Chapter 350: Eduardo Montalva's Opportunity

Chapter 350 Eduardo Montalva’s Opportunity

Perhaps in the eyes of elite soldiers, the border conflict between Argentina and Chile is like children playing house.

Not even one out of ten has the guts to stick his head out of cover during a battle, let alone calm down and take a good aim.

But for the Argentinian and Chilean soldiers at this time, this was really a war, a war that could easily kill people.

Even if it is just a game of house, everyone is not holding a fire stick, but a real hot weapon that embodies the essence of human intelligence.

As the saying goes, whether they are men, women or children, the power of the firearms in their hands is the same.

For today's large-caliber rifles, it is no joke to be injured or killed when touched.

The fighting between the two sides lasted for about twenty minutes. Seeing that it was getting late, the Argentine army could only evacuate into the mountains and forests in a hurry under the orders of the commander.

After all, this is the territory of Chile. In terms of support, the Chilean army will definitely come faster.

It is not good for the Argentine army to continue to be in such a stalemate. At least for now, Argentina has no intention of launching a war before the army, weapons and equipment, and strategic resources are in place.

Seeing that the Argentinians at the bottom of the mountain were slowly retreating, Eduardo Montalva shouted to his comrades: "Stop them, they are about to retreat!"

Although Eduardo Montalva's performance in this conflict made his comrades willing to obey his command, this does not mean that others are willing to die for the country.

It's okay to take advantage of the terrain and fire two shots. If you go to pursue, wouldn't it be equivalent to giving up your bunker and exposing your whole body to the Argentines?

Even though Eduardo Montalva shouted twice in a row, no one was willing to stand up and pursue Eduardo Montalva.

After consuming all the bullets, Eduardo Montalva had no choice but to choose to return. At the same time, he was extremely disappointed with his comrades.

By the time reinforcements arrived, it was already more than ten minutes later. In these ten minutes, the patrol squad had initially cleaned the battlefield and counted the casualties on both sides.

"Sergeant Edry? Sergeant Edry!"

After the reinforcements arrived, they called out to the patrol squad leader Edry.

But unfortunately, the patrol squad leader Edry, as the first person to die, was destined to not hear the call for reinforcements.

"Squad leader Edry is dead, sir," Eduardo Montalva replied.

"What's going on? Soldier." Hearing that Edry had been killed, the commander of the reinforcements was surprised for a while, and then he looked at the soldier who answered the question and asked.

"We discovered the Argentine army during our patrol. Captain Edri was attacked and killed by the Argentines. Then we launched a counterattack and fought a war with the Argentine army in this area." Eduardo Montalva answered in an orderly manner road.

"Argentines again? These damn bastards, do they really want to start a war?" The commander of the reinforcements cursed secretly, then looked at Eduardo Montalva and continued to ask: " How were your results, soldier?"

"We fired almost all the bullets and eliminated three enemies in total. The other Argentine troops have retreated to the woods at the foot of the mountain. A total of two comrades on our side, including Squad Leader Edri, were injured, and two others were injured." Eduardo Montalva continues to report.

His performance in the war earned Eduardo Montalva the respect of his comrades. After Squad Leader Edri was killed in battle, Eduardo Montalva seemed to have become the person with the highest say in the patrol squad.

In fact, this is indeed the case. Apart from the original squad leader Edry, only Eduardo Montalva is a veteran who has served for more than three years.

As for the other soldiers, most of them were just recruits, which was why they were so panicked when facing the Argentine army.

"Approximately how many people are there in that Argentine army? Do they carry heavy firepower? What is the approximate direction of retreat?" After hearing the whole incident, the person in charge of the reinforcements obviously took it seriously and asked very seriously. .

Every issue is related to the seriousness of the matter. Such an Argentine army rushing into the border will also pose a considerable threat to cities and villages near Chile.

The situation between Argentina and Chile is very tense at the moment. If these Argentine soldiers do something stupid, they, the Chilean border guards, cannot bear the responsibility.

"The number of Argentine troops fighting us was only a few dozen. At least during the fighting, they did not use heavy weapons. They fled into the woods to the west of the mountain. About 20 minutes have passed since then." Eduardo Mon Talwa recalled it in his mind and made sure that there was nothing wrong with his memory before he answered in an orderly manner.

"Well, what's your name? Soldier." The commander nodded, very satisfied with Eduardo Montalva's detailed answer.

"Eduardo Montalva, sir. My father is a veteran who unfortunately died in the previous conflict with Argentina." Eduardo Montalva replied firmly.

Of course, the so-called conflict was not the one a few days ago, but another conflict between Chile and Argentina more than ten years ago.

In fact, the two countries have had countless conflicts over the past 100 years, and even several small-scale wars have broken out.

For Chile and Argentina, two countries with balanced power, it is impossible not to have conflicts.

Both countries have great ambitions. As the saying goes, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain. Unless there is a strong external enemy to suppress them, or the balance between the two countries is broken, otherwise, such conflicts will continue.

"Eduardo Montalva? Is your father Pablo Montalva?" The commander suddenly became interested and asked with a little curiosity.

"Yes, sir, do you know my father?" Eduardo Montalva said with some surprise.

"Yes, Pablo was my comrade-in-arms more than ten years ago. If he hadn't had an accident, he should be at least a lieutenant now, right?" The commander sighed and said with some emotion.

Because Chile has not had a large-scale war in recent years, the promotion of officers is actually very slow.

But if Eduardo Montalva's father, Pablo Montalva, was still alive and serving in the army, he could at least become a company officer.

If Pablo was still alive, Eduardo Montalva should have a better future, and he might even have the opportunity to go to military school instead of joining the army and starting as an ordinary soldier.

Don't underestimate a company commander-level officer in Chile, because the population is only a few million, and the Chilean army is only tens of thousands.

In Chile, officers at the level of division commanders are basically the highest level of the military, and there are not too many of them.

Even if it seems that the company commander level is not a high position, it is considered a middle and high level in the military here and enjoys a lot of resources.

After all, any company commander needs at least more than ten years of qualifications to be promoted, and it depends on whether his own relationship is strong.

"Although I regret the sacrifice of your patrol squad leader, the patrol squad cannot be without a commander. Let's do this, Eduardo Montalva, I appoint you as the acting squad leader of your patrol squad. Your first task is to return to the base, refit and replenish troops, and then continue to do patrol work. At present, the situation between us and Argentina is not clear, and the patrol work needs to be more serious." The commander thought for a while before saying this.

The appointment of squad leader is still simple for him. Of course, the reason why the prefix "acting" was added to Eduardo Montalva's squad leader position is to see Eduardo Montalva's ability.

If he does well in patrol work, he doesn't mind helping his deceased old comrade and promoting Eduardo Montalva.

"Yes, sir!" Eduardo Montalva said excitedly.

Although Eduardo Montalva's purpose of joining the army was not to become a high-ranking official, but to avenge his father, he also inherited his father's last wish and became a very good soldier.

But as the saying goes, a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier, and a soldier who doesn't want to be a squad leader is not a good soldier either.

Moreover, after becoming the squad leader of the patrol squad, Eduardo Montalva can completely command the soldiers in his squad to achieve his goals with more people and strength.

"Okay, Squad Leader Eduardo, take your soldiers to perform the mission! I will report your promotion, and it should be issued in about half a month." The commander looked at Eduardo Montalva with excitement, smiled, and said.

"By the way, I am Lucas Fuente, the commander of the second company of the first regiment of the second border garrison division. If you have any questions, you can also find me at my station. I will be here during this period of time." Finally, the commander smiled and looked at Eduardo Montalva and added.

"Yes, Commander Lucas!" Eduardo Montalva responded without hesitation and decisively.

The patrol squad where Eduardo Montalva is located belongs to the second company of the first regiment of the second border garrison division.

What does this mean? His father's old comrade is his boss's boss, which is great news for Eduardo Montalva. As long as he can seize this opportunity, he may not be able to do better than his father.

You know, the current situation is quite chaotic. If you can make further progress with military merit, it will definitely be much faster than relying on qualifications.

And Eduardo Montalva's father has strictly trained Eduardo Montalva since he was a child, just to make him an excellent soldier, inherit his mantle, and serve the country.

Watching Eduardo Montalva and his several men walking towards the rear station, Lucas Fuente retracted his gaze, looked coldly at the woods on the west side of the mountain where Eduardo Montalva reported, and waved his hand: "Go, find those damn Argentines, and eliminate them!"

Meeting the son of an old comrade again also reminded Lucas Fuente of the conflict between his country and Argentina since he joined the army.

In the more than ten years since Lucas Fuente joined the army, Chile and Argentina have fought a small-scale war and more than a dozen conflicts.

These conflicts were large and small, with dozens of casualties in the large ones and several people injured in the small ones.

However, because the strength gap between the two sides was not large, both sides won and lost in these more than ten conflicts, and Chile did not suffer much overall.

But this time is different. The Argentines have openly invaded the Chilean border and attacked the Chilean border garrison twice, causing dozens of casualties on the Chilean side.

According to Eduardo Montalva's report, there are only about dozens of Argentine troops entering the country, so Lucas Fuente does not plan to continue to ask for help.

His second company has more than 100 soldiers, and this time they also carry a certain number of machine guns and artillery. In front of the Argentine soldiers without heavy firepower, this is a huge gap in strength.

What's more, Lucas Fuente's second company has a much higher comprehensive combat effectiveness than the patrol squad.

After all, Chile is also one of the countries that has long imitated the German military model and reformed and trained the army.

Chile is one of the few countries in South America with a strong army combat capability, and is also known as the Prussia of South America.

The reason why the patrol squad where Eduardo Montalva is located has low combat effectiveness and even shows low military literacy is that those people have not been in the army for a long time and are just pure recruits.

But as part of the two Chilean border garrison divisions, Lucas Fuente's second company still has a lot of elite soldiers.

Coupled with the advantage in firepower and the consumption of the Argentine army's previous battles with the patrol squad, Lucas Fuente is sure that this Argentine army may be a rare credit to him.

Even Lucas Fuente has long been tired of the military rank accumulated because of his qualifications. According to the current promotion speed, it will take at least five years to move up to the next level.

Moreover, Lucas Fuente is not without competitors. The higher the military rank, the fewer corresponding positions there are, and the more intense the competition.

If there is no corresponding merit or no corresponding background help, I am afraid that the captain who goes up one step may be the pinnacle of Lucas Fuente.

The current military merit is a good opportunity. If you can completely wipe out this batch of incoming Argentine troops and give the Chilean military and civilians a good vent, the promotion to captain is basically stable, and there is even hope for a colonel-level officer.

It can only be said that for Chilean soldiers like Lucas Fuente, serving in Chile is a blessing and a misfortune.

Fortunately, except for those like Lucas Fuente who serve in the border garrison division, there is basically no war in the several divisions stationed within the border.

This also makes it very safe to serve in Chile, but at the same time it also loses the space for upward promotion.

People like Lucas Fuente are lucky. With more than ten years of excellent performance and accumulated qualifications, he barely got a position as a company commander.

But more people can only go to the step of platoon leader and can't go any further. Throughout their lives, they are only officers around the deputy company commander at most.

Shaking his head slightly, clearing all the distractions in his mind, Lucas Fuente looked at the woods in the distance.

In a few minutes, the troops came to the foot of the mountain, which was the place where Argentina and the patrol squad fought before.

This place has been cleaned up. Except for bloodstains and some bullet holes, and the earth and rocks on the world, it doesn't seem so messy.

The bodies of several Argentine soldiers were lying in this area, but their guns had already been taken away by the Argentines.

In fact, this is normal. After all, people are dead, and the guns must be left to the next person to use to realize the maximum value of the guns.

The thin snow and chaotic footprints under the feet can also confirm that the Argentine army did retreat to the mountains and forests in the west.

There are even a few bloodstains on the traces, which can prove that the Argentines took the wounded with them when they retreated.

This is good news for Lucas Fuente, because the Argentine army retreating with the wounded is destined to march slowly.

Moreover, with a little blood as a guide, it actually exposes the direction of the Argentine army's escape.

However, after entering the woods, Lucas Fuente found that he underestimated this Argentine army.

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