War Military: From 1978

Chapter 230: Fighting on the mountain and recruiting new soldiers!
Raindrops fell in a messy manner with the wind.

The sky was dark, I don’t know if it was because of the dust from the large number of bombs or because of the rain, but it was not even four o’clock in the afternoon, but the whole sky was extremely dark.

"Damn it, what are you trying to do!" Wang Xiaohu, with a bandage on his face, stood next to Chu An and looked hatefully at the jungle ahead.

The artillery fire and gunfire stopped.

The Vietnamese devils were not completely wiped out in the end.

Because the Vietnamese devils broke up into small groups and ran into the mountains.

But their losses were definitely heavy.

At least 70% to 80% of the Vietnamese devils staying on Pingguan Mountain today and the agents who had previously disguised themselves as a comfort delegation were killed.

They lost more than they gained; this is their true situation now, and it is also the reason for Wang Xiaohu's scolding.

Yes!

They are like a bunch of idiots.

What is the picture?

Originally, we took the initiative to withdraw our troops, and places like Pingguan Mountain were still based on the previous national border line, and we gave them half of the No. 3 main peak heights.

But they insisted on dancing today.

What’s the result now?
Although we suffered heavy losses, a company of troops stationed here was wiped out by them.

But what about themselves?

The death toll is at least two companies!
The most important thing is that they have completely lost the No. 3 and No. 4 Hills in Pingguan Mountain that were originally given to them.

And we won't give it to them this time.

Chu An just contacted the front command, and the chief of staff has already said it.

The superiors ordered that from today onwards, the entire Pingguan Mountain must be completely controlled, and the artillery observation post was also set up directly on Hill No. 3.

In addition, the defensive fortifications of the entire Pingguan Mountain must be thoroughly strengthened.

Chu An doesn’t know what the situation is like in other places?
Are there any Japanese invaders at other checkpoints?

But no matter what happens elsewhere.

The current Pingguanshan has broken our army's original withdrawal policy, and the garrison has directly extended into the territory of the Vietnamese devils.

"Let's go!"

Chu An ordered to go back!

The battle ended here, although many people were unwilling to accept it, especially the troops on Pingguan Mountain.

After they witnessed the remains of their comrades who had died on Hill No. 1 and Hill No. 2, everyone's eyes turned red and they were shouting to charge into the Kingdom of Yue again.

But after all, the soldiers don't have the final say on such matters.

The reconnaissance platoon began to assemble. Under Hill No. 4, Chu An also clenched his fists.

Because as the entire platoon gathered, one of his fallen comrades was also carried back!

It’s from Class 3!

When the soldier was first ambushed by the Vietnamese devils hiding in the jungle, he was walking in front and could not dodge in time. He was hit by seven or eight bullets and died on the spot.

"Qian Yuzhou!"

On the top of Hill No. 4.

Chu An and his men stopped.

"Here!" Qian Yuzhou, the current acting platoon leader of the reconnaissance platoon, walked over immediately.

"You lead the second squad here! I'll bring someone to take over in half a month!"

"Yes!"

This is the order given by the Chief of Staff just now.

Completely occupy Pingguan Mountain and cross the border. The Vietnamese devils might come again.

So some scouts were left on Hill No. 4.

If the fighting breaks out again, scouts will be of use immediately.

In addition, not only the scouts, the artillery battalion also left a command squad to set up an observation post on the No. 3 position. At the same time, two infantry companies were also left here to completely occupy the high ground at the pass.

This time, unlike last time, we will not select the demobilized soldiers to garrison.

After a battle with such huge casualties, the entire regiment, from top to bottom, no longer has the mindset to go up the mountain and suffer if I can't just rest after the battle.

Because the nature has changed.

Guarding here has nothing to do with suffering or not.

This is continuing the war.

As a soldier, when war comes, there are no conditions or prices to negotiate.

"The Vietnamese devils are so stubborn and recalcitrant, we absolutely cannot harbor any more luck!"

The Second Battalion's forward command post is about one kilometer behind Pingguan Mountain.

The regimental commander, the commissioned officer, the chief of staff, and a group of company-level and above officers gathered for a meeting. The regimental commander said solemnly, "Superior orders, from today on, the entire regiment must maintain a level one combat readiness status at all times!"

After a pause, the regimental commander continued, "Also, the higher-ups are planning to reorganize the entire army, so there might be some changes to our C Regiment as well!"

The leader's words immediately made everyone in the tent a little agitated.

No one expected to hear this news right after the battle.

Reorganization?

What do you mean?
A job change?

The Zhengwei stepped forward and said, "Don't worry too much, this reorganization is mainly aimed at reforming and changing some units that performed poorly during the counterattack.

Although our C Regiment is also among them, our C Regiment has made great achievements in battle. The reorganization will not reduce our organization, and it may even bring good things! "

Everyone looked at each other, but still no one spoke.

Chu An also fell silent.

He was also a little surprised.

The reorganization came too quickly, and the counterattack was only just ending. And now, strictly speaking, the war is not over at all.

Look at what the Vietnamese devils did today.

But he could also understand the above thoughts.

Although we won this battle.

But in this battle, our army did expose many shortcomings.

The command structure is bloated, and the tactics of commanders and fighters at the grassroots and even middle and high levels are outdated, and they are still stuck in the tactical thinking of 20 or 30 years ago.

What’s even more exaggerated is that many grassroots commanders and fighters can’t even recognize a few words and can’t understand maps on the battlefield.

These problems may not be obvious in daily life, but they can be fatal when exposed in war.

Now that the war is ostensibly over, reorganization and changes to address these shortcomings are inevitable.

However, the reorganization now is not good news for Regiment C. The most obvious point is that Regiment C was originally counting on other troops to come and relieve them so that they can have a rest, but now they can forget about it in the short term.

The entire army is being reorganized, with Regiment C remaining here and not undergoing major changes for the time being. However, other units will definitely be reorganized and trained before being sent to the front.

This process will take at least several months.

In other words, Team C won’t be replaced in the next few months.

That night, Chu An returned to the temporary base with half a platoon of scouts.

Squad 2 is already stationed at Pingguan Mountain, while Squad 4 has gone to another checkpoint.

"Chu An, a group of new recruits will arrive tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Your special forces company can select a group first. The number of vacancies is temporarily set at 45. Twenty of them will be added to the reconnaissance platoon, fifteen to the engineering platoon, and ten to the guard platoon!"

Not long after Chu An returned to the base, he was called to the regiment headquarters again.

The Chief of Staff got straight to the point. Chu An was slightly taken aback before nodding: "Okay!"

New recruits, the previous C regiment had no training at all.

The entire regiment is in a state of combat readiness, so there is no time and energy to do this.

But the recruitment of new soldiers has not stopped this year.

Even many new recruits went directly to the battlefield this year.

It’s just that Regiment C had replenished its ranks with veterans in advance, so it didn’t see these new recruits at first.

But if we calculate the time now, for the new recruits who joined the army this year but did not go to the battlefield, it is indeed time for the recruit company to end.

The chief of staff looked at Chu An and spoke again: "The artillery reconnaissance system is very effective. The regiment means that the reconnaissance platoon will still select soldiers according to your previous Mountain Eagle system, and the training will also be based on that standard!"

"Yes!"

Chu An had no objection to this.

However, after Chu An responded, he also asked his own doubts: "With so many new recruits this time, are they going to clear out some of the recovered veterans?"

It’s no wonder Chu An thought so. The current staffing gap in the special forces company was about ten people at most, but now it has been supplemented with forty-five people!

The chief of staff also fell silent.

After lighting a cigarette, he looked at Chu An and said, "We won't do this before we switch defense, but..."

He exhaled a puff of smoke, stopped looking at Chu An, walked to the window, looked outside and said: "But you should know that there are not so many places for volunteer soldiers!"

Chu An didn't know what to say for a moment.

Indeed, perhaps some recovered veterans, after witnessing the cruelty of the battlefield, may voluntarily return home after the war.

But more people definitely want to stay.

But it is not so easy to become a volunteer soldier.

The salary and benefits of a volunteer soldier are the same as those of a cadre. Our country already has a large number of soldiers, and the country is not rich now. Military expenditures cannot support too many volunteers!
"okay, I get it!"

Chu An nodded and didn't say much. It was useless to say anything because he was just a company commander.

And the army commander can't decide anything about this kind of issue!
(End of this chapter)