Chapter 11 Tunnel Fortifications

"Boom!" With a bang, Shiqiao held out until Zuihou was detonated, but until Zuihou was a moment, none of the fighters of the company succeeded in breaking through.

On this side of the stone bridge, we could only watch as the Vietnamese troops at that end slowly surrounded the high ground south of the bridge, and then narrowed the encirclement smaller and smaller......

They fought until the moment of Zuihou, so the battle lasted for a long time, and after we withdrew from the battle, they held out for more than 20 minutes, which was not easy for the troops to be absolutely weak and in the face of the situation of the 316A Division of the Vietnamese Army. What's more, the heights south of the bridge can be said to have no basic field fortifications.

All of us watched silently on this side of the bridge until there was no sound of gunfire and zuihou was completely gone.

"Alas!" Company Commander Luo took off his military hat and sat on the ground with a look of chagrin.

To be honest, although the battle just now was not our fault, and even in terms of the battle loss ratio, it can definitely be said to be a victory, but everyone was a little unhappy in their hearts. The reason is that everyone knows a little bit...... The reason why we are still alive now is entirely because of a series of replacements. In other words, someone sacrificed on our behalf.

We are indeed afraid of death, and we don't want to die, but we don't want others to die for us, not to mention that there are more than twice as many comrades-in-arms than us (the first company has also participated in battles, and there is no full number). It makes us feel like we owe something to someone else.

"Company Commander Luo!" The deputy division commander stepped forward with a pale face, shook Company Commander Luo's hand, and said, "Our 168th Regiment owes you ......."

"Deputy Divisional Commander!" Company Commander Luo interrupted the deputy division commander and said, "If you don't let the company go up." Then I, Luo Xianwen, patted my chest and responded. But now...... Don't say that! ”

Company Commander Luo had opinions on the deputy division commander's approach. Because he felt that at no time should the deputy division commander let twice as many soldiers go up to save us, which was a mistake from the commander's point of view, and he thought that the deputy division commander's command was tinged with personal feelings.

But then again, this is just Company Commander Luo's wishful thinking, in fact, what he doesn't know is...... The deputy division commander did this not only because of repayment and repayment, but also because of our identity - the second company of heroes.

You must know that our company can be said to have made repeated achievements on the battlefield of the counterattack war and laid down one miracle after another, so it was reported and propagandized, and now it is regarded by the army as an example and a model company to learn from. If such a company were to be completely annihilated by the Vietnamese army or captured by the Vietnamese army because it was covering other troops, what would be the impact on the entire force? What kind of blow will it bring to the morale of the troops?

It is precisely because of this that the superiors do not think that the command of the deputy division commander is wrong, and any commander will make this decision from this point of view. Because the battlefield is sometimes not just a simple matter of casualty ratio, but more importantly, politics and morale, just like the deputy division commander cannot be captured or killed by the Yue devils.

But at this time, the deputy division commander didn't explain anything, just nodded in understanding, zuihou shook the hand of Company Commander Luo, and shook our hand. said: "Comrades of the second company, there will be a period later!" ”

He saluted us. He went down with the fighters of the 168th regiment.

"Company Commander Luo!" Company Commander Wu also walked up and said, "We're also going to retreat, and we'll see a period later!" ”

Company Commander Luo wordlessly held Company Commander Wu's hand and nodded.

Soon, the troops were almost withdrawn, and then the reader couldn't help asking: "Company Commander Luo...... What about us? Isn't it time to retreat too? ”

Company Commander Luo didn't answer, but just said two words in a sullen voice: "Go back to the camp!" ”

Warriors, you look at me, I look at you, their faces full of doubt, but they don't dare to ask anything, or they already feel something, but they don't want to say it.

No sooner had the soldiers returned to Heights 581 than it began to rain heavily......

The weather in Vietnam is very strange, the strangest thing is that the dry season is distinct, the dry season is from November to March of the following year, and the rainy season starts from March to April and lasts until November. In other words, it is almost half a year of drought and half a year of rain.

In fact, this is precisely the reason why our army will set the time for the counterattack in mid-February. The battle began in mid-February, and after more than ten days of fighting, it was March, and it took more than ten days to retreat...... So the whole battle can be ended before the rainy season begins.

Some people may say...... Weishenme must be over before the rainy season? You must know that the mountain roads in Vietnam are inherently difficult to walk, and if it rains...... Then it was muddy everywhere and even turned into swamps in some places, and many bridges would be flooded because of the surge of the river, and the Yankees were fed up with the rainy season in Vietnam, and at this time, tanks, cars, and the like could not move at all, so the Viet Cong guerrillas began to move again......

Especially the car, this thing can't move, which means that the ammunition supply can't be transported, or it has to be transported completely by manpower, the Yankees are okay, and there are helicopters or something to help transport food and ammunition, but what does our army have? First of all, let's not mention that at this time our army was very limited in helicopters, even if there were hundreds of helicopters...... Our combat troops are hundreds of thousands of troops, and that is a drop in the bucket, which is completely unable to meet the logistics of our army.

Therefore, the higher authorities are still very wise in this strategy, and after teaching the Yue devils a lesson, they will withdraw to the border before the rainy season.

Some people say...... When our army counterattacked, Weishenme didn't attack Hanoi?

First of all, let's not say that this is not the strategic purpose of our army, even if it has the will...... It is not difficult to imagine what the consequences of this long drive will be after learning about the rainy season in Vietnam.

That's right, our army's hundreds of thousands of troops can indeed capture Hanoi and even more places, after all, after our army captures the important mountain towns in Vietnam, and then south is Pingchuan, which is more suitable for the deployment of large troops. But the question is, where are our supply lines? When the rainy season arrives, it will cut off the connection between hundreds of thousands of our troops and the country, not counting the impact of Vietnamese agents attacking our logistical supply lines.

These are certainly not what we need to care about, as we have now withdrawn to the border. What's more, we are now deeply affected by this rainy season, and we don't have the heart to care about any strategy.

Vietnam's climate is already very humid, and now the rain is even worse, and the whole shijie is like being fished out of water, on the leaves, in the air, and in the mud...... Except for water, it is still water, and there is no dry place to be seen.

In such ghostly weather, let alone digging tunnels, even the trenches and cat holes we built before have become piles of mud.

"Company commander!" Zuihou Liang Lianbing finally couldn't help but speak: "How long are we going to stay in this hellish place?" ”

"I don't know!" Company Commander Luo sighed and replied, "The superior hasn't given an order yet!" ”

Company Commander Luo's words made the soldiers silent, although the soldiers were anxious, but they also knew that the company commander was also innocent, let's ask, blame, and complain...... The company commander could not do anything.

"Alas! What do you care so much for? Scar picked up the clothes on his body, ran under the rain and washed them and said, "Isn't it quite haode now?" At least you don't have to worry about running out of water and nothing to eat...... You can also take a bath! ”

The warriors seemed to be affected by the scar, and the atmosphere relaxed a little.

"Come on...... Scar beckoned to the soldiers, "it's comfortable!" ”

Under the temptation of Scar, a few people soon stripped naked and ran out, and then more and more people joined in, and the atmosphere soon became lively...... They sang and danced or played in the rain like children......

Looking at this scene, I can only smile bitterly, and all we can do now seems to be to have fun in the bitterness.

Fortunately, Chen Yiyi is not there...... Otherwise, if she saw this scene......

Alas! Thinking of Chen Yiyi's departure, I couldn't help but sigh again.

"Second Platoon Leader!" At this time, Company Commander Luo walked up to me and sat down and asked, "What do you think?" ”

"What's the idea?"

"What do I do next?" Company Commander Luo said, "I want to hear your opinion!" ”

"Hmm, this ......"

This is indeed a thorny problem, and it is by no means a simple matter to hold on to or even confront the Yue devils for a long time under such conditions.

But fortunately, the old man also said a lot of things to deal with this situation, so I thought about it and replied: "First of all, let the Yue devil know that this is the border, and we will not retreat any further!" ”

This is obvious, if the Vietnamese devils do not take this as the border, then they think that we will retreat, so they will continue to "counterattack", then we will undoubtedly be under more pressure.

"Hmmm! That's easy! Company Commander Luo nodded: "Actually...... The more devils should already know! At this moment, their interspersed troops are afraid that they have already confronted our friendly forces! ”

As soon as Company Commander Luo said this, I understood, our 581 Heights is not an isolated position, we are here to guard the border, aren't we? This means that our troops will spread out in the border area like a chain, so no matter where the Vietnamese army penetrates, they will inevitably encounter the resistance of our army, so they know that this is the end point of our retreat.

"Big deal!" After a pause, Company Commander Luo continued: "When the Yue devils come up, we will shout a few more words at them!" ”

All right! I can think of what Company Commander Luo was about to shout, "You have entered the territory of China, please withdraw immediately, otherwise we will ......"

When he heard these words, it was strange that the more devils didn't understand.

"Secondly!" I continued, "It's about building some tunnels that can survive this rain!" ”

Company Commander Luo nodded, if you want to survive here, these fortifications are essential. (To be continued......)