Hide behind a few sandbags that the fighters have improvised to pile up. I spread out the map on the snow, and by the dim light of a flashlight covered with black cloth, I observed on the map the Sheng 6 Highlands, which had been a headache for us since the beginning of the war.

In fact, I don't know how many times I had observed the 6 Heights before the war, but it was this that I had a feeling that I didn't know where to start. The main reason is that, unlike other highlands, the overall direction of the 6 highlands is north-south. As a result, its two wider flanks were under the cover of fire from the two nearby high grounds, while the front and rear were narrower and more unsuitable for troops to attack. At the same time, this high ground can provide fire cover for the high ground on both sides, and form an interconnected defense line with them.

Of course, this was the situation when we didn't take the high ground. Now that the 4 heights are already in the hands of our army, then one of the flanks of the heights of Judah is under our firepower.

"Go and call all the battalion-level cadres!" I didn't take my eyes off the map, and my mouth gave orders to Hu Biao beside me.

"Yes!" Hu Biao answered, and soon called a correspondent.

It didn't take long for the three battalion commanders of the regiment, including the commander of the tank battalion, Zhong Chaoyang, to come to me at a trot.

"Hmm!" I nodded, and when I saw that several people had arrived, I pointed to the map and said, "The situation is very critical right now, so I'll make a long story short." Because of the changing of the guard of the enemy, the current situation is very different from what we have detected before. The enemy we faced was not a reinforced battalion of the US 3rd Division, but an old independent battalion of the US New Infantry Regiment. ”

"The Male Clown Infantry Regiment Heart Independent Battalion?" It was the first time the soldiers had heard this number, and they couldn't help but feel a little fresh.

"But the captain!" Hu Biao asked even more strangely: "Why don't I think they look like Yankees?" ”

"Hustle yes!" Li Guoqiang, who has 'dealt with' these US troops, also said strangely: "It is indeed different from other Yankees, more like Little Japan!" ”

"They are Little Japan." I explained, "They are Japanese living in the United States!" The U.S. Army's White Infantry Regiment was all composed of Japanese, especially the four independent battalions in front of us, all of whom were veterans from World War II. I have also made a lot of contributions! ”

"It's really a little Japan!"

"Fought in World War II?. Listening to everyone, I couldn't help but be more suspicious, and everyone looked at me with some disbelief in their eyes.

I know what they are thinking, World War II is only six years away, and the Yankees were still our comrades-in-arms at that time, and they fought to the death with little Japan, and even dropped two atomic bombs on the heads of the Japanese. But now they know that there are still Japanese soldiers in the Yankees, and there are quite a few of them, and there is also a regiment. So of course, the fighters will think about what it will be like when this unit goes to fight the Japanese."

Because of the timing, I didn't explain more. However, there is really such a thing in history, that is, this army fought against the Japanese army in the Pacific theater. Naturally, their army, whose quality surpasses that of ordinary US troops, is also invincible on the battlefield. When the captured Japanese soldiers scolded the Fourth Independent Battalion as the scum of the Japanese Empire and a traitor to the Yamato nation, the officers of the Fourth Independent Battalion replied calmly: "I don't care what my ancestors used to be, but I am now an American, and where freedom is, my motherland is there."

Of course, you don't have to say these things to the soldiers, because there is no time to say them at this time, and even if you have time to say them, I think it will be difficult for the soldiers to understand this kind of freedom! Nationality and things like that.

So I continued: "There are more than 1,000 of them, and they are stationed on the heights of Chou 2" Sheng 6, Qiang 5, and Fierce 47, and each of them has two hundred to three hundred people. Compared to what we had scouted before. Not only has the number of troops increased, but the combat effectiveness has also been strengthened. The troops coming to the south may also be the troops of the Fierce Independent Battalion, but the exact number is not clear. We are actually surrounded by the enemy on three sides, and just now, the enemy on the right flank of the 4-edged highland launched a sneak attack on us, in a vain attempt to take the 4-heart highland and completely cut off our retreat! ”

"We can't let the enemy's 'yin' plot succeed!" Zhong Chaoyang waved his fist.

"The head of the regiment is assured". Li Guoqiang said: "As long as there is still one person in my battalion, I will never let the enemy occupy the high ground!" ”

"Hmm!" I nodded, I don't doubt that. The nephew's combat effectiveness itself is not weak, and it will not be worse than these little Japan at all. Moreover, behind the Shanyin Heights is the large army of our army, and not far behind is the small defense line of our army, so it is not difficult to withdraw from this encirclement, and it can even be said to be a very easy thing. But if we do so, we will not be able to accomplish the strategic purpose of this campaign.

After a pause, I continued: "The more important question for us now is not whether we can hold the Huakou Heights, but to capture the 2 Xiankou Heights on the left side and the Sheng 6 Heights as soon as possible, so that we can complete the tasks 'assigned' to us by our superiors and get ourselves out of danger!" ”

"Commander, I" Hu Ji and whenever he wanted to say something, he seemed to want to solve all the tasks by himself

"It's not your problem alone, it requires the cooperation of various units!" I interrupted Hu Biao's words, picked up a branch at my feet, pointed to the map, and said: "The Chouwa Heights and the Zhanlang Heights cover each other and coordinate with each other, so I have to cut off the connection between them if I want to capture them."

"But the captain!" Hu Biao asked: "The distance between the Chouyang Heights and the Sheng 6 Heights is too close, and because of the trend of the mountains, our firepower and sight can't even see the valley between them. If you want to send troops to forcibly 'insert' into the valley to cut off their communication, it is very likely that they will be hit by fire from two high grounds, so the casualties will be too great! ”

"Are there any high-altitude 'fire' machine guns on the heights of captured US troops? I didn't answer Hu Biao's words, and asked Li Guoqiang directly.

"Yes!" Li Guoqiang replied with certainty: "We found three 'strong' anti-firing machine guns in the enemy's pillbox, as well as a few boxes of bullets and flares!" ”

"Hmm!" I nodded, pointed to the Muyin Heights on the map and said to Li Guoqiang: "The elevation of the 4 Absorbing Heights is much higher than that of the Sheng 6 Heights, and you can see the valley between the 2 Choukou Heights and the Zhao 6 Heights from some parts of it, and your task is to defend the 4 Heights." And set up the high-altitude 'shooting' machine gun positions as soon as possible, use flares and high-altitude 'shooting' machine guns, and control the valley between the highland and the 6 highland with condescending firepower, and cut off their connection! ”

"Yes!" Li Guoqiang nodded confidently.

The 4 heights are more than three times higher than the Sheng 6 heights, and it should be said that it is a very pleasant task to control the valley with high-altitude machine guns from such a height, almost so that we can hit them but they can't hit us.

"Zhong Chaoyang".

"Here!"

"Are there any losses in your tank units?" I asked beforehand, and there were only fifteen tanks in total, and I couldn't arrange for the loss of two or three.

"Report to the head of the regiment, no! All tanks are there". Zhong Chaoyang's words put me at ease.

"Good!" I nodded and ordered, "The ten tanks holding the valley pass are standing still. Continue to stop the enemy's reinforcements from advancing, and all five tanks used to assist in the 4 high ground will be transferred to the command of Battalion Commander Hu, and fully cooperate with Battalion Commander Hu to attack the high ground! ”

"Yes!" Zhong Chaoyang nodded in response.

"Li Weiqiang!"

"Here!" At my call, a tall, dark-faced, lanky volunteer soldier answered.

Li Weiqiang was the battalion commander of the third battalion of the Gill Regiment, the former commander of the third battalion died in the battle of Maleang Mountain, and he was elected by the soldiers. Because Li Weiqiang became the battalion commander not long ago, I am not very familiar with him, and I have only heard Li Pinghe's evaluation of him: "Don't look at this guy who is thin and dry, just like skin and bones, but his whole body is like steel bars, when he is marching urgently, he can still run at the front of the team with three or four guns on his back, and when he fights with bayonets, he can pick up the enemy's rifle and fly!"

Now he may be because this is the first battle of the net as a battalion commander! So I wanted to behave well in front of me, and even the eyes that looked at me were full of anticipation. "Here," I pointed to the right side of the 6 heights on the map, and said to Li Weiqiang, "Your task is to borrow 4 blades, the fire cover of the high ground. From the flank, the 6 heights launched an attack, the purpose is to attract, cry the enemy's firepower on the 6 heights, so that the enemy has no time to support the 2 ugly mouth heights. Be sure to note that the enemy's firepower on the 2 ugly heights can hit your attack position directly, so you are facing enemies on two highlands! ”

"Yes! Mission completion guaranteed! Li Weiqiang rubbed his hands excitedly, looking like he was eager to try.

"Hu Biao!"

"To". Hu Biao may have been a little ashamed of his face because he didn't complete the task well.

"Capture 2 high grounds, and there will be no danger to defend Nasheng 6 high ground!" Seeing this, I patted him on the shoulder and said, "In other words, as long as we capture the Longwa Heights, then the purpose of this battle will basically be achieved." So this is the business of our whole division, not your battalion. Don't get your face hung up because you didn't hit it, got it? ”

"Understood!" Hu Biao nodded.

"All of them!" Then I ordered everyone: "All troops cooperate with each other, and at all costs, be sure to take the Chouyang Heights and Sheng 6 Heights before dawn."

"Yes". The soldiers answered, and went back to make arrangements.

It should be said that the battle plan drawn up this time was simple. It is nothing more than cutting off the connection between them, and each of them is broken, and it can almost be said that it is a strong attack. There is a saying that the best strategy is to surrender without a fight, but in fact, not every enemy you face on the battlefield can be defeated without a fight.

The stronger the opponent, the fewer shortcomings they have, and the fewer strategies you can use and the fewer flaws you can exploit. Therefore, when facing a strong enemy, it is often necessary to move seriously, harder than anyone's fist, and there is no other way to go.

As it is now, the Ma regiment of our army is in the encirclement of the enemy's independent battalion, and two units of the fourth independent battalion are also in our encirclement.

Now it's about who eats who first, and who can last longer."

I pulled out my pocket watch and looked at it, fifteen minutes had passed, and then I gave the order to one of the soldiers next to me: "Shoot the flare!" ”

"Yes". The soldier answered, and soon raised his flare gun and fired three red 'colored' flares into the sky.

There was already a constant sound of gunfire on the battlefield, but when these three red 'colors' rose into the sky, the sound of gunfire and shouts of killing immediately rose to another level.

Before that, I used the radio to communicate with Commander Pang on the other side of the high ground, so that his troops could fully cooperate with our attack on the front and disperse the enemy's fire as much as possible. So the surroundings quickly boiled. Mortars fired shells in rows at the enemy's hilltop position, and the flares fired at the hilltop one by one, illuminating the entire enemy position as if it were daylight. The tankmen and machine gunners in charge of covering did not hesitate to fire a barrage of bullets and shells at the target on the top of the hill, and the enemy position became a sea of fire in an instant.

Li Weiqiang and Hu Biao's troops shouted and rushed towards the hilltop positions of the two highlands with their shiny bayonets.

Carrying a rifle and accompanied by Xu Yongwei and Zhang Mingxue, I came to the ugly high ground where Hu Biao attacked.

I made that before the month. Although the plan was to have Li Guoqiang set up an anti-aircraft 'shooting' machine gun on the 4 Gu Heights to cut off the connection between the enemy's two heights, in fact this was only to stabilize the morale of the army, so that Hu Biao's troops could attack with confidence and not worry about whether there was an enemy beside them.

Because, if the enemy still repeats his old tricks to 'mix' in the pile of dead, and then 'blends' into our troops to carry out a sneak attack. Then they must have set it up by now. Therefore, the erection of high-altitude 'shooting' machine guns on the 4-cut plateau did not play a role. The reason why I didn't tell Hu Biaoming was that I didn't want them to go to the battlefield with suspicions.

The only people who can trust on the battlefield are their comrades-in-arms, and those who can trust each other in life and death also have their own comrades-in-arms. If you have doubts and concerns about your comrades-in-arms, and you have to think about whether he is an enemy who 'blended in' when fighting, then this battle should not be fought.

Of course, I will not let the enemy 'mix' into our army like this, and use the same method to *** my men and repel our attack again.

Because by this time, I had already set up my own rifle on the back of a tank.

"Boom". With a bang, the tank fired a shell, and the tank hull also shook violently, making my vision in the scope 'chaotic' and 'chaotic'. At the same time, there was also a volunteer soldier on the turret of the tank, holding a 'strong' turntable machine gun and firing loudly, and the bullet casings fell down like pearls with broken strings. Not to mention that the vibration and falling bullets made me unbearable, but the sound of artillery and machine guns made my head 'confused' and 'chaotic' and unable to think. (Note: Shiami is not equipped with a high-altitude 'fire' machine gun, and the machine gun attached to it is two 'Ting' rotary machine guns, one 'Ting' on the front and one 'Ting' on the side.) ）

This made me realize that the back of the tank is not an ideal sniper position, and while it is an ideal steel base, lying behind it will only allow me to achieve nothing. So I trotted to the side for a while, and finally set up my rifle behind a protruding rock.

Xu Yongwei and Zhang Mingxue also lay near me one left and one right, their position is just right distance from me, and it will not be too close to the *** of my goal, and it will not be too far away in case I am in danger, and they will not rush to cover. This made me secretly praise again in my heart, I have never taught them this, and I don't know when they will learn this. Now I should be impressed with these two little guys!

But I didn't dare to think about it, and quickly focused my attention on the scope.

Only this time, instead of aiming my gun at the enemy's position, I was aiming at the soldiers who were charging at the enemy's position.

I don't like that feeling, and I'm sure no real soldier would like to turn his gun on his comrades, but I have to do it now.

This can't help but remind me of the scene just now, when I blocked the enemy's sneak attack on the 4th Heights, although I don't want to admit it myself, but in fact, I know very well in my heart that among the people I killed at that moment, there will definitely be my own comrades and my own subordinates. So the scene of a lovely soldier being shot by me and blood splattered came to my mind one by one.

I knew that no one would blame me, not the soldiers, not the superiors, not even the soldiers who died under my guns, but I never got past it.

And I don't know why, tonight it was as if God was deliberately joking with me, and it made me point my guns at my comrades and my subordinates again and again!

I couldn't help but close my eyes, the scope was full of the figures of volunteer soldiers charging towards the top of the mountain, and my mind also flashed the image of them dying under my gun, which made my index finger tremble and my heart bleed, which made me no longer able to look at them in the scope."

No, no!

I must find the enemies who are hiding among them, and if I can't find them, the warriors who will die at the guns of the enemy will be killed by me! So I opened my eyes in a moment. Undoubtedly, this idea made me feel a lot better, and it also made me dare to be in the scope to my comrades.