boyutpedia Chapter 657 Explosion
Chapter 657 Explosion
Wei Lai led He Zhijun and others to an unnamed high ground, where they could use a telescope to see the enemy artillery positions on the opposite hill.
Although the hill was flat on all sides and there was a road leading up the mountain, he was quite impressed by the Vietnamese army for being able to drag such a large artillery up the mountain and build reinforced concrete fortifications on the top of the mountain as a shelter for the artillery.
"Chief of Staff, is this the enemy's artillery position? There is only one way up the mountain, and there is a platoon guarding it. There are probably more people guarding it in the jungle below the mountain? How can we blow it up?" He Weidong looked at the formation on the opposite side and felt that this task was really too difficult.
"We have to blow it up no matter how difficult it is! This is a 203mm cannon! It's a heavy weapon from the United States, and it should be the weapon that was provided to South Vietnam back then, something from World War II. But although this thing is old, it is really powerful! It will cause great casualties to our attacking troops! We can't leave it here!" Wei Lai took a telescope and carefully observed the situation on the opposite side.
These little wolf cubs really put a lot of thought into it! There's a military camp in the jungle at the foot of the mountain, with about two platoons of soldiers in it. Together with the platoon on the mountain, it's exactly the strength of a company.
The heavy artillery battalion has a company of guards, which is also the standard configuration of the opposite side. These guys’ defense is quite tight.
"Chief of Staff, can we climb up the hillside to their position?" As a newcomer, Xiao Jianlin did not have as much combat experience as the veterans, but because of his higher education, his mind was still very flexible.
"No, the terrain here makes it impossible to climb to the top of the mountain in one breath. If we delay in the middle, we will easily be discovered by the patrolling enemy. And if my estimation is correct, there must be mines on those hillsides! These little wolf cubs are very insidious!" Deputy Squadron Leader Chen Lei immediately spoke out to stop them.
"Old Chen is right, we can't go up the hillside! If we want to succeed, we can only go up the hillside. Follow the road they took! But our primary goal now is not to figure out how to go up the mountain, but to first figure out the changing of guards! Old He, you take two people around here and go to the hill opposite to observe them. We will observe here for two days to see the specific situation! Meet up here in three days!" Wei Lai gave orders calmly.
"Yes!" Everyone answered softly, and then dispersed. Only Wei Lai was left with four veterans, continuing to lurk and observe the situation at the opposite artillery position.
At this time, at the Chengnanyuan Airport in Beiping, the plane that Zhao Cheng and Pingping were on had just landed. Outside the airport runway, a Hongqi car was parked there, obviously coming to pick up Zhao Cheng.
As the commander-in-chief of the armed police force, Zhao Cheng's rank was higher, so naturally his treatment was improved, and he was also provided with secretaries and security guards.
However, Zhao Chengdu usually arranged for them to stay at the headquarters, especially when he was doing private matters, and would not let them follow him, not even his secretaries.
"Mr. Zhao, you're back!" As soon as Zhao Cheng got off the plane, the secretary trotted over to Zhao Cheng, took the briefcase from Zhao Cheng's hand, then took the package from Pingping's hand, and ran towards the car first.
After putting the things in the car, he opened the door for Zhao Cheng. After Pingping and Zhao Cheng got in, he got in and sat in the passenger seat.
The security guard and driver Xiao Chen started the car and drove out of the airport towards Beijing.
"Secretary Wang, is everything fine at home these days?" Zhao Cheng asked.
"There's nothing going on at home. It's just that several captains from other provinces have come to the headquarters these past two days, all to request the headquarters to allocate weapons and ask for some funds. Since you are not here, Vice President Zhang arranged for you to stay in the guesthouse first, and we will hold a meeting to discuss it when you come back!" Secretary Wang turned around and replied.
"It's not time to allocate the funds yet, right? What are they doing here now? Do they want me to pay for them out of my own pocket? What nonsense! Who is here?" Zhao Cheng got angry when he heard it.
Regarding the allocation of funds, the plan must be submitted to the Military Commission before the end of the year and the funds will be allocated. Zhao Cheng himself does not handle this matter and does not care about it. As for the reason, that is a matter of opinion.
Zhao Cheng is only responsible for signing the funding list, and the headquarters will not withhold any other expenses except for the salaries of the staff and part of the funds for daily office expenses.
They're asking for funding from below, that's complete bullshit! Do they have a slush fund when they're the headquarters?
"The captains of Handong, Tianya and Zhongyuan provinces have come. All three of them want to discuss with the headquarters about allocating funds in advance. Several provinces are also asking for equipment. Before the New Year, didn't the Military Commission allocate a batch of armored vehicles to us? Now we are being targeted!" Secretary Wang explained a few words nervously.
He had already explained to the captains of the three provinces that headquarters was not responsible for allocating funds. The generals only signed the submitted applications, and the Military Commission directly allocated funds. Even the funds for headquarters were allocated in this way.
Unfortunately, the captains of the three provinces were leaders from the provincial public security department. They believed that the headquarters should have a certain amount of funds for activities, so they came to the headquarters to beg for alms.
Those who did not come were basically transferred directly from the army to serve as captains. They obeyed orders and followed commands and did not think about these messy things.
"I guess it's those three! These guys are still using the same tricks as the local guys. If we didn't have any suitable candidates now, I really want to report to the Military Commission to replace these guys! So, you will go to the headquarters later and ask General Zhang to call them over to criticize them, and send them back to where they came from! Tell them that the headquarters is not a landlord, and we have no food to give them. Just let them go back and wait for the funding! And warn them that this is the first and last time. If something like this happens again, I will risk breaking up and report to the Military Commission to replace them! Do you hear me?" Zhao Cheng became more and more serious as he spoke, and scared Secretary Wang so much that he didn't dare to breathe.
"Yes, I'll do it when I get back!" Secretary Wang wiped the sweat from his forehead and nodded quickly.
Although he was also a soldier, he had never been to the battlefield. How could he possibly withstand the murderous aura that Zhao Cheng unintentionally exuded when he was angry?
Didn’t you see that the driver was not affected at all? That’s the difference!
After the car dropped Zhao Cheng and Ping Ping off, it sped away. Secretary Wang still had to go pick up Vice President Zhang, right? After all, the three beggars all had their respective bosses standing behind them.
The matter was eventually left unresolved, but a year later the captains of the three provinces were replaced one after another, and these three people did not have a good ending, as they were arrested and imprisoned one after another!