What Commander Pang said was right, Xia Yuan brought himself into the perspective of Commander Pang, and without knowing the specific information of the Western, Central and Eastern Fronts, he only knew that the large corps gathered to annihilate the enemy on the Eastern Front, and the 180th Division was deeply rooted in the enemy's eastern front as a nail, and the enemy wanted to reinforce the Eastern Front, and it was bound to pull out the nail of the 180th Division.

Therefore, Regiment Commander Pang believed that the enemy was not making a big counterattack, but was trying to reinforce the eastern front, and that it was necessary to pass through the 538th Regiment, so he launched a fierce attack on the defensive position of the 538th Regiment today.

As for themselves, they are standing in God's perspective, the enemy is not only for the eastern aid, but they are taking a posture of counterattacking on the whole front, and it will not be long before the problems of the middle line will be exposed.

Xia Yuan keenly grasped the shortage of ammunition and food in our army, and said: "Regiment commander, since the enemy has discovered that our army's intention is to gather and annihilate the enemy on the Eastern Front, why was he chased and beaten by us a few days ago, it is entirely possible that they would support the Eastern Front as early as the beginning of the war on the Eastern Front, instead of being chased and beaten by us all the way." ”

This question was very acute, and it made all the commanders and fighters of the regimental headquarters fall into deep thought.

Indeed, after the start of the second phase of the counterattack operation of the Fifth Battle of the 16th, the 180th Division attacked the frontal enemy, and although the enemy resisted, as commanders and fighters, they were able to keenly perceive that the enemy's resistance was very regular and orderly, blocking and retreating layer by layer, and the armored vehicles were covering the infantry retreat in the rear, which was very orderly.

Xia Yuan continued: "We chase, they run, once our army stops pursuing, they also stop, set up heavy artillery, adjust the muzzle of the gun at us, the enemy advances and I retreat, and the enemy is tired and I fight." ”

"Guerrilla warfare!"

Regiment Leader Pang was startled, and his brows furrowed: "The enemy is playing guerrilla warfare with us. ”

Chief of Staff Hu said: "From the beginning of the battle, the 539th Regiment pursued the enemy all the way, chasing the enemy's buttocks, and the enemy did not put up fierce resistance until it reached the riverside, when our army stopped pursuing, and the enemy began to bombard our army indiscriminately, which is very similar to guerrilla warfare. ”

Commanders and fighters at all levels also whispered that they were not in God's perspective, and that the 180th Division entered Korea to fight, and in the second stage of the Fifth Campaign, as the main force attacking the enemy on the front of the central line, it was the first time they had fought with the US army, and when the situation on the eastern and western fronts was good and the enemy was losing and retreating, the enemy's retreat without a fight was a hope of victory in the eyes of commanders and fighters at all levels.

At the end of the second phase of the Fifth Campaign, Shiji ordered an orderly withdrawal at all levels, in fact, Shiji had already smelled the crisis, the crisis of the enemy's counterattack, and the crisis of the various legions of the Volunteer Army on the whole line, but the situation for each company was the opposite, the soldiers had smiles on their faces, carried guns and cannons, and retreated to the rear with their heads held high, and even some troops were too proud, thinking that the enemy had been beaten back and had no will to fight, and even in the process of retreating, they exposed themselves and suffered heavy casualties.

This is a real thing, all the enemy's movements are under the control of Shiji, and the commanders and fighters of each company did not perceive the enemy's intentions, but only saw that Syngman Rhee's army was defeated by them, arrogant and domineering, and the American troops with strong ships and sharp guns were also under their guns, holding their heads and running away.

It's a real big win.

The joy of victory made them forget about the crisis.

The commanders and fighters of the 538th Regiment at all levels only followed the orders of the corps and attacked all the way to the south, chasing the ass beatings of the American troops.

As everyone knows, under the surface of such a great victory, there are many crises.

Their brows were furrowed, their brains were buzzing, the enemy had learned the guerrilla tactics they were best at, no wonder, no wonder that as soon as they fought, the enemy retreated all the way, but stopped, but the enemy began to resist in a corner, and the enemy actually learned from them and was fighting guerrilla warfare.

The commanders and fighters in the regiment headquarters are all experienced commanders, Xia Yuan is like this, they immediately realized that when the 539th Regiment pursued the enemy, the enemy retreated, and our army won a great victory.

Chief of Staff Hu frowned: "According to the current situation, our ammunition and food have been consumed so seriously, and the situation of the 539th Regiment is definitely not ideal, without ammunition supply and food supply, the 539th Regiment will still attack the enemy, it is not because the enemy is waiting for our ammunition to be almost consumed before attacking us." ”

Everyone's breath froze, and they immediately thought of the seriousness of the problem.

Xia Yuan nodded: "Why did the enemy attack us today, instead of starting to aid the east when the enemy occupied the 336.8 heights, according to the speed of the mechanized troops that the US army has, it must be faster than our two legs, I think there is no other reason for the US army not to go to the east except that the enemy is preparing for a big counterattack." ”

"On the 20th, continuous movement warfare, our platoon suffered huge casualties, food and ammunition were seriously consumed, and when we arrived at the 336.8 heights, the food in the food bars of many soldiers was already less than a day's rations, and until now, I have only eaten one meal, and many soldiers are still hungry, but on this day, the enemy launched an attack on our position."

Xia Yuan continued: "But in terms of physical fitness and weight, the food and ammunition carried by a soldier is only enough to last for seven days, and the sports war itself is the most serious time for physical fitness and ammunition consumption, and the enemy has seized this point, that is, when we run out of ammunition, we will fight back fiercely." ”

If they can understand the great pursuit staged by the enemy at the end of the Fourth Campaign, they can basically see that Li Qiwei has mastered the worship offensive of the Volunteer Army, and has developed a magnetic tactic for the worship offensive, that is, it has transformed from guerrilla warfare.

It is a pity that after the fourth battle, many troops on the 38th parallel were disabled and adjusted to rest in the rear, and the troops transferred from China were fighting with the US army for the first time, without the slightest experience, taking the 180th Division as an example, it is obvious that the current position of the 180th Division is particularly prominent, and the left and right neighbors are far behind them, showing a 'convex' character, and once the enemy begins a major counterattack, in the case of retreating on the whole line, it is inevitable that the 180th Division will be surrounded.

The encirclement of the 180th Division was also facilitated by misinterpreted order documents, which caused the 180th Division to miss the last opportunity to retreat.

As soon as Xia Yuan said this, the commanders and fighters at all levels immediately realized the seriousness of the matter, they were still in the joy of victory, and thought that by holding the 336.8 heights, they would be able to hold back the US troops who were aiding the east, and if the US troops could not help the east, their left neighbor three corps would be able to gather and annihilate the enemy on the eastern front, and the results would be brilliant.

Commander Pang frowned, and Political Commissar Zhao and Chief of Staff Hu did not speak.

Battalion Commander Li, Company Commander Lei, and Instructor Shao were silent.

Commander Pang raised his head and said: "Even if we know that the enemy wants to take advantage of the exhaustion of our army and the ammunition and food to launch an attack on our army, the task of gathering and destroying the enemy on the eastern front is arduous, and the order of the corps is particularly important, no matter what happens, holding the position is the order we have received at the moment!" ”

The order received by the 539th Regiment was to cross the Shaoyue River and attack the Mochizuki-ri position.

Even if you know that the enemy has a conspiracy, what can you do?

"You can think of what the problem is, then Shiji must also think of the problem, I think, Shiji must have a way to deal with this crisis!" Commander Pang's tone was firm, he looked at Xia Yuan, and said, "Good soldier, it's a pity that the battle is at stake now, otherwise I will definitely let you join the regiment headquarters." ”

Commander Pang was satisfied with Xia Yuan's ingenuity, and he could see so much from the tiny battles, which was enough to show how vicious Xia Yuan's vision was, but it was a pity that they had an order, even if the enemy surrounded them, and Zhiji did not order them to retreat, they had to be firmly rooted in the position.

"A machine is composed of tiny screws, each of our soldiers, every company, is such a tiny screw, then the pressure on the body, is also very different, only if we hold on, hold on, this machine can operate."

Regiment Commander Pang continued: "Zhisi did not give us the order to retreat, even if the frontal enemy is a regiment, two regiments, and a division, the squad leader dies in the platoon commander, the platoon commander dies in the company commander, the company commander dies in the battalion commander, and the battalion commander dies in me!" ”

At this moment, Xia Yuan understood the heaviness of the word 'order', these two words were stained with the blood of countless soldiers, these two words were comparable to a thousand catties of boulders.

At the same time, he also knew that even if he told Regiment Commander Pang and others the news that the 180th Division would be surrounded by the enemy in the future, it was estimated that the first thing that the other side would think of was not the final outcome of the 180th Division, but the situation of the brother troops when the 180th Division was surrounded, and whether they were surrounded by the enemy.

The volunteers are always so selfless, heroic, and distressing.

A platoon of soldiers Wang Xiaoliang was also in the ranks, a battalion suffered serious casualties, and the night attack on the enemy's position needed manpower, so he participated in tonight's operation, now his face was a little pale, his eyes were red as if they were congested, and he looked overtired.

It's not just him, it's everyone.

Wang Xiaoliang stood in the first row, fiddling with the Thomson submachine gun he had captured from the American devils, wiping the dust of the barrel with his cuffs, and in the second column behind him, a man carrying a Czech light machine gun rushed to his right and suddenly said to him: "Hey, little ghost, the gun is not badly maintained." ”

Wang Xiaoliang looked to the right, it turned out to be Zheng Damo, the machine gunner of the Second Company, or his fellow countryman, and the corners of his mouth cracked, "What a coincidence, you also have to participate in tonight's mission, you are in a hurry in the evening, and I haven't asked you yet, what is the situation of your Second Company?" ”

Zheng Da Mole replied: "Not much stronger than you, and there are many casualties among brothers. Smoker not? I bought this bag in Anton. ”

After Zheng Damole finished speaking, he took out half a box of 'big front door' from his trouser pocket and handed it to him, Wang Xiaoliang refused: "No, if you have water, drink some with me, I'm dying of thirst." ”

Zheng Damole put back the cigarette and looked at the kettle on his waist: "Take it yourself." ”

He carried a light machine gun, which was not very convenient. Wang Xiaoliang was not polite to his fellow countrymen, took it off and drank three small sips: "It's really happy, I haven't drunk water since the evening." ”

Zheng Da Mole probably felt that Wang Xiaoliang was not addicted to drinking, and said: "You see what is hidden behind my belt?" Take it out yourself. ”

Wang Xiaoliang curiously took out a shriveled chili pepper that could only be three centimeters long from the inside of her belt, although it was not big, it was red and red. Wang Xiaoliang swallowed his saliva: "You are really capable, can this thing stay until now?" ”

After speaking, about to put the chili pepper back, Zheng Da Mole said, "Hey, hey, I'll give you something to eat." ”

Wang Xiaoliang listened, grinned, and immediately put it in his mouth, his brows stretched, his mouth chirping, looking very excited, under the current conditions, the taste of a small chili pepper is far better for him than the fried noodles he ate before.

His mouth was immediately filled with spicy breath, and it reached his face, and his pale face suddenly became red, black, red, black, and red, he was a Sichuan four, and he liked this taste.

Zheng Damole looked at his expression and felt very comfortable, but said quietly on the surface: "Drink some more water?" ”

Wang Xiaoliang exhaled a long breath, "Don't drink it, thank you." ”

He chewed again, swallowed it, and said, "Ahem, it's a bit of a waste, if there is another one to eat tomorrow morning, it will be no problem to eat for half a day." ”

Zheng Da Mole couldn't cry or laugh: "You little ghost, I'll give it to you like this, and there will be no more." ”

Wang Xiaoliang said with a smile: "Stingy, one is just right, don't want more." ”

While speaking, the commanders and fighters at all levels came out of the regiment headquarters, Xia Yuan entered the ranks, and Lao Yang and several people cast their eyes, at this time, the soldiers who led the first column shouted: "Lizheng!" ”

Everyone immediately returned to a military posture.

They were followed by the regimental commanders.

Regiment Commander Pang stood on a high slope, looked at the more than fifty soldiers below, and said loudly: "Today's comrades are very heroic, you are the backbone of the whole regiment, I take a fancy to you very much, now, I order you to touch the opposite side at one o'clock in the morning, and then suddenly attack, if you can grab your tongue, grab food, and seize weapons and ammunition, it will be better, do you have confidence?" ”

Everyone shouted in unison: "Have faith!" ”

Although the voice is not particularly loud, everyone has a good spirit, and they know that they are about to fight the enemy again, and their spirit will naturally be raised.

Chief of Staff Hu said: "We must take him by surprise, we will grab what we can eat, and if there is no food, we can destroy the enemy's artillery, no matter how much, we must pay attention to safety, do not fall in love with war, and if we find that the situation is not good, we will quickly evacuate." ”

Responsible for leading the team is Xia Yuan, the leader of a company and a platoon, now called Captain Xia of the commando team, who has rich experience in interspersing and attacking fortified positions, and has successfully blown up the enemy's artillery positions before, and is very familiar with the enemy.

Fifty people, all of whom were elites of the first battalion, Chief of Staff Hu gave Xia Yuan a watch, and the two of them checked the time, it was already half past eleven.