"Staff Officer Cui, look, "Do you want to go and rest for a while?" Wu Qiming looked at me who was still 'rubbing' his eyes, and couldn't help asking.

"No, let's go to the regiment headquarters first!" I replied.

Most of the volunteer soldiers on the battlefield sleep during the day and do things at night, if I go to rest for a while now, when I wake up at dawn, everyone else is sleeping again.

"That's good!" Wu Qiming nodded, and immediately led the way in front.

The two of them turned left and right around the crater, but after a while, they came to the main peak of the Five Holy Mountains.

Watching Wu Qiming take me to the main peak, I couldn't help but be stunned, did this witch group still set up its headquarters on the main peak of the Five Holy Mountains? But it's right to think about it, the main peak of Wusheng Mountain is the highest mountain in this area, once the main peak is lost, then other highlands will be under its firepower, which basically means that the loss of this area The regiment headquarters is located here, and there is also the smell of broken tea and sinking boats. It's just that "the main peak of Wusheng Mountain is only about a meter away from the two highlands of Shangganling, which is too close!"

The nearest distance between the Sukou Heights and the Mi 7 Heights is only a few tens of meters away from the enemy's position, which means that the mortars on the enemy's position can directly hit the regimental headquarters.

The mountain roads on the main peak of Wusheng Mountain are 'intertwined', some of them are 'chaotic' by US artillery shells. I've been here a few times before, but I'm pretty dazed. Fortunately, Wu Qiming was quite familiar with this area, and he led the way like an old horse who knew the way, and after a while he led me to a row of tunnels covered with black cloth.

Wu Qiming stood still in front of a tunnel in the middle, nodded to me, and shouted a report outside the 'door'.

With permission, the two of us lifted the black cloth and went inside. Although the light of the kerosene lamp inside was dim, we still felt that our eyes were bright when we went in the darkness just now, and then a prickly smell of smoke broke into my nose, mixed with the smell of sweat and gunsmoke, and the "mixed" air weighed me almost out of breath.

"Yo! Before I could get used to the air and light in the tunnel, a volunteer soldier stepped up and grabbed my hand and said, "You must be Comrade Cui Wei!" Welcome, welcome, I'm Zhang Xinyuan, the head of the Wu Clan."

"Zhang Xinyuan". Hearing this name, I couldn't help but glance at the volunteer soldier in front of me. He looked to be only in his thirties, with a dark face and small hands that were rough and powerful, giving him a sense of courage and determination.

I've heard the name Zhang Xinyuan, no! It should not be heard, but I have seen some of his deeds in modern sources.

Don't look at Zhang Xinyuan is still young, but he has a history of thirteen years. Like many volunteer soldiers, he was also a veteran of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation. What I remember most in modern sources is that when he was still a battalion commander, he was once ordered to stop the retreating Kuomintang army, and in the face of the enemy army, which was several times more numerous than them, he actually ordered the whole battalion to take off their shirts and rush to the enemy with their topless and bayonets, which frightened the enemy into desertion.

The story seems very simple, but it's just a matter of taking off your clothes. But after a few years of 'messing' on the battlefield, I know that it takes extraordinary courage to really do it on the battlefield!

"Comrade Xiwei, Comrade Cui Wei

"Oh!" Captain Zhang's shout pulled me back from my thoughts, and I hurriedly shook Captain Zhang's hand and said, "It turns out that you are Captain Zhang." Feng will be lucky".

"Huh". Listening to my words, Head Zhang couldn't help but ask a little strangely: "Listen to the meaning of Comrade Cui Wei's words, you knew me before?" "Hmm". I couldn't help but be stunned when I heard this, and then I knew that I had accidentally 'exposed' my feet, and hurriedly explained: "Of course I know!" Are we all *** comrades? Wouldn't you know each other now by shaking hands? ”

"Well said!" Head Zhang laughed heartily.

"Come, Comrade Cui Wei! I'll introduce you to it". After laughing for a while, Regiment Commander Zhang patted me on the shoulder enthusiastically and said, "This is Political Commissar Liu Ruifeng, Deputy Regiment Commander Wang Fengshu, Deputy Regiment Commander Jia Erchong, Political Division Director Feng Zhenye, Deputy Chief of Staff Chen Suiheng, Logistics Division Director Gao Quangen, and Operations Unit Chief Yang Qingyuan

An introduction is indispensable for a greeting and handshake, but as before, I always forget the name of the first person when I introduce the third person, and as a result, I still don't remember the name of a person after a round, and even if I do, it is not the right name of the person.

Comrade Cui Wei: "Maybe I should call you Staff Officer Cui." After the introduction, Head Zhang smiled and handed me a cup of hot water: "You just went to the rear to rest, and now let you come all the way, I'm really sorry." It's been running for so long on the way, you see, do you want to go and rest first, I've already arranged a place for you to live, which is the pit next to it."

"No!" I refused: "You have all been fighting here for months, and I have eaten and slept well in the rear, so there is no reason to go and rest as soon as I come up." Besides, I have a 'problem', if I don't understand the situation of the enemy when I arrive in a new place, I don't know the number in my heart, and I can't sleep well! ”

I'm not bragging, nor am I boasting about how brave I am. It's a habit I've developed since I started thinking of myself as a sniper! In fact, I still think about my own life because of this 'problem'. Because when he arrived on the front line, he didn't understand the situation of the enemy and the enemy on the battlefield, so Xiao Chenyun only had to be in a state of vigilance on the outside, and he didn't have a big understanding of the possibility of the battlefield. In this case, there is simply no way for me to sleep peacefully.

"It's good to have this 'fault'!" The political commissar laughed and 'interjected': "If every one of our soldiers has your 'problem', then our team will be a hundred thieves!" ”

The cadres in the tunnel laughed loudly, and the atmosphere became much more harmonious in an instant.

"Staff Officer Cui!" After laughing for a while, Head Zhang led me to the map in front of the table, pointed to the map and said, "I'll introduce you to the situation first." This is the deployment map of our army in the area of Wusheng Mountain, and from west to east, there are additional divisions and regiments, still divisions, and tun divisions. Among them, the division and the division group guarded the area of the West Mountain and Douliu Peak. Our Feng division is responsible for guarding the main peak and forward positions of Wusheng Mountain, while Ma division is stationed in the area of Zhongxian Mountain on the right flank of our army. The Feather Division was stationed in the second line as a reserve. The artillery unit includes the 2nd and 7th Artillery Divisions, the 1st Rocket Artillery Steel Regiment, and the 1st High Artillery Regiment, with a total of more than 400 'guns'. When I heard this, I couldn't help asking, "We're preparing to attack, aren't we?" ”

"Yes!" Regiment Commander Zhang nodded: "The enemy we face is the US Seventh Division and the Airborne Mouth Regiment, the 2nd Division of the South Korean Army in front of the Mustard Division, the Puppet First Kou Division in front of the Tun Division, and the Ethiopian Army." ”

"Ethiopian battalion and Colombian battalion!" Wu Qiming added on the side.

"Yes, it's these two battalions!" Head Zhang smiled self-deprecatingly: "The name given by the gringo is troublesome, and I still haven't remembered it clearly after a few months!" ”

"Whatever the 'messy' name he is!" The political commissar answered: "Anyway, everyone who came up served him in one pot!" ”

"Makes sense!" Commander Zhang clenched his fists in agreement, only to provoke a burst of laughter from the soldiers in the tunnel.

"Regiment Commander Zhang" looked at the distribution map of our army, and I couldn't help asking: "Is it true that the focus of our army's defense and attack is on the West Mountain and Douliu Peak in the west?" ”

It is not difficult to see this, there is only one division to defend in other places, but only in the area of Shuxi Mountain and Douliu Peak, there is another regiment of the murderous division.

Regiment Commander Zhang hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "Staff Officer Cui is right, the focus of our army is indeed on the Western Mountain and Douliu Peak!" ”

The tunnel suddenly became a little strange, and there was still laughter just now, but there was a kind of dullness and embarrassment in a moment.

"What's wrong?" I couldn't help but look at the warriors around me with some surprise: "Did I say something wrong?" ”

Wu Qiming secretly touched me next to me and signaled me not to ask any further, which made me even more puzzled.

In fact, it is not at all surprising that our army will focus its attack and defense on the Western Mountain and Douliu Peak. When I was standing on these Five Sacred Mountains to look at the terrain, I thought that maybe nine out of ten people would focus on the area of the West Mountain and Douliu Peak, with the exception of one being a fool.

Because to the west of the Western Mountain and the Douliu Niu, there is the entrance to the Pingkang Plain, which is eight kilometers wide. The Western Mountain and Douliu Peak are like the 'gate' latches of the Pingkang Plain, once the Western Mountain and Douliu Peak are lost, the enemy can not only directly threaten the flank of the Five Sacred Mountains, but also can safely drive straight into the Pingkang Plain. Moreover, the eight-kilometer-wide Pingkang Valley is also convenient for the deployment of the US military's mechanized troops, so there is no doubt that our army will focus on the Western Mountains and Douliu Peak. Almost everyone is sure that the US military will attack in this direction.

Of course. Except for me, who knows history.

It's just that what I don't understand is why, when it comes to the focus of our army's defense on the loose division, there seems to be a negative atmosphere in the entire tunnel.

"Staff Officer Cui didn't say the wrong thing!" After a long time, Regiment Commander Zhang 'straightened' his chest and said: "That's the case, the military department has decided to put the army's 'fist' on the strategic focus of the West Mountain and Douliu Peak, and my Feng Division was originally the 'fist' in the army, but this time."

"Hmm!" Listening to what Regiment Commander Zhang said, I understood in my heart that Master Feng should have had a bad performance on the battlefield, so he was put in this "non-key" area by the military department!

Sure enough, immediately afterwards, the political commissar explained: "That's the case, during the fifth battle, our regiment did not fight well, and our army lost a position on the defensive line, and after losing the position, we did not grasp the situation in time, so that the enemy 'inserted' into our army's position and knocked out a battalion of our army's rear artillery regiment. ”

"I see!" At this time, I 'figured' the cause and effect of the matter, and I couldn't help but laugh secretly in my heart.

The so-called "Witch Troupe was assigned to this non-key Shangganling because of their poor performance on the battlefield, but they accidentally picked up the key point of a key point. The degree of focus is so great that when the Battle of Shangganling began, the millions of troops on the entire front ceased fighting, and all eyes were focused here!

And this Feng division, who occupies the army, will also become an ace unit of our army because of this battle. Of course. This key point is too "heavy", if it weren't for the strong shoulders of the fighters, even if they picked up this key point, they would be crushed!

"Comrades!" Thinking of this, I said to the soldiers: "There is a saying that Zi Erzhen will send Yao everywhere, and the few positions we are defending now are superficially used to leak small importance, but in fact, this is not the case." It is true that the geographical location of Xixi Mountain and Douliu Peak is very important, and it is also very suitable for the large-scale deployment of modern troops of the US military. But the U.S. military has a habit of fighting, and I think the comrades have not forgotten it!

"Habit?. Hearing this, Wu Qiming couldn't help but ask suspiciously: "What kind of habit did Staff Officer Cui say?" ”

"Comrades, think about it, from the first battle to the third battle, why did the US army collapse at the touch of a button? I didn't answer and asked: "Sometimes they start running away before they even get into contact with us, and their combat effectiveness is not so weak, and there is a reason why this is so!" ”

"Oh, what Staff Officer Cui said is that the U.S. military has always paid attention to its flanks and rear!" Wu Qiming replied: "In the first few battles, every major retreat of the American army, in the final analysis, was because our army defeated the puppet army and threatened their flank and rear

"That's right!" I nodded and said: "I think so, our army's survivability and combat 'spirit' are quite tenacious, if we use our army's combat methods, of course we think that if we take the West Mountain and Douliu Peak, we can boldly enter the Pingkang Plain through the Pingkang Valley, and then shake the entire defense line of our army." But this is not the case for the US military, because if the US military does the same, it will be a big taboo for them. The Five Holy Mountains are in our hands one day, and our army may threaten their flanks and rear at any time. This is something that the U.S. military will never allow, so I make a bold guess that the main direction of the U.S. military's attack this time will not be the West Mountain and Douliu Peak, but the Five Holy Mountains guarded by our regiment."

As soon as my words fell, the cadres in the tunnel were 'chaotic', and some people thought that what I said made some sense, but most people still thought that what I said was a bit unbelievable.

And I think," I don't care whether the soldiers will agree with my point of view, and I said to myself: "Our army has deployed heavy troops in the area of Xishan and Douliu Peak, and with the reconnaissance equipment and means of the US army, we will be more or less aware of it." Then they want to take down the Five Holy Mountains. It is very likely that they will avoid the sharp edge of our army and focus their attack on the high ground and the 7 high ground

"However, these two highlands are steep and easy to defend and difficult to attack, which is not conducive to the deployment of the enemy's mechanized troops at all!" Gao Qiming said suspiciously: "Will the U.S. military give up their advantages like this and turn to fighting mountain warfare with our army?" ”

"Of course, if you attack these two and high grounds, the U.S. military will indeed have to give up some advantages." I nodded and said, "But there are many advantages to attacking these two highlands, the most important thing is that these two highlands are very close to the Five Holy Mountains, only a thousand meters away. Once these two heights are taken by the US army, they will be equivalent to mastering the 'gate' of attacking the Five Holy Mountains, and once the Five Sacred Stops are captured by the US army, then our army will have no danger to defend!

The so-called impermanence of soldiers and impermanence of water, the US military may have seized on the characteristics of our thought that they would definitely attack in the western mountain area, and launched a surprise attack on our Zhukou Heights and Hui 7 Heights, but we have always thought that the direction of the Zhukou Heights and the Blade 7 Heights is not the focus of defense, and only a small number of troops are deployed on them, and even the direction of the artillery is pointed to the west.

In particular, the strong 7 heights of Beishan, which coexist with the enemy's position, are located on the same mountain beam, and we occupy the north and the enemy occupies the south mountain, and the terrain of the south mountain is higher than the north mountain, which is very beneficial to the enemy's attack. Once the fight starts, the US military will prepare a lot of firepower and concentrate a few battalions to attack, and it will not be impossible to take these two heights,"

The cadres discussed a lot again, and Regiment Commander Zhang looked at the map, his face was 'pale' and 'gloomy', and after a long time he asked: "What kind of troops are stationed on the Zhukou Heights and the Hui 7 Heights?" "It was the 9th Company that was stationed on the Upper Heights of Sukou, and the 1st Company was stationed on the 7th Heights." Yang Qingyuan, head of the combat unit, immediately replied.

"Send two more companies up at once! and to increase the material and *** of these two highlands".

"Yes!"

"Comrades". The political commissar motioned for the cadres to be quiet, and said earnestly: "What Staff Officer Cui said may not be right. But one thing I agree with is that we have to take it seriously wherever we stick to it. Don't think that the position we are guarding is not the focus and we should take it lightly, but should take it as the focus to defend, so that we can fight a prepared battle and a confident battle! ”

"Yes". The warriors responded in unison.

"Comrade Cui Wei!" Then Head Zhang said to me: "The problems you have reflected are very good and important, and we will report this problem to the superiors and let the superiors make decisions." However, no matter what the superiors decide, I think our regiment should pay enough attention to this issue and prepare in advance! It's not simple, you can be said to have made a contribution! ”

"Of course!" The political commissar said on the side: "If it's really simple, then how can you be the head of the nephew regiment!" ”

Listening to the commissar's ridiculous words, the soldiers in the pit once again let out a good-natured laugh, and at the same time cast a look of admiration at me.

I just thought to myself, although this remark will not allow the whole army to shift its strategic focus, but at least it can prepare the Wu Order! I hope that the upcoming Battle of Shangganling will not be as difficult as in history.