Chapter Thirty-Eight I Believe I've Seen the Right Person
Regarding Xiao Liu's reaction, Qi Zhiyuan said with a serious expression: "Xiao Liu, do you think I am joking? When have I ever joked about such a serious matter? The reason why I chose you as my There are certain reasons for his replacement."
"Compared with several platoon leaders, you have indeed not received systematic command training, but your brain is quick to react and you have many clever ideas. This is your strength. This is what is most needed for operations like ours now. For a person like you, if you have to fight the Japanese face to face, you want to do it to me but I won't do it."
"The most important thing is that you have a systematic understanding and mastery of poisonous gas. In order to stop our offensive, the Japanese army is now using any means necessary. I am worried that after we develop in depth, the Japanese army will also use poisonous gas regardless of it to prevent us from attacking. The offensive of its artillery positions, your specialty, is very important to the army now."
"And if I remember correctly, because you come from a medical family, you were spotted by the military region when you were still in recruit training. You once participated in the selection of the reconnaissance brigade directly under the military region, and you passed all the assessments. But because of my physical condition, I was dropped at the last level."
"When you were trained in the selection team for three months, you learned not only battlefield medical rescue, but also some simple reconnaissance methods, identifying maps, using the compass, and the use of some firearms. I think these things , although the reconnaissance brigade directly under the military region has only scratched the surface, and the reconnaissance company in the general army can only be regarded as a shelf at best, but it should be barely enough for tactical penetration."
"The little devils don't know what tricks they will play in order to resist us, so this commander must not only be proficient in company-level operations, but more importantly, he must have a keen sense of smell and an accurate judgment and analysis of poisonous gases to avoid Our soldiers have made unnecessary sacrifices because of these things."
"You are a good piece of steel. As long as you hammer it hard, you will go much farther than the rest of us in the future. If you are simply put in the position of a hygienist, it will be a waste of you. Originally, I prepared this After the battle, it is recommended that you go to the teacher training team to study, so this time you can treat it as an advance preparation."
Speaking of this, Qi Zhiyuan smiled and said: "After you were eliminated from the selection team, the military region wanted to send your kid to study at the Military Medical College. It was your kid's own insistence that he be sent to the front-line troops. He would rather just be a health worker. I don’t want to go to the rear hospital, which is much safer.”
"Isn't that what you had in mind when you first decided to join the front-line combat unit? What's wrong? You don't want to seize the opportunity given to you this time. Don't forget, besides me, you are the only one in our company. The only person who has received scout training, I think the medic directly under the reconnaissance brigade must also be proficient in some of their tactics, otherwise, this medic will only be a burden."
Qi Zhiyuan stood up and patted him on the shoulder and said: "You have to have confidence in yourself and don't have any worries. Don't worry, no one here dares to listen to your orders. Among our troops, there are Strict discipline, you kid, now think carefully about how to prevent our people from being contaminated by poison gas when clearing mines through the poison gas spreading area."
In response to Qi Zhiyuan's encouragement, Xiao Liu nodded slightly, then shook his head and said: "Company Commander, I'm not worried that someone will disobey the command, I'm just worried that my abilities are limited and I can't bear the heavy burden you entrusted to me. Although I participated in the selection of the reconnaissance brigade directly under the military region, I did not undergo systematic study and training after all."
"In those three months, I only learned some simple tactics and physical training, and the reason why I was chosen by the military region was because they wanted to select a military doctor, not a strategic scout. Within three months, , I have received more training in this area. As for reconnaissance tactics, I have only learned some superficial things. What I have learned may not be as good as an ordinary scout."
"As for how to pass through the poison gas spreading area, this is simple. We wrap our hands with cloth, as long as it does not affect mine clearance and shooting, and it is even simpler on the body. Look at what I have on my hand. This thing Even rainwater can't penetrate it, and it won't have any problem with poisonous gases. With this thing, I think it will be difficult for those poisonous gases to penetrate into our bodies."
Xiao Liu unfolded the thing he had been tinkering with during the meeting. Qi Zhiyuan took a closer look and found that it was an oilcloth used to wrap ammunition boxes to prevent the ammunition from getting damp on rainy days in summer. However, this oilcloth had been connected with wires. It's like an apron, the length just covers the top of the feet.
He put the thing made of oilcloth in his hand on his body, and wrapped the cloth strips alternately around his hands, leaving only his fingers exposed. At the same time, he tied the cuffs and collar tightly, and then put on a gas mask to form a A complete set of protective equipment, and the back can still be camouflaged with branches and weeds.
Although this chemical protective suit was made on a temporary basis and the workmanship is very rough, and it cannot provide full-body protection against poisonous gases for a long time, it is enough to provide protection within the time required to open a passage in a minefield. And after passing through the minefield, you only need to pull the wire at the connection to quickly take it off, and it will not affect the subsequent combat operations of the deminers.
Looking at the simple protective suit in Xiao Liu's hand, Qi Zhiyuan was quite satisfied. Xiao Liu made this while attending the meeting. In other words, it is not necessary to make such a protective suit. How long, ten minutes is enough.
There are also many oilcloths as raw materials. Not only are the ammunition boxes shipped from the rear to replenish ammunition wrapped with oilcloth to prevent the ammunition from getting wet, but also during the daytime battle, many oilcloths used by the Japanese army to cover fortifications on rainy days were also seized. Although there is still a shortage of one for everyone in the company, it is enough to make one for each demining personnel.
As for the amount of wire used to make this simple protective clothing, there is no need to worry. The Japanese army's positions are full of barbed wire that was originally used to prevent infantry attacks, but was now blown into sections during the daytime battle. How much? Just send someone to run to the back.
Seeing that the demining personnel had solved the problem of protecting the area where poisonous gas and landmines were mixed, Qi Zhiyuan looked at the hands of the watch on his wrist, and without any hesitation, he said to the squad platoon leader and the backbone of veterans who came to the meeting: " Let’s prepare separately immediately and start taking action in half an hour.”
"Remember, our current so-called division of labor is only a temporary division of labor, not permanent. No matter which aspect infiltrates into the Japanese army's position, just ignore it and hit me hard at the coordinates given by the artillery, at all costs. Even if our entire company is exhausted, we still have to complete the tasks assigned by our superiors."
Qi Zhiyuan quickly issued the order. As for Xiao Liu's shaking of his head, he just patted him on the shoulder and said: "Xiao Liu, once I make up my mind, I won't change it easily. I believe in you and I believe that I won't." You misjudged the wrong person, but again, you have to believe in yourself."
After saying these words, Qi Zhiyuan did not say anything to the young health worker who, to everyone's surprise, was appointed by him to take over the command of the entire company in the event of his death. Instead, Qi Zhiyuan turned around to sort out the ammunition and checked the weapons around him one last time. , and of course, rush to produce this simple protective clothing as quickly as possible.
Military orders are like mountains, not only the execution of the troops after the senior commanders have made their decisions, but also for such a company-level unit. This is the difference between an army with combat effectiveness and an army without combat effectiveness. After Qi Zhiyuan finished speaking, everyone immediately executed it without any hesitation.
Half an hour later, Qi Zhiyuan took Xiao Liu and three squad leaders he had selected with actual experience in demining, and once again appeared in front of the Japanese minefield, but this time they were wearing improvised simple protective clothing. , also wearing a gas mask on his head.
Qi Zhiyuan took the lead, wearing a camouflage made of branches and grass on his back, and lay quietly on the edge of the minefield. Opposite him, on the extremely vigilant Japanese position, in addition to constantly firing flares, they also swept from time to time. There was a hail of bullets, and grenades from mortars and grenade launchers fell in front of him from time to time, trying to scare off the enemy so that the opponent who might make a sneak attack would retreat without a fight.
Facing the firepower of the Japanese army, Qi Zhiyuan was quite calm. He fixed the automatic rifle firmly on his back, took out a few grenades, unscrewed the safety cover, pulled out the safety rope and put it beside him. After making all preparations, he used one as a weapon. The temporary demining tool was a half-broken 30 bayonet used by the Type 38 rifle. I kept it at hand, ready to start clearing mines as soon as the deputy company commander started firing.
Before Qi Zhiyuan entered the minefield, he told several squad leaders involved in demining to only clear the mines and ignore the buried poison gas bombs. Those gas bombs would not explode unless something detonated them. Time was tight and there was not much time to spare. There is no waste in the minefield, as long as a three-meter-wide passage is cleared, it is enough.
Time passed by second by second, but Qi Zhiyuan looked a little nervous, and his palms were slightly sweaty. As a veteran, he has fought many battles, fierce battles, and hard battles. He can be said to have extremely rich practical experience, but This is the first time like today.
During last summer's battle, he was still an ordinary scout in the reconnaissance company directly under the regiment when the battle started. However, by the end of the battle, he had become a platoon commander and had served as the company commander for a long time. If it hadn't been for the end of last year He went to the military region's directly affiliated reconnaissance brigade selection and training team and was already the company commander of the directly affiliated reconnaissance company.
Before being transferred to the sixth company commander, when he was in the reconnaissance company directly under the regiment, he frequently participated in tactical-level reconnaissance battles such as infiltration and point-taking operations. Logically speaking, he should not be in this situation, but today's situation is different from It was different from the past. When he carried out such missions in the past, he led professionally trained scouts.
As a reconnaissance company directly under the tactical regiment, although it is not as elite as the reconnaissance brigade directly under the military region, it is their specialty for this kind of tactical level operations. But today, the people he brought to perform the task were just ordinary infantrymen who had almost no training. Ordinary infantry with professional reconnaissance training.