In the dark night, the 2nd Reconnaissance Company, led by the second platoon and one squad, marched rapidly, closely following the fleeing enemy in front.

Deep in the mountains and old forests, the mountain roads are rugged, and the Houjin Forward Battalion in front of them has no technology to control the brightness and direction of the lights, and if you want to go smoothly on this divergent road, you must light a large number of torches.

These flickering torches pointed out the way for the 2nd reconnaissance company and reduced the pressure of tracking, and the reconnaissance company only had to hang it from a distance, and in this case, there would basically be no danger.

It's just that, occasionally, I will meet a few tired Houjin soldiers who sit in the middle of the road to rest.

At this time, the second platoon, as the leader, pressed out and was responsible for cleaning up these "stumbling blocks".

Although the soldiers of the kingdom could not fight together in the dark, because the Huaxia army was well nourished and strictly trained, they were much better than those Houjin Wrappers who suffered from night blindness because they couldn't eat enough.

Therefore, in this dark cloudy and moonless weather tonight, when encountering this kind of Houjin "stumbling block", the soldiers of the second platoon and the first squad quietly touched it, until two or three steps behind the enemy, they would not be discovered.

After reaching this distance, with the intention of calculating or not, coupled with the fact that the physique of the king ** is far stronger than the enemy, to deal with a few coats, aha, whether it is to beat the mouth with a stuffy stick or to assassinate with a bayonet, it is simply a hand-to-hand capture.

It's a pity that after catching dozens of "stumbling blocks" along the way, it was discovered that these Houjin soldiers who fell on the road to rest were basically all Goryeo who had newly joined the Houjin army, that is, soldiers from the local separatist forces of the Korean state who had defected to Houjin.

These soldiers not only did not understand the language with the Jurchen Tartars and Mongol Tartars of the Later Jin Army, but they were not trusted by the Later Jin slave owners at all, and they did not tell them any confidential things.

The company commander ordered each prisoner to be interrogated one by one.

But the final result was that tonight, the Jin army sent a small force to secretly go out of the camp, and these guys didn't know anything.

I had no choice but to continue tracking and waiting for the commando team to send back information.

After walking for about half a night, at about three o'clock in the morning, the Houjin army, which had been running backwards and fleeing, finally stopped temporarily.

"Company commander, judging by the position of the torches of the large army of the Tartars, the enemy has stopped."

"Keep watching." After the company commander finished speaking, he thought for a moment and said to the officers beside him, "The enemy is probably preparing to form a team here, and he has been walking for half a night, so let everyone eat something and rest." ”

"Yes."

Sure enough, in less than two minutes, the former reconnaissance team members came back to report to the company commander, several Jurchen Tartars rode on war horses, blocking the only way to escape from the front of the enemy army, and now they are constantly collecting the remnants of the army and rectifying the order of the team. ”

The company commander shook his head lightly and smiled, "Houjin was really disabled, and his quality has declined greatly, I remember that when I fought last year, the Houjin army could still fight again in less than a mile after the rout, but this year, how many miles have it fled." ”

The second platoon commander replied with a smile, "That's good, the weaker the enemy, the more beneficial it is to our army." ”

The first platoon leader was a little surprised, "Hey, the second platoon leader, your point of view is novel, the students in the martial arts hall all wish that the enemy is as strong as possible, how did they come to you, but they are looking forward to the enemy being weak?" ”

The second platoon commander turned his gaze to the first platoon commander and sighed softly, before he said, "You didn't participate in the cold weapon battle four years ago, so you don't understand." ”

The look on the face of the long row was a little inexplicable, "I, I don't understand?" What don't I understand? ”

The company commander also sighed and patted the shoulder of the platoon commander, "Don't imagine the war too beautifully, any war is a baptism of blood and fire, and any decision we make is related to the lives of nearly 100 comrades-in-arms, so be cautious." ”

The second platoon commander then explained, "Four years ago, our army was still equipped with a large number of cold weapons, and once the war started, it was very likely to turn into a scene of melee fighting.

At that time, I was still an ordinary soldier, and the platoon commander next door always paid attention to gimmicks such as gnawing hard bones in battle, and it was not interesting to fight weak hands. Therefore, every time they fight, they are separated from the large army, and they always charge bravely and fight in front.

In my platoon, the platoon commander was always silent, quietly carrying out the tasks assigned by his superiors, and, during the battle, as long as the superiors did not order us to break out of the battle line and kill, the platoon commander always suppressed us, and did not allow us to show the slightest bit from the array of the large army.

Do you know what the final ending of my platoon and the platoon next door is? ”

The length of the platoon had a vague guess, but opened his mouth and did not speak.

The second platoon commander didn't really want him to guess, and then said, "The platoon I am in has carefully completed every task assigned by my superiors, and slowly memorized and expanded the organization.

And the platoon next door, under the leadership of the platoon commander who constantly instigated everyone to take the lead and specialized in fighting hard bones, must be the first in every battle, constantly snatching those dangerous tasks from the hands of his superiors, and the first few battles were not bad, but he was beaten down, but that guy couldn't stay idle, and he had to get carried away every time he won.

That platoon is in this constant cycle of meritorious service, trouble, meritorious service, and trouble.

In the end, he buried the entire platoon in a private operation that did not obey orders, and only the platoon commander and two soldiers survived.

The platoon commander was also summarily executed by the military justice team for the crime of disobedience on the battlefield. ”

The platoon opened its mouth, unable to utter a word for a while.

After a while, he asked with some uncertainty, "I still don't understand what the inevitable connection is with liking to fight weak enemies, wasn't that platoon commander killed because of disobedience?" ”

The company commander and the second platoon commander swallowed, glanced at each other, and saw a hint of playfulness in each other's eyes, "This little junior brother who has just served as an officer for a short time is quite tricky, it seems that it will take a lot of effort to train this little guy well." ”

The company commander asked softly, "Have you ever escorted the coffins of your soldiers home?" ”

The platoon commander shook his head, "No, I graduated from the lecture hall last year, and after more than a year of internship, I officially came to our company as a platoon commander this year, and I have never performed this kind of task when I was interning before." ”

The company commander said earnestly, "I have been in the army for several years, and I am an out-and-out veteran, since the kingdom implemented the policy of public sacrifice for martyrs, I have escorted the coffins of twelve comrades-in-arms home.

Every time I went on a mission, I saw the heart-rending cries of the old people and children in the families of my fallen comrades, which was an extremely shocking spiritual baptism for me.

As officers, we must not only strictly fulfill the orders given by our superiors, but also bring our comrades home safely as much as possible.

Can't we take the blood of our comrades-in-arms to dye our own official uniforms red (the kingdom inherited the old Chinese system, and the official uniforms were still red, so there is this saying, not the kind of saying that inherited the Manchu Qing Dynasty and dyed red and wore flower feathers in later generations). ”

The platoon leader seemed to have understood, but then asked a little confused, "Then, what if you encounter a mortal mission assigned by your superiors?" What are we going to do? ”

The company commander and the second platoon commander looked at each other and smiled, and said in unison, "Soldiers, it is our duty to obey orders." ”

It seemed to be the self-esteem of the officers and students who graduated from the martial arts hall, and the platoon commander raised the bar a little unconvinced, "If you take it, it doesn't match what you just said, didn't you say that you want to take your comrades home as safely as possible?" ”

The company commander squinted his eyes, as if he had seen through the heart of the platoon leader, and said in a deep voice, "This involves the dialectical relationship between the individual and the collective, and I believe that you should have learned it when you were lecturing on the martial arts." ”

The length of the platoon was speechless for an instant, indeed, this question is not a problem at all, whether it is the sages of Huaxia or the various academies in the kingdom, they all have a clear interpretation of this.

Immediately, he lost face and said a little trickyly, "Then, what if this order issued by the superior is very ridiculous?" What should you do? ”

"No matter how ridiculous the order is, if you want to appeal and defend, it is a matter after the war, and on the battlefield, it is natural to carry out the order first. This point is clearly and clearly written on the military regulations. ”

The second platoon leader also saw it, and the first platoon leader was angry, and he was angry, and he smiled in his heart, "It's really a child." ”

The two glanced at each other, no longer paying attention to the platoon leader who had been educated together, training this little guy, not in a hurry, there is still time, especially when the war is about to start, as long as this kind of little guy takes the soldiers and horses to the battlefield for a while, it can have the best educational effect.

Now, it's just a little bit of a reminder to make him a little mentally prepared.

So, next, the two spread out a long row and chatted to themselves, "I don't know when I can thoroughly evaluate the Tartars of Liaodong and return to my hometown." ”

"Don't worry, as long as we continue to develop, one day, we will definitely be able to eliminate Houjin. I believe that this time will not be too far away. ”

As they chatted, they saw the torches lit by the enemy soldiers in the distance, slowly gathering together, and then slowly and regularly scattering.

"The enemy wants to camp here and rest?"

"It should be right, it's still early at night, the enemy has been running for half a night, and these Goryeo people who can't eat enough all year round can't still have the strength to run down. After the order was sent down and the enemy was confirmed, our army also looked for a suitable place to camp and waited for news from the commando. ”

"Yes."