The defeat of this battle made Nguyen Van Hung suffer heavy losses, although his current position has been promoted to a certain extent, but on the contrary, the combat effectiveness has declined, his old team in the 54# Heights battle almost lost, once despised the weapons of colleagues are also left on the high ground, the primary problem in front of Nguyen Van Hung is not how to fight back and revenge, but how to quickly reunite this army that has been beaten.

Even with repeated crushing defeats in the frontline units of the Vietnamese army, there are still some people in their command apparatus who are not so willing to admit the fait accompli in front of them.

Although the vast majority of high-ranking generals on the front line have lost confidence in the current war, war-weariness has caused most people to just hold on and procrastinate, hoping for an early end to this tug-of-war that has lasted for nearly a decade.

But the trees want to be quiet and the wind does not stop, some people are restless, these restless people are some young Zhuang faction, Nguyen Van Hung is one of them, after a few days of meditation, a bold plan began to take shape in his mind.

This time, he was determined to make the soldiers on the opposite side pay the price of blood and lives.

The scouts sent out kept bringing him the latest news, and there were all kinds of signs that the Chinese army was about to launch an attack on this place in the next few days, and looking at the sand table in front of him, Nguyen Van Hung ordered the signal corps to notify the company commanders to quickly rush to the battalion headquarters and immediately hold a meeting.

"Brothers, the Chinese army is about to attack, and in your opinion, how can we hold this hump ridge?" After Nguyen Van Hung finished speaking, his sharp eyes stared at several company commanders under him.

Several people looked at each other, and a company commander said loudly: "We still have two high grounds, 303 and 317, in front of us that can be used as support for Hump Ridge, and our soldiers are highly motivated, have sufficient ammunition, and are familiar with the terrain here, so it should not be a problem to hold Hump Ridge." ”

The newly promoted company commander knew that Nguyen Van Hung didn't like bad seeds, so he had the courage to cheer himself up and pretend to be a hero who was not afraid of death.

Nguyen Van Hung sneered and asked a few others: "Do you all think so too?" With our strength, we can hold Hump Ridge? ”

The other company commanders couldn't figure out what this strange-tempered and unfathomable battalion commander was thinking for a while, so they had to echo it.

"Do you think so too? Company Commander Fan? ”

The company commander, surnamed Pham, was another company stationed here, and had recently been assigned to Nguyen Van Hung's organization, but his spy company was adept at sneak attacks, lurks, and intelligence gains, and rarely charged forward in frontal battles like Le Hong's troops.

But it was also his company that was good at gathering intelligence, so this Fan company commander was very aware of the predicament they were facing at the moment, and when he saw Nguyen Van Hung asking him, he had to speak, and after a deep groan, he cleared his throat and said:

"Judging from the information we have, I think this battle is very difficult to fight, and according to the current situation of the two sides, the opponent's strength is several times that of ours, and their firepower and personnel superiority are incomparable to us, so I think this battle is more auspicious."

After finishing speaking, Company Commander Fan looked up at the few people present, then at Ruan Wenxiong, shook his head, and stopped talking.

There was a moment of silence in the conference room, a deathly silence.

After a long time, Ruan Wenxiong got up and said: "Company Commander Fan's words are insightful, don't think that I just want to listen to the happy song, and don't blindly figure out my thoughts, the thing on the battlefield is to judge the situation, in terms of the current situation, what Company Commander Fan said is not false at all, and Company Commander Fan still has some leeway, if you want me to say, we can't afford to fight this battle at all, this battle will be lost, now it's just a matter of time before we lose." ”

Looking at the slightly stunned expressions of the company commanders under him, Ruan Wenxiong laughed.

"What is this, victory and defeat are commonplace, as long as we see the form in front of us, even if we lose, we can minimize the loss, it is stupid to touch the stone with an egg, we can't afford to fight each other, and I will never let my soldiers do those senseless sacrifices."

After speaking, Nguyen Van Hung pointed to the sand table in front of him.

"Not to mention that the artillery that once gave us strong support can no longer be counted on, even if our artillery is fine, they will not be able to provide us with uninterrupted fire support as in previous years, our old capital is almost clean after the battle in the past few years, and the opponent's artillery fire is getting stronger and stronger, 303 and 317 are just the opponent's artillery cover is enough to destroy all our surface fortifications, and the terrain of these two places is not like the 54# highland, the terrain determines that these two places are not dangerous to defend at all, The reason why the opposing army has not moved is not because of any scruples, but because we want to take the Hump Ridge where we are now, and taking the Hump Ridge is like opening a door, and in the future, the other side's army will enter and leave our hinterland as if it were going home. ”

"Therefore, we must deploy heavy troops near the Hump Ridge to defend the country, and at the same time set traps in the area between the two highlands of 303 and 317 leading to the Hump Ridge, and strike at those small groups of reconnaissance and harassing enemies at any time, so that they can attack and advance with some scruples, this battle, even if we are doomed, we must cut off a few fingers of the other party, otherwise, it will not be enough to comfort our dead brethren that are in the sky."

After speaking, Nguyen Van Hung instructed Company Commander Fan Jinchang:

"Company Commander Fan, you stay for a while, and we will discuss the action plan in detail, and the rest of you will withdraw the baggage of the two highlands 303 and 317 to the area of Hump Ridge within one or two days, and the main combatants will also withdraw to the pre-set ambush site according to the order, and the specific location will be notified to you later. Only a few soldiers were left on the two high grounds, and they immediately bluffed, and when they encountered the opponent's attack, they could retreat directly to a safe area without asking for instructions, did they hear clearly? ”

Everyone obeyed the order and got up to say goodbye, and Nguyen Van Hung and the commander of the spy company Pham studied the details of the specific operation, and a plan to win in defeat gradually took shape, which Nguyen Van Hung called 'Operation Broken Fingers'.

The news heard from all walks of life was very accurate, and Nguyen Van Hung's hunch was not wrong, but the attack on the opposite side was one day earlier than Nguyen Van Hung expected.

It only took less than half a day's effort, Wushan's troops occupied these two heights almost bloodlessly, and then the vanguard quickly advanced to form an encirclement of Hump Ridge, but everything must be reversed, and too smooth often contains danger, this state has aroused the vigilance of the command, but it is still a step too late.

Several rapidly advancing detachments encountered stubborn resistance from the Vietnamese army in a narrow strip of hills, jungles, and swamps near the Hump Ridge, where the ravines were crisscrossed and the miasma was pervasive, and the Vietnamese army took advantage of this to wage guerrilla warfare in this area.

The attack was blocked for several days and the attacking team was stopped, and Wu Shan ordered the reconnaissance team to find an attack channel for the main force as soon as possible, and find out the main force of the Vietnamese army, so as to take Hump Ridge before the Vietnamese army completed its defensive deployment.

Zhao Lei, who had just finished his rest, grabbed this dangerous task this time.