Chapter 298: New Duties

Ershuan cried and cursed, "You grandson, you scared the hell out of me! I thought you were already dead..." He couldn't even speak clearly, and in a flurry, he stripped off his own cotton-padded jacket and handed it to He Yuzhu.

At this moment, the sanitary worker ran over, panting, and said, "Comrade He, hurry and come with me to the air-raid shelter to treat your burns!"

He Yuzhu nodded, and just as he was about to take a step, the General had already walked up to him and gripped his hand firmly: "Comrade He Yuzhu, on behalf of the headquarters, I thank you this time!"

"General, you are too kind; this is all what I should have done." He Yuzhu smiled.

Arriving inside the Cave, he suddenly had a small green bottle in his hand, which he handed to the sanitary worker: "Use this, apply it directly to the area for me."

The sanitary worker took the exquisite medicine bottle and was stunned for a moment: "Where did you get this medicine?"

"Captured from the Americans," He Yuzhu explained softly.

"You can read American characters?"

He Yuzhu nodded.

After the medicine was applied, He Yuzhu felt every burn as if it were being branded by a hot iron, stinging with fiery pain.

Because the burns were all on his back, he could only lie prone on the bed, and many people came to see him, as if looking at a rare animal. He Yuzhu also understood that these people were just curious about why he could still come out after being burned by such a large fire.

He Yuzhu was too lazy to answer these questions, so he just kept groaning, and after not knowing how much time had passed, he fell asleep.

When he woke up, he saw Secretary Liu sitting by his bed. He gently patted He Yuzhu and said, "Thank you."

He Yuzhu said nonchalantly, "Don't be polite, this is what I should have done. By the way, this place was bombed, should we relocate?"

Secretary Liu shook his head: "The General said he has gotten used to staying here and doesn't want to move. He also said that with you, He Yuzhu, here, there is no fear of the enemy coming to bomb!"

"What? Then my pressure is huge. You must quickly explain to the General that the reason we were able to shoot down ten bombers this time is not because of anything else, but because they adopted low-altitude bombing. If they were bombing from above 7,000 meters, there would be nothing I could do."

Secretary Liu said, "Actually, it's not that we don't want to relocate, but there is no suitable place right now. The area around here is full of our troops; once we relocate, these troops would all have to mobilize, which is unfavorable for the fighting at the front. After the battle of Changjin Lake is over, perhaps we will relocate."

"I don't think the General is that stubborn!"

The next day, Wu Qianli came to bid farewell to He Yuzhu; his unit had received new orders and had to set out immediately.

He Yuzhu felt a bit sad; he knew what their fate would be, but he was powerless to help. If he followed them, there might be a chance to save more lives, but he had been officially appointed as the Company Commander of the Headquarters Anti-Aircraft Company and could not leave for a short time.

He Yuzhu gave Wu Qianli quite a lot of medicine and sleeping bags used by the US Military from his Anti-aircraft Gun vehicle.

Two days later, Army Commander Song selected two hundred people for him and had him train them to use the Radar and Computer.

At the same time, Army Commander Song also organized a Tank training class and handed it over to him as well; this was a rhythm intended to exhaust him to death.

He Yuzhu could not be in two places at once and could only let those five black brothers do the work on his behalf.

And it must be said, these selected soldiers were quite good, and He Yuzhu didn't find it too difficult to teach them.

It was just that those few black brothers had it a bit worse; due to the language barrier, they couldn't really teach anything. Before long, those Volunteer Army soldiers didn't want to participate in this Tank training class anymore, mainly because they didn't approve of Americans training them deep down.

There was no other way, so the higher-level department specifically assigned an interpreter to come and assist.

With the interpreter, the curriculum of the Tank driving training class was finally able to proceed smoothly.

A week later, the enemy's bomber fleet arrived as scheduled.

This time, the Americans learned from their past lessons and adopted a new tactic of high-altitude bombing.

Moreover, more than twenty planes came at once; fortunately, there was early warning, so the Volunteer Army suffered no casualties.

However, this bombing almost destroyed all ground facilities.

If it weren't for He Yuzhu having chiseled out the Cave for the Anti-aircraft Gun and Anti-aircraft Machine Gun in advance, it would likely not have been preserved.

After this battle, the living conditions at the headquarters became exceptionally difficult, and all meetings could only be moved to simple sheds.

On the afternoon of December 5th, He Yuzhu was burying his head in repairing equipment when Secretary Liu hurried over.

He Yuzhu looked up and asked, "Is there a situation?"

Secretary Liu's expression was grave: "Army Commander Song sent someone to deliver a message that multiple reconnaissance squads on the perimeter have been attacked, and it is suspected that enemy special forces have infiltrated. The headquarters requires us to immediately strengthen our guard."

He Yuzhu immediately became alert, and he took the initiative to offer a suggestion: "We have ways of burying Landmine. To tell you the truth, the reason we were able to annihilate two regiments of Americans last time was mainly due to the Landmine fields we laid. Just the number of enemies killed and wounded by them exceeded a thousand."

Secretary Liu's eyes lit up: "I will go report to the Guard Regiment commander right now and have you participate in the security work."

It didn't take long before Regiment Commander He of the Guard Regiment came over.

He Yuzhu handed him a Camel Cigarettes.

Regiment Commander He smelled the cigarette under his nose and said, "Give me more!"

He Yuzhu gave him the whole pack of cigarettes and also handed him a Lighter.

"If the Regiment Commander gives me two platoons of men, I will definitely be able to block the sneak attack of the American special forces."

"Tell me, how do you want to set up the defense?" Regiment Commander He lit a cigarette and took a hard drag.

He Yuzhu held the map, pulled Regiment Commander He to the small square, pointed to the mountains to the east and west, and said, "Since they are special forces, they won't take the usual path. Do you see that gap on the mountain on the left? Looking at the map, the back of the mountain is a cliff; for special forces, climbing up is not difficult. That place should have a platoon stationed, and Landmine should be laid along the edge of the cliff. Although the mountain to the south is very high, the slope is gentle... I suggest setting up defenses at the foot of the mountain and also burying Landmine..."

Regiment Commander He felt that what He Yuzhu said made sense and immediately allocated two platoons of troops.

Actually, the reason Regiment Commander He could trust He Yuzhu so much was because his reputation was too great—one company defeating two regiments of Americans and shooting down more than thirty planes; someone with this kind of ability was definitely not ordinary.

He Yuzhu led the two platoons to climb Beishan first.

He ordered the soldiers to bury Landmine within the range he marked, and after the soldiers finished burying them, he used his space to add another layer.

Currently, this area could be called a death zone; no matter who came, it would be difficult to get through unscathed.

To be absolutely sure, he also hung many Cluster Grenade in the nearby woods.

A soldier asked curiously, "Company Commander He, why hang the grenades on the trees?"

He Yuzhu explained, "If we encounter a large group of enemy troops, just send a sharpshooter to blow up the grenades, and the shrapnel from the mid-air explosion will cover a very wide range."

The soldier suddenly realized.

After completing the defense of Beishan, He Yuzhu used the same method to reinforce the Nanshan defense line.

After everything was ready, he returned to the station to eat, and subsequently handed over the Radar watch duty to Wang Ping, who had studied in the Soviet Union.

After a week of special training, Wang Ping had basically mastered the anti-aircraft gun system and Computer operation.

Although this was not perfect, it was enough to deal with emergencies.

In the middle of the night, He Yuzhu took his sniper rifle and walked out of the dormitory. As expected, tonight would be another fierce battle.