Volume Eight, Hundred Years of Resentment, Chapter 105, Going to the Battlefield Again
The y14c of two airborne shifts left the runway with a roar and rose into the night sky.
When the transport plane reached the level flight altitude, green lights lit up in the cabin. Li Dongshi turned his head and looked at the dark night sky outside the porthole. Affected by the reflection of the glass, he could not see anything. After touching the red ribbon on his wrist, Li Dongshi breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the cabin again.
"Old Li, are you still thinking about that Taiwanese girl?"
Li Dongshi was stunned for a moment and looked at Zhang Zhi who was sitting next to him.
"Just think about it, there's nothing to be embarrassed about.
"Zhang Zhigui smiled.
"You boy knows that it's hard for you to say this?"
"I think about it, of course, I also said that after the war is over, if I can come back alive intact, I will propose to her."
"Proposal!" Li Dongshi suddenly stared wide.
Zhi nodded vigorously and said, "Yes, I proposed. Before I left, I called my family and asked my sister to help me choose wedding rings at the shopping mall on Nanjing Road."
When Zhang Zhi looked happy, Li Dongshi laughed happily.
Who would have thought that Li Dongshi and Zhang Zhi would be blessed in disguise.
While searching for the Japanese nuclear warhead, Li Dongshi and Zhang Zhi and several other airborne soldiers were burned by high temperatures. After the situation stabilized, Li Dongshi and others went to the Taiwan Military and Civil Hospital. Not only did they enjoy two free high-level treatments, they also met several female Taiwanese military nurses during this period.
Li Dongshi was not as open as Zhang Zhi. He just became ordinary friends with the female nurse who took care of him.
Before leaving, the female nurse named Luo Ruiling weaves a red ribbon for Li Dongshi and tied it to Li Dongshidi's wrist with her own hands. Although Li Dongshi did not make any promises like Zhang Zhi, both of them remembered each other and wanted to go further based on ordinary friends.
Li Dongshi did not take the initiative to "attack". It was not that he didn't want to, but that he didn't dare.
The war has not ended yet, who can guarantee that he will come out of the battlefield alive? Since the beginning of the Nonghei Blocking Battle, Li Dongshi sent away dozens of comrades-in-arms who joined the army with him, less than 40% survived, including nearly half of the disabled soldiers!
War is ruthless, and the warriors will not return safely because of the blessing of love.
After meeting Luo Ruiling, Li Dongshi was also very conflicted. As a soldier, he had a responsibility that he could not let go; on the day he joined the army, Li Dongshi understood the meaning of "responsibility". As a man, he wanted to have his own family. It was almost ten years since Li Dongshi followed the army to fight and fight, although he had won many honors, his inner desire for family became stronger.
When Li Dongshi saw a soldier in the cabin, he couldn't help but sigh.
Once upon a time, he was like those newly enlisted recruits, eager to make achievements on the battlefield; once upon a time, young officers like Zhang Zhi were also eager to achieve greater achievements. Although the country has repeatedly increased the treatment of soldiers, increased the social status of soldiers, and made soldiers a hero admired by everyone, no one can change the essence of soldiers as "dedication", and no one can change the foundation of soldiers' sacrifice for the country.
After the Peninsula War, Li Dongshi participated in the "fighting meeting" of the entire army and donated all the "fighting allowances" to the orphans of the fallen soldiers. It was this "funding meeting" that Li Dongshi realized the other side of the soldiers. Among the thousands of soldiers who died in the 153rd Brigade, most of them came from remote and backward areas. Some had parents over 60, some had younger brothers and sisters who were still studying, some had hungry children, and some had newly married wives. Behind each soldier, there was a unique story; every fall of a soldier means the collapse of a family.
Li Dongshi thought of his brother who died in the Fourth India-Pakistan War, and his parents who were still working.
The Chinese people have never lacked the heroic spirit of dying. All they need is a little motivation and a belief.
The noise of the soldiers brought Li Dongshi back to the real world.
Zhang Zhi took out a photo of the female Taiwanese nurse named Zhang Manli and was showing off to the soldiers around him. Several soldiers who were "fortunate" to go to the Taiwan Military Hospital to heal their wounds could not help but take out their "trophys" and showed their "fight results" to their comrades who had been guarding at the Taipei Airport for several days.
Soldiers are easily satisfied, and a little happiness can make them move forward with all their might.
"Company Commander, I heard that the female nurse who healed you was pretty good, so let everyone have an eye."
"Yes, it must be much more beautiful than the instructor."
"Then you need to say, the company commander must be good." Zhang Zhi deliberately fanned the flames, "Brothers, the company commander is shy, sorry, let's give some encouragement, how about it?"
The cabin suddenly became a mess, and everyone was looking forward to Li Dongshi's "results".
It was not until this time that Li Dongshi remembered that he did not have a photo of Luo Ruiling.
"Old Li..." Zhang Zhi noticed Li Dongshi's awkward expression and immediately changed his mouth to the soldiers who were making excitement, "Everyone is quiet, sit in the seat. How can we joke about the company commander's wife? When the company commander's wedding, everyone will come and see enough at that time."
The soldiers calmed down with a smile.
Li Dongshi was not angry because he knew that half of the soldiers might not be able to wait for that day.
Time is unaware
A yellow light lit up in the cabin.
Li Dongshi immediately untied his seat belt and stood up. "Check weapons and equipment, board the car with the instructor, and prepare for combat."
The soldiers of the two squads stood up and checked their weapons and equipment. Because they were airdropped with the airborne tanks, many weapons and equipment were placed on the tanks, so the soldiers did not carry much equipment, and the inspection work was much simpler than before.
Nodding at Zhang Zhi, Li Dongshi went to the cockpit in front.
"Five minutes left!" The navigator glanced at Li Dongshi and turned his eyes to the operating platform ahead again.
Li Dongshi did not leave in a hurry, but squeezed to the navigator and looked out at the night sky through the porthole between the two pilots.
It's very dark and I can't see anything at all.
"The weather is not very good. The commander has cancelled the airborne operation." The captain turned around and looked at the captain's company commander, "I will try my best to send you to the airdrop site. I can't guarantee anything else."
Li Dongshi nodded and said nothing.
After airdropping at night and leaving transportation, no one can guarantee that anything will happen.
Different Marines often choose to attack at night. The reason is very simple. They can cover transport aircraft at night so that the enemy's anti-aircraft guns cannot find the target. More importantly, the enemy's ability to move at night will be significantly reduced. The surrendered soldiers can organize defense lines before dawn to avoid being surrounded and annihilated by the enemy before gathering.
"The lieutenant has two points."
Listening to the navigator, Li Dongshi left the cockpit.
The soldiers of two squads had already entered the airborne chariot. The rear hatch of the chariot on the left was open, and Zhang Zhi stood outside the chariot waiting for Li Dongshi.
"How about it?"
"Airdrop now." Li Dongshi patted Zhang Zhi's shoulder and asked the instructor to get in the car first.
After checking whether the chariot was removed from the fixing device, Li Dongshi boarded the chariot. Although the y4c installed a magnetron locking device and needed to fix the chariot with a steel cable as before, in practice, in order to avoid the chariot being out of control in the cabin due to the failure of the magnetron locking device and pose a threat to nearby soldiers, the airborne troops will strictly follow the requirements of the operating code to fix the chariot with a steel cable before unplugging the chariot before unplugging it.
As the doors closed, red lights lit up in the cockpits of the members of the chariot.
Li Dongshi glanced at the soldiers of the company's guard squad and placed the assault rifle he carried with him on the gun stand in front of him.
The airborne chariot will vibrate violently when landing. According to the combat rules, officers and soldiers must place weapons and equipment that are prone to accidental casualties, and try not to carry guns with them when airborne.
The chariot moved slightly, and the "crunch" sound came from outside when the transport cabin door opened.
The airdrop is operated remotely by the navigator of the transport aircraft and does not require on-site control. The parachute of the airborne tank is also remotely controlled by the electronic altimeter. Before landing, the officers and soldiers in the tank cannot do anything.
What made Li Dongshi a little uncomfortable was that the new airborne tank did not have a shooting hole. That is to say, the officers and soldiers sitting in the tank could not grasp the external situation through other methods except through the sighting equipment of the remote-controlled weapon station. Although this problem has been criticized by grassroots troops, the tank manufacturers have not improved it. The main reason is that in actual combat, airborne tanks rarely use assault rifles to fire outwards in the tank, and the shooting holes have little practical significance.
The chariot moved a few more times, and with a "click", the magnetron lock was unbuttoned.
After rushing out of the cabin, the tank was subjected to resistance caused by the air and its speed quickly decreased. Li Dongshi and other officers and soldiers grabbed the handrail next to them and stabilized their bodies. After a few seconds, the parachute bounced off and the tank slowed down again.
Although there are parachutes, the speed of the 1-ton airborne tank when landing is still as high as 8 per second!
What is this concept? It is equivalent to hitting the ground at a speed of 30 kilometers per hour!
A violent shock came, and the officers and soldiers in the chariot bounced up one after another. Fortunately, the shock absorption device was very strong and the quality of the airborne helmet was very good. Otherwise, this would definitely make everyone's heads bleed.
Before the officers and soldiers could get ready, the chariot had already started.
In the past, the parachute needed to be lifted after landing the airborne chariot before it could be put into combat. After improvement, the parachute would be automatically freed before landing. The chariot could be moved immediately after landing, avoiding being hit by the enemy before preparing for combat.
After rushing out for hundreds of meters, the airborne chariot stopped.
Li Dongshi and Zhang Zhi rushed off the chariots one after another, and they were in a dense forest. On the empty plain not far away, dozens of airborne chariots were driving towards this side.
There was no blockade or resistance.
"Find out our location and contact the camp."
After giving an order to Zhang Zhi, Li Dongshi called several guards and ran out of the dense forest.
Because the 1533rd Battalion was not the first combat troops to airborne to Ryukyu Island, it did not take on the attack task, but provided support to the 15311th Battalion and 1532nd Battalion that arrived ahead.
More and more airborne tanks are arriving, and a powerful combat force is forming.
Chapter completed!