Chapter 144: March
Chapter 144: March
Chapter 144: March
The battle ended in a few minutes, and our army very simply eliminated more than 100 Vietnamese troops lurking in the jungle, and of course some escaped, and it can only be said that it is an illusion to destroy them all in the jungle in the dark night. But at least I'm sure that the remaining Vietnamese troops are no longer capable of organizing another ambush, and that's exactly what I want.
"Get out of the way! I'm looking for the regiment commander......" While the soldiers were cleaning up the battlefield, a cadre covered in blood broke in very rudely, leaving aside the guards.
"Second battalion commander?" As soon as the face of the head of the regiment changed, he greeted him and asked a little knowingly: "What is the matter with me in such a hurry?" ”
"Captain!" The commander of the second battalion said with a fierce look in his eyes: "Let me ask you, do you know that there is an ambush in front of you and still don't tell us to let us drill into the ambush circle!" ”
"That's how you talk to your superiors?" Head Wu didn't dare to admit it, but he was not a good man and a 'woman', and he knew how to avoid it at this time.
"I ask you, yes?" The second battalion commander was unwilling to give up like this, he raised his hands full of blood and put them in front of Commander Wu and said, "Look at it! Look...... This is the blood of the warriors, this is the life of the warriors! Do you think you're worthy of them? How do you ask me to explain it to the fighters? How do you make me deal with my soldiers......"
"I asked Captain Wu not to tell you!" I stepped forward and said coldly, "If you want to settle the score, if you want to avenge your men, settle the account on my head!" ”
"It turned out to be you, I knew it was you......" The second battalion commander's face turned white as soon as he brushed it, and then he waved his hand without saying a word.
But where would he be my opponent, I easily blocked with my hand, then grabbed his fist and twisted it down, crushing him to the ground.
"I'll tell you!" Before he could react, I turned him over, grabbed him by the collar, glared at him viciously, and said, "Our entire army of more than 2,000 people is very likely to be surrounded by the enemy at any time and stay here forever, and you are still embarrassed about how to face your subordinates, and you are still worried about the loss of your troops!" You can't face your own subordinates right now? Can you face it in the prisoner camp of the Vietnamese army? At that time, you will not be able to face the people of your own country! ”
The second battalion commander was obviously frightened by my move, and he was stunned for a long time with his mouth open and didn't react.
"What kind of fame?" At this time, Deputy Division Commander Liang squeezed through the crowd and rushed up and said, "Second Battalion Commander, what's the matter with you?" Where has your mind gone? Do you know how urgent the situation is now, and only at this time can we add 'chaos' to the troops and drag them back! How can there be no sacrifice and no injury in war? If every cadre is like you and comes to settle accounts with their superiors as soon as there are some casualties, then what kind of war will we fight? Forget about all disbanding and going home to farm! ”
Deputy Division Commander Liang's words made the second battalion commander stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it, he felt that this was indeed a helpless move at an extraordinary moment, so he didn't say anything more and lowered his head.
"Camp Commander Cui!" After the second battalion commander left, Deputy Division Commander Liang shook my hand and handed me a telegram to report: "I'm embarrassing you!" Your decision is correct, this is the telegram we just received, the Zhouqiao troops who came to receive us were ambushed by the Vietnamese army and suffered heavy casualties, and the superiors told us to immediately turn to the mountain road and retreat! ”
"If this is only now turned into the mountain road to retreat, where will it be in a hurry!" Camp Commander Wu couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this, and said to me convincingly: "Originally, I didn't approve of your approach, but now I can't admit defeat!" ”
"I'll leave that for later!" I replied: "We are still in a very dangerous situation, if other Vietnamese troops set up an ambush in front of us, it is very likely that we will be entangled and unable to get out, and the only way now is to speed up the march and jump out of the encirclement before the Vietnamese army arrives!" ”
"Agreed!" Battalion Commander Wu nodded.
Deputy Division Commander Liang also nodded, turned to the communicator and ordered: "Pass the order, speed up the march, and be sure to arrive at Tongdeng tomorrow!" ”
"Yes!" The correspondent answered, and quickly passed the order.
Soon a series of footsteps sounded at the foot of the mountain, and even in order to speed up the march, we allowed the soldiers to hurry with flashlights. While this will undoubtedly reveal our goals, we don't care about that much now. Anyway, our team of more than 2,000 people can't hide the eyes and ears of the Vietnamese army, so instead of dodging, it is better to be faster than the Vietnamese army in an open and honest way.
Another reason why we dared to do this was because we knew that the Vietnamese army did not have much air power. In fact, it cannot be said that they do not have it, it is said that they have more than 300 fighters of various kinds, but most of them are in the direction of Cambodia and Puzhai, and there are only about 100 in the direction of our country, while our army already has more than 1,000 aircraft and fighters of all kinds at this time, so the air force of the two sides is completely asymmetrical.
The Vietnamese army is also very smart, knowing that the air force cannot fight with our army, so it will not dispatch the air force, and our army will only take on some vigilance and reconnaissance missions because of many factors, such as the air force's poor combat capability and coordination ability, and the psychology of not bullying small countries with big powers.
It is precisely for this reason that our team of more than 2,000 people can march as usual in a long line on the mountain road with flashlights, and if it was during the period of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea, I am afraid that a large number of planes will come up and bomb it in less than half an hour.
As I thought before, most of the jungles in this area were searched by our army during the dragnet clearance, and there are not many armed forces left in these areas, plus the regular army of the Vietnamese army is behind us. So we were rarely attacked and harassed by the enemy along the way, and occasionally there were a few 'shots' at us in the dark jungle, and sometimes a rocket flew out, and we suffered a few casualties as a result, but I think most of those were Vietnamese civilians or some guerrillas, which can be judged from their firepower.
In this case, we didn't like to fight, but just swept our machine guns in the direction from which the gunfire came, and sometimes fired a few rockets or recoilless guns into the jungle...... Then the troops went on as usual.
For those fighters in the machine gun company, they probably liked this method of combat the most, for no other reason, for every few shells and machine gun magazines, they would carry less weight on their bodies.
Before you know it, the sky has gradually brightened, and the soldiers have been on the road all night, and by this time they are already sleepy and tired.
I also felt tired, but I was able to hold on, because it was much worse than my journey without sleep for three days and three nights during the period to resist US aggression and aid Korea. But I could hold the fighters, but I couldn't, after all, most of them were new recruits with little training, so I had to choose a place for the soldiers to stop and rest.
As soon as the order was given, there was a lie around the mountain road, and all the soldiers, including some of my men, were paralyzed on the road like deflated balls, and the sleepless journey had made them a little overwhelmed. As soon as some sat down, they leaned against the grass next to them and fell asleep.
"Camp Commander Cui!" Deputy Division Commander Liang found a place to sit down next to me, and said with a tired face: "Do you see if you let the soldiers rest for a while, many people can't walk!" ”
"I think so too!" Commander Wu continued: "The troops are so tired, I'm afraid that they don't have much combat effectiveness, in case they encounter the Yue devils and fight, I'm afraid that the soldiers won't even have the strength to resist." And I think...... The large army marched peacefully through the night, which proved that it was safer to march at night, and we simply found a place to hide and rest during the day, and waited until it was dark before continuing our advance......"
"Captain Wu!" I interrupted Wu Songhe and said, "The jungle in Vietnam is indeed high and dense, but we are a team of more than 2,000 people. And this is Vietnam, it can be said that there are the eyes and ears and agents of the Vietnamese army everywhere, I don't believe that such a large team as ours can hide from the Vietnamese army in the mountains and forests during the day! ”
Head Wu sighed and nodded: "You're right! It's better to rush to Tongdeng as soon as possible! ”
"Did the guide say how long it would take to get to Tongdeng?" Deputy Division Commander Liang asked.
"If it goes well, it's still three or four hours away!" Head Wu replied.
"Is the radio still unable to contact the superiors?" Deputy Division Commander Liang asked again.
Regiment Commander Wu shook his head helplessly: "Maybe the Vietnamese army interfered with our signal, and we can't be contacted again after receiving a telegram last night!" ”
"Then it's up to us!" Deputy Division Commander Liang took out a compressed biscuit from his shoulder bag with a sad face, tore open the package and chewed it slowly in his mouth, and then said to me with a 'confused' face: "Battalion Commander Cui, I really can't stand you, I just wanted to borrow you to improve the quality of the 608th Regiment, but I didn't expect to drag you into this situation!" ”
"What are you talking about?" I smiled lightly, grabbed the jug and poured a mouthful of water into my mouth.
What Deputy Division Commander Liang didn't know was that I actually stayed voluntarily, which had nothing to do with him and Commander Wu's retention at all.
"Deputy Division Commander Liang!" After putting down the kettle, I continued: "Actually, you should think like this, this escape is the best opportunity for the soldiers to improve their quality, doesn't it mean that the battlefield is the best school?" Just treat it as a real combat exercise! ”
"Good!" Hearing this, Deputy Division Commander Liang couldn't help laughing: "In vain, I am still a deputy division commander who has been a soldier for so many years than you, and the mentality and judgment on the battlefield are all inferior to you, so I am really convinced by you!" ”
I can only smile bitterly, what Deputy Division Commander Liang doesn't know is that in fact, I may have been a soldier for much more time than him.