"Comrade Yang Xuefeng!" After a pause, Regiment Commander Liu continued: "If you let the Yue devil in front of you break through our army's defense line...... The consequences will be unimaginable! The Vietnamese army will soon have our center and quickly expand its gains on both flanks...... I'm afraid that it will threaten the security of our entire line of defense! So...... In order to win the whole battle, we decided to lay a nail in the rear of the 5th Infantry Division of the Vietnamese Army! ”

"581 Heights?" I say.

"Hmm!" Battalion Commander Luo nodded: "Heights 581 directly threatens the logistics supply lines of the Vietnamese army, once Heights 581 is captured by our army, we will cooperate with our artillery blockade...... It will be possible to completely block the support, supply and retreat of the 5th Infantry Division of the Vietnamese Army. Considering that the second company is more familiar with the 581 heights, it ......"

"I understand!" I nodded heavily.

This method is indeed feasible, in fact, from the very beginning I knew that 581 Heights was the focus of this war, and it was precisely because of this that the explosives were planted when 581 Heights were withdrawn. But as Battalion Commander Luo said...... Heights 581 is related to the life and death of the Fifth Infantry Division of the Vietnamese Army, and the Vietnamese Army will definitely strengthen its defenses, even if we have been prepared to successfully take this high ground...... But it is conceivable that the Vietnamese army will also do their best to pull out this nail.

"Comrade Yang Xuefeng!" Battalion Commander Luo said to me with some apologies on his face: "This battle is very likely to be related to the success or failure of the whole battle, so ......"

"I understand!" I gritted my teeth and said, "How many artillery are there to support us?" Can you suppress the artillery fire of the more devils? ”

"A mortar battalion, a cannon regiment!" Commander Liu said: "There is also a mortar company on the way for reinforcements, which is expected to arrive in an hour!" ”

I couldn't help frowning when I heard this. Worriedly, he said: "These artillery fires are not enough ......"

I'm telling the truth. First, judging from the intensity of the Vietnamese army's artillery fire, it is by no means something that a mortar battalion or a cannon regiment can deal with. The more devils have absolutely more artillery on this side than we do. Second, the artillery of the Vietnamese army is all veterans, and it is certainly not at the same level as those artillery of our army that have not fought for decades.

"Not enough!" Company Commander Luo nodded and said, "We have a preliminary estimate that the Vietnamese army has at least two mortar battalions and a howitzer regiment, but according to my intelligence...... In order to be able to provide more accurate and timely artillery support to the front line, as well as to expand the results of the battle in time after opening the breach, at least four mortar batteries crossed the 581 heights...... In other words, as long as you capture the 581 Heights and hold it, the Yue Devils will soon be at a disadvantage! ”

"Hmm, it's 581 Heights again!" Again, I have to admit that this jihua is doable.

To know. The 5th Infantry Division of the Vietnamese Army is an American armor division, and although the American equipment has the advantage of high firepower, it also means that everything in their hands is a bullet-eating machine. In fact, the war of this era, whether it is the American-style M16 or the Soviet-style AK47, are all bullet-eating goods, and if you really want to save ammunition, it is still 56 and a half of our army.

So in this case, if we can take the 581 heights and hold it...... Therefore, the result can be predicted: the 5th Infantry Division of the Vietnamese Army, which broke through our defense line, will soon be greatly reduced in combat effectiveness due to the poor follow-up of ammunition, and will soon face the dilemma of running out of ammunition and food after fighting for a while...... This, of course, also included the mortar battery that crossed the 581st heights.

"I don't have a problem anymore!" I said, "What is Jihua like?" When to get your hands on? ”

Although I didn't want to take on this task, I also knew that only the second company was more suitable.

"It's three hours later!" Regiment Commander Liu drew a route on the map and said: "In the past three hours, you should seize the time to rest, and when it gets dark, you will bypass the salient of the Vietnamese army." Passed through the defense line of the 119th Regiment into the 581st flank and launched an attack at 11 o'clock tonight. I've got in touch with the 119th regiment. They will cooperate with you in the battle, break into the Vietnamese army's position, and seize the 581 heights! Are there any difficulties? ”

"No difficulty!" I said, "Let's do it!" ”

"Second Company Commander!" Battalion Commander Luo held my hand and couldn't speak for a long time.

"Battalion commander, I understand!" I said, "If not...... Then our entire army will be more than lucky, so our second company can't run away, right? What's more, our second company still has experience in fighting vicious battles, who else can we hand over this task if we don't give it to us? ”

"Hmm!" Battalion Commander Luo nodded, and Zuihou only said, "Take care!" ”

"Take care!" I replied, turned and left.

Actually, I'm talking about it lightly, such a thing as a war...... It's not that we are not afraid of the experience of a vicious battle, but the vicious battle between Dai Nai and Yakou in the past is vivid, which makes us have a deep fear of it in our hearts, and now we are still facing such a vicious battle......

But this is something that can't be helped, who made us soldiers?

By the time I found the troops, the soldiers had already been assigned to a camp to rest. You can hear gunfire from the front line, but it's relatively safe because it's located in a mountain pass, so the soldiers can rest in peace.

A group of militiamen had already set up tents here and provided the fighters with food, medicine and even ammunition, which were replenished by the militia...... This is the advantage of being close to the borders of the motherland, and the logistics supply is relatively convenient, so that it will not be like fighting in Vietnam...... Fighting and starving at the same time.

Later, I learned that these were actually arranged for us by Battalion Commander Luo. After all, he used to be the company commander of this company, didn't he? There is still affection for the second company, not to mention that this unit will soon be sent on a nail mission.

What is the nail task?

Just like Captain Liu said...... Planting a nail in the rear of the Vietnamese devils is the most dangerous task, and it can even be said that it is even more dangerous than reconnaissance behind enemy lines. In fact, there is no need to say much about the reason, and it is clear after a comparison: deep reconnaissance behind enemy lines, then you can also rely on your ability to camouflage or hide in the jungle, etc., and what about the nail mission? That is to bite off a piece of meat from the enemy, and then find a way to survive the siege of the Yue devils......

Obviously, the degree of danger and the intensity of the battle between these two missions are incomparable, and this kind of mission is called "nail mission" in the army.

"Company commander!"

"The company commander is back!"

……

As soon as I came back, I was surrounded by soldiers, and the small stone came up and said to me mysteriously, "Company commander...... Do you know what kind of cigarettes our superiors gave us this time? ”

Then the pack of cigarettes he was holding lit up in front of me, and he said excitedly, "Look! Big heavy nine, one pack per person! It's a reward for our victory! ”

"Company commander! This is your ......," Zhang Zuoliang, the deputy company commander, handed me a packet.

"Hmm!" I took it and tore it open, pulled out one and lit it for myself.

The surrounding soldiers were all stunned, and Xiao Shi said with some puzzlement: "Company commander, everyone is reluctant to smoke, why are you ......?"

"Hmm!" I realized that I had done something wrong, but I didn't want to tell the fighters so early that there was a dangerous mission to come soon......

The reason for this...... One is for the sake of secrecy, and the other is to let the soldiers rest more, if tonight's mission is said now, I am afraid that few people will be able to sleep.

So after thinking about it, I raised my head, pretended to be very arrogant, and said, "Go, go...... What do you know? I'm a company commander, am I? If I draw it out, I want you to ......"

There was a coax, and the soldiers couldn't help but be happy when they heard what I said.

"All rest!" I gave the order to the fighters: "There will be a mission in three hours!" ”

My tone was very relaxed, so the soldiers thought that the task in three hours would be to garrison the high ground or something, so they didn't pay attention to it, answered "yes" and hid in their tents to rest.

And I lay in the tent tossing and turning and couldn't sleep, and the various experiences after coming to this shijie flashed through my mind like movie clips...... I always believed that I was doing the right thing, that I was trying my best to save my own life and the lives of my comrades, but now I realized it...... Did I really save my comrade's life?

Just like now, because the second company has repeatedly stood on the battlefield, and because the second company can fight...... So again and again they were sent to the most dangerous battlefields. It's only been just over two months, and the comrades-in-arms around me have been replaced one by one, and now they are ...... How many of the first comrades-in-arms are left? I'm afraid I can count it on ten fingers!

So, I really don't know if I'm helping them or hurting them.

When I woke up in a daze, I saw Zhang Zuoliang shouting in front of me: "Company commander, company commander...... Break time is coming! ”

"Hmm!" I looked sleepily at the sky outside the tent, and it was already dark.

I looked at the watch on my wrist with a flashlight, and it was 7:20 p.m., and it was only more than three hours before the scheduled start time, so I turned over and got up, and shouted while sorting out my equipment: "Quick, call all the soldiers up!" ”

"Yes!" The hurried whistle sounded soon, and Zhang Zuoliang roared in his slightly hoarse voice: "All assembled!" All assembled......"

The fighters soon lined up in the open space in front of the tent, and I stood in front of them with my gun in hand, and said: "Comrades! Bring three cardinal ammo, a day's food, and nothing else, understand? ”

The soldiers couldn't help but be stunned, and quickly responded: "Understood! ”

But in fact, it is only the soldiers of the veteran army who really understand...... This is obviously another prelude to intersperse.

As for the recruits...... It was clear from the ease on their faces that they didn't really understand what the words meant. (To be continued......)