blood of vietnam war

Chapter 190 Three

Waiting is the most painful and tormenting.

Humidity, heat, mosquito bites, fear of snakes, coupled with the inability to communicate with comrades in arms and the pressure of the upcoming war, made me nervous.

The battlefield is like this sometimes. It doesn't feel like it's a big deal when you fight, but before you fight... the hanging heart is even more tormenting.Sometimes you will want to give up everything in front of you desperately, or just bury your head in the sand like a rudder bird and see nothing.

But I know that these are impossible, we must face all these, otherwise there is only death waiting for us.

So I can only stare at it quietly, the sun hangs in the sky as if it has been nailed by someone with a nail, and I don’t see it changing its position all the time, which makes people feel that time passes very slowly.

I looked at my watch... two hours had passed, but there was no movement in the direction of Hebian.

Company Commander Luo couldn't bear it anymore, so he turned to the walkie-talkie and asked, "No. 4, report the situation!"

No. 4 is a few observation posts we arranged on the top of the mountain. This is to facilitate the unified identification and information sharing of all troops... because our troops are not very familiar with each other. Questionable ones can create confusion or make it difficult to understand who does what.

But... we only need to mark No. 1 highland and No. 2 highland on the map... and then use No. 0 to represent the commander-in-chief, and No. 4 to represent the observation post... so it is clear at a glance.If you want to call the friendly troops to cooperate during a war, you don't need to know the name of the other party at all, you only need to call the code name.It is concise and convenient, and it is not afraid of revealing the combat intention due to the interception of the Vietnamese army.

"Everything is normal!" The voice of the observation post came from the walkie-talkie.

But before the words fell, the observation post continued: "Wait, there is movement in the opposite jungle..."

After a while, the observation post whispered: "It's Yue Guizi, there are only four people, please give instructions!"

"Don't act rashly, continue to observe!" Company Commander Luo gave the order without thinking.

Then Company Commander Luo turned around and said to the soldiers beside him: "Pass on the order: When the target appears, pay attention to concealment, and do not shoot without an order!"

"Pass it on, when the target appears, pay attention to concealment, and do not shoot without an order!"

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The order was passed on one by one, and suddenly there was a dead silence in the grass on the high ground... It should be said that there was no sound before, but I don't know why I felt more of a dullness and impatience before, but now it is a desolation. kill……

After a while, the four Vietnamese soldiers appeared in our line of sight. They were vigilantly searching the side of the road while advancing along the road. A Vietnamese soldier walking in the front raised his binoculars and looked into the distance from time to time...Obviously , They are the vanguard of the Vietnamese army responsible for reconnaissance.

Because we had agreed with the soldiers before the battle that we would allow the vanguard soldiers to go there before fighting, so there was no problem at all...the soldiers could hold their breath and never let go.

It's just... what surprised me was how could there be only one squad for this vanguard?

In fact, the role of this vanguard is not just to go ahead and reconnaissance, because this method has long been used badly, and it has become a fixed marching mode for both the enemy and us on the battlefield.Therefore, if there is an ambush, the vanguard will generally be let go and then attack the main force behind.

Therefore, the vanguard will have another role, which is to cooperate with the main force to attack the enemy on both sides when the main force is attacked, or to assist the main force to break through.It is precisely because of this that there should be neither too many nor too few vanguards.The usual practice is to place a squad in front of a company marching, and a platoon in front of two companies.

But now we see only four pioneers...

Then the voice of the observation post will soon solve my doubts: "I found out that there is another group of Vietnamese troops, and the number of people is about one reinforcement platoon..."

"A reinforced platoon!" Hearing this, Company Commander Luo couldn't help but gasped, and turned his surprised eyes to me.

I know why Company Commander Luo was surprised. The Yue devils we met in Hebian had a company, and the Vietnamese army in Hebian didn't have many casualties, so... this reinforced platoon is probably not the Yue devils. The main force of the army, but the vanguard of the Vietnamese army.The four Yue devils who passed by just now were probably just a few Vietnamese soldiers walking very fast in the jungle.

"How's their equipment?" Captain Luo asked again.

"Lightly loaded, all submachine guns!"

The observation post’s answer confirmed what Company Commander Luo and I thought, so we knew that the Vietnamese army’s vanguard had a reinforced platoon...the reason why they all had submachine guns (note: our army called ak47 submachine guns) was to be able to Let the vanguard go faster, and I suspect that the reason why the Vietnamese army arranged so many people to be the vanguard has another meaning... The purpose of the Vietnamese army is to stop our army from explosives and even chase our army's retreating troops, isn't it?Of course, there must be a platoon of people to form combat power, to play the role of stopping and chasing...

Then the Vietnamese army rushing up all the way confirmed my idea... This team of Vietnamese army has no vigilance at all, or the few soldiers in front gave them enough sense of security, so they all let go Marching all the way quickly... Seeing them like this, I can't help but feel a little funny. These Yue Devils really regard themselves as a counter-offensive force to regain lost ground!

But now we are in a difficult situation... To fight or not to fight?

Let's fight... We are indeed sure to wipe out this Vietnamese army, and we are even sure to wipe it out in a short time. After all, it is a company against a platoon, isn't it?And we are still prepared to fight or not, and we have advantages in all aspects.

However, such a dozen will undoubtedly startle the main force of the Vietnamese army afterwards, so the next problem is... We may not have time to clean up the battlefield or prepare for a new battle soon.

Can we win this new battle?The possibility of winning is very small. The Vietnamese army has a reinforced platoon of pioneers, which seems to mean that the main force of the Vietnamese army will have at least two companies... In the case of our army's lack of ammunition and the lack of occupation of the hilltop position (there is no occupation of the hilltop position The reason for this has been explained in the previous chapter, because the ammunition is insufficient and it is easy to charge), the two companies facing the Vietnamese army may not have much chance.

And even if we win, it will definitely be a tragic victory, and we will not be able to get rid of the pursuit of the Vietnamese army.

Don't fight...then there will be too many more devils to let go.

Although we are not very worried that the sharp knives of the Vietnamese army will come back and cause a double attack on our army...but the 237 highland in Tanmeng is our fatal spot. There are only about [-] soldiers from the third battalion defending it, and there is not enough ammunition.

"Attention all!" The third battalion commander's whispered order quickly came from the walkie-talkie: "Let this troop go... repeat, let this troop go!"

"No. 0!" Company Commander Xu asked, "Is Height 237 too dangerous?"

Company Commander Xu's worry is also what I am worried about. A reinforced platoon of more than forty Yue devils will let them go...I'm afraid that there will be problems in the 237 highland.

The third battalion commander didn't explain much, just said four words: "Execute the order!"

So the order "let the enemy go" was passed down again and again.We just watched that team of Vietnamese troops run by under our noses. They didn't know that if it wasn't for an order from the third battalion commander just now, they should have been beaten into a sieve at this time.

However, time passed by every minute and every second, and the main force of the Vietnamese army did not move at all, so I quickly became nervous again.

There is no doubt that... the longer the time, the more unfavorable it is for us, because the further we drag down the 237 highland, the greater the possibility of falling.

What does it mean if Height 237 is lost... It means that the Vietnamese army has mastered the main road for our army to retreat, and it means that we must either break through the fire blockade from Height 237 or go into the jungle, no matter which point it seems... Means total annihilation.

Not long after that, gunshots came from the direction of Tanmeng... The vanguard of the Vietnamese army and the soldiers stationed at No. 237 were on fire.

But the gunfire was not violent... Don't think too much, this must be because our soldiers are afraid to fight because of lack of ammunition.I think... the experienced Viet Minh must have sensed this and reacted accordingly.

What's the reaction?

I once heard the old man say... the most effective way to attack an enemy who is low on ammunition is to consume their ammunition.How to consume?Don't rush up to fight with them, it will only meet the enemy's wishes and send ammunition to them.The smart way to fight is to divide it into several parts and spread them out to conduct a tentative attack from several directions... We will advance if the enemy does not shoot, and stop to take cover when the enemy shoots... So it didn't take long, this person was not killed A few bullets are all gone!

I believe that the methods that the old man will know and the more devils will also know. The old man's skills are all honed in fighting the more devils, right?

At this moment, a report from the observation post suddenly came from the walkie-talkie: "The enemy is found, it is the main force of the Vietnamese army... Repeat, it is the main force of the Vietnamese army. The number cannot be counted, and it is still increasing... Heavy weapons have mortars Cannons, heavy machine guns, and Vietnamese migrant workers carrying ammunition!"

Hearing this, I couldn't help feeling relieved... Finally, it appeared.

The battle at 237 Heights may be a good thing, because the gunshots will attract the attention of the main force of the Vietnamese army, make them eager to reinforce the vanguard, and at the same time let them enter the encirclement of our army unsuspecting.

Therefore, we are fighting for time now, whether the Vietnamese army occupies the 237 highland first, or we should give the main force of the Vietnamese army a devastating blow first. (To be continued.)