Chapter 148: Together

Chapter 148: Together

The troops, led by Ruan Wenqin and his group, circled around the deep mountains, and went down the mountain and then went up the mountain, causing the soldiers to lose their temper. But they were tired. When they thought that if they didn't leave, they might fall into the encirclement of the Vietnamese army and would never return to their own country. They gritted their teeth and persevered.

I can understand their thoughts, just like when the volunteer soldiers were fighting in Korea, we felt comfortable even if we could look at our country across the Yalu River. We were fighting abroad like rootless duckweed, and even if we died, we really hoped to die on our own territory and be buried in peace. These are things that the people at home cannot understand.

So under this feeling, although the soldiers rushed for a day and a night without a moment of rest, they still followed the team without saying a word. Some soldiers suddenly fainted while walking, and the health officer hurriedly rushed to first aid.

Seeing this, I couldn't help but shake my head secretly. The physical fitness of the PLA is still much worse than that of the Volunteer Army. If the Volunteer Army marches one day and one night, it is common, and the PLA has already begun to lose its physical strength at this time. But it is no wonder that the Volunteer Army is a unit known as "iron foot". Most of them have grown up walking through mountains and rivers since childhood. Although our era is poor, there are still transportation such as trains, cars, and bicycles. What's more, the soldiers are all seventeen or eighteen years old. When did they suffer such hardships!

"Captain Chow!" Ruan Wenqin asked me intentionally or unintentionally while leading the way with his men and led the way with a mountain knife in front of him: "When you conquered Lang Son, you turned the entire city into ruins. The Vietnamese Communist Party will definitely not give up. I wonder what you have plans?"

I knew that this was Nguyen Van Qin inquiring about my country's political trends towards the Vietnamese government, so I replied ambiguously: "We have never been afraid of anyone. The attitude of our government is that we don't want an inch of Vietnam's land, but if the Vietnamese government continues to look for the border on my border as usual, we will never give up!"

After a pause, I added another sentence: "Ltd. Colonel Ruan, you are also very clear that if Vietnam is against our country, it will never be beneficial. If you are well-informed, you should know that most of the troops sent by our army this time were second-line troops..."

"I know!" Ruan Wenqin nodded and said, "Most of your elite troops are in the north to guard against the Soviet attack!"

"Yes!" I raised my head to the soldiers beside me and said, "You can also see that they are all new recruits who have only joined the army for a few months and have no combat experience at all, including the troops in my hands, too..."

"The troops you have only joined the army for a few months? So are you?" Ruan Wenqin's face was full of surprise.

"When the war begins, we only have one and a half months to join the army!" When I said this, I couldn't help but feel a little fever on my face. The soldiers are indeed, but I am a veteran who has been fighting for several years.

But I still bit the bullet and continued: "Think about it, even if we use such soldiers to fight, we can easily fight all the way to Lang Son. If we really want to attack the Vietnamese government, that wouldn't it be easy? The Vietnamese government is still known as the third military power in the world..."

I said this not to brag in front of Nguyen Wenqin, but to make it clear that the strength of China and Vietnam is not at the same level. In fact, I know very well that the purpose of Nguyen Wenqin and his group is to find a big tree to rely on, so I am now considering what they like. But I also know how to grasp the standard of speaking. After all, Nguyen Wenqin and his group are also Vietnamese. If they say too badly, they can't stand it.

"Yeah!" Ruan Wenqin pointed and said, "I understand what Battalion Commander Cui said, so I will just say it. I want to know if we have any opportunities to cooperate with your country!"

I was stunned when I heard this. I really didn't expect Ruan Wenqin to ask so directly. After hesitating, he smiled bitterly and said, "Lieutenant Colonel Ruan, I am just a battalion commander, I can't do anything like this!"

"Battleman Cui, don't belittle yourself!" Ruan Wenqin's eyes flashed and looked at me and said, "Although I haven't been in your army for a long time, you can see that you are a character, not just a battalion commander. So I hope Battalion Commander Cui can deal with us. My idea is this - although this battle has only been fought for more than a dozen days, one thing is obvious, that is, the Vietnamese government forces will not give up. As far as I know, the Vietnamese government has issued a national mobilization order to mobilize all forces across the country to deal with future wars, so I think, China and Vietnam will never sit at the negotiating table to resolve this dispute. What do you think, Battalion Commander Cui?"

"Yeah!" I nodded, and Ruan Wenqin was very accurate. In fact, many people could see at this time that the Soviet Union did not dare to take action from beginning to end. Then Vietnam's wisest choice was to resolve the border issues with our country at the negotiating table. Otherwise, Vietnam, as a poor and backward small country, would not be able to benefit from this war.

Unfortunately, the Vietnamese government does not have such true knowledge and insight. They do not understand that the most important thing between countries is interests rather than face. There is no deep hatred between China and Vietnam. Not long ago, we were still a "comrade and brother" relationship. Even Vietnam was formed with the help of our China and finally came to victory...

But thinking is one thing, and facts are another. The fact is that Vietnam did not discover its own mistakes until ten years later and ended this meaningless war. It was during this period that Vietnam's economy dragged down the war.

"So..." Looking at me thinking, Nguyen Van Qin continued: "Maybe we can win and benefit each other. We hope to have a foothold in Vietnam, and the more unstable you... the rear of Vietnam is, the less pressure you will be!"

I have to admit that this idea really touched me. Not to mention the other benefits, if I cooperate with members of the Republic such as Nguyen Van Qin, at least there will be much more spies within Vietnam.

But then I thought that such a thing would never be decided by a battalion commander like me, so I smiled bitterly and said, "Lieutenant Colonel Ruan, if possible, I will mention your ideas to my superiors, but I can only say to do my best. After all, I am just a battalion commander, and I hope you can understand!"

"I understand!" Seeing that I agreed, Ruan Wenqin happily held my hand and said, "What I want is your words. Captain Cui, I believe we will have a chance to cooperate in the future!"

Do I really have the opportunity to cooperate? Although I am dealing with Ruan Wenqin, I have no hope for it in my heart.

"Battery Commander!" At this time, Al Ziri, who was walking in front with the Vietnamese, reported to me excitedly through the walkie-talkie: "Battery Commander, we have arrived together, and we are here to go..."

"Oh!" The soldiers couldn't help cheering when they heard this, and then rushed forward at the same time.

Ruan Wenqin hurried up to stop the soldiers, and waved his hands in a hurry and said, "Silent, low voice!"

"Everyone is there!" I hurriedly ran forward and shouted, "Stop all of them and stand by on the spot!"

The soldiers gradually calmed down, but despite this, they still couldn't hide the excitement on their faces.

"Captain Cui!" Ruan Wenqinmao lowered his body and leaned over to me and said, "We have walked in the mountains for four or five hours. It is very likely that the Viet Cong has walked ahead of us and occupied Tongdeng first!"

"Yeah!" I nodded. Ruan Wenqin's concerns made sense. The Japanese devils are much more familiar with the terrain than we do. It is not difficult to seize Tongdeng before us.

"I'll send someone down to reconnaissance!" I said.

"No! Let's do it!" Ruan Wenqin said: "You are Chinese, it's inconvenient! Our people are much safer!"

As he said that, he winked at the two subordinates beside him. The two Vietnamese soldiers took out two straw hat-shaped helmets from their backpacks and slammed them on their heads. The two Vietnamese soldiers were very vivid. Then they grabbed two AK47s and stood up and walked down the mountain.

"This is our advantage!" Ruan Wenqin smiled at me.

So I knew that the reason why he worked so hard was actually telling us that there are only benefits and no harm in working with them.

In the telescope, we watched the two South Vietnamese soldiers walk into Tongdeng Town. At first, they were very calm. They talked as if nothing had happened and disappeared from our sight like a walk. But after a while, several "bang" gunshots came. Ruan Wenqin and I couldn't help but change their faces, and the expressions of the soldiers around us became nervous, and the sounds of rapid breathing were everywhere.

"What's the situation?" At this time, Commander Wu and Deputy Commander Liang also hugged and ran up.

"I just sent two people to reconnaissance!" I replied simply: "But it should have been seen through by the enemy!"

"Impossible!" Ruan Wenqin murmured to himself with a very ugly expression: "We have even forged our identities and documents. How could we let them see through so quickly?"

But this is true. In a short while, four or five Vietnamese soldiers were dragging a body and escorting a man with his hands tied back out of the town. Who else would be the two South Vietnamese soldiers who had just entered? Before we could react, we saw the Vietnamese soldiers kneeling on the ground. An officer took out his pistol and aimed at his head. He beat him up and his brain burst and fell to the ground.

"Brothers of the Central Team!" The officer took a trumpet from his side and shouted in the direction of us: "You are surrounded, put down your weapons! We are lenient to the captives!"
Chapter completed!