"2,655 enemies were killed, and more than 400 of the enemy escaped. Our troops 68 were killed and 196 wounded. Li Yannian, a staff officer of the regiment, read the post-war statistics at a critical note. I will soon report to the military department, no one cares how many weapons and ammunition have been seized, and the black medicine bullets have long disappeared from the equipment of the Liberation Army, and no matter how much is captured, there is no practical significance.

Although there were many enemies annihilated, the motorized infantry reinforced regiment of about 2,000 men suffered more than 200 casualties in the battle, a ratio of nearly 15 percent, and the cadres of the motorized infantry regiment were in a very heavy mood. A unit that is reduced by more than one-third of its strength will lose its combat effectiveness, and this time the loss is about one-third and half.

The "big family" killed in the battle was a cavalry battalion, and one battalion lost nearly 30 people killed and more than 90 wounded. Almost half of all the officers and men killed and wounded in the motorized rifle regiment. Battalion commander Wu Chaoyang had a bandage on his right shoulder and a bandage on his head. After listening to the statistics, he looked sad and angry, and his eyes were red.

"Old Wu, I can't blame you for this. We didn't have a map, and the cavalry was very successful when we pursued them. You...... Don't be sad. Qi Rui said with relief.

During the battle, Division Commander Zheng quickly formulated a battle plan to fight for the commanding heights ahead of the Yankees, stabilize the commanding heights and then implement backlog tactics. At the end of the first day of fighting, the Liberation Army completed the battle plan at a very small cost.

The next day, the battle continued, and the Yankees were unable to stabilize the situation after losing their commanding heights. The Liberation Army successfully broke through the Yankees' positions and smoothly advanced towards the Yankees' rear. Seeing that the encirclement was a foregone conclusion, some of the more clever Yankees immediately chose to run away.

The advantage of the cavalry was the pursuit from behind, and the cavalry unit did not choose to pursue from behind, but bypassed a mountain path based on the intelligence that the scouts seemed to have discovered, which could be inserted behind the retreating Yankees. Wu Chaoyang and the regimental headquarters both felt that the pursuit could be completed by the infantry, but this choice of sticking a knife in the back might achieve more results.

This bold decision had an effect, and the cavalry battalion that suddenly came out of the mountain road cut melons and vegetables and rolled the heads of the Yankees, and it seemed that the Yankees could completely cut off the back road of the Yankees. At this moment, a squad of American muskets suddenly emerged from a small canyon that the cavalry battalion had completely unnoticed and launched a flanking attack on the cavalry battalion.

Wu Chaoyang's reaction was very quick, and he immediately ordered to give up the continued impact and chose to dismount and fight. The cavalry battalion, which had lost almost all of its horses in the desperate battle that followed, blocked most of the retreating Yankees, fulfilling the initial expectations. In Qi Rui's view, this is a very brave and decisive command. Although the losses are not small, they are not as good as losing the battle.

"It's my fault, I saw something suspicious behind the rock, but my brain was hot, so I didn't send anyone there. If you can send troops over immediately to take a look, you can stop the Americans. It's my fault, I'm sorry everyone......" Speaking of this, Wu Chaoyang's left fist slammed on the table, already bursting into tears.

The young officers could not say anything for a while, and when the battle was over, everyone reflected on the battle and realized that their command was actually unsatisfactory. In many places, it is even completely wrong. The reason why the others were not as excited as Wu Chaoyang was because their command did not cause major troop losses. In essence, the people in the regimental headquarters made no fewer mistakes than Wu Chaoyang. Moreover, Wu Chaoyang's style of fighting back and not retreating from a single step when he was defeated, many regiment-level officers asked themselves, and they all felt that their reaction in that situation was only inferior to Wu Chaoyang. From Wu Chaoyang's injuries, it can be seen that those bullets were slightly off, and Wu Chaoyang confessed on the battlefield.

Death is so real, Qi Rui and others who have actually fought are better, they have already experienced this fear. The Republic of China has been peaceful for a long time, and a considerable number of officers in the motorized infantry regiment have not actually had real war experience.

At this moment, the curtain was lifted, and Master Zheng strode into the regiment headquarters. There was no look on his face that he was angry or alive, but when his gaze swept away, the officers of the motorized rifle regiment felt a pang in their hearts. Division Commander Zheng is a soldier, a soldier with rich experience in war. It's hard to describe the sweep in words, and the soldiers could feel so much from it. That's something that only veterans who have experienced life and death, not brutality, not indifference, but a kind of strength.

All the young people involuntarily showed solemn expressions, not because they were afraid, but because they admired. Master Zheng's actual combat ability greatly surpassed that of these young juniors, and these young people all admitted this fact at this time. If there is a complete reconnaissance, there is a complete map. These young soldiers didn't think they were really worse than Commander Zheng, but the battle was developing so quickly that there was no map, and there was no reconnaissance. All developments in the war are based on the commander's calculations based on the rapidly changing situation. Mr. Zheng's experience shows extraordinary advantages.

Through the canyon that Commander Zheng ordered to attack with artillery fire yesterday, everyone discovered what kind of effect Commander Zheng's experience had. Some of the simple fortifications at the entrance to the canyon were sparsely beaten, and a large number of Yankees were killed and seriously wounded by artillery, to say the least, in the hundreds.

Seeing that Wu Chaoyang was still crying, Master Zheng calmly said: "Wu Chaoyang, stand up!" ”

Qi Rui and the others were stunned, Wu Chaoyang was not only injured in his right shoulder and head, but he was also shot in the right leg. If he hadn't insisted on attending the final summary meeting, everyone wouldn't have let such an injury move casually. After hearing the order, Wu Chaoyang wiped a handful of tears, held the table with his left hand, and stood up by himself. This kind of hardness made Qi Rui and others, who were originally not familiar with Wu Chaoyang, feel a little admired.

After Wu Chaoyang stood firm, Master Zheng continued to ask, "Wu Chaoyang, do you feel the pain of the wound?" ”

"I feel it!" Wu Chaoyang raised his head and said loudly.

Master Zheng calmly walked to Wu Chaoyang's side, patted him on the shoulder and said, "If you can feel pain, it means that you are still alive." You survived such a fierce battle, and I'm glad to know that you survived that battle. ”

After finishing speaking, Division Commander Zheng turned his head to look at the young soldiers, "I am very happy that my comrades have survived the battle. ”

I don't know why, Qi Rui's heart was shocked when he heard this, and he only felt that the heat around his eyes was hot, and there was an urge for tears to gush out. And Wu Chaoyang couldn't help but sobbed after hearing this, and then Wu Chaoyang stood up straight, choked and said, "Commander, my misjudgment has led to a lot of ...... Many comrades have died, and I ask the troops to remove me from my post and investigate and deal with them. ”

"Sit down and talk." Master Zheng did not immediately reply to Wu Chaoyang's request, but gave an order to everyone first.

The other comrades saw that Wu Chaoyang was still standing straight, and they were embarrassed to sit down. Senior Commander Wu grabbed Wu Chaoyang's arm, and a guy sat him down. Although it was painful, Wu Chaoyang gritted his teeth and said nothing. It's just that the tears can't help but continue to flow.

After everyone else sat down, Master Zheng pulled over the backboard and casually drew a simple terrain with chalk on it. When he was done, he drew two arrows and two circles on the topographic map.

Pointing to the big circle, Master Zheng said to everyone: "This is the brigade where the Americans escaped. After saying that, he pointed to the small circle again, "This is the striker of three or four hundred Americans who escaped after being cut off by the cavalry battalion." I went to see the terrain and asked quite a few comrades. Everyone's statement is very consistent, and there are three or four hundred Americans between the Yankees and the cavalry battalion who rushed out later. And the primary purpose of the cavalry battalion is not the three or four hundred Yankees in front, but the more than a thousand Yankees in the back. Battalion Commander Wu, let me ask you a question, can you grow wings and fly me to the gap that the American soldiers rushed out? ”

Looking at the topographic map, the officers of the motorized rifle regiment understood what the problem was. The American musketeers that made Wu Chaoyang haunt him were actually a vanguard of the Yankees when they retreated. Wu Chaoyang's cavalry battalion had already entered the valley before it was killed, so Wu Chaoyang didn't notice it.

By the time Wu Chaoyang first dispersed the Yankees in the first section of the two sections, and at the same time launched a fierce attack on the Yankees' rear team, there were not enough troops to make any defensive measures in that direction.

What made these young soldiers who thought of this variable feel a little relieved was that the next judgment of Division Commander Zheng was the same. After talking about the situation that Wu Chaoyang's troops did not expect, Division Commander Zheng said solemnly: "This is war, if everyone has the most comprehensive understanding of the war and grasps all the circumstances, it is probably possible to make the best judgment." But there are no omniscient and all-powerful characters in war, and when everyone makes a choice, they have to take risks. ”

"I know I was wrong......" Wu Chaoyang said loudly.

"You just know you're wrong, but by what you've said so far, you don't know what's wrong with you." Master Zheng's expression became more serious. The heavy tone made Qi Rui feel a strong pressure.

"Wu Chaoyang, the biggest mistake I see you make is that you think you can avoid all mistakes. You think you can actually choose the best way to get the maximum result with the least cost. I'm afraid you still think you can make the troops not suffer any casualties. If there's something wrong, that's all your mistakes! Senior Commander Zheng's voice was so solemn that no one could say a word after he finished speaking, and the regiment headquarters fell into a completely silent situation in an instant, and everyone held their breath and stared, and even felt empty for a while.

In this silence, Master Zheng said in a heavy tone: "You feel that you are responsible, and you are willing to take responsibility, even if you are dismissed, you can accept it." Wu Chaoyang, I am actually very relieved that you can think like this, that you can say such things. Because you have the lives of your comrades in your heart. Any order in war can lead to death, so a commander who only knows how to give the kind of order that makes his subordinates die and die can still be at peace is absolutely unqualified. However, since any order will lead to the death of a comrade-in-arms, so I feel that everything is my own fault, then I can only say that this is a big mistake. That view is contempt for those comrades who died heroically! No one is so great. ”