War Military: From 1978

Chapter 104: Guide? The leader lights a cigarette!
“You can indeed climb up this side of the mountain, but at the very top, there’s a straight cliff with a drop of at least ten meters.

Their outpost is right up there, and I don't know exactly how many people there are!"

Under the cover of night, a bonfire was burning brightly, and now in front of the bonfire, a fellow villager who looked to be about fifty years old was speaking.

He looked at the people sitting around him, paused, and then continued, "But the place up there isn't very big. We used to go up there when there wasn't a sentry post there before. Now, even though there's a sentry post there, it's not very suitable for people to live there. It should be able to accommodate three or five people at most.

The rest will definitely stay in the village below!"

The only sound in the whole place was his voice, except for the occasional crackling sound from the bonfire.

Chu An sat upright among a group of people, frowning slightly.

This fellow was brought here by the deputy division commander just now. According to the deputy division commander, he was originally a refugee living on the opposite side, but he was a flower-growing family. He just married a Vietnamese wife a few years ago and has been living on the opposite side ever since.

But before that, the State of Yue not only wanted him to become a citizen, but also wanted his son to join the army to fight against our country.

The deputy division commander said that he agreed verbally at the time, but in the middle of the night he and his family ran towards our country through a small path.

However, he underestimated the cunning and cruelty of the Vietnamese devils.

Their "Clean Border Operation" does not trust people living on the border at all, whether they have a Chinese identity background or are pure Vietnamese, they do not trust them.

Because they believe that after a long period of friendly living between the two sides on the border, many intermarriages and even mutual exchanges will lead to impure hearts.

So, when they first started clearing the border, they seemed easy to talk to, but in fact, they would set up sentries outside every night.

The old man and his family escaped at night and were discovered. One of his sons and his wife remained on that land forever, and he only managed to escape back to China with his daughter.

Because of this, he hated the Vietnamese devils so much that after escaping, he actively provided us with all the information he knew.

Tonight, the division headquarters decided to let the C Regiment set its target of capturing prisoners at an isolated outpost next to the village where he originally lived, so the deputy division commander found him to understand the situation and then brought him here directly.

Even the deputy division commander said that he would join Chu An and his team's prisoner-capture operation tonight and serve as a guide.

This is the situation that the deputy division commander brought him over and introduced just now.

But now, Chu An looked at the old man. For some reason, he always felt that there was something wrong with this fellow.

While the fellow was talking, he seemed to always glance at himself and others intentionally or unintentionally.

Am I being too suspicious?

Chu An was not sure, but speaking from the bottom of his heart, Chu An actually did not want to team up with this fellow villager who suddenly arrived.

What about the guide?

He would rather believe that he was following the map.

Even if this map has age errors and is not accurate, being a 1:100,000 map, at least it does not depict human hearts.

But the fellow villager who suddenly arrived in front of him was a person who had lived in Yue State for many years.

He said there is hatred, so there is hatred?
Can we confirm this?

Chu An didn’t know why the division headquarters trusted him so much. Maybe it was because the previous intelligence was correct, or there was some other reason.

But he didn't trust it now.

Going behind enemy lines is no joke.

According to the plan, the outpost was located nearly four kilometers inside enemy territory.

Judging from the map, this location is also a good target for capturing prisoners. It is an isolated peak, and it is not very high, only about seventy or eighty meters. The height of one side of the cliff is only about ten meters. The most important thing is to look at the map in the direction of the cliff. The nearest high ground is a full three kilometers away.

If we really choose to sneak through from this side as planned, and then climb up the cliff to launch a surprise attack and capture prisoners, the success rate will be very high.

But can this person really be trusted?

If he had a problem, then it would be a big question whether his group could come back alive today.

This was a person whom Chu An had never met before. He was really worried about entrusting his life and the lives of his comrades to him!
After all, they were deep behind enemy lines, and even if something happened, there would be no support, so they could only rely on themselves to get back.

Of course, it was impossible for Chu An to stand up and say these things now. He just paid more attention to this person's every move, trying to find some flaws through his subtle performance.

However, until he finished speaking, Chu An only discovered the doubtful point just now.

"Comrade Chuan, Brother Li is also a miserable man. He will act with you tonight. You must protect him well, okay?" At this time, the deputy division commander named Ma who had just arrived today looked at Chuan with a serious face after he finished speaking.

However, before Chu An could speak, the old man standing in front of the campfire waved his hands hurriedly: "No, no, leader, I am old and can't hold these young people back. I just want these Vietnamese devils to die. If..."

His voice was a little excited and choked.

He wiped his eyes with his hand before continuing, "I'm old. If something really happens, I'll be willing to die over there. I only ask... I only ask that when the motherland's army arrives one day, you can help me find the remains of my wife and children so that I can be buried with them!"

"Hey, Brother Li, no matter what you are talking about, we will definitely protect you. This is our responsibility and obligation!" At this moment, the deputy division commander hurried over to support him.

At the same time, he looked at Chu An while speaking.

Chu An didn't express his opinion immediately, which made the deputy division commander a little dissatisfied.

But this time Chu An still stood up: "Uncle, don't worry, you take us over, we will protect your safety first even if we die!" "Oh, I can't bear to leave, I can't bear to leave!"

The old man wiped his tears and looked at Chu An.

To be honest, when Chu An saw him like this, his heart sank to the bottom.

Because in this case, he felt that even if he expressed his doubts and asked to be separated from his superiors, they would most likely not agree.

After all, he had no evidence to prove that this fellow was not trustworthy.

The key is that this fellow villager, as someone who has lived there, can indeed provide great convenience for actions.

The deputy division commander helped the fellow villager to where he was originally sitting, and then asked a guard who followed him to take him to the tent arranged for him to rest.

After leaving, the deputy division commander turned around and looked at Chu An.

But he didn't say anything.

After all, Chu An was about to go on the expedition according to the plan. It would be inappropriate to criticize Chu An at this time for such a small matter as not standing up and expressing his opinion in time.

Chu An naturally noticed the deputy division commander's eyes, because he had been watching this fellow villager's every move.

But now the leader spoke.

He didn't stand up, but sat down and looked around at Chu An and other soldiers and said: "Comrades, do you have anything to say? You can raise it now. Even if there is something you want to do, as long as I can do it, I will definitely satisfy you tonight!"

In an instant, the whole place fell silent.

The soldiers with young faces looked around, looking eager to try but also a little afraid.

"Yes, don't worry, just tell me, as long as we can do it, the captain and I will do it for you!" At this time, Zhengwei also spoke with a smile.

Finally, after he finished speaking, someone really spoke.

It was a soldier from the second squad of the reconnaissance platoon. He smiled shyly at the regimental commander and whispered, "Commander, can I have one of your cigarettes?"

"Haha, what do I think? Come here."

The team leader immediately stood up and took out a pack of Da Chongjiu from his pocket.

"Come on~"

The team leader walked up to him, handed him a cigarette personally, and took out a match to help him light it.

At this moment, someone nearby said, "Captain, I want one too!"

For today's young soldiers, the spirit of the times makes them shy. Even if they really have other demands in their hearts, they are embarrassed to say them out loud now.

As for smoking the leader's cigarette, someone asked for it, and the leader agreed, and then everyone followed suit.

Soon, the Commissioner, Chief of Staff and others also stood up.

Including the deputy division commander, everyone took out their cigarettes and distributed them to the soldiers present.

There wasn't enough cigarettes, so a guard quickly went back to get them.

In the end, everyone was holding a cigarette lit by the regiment commander, deputy division commander, and others, and some even had a few in their hands.

"Comrades, lighting a cigarette is nothing! I'll go buy a case of good wine and warm it around the campfire tonight!" The regiment commander smiled and looked around. "In ancient times, Guan Yu warmed his wine and killed Hua Xiong. Tonight, I'll warm the wine and await your triumphant return!"

"Captain, is Maotai the good wine?" Someone, smoking the cigarette given by the captain, now became bolder and spoke with a smile.

"Haha, yes, Moutai. I'll ask someone to buy it later!" The team leader responded with a big laugh.

At that moment, the deputy division commander also smiled and said, "Smoking and drinking are trivial matters. Comrades, do you have any other requests?"

"Sergeant, can you help us get the female soldiers to come out and dance for us?" At this time, Li Guoping came over secretly and spoke beside Chu An.

Chu An looked at him speechlessly.

He was now thinking about how to ask the team leader not to bring that fellow villager, and he didn't even think about making any requests!
"Say what you think!" Chu An whispered to him.

It’s not that he’s afraid of losing face, but mainly because Chu An doesn’t want to make any requests now. He wants to save his requests for later.

"Hey, I don't dare! I can't go!"

Li Guoping naturally didn't know what Chu An was thinking. As a medical worker, he had originally told the company commander that he wanted to follow the prisoner-capturing team, but was ultimately rejected.

Although he was a medical worker, he was not needed for massage on the battlefield, nor was he required to apply plasters. Chu An and the others also learned other simple bandaging and battlefield first aid.

He is not needed. On the contrary, if he keeps up, he may hinder everyone's movement due to his poor physical fitness.

Thinking of this, my eyes suddenly lit up!

Yes!

My physical fitness is poor, and I don’t know any tactical moves. This is also an excuse!
(End of this chapter)