War Military: From 1978

Chapter 14: Billions of dollars have produced an ungrateful person!

"Platoon leader, I'm not afraid, just say it!"

"Yes, Platoon Leader, you say it!"

At this moment, Chu An felt as if Xiuqin was calling Li Yunlong to fire.

Of course, Chu An was actually very curious about what the platoon leader was going to say.

He knew that we were going to fight the Vietnamese monkeys early next year, he knew why we were going to fight, and he knew the outcome of the war.

But he didn't know the details of the story between us and the Vietnamese monkeys before the war.

"Hey, you guys! You're just like newborn calves who are not afraid of tigers!"

Platoon Leader Ma acted out the performance again before he began to speak.

"Well, let me tell you what happened here recently!"

Glancing at everyone, he said again, "Before I tell you about this matter, let me first tell you about the background and general circumstances of this incident!"

Chu An listened attentively, as did the others. Platoon Leader Ma didn't hesitate this time and said directly, "Our border with Vietnam is very long, spanning two provinces. In most areas, there is an open space between the boundary markers of the two countries as a buffer zone."

After a pause, Platoon Leader Ma continued, "But this buffer zone is not completely worthless.

In many places, the buffer zone is flat, so there are gatherings and farmlands for residents from both sides of the border, so it is natural to demarcate specific border lines."

Platoon Leader Ma looked around at everyone and saw that no one asked questions before he spoke again: "These specific border lines are basically defined by mountains, rivers, or obvious landmarks.

For example, there is an open space about 20 kilometers south of us. It is a flat area. Border residents on both sides have cultivated fields in it, and the real national boundary is marked by a century-old tree.

The fields on the other side of the tree belong to the Yue Kingdom, and the fields on our side of the tree belong to us border residents."

"Platoon leader, is there any problem with this? When I was at home listening to the radio, I heard that our country and Vietnam are friendly countries!" At this time, a new recruit couldn't help but ask his question.

Platoon Leader Ma looked at him and said, "Yes, it used to be!"

"Ah! Once? Platoon leader, isn't it now?" Someone started, and now another recruit grasped the key point.

"Yes!" Platoon Leader Ma nodded, and squad leader Wang also spoke at that moment: "Everyone, listen to what the platoon leader says first, and don't ask questions for now!"

The recruits immediately fell silent, and Platoon Leader Ma continued, "You live far inland, so it's normal that you're not aware of the situation on the border!"

After a pause, he spoke again: "We and Vietnam were indeed friendly countries in the past. From the 1950s until their complete unification, we never stopped providing various kinds of assistance!

But this was only in the past. Ever since the Eagle Empire withdrew its troops and they were completely unified, they climbed onto the thighs of the Soviet revisionists and became arrogant.

Once known as the world's third most powerful military power, it has been instigated and supported by Soviet revisionism and has been turning a blind eye to kindness since last year, constantly stirring up trouble on our borders!

Platoon Leader Ma looked around at everyone again.

He then looked at the recruits' reactions.

Obviously, some people are confused, some are angry, and some look pensive!

"Chu An, have you heard of this?"

Platoon Leader Ma spoke curiously.

Because the one who looked thoughtful was Chu An.

"Ah~no." Chu An replied after coming back to his senses.

"Then you frowned, I thought you knew!" Platoon Leader Ma laughed, but this time he didn't wait for Chu An to say anything else, he looked at everyone and spoke again: "Let's take the open space I just mentioned as an example!"

"Originally, an ancient tree served as the boundary between the two sides. The two sides had different territories, and because we were friendly in the past, the border residents of that area actually had a very close relationship with the other side. But one night in the middle of last year, that ancient tree was cut down overnight!

Afterwards, the ridges of Yue State seemed to have grown legs, moving a little closer to our territory every day."

"Ah this."

"This is too bullying!"

The recruits were filled with righteous indignation, and Chu An was also confused.

He knew that the war between my country and Yue was caused by Yue's ingratitude and provocation, but he had no idea they were picking fights this way. "Yes! That's too much!" Platoon Leader Ma nodded, his smile fading. He clenched his fists and said, "It took us twenty or thirty years, we tightened our belts, and tens of billions of dollars were spent to feed the ungrateful wolves!"

"Then are we going to let them do whatever they want?" Chu An couldn't help himself after all.

Platoon Leader Ma looked over and said, "Of course not. That's why Squad Leader Wang asked me to tell you just now that it's not appropriate now!"

"Platoon leader, I'm not afraid. Really, if they want to fight, I'll be the first one there!"

"That's right. If you're afraid of death, you're not a true man. For the sake of my country and my people, I'm going to beat the lungs out of these ungrateful bastards!"

The recruits became excited and everyone was eager to express their opinions.

A smile appeared on Platoon Leader Ma's face again.

He stretched out his hand and made a fake press to signal everyone to calm down.

After everyone stopped, he said, "It's actually not that serious!"

Platoon Leader Ma said: "So far, we haven't had the chance to move out yet. It's the local militia who are fighting with the enemy.

But what I want to say is that we are soldiers, and now we have come here to serve. If the Kingdom of Yue does not restrain itself in the future, or even if its bad behavior continues to expand, then we may really have to go up and confront the Kingdom of Yue."

Staring at everyone, he said in a very serious tone: "Whether it's using sticks or guns, it may be accompanied by bloodshed and sacrifice!"

"I'm not afraid!"

"Yes, Platoon Leader, as I said before, serving our country and our people is an honor, even if it means dying!"

The new recruits once again rushed to express their opinions.

As for Chu An, he seemed a little absent-minded and did not speak.

Naturally, this scene was seen by Platoon Leader Ma and Squad Leader Wang.

Immediately, after squad leader Wang and the others expressed their opinions, he looked at Chu An and asked in a joking tone: "Chu An, are you, an intellectual, scared?"

"Ah? How is that possible!"

Chu An came back to his senses, and then he said with a smile: "This tiny country has been taught a lesson countless times by our ancestors in history. Why would I be afraid of them?
I just wonder, are they really so clueless?

It's only been a few years since peace? You've already forgotten your last name before you've even had a full meal?

If they have any sense now, they should rest and recuperate instead of turning against us, right? "

"Intellectuals think more deeply than us uneducated and crude people!"

After Chu An finished speaking, Platoon Leader Ma also laughed: "Actually, the reason is very simple. They are relying on the support of the Soviet revisionists. If it weren't for the Soviet revisionists, they would definitely still be wagging their tails at us now!"

Platoon Leader Ma said this without waiting for anyone to continue: "Alright, this matter should not be publicized now. It's just that your squad leader Wang messed around just now, otherwise I wouldn't have told you!
Now let’s end this topic. It’s fine if you just know it, but you must not talk about it outside of this dormitory.

I tell you, if I hear that other people out there know about this, I'll hold you responsible!"

"Yes, we promise to keep it a secret!"

Chu An and others responded in unison, but Chu An guessed in his heart that the same thing might be happening in other dormitories as well.

What for?
Chu An actually didn't know. At this point in time, Chu An believed that except for himself, no one could really be sure that the Kingdom of Yue would continue to make further advances and force us to send troops to fight them.

But no matter what Platoon Leader Ma and the others thought, even if Chu An saw through it now, he could only pretend to be stupid.

The dormitory became quiet.

After the topic was over, everyone was ordered by Platoon Leader Ma to take down the quilts they had worked hard to fold all morning and lay them out again before taking a nap.

Even though everyone was very reluctant, they even took the initiative to ask Platoon Leader Ma and Squad Leader Wang if they could not tear it down and just sleep on the straw.

But the result is no.

Squad leader Wang even stated that quilts are meant to be covered, and what we need to practice now is to quickly fold a used quilt into a standard tofu block, rather than letting you slowly grind out a quilt that looks like a tofu block and then put it on display.

(End of this chapter)