After eating this big bowl of salt and sorghum rice, the soldiers had the strength to carry the grain, and they all thought about sending delicious food to the soldiers on the front line as soon as possible.

At this time, Zhao Mingming ran over with a part of the guard platoon and said: "The situation in front is very bad, I just received comrades, the enemy is attacking here, we already have troops and the enemy exchange fire, the higher authorities have issued a new order, all cars are to transport the wounded, do not send food to the front." ”

When everyone heard the news, they were stunned.

Liang Yulin said anxiously: "Comrade, the soldiers on the front line are still hungry to fight with the enemy, and the division commander is still waiting for our food." ”

What can I do about this, and there is no radio station to contact the division headquarters.

For a moment, everyone was at a loss.

The guns in the hands of the soldiers of the guard platoon at the military station were all safed, and it seemed that the situation was already very urgent, Zhao Mingming said: "Comrade, don't go back again, quickly take the lightly wounded of your division and transfer them to Huachuan." ”

Seeing that everyone was very surprised and motionless, he hurriedly said: "Oh comrade, don't hesitate, let's act quickly." ”

There is really no way to do it now, the enemy is coming, and there are still a large number of wounded in the station.

Food, wounded, only one can be chosen.

Liang Yulin and Wang Shaowu had no choice but to take the team to rest assured that Ai had just moved the compressed medical case, ran along a small ditch, found a field hospital established in the mountains, and saw some of the lightly wounded in the field hospital.

When the wounded saw that it was their 180th Division, they were very happy, and some of them still had gauze wrapped around them, so they stood up and applauded desperately.

A man staggered to his feet, stood up and saluted, and said, "Officer Liang, my injuries have healed, do you want to take me back to the front line?" ”

At this time, another person stood up with difficulty, limped up, and said, "I'm from the second battalion of the 539th Regiment, let me go back too?" ”

"You have it, you see that your legs and feet are not well yet, rest assured that you are here to recuperate. My injuries are healed, let me go back first! ”

"What? Just you kid, I can't? I'll at least load a bullet and throw a grenade, no problem, huh! ”

"Officer Liang, you can take a few of us back, we promise that we won't cause you trouble on the way."

There were quite a few wounded in the field hospital, and when they saw Liang Yulin and them, they all surrounded them, eager to return to the front line.

Liang Yulin stepped forward, stretched out his hand and waved, first stabilized everyone's excited emotions, and then said: "Okay, don't make any noise, comrades, we are not here to take you back to the front line, I can understand everyone's feelings, our division is now very hard, casualties have increased greatly, comrades think about it, the division finally transferred you to a safe place, I really let you go back, that is to cause trouble to the division, the comrades on the front line are fighting the enemy on the one hand, and they have to take care of you on the other, isn't it?" Therefore, only by recovering from the wounds can we avoid causing trouble to the troops. When you're healed, I'll take you back. ”

"Officer Liang, we listen to you."

After Liang Yulin finished speaking, the fighters' emotions were less excited and calmed down a lot. Wang Shaowu was counting the number of people, for fear of leaving one person behind, there were a total of 72 wounded, everyone packed up their things, Liang Yulin said: "Each member of the squad takes care of the four wounded, and whoever the wounded fall behind and if there is a problem, they will be held accountable and set off." ”

In this way, after organizing the wounded, Liang Yulin and Wang Shaowu immediately began to transfer.

The main road was already crowded with retreating crowds and vehicles, chaotic, I don't know which unit was busy retreating, Liang Yulin asked them, it was the people of the 179th Division, they also had a large number of wounded to be transported, so they followed and walked forward, without a guide, without a map, everyone only had one direction to move north.

There were many, many fraternal troops moving north along the way, and the order was very chaotic, but it was not very chaotic, and no one made a loud noise, they were all silently hurrying.

Enemy planes often come to attack suddenly, and Soviet gas cars that have been bombed can be seen everywhere, and some are still burning.

This is not like a retreat, but more like a great escape, on the way to escape, the atmosphere of the troops is very depressing, the number of wounded is too large, and there are often fighters who walk on the road and suddenly fall, and never get up again.

I heard that Chuncheon was lost.

The food could not be raised, and Liang Yunlin did not bring back any news, so he didn't know what the situation was.

The sky gradually darkened, and the military headquarters had not yet sent a telegram, and the leader of the cooking squad came to the division headquarters with a steaming pot and pleaded:

"Commander, you can eat something, you haven't eaten for several days, and if you don't eat again, how can you hold on."

Division Commander Zheng put down his pencil, stood up and stepped forward, and asked: "Squad Leader Chen, the officers and soldiers fighting on the front line have been without food for several days, some chewing tree roots, and some eating weeds, how can we eat in the division headquarters, let's bring these foods to the wounded." ”

"Commander, where is there food, these, alas, commander, take a look for yourself." Team Leader Chen sighed helplessly.

Master Zheng lifted the lid of the pot, and a few weeds and tree roots were boiling in the steaming hot water, and the boiled water turned green, and the smell was a little unpleasant.

"It's better than nothing, Lao Duan, bring the teapot, let's eat a little bit by the other, pad the stomach, and have a short meeting by the way."

He turned his head and thanked Team Leader Chen: "Team Leader Chen, I'm sorry for your trouble." ”

Squad Leader Chen hesitated, as if he had something to say, Master Zheng said: "Squad Leader Chen, if you have anything else to say, just say it, we don't have so many rules." ”

"Commander, then I'll say it." Squad Leader Chen sighed and said: "We have been out of food for so many days, many soldiers have nothing to eat, they have night blindness, and they can't see clearly during the day in their eyes. ”

Division Commander Zheng was very embarrassed and said: "Squad Leader Chen, the enemy has a very strict blockade of our logistics, and the logistics comrades risked their lives to send us food, but they still couldn't send it, not because they didn't want to send it, but they couldn't send it at all. I will thank them and you on behalf of Lao Duan, and if there is any news of food, I will inform you as soon as possible. ”

Squad Leader Chen had no choice but to nod and turn to leave.

Master Zheng looked at squad leader Chen's back and looked at it for a while, until squad leader Chen's back disappeared, and then he came to the division headquarters with an iron pot and asked Lao Duan to use the tea jar to take a little bit of it to cushion his stomach.

They vacated an empty table, each of them took a teapot, sat on a stool, drank and chatted about the situation of the various troops.

"The casualties of various units are particularly heavy, the 539th Regiment, including non-combatants, has less than 1,000 people, the casualties of the 538th Regiment have also exceeded half, the 540th Regiment has not many personnel who can fight, more are sent out to transport the wounded, the number of personnel who can continue to fight is decreasing, many positions have been fought back and forth no less than 10 times, many positions have been lost, and our defense area is being tightened."

Director Wu looked at the report in his hand with a heavy heart.

They've never fought like this before, it's too tough.

"There has been no food for several days, ammunition is seriously insufficient, and until now, many fighters on the position have relied on their tenacious will to fight, and the casualties of each company are very large, and many companies have no one left, and they have all coexisted and died with the position."

Chief of Staff Wang's voice was also very heavy, and after he finished speaking, he put his hand on the table.

Xia Yuan didn't finish speaking, looking at the leaders, the pressure on the front-line soldiers was great, and the pressure on the leaders was even greater, in the face of cold numbers, they were all sacrificed soldiers, each number represented a fresh life, and the leaders were not very good at showing their emotions on their faces, but their hearts were very uncomfortable.

"Heh, this root is very soft, like noodles, you can taste it, it tastes good."

Master Zheng used a branch as chopsticks, chewed the root, and said happily.

Xia Yuan was surprised and put a little bit in his mouth to chew, it was dry and unpalatable, like chewing wax, but Master Zheng still ate very happily, on the other hand, the expressions on the faces of other leaders were different, Deputy Division Commander Duan had a trace of grievance on his face, and the faces of Director Wu and Chief of Staff Wang did not change much.

Suddenly, as if he understood something, he laughed dryly: "The taste is really good, Deputy Division Commander Duan, you can taste it too." ”

"Okay, okay, my division commander, the military department hasn't called back yet, are we just waiting?" Deputy Division Commander Duan was aggrieved, he couldn't fight, he was still working and wasting here, and the troops were exhausted, he just wanted to reduce some casualties.

"Old Duan, don't worry, the military department may also be discussing the feasibility of this plan, no matter what, we have completed the task of blocking the enemy, and we will be able to retreat."

Master Zheng smiled, as if he remembered something, and said, "Hey, by the way, how is the route that Xia Yuan pondered?" ”

At the mention of this matter, the expression on Deputy Division Commander Duan's face softened a little, and said: "Division Commander, this kid is really a genius, not to mention anything else, there is really no problem with the route set." ”

"Oh?" Master Zheng came to Xu Xu and said, "Let's talk about it." ”

Deputy Division Commander Duan immediately walked to the map and said: "Division Commander, look here, this position is the location where Xia Yuan crossed the river with a company, there are three iron cables, the Korean army is deployed here, the strength is about one regiment, the combat effectiveness of the Korean army is not strong, Xia Yuan's plan is to send troops to make a feint in the east, attract the enemy's main force to move east, and from this gap, defeat the defenders of the ferry, all the way south." After moving south, the troops moved eastward and took the ass of the South Korean army. ”

Division Commander Zheng pondered: "The plan is relatively simple, but it is quite practical, but we have to consider that the enemy has mechanized troops, in the rear, although the enemy's strength is empty, but once the enemy pursues with mechanized troops, trapping us in the east, the situation is even worse, and according to the previous order issued by the military headquarters, it was mentioned that the enemy on the eastern front has five divisions of the South Korean army, even if it is defeated by the Third Corps and the Ninth Corps, its size is still not less than four divisions, we only have one division, and there is a shortage of ammunition, How can you ensure that you will not be surrounded by these enemies? ”

The situation faced by the 180th Division was quite severe.

To the north is a large mountain that connects with each other, and the troops of the US 7th Division have also circled from the east side to the north side, occupying many important points.

There was the US 7th Division in pursuit, the 6th Han Division to the east, the US 24th Division to the east, and the 1st Marine Division to the north.

The decision to break through behind is indeed a new road, but the situation in the rear of the enemy should not be underestimated, there are five divisions of the ROK army on the eastern front, and hundreds of thousands of troops of the United Nations army on the western front.

Listening to the conversation between the two, Xia Yuan ate boiled weed roots without saying a word, only to hear Deputy Division Commander Duan continue: "Division Commander, Xia Yuan's plan is like this, we cross the river, but also to give the enemy a false impression, after crossing the river, send a battalion of troops to move eastward, and send the division radio to follow, frequently transmitting signals, giving the enemy a false impression that our main force is moving eastward, and when the enemy's pursuing troops are dispatched, we will move north, and then cross the Han River at the right time." ”

Division Commander Zheng was stunned, lit a cigarette, and pondered carefully, "We don't have detailed information about the enemy, and if we make a mistake, we will fall back into the enemy's encirclement." ”

Deputy Division Commander Duan smiled and said, "Division Commander, the current situation is bad enough, what is worse than the current situation?" ”

Senior Commander Zheng was stunned for a moment, looked back at Xia Yuan, turned his head and said to Deputy Division Commander Duan, "Old Duan, this is not what you said yourself. ”

Deputy Division Commander Duan smiled, "In short, the current situation is already like this, and any plan, as long as there is hope, is worth trying." ”

Division Commander Zheng pondered and nodded: "That's true, but this kind of operation requires a lot of situation support. ”

Xia Yuan listened, and suddenly said: "Division commander, the intelligence problem is actually easy to solve, the US army uses mechanized troops, and the route they choose must be the main road, and the small road will send planes to reconnoiter at low altitudes, and the possibility of moving through the small road is very small, we only need to send scouts and always pay attention to the situation on the main road, we have a chance." ”

Division Commander Zheng looked at the map silently, what Xia Yuan said was completely reasonable, the small roads, especially the mountain roads, are very inconvenient for the enemy's mechanized troops to deploy, and the rugged mountain roads will even seriously affect the speed of the march, if the enemy knows that our army is moving south and crossing the defense line they have built, he will definitely send troops to pursue, and the pursuit route will inevitably choose the main road, which is fast, and can catch up with the 180th Division going south in a short time.

In other words, he will also let the motorized troops pursue along the road, and the gain of taking the small road outweighs the loss.

If the divisional radio station is allowed to frequently transmit signals to confuse the enemy, the enemy's large forces will certainly be confused by our army, and when the enemy is redeployed, there will inevitably be vacancies in the rear, and these vacancies will be the route of their retreat.

Mr. Zheng carefully studied the map, and felt more and more that the feasibility of this plan was very high, "It is a good plan. ”

The plan is a good plan, but the military department has not yet agreed to their plan to go south.