Chapter 134 War Situation
Neither Lin Lizhen nor Li Caizhu were frontline combatants, so they were not clear about what specific battles had taken place.
They only knew that the fighting had been very intense in the past two days, and that the communication office and the battlefield aid station had been captured by the enemy. They had only come together when they were being pursued by the enemy.
South Vietnam has a very complex terrain, with high mountains and dense forests, and poor communication in low-lying areas. In order to maintain timely contact with the northern government, Lin Lizhen's communication station was located on a relatively high mountaintop.
There were three people in their communication team. In order to protect the radio station, two of Lin Lizhen's comrades died while covering her retreat.
Li Caizhu and Lin Lizhen do not belong to the same combat unit.
The battlefield aid station where Li Caizhu was located was halfway up the mountain. She also met Lin Lizhen while escaping after her team was defeated by the enemy, and the two of them fought and ran together.
Until they met Zhang Dongliang.
Based on their descriptions, Zhang Dongliang slowly sorted out the information he had and gradually gained a vague understanding of the current situation.
The high ground where I am now should be south of the 17th parallel north, which is the ruling area of the southern government.
This highland is close to Laos in the west, Da Nang in the east, and the Cambodian border not far to the south.
There is a three-way road below the high ground.
One fork goes west and leads to Laos. The one to the east leads to Da Nang. The one to the south winds its way to Saigon.
This is a strategically important place.
In addition, the famous Hu Zhiming Trail is in Laos, very close to here.
This is an important node for the northern government forces to hand over supplies to the southern guerrillas through the Hu Zhiming Trail, which increases the importance of this place.
Historically, with the 17th parallel north as the boundary, before the country was truly unified, the southern region was called South Vietnam and the northern region was called Vietnam. At present, internationally speaking, these are two different countries.
(For the sake of convenience, we will call them South Vietnam here, and distinguish them by the southern government and the northern government. You know.)
This is the same as the situation in the Korean Peninsula in later generations, where the north and the south were two countries respectively.
For the southern government, this area is currently a strategic location to resist the invasion of the north. In the eyes of the northern government, this is an important forward base for the recovery of the south and the realization of national reunification.
The two sides fought fiercely here, and the worst off were the local people, who were like the heart sandwiched between the bread.
No matter which side comes, they will find a reason to beat them up. There is no other way. This is a struggle between infiltration and anti-infiltration, and no one will be careless.
Lin Lizhen is from the north. She was sent by the northern army and is considered a regular soldier.
Li Caizhu was a native southerner. She joined the guerrillas through propaganda and worked as a battlefield nurse.
Zhang Dongliang claimed to be a volunteer from China. He said that the struggle between the north and the south is a struggle between brothers, and I will not participate.
My purpose is very pure, I am here to fight the Americans.
Due to the impact of world disasters on the world situation, some things have changed beyond recognition compared to later generations.
As the overall development trend of the world remains unchanged, many local details and time sequences are no longer of reference value.
Furthermore, even in the Vietnam War movies made in the United States, many things are not based on real history, but are artistic creations.
According to Zhang Dongliang, because Hu Zhiming's health is not ideal, Le Duan, the leader of the northern government, has gradually taken power. In the future, he will have to wait a few more years before he can move to the center of power.
In 69, the United States could no longer hold on and had already begun to think about retreating.
In 69, we became enemies with Big Brother Soviet over our policy choices, and Big Brother Soviet increased its support for South Vietnam.
It was after Le Duan came to power in 69 that the war with the United States was not over yet, but South Vietnam began to turn against my country in order to pay its tribute.
As a vassal state of my country for thousands of years, Nanyue was extremely wary of my country. With the support of Big Brother Su, they were more determined to do so.
One of the important reasons why life was so difficult in our country in the 60s was our support and assistance to South Vietnam.
In the Vietnam War movies shot in the United States, we can see that the weapons that every South Vietnamese brought out were almost all Type 56 submachine guns. There were also anti-aircraft machine guns, cannons, and even food, all of which were supported by us.
According to data from the time, the level of support and aid to South Vietnam amounted to 100 yuan per worker per year.
In the 60s, 100 yuan was equivalent to 3-4 months' salary for a young worker, which was a considerable burden. You can imagine how much we paid to support and assist them under extremely difficult circumstances.
We have to pay the price. It's not that we want to cultivate ungrateful people, but the historical situation at that time forced us to do so.
Just like the situation on the Korean Peninsula, this is an open conspiracy by the United States to contain our country, and we have no choice but to support them in fighting against the United States.
It would be even more troublesome if American soldiers blocked our doorstep.
Later, the United States stationed troops in South Korea and Korea, which suppressed us. Fortunately, there was a strong support in the north, so we did not face the United States directly. This is a major achievement of the Peninsula War.
Although our lives are a little harder, it is much better to fight in someone else's home than to have the war happen in our own home.
One of the biggest reasons for the United States' failure in this war was that after the war on the Korean Peninsula, it was very afraid of our country and never dared to cross the 17th parallel north.
Specifically speaking of the Vietnam War, at the beginning of the war, the United States was sneaky. Later, it wanted to withdraw, but it was too embarrassed to explain to its own country and its subordinates. So it gritted its teeth and continued to fight, and gradually adopted the tactic of adding fuel to the fire.
The war failed to continue in one go, and coupled with the unsatisfactory domestic situation in the United States at the time, an anti-war wave surged, and the United States finally withdrew from South Vietnam in disgrace, resulting in a huge defeat.
But when it comes to each battle, the Americans hardly suffered any losses, which is also true because their military force is so powerful.
Large-scale helicopter combat is not outdated even in later times, which shows how powerful the United States is in terms of scientific and technological strength and industrial production capacity.
After sorting out these thoughts, Zhang Dongliang decided to get to know the latest situation of the war as soon as possible so as to formulate his future action plan.
"Comrade from China, do you need to rest now?" Li Caizhu's words interrupted Zhang Dongliang's thoughts.
"Comrade Li Caizhu, you can just call me Comrade Zhang." After a pause, Zhang Dongliang asked, "How is Comrade Lin Lizhen's wound?"
"Fortunately, it's just a muscle penetration wound. No bone damage. It will heal soon." As a nurse, Li Caizhu considers such injuries to be minor ones and very easy to handle.