Chapter 51: Sweeping the Net

Chapter 51: Sweeping the Net

No matter what the orders issued by the superiors were, and no matter how cautious the report was, the soldiers who had already been 'excited' by the "common people" on the battlefield summed up those documents in one sentence, that is, "kill and kill" on the battlefield.

In fact, I also know that the reason why the attitude of the superiors will make such a change is really because they are 'forced' helpless. Dong Deng is the 'gate' of Lang Son, and if we want to attack Lang Mountain, then whether it is the transportation of ammunition or the replenishment of supplies, we must pass through the railways and highways of Dong Deng, and even the artillery positions of our army must be set up in Dong Deng in the later stage of the counterattack war. If the agents lurking among the people are not completely eliminated, then the consequences can be imagined, which is tantamount to exposing their own transport supply lines and even artillery positions to the Vietnamese agents.

Don't underestimate the role of those Vietnamese army agents, and don't think that those Vietnamese army agents will only carry out some small-scale sneak attacks. In this era of rampant artillery, it seems that the Vietnamese army agents only need to report the coordinates of our army's transport convoys and artillery positions to the Vietnamese artillery by radio...... Our supply lines and artillery units will be dealt a devastating blow, and the Vietnamese agents will not even reveal their identity......

Therefore, to put it simply, in order to defeat Lang Mountain, it is necessary to purge the Vietnamese army agents in Dong Deng.

The higher-ups are only under the pressure of international public opinion, and some words cannot be said too clearly, but the soldiers who have come all the way from the ten years of turmoil and 'chaos' will not understand it. As a result, the dragnet was vigorously launched the next day. Except for a small number of soldiers who remained in their positions, other troops searched, blew up 'holes' and cleared the entire line around Tongdeng.

Our company was also assigned a "lump sum area", because there was a real shortage of manpower, so the area assigned seemed to be a bit large, with four or five hills and a radius of several kilometers around it.

To be honest, when Regiment Commander Zhao drew this large area to us, the deputy company commander and I were still looking at the circle on the map. But then it quickly occurred to us that we were looking at this land according to our habits, and still according to the idea of attacking the camp...... In fact, there are no clusters of Vietnamese troops in these places, and we are going to search for Vietnamese agents hiding in the mountain 'holes'

Early the next morning, I set off with my troops.

Today's target is Heights No. 1...... There were five heights we were responsible for, and we didn't bother to name them by the elevation of the artillery, so we arranged them in order from one to five. Anyway, we don't need long-range artillery fire to help us in a sweep, so it doesn't really matter if you name it with an elevation or not. It's so easy for us to call and recognize, so why not do it

"Watch the mine search forward......" I ordered.

Similar to other highlands in Viet Nam, Highland No. 1 is full of woods and grass, and it is difficult to detect a few mines in such a place. I think for the Vietnamese troops lurking in the caves in the mountains, they are also willing to plant mines in this jungle to hinder our movements.

At this time, I couldn't help but think of Wang Xianru, the king of landmine moving during the Korean War, if only he were there, with his natural sense of smell of landmines, he would definitely be able to show his skills.

Listening to my order, the soldiers in the front row carefully turned on the improvised mine detector and searched and slowly advanced along the slope to the high ground. The soldiers in the back row followed from a distance of more than ten meters and raised their guns to guard.

At first, the soldiers were able to remain vigilant, but after a long time, we all walked halfway up the mountain and did not find anything, not only did we not find a single Vietnamese soldier, but not even a single mine...... So they all relaxed.

"Hey, you want me to say......" Junko was the first to speak, he moved the gun to his left hand, then took off his hat and slapped himself a few times, and said, "What are we fighting here?" Isn't that just banditry? ”

"Hey, you kid Cheng, you still know how to suppress bandits," the hometown joked: "Don't say it, this is really a bit like banditry, but how could we have these things back then......"

The villagers pointed to the soldiers behind us, some of them carrying mortars, some carrying recoilless guns and bazookas, and even a few anti-chemical warfare soldiers behind them.

"Platoon Commander Chen" Yang Songjian listened to the words of his hometown, and asked with some curiosity: "You have also beaten bandits, right?" ”

"Fighting" the hometown man nodded: "At that time, I was still young, just a teenager, and the old man asked me to experience the battlefield. We use the five or six types, and the bandits use box guns and light machine guns, and if we really run into them, it will be difficult to distinguish between them......"

Pointing to the scar on his face, he said, "This is what was left at that time, so I haven't found my daughter-in-law until this time."

There was a coax, and the warriors all laughed.

Al Ziri quipped: "Platoon Commander Chen, if you want me to say, if you don't have this scar, I'm afraid it will be more difficult for you to find a daughter-in-law."

Hearing Alziri say this, the warriors laughed even more happily. I also smiled, and I couldn't help but think of the movie "The Story of Bandits in Oolong Mountain" that I watched when I was a child.

"Boom", just as the soldiers were laughing, an explosion startled us, and the soldiers hurriedly fell to the ground one by one, and the screams soon came from the front.

I leaned down and looked into the jungle, as if something was wrong, and was about to order the soldiers to stand by, but it was too late. The two hygienists jumped up from their hiding places and ran towards the screams, but with two gunshots, the two hygienists quickly collapsed in a pool ......of blood.

"All of them, stand by and don't help the wounded," I shouted over the walkie-talkie.

"Yes" The soldiers responded, knowing that there were Vietnamese snipers hiding in the jungle, so no one dared to move again.

There was a deathly silence in the jungle, only a scream kept coming from the front, and we could do nothing but wait quietly

The "company commander" only heard Shunzi shouting at this time: "It's squad leader Wu, it's squad leader Wu who stepped on the mine......"

"Squad Leader Wu? Wu Haiguo? "I couldn't help but be stunned when I heard this, that Wu Haiguo, who always has a positive attitude and can always take care of his own affairs......

"'Fuck' the more devil you fuck" Junko is timid, but he is an impulsive and righteous person. When he saw Wu Haiguo shouting like that, how could he bear it, so he got up from his hiding place and rushed forward. But as soon as he got up, he let Yang Songjian press him to the ground.

I was still holding my gun, lying on the ground motionless, my head calmly analyzing: the sound of the Vietnamese army's gunfire was a little different, and I didn't see the fire and white smoke coming out of the muzzle of his gun, although it was not so easy to see these in this jungle, but I wanted to escape my eyes...... That only means that he's out of my sight.

And although the time for Junko to get up is short, but for a sniper, that time is enough. So I came to the conclusion that Vietnamese snipers could not see me in this direction

It stands to reason that hiding in the jungle shouldn't be so small. Unless......

Unless he is hiding in a cave in the mountain, he can only see the target that is exposed in the area of the mouth of the cave. That's why his gunshot sounded a little different, so I couldn't see the white smoke coming out of the muzzle of his gun, so he had to use the injured squad leader Wu to attract us to his gun

Thinking of this, I boldly poked my head out and looked at it. The injured squad leader Wu in the upper left was already drenched in blood, holding a broken leg and screaming, with broken pieces of wood all over his body and face......

It's a Soviet-made wooden shell mine, because it's a shell made of wood, so the mine detector doesn't work against it at all. This also explains why the U Hae Congress was injured by the bombing.

But that's not what I'm concerned about right now. I probed further and saw where the two hygienists had fallen, and then linked their positions to the position of Ngo Haiguo, and I could basically determine the location of the Vietnamese sniper.

Unfortunately, I'm now faced with a dilemma: I can't see the target where I'm located, and if I move to a location where I can see the target, the target will definitely spot me first

"Company Commander" Shunzi shouted anxiously again: "Squad Leader Wu can't hold it anymore"

I still didn't say a word, and I didn't shoot at the same time.

What to do?

Let the artillery blow up 'indiscriminately'? But the enemy was hiding in a 'hole' in the mountain, the artillery seemed to be of little use, and the grass of the trees that had been blown up was perhaps even more detrimental to our target.

Sneak attack? Use the target's 'shot' to shoot a dead corner near the mountain 'hole'?

The Vietnamese army would not be so stupid, they would so easily 'expose' their weaknesses in front of us, it seemed that he could guard and defend his flank as long as he laid a few mines on his flank.

At this time, I suddenly found that more than ten meters to my left, Li Shui's 'wave' eyes were also searching for something in the grass, so I hurriedly whispered into the walkie-talkie: "Li Shui's 'wave', the target is between one o'clock and two o'clock, in the mountain 'cave'"

"Yes," Li Shui replied, quickly raising his rifle and aiming in the direction I said.

Time passed bit by bit, Li Shui' Bo never shot, and Wu Haiguo's voice became weaker and weaker. I set my eyes on Li Shui'bo, beads of sweat the size of beans flowed down his head, and the whole person looked as if he had just been fished out of the water. From time to time, I closed my eyes......

I can understand his mood at this time, when I didn't tell him the location of the target just now, he was still an outsider, and he could still look for enemies with the mentality of an outsider. But now that I have 'handed over' the target, he feels the weight on his shoulders.

At the same time, he was also affected by Wu Haiguo's screams, and he was anxious to rescue Wu Haiguo, but the more anxious he was to find out the target, the more he couldn't find it, and the more he couldn't find it, the more anxious he became...... The anxiety of racing against time and the guilt of not being able to save his comrades in danger in his heart are not understandable to outsiders.

"Don't be nervous" Seeing this, I said into the walkie-talkie: "Don't care about anything else, there are only you and the snipers of the Vietnamese army here, this is a war between the two of you, no one else, including me, either you die or he dies......"

"Either I die, or he dies, and no one else dies or I die, or he ......dies," Li Shui repeated my words over and over again, his voice getting weaker and weaker, and finally calmed down.

Finally, with the sound of a "bang" gunshot, Li Shui 'Bo' said four words very confidently: "The target is lifted"

As soon as the words fell, Junzi and the two hygienists rushed up. In fact, as Li Shui 'Bo' said, the target had been lifted, because the gunshots in the direction of the target never rang out again.

I walked up to Li Shui' Bo with a sniper rifle, pulled him up and said, "Good fight"

At this time, Junko's cry suddenly sounded: "Squad Leader Wu, Squad Leader Wu......"

Obviously, after so long, squad leader Wu has missed the time for treatment.

Li Shui 'Bo' sighed, shook his head and replied, "No, I didn't play well enough"

"Do you know what's wrong with you?" I asked.

Li Shui 'Bo' shook his head and set his eyes on me.

"That's because you're not ruthless enough," I said, "to be a successful sniper, not only to your enemies, but also to your own people."

Li Shui 'Bo' looked at Wu Haiguo's corpse, nodded thoughtfully and replied, "If I had been cruel to Squad Leader Wu just now, he wouldn't have died."

Suddenly, I found that what Master Pang told me was really useful.

At this time, several soldiers dragged the corpse of a Vietnamese soldier over, threw it in front of me, and handed me an SVD sniper rifle and reported: "This is the gun of the Yue devil, we have searched the mountain 'hole', and there is no one else."

"Hmm" I nodded and ordered, "Blow up the mountain 'hole'"

"Yes"

"Platoon Commander Li" I handed the sniper rifle to Li Shui 'Bo' and said: "This is what you deserve, next time, I hope you can find the opponent's position without my prompts"

Li Shui'bo's eyes soon lit up, and after taking the gun, he looked at me with emotion and nodded his head a few times.

The incident of encountering Vietnamese snipers made the soldiers know one thing, that is, the task of clearing is not as simple as they imagined. Moreover, our army sacrificed three people in exchange for the casualties of one Vietnamese army, which made the soldiers a little angry. But what they don't know is that snipers are not common on the battlefield, and if a sniper only gets three enemies, then either the sniper is too good or the opponent is too good, so this is not a reason to be discouraged at all. What they couldn't accept was to watch Squad Leader Wu scream and sacrifice in front of them......

However, this also 'provoked' the anger of the soldiers, so much so that in the following search mission, most of the soldiers did not even call "Nokong Songpage...... It's a beating to come up with a head

Occasionally, I would encounter a few stragglers of Vietnamese agents, but they were surrounded by our army in all directions, and they had nowhere to escape...... So it's time for the anti-chemical warfare forces to play their role again.

After all, the Vietnamese snipers were still in the minority, so the situation encountered on the No. 1 high ground was just an occasional phenomenon, and the soldiers went very smoothly in the subsequent search.

Whenever the soldiers found a suspicious mountain 'hole', regardless of whether it was someone or not, they first bombarded it with a recoilless cannon or a 40 rocket launcher from a long distance, then burned it with a flamethrower, and then stuffed it with an explosive 'charge' bag and completely sealed it with a "boom".

Heights 3 have more rocks than other highlands, and some of the 'caves' are very hidden and difficult for people to find. While he was lying down and resting, Al Ziri suddenly noticed that there was a stone crack under a large stone. And the stone crevice seemed to be clean, i.e. there was no moss or dust, like the entrance to a mountain 'cave'. So the anti-chemical warfare soldiers were recruited to burn fiercely inside, and as a result, a terrible scream came from inside...... We're sure there's people in there, and there's quite a few of them

After the fire was over, he sent two soldiers to go inside and take a look, and there were a total of thirteen Vietnamese soldiers hidden inside, as well as radio stations, blackened weapons, and even a few boxes of bazookas...... It's like a small arms depot.

At the end of the day, I only had to search the three heights in a hurry, because I was worried that the three highlands I had just searched would once again be used by the Vietnamese army and become the places to attack us, such as laying mines, hiding snipers, etc., so I transferred a few barrels of gasoline from the station, poured them all on the highlands, and then burned them all with a fire......

We weren't the only ones who actually did this, on our way back to the camp, almost every mountain was burning with bright red fires and choking black smoke, so that the sky was red all night.

As for the ordinary people in Tongdeng Town, that's not what we have to worry about, that's the task of the three battalions. Rather than dealing with the "common people", I would rather go to the mountains to suppress the bandits, because at least I don't have to worry about killing the real people by mistake.

Later, I learned from Political Commissar Huang that the method used by the Third Battalion to deal with the people of Tongdeng Town was actually the method I used before - blockade.

During the day, people entering and leaving Dong Deng were strictly searched, and those with weapons were treated as soldiers, and food was not allowed to be taken out of the town (beware that people would give food to Vietnamese agents lurking in the mountains).

At night, a curfew was even more enforced, and our soldiers lurked at large and small intersections throughout the town, and anyone who saw anyone standing and walking would shoot without asking......

I don't know if these methods are effective against Vietnamese agents, because we can't count how many agents are lurking among the people, and we don't know how many agents are lurking in the mountains.

All we know is...... Under our strict lockdown, the eyes of the ordinary people in Dong Deng Town no longer have the same divine light as before, and even the Vietnamese cattle will hide away when they see us.

And those Vietnamese agents lurking in the mountains, because they had no food and couldn't stand our clean-up, they had to go down the mountain and surrender to us