliest special forces "Tiger Commando", a new special forces unit formed to adapt to tropical rainforest combat training.

"Don't laugh, Lord, who is lying drunk on the battlefield. How many people have fought in ancient times."

War is cruel.

Every battle is accompanied by inevitable bloodshed and sacrifice.

When comrades who have fought side by side with them fall in the hail of bullets, and when they are alone facing the siege of enemy troops, it is an extreme test for the soldiers' physical and mental qualities.

Later, there was a famous scene in the movie "Assembly": Gu Zidi, an old soldier who survived the disaster, blew the "Assembly Call" on the battlefield many years later.
Just like the soldiers who gathered quickly upon hearing the horn, his dear comrades had all been killed.

This scene is not entirely the director's artistic conception, but it does have a prototype: that is the famous L Mountain Battle and the true story of the "Black Panther Commandos" who participated in the battle.

In the world's military arena, in addition to the conventional navy, army and air force, the special forces of various countries are also a little-known but crucial part.

In order to carry out some "special tasks" during wartime, many countries have "special forces", such as Sam's "Navy SEALs", "Polar Bear's" Alpha Special Forces, etc.

"Flower Growers" is no exception. Our first special forces unit was called "Tiger Commando", and the first jungle combat special forces unit was called "Black Panther Commando".

Since they are called "special forces", the system, personnel, tasks, etc. of special forces are naturally different from those of other armies.

Generally speaking, special forces members are selected through layers of screening, with strict selection standards in terms of physical, psychological, and tactical qualities.

For a soldier, being able to join the special forces is a great honor, which proves that he is an "elite in the army" who is "one in a million".

Moreover, the captain of the "Black Panther Commando" was Liu Wu's brother-in-law Zhong Xingguo.

Deep down, Liu Wu was eager to participate in the "Black Panther Commando" selection.

When the "Black Panther Commando" was first established, there were only a few dozen people.

Not long after they were established, the enemy launched a surprise attack on the Xia Army stationed near the front line of L Mountain. A unit of the Xia Army was caught off guard and was trapped in the valley.

At the same time, the Black Panther Commandos received a new order: immediately organize personnel to attack, break the enemy's encirclement at all costs, and cooperate with the unit to break out.

Thinking of their comrades in danger on the front line and the danger they were in, the soldiers' blood boiled and they threw themselves into the battle without hesitation.

A few dozen people against thousands of troops, plus a long journey of nearly a hundred kilometers, the rugged local terrain, the hail of bullets that could come from deep in the jungle at any time, and the physical exhaustion of fighting for a long time without supplies.

Although the commandos were all brave and capable, their comrades fell one after another.

When they successfully completed their mission, reunited with the unit, and successfully broke through the enemy's encirclement, only less than 10 people out of the original dozens survived.

In just over ten days, they achieved considerable success: they successfully captured Hill 167 occupied by the enemy and created conditions for a counterattack.

It was an almost impossible task, but they did it.

They deserve a large part of the credit for the victory of this battle.

After the war, the headquarters commended the soldiers for their outstanding contributions and awarded the team a first-class collective merit.

(End of this chapter)