Chapter 125: Deserters
"Chief of Staff! Shouldn't we do something? Gao Yongxiang asked beside him.
Because of the thick smoke, most of the warriors did not see the foothills clearly. But as long as you are a person who understands, you can understand what is going on just by listening to that voice, so some fighters are anxious.
"Yes! Chief of staff! Miao Huaizhi, who came out to see the situation, also frowned and said, "It's not a way to go on like this!" If we can't reinforce our troops, there will be no basis for our "plan and dispatch tomorrow night." What's more, didn't the higher authorities also order us to cover for reinforcements? β
"Cover?" Listening to me, I couldn't help but ask, "How to cover?" Rushed out to fight the Yankees? How do you fight without bullets? Going out like this isn't a death? Besides, did you see reinforcements just now? We can't see them, they can't see us either, this person can't see it, what do you say is covering? β
As soon as I said this, the fighters stopped talking.
In fact, how could the soldiers not know what I said, but although they knew it, they couldn't accept it emotionally and psychologically when they saw their comrades-in-arms who came to reinforce them being sacrificed under the enemy's bullets and shells. I always want to do something to help my comrades rush up.
They can think like that, but as a commander, I can't think like that, I can only think about the big picture, be more realistic and rational than them! Otherwise, the final result can only be to make the relatives hurt and the enemies happy!
"Tell the warriors!" I gritted my teeth and ordered: "No one is allowed to run out of the tunnel to receive reinforcements without an order!" β
"Yes!" Gao Yongxiang, Miao Huaizhi and others responded quietly and helplessly.
I put the binoculars in the box I hung around my waist, grabbed the sniper rifle from behind me, and pointed it at the mouth of the tunnel. Originally, the task of guarding the mouth of the tunnel did not need me as the chief of staff to take on the task at all, and Gao Yongxiang and others would not let me do such a thing in normal times. But we all know that tonight is an extraordinary time, and whether the reinforcements can come up smoothly is directly related to whether we can win tomorrow night, and even whether we will be blocked in the tunnel by the enemy. And this battlefield needs someone to command and make decisions on the spot, so Miao Huaizhi and others did not stop me from doing so.
My gaze kept going in the scope. But how far it can go, even I don't know. Because what I saw ahead was a dark void, so that I had no way of judging the distance.
Will reinforcements come up again? Will the Battle of Shangganling turn into a state of complete blockade by the enemy? This is a big deal, the food in the tunnel is simply not enough for us to eat for a few days" Everyone says that God is fair, it gives people a strength, and often gives it a disadvantage. Does that mean that because I have stored a lot of water in the tunnels, God is going to make us suffer from a severe shortage of food?
After staring at this dark time for a long time, my thoughts also drifted with the 'chaos'. It wasn't until a few dark shadows slowly moving in our direction entered my sniper scope that I suddenly came to my senses.
It's the surviving warriors!
I quickly made such a judgment, if the US military wants to use this method to attack our army's tunnels, it is too naΓ―ve. They knew very well the location and orientation of our tunnel mouth, and after these days of fighting, they even knew which area was under our firepower.
So these people who slowly crawled in front of me in the direction of the mouth of the pit were the survivors of the reinforcements.
The "Chief of Staff" Gao Yongxiang, who was lying next to me, obviously also noticed this situation, and asked softly in my ear.
I know what he means. At this point, I could have easily brought in these fighters. Because they had already broken through the enemy's first two fire blockade lines, and now in front of them were only these dozen or so fire points blocking the tunnel. All we have to do is lead the explosives packet a little bit, and then run out to pick up people when the explosives packet blows up.
But I didn't! I was counting the number of the shadows, four, five, "There are twelve!"
I gritted my teeth and shook my head.
"Chief of Staff!" Gao Yongxiang accentuated his tone and shouted again.
"Shut up!" I was irritated by Gao Yongxiang's question, and I pushed back in a blunt tone.
I know what awaits this group of fighters before I don't light the explosives bag and bring them in! In the dark of night, it was difficult for them to find the mouth of the tunnel, and the Yankees' point of fire was right above our heads. The chances of them wanting to enter the tunnel without being detected by the enemy are very slim,"
But I can't do that, they're too few in number, and I can't use up our only chance for just a dozen fighters.
So, I can only watch them like this, watching them climb forward step by step, step by step. They even carried the *** and food that supported us on their backs, and they were still unwilling to throw away these supplies, and they did not want to throw away these supplies that were given to us, but it would greatly increase the supplies they sacrificed under the enemy's guns, and even some of these soldiers were obviously wounded" Looking at their figures as they struggled to climb up. Bursts of guilt came to me like a tidal wave.
Who am I? When did I become so ruthless!
I asked myself over and over again in my mind: ... enough to reinforce us, they are desperate to deliver food and ammunition for us! If this had been before, I would have chosen to light the explosives bag without hesitation to bring them in. But now, I watched them step by step under the enemy's guns.
Getting closer, getting closer....
I hope there will be miracles, but the reality is cruel. Especially the reality on the battlefield!
With the sound of a gunshot, the light of the searchlight soon shone on the fighters. At this point, I finally saw their faces, but at that moment, they were drowned out in patches of bright red. Seven or eight U.S. machine guns were shooting at them, and I could only watch them fall in a pool of blood one by one. The bullets shot blood arrows at the soldiers, forming a red 'color' of blood in front of me......
"Hey!" Gao Yongxiang, who was lying next to me, punched the ground hard.
I know that his punch contains both the pain of the sacrifice of the fighter and the dissatisfaction with me!
At this time, I couldn't help but think of Commander Pang's words: As a successful commander, you must not only be ruthless to the enemy, but also to your own people!
All along, I thought that I didn't have much chance to be cruel to my comrades on the battlefield, so I never took this matter to heart. But now I realize I was wrong. On the battlefield, there are options at all times.
These choices seem simple, as it is nothing more than a question of sacrificing the few or the majority.
I think this question is in front of us, and most people will choose the former without thinking about it. But when I actually did this question on the battlefield, I found that it was so difficult!
The smell of blood and gunsmoke, accompanied by dust and slow regret, also poured in from the mouth of the tunnel, and I just lay quietly on the cold ground and watched, not moving, not thinking or moving.
At first, Gao Yongxiang seemed to understand...... Or it's more appropriate to use the word "endure", because I know that he, too, is in control of himself, but he doesn't dare to have a seizure because I'm the chief of staff.
But "after more than two hours, when the second group of reinforcements had suffered the same fate, he could not stand it any longer, threw his rifle on his back, and returned to the pit sullenly without saying a word." Sometimes I also think that I should just ignite the explosives and let the soldiers rescue a group of fighters in a happy way, so that the soldiers will at least accept it emotionally and will not have any resentment in their hearts. What's more, if I keep waiting like this, what if the last batch is still like this?
But after thinking about it, I finally forced the idea down. As a commander, I am not responsible for my own face or what the soldiers think of me, but for the lives of the soldiers and all the factors that are beneficial to the situation of the battle.
So I still lay motionless in front of the tunnel.
Suddenly, an explosive 'drug' bag was thrown in from the outside when I was unprepared. It flung in with enough force that it didn't fall into the passage we dug at the mouth of the tunnel. I didn't want to, so I jumped up and threw out the explosive bag that was still smoking!
"Boom!" There was a loud bang outside the tunnel.
Before I could recover from the explosion, the grenades outside rained down on the inside. I hurriedly ran back a few steps, and turned sideways into the corner, only to hear a series of explosions "boom", and my whole body was drowned in smoke and dust.
However, as I expected, these actions of the US military will not cause much damage to our tunnel mouth. First, most of the grenades will roll out of the tunnel from the passage in front of the tunnel mouth, and second, the tunnel mouth has also been reinforced by the soldiers, and it is not possible to blow up a few grenades.
"Chief of Staff! Chief of staff! "Listening to these movements coming from the mouth of the tunnel, the soldiers not far away ran up to support with their guns.
I didn't answer, I 'pulled' out a hand and pulled the string and threw it lightly outside the tunnel, the force was just right, and it was thrown at the edge of the mouth of the tunnel. With a bang, there were several screams outside, and then there was no sound. But the explosions in the direction of other tunnel mouths are one after another!
"Chief of Staff! Are you okay! Instructor Qin and Gao Chengxiang also rushed over when they heard the sound.
"It's fine!" I answered, listened carefully to the voices outside, and couldn't help frowning: "It's strange, why did the US army attack our tunnel at night this time!" β
"yes!" Director Qin nodded: "The situation in the other tunnels is similar, Daxi has been attacked by the US army, it seems that they are organized and planned!" β
"Flashlight!" As soon as I gave the order, I rolled over with my gun and rolled out of the corner.
Almost at the same time, Gao Yongxiang held two flashlights with both hands and shone towards the mouth of the tunnel opposite, through the layers of smoke, there were several figures shaking under the weak light of the flashlight, and I didn't want to pull the trigger on those figures. In this case, as long as the person who is on the outside is the enemy.
I heard a few screams, and then I heard the Yankees curse, "I'll do it."
After firing a magazine, I flashed into a corner, and soon a fighter consciously filled in my position.
"Chief of Staff!" The cultivator asked me on the side: "Do you think it could be that our army's reinforcements frequently moved to the tunnel, which aroused the vigilance of the US military, so I formed it."
"Well, it's possible!" I loaded my rifle with a magazine and nodded, "But if it's just like that." The U.S. military simply doesn't need to further block our tunnel mouths! β
Instructor Qin nodded in agreement, although he didn't see the reinforcements coming up just now, he also knew that neither of the two batches of reinforcements had successfully entered the tunnel. Under such circumstances, it is indeed somewhat unreasonable for the US military to be so anxious to blow up the mouth of the tunnel. The firepower points of the army have been blown up, and it is no longer possible to block the reinforcement route of our army as tightly as just now! β
"Reasonable!" Director Qin clapped his palms and replied: "The Yankees are worried that reinforcements will enter the tunnel in large numbers, so they panicked, and even did not hesitate to blow up our tunnel mouth in this dark night!" "I have the ability to send someone to clear the obstacle first,"
"It doesn't matter which unit he is!" I smiled and said, "Anyway, our reinforcements are about to arrive, immediately notify the soldiers in the tunnels, and prepare to detonate the 'medicine'!" β
"Yes!" Director Qin responded excitedly.
"And!" I shouted at Instructor Qin's back, "Let the soldiers pay attention to the fight." There may be people out there! All units are not allowed to rush out of the tunnel! β
"Yes!" Qin Dao didn't look back.
The fighters were not allowed to rush out of the tunnel because we were almost in the same position as the American army. With such poor visibility, if we rushed out of the tunnel to respond, it was very likely that the reinforcements would mistake it for American troops and cause accidental injury. At that time, we may be able to 'mess up' with reinforcements.
At this time, the soldier who was lying at the mouth of the pit and shot had just finished firing the bullet and retreated to the corner, and I immediately made up for it. But this time, there was no sign in sight, not even the light from the searchlights of the US military. I guess it was defeated by reinforcements! So I was thinking, this batch of reinforcements really has two hits, and I don't know who is so capable!
At this time, there was a sudden sound of machine guns outside the tunnel, and the bullets "swished."
I was about to raise my gun and shoot back, but when I thought about it, no! It sounds a bit like the sound of our army's turntable machine guns. It's our reinforcements that came up."
Sure enough, the gunshots of the Mei*** Fort above our heads also rang out one after another. But somehow, the bullets from the turntable machine gun were just hitting us in the tunnel!
Looking at the two flashlights in Gao Yongxiang's hands, I understood that the reinforcements were using our light source as a 'shooting' target! Not to mention, this marksmanship is really accurate, and it can still hit bullets into this pit at such a distance in such a dark place.
Thinking of this, I hurriedly ordered: "Quick, turn off the flashlight!" β
"Yes!" Gao Yongxiang answered, and immediately pressed the flashlight, and the surroundings suddenly fell into darkness.
Koubin... οΌγ A book-soaked face!
Just as I was about to give the order to set off the explosives, several black shadows suddenly broke out of the tunnel opposite, and they ran down the hill like crazy. Then a dozen more swarms ran out."
"What a name!" Seeing this, I couldn't help but curse in confusion.
Those figures were obviously volunteer soldiers, and they were also volunteers stationed in the tunnels. If it were an American soldier, it would not have been possible to run out of the tunnel, and it would not have run down the hill.
But "why did they get out of the tunnel?"
"It's Tunnel Six!" Gao Yong looked solemn and continued: "It's where Battalion Commander Li is stationed!" It seems that he has become a deserter,"
"What? Li Zhengyong! Do deserters? Hearing this, I couldn't help but be surprised, and looked at the twenty or so figures, still unable to believe this fact.
But then I had to believe it, because a fire dragon soon erupted, and before I could catch them on fire, I could clearly see that they were indeed volunteer soldiers.
The screams rang out in the raging fire, and more than two dozen figures rolled and ran in the flames, which was unbearable! The smell of burnt and gasoline was so bad that I could barely breathe.
But I don't care about that, and I can't care about it.
I thought that there would be no one among the volunteer soldiers who would be seen as cowardly and cowardly deserters, but at this moment I realized that I was wrong.
I don't know until now. Where there is war, there will be deserters, even in Shangganling, where the heroes take the road",
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The description of Li Zhengyong in the article is a real event, Li Zhengyong is the commander of the first battalion of the Bituan, and commanded the remnants of the first battalion of more than 20 people to garrison the No. 6 tunnel in the battle of Shangganling. Li Zhengyong fled back alone with his wounds. Received the punishment of expulsion from the military and was sent back to China! ,If you want to know what will happen next,Please log in to the heart,More chapters,Support the author,Support genuine reading!