Chapter 164 Battalion Commander
The next night, when I brought the troops to Chizhongli and lifted the disguise on the tunnel, revealing trucks of guns, ammunition and supplies inside, Commander Zheng and others were stunned.
"You kid, when did you get so much ammunition from the US military? This is enough for our entire division to replace it with American equipment..." Captain Pang asked in surprise.
"Captain Pang, you're so strange!" Hu Zi responded from the side: "I've followed Deputy Battalion Commander Cui for several months. I've seen such strange things. I'm going to fight with Deputy Battalion Commander Cui! This is really a trivial matter!"
Without saying anything, he went straight into the tunnel to carry boxes of ammunition out. The soldiers outside opened the boxes and saw that there were all kinds of rifles, machine guns, and submachine guns, and there were even many recoilless cannons and rocket launchers. What made the soldiers even more overjoyed was that some soldiers also found bread and canned food, so they asked the logistics department to take it and distribute it to the soldiers without saying anything.
Although the soldiers had some food in their hands these days, they were hungry because they did not dare to make a fire and cook. When they got the bread and canned food, they all couldn't wait to chew on it. The fragrance of bread and canned food soon floated in the valley.
I also grabbed a loaf of bread, chewed it while sitting down against the stone, swallowed it for a while, and then drank a few sips of water, and then felt a little more full in my stomach.
"Deputy Battalion Commander Cui! Come with me..." At this time, Commander Pang nodded at me mysteriously and walked straight into the bushes next to me.
I couldn't help but frowned, and I felt an unknown premonition in my heart, but I still followed Captain Pang.
As soon as I walked into the forest, I lost the figure of Captain Pang. Before I could react, a Tokarev pistol was pressed against the back of my head...
"Tell me, who are you?" Captain Pang asked behind me, his voice cold.
I couldn't help but feel cold in my heart. I knew that Captain Pang had already become suspicious of me, but I still didn't know where it was revealed.
"What does it mean? I don't understand!" I pretended to be confused, knowing that the reason why Commander Pang brought me here instead of letting other soldiers tie me up on the spot was to give me a chance to explain in terms of the past love of living and dying. But I knew that if my answer could not satisfy Commander Pang, he would still pull the trigger without hesitation.
"Remember I told you that the last telegram sent by the military headquarters was too abnormal?" Commander Pang snorted coldly: "I just learned from Commander Zheng that you were the one who handed the telegram to Commander Zheng! And all the radio soldiers who could confront each other happened to be sacrificed! I don't know how you used to forge the telegram, and even the head of the Intelligence Section Wang Huaying could not see the flaws. Honestly, are you a spy sent by the puppet army, and do you want to bring us into the enemy's encirclement?"
"Captain Pang!" Upon hearing this, I couldn't help but smile bitterly: "If I were a spy from the puppet army and wanted you to wipe out the entire army, would it be necessary to have such a big effort? Will I still help you block the US attack in Maping? Is it enough that I have to strictly order the 180th Division to hold my position in that telegram? And, are the guns and ammunition given to you now still fake?"
"Stop talking nonsense!" Captain Pang seemed to not listen to my explanation, and then said in a low voice: "Tell me who is instructing you, what are the intentions of forging a telegram?"
"I was indeed forged the telegram!" Seeing that I couldn't hide it, I simply admitted it. Then I turned around and faced the black gun of Commander Pang, staring at his eyes without any hesitation: "Captain Pang, when you hear the inappropriate orders from the military commander and Commander Zheng firmly execute them, don't you want to forge an order? You thought about it too! But you dare not do it. No one instructed me, I just wanted the soldiers to shed less blood and die fewer people!"
"You are so brave!" When I confirmed that the telegram was forged, Captain Pang couldn't help but squint his eyes and gritted his teeth and said ruthlessly: "Do you know that forging telegram is a death sentence? You don't have enough heads to cut..."
"If I can save the 180th Division, what's the point of chopping my head?" I grabbed Captain Pang's pistol with both hands, and put the muzzle at my forehead, and said, "Let's shoot. Now I have brought the 180th Division here and got the weapons and supplies. The US military is not guarded against the back. As long as you take advantage of the night and strike with all your strength, it's not difficult to break through the siege! My wish is fulfilled..."
"Did you take those radio soldiers?"
I shook my head: "They were killed by American shells. At that time, many comrades watched with their own eyes. You can easily find out the truth!"
"Yeah!" Captain Pang nodded, finally swung his pistol, put it into the holster, and said coldly: "You go! Don't come back!"
"Aren't you afraid that I'm a spy and go to sue the news?"
"I'm not blind! I can see what you have done!"
"But Captain Pang..." I couldn't help but say bitterly when I heard this: "Where can I go? American devils are everywhere here, and they died under my hands at least hundreds of lives!"
"Don't come back!" Captain Pang looked around carefully and said in a low voice: "Do you know what you are doing? Once our division successfully breaks through, contact the military headquarters, and the military headquarters asks us why we didn't break through at Yingfeng as ordered. What do you think will happen next?"
I was stunned when I heard this. I was just thinking about saving the 180th Division, but I didn’t expect what happened after the rescue. Now, after hearing what Commander Pang said, I realized that I had really made a big mess. I couldn’t make up for this lie...
"Let's go!" Captain Pang patted my shoulder and slowed down and said, "The army can't tolerate you anymore. I will tell others, just say you have sacrificed!"
As he said that, he turned around and walked out without waiting for my answer.
Did you just leave the army like this? I traveled to this era and completed my historical mission like this? For some reason, I suddenly felt as if I had put down a heavy burden and felt relaxed all over. Although I was still in South Korea and the US military's defense line in front of me, after fighting for so long, I am now confident that I would return to North Korea alone, or even my motherland.
No! What can I do if I return to China? I am not from this era. Now even my grandfather is still a child! Where am I going now?
I suddenly felt an unprecedented confusion, a confusion of losing my goal and losing my direction... I couldn't help but sit down dejectedly, thinking in my heart: If the mission given to me by God is over now, why don't I bring me back to my era? How should I go back?
So I was thinking, maybe when I close my eyes and open it again, the world will be different! I decided to try it, closed my eyes and counted ten times. When I opened my eyes, it was indeed different, and there were more feet in front of me. I couldn't help but stand up, but I was stunned again...
"So you are here!" Standing in front of me was a volunteer soldier. He smiled at me and said, "Deputy Battalion Commander Cui, Commander Zheng is asking you to go!"
"What?" I was stunned when I heard this, fuck! It turns out that this matter is not over yet...
He followed the correspondent dejectedly and walked back to the army, hoping that Commander Pang would come and not be anxious to tell others that I had sacrificed, otherwise I wouldn't really know how to explain it now.
After a while, he arrived in front of Commander Zheng, Political Commissar Wu, and other regiment officials were also there, probably at a meeting. Looking at Commander Pang's expressionless face, he thought he had not come yet and had to announce my heroic spirit. Thinking about it, this person who had no corpse and no gunshots suddenly said that I was dead, and no one would believe me!
After calming down, I just found a seat next to me and heard Commander Zheng say to me: "This is Deputy Battalion Commander Cui from the 40th Army, everyone is familiar with it! He has helped our army very much! Because the war is tight, I have never introduced it to you..."
"In fact, there is no need to introduce it!" Political Commissar Wu smiled and continued, "Deputy Battalion Commander Cui is now a celebrity in our division! It is difficult to find someone who doesn't know him, so is there still an introduction?"
"That's it!" A thin black cadre stood up and said, "There were dozens of iron turtles in the US military at the beginning. Later, a company guarding Mapingli to withstand a division of the US military. Now that we have given so much ammunition supplies, who can't know what he is? It's embarrassing to say that. Some new soldiers in this division don't know me, the regiment commander, but they all know Deputy Battalion Commander Cui..."
The cadres laughed and the scene was relaxed and pleasant.
During this period, the soldiers have been in a situation where they lack ammunition and march secretly behind enemy lines. In some ways, the soldiers' confidence is based on ammunition. Without bullets, even the troops with good quality will not be able to exert their combat effectiveness. Therefore, the soldiers have been worried about being discovered by the enemy these days. Until now, they have received this batch of supplies and have a sense of confidence. Even if they are discovered by the US military, they will be able to compete. Therefore, they are all in a good mood, but only Captain Pang still has a rigid face and does not speak.
"How is it, Deputy Battalion Commander Cui?" Political Commissar Wu walked to me and said, "You took the wrong path that night, which means you are still very destined to be with our troops! Let's join our 180th Division!"
"Political Commissar..." I was shocked when I heard this: "But I am from the 40th Army..."
"Your 40th Army will be back home soon after this battle!" Commander Zheng also looked at me with anticipation: "It would be a pity for a soldier like you to not fight on the front line! Don't worry, as long as you nod, you don't have to worry about anything else!"
"That's right!" Political Commissar Wu nodded and said, "I have already discussed with Commander Zheng. Commander Pang's subordinates just need a battalion commander, so it would be better if you do it!"
"What? Battalion Commander?"
"That's right!" Commander Zheng continued, "But the number of people is only more than 200. I'll make up for it after I go back!"
"Oh, by the way!" Political Commissar Wu pointed to the guard beside him and said, "Xiao Chen will arrange for you to be an orderly!"
Chapter completed!