War Military: From 1978

Chapter 138 Movie Storm!

The weather in Yue State is like their faces, changing at any time.

The sun was shining brightly just a second ago, but now it is pouring rain.

The key point is that after the rain for a while, the sun came out again.

Very frustrating.

If it weren't for the war, no one would care about this kind of weather. They might even laugh, take off their clothes and run into the rain to enjoy a natural shower.

But now it is wartime, and Chu An is now in a field hospital.

This is very annoying.

The humid and hot environment is extremely unfriendly to the wounded.

Take Chu An for example. The wounds on his back and hands were oozing pus.

This is not a good thing, it means the wound is getting inflamed.

But the terrible thing is that now Chu An and other lightly injured soldiers have to try their best to save money when changing their dressings.

For example, Chu An could only sprinkle a little bit of medicine powder on the wound and then wrap it with a circle of gauze. Then he could directly apply wood ash and charcoal powder layer by layer of gauze and then wrap it with gauze again.

There is not enough medicine and the logistics route has not been opened yet, but because of the fighting, wounded soldiers are constantly being sent in, so all kinds of medicines have to be used urgently.

Those of them who were slightly injured could only use folk remedies.

Fortunately, wood ash and charcoal powder are also effective in drawing out pus. Chu An feels that the wound is drying up very well after doing this.

"Comrades, the film crew is ready to start showing the movie. Everyone, please don't stay in there any longer. Come out!"

After dinner, before it was completely dark, hospital officials came over to invite Chu An and the others to go out to see a movie.

To be honest, Chu An didn't want to go. It had just rained outside and it was wet everywhere, but he had no choice but to go now.

The movie was originally meant to help everyone relax, but the hospital said that all lightly injured patients must go.

"Hey, what movie should I watch? I watch it every night before I leave!"

"It's the same old movies over and over again, nothing new, I don't want to go!"

"Forget it, let's go, let's go! Stop complaining!"

There was another cadre in Chu An’s tent.

At this moment, he fully played the leading role of a cadre and took the lead in standing up and preparing to go out.

Soon, people came out of the tent where the lightly wounded soldiers lived, including Chu An.

In fact, Chu An is doing well now. His legs are not injured and his movements are not affected.

Some of the wounded were said to have minor injuries, but their injuries were to their legs, and they now have to use crutches or have other people to support them, which is very uncomfortable, after all, the ground is covered with mud.

Fortunately, the movie theater was not far away, just outside the large open space where the lightly wounded soldiers lived.

However, looking at the preparations of the film team, Chu An immediately frowned.

For open-air movies, the film crew still used that old-fashioned generator, two bamboo poles and a piece of cloth to prop it up for viewing.

Chu An originally thought that there would be some safety precautions when showing movies in the theater.

For example, at least build a shed or something.

But looking at the situation now, there is nothing.

It was an open-air movie, and there was a light bulb on top of the generator.

Looking at the empty surroundings.

To be honest, Chu An was very uneasy.

It's not just him.

When the other wounded saw this, some of them were obviously looking around.

We all just came back from the battlefield, and no one has forgotten where this place is.

But now when watching a movie, they just knock down the big trees and put them on the ground for everyone to use as stools.

When everyone gathered together, he even installed a light bulb and an outdoor lighting screen.

"Isn't this inappropriate? We're still crossing the Japanese territory!"

"Yeah! How can we sit together like this with a light on? If the Vietnamese devils fire a shot at us, we'll be finished!"

"That's right, I won't watch it anymore!"

Before the movie even started, the wounded soldiers started making a fuss.

Chu An didn't say anything, but subconsciously turned around and walked back.

Damn the movie, he definitely wouldn't go to see it anyway.

Even though the hospital staff were loudly telling everyone not to worry, saying that everything around them was under our control and there was no need to worry about their safety, Chu An did not move forward at all.

Are all surroundings under the control of us?

Nonsense.

The night before, they surrounded a small town with a battalion and then took control of various key locations around it. But what was the result?

They were attacked from all sides by the Vietnamese devils.

It's not safe to stay on high ground!
Our army has no night vision equipment, and the Vietnamese devils are familiar with the terrain, and you won’t even know where they have tunnels in the early morning.

It was pitch dark, and you wouldn't be able to see the Vietnamese devils even if they were approaching you.

Then I also made a light bulb or something like that.

It's such an obvious target, and if someone measures your coordinates, you'll be doomed.

"Everyone, don't worry. The Vietnamese devils are very cunning, but we have three to four thousand troops surrounding us. Even if the Vietnamese devils had a hundred guts, they wouldn't dare to attack us, so everyone just watch the movie with peace of mind!"

The hospital director that Chu An had met before lunch was still comforting everyone.

Seeing that someone actually went to sit down, Chu An's brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

Finally, he couldn't help it.

He stepped forward and shouted, "Director Liu, this is enemy territory. When you show a movie, at least use some safety measures and block the lights. Otherwise, why are you keeping us gathered here when there's so much open space around us?
I'll be frank. If a Vietnamese artillery observer sneaks over, and their coordinates are measured, we'll be finished if a shell lands! "

"what!"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah! I won't watch it anymore!"

Chu An's voice instantly frightened some of the wounded soldiers who were sitting down.

At this moment, Director Liu was obviously furious. He looked at Chu An and said, "Comrade, don't exaggerate. I told you, we are absolutely safe here now!"

Chu An couldn't stand his nonsense.

Is it absolutely safe?
Chu An immediately lost all his politeness: "Don't talk nonsense, this is a war zone, there is no such thing as absolute safety.

And Director Liu, let me remind you, don't think that the Vietnamese devils are so easy to defeat.

Look at how many wounded we have here.

These injuries were not caused by us. Are the Vietnamese devils really as cowardly and incompetent as you say? Do we really need so many casualties?"

"You, you... you are still a cadre, but you are making trouble. You are destroying your own morale and boosting the enemy's prestige. Which unit are you from?" Director Liu pointed at Chu An and looked like he was about to spit blood in anger.

Watching a movie for everyone is the task from above, and it is to help everyone relax.

But now, in his eyes, Chu An's words were just a nuisance.

He didn't know that in Chu An's eyes, his behavior this time made him look like a second-tier cadre who was just trying to make a living.

Looking at him, Chu An said loudly with a serious face: "C Regiment, acting deputy company commander of the special forces company, and I am also an artillery scout.

Let me tell you, I went out of the country for reconnaissance several times before the war, and after the war started, I was always on the front line fighting against the Vietnamese devils.

I got this injury the day before yesterday when I attacked the artillery position south of Tong L. I know very well how tough the Vietnamese devils are, so I remind you, if you insist on showing the movie like this tonight, you will be fully responsible for anything that happens!

"Yes, can you bear this responsibility?"

"Damn it, you're playing with our lives!"

"Bah, what a thing! My leg is already injured, and you put on a movie and forced me to watch it. I could watch it, but you even turned on a light bulb to watch it like that. Do you really think we are only slightly injured and want us to die?"

At this moment, Director Liu's face turned dark.

But he didn't dare to speak.

The soldiers gathered below now showed no respect to him at all.

Or rather, after saying those words, he was a little panicked.

What are these warriors?
Although many of them were not cadres, regardless of whether they were cadres or not, they were all injured in combat.

These are all combat heroes.

Now that so many people are dissatisfied with his behavior and he has offended his superiors, he will be in trouble no matter what the reason.

"Okay, okay, it's our fault for not thinking it through!" At this time, a cadre who was about fifty years old came running in hurriedly.

Now that he had come to put out the fire, he first shouted at the film crew, "What are you doing? Don't you know this is enemy territory? Go build a tent!"

After saying that, he shouted to the wounded soldiers in front of him, "Don't be angry, everyone. Watching movies is supposed to be a way for everyone to relax, and we don't force you to watch. If you want to watch, you can watch. If you don't want to watch, you can go back and rest!"

"I'm leaving!"

"Bullshit!"

The wounded soldiers are now completely angry.

I don't care what expressions the hospital officials have.

Some people left after saying that, and as for Chu An, he also turned around at this moment.

He was not afraid of this director causing trouble at all.

He is not worried even if it is reported. It is impossible for his superiors not to know the current situation of the Vietnamese devils.

Chu An estimated that perhaps only those cadres who had followed the front-line troops all the way here, had not undertaken any combat missions, and had never encountered the Vietnamese devils, continued to believe that the Vietnamese devils were vulnerable.

To put it bluntly, if the Vietnamese devils really want to be beaten like this, do they have to use wood ash and charcoal powder on the wounds of these lightly wounded soldiers to save medicine?
(End of this chapter)