Xu Yuan's order is very clear, but it is also very puzzling, you must know that the general attack time at 5:45 is set by the head of the headquarters, in principle, this time point must not be changed at will, because of this, the surrounding staff officers were extremely shocked when they heard Xu Yuan's order, until the operational staff officer ran to convey the order, the others reacted, and one of the communication staff officers who was responsible for liaising with the top level asked worriedly:

"Chief, the time of the general attack is determined by the high-level chief, if it is postponed, do you want it?"

"I'll explain it to the head of the headquarters!" Xu Yuan swept down the several staff officers standing in front of him, looking at their surprised and puzzled faces, he naturally knew what they were thinking, but just as Xu Yuan was about to explain this, the red phone rang again, Xu Yuan raised his arm and looked at his watch, the time was exactly fixed at 5:45.

At this point in time, the red phone rang, and there was no need to ask everyone present to understand that this was the head of the headquarters who always paid attention to the development of the war situation to inquire about the offensive situation of the troops, but now Xu Yuan postponed the attack, so how to explain to the head of the headquarters, how to say it well, the staff officers around Xu Yuan all had nervous and panicked eyes, you look at me, I look at you, no one can come up with a feasible way.

But Xu Yuan didn't panic as these staff officers, but walked forward quickly when the phone rang, and when he lifted the red earpiece, the staff officers around him all raised their hearts to their throats, thinking that this time the criticism of the head of the headquarters must be inevitable. At this time, Xu Yuan put the earpiece to his ear, and there was an anxious but calm question from inside:

"How is the progress of the attacking troops? What is the enemy's reaction? What is the casualty of the attacking troops?" From this series of questions, it can be seen how much importance the General Headquarters and even the entire top leadership attach to this operation. Because of this, Xu Yuan, who was not panicked, also oozed fine sweat from the palm of his hand holding the microphone at this time, but since he did this, he naturally had a good reason, so after a moment of nervousness, Xu Yuan returned to normal again and then reported truthfully:

"Report the Chief of the General Staff informed. I've pushed the attack back 25 minutes."

"Delay for 25 minutes? Is it your order?Why do you do this?" Before Xu Yuan could finish speaking, he heard a burst of words with a strong anger coming from the earpiece. Although the voice was not loud, it was extremely penetrating, and the faces of the staff officers present all turned pale when they heard these words. His eyes were even more united staring at Xu Yuan, who was upright and fearless:

"Old chief, it was my order, and you also know that it is easy to fall behind in interspersed battles, and there are countless variables in it, and you are so right, old chief, the mountains and jungles in North Vietnam are more complex than the mountains of North Korea in those years, with high mountains and dense forests, steep slopes and deep ravines. Dense primeval forests.

In addition, the muddy roads on rainy days made it even more difficult to travel, so it was rare for the troops to arrive at the designated places on time and in full, yes, not only the independent reconnaissance battalion responsible for the main attack, but also the other attacking troops arrived at the designated area on time, and the most troops were less than two-thirds of the full amount.

And there was a lot of physical exertion during the interspersed period of troops. If an attack is launched on time, not only will the number of infantry not be strong enough, but the impact will not be strong enough, it will inevitably cause heavy casualties, and although the troops that have fallen behind will keep up with the losses, the offensive battle that has been completed in one battle will become a tactic of adding fuel to the battle, and the casualties of the troops will inevitably be much greater."

"I understand what you mean!" didn't wait for Xu Yuan to finish speaking. The voice in the earpiece interrupted it, but the Chief of the General Staff's voice was not as angry as before. Instead, the tone softened a lot:

"You are the actual commander of the front line, and flexibly adjusting your tactics according to the actual situation is also in line with the actual laws of war, and it is inconvenient for us to meddle too much in this, but I only have one request, that is, today, I want to see our red flag planted on the main peak of the hairpin mountain!"

"Don't worry, Chief of the General Staff! I promise to complete the task!" As soon as Xu Yuan's voice fell, there was an echo of "beet~~beet~~" from the earpiece, and the words of the head of the headquarters were heard in their ears almost word for word, and when they heard the last words of the head of the headquarters, all the people present breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, as the operational staff officers of the command headquarters, they naturally knew Xu Yuan's intention to postpone the attack, but in the face of the operational orders and deployments issued by the headquarters, they didn't even have the courage to revise them, but now Xu Yuan was under tremendous pressure to revise the attack time according to the actual situation on the battlefield, and the head of the headquarters could also listen carefully to the opinions of the front-line commanders.

And timely decentralization of power to let it be carried out, such a scene was unimaginable to the people present before Xu Yuan's phone was connected, but now such a thing really happened in front of everyone's eyes, and they realized that these veteran generals who have been in battle for a long time respect the actual situation and basic laws when dealing with actual wars, which also makes these staff officers admire these leaders who dare to act and take responsibility!

However, Xu Yuan didn't care about this, because he only made decisions that were in line with the actual battlefield, so after he put down the phone, he turned around and ordered in a deep voice:

"Continue to contact the troops, learn about the assembly of the troops, and order them to pay attention to concealment and rest as soon as possible!"

Hearing Xu Yuan's order, the staff officers almost said in unison:

"Yes!"

At the same time, in the concealed assembly area of the independent reconnaissance battalion under the rear anticline on the side of the hairpin mountain, the command post of the independent reconnaissance battalion has been set up, the compass of the military map of the liaison radio station is neatly placed in the corresponding position, the guard soldiers, the signal corps, and the service soldiers are also in place, and the soldiers of the independent reconnaissance battalion have also arrived at the assembly area one after another inland during this time, Wu Tianming, as the battalion commander, looked at his watch, and then ordered to the signal soldier beside him:

"Let all companies seize the time to rest and recuperate! Quickly clean up the mud in their shoes, and eat as much food as they can carry, lest they lose their energy after the attack and rush halfway!"

"Battalion commander, why is it still delayed for 25 minutes. Is there something wrong?" As soon as the communications corps left, Gu Zelin, the platoon commander of the main attack platoon, swallowed the compressed biscuit that he had swallowed in his mouth. Then asked in a hoarse voice, and Wu Tianming looked up and down at Gu Zelin, who was holding a Type 78 assault rifle and carrying a Class 844 command aircraft and a portable bazooka:

"What's the matter?

"It's not!" Gu Zelin replied very simply: "Just with the urine nature of these Vietnamese monkeys, as long as we dare to fight, we can rush forward even if we have less than a company of troops!"

"Then let me ask you, if this is the case, how many casualties will there be?"

"This" Gu Zelin although was promoted to platoon commander. But after all, he is still young, and he is even more enthusiastic when he comes to the battlefield. So he only focused on how to capture the position, and didn't think too much about casualties, and now Wu Tianming's words made Gu Zelin wake up all of a sudden. For the soldiers he brought up single-handedly, Wu Tianming knew Gu Zelin very well and knew that he had a strong comprehension, so after saying what he had just said, Wu Tianming couldn't help but ask:

"Why?

"Understood! Battalion commander, Chief Xu's decision is right, we are originally killing chickens with a knife, and the offensive battle of a strong position is even more important in one battle, if the troops are insufficient and the physical strength cannot be recovered, the casualties will inevitably increase!"

"It's good that you kid understands!" Gu Zelin's voice just fell. Wu Tianming patted him on the shoulder with a pleased smile: "Which soldier is not born by his parents, raised by his parents, we must ensure victory." And try to get us out of the battlefield alive."

Before Wu Tianming finished speaking, a communication soldier came to his side and whispered a few words to him, so Wu Tianming looked at his watch, and the smile on his face was immediately replaced by a serious and serious look, and asked in a deep voice to Gu Zelin:

"Repeat the command!"

listened to Wu Tianming's words. Gu Zelin knew that the attack was about to start, so he straightened his waist. Repeat aloud the task previously given to them platoon:

"When the 1st and 2nd companies cleared the 66th and 68th and other warning positions, our platoon broke through the opening torn by the brother troops, and with the cooperation of artillery fire and the third company, it reached within 300 meters of the front line of the main fortifications of the Vietnamese army, and used portable rocket launchers to strike!"

"Whether you can win or not depends on whether you can break through, and when the time comes, I will concentrate the firepower of the whole battalion to support you!"

"Guarantee to complete the mission!" Gu Zelin stood upright, and then trotted back to his platoon to start pre-battle preparations! Wu Tianming then turned his face to the side of the communication soldier and continued to order:

"Inform the troops and get ready for battle!"

"Yes!" After receiving the order, the signal soldiers began to use the radio to convey the order, and Wu Tianming came to the battalion headquarters, and used the telescope to look at the main position of Faka Mountain, which was clearly visible in the morning glow, and then put down the telescope and raised his wrist, looking at the pointer of the watch pointing to 6:05, seeing this, Wu Tianming couldn't help but say to himself:

"In five minutes, the battle here will begin!"

"Can there be a battle here?" The same words came out of the mouth of the commander of the defender of the anticline of Mount Hairpin, who was now surrounded by a young guard who had just joined the army:

"You see that you are a recruit egg, tell you, our underground fortifications are very strong, the cement and steel bars are all aided by the Soviet big brother, 152 shells are so big, direct hits can't even see a crack, such a fortification may not be gnawed down by his Chinese army for five years!"

"But last night the regiment commander ordered us to rearrange our positions and increase the firepower configuration to prevent a possible attack by the Chinese!"

Listening to the guards' words, the battalion commander waved his hand: "Isn't the main position arranged? Heavy machine gun anti-aircraft machine guns, the level and density are not small, and the 40 rocket launchers and mortar positions for striking snipers have also been adjusted, even if the Chinese have the courage to really come, he will not be able to cross the red line of 600 meters of the front line!"

"But the 66th and 68th guard positions have not been strengthened, if the Chinese attack today, will they?"

"Attack today?haha~~" As soon as the guard's voice fell, the battalion commander laughed loudly as if he had heard a big joke:

"The sun is shining on the ass, tell you that the Chinese like to attack in the early hours of the morning, that is, an hour ago, when the sky was polished, so hidden, now" said the battalion commander with a sneer on his face: "Hmph! It is estimated that the Chinese are also sleeping lazy!"

"Who is sleeping lazy?" As soon as the battalion commander finished speaking, a familiar voice came from behind him, which made him quickly turn around, and when he saw the person coming, he couldn't help but immediately get nervous, and hurriedly stood up and gave a military salute:

"Comrade Regiment Commander!"

The person who came was none other than Li Tianming, the commander of the Vietnamese army guarding the Faka Mountain, Li Tianming looked at the battalion commander in front of him, nodded slightly, and then asked undoubtedly:

"Has the position been rearranged?"

"It has been arranged according to the established plan!" After listening to the words of the battalion commander, Li Tianming glanced at the situation of the firepower points, nodded with satisfaction, and then looked at his watch:

"It's 6:09 now, it's already dawn, the Chinese who are good at early morning raids will not rush to start operations in broad daylight, you can make reasonable arrangements, and be on duty for combat readiness!"

After speaking, Li Tianming didn't wait for the battalion commander to answer, he turned around and walked briskly in the direction of the main position, and when the battalion commander saw Li Tianming walking away, he couldn't help but tilt his head in the direction where Li Tianming disappeared, with a little seriousness in his tone:

"You learn a little more, this is the experience of a veteran who has gone through the battle array!"

"Got it"

The scene of relaxation and peace on the Vietnamese position, as if such a seemingly peaceful day was about to end at the beginning, there was no tension at all about the impending major war, but on the contrary, everyone in the command headquarters on the Chinese side of the Pha Kat Hill held their breath,

From time to time, many people still swallowed excessive saliva secreted due to nervousness, and the entire command headquarters was even more silent, only the radio transceiver in the telecommunications room was "dripping" incessantly, and all that could be heard was the sound of heavy breathing and eager heartbeats everywhere in the headquarters!

But more is the ticking sound of the hands on the watch constantly turning, starting from 6:05, such a sound and nervousness began to spread in the command headquarters, as time goes by bit by bit, such emotions are even more uncondensed, now at 6:09 minutes 30 seconds, everyone's breathing sound has become extraordinarily aggravated, even if it is usually calm and abnormal, at this time Xu Yuan, who has picked up the receiver of the combat phone, has a layer of fine sweat beads oozing from his forehead

5,4,3,2,1! Xu Yuan raised his wrist, and the second hand of the watch reached the end of 6:10 with him as usual at a constant speed, seeing this, Xu Yuan used the most firm and short words to the telephone receiver, and ordered without hesitation:

"The general offensive begins!"

Xu Yuan's order spread along with the telegraph in the telephone line to the various combat units that had already been ready, and then three orange-red signal flares rose into the air, and the various types of artillery of the artillery units that had been calibrated to shoot at Zhu Yuan let out an earth-shattering roar at the same time, and the entire land of the Hairpin Mountain trembled.

Hundreds of shells of various calibers rained down on the main position on the hill of Hairpin, and the explosion kicked up the earth, dead branches and leaves, and the drizzle set off amazing flowers in full bloom on the mountain, and in the face of such countless flowers that continued to bloom, both China and Vietnam knew that the real offensive war was staged (to be continued)