In the lower reaches of the Bosheng River, in the jungle near Kigandang...

The weather was dry, and the heavy steps of the warriors left deep footprints in the forest, and everyone's face showed a sense of exhaustion.

The reconnaissance company had already continued seven or eight kilometres east from the river crossing.

Because of the heavy task, they only took a brief rest after the battle by the river, and then set out on their way.

Helplessly, the fatigue after the battle and the fatigue of the long march continued to erode everyone's minds, and the ten or twenty pounds of equipment on their bodies were more like shackles that tortured them.

"Hey..."

Company commander Chen Xinmin wiped the sweat on his forehead, and his sore thighs were a little unable to take a step, even he was a little unbearable for this kind of strength of marching.

"All of them, rest in place, the second platoon is responsible for guarding, and the signal corps immediately contacts the third platoon in front of them, and also says to the instructor, let the brothers take a rest."

"Yes!"

Finally hearing the order to rest in place, the soldiers sat on the ground panting like a collapsed mountain, if it weren't for the conditions that did not allow them to lie down on their backs.

Qiu Lin leaned against the tree with his hands and knees, and sat alone at the edge of the line without saying a word, not even noticing the person next to him.

"Let's drink some water..."

Li Shuanggui handed over the kettle and looked at each other with a complicated expression.

Qiu Lin took it silently and took a sip, his preoccupied appearance was no longer as happy as before, maybe there were too many things he had experienced today, so much that he hadn't fully digested it yet.

Li Shuanggui also leaned against the tree and sat down, and said seriously: "Alas, don't blame your brother for being ruthless, these bad things on the battlefield will only be understood if you experience it yourself." ”

"It's okay brother, I understand... I'm just a little angry with myself..."Qiu Lin lowered his head and replied silently, fiddling with a few bullets in his hand, not knowing what was going on in his heart at the moment.

"Hey, that's nothing, I'll tell you..."

"Big Lee! Hurry up! ”

At this time, there was a shout in the distance, and the company commander was waving his hand and signaling Li Shuanggui to come over.

"It's coming!"

Originally, he wanted to persuade Qiu Lin not to have such a heavy ideological baggage, but now there was no way, Li Shuanggui had no choice but to pat the other party on the shoulder, and then ran over.

"What's the matter, company commander?"

Li Shuanggui came over to take a look, okay, there are still a lot of people here, the platoon commanders of the other two platoons are also there, except for the instructor who led people to the front to explore the way, all the grassroots officers of the entire reconnaissance company are here.

Chen Xinmin didn't talk nonsense, squatted down and took out a map and put it on the ground, and then said:

"Let's talk about the situation, our current position is here, it should be within 5 kilometers of the coordinates given by the regiment commander. So I thought... We may be close to our goal, and we all need to be vigilant later, because we may encounter Japanese people here at any time. ”

The second platoon commander glanced at everyone and said worriedly: "I just made such a big noise by the river, I'm afraid that the little devil would have received the information and ran away in advance." ”

Hearing this, everyone was silent, and their hearts felt heavy and stressed.

If that's the case, then their trip will be in vain, not to mention the death of so many people, and the shadow of mission failure makes everyone uncomfortable.

"It shouldn't be, we marched immediately after the battle, the speed of the little devil didn't go far no matter how fast it was, and the number of that artillery force is not small, according to the analysis of the intensity of the shelling, the other side is at least an artillery wing, with about fifteen large-caliber mountain guns."

Chen Xinmin touched his beard and analyzed it carefully, pointed to the map and then said:

"This area is full of bushes and hills, and the Tibetans are very simple, but it is not easy for the other side to move quickly...

The instructor has already led people to search for traces of the fleeing Japanese army, and their retreat is in the same direction as our march, I think... Maybe they can lead us to that artillery unit, so let's be patient. ”

It's also reasonable to say this, people have reached this point, if they retreat like this, who will be unwilling in their hearts.

"Company commander, you also know that now we have suffered heavy casualties, less than half of us can move, and there is not much ammunition, and the brothers are tired enough, even if we find this little person, what can we do?"

The second platoon commander had little confidence in this, and he was more worried about the consequences for the soldiers of the reconnaissance company.

The battle on the river cost the company more than 40 men, and another 23 seriously wounded men were left in the same place just now, and only about 50 people were left who could move, all of them physically and mentally exhausted, and each of them had less than a base amount of ammunition.

"Originally, I would have gone deep behind enemy lines now, and if I had to encounter another wave of enemy attacks, I wouldn't be able to... Alas, more than half of our second platoon suffered casualties, and the emotions of the soldiers were a little difficult to control, so it was better to go back first to solve the problem of the wounded, and then contact the regimental headquarters to make another plan. ”

"Grandma's, Zhang Chongnian! If you want to talk about losses, we should be bitter in a row, right? I didn't say anything, what the hell are you talking about, afraid of death? Don't be a soldier if you're afraid of death! ”

The upright Li Shuanggui's eyes widened angrily, and he shouted dissatisfiedly, he looked down on those who retreated from the battle the most, if it weren't for the company commander here, he would have punched him directly.

"Li baldhead, what kind of big-tailed wolf are you pretending! If you hadn't ventured into a platoon, would you have suffered such a large number of casualties? ”

The second platoon commander was also unconvinced to stand up and theorize.

"I'm going to kill you!"

It's really a pot that can't be opened, Li Shuanggui's anger instantly rushed to his head, and he grabbed the other party's collar and wanted to turn his fist.

He didn't care about anything else when he was furious, and he deserved to be beaten if he said such things.

The second platoon leader was not a soft persimmon, grabbed Li Shuanggui's fist with his backhand, and threw him to the ground.

How could Li Shuanggui, who had suffered a loss, give up, quickly got up and knocked down the second platoon leader with a flying pounce, the two of them were like splashes in the market, you punched me and slapped each other together.

The soldiers were stunned, the two platoon commanders actually fought hard, and the battle was repaid.

Looking at the two people who were rolling on the ground, Chen Xinmin was also speechless, and waved his hand to let the soldiers next to him hurry up and pull them away.

The surrounding warriors hurriedly stepped forward and wasted all their strength to separate the red-faced two, all of them trying to persuade them to forget it.

Li Shuanggui kicked the second row of long buttocks again when he was pulled away, and he immediately showed a shitty smile when he succeeded in his treacherous scheme.

"!" The leader of the second platoon was angry, and immediately wanted to rush up to avenge this kick, but he was held by the people around him and couldn't get rid of it.

At this moment, Qiu Lin came to the side quietly, still carrying a wooden stick in his hand.

He clenched the stick in his hand, stared at the second platoon leader who was surrounded by the crowd with vicious eyes, and rushed forward with the stick while the other party was not paying attention.