War Military: From 1978

Chapter 213: Once a comrade, always a comrade! Withdraw!

In the early morning after the battle, a drizzle was falling, but the air was still filled with a strong smell of gunpowder.

Chu An, Cui Jiying and the chief of staff stood in the rain, with all the scouts behind them.

In front of him, stretchers were being carried onto the car.

The beheaded comrade had his head recovered through enemy prisoners after the war.

Now, they can return home first.

But everyone felt extremely heavy-hearted.

"salute!"

When the truck's tailgate was installed, Cui Jiying shouted in a deep voice.

Immediately, everyone present raised their hands solemnly.

Some people's eyes were red, and some people's tears mixed with rain were sliding down.

Once a comrade, always a comrade.

Some people present are still able to stand because someone in the car in front of them took the initiative to lie down for them.

Maybe when on the battlefield, the intense fighting makes everyone not think too much.

Adrenaline surges, and the brain is dominated by muscles and subconscious reactions.

But now the artillery fire has stopped.

"Monitor!"

As the vehicle started moving, someone couldn't hold it in any longer, burst into tears, and ran after the vehicle.

Tears silently flowed from Chu An's eyes.

At this moment, he felt deeply guilty.

After all, these comrades are not only his comrades, but also his soldiers, led by him.

Although war cannot be without sacrifices, they died under his command and under the battle plan he formulated.

“Be strong!”

Cui Jiying's eyes were also red, but he turned around and patted Chu An's shoulder.

"Ok!"

Chu An hummed and subconsciously took out a cigarette from his pocket.

But when he took it out, he realized that he had been standing in the drizzle, and the cigarettes and matches in his pocket were already soaked.

That afternoon, after resting for most of the day, Regiment C received another order to retreat to Kou T.

Chu An thought there would be other actions.

But after retreating to T that day, we continued to rest.

It was not until the next day, when Chu An came to the regiment headquarters again, that he learned that the war had been temporarily ended by the general command.

"What's going on? How can we retreat? We've already taken Nalongdu, and the road ahead is smooth!"

"Yes! Didn't the superiors say that Liangshan has been taken? The Vietnamese devils have completely opened up our eastern front. Now is a golden opportunity. The hard bones have been chewed. If we continue to advance, there is every hope of destroying the Vietnamese devils' country in one battle!"

"Okay, what are you all arguing about? The higher-ups have their own concerns!"

The group pointed out that after Chu An came here today, he met the Zhengwei again.

He brought a battalion and a company to escort a batch of supplies last night.

After the war broke out, in the TongL area, he took a battalion and a large force to protect the TongL highway line heading north.

"But Mr. Zheng, if you retreat now, why should we attack you?" Some people still couldn't understand.

The limitations of the times, information and vision have made them completely unaware of the situation outside. It’s not that we don’t want to solve the problem once and for all.

It really doesn't work.

Although Chu An was also limited by the information dissemination and acquisition channels of the times, he was very clear about the current situation.

He knew from the beginning of the war that we could never destroy the Vietnamese devils' country, and that we would never be able to fight for long.

There is only one reason, our old neighbor in the north.

Maybe they won't have enough time in a month to deploy their troops and go through the process, but if they drag it out for a few months, they will definitely take it down.

By then, we will be fighting on two fronts, and one of them will be the current world hegemonic force.

Our current military strength and domestic economy cannot withstand such a blow.

So we had to fight and withdraw quickly to teach the Vietnamese a profound lesson. We had to demonstrate our toughness to the international community, but we also had to withdraw our troops before our old neighbor to the north reacted and completed the process.

As long as we withdraw and declare in the name of self-defense that we are truly the righteous side and that this war is only for defending our country rather than invading, they will have no excuse.

Moreover, war can be avoided because the war between us and the Vietnamese devils has ended and they no longer have a military alliance as a reason to start a war.

After all, our focus now is still on the economy, and military action is just a timely flex of muscles to ensure that we are not stabbed in the back while developing our economy.

"Alright, this is an order from our superiors. I didn't call you here to discuss this matter with you. There's no room for negotiation. Everyone, go back and do your job as soldiers.

Also, prepare for retreat." The regiment commander made the final decision.

After saying that, the leader looked around at everyone again.

“Also, retreating doesn’t mean we have nothing to do next.

Our superiors have ordered us to retreat while clearing out the enemy forces. We must also recover all the aid supplies along the way and help the entire North Vietnam region complete its mission of de-industrialization and de-warfare!"

"Yes!"

Within the regimental command post, all company-level and above cadres responded together.

No matter how unwilling they were in their hearts, they could not disobey the orders from their superiors.

Moreover, what the team leader said now gave everyone some comfort.

The war is not over, it is just that we will fight while retreating, and continue along the way, and help the Vietnamese devils complete de-industrialization and de-warfare.

"Captain, what does it mean to de-industrialize and de-warfare?" At this time, Chu An, who had been silent all the time, couldn't help but laugh.

"Simple!" The team leader looked over.

"All military facilities that can be seen and found must not be left to them.

All retreat routes will be mined after our troops withdraw.

In addition, all industrial facilities, whether they are factories, shops or raw material mines, such as the mine that you led the team to destroy before, must be destroyed, including railways, roads and even bridges, all of which must be destroyed after we leave!

We must ensure that after we retreat, the Vietnamese devils will no longer be able to wage war against us in the future!"

"Haha, what a great feeling! These ungrateful bastards, I would bend every screw they make!" A company commander of the third battalion was very depressed when he heard about the withdrawal, but now he was happy again after hearing what the regimental commander said.

But immediately, he was glared at by the chief of staff.

"What are you doing? Do you have any sense of proportion?" The chief of staff glared at him and said.

This one sentence made him feel a little embarrassed.

"Chief of Staff, I... I'll just talk about it!"

Our army's eight major disciplines and three points of attention have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, especially at the beginning of the war. Even though we have suffered frequent losses in this regard, we have always adhered to our bottom line.

But it was obvious that this time the company commander misunderstood the chief of staff's meaning.

"What are you talking about? Why would you bend a screw if you have nothing to do?"

The chief of staff said in a serious tone, "Don't you know this is made of iron?
We are short of this in our country. The Vietnamese devils used our money to buy these things. Even these screws were donated by us before. Why did you destroy them for no reason?

Bring them all back to me!"

"Ah!" The company commander exclaimed.

This scene made Chu An want to laugh.

"What? You don't understand what I'm saying!"

"No, I understand. I promise not to cause any sabotage. I promise that every screw we donate can be returned to our country!" The company commander promised loudly!

Immediately, everyone in the group laughed.

After fighting for so long, everyone feels very frustrated.

On the battlefield, we all saw the Vietnamese devils using our supplies to attack us. We even had more food than we could eat, but they stored the excess and used it to build fortifications.

Previously, due to restricted discipline, we could only confiscate captured supplies or warehouses.

Now, the order has come down to deindustrialize the entire North and take back all aid materials, no matter what they are.

This can really help me vent my anger!

Soon, the meeting was over.

Then the whole group started eating early.

After the meal, Regiment C left one company on guard, and the remaining troops dispersed directly to the surrounding areas to carry out clearing and confiscation, as well as deindustrialization and militarization tasks.

At the same time, the first and second regiments and other troops behind were doing similar things.

(End of this chapter)