This was Wang Xuexin's mistake. He should have at least told Chen Lizhi about the danger they were about to face.
However, at the critical moment of the battlefield, Wang Xuexin only had a few minutes to react, and he did not have time to include this in the telegram.
However, it is difficult to explain this in a short time, because if it is a "high fire", why does it need to disguise the airport?
Isn't "High Fire" an unmanned "bomb"?
Who can you fool by pretending to be an airport?
What's the point of everything the 3rd Reconnaissance Company did?
This is what Chen Lizhi was thinking at this time. At the same time, he was still considering another uncertain question: Is this the "high fire" of the Japanese or the "high fire" of his own people?
Because judging from the direction of the sound, the "high fire" came from the southwest, which was the direction of the Eighth Route Army.
(Note: The Japs’ V1 missiles were diverted, but Chen Lizhi did not know that the Japs’ V1 missiles were manned and could be steered, so there was a misjudgment)
However, after a few seconds, Chen Lizhi was sure that this "high fire" came from someone with bad intentions.
Because the roar of "High Fire" was getting louder and closer, it was obvious that it was entering a dive sequence.
Chen Lizhi made a prompt decision and loudly ordered: "Everyone is here, drop your flashlights and get out of the lake!"
As he spoke, he kept waving his hands and shouting to his subordinates in the distance: "Withdraw, get out of the lake!"
Chen Lizhi is worthy of being an old scout. He immediately realized that the lake was the most dangerous place.
The deepest part of Songluo Lake is more than five meters deep. It has not yet entered the freezing period, and only the lake surface is frozen and there is still water underneath.
In this case, as long as a few "high fire" missiles hit the lake surface, the ice will collapse in a chain.
And because of the cold weather, it only takes a few seconds for the broken ice to "glue" together again. Therefore, once you fall into the lake, you are almost in danger of death, and there is no way to save it.
The soldiers didn't know what was going on at first. After hearing the order, they dropped their flashlights and retreated to both sides... It was also the right step to drop the flashlights. This was not to facilitate retreat, but to keep the light source in place to continue to confuse the enemy.
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This also shows how difficult it is to be a scout in this era.
Modern scouts often rely on modern equipment for reconnaissance, such as drones, infrared night vision devices, etc.
But the scouts of this era have no tools or equipment, and they rely entirely on their wisdom and adaptability.
Therefore, anyone who can become a scout must be one of the best in the army, and the commander of a reconnaissance company must have battlefield reaction and command abilities that are different from ordinary people.
After seeing his subordinates starting to retreat as ordered, Chen Lizhi took off and ran towards the woods on the side.
However, due to the snow, the speed of one foot deep and one foot shallow could never be increased.
Then Chen Lizhi heard a whistling sound from behind, followed by a violent impact like an earthquake, followed by a violent explosion. His whole body was lifted into the air and he fell heavily to the nearby snow.
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Fortunately, Chen Lizhi was only temporarily deaf and could not hear the sounds around him. In addition, there was a slight pain in his left hand, but there was no other condition.
In fact, it was not just "a little pain", but his left hand was broken, and Chen Lizhi just didn't feel it because of the emergency situation at the time.
Chen Lizhi did not dare to hesitate. He got up and continued running forward. There were explosions one after another behind him.
Later, Chen Lizhi thought back and thought that it was probably the first explosion that saved him.
Because he waited for his men to retreat before retreating, he was a few seconds slower than the others.
And these few seconds became the dividing line between life and death... The twenty or so slow-running scouts all died in the lake and never got out.
The reason why Chen Lizhi was able to survive was because he was blown away by the bomb and he flew a few steps faster.
At that time, Chen Lizhi was not far from the explosion point and could have been instantly deafened. Logically speaking, Chen Lizhi should have been killed immediately.
Chen Lizhi believes that this is probably because the "High Fire" dived quickly and penetrated the ice and entered the lake before exploding.
It was different when it was detonated in the lake. A considerable part of the explosive force was dispersed by the lake water, and the ice layer under Chen Lizhi's feet was lifted entirely... The ice layer became its shield, blocking the fragments and shrapnel for him.
Keep him from harm.
After Chen Lizhi ran to the lake shore, he didn't even dare to look back. He just lay down in the snow. Then he heard three explosions nearby. The strange airflow above his head caused the surrounding trees to sway everywhere, and there were even many trees.
Direct shock wave breaks.
After a while, the explosion stopped.
Chen Lizhi got up from his hiding place and looked up. The entire lake seemed to have been turned over. There were debris and fragments everywhere. There were also several unburned fuels floating in the mixture of ice and water, burning as they went.
There is a pungent smell on one side.
Soon, Wang Xuexin received intelligence: "The enemy bombed Songluo Lake. The Third Reconnaissance Company suffered more than 30 casualties and more than 20 people were missing."
More than half of the more than 100 people in a company were killed or injured in an instant. The casualties were not small.
Although Wang Xuexin knew that what he did was right, and he would still give such an order if he had it to do over again, he still felt guilty about the Third Reconnaissance Company... After all, it was an order given by himself.
Chen Songyong seemed to see through Wang Xuexin's thoughts and advised him: "Batalion Commander, this is how fighting is, and all comrades can understand it. I believe that the comrades of the Third Reconnaissance Company also understand this truth, so don't take it personally!"
Wang Xuexin nodded, and then forced the matter to stop thinking about it... This is what a commander must do. If he is really guilty and distracted, he is likely to be in trouble in future commands.
An error occurred.
At this time, Zhang Zongping asked: "Battal Commander, the commander learned that the Japanese have 'high fire' and asked if we should transfer 'high fire' from Yuncheng to deal with it?"
Wang Xuexin was silent for a while, then shook his head and replied: "No need!"
Zhang Zongping was confused for a while: "Batalion Commander, if we don't call in the 'High Fire', how will we deal with the Japanese bombing?"
Zhang Zongping's concerns are justified.
Because of the "high fire" thing, its biggest effect so far is to force the enemy's airport out of range, thereby achieving the purpose of fighting for air supremacy.
At this time, the Japanese have "high fire". If the Eighth Route Army does not have "high fire" to counterattack...does that mean that the Eighth Route Army's Dishipo Airport will always be within the bombing range of the Japanese's "high fire"?
No matter it is day or night, how many coins will be given to Toishipo Airport from time to time?
In this case, how can Toishipo Airport still operate?
Wang Xuexin just replied: "The transfer can't change this situation!"