Chapter 150: Habits
Chapter 150: Habits
Chapter 150: Habits
"What? Hit Tongdeng? ”
Regiment Commander Wu seized the time to convene an operational meeting with the commanders of each battalion, and the commanders of each battalion could not help but be stunned when they heard that they were going to fight Tongdeng.
"Captain!" One of the cadres stood up and said in embarrassment: "The soldiers have not rested for a day and a night, and they have been on the road all the time. ”
"Yes, Captain!" Other cadres also chimed in: "The marching soldiers on this road are all supportive, and we have been telling the soldiers, 'Hold on a little longer, and it will be safe when you reach Tongdeng!'" But now that Tongdeng has arrived, he wants them to go to war! This...... We can't ...... words."
"Captain! Can't we get around it? We have no experience in fighting in the first place, so it is not suitable to fight in this situation! Some soldiers even secretly dropped bullets on the road in order to lighten their loads! ”
"What? Someone dropped a bullet? Hearing this, I couldn't help frowning: "Didn't you give an order not to throw bullets and 'medicine'?" ”
"People are dying of exhaustion, who can take care of so much!" The cadres said with some embarrassment.
"No matter what, this battle must be fought! And the sooner the better! I said to the cadres: "Comrades, think about it, it is very likely that the troops of our friendly army are on the other side of Tongdeng, and the motherland is only one step away from us, and as long as we can rush through it, it means victory, it means returning to the motherland." Some comrades think that we should bypass the enemy in Tongdeng, but what if we 'get lost'? What if more and more Vietnamese troops catch up? I don't think we have any other choice but to go straight to the point! If you can rush through, you will live, and if you can't rush through, you will die! ”
Seeing that the soldiers were all silent, I paused and continued: "Maybe some comrades are afraid to fight this battle because the soldiers are too tired or have no combat experience, but what I want to say is ...... If every soldier knew that once we couldn't get through, we would stay in a foreign land forever, or even die here, do you think they wouldn't be able to fight this battle? ”
"That's right!" When the cadres heard this, they whispered: "In ancient times, Xiang Yu was ruined!" Why can't we? ”
"We won't stay here to die if we say anything, just fight!"
"On the issue of insufficient ammunition and medicine......" I looked at Regiment Commander Wu and suggested: "We don't need so many troops to participate in the war, the troops in my hands plus two battalions are enough, and we can concentrate the ammunition and ammunition for the troops participating in the battle!" ”
"No problem!" Regiment Commander Wu nodded and said: "This matter will be 'handed over' to me, as for leading the troops to attack......
Regiment Commander Wu looked at me and said, "This matter is not trivial, and it may be directly related to the life and death of our troops. So Camp Commander Choi ...... I won't be polite to you, and I'll 'hand' this matter over to you! ”
Listening to Regiment Commander Wu's words, the battalion commanders of each battalion also nodded in agreement. Although I didn't show much in front of them, I assigned my troops to various units to teach combat experience, and this back and forth would inevitably talk about me, so my reputation in the 608th Regiment was still 'quite 'strong', and few people didn't know me in less than a few days.
However, I still turned my attention to Deputy Division Commander Liang, because I knew that it was not only Commander Wu who had the right to speak.
Deputy Division Commander Liang smiled angrily: "What do you think I'm doing?" If you don't let this happen, who else can do it? Do you still want me to be an old man? ”
"Coax!" The cadres were amused by Deputy Division Commander Liang's words, and the originally tense atmosphere eased in an instant.
"That's good!" I didn't shirk it, so I immediately agreed, pointed to the map and said: "In Tongdeng, my troops and I have fought against the Yue devils here, and we have also stayed here for a few days, so we are familiar with this place. Our goal is to ...... here"
I pointed to Pingdingshan on the map and said: "This mountain is called Pingdingshan, which used to be an extremely important fortress of the Vietnamese army - Guitun Fort, but we have taken it and blown it into ruins, and below it is the railway station, which is our way back......
"The train station?" Head Wu couldn't help but ask suspiciously: "Why do you have to leave from the train station?" Looking at the terrain, the railway station is under the fire control of the Guitun Fort, isn't it safer to take the road? ”
"We have to face not only the Vietnamese army, but also the mines planted by our army's engineering units!" I replied: "In order to stop the Vietnamese army from chasing, the engineer unit has planted many mines behind the road, and the road is likely to have been blown up, so it is not safe to take the road!" However, the railways are much better, first, the railways are mostly built at the foot of the thick roadbed, and no matter how they are bombed, it is just one more pit. When I came back, I made a special observation, perhaps because it was very inconvenient to bury mines with sleepers in the middle of the railway, so the engineering troops simply blasted on the railway......"
"Oh!" Head Wu nodded in a sudden realization.
"Here's our mission!" I pointed to the map and said: "My troops and the 2nd Battalion and I are divided into three routes, left, center, and right, and we will pass through Tongdeng with lightning speed, and in case of resistance, we must destroy the enemy as quickly as possible to ensure the smooth advance of the follow-up troops." The task of this unit was to break through the enemy's lines and occupy commanding heights along the way to cover the advance of the follow-up troops, in particular, to occupy Pingdingshan to control the railway station. The main forces withdrew in the sequence of three battalions, regimental headquarters, and one battalion along the route we opened up all the way to the railway station and retreated north along the railroad tracks! ”
Head Wu looked at the map seriously and waited for the following, but he didn't see me for a while, and he couldn't help but look up and ask, "Gone?" That's it? ”
"That's it!" I nodded.
"This ...... How can this work? Commander Wu quickly understood something, and immediately stood up and objected: "Isn't this just to let you and the troops of the second battalion cover our escape?" The main forces have no task at all, only retreat! This...... What is this like? ”
"Camp Commander Cui!" Deputy Division Commander Liang 'interjected' and asked, "What should you do when we leave?" Don't you think we should 'handover' the battalion as a cover for the retreat? ”
I shook my head with a wry smile and said, "It's not that I don't want to, but I can't!" ”
"Why not?" Deputy Division Commander Liang asked suspiciously.
"Just ......imagine," I looked at the cadres around me and replied, "Let's not talk about whether the soldiers of the 608th Regiment have the kind of coordinated 'nature' of 'handing over' for cover, once our army has opened the gap in the encirclement and the soldiers know that life is in front of them, who else will be willing to stay and take on the cover mission?" ”
Hearing this, everyone present was silent, I was talking about a very realistic problem, the 608th Regiment is a unit that has never been on the battlefield, even if there is no pressure to let them do the retreat of 'handover' cover, I am afraid that it will be difficult, not to mention that it is still on the battlefield now, there are gunshots and artillery everywhere, and there are extremely vicious Vietnamese troops chasing behind them, and there is a direct way to the motherland in front of them...... Therefore, it is conceivable that no one can stop the soldiers who are in a hurry to flee back to the motherland under such circumstances, so is it useful to formulate a complicated plan for 'handover' replacement cover at this time? That will only make the troops fall into 'chaos' and 'chaos'!
So I simply let my troops and the 2nd Battalion play the front and hold on for a while, and only in this way can as many fighters as possible return to the homeland. The problem is ...... The second battalion is willing to do it!
I turned my gaze to Xu Fan, the commander of the second battalion, and asked, "Can you accept this task?" ”
As soon as Xu Fan raised his head, he met my gaze and said, "You Camp Commander Cui can take the initiative to carry the burden on your shoulders, what else do I have to say!" I just don't think it's fair to Battalion Commander Cui and your subordinates, you stayed because of our request, and now you have to risk your life to take on a cover mission......"
"Camp Commander Cui!" Deputy Division Commander Liang 'interjected' with a blue face: "Let me say a word, after you lead the troops to conquer Pingdingshan, you will 'hand' over the position to the second battalion, and the matter of covering the retreat of the troops will be 'handed over' to the second battalion, and you will withdraw with the main force!" ”
"What if the second battalion can't stand it?" I looked at Xu Fan and said: "It's not that I don't believe in the combat effectiveness of the second battalion, but we should think of this possibility: the soldiers can return to China when they see it, and they are worried that they will be surrounded by the Vietnamese army if they stay, so they have no intention of defending at all...... How many warriors' lives would be sacrificed by that? ”
Listening to my words, Deputy Division Commander Liang and Regiment Commander Wu had nothing to say, and even Xu Fan, the commander of the second battalion, did not dare to deny that this situation was very likely to occur. The reason is very simple, we really dare not ask a unit that has never been on the battlefield or even most of its members have been in the army for less than three months to be able to see death as if it were home, after all, this 'temptation' and 'confusion' are too great.
"Let's do it!" I stood up from the ground, patted my ass easily, and said to Xu Fan: "You go and assign the task first, let the soldiers have a good rest, and ......"
I looked at my watch, looked at the sky, and said, "Without further ado, we'll be ready for thirty-five minutes and move on time at seven o'clock!" ”
"Yes!" Xu Fan stood up and responded.
"Battalion Commander Cui......" Deputy Division Commander Liang also stood up.
"Deputy Division Commander Liang, there is no need to say more kind words!" I smiled and said, "This is the best option, and the only option that can minimize casualties!" ”
"Hmm!" Deputy Division Commander Liang shook my hand and nodded vigorously, so moved that he couldn't speak.
In fact, I did not do this for anyone, let alone fame and fortune, but a habit I developed on the battlefield of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea - the volunteers will always be accustomed to sacrificing the small self to save the big self at critical moments. Just do it! ~！