The women lined up in a long line, ten meters apart. They walked over tremblingly, and were let go after being frisked mercilessly by two soldiers. This lasted for several hours, with Chang sitting in the tank holding the handle of the machine gun tightly.
Lin Du was a little annoyed.
Finally, these people were completely released. However, several old people and children knelt on the ground and begged: "Let us eat something, we haven't tasted a grain of rice for three days!"
"Get them some fried noodles." Chang Lin could see clearly through the telescope and stood up from the entrance and exit of the tank to order.
Ma Dabao had no choice but to take out a bag of fried noodles and give each of them a bowl. People who had never wanted to be let out all gathered around and fell to their knees in a dark crowd.
Chang Lin jumped from the tank to the ground. He walked up to the group of kneeling people and asked in a cold voice: "Where are your parents? With so many girls evacuating north together, aren't you afraid of encountering danger?"
"Sir, we are students from the provincial capital. All the male students were recruited by the army, leaving us a group of women. The Chinese army began to attack the city, so we escaped from the city at the risk of death." A short but very shrewd woman
The children talked about their affairs, but because they didn't know Chang Lin's identity, they hesitated and expressed panic.
“During Vietnam’s resistance against France and the United States, our people made universally recognized national sacrifices for the liberation of the Vietnamese people. After the war, they actively assisted the Vietnamese people in healing the wounds of the war, restoring the economy, and rebuilding their homes.
However, due to their own national expansionism and the instigation and support of Soviet social-imperialism, the Le Duan clique betrayed their faith and regarded China, which they had sworn to call comrades and brothers yesterday, as an enemy country, and frantically drove away, plundered and persecuted overseas Chinese in the north and south of Vietnam.
and the Chinese-Vietnamese, treating Cambodia, their ally who fought side by side yesterday, as an object to be devoured.
Complaints can no longer be sought, patience has been regarded as weakness, and advice and warnings have fallen on deaf ears. China's self-defense counterattack is not only necessary to protect the security of the motherland's borders, but also to break the expansion attempts of the Soviet Union and Vietnam and support the Cambodian people in resisting Vietnam.
The need to fight to save the country is justified and completely just!"
Chang Lin spoke loudly and righteously. At this point, he asked the fleeing people: "Can you tell me the reason for your flight to the north?"
"North?" The girl who spoke was startled, looked up at Chang Lin and said, "Is this the road to the north?"
"Hey, you guys are not familiar with the geographical location and are running around?" Chang Lin was amused by this group of ignorant people.
"There is a war in the big cities. We want to hide in the mountains and wait for the war to end." The girls blushed and expressed their thoughts.
"What if the war continues? If you are running away without any goal, aren't you afraid of the poisonous snakes and beasts in the mountains and forests? Wake up, it is more dangerous in the mountains and forests. I advise you to return the same way. Ma Dabao, give me more
They order fried noodles and let them go back the way they came."
Chang Lin felt pity. War is a matter between countries, and the innocent people are also very pitiful. Ma Dabao spread his hands and said: "This is just the fried noodles, there is rice and noodles."
"Give them food, get a few more bags and let them cook it here." Chang Lin ordered, and asked this group of people to settle down temporarily in a small mountain village to the west of the fork in the road. In order to ensure that these people did not have any accidents, he told them: "
Remember, don’t leave the village, I will send someone to take care of everything for you!”
"Thank you, sir!" Everyone knelt down in unison. They had a good impression of Chang Lin. The soldiers they met were all like wolves and tigers, and no one ever showed pity to the people who were fleeing.
"You're welcome, go ahead. Remember, as long as you don't take the initiative to stir up trouble, we won't cause trouble for you." Chang Lin waved his hand and asked a soldier to lead the group of people away.
A large number of people began to walk west, but Chang Lin noticed something unusual. He pulled out his pistol and pointed it at the girl's eyebrows, and shouted coldly: "You dare to lie to me? Say, you are soldiers of that army?"
"I——" The girl was so frightened that she peeed and collapsed on the ground and shouted: "We are nurses from the 346th Division Hospital. We are really students who were captured into the army before the war."
"More than forty people are nurses?" Chang Lin was sure that it was not strange to have so many women in a hospital, but was it possible for them all to escape? Are all the male doctors dead? Not even one of their hospital leaders is left.
"There are only six nurses, and these women are from the field service corps." The girl who spoke pointed at the girls in the crowd one by one, and said everything in fear.
"Is it a field service group for the entertainment of your country's soldiers?" Chang Lin believed it. These women were all pretty and the girl who spoke did not lie to him this time.
"Yes, not only them, the nurses in the hospital are also like them." The girl said and started crying: "We hid when the war started. After the city gate was breached, we ran here with the fleeing people."
"Go." Chang Lin put away the gun and said to the female nurse: "Since you know medical skills, go to the place and give them a physical check. Remember, we don't have medicine, so you can find a way to deal with it yourself."
Chang Lin knows that women who sell their bodies will suffer from many diseases. Especially the soldiers on the front line, who are covered in ulcers in the damp underground fortifications, will also bring many germs to these women.
"Thank you, sir!" The female nurse kowtowed to the ground several times, then got up and walked west, wiping her cold sweat.
"Chief, how did you know that they didn't tell the truth?" Ma Dabao was surprised. He didn't notice anything unusual about these girls, but Tong Shi saw through the lie at a glance.
"Wearing a red suit and a red skirt with no shoes on, it's enough to make me suspicious. Students don't dress like this." Chang Lin didn't see any flaws in his actions, but was a little suspicious in his appearance.
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"Haha, you are trying to scare them into telling the truth." Ma Dabao understood, but he also recognized Chang Lin's analytical ability and judgment.
The day passed quickly, and the superiors did not order the troops to withdraw, which confused Chang Lin. Lao Cai has been captured, do the troops still need to continue attacking south to defeat Ho Chi Minh City?
At noon, the order was finally received. Each unit took turns to cover the retreat, and carried out scorched earth operations along the way. All the machinery and equipment that could be taken away were taken away, and those that could be destroyed were strafed and fired to vent their anger. Destroying all the enemy's fortifications was a punishment.
When the follow-up troops came up, they left all the captured ammunition and materials that could not be carried with Chang Lin. They almost piled up into a hill deep in the fork in the road. Ajuan and the others stopped transferring food and started driving over in cars to let the Vietnamese army escape.
The group of girls helped load the truck and nervously transported it to the lake.
When the headquarters of the 11th Army came over, they actually set up the headquarters in the fork in the road. The deputy commander said thankfully to Chang Lin who came over: "Thanks to you guys standing here, the troops on the Western Front did not suffer any losses.
Our army publicly announced an immediate withdrawal, and the frightened Vietnamese authorities immediately announced a full-scale counterattack. The offensive and defensive forces immediately changed positions, and the troops retreating and defending actually suffered more casualties than when they attacked!"
"Chief, I really don't understand. Publicly announcing the withdrawal before the withdrawal undoubtedly gives the enemy time and space to prepare for a counterattack calmly and leisurely. The enemy is prepared but we are unprepared. The enemy is calm but we are panicked. It would be strange if we do not pay huge casualties.
Now that we have invaded the hinterland of Vietnam, we have already invaded, and we are still holding on to the mask of justice, as if we are fighters for justice. If it were me who made the decision, most of Vietnam would already be under our control, even if we don't want it.
If we continue to advance to completely eliminate the Vietnamese authorities, we should also support a pro-China Vietnamese regime on the spot."
Chang Lin was very dissatisfied. No one died on the battlefield, but he fell on the way home! Since the Vietnamese army dared to pursue them, why not fight back again? The deputy commander said with a wry smile: "You are not a politician and you don't know politics.
of cruelty.”
"How long will it take?" Chang Lin understood that the decision-makers may also consider that the military powers in the north are eagerly preparing to withdraw their troops. China, which has just emerged from ten years of turmoil, needs both economic and military development.
Time to develop.
"It will take about ten days. Do you need me to leave some manpower for you?" The deputy commander knew that Chang Lin had too few people here and was afraid that he would not be able to cope with the worsening situation.
"Don't worry, after our troops are evacuated, I will bury all the narrow valleys in the seventeen-mile area as landmines!" Chang Lin has already had a countermeasure. This road is a dangerous place that can only be blocked by one person. It will make people pursue you.
The Vietnamese army suffered a bloody blow!
"Xiao Lin, you must find me when you return to the country!" The deputy commander smiled mysteriously and continued: "Our army is also going to change its equipment. It may be a mechanized division with tank-step coordination."
Chang Lin could only pretend to be dumbfounded. He was thinking about himself. The headquarters wanted to leave some people first and send off the leaders. It was already dawn. When a new day came, there were only two vigilant soldiers left on the mountain. The others
People carried water and food so that passing troops could have a delicious meal.
Ajuan took the time to come over and said to Chang Lin, who was sleeping in the tank: "There are more than a dozen women in the village who want to stay, but I don't dare to make up my mind."
"Hey, this place will be yours in the future. People are needed for farming, rubber, and banana harvesting. As long as there are reliable people, it would be better to keep hundreds or ten of them." Chang Lin pointed out to Ajuan and asked her to do it boldly.
"Ah Lin, do you think it will last forever in a place where only women exist independently?" Ah Juan stared at Chang Lin charmingly, indicating that this would not be the best way.
Chang Lin thought about it for a long time, but there was no best way. Women can't live without men, otherwise, the trees will fall and the butterflies will scatter. But once there is a man, can we still live here peacefully?
"I have a good idea." Ajuan sneered, deliberately stopping and not continuing.
Chang Lin didn't speak either. He was guessing, knowing that Ajuan wouldn't wait too long before she would say what she wanted to say. Sure enough, the girl who had been waiting for a long time finally couldn't help it and pointed at the eight wounded soldiers and said:
"Leave them here, and these women will stay here with peace of mind."
"Haha, I agree with your idea, but will my boss agree?" Chang Lin couldn't help but laugh. The problem was not as simple as she thought.
"I will find a way!" Ajuan smiled strangely and walked towards the car she drove.
"Do you have any idea?" Chang Lin looked at the girl in surprise, is this possible? They are soldiers, and they have to leave with an order!
"What if we don't get the order to evacuate?" Ajuan got into the car, closed the door and stuck her head out of the window and asked.
"Can't receive the order?" Chang Lin was confused. He had a radio in his hand, how could he not receive the order?