After climbing the embankment, Sun Yu collapsed to the ground. His face was almost a dull pale, and his chest rose and fell violently like a bellows being pulled. In just over ten minutes, it was like draining all his energy. The ambulance dragged Zhang Tianling to the hospital, Xi Tianjiao walked over, patted him lightly on the shoulder and said, "Young man, not bad." Zhong Tianqi asked, "Which unit are you from?" Sun Yu said without hesitation: "I am Wang Tianli's soldier." "Wang Tianli's soldiers?" Zhong Tianqi asked rhetorically. "The predecessor of our troops was the 95 Regiment, the 212 Highland Attack Battalion". Xi Tianjiao's face darkened, but Zhong Tianqi's eyes lit up.

In modern military history, the battle for the 212 heights is a topic that can never be avoided. Fifteen years ago, Wang Tianli, then the head of the 95th Regiment, led the troops to participate in the border war. Having just taken over the friendly position, the enemy seized the No. 1 and No. 2 posts on the 212 heights at the front of Nala.

In order to recover the impact as soon as possible, the superiors issued an order to immediately recapture the No. 1 and No. 2 posts on the 212 heights at all costs. The 212 Heights are low, under the fire control of the enemy positions such as the 227 Heights, Xiaoqingshan, and Hanyang, and the minefields around the heights are densely packed, and there is only one road. If the counterattack force wants to go up to the 212 heights, it must first pass through this "100-meter life and death line".

The 95th Battalion of the 1st Regiment was ordered to assemble at Heights 215 and wait for an opportunity to counterattack Heights 212. Due to the weather and the inadequate preparation of the troops, Wang Tianli suggested giving up the risk attack for the time being, but it was not accepted by the superiors. The counterattack began, and artillery fire roared from both sides. Squatting in the bunker of the regiment command post, Wang Tianli held a telescope and watched the commandos who rushed out fall one after another like harvested wheat, the battle was too cruel. Some fighters were wounded through the fire blockade and crawled forward and stayed there forever. At the end of the battle, the chief of staff of the regiment, who was commanding on the front line, was red-eyed, carrying an automatic rifle and preparing to rush to the 212 heights, but was held back by the training staff officer.

On Radio 861, we kept hearing the shouts of our commandos and occupied the No. 1 and No. 2 posts, but most of the commandos who rushed forward after that were either killed or seriously wounded. There is a 5-meter-high boulder on Heights 212, which is the only place where it is easy to hide. More than 20 commandos died there, blood mixed with the rain in a mud, and the gradually stiffened corpses were washed away by the rain.

Wang Tianli asked himself in his heart: "How can I be so ruthless and let my brothers go to death one by one?" However, he couldn't refuse, and he didn't have the ability to refuse. Because he is a soldier and must obey orders.

At this moment, he deeply understands the old saying: "A country that can fight does not talk lightly about military affairs, and a general who is good at war does not talk lightly about war." ”

Many years later, when a group of people were clamoring for troops to clean up this and that, he smiled contemptuously and said, "How can those who have never even seen death be afraid of death?" Yes, Wang Tianli is really afraid of death. Because in just one week, the whole regiment suffered heavy losses, and more than 100 commandos left their lives forever on the 212 heights, and countless light and serious wounded were countless.

Due to the serious casualties of the 95th Regiment, the superiors added dozens of soldiers from the direct subordinate team, and strictly ordered to take the 212 heights at all costs before dark.

"You must reclaim Heights 212 today, at all costs. Otherwise, you will be ready to go to court-martial", Wang Tianli's ears sounded again. Another voice sounded in his heart: "We can no longer let soldiers make senseless sacrifices, even if I do go to court-martial."

To fight or not to fight is a dilemma, continuing the assault means greater sacrifices, and not fighting means abandoning those wounded comrades who are already on the high ground and halfway through, leaving them alone to face enemy fire. ", what kind of assault. We have sacrificed so many soldiers. The chief of staff said annoyedly. Although the political commissar was full of displeasure, he said helplessly, "However, the orders of the superiors still have to be carried out." ”

After listening to the briefings of several commandos, Wang Tianli squinted his eyes and thought twice. He proposed to change the battle plan and change the assault to a surprise attack. Engineered with scout assaults, mainly surprise attacks, and changed to strong attacks at any time. He said: "Even if I go back after the war, take off my military uniform, set up a small stall, and do a small business to make a living, now I have to say what I should say, and I must also mention what I should make suggestions." I want to be worthy of the central government, worthy of the soldiers, worthy of my fathers and brothers. ”

After the battle plan was submitted, the front-line command approved the change of the battle plan, and additional engineers and scouts were dispatched. The scout list included Wang Tianli's son Wang Song and reconnaissance platoon commander Leng Feng. The two repeatedly reconnoitred the enemy's situation, and in light of the enemy's activities such as taking up their posts at night and entering the cave during the day, being nervous at night, and being negligent during the day, they proposed to the regiment that the surprise attack at night be changed to a surprise attack when no artillery was fired during the day.

Wang Tianli once again revised the battle plan and decided to choose the time to carry out the attack during the day. The assault team consisted of 10 scouts, 5 sappers. The chief of staff secretly crossed out Wang Song from the list. It is said that "when you go into battle, you must always leave a man for your family."

The regiment commander was furious: "Because he is Wang Tianli's son, he can't charge?" Don't forget, there is no back door in my Wang Tianli's dictionary. At that moment, Wang Tianli seemed to be a god, the god of war.

The next day, the assault team prepared to take advantage of the foggy weather to attack the 212 heights. The 15-man commando team was about to set off, and Wang Tianli was at the front line for them. He raised his glass high and said, "Children, we give you a grand ride." ”

At that moment, everyone, including Leng Feng and Wang Song, cried. "Dry", after drinking a glass of wine, the head of the regiment hugged them one by one. When Wang Tianli hugged Wang Song, Leng Feng felt a few more seconds.

Ten minutes later, the commandos sneaked up to a short distance from Sentry No. 2. Our artillery group began to shell the enemy's artillery positions along the entire line, suppressing fire.

The enemy immediately concentrated all kinds of firepower and poured violently into the depression between the two mountains according to the Zhuyuan marked before the battle. As Wang Song lay on the ground to identify his direction, a shell fell behind him, cutting off his left leg and almost fainting him in pain. Leng Feng rushed up to rescue him, Wang Song pushed him away and shouted, "Leave me alone, rush forward!" He crawled forward with difficulty, and raised his hand trembling with pain to show the way forward for the people behind him.

Leng Feng tripped over the corpse during the impact, striking a landmine and wounding his arm. He endured the pain and rolled forward a few meters, jumped up again, lay down for a while, jumped forward for a while, and in one breath crossed the fire blockade of the Vietnamese army, until he rolled in front of a large rock more than 30 meters below the No. 3 outpost.

Half an hour later, the No. 1 and 2 posts on the 212 heights were occupied by the 95th Regiment commandos. By the time the enemy runners reacted, the sappers had already begun to repair their positions and prepare for defense. The enemy's artillery fire frantically retaliated against the 212 and 215 heights, and suddenly the two heights became a sea of fire, and the No. 1 and No. 2 posts were attacked by the enemy in turn. Jiang Ping, who was seriously injured, also climbed the 212 heights. After he was wounded during the impact, he was only about 70 meters away from the 215 heights he set off, and he could have waited for the ambulance personnel to come to rescue him.

Wang Song felt that he was familiar with the surroundings of Heights 212, where the battle needed him, so he dragged his broken leg and gritted his teeth forward with tenacious perseverance. After crawling for nearly 8 hours, dragging out a bloody road more than 200 meters long, and finally climbed to the 212 heights, he died heroically due to excessive blood loss.

After receiving the news that the 212 heights had been completely regained at the cost of only 8 casualties. The officers and men of the regiment rushed out of the cat's ear hole and shouted: "Long live the regiment commander!" They did not know that among the five martyrs who died was Wang Tianli's son Wang Song.

Every outpost on the 212th Heights was soaked in the blood of the officers and men of the 95th Regiment, and every inch of the position left their footprints of battle, and they forged an impregnable steel fortress with their own flesh and blood. They defended the homeland with their blood and defended the honor of the soldiers.

After the battle, Wang Tianli stayed in the regimental post for ten years. It cannot but be said that it has nothing to do with the battle of 212 high. The 95th Regiment also retained only one battalion in the previous downsizing, which is today's special operations battalion. Every special soldier is proud of Wang Tianli and his soldiers. As a veteran, it is impossible for Zhong Tianqi not to know about the 212 heights. He raised his right hand and said, "To Wang Tianli's soldiers, to the heroes of the 212 Heights, to you." ”

The general saluted the heroes with a military salute, and Sun Yu and his soldiers accepted orders and entrustment with a military salute.

Xi Tianjiao looked at the soldiers covered in mud and said loudly, "Comrades, behind you is Huiquan City, which is the 4 million people of Huiquan. The interests of the people are above all else. I hope you will do your best to keep the embankment and Huiquan City. Please, everybody. With that, he bowed deeply to those present. Sun Yu raised his right hand and gave a military salute and said, "Please rest assured, the chief is on the embankment." "People are on the embankment. People are on the embankment...", this loud voice quickly spread across both sides of the Han River.