Chapter 21 Sudden Event

  The old village chief stood quietly beside Lin Yi, listening to Lin Yi translate what Cheng Feng had said sentence by sentence. After finishing, the old village chief hesitated for a moment and asked Cheng Feng a question: "Will the Liberation Army leave this time? You won't be like those Indian soldiers who can't stay for even a year?"

  This issue has put Cheng Feng in a difficult position, because as a grassroots commander, he is unaware of the high-level decision-making. Although the military district leaders said when they came that this time we want to recover Davang and achieve effective control, before the final decision, what the outcome will be, not to mention that Cheng Feng himself does not know, even his own father as the army commander would not know, because national diplomacy must serve the overall interests of the country.

  Cheng Feng couldn't tell the old village chief that he didn't know, so he changed his tone and said that this time he came to recover Dawang and guard it firmly. After finishing speaking, Cheng Feng saw the old village chief nodding his head in delight.

  Coming out from the old village chief, Cheng Feng felt sour, and he was still facing what the old village chief had just said. If we hadn't given up on them after recovering these areas that time, if we had held on to them firmly, then ordinary people like the old village chief wouldn't have ended up so miserable. It's all our fault!

  This time we recovered Dawang, really won't leave? If we left these old villagers, Cheng Feng couldn't help but sigh.

  "Ah, Lao Cheng, you're here! I've been looking all over for you!" Old Li said with a smile, a few hadas hanging from his neck, as he spoke to Cheng Feng.

  "What's up Old Li? You little scamp has run off again, what's going on?" Cheng Feng replied.

  "Growing old is like this, just now the fellow villagers sent us a lot of butter and highland barley, I want to ask you, shouldn't we also send some things to these fellow villagers?" Old Li asked.

  "That's settled, otherwise Old Li, collect the canned beef and vegetables that the soldiers didn't eat, and take some biscuits and the like. If there's enough, send two to each family of villagers, if not, then send one. The lives of the villagers here are really not good. Also, tell the soldiers not to accept anything from the villagers again, their lives are very difficult."

  "Alright, then I'll go collect some canned goods now. We still have some rice left, otherwise, I can also send it to the folks back home." Old Li continued to say.

  "Alright, anyway, the supplies from the front line are about to arrive, you go and execute it Old Li." Cheng Feng replied.

  Just as he saw off Old Li, Cheng Feng came to the old village chief with a young man in a hurry. Before they reached Cheng Feng's face, the old village chief loudly said something to Lin Yi, his face anxious and constantly patting the young man's shoulder beside him, seemingly comforting him about something.

  Through Lin Yi's translation, Cheng Feng learned that the young man said his daughter-in-law was pregnant and about to give birth. It was originally supposed to be born in these few days. Early this morning, the man ran away with the village's young and strong men, leaving behind the two elderly people and their daughter-in-law.

  When fleeing to the mountains, I was frightened and gave birth as soon as I returned to the village. Now, in order to find a midwife, we have to climb several mountains, which takes more than 10 hours back and forth. But here, everyone is almost impatient to death.

  After listening to Lin Yi's translation, Cheng Feng walked up to the old man and had Lin Yi translate for him. Cheng Feng said, "We have troops and doctors who can help his daughter-in-law give birth." After listening to Lin Yi's translation, the old man excitedly looked at Cheng Feng and before Cheng Feng could say anything, he asked Lin Yi where the doctor was.

  Cheng Feng called out to Dr. Li Jun through the earpiece, but as soon as he arrived, the Tibetan man was stunned and shook his head repeatedly. Through Lin Yi's translation, Cheng Feng learned that in Tibetan culture, it is taboo for men to be present during childbirth, as it is believed to be unlucky.

  Cheng Feng let Lin Yi tell the young man that doctors do not distinguish between men and women, as long as they can cure diseases, it's fine. Moreover, this is an emergency situation, a woman is about to give birth, which cannot be delayed.

  However, no matter how Lin Yi explained it, the elderly man was still unwilling to let Li Jun deliver the baby and insisted that only a female military doctor would do. If there wasn't one available, his daughter-in-law would rather die in childbirth than be attended by a male military doctor. Just then, Cheng Feng interrupted Lin Yi and pulled him aside to say something to him.

  "Lin Yi, tell the old fellow that we'll immediately arrange for a female military doctor to come over from the front line, but before she arrives, let Li Jun go to their home. They can communicate with the pregnant woman through a curtain or door to understand her current situation, stabilize her emotions, and protect both her and the baby in her womb, trying to hold on until the female military doctor arrives."

  "Alright, let's go," Lin Yi said as he turned his head and quickly told the old village chief and the young man in Tibetan. The old village chief kept nodding, and the young man also nodded continuously. Then, the young man happily bowed to Lin Yi and Cheng Feng. It seemed that everything was settled. Cheng Feng thought to himself as he opened his earpiece and adjusted it to the previously set frequency.

  "Frontline, frontline, I'm Eight Consecutive Wins, respond if you hear this." Feng said into the earpiece.

  "Front finger received, front finger received, Cheng Feng please speak."

  "Prior to the report, we have arrived at the designated area and set up defensive positions. On the way, one tank was lost, two armored vehicles were damaged, and 15 personnel were injured."

  "We already know your current situation, is there any problem? Do you need any assistance?" asked Qian.

  "Before the report, we had no problems, but now we need medicine and food supplies. In addition, there is an emergency situation here - a Tibetan villager is about to give birth, but there are no doctors, our military doctor is male, they do not accept it, I request that the headquarters send us a female military doctor and corresponding medicines." Cheng Feng asked.

  "Alright, Commander, we have received the order. When supplies are being transported, a female military doctor and a nurse will be dispatched to you. The doctor and nurse will be assigned from the Group Army Hospital. Please start work immediately after their arrival, and ensure the safety of the doctor and nurse."

  "Thank you, Commander. Cheng Feng has received it. Also, can we have some other medicines transported to us? The ordinary people here need them." Cheng Feng suddenly thought of the ordinary people here.

  "Frontline received, your supplementary medicine, the people's medicine will be sent together with supplies. We, the entire frontline, congratulate you on your achievements, and hope you continue to strive for even greater victories. Also, the helicopter delivering supplies to you has taken off, expected to arrive in an hour. If there is anything else you need, please radio back."