War Military: From 1978

Chapter 114 The last peaceful sleep!

"Is it necessary to send a guide?"

At the regimental headquarters, after the chief of staff had arranged the combat mission of the reconnaissance platoon, he actually said that the reconnaissance platoon would be equipped with a translator and guide. Chu An frowned again.

Learning from the previous experience, although most large troops are now assigned guides and translators, Chu An really doesn't want them.

"no!"

The chief of staff shook his head, then said, "Don't worry, after we suffered a loss the first time, our superiors learned their lesson, and now these guides have basically been carefully inspected.

Moreover, the guide assigned to you this time is a border resident of our area. He has lived here since childhood and knows us well!"

Chu An's brows were still furrowed.

Seeing Chu An's expression, the chief of staff spoke again: "The mission you are carrying out this time is different from the past.

In the past, when scouting the enemy, we didn’t have to go far, the targets were large, and we had plenty of time.

But this time, it won't work. If you get lost in the jungle, not only will your mission be delayed, but you know we'll be bombarded with artillery fire when we attack, so you must have a guide who's familiar with the situation to lead you there!"

After hearing these words, although Chu An still had some psychological trauma, he felt a little relieved.

Our border residents are more trustworthy than those who have been living on the other side and then fled here.

But Chu An still said: "Okay, but I want to meet him in advance!"

"Sure!" The Chief of Staff said with a smile, "After the meeting, I'll take you directly to his house!"

It is not uncommon for border residents to serve as guides. Many of them used to travel freely between enemy and friendly territories in peacetime, and some of them even have wives from the opposite side.

They can speak the local dialects of both sides and understand Vietnamese. Some of them are familiar with the terrain and routes of Vietnam because they often travel in and out of Vietnam.

The most basic point is that if a guide is reliable, it will be more reliable than the maps that Chu An and others are currently distributing, which are based on maps left over from decades ago.

When Chu An and his team were scouting that thing before, they found that many parts were not the same as described.

Soon, the meeting ended, and the chief of staff arranged for someone to take Chu An and the deputy company commander to a 212 jeep.
en Chu An was the one driving directly.

Since the C Regiment began its expansion and preparation for war, it has been equipped with several more 212 jeeps, which has given the soldiers of the reconnaissance platoon the opportunity to learn how to drive.

Of course, Chu An is actually an old driver.

Although he didn't have a good life in his previous life, he still had a small domestic car.

However, there is obviously a big difference between the cars of that era and the automatic transmission cars he drove later.

But it’s not a big problem, as long as the steering wheels are round.

What's more, Chu An is now smart and has extremely quick reactions. On the first day of learning to drive, the instructors who were assigned by the regiment to teach them driving techniques were so surprised that their eyes widened.

He also joked with Chu An that if Chu An was not a cadre in the reconnaissance platoon, he would definitely find a way to get Chu An to the motorcade.

It was less than three or four kilometers, and although the road was not easy to walk on, it took only about ten minutes for the car to stop at a gathering place of residential houses temporarily built on the back slope of the mountain to prevent artillery fire from the Vietnamese devils.

It is very simple, basically a nest made of wood and straw.

Get off the bus and walk into this gathering place,
Under the cover of night, in this rural gathering place without electricity, every household went to bed in their own shacks early.

It was still early, so the sound of the car approaching attracted everyone's attention, and many people came out directly after hearing the sound.

"Comrade Li Qingshan!"

There is no need for this person to take Chu An and the other two in.

The officer who brought Chu An and the others here smiled and greeted a middle-aged man walking through the crowd.

"Secretary Wang, are we leaving soon? I'll go back and get ready!"

"No, it is." Secretary Wang wanted to speak, but Chu An interrupted him: "Hello, comrade, go and pack up, we'll wait for you!"

It was only in these two days that Chu An felt it necessary to take the guide away directly.

At least take advantage of these two days to get familiar with it.

"it is good!"

This fellow villager named Li Qingshan was about forty years old. Seeing that Chu An was also very poor, he turned around and left without hesitation!
"Oh, poor Lao Li! His wife and children were killed by the Vietnamese devils. These damn bastards, Lao Li will definitely fight them to the death on the front line this time!"

"Commanders, Lao Li is a good man! He used to live a good life, but two months ago, his wife and daughter were killed by a bomb dropped by the Vietnamese devils while they were washing clothes by the river. You took him to the front line, but please do your best to bring him back!"

"Yes! Old Li!" When Li Qingshan went back to pack up his things, the villagers who came out from the surrounding area all spoke to Chu An and the other two.

"Don't worry, fellow villagers, we are all comrades. He is even more of a comrade-in-arms when he joins us. We will definitely bring him back!" The secretary of the regiment headquarters spoke on the side.

Chu An didn't say anything.

In fact, the Youth League Secretary told Chu An and the others about the situation of this fellow villager on the way.

It's pitiful, but this situation is not unique in border areas. The indiscriminate bombardment by the Vietnamese has caused too many tragedies in the past few months.

In fact, Chu An is now worried that this man has too much hatred in his heart, and he will impulsively attack the Vietnamese devils when he sees them after entering the country.

You have to know that they are scouts. When they are in stealth mode, they cannot alert the enemy even if they can avoid it.

Soon, the fellow packed up his things.

In fact, he didn't pack anything, just changed into a clean set of clothes and then carried a shoulder bag.

Drive back to camp.

On the road, the bumpy ride made everyone so focused on getting on the bus that they had no time or energy to communicate.

Until we returned to the reconnaissance platoon's base.

The deputy company commander got out of the car and extended his hand to him, saying with a smile, "Comrade Li Qingshan, welcome to join our reconnaissance platoon!"

"Yeah!" The fellow villager did not smile, but Chu An and Deputy Lian understood his feelings very well.

Chu An said at the side: "Brother, you will stay with us tonight.

The mission won't start yet, but we picked you up early so you can get familiar with us so we can have a better understanding of each other when we go on the mission together!"

Chu An didn't call him comrade, but just called him brother based on his age.

But in fact, Chu An said that his brother was obviously a little bit inappropriate.

In this era and at this age, this man can be Chu An's father.

"Okay!" Li Qingshan responded dully.

Chu An saw a hint of helplessness in the deputy company commander's eyes.

The translator and the guide have a deep blood feud, and now their words and attitudes are cold, which is really a headache.

But there is no way to relieve the headache.

That night, Li Qingsan slept in the same tent with the company deputy.

The next day, the entire front line presented two completely different situations.

On the roads everywhere, all kinds of vehicles are as busy as ever, and the drivers are eager to step on the accelerator pedal into the fuel tank.

But the various positions and troop stations were a bit quiet today.

There is a lot less of the previous enthusiastic training.

Yesterday's public notice clearly made everyone smell the real arrival of war.

Many troops chose to let their soldiers recuperate during this final period of time. At the same time, the food has also become significantly better in the past two days.

All the livestock raised by the troops in the rear that had not been eaten were now sent to the kitchen teams at the front.

The Chuncheng cigarettes, which came in packs of twenty, were stuffed into boxes and sent to each company.

However, compared to things like cigarettes, Chu An values the occasional candies more.

Chu An had already issued an order within the platoon that smoking in the army was not allowed on a daily basis, but on the battlefield, anyone who wanted to smoke had to report it, and if they smoked without permission, he would directly punish them.

The enemy has night vision equipment.

Smoking at night is easily exposed.

On the other hand, things like candy are much better.

When infiltrating behind enemy lines, in order to facilitate marching, you cannot carry too much weight.

It is impossible for them to bring too much dry food, but the key is that they do not have any stable logistics. They can only replenish supplies when the main force arrives and they have no new tasks.

But if the battle is intense and they are squatting on the front line, they may have problems even getting food.

In this case, if you have some candy in your pocket, even if you skip a meal, you can still maintain the nutrition needed by the human body and maintain a certain level of combat effectiveness.

Of course, there is another reason: having sugar in your mouth makes you feel happier.

Life and days are bitter enough, there is no harm in eating something sweet.

On the evening of the 15th.

Chu An lay in the tent, unable to sleep.

The army has not yet given their grassroots accurate combat time and instructions, but Chu An knows that this may be the last night he can sleep peacefully for some time to come.

Because they had to infiltrate in advance, it was naturally impossible for them to wait until the No. 17 large force attacked before taking action.

(End of this chapter)