War Military: From 1978

Chapter 102 Pre-War Reconnaissance
Our country is serious.

Being on the front line, when Chu An and his men were changing guard and going down the mountain in the middle of the night, they actually saw not just a company or a regiment of troops.

Retreating all the way, just from what Chu An and his men saw, they could estimate that there were at least two or three regiments of troops.

This is at least a division.

You know, before, they only had half a battalion guarding this area.

There was even only one platoon and one artillery observation post on one position.

But now.
Chu An even saw cannons towed by cars and howitzers with barrels as big as ashtrays.

This is not the configuration of an artillery battalion, it is definitely an artillery regiment.

"Platoon leader, is this really going to start? So many people have arrived!"

Walking on two legs, looking at the trucks and cannons parked on the side of the road, Wang Xiaohu waited for everyone to pass by before asking in a low voice.

"I don't know, let's go back and check!"

History tells Chu An that it hasn't happened yet, but to this day, Chu An has always been skeptical about the history he knows.

The main thing is that he has no idea what is happening now. The key is that these things really seem like they may trigger a war at any time, but the war in history is still two months away.

As the stars and the moon moved, it was past one in the morning. Chu An and others maneuvered all the way back to the regiment's front-line base at a speed that surpassed that of a motorcycle.

Here, Chu An also saw that all the troops of his regiment were now returning to their base.

This was the first time Chu An saw all the people and equipment of his regiment.

Mules were everywhere, as were army horses and nearby makeshift tents in a clearing at the foot of the mountain.

Chu An took a few soldiers from the reconnaissance platoon and separated from the infantry platoon.

After returning to the special forces company, before I could even catch my breath, Captain Cui arrived.

"Chu An!"

"Company commander!"

Chu An came forward to meet him.

"Come on, follow me to the regiment headquarters for a meeting!"

"Yes!"

Chu An was not surprised at all that he had to come back for a meeting.

With such a big scene tonight, there must be something important to say.

"Captain, are we really going to fight?"

On the way, Chu An followed Cui Jiying and couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

Captain Cui looked over and nodded, "Yes, the superiors have ordered full preparations for war!"

After a pause, he spoke again: "I don't know whether a full-scale war will break out, but our company, especially you, must be prepared to go to the battlefield immediately!"

"Ok!"

Chu An nodded seriously.

He knew what the company commander meant.

Regardless of whether a full-scale war will break out, now that preparations for a full-scale war have been ordered, pre-war reconnaissance must begin.

In other words, even if the fighting doesn't end up happening, the scouts have to go to the battlefield now.

Soon, Chu An followed the company commander to the row of low houses in front of the regiment headquarters.

Just outside the regimental command post, there are many benches here today.

It can be seen that there are now some cadres with four pockets sitting among them.

After Cui Jiying brought Chu An here, he also sat down in the empty seat on the left.

He sat in the first row and Chu An sat behind him.

It was very quiet. Although many cadres were sitting here, there was no sound of conversation at all.

Everyone sat there with a serious look on their faces.

At most, they would take a look after other people came.

After Chu An sat down, he maintained the same expression as them.

After waiting for almost half an hour, all the benches here were finally filled.

Just then, the regiment commander, chief of staff and others came out from the room.

They all had serious faces, and even the first thing the leader said after he looked around at everyone was
"Comrades, the war is about to begin!"

At this moment, Chu An saw unprecedented serious expressions on the faces of the regiment commander, the commissioner, and the chief of staff.

Afterwards, the regiment commander looked around at everyone and said in a low voice, "Perhaps after this battle, many of us here will no longer be able to sit together with everyone! But comrades, you are all the backbone and elite of our C Regiment.

If this battle is truly unavoidable, then I only hope that you will not forget that you are a soldier and do not let down the uniform you wear!"

Having said this, the regiment commander paused, then he shouted again: "As long as the war breaks out, I will go to the front line with you. Even if I die, I will die with honor!"

After that, he gave the order: "Disband!"

At that moment, the Chief of Staff also shouted, "All battalion commanders, special forces company commanders, and reconnaissance platoon leaders, stay!"

Regiment C had actually started combat readiness a long time ago. Calling everyone together today was obviously just to remind everyone that the situation had changed and everyone had to be prepared to go to the battlefield at any time.

Moreover, the people left behind by the Chief of Staff have given other cadres some peace of mind.

The battalion commander and his men must have stayed behind to deploy specific combat plans.

Leaving behind the special forces company and the reconnaissance platoon.

Not to mention that.

Pre-war preparations.

The reconnaissance platoon is probably going to be dispatched directly.

"Platoon Leader Chu, please wait a moment!"

After the other cadres dispersed and left, and the regimental cadres turned around and went back into the house, the chief of staff signaled Chu An to wait for a while. Then they and several battalion commanders including Cui Jiying went in. After more than ten minutes, when the battalion commanders came out, Cui Jiying called Chu An in!
"report!"

Entering the room, Chu An saluted.

At this moment, the regiment commander, chief of staff and others all looked over sideways.

Zhengwei even went to the side and brought over a glass of water.

This made Chu An feel a little flattered.

"Chu An!" At this time, the team leader called out the name.

"Here!" Chu An responded immediately and loudly.

But the next second, what surprised Chu An was that the team leader looked reluctant.

He walked up to Chu An, stared at Chu An's face and said, "I don't know if it was the right decision for us to promote you to be the platoon leader of the reconnaissance platoon!"

Chu An choked, but the captain patted the dust off Chu An's shoulders and looked at Chu An again and said, "You are not even eighteen years old, but now the war has really come, and you are about to go to the battlefield!"

"I know!" Chu An said seriously, then he shouted loudly: "But I think you are right, Captain!"

At this point, Chu An also laughed. Looking at the regimental commander and the official who had just handed him water, Chu An imitated the regimental commander's words and said, "Commander, official, don't worry. Even if I die, I will die as a soldier of the Flower Planting Family. I won't bring shame to you or the regiment!"

At this moment, Zhengwei turned his head, and the team leader grabbed Chu An's shoulders with tears in his eyes.

If it were in the past, when Chu An said this, they would only be relieved, or even laugh.

But today is different.

Because Chu An is about to go to the battlefield.

This is not just a slogan, it is a real fight with your life.

Can you come back?

Who can say for sure?

Because what Chu An and his men have to do is not to advance as a regular large-scale army, but to conduct reconnaissance and combat with small units deep behind enemy lines.

Without backup and in an unfamiliar environment, anything can happen.

The captain patted Chu An's shoulder with his hand and said, "Don't talk nonsense. We believe in you. Last time, you single-handedly snatched a telescope from a hundred Vietnamese devils. This time, you must return safely!"

"Yes!"

Chuan responded loudly.

At this moment he also understood that there was really a mission now.

In other words, the battlefield is already beckoning him.

At that moment, Cui Jiying said, "Chu An, our superiors have ordered us to capture prisoners and have assigned us a target area. We must verify the coordinates of all enemy high ground in this area within three days to see if they are correct with the map!"

"Yes! I guarantee to complete the task!" Chu An raised his hand and saluted with a serious face.

Capturing prisoners, verifying the high ground within enemy territory, and calibrating artillery coordinates, Chu An had actually guessed about these things a long time ago.

If we don’t do this kind of thing well before the war, how will we fight the war then?

"Come on, let me explain the situation to you in detail.

In addition, the regiment has already made a battle plan. Please take a look at it and if you have any opinions, you can raise them now!"

(End of this chapter)