Instructor Shao paused slightly, and sighed: "If that's the case, then it's troublesome." ”

"Not really."

Xia Yuan sat on the bed next to Instructor Shao, worried in his heart, but there was nothing he could do. It is obviously unrealistic to allow yourself to persuade to disobey orders to retreat as a company commander.

Take off your hat and lie on the bed, put your hat over your face, and say, "Instructor, let's rest first, it's hard to rest for a while, so hurry up and rest quickly, and recuperate enough to deal with what may happen next." ”

Instructor Shao thought for a moment and said, "I'll finish the clothes." ”

"Oh good."

Xia Yuan answered, dipped the bed, the whole person's spirit was completely relaxed, and the fatigue was like a tide, drowning his whole person, and he fell asleep after only a second of dipping into the bed.

Instructor Shao yawned, rubbed the tears in his eyes, pinched the needle and thread to mend his clothes, sewed and sewed, tilted his head, and fell asleep while sitting.

They were just too tired.

Since the second stage of the counterattack, I haven't had much rest.

Division.

After receiving the order from the military headquarters, Division Commander Zheng immediately ordered the 540th Regiment to send a battalion of troops to relieve the siege, and called Deputy Division Commander Duan and Chief of Staff Wang to begin discussing the next plan.

On the map, the position mark of the 180th Division's friendly neighbor belonging to the 189th Division on the right flank was removed by Division Commander Zheng, and then the logo of the puppet 6th Division was inserted on it, and then he raised his head and said: "At present, our friendly neighbor 189th Division has retreated, and we must prepare for the worse, that is, the 63rd Army will retreat." At present, the 63rd Army has not withdrawn, and the army commander is getting in touch with the 63rd Army, if it is not withdrawn, there is still room for maneuver, and the position of the 189th Division, we can contact other units of the 63rd Army, and the left and right will encircle and eat up this South Korean army. ”

After a pause, he said: "I'm afraid that if the 63rd Army is completely withdrawn, then there will be only one of our 180th divisions left on the south bank of the Han River." ”

Deputy Division Commander Duan scolded: "If you retreat, you will withdraw, why don't you tell us, this group of Korean troops of his mother occupied the position of the 189th Division without saying a word, no wonder the people of the 540th Regiment said that they found a group of foreign devils in our rear, and the feeling is that after the 189th Division retreated, they were given a chance." ”

"Old Duan, you can't say that, the 189th Division is also going to complete the order to go up and arrange, and they can't care about telling us about the estimated time."

At this time, Master Zheng was still thinking about the 189th Division.

"Then they should at least send someone over to talk about it, and if they don't say anything, they will withdraw without saying a word."

Deputy Division Commander Duan was still uncomfortable in his heart and muttered.

It has not been a day or two since Senior Commander Zheng and Deputy Division Commander Duan have been working together, let alone a year or two, and they can be said to know this guy well, seeing him muttering, he smiled and didn't speak again, he knew that Deputy Division Commander Duan was still playing petty.

"Don't complain, we have to readjust the deployment of the 538th Regiment and the 539th Regiment, although the 189th Division has withdrawn, the positions they left behind have not been occupied by the pseudo-6th Division, we must hurry up, the more ferocious the enemy's offensive, the more difficult it will be for us."

Deputy Division Commander Duan, Chief of Staff Wang, and Division Commander Zheng readjusted the deployment of the 538th Regiment and the 539th Regiment on the south bank of the Han River.

Deputy Division Commander Duan said to Division Commander Zheng with a sad face: "Division Commander, the horizontal is already so wide, and the troops are exhausted, and they are short of food and ammunition, I'm afraid I'm not sure." ”

The situation facing the 180th Division is particularly bad at present, especially when the left and right flanks are exposed, and if there is a mistake in the adjustment and deployment, the consequences will be unimaginable, and it will become a historical sinner.

Becoming a historical sinner, Deputy Division Commander Duan is not afraid, he is afraid that his own adjustment and deployment mistakes will lead to more volunteer soldiers shedding blood and sacrifice.

Deputy Division Commander Duan, who has always acted boldly, has also become a little restrained.

Senior Commander Zheng patted him on the shoulder, he also knew how heavy the pressure on his brother was, and comforted: "Relax, do it boldly, so many people are waiting." ”

Deputy Division Commander Duan took a deep breath, turned his head to look at Chief of Staff Wang, and said, "Lao Wang, do you have any good ideas?" ”

Chief of Staff Wang shook his head, groped for a cigarette from his arms, and the slowly burning cigarette could not dispel the entangled thoughts in his heart, and he didn't figure it out after thinking about it for a long time.

"This front is so wide, it's not enough to line up the 538th Regiment and the 539th Regiment."

When Deputy Division Commander Duan heard this, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind and said, "Row of cards!" Then let the 538th Regiment and the 539th Regiment line up! ”

Lined up, this means that the 538th Regiment and the 539th Regiment are the last line of defense, once the enemy breaks through this line of defense, then the rear is the division commander, and in the rear is the Han River.

There is no way back for them.

Chief of Staff Wang and a number of cadres are still hesitating, and it is too risky to do so.

Division Commander Zheng took out half a pack of cigarettes from his chest pocket, took out one and lit it, he pulled Deputy Division Commander Duan, and at the same time held half a pack of cigarettes in his hand, signaling to Chief of Staff Wang and Director Wu to let everyone take one and smoke. Deputy Division Commander Duan also took out one and lit it. Chief of Staff Wang had one in his mouth and put it on his ear, Director Wu's addiction to smoking was not so big, and he didn't move, no one made a sound, and there was a rare calm in the command post for a while, only the high-power radio station of the division headquarters was still 'ticking and ticking' the sound of code.

Phew.

Division Commander Zheng wiped a match, the rapid flame burned, lit the cigarette in his hand, put it in his mouth and smoked half of it, squinted and thought about it, "Don't hesitate, now is not the time for us to choose, but the battlefield forces us to do this, just follow Deputy Division Commander Duan's plan, close the defensive line, abandon the original position, and line up the two regiments!" ”

Deputy Division Commander Duan no longer hesitated, nodded at Division Commander Zheng, and immediately went to contact the commander of the 538th Regiment and the commander of the 539th Regiment, these two regiments will be lined up to hold the main high ground and prevent the enemy from attacking north!

Just as Deputy Division Commander Duan picked up the hand-cranked phone and gave orders to the two regiments, a scout ran into the division headquarters and shouted out of breath: "Report the report." ”

Master Zheng flicked the ashes of the cigarette in his hand and said, "Don't worry, speak slowly." ”

The scout did not stop for a moment, ran all the way to the division headquarters, was tired enough, patted his chest with his hand, and said: "The 179th Division in the Dalongshan area has begun to evacuate!" ”

Division Commander Zheng paused slightly, took a deep breath, and immediately realized that his 180th Division was now truly alone, and all the pressure came to him in an instant. In order not to let others see his emotions, he smoked a cigarette one by one, calmed himself down, and said to the investigator:

"You've worked hard, let's go down and rest first."

"Yes!"

The scout saluted all the cadres under his command, and then quickly retreated.

Division Commander Zheng smoked a cigarette and stared at the sign of the 180th Division on the map, and around this sign, there were densely inserted enemy signs, including American and South Korean troops, and the total strength of these signs had increased to more than 100,000 people, and the pressure on the 180th Division increased all of a sudden.

Surrounded by the enemy on three sides, it is necessary to hold on for three to five days, whether the 538th Regiment and the 539th Regiment, which are lined up, can withstand the enemy's ferocious attack.

At this time, the front line was full of war, the cannonballs in the sky like raindrops fell on the positions of our defenders, the positions seemed to be torn apart by shells, the black soil rolled up with gravel and drifted to the sky, the smoke of gunpowder filled the far, far away, covering the sky and the sun, the ears of the volunteer soldiers in the position were buzzing, the smoke of gunpowder blocking their sight, and the earth was constantly roaring, as if the end of the world.

The artillery fire stopped whistling, and the American tanks came up again.

The 2nd Company of the 3rd Battalion of the 539th Regiment resisted the enemy with great difficulty, and the enemy's artillery fire began early in the morning and lasted for half an hour.

Like a nail, the gray-faced and ragged volunteer soldiers stuck to their positions, standing still, and repelled seven enemy charges against the raging fire of napalm, suffering heavy casualties themselves, and their bodies lay on the scorched earth of the position.

Even more lethal was the 2nd Battalion of the 538th Regiment, which faced the fierce attack of an entire regiment of the US army, and under artillery fire, bombardment, and raging fire, one battalion withstood the ferocious attack of one regiment and repelled the enemy eight times. The third platoon of the sixth company held its position for six hours, destroyed more than 20 tanks, and formed an impregnable defense line with flesh and blood.

The most tragic battle was the rear position of the 180th Division, the first battalion and three companies of the 540th Regiment fought to the end of the ammunition and food, not a single bullet could be taken out, the company commander sacrificed, the instructor sacrificed, the platoon commander sacrificed, the squad leader sacrificed, and in the end only a dozen soldiers remained, smashed with stones, stabbed with bayonets, and bitten with teeth, only to repel a wave of enemy attacks, and the enemy like locusts once again swarmed to charge their positions, more than a dozen soldiers gathered together, in the face of the locust-like enemy, they did not have the slightest cowardice on their faces, only supreme bravery.

They shouted 'Long live the Motherland', rushed at the enemy with bayonets and never returned.

The whole company was killed.

The artillery battalion position was broken through by the American army, and the volunteer soldiers could only operate the artillery to shoot at the American tanks at a distance of several tens of meters, until the position was completely captured by the enemy, they destroyed all the artillery and kept the last shell for themselves.

On this day, tragic battles continued to be staged, and countless heroes and martyrs were born, who defended the defense line of the 180th Division with their flesh and blood.

At the most critical, dangerous, and tragic time of the battle, all the commanders and fighters of the 180th Division were firm in their beliefs and did not have the slightest political wavering.

At about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the military headquarters of the 60th Army once again issued a mission to the 180th Division, and the task was to 'defend on the spot.'

The 63rd Army, a friendly neighbor on the right flank, retreated abruptly without any notice, completely exposing the right flank of the 180th Division, and the enemy's 'task force' attacked the right side of the 180th Division along the gap left by the retreat of the 63rd Army. At that time, neither the 60th Army nor even the 3rd Corps had notified the enemy of a large-scale counterattack, and still gave the 180th Division an order to defend on the spot.

The fierce battle lasted for a day, and as night fell, the enemy's offensive would be even more ferocious.

The horizon cuts the sun into semicircles, and there is much less sunlight than during the day, a little more dim and yellow. Throughout the day, the smoke of gunpowder turned the entire sky sulphur-colored, and a breath of air was filled with the smell of gunpowder.

Such an environment is nothing remarkable to all the officers and men of the 180th Division, who are still fighting on the front line.

In the division fingers, there were many cigarette butts on the ground under the feet of Division Commander Zheng, and he had been standing in front of the map for several hours, and the friendly and neighboring troops around him were rapidly retreating, and only the 180th Division followed the orders of the superiors, stood still, and resolutely carried out the orders issued by the superiors.

And after tonight, they will completely give up their last chance to survive.

The radio station in the command center is still working, the Morse code 'tick tock' sound is not loud, but it hits every corner of the room, the radio operator Xiao Yi's face is covered with beads of sweat, he can't even bother to wipe the sweat, he fiddles with the radio station with both hands, adjusts a few buttons, picks up the headphones again and sticks them tightly to his ears, not letting go of any radio wave sound, he has dialed the radio gain signal to the maximum.

After a short while, there was still no sound, and there was complete silence.

The emergency situation that arose this time was absolutely worse for the 180th Division.

Xiao Yi kept fiddling with the radio, the sweat on his face was already hanging on his eyelids, and he fiddled for a while, and couldn't help but sigh.

Zhao Guobang, the translator, saw a little eyebrow and said, "What's the matter?" ”

Xiao Yi wiped the sweat from his face and said, "I lost contact with the Corps radio, I have tried to launch many times, but now there is no reply at all." ”

When Zhao Guobang heard this, his brows furrowed, and he immediately understood that the situation was serious, and quickly got up.

Some of the leaders of the division headquarters were looking at the map, some were studying the war, and the situation that was not optimistic made their faces covered with a lingering haze, and at this time, Zhao Guobang brought the news that he had lost contact with the corps radio station, which surprised all the leaders of the division headquarters.

It's not good that I lost contact with the Corps radio at this time, which is definitely not good news. If the 180 th Division fails to grasp the situation on the battlefield in a timely manner, it will not be able to make a correct judgment and will not be able to issue combat orders.

The current battle situation is very severe, and the front line is changing every minute and every second, and it is almost impossible to do it, and the fighters will be delayed, and eventually cause irreparable huge losses

In view of the current situation, according to the usual practice, Master Zheng could 'deal with the situation of the foreign monarch's order', but he never did so, and since he joined the revolutionary ranks, he has strictly followed the orders given by his superiors.

It is the duty of a soldier to carry out orders, and so is a revolutionary soldier.

(End of chapter)