The atmosphere in the military headquarters was a bit solemn. Everyone was studying the map, and some were on the phone, contacting the 179th Division and the 181st Division, asking about the situation of responding to the 180th Division.
The noisy voices seemed even more depressing and tense in the depressing atmosphere.
Since Chief Wei hung up the phone, the cigarette has not left his hand, and the dark circles under his eyes have become thicker. The cigarette can refresh him. He has not slept for a long time. Even if he is very sleepy now, he can probably sleep by lying down.
But he couldn't sleep well before the 180th Division was safe.
The signal from the 180th Division came, and everyone came together.
"Chief, Commander Zheng of the 180th Division wants to talk to you."
Chief Wei, who pinched off his cigarette butt, quickly stepped forward, reached out and grabbed the microphone, "I am Wei Heping, please speak!"
Mr. Zheng’s tired voice came from the microphone...
"Chief, our unit has just encountered enemy tanks and a large number of infantry again. It is still unclear how many people came. It seems that Shicangli has been occupied by the enemy."
Wei Heping listened to his story in astonishment without interrupting him. He had already anticipated that the result he least wanted to see would probably happen.
But the result still happened.
Commander Zheng continued: "The final victory in resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea must belong to our Chinese people. It is my greatest honor in this life to be able to work with the chief and everyone for such a long time. Please tell Chief of Staff Deng that I can no longer work with him.
Drinking."
Wei Heping shed tears of pain. He was also a tough guy, but now he encountered the most torturous and uncomfortable war unprecedented in history.
His subordinates and comrades could only watch helplessly as they suffered misfortune, unable to do anything to help them. This was really cruel to him.
Finally, Commander Zheng said: "Chief, this is the last time I will assimilate with you. Then I will destroy the walkie-talkies and all radio stations and burn the code books. Don't worry, if something unexpected happens, I will shoot myself. The enemy will not even think about it."
We want to capture the division commander of our army."
Commander Zheng said his final goodbyes and said in a firm tone: "Breakout! Breakout! Our 180th Division is a force of steel!"
Before Wei Heping could answer, Mr. Zheng hung up the phone.
"Zheng Xianjun! Zheng Xianjun! Hey! Hey!" Wei Heping was still calling him desperately.
After this, all signals from the 180th Division were interrupted.
Commander Zheng put down the phone with a heavy heart. The surrounding wilderness was silent, but at this moment it was shrouded and covered by artillery fire and gunfire. The US military discovered them and used the radio to call for more reinforcements. The 180th Division once again
Falling into the enemy's siege, all units were suddenly restrained and had no time to continue breaking out.
Each of the four arrows encountered fierce enemy fire.
"Can other troops still be contacted?" Commander Zheng asked correspondent Xiao Yi.
"We can't even contact him," Xiao Yi replied.
"The radio stations and walkie-talkies were all dismantled and buried on the spot. The documents were torn up and buried separately."
It's easy to expose them by burning them. Now they don't have so many conditions. The four arrows formulated by Commander Zheng were blocked by the enemy and lost contact with each other. As the battle went on, the troops were scattered and lost their direction.
, scattered among the surrounding mountains and forests.
Commander Zheng, Deputy Commander Duan, and Director Wu held a final simple meeting, and finally made a desperate and helpless decision.
All departments dispersed to break out.
If the 180th Division gathers together again and plays into the enemy's hands, the enemy can concentrate its forces and destroy them directly.
The order to disperse and break out was conveyed to each unit by the scouts, but the entire Shicangli was occupied by the enemy, and everything was plunged into war and chaos. The American artillery shells were fired from the direction of Shicangli and continued to fall on the mountains and trees.
In the meantime, stray bullets exploded and exploded everywhere.
The reconnaissance soldiers met a unit from the 538th Regiment. After conveying their orders to break out, they continued to move forward and met the skirmishers from the 540th Regiment. They were sitting on the ground to rest. The reconnaissance soldiers dispersed the breakout orders.
The message was passed to them that these soldiers were too tired and they urgently needed a rest.
The reconnaissance soldier also understood that he did not rush them. He had to seize the time to notify other troops.
Soon they met the 538th Regiment which had withdrawn from the battlefield, and then the 539th Regiment.
Chaos, chaos everywhere.
The troops were completely broken up and their organization was in disarray. The four arrows designed by Commander Zheng to break out of the encirclement did not last long, and each unit had to break out separately.
There were nearly 300 people in the second and third companies led by Yang Nanzhen. They followed the path of the division's main force and met many scattered stragglers along the way. There was still some food in the company, so he asked the boss of the cooking squad to
Yu led the soldiers in the cooking squad to dig smokeless stoves and light fires to cook.
Naturally, Xia Yuan told them about the smokeless stove method, which was very practical in the Korean battlefield.
The steaming meals inspired some soldiers. There was a little heat in their stomachs, which dispelled the coldness of the rain all over their bodies, allowing them to regain some strength from their weakened bodies and be able to follow the troops. Yang Nanzhen insisted on Xia Yuan's idea,
Along the way, more stragglers were rescued, and the team gradually grew. They followed the direction of the division's main force, and soon heard the fierce sound of gunfire coming from the distant valley.
"Chief of Staff, that is the direction of the main force of the division." A soldier who was chasing the Second and Third Companies halfway said to Yang Nanzhen.
"In front of us is Shicangli, which is where the main force of the division retreated. It seems that Shicangli has been occupied by the enemy."
The second company commander An Hengrun opened the map, and raindrops fell on the map. Everyone looked at the map, determined the direction of the breakout, and passed by looking for the sound of gunfire. It rained very heavily that night, and it was around eight o'clock in the evening.
, Chief of Staff Yang held another meeting.
Their independent battalion was the rearguard, and many soldiers in the battalion became emotional. Everyone said that we were in the front during the battle, but when we retreated, we were left behind.
Chief of Staff Yang is an instructor. He is a political cadre. It is particularly important to know the emotions of the soldiers. In a simple open-air meeting, Chief of Staff Yang asked the instructors of each company to take good care of the emotions of the wounded. It is about the emotions of the soldiers.
, I believe they will be able to break out.
When we reached twelve o'clock, the Independence Camp stopped to rest. For about an hour, the whole surrounding fell into silence, which was very strange.
The stragglers of the artillery company and the machine gun company were found ahead. Yangnan Town took them in and everyone broke out together.
From the mouths of the soldiers in front, I also learned that the main force of the division was completely dispersed by the enemy, and each department had to break out separately. Chief of Staff Yang's initial thought was to find Xia Yuan, but seeing that the team had grown to nearly 400 people, he knew better
, If you really want to go back, it will not only cause trouble for Xia Yuan, but you will also be destroyed if you encounter the enemy's pursuing troops along the way.
So, Yang Nanzhen took them forward and soon reached the road and came to a crossroads.
There were footprints on both roads, which were left by the large army. Yang Nanzhen didn't know which road to follow, so he held a simple D branch meeting in the team to discuss the way forward. Finally, Staff Yang
Long decision, spread out.
Putting eggs in one basket and putting eggs in two baskets are two different things.
The most critical thing is that many of the team are injured, which seriously slows down their progress and abandons them all. Chief of Staff Yang cannot do such a thing.
"If you can, take them all out!"
This is not only what he thinks in his heart, but also what Xia Yuan thinks in his heart.
Yangnan Town decided that the third machine gun company would lead the wounded to break out of the encirclement to the north, and the commander of the second company, An Hengrun, would lead the second company to break out to the northwest.
The team separated and broke out in two directions. The main force of the division had already dispersed. They encountered the enemy. By then, it would be too late to disperse.
The mood of the troops at that time was very bad. Soldiers are also human beings and generally have fear. Especially after the separation, the fear in the hearts of the soldiers who lost their main force was infinitely magnified. However, the soldiers still encouraged each other and persisted for stability.
In response to the mood of the team, the third company led by Yang Nanzhen held a company meeting and made three decisions:
One, break out to the north and find a way to fight out.
Second, strengthen discipline and call on everyone to obey orders.
Third, let everyone be mentally prepared and not be afraid to fight at any time.
After the meeting, Yang Nanzhen led the third company to the north. The deputy company commander of the third company led a vanguard platoon. Yang Nanzhen walked in the middle with the wounded, and the second platoon leader led their platoon as rearguard. The team suddenly
It has been stretched, but it has also eliminated the phenomenon of falling behind.
At daybreak, the troops led by Yang Nanzhen were already close to the highway. He saw a dozen enemy tanks facing the cannons on the opposite mountain. The rumbling sounds kept ringing. He didn't know who was being attacked by the enemy.
Detachment of troops, or firing cannons into the mountains, this is what the Yankees like to do the most.
Yang Nanzhen ordered everyone to push up the mountain to the right to avoid the enemy's tank convoy and infantry. When they still had a small group of people behind, the enemy discovered the soldiers who were sneaking across the road. The enemy was heading in their direction.
After firing more than twenty rounds, I stopped firing because the people had already disappeared.
Fortunately there were no casualties.
Yang Nanzhen led them to climb a complete mountain in one go, resting in a ditch in the forest, relying on the cover of the woods to avoid US military planes.
During this period, Yangnan Town sent a reconnaissance team to investigate the enemy's situation in the surrounding area. After the reconnaissance team left, they rested in place. Not long after, the enemy's plane came and dropped not artillery shells, but leaflets that read:
: "You are surrounded, surrender quickly..."
Although the soldiers were in a bad mood and in bad condition, no matter how difficult the conditions were and no matter how they complained, no one had the thought of surrendering.
The reconnaissance team left for more than an hour, giving the soldiers behind them time to rest. After the reconnaissance team came back, they continued on the road, all the way north, but they deviated from the direction after all. It was too dark, and there were puddles everywhere on the ground.
My shoes and clothes were wet, and my whole body was filled with chills.
Realizing that he had lost his way, Yang Nanzhen kept Xia Yuan's method in mind, but now that it was dark, he could only lead the troops to move forward.
At first, sporadic gunfire could be heard coming from the surrounding wilderness, but then the gunshots were no longer heard, and the surroundings became eerily quiet.
The soldiers stepped on their front feet and their back feet, and when they crossed the watery ground, they felt muddy and uncomfortable. After walking for several hours, the soldiers were cold, hungry, and exhausted. At this time, the third company no longer had any
Eat, the sky in the distance is already shimmering, and it's almost dawn.
Taking advantage of the daybreak, Yangnan Town sent a reconnaissance team to get food, and also to conduct reconnaissance on the enemy's situation and their current location.
Yang Nanzhen thought to himself, hoping not to take the wrong path.
The reconnaissance team came back. Not only did they bring back food, but they also brought back a very important news. They didn't know how they got around to Mapingli, and found our army's past warehouse in Mapingli, but Mapingli had already been
They were patronized by the US military. More than half of the entire Maping was burned down by the US military, and the food stockpiles were also reduced. The soldiers found cans and burnt rice under the enemy's burnt remains, so they pulled and pulled them away.
return.
The cadres and soldiers of the company shared the food. Some cans were broken, but now there is no food, so they had to eat if they were broken. Then some soldiers had diarrhea after eating. The conditions were really difficult. But even so, the soldiers
No one complained, they all obeyed the discipline, and the consciousness of the soldiers was very high.
The soldiers are so cute. They are all children of 18 or 19, and they especially understand the bounden duty of traveling soldiers.
At dawn, the US military planes flew more recklessly overhead. I don't know if they were dropping bombs in front of them. Anyway, after arriving here, the sound of gunfire was far more intense than before.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, Yang Nanzhen led the soldiers across another road. A platoon of soldiers passed by first. At this moment, the sound of a car's motor was heard. Yang Nanzhen sent the third company commander Qi Shan and
Some key members of the Third Company gathered together and said, "If it's a large enemy force, we won't care. If it's a small enemy force, we'll attack from both sides and get some food."
They didn't eat much. Even if they cooked all the food before, they could only take care of the wounded and stragglers along the way. There were still many people without food, so Yang Nanzhen thought more about how to get there.
To get some supplies, he was not as perverted as Xia Yuan, who led a few people to the American enemy positions. All he could do was look for opportunities and wait for them.
When the enemy came over, Yang Nanzhen saw that they were two transport trucks and immediately decided to kill them.
The soldiers were lying in ambush on both sides of the road, waiting quietly. When the US military transport truck approached, Yang Nanzhen gave an order, and the soldiers opened fire on the enemy truck. A truck rushed out of the road and fell to the ground.
On the highway, another truck stopped on the highway.