Chapter 84 Whiskey
Looking at the soldiers' surprised and puzzled eyes, I realized that I had let go. As I was talking, I said that the US military would soon counterattack. The US military would indeed counterattack, and I also knew that their large-scale counterattack was seventeen days later, but the soldiers didn't know!
The volunteer army sent troops to fight three battles and three victories. Now even the enemy's capital Seoul has been captured. Everyone was blinded by this huge victory. They all thought that the enemy was a great defeat that fled. They all thought that as long as they took advantage of the victory, they could drive the United Nations army out of the Korean Peninsula in one go!
But I kept shouting that the US military would counterattack. But I had already said that this was the case, so I had to continue to say it.
"Comrades!" Looking at the soldiers' gazes, I couldn't help but hesitate: "You... do you believe me?"
There was silence in the hut. Some of the soldiers looked at me with confusion, while others lowered their heads and didn't know what they were thinking.
"I'll say to Captain Cui!" The first person to speak was Instructor Zhao. He seemed to be dissatisfied with my remarks: "It's not that we don't believe you, but the facts are right in front of us now. There are difficulties, but we must believe that with our revolutionary soldiers' spirit of not being afraid of death or fatigue, we can overcome these difficulties..."
"I believe it!" At this time, a voice interrupted Instructor Zhao's words. When he saw that it was the old squad leader, he slowly placed the cigarette pole on the corner of the wall and ate it, saying, "I felt something was wrong when I fought this battle at the beginning. We have all fought the Americans and knew that this Americans were not as unstoppable as the puppet army, but the Americans ran faster than the puppet army in this battle! I didn't even touch a shadow, which made me wonder."
After being reminded by the old squad leader, the soldiers seemed to think it made sense and couldn't help but talk in a low voice.
"How can we say that?" Instructor Zhao stood up impatiently and said, "This American is better than the puppet army, but in the first and second battles, weren't we beaten around and fleeing? We almost made dumplings by us? This time they were afraid of repeating the same mistakes and were afraid that their heels would be cut off. So isn't it normal for them to run first?"
"Instructor!" The old squad leader narrowed his eyes and stared at the beating flames in the stove. He said slowly: "I feel uneasy. I have never been like this after fighting for so many years. I just think that this is similar to the second battle that the US military has put into the pocket. Didn't the US military take down our Pyongyang at that time? It's even the Yalu River!"
"The old squad leader is right!" Seeing that there was hope for this, I said with jealousy: "We chased the enemy all the way south and chased us happily, but it was a pain. The comrades who transported our food were getting longer and longer, so the supply line was growing at least six or seven hundred kilometers! It's not a big deal to walk these six or seven hundred kilometers, but there are no bombings of American planes along the way. Do you have to transport dozens of trucks of grain to us and only a few trucks of food were transferred to our hands, and the bullets were almost the same. Do you know how the People's Army troops were defeated by Americans in a few months?"
Instructor Zhao originally wanted to refute, but he was stunned when he heard my last sentence. After thinking for a while, he sat down silently and said, "I know this. The People's Army has attacked Busan. It is about to drive the puppet army and the US army out of the sea. However, the Americans landed in Incheon with warships, surrounded the People's Army and cut off the supply of the People's Army."
"Then the People's Army's great retreat!" I continued: "All the People's Army's heavy weapons remained in Busan, and less than one-tenth of the People's Army's escaped!"
"Mom! These guys want to come back to us!" Hu Zi cursed with gritted teeth.
"I'm talking to battalion commander!" Zhao Yongxin felt the situation serious and reminded me: "How can you tell us these words? Even if we believe them, it won't be a problem. You have to say to battalion commander, regiment commander and others!"
"Yes! Battalion Commander Cui!" Instructor Zhao nodded in agreement: "This matter may be related to the safety of our entire army. We should also talk about it. Even if it is wrong, I will remind my superiors."
"This matter has to be said by Instructor Zhao." I replied, "I am the one who leads troops to fight. People don't want to believe this. And Instructor Zhao, you were transferred from the agency, right? I don't say it. If you know a few people in the Volunteer Military Daily, then you will be better than me who runs errands when you publish it in the newspaper!"
"Finish!" Commander Zhao stood up and said, "I'll report to my superiors now."
After saying that, he rushed to the door and left anxiously.
I am not in a hurry to do this, because I know that there is one person in the Volunteer Army who is sober, that is, General Peng, commander and political commissar of the Sino-Korean Joint Command. He also keenly recognizes the dangers faced by the current volunteer soldiers. Despite the strong opposition of Kim Il-sung and the Soviet ambassador to North Korea, he withstood the pressure from all sides and stopped the Volunteer Army's attack.
For this reason, it is said that the Soviet ambassador to North Korea also swears: "Where is there anyone who wins a battle but does not pursue the enemy? How can there be such a commander?"
People who are far away from the front line do not understand the actual situation on the battlefield, so how could they know that while the good news is frequent, our army is also facing more and more difficulties and dangers!
"Battorney General!" After Instructor Zhao left, Zhao Yongxin asked, "Comrades all believe you, what should we do?"
Looking at the trusted gazes of the soldiers, I couldn't help but smile with relief: "Company Commander Zhao, don't you have a way to go to the People's Army to exchange for rice? Is there a way to get two cars? It's best if the driver gets them too, and borrow them for one night!"
"Car?" Zhao Yongxin couldn't help but ask in confusion: "What are you doing with that thing?"
"Do you remember the arms we buried near the 38th parallel? It's time to come in handy."
"Well!" Zhao Yongxin hesitated for a while and then took out a bottle of foreign wine from his bag. When I saw that it was a bottle of good whiskey.
"This thing may work!" Zhao Yongxin bounced with his fingers, and the wine bottle made a few crisp sounds: "This is what I brought with me when I was in the Presidential Palace. As long as the officers of the People's Army recognize the goods, this matter should be done!"
Chapter completed!