Volume 8 A Hundred Years of Grudges Chapter 105 Go to the battlefield again
The Y14 of the 2 airborne squads roared off the runway and rose into the night sky. 【】
When the transport plane reaches level flight altitude, the cabin is lit up with green lights. Li Dongshi turned his head to look at the dark night sky outside the porthole, and could not see anything due to the reflection of the glass. Touching the red ribbon on his wrist, Li Dongshi let out a long breath and returned his gaze to the cabin again.
"Lao Li, are you still thinking about that Taiwanese girl?"
Li Dongshi was stunned for a moment and looked at Zhang Zhi who was sitting next to him.
"Just think about it, there's nothing to be embarrassed about." Zhang Zhigui smiled.
"You kid knows how to say this, don't you want to?"
"Yes, of course I want to, and I also said that after the battle, if I can come back alive and well, I will propose to her."
"Propose!?" Li Dongshi's eyes widened suddenly.
Zhi nodded vigorously and said, "Yes, propose." Before I left, I called home and asked my sister to help me go to the big shopping mall on Nanjing Road to choose a wedding ring. ”
to Zhang Zhi's face full of happy expressions. Li Dongshi laughed happily.
Who wouldn't have thought. Li Dongshi and Zhang Zhi will be blessed by misfortune.
When looking for a Japanese nuclear warhead. Li Dongshi, Zhang Zhi and several other airborne troops were burned by the high temperature. After the situation has stabilized. Li Dongshi and others went to the Taiwan Military Hospital. Not only did he enjoy two days of high-level treatment for free. During this period, I also met several female nurses of the Taiwan military.
Li Dongshi is not as open as Zhang Zhi. Just made an ordinary friend with the female nurse who took care of him.
Before leaving. The female nurse named Luo Ruiling braided a red ribbon for Li Dongshi and tied it to Li Dongshi's wrist with her own hands. Although Li Dongshi did not make any promises like Zhang Zhi, Luo Ruiling made any promises. But both remembered each other. They all want to go further on the basis of ordinary friends.
Li Dongshi did not take the initiative to "attack". It's not that I don't want to But don't dare.
The war is not over yet, and who can guarantee that they will come down from the battlefield alive? From the beginning of the Nonghei Resistance Battle, Li Dongshi sent away dozens of soldiers who joined the army with him in the war, and less than forty percent survived, including nearly half of the disabled soldiers!
War is merciless, and the blessing of love will not make the warrior return safely.
After getting to know Luo Ruiling, Li Dongshi was also very conflicted. As a soldier, he has responsibilities that he can't let go; On the day he enlisted in the army, Li Dongshi understood the meaning of "responsibility", as long as he wore a republican uniform, he had a responsibility that could not be shirked. As a man, he wants to have a family of his own; For almost ten years, Li Dongshi has followed the army to fight in the east and west, although he has won a lot of honors, the stronger his desire for family is.
Seeing one soldier in the cabin, Li Dongshi couldn't help but sigh.
Once upon a time, he was like those new recruits, eager to make a career on the battlefield; Once upon a time, a young officer like Zhang Zhi was eager for greater achievements. Although the state has repeatedly raised the scale of volunteers in terms of the treatment of soldiers, raised the social status of soldiers, and made them heroes admired by all people, no one can change the essence of soldiers as "dedication" and no one can change the foundation of soldiers' sacrifice for the country.
After the Korean War, Li Dongshi participated in the "fund-raising meeting" of the whole army and donated all the "combat allowances" to the orphans of fallen soldiers. It was this "fundraising meeting" that made Li Dongshi realize the other side of the military. Among the thousands of officers and men killed in the 153 Airborne Brigade, the vast majority came from remote and backward areas, some had parents who had flowers, some had younger siblings who were still studying, some had children who were waiting to be fed, and some had newly married wives. Behind every soldier, there is a unique story; Every time a soldier falls, it means the collapse of a family.
Li Dongshi thought of his brother who died in the Fourth Indo-Pakistani War, and thought of his parents who were still working.
The Chinese have never lacked the heroic spirit of treating death as home, all they need is a little encouragement and a kind of faith.
The noise of the soldiers pulled Lee Dong-seok back to the real world.
Zhang Zhi took out a photo of the female nurse of the Taiwanese army named Zhang Manli and was showing off to the soldiers around her. Several soldiers who were "lucky" enough to go to the Taiwan military hospital for treatment of their wounds could not help but take out their "trophies" to show their "results" to the battle that had been held at the Taipei airport for several days.
Soldiers are easily satisfied, and a little happiness can make them desperately move forward.
"Company commander, I heard that the female nurse who treated you is very good, it opened everyone's eyes."
"yes, it's definitely much prettier than the instructor's."
"Needless to say, the company commander must be good." Zhang Zhi deliberately fanned the flames, "Brothers, the company commander is shy, I'm sorry, how about we give some encouragement?" ”
The cabin suddenly became a mess, and everyone was looking forward to Li Dongshi's "results".
It was only at this time that Li Dongshi remembered that he did not have a photo of Luo Ruiling.
"Old Li ......" Zhang Zhi noticed Li Dongshi's embarrassed look, and immediately changed his tone and said to the soldiers who were coaxing, "Be quiet, sit down." Is the company commander's wife a joke we can joke about? Even when I get married, everyone comes, and when the time comes, we can see enough. ”
The soldiers laughed and fell silent.
Li Dongshi was not angry, because he knew that he was afraid that half of the soldiers would not be able to wait for that day.
Time is imperceptible
The cabin was lit up with yellow lights.
Li Dongshi immediately unbuckled his seat belt and stood up. "Check the weapons and equipment, board the car with the instructor, and prepare for battle."
The soldiers of the two squads all stood up and checked the weapons and equipment they were carrying. Because a lot of weapons and equipment are placed on the tank because they are airdropped with the airborne combat vehicle, the soldiers do not carry much equipment, and the inspection work is much easier than before.
Nodding to Zhang Zhi, Li Dongshi went to the cockpit in front.
"Five minutes to go!" The navigator glanced at Li Dongshi, and his eyes turned to the front operating platform again.
Li Dongshi did not leave in a hurry, but squeezed to the navigator and looked at the night sky outside through the porthole between the two pilots.
It was so dark that I couldn't see anything at all.
"The weather conditions are not very good, and the I wave department has canceled the airborne operation." The captain turned his head and looked at the lieutenant company commander, "I'll try to send you to the airdrop site, and I can't promise anything else." ”
Li Dongshi nodded and didn't say anything.
Airdrop at night, after leaving the transport, no one can guarantee that something will happen.
The Marine Corps differs from the Airborne Forces and often chooses to attack at night. The reason is simple, the night was able to cover the transport aircraft, so that the enemy's anti-aircraft guns could not find their targets. More importantly, the enemy's ability to move at night will be significantly reduced, and the troops can organize the defense line before dawn to avoid being surrounded and annihilated by the enemy before they gather.
"Captain has two points."
Listening to the navigator's words, Li Dongshi left the cockpit.
The soldiers of the 2 squads had already gotten into the airborne tank, the tail hatch of the tank on the left was open, and Zhang Zhi was standing outside the tank waiting for Li Dongshi.
"How?"
"Horse airdrop." Li Dongshi patted Zhang Zhi on the shoulder and let the instructor take the lead.
After checking whether the chariot had been unmounted, Li Dongshi boarded the chariot. Although the Y4 is equipped with a magnetron locking device and needs to be fixed with a steel cable as before, in practical applications, in order to avoid the threat to nearby soldiers due to the failure of the magnetron locking device causing the vehicle to lose control in the engine room, the airborne troops will use the steel cable to fix the vehicle in strict accordance with the requirements of the code of operation and untie the steel cable before the airdrop.
As the doors closed, the cabin of the members of the vehicle lit up with red lights.
Li Dongshi glanced at the soldier of the company's guard squad and put the assault rifle he was carrying on the gun rack in front of him.
Airborne combat vehicles will vibrate violently when landing, and according to the rules of operation, officers and men must place weapons and equipment that are likely to cause accidental casualties, and try not to carry guns with them when they are airborne.
The chariot moved slightly, and there was a "crunch" sound from outside when the door of the transport plane opened.
The airdrop is operated remotely by the navigator of the transport aircraft and does not require on-site control. The parachute of the airborne combat vehicle is also remotely activated by an electronic altimeter, and the officers and men inside the combat vehicle can hardly do anything before landing.
What made Li Dongshi a little uncomfortable was that the new airborne combat vehicle did not have a shooting hole. In other words, the officers and men sitting in the chariot could not grasp the situation in the outside world by any other means than through the observation and sighting equipment of the remote-controlled weapon station. Although this problem has been criticized by the grassroots troops, the tank manufacturers have not improved it, mainly because the airborne troops rarely use assault rifles to fire outwards in the combat vehicles in actual combat, and the shooting holes have little practical significance.
The chariot moved a few more times, and with a "click", the magnetron lock was unfastened.
After rushing out of the cabin, the combat vehicle experienced the drag created by the air, and its speed quickly decreased. Li Dongshi and other officers and soldiers grabbed the handrails next to them one after another to stabilize their bodies. Within a few seconds, the parachute bounced open, and the vehicle slowed down again.
Despite the parachute, the 1-ton airborne vehicle still lands at speeds per second!
What is this concept? That's the equivalent of hitting the ground at a speed of 30 kilometers per hour!
A violent shock came, and the officers and soldiers in the chariot bounced one after another. Fortunately, the shock absorber is very good, and the quality of the helmet of the Airborne Forces is also very good, otherwise this time it will definitely make everyone's heads bleed.
Before the officers and soldiers could sit down, the tank had already started.
In the past, airborne combat vehicles had to disarm their parachutes after landing before they could go into combat. After improvement, the parachute automatically disengages 5 before landing, and the combat vehicle can be maneuvered immediately after landing, avoiding being hit by the enemy before being ready for battle.
Rushing out of a hundred meters, the airborne combat vehicle stopped.
Li Dongshi and Zhang Zhi rushed off the chariot one after another, and now they are in a dense forest. Not far away, in the open plain, dozens of airborne combat vehicles are approaching this direction.
There was no resistance and no resistance.
"Find out where we are, contact the battalion headquarters."
An order was given to Zhang Zhi, and Li Dongshi called a few guards and ran towards the outside of the dense forest.
Because the 1533 Battalion was not the first combat unit to be parachuted into the Ryukyu Island, it did not take on the task of attacking fortifications, but provided support to the 15311 and 1532 Battalions that arrived in front.
More and more airborne combat vehicles are arriving, and a powerful combat force is being formed.