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Liu Xinghua was already angry. Regarding this summary meeting, he expressed his views not once and for all. The soldiers were all brave and innocent. If the war ended like this, the only way to settle accounts was The commander is incompetent! Although his criticism was very tactful, many people still didn't like to hear it. Instead, they all pointed the finger at him. Almost all the failures of the Volunteer Army were attributed to the inability to keep up with the logistics supplies he was responsible for. This is really remarkable. Liu Xinghua was speechless. Even if he was angry, he could only feel depressed.
From the end of the fifth battle at the end of May, to June when the Soviets began to intervene to mediate a ceasefire, and then the two sides began armistice negotiations in Kaesong, the negotiations were interrupted once, and the United Nations took the initiative and launched the summer offensive and Autumn offensive, but there was still no way to achieve greater results. It was not until the end of October that the two sides returned to the negotiating table again; during this year, the situation in North Korea was like a kaleidoscope, unpredictable, but large areas The war was finally under control. Both parties knew very well that the result of desperate measures would only be self-defeating.
However, for the Chinese Volunteer Army, after more than a year of war, countless soldiers have died in foreign lands, and more wounded have been transported back to the country. Even if the Chinese can afford it, The price of death also has a limit! However, those senior commanders and combatants still used the attitude of proud soldiers, swearing only to obey orders as an excuse. Facing the enemy's improved tactics, they still adopted the tactics of a sea of ????people to respond, and invested a large number of soldiers into the enemy. In a mortal situation, in order to use human flesh to stop the advancement of enemy chariots, this is the main reason why Liu Xinghua is so distressed! He really wanted to put on his jersey again and lead his troops to the battlefield, but even this wish could no longer be realized. He was transferred from the Volunteer Army Headquarters and returned to the Southwest Military Region as deputy political department of the Yunnan Military Region. Director, this is actually equivalent to hanging him up.
Liu Xinghua is ready to return to China. Although he still has infinite nostalgia for this foreign land, he still knows very well that this is a foreign country after all. Even if he is sad for the soldiers who died here, he cannot change the situation here. Everything, in the end, can only allow these brave warriors to stay in this green mountain and green water, coexist with the green pines, and coexist with the heaven and the earth!
He came to Pyongyang and was about to take the train back home from here, but here, he accidentally met the 72nd Army that had just withdrawn from the front line, and unexpectedly met Xiong Zhuoran!
The 72nd Army finally withdrew from the war zone near the 38th Parallel and was preparing to return to the country for rest and recuperation.
When Liu Xinghua saw Xiong Zhuoran, the two old friends held each other's hands, but there was no longer the joy of meeting again after a long separation, and there was only indescribable bitterness and sadness.
"Old Liu, let's go together!" Xiong Zhuoran has already known about Liu Xinghua's transfer. He also knows that this time Liu Xinghua returns to China, he may never return to the Korean battlefield. The real founder of the 72nd Army can only do this Although it is a bit helpless to leave your team alone, it can be regarded as a kind of destination! When thinking of Liu Xinghua, Xiong Zhuoran couldn't help but think of himself. He still didn't know what would happen if he left the 72nd Army.
Liu Xinghua nodded and boarded the train back home with Xiong Zhuoran.
Because it is now during the armistice negotiations, train driving is relatively safe. The activities of American aircraft in the area north of Pyongyang have been reduced. The main reason is the intervention of the Chinese and Soviet air forces. For the newly born Communist Air Force, starting from scratch and growing from weak to strong, the Korean battlefield is a good opportunity for growth. It is precisely because of the sudden growth of the Chinese Air Force that American aircraft no longer dare to cross the 38th parallel without any reason.
The train started to move quickly. As the train moved forward, Liu Xinghua's soul seemed to be left behind and could not calm down.
"Old Liu, what are you thinking about?" Xiong Zhuoran obviously saw Liu Xinghua's thoughts and couldn't help but ask.
Liu Xinghua glanced at him, remained silent for a moment, and then asked him: "Old Xiong, when the 72nd Army went abroad to fight this time, how many soldiers did they leave behind on this land?"
Xiong Zhuoran was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood what Liu Xinghua meant. His face became serious, and he bit his lip. He felt that his heart was extremely heavy. He closed his eyes, and the faces of his two sons appeared in front of him. Figure, he left his two sons in this foreign land, and he is still heartbroken. After a long time, he opened his eyes, but by this time, his eyes were already red.
"When the 72nd Army went abroad, there were 35,000??, there are some additions in the middle, and the total number of people before and after is 50,000! "As the commander of the army, Xiong Zhuoran naturally knew the situation of this army well. He swallowed his throat and felt that it was a little astringent and his voice was a little hoarse. He still told Liu Xinghua: "Now the personnel of the 72nd Army who have returned to China include Including the wounded, there are only about 20,000 people. If we include the more than 5,000 wounded who were sent home in advance, half of the soldiers lost on the Korean battlefield! "
Liu Xinghua was silent. For the 72nd Army, it was equivalent to more than half of the personnel losses. Among these lost personnel, some may have been captured by the enemy, or some may have fallen behind and disappeared, and he believed most of them The soldiers died here in battle and could never return to their hometowns.
Seeing that Liu Xinghua didn't speak, Xiong Zhuoran closed his eyes again, feeling only a deep sense of guilt. The scene of Xiong Gemin and Xiong Sanwa charging into battle also flashed in his mind, as well as flashes of his three sons when they were young. The scene of leaning next to him and calling him daddy, but since their father and son met and reunited, neither Xiong Guijun nor Xiong Sanwa have called him once from the beginning to the end! But now, even if he wants to give everyone another chance, he can no longer dream about the chance of reconciliation between father and son. Under his command, his two sons have died in a foreign country and left him forever. Thinking of When he was here, tears had quietly slipped out of his eyes and dripped down his face.
Liu Xinghua looked at Xiong Zhuoran's expression and already understood the reason for his sadness. In his mind, Xiong Zhuoran's two sons were both heroes, but heroes were always miserable. After Xiong Zhuoran's sacrifice in the revolution, there was not even a corpse in the capital. Found; and Xiong Sanwa was also uncertain about his life or death in the Battle of Huachuan Lake. This cannot but be said to be Xiong Zhuoran's sorrow, and how could it not be the sorrow of the 72nd Army? Is it the sorrow of the Chinese people?
Thinking of Xiong Sanwa, Liu Xinghua couldn't help but think of Zhang Xianlai, the battalion commander named Yu Deshui, and the guard battalion of the 215th Division of the 72nd Army he led. In order to allow the 215th Division to break through smoothly, he was stunned. Huachuan Lake held off the enemy's pursuit for a whole day. In the end, except for a few injured soldiers who were evacuated early, no one came back alive. The entire battalion died heroically. How tragic is this? And he thought about it, Yu Deshui? No, only Zhang Xian has this ability! The Guard Battalion of the 215th Division was awarded the title of Hero Battalion by the Volunteer Army Headquarters and became a model for the Volunteer Army. Xiong Zhuoran, commander of the 72nd Army, and Wang Dahu, commander of the 215th Division, both received commendations from the headquarters. All of this is because of the anonymous National Army Major General Zhang Xian hidden in the 72nd Army. Perhaps only he knows this secret, and he also understands very well that he can only bury this secret deeply in his heart. From the bottom of my heart. Think about that battle. How many more divisions of volunteers were in the same situation as the 215th Division? Even when the 215th Division was surrounded, another division of the Volunteer Army was eaten whole by the United Nations forces. Very few people escaped alive, and the shame of that division being surrounded and annihilated has become something that the Volunteer Army will never be able to do. The pain that has been erased, despite repeated requests from above, that no one is allowed to mention this matter again, but how can what has happened be annihilated? Compared with the annihilated division, the 215th Division received supreme honors. Therefore, the 72nd Army also received high praise. But Liu Xinghua met Minister Song Mingliang who had experienced the breakout battle. After learning the real reason why the 215th Division was able to break out, he could only feel ashamed for Xiong Zhuoran and Wang Dahu! Perhaps Xiong Zhuoran and Wang Dahu also felt that they were worthy of these honors. They unanimously reported Yu Deshui's deeds to the headquarters, hoping to award Battalion Commander Yu the title of a combat hero. However, for such a controversial battalion commander who was neither alive nor dead, and who disobeyed military orders several times during the battle, he could not get the approval of the headquarters, so the title of combat hero was delayed. Not approved.
Now that Liu Xinghua has left the Volunteer Army system, he also spoke for Yu Deshui, but he could not reveal the truth about the 215th Division's breakout for Yu Deshui. That might make Xiong Zhuoran and Wang Dahu, or return More people felt embarrassed; what's more, there was a rumor that spread out from nowhere, saying that the guard battalion of the 215th Division finally surrendered to the enemy en masse. Of course, everyone believed that this was something the enemy invented out of thin air for the purpose of political propaganda. But think about it, if this is true, then not only can Yu Deshui not be called a hero, but he will also have to bear the reputation of a traitor!
No matter what, Yu Deshui is gone and out of everyone¡¯s sight! Liu Xinghua only felt that his heart was empty and lost. At the same time, he thought of Wang Jinna. He really didn't know how to explain to Dr. Wang when he returned to China this time!
"Loyal bones are buried everywhere in the mountains, why return them wrapped in horse leather?" Xiong Zhuoran slowly read out this poem in a whisper, maybe to comfort his uneasy heart, maybe to say goodbye to his two lost sons. His tears could no longer hide his pretense of being strong.
Liu Xinghua's eyes were also a little moist. He sighed and comforted softly: "Soldiers who sacrifice their lives on the battlefield are a blessing! Old Xiong, don't think about it! Maybe in the future, we won't even have this blessing! "
Xiong Zhuoran was stunned and did not answer. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)He couldn't hide his pretense of being strong.
Liu Xinghua's eyes were also a little moist. He sighed and comforted softly: "Soldiers who sacrifice their lives on the battlefield are a blessing! Old Xiong, don't think about it! Maybe in the future, we won't even have this blessing! "
Xiong Zhuoran was stunned and did not answer. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com