A burst of mortar shells whistled towards the big and small stone mountains, and with a burst of explosion, the two highland stone chips flew 'chaotically'. It's obvious...... The firepower of the Vietnamese army immediately weakened, and those Vietnamese troops who were desperately 'shooting' at our army on the stone mountain never imagined that our army would face the mountain at this time, and one did not pay attention to let these artillery fire blow up into a scream, and some of the Vietnamese devils let the impact of the shells 'wave' shake and fall from the cliff, and the miserable scream went all the way down the top of the mountain to the foot of the mountain, which made the battlefield even more cruel.

Of course, there were also our soldiers who were injured by the debris that exploded on the mountain, and although our troops suffered casualties, they were obviously much better than the bullets and shells of the Vietnamese army. This also gave our army a chance to breathe, and He Liqiang was not stupid, and immediately ordered the troops to retreat at the right time. As soon as the order to retreat was given to our soldiers, who had suffered losses on the open ground, they coaxed the wounded and sacrificed soldiers to retreat from the battlefield like a 'tidal wave'. The tank also turned its gun and drove back, and the scene could be said to be completely out of order, and it was a mess.

As soon as I waved my hand at the soldiers of the 5th Company, they immediately jumped up from their hiding places and rushed forward to help the retreating soldiers carry the wounded.

Blood soon spilled into our position, screams and wails rang out, and what had been a neat position just now became a mess, full of blood, corpses, wounded, and hygienists busy.

At this time, Xu Yongjian, the commander of the fourth company, was still standing beside me, and he just asked me why I didn't let them continue the attack, and when the chief of staff ordered the third battalion to replace us as the main attacker, he still looked a little breathless, and seemed to blame me for my improper command. I didn't dare to let go of a fart now, but I just watched in a daze as the soldiers with severed hands and feet were carried down by the warriors one by one......

I think not only Xu Yongjian, but all the soldiers of the Fourth Company who have just come down from the battlefield will have the same feeling! Fortunately, it was because of my order that I pulled them back, otherwise, they would have been the ones who broke their hands and legs or died in this fight!

He Li ran over from his station, looked at the wounded soldier, and then looked at the wounded soldier, who seemed to be in a hurry and seemed to be a little 'confused', and after a long while, he squatted on the ground and held his head as if he had been crushed......

I walked over and patted him on the shoulder, and he turned his head to look at me and saw that it was me, and as if he didn't dare to face me, he quickly buried his head in it again.

"Battalion Commander He, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, don't care too much!" I thought about it for a long time before I found such a comforting word.

"Can you not care?" After a long while, He Liqiang stood up, sighed long and said, "Battalion Commander Cui, if this is an ordinary defeat, then I He Liqiang will not be good!" In war, there are always people who will die, and there will always be people who will be injured, but this time...... Alas! I...... How can I be worthy of these sacrificed and wounded comrades! ”

I can understand He Liqiang's thoughts, it can be said that we have been rolling on the battlefield for more than ten days, although the time is not long, but we have experienced a lot of life and death. In this battle, all three battalions only sent one company up, and the number of casualties was only a few dozen, which was not a big deal in peacetime.

But this time there is something different, the difference is that the casualties this time could have been completely avoided, if the chief of staff could have listened to my advice, if He Liqiang was not so impulsive, as long as they didn't think that the devil was so easy to deal with, as long as it was ......

But this is a battlefield, a living battlefield, there are not so many "ifs" here, and there are not so many "ifs", and casualties and losses are irreparable.

"Rumbling ......", at this time, the tank troops led by Wu Changhui also returned one after another. One of the tanks slammed open before the hatch could be stopped, and Wu Changhui jumped out of it in a rage.

"Camp Commander Cui!" Wu Changhui said with some dissatisfaction: "What's going on? How did this battle come to this? We lost one tank, and the third squad leader is a first-class tank pacesetter! ”

At this time, I realized that a tank was parked in the open field, and I don't know if it was hit by some weapon of the Vietnamese army, and it was burning with fire......

"It's not Camp Commander Cui's fault!" He Liqiang explained: "Battalion Commander Cui said that there would be problems if he fought like this, but the superiors 'handed over' the main attack task to our battalion!" ”

"Hey! That's all I said! Wu Changhui angrily threw the tank cap in his hand to the ground, and scolded He Liqiang fiercely without giving him face at all: "What kind of bullshit superior do you guys, you go tell him, if you don't know how to fight, get out of the way, let's do our life's work, and we can't allow him to command blindly!" What a fucking bastard! ”

"You ......" He Liqiang was scolded by Wu Changhui like this, and he couldn't help but want to refute it, but as soon as he heard what Wu Changhui said later, he remembered that his troops had not sacrificed a lot of soldiers because of this, so he forcibly endured this breath.

At this time, I didn't know what to say, because in fact, all three of us were battalion commanders, and even Wu Changhui, the commander of the tank battalion, was even better than us infantry battalion commanders, which was why he dared to point at He Liqiang's nose and scold, so I couldn't ask them for anything or criticize them.

"Battalion commander!" At this time, a correspondent handed me a walkie-talkie and said, "The phone number of the regiment headquarters is ...... by Political Commissar Huang."

"Hmm!" I couldn't help but be a little surprised when I heard that it was Political Commissar Huang, but I still took the phone and identified myself.

"Comrade Cui Wei!" The voice of Political Commissar Huang came from the other end of the phone: "The first attack failed, didn't you?" What about the losses? ”

"Yes!" I answered, glanced at He Liqiang and replied: "The first attack failed to take the Vietnamese position, and the casualties are still being counted." Commissar...... The defense of the Vietnamese army on the big and small stone mountains is not an ordinary field fortification, and it is somewhat difficult to take it down, I hope that the organization can give me a little time! ”

"Hmm!" Commissar Huang replied: "I have thought about it organizationally and think that your idea is right. It doesn't matter if you lose the first attack, keep up the good work. Right now...... We decided to let you take command of the infantry units of the second and third battalions, as well as the tank units of the first battalion of the 43rd Army to carry out this mission. ”

"Let me command?" I couldn't help but be stunned when I heard this, let me, the battalion commander, command so many troops, it's not the same as being a regiment commander.

"yes!" Political Commissar Huang replied: "The fighters on the battlefield are fleeting! Now our regiment does not have a regiment commander, and the position of regiment commander has always been the acting chief of staff, but on the battlefield, no one can command, so we want to let you command, and if necessary, you can decide for yourself without reporting to your superiors! Questions? ”

"No problem!" Hearing this, I couldn't help but reply firmly. But I thought in my heart, no wonder I wanted Political Commissar Huang to inform me this time, the feeling is that this chief of staff has a thin face, although I know in my heart that he is wrong, but I don't want to admit my mistake in front of me.

Let me command, and there will be much less restrictions like this in the future.

"Good!" Political Commissar Huang on the other side of the microphone said appreciatively: "Comrade Cui Wei! During this time, your performance on the battlefield has been outstanding, and we hope that you will continue to work hard in future battles and report to the higher organization with more victories! ”

"Yes!"

"But ......" After a pause, Political Commissar Huang said again: "Comrade Cui Wei, there is a situation I must let you know. After the Vietnamese army succeeded in the sneak attack on Kudang Mountain, they quickly took Kudang Mountain as the center to deduct the results of the battle, and now the gap in the south is getting bigger and bigger, and the battle situation is very unfavorable to us. Moreover, according to the reliable information of the superiors, the Vietnamese reinforcements have begun to move in batches in the direction of Lang Son, and the first batch of reinforcements will arrive in Lang Son in about an hour, and the higher authorities have ordered your troops to occupy the bridge over the Chi Poor River within two hours, and if necessary, blow up the bridge. Otherwise, if the main force of the Vietnamese army is allowed to reinforce the northern district of Vietnam through the Chi Poor River Bridge, the consequences will be unimaginable! Are you confident you can do it? ”

I couldn't help but faint when I heard this, no wonder the chief of staff wanted to delegate command, it turned out that the time was so urgent. This political commissar Huang also played with me a hand of 'flower' and 'flower' belly, and he knew that if he told me this situation first, I would probably be reluctant to command this army...... Just kidding, within two hours, you will have to take down this big and small stone mountain and then seize the Qiqiao River Bridge, and if you can't beat it, you will be held responsible...... Who would want to do that!

But now that the battle has been fought like this, I can't help but say that I can't do it, so I have to answer with a hard head: "Have faith!" ”

"Good!" Political Commissar Huang replied with satisfaction: "Time is pressing, let's go and prepare immediately!" We await the news of your victory! ”

After hanging up the phone, I found that He Liqiang and Wu Changhui were both answering the phone, and I didn't have to think about it, it must have been the superiors who informed them that all their affairs were under my command.

Sure enough, after a while, Wu Changhui and He Liqiang ran up to me and saluted me.

"It's long overdue!" Wu Changhui laughed and said, "Camp Commander Cui, you give an order!" We're ready! ”

"I'm ready, too!" He Liqiang also followed: "Everything is under the command of Battalion Commander Cui!" ”

But at this time, I am in trouble, mother! This chief of staff is really powerful, and he casually threw this hot potato to me, and you said that this big and small rock mountain must be knocked down within two hours...... Is it possible?

I couldn't help but raise my binoculars and look at the big and small rocky mountains not far away, after a burst of gunsmoke and artillery fire, the big and small rocky mountains seemed to have not changed at all, and still stood quietly in front of us as before, like two stubborn stumbling blocks. Only the more blood on the open ground and the guns and ammunition discarded by the soldiers when they retreated, and the tank that was still emitting black smoke seemed to be the mockery of us by the Vietnamese army......

How to fight? I couldn't help but fall into deep thought!

Penetrate 'inserted' into its rear to cut off its supply lines? If the Vietnamese troops on the big and small rocky hills have sufficient ammunition and supplies, they do not need to worry about our army's penetration, it will always stand in front of us, and the two-hour time limit will not allow us to run out of ammunition and ammunition.

Later, I learned that this big and small stone mountain can be said to be a bomb 'medicine' storehouse, and if you want to wait until it runs out of ammunition, I am afraid that you will not be able to wait until next year.

Sneak attack? Not to mention that it is daylight, even at night, the area around this big and small rocky mountain is nearly a thousand meters of open land, and as long as the devils arrange a few searchlights or fire a few flares on the top of the mountain, our sneak attack troops will have nothing to follow. What's more, if the soldiers were asked to climb such a steep stone mountain in the dark, they were afraid that it would be difficult to avoid the sentries of the Vietnamese army......

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but let out a long sigh, it didn't work to attack, and there was no way to take it! This big and small stone mountain is really a hard nail.

Wu Changhui and He Liqiang were stunned when they saw me looking at the big and small stone mountains, and they also stood aside and waited quietly and didn't dare to make a sound.

"Report!" At this moment, a soldier who was wet came to He Liqiang with the help of two fighters.

"Seventh Company Commander!" Seeing this warrior, He Liqiang couldn't help but be surprised, and greeted him in a few steps and said, "Why are you back?" I couldn't find you everywhere just now, and the soldiers thought you had died! ”

It turned out that the one who came back was the commander of the seventh company who had just been sent to attack Da and Xiao Shishan, and he 'stood up' at He Liqiang and said: "Report to the battalion commander, I, I didn't complete the task, you punish me!" ”

"Huh! Don't talk about this! He Liqiang patted the shoulder of the seventh company commander and said with emotion: "It's good to come back!" It's good to be back! Let's go down and rest for a while, and get ready for a new battle! ”

"Yes!" The commander of the seventh company answered, turned around and was about to go back.

"Wait!" I stopped the Seventh Company Commander, looked at the water all over his body, and said suspiciously, "What's the matter with the water on your body?" How did you get back? ”

"Report to the second battalion commander!" The commander of the seventh company obviously recognized me, so he immediately 'stood up' in front of me and replied: "At that time, the battle was very fierce, I rushed to the front of the team, and suddenly a shell exploded near me and shook me away, I fainted, as if I had fallen into a small river, but I didn't expect to climb ashore and leave the battlefield when I woke up, so I came back to look for ......."

"Wait!" I couldn't help but be stunned when I heard this, and asked, "You mean...... Have a small river? ”

"Yes!" The Seventh Company Commander nodded.

"You woke up and were out of the battlefield?" I asked again.

"Yes!" The Seventh Company Commander nodded again.

"How deep is that creek?" I continued.

"Shame...... More than a meter deep! ”

God help me, at this time, a small river suddenly appeared in front of me, and it should be the bad luck of those devils.

I would like to use this chapter to pay tribute to Comrade He Shuimu, platoon commander of the 1st Battalion, 1st Company, and 2nd Platoon of the 489th Regiment of the 163rd Division.