Chapter 173 Water Source

Originally, I thought that the Vietnamese army would seize the time to launch an attack on our army's positions, after all, the fighting on the front line is getting tighter and tighter...... If the devil continues like this, there will be only one result...... Surrounded by our army and annihilated. What's more, we also got a piece of news from the division headquarters, because we were stubbornly guarding the pass, so we cut off the logistics supply line of the Vietnamese army, so that the ammunition supply of the 316A division of the Vietnamese army was not effective, which has affected the morale and combat effectiveness of the Vietnamese army.

However...... The Vietnamese army fell silent at this time.

Maybe it's because the casualties of the more devils are too great, or maybe they are also tired, but the current situation is that the longer it drags on, the more beneficial it is for us, so we are also happy to stay at the pass and spend the day leisurely.

Especially this platoon where we guard the canyon...... I didn't know because I didn't climb the two walls of this canyon before, but after taking over the defense, I found that this canyon is a good place to live, and there are many caves on the stone walls on both sides, some of which are natural and some of which have been transformed by the Yue devils...... These caves, though equally damp and dark, are undoubtedly much better than what we were in the trenches.

And because the canyon was long and narrow enough to be guarded, I threw a few sentries in front of me and ordered the other warriors to hurry up and rest.

My force in the canyon was arranged in such a way that only one squad was assigned in the first half of the canyon corner, this squad was mainly for the duty of guarding, and the other two squads were located on either side of the second half of the corner.

The reason I did this was because I knew that once the battle started...... The Vietnamese army will definitely use the T62 to provide fire cover at Tanikou.

The first half of the corner was all within the range of fire of the Vietnamese T62, and the anti-tank weapons of our army were helpless against it...... So this is a situation where the enemy can hit us, but we can't hit the enemy.

So there is no doubt about it. The first half of this is undefensible. In the second half, because of a corner, it became a place where the Vietnamese army's firepower could not reach.

And because of that. The squad in charge of the guard was given the following orders...... Once the battle began, except for two sentries who were left to report the situation to me in real time through walkie-talkies, all other troops were withdrawn to the second half.

Another advantage of this is that once the Vietnamese army launches an attack on this pass...... It is inevitable to enter the second half of the canyon and find yourself in a dilemma.

Of course, the disadvantage of this is that if you are not careful, you will let the Vietnamese army break through the defensive line...... Lure the enemy deeper, although this can take advantage of killing and injuring the enemy, but you also have to risk being broken through by the enemy.

Merely...... The other end of the canyon was stuffed with the wreckage of two tanks, minimizing the danger. This is actually the reason why I dare to allocate troops in this way.

"Platoon commander!" As I sat in the cave and looked at the map with a flashlight, the reader stationed on the opposite side pointed to the bottom of the canyon and shouted at me, "Look...... There are many fish floating in the river! ”

I poked my head out in confusion to look at the bottom of the canyon...... Really. The river was full of dead fish with white bellies, large and small.

"So many fish ......" Wang Kechang shouted excitedly: "Platoon leader, let's go down and catch a few big grilled ones to eat...... Now you're in for a treat! ”

"No, I can't eat it!" Chen Yiyi shouted: "This is a poisonous ...... under the Vietnamese army I can't drink any more water from the river! ”

"What? Poisoned? "I couldn't help but be surprised.

What surprised me was not that the Vietnamese army dared to poison us, in fact, the Vietnamese army could be said to do everything to us, and poisoning was just a small drop compared to the assassinations and sneak attacks we encountered in the past.

What surprised me was that because this river leads directly to Yen Bai, and there are many small villages of Vietnamese people along the river, the Vietnamese devils poisoned them like this...... Doesn't that mean that you don't even care about the lives and deaths of your own people?

On the other hand, I also knew that the reason why the Vietnamese army wanted to poison the water source. That is, they realized that they would not be able to capture the 217 heights and canyons we were stationed in the short term. The reason is simple, the purpose of poisoning the river water is to leave us without water to drink. And even if we don't have water to drink, we won't die of thirst in a day or two.

At this time, I didn't have time to think about it anymore, so I grabbed the walkie-talkie and shouted, "Company commander...... The more devils poisoned the river and told the soldiers not to drink the water from the river......"

"It's too late!" The voice of the company commander came from the other end of the walkie-talkie: "I also just got the news that more than 20 soldiers have symptoms of poisoning, most of them are wounded ......"

That's when I realized that it takes time for a fish to be poisoned, so when I saw a dead fish floating here...... This means that some of the soldiers have already drunk the poisoned water.

"The most serious problem now is that there is no water!" The company commander sighed: "Originally, we thought that there was a river around us, and we could get water from the river at any time, so we didn't think of stocking up...... Now only a few soldiers in the whole regiment still have some water in their kettles, and I am afraid that it will be a big problem to drink water in the future! ”

I shook the kettle hanging around my waist...... Half a pot of water jingled, and only then did I realize the seriousness of the problem.

If everyone had half a jug of water in their hands, maybe it wasn't a big problem...... After all, the main forces of our army will be here in a few days, right? Half a pot of water is not a problem to insist on for a day or two, but the problem is that there is no ...... There are 500 or 600 people in our troops, including the wounded, and there are only a few who have water storage, and we have to build fortifications, we have to bask in the sun, and we have to build fortifications......

"Second squad leader!" I shouted to Chen Yiyi below, and after a while, she ran in front of me like a tanuki.

"Are there any other sources of water around here?" I asked.

Chen Yiyi thought about it, then nodded and said, "There is another river near Anpei, but ...... It's three hours away! ”

I shook my head without thinking about it...... Our army did not have many troops at the pass, and if we dispersed our troops to a place three hours away to find water, it would be easy to be ambushed by other Vietnamese troops, not to mention that the pass would not be protected.

After thinking about it, I asked, "Are there wells or springs in the nearby villages?" ”

"Yes, yes, but ......"

"Just what?"

"It's useless!" Chen Yiyi replied: "There is a spring in 2681 next to us, but I will know it, and the Vietnamese army will also know it, so I ...... it."

Although Chen Yiyi's words were not finished, I also knew what she meant...... The reason why the Vietnamese army did not poison the river until this time was that they had already contacted the guerrillas in other villages of the Vietnamese army. Those wells or springs have probably set up an ambush at this time, just waiting for us to throw ourselves into the net.

"Second Platoon Leader!" At this time, Company Commander Luo's voice came from the walkie-talkie: "The regiment commander ordered you to go to the regiment command for a meeting immediately and bring the second squad leader!" ”

"Yes!" I answered, knowing that the head of the regiment must have asked us to go because of the water source.

Sure enough, when Chen Yiyi and I came to the regiment headquarters, the regiment commander asked almost the same questions as me, except that Chen Yiyi marked the wells and springs on the map.

"Captain!" Seeing this, I knew that the regiment commander was going to send someone to find a water source, and I couldn't help but object: "Isn't it too dangerous to do this, I'm afraid that the devil has already set up a trap waiting for us!" ”

"yes!" Company Commander Luo also nodded: "And even if we have the advantage of strength and can recapture one or two wells or springs, the Vietnamese army will poison the wells at the moment of Zuihou, and in the end we won't get anything!" ”

The head of the regiment sighed and asked rhetorically: "Then do you have any other way?" ”

When the head of the regiment asked us this, we couldn't help but be stunned.

"The more devils have hit our key point now!" The head of the regiment had a very ugly face, and he said helplessly: "You know...... We had two companies of soldiers in combat condition, and even if the others could go without water, it would only be enough to hold out for half a day. Half a day later...... How can this battle be fought when there is no water? It's not the same as death! So...... Even if we knew it was a trap, we had to jump into it! ”

I have to admit that the regiment commander is right, because the combat troops have to consume a lot of physical strength in battle, especially when fighting in the sun during the day, the consumption of water is still very large, and it is simply a nightmare without water.

"It's not just water that we're missing!" At this time, the political commissar interjected: "Our task is to intersperse, before coming here, it was a rapid march, in order to ensure the speed, interspersed here on time...... On several occasions we ordered the soldiers to throw away their excess loads, including food. So...... We also have little food left, and many of our comrades have run out of food! ”

"No one would have thought we'd be here for five days!" The regiment commander frowned and said: "When the superiors gave us the order, they said that it would be two or three days at most for our main force to defeat the Vietnamese army and join us, but I didn't expect that there would be no shadow until now......

Hearing this, my heart couldn't help but sink, originally I thought that we even had less food on our bodies, but I didn't expect that the 447 regiment had less food than us...... This one has no food and no water source, how can this battle be fought!

"So I think ......" and then the regimental commander looked at us and said, "We should use water and food together, and use water and food where they are needed most." On the other hand, if we send troops to find water and food, we can hold out as long as we can, comrades, do you have any opinions? ”

"No comments!"

"No comments!"

……

There is no way to do it.

"Company Commander Luo!" Then the regiment commander shook the company commander's hand and said, "Please bear with me during the extraordinary period, you can rest assured...... Your second company is the lifesaver of our regiment, not to mention that you are still fighting on the front line...... No matter how much we do, we won't make people thirsty and hungry! ”

"The head of the regiment is out here!" Company Commander Luo hurriedly replied: "Everyone is a comrade, and it is right to work together in the same boat, and we can't engage in specialization!" ”

I have only helplessness in my heart, the water and food are so scarce, even if I want to specialize, I can't do it! (To be continued......)