Originally, I thought the Vietnamese army would seize the time to launch an attack on our positions. After all, the war on the front line is getting tighter and tighter... If the Vietnamese Japanese continue like this, then there will be only one... They are surrounded by our army and completely wiped out. What's more,
, We also got a news from the division headquarters. Because we were guarding the pass tightly, we cut off the logistics supply line of the Vietnamese army, which made the 316a division of the Vietnamese army not effective in replenishing ammunition, which has affected the morale and combat effectiveness of the Vietnamese army.
It's right.
However... the Vietnamese army fell silent at this time.
Maybe it was because the more the Japanese were injured, or they were tired of fighting, but the current situation was that the longer it dragged on, the more beneficial it was for us, so we were happy to stay at the pass and spend the day.
Especially the row of guarding the canyon... I didn't know that I didn't climb the two walls of the canyon before, but after getting in the defense, I found that this canyon is a good place for life. There are many caves on the stone walls on both sides, some of which are natural.
Some of them were transformed by the Vietnamese Japanese... Although these caves are also wet and dark, they are undoubtedly much better than the wind and sun we are in the trenches.
Because the canyon was narrow and narrow, it was easy to be alert, so I threw a few sentries ahead and ordered other soldiers to hurry up and rest.
My troops at the canyon are like this. I only arranged one shift in the first half of the corner of the canyon. This shift mainly serves as a warning task, while the other two shifts are located on both sides of the second half of the corner.
The reason for doing this is that I know that once this battle starts... the Vietnamese army will definitely use T62 to provide fire cover at the valley entrance.
The first half of the corner was all within the firepower range of the Vietnamese T62, but our anti-tank weapons were helpless with it... So this is the situation where the enemy could beat us. But we couldn't beat the enemy.
So there is no doubt that the first half is unpredictable. However, the second half has become a place beyond the reach of the Vietnamese army's firepower because of a corner.
Because of this, the squad responsible for the alert received the order... Once the fight starts, except for two sentries who will report the situation to me in real time through the walkie-talkie, all other troops will retreat to the second half.
Another advantage of doing this is that once the Vietnamese army attacks the pass... they will inevitably enter the second half of the canyon and fall into a dilemma.
Of course, the disadvantage of doing this is that if you accidentally let the Vietnamese army break through the defense line... it lures the enemy into deep. Although this can gain advantage in killing the enemy's vitality, it also risk being broken through by the enemy.
However... the other end of the canyon was stuffed with two tank wreckage, which minimized the danger. This is actually the reason why I dare to allocate troops like this with confidence.
"Plane leader!" While I was sitting in a cave and looking at the map with a flashlight, the scholar stationed opposite pointed to the bottom of the canyon and shouted at me: "Look... there are many fish floating in the river!"
I poked my head out in confusion and looked at the bottom of the canyon... It was true that there were dead fish with white belly floating everywhere on the river, including big and small.
"So many fish..." Wang Kechang shouted excitedly: "Platform leader, let's go down and grab a few big roasts to eat... Now I'm having a good time!"
"No, you can eat it!" Chen Yiyi shouted: "This is a poison from the Vietnamese army... the river water cannot be drunk!"
"What? Poison?" I was surprised when I heard it.
What I was surprised about was not that the Vietnamese army dared to poison. In fact, the Vietnamese army can be said to be doing everything we can to treat. Compared with the past when we encountered assassination and sneak attacks, it was just a witch.
What I was surprised about is that this river leads directly to Anpei, and there are many small villages of Vietnamese people along the river. The Vietnamese devils poisoned them like this... Doesn't that mean they don't even care about their own people's lives?
On the other hand, I also know that the reason why the Vietnamese army wanted to poison water sources was that they realized that they would not be able to capture the 217 highlands and canyons we were stationed in the short term. The reason was very simple, the purpose of poisoning in the river.
It just makes us drink without water. Even if we don’t have water, it won’t take a day, and we will die of thirst in two days.
At this time, I didn't have time to think more. I grabbed the phone and shouted: "Company Commander... The Japanese crossed the river and poisoned the soldiers. I informed the soldiers not to drink the water in the river..."
"It's too late!" The company commander's voice came from the other end of the walkie-talkie: "I just got the news that more than 20 soldiers had symptoms of poisoning, most of whom were wounded..."
Only then did I realize that it takes time for fish to be poisoned to death. So when I saw the dead fish float here... it means that some soldiers have already drunk poisonous water.
"The most serious problem now is that there is no water!" The company leader sighed: "We originally thought there was a river around us. We could get water from the river at any time, so we didn't expect to reserve... Now there are only few people in the whole group.
Some of the soldiers still have some water in their kettles, so drinking water in the future is probably a big problem!”
I shook the kettle around my waist casually... Half of the pot of water jingled, and then I realized the seriousness of the problem.
If everyone has half a pot of water in their hands, it may not be a big problem... After all, our main force will be here in a few days, right? It’s not a problem to stick to a half pot of water.
But the problem is that there are no... Our army, including the wounded, has at least five or six hundred people, and there are only a few people with water storage. We also need to build fortifications, burn in the sun, and build them.
Fortifications...
"Squad Leader!" I shouted to Chen Yiyi below, and soon I ran to me like a raccoon cat.
"Are there any other water sources nearby?" I asked.
Chen Yiyi thought about it, then nodded and said, "There is a river near Anpei, but... it's three hours away!"
I shook my head without thinking... Our army has not had much force at the pass. If we disperse our troops to find water three hours away, it will be easy to be ambushed by other Vietnamese troops.
I'm afraid I'll lose my insurance.
After thinking about it, I continued to ask: "Is there any well or spring in the nearby village?"
"There is, there is, but..."
"Just what?"
"It's useless!" Chen Yiyi replied: "There is spring water next to us, but the Vietnamese army will know, so..."
Although Chen Yiyi didn't finish her words, I also know what she meant... The reason why the Vietnamese army did not poison the river until this time was that they were afraid that they had already contacted the guerrillas in other villages of the Vietnamese army. Those wells or
It was a spring water, and it was very likely that an ambush had been set up at this time, and we were just waiting for us to fall into the trap.
"Second Platoon Commander!" At this time, the voice of Company Commander Luo came from the walkie-talkie: "The leader of the regiment orders to go to the regiment to have a meeting immediately and bring the second squad leader with him!"
"Yes!" I replied, and the leader of the Xinzhi team asked us to go there and it was also because of the water source problem.
Sure enough, when Chen Yiyi and I came to the regiment headquarters, the regiment leader asked almost the same questions as me. The difference was that Chen Yiyi marked out the wells, springs, etc. on the map one by one.
"Captain!" Seeing this, I knew that the commander was going to send someone to find the water source, and I couldn't help but object: "Is this too dangerous? The Japanese devils were afraid that they had already set up traps and waited for us!
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"Yes!" Commander Luo also nodded: "And even if we have superior forces, we can regain one or two wells or springs, the Vietnamese army will poison the well at the last moment. In the end, we still won't get anything
!”
The captain sighed and asked back, "Then do you have any other way?"
We were stunned when the group leader asked this.
"The Yue Japanese hit our vitals!" The regiment commander looked very ugly, and he said helplessly: "You know... we have two companies of soldiers in combat, even if other people can not drink water.
It's only enough to hold on for half a day. After half a day... how to fight this battle without water? Then you'll die! So... even if we know this is a trap, we have to jump in!"
I have to admit that the regiment commander is right. The combat troops consume a lot of physical strength in battle, especially when the sun is sunny during the day, the water consumption is still very large. Without water, it would be a nightmare.
"Actually, what we lack is not just water!" The political commissar interjected: "Our task is to intersperse. Before coming here, we marched urgently. In order to ensure the speed and intersperse here on time... We ordered the soldiers to throw away their extra loads,
This also includes food. So... there is not much left in our food, and many comrades have lost food!"
"No one would think we would hold on here for five days!" The regiment commander frowned and said, "When the superior gave us the order, it was said that our main force could defeat the Vietnamese army in at most two or three days.
, I didn't expect that I still haven't seen it..."
Hearing this, my heart sank. I originally thought that we had less food on our bodies, but I didn't expect that the 447th group had less food than us... How could I fight this battle without food or water?
!
"So I think..." Then the regiment commander looked at us and said, "We should concentrate water and food and use it in the places where we need it most. On the other hand, we will send troops to find the source of water.
Do you have any opinions on whether you can hold on with food?”
"no comment!"
"no comment!"
...
There is no way to go.
"Company Commander Luo!" Then the regiment commander held the company commander's hand and said, "Please beg you forgiving in extraordinary times, don't worry... Your second company is the life-saving benefactor of our regiment, not to mention that you are still fighting on the front line...
No matter what we do, we won’t make people thirsty and hungry!”
"The regiment commander is out now!" Company Commander Luo hurriedly replied: "Everyone is a comrade, it is appropriate to work together, and we cannot make special contributions!"
But I was helpless. The water and food were so small. Even if I wanted to make it special, I couldn't do it! (To be continued.)