"The situation is like this!" The company commander spread out a map in front of us and said: "The troops of our 14th Army are attacking Gantang with all their strength. The enemy's 345th Division is stationed in Gantang. The enemy in front of us is the enemy's 316A.
The division's troops are roughly estimated to be as strong as a regiment, and they are still increasing continuously. The mission of the 316A Division... is to reinforce the 345th Division of Gantang via Highway 10, and cooperate with the troops of the 345th Division to attack Lao Cai.
And our mission is to block the enemy's neck and prevent them from passing through, so as to ensure that Gantang's battle proceeds smoothly! In other words, as long as we persist until Gantang's victory, the enemy will fail!"
When I heard this, I felt very angry - Damn it! In Gantang, one of our troops fought against one division of the enemy, and all the artillery was given to them... That's killing a chicken with a sledgehammer! Go with three times the advantage in troops
To deal with a third-rate Vietnamese division, what about us? We use a regiment of new recruits to deal with a regiment of the enemy's 316A Division.
They also don’t think about what kind of division this 316A Division is? It is a model division for the Japanese! Both the weapons and equipment and the quality of the soldiers are top-notch. What makes me even more unbearable is that it is said that we have a regiment to deal with one of the 316A Division.
regiment, but in fact it was our company that was holding the front. The reason why the enemy army had not eaten up our company was entirely because their troops could not spread out in a large area on the road and could not pull out our thorn.
"Why don't the superiors give us reinforcements?" I still asked this question, because I knew it was useless to ask other questions. It would be more realistic to only ask for reinforcements.
The company commander cleared his throat, took a deep breath, then pointed at the map with difficulty and said: "The arrangements from superiors are as follows. The main force of our army is deployed along the 528.3 Highlands, 391 Highlands, and 263 Highlands, preparing for a decisive battle with the enemy.
, and... the superiors always believed that the enemy was playing a trick of attacking in the east and attacking in the west, so..."
After hearing this, I understood that the superiors did not take our highland 239 seriously, and did not even put us in the defense line. However, this seems to be excusable. If we put this highland
If we are in the defense line, a protrusion will be formed, which can be easily attacked and broken through by the enemy. But...since they have given up this high ground, why do they still let us stay here!
"Company Commander!" Scar spoke my heart. He said with some dissatisfaction: "Since the superiors have no intention of taking our 239 Highland, why don't they let us retreat?"
"Buy time!" The company commander smiled bitterly and said, "The longer we defend, the more time other troops will have to prepare!"
"Prepare a ball!" Scar punched the map hard and cursed unceremoniously: "I think they were frightened by the devil's ace unit!"
"Scar!" the instructor yelled from the side: "Don't talk nonsense! The superiors have their arrangements. The superiors are considering the victory of the entire battlefield and proceeding from the strategic overall situation. The plans they make will inevitably conflict with our immediate interests.
, but from the perspective of long-term interests and the overall interests of the army, the superiors’ considerations make sense!”
When the instructor said this, Scar had nothing to say, but I was smiling bitterly in my heart - facts have proved that my superiors' consideration this time was wrong!
It's just that even if I know this, I am powerless. I am just a small platoon leader, and my power is not so powerful that what I say can affect the decision-making of the entire regiment. Besides, how should I say this? Do I still need to tell you?
They, I am a modern person, I know that until the end of this battle, the Japanese will not make any gains, right?
"Company commander, instructor!" The last speaker was Liang Lianbing. He was obviously dissatisfied with the arrangement of his superiors. He said in a sullen voice: "We can only obey the orders of our superiors, but... after these few battles,
We are almost out of bullets! We can’t be allowed to use rocks to fight against the Japanese!"
Liang Lianbing's words made my eyes light up. My enemy, why didn't I think about ammunition? If the ammunition is not replenished, even if we all die here, we can't stop the Japanese Japs, right?
So I immediately said with added embarrassment: "Yes, we don't have much ammunition in the platoon. I guess the Japanese will charge with two more... we won't have bullets to deal with them!"
The fact is that the guns and bullets of the Vietnamese soldiers are completely the same as those of our army. In addition, when the Vietnamese army charges, our army can often replenish ammunition from the Vietnamese soldiers... So although the bullets are tense, they are not as exaggerated as I said.
"We have reported this problem to our superiors a long time ago!" The company commander nodded and said, "Comrades, don't worry, our superiors have sent us a supply team, which will arrive in two hours."
Hearing this answer, I couldn't help but feel disappointed. How I wished the words from the company commander's mouth were: Because the mountains are high and the roads are steep, it is difficult for the troops to supply, but it is really impossible... withdraw as soon as the bullets are fired!
But I know that this is just an extravagant hope, a beautiful dream.
So there is only one way left, and that is to hold on here until the Vietnamese army kills us all, or our army breaks through the 345th Division's defense line first.
Now it's like a game. The protagonists are the 316A Division of the Vietnamese Army and our 14th Army. The supporting roles are our company and the 345th Division of the Vietnamese Army. The main character is to see which protagonist eats the other's supporting role first...
"Comrades!" the instructor broke the silence, waving his hands and saying: "The situation we have to face is difficult, and the task is also arduous, but... we should also see that our superiors have entrusted us with such an arduous task.
It is the trust in our company. We must not disappoint the expectations of our superiors, fight this battle well, show the bloody spirit of our second company, and show the momentum of our 14th Army..."
At this time, suddenly the Vietnamese army cooperated very well and fired more than a dozen artillery shells. A burst of "Boom, boom..." interrupted the instructor's lesson. I couldn't help but secretly rejoiced in my heart: I have never liked the enemy as much as I do now.
of shelling.
"Company Commander!" After the bombardment, Scar raised the most realistic question: "We haven't slept a wink all day since last night. The soldiers are extremely tired... At this moment, the Japanese are coming again.
Using this fatigue tactic and doing it all in one night, I worry about whether the soldiers will be able to endure it tomorrow..."
"Well!" The company commander frowned. He was obviously worried about this issue. In fact, the company commander himself was afraid that he couldn't stand it.
This cannot be blamed on the company commander, nor on us soldiers. We all grew up in peaceful times. Except for Scar and a few other people, no one had fought a war a few days ago. In fact, let alone a war.
, I have never even seen a dead person. But now... facing such a harsh environment, no one can bear this huge contrast. It is no wonder that some people are afraid of fighting and injuring themselves, or want to desert the army.
Suddenly, I remembered what the old man said: "The Japanese are so evil, they keep firing artillery at night to prevent us from sleeping. How could the Japanese think that we were so bold as to sneak attack on the Japanese artillery position at night..."
Sneak attack on Japanese artillery positions?!!!
I couldn't help but be stunned by this idea, how much courage this requires! We are all exhausted now, and there are only about a hundred recruits in total, and they have suffered heavy casualties... It must be luck that we can hold on.
Can you also sneak attack the artillery positions of the Japanese ace troops?
So I made up my mind to keep this idea in my stomach, even if it rots inside, I won't say it out loud.
But then I thought: What if we hadn’t attacked the Vietnamese army’s artillery positions...then we would have lost this battle? Just like what Scar said just now, let the Vietnamese invaders harass us like this all night, and then only the next day
If I'm afraid, I can easily attack them, then my life won't be saved as well?
So I did it instead... maybe there is still a chance of survival.
So I had no choice but to say: "Company commander, look...can we sneak attack the Japanese artillery position?"
"Sneak attack on the Japanese artillery positions?" Everyone was shocked by my words, even the instructor.
"You are so brave!" Captain Luo smiled bitterly: "We are not familiar with this place, and we know nothing about the enemy's situation. We don't know the deployment of the Vietnamese army or where their artillery positions are. What the hell?
Sneak attack method? Isn’t that looking for death?”
In fact, I didn’t want to, but I had no choice but to hold on in order to survive: “I’m not familiar with the terrain, so Chen Yiyi from my platoon can handle it. The enemy’s situation is unclear... Maybe we can get through by pretending to be Vietnamese troops.
As for not knowing the location of the artillery position...the Japanese will fire artillery every ten minutes, so we can just follow the sound of the artillery fire and find it, right?"
After listening to my words, everyone around me looked thoughtful. After a long while, the company commander nodded and said: "If we can get rid of the Japanese artillery positions... it will not only give us a rest, but also
By dealing a heavy blow to the enemy's morale and offensive firepower, our chances of winning will be greatly increased!"
"That's what the company commander said!" Scar also nodded and said: "The Japanese Japs probably never imagined that we, with our weak military strength, would dare to detach a unit to sneak attack on the artillery positions... If it succeeds, then our ideological work will also be
There’s no need to do anything else, this victory is the best stimulant!”
"I agree too!" Liang Lianbing nodded and said, "The Yue Japs just attacked our artillery battalion in Lao Cai, didn't they? Let's follow their example and do the same to the Yue Japs...
…”
Captain Luo thought for a while, gritted his teeth, and said, "Okay! If you beat me like this, you will have a narrow escape anyway, so it's better to give it a try! Give him a fucking hard blow!"