The heavens start from Changjin Lake

Chapter 557 The Last Farewell

The atmosphere in the military headquarters was a little dignified. Everyone was studying the map, and some were on the phone, contacting the [-]th Division and the [-]st Division, asking about the situation of the [-]th Division.

The noisy voice seemed more depressed and tense in the oppressive atmosphere.

Since Chief Wei hung up the phone, the cigarette in his hand has never left his hand, and the dark circles under his eyes have become thicker. Cigarettes can refresh him, and he hasn't slept for a long time. Even if he is so sleepy now, he may be able to sleep by lying down He was sleeping, but before the [-]th division was safe, he couldn't sleep well.

The signal from the [-]th Division came, and everyone gathered together.

"Chief, Master Zheng of the [-]th Division wants to talk to you."

Head Wei, who had pinched out his cigarette butt, stepped forward quickly, reached out and grabbed the microphone, "I'm Wei Heping, please speak!"

Mr. Zheng's tired voice came from the microphone
"Chief, our department encountered enemy tanks and a large number of infantry just now. It is unclear how many people came. It seems that Shicangli has been occupied by the enemy."

Wei Heping listened to his narration in astonishment, without interrupting him, he had already expected that the result he least wanted to see might happen.

But the result still happened.

Teacher Zheng continued: "The final victory of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea must belong to our Chinese people. It is the greatest honor in my life to be able to work with the chief and everyone for such a long time. Please tell Chief of Staff Deng that I can no longer be with him. Drinking."

Wei Heping shed tears of pain. This is also a tough guy, but now he has encountered the most tormenting and uncomfortable battle in history.

His subordinates, his comrades, could only watch helplessly as they suffered misfortunes, and there was nothing they could do to help them. To him, this was really too cruel.

In the end, Master Zheng said: "Commander, this is the last time I assimilate with you, and then I will destroy the telegraph and all the radio stations, and burn the code book. Don't worry, if something happens, I will shoot myself and the enemy will never think about it." To capture the division commanders in our army."

Master Zheng said his final farewell, and said in a firm tone: "Break out! Break out! Our [-]th Division is a steel army!"

Before Wei Heping could answer, Mr. Zheng hung up the phone.

"Zheng Xianjun! Zheng Xianjun! Hey! Hey!" Wei Heping was still calling him desperately.

After that, all the signals of the [-]th Division were interrupted.

Master Zheng, who put down the phone, felt heavy in his heart. The wilderness around was originally silent, but at this moment it was shrouded by artillery fire and gunfire. The U.S. military found them and used the radio to call for more reinforcements. The [-]th Division once again Caught in the siege of the enemy, all the ministries were restrained at once, and there was no time to continue to break through.

The four arrows encountered fierce enemy fire.

"Can other troops still be in touch?" Teacher Zheng asked the correspondent Xiao Yi.

"I can't even get in touch." Xiaoyi replied.

"All the radio stations and telephones were dismantled and buried on the spot. The documents were torn up and buried separately."

It is easy to expose with fire, and now they don't have so many conditions. The four arrows that Master Zheng made before were restrained by the enemy, and they lost contact with each other. As the battle progressed, all the troops were scattered and lost their direction. , scattered among the surrounding forests.

Master Zheng, Deputy Master Duan, and Director Wu held the last simple meeting, and finally made a desperate and very helpless decision.
Each part breaks through.

If the [-]th Division gathers again and hits the enemy's arms, the enemy can concentrate their forces and wipe them out directly.

The order to disperse the breakout was conveyed to each unit by the scouts, but the entire Shicangli had been occupied by the enemy, and it was in flames of war and chaos everywhere. In the meantime, stray bullets rumbled and exploded everywhere.

The reconnaissance fighters met a troop, which belonged to the [-]th Regiment. After delivering their orders to break through, they continued to move forward, and they encountered the stragglers of the [-]th Regiment. They were sitting on the ground resting. The news was passed to them, these soldiers are too tired, they urgently need to rest.

The scouting soldier also understood that he didn't urge them, and he had to hurry up to notify other troops.

After a while, I met the [-]th Regiment that had withdrawn from the battlefield, and then met the [-]th Regiment.

Chaos, chaos everywhere.

The troops were completely disbanded, and the organizational system was also messed up. The four arrows designed by Master Zheng broke out side by side. It didn't last long, and each department had to break out separately.

The second company and the third company led by Yang Nanzhen still had close to 300 people. Along the road of the main force of the division, they met many sporadic soldiers who fell behind. Soldiers leading the cooking class dug smokeless stoves and lit fires for cooking.

The method of smokeless stove was naturally told by Xia Yuan, and it was very practical in the Korean battlefield.

The steaming hot meal inspired some soldiers. There was a little heat in their stomachs, which dispelled the cold air that fell on their bodies from the rain, and made them weak and recover a little strength, so that they could follow the troops.Yang Nanzhen insisted on Xia Yuan's idea, rescued more fallen soldiers along the way, and the team was growing little by little. They followed the direction of the main force of the division, and soon heard the violent gunfire from the distant valley .

"Chief of staff, that's the direction of the main force of the division." A soldier who was chasing the second company and the third company halfway said to Yang Nanzhen.

"In front of us is Shicangli, and it is also the place where the main force of the division retreated. It seems that Shicangli has been occupied by the enemy."

Changan Hengrun of the second company opened the map, and the raindrops fell on the map. Everyone looked at the map, determined the direction to break out, and passed by looking for the sound of guns and guns.The rain was very heavy that night, and Chief of Staff Yang held another meeting at [-] o'clock in the evening.

Their independent battalion is the rear guard, and many soldiers in the battalion have emotions. Everyone says that we are in the front when fighting, but let us stay behind when retreating.

Chief of Staff Yang is an instructor. He is a political cadre himself. Knowing the emotions of the soldiers is particularly important. In a simple open-air meeting, Chief of Staff Yang asked the instructors of each company to take care of the emotions of the wounded, which is related to the emotions of the soldiers. , I believe they will be able to break through.

At twelve o'clock, the independent battalion stopped to rest. For about an hour, the whole area fell into silence, which was very strange.

We found those who were left behind by the artillery company and those who were left behind by the machine gun company. Yang Nanzhen took them in, and everyone broke through together.

It was also known from the soldiers in front that the main force of the division was completely dispersed by the enemy, and each department was going to separate to break through. Chief of Staff Yang's initial thought was to find Xia Yuan, but seeing that the team had grown to nearly 400 people, he knew in his heart that If you really want to go back, it will not only cause trouble for Xia Yuan, but also kill the enemy's chasing troops along the way.

So, Yang Nanzhen led them to continue walking, and soon came to the road and came to a crossroads.

There were footprints on both roads, which were left by the large troops. Yang Nanzhen didn't know which road to follow, so he held a simple D branch meeting in the team to discuss the direction of progress. Finally, Staff Officer Yang Long decision, spread out.

Putting eggs in one basket and putting them in two baskets are two different things.

The most important thing is that there are many wounded in the team, which seriously delayed their marching speed and abandoned them all. Chief of Staff Yang could not do this kind of thing.

"Take them all out if you can!"

This is not only his own thoughts, but also Xia Yuan's thoughts.

Yang Nanzhen decided that the third company's machine gun company would lead the wounded to break out to the north, and the second company's Chang'an Hengrun would lead the second company to break out to the northwest.

The team separated and broke out in two directions. The main force of the division had already dispersed. They encountered the enemy, and by then it would be too late to disperse.

At that time, the mood of the troops was very bad. The soldiers were also human beings, and they generally had a mentality of fear. Especially after they separated, the fear in the hearts of the soldiers who lost their main force was infinitely magnified, but the soldiers still encouraged each other and persisted. Regarding team sentiment, the third company led by Yang Nanzhen held a company meeting and decided on three things:

One, break through to the north and find a way to fight out.

Second, strengthen discipline and call on everyone to obey orders.

Third, let everyone be mentally prepared, don't be afraid, and fight at any time.

After the meeting, Yang Nanzhen led the third company and set off to the north. The deputy company commander of the third company led a platoon of vanguards. Yang Nanzhen walked in the middle with the wounded. It was stretched, but it also prevented the phenomenon of falling behind.

By dawn, the unit led by Yang Nanzhen was already close to the road. He saw more than a dozen enemy tanks facing the cannons on the opposite mountain. A troop, or firing cannons on the hills, Yankees like to do this kind of thing.

Yang Nanzhen ordered everyone to cut into the mountain on the right to avoid the enemy's tank convoy and infantry.When there was still a small group of them behind, the enemy found the soldiers who were sneaking across the road. The enemy fired more than 20 shots in their direction, but they stopped shooting because the people had already disappeared.

Thankfully there were no casualties.

Yang Nanzhen led them to climb a complete mountain in one breath, and rested in the ditch of the mountain forest, relying on the cover of the woods to avoid the US planes.

During this period, Yang Nanzhen sent a reconnaissance team to go around to investigate the enemy's situation. After the reconnaissance team left, they rested on the spot. Not long after, the enemy's plane came, and what dropped were not shells, but leaflets, which read : "You are surrounded, surrender quickly."

Regardless of whether the soldiers were in a bad mood or in a bad condition, no matter how difficult the conditions were and no matter how hard they complained, none of them ever thought of surrendering.

It took more than an hour for the scouting team to go, giving the soldiers behind a rest time. After the scouting team came back, they continued on the road, all the way north, but they deviated from the direction after all. It was too dark and there were puddles everywhere on the ground. The shoes and clothes were wet, and the whole body was covered with cold.

Realizing that he had lost his way, Yang Nanzhen remembered Xia Yuan's method in his heart, but now that it was dark, he could only lead the troops forward.

At first, sporadic gunshots could be heard from the surrounding wilderness, but then the gunshots were no longer heard, and the surrounding area was a bit terrifyingly quiet.

The soldiers stepped on the back feet, and when they crossed the watery ground, they were slapping, muddy and uncomfortable. After walking for several hours, the soldiers were cold, hungry, and exhausted. At this time, the third company had no After eating, the sky in the distance has already shimmered, and it is almost dawn.

Taking advantage of the dawn, Yang Nanzhen sent a reconnaissance team to get food, and by the way, to investigate the enemy's situation and their current position.

Yang Nanzhen thought to himself, hoping not to go the wrong way.

The investigation team came back, not only brought back food, but also brought back a very important news. They did not know how to go around to Mapingli, and found the warehouse where our army used to be in Mapingli. It was patronized by the U.S. Army, and more than half of the entire Maping was burned by the U.S. Army, and the hoarded food was also reduced. The soldiers found canned food and burnt rice under the wreckage left by the enemy, and they scratched and pulled. return.

The cadres and soldiers of the company shared the food. Some of the cans were broken, but now there was nothing to eat, and they had to eat even if they were broken. Then some soldiers had diarrhea after eating. The conditions were too difficult.But even so, none of the soldiers complained, and all obeyed the discipline, and the soldiers' consciousness was very high.

The soldiers are so cute, they are all children of eighteen or nineteen, and they especially know the bounden duty of traveling soldiers.

It was dawn, and the U.S. military planes flew more recklessly overhead. I don't know if they dropped bombs in front. Anyway, after arriving here, the gunfire was far more intense than before.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Yang Nanzhen led the soldiers across another road. A platoon of soldiers passed by first. Some key members of the third company called over, "If it's a large enemy force, we don't care. If it's a small enemy force, we'll attack from both sides and get something to eat."

They didn't eat much. Even if they cooked all the food before, they could only take care of the wounded and soldiers who fell behind along the way. There are still many people who have nothing to eat. Therefore, Yang Nanzhen thinks more about how to go He is not as perverted as Xia Yuan to get some supplies. He brought a few people to the American devils' positions. All he can do is look for opportunities and wait for them.

When the enemy drove over, Yang Nanzhen saw that it was two transport vehicles, so he immediately decided to destroy them.

The soldiers lay in ambush on both sides of the road, waiting quietly. When the US military transport truck approached, Yang Nanzhen gave an order, and the soldiers fired at the enemy truck in unison. One truck rushed out of the road and fell on the ground. On the road stalk, another truck was parked on the road.

(End of this chapter)