After Wang Jianguo climbed up the tallest tree nearby and occupied the commanding heights, he quickly discovered the enemies hiding in the dark and saw their situation clearly. There were only about twenty of them in total.
The enemy kept shooting at the place where Wang Jianguo had placed his hat, and that place was soon turned into a sieve.
Wang Jianguo picked up the gun, aimed at the enemy, and shot them one by one. Soon several enemies were knocked down.
Wang Jianguo discovered that some of their people had turned back not far away, and he also saw his comrades being abducted in the distance.
"Gangzi, Erhu, Sanpao, the three of you hurry up and call for help." Wang Jianguo knew that if their reinforcements arrived, the enemy would be outnumbered, and although they could defeat them with just their own men, they would need more reinforcements to be sure of rescuing their brothers who had been abducted.
Erhu: "Platoon leader, there is a phone in the sentry box. Wouldn't it be faster if we call to notify them?"
"Look at what the sentry box has been blown into. Is the phone still useful? Go and come back quickly. We will do our best to hold on." Wang Jianguo said.
The three men did not dare to slack off. They turned around and left quickly, running down the mountain twice as fast as when they came.
Because this not only concerns the lives and safety of their comrades, but also the territorial integrity. They cannot give up an inch of land.
As long as the position is there, the people will survive; if the position is lost, the people will die.
They believed that the platoon leader would never give up and would definitely hold on to the end, so they had to hurry.
A gust of wind blew Wang Jianguo's hat away, and the people on the other side realized that they had been tricked.
Wang Jianguo moved to another location after each shot. Staying on the tree was no different from staying on the ground. He used the thick tree trunk and dense leaves as cover, making it difficult for the enemy to find him, which made it convenient for shooting.
The other brothers were vigorous and fierce, and soon defeated the enemy and forced them to raise the white flag.
"Tie them up and push them to the back! Then prepare for battle." After Wang Jianguo finished speaking, the enemy soldiers looked back and found that their own people had returned, and there were still quite a few of them.
They regretted very much that they were so focused on fighting with Wang Jianguo and his men without looking back. If they had looked back and known that the reinforcements were at the foot of the mountain, how could they have raised the white flag?
But it was too late to regret, they were all captured as prisoners, and two soldiers were guarding them with guns.
With these captives, we will have bargaining chips to exchange for our previous brothers, so they must be taken alive.
Now that they have occupied the high ground, it will be difficult for the enemies to attack from the foot of the mountain upwards without internal support.
Wang Jianguo asked the soldiers to stay on the mountain for ambush, and Wang Jianguo came to the sentry box that had been bombed before.
Finding the room in a mess and the phones in pieces, Wang Jianguo pieced the phones together, reconnected the telephone lines, and finally called the base camp.
After the call failed to go through the first time, Wang Jianguo immediately checked what was wrong. Based on some books he had read, he accurately found the problem. This time, the call was finally connected.
After informing the other party of the situation here, the other party immediately notified the superior leader, who immediately sent reinforcements and firepower.
Gangzi and Erhu ran all the way back to the base camp. Because there were many downhills on the way back, their speed was much faster than when they came.
While waiting to be informed of the situation, the battalion commander replied, "You have all worked hard, go and take a break."
Gangzi asked in disbelief: "Battalion Commander, aren't we going to send troops to reinforce the platoon leader? They are exchanging fire with the enemy over there!"
Battalion Commander: "We received a call from Platoon Leader Wang half an hour ago. We estimate that the plane has arrived at its destination by now."
Although the three people were very curious about how the information was transmitted, as long as the battalion commander sent troops to provide assistance, their tense nerves finally relaxed.
In a few minutes, help arrived and a bombardment at the foot of the mountain immediately made the enemy dizzy.
He quickly took off his white socks, placed them on a piece of wood and held them up in surrender.
Erhu and his men and the reinforcements also climbed down from the plane along the rope and successfully recaptured the position.
After cleaning up the battlefield and taking all the prisoners back, Wang Jianguo did not dare to delay and asked the reinforcements to guard the position while he led a small group of people down the mountain.
They must rescue their captured brothers.
Wang Jianguo had just observed clearly from the tree that there were not many people being escorted, and most of them had rushed back to provide reinforcements.
However, his men’s weapons had been confiscated and their hands and feet were tied, making it impossible for them to break free.
Wang Jianguo and his team chased after them and saw those people resting in an open space.
Those enemy soldiers were eating canned food there, while his five brothers had their hands and feet tied behind their backs and were squatting separately beside them.
Wang Jianguo aimed at one of the soldiers and shot him accurately. The man next to him picked up his gun but did not fight back and just ran away.
Wang Jianguo and others stepped forward and helped the tied soldiers untie the ropes.
"Sorry, we are late." Wang Jianguo knew that if they had not been delayed by the cheetah on the road, they might have arrived earlier.
"You are not late, you are just in time."
The brothers were successfully rescued, and Wang Jianguo was also called back to explain the situation.
After some counting, they also lost several brothers.
After investigation, the cause and consequences of the incident were quickly clarified.
It was mainly because Platoon Leader Qin underestimated the enemy and neglected defense, which led to the enemy sneaking into the sentry box, seizing the commanding heights, and causing heavy losses.
Although Platoon Leader Qin caused losses due to negligence and failed to detect the enemy situation in time, he defended his position to the death and died heroically, so he was posthumously awarded the title of martyr. Several other brothers who died were also posthumously awarded the title of martyr.
Wang Jianguo was awarded the first-class merit for his heroic fighting, wisdom and courage, retaking the position, defeating the enemy, capturing several enemy soldiers, and rescuing his captured brothers.
The soldiers under Wang Jianguo also won first-class and second-class merits.
The situation was reported to his superiors. When they learned that Wang Jianguo had excellent skills and had won many first places in the summer competitions, and that he had made great contributions this time, they promoted him to the position of regiment leader.
"Congratulations! From now on you are Captain Wang!" The battalion commander came to the ward to visit Wang Jianguo.
Wang Jianguo managed a smile and said, "Thank you!"
"What's wrong? You got promoted, but why do you look unhappy at all?" the battalion commander asked curiously.
Wang Jianguo: "So many brothers have died. How can I be happy? We used to train and run together and occasionally joke with each other. Now all the good people are gone and I will never see them again..."
The battalion commander's face also became heavy. He could understand Wang Jianguo's feelings. After all, he had experienced it himself.
"The dead cannot be resurrected, so accept your condolences and live well for them. They fought for their country and the people and died gloriously. You should also adapt to this situation. As a soldier, you will make sacrifices at any time, so you can't always be so depressed." The battalion commander knew that his first experience must have been a big blow, but he would get used to it over time.
When he first saw his comrades sacrificed, he couldn't bear it. However, after experiencing it several times, his ability to withstand it became much stronger and he became stronger.
After being enlightened by the battalion commander, Wang Jianguo felt much better.
"Thank you, Battalion Commander, for your guidance. I have become more open-minded now," said Wang Jianguo.
"How is your injury recovering?" the battalion commander asked with concern.
Wang Jianguo: "The doctors here are very skilled. I am fine now and will be discharged in a week."
Because the battle was fierce, in addition to several comrades who died, there were also people who were injured.
Wang Jianguo was shot in the chest, but the bullet did not hit any organs, so he was lucky and only needed to recuperate for a while.
The days for salary payment are fixed, and the days for Wang Jianguo to transfer money home are also fixed.
On the 10th of every month, he would send money and letters home, and also send some food to the children.
But it's already the 25th of this month and Huang Yuelan has not received the letter.
Worried that the postman didn't know her address, Huang Yuelan went to find the postman and told him her new address.
"Postman, could you please tell me if there are any letters or packages for me?" Huang Yuelan asked.
The postman rummaged through the bag of letters and parcels but found nothing. "Not yet. I'll send it to you when I have time."
"Take a closer look. Our child's father always sends letters home on the 10th of every month. It's the 25th now, how come there's still no letter?" Huang Yuelan asked curiously.
The postman was reluctant, after all he had already looked through the folder and confirmed that he didn't find the item. However, seeing Huang Yuelan's anxious look, he continued to look again.
Huang Yuelan stood by and watched carefully. She could tell at a glance if it was Wang Jianguo's handwriting.
But after searching again, I still couldn't find the letter sent back by Wang Jianguo.
"Look, there really is nothing! Don't worry, I won't read your letter wrongly. I also know that you live in school now. Whenever there is a letter, I will deliver it to you as soon as possible." The postman said to Huang Yuelan.
Huang Yuelan felt a little disappointed because she didn't receive the letter, and the children felt even more disappointed.
They were looking forward to their father sending them some snacks, but why did this month seem to be such a long wait?
It was already the 30th, and Huang Yuelan felt that something was fishy.
How could Wang Jianguo not send it back to me after so many days? Did something happen to him in the army?
Thinking of this, Huang Yuelan couldn't help but feel panicked.
He quickly found the phone number Wang Jianguo had left in the box and prepared to go to the brigade headquarters.
Before Wang Jianguo left, he left the phone number of his army's communication room and asked her to call when she had urgent matters. She didn't want to disturb him.
This time it really came in handy.
As long as we attack their troops, we will know whether he is in trouble or not.
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