1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 1038 Retreat
For all kinds of unexpected situations that may arise during the operation, each team has multiple sets of contingency plans. Although this retreat seems a bit hasty, it is not chaotic.The soldiers fired in batches to cover the retreat of their comrades. Although the natives were brave enough to die, it was difficult for them to get close to fight with Haihan soldiers under the suppression of firepower.After several rounds of shooting, nearly half of the more than 20 natives on the opposite side had fallen down. Attack around obstacles.

After Sun Zhen fired the signal flare, he saw that the distance between the two sides had widened, so he ordered to retreat at an accelerated pace, and did not stop to shoot at the pursuers.At this time, the village of Maolishe heard the movement, and people had already rushed towards the place where the accident happened. In a short time, hundreds of young and strong people had already gathered. The team chased them in the direction they retreated.

The team led by Sun Zhen is far away from the other three teams, so there is no other better way than firing signal flares to notify the friendly forces when retreating.Moreover, the natives have blocked the original retreat route going east to Houlongxi. At present, they can only retreat into Maoli Mountain first, and use the forest to get rid of the pursuers.

There are several options before Sun Zhen. One is to find a nearby place to lurk, and then try to march eastward to the scheduled rendezvous point after the limelight passes, but this is the most risky way. In the area, the chances of them reaching the rendezvous point on time before dark are slim to none.

The second option is to travel northwestward from the current area according to the map marks, and cross the entire Maolishan mountainous area longitudinally to return to the coastal camp.This route is not very far from the map, the straight-line distance is less than [-] miles, but because there are continuous mountains and hills in the middle, the actual marching distance is very likely to be more than twice this number.Considering that the supplies carried by the soldiers are only enough for one day, the risk of this retreat route is also not small.

There is also a third route, which Sun Zhen felt was the safest route when he made the action plan before departure. It is to cross Maoli Mountain to the west. About ten miles away, there is a mountain stream leading to the north. estuary.If you can successfully reach this unnamed stream, you can try to make one or two bamboo rafts and go down the river. The marching speed will definitely be much faster than crossing the entire Maoli Mountain vertically.

However, there is an obvious problem with this route, that is, no one knows the specific condition of this stream, and the local garrison has never been to the upper reaches of this stream for investigation, but only marked such a water vein on the map and general flow direction.As for why there is such a stream on the map that no one has visited on the spot, Sun Zhen does not know the inside story. He only knows that there are a large number of detailed map materials in the Ministry of National Defense, which are places that Haihan has not set foot in, and the details of these maps The accuracy is very high, which can save a lot of pre-war investigation work.Sun Zhen has participated in various combat missions along the coast of Taipei and Zhejiang in the past year, and has fully proved the reliability of these map data, so he decided to use this route as the first choice for withdrawing to the coastal camp.

Before setting off, Sun Zhen carefully studied the large-scale contour map provided by the headquarters, and marked the route in advance on the small military map that he carried at all times.All he has to do now is to lead his team and leave here along the planned marching route.

From the location of Maolishe to the unnamed stream in the west, there are hills between 200 and [-] meters above sea level. If you want to go straight to the target area, you need to climb too many hills. .Although these hills are not high, they will definitely waste a lot of physical strength and precious time of the soldiers. If you don't have this map as a reference and just look for the direction to go west, then it is very likely that you will not be able to get rid of the familiarity of the terrain. Come at the end.The route marked by Sun Zhen on the map runs through the hills, and the entire route is almost at the same height. There is no need to climb up and down the ridge. It seems to be winding, but the efficiency of the march is much better than that of a straight line. .

It was with such relatively adequate preparations that Sun Zhen dared to boldly choose to abandon the rendezvous with the large forces and evacuate from the dangerous area alone from the mountain.However, Sun Zhen also knew that most of the natives would chase them out immediately, so there was no way to calmly clean up the footprints left along the way, so he could only move forward in one breath, keeping the distance between the two sides as far as possible.

Just as Sun Zhen expected, these natives who are good at hunting prey in the forest are also quite capable of tracking in the wild. Relying on the direction of the footprints left in the mud by their opponents during the evacuation process, hundreds of native warriors still did not follow He chased him out relentlessly.

Sun Zhen's team's individual equipment load is about 20 kilograms. This is also thanks to the fact that the headquarters believes that this mission can be completed in one day, and it is only a peripheral investigation, so a lot of equipment and materials are omitted and not carried, otherwise Sun Zhen It is very likely that they will have to order to discard part of the equipment and move forward lightly.But compared to the group of natives who chased out with only weapons and water bags behind them, the load of the soldiers is still quite heavy, and the speed will still slow down to some extent during the long-distance march.

At this time, the field training they used to do frequently in the past showed its effect. Armed cross-country and rapid march are the training subjects that every soldier of the special warfare battalion must complete regularly. At the beginning, they were in Annan Jiba Island, Sanya Luhuitou, Fujian Penghu, Zhejiang The practice in Zhoushan and other places really came in handy at this moment. The whole way is basically trotting. Only when it is necessary to re-identify the direction and confirm the route, will I stop for half a minute to drink saliva Take a breather and take a break.

Among the natives who came after them, there were also people who were familiar with the terrain and had fast footsteps. However, running too fast at this time may not be a good thing. When they chased close, they were shot by the prepared special warfare battalion. Just put it down.In the next two hours of chasing each other, the natives paid another four or five casualties.However, this made their desire to fight even stronger. Instead of giving up their pursuit, they stepped up their pace.Every time Sun Zhen and the others stopped to rest, they could even hear the voices of native people shouting and communicating with each other in the forest from a few hundred meters behind them.

When Sun Zhen and the others saw the unnamed stream really appearing in front of them, they felt relieved. This shows that the marking on the map is accurate, as long as you follow this stream to the north, you can return to the coast in the camp.But new problems also emerged. Although the stream has a certain navigability, they don't have enough time to make vehicles such as rafts and bamboo rafts here, because the urgent pursuers are far away from where they are now. The location is probably less than a mile away, and it only takes a moment to catch up, and there is no time to stop and do other things.

Sun Zhen also found that some people in his team had begun to experience a significant decline in physical strength, and although the rest of the journey only needed to go along the valley instead of crossing the mountains, there was still more than ten miles to the destination. If you have to run back in one breath, you are afraid that some people will be exhausted and fall behind halfway.Now we must try to hold back the pursuers and let those with weaker physical strength evacuate first.

Taking advantage of the time to stop for a short rest, Sun Zhen issued new instructions to his subordinates: "Meng Gui and Liu Da stay here and stop the pursuers with me. The others keep ten rounds of ammunition each, and keep the excess ammunition Leave it to us, find a place to wrap your backpack and other supplies in a tarp and hide them, then follow the stream north and continue on your way!"

Meng Gui and Liu Da named by Sun Zhen are both physically strong and experienced in combat in his team, and they still have enough energy to carry out combat missions.Of course, this does not mean that other people cannot continue to fight, but considering the combat effectiveness and the safety of the team, Sun Zhen does not intend to keep everyone to fight a blocking battle that may not be able to retreat completely.

Some people tried to speak out against this arrangement, but Sun Zhen ordered decisively: "There is no time to discuss the battle plan here right now. The sooner those who evacuate first return to the camp for help, the greater our chances of getting out safely."

The military order was like a mountain, and the others quickly sorted out their equipment, leaving enough ammunition for Sun Zhen and the three, and then took away their backpacks and found another place to hide.In this way, the three of them only had sidearms and ammunition and a small amount of dry food and drinking water around them, and the weight was reduced by half at once, and their activities became more flexible.

"We still follow the standard procedure, shoot in rounds, retreat one after another, and cover each other." Sun Zhen told the other two: "Each person can shoot up to two shots, don't love to fight, try not to let go of the gun, and ensure the hit rate can save us life!"

"Squad leader, don't worry!" Meng Gui patted the barrel of the gun in his hand: "Anyway, he is also someone who has taken sniper lessons for a few days, and I will show you a hand later!"

"Come on, didn't you get sent back because you failed the assessment?" Liu Da and Meng Gui had also known each other for a long time, so they immediately exposed his shortcomings.

"That's an abnormal performance!" Meng Gui argued: "If Chief Morgan can give him another chance, I will definitely pass the test!"

"Okay, get ready to fight!" Sun Zhen stopped the two from continuing to argue and told them to get ready quickly.Now the firepower output has been reduced from ten guns to three, but the number of enemies has doubled several times, and the requirements for their shooting accuracy are even higher.

They didn't wait too long, and several natives with pheasant tail feathers on their heads appeared in sight.Obviously, these natives who have been active in the mountains all year round are also a bit too much for this pursuit trip. After running the mountain road for more than two hours at a stretch, they are sweating and panting.They really couldn't figure out why these foreign invaders were so familiar with the terrain around Maolishe, ran so fast in the mountains and had a very clear sense of direction, even surpassing them, the natives living here.

But no matter what, the hunt still had to go on, and Maolishe would not let any opponent go, not to mention that these guys killed many clansmen at their doorstep.So even though they chased the mountain road for more than ten miles from Maolishe and still failed to catch up with each other, the natives still did not give up and continued to follow at a distance.They have enough confidence in their physical strength, even if it takes three days and three nights to catch up, they must catch up with these daring intruders, and punish and retaliate against them.

In the past more than an hour, the opponent has not stopped to organize an attack, so the natives did not expect to be ambushed again here.Sun Zhen waited patiently for the leading native to enter the 30-meter area before shooting. The target fell in response, and the rest of the people quickly lowered their bodies and looked around for the opponent's hiding place.

Sun Zhen took the time to change the bullet, found a target closest to him, took aim and fired again, but this time he missed it a little by accident and hit the tree trunk next to the target.Sun Zhen was so angry that he cursed, but he didn't want to fight, so he raised his gun and ran back.

Immediately after this movement, some natives saw his presence, and several people chased after him yelling.However, these people only chased them to a distance of 30 to [-] meters. They clearly saw that the target in front was still running, but there was another gunshot from nowhere, and one of the three was shot and fell down.

Small groups of troops or even individual soldiers run interspersed, cover each other, and advance or retreat one by one. These are all combat skills that the Haihan Army must master. Being able to use this tactic to the extreme in the forest environment.Three people and three guns maintain a triangular formation in constant movement, and the natives will also find that the direction of the opponent's fire is different every time, making it more difficult to judge the opponent's strength and deployment status. To track a certain When they hit the target, the next shot came from another direction, which made it difficult for the natives to even counterattack effectively.

Although Meng Gui was an "unqualified product" eliminated in the selection of snipers, his marksmanship was indeed the strongest among the three. He fired five shots in three rounds and hit three of them, while the other two People added up during this period to achieve the same result.This kind of sniping sparrow battle is undoubtedly a difficult method for the natives who lack military literacy. The two sides have only fought for a while, and the pursuit team of as many as a hundred people has been suppressed from moving forward, and they dare not rush forward again. .

Of course, it is not without cost to use this tactic. The three of them have to run constantly, keep a clear awareness of the direction of progress, the positions of their teammates and the enemy in their minds, and the physical exhaustion rate is much faster than that of a simple The march is much more.But in just a short moment of fighting, the three of them were already so tired that they couldn't stop breathing.

(End of this chapter)