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"Everyone must be alert. As soon as we see Old M's soldiers landing on the coastline, we must shoot at them. We must catch Old M off guard." Xiao Li was lying in the tunnel in his tattered military uniform with a machine gun mounted on the tunnel. He looked at the coastline and skillfully issued the combat mission.
Time is our best teacher. It gives us everything, including rich life experiences and knowledge. Now Xiao Li is no longer the inexperienced recruit who only thinks about escaping from the battlefield. He can now skillfully design attack plans and command soldiers to complete the tasks assigned by their superiors.
From being nervous and embarrassed at the beginning to being calm and composed now, he has grown up quickly in this cruel environment.
After the Battle of Shangganling, the M Army's attacks became less frenzied and their scale and frequency began to shrink and become less frequent. Instead, the Volunteer Army began to pursue the victory and intensified their offensive.
Xiao Li and his men followed the orders of their superiors and followed the engineers to repair tunnels and carry out tunnel defense combat plans. Except for eating and resting, they spent the whole day following their assigned engineers to repair tunnels, and even built tunnels directly to the seaside.
They are now lying in the tunnel by the sea, and everyone's eyes are fixed on the same place. As long as they see the M army soldiers landing, they will just use machine guns to shoot them, without worrying about not being able to kill them.
At the beginning, some soldiers of the M Army would occasionally land from the coastline. At that time, as soon as they landed, Xiao Li would directly order the volunteers to shoot. It wouldn't be long before the living people became sieves. Gradually, no soldiers of the M Army dared to land. The presence of soldiers like Xiao Li directly prevented the M Army from landing on the east coast line again.
"Company commander, we have been lying here all day and haven't seen even a fly. Could it be that Old M and the others are scared by us?" Xiao Wang was picking his teeth out of boredom in the tunnel, holding a piece of dry grass he had picked up from somewhere. He didn't look like he was here to fight, he looked like he was on vacation.
Xiao Li turned around and saw his scoundrel look and got angry, "Your teeth are so sparse and you're still picking them. When you've rested enough, let someone else go down and rest. Hurry up and come back up and lie down obediently for me."
"Everyone, pay attention! We're still on a battlefield. Directly ahead of us is the enemy, who could attack at any moment. Don't let your guard down like Comrade Wang Tiezhu!" Xiao Li said this to the soldiers lying around him, covered in dust and dirt like him. He then turned to Xiao Wang behind him, "Comrade Wang Tiezhu, I hope you'll remember that vigilance makes us more alert, while laxity makes us more dull. I hope you'll be responsible for yourself and your comrades."
"Yes, company commander." The company commander was angry. Xiao Wang immediately spat out the grass in his mouth and saluted Xiao Li seriously.
After being used to seeing a person being a rogue and funny, it feels so awkward to suddenly see him being serious.
Makes people want to laugh.
However, Xiao Li still held back, for he was afraid that if he smiled, Wang Tiezhu would fly up to the sky like a monkey.
Then we would have to waste bullets to shoot him down, which is not worth it.
Soldiers on the battlefield do not just fight and kill enemies. Most of the time they wait for missions and do whatever their superiors assign them to do.
Starting from June 1954, the corps where Xiao Li was located received engineering support instructions from their superiors. They and other regiments that were mobilized cooperated with the regular engineers and attached engineers of each army to start repairing roads, urgently building military roads, bridges and other projects.
A war is about to break out, and we actually have to build roads ourselves. It sounds a bit funny, but this is indeed what Xiaoli and his team have to do now. In order to ensure transportation and artillery movements during the war, Xiaoli and his team are working hard.
When resting, Xiao Li always likes to look at the built road behind him, and feels an indescribable sense of accomplishment.
China's speed is admirable no matter what era it is in.
North Korea enters the rainy season in July.
On the evening of the 13th, Xiao Li and his brothers from the large army sat in the silent night, waiting.
A cool breeze blew by, soothing the heat in Xiao Li's heart. He looked up at the night sky and said to his comrade sitting next to him, "Watch out, it's going to thunder."
As the words fell, the charge sounded amid the rumbling of artillery fire, and more than 1,100 rear guns launched a fierce bombardment on the North Korean positions south of Jincheng.
Watching the artillery fire continuously bombarding the enemy positions, I felt an urge to shout.
happy.
When the artillery fire was about to end, Xiao Li and other infantrymen quickly launched an attack on the enemy under the cover of darkness.
Night is the best protective color. Under the cover of darkness, Xiao Li always has a feeling that he is invincible. He inexplicably feels that the enemy is particularly easy to defeat this time. It didn't take long for them to break through the defensive frontline positions of the four South Korean divisions.
Wow!!!
Is it so easy to beat?
Is Old M really scared by our beating?
This is indeed the case. After more than two years of fighting, the M Army did not defeat China, which was inferior to them in every way, just because of its advanced weapons and equipment. With repeated battles, the M Army has become pessimistic about the future of the war.
The failure of the war led to low morale and the entire coalition army suffered a heavy blow. In order to reduce casualties, the M Army was very cautious about direct attacks. They began to change their combat strategies and let the H Army take on the main offensive tasks. They cooperated with the H Army to launch a counterattack against the Volunteer Army.
In contrast to the M Army, the Volunteer Army became more determined to defeat the enemy because of its repeated victories. As a result, one army with high morale charged into the enemy's rear, while the other army abandoned its weapons and ammunition and fled in all directions. With such a huge surprise, the final outcome of the war can be imagined. The commanders-in-chief of the two armies sat down at the negotiation table again.
On July 25, 1953, the Central Committee and the J Committee sent a telegram to the Volunteer Army Headquarters, congratulating the Volunteer Army on its significant victory in the summer campaign. The message said: "Since the beginning of summer, our Volunteer Army and the Korean People's Army have launched focused, campaign-style counterattacks against the enemy and have achieved significant victories so far. They have dealt a severe blow to the Li puppet army, effectively coordinating the armistice, greatly improving our army's experience in fighting the enemy, and enabling us to gain invaluable experience in breaking through the enemy's heavily fortified areas. We extend this special telegram of congratulations."
After hearing the content of the congratulatory message, Xiaoli hid in a deserted corner and cried alone. Being familiar with history, he knew that the Korean War officially ended with the arrival of August.
I breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, I didn't have to watch my comrades fall beside me anymore. From now on, I can finally sleep well.
He has never had a good night's sleep since he traveled through time 50 years ago.
Sleeping here seems to have become a luxury. When they usually sleep in the tunnel, they always doze off. Their sleep is very light and they are very alert. As long as there is a little noise, everyone will get up immediately and prepare for battle.
"Company commander, what are you doing hiding here?" Xiao Wang was squatting beside Xiao Li with his injured arm hanging in a sling and a cigarette butt in his mouth.
He had actually been there for a long time, but the company commander had never seen him. He saw Xiao Li secretly wiping away tears and didn't dare to disturb him.
Xiao Li's voice was hoarse, and he looked at Xiao Wang beside him with red and swollen eyes and said, "I thought you were sacrificed..."
"Ah!" Xiao Wang was deeply moved. It turned out that the company commander was crying because he thought he had died. He shook his injured arm and said proudly, "Company commander, don't worry. I only suffered a minor injury. I won't die for the time being."
After thinking for a moment, he added, "My mother said that if a troublemaker like me doesn't live for another seventy or eighty years, it would be a disservice to us old folks. Captain, you're two years older than me. If you die, I won't be able to die. I still have to attend your funeral."
"Get lost!" Xiao Li's eyebrows were etched with dismay. "Do you know how to speak? If you can't, then don't speak."
Xiao Wang is the only one who has the brains to talk about what happens after a person dies in front of the person concerned. When he goes back, he must stay away from him. It would be best if he never sees him again in this life, so that he won't anger him to death.
Xiao Wang watched the curve of Xiao Li's mouth grow wider and wider, and couldn't help but grin along with him, "Captain, I was just kidding. Are you in a better mood now?"
"alright."
On July 27, 1953, generals of Country M signed the Korean Armistice Agreement under the watchful eyes of many parties. This action declared that China had won the war.
The war is over.
As a founding general of China, Xiao Minguo naturally got the news first. He blurted out a series of good words on the phone and then started laughing, which scared Li Cuihua so much that she thought something had happened.
"Old man, why are you arguing about nothing? Can't you just let me do my work in peace?" Li Cuihua put the sewing basket in her hand heavily on the table beside her, as if to say, "I will never let you go if you don't explain it to me clearly."
Old Master Xiao had a delighted look on his face. He drank his tea calmly and casually picked up a newspaper to read. He muttered as he read, "Good job, good job."
"Okay, but you're not good enough, Xiao Minguo, you don't even listen to me now, right? You can't even read a single word and you're pretending to read the newspaper, what a capable person you are."
Li Cuihua is not like an ordinary old lady. When she was young, she followed the Eighth Route Army to fight against the Japanese. Not only is she bad-tempered, but she is also a warmonger. If it were in the past, if Mr. Xiao ignored her, she would have scratched him long ago. How could she be as good-tempered as she is now?
Seeing his wife getting angry, Old Man Xiao stopped talking and put down the newspaper. He cleared his throat and said with deep emotion and excitement, "I just received a notice that our volunteer army has achieved a complete victory in this aid operation to Korea."
"Really?" Li Cuihua was very excited and kept asking, "Really?"
"Seriously! How could I lie to you about something this big?"
Li Cuihua's eyes were red with excitement. "The weak defeated the strong, the few defeated the many. Our Chinese soldiers have really made our country proud this time. Who will dare to laugh at our weakness in the international community in the future?"
"Reiko, is our Xiao Li coming back?"
Xiao Xinghua was withdrawn to the rear due to injury more than a year ago. After returning, he was directly transferred back to the Jingshi Military Region and promoted to division political commissar. Now the whole family is most worried about Xiao Li who is far away in North Korea.
"The troops will rest there for a while before returning home in batches. I've already spoken to their leader and asked him to return with the first batch."
"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back. Xiaoli hasn't been home for ten years. If he doesn't come back to see us, I'm afraid I won't be able to remember what he looks like." The eldest grandson was sent abroad to study at the age of fourteen. After returning to China, he caught up in the war before he came home. This time he was away for another three years. Since leaving home at the age of fourteen, she has never seen her eldest grandson again. She can't even imagine what Xiaoli will look like when he grows up, and whether the child still remembers what his grandparents look like.
The war was over. This was news that made the whole country rejoice, and newspapers reported it every day during this period. Our volunteer army achieved a complete victory in the operation to aid Korea.
On the top are photos taken by reporters at the front line at the risk of their lives, and on the bottom are the glorious deeds of the soldiers. Vivid characters are presented to the Chinese people, and many events make the Chinese people's eyes moist and feel proud at the same time.
They are the soldiers of our country, the eternal pride of the Chinese people.
Who will dare to laugh at our China being weak in the future? No matter how strong Old M is, or how strong the United Nations forces are, they were still beaten back by our Chinese soldiers.
The victory of this war convinced the ordinary Chinese people that the leader's declaration from the city wall, "The Chinese people have stood up!" was not empty words. The victory of this war boosted the Chinese people's patriotic sentiment, and the status of Chinese soldiers in the hearts of the people continued to rise.
Many who read the newspapers meticulously cut out the contents and pasted them into notebooks. Xiao Li's photo was particularly popular among unmarried Chinese women and their families. Many unmarried young women secretly cut out the photo and placed it under their pillows, looking at it every night before going to bed, dreaming of one day finding a partner as handsome and military as Xiao Li.
The celebrity effect exists in every era, but the objects people admire are different in different eras.
Xiaoli became popular among unmarried girls and their parents.
It was clearly written in the newspaper that Xiao Li, a 24-year-old unmarried soldier from Beijing, was a good-looking man with titles such as combat hero and high academic qualifications. Many people regarded Xiao Li as their ideal partner.
Back at the military compound, after reading about Xiao Li's deeds in the newspaper, some people immediately became interested. Yes, Xiao Li had been an outstanding child since childhood, even studying in the Soviet Union. His family was well-off, and he was now a combat hero. How could they not marry their daughter to such a promising child?
Some even think that their children are not worthy of Xiao Li, but they still want to give it a try, just in case a blind cat catches a dead mouse or a turtle catches a green bean and the two fall in love and it becomes a success.
So those who had daughters at home, nieces and nephews on their mother's side, younger cousins, and older cousins...all came to the house to inquire about the situation.
Xiao Li is 24 years old this year. In this era, there are not many people who are still single at the age of 24. Wang Han and the old lady are worried, but the child has not come back, so it is not easy to settle down right away.
Old Madam Xiao could only smile and say, "Xiao Li is indeed not young anymore, and it's time for him to get married. However, he's not at home right now, and we elders can't arbitrarily arrange a girl for him. Let's wait until he comes back before we discuss this matter."
Old Madam Xiao, Li Cuihua, was different from ordinary old ladies. Her status was obvious. Since she said so, no one bothered to disturb her. When she was leaving, someone said, "Old sister, I'm going back first. Wait until the child comes back. The old lady is bringing our little girl to see you."
The husband of the person who was speaking was Xiao Guomin's old leader when she joined the army. Although they later held the same position, Xiao Guomin still respected him as an old leader. Li Cuihua could ignore others, but she could not offend her.
"Hey, how can we let the elder sister come in person? Then let my old man take Xiao Li to the elder sister's house to meet the old leader. I'm sure he will agree."
When one or two of them heard the two men say this, they all said that they would bring the girls from their families to meet him at the house, commonly known as a blind date.
So, without Xiao Li knowing it, he already had many more blind dates.
After everyone left, Wang Han was relieved. These aunts and uncles were really talkative. However, she still asked the old lady worriedly, "Mom, do you think Xiao Li won't be angry when he comes back?"
"How could he be angry with me, his grandmother? Don't worry, although I'm old, I know what's going on." Just kidding, Xiao Li in their family is a handsome man and a war hero, how could he just find someone to make do with!
She must cast a wide net and find someone who would make her eldest grandson most comfortable!
Xiao Ming, who watched the whole process from the side, couldn't help but feel inexplicably sympathetic towards his brother.
Thinking about the scene of his brother being surrounded by a group of women when he comes back, he couldn't help but shudder... Oh my god, this is too miserable!
It's so scary!
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