The night in the jungle always falls so silently.

The electronic reconnaissance detachment to which Zhou Yuanchao belonged walked out of Hongtong Gorge along Highway 15 and then 15 kilometers to the south, and then stopped.

Through the night vision device on his helmet, Zhou Yuanchao silently stared at the green winding tree-lined road ahead, and he knew very well that three kilometers further ahead was the enemy-occupied area, which was also the area where the enemy guerrillas frequently operated.

Raised his hand and looked at the military luminous watch on his right wrist, 10:43.

The large army led by Commander Xu should have passed through the entrance of Highway 6 at this time, entered this tropical rainforest, and advanced at full speed in the direction of Hehao Binhu.

"Keep the distance between the cars, keep the distance of the leading car group by two kilometers!" Zhou Yuanchao looked at the densely marked pulse signal points on the tactical guidance display and control system installed on the car, turned on the on-board radio, picked up the microphone and issued an order: "There are still three kilometers to enter the enemy-controlled area, and all units will camp nearby, pay attention to maintaining vigilance!"

As the advance company of the southward penetrating troops, this mobile reconnaissance company, which is composed of a special reconnaissance brigade and an electronic reconnaissance brigade, is no longer simply familiar with the road conditions, but shoulders the heavy task of scouting the way for the reconnaissance of the large units behind.

The Ho Chi Minh Trail, which is called the "Central and Central Corridor" by the Annamite people, has the most complicated road conditions, with the Phu Long Mountains in the south, which is the remnant of the Sang Nu Mountains, and there are many secret highways 16A, 16B, 15F, 15E, 15D, 15C, 15B, and 12 in the south of the mountain range.

This section of the 50-kilometer-long and wide stretch of dense forests and mountains stretching into the border of Laos made even the two veteran engineers who had built the Ho Chi Minh Trail look dark.

In the past nine days, Zhou Yuanchao and this convoy have had five close encounters with the enemy's guerrillas and reconnaissance units in the area in front of him. Although more than 100 Annam monkeys were killed, they also paid the price of 27 casualties.

"Platoon commander. Are you going to hunt in front tonight?" He Dazhu chewed gum in his mouth, jumped from the back seat of the firepower assault vehicle behind him, and came to the door of Zhou Yuanchao's car very leisurely and relaxed. He asked with a smile.

"After the large army enters the mountain, it is estimated that it will take at least three days to get to where we are. Zhou Yuanchao pondered and said: "If we go ahead and continue to advance, there is a possibility that we will collide with the enemy." It is also possible to fall by with them.

In the unlikely event that a reconnaissance detachment of the enemy army had been spared and a lone army had discovered a large force of our army in depth, the consequences would have been unimaginable. Just to be on the safe side. Even after the enemy's reconnaissance unit has passed, they will have the illusion that we are also a small reconnaissance force. ”

"It's still the platoon commander who thinks it through. He Dazhu nodded with admiration in his eyes and said, "Let's wait for work around here." ”

Zhou Yuanchao nodded silently, and soon notified him to turn on the electronic sonar and thermal energy sensing system for reconnaissance, and at the same time turned on a high-power electronic jammer for anti-reconnaissance.

"The monkeys of Annam, the dogs, the sun, can really toss, and the deep mountains and old forests where such ghosts hit the wall can also allow them to build so many roads. He Dazhu helped cover the fire assault vehicle with a camouflage net, and said with a scolding grin:

"Where we are now. The distance in a straight line from the air of the main force is less than 20 kilometers, but the whole journey around and around is more than 200 kilometers! In such a ghost place, the speed of the mechanized troops is not as fast as that of the infantry on a light and rapid march. ”

"Do you know what the U.S. military is doing in Annam, will it end in failure?" Zhou Yuanchao said with a smile: "To put it bluntly, the U.S. military did not lose to the army of the monkeys in Annan, but to this Ho Chi Minh Trail. Lost to this dense forest. ”

"Platoon commander, do you think it is possible that the monkeys of Annam are also thinking about using this Ho Chi Minh Trail to suddenly kill our troops from Tai Yuan Province north of Hanoi when our troops in Hanoi are empty?" He Dazhu asked thoughtfully.

"Judging from the guerrillas and reconnaissance units they frequently sent some time ago, I think Wu Yuanjia may really be able to fight this idea. Zhou Yuanchao said with a solemn face: "We are now stuck at this intersection that must be passed through to advance from the south to the north, and it is the Annan army that will come to prevent it! Because what the Annan monkeys are best at is jungle guerrilla warfare and interspersed operations!"

"Platoon Commander Zhou, the electronic sonar shows that there is a situation about 500 meters to the southwest!" Zhou Yuanchao's wireless walkie-talkie pinned to his shoulder suddenly came a report on the enemy situation from Xu Yuejin, commander of the first company of the electronic reconnaissance battalion of the DA Division.

"Be prepared to meet the enemy! Pay attention to concealment!" Zhou Yuanchao accelerated his speed to cover up the firepower assault vehicle and issued a combat order on the general channel.

……

On the winding Route 16A, a team of Annan agents covered in branches and leaves scurried forward along a ridge more than 100 meters high, each with swift movements, no different from monkeys.

As a spearhead, Sergeant Le Kim Siang clutched the AKM assault rifle in his hand, and shrewdly watched the movement around him, while occasionally making safety gestures to his companions behind him.

"Brother Xiang, do you think we will collide with the reconnaissance force of Beikou this time?" asked softly, a soldier who was more than three steps away from Li Jinxiang, breathing a little rapidly.

"Oh sorry!" The hideous scar on the right side of Li Jinxiang's face was twisted by the clenching of his cheeks, and it looked particularly frightening against the backdrop of the dark night.

"Brother Xiang, is it true that the foreign newspapers say that the Huaxia government has provided so many supplies to our country free of charge?" The young Annan soldier, who was wearing the rank of corporal, asked indisputably: "How can I hear that many people in the army are secretly talking about this matter?"

"No! Ruan Wu, this matter is not allowed to be mentioned again, otherwise don't blame me for not recognizing you as a brother!" Li Jinxiang stopped, turned around, and said viciously: "The Beikou have always had ambitions to annex our country's territory, and they have been plotting to turn us into their puppets, this is a conspiracy by the Beikou to confuse our army!"

"Brother Xiang, how many Beikou have you killed?" Ruan Wu hurriedly changed to Brother Xiang's favorite topic.

"I can't remember. Li Jinxiang replied with a cruel smile: "But I remember that there are nine Chinese women who have been cut into sticks after I have enjoyed them, and if I have the opportunity to get another one, I will make up ten." ”

Hearing Li Jinxiang's words, Ruan Wu couldn't help but shudder.

"Why did you stop suddenly, what's going on?" a deep middle-aged man's voice came from behind Ruan Wu, followed by a man with the rank of second lieutenant. An officer of the Annam People's Army, who was about 30 years old, strode over with a straight face.

"Platoon Commander Huang, I'm about to enter Hongtong Canyon in front, it's still early. Let the brothers rest for a while......"

"Let's talk about it after passing the Hongtong Canyon!" the platoon commander Huang said in a deep voice: "Carry out the order! You are not allowed to talk to each other during the march, otherwise don't blame me for turning my face and being ruthless!"

"Yes! Platoon Commander. Li Jinxiang nodded yes, and when he turned around and continued, a grim look flashed in his eyes.

Ruan Wu shrank his neck in fright. Holding back the blisters on the soles of his feet, he gritted his teeth and hurriedly followed.

I walked more than 300 meters down the hillside and just stepped on the road of Highway 16A. A loud "boom" came from not far behind Li Jinxiang.

Li Jinxiang immediately prostrated on the ground without hesitation, and as soon as he lay down, he felt the steel balls emitted after the explosion of the anti-infantry mine above his head "whoosh" and "whoosh" almost grazed the top of his head.

"Damn! The thunder set up by the Beikou scouts is becoming more and more unguardable!" Li Jinxiang gritted his teeth and clenched his fists and smashed a fist on the ground.

Before Li Jinxiang's words fell, he heard dense explosions around him.

Li Jinxiang shrewdly crawled to a rock and curled up as much as he could. He didn't need to look at it, just listening to the ballistic sound of this grenade, he knew that it was a 40mm grenade launched from an American MK19 grenade launcher.

"There is an ambush! Fire cover! Rush over!" the yellow platoon commander shouted sharply from behind.

"A dog who doesn't know a shit. I'm going to rush at you and take the lead!" Li Jinxiang glanced disdainfully in the direction where Platoon Commander Huang's voice came from, and the surging heat almost burned his face.

"Damn, how did Beikou know that we came down from this place!" Li Jinxiang suddenly thought of a question: "This is obviously an ambush circle waiting for us to drill in!"

"Hurry up and ......" Li Jinxiang shouted before he finished shouting, "Boom, boom, boom" A series of grenades thrown from the MK19 grenade launcher exploded around him, and the whole person was instantly blown into a pile of pieces.

He did not know what to do until he died. How did the Beikou army ambushed in front find his position so accurately.

"Withdraw to the mountain! Occupy favorable terrain and return fire!" Platoon Commander Huang continued to command blindly, so that the surviving Annan soldiers did not know whether to listen to his previous order or carry out his current instructions.

......The dull sound of the 14.5mm anti-aircraft machine gun firing instantly suppressed the surviving personnel of the reconnaissance unit of the Annan Special Service Battalion, which was composed of 30 people, and none of them dared to raise their heads and get up.

THE THREE 14.5MM ANTI-AIRCRAFT MACHINE GUNS ON THE THREE FIRE ASSAULT VEHICLES FORMED A DENSE CROSS-FORCE FORCE IN THREE DIRECTIONS, PIERCING AND DESTROYING THE ROCKS AND TREES WHERE THE ENEMY WAS HIDING.

With thermal sensors on electronic reconnaissance vehicles indicating the enemy's hiding location, the fate of the remaining personnel of the Annan special service battalion can be imagined.

Five minutes later, the jungle was silent again.

"Platoon Commander Zhou, the images sent back by the drone show that about 100 kilometers to the southwest, on the four roads of 15F, 15E, 15D, and 12, there are a large number of enemy armored infantry advancing rapidly!" Zhou Yuanchao was just about to give the order to clean up the battlefield, and Xu Yuejin's obviously frightened voice suddenly came from the walkie-talkie on his shoulder.

Without thinking about it, Zhou Yuanchao immediately replied: "Report this situation to Commander Xu immediately!"

On Highway No. 6, which is 20 kilometers away in a straight line 20 kilometers northeast of the exit of Hongtong Canyon, Xu Shangyou sat in a Type 63 armored command vehicle, listening to the emergency enemy situation report from the wireless microphone, and his two thick eyebrows were twisted into a mountain character.

Wu Yuanjia is really also fighting the idea of Ho Chi Minh Trail!

Although the reconnaissance troops at the front reported the enemy's situation in time, they did not let Xu Shangyou come up with the best countermeasures for a while.

One armored division, two infantry divisions, and more than 30,000 people have all been deployed into the mountains. At this time, if the front team becomes the back team, and the back team becomes the front team, and the Ho Chi Minh Road is withdrawn, of course, there will be plenty of time.

The main purpose of this campaign was to destroy all the most important elite units of the Annam People's Army at once. If he withdraws from the mountains now, waits for a job in the plains, and waits for the armored forces of the An'an army to come out of the mountains, it will certainly not be a big problem to defeat the other side.

But the main problem is that he can't judge how many troops this enemy has, what kind of equipment they have, and where they will choose to go out of the mountain.

The Ho Chi Minh Trail, to Hanoi, has three exits.

One is Highway 12, which is located in the western part of Nandingbei and is currently controlled by us.

One is kilometer 6, which is the mountain pass where he led his troops into the mountain.

There is also a No. 9 Highway in Taiyuan Province in the northwest of Hebei.

It's not possible to get out of the mountain from Route 12. Highway 6 and Highway 9 are the most likely, because from here, it is possible to go straight to Hanoi.

The exit of Route 6 is 30 kilometers from Hanoi, and Highway 9 is 42 kilometers from Hanoi.

In the absence of definite information, the safest course of action would be to withdraw immediately from the mountains and set up ambush circles at the exits of Highway 6 and Highway 9 in two separate routes.

But in this way, the head only knocked out the enemy's forward troops and blocked the enemy's main force in the mountains.

If all the main forces of the enemy army are released, with the existing strength in his current hands, the division of forces will definitely not be enough, and it will be difficult to completely annihilate this cunning army in the Hanoi Plain that is trying to attack Hanoi for a long distance and copy the back road of his great monk.

Lao Yang is now commanding his troops, and now he must have been glued to the Anjun army in the south of Nanding, and it is impossible to draw troops from him in this case.

At present, Hanoi has only one division deployed, and even if it is withdrawn, it will not work.

For a while, Xu Shangyou had a kind of standardlessness that was difficult to ride a tiger and was annoyed!

If you continue to advance south with your troops, on the Ho Chi Minh Trail, it is impossible for the two armored forces to open up and face each other.

Xu Shangyou looked at the new map of the Ho Chi Minh Trail that had just been drawn not long ago on the table.

From the situation just now, it was very likely that the armored force of the Anjun army, which was rushing north, arrived at Hongtong Canyon earlier than him.

Hongtong Canyon is indeed a good place for ambushes. However, it is believed that it is impossible for any commander to drive all the troops into the canyon at once.

Moreover, it is necessary to send reconnaissance troops to explore the road first, and then send troops to control the 950 heights and 1030 heights on both sides of the canyon, and cover the passage of troops in batches.

Now, even if you order the troops to march quickly to the Hongtong Canyon first, it doesn't make much sense!

General Xu is really a little worried now.

Fuck it! Just have two fucking trains colliding, crush this enemy army first, and then chase all the way, and the brave wins!

Just when Xu Shangyou was about to give a ruthless order, the radio communicator handed over the microphone with both hands and said respectfully: "Report to the chief, Director Yang has asked to talk to you!" (To be continued.) )