"How's it going?"

When they arrived at the highest point of the position of the fourth battalion and the third company, they saw that the little devil was still shelling Pigeon Mountain, and the rumbling explosion made people shudder, and at this time, there were already raging fires in many places on Pigeon Mountain.

It's just a little strange that observing through the telescope, not to mention that no one went to put out the fire, and even the running figure was not seen, which made Zhang Qingshan a little suspicious: Why didn't there be any reaction? Even if there were strong anti-artillery fortifications, in the face of such intensive shelling, there would inevitably be some casualties, but through the telescope, there was no figure on it...... Could it be that everyone has run out?

This line of defense was located at the edge of the forest, and at this time, Zhang Qingshan and the commander of the third company were sitting under a big tree.

The commander of the third company had just lit the dry tobacco pouch, and when he heard Zhang Qingshan's question, he pointed at Pigeon Mountain with the dry tobacco pouch and said with a smile: "Regiment commander, don't worry, they just blow it up, anyway, there is no one on it." ”

"Not a single one?"

Seeing that Zhang Qingshan looked over with some doubts, the third company commander was also puzzled and asked, "Regiment commander, you don't know?"

Seeing Zhang Qingshan shaking his head, the third company commander thought for a while and said, "Probably the soldier I sent to report to the regiment didn't meet you...... Regiment commander, before the start of the battle, the second company and the people on Pigeon Hill were all withdrawn. ”

"What's going on?" Zhang Qingshan's expression was a little more displeased: although the order given by the regiment to the commander of the second company was: if you can fight, you will fight, and if you can't fight, you will run, and then go around and attack the 'ass' of the little devil reinforcements. It can be said that the second company was given a lot of autonomy. But the problem is, no matter how autonomous you are, you can't run away without firing a shot, and you have to resist anyway, otherwise, what are you doing with the fortifications that have been built on Pigeon Mountain for so long?

"Commander, it's no wonder that the second company is ...... Don't worry, listen to me slowly. ”

Then the commander of the third company explained: The commander of the second company heard the report of the scouts, saying that the little devil reinforcements began to divide their troops five miles away, and surrounded them in three directions of Pigeon Mountain.

The commander of the second company, who had already made the surrounding terrain clear, didn't even bother to look at the map, and the first reaction in his mind was: The little devil reinforcements are planning to encircle Pigeon Mountain, and they are missing one of the three in the circle, and deliberately let go of the side of Pigeon Mountain leading to Qinglong Mountain, and the typical thing is to force the men and horses on Pigeon Mountain to retreat to the Qinglong Mountain Assault Regiment station, so as to stew the commando regiment headquarters.

The order issued by the regiment headquarters was to tell us to fight if we could beat it, and run away if we couldn't beat it, and the most important thing was to run back and attack the rear of the little devil after running out -- he understood Zhang Qingshan's intention very well and knew that this was the point.

Therefore, the second company commander immediately discussed with Li Jing: Before the little devils had time to close the siege, let's simply give up Pigeon Mountain and move out in advance. Otherwise, when the devils are surrounded on three sides, it will be difficult for us to stand out, so we can only retreat to the regimental headquarters, which will not only cause pressure on the regimental headquarters, but also disrupt the deployment of the entire campaign: without us attacking behind the little devil's ass, the little devil can let go of his hands and feet to attack Qinglong Mountain with all his might.

Li Jing has been running the nest of Pigeon Mountain for several years, and when he heard that he was about to leave without letting go of a shot, his heart was naturally difficult to give up. But he knew better that if there was no assault group to support him, his lair would not be able to be kept at all. The left and right can't be saved, and the bandit is originally a bully and a fear of the hard, so he has nothing to say...... Anyway, as long as the assault group wins, Pigeon Mountain will still return to his hands, and he is still the king of Pigeon Mountain - Zhang Qingshan personally assured him of this in front of everyone.

So, the two did not hesitate to take their subordinates and slipped away directly. One thing worth mentioning is that after running out for four or five miles, the two of them took everyone to hide on the spot, waiting for the best time to attack.

Hearing this explanation, Zhang Qingshan laughed: This second company commander is not bad, not only does he know the preciousness of the eight words of 'flexible use and instant decision' on the battlefield, but his ability to understand is even better.

Seeing Zhang Qingshan smiling, the commander of the third company asked in a low voice: "Regiment commander, the second company is gone, although it is ordered to transfer, which is understandable, but it makes our third company directly face the little devil at once." There are thousands of little devils, and the firepower is fierce, and there are only about 100 people in our third company, which is too few...... In order to prevent mistakes, do you want to transfer some people for us?"

"Don't complain to me. Zhang Qingshan said with a smile: "You don't look at the surrounding terrain advantages. ”

As he spoke, Zhang Qingshan's voice became louder, obviously, the next words were not only for the commander of the third company, but also for everyone, and the purpose was naturally to appease people's hearts and boost morale.

"Yes, the number of reinforcements from the little devils is indeed much larger than that of our third company, but the problem is, if you look at the four or five miles from Pigeon Mountain to us, all of them are mountain trails. Not to mention that there are thousands of little devils, even if there are tens of thousands of people, he doesn't want to spread everyone out at all, but can only listen to our words and come to death one by one. On our side, on the other hand, fortifications and bunkers have been built in the most dangerous and wide places...... Therefore, although our number is small, we can achieve the point where one husband is the key to ten thousand people. From this point of view, we have taken a big advantage, and now, it depends on whether the little devil will be stupid and stupid like a pig and hit him headlong. ”

Zhang Qingshan's words seem to be reasonable, but in fact, there is a lot of water and the meaning of fooling people: if it is an ancient war, there is no long-range weapon, and the enemy must fill it with human lives one level at a time. However, modern warfare is very different, especially the so-called blockhouses in Zhang Qingshankou, because there is no cement and it is not located in the stone mountain, it is destined to be unable to build permanent fortifications. Then, the enemy only needs to concentrate two or three small steel cannons, and a few cannons can make your pillbox go to the sky, and the people inside will naturally be even more unlucky, and they will have to be blown up if they are not shocked to death.

What's more, although it is indeed a four-or five-mile sheep intestine trail from Pigeon Mountain to them, the problem is that the two sides of the trail are not the kind of thorn forests on the front, so even if the little devils want to attack, it is impossible for them to have no place to hide as they imagined. The little devil can make a short-distance detour, and when the time comes, if it is not good, there may be a possibility of being outflanked by the little devil in a short distance.

Of course, this is to boost morale, so that the soldiers will not be demoralized because of the large disparity in numbers, after all, most of them are new recruits, and this possibility is still very high, so it is not only normal to say something big before the battle in order to boost morale, but also the responsibility and ability of all commanders.

Sure enough, many soldiers, especially the recruits, originally lowered their heads, but when they heard Zhang Qingshan's words, they all raised their heads, and their eyes lit up, as if they had seen the enemy being killed by their own targets, and it was conceivable that their desire to fight began to increase.

And Zhang Qingshan also wanted to further improve his morale, so he stood up, looked at everyone, and smiled very confidently.

"Besides, the mission of our third company this time is not to defend to the death, but to give the enemy the greatest damage on the premise of preserving its own strength. Then, everyone can retreat while fighting......" Speaking of this, Zhang Qingshan's volume increased a lot, and shouted: "The regiment has made full deployments, especially for our third company, it is even more important to take care of." After we kill the devils for a while, we can retreat while fighting, and introduce the little devils into the primeval forest behind the regiment headquarters. And there, the comrades who answered us were ready, because not only had we prepared all kinds of traps for the little devils to throw themselves into the net, but now, many comrades are deploying. As long as the little devils are brought in, I guarantee that they will suffer heavy casualties...... Therefore, there is no need to worry at all, because the little devil is here to give us the ...... of war exploits."

As he spoke, he saw that many comrades nodded their heads, and some people were talking to each other, and they were obviously very happy to see their expressions - that is, if anyone knew that they were fighting here, it was not to fight to the death, but to lead the enemy into an ambush circle after killing and wounding the enemy. Compared with using more than 100 people to face a thousand or so little devils, and to defend to the death, the danger is much smaller, at least their own lives are very likely to be saved, of course, it would be better to get some combat exploits by the way - most of them are new recruits, the first time they received the baptism of artillery fire, no matter from any aspect, they can't do it to the extent of seeing death as home, fear is natural, not afraid is a strange thing.

"Comrades, after this battle, in my delegation, please drink wine and eat meat......

These words immediately won everyone's cheers.

And Zhang Qingshan's next words immediately boosted morale.

"I am now on behalf of the Ministry of Delegation, and it is specially stipulated that whoever has made meritorious contributions in this battle should not only be commended by the regiment, but also go to his home to express gratitude to his family. Do you think it's okay?"

"Good!"

This is a matter of honoring the ancestors, and if you can show your face in front of relatives and friends, everyone will naturally applaud.

Not long after, the baptism of artillery fire on Pigeon Mountain ended, looking at the fire and billowing smoke all over the mountain, Zhang Qingshan didn't know whether to rejoice or cry: Pigeon Mountain is a line of defense in Qinglong Mountain after all, and it has been in business for so long, but it was annihilated by the little devil's artillery fire, which is inevitably a pity. But fortunately, the commander of the second company was resourceful and evacuated everyone in advance, otherwise, under such a dense artillery attack, even if there were some anti-artillery pits or anti-artillery holes, the casualties would not be small. And the biggest luck is this: with such a big fire and thick smoke, the little devil has always been unable to reach the top of the mountain in a short time, so he has lost a small advantage in observing our defense line on the top of the mountain.

"You stay here, I'll go to the first line of defense. ”

As soon as he heard this, he saw that Zhang Qingshan was about to leave, and the third company commander was startled: Zhang Qingshan was the head of the regiment, and if something happened, he would have no face to stay in the assault regiment.

Hurriedly stopped Zhang Qingshan and said with a smile: "Commander, you are not familiar with this place, so you should stay here and command everyone...... I went to command on the first line of defense. ”

After speaking, he didn't give Zhang Qingshan any chance, turned around and waved his hand, and ran forward directly with a few people.

Zhang Qingshan shouted twice, and when he saw that the other party not only did not respond, but ran faster, he was afraid that he would catch up. Knowing what the other party meant, he could only give up, but he was inevitably a little depressed in his heart: He is not comfortable being an official, and he is not at ease with being an official! This is a very good saying. Since Lao Tzu became the commander of this regiment, the comrades below have been desperately preventing themselves from going to the front line as if they were protecting national treasures. Even if they went to the front line, they were surrounded by a bunch of people...... It seems that the chance of killing the enemy on the battlefield in person is getting slimmer and slimmer!