Because the book friend mentioned in the book review area: Isn’t the Second Company where the protagonist is located in the palace? Why did he return to China before other troops?
When talking about this, I couldn't help but sweat. I responded quickly after this question, but the book friends didn't seem to notice my reply, and gave different answers one after another...
The soldiers explain it again here: the main force retreats by covering each other and retracting alternately. When describing the retreat in the book, it is mentioned that the main force retreats for a few kilometers and then stops most of the sides, and then retreats for a few kilometers.
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What about the second company where the protagonist is located? After taking on the mission of searching for art troupes, he retreated directly from the mountain road without any pause, so it is not surprising that he would withdraw his country before the main force, right?
It can be seen that the Vietnamese army we are facing is a unit with great combat experience... They seem to be following our army's artillery fire to cover up, charge, and then cover up.
This may sound easy, but it is actually very difficult to do. Because the shells are not completely regular when they come, or there are traces of this rule. The reason is that there are not many cannons used for artillery fire protection, at most, there are more than a dozen cannons.
...This does not mean that our army lacks artillery, but that once artillery fire is fired, it means that it is very likely to expose its position to the enemy's artillery, and the enemy will be very proud of the ballistics.
Calculate the position of the artillery position, and then use artillery artillery to cover our army's artillery position.
Therefore, unless it is a large-scale attack or discovery of important enemy targets such as military camps, airports, artillery positions, etc., generally, small-scale mobile artillery groups are used for fire protection, so that they can quickly transfer positions after the attack.
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Since the number of artillery is limited, there will be certain rules when covering fire for the front troops... Isn't the artillery necessary to load and fire? It also takes time for the shells to fly? So there will always be some time intervals after a row of shells.
Veterans with rich combat experience will know this rule, so they will jump up and charge immediately after a strong shock from the ground. When they hear the roar of shells in the air become sharp, they will fall to the ground again.
The Vietnamese army we are facing is such an army... and what surprised me even more was that some Vietnamese troops even rode the smoke and dust raised by artillery shells, or took advantage of the newly exploded shell craters to go to
Forward rush...
Later I found out that this army was actually defeated by our 316a Division again and again... Although most of their main forces were annihilated by our army at the gate, many people still used the jungle and the other side.
The familiar terrain escaped. When he heard that the Chinese people were going to withdraw, the remnants gathered together again, crying and begging for superiors to give them a chance to avenge...
So the enemy was narrow and we met again on the battlefield.
I think if the remnants of the 316a Division knew that they had suffered heavy casualties under our Second Company once again. I was afraid that this battle would be anger and vomit blood.
Of course, at this time, we didn't know that the other party was an enemy who had fought several times, but we just felt that the other party's combat power was extraordinary, and this combat style and tactical method seemed to be somewhat familiar.
The battle soon went to a point of intense heat, and the soldiers were all red-eyed... The shells exploded in front of the position one after another, and the Vietnamese army rushed up from the smoke screen. Then another
We then beaten down the platoons, and within a while, the bodies of the Vietnamese army were piled up everywhere in front of the position.
"Company Commander Luo!" At this time, the deputy division commander shouted: "The 168th Regiment has successfully crossed the bridge... It is time to retreat!"
"Can't withdraw!" Captain Luo replied loudly: "We have been stuck by the Yue Japanese. Deputy Commander, please withdraw first!"
Of course, Company Commander Luo's decision was right. The nearest distance between these Vietnamese troops who rushed up was only a few dozen meters away, and many of them rushed into a range of fifty meters and threw grenades with us... If we retreated,
Then the next step is that the Yue Japanese followed our steps to occupy the top position on the mountain, and then swept hard at our backs...
"Deputy Commander!" Seeing that the deputy commander was still standing still, Company Commander Luo called out again: "You guys retreat quickly!"
However, the deputy division commander still did not move, and soon gave an order to the guards around him: "Hurry up, transfer the battalion and company immediately!"
"Yes!" The guard responded and called to the walkie-talkie, while the other guard ran back with the order.
It seems that another guard is more clever. Our army is only a few hundred meters away from the stone bridge, and there is still a sound of gunfire and cannons nearby, so it may be faster and clearer to use people to convey orders directly.
However... Company Commander Luo shouted at the deputy commander with a dissatisfaction tone: "Deputy Commander...what are you doing?"
In fact, I was a little puzzled when I saw the actions of the deputy division commander. At this time... we can say that when we were stuck by the large Vietnamese army, sending another company up seemed to have little effect.
If it works... maybe it's just to hold on this mountain for a while, after all, the difference in the number of enemies and us is too huge.
However, at this time, the deputy commander's tone became tough. He shouted at Company Commander Luo seriously: "Company Commander Luo... Now I order you, I will be in command here!"
The deputy commander's call made me even more shocked: Change the generals at the last stage... What is the deputy commander doing?
Soon a company of People's Liberation Army soldiers came up under the leadership of the guards, and the deputy division commander did not allow Company Commander Luo to object. With a wave of his hand, he directed the soldiers of the 168th Regiment into the position... At this time, there was no command chaos.
The problem is that because the command is in the hands of the deputy division commander, and we are not large in number, the top position of the mountain has enough space to accommodate the soldiers of the 168th Regiment.
So we couldn't help but feel the pressure from the Vietnamese army's charge was much restrained under the firepower of our army.
But it is obvious... it is not a solution to continue like this.
Because we all know that the artillery fire of the Vietnamese army will come soon, and our artillery fire is almost time to transfer at this time...
As soon as I thought about it, I heard another roar of artillery shells... As I expected, the Vietnamese army also mobilized artillery fire to suppress our army.
Of course, the target of the Vietnamese artillery fire was not us... At this time, the Vietnamese army was charging towards our high ground. If the shells exploded on the high ground, the flashes would more of the fire would kill their own people. Their target was the rear of our army.
It is obvious that during the period of our bombing, the Vietnamese army had calculated the location of our artillery positions.
So our army's artillery fire soon became weaker, and as soon as the artillery fire was weak, we troops stationed on the high ground felt the pressure again. Especially the Vietnamese army from the flank... they had already begun to encircle our army's side and plan to block the stone bridge.
It's right.
It is not difficult to imagine that once the Vietnamese army blocks the stone bridge, our troops will have a dead end.
"The first platoon leader, transfer the firepower to the side and back immediately!" The deputy division commander hurriedly gave an order: "You must block the surrounding Vietnamese army! The second platoon is responsible for suppressing the enemies on the right wing..."
Although the deputy commander's command was very decisive, we still don't understand what he was doing... In this case, is it possible for us to escape unstoppably?
Then... the deputy division commander gave an order that shocked us: "Captain Li is in charge of commander of the high ground. You must block the Vietnamese devils. The Second Company and I retreat!"
Now I understood that the purpose of the deputy commander was to get me out of the battle.
"What?" Company Commander Luo was stunned when he heard this order. He looked at the deputy division commander in surprise and said, "Deputy division commander... Are you asking us to be deserters?"
"This is an order!" The deputy division commander shouted in a hoarse voice: "If you don't listen to the order, you are a deserter. If you obey the order, you are retreating!"
"This is also a deserter!" Company Commander Luo also shouted out of control: "You have pulled a company up to die to make us retreat?"
"Company Commander Luo!" At this time, Captain Li, who had just been transferred by the deputy commander, interrupted loudly: "We all know in our hearts that if it weren't for you... our 168th Regiment would have been gone long ago! Believe me... Everyone in our regiment wanted to come up.
We are just worried that taking action without orders will cause chaos in the army, so don’t worry! We are here!"
"Yes!" a soldier from the first company shouted: "It is the honor of our company to be able to come up and replace you. You can go down quickly!"
"Comrade! Retreat quickly, it will be too late if you don't retreat!"
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"Company Commander Luo!" The deputy division commander pulled Company Commander Luo to the flank, pointed to the Yue army as they were getting closer and closer, and said, "You see for yourself... Our army may only be able to support it for a few minutes, and here will be in a few minutes.
I am surrounded and I can't retreat even if I want to retreat... If you don't retreat, I won't retreat, let alone the soldiers under my command! Make your own decision!"
Obviously, the deputy division commander said this to shock Company Commander Luo. You must know that if the deputy division commander does not withdraw... the ending will be either killed by the Yue Japanese or captured alive. This is not just a matter of losing a commander.
Instead, the Japanese devils could take the opportunity to hype it up, saying that they had achieved brilliant results in the counterattack of the ** team and captured the deputy division commander of the ** team alive... so this would turn into a political failure.
So Company Commander Luo did not hesitate anymore, gritted his teeth and ordered: "There are all, cover the deputy commander to withdraw from the battle!"
"Yes!" The soldiers responded, looked at the soldiers on the high ground with gratitude, and retreated along the back slope with their guns.
"Old Li!" Before leaving, the deputy commander shook Captain Li's hand and said apologetically: "I can only let you down..."
"Chief! I understand!" Captain Li nodded: "Let me ask my family!"
The deputy commander nodded speechlessly, then turned his head and waved to us and ordered: "Retreat!"
The moment the deputy commander turned around, I clearly saw the tears he had fallen...
"Comrades!" Just as we retreated across the stone bridge, we heard several soldiers on the high ground shouting at us: "Go home for us!"