Regarding Zhang Haiyang's transfer, Zhong Yuemin and Wu Manchu both knew very well that this must be due to his father's relationship, and I heard that there was a chief in the military department who was his father's old subordinate, and Zhang Haiyang's transfer to work in the organ was a self-evident goodwill arrangement. It is said that there is a stipulation that all officers who are transferred to work in the organs of various general departments in Beijing must have worked in organs at the military level. In this way, Zhang Haiyang has taken the first step of curve transfer, and the next step should be to move to the Beijing headquarters. Since everyone is buddies, some words don't need to be broken at all, whoever has a way will go, which is not unjust. Besides, everyone should be happy that their friends have a better future.

Zhang Haiyang and Wu Manchu were very drunk that day, Zhang Haiyang drank 8 taels and five grains that day, and he was already so drunk that his mouth was full of tongues, he patted his chest with a big bag and assured that he was the spy sent by the reconnaissance company to the military headquarters undercover, and the military headquarters was a little troubled, and he would immediately talk to the brothers. In addition, after he arrived at the military office, the first thing he did was to "set up magnetism" with the people in the cadre department of the political department, because if there were friends in the cadre department, they would not be able to suffer, and in the future, the brothers would have to move to the top.

Zhong Yuemin was not drunk that day, he was not interested in Zhang Haiyang's wish, because he never wanted to work as a commander in the army, he was eager to let himself change jobs, he planned to find a reason to change jobs in two years, because he had just mentioned that he was in a reincarnation and put forward a request for a job change, and his superiors would never agree, especially the officers of the reconnaissance detachment, it is not easy to train one, and he will not easily approve your transfer. It seems that he can only survive for another two years, and at that time, a large number of military academy graduates will pour into the army to replace their stubble officers, and then Zhong Yuemin can pat his ass and leave.

Zhong Yuemin's wishful thinking was wrong, he had just been a company commander for a year, and he had not had time to report to his superiors, but he ushered in the ......

At the beginning of 1979, the southwest border was covered with war clouds. At this time, not to mention soldiers, even ordinary people can smell the breath of war, and the escalating friction incidents in the border areas have filled the air with a strong smell of gunpowder, and Zhong Yuemin clearly feels that war is imminent.

At the beginning of January, large armies gathered on the southwestern border, and on the highways in the border areas, long columns of tanks rolled up rolling up dust and drove quickly, trucks full of heavily armed soldiers, armored transport vehicles, and howitzers, cannons, and large-caliber howitzers pulled by trucks urgently assembled on the highways to the designated areas.

Zhong Yuemin's unit was also urgently transferred to the border area, and various units carried out jungle warfare training before the war. Zhong Yuemin led his soldiers in the jungle for tactical training all day long, while Wu Manchu was busy mobilizing the company before the battle.

One evening, Zhong Yuemin was returning to the station along the highway with his soldiers after training, when he happened to meet the tanks of the tank regiment driving over the road, the tracks of the tanks rolled up the dust, and the roar of the engines was deafening. Zhong Yuemin was unwilling to eat dust, so he hurriedly ordered his troops to avoid the road. The tankmen leaning out of the cockpit laughed loudly at the infantrymen, who cursed back, and some of the fighters picked up clods of dirt and threw them at the tankmen.

Zhong Yuemin found that his comrade-in-arms Liu Jianguo, who was in the recruit company, had half of his body exposed from the tank and was waving to him. Liu Jianguo is also a soldier in Beijing, who enlisted in the same year as Zhong Yuemin, and is now the commander of the second company of the tank regiment. Liu Jianguo jumped out of the car and ran over to Zhong Yuemin, and the two shook hands very affectionately. Liu Jianguo said loudly: "Yuemin, we have been a soldier for 10 years and have been engaged in exercises, this time it's time to play really, we have to have a good time." ”

Zhong Yuemin smiled: "You are afraid that you won't be able to fight, and you really haven't seen that you kid is a war maniac." ”

Liu Jianguo said: "Soldiers, only when there is a war is valuable, otherwise what would the country do with the army?" Yuemin, I guess this time our two units will cooperate in battle. ”

"How do you know? You are a small company commander, you can take care of your tanks, and you are not the commander who made the battle plan. ”

Liu Jianguo lowered his voice and said: "One of my buddies is in front of me as a combat staff officer, and the news is absolutely reliable. Our army's combat policy is: limited time, limited depth, concentration of superior forces, roundabout encirclement, quick victory, and quick return to annihilate the enemy. The direction of our regiment's assault was G-City, and I studied the map and found that there were several bridges and passes along our attack route, which I reckon should be the work of your reconnaissance battalion. According to the traditional way of fighting of our army, your reconnaissance detachment will be interspersed in advance to seize bridges and passes, and open the way for tank clusters. ”

Zhong Yuemin said: "We have done all the work, why are you going?" If you have the ability to fight by yourself, aren't you tank crews very good during the exercise? Without the cover of our infantry, you can fight through it. ”

"Dude, you go and look at the map, the terrain is too complicated, a typical subtropical mountain jungle area, when you encounter this kind of terrain, the tank can't play, you can't even expand the battle formation, without infantry cover, we are dead."

Zhong Yuemin gloated and smiled: "You also have today? Silly this time, right? Otherwise, before the war, you invite my brothers to a drink, and we will do the job well, or else you will go to City G yourself. ”

"Well, if we both live after the war, I'll invite you to drink. If my tank gets a *** shot, I'm going to turn into a puff of fucking smoke and I don't know where I'm going. Yuemin, I have to go, we'll see you on the battlefield. ”

Liu Jianguo jumped on the tank and left.

Zhong Yuemin looked at the passing tanks, pondering what Liu Jianguo said, he suddenly had an impulse in his heart, he never dreamed that he would catch up with the war, but who knew that the war was suddenly approaching. Don't you like to play? This time, you can play it.

The task of the reconnaissance detachment was finally issued, and it was the general personally ordered by Commander Cao to ask Zhong Yuemin to lead the team. Because Zhong Yuemin is quite famous in the C Army, even the Intelligence Department of the Military Region knows that he is a small company commander. In order to strengthen the strength of the reconnaissance detachment, Zhang Haiyang, a staff officer of the reconnaissance office of the army, was also assigned to the reconnaissance detachment to which Zhong Yuemin belonged to serve as a deputy.

On the day Zhang Haiyang came to report with a backpack, Zhong Yuemin and Wu Manchu expressed gloating. Because since this kid was transferred to the military department, he feels good about himself, and his every move always has a bit of a leader's style, Zhong Yuemin and Wu Manchu think that he is a little underwhelmed. Wu Manchu ordered the communications staff to pour water and make tea, and one by one welcomed the heads of military organs to inspect the company's work.

Zhong Yuemin took Zhang Haiyang's backpack and joked: "Next, do you ask Staff Officer Zhang sent by the military organ to give us a combat mission?" ”

Zhang Haiyang gave Zhong Yuemin a punch in his chest: "What grandson to pretend?" One of you is the task force leader, the other is the instructor, and I, the vice captain, am also a listener. ”

Wu Manchu said: "Haiyang, you kid hasn't been back to the company since he arrived at the military office, have you forgotten the brothers?" ”

Zhong Yuemin also said: "Haiyang, do you fucking think that you are the chief, too lazy to deal with our grassroots company?" Okay, this time, God opened his eyes and sent your kid back, you have to obey orders and listen to commands, and don't put on the shelves of higher-level organs. ”

Zhang Haiyang smiled bitterly: "I said buddy, what is this for?" Seeing that I am an outsider, what is the matter with bullying people? ”

"That's right, we are bullying outsiders, anyone sent from the higher authorities, to this acre and three points of land, you have to be a grandson for a few days, if you don't obey, I will launch the whole company to repair him, isn't it, full of hoarding?" Zhong Yuemin threatened.

Wu Manchu said: "Okay, don't be idle, let's get down to business." ”

Zhang Haiyang became serious, he opened the military map and said, "Okay, let's get down to business first." It was the case that our task was to form a contingent to go deep behind enemy lines before the start of the war, with the specific task of capturing Bridge No. 4 near Heights 203. Look at the map, Bridge No. 4 is ...... here," Zhang Haiyang pointed to a point on the map.

Zhong Yuemin looked at the map and calculated: "Well, the interspersed depth is 40 kilometers, which is still a straight-line distance, in fact, more than 100 kilometers." Look here, the contour line is dense, and the mountains, jungles, cliffs, and rivers are all together, enough for us to drink a pot. Ocean, how big is the composition of the contingent? ”

Zhang Haiyang said: "According to the mission, the temporary contingent is set up with 24 people, which is composed of the backbone of the reconnaissance company with a high technical and tactical level, and the specific list will be drawn up by us. ”

Wu Manchu said: "You can talk about the task in more detail. ”

"Occupy Bridge 4 by surprise first, and then take control of Heights 203 in case the enemy counterattacks to recapture the bridge. This is the only way for our army to attack City G, and a large number of tank troops have to pass over the bridge. One thing I would like to draw your attention to is that the enemy will definitely plant explosives under the bridge, and if we find out that we are trying to seize the bridge, they will immediately blow up the bridge, so that we will lose all our efforts. ”

Zhong Yuemin looked at the map and said, "Ocean, is the intelligence accurate?" I think there's something wrong here. ”

"Tell me about it."

"It's okay to occupy the bridge in a surprise way, the key is to intersperse with speed, the route we are going to take is enough from the map, and when it is actually interspersed, I am afraid that there will be a lot of unimaginable problems, who can guarantee the time? It is quite possible that we have not yet reached the bridge, and the tank units have already arrived. If the enemy blows up the bridge in advance, the tank troops will be in a dilemma, and they will become a live target for the opponent's artillery. Also, even if we successfully occupy the bridge, we may not be able to guarantee the safety of the bridge, because we are within the range of the opponent's artillery fire, and the opponent must have already calibrated the firepower to hit Zhuyuan for such an important target, and once the artillery fire covers it, the bridge will still not be able to be saved. ”

Zhang Haiyang said: "Okay, Yuemin, your brain is good, reasonable, reasonable." I'll definitely report your thoughts forward, but I don't think we'll be of much use, because we're just a small pawn in the whole battle pattern, at most a pawn who crosses the boundary river, and everyone's attention is on the carts and horses. ”

Zhong Yuemin was anxious: "That's stupid, they don't understand the essence of special operations at all, sometimes the success or failure of the entire campaign is on a bridge, do you want to listen to the examples?" I'll tell you about ......."

"Okay, buddy, don't give me a class, you have the ability to tell the commander to go, but the commander has already gone to the military region for a meeting, let's prepare to carry out the mission."

The task force, consisting of the reconnaissance company, had been separated from the reconnaissance battalion before the war, and was under the direct command of the front commander, and in the tent of the task force, the task force members were nervously packing up and inspecting equipment.

A warrior sharpens a dagger on a whetstone, testing the sharpness of the blade with his thumb from time to time, and two fighters are pressing bullets into the magazine of the Type 56***.

Ning Wei, the acting platoon leader of the first platoon, was packing his backpack and loading equipment such as ropes and hooks into his backpack.

Zhong Yuemin, Zhang Haiyang, and Wu Manhoard were checking the soldiers' equipment one by one.

Zhong Yuemin said to Ning Wei: "Platoon leader, you seem to have been serving for two years, right?" ”

Ning Wei said: "Company commander, you should be called the acting platoon commander, I have been serving for 3 years." ”

Wu Manchu said: "Ning Wei, you are not very lucky, a few years ago, you will be approved when you submit a report, but now it is getting more and more difficult, Lianli has already reported to you 3 times, it is estimated that after this battle, you will be able to remove the word 'agent', if you can make a meritorious service, it would be better." ”

"Don't worry, instructor, I'll do a good job."

Zhang Haiyang said: "Instructor Wu, when do you plan to mobilize before the battle?" It's your job. ”

"Tonight, I'm ready."

Zhong Yuemin said: "Manho, how about giving the brothers a holiday tonight? Let's go for a drink, too. ”

"And this pre-war mobilization—"

Zhong Yuemin said: "This is not easy to do, I will help you do this work now." He yelled, "Task force, assemble!" ”

The task force quickly stood in line and waited for the captain's pre-battle mobilization.

Zhong Yuemin inspected all the team members from left to right and said: "Brothers, I don't need to say that you also know that we are about to fight, before leaving, I want to ask everyone, are there any people who are afraid of death?" ”

The team members shouted, "No! ”

"Hmph, that's what I said, I don't really believe it, none of us have ever been to the battlefield, how do I know if you are afraid of death, so I have to say it in front, if anyone is afraid of death, it's not too late to say it, I will send you to a military court at most, but your life can be saved." If you don't say it now, and you regret it when you go to the battlefield, then I'm sorry. Therefore, today I will make a pre-war mobilization for the instructors, and the central topic is: understanding and psychological preparation for death. My question is, what are the consequences if you are hit by a 7.62mm caliber bullet? ”

Ning Wei smiled: "Company commander, this is a pediatric question, I'll answer it, the bullet will drill an eye in me......"

"Well, that's right, but it's an understatement. There is a discipline called traumatic ballistics, which specializes in what happens when a bullet hits the human body, let me describe it to you, first of all, the warhead will leave a small hole with a diameter of less than 1 cm on the skin of the frontal entry point at a speed of 850 meters per second, and the huge shock wave formed when the warhead passes through the body will shock the organs, and then penetrate the human body at a speed of 570 meters per second, the bullet wound formed by the shock wave will reach a diameter of more than 12 cm, if it hits the head, the wound will be more terrible, it will fly you 1/ Skull of 3 ......"

The soldiers listened quietly, but no one showed a frightened look, Wu Manchu was a little panicked, what kind of pre-war mobilization is this, not only can not boost morale, but will cause fear to the soldiers, he wanted to stop Zhong Yuemin from talking further, and hurriedly said: "Company commander, are we going to officially mobilize again at night?" ”

Zhang Haiyang quietly tugged at Wu Manchu's sleeve to signal him to listen, but Wu Manchu was silent.

Zhong Yuemin continued: "If this bullet happens to hit your artery, then under the strong pressure of 83.3 milliliters per second of the heart's pumping blood, the blood can be sprayed 10 meters away, and in just a few seconds, the amount of bleeding will reach 1,000 milliliters, and a person who was alive a few seconds ago will immediately be on the verge of death." At this time, your skin is blue-yellow, and your muscles are relaxed, including the sphincter - your urine and urine will become incontinent, and your body surface will quickly become cold, and the otherwise healthy and elastic human body will feel like meat on the board......"

Zhao Dongsheng, the fifth squad leader, was a little annoyed when he heard it, he felt that the company commander was scaring the children, but he was mistaken, this is not a kindergarten, and the brothers are not preschoolers, who are you scaring about? This task force was personally selected by you, Zhong Yuemin, if you can't trust us, you can find someone else. He felt the need to remind the company commander that he was dealing with a group of men, not preschoolers or girls. Zhao Dongsheng coughed impatiently: "Company commander, I don't know if I should say something." ”

"Speak!"

"You don't seem to be a nursery worker in a kindergarten, nor a party representative of the Women's Army Company, and we are neither preschoolers nor girls, are you getting the wrong person? Company commander, I would like to remind you that you are dealing with a group of gentlemen, and you should speak to the brethren in the tone of a gentleman. ”

"Oh, I'm dealing with a bunch of guys? Thanks for the reminder, I didn't really remember it......"

"What are you talking about...... "Zhao Dongsheng, the fifth squad leader, muttered dissatisfiedly.

Ning Wei smiled: "Isn't it a 7.62 mm caliber?" If the company commander wants to scare people, it is better to change to a large-caliber thing, for example, a 12.7 mm caliber high-speed bullet, the bullet inlet must be larger than 3 cm, and the exit must be larger than 20 cm. You can catch up with anything on the battlefield, maybe a 152 mm caliber howitzer shell falls directly on your buttocks, then you are not meat food on the board, but may become a meat filling for dumplings, which makes you catch up, like winning the jackpot. Company commander, you have something to say, don't scare us, you want to see us pee our pants, don't you? ”

Zhong Yuemin also smiled: "Okay, I understand what death is about, and I won't take any more vaccinations." What I want to tell you is that we are all soldiers, and when we put on this uniform, we should be mentally prepared to die on the battlefield one day in the future. My pre-war mobilization is not very reasonable, but I just want to remind everyone from another angle, this is the spirit of contract. When we put on the military uniform, we sign a contract with the state. That is to say, if the world is peaceful, the country will support you; If there is a war, you have to shed blood and die as a matter of course, this is your responsibility and obligation, and it is also a contract that you must fulfill. Whatever the reason, the person who evades the contract is a person who lacks credibility, if not a liar. There are many ways for a person to make a living, but he must not use being a soldier as a means of making a living, the military is not a profession to eat, do you understand? ”

"Understood!" The task force yelled.

Zhong Yuemin smiled, and he changed his words and said: "This reminds me of another topic, whether people have a soul or not, and if so, will this soul really be like what is written in the book, go to report to Lord Yama." Okay, let's take it as true, if I win the jackpot, I will set up a task force, and tell me when you are willing to sign up, I will take the brothers to the Yama Temple, and we will use *** and grenades to take him to the Yama Temple......"

The task forces shouted and applauded feverishly: "Company commander, no problem, who have we been afraid of?" Served him ......"

"Company commander, your pre-war mobilization is really fucking boosting, if I win the lottery, I'll go with you, I'll take the top soldiers ......"

Zhang Haiyang also applauded: "Count me in, bring a bazooka, 82 nothing, it's not good to make trouble Lord Yama and a tank, and don't forget to bring your compressed biscuits, this must be fun." ”

Ning Wei shouted from the bottom of his heart: "Company commander, I admire you, you are the number one outlaw in the world." ”

Wu Manchu hurriedly stopped: "Ning Wei, what are these words?" What outlaws? We are revolutionary soldiers......"

The task force entered the jungle at midnight, the whole team of 24 people, according to the principle of the three-three system, divided into 8 combat groups, although the number is not much, but they are all selected masters, everyone can take charge of their own affairs, as the captain of Zhong Yuemin absolutely believe in every member of his team.

The jungle in the dark was difficult to walk, the task force was almost groping, Zhong Yuemin corrected the direction with a compass from time to time, he hoped that the sky would be brighter sooner, and only after dawn could the march speed be accelerated. He was fortunate that the task force had each carried a 40 mm *** on their backs, in addition to the required ammunition base of 300 rounds and four grenades. They were able to maintain good physical strength while carrying heavy equipment on their backs in such a complex mountainous and jungle area, and this could not but be attributed to the company's 5-kilometer cross-country that had been thundered every day for many years, and it was it that played an effective role, and everyone practiced extraordinary physical fitness.

Morning finally came, the field of vision gradually became clearer, the jungle was misty with a faint morning mist, and the procession walked among a field of artemisia grass and bushes, the green grass was dotted with small red and yellow flowers, its petals spread out like trays, and the middle revealed the tender yellow stamens. Zhong Yuemin also found that there are slender alders growing everywhere here, and he knew about this fern from the "Wild Survival Textbook", "Alder spinosa, woody, with tall and straight stems, large leaves, pinnate splits, starchy stems, and edible stems."

Zhong Yuemin raised his binoculars to observe the opposite peak, which was hump-shaped, with a saddle between the two peaks, and the lush mountain was occasionally covered with gray-white rocks. Zhong Yuemin watched for a long time, and for some reason, he suddenly had a strange feeling in his heart.

Ning Wei, who served as a spearhead, approached Zhong Yuemin and said in a low voice: "Company commander, just now I saw a bright spot flashing on the opposite mountain, and if I look closely, it is gone, and it is on the side of the light, I guess it is the reflection of the telescope." ”

Zhong Yuemin immediately became alert: "Oh, do you see clearly? ”

"That's right, just flashed, what else is reflective in the jungle?"

Zhong Yuemin gave an order: "The whole team is ready for battle, and once the vanguard group discovers the situation, it will immediately open fire to the enemy first." Remember, don't fight, just rush through. ”

Ning Wei opened the insurance and led the elite group to hide in the jungle.

Zhang Haiyang put away the telescope and said to Zhong Yuemin: "If the point of light that Ning Wei sees is the reflection of the telescope, then there is only one conclusion, we have been followed from a distance." ”

Zhong Yuemin said: "It's interesting, I played with us." A long platoon, set up a few tripping mines on our way, let's play with him. ”

The platoon commander promised to lead the two fighters to mine laying.

The task force launched a battle formation search and advanced, Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang walked in the middle of the team, and Wu Manchu walked at the end with the covering group behind the palace.

Ning Wei, who led the spearhead group, found that the surrounding jungle had gradually turned into a primitive secondary forest, with fewer and fewer bushes, tall trees overhead, and the kudzu vines and hazelnuts under his feet were entangled to death, and with every step, he would be tripped by the wild vines with hooked thorns. The forest was thick and dense, and the bright sunlight could not penetrate the leafy foliage, except for the occasional speck of light through the mesh of foliage. The leaves that have been silted up for many years under the tree are soft, and when you step on it, you will splash a pool of rotting black and smelly water. A large tree in front of him hung a net-like air root, which was swaying slightly, like rows of nooses, and it seemed that the front was not a jungle, but a green and blackened tunnel with no end.

Ning Wei whispered close to the ear of the second squad leader, Kong Xiaoping: "I dare to bet with you, if the enemy plans to make a trick for us, this is the most suitable place." ”

Sun Xiaoping said suspiciously: "Do you think there is an ambush here?" ”

Liu Zhongming, another soldier of the Elite Group, said: "Platoon commander, why do I think that no one has been here since ancient times...... his voice fell, and he stepped on a mechanism under his feet, and Liu Zhongming's body rose into the air and was hung upside down on a tree......

Ning Wei pulled the trigger almost at the same time, *** spit out the tongue of fire and swept it in a fan, and two gun-wielding figures a few meters away were swept down by the rain of bullets, they had already pulled the trigger before they fell, and a string of bullets clicked into the air...... Kong Xiaoping's reaction was also extremely fast, as soon as the gunfire rang out, he immediately hid behind the tree, holding a gun and ready to fire, and as soon as Ning Wei's gunfire stopped, he immediately opened fire to attract the opponent's firepower, Ning Wei replaced the magazine with a very fast method, and the two used point shooting alternately to cover and rush forward, tacitly like a person, and the gunfire in the jungle was loud in an instant.

Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang, who were walking behind, immediately dispersed when they heard the gunshots, and the team members deftly jumped into the jungle and outflanked them from both wings...... Zhong Yuemin judged from the sound of the opponent's gunfire that the number of the opponent was not too much, they were using Soviet-made AK-47***, and they were not experienced shooters, their return fire was often a burst of strafing, which not only consumed ammunition but also exposed the target, in front of a well-trained task force, such an opponent was not to worry.

The battle in the jungle ended in just 3 minutes, and the task force's flank outflanking tactics killed all eight of them without escaping.

Zhang Haiyang carefully looked at the documents in the pocket of the corpse, and he said with a smile: "These guys are all soldiers of the local army in the nearby public security tun, and the intelligence says that this public security tun is codenamed 408 outpost, and their documents also have the number 408 written on them. ”

In this skirmish, one person was killed in the task force, and Liu Zhongming, who was hanging upside down in a tree, was beaten to pieces by the opponent's bullets. His ankles were trapped, and a very resilient branch that had been overwhelmed beforehand catapulted him into the air, exposing him to the rain of bullets. This kind of trap is a common method used by the inhabitants of jungle areas to hunt animals, and it is difficult to guard against, even if the task force trained in jungle warfare will inevitably suffer.

Wu Manchu led the battle team behind the palace to catch up, and the tripping mine they set up sounded after they walked 1 kilometer. In this way, Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang's judgment just now was correct, and this group of enemies may have already counted them.

Zhong Yuemin patted Ning Wei's shoulder approvingly: "Good job, quick response, quick shot, kill two at once, I'll give you credit when I go back." ”

Ning Wei said disdainfully: "Company commander, this is just a few militia groups and security regiments and the like, and it will be a loss to beat them." ”

No sooner had the task force ascended the Twin Peaks than they heard the sound of artillery on the northern border. It is a condescending place with a wide field of vision, and you can only see orange-red ballistics in the sky. Everyone knows that the 152 mm caliber howitzer shells that emit an orange-red wake and the 130 mm caliber rocket shells that emit incandescent light, the dense shells skim the sky, fall into the deep area, and explode into a sea of fire, billowing smoke obscures the sky and the sun, and bursts of artillery sound roll like thunder.

Zhang Haiyang stopped and looked at his watch and said, "The general offensive has begun." ”

One of the soldiers said, "Good fellow, how many cannons are needed, and the sound of the cannons is so dense that you can't hear a little." ”

Zhong Yuemin looked back, his footsteps did not stop, he urged: "Hurry up, we have our own work to do, we are going down the mountain, each team should pay attention to safety." ”

Zhang Haiyang quickly found the location of the task force on the map, he calculated it and said, "It's almost there, there are still 10 kilometers, but this is a straight line distance." ”

Zhong Yuemin said: "Nonsense ......"

The tank's engine roared deafeningly, the body was jolting violently, and the misty morning fog covered the periscope's glass with a layer of moisture, making it difficult to observe. Yuan Jun ordered all the commanders of the company to lean out of the turret to dispatch the tanks, so that the chaotic formation could be controlled. He knew it would be risky, as each commander could be a live target for the opposing sniper, but it would be even more dangerous not to do so. The tanks were marching on steep and winding mountain roads, some of which were less than two meters wide, and there had already been several dangerous situations, and some tanks almost slipped into mountain streams.

The woods on both sides of the mountain road are getting denser and denser, and the branches are swept on the turret of the tank, and the infantry riding the tank are miserable, they have to hold on to the handrail on the turret with one hand, otherwise they will be thrown off the car and run over, and the other hand has to hold the ***, the index finger is always on the trigger, ready to fire at all suspicious targets. Thick branches slashed across the faces of the infantrymen like sharp knives, and everyone's faces were bloody. Yuan's tank carried four infantrymen, and an infantry squad leader ordered the soldiers to be tied to the turret rails with backpack straps, so as to free up their hands to block the sweeping branches.

Yuan Jun's heart moved, and he faintly felt that this was a little inappropriate, but he didn't say anything when he saw the embarrassed appearance of the infantry, and besides, these infantry were not under his command.

Yuan Jun's tank regiment arrived in the war zone a month ago, when he had already received an order to study at the Armored Forces Command College, his outfit was ready, and the work in the company was handed over. At this time, the regiment received an order to go to the war zone, and the whole regiment immediately made pre-war preparations, Yuan Jun felt that if he left now, it would damage his face, and others would think that he was afraid of death, and at this time, even if he wanted to study again, he had to let it go, otherwise he would not be able to lead the troops when he came back in the future.

Yuan Jun kept looking around with his binoculars, but in fact, it was in vain, and there were trees and mountain thatch more than one person tall everywhere. He thought worriedly, if the other party laid an ambush here, even if it was a platoon, it would be troublesome enough. Tank clusters gallop across the plains, as if they were in a no-man's land, but even if they encounter this kind of terrain, even if they fall into Pingyang, two bazookas can kill one of your tanks, and you can only be beaten. Yuan Jun thought indignantly, how did those staff officers of the headquarters draw up the battle plan? From the beginning of the general offensive, it was a mess, the troops lacked training in peacetime, at this time all the problems were exposed, the infantry and tanks were not coordinated, and the tanks became a tool for carrying the infantry, so it was better to use trucks. According to the tactical requirements of infantry coordination, at this time the infantry should search and advance on both sides of the road and in front of it to ensure the safety of the tank column. Yuan Jun knew that it was useless to complain now, who made himself a little company commander.

The mountain road began to turn, the tank column turned to a narrow road on a cliff with the mountain situation, and the voice of the battalion commander came from the headphones: "2013, there is a mountain pass ahead, rush over at full speed." ”

Yuan Jun shouted into the microphone: "Battalion commander, do you send infantry to search first and then pass?" ”

The battalion commander's voice was impatient: "It's too late, we have limited time." Company Commander Yuan, are you afraid? ”

"Battalion commander, what am I afraid of? This time, I took the initiative to ask to join the war, and you don't know it. ”

"So what are you waiting for? Give me ......"

The tanks rushed towards the mountain pass with more horsepower, and the sound of engines and the clattering of tracks resounded. Yuan Jun kept his eyes firmly on the periscope and vigilantly observed the movement ahead. Suddenly, a dazzling light flashed in front of his eyes, and a violent explosion caused the cliff on the left side of the mountain road to collapse, and dozens of tons of rocks poured down, blocking the road......

"Oh no, we have an ambush ......" Yuan Jun's voice fell, and the No. 1 car that was walking in the front had been hit by two anti-tank shells at the same time, the turret of the tank was overturned in an instant, and the mutilated limbs of the infantry were thrown high into the air, and thick smoke and flames rose into the air. At the same time as the explosion, the dense machine-gun fire on the left side of the road swept over like a wind, hitting the armor of Yuan's tank, making a clanging sound, and the four infantry on the tank were beaten to pieces before they could return fire......

Yuan Jun yelled: "Attention cars, fire on the left side of the road, car No. 4, hit car No. 1 and rocks for me, and rush over!" ”

The gunners of the various vehicles shook the steering machine to turn the turret, and only then did they realize that the rocks and trees on both sides of the road were blocking the barrels, and the enemy had already thought of this, and they had chosen this ambush point in a planned way. At this time, there was another explosion, and the No. 6 car, which was walking last, was also hit and caught fire...... Yuan Jun felt that the fire hit his head at this time, and scolded in his mouth, leaned out of the turret, and dragged the anti-aircraft machine gun to sweep towards the opponent's firepower point, a string of 12.7 mm caliber anti-aircraft machine gun bullets mixed with a silver trajectory composed of tracer bullets danced wildly in the air, the anti-aircraft machine guns and parallel machine guns of each vehicle were fired, and the ferocious firepower suddenly suppressed the opponent's firepower. The remaining infantry also jumped out of the car and opened fire, and Yuan Jun shouted: "What are you doing to eat?" Rush up for me and destroy the enemy's point of fire! ”

An infantry soldier shouted while firing back: "Comrade company commander, our platoon commander is dead." ”

Yuan Jun immediately realized that the infantry had been leaderless after withstanding the initial firepower. The situation is extremely urgent, the tank column is blocked for one more minute, the danger will increase by ten, this is the death place of the tank, the opponent's anti-tank gunner will calmly hit the tank one by one as a target, Yuan Jun's head broke out in a cold sweat, he didn't think much about it and shouted into the microphone: "The commander of each car covers with machine guns, and the rest of the crew get out of the car with weapons, follow me, and eliminate the enemy's firepower point!" He picked up *** and jumped out of the tank and rushed to the mountain first, the tankers of each car also grabbed *** and grenades and jumped off the tank, and the infantry saw that there was an officer commanding, and they also rushed to the mountain with a shout......

Before the start of the war, Yuan Jun still had the idea of making meritorious contributions, but just now, he witnessed the tragic situation of the tanks in his company being destroyed and the blood and flesh of the infantry.

The anti-aircraft machine guns on the top of the remaining seven tanks of the whole company were firing fiercely, and the gunfire of the large-caliber machine guns was deafening, and the muzzles of the guns spewed out large balls of blue-white mouth flames, and the enemy's positions were smashed into smoke and dust in the dense rain of bullets. Yu Deming, the commander of the No. 5 car, pushed away the machine gun, jumped off the tank with a grenade in his hand, blew down the tree blocking the barrel, and then rushed back to the cockpit to shake the direction machine to aim the gun at the enemy's position, the fire flashed, a blasting shot ejected the chamber, and a 75-mm anti-tank gun of the enemy flew into the sky in the explosion.

Yuan Jun led the infantry and tankmen to brave the rain of bullets like flying locusts to kill the enemy's anti-tank position, *** close rapid fire, grenades flew sideways, both sides were red-eyed, and the battle entered a white-hot state. Yuan Jun threw away the *** with the red barrel in his hand, kicked away the dead enemy machine gunner, picked up the light machine gun and screamed and swept at the remaining enemy soldiers...... The battle lasted 5 minutes, and one of the enemy's anti-tank mixed formations was completely wiped out.

When the soldiers were cleaning the battlefield, they saw Company Commander Yuan's eyes red, and he was walking back and forth like a wolf with a machine gun in his hand, as if he was still looking for something......

At 12 noon, Zhong Yuemin's task force finally reached a small high ground near Bridge No. 4 after many hardships. Zhong Yuemin, Wu Manchu, and Zhang Haiyang all raised their binoculars to carefully observe the architectural structure of Bridge No. 4. They were disappointed to find that it was a small inconspicuous steel frame bridge, no more than 100 meters long and 6 meters wide, with the highest pier in the middle being no more than 8 meters, and the bridge deck was about 10 meters above the water. Although the bridge is inconspicuous, it is the only access to City G, and if it is cut off, a large number of mechanized troops and heavy equipment will not be able to drive to City G.

Zhong Yuemin's point of view stopped at a concrete pillbox south of the bridge, which was large and had a firing hole facing the north bank, and structurally, there may have been an underground part, and a reinforced platoon was more than enough. Intelligence indicates that the garrison of Bridge 4 is a reinforced platoon, and that explosives have been installed under the bridge, and the enemy will blow up the bridge as soon as the situation is urgent. Zhong Yuemin estimated that the reason why they have not blown up the bridge now is because there are still troops and heavy equipment on the north bank that have not been withdrawn.

Wu Manchu and Zhang Haiyang's point of view stayed on the bridge pier in the middle, and from the telescope, they could clearly see stacks of grass-green *** explosives boxes, and it seemed that the **** of explosives should be in the bunker on the south bank. Zhang Haiyang believed that if he went around to the south bank and secretly approached the bunker and killed the defenders in the bunker by surprise, the bridge would be within reach.

Zhong Yuemin disagrees with this style of play, he thinks that the goal of the task force is the bridge, not the pillbox, if you do not do well in the raid on the pillbox, any enemy soldier may press the ****, the bridge is destroyed, what is the use of you taking the pillbox?

Wu Manchu also thought that Zhong Yuemin was reasonable, and he interjected: "You must cut the wires of *** first, and then you can hit the bunker." ”

Zhang Haiyang said: "How about both sides doing it at the same time? ”

Zhong Yuemin said: "No, you must cut the wire first before the south bank can start, it only takes 1 second to press ***, we can't afford to gamble." ”

Wu Manchu volunteered and said: "I will lead a group to launch from the north bank, climb the steel beam under the bridge, approach the explosive box from the steel beam, cut the wires and shoot the sentry at the bridgehead on the north bank immediately, and then your side will do it immediately." ”

Zhong Yuemin looked at his watch and said: "It's decided, now there is still 1 hour before the scheduled time, if the tank regiment advances smoothly, it may arrive early, we can't delay it for 1 minute, act immediately." ”

The task force was divided into two ways, Zhong Yuemin led the team to swim across the river a few hundred meters upstream of the river, and quickly approached the entrance to the back of the pillbox under the cover of the bushes, Ning Wei tied up 4 grenades with his backpack straps, unscrewed the lids, and pulled out ***......

Wu Manchu led two warriors to launch from 100 meters upstream of the north bank, and dived under the bridge under the noses of the sentries on the north bank. This kind of work is his forte, and it only takes him 2 minutes to reach 50 meters. After approaching the explosives box, he took a closer look, and found that the explosives were placed professionally, and the amount of explosives had obviously been strictly calculated. It seems that not only the **** is placed in the pillboxes on the south bank, but also on the enemy posts on the north bank. Wu Manchu cut two sets of wires with a dagger, and for the sake of prudence, he pulled two more sets of detonators out of the explosives box before sending a signal of success to the soldiers who were acting as cover. Sun Zhiping, the leader of the second squad, left the bridge pier with the backstroke posture downstream, his pistol pointed to the sky, in a state of readiness, and the two enemy sentries standing at the bridgehead on the north bank did not notice that there was anyone in the river. Sun Zhiping shouted affectionately: "Hey, buddy, ......" The two sentries turned around, Sun Zhiping snapped two shots, and the two bullets accurately entered the eyebrows of the two sentinels, and the two sentries fell down in response.

Ning Wei, who was guarding behind the bunker on the south bank, reacted almost synchronously when he heard the gunshots, he jumped out of the bushes like lightning, and rushed towards the entrance of the bunker through an open field of more than ten meters, the enemy's reaction speed was not slow, they immediately shot a fierce rain of machine gun bullets towards the shooting hole on the north bank, and the rain of bullets covered the bridge in an instant, and the two enemy soldiers with *** had just drilled out of the bunker, and Ning Wei who was running shot a point shot with *** in one hand, and the two enemy soldiers fell on their backs. Ning Wei raised his left hand, and threw the cluster grenade into the pillbox like a lead ball at 5 meters away from the entrance of the pillbox, he immediately fell down and rolled sideways, only to see a flash of fire, a violent explosion, the entrance of the pillbox with smoke and flames flew out of some human body stumps, several soldiers rushed into the pillbox, the inside of the pillbox was miserable, a squad of defenders were all killed, and the walls and ceilings were covered with pieces of meat that were blown up.

Ning Wei spread his hands and said to Zhong Yuemin: "Company commander, is this over?" It's not fun. ”

Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang also felt that the battle was too smooth, and the bridge changed hands without losing a single person, and they always felt that something was wrong. Intelligence said that there should be a reinforced platoon garrison on the bridge, but now there are only a dozen or so corpses, at best a squad, so where did the rest go? The thought flashed through the minds of the two of them, but they didn't think much of it, because there was still a lot to do.

Zhang Haiyang was busy talking to the front commander and reported the situation here, and the leaders of the front command were very excited, and repeatedly said that they wanted to ask for credit for the task force.

Wu Manchu arranged the guards on both sides of the bridge, and sent two combat groups to occupy the 203 heights on the south bank of the bridge.

Zhong Yuemin did not say anything for a long time after receiving the report, it stands to reason that so far, the task force has been completed, but he feels faintly uneasy in his heart, and always feels that everything seems to be too smooth. He raised his binoculars again to look around, his gaze resting on a small high ground on the east side of the bridge. This highland is marked on the map as 210 meters above sea level and is known as the 210 Heights. According to the information available, there are no enemy fortifications on the 210 heights, and the turbulent river makes a 90-degree turn in front of the 210 heights, and if you stand on the 210 heights to observe, the angle of the No. 4 bridge should be horizontal, and the piers of the bridge should be unobstructed in front of the 210 heights. Zhong Yuemin's heart suddenly moved, and a thought flashed like lightning, could the information be wrong? If I were the commander of the opposing side, how would I set up my defenses? Wouldn't I make a fuss on the 210 heights? Zhong Yuemin suddenly threw away the binoculars and shouted hoarsely: "The first and second battle teams are responsible for guarding the bridge deck, and the rest of the people will come with me and occupy the 210 heights......"

However, Zhong Yuemin was still a step late, and at this time, our tank cluster appeared on the north bank, and several tanks in the vanguard had already increased their horsepower and rushed onto the bridge. Zhong Yuemin suddenly heard a strange hissing sound in the air, he immediately realized that this was the sound of a large-caliber artillery shell cutting through the air, he roared: "Lying down ......" and then fell down, in an instant more than a dozen 152 mm howitzer shells fell from the sky and fell on the bridge deck, a burst of explosions shook the mountain, the bridge deck was filled with gunsmoke, shrapnel flew sideways, a huge gap appeared in the middle of the No. 4 bridge, two tanks that were speeding at full speed were hit by artillery fire, igniting a skyrocketing fire, and planting a 10-meter-high bridge deck, The ammunition inside the tank was ignited, causing a chain explosion......

Zhong Yuemin understood that the opponent's artillery had already calibrated the firepower to strike Zhuyuan, and there should be an artillery observation post on the 210 heights, as long as the observer reported the direction, the opponent's artillery group did not need to test fire and correct, and only needed to adjust the scale according to the predetermined shooting Zhuyuan to accurately hit the target. The commander of the opposing side was very smart, and he waited for the tank cluster to open fire before opening fire, which was called a half-crossing attack. What's worse is that after the destruction of Bridge No. 4, our sappers will definitely rebuild the bridge, and then the artillery fire will once again cover the bridge deck, allowing you to build and destroy it again and again, so as to achieve the strategic purpose of blocking our tank cluster of the South Group to encircle City G. It seems that if you can't take the 210 heights, knock out that damn artillery observation post, let alone build bridges, even the tank troops parked at the ferry are dangerous, because they are always under the cover of the enemy's artillery fire.

Zhong Yue's civilian walkie-talkie reported the situation to the head of the former commander and put forward a proposal to organize another assault operation. For the first time, Commander Cao personally picked up the microphone and talked to Zhong Yuemin: "Zhong Yuemin, your task force has done a good job, and the new situation that has emerged now is not your responsibility." I agree to your request, you can act, if you have any requests, just ask, the former will do his best to meet them. ”

Zhong Yuemin said: "Thank you, chief, I have only one request, I need artillery support, and I must suppress the enemy's artillery group." ”

"Agree to your request, a self-propelled artillery regiment and an infantry regiment are rushing to the bridge crossing No. 4, they will be there soon, I wish you success!"

Only two tanks of the tank regiment that arrived first had crossed Bridge No. 4, and the rest were isolated on the north bank of the river and retreated beyond the range of enemy artillery fire. The fighters of the task force guided two tanks across the river to hide behind a huge rock, which was a dead end for enemy artillery fire. After the two tanks stopped, the cockpit canopy was slammed open, and the first person to get out of the tank was Liu Jianguo, who jumped out of the tank with a blue face and a curse. Zhong Yuemin greeted him: "Jianguo, count your fate, are the two tanks that were shot in the back your company?" ”

Liu Jianguo's eyes were as red as rabbit eyes, his facial muscles were twitching, and his face looked very vicious. He opened his mouth and asked viciously, "What the hell did you guys do, you can't even guarantee the safety of a ferry?" ”

Zhong Yuemin was also angry: "Open your eyes and see, my task is to seize the bridge, and now the bridge is in my hands." ”

Liu Jianguo asked unceremoniously: "What is the difference between occupying the bridge like this and not occupying it?" I was reimbursed for two tanks at once, and as a result, the bridge was blown up. ”

Zhong Yuemin said: "Then you ask the front finger and don't complain to me, this battle is not commanded by me." Like you, I'm a small company commander. ”

Zhang Haiyang patiently explained to Liu Jianguo what happened just now, Liu Jianguo's anger gradually subsided, he walked over and patted Zhong Yuemin on the shoulder and said: "Dude, don't be angry with me, 8 brothers were killed at once, two tanks were scrapped, and I was fucking angry." It's not easy to come all the way, there are not many formal battles, there are enemy ambush points everywhere, the infantry on board is miserable, we are rushing over, the infantry regiment is thrown behind, I'm afraid it will take 1 hour to arrive. ”

Zhong Yuemin said: "It's okay, the battle is not going well, everyone's anger is big, let's not worry about it." Now we have to get rid of the artillery observation post on Heights 210, and you bring your brethren to take over the defense of the ferry for the time being. ”

Liu Jianguo said worriedly: "Just a dozen of you? And it's a back attack, I'm afraid the chance of victory is not great, so let's wait for the infantry regiment to come up and fight. ”

"It's too late, it's clear, if we don't knock out the artillery observation post sooner, we'll be beaten up."

Liu Jianguo nodded and turned around and shouted: "Car No. 3, car No. 5, all the crew members are gathered and ready to take over the defense." ”

Zhong Yuemin clasped his hand and said, "Please, wait for our good news." ”

"Yuemin, you have to be careful, I won't say anything, after the battle, I will invite you to drink."

Zhong Yuemin picked up *** and shouted: "Task force, prepare for battle, each team will come with me to ......"