Xia Yuan is not sure when he will be able to return. For now, all he can do is try his best to obtain enough supplies for Hao Guangjiu and the others.
The closer it gets to this time, Xia Yuan has a premonition that the return is getting closer.
"When everything settles, it will be time for me to return."
Hao Guangjiu couldn't tell that Xia Yuan was worried, and said happily: "Batalion Commander, Xiao Siping and I went to that place last night. We took a look from a distance. There were American troops in the ravine, and there were also American troops on the hillsides on both sides.
There are about one battalion of US troops."
"Batalion Commander, what are you thinking about?"
Xia Yuan recovered slightly and shook his head: "It's nothing. The enemy of a battalion is not an enemy. Our goal tonight is to get supplies. How much supplies can we get? How much supplies. If we want to fight guerrillas, ammunition and supplies are necessary."
Indispensable.”
It took more than two hours to climb over two mountains, and it was completely dark before we reached a position about three hundred meters in front of the American camp.
The two of them were hiding on a reverse slope. Xia Yuan turned on his night vision and looked at the American camp. Two lights were placed on the mountainside, constantly scanning the American camp in the ravine. Tanks and machine gun trucks were parked in the ravine.
Inside, more than a dozen tents were set up unevenly distributed.
There are barbed wire fences, mines, and all the necessary rain protection.
The US military on the mountain does not have these protective measures, but it has built a lot of fortifications and bunkers. It is probably because they are afraid of being attacked by Chinese soldiers. These machine gun bunkers are set up in very eye-catching positions. They are commanding and can radiate into the ravines.
While Xia Yuan was observing, he was looking for a breakout position. The enemy's lights swept over, and it was all white. When he got closer, he could see the vegetation on the ground especially clearly.
"Batalion Commander, how do we get in?" Hao Guangjiu asked.
"Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on it."
Xia Yuan turned on his eagle eye and carefully observed that there were big loopholes in the American camp. However, due to the continuous scanning of searchlights, these loopholes became very small. It was not easy to get through these loopholes.
After observing for a while, he noticed another phenomenon. The searchlights of the US military illuminated areas without mines for a relatively long time. On the contrary, minefields and areas with barbed wire fences illuminated areas for a shorter time. The two searchlights had to be one minute apart from each other.
time.
One minute is enough for the US military. It is obviously impossible for the volunteers to sneak attack them through the minefields and barbed wire areas. One minute is too short, and the size of the personnel makes it even less likely.
possible.
But for Xia Yuan and the others, who only have two people, it may not be impossible.
The only problem is that their legs affect their movements, and in order to be able to observe carefully, the US military cleared all the bushes in the minefield, eliminating the possibility of hiding in the bushes to avoid searchlights, and the reverse slope is slightly raised.
Due to the steep slopes, the possibility of avoiding people is very low.
"It's not impossible. If the US military doesn't observe carefully enough, it may not be able to find it."
Xia Yuan thought about how to prevent the American soldiers from discovering them.
The next question is how to get out.
Xia Yuan thought: "The US military deployed a large number of mines and barbed wire right in front of the ravine, and placed two companies on the hills on both sides. The tanks and machine gun carriages were placed facing the front. Maybe there might not be any behind.
Such a tight defense."
Xia Yuan likes to use his brain in everything he does. He can judge a lot of things from the special and subtle movements of the US military.
His mind became clear and he thought of more things.
"The 180th Division has retreated. Who are they guarding against? Those volunteer soldiers who go into the mountains to fight guerrillas. There must be volunteers nearby."
"Maybe we can't stabilize this U.S. military tonight."
Xia Yuan thought to himself and had a rough action plan in his mind.
Finding this group of volunteer soldiers in the mountains is not an easy task. It is better to let them show up on their own initiative, or to actively look for them.
"We not only need to get supplies, but we also need to clean up this US military force."
"Battal Commander, it's just the two of us?" Hao Guangjiu looked shocked, looking a little unbelievable.
The U.S. Army opposite had a full battalion, and it took just two of them to sneak attack the Japanese camp. The most important thing was that the battalion commander was injured in the foot. Once a fight broke out, it would seriously affect the movement.
"Have you seen that thing?" Xia Yuan pointed to the tanks and machine gun trucks parked on both sides of the ravine and said, "We will drive that thing back later."
"Battal Commander, I still can't figure it out." Hao Guangjiu said, "We can definitely steal the supplies and go back."
"There are still volunteer soldiers in the mountains. We can't find them, but we can tell them in this way that besides them, there is also a team that goes into the mountains to fight guerrillas."
Xia Yuan patted him on the shoulder and said: "The three of us are a guerrilla force. We cannot let go of these American devils. We must make them feel a sense of crisis and let them understand that we are not easy to mess with and want to annihilate them."
We have to pay the price!"
"Yes, battalion commander, I listen to you!"
Hao Guangjiu had a solemn look on his face, becoming more determined to follow his battalion commander through life and death.
Far away on the mountain.
Director Wu led more than 50 people to the mountain. They moved all the way and broke through one after another. From the initial number of more than 100 people, there are now more than 50 people. The vast majority of those who died were soldiers. There are many in the team.
The young comrades and the wounded were all protected very well by them.
They walked through the mountains and fields to avoid the pursuit of the US military. Night was their battlefield. Director Wu led them to seize the time, find a new direction, and break out.
At this moment, Director Wu has not given up yet. He still firmly believes that they can still break out.
"I can't give up, there are still so many soldiers waiting for me!"
Director Wu has come all the way from the Anti-Japanese War. He is also an old comrade with rich combat experience and very high ideological awareness. He has never thought that one day in the future, he will be captured by the US military. At this moment, his mind is full of thoughts
Breakout ideas.
They tossed and turned all the way, being chased and beaten by the American devils. They had no choice but to change direction and try to break out from other directions.
But the further they walked, the more they felt something was wrong. They seemed to have lost their way.
They have no maps, no food, and have run out of ammunition. The female comrades in the team are all cultural workers. When they came out, they had just come out of school and had no combat experience. There were more than fifty people.
Here, only more than half of the soldiers capable of fighting are left, and the wounded still need to be taken care of.
Director Wu knew very well that he could not leave the wounded behind. No matter how difficult the breakout was, he could not leave them behind.
To this end, while avoiding US reconnaissance planes during the day, Director Wu summoned the cultural workers and carried out activities to miss the Red Army and learn from the Red Army. The main idea was not to abandon, not to give up, and to learn from the Red Army to endure hardships and climb snow-capped mountains.
Crossing the grassland, crossing thousands of rivers and mountains, we finally arrived at a safe destination.
The activity was carried out very smoothly, and the enthusiasm of the soldiers was greatly improved, changing their previous dejected mental outlook.
Director Wu personally took the lead, eating wild vegetables and leaves. He said: "No difficulty can defeat us!"
That night, they continued on their way, just like they did with the Red Army back then, crossing thousands of rivers and mountains just to get out of the enemy's encirclement.
The soldiers also laughed and joked:
"Back then, the Red Army had a harder time than us. They couldn't even eat wild vegetables. At least we still had wild vegetables to eat."
Soldiers will always enjoy hardships and face current difficulties with optimism.
The moon and stars are sparse.
They walked forward along the ravine. Director Wu led a squad of soldiers as the vanguard and sent three soldiers as a reconnaissance team to conduct reconnaissance in front of the vanguard. Ma Tianlian, the former second platoon commander of the machine gun company of the third battalion of the 540th Regiment
As the squad leader of the rearguard team, he leads a squad of soldiers at the end of the team.
The wounded and the female comrades from the cultural team walked in the middle of the team and were well protected by them.
As the team walked forward, the wind blew the shadows of the surrounding trees, making ripples in the puddles on the ground. The sick and wounded supported each other and looked at the shadowy mountain eagle in the distance.
By cheering each other up, over these mountains we can return to our own position.
suddenly.
There was a huge roar in the distance.
The rumbling sound spread from far away, startling the soldiers and hiding quickly. Director Wu pulled out his pistol and carefully stared at the surrounding mountains and forests. He was waiting for the investigators to pass back the information. While waiting, he
Let the soldiers load their bullets, hide behind the surrounding bushes and rocks, and prepare to attack.
The lesbians each held a grenade in their hands, and the wounded held guns and the grenade in their arms, waiting quietly. They leaned quietly on the reverse slope, with solemn expressions on their dirty faces. No one knew
What were they thinking about during this waiting time? Maybe they were dying together with their enemies, maybe they were missing their relatives, maybe they were reminiscing about the rest of their lives.
From the other side of the mountain came a more violent rumbling sound, like thunder.
The scouts brought back news that an American force had been spotted on the other side of the mountain, but they seemed to have been attacked by an unknown force.
Director Wu deduced that those who attacked the US military must be their people. They are still surrounded. Director Wu really couldn't figure out who else would be surrounded by the enemy and conduct night raids on the enemy besides them.
.
Ma Tianlian, the platoon leader in charge of the rearguard team, ran over with his men and squatted on the ground to ask about the situation. Director Wu told Ma Tianlian the situation. Together, the two of them concluded that the attackers were their people, so they might as well go
Help them. If you can get their help, their ability to break through will be increased.
"The number of troops who dare to attack this US military force is definitely not small."
According to the news brought back by the reconnaissance soldiers, judging from the enemy's firepower, the US military had at least one battalion with tanks and organic artillery vehicles. The crossfire network on the mountain formed a fire blockade that was so fierce that the reconnaissance soldiers felt inexplicably horrified.
.
What are the people who dare to touch these American devils thinking? How dare they touch such a defense.
Director Wu immediately led a platoon of soldiers over. They first observed on the hillside and found that the American soldiers were fighting very fiercely. Chains of fire formed by bullets were intertwined in the mountains and fields. Over the ravine, bright bullets appeared.
The flares were launched into the sky, and the American soldiers fought fiercely. From time to time, stray bullets flew over from a distance.
"Why do I feel a little strange?"
Platoon leader Ma Tianlian said in surprise.
"Yes, the fighting power of these American devils is very fierce, but the strange thing is why they don't see our people?"
Director Wu was also surprised. According to the level of firepower of the US military, at least one battalion of volunteers would be required to dare to attack this US military. However, they squatted here for almost ten minutes, but they could not see their people. They only saw American Japanese soldiers.
There was random shooting.
This left them scratching their heads, it was so strange.
After fighting for a long time, we still didn't observe which army the attackers were and how many there were.
"Director Wu, I'll take someone over to take a look." Ma Tianlian suggested.
"You need to be careful. If you don't find our people, withdraw immediately!" Director Wu warned.
"Director Wu, don't worry. As long as we don't see our people, I will immediately take them back." Ma Tianlian also knew that the current situation was special. For the entire team, one platoon was already 90% safe.
He had to take more than 30 people there, but the ones left behind were all the sick and injured and female comrades from the art team, with basically no fighting ability.
"I'll go and come back quickly!"
Ma Tianlian said before leaving.
He led a platoon of soldiers down the mountain towards the American camp where the fierce fighting was taking place.
The U.S. military garrison at this time.
The battle was fierce. The wreckage of tanks and machine gun trucks were everywhere. A machine gun truck was fleeing among the flames and smoke. The collapsed tents and the panicked American soldiers rushed out and saw their machine gun truck firing.
They ran like crazy, followed closely by the American machine guns on the mountain, and fired down, and the bullets hit the ravine with crackling sounds.
The searchlight halfway up the mountain was broken. Not a single light in the US military station was on. The entire US military station was plunged into darkness. As the illumination bombs took off and artillery fire exploded on the mountainside, the gravel collapsed and the US troops on the station looked on in shock.
Looking at the chaotic US military station, I heard someone shouting from the rampaging machine gun truck:
"The Chinese wear our clothes, they occupy the high ground, they drive our tanks, fuck! They deserve to die!"
“Guys, the mountains are Chinese!”
The U.S. Army suddenly woke up and cursed "fuck" in bewilderment. Immediately afterwards, a shell with a tail flame fell on the ground at the rear of the machine gun truck. The huge vibration threw the machine gun truck up.
, and landed firmly on the ground. The US military above shouted in horror:
"Oh, fuck! Here they come, the Chinese, they kill the tank crew and drive our tanks."
Xia Yuan's voice was still very loud, and it was very chaotic now. Some American soldiers couldn't hear clearly, but they saw the tanks in the distance chasing the machine gun truck, and heard the shouts of their own people in the car.
After hearing the sound, they immediately realized that the people in this tank were probably Chinese.