Chapter 90: The Defense of the Three Gorges Dam (3)

  I was pulled by Chen Jing to find the military doctor of the Hu Long Lian, and the doctor was currently bandaging a wounded soldier's leg. Upon seeing me, he immediately said: "Please wait for a moment, I'll be right with you."

  I smiled and nodded, but Chen Jing shouted loudly: "And what about the military doctor? Come over here, the instructor is injured."

  Another military doctor immediately ran over, took a look at my hand and said: "Multiple fractures of the phalanges, rupture of blood vessels, severe damage to muscle tissue... It's best to send you to the hospital for treatment immediately, the conditions here are too poor."

  "I said immediately: 'The war is still going on, I can't leave the battlefield. Give me some painkillers, and after the war ends, go to the hospital.'"

  The military doctor hesitated: "But... your hand is still bleeding, at least we should stop the bleeding first..."

  "I said immediately: 'Then hurry up, I don't have much time.'"

  Chen Jing said beside him: "You say a few less words. Military doctor, operate on the instructor immediately."

  The military doctor didn't say any more and immediately prepared to stop the bleeding for me, then perform a reduction surgery. As for the muscle tissue, it's not time to consider that now.

  I hastily told Chen Jing, "You go command the battle, we can't all leave. Also, take care of the artillery position. If it doesn't work out, immediately telegram the military department and request support." I paused for a moment, looked up at the sky with some disappointment, and said, "Why haven't those F117As been shot down yet?"

  "Mind your own business and worry less."

  I still want to raise the doubts in my mind, Chen Jing has already turned and left. I lightly sighed and said to the military doctor: "After stopping the bleeding, I will leave, and the surgery can be done later."

  The military doctor looked at me helplessly, seeing that I wasn't speaking, he could only nod and continue to stop the bleeding for me.

  All of my blood vessels ruptured and it was very difficult to stop the bleeding, so the military doctor took a long time to help me stop the bleeding.

  I looked at my own hand and saw that it was no longer bleeding, so I immediately stood up, ready to return to the battlefield. The military doctor hastily said: "Wait, I haven't bandaged you yet..."

  I had to wait again, anxiously in my heart. What's going on with the artillery? I don't know if Ding Hui has already detected the reason for the artillery's delay in firing, but I just hope they can open fire as soon as possible to block those assault boats.

  My wish was soon fulfilled. A loud noise came just at that moment. The military doctor's hands shook slightly, touching the wound on my hand.

  I didn't care about those things and happily said: "Great, the artillery is finally taking action."

  The military doctor said cautiously: "This sound is too loud, it doesn't seem like an ordinary shell."

  "I smiled and said: 'It's going to take a powerful shell to completely defeat the enemy's assault boat.'"

  The military doctor said: "The powerful cannonballs indeed have such power, but it is also inevitable that they will damage the facilities along the river, and can be said to be a double-edged sword."

  I was taken aback, and then I understood why the artillery had been slow to open fire. After all, this is the Three Gorges Dam area, we can't just ignore everything and only think about defeating the enemy, we also have to consider our own losses.

  After the military doctor finished bandaging my wound, my hands basically became two balls and I couldn't do anything.

  However, I still thanked the military doctor and after thanking him, I came directly to the battlefield of the Dragon Protection Regiment to observe the current situation. The artillery did not fire too many powerful shells, but instead continuously used ordinary shells to accurately hit the assault boats on the river.

  I knew the reason, so I didn't ask much. Chen Jing still whispered to me: "The military department said that too large shells will damage the facilities along the Yangtze River, so we can only fire a few shots to deter the enemy. To really defeat the enemy, we must use precise strikes to avoid damaging the facilities here."

  I nodded slightly: "The military doctor has already told me... I just thought about defeating the enemy before, didn't think too much. It was my consideration that wasn't thorough, this... I will pay attention to it in the future."

  Chen Jing smiled slightly and quietly pulled my hands, which were clenched into fists, and said in a low voice: "You go rest first, we've already got the situation under control. I believe it's impossible for the enemy to attack our Three Gorges Dam."

  I gazed up at the F-117As in the sky and sighed, "Where are our advanced fighter jets? Why haven't they appeared yet? Are we just going to watch as these F-117As wipe out all of our outdated models?"

  Chen Jing sighed: "I didn't expect the air force to attack, our military department didn't consider it thoroughly before... Our fighter jets are still on the way, but I believe they will arrive soon."

  I nodded slightly, looking at the speedboats still rushing towards the Three Gorges Dam, and suddenly saw that the ones behind them sank one by one, as if they were pulled underwater by some strange force.

  "I immediately said: 'Quickly look, there is something at the bottom of the water, it seems that our reinforcements have arrived.'"

  Chen Jing took a glance and immediately said: "It's a submarine. The submarine unit has finally arrived. This is great, we will win soon."

  I stared at the speedboats being pulled into the water one by one and couldn't help but say, "How could a submarine pull those speedboats underwater?"

  Chen Jing smiled and said, "This is the submarine's secret weapon to deal with these small boats. What you saw wasn't actually real. Those speedboats that suddenly sank were actually hit at the bottom of the boat, and a large amount of river water rushed in instantly, causing them to sink. From a distance, it looked like they were being pulled into the water."

  I suddenly felt a little relieved and said, "It seems that we have nothing to do with it. As long as the pirates' nuclear bombs are not dropped, our mission as ground troops should be over."

  Chen Jing nodded: "You're right. The speedboats on the river have submarines to deal with, and there's no threat anymore. As for the F117A in the air, we can't do anything about it, we can only watch."

  Chen Jing's words had just finished, when Ding Hui suddenly appeared, he said loudly: "Chief of Staff, Instructor, we have just received a military order. Our Hu Long Brigade will immediately withdraw from the dam area and go to Xiao Xi Ta Town in Yiling to ambush the small group of enemies who are attacking from that direction. This is an order, please take a look at it."

  I took the order from Ding Hui's hand, glanced at it hastily, and handed it to Chen Jing: "Our time is very tight, with only ten minutes of preparation time. Everyone get on the car immediately, rush to Xiaoxi Tower Town, guard the traffic arteries in the town, and prevent the enemy from attacking the rear of the dam troops."

  The warriors of the Hu Long Lian immediately set off, running to board their vehicles and heading towards a town called Xiao Xi Ta. Xiao Xi Ta is the central town of Yi Ling, this small county's government seat. So it was still quite prosperous here, although not comparable to those large and medium-sized cities, but also considered a small city.

  When we arrived here, the armed police and special police departments had already controlled the traffic here and set up checkpoints.

  Our arrival gave them great encouragement and confidence. They almost immediately yielded the defensive positions at the checkpoint to us, and also cooperated with us in persuading pedestrians still on the streets to leave.

  With the help of these armed police and special police, we started deploying very smoothly. The three platoons of soldiers were respectively stationed at the three traffic arteries, forming a pincer movement that could assist each other, greatly increasing our combat effectiveness.

  The heavens, the earth and man are in harmony. These three elements have always been crucial in war. Now that we have the advantage of terrain and unity among our people, unless heaven suddenly turns against us, the weather is also favorable to us. This battle, it would be hard for us not to win.

  Ding Hui, who was sent by me to scout out the enemy's situation, quickly figured out the enemy's position. He is indeed a reconnaissance soldier and does this line of work with ease.

  The enemy is about five minutes' drive from us. We are ready and waiting for the enemy's car to appear, and we will give them a head-on blow as soon as it does.

  At this time, Chen Jing suddenly said: "The enemy is just a small unit, I don't think it's serious. Why don't you go to the hospital here for treatment first? With me here, it will be fine."

  I shook my head: "A small troop can actually penetrate so deeply, it means they are all very formidable, we cannot be careless. My injury is nothing, you don't have to worry."

  Chen Jing sighed softly: "You just won't listen to me..."

  I smiled and said: "I didn't! I'm the most obedient to you, otherwise how would you agree to be my girlfriend?"

  Chen Jing's face turned red, and she said in a low voice: "When did I agree to be your... Don't talk nonsense. The enemy is coming soon, can't you focus?"

  "Yes, Chief of Staff!"

  Chen Jing smiled slightly and turned to face Quan Lian's soldiers, saying: "Our enemies may be the elite among their kind, so you all need to be more careful."

  The three men in a row said in unison: "Please rest assured, Director of Staff, we are not here to eat idle meals either. We guarantee that they will have no return."

  Chen Jing stopped talking, looked at me with a glance, seemingly not liking the way the three of us were speaking. I smiled and said: "Don't mind them, you've forgotten, they're all special forces, also the elite in our army. Dealing with these enemies shouldn't be a problem. Besides, isn't there still me?"

  Chen Jing said: "You'd better stop showing off, you're already injured like this, where can you still fight? You just give me a good command of the battle, don't do those useless things."

  I didn't say another word, for I had already seen a jeep suddenly rushing over from the bend of the distant highway. The enemy was coming, with five vehicles in total - three jeeps and two buses. It seemed that they also had a considerable number of people, at least one hundred.

  I don't know if the intelligence was wrong, but in any case, the enemy that appeared here is no longer a small unit. So I immediately told all the officers and soldiers: "Everyone be careful, the number of enemies has changed, we need to focus our firepower and first take out the enemies in those three jeeps."

  All the warriors moved immediately, and all firepower was aimed at those three jeeps. At my command, all firepower was fired at the three jeeps. The jeeps were immediately covered with dense bullet holes, and one of them was hit by a single rocket-propelled grenade, exploding directly.

  The enemy's vehicle stopped immediately, and all the enemies got out of the car and started shooting at us. However, we were well-rested and had the geographical advantage, so from the beginning, we eliminated a large number of the enemy's effective strength.

  Ding Hui returned to my side at this time, he said: "Instructor, the enemy is Mongolian, I saw it very clearly. Their weapons are relatively backward, and I don't know how they infiltrated here."

  I frowned and said, "It must be that hostile country secretly supporting them again. But it doesn't matter, let's show them the consequences of daring to invade our country. Give me a good fight, shoot out all the rocket shells for me, I want these enemies to have no return."

  As soon as my order was given, I saw the enemy on the opposite side also launch a rocket. The direction of the rocket's attack was exactly where I was. I immediately reached out and snatched a rifle from a soldier's hand, without aiming, and threw it out with a flick of my wrist.

  I'm probably the only soldier who has ever used a rifle in such a way. In the midst of many people from both sides being stunned, the rifle I threw accurately hit the rocket and exploded together with it, without injuring anyone on our side.

  What happened next was simple, because of my outstanding performance, the morale of our Long Dragon Brotherhood warriors soared, and for a time they all showed extraordinary combat effectiveness, leaving the enemy with no power to fight back.

  I knew that this was not enough to destroy these enemies, so after our warriors fired rockets and destroyed all the enemy's vehicles, they shouted loudly: "First platoon leader, lead a platoon from the left flank, attack the enemy's left side. Second platoon leader, launch a frontal assault immediately. Third platoon leader, circle around on the right side, hold that road for me, don't let the enemy escape."

  Three rows of soldiers immediately commanded their own warriors to charge out, and even the armed police and special police joined the charge.

  This was somewhat unexpected, just as I was about to ask Chen Jing what was going on, a People's Armed Police officer and a Special Police officer ran towards me. They came to my front, saluted in unison and said: "People's Armed Police, Special Police request to participate in the battle, please instruct us, Commander!"

  I was taken aback for a moment, then saluted and shouted loudly: "Eliminate our enemies, protect our people!"

  These two are probably the commanders of the armed police and special police. Upon hearing my order, they immediately shouted: "Yes! Guaranteed to complete the task!"

  Watching them charge towards the enemy, I couldn't help but nod in secret. It seems that Chinese soldiers, whether they are from the army, air force, navy, or special police forces, are all impressive and worthy of being called the world's best!

  What I originally thought would be a tough battle was actually taken down by us in less than an hour. Our enemies were killed or injured more than half, and the remaining dozen or so people were also captured and became prisoners of war.

  I thanked the armed police and special police, then escorted these defeated soldiers to the government office building in Yiling, right on the square in front of the government office building, all the enemies were disposed of. My way of disposing of these enemies is a bit different from others. First, I handed over the dead enemies to the crematorium here, and then handed over the wounded enemies to the hospital here. Finally, those uninjured prisoners of war were handed over to the public security bureau here, and they immediately dispatched vehicles for escorting prisoners, following our row of soldiers to the Three Gorges Dam War Zone Command.

  After doing all that, I still didn't forget to have our warriors guard the wounded enemies in the hospital, and then I went to find a doctor myself, asking him to connect my fractured finger bones immediately.

  The doctor was startled by the wound on my hand and immediately began to perform a reduction surgery on me, also giving me an intravenous infusion, saying it was to reduce inflammation.

  I didn't oppose the doctor's approach either, after all Chen Jing was right next to me, I had no right to oppose the doctor's decision, otherwise Chen Jing would directly give me orders and make me follow the doctor's instructions.

  The doctor's medical skills are indeed impressive, he gave me anesthetic and in less than an hour, the more than 20 fractured bones on my hands were all fixed by him. However, the doctor said that three blood vessels on my hands were severed and not properly connected by the military doctor, so I still need to undergo another surgery.

  I'm really curious, my hand has clearly stopped bleeding, so why did the doctor say that my blood vessels haven't been properly connected yet?

  The doubts in my heart were directly asked by Chen Jing: "He's no longer bleeding, how can you say that his blood vessels are not well connected?"

  The doctor smiled and said, "His blood vessels were connected in a hurry. During the connection process, three of the blood vessels had not been drained of their stagnant blood, which clogged the blood vessels. You see, his clogged blood vessels have now completely turned black. If they are not reconnected, it will lead to many unforeseen consequences."

  I also saw the three blood vessels on my hand that were obviously darker than the others, so I said: "Then trouble the doctor to help me reconnect the blood vessel again, anyway, my anesthetic hasn't worn off yet."

  The doctor smiled and didn't say anything else. He immediately started working on it and reconnected the three blood vessels on my hand.

  I thanked the doctor and said: "Thank you. Actually, our military doctors are very capable, but at that time, the situation was too urgent and he didn't have such conditions, so mistakes occurred."

  The doctor smiled and said, "I know it's hard to do surgery well on the battlefield. If I were to operate on you on the battlefield, I couldn't guarantee that there wouldn't be any mistakes either. I understand. By the way, I'll prescribe some medicine for you later, remember to take it on time."

  I stood up from the operating table and said, "Then I'll trouble you. Can we leave right away?"

  The doctor was taken aback and immediately said: "With such injuries, you need to be hospitalized."

  I shook my head: "I still have a combat mission and can't stay in the hospital. Help me get some medicine, I'll take it with me. I'll let someone pay for the medical expenses."

  The doctor smiled and said: "No need. The government has informed us that all wounded soldiers are treated for free. However, those enemies you brought in, I'm not sure if they will be charged or not."

  I laughed and felt that the government here is still very good, considering everything in advance and providing us with great help.

  Bidding farewell to the doctor, I arrived at the wounded soldiers' ward of the Hu Long Regiment and saw that several soldiers had already undergone surgery and were resting in bed.

  When they saw me, they all wanted to get up, but I stopped them: "Don't move, rest well, and when your injuries are healed, I'll go and report your merits. This time the people who participated in the war were all good, and they were all proud of our Dragon Protection Regiment."

  The wounded and sick exclaimed in unison: "Serve the people!"

  I smiled and left the ward, not wanting to disturb their rest. Chen Jing followed me, still holding onto me, as if I were also a seriously injured person.

  I didn't need her support originally, but it's a rare opportunity to get close to her, so I didn't decline.

  I left three rows of warriors at the hospital, first to take care of our wounded and second to keep an eye on those injured enemies.

  The second row followed me back to the Three Gorges Dam, and once again returned to the original battlefield. At this time, the enemy in the Yangtze River had disappeared without a trace, it seemed that they were all eliminated by our submarines.

  However, there were still some enemies in the air, but as soon as I looked up, I saw our J-10 and J-11 advanced fighter jets engaging with F117A, it seemed that eliminating them was only a matter of time.

  There was almost no fighting on the ground, but many of the wounded or sacrificed warriors from previous battles had not yet been sent to the hospital, and the scene was a bloody mess that made one shudder.

  I directed the second row of soldiers to help lift those injured comrades onto the ambulance and send them to the hospital for treatment.

  This time, although we basically won, our troops also lost many excellent soldiers. There are soldiers who were hit and sacrificed, as well as those who had to leave the army due to serious injuries. Some lightly wounded soldiers will also lose their combat effectiveness for a long time. These are all our losses.

  The ancients said, "Killing a thousand enemies, we lose eight hundred of our own." It seems that's really the case. As I watched the wounded being carried away one after another, I couldn't help but say to Chen Jing: "War is truly terrifying, in just a few hours, so many people have been killed or injured, it's even more frightening than any flood or beast..."

  Chen Jing nodded slightly: "It's a pity that those who push waves and stir up trouble behind their backs, they let others take the lead, and all the dead are others. Ah..."

  I nodded: "I hope our country will become powerful as soon as possible, and then no one will dare to treat us like this again."

  Chen Jing nodded: "Then it's up to all of us. Everyone does their part, and how can the country not prosper?"

  I smiled and said: "I hope that through this incident, more people in the country will realize the importance of national prosperity, and more people will make efforts for the country."

  Chen Jing smiled slightly, and in her eyes, there was an added hint of a very complex expression...