Chapter 502 Damaged Necklace
With so much trouble weighing on my head, this year is destined to be an uneasy one.
On the second day after Cheng'er and Zhi'er had their holiday, Aunt Chu came with the two children.
When Aunt Chu and her companions arrived, the happiest person was little Chu Mingyu.
He is young and doesn't have much to worry about on a daily basis. The happiest times for him are holidays and the Chinese New Year.
Now these two things happen at the same time, and some friends come along, how can I not be happy?
Lin Anan was leaning back in the rocking chair holding Zhuangzhuang in her arms, watching the three little guys and a dog running around in the yard, and a smile appeared on her face.
Aunt Chu was taking Chu Minglan to prepare New Year's goods. The old lady was busy as soon as she arrived, and nothing was left out, including food, daily necessities, and New Year's greetings.
Seeing how cute Zhuangzhuang was, he was reluctant to let Lin Anan do any work.
She just said that she was too busy with work and needed to take care of her health and energy.
Chu Minglan is also a person of the same character. She loves her dear sister-in-law like nothing. She keeps saying that my sister-in-law works very hard and is in poor health. I can do these jobs...
Lin Anan couldn't beat anyone. She would lend a hand whenever she could, but would just stay put if she really couldn't win.
In the blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve.
Just as the dumplings on New Year’s Eve were put into the boiling water, a glaring red flare suddenly exploded in the military compound.
Zhuangzhuang was frightened by the sharp whistle and burst into tears.
When he heard the seventh alarm, Chu Mingzhou had already grabbed his military cap and rushed to the door. His military coat scraped against the door frame. He didn't even have time to say goodbye to his family.
"Ming Zhou!" Lin Anan chased to the gate.
The moment Chu Mingzhou turned around, she saw the fire flickering in her husband's eyes. It was the unique passion of a soldier going to the battlefield, which was completely different from the gentleness he usually showed when looking at her and Zhuangzhuang.
"Guard the home well." His voice, wrapped in the north wind, poured into her ears and disappeared in the gathering crowd in an instant.
The military compound suddenly became a little chaotic.
Aunt Chu held the children in her arms. Chu Minglan held Lin Anan's hand tightly, her nails almost digging into her palm: "Sister-in-law, my brothers..."
Before he finished speaking, the sound of tank tracks rolling over frozen soil was heard in the distance.
Lin Anan touched Zhuangzhuang's little face and put him into Aunt Chu's arms, "Aunt, I'll leave the children to you. Close the doors and windows."
When she turned around, she touched the "Pioneer" fountain pen in her pocket. The five-pointed star on the pen cap poked her palm like a ball of fire that could not be extinguished.
The ceiling light of the military command desk was glowing cold white. When Lin Anan pushed the door open, Commander Zheng was pasting red flags on the battle map.
"Secretary Lin!" The old man said without even looking up, "Go pick up the real-time communication from the Lianmandao Front Command."
"yes!"
She walked quickly to the radio station and heard a harsh electric sound mixed with the roar of gunfire from her headphones.
When they heard that "the Poplar Forest Defense Belt was attacked", everyone's heart was lifted.
The lights on the sand table kept flashing, and the blue logo representing the 741st Regiment was moving quickly.
"First Battalion, Seventh Battalion, prepare to defend!"
"The communications company delivered the message promptly."
"Support is expected to arrive in ten hours. Please follow the layout."
"......"
The defense was made in advance, but no one expected that the battle would start on New Year's Eve.
Lin Anan unfolded the defense map that Chu Mingzhou had drawn in advance, which had thirty-seven firepower points densely marked on it.
The midnight bell sounded faint amid the gunfire.
The smoke rising from the Populus euphratica forest area was like a black cloud, covering the night of the New Year's Eve reunion.
Lin Anan was very focused. She always delivered the documents accurately as soon as Commander Zheng issued an order. When Chief of Staff Li asked for data, she could report the information in time without any error.
The rustling sound of the pen tip scratching across the paper and the battle reports coming from afar intertwined into a tragic war song at the command desk.
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.
As the morning light enveloped and illuminated the earth, the clock on the command desk pointed to ten o'clock.
The hoarse roar of the 741st Regiment's communicator came from the communicator: "Captain Chu is leading the team to attack Hill No. 3. The enemy has set up a bunker! I repeat, set up a bunker!"
The fingers that held the battle report turned pale in an instant, and the words "Seabuckthorn Defense Belt" on the paper were stained with sweat...
Commander Zheng tapped his pen heavily on the edge of the sand table. "Mobilize the artillery battalion! Blow up those bunkers!"
Lin Anan grabbed the intercom almost at the same time and said, "Activate the backup communication channel immediately."
"yes!"
"The logistics team reports that the barbed wire wrapped with sea buckthorn thorns has successfully blocked the enemy's armored forces!" Cheers came from the communicator.
At twelve o'clock noon, the communication was suddenly interrupted.
Commander Zheng and his men looked heavy-hearted, and several communicators immediately activated the backup plan.
Half an hour later...
The backup station is back online.
"Captain Chu was shot in the left shoulder, but he is still directing the battle!"
Lin Anan's face turned pale and she almost couldn't sit still.
"Tell Captain Chu that the Seabuckthorn defense line has been deployed and is guaranteed to be impregnable! We...will wait for him to come back for a celebratory drink."
"The Poplar Forest was set on fire by the enemy. The situation is dangerous!"
Commander Zheng slapped the table and said, "Prepare for the final blow!"
Lin Anan clenched the pen in her hand, her worry and anticipation reaching their peak.
Chu Mingzhou's secret deployment was effective.
Whenever the Populus euphratica forest is set on fire, it seems that our army is trapped and extremely dangerous, but in fact it is the best protective barrier.
"The third and fifth battalions will attack from the rear, suppressing with firepower, leaving no one alive."
"The third battalion has arrived!"
"Fifth Battalion has arrived!"
The poplar forest area was engulfed by flames rising into the sky. The orange-red flames spread along the sea buckthorn bushes, burning out twisted lines, just like the old earthquake wound on Chu Mingzhou's palm.
"The enemy has entered the circle of fire!" Chief of Staff Li suddenly slammed the table and stood up.
Lin Anan stared at the yellow signs on the sand table representing the enemy troops. They would follow the preset "escape passage" and rush into the depths of the Populus euphratica forest, where the "fire cage array" of directional explosives arranged by Chu Mingzhou was buried. Each burning sea buckthorn branch was like a fuse, connecting to the underground blasting network.
It will definitely inflict heavy damage to the enemy!
Commander Zheng tapped the table with his fingers and checked the time. "Launch Plan B-7."
"receive!"
The backup communication channel was filled with crackling sounds of electricity, mixed with the roar of exploding flames.
"Captain Chu led the assault team to break through the gap in the fire barrier!" The communicator's voice was tearful.
Obviously... Chu Mingzhou is not well.
"Enemy armor is disabled in the fire barrier!"
"The infantry group is blocked by sea buckthorn thorns!"
"Captain Chu has occupied Hill No. 3!"
Good news came one after another.
…
The Lianmandao battle lasted for three full days.
Lin Anan didn't sleep for three days and stayed in the command room.
When the good news came from the front, the smoke gradually dissipated, and the northwest sunlight pierced through the clouds and shone on the sand table of the command desk.
"Tell Chu Mingzhou that I have prepared a celebratory drink. Let him come back alive." Commander Zheng personally picked up the communicator with a smile in his voice.
Three hundred kilometers away in the Populus euphratica forest, Chu Mingzhou was stepping on burning sea buckthorn branches. The wound on his left shoulder burst again, and blood gushed out. The blood dripped onto the charred ground, staining the damaged necklace in his chest pocket red.
"An An, you saved my life again..."
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