"If Lao Zheng misunderstands us, he will think that our military leader is too impersonal, right? Will he think that we don't care about them anymore, that we are using them as meat shields? ”

There is also a personal relationship between Chief of Staff Deng and Division Commander Zheng, they are brothers-in-law, and they are also comrades-in-arms who have worked closely together on the domestic battlefield, if the old comrade-in-arms has an accident or sacrifices, how should he face his wife and sister-in-law? Thinking of this, Chief of Staff Deng didn't dare to speculate.

The leaders in the military department are also well aware of the feelings between Chief of Staff Deng and the 180th Division, as well as the relationship between Chief of Staff Deng and Division Commander Zheng.

In fact, it was not Chief Wei's order to insist on waiting for reinforcements, of course, he was also thinking about the situation of the 180th Division, in fact, the most important thing was that the superior commander designated it according to the actual situation on the battlefield, and from the overall point of view, even if the whole division and even the entire 60th Army were exhausted, it was worth it in order to give the main force sufficient time to transfer.

The only thing that the military commanders can do now is to keep abreast of the movements of this unit at all times, and do their utmost to make the troops that can still be controlled move closer to the direction of the 180th Division as quickly as possible, and to study a rescue plan.

Army commanders often take the worst-case scenario into account, which is also related to their selfless dedication, when the crisis of the main force comes, their first thought is always the safety of the main force, and they are even willing to use their own lives to fight for the safety of the main force.

And Division Commander Zheng, even though the 180th Division was in a desperate situation, without food for several days, and the soldiers were hungry and weak, they still unswervingly carried out the orders issued by their superiors, without the slightest flinch, let alone wanting to disobey the military order and break through in advance.

It is precisely because they have such a spirit, the will to fight, the determination to obey orders, and the strong execution ability of the soldiers that this almost impossible war will be won.

U.S. Tenth Army.

Headquarters.

"It's almost over, and their radio signal is cut off again." Lieutenant Colonel Ida asked, "How?" Could it be that the other party discovered the abnormality, took precautions, and turned off the radio station? ”

The lieutenant scratched his head and replied, "Probably not, they didn't use the equipment to change the frequency, so they shouldn't have noticed anything abnormal." ”

With that, he handed him a piece of manuscript paper, and continued, "From the instrument, the approximate direction is here." ”

Lieutenant Colonel Ida took the manuscript paper and looked at it, and there was a sketch drawn on it, which was exactly where the position of the 180th Division was located, but this sketch looked quite sloppy.

Lieutenant Colonel Ida said, "Hehe, my lieutenant sir, your marking is too rough, isn't it?" I want accuracy. ”

The lieutenant replied: "I can be sure that the current radio waves are coming out of this area, and if it weren't for the sudden interruption of the radio signal, it would be more accurate, so don't use this one yet, and I'll continue to listen to it." ”

Lieutenant Colonel Ida hurriedly said: "No, no, no, you continue to listen, this sketch should be enough, our artillery needs a feast." ”

Lieutenant Colonel Ida quickly walked towards Almond's office.

When Almond got the sketch, a bright smile bloomed on his face, and he grabbed the sketch, paced back and forth, and then gave the order.

He concentrated all the artillery of the Tenth Army and bombarded them indiscriminately according to the positions marked on the sketch.

The shells, like hail that continues to fall after lightning and thunder, have a perverted density of impact points, and some craters can drop six shells in a row.

This time, the U.S. army is crazy, in order to eat the 180th Division, Almond has done whatever it takes, and is bound to eat all the 180th Division.

Fortunately, Division Commander Zheng had predicted that the enemy would soon launch an abnormal attack, and even use long-range artillery fire to cover it, so an hour ago, when he took Xia Yuan and Deputy Division Commander Duan to go down and around, he ordered each regiment to build fortifications, and prepared to stay in place and continue to hold on, waiting for reinforcements.

And Xia Yuan also proposed to build a bomb shelter crater by hiding on the anticline, and if the enemy's shells fell, they could be transferred to the bomb shelter at any time to dodge.

Although there was only an hour's time, the time was short, and only improvised bunkers could be made, but this was much stronger than nothing at all, and without these improvised fortified bunkers and bomb shelters built on the anticline, the air waves generated by this dense artillery fire would have been enough to lift all the officers and men into the sky.

Xia Yuan also saw from this point that Division Commander Zheng's command ability, when the troops and equipment at hand were completely at a disadvantage, he still responded to the battle calmly, judged calmly, without the slightest panic, and every time he made a decision, he could walk ahead of the enemy's actions, and he could buy more time for the troops to wait for reinforcements to arrive.

In a desperate situation, Master Zheng's performance was extraordinary and outstanding.

Xia Yuan sighed that in the future, the network will focus on the 180th Division's encounter, all kinds of criticism of the commander's remarks, what their command led to the 180th Division's desperate situation, etc., and his personal experience made him see that the future network keyboard warrior is really looking at history with his ass.

Division Commander Zheng, Deputy Division Commander Duan, and all the officers and men of the 180th Division did not waver in politics in the slightest degree after being starved of food for a few days in a desperate situation, and unswervingly obeyed the command, forgot to die at the expense of their lives, and sought a glimmer of life in a desperate situation.

Let the future keyboard warriors come, they can't stand starving for a few days, let alone let them eat soil, eat grass roots, and even fight the enemy continuously on an empty stomach, malnutrition and night blindness, which is not something they can do.

Division Commander Zheng's brows stretched a lot, and he made preparations with both hands, which is also the command habit of our army commanders all along, thinking of any ending, especially the worst ending, and then trying to come up with a solution as much as possible.

He thought that if he could get out, it would be better, return to the team to correct and replay the battlefield. If the team's position is broken up, or divided and surrounded, everyone still has to give full play to their guerrilla tactical expertise, fight separately, even if the result is death, then the enemy will have to pay a heavy price, he is convinced, this is not possible for the soldiers of the US army, but his soldiers can do it.

Thinking of this, and thinking of the desperate situation faced by the 180th Division at the moment, Division Commander Zheng stood up, his figure straightened, and said loudly: "Lao Tzu is playing with Almond in this area, using one of my divisions to consume his army little by little, and consume his friendly troops, isn't he eager to win?" I'm with him! ”

"I want to annihilate my 180th Division so easily, I don't agree! My warriors didn't say yes either! ”

Deputy Division Commander Duan, Chief of Staff Wang, and Xia Yuan were shocked at the same time, and they glanced at each other, and Chief of Staff Wang said: "The division commander means to change the passive to the active and consume the vital strength of the US army. ”

When Deputy Division Commander Duan heard this, he had a feeling of raising his eyebrows, and lifted his hat: "Yes!" It's long overdue! Teniang's has been aggrieved to guard and fight, and our soldiers have been consumed to death by the enemy. ”

Xia Yuan's heart also perked up, and he said a classic line: "The best defense is offense." ”

After moving from the division's command post to the mountains, the troops also went to various defensive positions, and the division headquarters held a brief meeting, at which the next direction of the 180th Division was basically determined, and the 180th Division turned from defense to attack, took the initiative to attack, harassed the enemy with small forces, sabotaged roads, and set up mines.

At the end of the meeting, Xia Yuan sat on a stone on the top of the mountain and looked into the distance.

Just now there are many lush trees between the hills, the branches are luxuriant, not many are quietly coming, there is not much movement, there are sporadic bird calls in the treetops, which can also make people feel some natural scenery, compared with the smell of sulfur everywhere before crossing the river, people's mood is much better, no longer so nervous, so depressed.

But the sudden shelling made this place like the south bank of the Han River again, that is, in the blink of an eye, those big green trees were gone, and you can still see that the pieces of black things on the ground are the original roots, and the trunks of the trees have been torn apart by the huge lethality of the broken shrapnel, and the ground is full of debris.

Grabbing a handful of soil, one-third of it can be made up of shrapnel blocks, and there is basically not much left of the fortifications that the troops have just built, and some of the bunkers made of sandbags have been blown away a lot by the air waves, not to mention the fortifications made by the earthwork.

What a cruel world.

The sporadic shelling continued, the roar of the explosions and the thunder in the sky mingled with each other.

There was a noisy sound from the command post, Xia Yuan raised his head and listened carefully, it was Division Commander Zheng and Chief of Staff Wang who quarreled, it seemed that they were following the problem of retreating with the wounded, the 180th Division had fought until now, there was a shortage of food and ammunition, he had previously captured a few truckloads of medicines, and there were still a lot of usable ones, which greatly improved the situation of the wounded, but the good times did not last long, as the battle intensified, the wounded of the 180th Division increased dramatically, and they all needed to be transferred.

Division Commander Zheng said to Chief of Staff Wang: "Lao Wang, time is tight, the task is heavy, we will separate first, you hurry up and take the logistics organ and all the hundreds of wounded now to transfer immediately, go to Mapingli, sort out the big luggage, don't come back after you go out, and get out as soon as you can." ”

With a bang, a grenade landed on the side of the mountain, and the dirt lifted by the air wave fell Xia Yuan, choking people with smoke and dust, and then heard Chief of Staff Wang reply: "Please rest assured, division commander, I promise to complete the task, but, before leaving, I want to say more, okay?" ”

Master Zheng said: "Lao Wang, this is very likely to be the last time the two of us will talk, if you have anything to say, just say it." ”

Chief of Staff Wang said with some emotion: "Now that this is the case, you should break through, you can bring out as many people as you can, as long as the troops are there, sooner or later in the future, they will settle accounts with the US military and take revenge." ”

Chief of Staff Wang was mainly worried that Division Commander Zheng would fight to the death with the enemy and fight to the death, and he was reluctant.

Master Zheng shook his head resolutely, "Enough, I am the commander of the first division, the battle has reached this point, I am responsible, I order you to leave quickly, even if you die, I will go on the road with my comrades, Almond, I will play with him today!" ”

The retreat of the 180th Division is already very slim.

After hearing this, Chief of Staff Wang felt even more relieved, and stood there motionless, feeling very sad, they all knew very well that the counterattack was just a means for them to deal with the enemy's encirclement at the moment, which had little effect, and could only improve the morale of the soldiers, and could not change much about the situation.

Seeing Chief of Staff Wang's relieved look, Deputy Division Commander Duan hurriedly said: "Lao Wang, I assure you that the division commander is safe, I will fulfill my responsibilities and leave quickly, if I don't leave, it will be too late, only when the wounded withdraw first, we can start our fists and kicks." ”

Chief of Staff Wang replied earnestly: "Old Duan, take care of yourself, if the division commander falls behind or something happens after the breakout, I can't spare you, goodbye!" ”

After speaking, he also punched Deputy Division Commander Duan twice in the chest.

Division Commander Zheng took out a folded piece of letter paper on the table, which was prepared in advance, Division Commander Zheng may have expected this day, handed it to Chief of Staff Wang, and said: "This letter is from me to the chief, which contains the details of the battles in the past few days, as well as the review I made to the Military Commission, we must pay attention to safety on the road, and try not to lag back in the queue of the wounded." ”

Hearing this, Chief of Staff Wang rolled tears in his eyes and said, "Division Commander, it's not your responsibility to fight like this!" ”

Master Zheng said: "Don't say it, you give me a quick leave!" ”

Chief of Staff Wang didn't say anything more, turned around and went out.

Division Commander Zheng had already thought about death, he really didn't plan to spit it out alive, in that case, the leaders of this letter would never be seen, and it would be handed over to Chief of Staff Wang to take out, which could be regarded as the final review of the organization.

Chief of Staff Wang, who walked outside, saw Xia Yuan sitting on the stone, pinched the letter and looked at him, "You go with us, I broke a leg, and it is inconvenient to stay at the division headquarters." ”

Xia Yuan looked up at the artillery fire in the distance and said, "Chief of Staff, I want to return to the front line." ”

"You don't learn from the teacher?" Chief of Staff Wang was a little surprised, the division commander was very optimistic about Xia Yuan, and sometimes often talked to them about Xia Yuan in private, saying that he would definitely become a qualified commander in the future, even more than everyone they were present.

Deputy Division Commander Duan and they all chose to believe that Xia Yuan's inference proved that he had a certain vision of the overall situation.

Xia Yuan touched one of his legs and said, "Chief of Staff, do you think it's more time for me to study?" ”

Chief of Staff Wang was stunned, pinched the envelope in his hand, and listened to Xia Yuan continue: "The 180th Division is surrounded by the enemy, our fate is unpredictable, I want to kill more foreign devils on the battlefield!" If you can go back alive, it's not too late to learn. ”

"I just want to kill more foreign devils now, and get some food by the way."

(End of chapter)