Chapter 193: The Pioneers of the Vietnamese Army

Waiting is the most painful and painful part.

The humidity, the sweltering heat, the mosquito bites, the fear of snakes, combined with the inability to communicate with my comrades and the stress of the coming war, made me nervous.

The battlefield is sometimes like this, and I don't feel like anything when I fight, but I have to fight before I fight...... That hanging heart is even more tormenting. Sometimes you want to give up everything in front of you, or just bury your head in the sand like a rudder bird and see nothing.

But I know that none of this is possible, and we must face all this, otherwise all that awaits us is death.

So I could only stare quietly, the sun hung in the sky as if it had been nailed by someone, and I never saw it change position, which made people feel that time passed very slowly.

I looked at my watch...... Two hours had passed, but there had been no movement in the direction of Hebian.

Company Commander Luo was also a little impatient, so he asked the walkie-talkie: "No. 4, report the situation!" ”

No. 4 is the observation post we arranged at the top of the hill, which is to facilitate the unified identification and information sharing of all units...... Because we don't know each other very well, calling names or ranks or something will undoubtedly cause confusion or it will be difficult to understand who is doing what.

But...... We only need to mark the map with Heights 1 and 2...... Then use 0 for the commander-in-chief and 4 for the observation post...... So it's clear at a glance. If you want to call friendly troops to cooperate in a battle, you don't need to know the name of the other party at all, you just need to call the code name. It's simple and convenient. And they are not afraid of leaking their combat intentions because of the interception by the Vietnamese army.

"Everything works!" The sound of an observation post was heard over the walkie-talkie.

But the voice did not fall. The observation post was heard saying, "Wait. There's movement in the jungle on the other side......"

After a long while, I heard the observation post whisper: "It's the Yue devil, there are only four people, please instruct!" ”

"Don't act rashly, keep watching!" Company Commander Luo gave the order without thinking about it.

Then Company Commander Luo turned to the soldiers beside him and said, "Pass the order: pay attention to concealment when the target appears, and don't shoot without an order!" ”

"Pass on, the target appears to be careful and hidden, and no shots are allowed without an order!"

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The order was passed one after another, and in an instant there was a dead silence in the grass on the high ground...... It should be said that there was no sound before. But I don't know what Weishenme felt before was more of a dullness and impatience, but now it is a depression......

After a while, the four Vietnamese devils appeared in our sight, they were vigilantly searching the roadside while moving along the road, and a Vietnamese soldier who walked in front of him raised his binoculars from time to time to look into the distance...... Obviously, they are the spearheads of the Vietnamese army in charge of reconnaissance.

Because we had told the soldiers before the battle that we would allow the soldiers to fight again, there was no problem at all...... The fighters were able to hold their breath and not let go of a single shot.

Merely...... What surprised me was how this spearhead could have only one class?

In fact, the role of this sharp soldier is not only to reconnoiter in the front, because this method has long been used badly, and it has become a fixed marching mode for both sides on the battlefield. Therefore, if there is really an ambush, then the spearhead will generally be put in the past, and then the main force following it will be hit.

Therefore, the spearhead will have another role, that is, when the main force is attacked, cooperate with the main force to flank the enemy on both sides. Or assist the main forces to break through. It is precisely because of this that there should not be too many and not too few of these sharp soldiers. It is common practice for a company to march with a squad at the front. Two companies or so will put a platoon in front.

However, now we see only four spearheads......

Then the voice of the observation post will soon solve my doubts: "When I found out about the situation, there was another group of Vietnamese troops, and the number was large enough to be around a reinforced platoon......

"A reinforced platoon!" Hearing this, Company Commander Luo couldn't help but gasp and cast a surprised gaze on me.

I know that Company Commander Luo Weishenme will be surprised, the Yue devils we met in Hebian have a company, and the Vietnamese army in the battle of Hebian can not have many casualties, so ...... It is very likely that this reinforced platoon is not yet the main force of the Vietnamese army, but the spearhead of the Vietnamese army. It is very likely that the four Vietnamese devils who passed by just now were just a few Vietnamese soldiers who walked very fast in the jungle.

"How's their gear?" Company Commander Luo asked again.

"Lightly armed, all submachine guns!"

The answer from the observation post confirmed the ideas of Company Commander Luo and me, so we knew that there was a reinforced platoon of the Vietnamese army...... The reason why they all use submachine guns (note: our army calls AK47 submachine guns) is to make the soldiers go faster, and I suspect that the reason why the Vietnamese army has so many people as soldiers has another meaning...... The purpose of the Vietnamese army was to stop our army from explosives and even pursue our retreating troops, wasn't it? Of course, it is necessary to have a platoon of men in order to form combat effectiveness and play the role of deterrence and pursuit......

Then the Vietnamese army, which rushed up all the way, confirmed my idea...... This Vietnamese army had no vigilance at all, or maybe the soldiers in front of them gave them enough security, so they all spread their legs and marched all the way...... I can't help but feel a little funny when I look at them like this, these more devils really think of themselves as counteroffensive troops to regain lost territory!

But now we're having a hard time...... To fight or not to fight?

Let's fight...... We are indeed sure to annihilate this Vietnamese army, and we are even sure that we can completely annihilate it in a short period of time, after all, it is a company against a platoon, isn't it? And we are still unprepared, and we have advantages in all aspects.

However, such a dozen will undoubtedly alarm the main forces of the Vietnamese army behind them, so the next question is...... We may not have time to clean up the battlefield or prepare for a new battle on the horizon.

Will we be able to win this new battle? The chances of victory are slim, and the Vietnamese army has a reinforced platoon of spearheads, which seems to mean that the main force of the Vietnamese army will have at least two companies...... With our troops running out of ammunition and not capturing the hilltop position (the reasons for not capturing the hilltop position have been explained in the previous chapter, because of the lack of ammunition and the ease of the charge), the two companies of the Vietnamese army were afraid that they had little chance.

And even if we win, it will definitely be a crushing victory, and we will not be able to get rid of the pursuit of the Vietnamese army in the future.

Don't fight...... There are too many devils who let them go.

Although we are not too worried about the return of the sharp knives of the Vietnamese army and inflicting a flanking attack on our troops...... But the 237 heights in Tanmeng were our dead end, defended by only about 30 fighters of the 3rd battalion, and there was still a shortage of ammunition.

"Attention all!" Soon the whispered order of the third battalion commander came over the walkie-talkie: "Put this unit over...... Repeat, put this troop over! ”

"Number 0!" Company Commander Xu asked: "Will 237 Heights be too dangerous?" ”

Company Commander Xu's worries are also what I am worried about, a reinforced platoon of more than 40 Yue devils let go...... I'm afraid that there will be problems in the 237 Heights.

The commander of the third battalion did not explain much, but just said four words: "Carry out the order!" ”

So the order to "let the enemy go" was passed down again and again. We watched the Vietnamese army run past under our noses, unaware that if it hadn't been for an order from the commander of the third battalion, they would have been beaten into a sieve.

However, as the minutes passed, the main force of the Vietnamese army did not move at all, so I quickly became nervous again.

There is no doubt about it...... The more time passes, the more detrimental it is to us, because the further down the 237 heights are dragged down, the more likely it is that the 237 heights will be lost.

What does it mean if 237 Heights is lost...... It means that the Vietnamese army has mastered the communication arteries for our army's retreat, which means that we will either break through the fire blockade from the 237 heights or go into the jungle, no matter which point it is...... It all seemed to mean total annihilation.

Not long after, gunshots were heard from the direction of Tanmeng...... The Vietnamese soldiers and the soldiers stationed at 237 were fired.

However, the gunfire was not violent...... Don't think about it, this must be a fight that our soldiers dare not worry about because of the lack of ammunition. I think...... Experienced Vietnamese troops will certainly sense this and react accordingly.

What's the reaction?

I once heard the old man say...... The most effective way to attack an enemy who is short on ammo is to consume their ammo. How to consume? Don't rush up and fight them, that will only give them ammunition according to the enemy's wishes. The clever way to play is to spread out in several parts and make tentative attacks from several directions...... If the enemy doesn't shoot, we advance, and when we shoot, we stop and take cover...... So it didn't take long for this man to kill a few bullets and finish it all!

I believe that the old man will know the method, the more devils will know, the old man's skills are all practiced in the battle with the devils, right?

At this moment, the voice of the observation post suddenly came from the walkie-talkie: "The enemy situation has been discovered, and it is the main force of the Vietnamese army...... Repeated, it is the main force of the Vietnamese army. The number of people cannot be counted, and it is still increasing...... Heavy weapons include mortars, heavy machine guns, and Vietnamese migrant workers carrying ammunition! ”

When I heard this, I couldn't help but feel relieved...... Finally appeared.

The battle on Heights 237 may be a good thing, because the sound of gunfire will attract the attention of the main Vietnamese army, make them rush to reinforce the top soldiers, and at the same time will allow them to enter the encirclement of our army unsuspected.

Therefore, we are now fighting for time, whether the Vietnamese army will occupy the 237 heights first, or whether we will give the main force of the Vietnamese army a devastating blow first. (To be continued......)