Chapter 201: Determination
Xu Yuan's voice through the radio waves, soon climbed over the mountains, crossed the ditch, and then through the layers of rain curtains and extremely dense primeval forests, and finally found its end point in a hidden ravine located on the anticline behind the Hairpin Mountain, and triggered the radio contact radio of the independent reconnaissance battalion, and then sent out a signal of "hiss~~hiss~~"!
Wu Tianming put the headset on his ear with one hand, the walkie in the other, his clothes and pants were all soaked by the rain, and the arms that rolled up his sleeves were covered with blood marks and abrasions, and his tired expression was undoubtedly revealed on his face full of sweat and rain, but even so, when he heard Xu Yuan's interrogation on the radio contact station, Wu Tianming still straightened his waist and replied loudly with a spirit of twelve:
"Chief No. 11, I'm 303, I'm 303~~"
"Where are you now? How many personnel have arrived?" Wu Tianming had just replied, Xu Yuan on the other end of the radio asked anxiously, Wu Tianming knew that this interspersed was related to the success or failure of the entire battle situation, so Wu Tianming did not dare to slack off, and replied without hesitation:
"Report to the No. 11 leader, our battalion has arrived at the area of departure for the attack, as for the personnel" Speaking of this, Wu Tianming hesitated slightly, and then swept his eyes over the cadres and soldiers who were standing in the rain curtain, soaking wet, with obvious abrasions on their arms and calves, and extremely tired regardless of their body shape and face, and couldn't help but feel sour in their hearts
When Wu Tianming arrived at Heights 50, it was four o'clock in the morning. Facing the main position of Hairpa Mountain, which was close at hand, Wu Tianming initially thought that he could climb to the starting area of the attack in less than an hour, but when he entered the valley. Only to find out that the reality of the situation is much more difficult than imagination.
Not to mention the dense forests, not to mention the ubiquitous poisonous snakes and insects, the thorns and thorny bamboos that blocked the way of progress alone were enough to give Wu Tianming and his troops a headache.
But at this moment, Tiangong also began to look for trouble, and it was raining densely, even so, the pilot company in front of him who was responsible for opening up the passage was still waving the machete in his hand in the wind and rain. The arm was quickly scratched by the barbed rattan, and as the troops in front passed. Coupled with the continuous rain, the road under his feet soon became a thin mud soup, and the follow-up troops stepped on it and fell twice, and their shoes were lost. A stab in the foot is even more commonplace!
However, this is nothing for the well-trained independent reconnaissance battalion, gritted its teeth and survived, the most troublesome thing is the endless mountain road, and the constant steep slopes, according to the map marking, No. 50 Heights is less than 2 kilometers away from the straight line distance of the main position on the Falka Mountain, but when you actually walk, you will know that the actual distance is more than five times more than this!
Especially the steep slopes one after another, it is difficult for ordinary people to climb lightly. Not to mention the soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion, who were fully armed, not to mention carrying a weight of twenty or thirty kilograms, and the rain soaked their clothes and equipment, which made the whole load even heavier.
Because of this. The independent reconnaissance battalion continued to fall behind, especially when climbing over a hillside with a slope of more than 65 degrees, and most of the personnel of the entire independent reconnaissance battalion were left behind.
And all of them are exhausted. There was no strength to charge at the enemy! By this time the time had passed 5:30, less than fifteen minutes from the scheduled total time. Faced with such a practical situation, Wu Tianming was both anxious and distressed, both anxious and helpless, and his answer paused for a moment under complicated thoughts!
"How many troops have arrived, answer truthfully!" Wu Tianming's slight hesitation made Xu Yuan on the other end of the radio a little unable to sit still, and the impatient voice in the earpiece allowed Wu Tianming to feel Xu Yuan's anxiety in his shoes, seeing this, Wu Tianming no longer hesitated, and replied truthfully:
"Report to the 11th chief, the troops have still not converged, and less than 4 platoons have arrived at the starting area of the attack!"
Wu Tianming's voice echoed in the command headquarters through radio waves, and when he heard this report, several staff officers standing behind Xu Yuan all looked at each other with solemn faces, but no one said a word, you must know that it is less than 10 minutes before the general attack is launched, but the independent reconnaissance battalion responsible for the main attack has arrived at the designated place with only one company, how can such a small number of troops launch an attack?
The staff officers understood the truth, as the commander of the entire combat operation, Xu Yuan naturally understood it more clearly, and his face was not much better, and he was dripping with depression, but after thinking for a while, Xu Yuan still grabbed the microphone, and his tone was rare in the past:
"Okay!
Xu Yuan's words also came out on the radio station of the independent reconnaissance battalion, Wu Tianming listened to the stern tone, and knew that it was time to move seriously, so he glanced at the surrounding soldiers with resolute eyes, looking at their young faces that were tired but full of high morale, especially the fearless smiling faces, which filled Wu Tianming's heart with the belief in victory and unyielding courage.
You must know that these young soldiers also have parents, and even some have wives and children, but when the motherland needs them, they are still so duty-free, even after all kinds of hardships and pains, they still face with a smile, but when the enemy appears at the door, they will lift the shotgun to go forward, if you want to ask who is the cutest person, maybe different people will give different answers, but in Wu Tianming's eyes, these soldiers who fight for the country are the most lovely people in his heart, and the concept of these loveliest people is very simple:
We are here today in the wind and rain, trekking hard, just so that the people of the motherland can live a good life in the future, shelter from the wind and rain and move forward on a smooth road, for this, no matter how difficult and dangerous the front is, we must grit our teeth and insist on rushing forward, since we wear this military uniform, we must be worthy of this honor!
Although the troops at hand are limited and the supporting equipment is not in place, as long as the combat needs are needed, the army's duty without hesitation naturally cannot become an empty word, and because of this, he turned on the walkie-talkie, looked up at the main position of the hairpin mountain like a hideous monster in the rain curtain, and replied in a firm and powerful tone:
"Reporting to Commander No. 11, my determination is to use me as the company commander of the existing strength, complete the vanguard task of the battalion, occupy Heights 66, and use this as a springboard to launch the attack on time. The battalion instructor will gather the main force of the battalion in the rear, complete the follow-up mission, and if I have casualties, the commander of the first company will act as the battalion commander to command"
Wu Tianming's sonorous and powerful words echoed in the valley, and the soldiers of the independent reconnaissance battalion beside them listened to it, and their spirits were all shocked, not only the independent reconnaissance battalion, but also the command headquarters far behind, everyone was extremely surprised, everyone did not expect that Wu Tianming would be so decisive and courageous, and surrendered himself as a company commander to complete the set task, everyone secretly gave a thumbs up to this, and praised in their hearts: Wu Tianming is really good!
The same words also sounded in Xu Yuan's heart, and a smile of relief appeared on his face, but just when the people around him thought that this Chief Xu had agreed to this most practical method at present, Xu Yuan turned his head lightly and ordered to the combat staff officer beside him:
"Pass my order, the general attack is delayed for 25 minutes!"
The combat staff officer listened to Xu Yuan's words, he couldn't believe his ears, and when he just wanted to confirm whether he had heard it wrong, Xu Yuan picked up the microphone, and his tone became unquestionable:
"303, the general attack will be delayed for 25 minutes, and the troops will be gathered as soon as possible during this period!" After speaking, Xu Yuan put down the radio intercom with a "snap!", then turned around and looked at the combat staff officer with a surprised face and said lightly:
"Isn't my order clear enough?"
"Yes, chief, I'll pass it on!" After speaking, the combat staff officer trotted all the way to deliver the order (to be continued)