Chapter Eighty-Seven: White-hot
(3rd Update)
It was drizzling, the sky was always gray and white under the dark clouds, there were no umbrellas, no raincoats, the rain poured from the treetops, and flowed down the military hats, and thus flowed into the soldiers' clothes, they were physically exhausted, stiff, but motionless, and advancing meant that their only advantage no longer existed, and they were exposed to the countless guns of the enemy, and retreat was a dead end.
Eyes on the attacking enemy troops, the red soldiers on the defensive mission were ready to fight, fierce battles began one after another, and there were fewer and fewer companions around, while there were more and more enemy people, although their courage and tenacity were no worse than each other's, but the disparity between the strength of the enemy and our own forces still made them have to shrink back a little, and in this way, the battle line continued to approach the high ground.
Yang Yuting's large-scale attack was met with stubborn resistance from the red side, but this did not change the decision of the blue commander, continue to attack, can not retreat, we just want to use this continuous saturation attack to destroy the enemy's will, even if it is one for one, in the end it is still us to win.
At about four o'clock in the afternoon, after returning to heavy casualties, Yang Yuting's troops completed the encirclement of the red side, and the red side troops with overdrawn physical strength began to disperse, and many soldiers climbed to the hills behind them, and the battle loss rate continued to rise.
At this point, the Blues have taken the initiative in their own hands.
When this bad news reached Sun Chuanfang's ears, he could not bear it anymore and ordered an immediate battle for the high ground, and if the occupation of the high ground could not be completed within two hours, and the support of the besieging Red Army, they would lose.
In the face of a network of crossfire composed of machine guns for more than ten days, can this plan succeed? Anyone has no bottom in their hearts, and even secretly sweats for this, and they can expect the outcome of breaking into the "barrage", and in that kind of intensive "fire rain", the result is likely to be the total annihilation.
If there was artillery support, the current situation would be much easier, but the artillery had long been ordered to be discarded, and it is even more impossible to return to look for it now, there is no if on the battlefield of war, everything must be considered from the current conditions, and immediate response is the touchstone that determines whether the commander is excellent or not.
"Inform all battalions, organize death squads, each batch of one hundred and twenty people, a total of five waves, the interval between each wave cannot be more than one minute, be sure to take the high ground for me!"
Sun Chuanfang did not hesitate, and ordered to his side, this situation can only be taken hard, and the blood capital of six hundred people can be suppressed, if it can't be attacked again, then even if the remaining nine hundred people capture the high ground, in the face of a large number of blue troops, they have no ability to support at all, and it is still a question whether they can even hold it.
The soldiers drawn from each battalion formed a death formation, and five columns of people lined up in turn, waiting for Sun Chuanfang's order at any time.
Sun Chuanfang walked to the front of the first team, stroked the brims of their hats one by one, and finally stood in front of the captain of the first team of daring to die, wiping his cheeks covered with rain with his hands.
"If you can bring it back, bring it back, and be sure to take the high ground for me."
That being said, as the first wave of stormtroopers, they went up to feed the bullets, and there was basically no chance of "survival".
"Please rest assured, Lord Biaotong, the last general will be the first to climb up and screw their heads off."
"Go ahead!"
At the sound of an order, the death squad began to charge, taking advantage of the sparse woods on the steep slope, while trying not to be hit, they crawled forward by meandering, staring at the flying "rain of bullets", little by little indenting the distance from the highest point.
After seeing the signal sent by the referee from the top of the mountain, Sun Chuanfang's face was gloomy, and he shook his head helplessly, and sure enough, "all of them died."
"Second wave!"
In less than ten minutes, the first team was lost, and Sun Chuanfang could only hope for the excellent performance of the second team, even if he could not succeed in winning the position, at least delay this trend, so that he could roughly judge the degree of physical exertion of the opponent.
The one hundred and twenty fighters of the second squad launched a fierce charge, and having witnessed the whole process of the advance of the first team, they also had a little experience, knowing where the fire was dense and where the intermittent area was, as well as the frequency and density of the firing points.
However, the ending greatly exceeded Sun Chuanfang's expectations, and in eight minutes, the second team was completely annihilated, faster than the last time.
"The third wave!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Sun Chuanfang waved his hand, and the team members immediately rushed forward, and then he looked down at his watch, silently counting in his heart, the third team took seventeen minutes from start to finish.
There is no proven solution, no retreat, and no sign of success. In this way, the "Operation to the Death" continued, and the personnel of the command headquarters watched in frustration as the soldiers left the exercise area one by one, and many of them hung their heads and did not speak.
"Fourth wave!"
Finally, when the same ending was in front of people again, everyone was dejected, and the plan to take the position by the death squads was basically bankrupt, and the cruel reality had made many people lose their only remaining hope, staring at each other dryly and not knowing what to say, and this pessimism continued to spread.
In the crowd, Sun Chuanfang was the only one who did not show a disappointed expression, his eyes moved slightly with the minute, silent, quiet like a discarded bullet casing.
"Is there a fifth wave?"
Seeing that the commander had not spoken, the people around him thought that he was also caught in failure and couldn't pull it out, so they hurriedly came up and reminded him.
"There's no need for this" Sun Chuanfang turned around and said calmly: "There is no need for this now, the fifth team will return to its original position, and everyone will charge with me!" ”
When they heard this order, the people around them thought that Sun Chuanfang was going to concentrate his forces and finally struggle to the death, but did this really work? When such a question is asked, the latter gives a completely alternative explanation.
It took ten minutes for the first team to die, eight minutes for the second team, seventeen minutes for the third team, and thirty-three minutes for the fourth team, if the first time was just a tentative defense of the opponent, then the second time after finding out the situation was to do their best, the more the other party paid attention to saving physical strength and bullets, and the time naturally came longer, from this point of view, to this point, the opponent's ammunition and physical strength were also consumed, it was time to launch a wave of general attack, don't forget, they also had the advantage of numbers.
looked at Sun Chuanfang at a loss, no one understood his explanation, but for some reason, a glimmer of hope suddenly ignited in his heart.
"All the troops are attacking!"
Sun Chuanfang's order reached everyone's ears, as a participant in the exercise, this is likely to be a curtain call, since this is the case, why not give it a go?
Looking at the occupation of the hilltop that could not be attacked for a long time, the scattered military spirit regrouped, and they had only one goal, to reach that place and smash the heads of those people.
The red side launched a new charge, which was the most violent in terms of strength and personnel, because it had blocked everything, and there was no way to retreat after the road.