In the direction of the retreat of the division headquarters, the artillery roared incessantly in the distance, and just now two more positions were occupied by the enemy, and the enemy's direct fire threatened the safety of the temporary command post all the time. More and more enemies crowded around, and Eagle Peak didn't wait for friendly forces.

Amid the violent explosions and the sharp and loud sound of stones shattering, the party committee convened by cadres at and above the regimental level of the 180th Division was in a simple ravine, and this meeting was no longer than before.

Deputy Division Commander Duan summoned everyone to the division commander, and the temporary meeting place was set up in an open space not far from the enemy's shelling area, and everywhere there were tree trunks and severed tree roots that had been knocked down by artillery fire, which were cut off by US shrapnel.

"Old Han, do you know what the division commander wants to arrange for us?"

"I don't know, hehe, this is the bench that the Yankees have made for us, Lao Liu, you can also sit down."

"Okay, I'll try the bench that the Yankees made for me, too."

Han Political Commissar of the 539th Regiment and Acting Commander Liu of the 540th Regiment sat on two broken tree roots one after another.

Master Zheng took out the crumpled cigarette case in his pocket, there was only one cigarette left in it, took a few puffs, and when everyone was ready, he was ready to speak. If this is changed before, although he will not be punished for being late, it is not good, but when is it now, Commander Wang and Commander Pang have just retreated from the position, who is late, it must have taken time to come under the premise of a very complicated battle situation, it is understandable.

"It's a pity, Xia Yuan didn't come." Division Commander Zheng said to Deputy Division Commander Duan beside him.

"Xia Yuan's independent battalion is suffering from the continuous attack of a regimental combat team by the US army, I don't know if I can hold on, but I believe in this guy, he can create miracles."

Deputy Division Commander Duan was really shocked when he learned what Xia Yuan had done, he didn't expect that there would be such a soldier who could pull up a strong machine gun company from one person, which is something that few people can do to this extent in many wars.

Deputy Division Commander Duan is right, Xia Yuan can always create miracles.

But this time, it is estimated that it is very difficult, the US army surrounded Eagle Peak, launched a particularly fierce attack on the position responsible for blocking the troops, many positions of the soldiers have to fight with the US army repeatedly, but the soldiers' physical fitness has reached the limit, where is there still strength and the US army repeatedly fight for the position, plus there is not much weapons and ammunition left, the limit of physical fitness makes the soldiers unable to fight with the US army bayonet, such a situation is unique in the history of the 180th Division's war.

Division Commander Zheng and Deputy Division Commander Duan discussed for a long time and were forced to make the most helpless plan.

After the people arrived, Master Zheng's mood was a little heavy, he wanted to speak several times, but he didn't say it, as the head of the first division, this kind of words came out of his mouth, it was a little too cruel, he tried hard to restrain his mood, and finally said:

"This is probably the last time we will have a party committee, I am very grateful for the close cooperation with me since I joined the DPRK, sometimes I talk to you a little too much, forgive me."

The political commissar of the 539th Regiment Han said: "Division commander, where is this, we have never thought about it like this. ”

Deputy Division Commander Duan was also heavy in his heart, and said: "Yes, Division Commander, if you say this, it will make the comrades feel very sad, let's assign a task." ”

After listening to Master Zheng's words, many of the commanders present burst into tears.

Division Commander Zheng took a deep breath and said with a heavy heart: "The situation has reached the most critical juncture, we have sacrificed a lot of comrades today, and the combat attrition is now a sharp increase. ”

The head of the 538th Regiment Pang maintained enough calm, although his mood was already quite heavy, but he still thought seriously: "Judging from the current situation, if the arrow is big, the target will be big, and it will be difficult to rush out." ”

Deputy Division Commander Duan leaned down to carefully observe the map and asked questioningly, "How much firepower do the four arrows need?" We are obviously short of ammunition now, if the 24 mountain guns are still there, it is certain, the soldiers are very hungry, plus excessive fatigue, even if we use one direction, divide four arrows in parallel to break through, and all the light weapons concentrate on one point to beat the enemy, it will still be difficult to achieve the effect. ”

Deputy Division Commander Duan said very calmly, very impressive, everyone looked at him, stared at him and continued, Deputy Division Commander Duan paused slightly, looked at everyone's expressions, and then continued: "Now it will not only be the shortage of soldiers, the most fatal thing is the casualties of cadres above the battalion level, in order to preserve the core strength, I suggest that the troops be used as cover to make a gap, first let the division command post pass, and then take advantage of the night to disperse and break through, and finally we will assemble in Tieyuan." ”

Deputy Division Commander Duan thought twice and said: "At present, Xia Yuan's independent battalion still retains its last strength, and the configuration of weapons and equipment cannot keep up with the three infantry regiments, so it is more suitable for him to serve as the main force." ”

Commander Pang supported Deputy Division Commander Duan's opinion, he scratched his scalp, stood up and said: "This matter, it's really a bit difficult to do, it is easy to grasp and manage the centralized breakthrough, but the goal is too big." The U.S. Tenth Army is now like crazy, looking for our 180th Division all over the mountains, and it is convenient for us to concentrate on movement, but Almond, the grandson, may not be happy in his heart. ”

Liu, the acting head of the 540 Regiment, was a little anxious and said: "This doesn't work, that doesn't work, what should I do?" There isn't much time left for us, so let's just let all the remaining people of the 540 Regiment buy you some time. ”

Head Pang asked him rhetorically: "Then what should you do?" Let the main forces of the division go, you stay, you should know the consequences. ”

Regiment Commander Liu said: "Special mother, as long as you hold on until dark, I will take people to transfer, and then disperse to fight guerrillas, Lao Pang, don't worry, Almond wants to eat me, he also lacks a good pair of teeth, and I will return to the team when the boss launches the sixth battle in the future." ”

Division Commander Zheng listened to their conversation, his head was numb, he absolutely did not allow his subordinates to die safely, he said: "Okay, Lao Liu, don't talk about your proposal anymore, I vetoed it, the 540 Regiment is not only your own, but the whole army and the whole people, I don't allow you to bury the soldiers like this, you want to die, let's all die together." ”

Head Liu wanted to continue to explain, but Director Wu pushed his shoulder and signaled him to stop talking.

Master Zheng took out a letter written by his mother to himself from his jacket pocket, some of the letters have been taken out many times, the corners are cracked, he said emotionally: "This is the letter that my mother has sent me over the years, whether it is fighting in the country, or after entering the dynasty, I have been carrying it here in my chest, never discarded, carefully preserved, whenever I think of my old mother, I will take it out and take a look, the old mother does not know a few words, but the letter wants to say a lot to me, where can a letter contain the old mother's thoughts about me." ”

He took a breath and said: "Now, the mothers of thousands of fighters are waiting for their sons to return safely, and our motherland is waiting for their sons to triumph. I am the commander of the first division, I am the eldest brother of the whole division, I will definitely lead everyone to break through safely, unless it is absolutely necessary, do not sacrifice lightly, including you, you must rush out alive, we must be responsible for thousands of mothers, responsible for the motherland. ”

On the front line, the battle was extremely fierce, countless volunteer soldiers and the enemy fought bloodily, they did not eat or drink for several days, dragged their tired bodies and the enemy on the battlefield for repeated tug-of-war, the artillery fire made the hard highland surface soft, the smoke of gunpowder covered the sun from the sky, blackened the faces of the soldiers, they left their hometowns, left their mothers, and formed a wall of flesh and blood in front of the enemy's torrent of steel.

People were silent, and they were deeply shocked and moved by Master Zheng's words.

After a while, Director Wu said: "If it is in the country, it is absolutely feasible to disperse and break through, and you know the terrain with your eyes closed, even if you are unfamiliar with the land, the local armed forces and the common people are a strong guarantee." But this is North Korea, and there is a language barrier. In these 300 miles of food-free areas, I can't even see a single figure, so I think the teacher's suggestion can be considered. ”

Decentralized breakout has the risk of dispersed breakout, and centralized breakout has the risk of concentrated breakout.

A scout suddenly ran over: "Division commander, news came from the rear that Dutai Peak was lost." ”

The head of the 539th Regiment stood up suddenly, with a deep surprise on his face: "Dutai Peak has been lost again?" ”

Dutai Peak is his 539th Regiment is repeatedly fighting and tugging with the US army, but as the battle progresses, the physical fitness of the soldiers has reached the limit, and it is not easy to compete with the US army again, and the 539th Regiment currently has only one battalion left in the combat strength, and the US army has repeatedly fought for it several times.

And this loss means that the first battalion needs to gather strength again, but every time it is gathered, it is not easy, and the soldiers with better physical strength will only become fewer and fewer with the consumption, and those who remain are weak soldiers, and they do not have much ability to fight for positions with the US army.

Everyone at the meeting realized that they had to make a decision as soon as possible, and if they made a decision later, more people would die under the guns and artillery fire of the US military.

"The independent battalion still retains its combat effectiveness, and my suggestion is to close the defensive line, transfer the independent battalion back, and rearm the defense." Deputy Division Commander Duan looked at Division Commander Zheng.

Master Zheng didn't speak.

Commander Wang didn't speak on the side, but now, he began to speak, "Don't everyone fight each other, people die of sleepiness, it's better to be together, I also agree with the division commander." ”

"I agree!"

"I agree."

At the meeting, many people believed that it was necessary to concentrate on breaking through, although the risk of a concentrated breakthrough was great, but their strength was cohesive, and there would be many solutions for facing problems and dealing with them.

At this time, the translator Zhao Guobang rushed in again and shouted, "Oh, commander, you are in a meeting." ”

Master Zheng said: "It's okay, don't worry, you say first, what's wrong?" ”

Zhao Guobang swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said happily: "It's called, it's called, and I've got in touch with the military department again." ”

Deputy Division Commander Duan threw down the pencil on the table and said happily: "Hahaha, great, I've lost contact with the military department for so long, and I've finally got in touch." ”

Division Commander Zheng also said: "The comrades of the radio station have made meritorious contributions. ”

Zhao Guobang hurriedly said: "Division commander, go over quickly, now the signal is very unstable, you can't move the place, you go quickly, maybe when the signal will be broken." ”

Master Zheng stood up and beckoned everyone: "Let's go, let's go with me." ”

The only radio station in the division headquarters that could still be used was hit by the enemy's stray bullets when it broke through the blockade line last night, and the correspondents Xiao Yi and Xiao Du were dumbfounded when they unloaded the radio station, and the instrument button was hit by bullets in many places, showing signs of damage.

However, they did not reply to the letter, and after the division command post was safely transferred to a safe area, several of them continued to study hard, and Wen Qingyun, chief of the confidential section, kept looking for and lost radio parts along the road he had walked, and almost ran to the enemy-occupied area, but he did not find them.

Fortunately, the people of the 538th Regiment just now sent a walkie-talkie that had just been seized from the US military position, although the US military and we are not a short-wave machine, but the electronic function inside the removal is the same, after all, some domestic walkie-talkies were seized from the hands of the reactionaries, and the walkie-talkies in the hands of the reactionaries were supported by the US military. In the country, a part of the seized walkie-talkie was prevented, and many parts were exactly the same.

After installation, it will be activated when the power is turned on.

The correspondents immediately adjusted the frequency to communicate with the military department, Xiao Du was very sure, and several other electronic tubes were also installed on the last radio station, and he said that he would be able to finish this radio station by giving him another half an hour.

At the military headquarters of the 60th Army, after knowing that he had received the 180th Division, Commander Wei hurriedly said: "Comrades, hold steady, don't lose their signal again, immediately pick up the boss and tell him that our department has contacted the 180th Division and is inquiring about the current situation." ”

On the phone, the boss said directly to Commander Wei: "Is it Wei Heping?" ”

"Boss, it's me, please tell me something."

The boss replied: "It's great that the 180th division has been contacted." I have sent troops to carry out surprise attacks and harassment on the periphery of your 60th Army, but the effect is very unsatisfactory, where are the remaining two divisions of your division now? Progress is too slow, move fast! ”

Commander Wei said: "Boss, that's the case, I urgently ordered the 179th Division and the 181st Division to move closer to the 180th Division desperately two days ago, and an hour ago, they each encountered the US army's blockade, but at present, it seems that it is not a large army of the enemy, and after they finished fighting, they immediately continued to attack." ”

(End of chapter)