Chapter 158: The Way Back

Chapter 158: The Way Back

Taking advantage of this great retreat of the Vietnamese army, and because of the casualties of the second-line troops and the casualties of our army, I immediately pulled the second-line troops to the third-line troops to rest and recuperate. After counting the casualties, not to mention the attrition of the 6o8 regiment in this battle, just the unit under my hands lost twenty-three people and wounded thirty-one. This also shows the tragedy of this battle.

The Vietnamese army also lost its temper because of this battle, and most of the companies were defeated and most of them were annihilated, which is nothing if it was a big battle, but the important thing is that most of the troops that the Vietnamese army can catch up with are high-quality troops, and the number is not large, and there is only about one reinforced battalion in all of them, so for them a company is already a very heavy loss.

This made them very cautious in the next battle, and they always did not let go of their attacks on the third-line troops because they had scruples, because they knew very well that the troops in my hands were always watching them behind the battle line, and they could rush out at any time to give them a ruthless attack like the last time.

After more than half an hour, I calculated the time...... The main force had already retreated for more than an hour, and it would be difficult for the Vietnamese army to catch up even if they were afraid to chase at this time, so they began to think about the retreat of their own troops.

In fact, there is no need to think about this, we have no other way to go, so we can only alternately cover the two troops to fight and retreat, the difference is that I should boldly lengthen the distance of the alternate cover of the troops, otherwise, I am afraid that I will not be able to walk to the safe area for a day and a night.

It should be said that there were still worries before, and it was very likely that the soldiers of the 6o8 regiment would not be able to hold their feet and run back to China desperately as soon as they withdrew, but now there is no other way but to do so. And I believe that with the previous experience of alternate cover and the influence of those fighters who saw death on the battlefield, it was still worth trying.

So with my order, the fourth front was directly established in the rear one kilometer away. Of course, in order to ensure the safety of the battle line, the unit in my hand still continues to fight with me on the front line. Otherwise, the front formed by the 6o8 regiment would not be able to withstand a round of charges from the Vietnamese army at all.

In this way, the troops fought and walked under the organization of Xu Fan and me, and the beginning was still very smooth, and the battle line of our army was also moving back one kilometer at a time, and the hearts of the soldiers gradually relaxed.

"Camp Commander Cui!" Nguyen Van Dinh, who had followed our fifth company all the way, couldn't help but sigh: "Being able to lead such a unit to fight such a battle with the Viet Cong really makes me not admire it!" It's ridiculous that I'm still a deputy regiment commander, and now I know that I'm too far behind you as a battalion commander! ”

"Lieutenant Colonel Ruan is polite!" I took the rifle in my hand and replied, "I can also see that the quality of your troops is also quite good, but your troops are insufficient. I don't know where your troops come from......"

Ruan Wenqin smiled bitterly and replied: "Battalion Commander Cui has a good vision, I won't hide it from you, we used to have a lot of troops in the south, but now we ...... There are fewer and fewer people who will join us! ”

"Hmm!" I nodded, but this is also a matter of common sense. As far as I know, the South Vietnamese regime was as corrupt as the South Korean puppet army, and even more so, such as using spy methods to deal with the people, disregarding human life, using assassination methods to eradicate dissidents, and so on, and the entire South Vietnamese economy was basically supported by the hotel industry and prostitution, and later even the Americans decided that such a regime was not worthy of their protection.

In the early days of the fall of the South Vietnamese regime, there would be some people who continued to fight because of ideological issues, such as Nguyen Van Thien's army, but as time went by, the South Vietnamese people gradually accepted the ideology of communism, so it was natural that fewer and fewer people joined the guerrillas.

From my point of view as an outsider, this is not a problem of having no troops or no weapons, I should say that when the Americans were still alive, South Vietnam had much better weapons with American support than North Vietnam. However, the armed forces of South Vietnam were unpopular and vulnerable to North Vietnam.

"Lieutenant Colonel Ruan......" I said with some hesitation, "Have you ever thought that maybe even if we can fully support it, you will not do anything?" ”

From a profit point of view, I wouldn't do myself any good by saying that, because it would most likely cost me an ally. But I don't want to deceive and use Nguyen Van Thien anymore, because at this time, I already regard him as a good brother who lives and dies together.

Ruan Wenqin couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, then smiled bitterly and bowed his head silently, only in an instant, he seemed to be much older.

After a long time, he raised his head and looked at me gratefully and said, "I thank you for saying such things to me, it means that you have taken me as your own, but it is better not to say these words!" ”

"Well, I understand!" I nodded, knowing in my heart that Nguyen Van Thien also understood that the South Vietnamese regime would not do anything, but there was no turning back for him now.

What is the saddest thing about people? I felt that it was neither a terminal illness nor a death, but that my country could not tolerate it.

......At this time, a burst of gunfire suddenly came from the rear, and I Ruan Wenqin couldn't help but be startled, and they all stood up involuntarily.

"What's going on?" I asked people from my hometown not far away.

"I don't know!" The hometown man shook his head, his face was also full of worry, and then he shouted to the side very simply: "Platoon leader, take two people to reconnoiter immediately!" ”

"Yes!" With a reply, the three warriors ran towards the rear with their weapons in hand.

But they hadn't gone far before they turned back again, dragging a breathless warrior straight towards us.

"Report!" The platoon commander dragged the soldier towards me, and shouted at me from a distance: "He is a communication soldier sent by Battalion Commander Xu, saying that there are Vietnamese troops in the rear, and their retreating troops have been ambushed on the road and have become a mess!" ”

"What?" When I heard this, I couldn't help but be surprised that the Vietnamese army had run behind us. No wonder they are unhurriedly clinging to us in the front, it turns out that they have long since abandoned the pursuit of the main forces of our army, in fact after such a long time it has become impossible to pursue the main forces of our army. So they took us as their target, and on the one hand, they continued to pin us down from retreating too quickly, and on the other hand, they sent a surprise army around our rear and laid an ambush.

What a brilliant plan, at this time I have to admire the commander of the Vietnamese army, and it is no wonder that in history this army was able to defeat the strength of a regiment of our army with only one regiment. This is not only a question of the quality of the two troops, but also a battle of wits and courage between the commanders of the enemy and us.

"Camp Commander Cui! Hurry up and give an order......" Only then did the signal soldier breathe down and said anxiously: "The firepower of the Vietnamese army is very fierce, and the soldiers did not listen to the order at all when they retreated, they are all in chaos, go and save our troops!" ”

"How many troops does the enemy have? What about the firepower? I asked, frowning.

"I don't know!" The Messenger shook his head blankly.

I couldn't help but feel helpless, and the things I was worried about finally came to life.

In fact, I know very well in my heart that there will not be many Vietnamese troops ambushing Xu Fan's troops, and the Vietnamese army has only one reinforced battalion in total, which has already been routed by us, and then divided into two parts to fight, no matter how much it is...... However, this is the case with the recruit troops, once they are caught off guard by the enemy when they are not prepared, they will quickly become disorganized. If they can organize themselves and fight the enemy calmly, they may even be able to crush the enemy who ambushes them.

However, there are not so many ifs on the battlefield, and the current fact is that the situation is beyond the control of even Xu Fan, the direct battalion commander......

"Sixth Company Commander!" I shouted to my hometown: "Immediately take your people to reinforce Battalion Commander Xu, and insist on destroying the enemy who stands in our way at all costs!" ”

"Yes!" The hometown responded, and with a wave of his hand, he ran to the rear with the soldiers of the sixth company carrying weapons.

"All of them!" I commanded the rest of the warriors, "Get ready for battle!" ”

I know very well that the moment the battle in the rear begins, that is, when the Vietnamese army in front of us starts to attack us, the Vietnamese army will not be so stupid, and it will give us the time and energy to go back and reinforce the troops in the ambush.

Sure enough, the soldiers had just picked up their weapons when a dense burst of gunfire came from the front of the battle line, and the Vietnamese army once again attacked our position.

Compared with the usual, the Vietnamese attack this time was particularly fierce, but with the back and forth reinforcements of my 5th and 4th companies, they still couldn't do anything about us.

Although the number of the fifth and fourth companies is not large, their combat effectiveness is not weak, and once there is a danger on any high ground on the defensive line, we will soon rush to the top position along the anticline to give reinforcements, or we will beat the Vietnamese army's charge again and again, and sometimes even give them a surprise attack while the Vietnamese army is not paying attention......

So I'm not worried about the war ahead, but I've been thinking about one thing - can we wipe out the Vietnamese army in the rear of our army? If the Vietnamese army is desperately stationed, then it is okay to say, I believe that the six companies led by the hometown people plus Xu Fan's troops, it is not difficult to storm the positions of the Vietnamese army, I am afraid...... Those Vietnamese troops did not fight a hard battle with us, but flexibly changed their positions with an ambush, and seized the key points along the retreat of our army.

At that time, I am afraid that our army will not escape the bad luck of being surrounded. The difference from history is that the encircled forces in history are a regiment, and we are a battalion.