Sun Yiqun looked at Yang Xiao with disbelief, the entire battlefield was full of gunpowder smoke and the smell of explosives, which could be smelled every day, and it could be said that he was sensitive to the smell of explosives. In fact, this is also a special skill that Yang Xiao discovered when he found himself learning minelaying and mine clearance.

Whether it's a grenade or an explosive charge inside a mine, if you smell it closely, it will smell different from the smoke outside. Sun Group didn't believe it, and randomly placed a few grenades in a few hidden locations outside, and the results were all found by Yang Xiao quickly.

Sun was overjoyed, and he also knew that some people were very sensitive to the smell of explosives. Just like a drug sweeping dog, it is very sensitive to the smell of drugs. He couldn't help but pat Yang Xiao on the shoulder. "Well done."

Yang Xiao quietly shook his shoulders and said secretly, why do these people like to pat their shoulders so much? Division Commander Zheng, Director Wang, and Company Commander Bai are all like this, and so is Deputy Company Commander Sun in front of him.

Deputy Company Commander Sun finally decided that Yang Xiao would take Qingfeng, Qingyun, and Qingyue as the top soldiers of the commando, and the main task was to reconnoiter the enemy situation and remove obstacles on the way forward. Deputy Company Commander Sun led the main force in the center, and behind him was a firepower group, equipped with two light machine guns, a bazooka, and a recoilless gun.

Before departure, both Company Commander Bai and Instructor Jia made a simple pre-war mobilization. Deputy Company Commander Sun and Yang Xiao, who were standing in the front row of the team, also made assurances and expressed determination, and the soldiers were high-spirited. Finally, the war correspondents took pictures of the entire commando team, and the division headquarters also distributed the latest experimental camouflage equipment, camouflage uniforms, and camouflage steel helmets to the commandos.

Yang Xiao walked at the front of the team, Qingfeng and Qingyun lined up on both sides behind him, behind Qingyue Palace. The speed of the assault march was not fast, stopping and stopping along the way. Yang Xiao constantly observed the terrain in front of him and the road under his feet, and the occasional sound of gunfire and artillery pierced the night sky, indicating that the battlefield was getting closer and closer.

The distance between the division headquarters and the 363 Heights is about 4 kilometers in a straight line, and the actual distance is more than 10 kilometers. Basically, it's a mountain road, and the mountain road here is very steep.

As soon as I entered a traffic pass, I could already hear the explosion of shells. This is a deliberate attempt by the enemy to block the traffic, so that the wounded on the upper side cannot be transported down, and the supplies below cannot be delivered, which is conducive to their occupation of positions.

Yang Xiao frowned and saw the situation in front of him, on this narrow mountain road, there was basically no place to hide. A cannonball comes down, and there is no living creature within 10 meters of the surrounding area. Their commando team is going to pass through this death zone, and it is thankful that half of them can survive, he doesn't want to consume the combat power of the commando team so needlessly.

Seeing that the team stopped, Sun Group rushed over. Yang Xiao said that he was worried, and there was no good way for Sun Group to look around, so he couldn't let this army wait here. If it's even more troublesome when it's dawn, I can't afford to wait for 363 Heights.

Yang Xiao raised his eyes and looked around, it was gray, although his eyesight was excellent, he couldn't see how far it was. He had to take out the infrared telescope that his superiors had equipped the commando team to observe in private.

There were steep cliffs on both sides of the mountain road, and Yang Xiao took out the map again and looked at it carefully. "Captain, I'll go reconnoiter first and see if there's any other way. You contact 363 Heights again, what's the situation on that side? ”。

"No more scouting. Even if you can climb that cliff, most of our commandos still can't go up, so don't waste your time. Yang Xiao thought about it, at this height, he estimated that he and Qingfeng could climb up with the help of ropes effortlessly, but most people did not have the physical strength and ability.

Is it really necessary to cross this death zone? He himself did not dare to guarantee that he would pass unscathed, let alone others. It seems that the enemy's artillery regiment is too much of a threat to our side, and we have to think of a way to deal with it.

Under normal circumstances, artillery shells are equipped in the rear, ranging from 5~10 km from the front line. This requires crossing the line of fire and going to the enemy's rear to engage in it, so that there is hope.

Deputy Company Commander Sun looked carefully at it with an infrared telescope for a while, and said to Yang Xiao. "The situation on the 363 Heights was not optimistic, the platoon commander and six soldiers were killed, the deputy platoon commander and 17 soldiers were injured, of which 8 were seriously wounded, and only one squad leader and 10 soldiers were intact. Now there are only two checkpoints in hand. ”

Yang Xiao said in his heart, the situation is really not optimistic.

Sun continued. "It seems that the enemy's artillery fire is not intensive, and we stretch the marching ranks. Everyone is spaced 10 meters apart, and the craters are selected and concealed as they go. ”

Yang Xiao said in his heart, this idea is really good, and the veteran is still experienced. Theoretically, the probability of two shells falling in a crater is very low, avoiding large-scale casualties for the commandos, but individual casualties are estimated to be there.

"And what about those who are injured on the march?"

"The team behind the palace is responsible for carrying it to the 363 heights."

Sun Yiyi and Yang Xiao gathered all the staff and explained the marching queue and precautions. The focus was on the issue of speed, and it was Yang Xiao who took the lead.

Yang Xiao took advantage of the fire of the cannonball explosion and began to march quickly. Whenever a cannonball whistled over, he hurriedly supported his body with his fists and fell to the ground. If it is close to the ground, the shock wave of the cannonball will shatter the internal organs of the body. This is one of the precautions that the white company commander told him about the battlefield.

The assault team finally passed through, probably because of the sparse formation of the march, but fortunately only 5 people were slightly injured. After being treated by the hygienist Xiao Yue, the wounded said that they could still continue to fight.

During the march, the assault team encountered several small minefields, all of which were detected and marked by Yang Xiao. Pass through rugged mountain roads, with the help of friendly forces several times. The commandos finally arrived at 363 Heights near dawn.

Squad Leader Hu of the 595th Regiment gave a brief introduction to the situation of the position. Positions No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, located on the east side, have already been occupied by enemy troops, and it is estimated that there is a squad of the enemy there. The enemy had one light machine gun and one bazooka per squad.

The enemy took advantage of the dawn to quietly touch the position, using mortars to cover the fire. Two positions were then destroyed with bazookas and grenades, with Position 2 being slightly higher enough to block Position 3.

After listening to the introduction, Sun Yiqun told the squad leader Hu that he could take his people down to rest. was going to let him withdraw to the base with the wounded the next night to rest, but the Hu squad leader disagreed, saying that he wanted to avenge the platoon commander.

The squad leader Hu shouted excitedly, "Comrade Deputy Company Commander, I am not injured, I don't need to rest, I can still fight." The platoon commander sacrificed himself to cover me, and he couldn't let him die in vain. ”

Sun Yiqun looked straight at him. Team Leader Hu also looked straight at him. Sun Group breathed a sigh of relief. "I understand your feelings, don't worry, I will help you avenge the platoon commander's revenge."

"No, I can't. My vengeance must be avenged by myself. ”