160. Chapter 16 (1) Rescue
Two Hills Front
The reconnaissance detachment led by Liu Xuejun rushed all the way to the area near the Vietnamese artillery position at nearly noon, and at this time the earlier fierce shelling had stopped, Liu Xuejun knew in his heart that the cessation of the shelling meant that this round of the Vietnamese army's offensive had ended, and he could not imagine how the unknown brothers who were sticking to the position had survived the shelling all night.
The pre-assault reconnaissance team came back one after another, and the information brought back made Liu Xuejun a little worried, the Vietnamese army in front was heavily guarded, and almost all the roads leading to the area they predicted were blocked, and the blockade was so tight that even the local residents here could not pass.
Liu Xuejun knew that this round of attacks by the Vietnamese army was over for a while, and he had to find the artillery position of the Vietnamese army before the next attack of the Vietnamese army and destroy it completely, otherwise he would not be able to explain to the brothers stationed there when he returned.
Qin Han, who had reconnoitred in advance, and a soldier also returned.
"Old squad leader, I can't get ahead of me, there are a lot of Vietnamese troops and militia coming and going on the road, and minefields and barbed wire are arranged on this side of the road, it seems that the Vietnamese army is very well guarded this time." Qin Han gave a brief introduction to what they had observed.
"If we can't find the artillery positions of the Vietnamese army, not only will we have no face to go back, but more importantly, the other party's artillery will bring great casualties to our team, how can we go back and face those brothers who live and die."
Liu Xuejun's face was heavy.
"In this way, we will first lurk on the spot, and wait until the second half of the night when we sneak over, remember, no matter who is discovered, we must not expose the whereabouts of other team members, and try to attract the attention of the other team members and provide cover for other team members."
After Liu Xuejun finished speaking, he looked at the people around him, and everyone understood the meaning of his words, that is, if you are discovered by the other party, then you will become a bait, and whether you can get out of it can only depend on your own creation, but everyone nodded in agreement without any hesitation.
"Now let's take a rest, try to sneak near the road before dark, and then wait for the opportunity to cross over, as long as we enter the opposite mountainous area, it will be a matter of time before we find the Vietnamese artillery position."
The sky was getting darker, and the clouds were accelerating the night, and the road, which had been busy during the day, became much quieter.
This is located in a war zone, it has long been blocked, even if you see people wearing ordinary people's clothes, you must not believe that they are ordinary ordinary civilians, there are many bloody lessons here, because in the first period of the war, our soldiers were because of their kindness to help those people who seemed to be hiding from the war, thus causing themselves a lot of unnecessary casualties.
During the war, all ordinary people will stay away from the areas where the two sides are fighting, so the people who wear ordinary people's clothes in the war zone are definitely not ordinary citizens.
A group of ten men crossed the road under the cover of night, entered a ravine and lurked, and had just settled down when a shrill siren suddenly sounded in the distance, accompanied by the sound of gunfire.
The sound of the sirens wasn't too far away, but the sound of the firefight made them extra alert.
This is in the hinterland of the Vietnamese army, and it is rare for there to be a firefight between the two sides, and this short but fierce exchange of fire made Liu Xuejun conclude that this should be another reconnaissance team that has infiltrated and exposed.
Liu Xuejun tapped Qin Han, Wan Kai and another soldier with his hand, and the four of them touched the direction from which the gunshots came.
At the same time, several American military jeeps loaded with vehicle-mounted machine guns came from both ends of the road, and the searchlights of some checkpoints along the route also illuminated the area.
Liu Xuejun and several people quickly hid with the help of the favorable terrain, and nervously observed the movement ahead through the telescope.
They saw that several soldiers in camouflage clothes were retreating while returning fire, and behind these people, several Vietnamese soldiers were in hot pursuit, and soon these people were compressed into a small area.
Unfortunately, behind these people came a cart of heavily armed Vietnamese soldiers, and this team rushed directly into the place where they were defending, and then the Vietnamese soldiers who jumped out of the car immediately forced these people to hold at gunpoint.
In this case, there was no point in resisting, and several investigators stood up with each other's arms, ready for the final moment.
A man who looked like an officer stepped out of the car, and he approached the scouts, staring angrily at the men in front of them, and at this time, the pursuing Vietnamese patrols also rushed closer.
The officer asked pointedly, as if he were reprimanding the patrolmen, who had no intention of interrogating the captives, and after scolding the patrol, he pointed to the captives and gave some explanations, and then with a wave of his hand he took the soldiers into the military vehicle and drove away.
Only Vietnamese patrols and disarmed scouts remained in the clearing.
Perhaps they were scolded by the commander, and when the dozen or so patrolmen saw that the military vehicle was gone, they turned around and vented their grievances on these scouts, who were already wounded under the punches and kicks of these people and the butts of their guns, and they were bleeding in an instant, and they had no strength to fight back, so they could only curse back.
Qin Han looked at Liu Xuejun not far away, and asked if he wanted to help, but the old squad leader looked solemn and stared at the front without any indication.
After venting their mouths, the patrolmen began to drive away the captured scouts, but instead of following the main road to their station, the Vietnamese drove them to the valley towards the ambush site of Liu Xuejun and Qin Han.
Seeing that they were getting closer and closer to the hiding place of Liu Xuejun and Qin Han, Liu Xuejun motioned to Qin Han and a few of them to get ready, and a few of them slowly raised their guns, and while watching the development of the situation in front of them, they were ready for battle.
Less than 30 meters away from them, the Vietnamese stopped, drove several of the captives to a low-lying puddle, ordered them to kneel, and beat them again until they were all knocked to the ground.
These Vietnamese soldiers stood in a row, they were going to execute these captured personnel on the spot, this move of the Vietnamese army stunned the four people in ambush, this obvious violation of the "Geneva Conventions" made Liu Xuejun and others even more indignant.
The four people in ambush opened fire first, and the whispering submachine gun made a small 'chirping' sound, and in the blink of an eye, these Vietnamese patrol officers were knocked out, and several people quickly got up, while hiding the corpses of the Vietnamese soldiers, while assisting the captured fighters to hide in a safe place.
Up to this point, the scouts were still in a dream, and they couldn't tell which part of the disguised people they belonged to, staring at the people in front of them with hostile eyes.