Trust the country, trust your comrades-in-arms, and trust your superiors.

Every commander of the division headquarters has unconditional trust and obedience to the orders given by his superiors, in addition to unconditionally and resolutely carrying out them.

"But we still have to prepare for the worst."

Xia Yuan also understood that compared with his own verbal statement, the orders of the military department were more authoritative.

How could he make this group of old Red Army soldiers disobey military orders!

Obviously impossible.

Otherwise, for the sake of the safety of every comrade in the 180th Division, Division Commander Zheng would have chosen to break through the encirclement a long time ago, instead of staying where they were and continuing to block and contain the enemy.

Division Commander Zheng said: "It's not that time yet, don't talk about the situation to the worst, it's not that the military department hasn't given us an order to break through, let's just carry out the previous task." Listen to what Comrade Xia Yuan said, after all, this is also a soldier's speech, so don't interrupt. ”

Chief of Staff Wang did not speak.

Xia Yuan knew that he had said the wrong thing, in the eyes of this group of old Red Army leaders, orders were everything, and what he had just said undoubtedly implied that there were risks in the orders that might be given, and whether he should choose to continue to obey and carry them out if necessary.

Actually, this is not the worst-case scenario, but something that is about to happen.

But what else can I say, is it difficult to tell them that I am from the future?

I guess no one believes it.

This path will not work, and we can only find a way to solve these problems.

"If we break through from Eagle Peak, at least we have to prepare for the worst-case scenario, the enemy's encirclement and suppression, and the 179th Division will not be able to cope with the situation in place. We must break through the blockade of the US Seventh Division and arrive at Mapingli, which is very close to Zhiyanli, and we must also consider whether Mapingli may be occupied by the US 24th Division. ”

"Commander, that's all I have to say."

Xia Yuan raised his head and looked at Senior Commander Zheng.

"Nothing else to add?" Master Zheng asked: "I remember that you once led someone to touch the rear of the foreign devils." ”

Xia Yuan was stunned for a moment, thinking about the meaning of Master Zheng's words, and suddenly thought of the surprise soldier of the four crossings of Chishui, and his eyes lit up: "There is also a route to break through, let's go back the same way!" ”

"Foreign devils must never have imagined that we have just crossed the north of the Han River, and we will cross the river again!"

"If I were the enemy's commander, in terms of the current situation of the 180th Division, the two positions of Jiguan Mountain and Jiulipdai Mountain would be particularly important, so I would concentrate my forces, attack these two positions, and occupy these two positions, so that I would be able to choke three possible circuitous routes, and at least half of the defense area of the 180th Division would be about to fall, so the current focus of the US military may be on these two positions, and if we go the opposite way and cross the river again, the enemy may not be able to predict it."

There was silence in the division headquarters, and Deputy Division Commander Duan, Chief of Staff Wang, and Director Wu repeatedly looked at the current situation on the map, and their solemn expressions calmed down a little.

Director Wu clapped his palms and said excitedly: "This method is good, it is estimated that the enemy would never have dreamed of it, we will do the opposite, and then cross the Han River, and the US army will cross the river in a big way, waiting for their heavy artillery." ”

A smile appeared on Division Commander Zheng's face and continued, "Tell me about what you observed in the rear of the U.S. military. ”

Xia Yuan said: "In order to encircle and suppress us, the U.S. military concentrated its heavy troops near us, which led to the emptiness of their rear forces, and the U.S. troops on a position will not exceed one company, don't look at our current situation is not very good, the current situation of the U.S. army is not very good, after fighting for so long, the progress is slow, their morale is in a low state, as long as they break through to their rear, for us, it is the sky is high and the birds can fly." ”

"This is a road, we can ask the commander for advice and ask what the commander thinks."

Division Commander Zheng called the confidential secretary and immediately drafted a telegram and ordered the telegrapher, Comrade Xiao Yi, to send it to the military headquarters.

"While the telegram is being sent, we have to carefully discuss the route, and the enemy's rear is also very dangerous, so we must be fully prepared. The wounded and the same as the authorities must be sent to Mapingli first, otherwise, a large number of wounded will affect our marching speed. ”

Division Commander Zheng considered it quite comprehensively: "The breakthrough route, the river crossing route, after retreating to the rear, our retreat route, all this must be prepared." ”

Xia Yuan's face showed a hint of joy, and Master Zheng accepted this suggestion.

Under the circumstance that the 180th Division was surrounded by the enemy on all sides, it was a surprise way to do the opposite, and it was estimated that the enemy would not have thought that the direction of the 180th Division's breakthrough was not Jiguan Mountain, not in the retreat hole, but on the south bank of the Han River.

"After the enemy's baggage crosses the river, everything will be safe."

Xia Yuan thought to himself.

It takes time for the US army's heavy artillery to cross the river, and when the US army's heavy artillery crosses the river and confidently bombards the positions of the volunteers, it is the best time to cross the river at that time.

Since the telegram had just been sent, it was still unknown whether this plan would be approved by the military department, so the current focus was still to find out the enemy's troop deployment on the north bank of the Han River, and the 538th Regiment knew this situation best, they were responsible for our army's buttocks, and they knew the enemy's strength very well.

Division Commander Zheng immediately sent a junior comrade to the headquarters of the 538th Regiment to find the commander of the 538th Regiment and ask him to send people to find out the situation of the troops pursuing the enemy and the enemy's troops at various crossings on the Han River.

Only by understanding all these things will they be able to plan their next steps.

Xia Yuan applied for him to investigate the enemy.

With night vision and eagle eyes, no one is more suitable than him, but the division commander they disagree, his leg is injured, how can he be allowed to continue to act, Xia Yuan can only be secretly anxious, only he knows how many catties and taels he has, it is really not suitable to stay in the command headquarters and look at the map to direct the war.

Xia Yuan understood the teacher's kindness, and wanted him to stay in the division headquarters and learn more from the deputy division commander.

"It would be nice if the system could give itself command skills."

Conductor is an ethereal word, different from medicine and painting, conductor does not have a specific profession, and cannot be born from his own actions to produce specific skills, unless he can be drawn by lottery.

Xia Yuan couldn't be idle, so he could only go and grind slowly with the teacher.

Just when the division headquarters was tensely going on.

In various units, the fierce fighting is still going on.

At about 12:20 p.m., a north wind suddenly blew on an unnamed high ground in the Shangfangdong position, the temperature dropped suddenly, the smoke was filled, the dust was flying, and the cold eroded every volunteer soldier on the position.

On the unnamed heights were some fighters of the machine gun company of the 1st battalion of the 538th Regiment.

There were 12 comrades from the mortar squad on this high ground, and they had three 60 mortars, but now two of them are completely broken, parts are scattered everywhere, and the gun frame that can still be used has also been broken, and there is a huge crater not far from the ammunition box, with a diameter of five meters.

Wang Huzi and three other soldiers were carrying people out of the crater, it was the volunteer soldiers, the flesh and blood of the shells were blurred, the bones were exposed, some of the clothes were torn, the blood was dried, and some of them could not even find their complete corpses.

The king's eyes were bloodshot, his lips were chapped, and when he moved his mouth, he tore a small opening, and blood would flow from the corners of his mouth, and his beard was longer than before, and some of his beards were curly. His physical strength is the best among the four, and three people are carried out in one go, and the rest are carried out.

There is no time to bury it now, there is still a possibility of war at any time, and after the bodies of the comrades are carried out, they are placed in a row.

Wang Huzi was the first to sit on the ground, rubbed the slimy blood on his palms on the ground, and exhaled slightly, he wanted to rest for a while, he was too tired. He looked at the twelve comrades who had died, some of whom had been blown up, incomplete, and miserable. Some are barely in good condition.

Wang Huzi felt very uncomfortable, he looked at a few dead comrades in distress, and gently closed their eyes with his hand.

At this time, the instructor Yang Nanzhen came over, and when Wang Huzi saw Yang Nanzhen, he immediately stood up and asked, "Instructor, are you looking for me?" ”

Yang Nanzhen asked simply and clearly: "Wang Huzi, were you present when this group of comrades died?" ”

Wang Huzi said: "In, an hour ago, the enemy swarmed up in the front, Lao Wu They were using mortars to suppress fire, but I didn't expect the enemy to find out quickly, and fired more than ten artillery guns in one breath When the intensive rapid fire started in the morning, I told Lao Wu that they should be scattered to fight, he didn't listen." ”

Wang Hu has some of his own, maybe he should hold on to some, so that they will not be set on fire by the enemy.

Yang Nanzhen sighed: "You are right to remind you of this, and the responsibility is not on you." At that time, there were only three 60 guns left in our machine gun company, and I studied it repeatedly with Lao Wu and found that only by firing the cannon on this only high ground could the elevation arc be barely exerted to the maximum, I also said at the time, no need to do this, it was too dangerous. However, when they saw that we were only bombed on the position, they went up on their own. ”

He looked at the bodies of his comrades arranged in a row on the ground, and his heart ached.

The twelve men of the mortar squad paid the price of their own lives for this short period of fire suppression for the forward position, which was undoubtedly a heavy price, but it also turned the situation around, and they pushed the enemy back with a counterattack.

Yang Nanzhen squatted down, pointed at the 60 mortar, and asked, "Wang Huzi, can this still be used?" ”

Wang Huzi looked at it and said: "Instructor, those two doors must not work, they are all blown up, this one can be hit without a bracket, but there is no sight, but I can give you an accurate shot." ”

Yang Nanzhen glanced at him and said suspiciously: "You are a machine gunner, can you still play with cannons?" ”

Wang Huzi was a little proud, and said: "That's right, instructor, Lao Wu and they taught me before, no problem, you can just take a look." ”

Yang Nanzhen stood up and patted him on the shoulder, "Okay, the enemy will come up in a while, give me a hard fight in a crowded place, sacrifice such a precious soldier as Lao Tzu, I have to make them vomit some blood!" ”

"Mission Guaranteed Completion! I'm going to make the enemy vomit blood! ”

Hearing this, Wang Hu Zili stood upright, solemnly assured Yang Nanzhen, put down his hand, he ran to the ammunition box again, turned it over, pondered, and said, "Instructor, there are only seventeen shells left." ”

"Seventeen rounds are seventeen rounds, when the shells are finished, bring light machine guns and quickly move closer to me, and block the attack, we can't let the foreign devils just knock down our position."

Yang Nanzhen was expected to see that Wang Huzi's lips were so dry and chapped, and his voice was much hoarser than before, so he handed his marching kettle to Wang Huzi, and listened to the voice, there was still a lot of water in it: "Drink some water." ”

Wang Huzi instinctively picked up the kettle, and was about to unscrew it and pour it into his mouth, but suddenly remembered something, twisted the kettle again, and stuffed it into Yang Nanzhen's arms.

"Instructor, I'm not thirsty."

"Wang Huzi, I command you to drink!"

Yang Nanzhen was a little angry and shouted sternly.

Wang Huzi just didn't drink, turned around, and gathered the cannonballs.

Yesterday, four comrades went out with a couple of empty kettles to find water to drink, there was no water nearby, the four ventured into the area where the two sides were fighting, where they found a small stream, but they were discovered by enemy patrols, and after a fierce battle, only two people returned, and the other two comrades led the enemy in the other direction with rifles, and because they were outnumbered, they were all killed.

No one drank the two pots of water they brought back, they were bought by the two warriors with their own lives, and they were extremely heavy. Everyone had not touched a drop of water for nearly two days, but they still did not want to drink water, and when Wang Huzi just held the kettle, he felt that it was like the blood of the two comrades, and the taste was too uncomfortable.

They finally survived until now, but they sacrificed for two jugs of water.

Several soldiers next to them heard their conversation, some sobbed quietly, and some squatted on the ground silently, staring blankly at the ground.

Two lives for two pots of water, everyone feels uncomfortable and sad.

Wang Huzi didn't drink, Yang Nanzhen calmly put away the kettle, looked at his watch again, and thought to himself: Time is running out, the enemy is about to come up, look around, after such a long time of combat effectiveness, there are only fourteen people left in their company, even if it is bitter in his heart, he can only swallow it in his stomach and shout:

"Assemble all, study it, and go into battle right now!"

The order to drink water refused to be carried out, and the order to fight came, and everyone stood up and came over.

Yang Nanzhen picked up a branch on the ground, drew it on the ground, and said: "Wang Huzi, you are in charge of this place for a while, let's all go to the front to fight, now there is a big turntable left, just after I have dismantled and buried the heavy machine gun, and when the Wang Huzi cannonball is finished, go to the west, Xiao Zhang, you carry the big turntable to the east, let's go to lead the enemy, the farther forward the better, as soon as the pistol on my side fires, you two will cross to block and shoot, understand?" ”

"Got it!"

Yang Nanzhen looked at everyone's emotions again.

Everyone was tired, but the task was given and they were in good spirits, and this was their warrior, like a spring.

(End of chapter)