Xie Wan and his special forces team arrived at the border in a military vehicle.
At the Laojie Command Center, Xie Wan reported to his superiors.
Lao Cai is located in Huanglianshan Province, Annan, adjacent to our Hekou County, and is the most important strategic town in the western section.
It is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the high mountains on the east and south protect it like a natural barrier. The terrain is complex and easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Lao Cai is not only an important transportation hub in northern Annan, but also a bridgehead for the enemy.
The monkeys worked hard here for many years, built strong fortifications and deployed a large number of troops.
On that memorable day, the Western Front Command issued the order for a general offensive.
At 3:17 a.m. that night, the 118th Regiment took the lead in launching an attack on the high ground outside Lao Cai, with hundreds of artillery pieces launching a 35-minute artillery assault on the enemy positions on the east bank of the Red River. The enemy's fortifications were destroyed, and minefields and barbed wire were blown up.
At around 7 o'clock in the morning, the 1st Company of the 1st Battalion of the 118th Regiment took advantage of the enemy's avoidance of artillery fire, swam across the Nanxi River, and quickly raided an unnamed hill on the northeast side of the Xiaocao area, effectively covering the entire battalion's attack on Hill 225.
The Monkeys' mobile forces in the area of the Xiaocao Village settlement were defeated, and the remnants fled.
The 1st Company of the 1st Battalion of the 118th Regiment successfully captured the unnamed hill, laying the foundation for the subsequent attack on the Laojie city area.
In two days, the 118th Regiment successively captured 12 hilltop strongholds outside Laojie and annihilated a large number of stubborn resistance forces in the urban area.
We successfully captured the urban area of Lao Cai, and Monkey's 345th Division was completely wiped out.
This battle was of extraordinary significance. The capture of Laojie City opened the door for us to move south.
The command center moved to the downtown area of Laojie.
The special forces team is directly under the command of the combat command. Xie Wan shouted a report outside the door, and a majestic voice shouted, "Come in."
When Xie Wan walked in, she was a little dumbfounded. There were uncles and aunts all over the room, and her father was squeezed at the back.
When he saw that it was his daughter who came in, his slightly plump face suddenly lit up and broke into a smile.
Commander Yan waved at Xie Wan: "Xiao Xie, come here, come here, we are having a post-war summary meeting, it's a good opportunity for you to come and listen."
Because we had just won a victory, the atmosphere in the conference room was still very relaxed.
Commander Zhang of the 14th Army raised his eyebrows, "Old Yan, how come your army still has such a young lieutenant colonel?"
Commander Yan was very proud now, and pointed at Xie Wan and said, "Don't you know this kid? He is a soldier from our 13th Army, and he was just transferred back from the National Security Bureau.
He has won one individual special merit, three first-class merits, and as a leader in the past two years, he has also earned two collective first-class merits. Isn’t that amazing?
She is the captain of the special operations team who just reported in. She is a soldier led by Chu Jiangnan. "
Half of the people in the conference room knew Xie Wan, which had a lot to do with Xie Dahong, the man who loved to show off his girls.
They all gave Xie Dahong a thumbs up.
Xie Dahong was so excited that he looked like he had drunk half a pound of liquor. He remained silent and pretended to be calm and composed.
Now Commander Zhang understood, he had also read Xie Wan's file, and immediately praised: "So this is the girl from the old Xie family?
Xiao Xie, you are not only a soldier of their 13th Army, but also a soldier of our military region. It's good that you come back.
Come on, come on, don't be so reserved, find a seat and sit down. Uncles and uncles, please squeeze in and make room for the child."
Xie Wan consciously sat in the empty seat that her father and Commander Zhai had moved for her.
When she returned home this time, her father had already gone to the front line, and the father and daughter hadn't seen each other for a long time.
Xie Dahong was very politically savvy. In this situation, he would never show even a little bit of affection between father and daughter. He pretended not to look at his daughter, but quietly took out an orange from his purse and put it into his daughter's hand.
The meeting continued, summarizing the gains and losses of the battle of Lao Cai, and then moved on to the next topic.
Commander Yan said: "In the previous battle, the main force was Lao Zhang's army, and we assisted them. In the next battle, it will be our turn to fight as the main force.
Gantang is also difficult to defend, but it is an important industrial town in Annan and the largest phosphate production base in Monkey. Taking it means strangling the economic lifeline of northern Annan.
This battle can only be won, not lost. Now, I will assign the tasks..."
Xie Wan listened to Commander Yan assigning tasks to all the divisions of the 13th Army, but he didn't mention the tasks of the special forces.
She originally thought that her mission might have to be kept confidential and not appropriate to talk about in the meeting.
As a result, when the meeting was over, everyone was leaving and Commander Yan did not ask her to stay.
Now Xie Wan was a little panicked.
Since she joined the army, her only direct leader is Chu Jiangnan, and she really doesn't understand how to get along with him.
Xie Dahong whispered in his daughter's ear: "Dad has gone back to the teacher's school. Be careful."
Xie Wan hurriedly grabbed her father and asked, "Dad, the leader didn't assign me any tasks just now."
Xie Dahong slapped his head and understood, "You are a special operations team, a mobile force, and you will not be allowed to go to the front battlefield.
Besides, since you have just arrived, we will definitely not give you any important tasks."
Xie Wan was very depressed, "Dad, our combat power is no worse than your battalion. Isn't it a waste to leave us idle?
No, I'm going to ask the commander to fight."
Xie Dahong wanted to hold his daughter back, but failed. He stamped his feet and muttered, "Silly child, so impulsive! You are young, and you ask for a fight right away. The leaders will think you are immature."
Commander Zhai patted Xie Dahong on the shoulder and said, "Old Xie, stop worrying about your daughter. It's a good thing that the children have fighting spirit."
Xie Dahong felt relieved when he thought about how Commander Zhai had sent his son to the special operations team. He whispered, "Old Zhai, if anyone talks about my daughter behind her back, you have to speak to her."
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