I was stunned in the rain for a long time, and I didn't know how to solve this dilemma.
Before, we just thought that the Vietnamese army was building tunnels, so the defense in the Vietnamese army's position should be relatively relaxed. At best, there was a Vietnamese army lurking near the top of the mountain to prevent us from attacking... Unexpectedly, there were also people lurking in the Vietnamese Japanese invaders in their positions.
Even if we dare not do this, the reason is that lurking in our own positions can easily cause identification chaos... Just imagine, the enemy lurking into the position, and our people are also lurking in the position, so which one is in the dark
It’s hard to tell which one of our own is the enemy at all, how can we fight this battle?
But the Vietnamese Japanese didn't think so... The Vietnamese army would not have any concerns in this situation. Just like the Vietnamese army had infiltration wars before, they believed that just sacrificing a few soldiers could cause chaos in the enemy.
It is undoubtedly very cost-effective and worth it, so they will shoot at the dark night in chaos without hesitation.
This can be said that the Vietnamese army is braver than our army, or it can be said that the Vietnamese army commander does not care about the life and death of soldiers... It depends on which angle the different people think about this issue.
In short... it was not until this time that I realized that I had made a mistake: to think about the Vietnamese military's combat habits based on our army's combat habits, thinking that we would not do this, nor would the Vietnamese military do this.
OK! Now there seem to be only two options:
First, retreat... I believe that there will be no problem after going back to explain the situation to Company Commander Luo, but I don’t know why, but I just couldn’t swallow it in my heart and was unwilling to return without success.
Later I remembered it and realized that this was because I was already standing at a height... I was held and offered by my comrades, and it was no exaggeration to say that some soldiers even regarded me as idols.
For example, those artillery observers... including Marx, all listened to the newspapers promoting my deeds, so they took the initiative to ask for it when they were in a hot mind.
From this point of view, the publicity work of our military propaganda department is still done well. And I believe that this is also one of the reasons why our company must be on the front line... Set an example, you must know that we are two.
Even in the counterattack war, countless casualties and countless contributions... troops like ours insist on fighting against the Vietnamese army on the front line without regrets. So what gossip can other troops say?
As the saying goes, the shadow of the famous tree of a man naturally gives me a sense of psychological pressure. This pressure makes me know that there are difficulties and dangers in front of me, but I still don’t want to choose to retreat.
I don’t want to disappoint my comrades or the soldiers under my command. So there is only one way... to find a way to complete the task.
But how can I complete the task? I fell into deep thought again...
Let the soldiers rush up? This is not my style. I have always been trading the smallest casualties for the greatest benefit. If I can't do this, if I want the soldiers to work hard to complete the mission... Then I
I would rather blush myself and go back to let the soldiers look down on me.
At this time, some footsteps from the darkness caught my attention. From the sounds of these footsteps and the time they went back and forth, we can tell that they were going back and forth between the tunnel ahead and the hillside, as if they were carrying something.
After thinking about it, I quickly understood that they were carrying logs to build tunnels... The inclined forest of the Japanese invaded area was basically controlled by us, right? They had to cut down from other highlands to build tunnels.
Not a log?
Obviously, the Vietnamese army used a transit method to improve efficiency.
The Vietnamese army cut logs during the day, but because of the strong visibility and we control the position on the top of the mountain, it would be dangerous for them to lift the logs to the position... So it was like they were piled on the hillside, just waiting for the sky to get dark to build a tunnel.
Then transport from the mountain upwards.
So this gave me a chance... Thinking of this, I immediately patted the soldiers lying beside me, signaling them to follow me behind me, then turned around and climbed toward the hillside...
My actions surprised the soldiers. You must know that our goal is right in front of us... Isn't climbing down the mountain getting farther and farther away from the goal? And now it's only a few hours before dawn. I'm like this
Is there any way to complete the task after a while?
But the soldiers didn't say much, perhaps because they had already understood my habit of not playing cards according to common sense, or it could be said that it was a kind of trust. In short, they followed me step by step without exception.
Climb down...
I climbed very slowly for the first time, because I was worried that I would accidentally encounter the hidden secret whistle of the Vietnamese army again. After climbing out for a distance, my speed became faster and faster... The Vietnamese army was on this periphery and still
There is no possibility of someone lurking in the rear without strategic significance, unless the Vietnamese army wants to watch these logs and prevent us from stealing them.
So after more than an hour we successfully found the place where the Vietnamese army piled up logs halfway up the mountain... It was not difficult to do this. Although it was in the dark, I could use the footprints in the mud and
The sound of the Vietnamese army moving logs kept correcting their direction.
After lying in the mud and waiting for a team of Vietnamese troops to leave with logs, I waved to the soldiers behind me, and then stood up openly to look at the logs...
I couldn't help but startle the soldiers behind me, and they all lay in the mud, dazed in a daze until I waved at them again... They then let go of their courage and came up.
"Plane leader..."
"Don't talk!" The scholar was interrupted by me just as he was about to ask. While I untied the explosive pack and tied it on the log, I lowered my voice and said to the soldiers: "Tie the explosive packs and then turn the circle.
The wood was carried on the tunnel, and each squad was responsible for one. After the blowup, he would retreat from the same road. Do you understand?"
"clear!"
"clear!"
...
The soldiers responded in a low voice, and then they understood the reason why I took them down the mountain.
We soon stopped talking. After the soldiers packed the explosives on the logs one by one, they tied them up, and walked towards the inclined surface with their backs on their shoulders...
Why do you need to wrap the explosives on the log and tie them?
First of all, it is easy to arouse suspicion from the Vietnamese army if they are carried on their backs. Although they cannot see people this night, each of us has something on our backs, especially the shape of an explosive bag... The soldiers are so
Things in shape are particularly sensitive, so even a little bit of black shadow is enough to attract the attention of the Vietnamese army.
Another reason is that the explosive pack tied to the log cannot be cast back... unless all the Vietnamese soldiers were strong men who could throw the entire log far away.
Again... the explosive pack tied to the log can enhance its lethality, just like a shell hitting a forest will have the effect of "the girl scattering flowers". This log will undoubtedly provide a lot of "
shrapnel".
So, there will be so many benefits without spending too much effort... Why don't I do it?
However, it is really a chore to carry logs. First of all, the weight of this log is not light, which makes my shoulders hurt, and secondly, the slippery mud under my feet adds a lot of difficulties for us.
This makes us almost use three "foots" to support the log on top... and one hand on both feet is used for walking, and one hand is used to support the log on the shoulder.
Maybe some people will say... Why don't we choose two people to carry a log?
Only those who have really moved wood here know that in this case, it is much more troublesome to carry one of them than to carry one person... This requires the coordination of the two people, as long as one of them slips under their feet means
The log may lose control and roll down the mountain.
What's more, the Japanese invaders carry one person, so if we do that, we will undoubtedly expose our strength.
From this point of view, we can also see that the Vietnamese Japanese are thin and thin, but their strength is still greater than ours... But I believe that a large part of the reason is that the Vietnamese army is used to walking such muddy mountain roads, and
The reason for doing this kind of work often.
So I was a little worried... What if the Vietnamese Japanese were suspicious when they saw us in such a mess?
But the facts quickly proved that my worries were unnecessary... A few Vietnamese soldiers passed by us and said nothing, but just secretly sneered a few times, and vaguely heard someone whispering disdainful words in Vietnamese.
Let’s say: “City soldiers!”
OK... Only then did I realize that in the Vietnamese army, the city soldiers were the ones that were looked down upon, but our army was the opposite.
Perhaps because of concerns about exposing the target, the Vietnamese army buried their heads in the wood to build fortifications, and even lowered their voices and gave orders in a very short voice. So this gave us a lot of convenience... No one talked to us, and no one was
When I asked us, I walked into the Vietnamese position again with a log on my back.
When we entered the position, we were a little easier to walk. After all, to build fortifications, we had to have a road first... Although this road is not like a road, at least we could walk with our backs on the log.
Then we divided it into three parts with a tacit understanding and moved towards the three tunnels... In fact, this cannot be said to be tacit understanding, but the tasks arranged when we lurked into the Vietnamese position before.
One tunnel...one class is responsible for one, just like a pre-determined one will not fall.
I went up with the third squad leader and scholar, for the tunnel that Class 3 is responsible for is closest to us. In order to coordinate with each other, we need to wait a while to allow the other two teams to have time to reach their destination.
So... while waiting, I can undoubtedly play a role in Vietnamese. (To be continued.)