Start from Changjin Lake

Chapter 64

The political commissars, instructors, trainers, chief of staff and several battalion commanders in the room all acted vigorously and quickly, without wasting time with too many polite greetings, and quickly and decisively issued orders to form a delivery team for Xu Qing.

As the political commissar of the regiment, Xu Youguang even wanted to join the team at first.But at this time, the companies and battalions of the No. 30 Eighth Army were very busy, and he couldn't get away, so he had to send the three most elite platoons of the Second Company of the [-]th Regiment to escort and assist him back to Wild Pine Ridge to receive the troops. prisoner of war.

Xu Qing readily agreed.

They choose to believe in their fighters, so he must also believe in them wholeheartedly.

Xu Qing set off quickly.

With two platoons of soldiers, plus a regiment intelligence chief and a company deputy instructor, they are the most important witnesses.After all, for the volunteers, he is only a unilateral statement, and they need to see and investigate with their own eyes to have a basis.

on the road.

"How is it? You've been driving all night, do you want us to take a break?"

The investigation team led by Guo Zhongyi was also among them. He was the one who discovered Xu Qing at first, so he acted as the middle contact.

Xu Qing shook his head and looked at the sky: "It's almost dawn now, and we have to speed up. During the daytime march, it is easy to encounter American planes for reconnaissance."

"Okay, I can't stand it anymore, you can lie down on the horse and rest for a while!"

"Okay, I understand."

Xu Qing smiled and did not refuse.

However, he knew that his physical strength could hold it all, and walking for another day and night would at best be a little tiring.

It was just early in the morning, the sky was slightly brighter, and the walking speed of the group increased a lot. In order to prevent enemy planes from circling at high altitude, they all put on camouflage.

Xu Qing saw that the soldiers in these platoons were taciturn and did not make any noise along the way. The scouts and lookouts along the way had their own division of labor.

Xu Qing asked as he walked, "Are these all veterans?"

Guo Zhongyi nodded: "Our Second Company is a famous company of heroes in the entire [-]th Regiment. During the Anti-Japanese War in the Northeast, we fought countless devils. Many enemies ran away in fright when they heard our name!"

But he talked happily for a while, and then his tone became lower again: "But this time the battle was not good. Many brothers let the enemy escape without firing a single shot. How about strength..."

Xu Qing looked at him and said nothing, he could feel the unyielding energy hidden in this middle-aged man's honest and calm face.

He looked back at the other members.

The little soldiers Chen Dayong and Liu Heizi who followed behind also heard what their squad leader said, and they all kept their heads down and hurried on their way without saying a word.

Xu Qing knew that the 38th Army was the famous Long Live Army in later generations, but he really didn't know when this name came up.

Seeing his appearance, Guo Zhongyi thought about it and explained:
"We were the first batch of troops to enter North Korea. Some time ago, we launched a blockade against the Americans. The 39th Army fought well against the Americans in Yunshan, and almost disabled the first division of the US Cavalry—you know that. Four The 42th Army fought against Syngman Lee's soldiers in Onjeong, and the 38nd Army fought on the Eastern Front, and they all fought well, but our [-]th Army didn't even see the enemy's face, so the whole team retreated..."

Under his introduction, Xu Qing knew that the Second Company of the [-]th Regiment was the famous Night Tiger Second Company in the Anti-Japanese War in Northeast China.

This is a heroic company with a long history. It was born in the flames of war. It is very similar to the Seventh Interlude Company. They often attack in the dark and take surprises. Wherever they go, they often beat the enemies. They are only called "Night Tigers" It can be seen.

Xu Qing didn't know what to say, so he could only comfort him: "Retiring also has its advantages. At least we still retain our strength, and we will fight harder next time."

Liu Heizi, who was following behind, couldn't help but said when he heard this:

"Of course. We're not as good as others, and they have taken the limelight. If we meet Americans, we can also fight beautifully!"

Guo Zhongyi turned back with a straight face: "It's a fact that the neighboring troops fought well. Do we fight with our mouths?"

Liu Heizi was very high-spirited when he said it, but he turned back after hearing this.

Hearing the familiar accent, Xu Qing turned around and asked Liu Heizi, "Are you from Sichuan?"

Liu Heizi continued on his way with his head sullen, without speaking to him.

Guo Zhongyi: "Talk back!"

"Report, from Guizhou!" Liu Heizi replied reluctantly.

He looked at Xu Qing suspiciously, and after learning that Xu Qing seemed to have captured many Americans alive, he was somewhat unconvinced.

"Change your bad temper!"

Guo Zhongyi explained: "His family in Zunyi just joined the army this year, so he is not sensible."

"Zunyi? The old revolutionary area." Xu Qing was surprised and looked at him: "It sounds similar to Sichuan dialect."

Guo Zhongyi nodded: "There are quite a few people from Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan in our team, and their accents sound similar."

"Where's Dayong?"

"He is from the south, it seems...where did he come from?" Guo Zhongyi turned his head.

Chen Dayong heard that he suddenly mentioned himself, and quickly raised his head:

"Report to monitor... I'm from Xinghua, Jiangsu!"

Guo Zhongyi: "He is young, only 16 years old, and he is still a high school student. He is the youngest fighter here, but he is also the most educated in our class."

Seeing his flustered appearance, Xu Qing also smiled.

This is a replica of myself.

"Isn't your Ninth Corps fighting the seaside? There should be a lot of troops in the south."

"Yes." Xu Qing nodded, thinking of He Changgui, Yu Congrong and others, "I came from Zhejiang. The troops went all the way north without any cotton clothes."

"It can't be helped. People in the south don't carry the cold, so we can only carry it hard..."

Walking all the way like this, more than 60 people continued to walk across the mountains and mountains among the snow ridges, and there were unchanging snow scenes, mountains and low jungles everywhere.

In less than two hours along the way, I encountered American bombers flying past in the sky several times.

"Quick, hide!"

Immediately, the two platoon leaders blew their whistles again, and everyone lay down in the snow again to hide.

Xu Qing looked at the sky: "This is already the third time. The enemy planes have been dispatched very frequently these days."

Guo Zhongyi nodded: "I heard from the instructor Lian that the Americans have bombed many bridges and highways in our country, and we are short of equipment and food."

Xu Qing knew that the Yalu River Bridge might have been blown up by American planes, and some things happened in circles.

But there is no way, the sky now belongs to the Americans, and we do not have air supremacy, and we cannot stop their thousands of aircraft of various types from taking off continuously in turn.

He said softly: "It's okay, it's blown up...we'll grab the Americans from now on."

Soon, the company instructor that Guo Zhongyi mentioned came over. This was a tall and thin officer who had been introduced before departure, and his name was Gao Tianzheng.

He came over and pulled Xu Qing: "Comrade Wanli, according to the map instructions, there are two more mountain ranges in front of us, and we will reach Ye Songling. The rest depends on you!"

Xu Qing nodded: "No problem, I remember the route clearly, everyone should be more vigilant at that time, I don't know if there will be other things happening on the mountain."

"Okay! This is what it should be, and I will order the good soldiers."

It is only about three kilometers away from the area around Wild Pine Ridge. Everyone speeds up the march and pays more attention and care along the way.

Fortunately, nothing unexpected happened next. In less than half an hour, they arrived at the foot of Wild Pine Ridge without any risk.Everyone lay down and took a closer look with binoculars. There was no movement in the mountains.

Guo Zhongyi took two scouts up the mountain to check the situation first, and after a while, a whistle sounded in the forest.

Xu Qing stood up, looked at the platoon leaders and said, "Everyone, there shouldn't be any problem!"

Gao Tianzheng waved his hand: "Okay! The first row and the second row accelerated at full speed and started to go up the mountain, keeping vigilance all the way."

"Yes!"

Go up the mountain.They saw Guo Zhongyi and others lying in the woods, checking several American corpses buried in the snow.

"They were all killed with one knife..."

Xu Qing smiled: "This is the few guards I met in my raid here before. I was afraid of alarming the enemy, so I had to pull them out first."

"Great!"

The equipment on them was searched by Xu Qing before, and there was nothing too valuable. After looking at it, everyone continued to go up the mountain with guns.

"slow!"

When they reached the flat ground of the valley, as soon as they came out of the jungle, everyone stopped in unison, because there were shell craters and scorched land in front of them, and the violent scene made people subconsciously alert.

And around the sandbags and barbed wire fences in front of the eyes, there are corpses scattered, some are buried deep under the snow layer, and some are lying on the sandbags, showing some appearance.

Standing beside Xu Qing, Guo Zhongyi took a deep breath and said, "Now I kind of believe what you said..."

The soldiers in the three platoons all looked around in amazement. Everyone had heard about the purpose of this trip more or less, and they would not hesitate to order from their superiors. suspected.

And the tragic situation of these Americans' corpses strewn across the field is undoubtedly deeply imprinted in their hearts...

"Let's go, this direction. The cave is just behind the camp, everyone be careful, I planted some mines before leaving to prevent anyone from escaping."

Xu Qing bears the brunt and continues to move forward.

Before coming to the cave, Xu Qing first made a silent gesture, then ran to the side of the cave lightly, listened carefully for a while, and could hear a slight voice talking inside.

There is slight English dialogue, some people are snoring, others are cursing, and weeping softly.

He listened for a while, but nothing changed.

Then return.

"I have marked all the landmines on the ground, everyone follow in my footsteps!"

The accompanying deminers immediately carried out manual demining under orders, while Xu Qing followed a platoon leader and led everyone, bypassing the minefield and slowly entering the cave.

As soon as they entered, they saw that inside the huge cave, a closed space surrounded by wooden fences was densely packed with dozens of people with mixed faces of Americans and Asians sitting.

And when these people saw someone coming in from outside the cave, they were all in the khaki cotton clothes they had "not long gone" in Yunshan, and the leader was the very familiar Xu Qing in a white cloak.

A soldier was leaning against the fence, but immediately got up and shouted:

"My God, Mr. Ghost, you are here!"

Some of the others were sleeping, some were resting, and they all looked this way when they heard the shouts, and then the whole cave was filled with chattering English:
"Mr. Ghost, what about the food we promised, we are captives, you can't starve us to death!"

"Damn bread, I've never eaten such bad food..."

"Hey, Orientals, are you Chinese soldiers, thank God! I can finally get out of this damn place..."

"Mr. Ghost, can we have a bottle of red wine, the weather is too cold, God has mercy..."

"Amen……"

Father Quinlan made a gesture of the cross on his chest, "Thank the Lord, you did not break your promise, Mr. Ghost."

Xu Qing shook his head directly: "You have to thank our party's policies."

The volunteer soldiers of the 38th Army standing in the open space were all stunned, watching this group of Americans who used to be aloof, but now they were begging like a bunch of beggars with disheveled faces.

Although many people could not understand the English they spoke, everyone saw this look and embarrassment with their own eyes.

"Everyone, don't relax, several platoon leaders, please check these Americans for no problem, and take them out one by one."

Xu Qing gave an order.

Among the accompanying personnel this time were the intelligence section chief of the [-]th Regiment, the company instructor Gao Tianzheng, and several officers and English translators from the political department of the military art troupe.

Some of them could roughly understand what these Americans were talking about. From the few words such as "ghost" and "prisoner of war", they quickly realized that what Xu Qing did and said was true!

Although they were shocked, the soldiers of the Yehuer Second Company quickly reacted and started to act. One by one, they opened the fence with their guns in hand, allowing American soldiers and South Korean soldiers to come out one after another.

They were very nervous at first, thinking that among so many Americans, there might be some thorns, or there would be people who resisted, but they didn't expect these guys to come out so honestly.

Moreover, many people were full of smiles, and they all cooperated happily, doing whatever they were asked to do.

Soon, the 120 five people, plus the corpse of Captain Fields, the highest commander here, were all pushed out of the cave and assembled in the open space outside.

The soldiers all felt somewhat dreamy, that is, Gao Tianzheng, the deputy instructor of the highest company, the section chief of the regiment department, including Guo Zhongyi, and even the soldiers up and down all felt stunned.

Gao Tianzheng walked over quickly, stood up straight and saluted: "Comrade Wu Wanli! I apologize to you. You have done something we have never done before. I sincerely apologize for doubting you along the way!"

Xu Qing quickly returned the respect: "Instructor, you are too polite!"

The captives were taken care of, and the soldiers who were divided into two squads were more than enough to take care of the more than 100 people.

Xu Qing brought the other soldiers to the camp before he specially buried the collection, and showed everyone the large amount of guns, ammunition and supplies.

Boxes of bullets, the latest American rifles, submachine guns, and a dozen mortars that they rarely have, heavy artillery, including jeeps, trucks, a large amount of food and cold-proof clothing, were counted by the soldiers, and came up The war horses were transported to the car and began to evacuate in an orderly manner.

In order to prevent accidents, everyone came quickly, and left immediately after confirming that there was nothing missing.

On the way down the mountain.

This scene was even more astonishing. The long team of captives followed the volunteer soldiers down the mountain obediently. Horses and cars moved forward separately, and rushed to the station beaming with the happiness of returning home .

Looking at this scene, Guo Zhongyi felt extremely complicated. He understood that all this was not a dream, nor a myth, but the result of the living warrior in front of him.

He looked at Xu Qing who was walking on the road without any pride, couldn't help but stepped forward, and asked softly, "How did you do it?"

Xu Qing turned back to look at Guo Zhongyi, and then looked at several soldiers who stretched out their ears to listen - there was Chen Dayong, there was Liu Heizi, and even the instructor Gao Tianzheng.

They are also full of curiosity.

"In fact, I have already answered this question to the heads of divisions and regiments when I was stationed." Xu Qing thought for a while and said, "For me, the motivation is not that complicated, and it may be difficult, but when I meet the enemy, I That's what a person has to do to survive."

Liu Heizi couldn't help but ask, "How?"

"The colder the weather, the more calm you have to be."

As Xu Qing walked, he touched the rifle in his hand, "Desperate and courageous, use the coldest gun and the least price to take the enemy's life."

(End of this chapter)