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. These are your strengths. This kind of operation like ours is what we need most.
It’s people like you. If we have to fight with the Japanese face to face, I won’t do it even if you want to 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. This specialty of yours 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 in the selection team for three months of training, 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."
"In order to resist us, the little devils don't know what tricks they are going to play? Therefore, this commander must not only be proficient in company-level operations, but more importantly, he must have a keen sense of smell and have an accurate judgment and analysis of poisonous gas 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 properly, 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. This time is considered 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 who insisted on joining 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 this what you had in mind when you 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 his 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. 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 won't be able to bear the heavy responsibility 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 that they wanted to select a military doctor, not a strategic scout. In three months,
, I received more training in this area. As for reconnaissance tactics, I only learned some superficial things. What I learned may not even be as good as an ordinary scout."
"As for how to pass through the poison gas spreading area, it's quite simple. We wrap our hands with cloth, as long as it doesn't affect demining and shooting. And it's even simpler on the body. Look at what I have on my hand. This thing
Even rainwater can't penetrate, and there's no 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 wet 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 on his body, and wrapped the cloth strips around his hands alternately, leaving only his fingers exposed. At the same time, he tied the cuffs and collar tightly. After putting on the gas mask, he formed
A complete set of protective equipment. 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. It cannot provide full-body protection against poisonous gases for a long time, but 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. 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 a lot of oilcloths as raw materials. Not only the ammunition boxes shipped from the rear to replenish ammunition were wrapped with oilcloth to prevent the ammunition from getting wet. Even 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.
There is no need to worry about the amount of wire used to make this simple protective clothing. 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. Use
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 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 will never change it easily. I believe in you, and I also believe that I will not
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, he turned around to sort out the ammunition and checked the weapons around him one last time.
.Of course, we must also rush to produce this simple protective clothing as quickly as possible.
The mountain of military orders is not just about the execution of the troops after the senior commanders have made their decisions. It is the same 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, Xiao Liu and three squad leaders he had selected with actual experience in demining appeared in front of the Japanese minefield again. Only 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.
A hail of bullets came over. Grenades from mortars and grenade launchers also fell in front of me from time to time. I tried to use a method of alerting 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 placed 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 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 a lot of 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. It can be said that he has 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. But 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. It's just that 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.