War Military: From 1978

Chapter 223 The counterattack is over!

Late at night!
But on the hilltop northwest of the base, there were now red starlight and sobbing sounds.

People are constantly climbing up this green mountain which still has no name.

There was no noise or conversation.

Everyone just looked for the name of the comrade they couldn't let go of, and then stood quietly in front of his grave.

Light a cigarette, put one in front of the grave, and smoke one yourself.

Some people were sobbing and whispering about the victory of the war, while others remained silent.

Chu An also stopped in front of the names of familiar comrades one by one.

He didn't say anything. He lit a cigarette on the tombstone of each acquaintance and then stood quietly for a while.

He didn't know what to say. Many of his acquaintances had letters from home, and they were all brought to him by Cui Jiying.

But he couldn't bear to recite at their graves.

They have all passed away, and reading it to them now would only add to their sorrow.

"It's very late!"

Choi Ji-young walked over from nearby.

His eyes were also red.

In this battle, the clerk who had been following him was lying here, and he sacrificed his life on the battlefield to save him.

There are some things he didn't say, but that doesn't mean he feels good inside.

Especially now that I see his tomb and hold his family letters.

"Qingwa, Lao Fan, I'll bring you some incense in a couple of days!"

Chu An muttered as he looked at the tombstone in front of him.

Then he turned to look at Cui Jiying: "Let's go!"

The two turned around and started to go down the mountain.

On the way, more people kept coming up.

In our traditional culture, it is definitely not appropriate to come to such a place late at night.

But now, no matter whether they came alone or in groups of two or three, no one felt a trace of fear.

Even now, those who are still alive probably hope that they can know about this and come out to chat and talk with them!
Fear comes from unfamiliarity, but now this place is the closest to everyone, a comrade and comrade-in-arms who shares life and death with us on the battlefield.

On the 15th, everyone has a rest.

The first thing all the soldiers did when they got up was to urge the company clerk to help mail the letters.

What's more, for a special forces company like Chu An's, which temporarily had no clerks, the platoon leaders of the soldiers would take the family letters they had written overnight and deliver them to the post office waiting at the base.

Chu An also wrote a letter home after returning last night.

Among the pile of letters last night, there was actually a letter from home. He hadn't opened it before, but he opened it after he came back.

The letter told his family that there was a war going on and asked if he also wanted to go to the battlefield. It also contained some instructions and concerns.

But now, Chu An didn't hide the reply like before.

After all, we're back from the fight.

However, Chu An only sent this letter out, and then he started to work in the company headquarters.

Ordinary soldiers can rest, but the cadres of the entire regiment have no rest today.

Including the class monitors of each class.

The military exploits and meritorious deeds of the soldiers of each class, including the martyrs, must be counted and compiled.

Although a large part of these happened on the battlefield, the regiment has records of them.

But now the company has to submit another copy to prevent any omissions.

This is a lot of work and very difficult to do.

Because there are many soldiers who give up their merits.

In fact, this is also human nature. A living soldier may have made meritorious service on the battlefield, but if a good comrade-in-arms has died, or even if some comrades have died for him, he will give his own meritorious service to the sacrificed soldier.

This behavior is not prohibited in theory.

However, since many military achievements have already been recorded, granting them credit now will result in a mismatch between the events that led to their achievement.

This kind of thing caused Chu An's phone to ring non-stop, and he had to keep explaining to the group.

Moreover, Chu An not only had to explain to his superiors, but also had to talk to the soldiers below.

It's human nature to give credit to fallen comrades, but you can't give all the credit to yourself, resulting in no credit for your own contribution. In addition, Chu An not only has to deal with these things, but also has to deal with interviews organized by the division and the army.

In this battle, many heroes emerged in our army.

But there are differences between heroes.

Chu An made many contributions, and even because of Chu An's discovery, the enemy's commander-in-chief of the Gaoping area, a Vietnamese general, was captured alive.

This kind of achievement was not because the battlefield environment was not suitable, nor was it to protect Chu An who had not yet withdrawn from the enemy country. It was because we were worried that after our report, the Vietnamese devils would target Chu An at all costs.

Chu An's name is probably already a household name by now.

However, good things come to those who wait. Previously, people were worried that Chu An would be targeted, so the information about his meritorious service was not reported by name.

But now that they have returned to their country, their heroic deeds must be widely publicized.

Now that the war has just ended and so many soldiers have sacrificed their lives, we really need such heroic deeds to inspire people.

Chu An was busy all day long.

And not only that day, but the next day, local reporters also came.

Chu An couldn't push it away.

I can only continue to cooperate with the interview.

Fortunately, by the afternoon, all the reporters had left.

Because they have other tasks.

Our army announced that the self-defense counterattack war was completely over.

Our troops withdrew completely and returned to the country.

These reporters will go to various checkpoints to interview and film our army's final withdrawal.

Of course, these have nothing to do with Chu An for the time being.

Their C Regiment has been withdrawn for two days.

However, these have nothing to do with Group C, but soon he will face a bigger problem.

The evening of the 16th.

All company-level cadres in the regiment gathered at the regiment headquarters for a meeting.

"Comrades, the battle is over!" The regiment commander looked around at the cadres sitting in front of him.

With a cigarette in his hand, he paused for a moment and then said in a deep voice, "We won!

But we also made huge sacrifices!"

"We've put off some things for two days, but we have to face them eventually!"

All the cadres looked gloomy.

Everyone knows what the leader is talking about.

The issue of notifying the families of fallen soldiers.

Many people have been thinking about this matter these past few days, but no one has taken the initiative to bring it up.

Because we can't bear it.

I don’t know how to face it.

But no matter what, you can't avoid what you have to face.

The official stepped forward and said, "After discussion, the regiment has decided to notify all of the martyrs by letter. We will then contact the local armed forces in real time and have the comrades there personally help deliver the letters to the martyrs' families. At the same time, we will also immediately arrange for the martyrs' families to come to the regiment!"

"The truth!"

Suddenly, Chu An stood up in the crowd.

"What's the matter?" Zhengwei looked at Chu An.

Chu An said seriously: "Commissioner, why don't you consider sending someone to pick it up?"

Zhengwei frowned, but before he could speak, Chuan continued, "Zhengwei, the security level in Guoping is actually not very good right now. I'm worried about something happening if there's no one to pick me up."

After a pause, Chu An spoke again: "Moreover, even if we can contact local comrades along the way to take care of them, there are so many comrades who have sacrificed and been injured in the entire army, and many of our martyrs' families may not be able to read or even understand Mandarin.

What's more, they may never have traveled far in their entire lives.

There are too many external factors, if we let it come to us on its own."

Chu An didn't continue talking at this point. He just said in a deep voice: "Our comrades have sacrificed their lives. We must take good care of their families!"

(End of this chapter)