Chapter 5 Rushing towards Davang

  "Old fellow, let's eat together, I'll keep you company." Old Li liked to address Cheng Feng in this way. Although Cheng Feng was much younger than him, he felt it was more intimate and affectionate. He admired the young instructor who was younger than him, and sat down beside Cheng Feng with a thud, pulling out a can of food and starting to eat.

  "Old Li, you can only humbly be my deputy for now. We still have to set off in two hours and continue the fight." Cheng Feng came back to his senses, hastily picked up the already heated canned food, opened it and ate.

  "No, no, I'm used to it, I'd better just be my old squad leader," Old Li put down the empty can he had finished eating from, hastily waved his hand, then pulled out a cigarette and lit it up. This guy's good habit from being in the army was that he ate quickly.

  "Old Li, you just told us to immediately add 100 people, these people are all old soldiers, but they come from different companies and don't know each other. Coming here with us is even more unfamiliar. Today early in the morning, so many of our brothers were left behind."

  "If I didn't have old veterans like you as my deputy, how could I lead these new recruits to fight in the trenches? Just help me out." Cheng Feng lowered his voice. "It's also an order, don't disobey!" Cheng Feng gave Lao Li a punch on the shoulder.

  "Cough," Old Li cleared his throat, "But let's get the ugly words out of the way first. If there's a suitable one, I'll come down immediately and continue being my old squad leader. And you have to give me Zhang Yu and Nanjing, I like these two little guys."

  "This battle is over, and I should have retired too. If it weren't for this sudden war, I would be at home enjoying my old age now." Old Li took a deep breath of smoke, his eyes gazing longingly into the distance.

  "Alright, I knew you'd help me out." Cheng Feng happily gave Lao Li another punch. "Lao Li, with you around, my heart is at ease. Let's bring our 8th company back safely." Cheng Feng sincerely patted Lao Li.

  "Of course, of course!" Old Li took out a family photo from his shirt pocket and gazed at it with narrowed eyes. "By the time I get back, Niu Niu will have graduated." Old Li's eyes were filled with warmth.

  "Report, Wei Lin Yi has arrived at Hero Eighth Company." A deep male voice, the sound of footsteps, a tall and handsome young man appeared in front of Cheng Feng.

  "You're the lieutenant sent by Commander Cheng." Feng stood up and sized Lin Yi up, his first impression was quite good.

  "Yes, Commander Cheng Lian, I am Lin Yi, the previous order let me report to your regiment as your advisor."

  "Adjutant? But this is just a small company?" Cheng Feng muttered to himself, "Is 388 more cruel and severe than 581?" His eyebrows furrowed unconsciously.

  "Reporting to the company commander, I'm mainly coordinating with the forward artillery, tanks and additional guides. You'll definitely need me at 388, and I'll be very useful along the way, don't worry." Lin Yi replied hastily, as if he was afraid of being left behind.

  "Alright, this is Deputy Commander Li. Everyone, let's get acquainted. Later on, when we're making our way through, you'll be in charge of keeping the communication between us and the forward command smooth." Cheng Feng said, pointing at Old Li.

  "Hello, I am Li Bin." Old Li stretched out his rough big hand.

  "Yes, Commander Lin Yi" "slapped" a military salute to Cheng Feng, then quickly grasped Old Li's hands and shook them. "Hello, hello, Deputy Commander Li, I will cooperate well with you."

  "As soon as you arrive, we'll hold a meeting immediately." Cheng turned his head and shouted to the duty soldier, "Little Wang, inform each platoon leader to come here for a meeting."

  "Right away!" Little Wang ran off in a puff of smoke and before long, the squad leaders from each squad arrived.

  "Everyone, the new order is to break through." Cheng Feng said. "We have 19 hours to infiltrate into the designated Da Wang area, and along the way, we will be assisted by a tank regiment of the group army. However, the enemy situation on the road is unclear, and we need to break through the enemy's defenses that may be set up everywhere. We must resolutely break through to the designated area on time and seize the opportunity to occupy this area. Can everyone complete the task?" Cheng Feng repeated the order from the regiment commander just now, while pointing out the route of advance on the map.

  "Then Deputy Commander Li Bin will come to arrange the task for the next shift," Cheng Feng said, handing over the topic to Old Li.

  "First platoon, you will serve as the vanguard of the entire company, led by me, attached to the rocket squad, riding in armored combat vehicles 500-1500 meters ahead of the rest of the company."

  "Second squad, you're with the company commander, attached to the machine gun squad, follow first squad's actions, remember to keep distance. Once first squad is blocked by the enemy, you organize defense on the spot and respond from the side." Old Li continued to give orders.

  "No, Old Li, I'll be in the first row and you'll be in the second," Cheng Feng cut off Old Li. He really didn't want to let Old Li, especially Battalion Commander Lin Yi, be ahead of him.

  "The third row and other personnel of the company will serve as a reserve team. If they encounter enemy blocking, they will defend in place and remember to ensure the safety of the rear wing." Cheng Feng continued on the topic.

  "Does everyone understand?"

  "Understood!" The platoon leaders responded in unison.

  145 minutes ago, the 100 veteran soldiers who were added arrived and supplemented each squad in the pre-assigned order. Suddenly, the 8th company returned to its original state. Each squad received their equipment transported by helicopters and took their own supplies. At the same time, the tank company and 15 armored personnel carriers that had been dispatched earlier also arrived.

  What a beautiful tank and armored vehicle, the vanguard dispatched to coordinate the attack is the xx tank company from the xx group army, which is also an honorably historical unit, and all equipped with the latest 12 modified tanks.

  A 140mm smoothbore cannon, advanced information systems can share information with army aviation troops, update intelligence and data with forward command's data chain, and even receive relevant data from the air force to call for action.

  The laser cannon sighting system can fire before the enemy in 0.5 seconds, with a first-round hit rate of over 95%. The armor-piercing projectile it is equipped with can easily penetrate 900mm armor at a distance of 2500 meters, while the gun-launched missile can strike enemy armored vehicles and main battle tanks around 10 kilometers away.

  With the adoption of the latest technology, a train only has two crew members, one conductor and one driver. Everything else is fully automated. This thing that costs nearly 100 million yuan makes Cheng Feng sigh in amazement.

  The country's financial resources have become abundant, and the military has such good equipment. No wonder the old man complained all day that in their time, tanks were simply iron coffins, a single hit would penetrate, and there was no automatic fire extinguishing system inside, often being destroyed by a single shot.

  Cheng Feng remembered that according to the old man, many of his comrades-in-arms had sacrificed themselves in the distant southern border, and he himself still had the cannon shell on him today.

  The completed tank, Cheng Feng's eyes were fixed on the new armored vehicle that came to pick them up. The armored vehicle with a unique camouflage pattern of the Tibetan Plateau was not large, but the 115mm cannon on it was very eye-catching.

  A pair of 7.62mm machine guns, plus two 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine guns on the roof that can be operated from inside the vehicle, this firepower is quite fierce.

  Inside the vehicle, on the left side of the vehicle, there is also an anti-tank missile launcher with four missiles. The vehicle can accommodate a platoon of infantrymen and the seats are quite comfortable. There are also several vehicles that seem to be prepared for air defense, with a new type of quadruple anti-aircraft missile launcher mounted outside the vehicle body.

  "Everyone get ready, board the cars in the pre-arranged order!" Cheng Feng shouted loudly as he boarded the first car. But just as the door was about to close, a tall figure darted in, "Lin Yi!" Cheng Feng glared at him.

  Lin Yi revealed a mouthful of white teeth and smiled very sincerely, "Let's set off, Instructor." He had an air of not being concerned about the matter, but his eyes were very serious as he looked ahead.

  Cheng Feng's eyes sparkled with a hint of smile, he was determined to bring him back safely, heroes cherish heroes after all!

  As the doors of each vehicle closed, the lead tank rumbled and churned up a cloud of dust, and the Eighth Company set off on a new journey.