Xia Yuan didn't have a clue for a while, and kept thinking about countermeasures, he might be able to go in alone, but after entering, or before he went in, he was already discovered by the enemy.

Everything can happen, although he opened a plug-in, but he is not an invincible plug-in, in essence, he is still an ordinary person, and after being shot, he walked later than ordinary people, and he walked relatively painfully.

However, what he has is a vision and vision that is unique to this world.

Battalion Commander Li's words woke him up.

When Xia Yuan was thinking, Battalion Commander Li also began to make corresponding arrangements, "A single trench will not be able to cope with the artillery attack of the US army tomorrow, and there will be no task tonight, do more work on the position, build an anti-artillery trench on the anti-slope plane that can avoid the enemy's artillery fire, and don't happen today's thing again." ”

Artillery!

Xia Yuan's mind suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and he immediately stared at the ravine drawn by Comrade Xiao Qin on the ground, and immediately asked, "Comrade Xiao Qin, how wide and long is this ravine?" ”

Comrade Xiao Qin thought for a while and said: "It has to be dozens of meters, the mountain pass is small, it is estimated that there are only thirty or forty meters, and it feels quite wide inside." ”

Xia Yuan asked again: "What is the topography of these mountains from the outside?" ”

Comrade Xiao Qin recalled, saying: "The mountains are relatively steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack, many of them are cliffs, and the enemy occupies the position on the top of the mountain, condescending. ”

Xia Yuan then asked, "Is the direction of the mountain east-west, or north-south?" ”

Xiao Qin said: "In the east-west direction, the highway is three kilometers away from this location. ”

"There are enemies on the mountain, and the enemy has built a machine gun bunker on the mountainside, although it is rudimentary, but it is not easy to build a machine gun bunker in such an environment."

Xia Yuan squinted, pointed to the model of the ravine on the ground and said: "It can only be said that the mountains on both sides of this ravine are cliffs on the outside, but the terrain is relatively flat and easy to climb inside." ”

"The direction of the mountain is east-west again."

He had vaguely gotten what he wanted to know.

The conversation between the two of them attracted Battalion Commander Li, who was giving orders to the company commanders, and they stopped talking and listened to the conversation between the two.

Xiao Qin said: "Yes, there are more protruding rocks on the mountain, and the enemy's bunker is built with sandbags, which are built with logs and sandbags, and there are lighting equipment in the middle of the mountainside. ”

Battalion Commander Li interjected: "Such a natural terrain, if it is carefully transformed, can be used as a base, and heavy troops are arranged on the ridges on both sides. ”

Others nodded one after another, such a terrain is a must, no wonder the foreign devil occupies this position, it is indeed a good position, but it is a pity that this position is too deep.

The commander of the third company crossed his arms and said to the instructor of the third company beside him: "Unless there is heavy firepower, it can tear through the frontal defense, or like foreign devils, bombard with artillery or planes, and directly destroy the inside." ”

Company Commander Lei stared at Xia Yuan, looked at his face that became rich, and asked, "Do you have any ideas?" ”

"Yes!"

Xia Yuan nodded heavily, took a deep breath, and felt the gaze converging on him, which actually made him feel like he had been pricked by a needle, in this era, none of them who can be company commanders and battalion commanders are good at stubble, they have all gone through various battles, won battle merits, crawled out of the pile of dead, and killed veterans who don't know how many.

"If you have one, just say it, what you think, tell everyone."

Battalion Commander Li was a little impatient to know what he could think of in the face of such a tight and impregnable defense of the enemy.

"Enemy artillery!"

Xia Yuan said a flaw leaked by the enemy, he pointed to the ravine on the ground, and said: "Comrade Xiao Qin said that from the outside, the peaks on both sides of the ravine are steep and steep, with many cliffs, but the enemy can send troops to climb to the top of the mountain, and even use sandbags to build fortifications on the mountain, which shows that this mountain is not a cliff in the ravine. ”

"The mountains are mostly narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, and the ravine may look big from the outside, but the situation in the ravine is very complicated, big trees, rocks, and uneven ground will become an obstacle for artillery stationing, and the cannon of the foreign devil is a 105 howitzer, judging from the degree of shelling during the day, the artillery fire is intensive, and it is very difficult for such an artillery group to deploy in such a ravine."

He pointed to the ravine and said: "Secondly, the mountains on both sides of the ravine are in an east-west direction, and we are in the direction north of the foreign devils, and their artillery ports are in the direction of the mountain, the mountain is very high, and the artillery needs to be calculated if it wants to hit it, and it is not easy to accurately fall on our position. ”

Xia Yuan's words seemed to wake up the commanders and fighters of the first battalion present, and Instructor Shao suddenly grasped the key point and said, "Do you suspect that the enemy's artillery position is not in this ravine?" ”

Xia Yuan nodded: "Well, this ravine is very suitable as a garrison fortress, especially against us who have no heavy firepower, this position is a must, not to mention a battalion, that is, a division, don't want to easily capture this position, but in the same way, the fatal disadvantage of this position is that it is not conducive to the deployment of the artillery group, so I suspect that the enemy's artillery group is very likely not to be in this position." ”

Battalion Commander Li said: "Judging from the smoothbore time when the enemy's howitzers hit our positions during the day, the enemy's artillery is more than 10 kilometers away from our army's position, and this position is also more than 10 kilometers away from our army's position, and the distance is right. ”

Others nodded, roughly inferring the location of the enemy's artillery positions by the smoothbore time of the enemy's shells in the air, a basic quality that a veteran who had experienced several years of fighting, and a skill that every commander and fighter must have.

After all, from the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression to the War of Defense, all the way to the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, our army is to fight with disadvantage, to fight advanced with backwardness, no guns, no artillery, no planes, no tanks, even bullets have become a luxury, can only rely on capture, at this time, improve personal combat skills is the most critical, one-handed rifle, no bracket, hand holding mortar, climbing cliffs, hand-to-hand combat, stabbing skills, etc., all skills are almost full.

Although there is some deviation in judging the position of the enemy's artillery, it is also very different, and sometimes it will be a few kilometers wrong, after all, the initial velocity of the shell is still very fast, and the speed of the shell will decrease sharply in the process of gliding.

More than a dozen kilometers, specifically ten kilometers, or fifteen kilometers, it's really hard to say.

Therefore, Xia Yuan trusted his judgment even more, "Battalion commander, let's not talk about this matter for the time being, I want to take someone to investigate." ”

Judgment is always judgment, and whether the judgment is correct or not, you still need to see it yourself.

Battalion Commander Li thought for a moment and said: "Judging from the time, it's basically too late, you just go to reconnoitre, and rush back before dawn, the enemy may launch an attack on the 336.8 heights in the early morning." ”

"Yes!"

Xia Yuan got up and saluted.

Battalion Commander Li stopped him: "In this way, Comrade Xiao Qin is more familiar with the line, and the two of you will act together." ”

Xia Yuan nodded, thought for a while, and said, "Battalion commander, I still want a right." ”

"Say, if you don't want any rights, if it's not too much, I can consider it." Battalion Commander Li said.

"I want the right to act on my own, we don't have any tasks at the moment, if I find an opportunity to act during the investigation, please allow me to act without permission."

Xia Yuan said with a firm gaze.

Before Battalion Commander Li could speak, Company Commander Lei and Instructor Shao spoke first, directly interrupting Xia Yuan's thoughts.

"No, it's too risky to act without permission, and it's very likely that you'll die, so you can't do it!"

Just the two of them still want to act without permission, isn't this a joke, once surrounded by the enemy, the consequences can be imagined, Xia Yuan and Xiao Qin are both very good soldiers, especially Xia Yuan, the ability to lead the team to fight is very strong, the attack is good, and the interspersed fight is good, such a soldier, if they die because they go to investigate, they will definitely die of distress.

A good knife has to be used in the right place.

Battalion Commander Li was also thinking, just looking at Xia Yuan's firm eyes, his heart was a little shaken, he didn't directly agree, "Acting without permission is a taboo in the army, even if I agree, Lao Lei and Lao Shao will not agree, this is too risky, it's just that your performance last time was also very good"

Xia Yuan understood that Battalion Commander Li wanted to agree, after all, his combat ability was obvious to all the commanders and fighters of the first battalion, but because of Company Commander Lei and Instructor Shao, if Battalion Commander Li agreed, he would be sacrificed because of his unauthorized actions, and Company Commander Lei and Instructor Shao would feel very uncomfortable.

In my memory, I have been participating in the Eighth Route Army for six or seven years, and I have a good relationship with Company Commander Lei and Instructor Shao, when I first joined, Company Commander Lei and Instructor Shao were only squad leaders, and he had begun to follow Company Commander Lei and Instructor Shao since then, and the two also became company commanders and instructors step by step with the battle, and Xia Yuan became a platoon commander.

The original body fought very well, and made a lot of mistakes, and after making up for it, he was always the platoon commander, neither promoted nor lowered.

"Report to the battalion commander, I ask for approval, I will put my life first, observe first, ensure safety before deciding to act, do not act blindly, do not do things that I am not sure of."

Xia Yuan raised his voice, not only to Battalion Commander Li, but also to Company Commander Lei, "I am completely sure of the battle on the 336.8 heights, I took five soldiers to climb up from the back mountain, touched the enemy's artillery position, terminated the enemy's artillery and headquarters, and blew up the enemy's bunker, eliminating a large number of American troops. ”

He said: "The most taboo thing in the army is to act without authorization, and I also know that unauthorized action will be punished and criticized, but I am completely sure that I will touch the enemy's position, so I act, I will not do things that I am not sure of, there is only one life, there is no starting over, I also want to go home and marry a daughter-in-law, and continue the fireworks for the Xia family." ”

Speaking of the back, everyone laughed, with a bit of bitterness in their smiles.

Many young soldiers were only eighteen or nineteen years old, and they died before they could reach the front, and many of them died, and their bodies may not even be able to return to their hometowns.

Company Commander Lei and Instructor Shao were silent, so they didn't care about this matter anymore, Xia Yuan finally got approval, but Battalion Commander Li gave him restrictions, he was only allowed to act without authorization, and no matter what he found later, he had to withdraw it, and told Comrade Xiao Qin to look at Xia Yuan.

After explaining, the two disappeared into the hurried twilight.

Battalion Commander Li sighed and said, "The foreign devils are well armed, and it is estimated that they will not be able to find anything useful, and we must also seize the time to deal with the war that will come tomorrow." ”

He said: "The 336.8 high ground is very large, and our battalion alone will definitely not be able to hold it. ”

After a while, a communications soldier rushed to the battalion headquarters and delivered a letter to Battalion Commander Li.

"There is good news and bad news, the good news is that the regimental commander has sent three battalions to reinforce us, and they are already on the way out, on a hurried march, and should arrive before dawn. The bad news is that the material consumption of our division is serious, and the food and ammunition supply of all units cannot keep up, and it is very difficult, and these problems have to be overcome by ourselves. ”

Battalion Commander Li said: "The regiment headquarters is also on the way here, 336.8 heights, you can't lose it!" ”

A sentence of 336.8 high ground cannot be lost, I don't know how many people will die for it.

Division.

Division Commander Zheng was talking on the phone with the head of the 539th Regiment, "How is the situation over there?" After launching an attack tomorrow morning, you must move quickly, and you must first occupy Mochizuki-ri. ”

Commander Wang said: "Division commander, don't worry, I will definitely speed up my movements, but the problem at hand now is that the food has almost been consumed, and the soldiers are all hungry by eating fried noodles mixed with leaves and wild vegetables." Can you give us some more food? When our regiment crossed the Zhaoyang River and attacked Mochizuki, we still needed some artillery support. ”

When Master Zheng heard this, he immediately fell silent.

Talking, paused for a few seconds.

Suddenly, Regiment Commander Wang said: "Forget it, I know, our artillery can't cross the river." ”

Division Commander Zheng immediately said: "Wang Cheng, don't complain, there is no artillery support, you must also overcome difficulties, and I will find a way to solve the food problem." ”

Commander Wang said: "Okay, then I thank the division commander in advance." ”

Division Commander Zheng put down the phone, looking even more anxious, his brows were almost twisted into a ball of hemp rope, tomorrow's battle will definitely be more fierce than today, at the moment the consumption of food and ammunition is huge, and it needs to be replenished, it is already the middle of the night, I thought about it carefully, and when the battle starts tomorrow, I will see the situation of each unit, and then immediately ask the army commander for supplies.

As a matter of fact, the current position of the 180th Division is too prominent, it is already far away from the rear, the atmosphere in the division's command post is somewhat solemn, and no one dares to speak, and all the results can only be seen at dawn tomorrow, for fear that by that time, the situation will be even worse, and no one dares to think about it.

Now there are rare last few hours of silence.

At the door of the command post are tree branches, all of which were brought back by the guard squad just now, and the camouflage during the day was damaged, and the guards squad used the newly brought small branches and some thick branches to rearrange the command post before and after and do a good job of camouflage.