The Red Era: Living in Seclusion in a Siheyuan as a Boss

Chapter 474: Sneak into enemy territory and fight!!!

As the only boy in the family and with an extraordinary family background, Ge Xiaohu is a complete outlier.

In the eyes of his comrades, in addition to worry, he also read a bit of distrust, as if Ge Xiaohu would be timid because of his special family circumstances.

Not to be outdone, Ge Xiaohu made a positive statement.

After the meeting, the squadron instructor patted Ge Xiaohu on the shoulder and said meaningfully: "Brother, you shouldn't have joined the army." It was a well-known policy in those days not to mobilize only sons to join the war.

Ge Xiaohu fought hard to be allowed this.

A few days ago, someone from the higher authorities came and announced the battlefield discipline.

Call on comrades to create a glorious history for themselves and their company in combat.

This inspired Ge Xiaohu's dream of being a hero. Although he felt a little instinctively nervous, he was more filled with a strong sense of mission and responsibility.

During pre-war training, Ge Xiaohu was injured by a grenade that a recruit failed to throw.

He only stayed in the hospital for two days after surgery to remove the shrapnel, and was discharged without removing the stitches.

To ensure that you can reach the command position as soon as possible after an emergency occurs.

Every night Li Yan'an would stay in the cat ear cave of the position command post for a few hours, and sometimes even spend the night there.

Since you have chosen to join the army, you should devote yourself to your country when war comes.

Li Yan'an believed that as long as he, the captain, charged forward at the critical moment, the soldiers would definitely not be cowards.

The next day, the first day of the Lunar New Year, the Second Guard Division was still preparing for battle on the battlefield.

In extraordinary times, there is no such thing as holidays.

On February 2, the battle broke out. Some comrades, known or unknown, fell on the battlefield. The New Year’s Eve dinner 17 days ago indeed became their last meal together.

Disguising and going deep behind enemy lines is a common practice for special forces soldiers during the battle against "ungrateful wolves".

This type of combat method can often achieve good results in infiltration operations behind enemy lines.

In February, in the "ungrateful" Tanlan area, the Special Operations Brigade secretly disguised themselves as the Y Army and sneaked into the area to carry out a prisoner-taking operation. They successfully captured an officer from the Y Army reconnaissance team and escaped smoothly without any casualties.

This reconnaissance battle was extremely exciting and can be regarded as a model of prisoner-capturing operation.

After the self-defense counterattack broke out, the Second Guard Division immediately launched an attack on the Tanlan area of ​​the "ungrateful wolves".

After a period of fierce fighting, of the enemy's eight heights, except for Heights 8 and 6 where there were still remnants of enemy resistance, the rest were occupied one by one by the 7nd Guard Division.

Due to the steep terrain of Hills 6 and 7, Xia’s army was not familiar with the defensive configuration of the “ungrateful wolves” and a rash attack would probably only result in additional casualties.

Commander Yu of the 6th Regiment of the 7nd Guard Division and captain Ge Xiaohu of the "Wild Wolf Squad" of the Tiger Special Forces Brigade in charge of reconnaissance discussed and decided: send special forces disguised as "ungrateful wolves" to capture a few prisoners across the border and find out the enemy's defensive deployment on Hills and .

After the cross-border reconnaissance operation plan was formulated, Ge Xiaohu immediately organized a 12-member capture team, of which 9 special forces were all disguised as enemy soldiers, Ge Xiaohu was disguised as an enemy second lieutenant, and the translator and guide were disguised as enemy police.

The remaining firepower group and support group also consisted of 9 people, and the firepower group was disguised as enemy militia.

The reception team will not change their equipment and will remain on standby within the territory of Xia State.

That evening, with a fierce artillery attack, the special forces who had been lurking on the unnamed high ground on the west side of Naang for a long time, under the cover of artillery, quickly took action and secretly marched into the territory of the "White-Eyed Wolf".

At 21 p.m. that evening, the special forces led by Ge Xiaohu successfully arrived in Tanlan and found that there was a village on the south side of the road in Tanlan. The village had at least hundreds of houses and there was an unnamed high ground on the north side of the road.

Soon, Ge Xiaohu discovered through the telescope that there were people moving on the enemy's high ground. He speculated that they were most likely enemy sentries.

Ge Xiaohu decided to capture prisoners on the nameless hill.

To attract the enemy's attention and allow the special forces to approach the unnamed hill smoothly.

Ge Xiaohu asked the command post via the radio: "My unit has discovered a small group of enemies. To cooperate with the operation, please ask the artillery to fire at Hills 6 and 7."

A few minutes later, the enemy's No. 6 and No. 7 heights were bombarded again by Xia's army. The enemy was in panic, thinking that Xia's army was going to launch an attack, which provided a good cover for Ge Xiaohu and his men.

Just as the capture team was approaching the high ground, the leader Ge Xiaohu suddenly discovered that there were several figures shaking constantly on the top of the high ground.

Ge Xiaohu immediately took out a telescope and took a closer look. He saw four "ungrateful" police soldiers in a trench several meters long, one of whom was observing our army's position with a telescope.

Two other police soldiers and an enemy soldier who looked like an officer were sitting in the trench talking and chatting.

Ge Xiaohu immediately decided to take action against this group of enemy troops.

He gave orders for the capture team to move closer to the police forces on the high ground.

When they were about to approach the trench, the police discovered the capture team and shouted, "Which unit are you from? The enemy is firing artillery. No approach without permission!"

The translator immediately translated the enemy language to Ge Xiaohu, who then asked the translator to use the enemy language to ask back: "What artillery fire? Why didn't I hear it? Which unit are you from?"

At this time, Ge Xiaohu went around the mountain from the right, while the rest of the soldiers continued to move forward, preparing to meet the enemy head-on.

As they got closer and closer to the enemy, Li Jingcai carefully observed the enemy troops and discovered through their military rank that the leading enemy soldier was a second lieutenant.

"Tell me the answer quickly, which unit are you from!" the leading officer of the enemy army asked impatiently.

Ge Xiaohu didn't understand the enemy's language, so in order to avoid being exposed, he didn't speak a word, but just gestured and didn't answer the second lieutenant.

The enemy lieutenant was very alert and noticed something was wrong.

His hand slowly began to reach for the pistol at his waist, and he signaled his subordinates to load the bullets and prepare for battle.

At this tense moment, any mistake could lead to mission failure.

Fortunately, Ge Xiaohu is a veteran and a special forces soldier with rich combat experience. He has encountered more critical situations than this, so he is not panicked at this time.

He strode towards the second lieutenant, glaring at the Vietnamese second lieutenant as if the second lieutenant had delayed his mission.

This time, Ge Xiaohu and his men are dressed up as the main force of the enemy country, a regular force, which is superior to local forces such as the police.

The enemy's second lieutenant was also afraid of offending the commander of the main force and was at a loss for a moment.

Seeing that the second lieutenant was hesitant, Ge Xiaohu knew that the opportunity had come. He immediately patted the second lieutenant's right shoulder and gestured to the No. 6 and No. 7 heights behind the enemy.

Taking advantage of the moment when the enemy just turned his head, Ge Xiaohu gave the order "Attack!" and pounced on the second lieutenant like a tiger. He grabbed his hands tightly, pressed his hips, and pinned him to the pile of earth, unable to move.

Several other special forces soldiers quickly opened fire and killed two policemen on the spot.

Seeing that the situation was not good, another police soldier hurriedly climbed out of the trench and fled to the woods to the west, but before he took a few steps, he was knocked to the ground by the special forces' Type 56 submachine gun.

At this time, the enemy second lieutenant was still struggling, desperately reaching for the pistol at his waist, trying to use the gun to fight back.

Another two special forces soldiers came to help and smashed the second lieutenant with the butt of their rifles, leaving him with a bruised face and nose. The enemy second lieutenant then gave up resistance and was tied up by the special forces soldiers.

Since shots had already been fired and nearby enemies might arrive at any time, the special forces quickly cleaned up the battlefield and prepared to evacuate.

Ge Xiaohu opened the lieutenant's briefcase and found a document that read: "Li Alai, second lieutenant reconnaissance team leader of the police village." In addition, there were several Xia country food coupons and a map.

That night, the entire group took turns to provide cover and escort the prisoners back, and under the cover of the reception group and the infantry squad, they took a vehicle by the river and safely escorted the prisoners back to the country.

Ge Xiaohu and his team suffered no casualties in this operation, which can be said to be clean, neat and very beautiful.

This operation was the first time he successfully captured a living enemy.

Through the intelligence provided by the enemy prisoner, Xia Jun obtained the enemy's troop deployment on the high ground.

On February 2, an infantry regiment of the 21nd Guard Division launched a fierce attack on the enemy under the cover of artillery fire, successfully captured Hills and , and won a great victory.

Due to Ge Xiaohu's outstanding performance in this operation, the army awarded him first-class merit.

This is both a recognition of Ge Xiaohu's performance and a response to the concerns and doubts of some people before the war.

The real battle example of a fake second lieutenant capturing a real second lieutenant is so legendary and exciting.

The deeds of Ge Xiaohu and others were reported in the military newspaper under the title "True and False Second Lieutenant" and were later reported in many newspapers and radio stations.

Since it is a war, there will inevitably be sacrifices.

After the self-defense counterattack against the "ungrateful wolves" began, the Second Guard Division, as the vanguard of the Xia Army, captured several enemy positions in the "ungrateful wolves" town of Tongdeng in just a few days.

On February 2, Liu Zhiye, the front-line chief of staff, ordered the Guard Division to send special forces to investigate the enemy's movements in the quiet Tanlong and Nahe areas nearby, "to find out if the enemy has any signs of escape and wait for an opportunity to capture prisoners." However, perhaps because the Fifth Regiment of the Second Guard Division on the front line had just won a victory and was too anxious, after receiving the order from the division headquarters, the Fifth Regiment gave the First Squadron of the Special Forces Brigade that cooperated with them in the battle, which directly turned into an order that the enemy was about to escape, and ordered the division reconnaissance company and the First Squadron to cut off the enemy's retreat and prevent the enemy from reinforcing.

After receiving the order, the fifth deputy regiment commander Xu Liang, the captain of the first squadron of the Tiger Commando Li Weiguo and others quickly set off with the reconnaissance troops.

When fighting in mountainous areas, special forces serve as the eyes of the main force. They need to act carefully, find out the enemy situation in each area in advance, and avoid ambushes of the main force.

But now they received the wrong order. What was originally intended to be a scout for military intelligence turned into an outflanking of the enemy.

As a result, Xia Jun's best special forces fell into the encirclement of the "ungrateful" army and were almost wiped out.

On the morning of February 2, Xu Liang and Li Aiguo led their troops to march quickly through the mountains and approach Tanlong Village in order to quickly pursue the "escaping" enemy troops.

At that time, the north side of Tanlong Village had been controlled by the 3rd Battalion of the th Regiment, and the enemy's previous strongholds were probably in the mountainous area on the south side of Tanlong and the Nahe area.

Due to incorrect intelligence, the special forces judged that the number of enemy troops in the Tanlong area was not large.

So after Li Aiguo and others sent a special forces team to occupy two high ground on the northwest side of Tanlong Village, the 1st and 3rd platoons of the reconnaissance company began to prepare to attack the enemy stronghold on the hill ahead.

As a result, the vanguard of the reconnaissance company had just assembled halfway up the mountain when it came under heavy bombardment from the enemy. 82 mortars, 85 cannons, and 122 howitzers fell one after another. At one time, eight members of the vanguard were killed on the spot and more than ten were seriously injured.

After the reconnaissance unit fell into the enemy's encirclement, Deputy Regiment Commander Xu Liang urgently ordered everyone to break out to the high ground on one side. As a result, they suffered heavy casualties in front of the well-prepared Y Army and failed to break out.

Xu Liang and his team were in a very awkward position and were forced to retreat and wait for an opportunity to break out again.

It was extremely difficult for the reconnaissance unit of the Second Division, which had entered the enemy's encirclement, to withdraw under the heavy firepower of the enemy that was several times its size.

In mountain warfare, if you don't have an absolute advantage in manpower and equipment, attacking from a low position against a high one is basically a waste of time.

What's more, the enemy had a large number of heavy artillery, while Xu Liang and Li Aiguo's troops, who were surrounded, only had light weapons with them.

Fortunately, the artillery units in the rear temporarily suppressed the enemy's offensive momentum through long-range support.

At this time, Zeng Changzheng, deputy commander of the 2nd Guard Division, based on the situation at the front, ordered Xu Liang and others to continue retreating to Tanlong Village with the artillery.

But for the enemy, once the fat meat is in their mouths, they will naturally not let it go easily.

During the retreat of Xu Liang, Li Aiguo and others, they were covered by mortar bombing and blew back.

Seeing this situation, Ge Xiaohu and his team, who were originally left in Tanlong Village, also hurriedly moved towards the trapped reconnaissance troops, preparing to rescue them.

The enemy on the other side also sent troops carrying rocket launchers, grenade launchers and other weapons to ambush Ge Xiaohu's "Wild Wolf" team.

Although the enemy had an absolute advantage in position and weapons, Ge Xiaohu's "Wild Wolf" squad was no pushover and eventually wiped out the Y Army that had advanced to the high ground near the trapped troops.

However, faced with the enemy's heavy encirclement, even with the fire suppression of the artillery units in the rear and the support of the "Wild Wolf" squad nearby, the besieged troops could not withdraw at all. If they dared to show their heads, they would be subjected to the precise sniping of the enemy snipers.

After being besieged for more than six hours, at around 6 p.m., the 6nd Guard Division dispatched tanks and armored vehicles to rescue the trapped troops.

Even so, the besieged troops were not rescued until the early morning.

Among them, the reconnaissance force suffered a total of 32 casualties, and the rescue force sent by the nd Guard Division also suffered many casualties.

Many of the martyrs who died this time were originally extremely outstanding soldiers, and many of them had made many military achievements.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to join the reconnaissance company of the entire division.

Among them, the Liangshan martyrs who were awarded first-class merit and died in this war are a representative.

Liang Shan’s sacrifice made Zhong Xingguo extremely sad.

He joined the army in the same year as Liang Shan, and both became special forces soldiers.

This honest mountain man is a typical good soldier.

Although Liang Shan cannot compare to Zhong Xingguo in terms of culture, his military skills are comparable to his. He had been promoted to a higher rank, but now...

This battle also made Ge Xiaohu and others feel very aggrieved.

The soldiers bleeding on the battlefield were not afraid of life or death. No matter if they were "ungrateful" or Xia people, none of them were cowardly on the battlefield.

But the soldiers of the reconnaissance unit who were surrounded by enemy forces that day did not even have a chance to fight the enemy.

Surrounded by enemy forces overhead, he hid at the foot of the mountain, unable to move for 12 hours, and could only watch his comrades fall one after another.

When Liu Zhiye heard that the "Tiger Commando" that he valued so much had suffered a great loss, he was furious, "It would be good to let them learn a lesson. As the saying goes, every failure makes you wiser..."

Li Yan'an, captain of the "Tiger Commando", was scolded by Liu Zhiye.

After returning, he organized the entire brigade to do a self-criticism, "I see you guys are all so arrogant all the time, thinking that God is the boss and you are second, what do you think? You have suffered a great loss now, right?"

"Don't underestimate the people of the world..."

Ge Xiaohu and his men were also very angry and wanted to find trouble with the enemy immediately to avenge Liang Shan and his men.

Soon, the opportunity for revenge came.

After breakfast that day, Captain Li Yan'an informed Ge Xiaohu's "Wild Wolf" team to prepare to go out on a mission.

After all the personnel who were to carry out the mission gathered, the chief of the reconnaissance department of the Second Division announced that the mission this time was to capture prisoners at the "ungrateful" police station (police border station) opposite Kejia.

A total of about 40 people were involved in this operation.

The specific division of labor is that the director of the division's reconnaissance department is responsible for the overall command, and the battalion commander Li Yan'an is responsible for commanding the specific prisoner-capturing operations after crossing the border.

Squadron leader Li Aiguo led the reception team to be ready for reception at any time, and Ge Xiaohu's "Wild Wolf" team was responsible for leading the capture team to capture prisoners.

The four veteran squad leaders formed the first and second prisoner capturers, and the "Lone Wolf" team leader was responsible for leading the firepower group to be ready to provide fire support at any time.

Zhong Xingwang was assigned to the fire support team.

They set out from their residence in Kejia and were led by a guide along the cliff at the foot of the mountain into the territory of the "White-Eyed Wolf". After arriving at the preset position, each group entered the ambush point as planned.

At 9:40 in the morning, a man walked out of the "ungrateful" police village and patrolled the area with a submachine gun on his back.

As he entered the ambush point of the capture group, the second capturer fired at the Y Army with a silenced submachine gun.

After the enemy fell, the first two capturers quickly jumped up and captured them.

But after the enemy fell, he rolled down the ditch nearby, shouting and firing back, and the first capturer was unable to capture him.

At this critical moment, the captain shouted: "Fire team, shoot!"

Suddenly, Zhong Xingguo and his firepower team fired five submachine guns at the Y army in the ditch.

After the shooting stopped, the four capturers lifted the wounded Y-soldier from the ditch and walked away.

There were not many people in the "ungrateful" police station at that time. After hearing the gunshots, five enemy soldiers ran out with guns. The firepower group and the support group fired at them with more than a dozen guns, suppressing them in the room and making them dare not come out.

When all the personnel participating in the operation were withdrawn back to the territory of Xia State, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and gathered around to see the captured prisoner. Everyone was dumbfounded. The enemy soldier had been shot all over his body, with his thigh bone exposed. He was already dead.

Captain Li Yan'an said with a serious face: "Carry it back first!"
Then Li Aiguo and all his staff returned to their residence.

Although the mission was not successful, the personnel participating in the operation remained calm and handled the situation properly, and their ability to respond was improved.

Later, the special brigade moved to Yanzhuang, and they lived in a primary school in the village.

Yanzhuang is very close to the "ungrateful" border, only four or five kilometers away.

Since they carried out reconnaissance missions quite frequently and often crossed the territory of the "White-Eyed Wolf" for reconnaissance, the enemy retaliated against the special brigade's military operations and also wanted to capture a prisoner from the special brigade.

At around three o'clock in the morning of that day, a dozen "ungrateful" agents sneaked into the tobacco village and attempted to launch a surprise attack on the special forces brigade.

But after being discovered by the sentry, he fired a long burst of shots at the enemy with a submachine gun.

After hearing the gunshots and the sentry's report, everyone went out.

"Damn it, you dare to touch the taboo of God, chase one of them and don't let him escape!" Captain Li Yan'an was furious. He ordered everyone to encircle and pursue in the direction of the Y Army Special Forces.

This group of "ungrateful" agents had no way to escape, so they retreated to a row of houses where local villagers grew mushrooms and put up a desperate fight.

It was a dark night, and one could not see one's hand in front of one's face. The only sound was the flames from the muzzles of the guns of both sides. The whole village was filled with gunfire, and the battle was very fierce.

(End of this chapter)