Chapter 190: Dilemma

"Retreat! Retreat ......"

Company Commander Luo and Company Commander Zhang shouted at us, so we got up and ran backwards along the road.

The blowing up of the highway bridge means that our mission has been completed, and it also means that the Vietnamese army is temporarily blocked on the other side of the bank and cannot cross, so this is the best time for us to retreat.

Say it's temporary...... Because the highway bridge is just a shortcut that can be passed by large Vietnamese troops or heavy equipment, the Vietnamese army can completely bypass the highway bridge from the jungle and continue the pursuit. Of course, that would take more time and energy.

Maybe it was because the Yue devil watched the highway bridge being blown up, and he hadn't recovered from this failed blow, so he didn't shoot at us at all...... This also caused our group to retreat along the road without danger, and after passing a corner, we saw more than a dozen cars waiting for us, and all of them were starting haode.

Without saying a word, we climbed into the car, and before we could sit down, the car drove forward with a "boom...... This shows how nervous the auto soldier is.

The car drove for a while, and the warriors seemed to have recovered from the battle they had just had.

"Done! The platoon commander ......" Xiao Shi looked at me with admiration on his face: "Just now I thought this time was going to be over!" I didn't expect you to have this trick......"

"yes!" The scholar also nodded and said: "The highway bridge has not been blown up, so we have to let the more devils press and fight, and as time goes by, there will be more and more devils...... I thought I wouldn't be able to leave this time! Who would have thought that our platoon commander would easily solve this problem......"

"Easy?" I scolded bitterly: "I almost lost my little life there......"

"It's okay!" The scholar replied solemnly: "If the platoon commander is sacrificed, it will be my turn to be the platoon commander......

"Coax!" The warriors were all amused by the reader's words. Readers generally rarely joke. As soon as he said it at this time, it was not shocking and endless.

"I won't do it if you are a platoon leader!" Maybe it's influenced by people who read books. The other fighters soon followed suit. Wang Kechang said in an unconvinced tone: "Our platoon commander can bring us home alive, can you?" ”

"I can do it too...... "I can run away with you......"

Laughter erupted again inside the car.

In fact, I know that the reason why the soldiers can joke so confidently and easily at this time is entirely because we are on our way home at this time, because we are walking in the direction of the motherland in a car.

In fact, at this time, I also had a yearning in my heart, even if the future was uncertain after returning to China, but in any case, it was better than staying in Vietnam.

Merely...... What we don't know is this: the journey home may seem short, but it's a long, long walk......

The car staggered for a few kilometers. One after another, we saw many friendly troops on both sides of the road, so a hanging heart was also relaxed.

"Comrade Comrade ......" A cadre stopped our car and asked us with a nervous look: "Comrade, what's going on with the gunfire ahead?" The more devils chased here? ”

"It's the more devil!" I replied, "There's a company with only light weapons, but it's supported by long-range artillery!" ”

I saw that this cadre's face turned white, and I asked with a face full of disbelief: "Why is it so fast?" Aren't our engineering units full of mines on the roads? ”

"The more devils take the mountain road!" Looking at the appearance of this cadre, I comforted: "Don't worry too much, the highway bridge was blown up by us, and it will take them at least one or two hours to get here!" ”

But it was clear that this was not much of a consolation for him. This cadre's face was still full of worry.

"Di Di Di ......" At this time, I heard a whistle, and then the shout of Company Commander Luo: "Second Company...... Get off the bus and assemble! ”

"What? Get out? "The fighters are a little inexplicable to hear it. But he got out of the car as ordered and lined up in an open field on the side of the road.

"Comrades!" Company Commander Luo straightened his uniform, stood in front of us and said with some embarrassment: "The situation is like this, our current position is called Tanmeng, which is the defense line of the third battalion of the 119th Regiment...... However, this unit suffered heavy casualties in the attack on Sapa, and there were only more than 100 men left in the battalion with combat capability, so the higher authorities ordered us to ...... Assist the comrades of the third battalion in the garrison of Tanmeng! ”

"What?" The soldiers were a little stunned when they heard this order.

"Company commander!" Liang Lianbing said a little unconvinced: "Our company also suffered heavy casualties, and it fought all the way back, so I didn't take two breaths!" ”

"That's right, company commander!" Some soldiers said: "Why do you want us to fight all the way back, this tiredness will also exhaust people to death!" ”

"Comrades!" At this time, the cadre who had just asked me stepped forward, sighed and said, "I am Chen Zhisheng, the commander of the third battalion, and I will tell you the truth...... Our camp ...... Not only did they suffer heavy casualties, but more seriously, they thought that the devils were far away from us, and after this battle and march, the soldiers were too tired to do so, and they didn't even repair the fortifications, and the ammunition was seriously insufficient......"

Listening to Camp Commander Chen's words, I understood something.

First of all, the superiors did not understand the situation a little, and thought that it was enough to send a battalion to garrison and form a defensive line, but they did not expect that this battalion had already suffered heavy casualties in the battle of Sabah, and there was only one company capable of fighting.

Then the soldiers of the third battalion also thought that this task was not a big deal, the more devils were still far away from this defense line, and there were other troops ahead...... When the Yue devils hit here, they may have retreated, and maybe their superiors also thought the same, so they casually arranged for the third battalion to be stationed here without considering the number of casualties.

So all kinds of passive sabotage, all kinds of unpreparedness...... Not even enough ammunition. In this case, how to resist the attack of the elite troops of the Vietnamese devils......

"Comrades!" The third battalion commander Zuihou seemed to have made up his mind, puffed up his chest and said, "We can understand your feelings, so be it!" All we ask is that you leave your ammunition and leave the rest to us! Superiors, then we will explain......"

The soldiers are also soft-hearted people, and when the third battalion commander said this, just look at me and I look at you, with some unbearable in their eyes.

I couldn't help but sigh and said, "Comrades! The retreat order we received before was only a dozen kilometers away...... It's just a few kilometers away. If the three battalions collapsed...... The devils will hit our defense line in more than half an hour, so isn't it the same to fight? ”

"That's what the second platoon commander said!" Company Commander Luo nodded and said: "We are all comrades in the same boat now, and helping the third battalion is helping ourselves, not to mention that this is still an order from our superiors!" ”

"Let's stay!" Liang Lianbing replied sullenly: "The order of the superiors...... If you are not satisfied, you have to execute! ”

"yes!" Some people also said: "Anyway, so many battles have been fought, and it's not bad this time!" ”

“xiexie…… Comrades xiexie! The commander of the third battalion hurriedly shook hands to express his gratitude.

"Company Commander Luo......" At this time, Company Commander Zhang stepped forward and shook Company Commander Luo's hand and said: "If I can, I also want to stay and fight with you, but we have also received a new mission, and there is a highway bridge a few kilometers away waiting for us to blast...... So be it! We'll leave the ammunition for you, we won't need it much anyway, and we can replenish it on the second line...... Don't worry, this time we will be fully prepared, just waiting for you to come over and blow up the bridge! ”

Company Commander Luo and the third battalion commander hurriedly expressed their gratitude to Company Commander Zhang.

The soldiers of the 5th Engineer Company waved goodbye to us after leaving the ammunition, and we felt a sense of loss as we looked at the cars that had left the dust...... Originally, we thought we could take these cars all the way back to China, but we didn't expect our butts to come down before they got hot.

Then the first thing we did was to build fortifications, which would be much better this time than guarding the bridgeheads...... The reason is that we can choose to fight on the terrain that is favorable to us, that is, on the 237 heights next to the road...... In fact, there are many highlands like this in Vietnam, because the roads are basically along the foot of the mountain, so you can block a section of the road by grabbing a high ground next to the road.

Merely...... Our real difficulty is not this, but that our ammunition is still not enough to sustain a battle.

Before, the troops of our army, including the fifth company of engineers, had fought a battle on the highway bridge, and the soldiers of our second company were quite good, and they knew how to fight when they should fight and not to fight when they should not, and the consumption of ammunition was not large. However, many soldiers from the engineering unit are on the battlefield for the first time...... That tension is pulling the trigger all the way to the end, and a magazine is gone in a few seconds.

So...... Despite the fact that the engineering units left us with all the remaining ammunition, it was still a drop in the bucket.

Tune from the second line?

The whole force was retreating...... It's difficult for us to contact our superiors, let alone transfer ammunition, not to mention that the devils can arrive in one or two hours or even less, but the ammunition cannot be delivered in such a short time, so even if there is, it is far from quenching the thirst.

Do you want to retreat here?

I believe that if the Xiangshang class explains the situation, the superiors may agree to our request, after all, this battle cannot be fought without ammunition. But...... We can't get rid of the pursuers of the Yue devils at all, and there will be another highway bridge right away, and Company Commander Zhang's engineer unit also needs enough time to prepare for the blasting.

And then we quickly realized again...... This is just the way out of danger, but it has fallen into another predicament. (To be continued......)