Chapter 361 Military Discipline

The weather in North Korea is not so hot at this time, but even so, there is still some restless air floating in the sky, and it seems that the smell of gunpowder smoke on the battlefield more than 20 miles away can be smelled. The jeep bumped on a rough road, turned around, and then drove towards a simple road at the foot of the mountain. The surroundings suddenly looked much fresher, and the green trees and green mountains reflected both sides of the road, which made people feel refreshed.

The camp of the 187th Regiment is in a large open space below the hillside. The tent joint camp turned the huge open space into a military camp, with cars and jeeps constantly driving in and out. The jeep turned a corner and then stopped in front of a tent. The lieutenant jumped out of the car and said to Winters, "Son, please follow me!" With that, he led Winters straight into the tent.

In the tent, a colonel officer was checking something on the map, and there were several lieutenant colonel officers and captain officers around him, as if they were bowing their heads to discuss something.

"S sir, Lieutenant Colonel Winters is here!" The lieutenant reported to the upper colonel.

The colonel looked up at the door of the tent and laughed: "Hey, Dick." Then he turned his head to the officers who stood up and looked at the door and smiled, "What did I say? The legend of our 101st Airborne Division will arrive in the next two days. Look, he is standing in our tent!" With that, he walked straight to Lieutenant Colonel Winters, and then opened his hand and gave Winters a hug. He behaves like an old acquaintance, but he is indeed an old acquaintance. He originally had an intersection with E Company. After Captain Sober was transferred from Company E by Colonel Sink, he was transferred from Company A of the 2nd Battalion of the 506th Regiment. Lieutenant Swayney served as the deputy company commander of Company E for a period of time until Winters was promoted to deputy company commander.

When Colonel Swinney let go of Winters, he saw the question in his eyes and couldn't help laughing: "Are you surprised? Didn't you expect to meet an acquaintance under such circumstances? Hey hey, Dick, I've been informed that you will come, you know, this is what I'm most looking forward to. Well, look at me now, I'm already exhausted!"

"You are the head of the regiment, so these things should be your headache!" Winters put his luggage aside, and then walked to the big table under the guidance of Colonel Swini and looked at the map above. At that time, there were a lot of things marked on a map of Busan. Obviously, they were working on a plan or something just now. But Winters still looked at the map.

"Yes, this is fate. You know it. I want to introduce these people to you slowly. The most important thing now is to get to know your camp and lead them. With that, Colonel Swinney looked at Lieutenant Colonel Winters helplessly and said, "Dick, it's not the right time for you to come. We will be sent to the front line in a few days. I thought we would rest for a while, but now it seems that it won't work. The North Korean army has strengthened its offensive, and the strength of the 25th Division is overstretched."

Winters smiled at him and said, "I know, Colonel Swinney. I'm not here on vacation. Well, who are you going to send me to meet my camp?

When Colonel Swinney saw that Winters said this, he couldn't help smiling, and then said to a major officer with a large number of Winters standing by the table, "Lorse. Cook, well, your battalion commander has arrived. Now I'll give it to you, and he will take over everything. Why don't you take him to familiarize himself with his camp now?

The major named Cook nodded and said, "Yes, sir!" Then he turned to Lieutenant Colonel Winters and said, "Camp commander Winters, please follow me!" With that, he walked towards the door of the battalion commander.

Winters nodded to Colonel Swiny, and then the follower, Major Cook, walked out of the tent. Major Cook jumped into the jeep driveway just now: "You will be surprised. Those guys are lawless. They dare to do everything here, fighting, drinking and even robbery. God, there is no forced annihalation and killing! Those damn bastards!"

Winters couldn't help frowning and looked at Major Cook and said, "Let's go, Major, let's see those bastards!" With that, Major Cook drove his car towards the camp not far away.

The battalion headquarters is located on the left and right side of the open space. A group of soldiers are smoking not far from the battalion headquarters, and a group of soldiers are gathered together, as if they are making a loud noise.

"This is the battalion headquarters. We don't have a house now. The North Korean army bombards us with cannons every day, so our resting troops withdrew from the urban area. Of course, we can only live in tents. Almost all the houses have become rubble, and we can't live at all." Major Cook said, shouting at a drunken soldier staggering in front of him, "Damn it, go away quickly, you're blocking my way!" With that, he retreated the drunken soldier and pushed him away.

"This is the guy! They have no morale. They are the worst soldiers I have ever seen!" Cook shrugged his shoulders helplessly, and then took Winters into the tent. The tent is very simple, with only a bed and a table, as well as a few military bracket stools. And there were several wine bottles on the table, and a soldier was snoring under the table.

Cook felt a little embarrassed in front of Winters. He kicked the soldier, then watched him get up and roared, "Damn it, for God's sake, get out of here!"

The drunken soldier was kicked up. He quickly got up and saw the deputy battalion commander and a lieutenant colonel officer standing in front of him. He couldn't help standing crookedly, saluting them, and then rushed out of the battalion with his head in his arms. This situation really made Major Cook feel a little embarrassed. He kept explaining to Winters: "These guys are drinking except for not fighting. Look, there is no morale. Who would have thought that this was a subordinate regiment of the 101st Airborne Division!"

"Okay, Major. Only desperate people will drink and fight!" Winters looked at him and said.

"The whole regiment is like this!" Cook tried to distinguish, "They suffered heavy losses in the battle against the North Korean army. Although additional troops came in, many people were desperate for the war. So - Captain Swey wants them to relax, which is good for them. Of course, these guys have done too much!"

Winters looked around the barracks and said next to the table, "Major Cook, tell everyone in the battalion the news of my arrival, and from tomorrow, I will check the military appearance of every soldier in the camp. Everyone must go out early for daily training, and from tomorrow on, all the soldiers in the camp are not allowed to drink! No, start from today!" Winters said a series of orders.

" Lieutenant Colonel Winters!" Cook seemed to want to say something, but when he saw Winters' serious eyes, he couldn't help swallowing everything he was going to say and nodded, "Okay, I'm going to convey the order. Of course, do you want to talk to Colonel Swayney, after all, give orders with him - you know, brothers may complain!"

"It's much better than losing their last name on the battlefield in the future!" Winters frowned and said, "Do it." With that, he said, "By the way, let the officers above the platoon come here for a meeting. I have something to say!"

The officers in the 187th Regiment may not know Lieutenant Colonel Winters himself, but there are definitely many people who have heard of Lieutenant Colonel Winters. Because Lieutenant Colonel Winters once had a good reputation in the 101st Airborne Division. And the officers are more familiar with this. They have all learned the example of Winters' textbook. As long as they have stayed in the military academy, they will know! So after their battalion commander was killed, they heard that the incoming battalion commander was Winters, and everyone was looking forward to it. They also wanted to manage the discipline of these soldiers, but every soldier has fought with blood. Can you ask them a lot? And Captain Swiney didn't care much about the situation of the soldiers, because it was somewhat out of control. And this is also the embodiment of the rebellious psychology of the soldiers after being hit hard.

The meeting was not very long. Lieutenant Colonel Winters didn't say anything nonsense. The simple meeting was a normative issue for the soldiers. This is what many officers want to do.

"If it's Lieutenant Colonel Winters, there may be a result!" Some officers showed some optimism at the end of the meeting, but some people raised objections. After all, Lieutenant Colonel Winters arrived for the first time, and these soldiers had already experienced a life-and-death battle, and many people died. They don't necessarily buy Lieutenant Colonel Winters' account, even if he was the pride of the 101st Airborne Division!

The next morning, the horns of the assembly sounded. The military camp was suddenly in chaos. Someone was shouting for clothes, and someone was lying on ** and simply covering his ears with a quilt, shouting constantly, "Damn it, damn it!"

Winters looked at the team in front of him with a serious expression. None of the three companies could stand in front of him neatly. The soldiers stood untidyly, some even wrongly buttoned, some did not wear their hats, and even were sleepy and depressed. He looked at his watch, and it took 20 minutes to gather this time.

"There is a soldier who didn't arrive! It's Company A." Major Cook is facing Lieutenant Colonel Winters.

"Send him to the military court!" Winters said loudly with a blank face that he wanted the soldiers to hear it.

Sure enough, the whole team immediately became dead and silent. The soldiers who were still cursing and complaining just now did not move. They looked at Lieutenant Colonel Winters standing in front of them, and their eyes showed not awe, but dissatisfaction.

"This is unfair!" Suddenly, a voice broke the silence, and a soldier shouted loudly in the line, "It's not fair, sir. Sergeant Miloyi is a good sergeant. He should not be treated like this. He saved the lives of two soldiers in the battle!"

"Who is it?" Cook also felt humiliated by this kind of soldiers who openly contradicted the officer. He scolded loudly at the team, "Vine? Sergeant Carlyle, is that you? Get out of here, you fucking bastard!"

At this time, all eyes were focused on the team, and a corporal soldier came out of the team. Although his clothes were relatively complete, his hat was off, and his collar was not buttoned well! But when he came out, he looked straight at Winters with his head held high, and he was not afraid at all.

(to be continued)