Chapter 56: The 38th Line

"Company Commander!" I gave this order Hu Zi became anxious, ran up and shouted, "We will not chase the enemy? Will we not capture prisoners?"

"Can we catch up with us?" I asked back without answering, "If you don't look at the speed of the recruits, we are going to chase the enemy. Isn't that the same as throwing them all?"

"Then we..."

"What are we going to do? Go and pick up the gun!" I said angrily: "You are strong and have double the amount of recruits. Is there any problem? Instruct the soldiers, the most important thing is food and bullets. If necessary, you can bring one or two less guns!"

"Yes!" Hu Zi saluted and reluctantly executed the order.

Veterans, they just wanted to kill the enemy and capture prisoners on the front line to make contributions. Looking at Hu Zi's back, I couldn't help but shake my head and smile bitterly, but I didn't know that what the volunteers lacked in this battle was not soldiers, but food and ammunition.

"Captain Cui!" At this time, Instructor Zhao also asked in a low voice: "We are just cleaning the battlefield in the rear. Is it inconsistent with the combat policy of the troops? It seems that this is...

"Disobey the military order, right?" I replied with a wry smile: "I have done a lot of disobeying the military order, and this is not bad. The instructor is worried. After fighting this war, I will ask my superiors for punishment alone!"

"I, I don't mean that..." Instructor Zhao was a little embarrassed by what I said.

"Instructor!" I pointed to the guns and ammunition on the ground and explained: "Our large army is chasing the enemy and captives all the way forward, and they can't free their hands to clean the battlefield. These are all treasures. Now it's dark, the enemy planes cannot come out. If you want to throw a few incendiary bombs at dawn, they will all be gone!"

"That's right!" Instructor Zhao hesitated and nodded in agreement, "Just do as Captain Cui wants!"

So when the troops set out again, all the 38-large covers were replaced with American m1 rifles, and the bullet bags and dry food bags were stuffed. If the new recruits were not afraid of the body and dared to search them seriously out of fear of the corpse, I think there would be more gains this time.

The soldiers were afraid of corpses, and even nausea and vomiting... At this time, I couldn't help but feel a little funny, but when I first came, I just saw more tragic "big scenes" later, which made me feel that the scattered corpses in front of me were not worth mentioning at all.

It is not difficult to find a large army in the snow. It is enough to follow the footprints left by the troops. What's more, the large army also used a black thing on the road to indicate the direction of the way forward on the snow. I had never known what this black thing was. Later, I smelled the fragrance and found it familiar. I carefully saw that it was coffee...

Alas! It’s such a waste of resources. It must be the American goods seized by the volunteers from the puppet troops, and they are used as signposts.

The new recruits were not physically good enough, and now they were carrying a lot of guns, ammunition and food, which made the troops move forward even slower. Later, even I felt like I was following the large army to pick up rags. By the way, I have never fought any battle so easily.

"Look, I'm at the 38th parallel." Daqing walked for about half an hour, and Instructor Zhao pointed ahead and said.

Looking in the direction he pointed, under the night, I saw a wooden stick supporting a rectangular plaque. Two numbers 38 can be seen vaguely on the plaque, and there are some unseen English letters on it. When I got closer, I saw it and it said "youarenow crossing 38thparallel" (you are crossing the 38-degree latitude line)

This is the 38th parallel? I couldn't help but be surprised to see this scene. Although I have also seen the 38th parallel in modern times, at that time there were at least Panmunjom, barbed wire, and non-military buffer zones covered with mines! And now, is it just a plaque?

I couldn't help but look around. There was really nothing. The scenery on both sides of the 38th parallel was also completely connected. The difference was that there was a brand marked with the word 38 in the middle.

"I'm here at the 38th parallel!"

"I'm here at the 38th parallel!"

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The soldiers were excited when they heard that they had arrived at the 38th parallel, even the new recruits. It seems that few people would not know about the legend of the 38th parallel.

When I first stepped over this plaque, I couldn't help but feel a little strange. Dozens of countries around the world have paid a heavy price here, for this latitude that is so simple that it cannot be simple...

"Where are you?" Just as everyone crossed the 38th parallel thoughtfully, only Hu Zi looked around the ground and looked for something: "Why are you looking so good? Why didn't I see any thread?"

Damn, this Hu Zi really thought that the 38th line was pulled out with a thread.

"Company Commander, this is not a solution. We are walking too slowly! Even I, a lame man, walk faster than them." When it was almost dawn that day, we found a forest to hide. Zhao Yongxin and a few platoon leaders came to me to give their opinions.

"Yes, company commander!" the old squad leader also agreed, "If this continues, we will never catch up with the large army! According to me, we will have at least a dozen miles that night."

"I have never fought such a coward!" Hu Zi took off his hat and said aggrievedly: "All the way I followed the butt of the large army to pick things up, and even a living enemy could not touch. Today, I have picked up seven or eight rifles, five or six hundred bullets alone, the company commander! Our army is not without guns, why do you think you can pick up so many guns?"

"Not bad, Hu Zi?" I couldn't help but smile and said, "You have picked up so much ammunition by yourself? Have you picked up food?"

"Yes! A big bag is piled up there!"

"Okay!" I patted Huzi on the shoulder and said, "Isn't this very good? I'll repay you for your merits!"

"What kind of merit is this? One reactionary did not kill, and one prisoner was not captured..."

"Don't worry! Comrades!" I smiled and comforted everyone, "We will be able to catch up with the big army. Now the big army is chasing the puppet army. The puppet army dispersed without fighting, so the big army is faster and we can't catch up. In two days, our big army meets the American devils, which is different, right? What's the point of chasing the puppet army? If we want to fight, we will fight those Americans! I'm afraid I won't fight if I want to fight?"

"Company Commander Cui!" Instructor Zhao also spoke at this time. He pointed to the mountains of guns and ammunition next to him and said, "Even if that's the case, the things the soldiers brought today are overloaded, and they can't pick them up tomorrow, right?"

"So!" I smiled and replied, "So we will bury all the guns, ammunition and food tonight!"
Chapter completed!