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

Chapter 482 Chapter 477 A way out of despair!!!

After hearing the enemy's arrogant words, one soldier was so angry that he almost cursed back.

"Don't make a sound." Zhong Xingguo was quick to stop him in time.

At the same time, Zhong Xingguo still maintained his shooting posture, standing firmly behind the bunker, his eyes as sharp as an eagle, staring at the enemy in front of him.

Seeing that there was no movement in the house for a long time, the enemy thought that the men had died, so they approached again cautiously.

At this critical moment, Zhong Xingguo seized the moment when the enemy relaxed their vigilance and decisively launched a new round of counterattacks.

The "Type 56" submachine gun in his hand was like an angry fire dragon, spewing out blazing flames, instantly setting off a bloody storm among the enemy group.

Under the fierce shooting of Zhong Xingguo and his men, more than a dozen enemy soldiers fell down, and corpses were scattered all over the ground. The scene was extremely tragic.

The enemy was beaten back in a miserable state once again. Zhong Xingguo and his men were not idle either. They seized the opportunity to pick up the enemy's weapons and ammunition for replenishment.

The angry enemy once again attacked with long-range artillery fire.

"call out……"

"Boom boom boom...!!!"

Seeing that the enemy's firepower was getting more intense and the houses were shaking in the artillery fire, the hearts of several soldiers fell to the bottom.

Zhong Xingguo and his companions were surrounded here. It was extremely difficult to break out, especially since there were four injured among them.

"You guys should retreat quickly. We can't go on like this. I would rather die in battle than be captured. I will cover you." After saying this, the wounded Ma Jianshe picked up a grenade and prepared to die together with the enemy who was rushing up again.

Zhong Xingguo grabbed the impulsive Ma Jianshe and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Has our army ever had a tradition of abandoning its comrades since its founding?
I tell you no!

It can’t happen around me, Zhong Xingguo, today..."

"Don't worry, we still have hope, and even if we have to die, we have to fight.

Killing one enemy is enough, killing two is a profit, and everyone of us must go back." Encouraged by Zhong Xingguo, the morale of the group was restored.

On that day, the few of them experienced countless life-and-death battles and successfully repelled more than ten fierce attacks from the enemy.

However, as the battle continued, the condition of the wounded became increasingly critical. Their faces turned pale, blood continued to seep from their wounds, and the flames of their lives flickered in the wind and rain.

At the same time, they had only a few bullets left, and time seemed to be compressed tighter and tighter, with every second full of urgency.

If the stalemate continues, the consequences will be disastrous.

At this moment of life and death, Zhong Xingguo stepped forward, his eyes firm and courageous.

Zhong Xingguo said in a deep voice: "I will go to attract the enemy's firepower in a while, and you quickly evacuate to the other side of the river. Remember, you must be quick!" As soon as he finished speaking, he took out the few remaining grenades and threw them towards the east without hesitation.

Immediately afterwards, Zhong Xingguo raised his gun again and fired several shots at the enemy on the east side. The gunshots echoed in the night sky, deafening.

Under his heroic cover, the enemy's firepower was successfully attracted to the east side, and the originally dense gunfire temporarily stopped.

Li Erhu, Ma Jianshe and others carried the wounded and seized this rare opportunity. Taking advantage of the night and chaos, they escaped from the enemy's encirclement in the dark.

In this way, the few of them finally escaped the enemy's temporary pursuit.

By the evening of the next day, they had been hungry for several days and nights.

As the movements of the injured people became slower and slower, wild vegetables and grass roots became the only source of support for their progress.

Zhong Xingguo saw that his comrades were tired and hungry, and they knew they couldn't go on like this!
Without being pursued by the enemy, they would die of exhaustion and starvation in this dense primeval jungle.

So Zhong Xingguo had to risk his life to find food for everyone.

Zhong Xingguo finally found a sweet potato field that had been dug up. He finally dug up a sweet potato as thick as a finger. Just as he was about to continue searching, he felt something hit him.

He was so hungry that he turned his head slowly. He was shocked to see that there were four enemy soldiers. They were the ones who had just thrown clods of earth at Zhong Xingguo.

"What's the slogan?"

Zhong Xingguo could barely understand some of what the other party said.

Before the war, every night, Zhong Xingguo and his comrades worked hard to learn some simple "ungrateful" words, like "nuosongkongye" means to raise your hands, and "zongdongkuanhongdongbing" means preferential treatment for surrender.

Obviously, the other party did not realize Zhong Xingguo's true identity.

Zhong Xingguo pretended to stand up and answer, but at the moment his body slightly bent, he pulled out a hidden gun with lightning speed.

After a series of accurate shots, three enemy soldiers fell to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, Zhong Xingguo's figure flashed and he fled quickly towards the dense woods like a ghost.

The whole process was clean and neat, and the remaining enemy soldier didn't even have time to react.

Here, a burst of rapid gunfire suddenly rang out, instantly breaking the original silence.

Immediately afterwards, the enemy's pursuit was like a shadow, approaching rapidly.

Zhong Xingguo knew that the situation was critical at the moment, so he tried his best and ran forward desperately, and every step seemed to be a race against death.

While fleeing, he kept looking back and watching the enemy's movements with a vigilant eye, fearing that he would be caught up by the enemy if he was not careful.

However, at this critical moment, his feet suddenly felt empty and his body lost balance instantly.

Immediately afterwards, accompanied by a scream of horror, Zhong Xingguo fell heavily into a hidden cave.

At that moment, his world seemed to fall into endless darkness.

Finally, after a period of dizziness, he fell into a coma and his life or death was unknown.

When Zhong Xingguo woke up again, time had quietly passed and it was the third day.

He found that he had completely lost contact with the other nine teammates who had fought side by side with him. Loneliness and despair eroded his soul like ice.

Zhong Xingguo's clothes had long been soaked by the clear spring water, sticking to his skin and bringing waves of biting cold.

My whole body felt as if it had been hit by a heavy hammer, my bones seemed to be falling apart, and the slightest movement caused piercing pain.

However, there was an unyielding flame burning in Zhong Xingguo's heart.

Zhong Xingguo was unwilling to die in silence, especially when he thought of his comrades whose lives or deaths were still unknown, his eyes flashed with determination.

This strong desire to survive made Zhong Xingguo burst out with amazing willpower.

Especially when Zhong Xingguo stretched out his hand with difficulty and touched the cold gun beside him, an indescribable sense of confidence surged in his heart.

As long as you have a gun in your hand, there is still a glimmer of hope.

Zhong Xingguo climbed carefully along the vines, step by step, towards the cave entrance.

During the process, he accidentally fell several times, but each time he quickly picked himself up and tried again with determination.

Finally, after countless efforts, Zhong Xingguo successfully climbed out of the cave and saw the light of day again.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it is daytime on the 24th.

For Zhong Xingguo, daytime is undoubtedly the most difficult time.

In order to avoid possible danger, he could only curl up in the grass behind the rocks and hide himself carefully.

Zhong Xingguo waited patiently, looking forward to the arrival of night, because only the night could provide him with a little cover.

"Bang bang bang..." The familiar sound of Type 56 rifle was heard.

Zhong Xingguo's spirits suddenly lifted, "Could this be one of our own?"

The familiar sound of gunfire gave rise to hope in Zhong Xingguo's heart. He dragged his injured leg and walked firmly towards the direction of the gunfire step by step, with such determination and perseverance.

Sure enough, this was a reconnaissance company of the Xia Army Border Defense Force carrying out a reconnaissance mission.

They happened to engage in a firefight with enemy troops who were pursuing Zhong Xingguo and others.

This group of enemy troops deserved their bad luck. They didn't expect that while chasing a few people, they would encounter a company of Xia army scouts. The outcome can be imagined.

"I finally found the team." After confirming that it was his own people, Zhong Xingguo burst into tears. However, he was still very worried about the other nine comrades. He reported the situation to the team and finally got good news after some inquiries.

Li Erhu, Ma Jianshe and nine other soldiers were also rescued, and Zhong Xingguo finally felt relieved.

Zhong Xingguo, whose injuries gradually improved, once again joined the new battle and was later awarded the title of "combat hero". The 10 men fought against the enemy for 5 days and 5 nights despite being injured and out of ammunition and food, and killed more than enemy soldiers.

It is precisely because of such heroes that we can repel the enemy time and time again and protect the motherland's territory without any loss.

A seriously injured soldier who was rescued by Zhong Xingguo and others was also miraculously brought back to life.

The injured person's name is Xie Yunlong.

Xie Yunlong was a new recruit who enlisted in the army last winter. He was only 18 years old that year.

Since Xie Yunlong's father passed away early, he depended on his mother for support, and his mother raised him through a difficult time, with occasional meals.

As far as Xie Yunlong could remember, he had never worn new clothes until he joined the army as a new soldier.

On the day the troops set out, Xie Yunlong put on his brand new military uniform and was extremely happy.

But the mother standing by had tears in her eyes. She couldn't bear to leave her son and felt very guilty towards him.

There were many young men of the same age as Xie Yunlong who boarded the train with him.

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For most of them, it was the first time for them to leave the mountains and take a train, and their hearts were full of curiosity and longing.

Not long after arriving at the army, Xie Yunlong began intensive training with other recruits.

More than a month later, Xie Yunlong was assigned to the same squad as his fellow villager Ma Jianshe. They were stationed together in Nanzhou, Guangxi Province, which was a border area. At that time, the ungrateful people had already begun to stir up trouble here.

So in the army, Xie Yunlong and his comrades often listened to their superiors talk about how ungrateful the White-Eyed Werewolves were and how they harmed the people in the border areas. After listening to them, Xie Yunlong and his comrades were furious.

On the afternoon of February 2, the troops arranged a very sumptuous meal. After the meal, the officers began the pre-war mobilization. Xie Yunlong and his men had guessed correctly that the battle was about to begin.

Xie Yunlong was not afraid at all, his heart was filled with anger. He hoped that he could defend the motherland like Qiu and Dong, because this was the most glorious and proud thing for a soldier.

After the mobilization meeting, Xie Yunlong and his fellow villager Ma Jianshe hugged each other tightly.

Ma Jianshe told him that this time on the battlefield he must win honor for his hometown and his parents.

If they all survive, they will return to their hometown and do something big together in the future;
If one of them sacrifices, the other should treat the other's parents as their own biological parents and take care of them until the end of their lives;
If they all died, it was for the motherland and they died for a good cause.

At this point, Xie Yunlong shed tears and just nodded continuously. The two of them wrote their wills and put them in their backpacks.

The battle finally started, and Xie Yunlong's troops were the first to engage in combat with the enemy.

At first, I was a little scared when I saw my former comrades falling in front of me, but after seeing it so many times, I didn’t think it was a big deal anymore.

Xie Yunlong just rushed forward desperately, thinking only of revenge for his comrades.

When Xie Yunlong and his comrades saw that the enemy's warehouses and trenches were filled with the military supplies that our army had originally provided to them, they became even angrier.

In the fierce battle a few days ago, Xie Yunlong's platoon leader also died.

At that time, their platoon was attacking a high ground, but several attacks failed. The platoon leader became anxious, so he took three soldiers and rushed up.

Before leaving, the platoon leader took off his watch and gave it to Xie Yunlong, telling him that if he could come back safely, the watch would be a souvenir for him. If not, Xie Yunlong would be asked to give the watch to his fiancée.

After the fierce gunfire, the platoon leader was hit by more than a dozen bullets. Xie Yunlong held the watch tightly and was unable to recover for a long time.

Afterwards, Xie Yunlong was also injured in the explosion and lost consciousness. Later, his fellow villager Ma Jianshe braved the hail of bullets and rescued Xie Yunlong while crying, shouting, and crawling.

But they were also dispersed until they met Zhong Xingguo.

When Xie Yunlong woke up, he was already in the military hospital in Yunnan Province. The five days of coma seemed like a dream.

Later, the platoon leader's fiancée came to the hospital to claim his belongings, but Xie Yunlong did not see her, and the watch remained with him.

After Xie Yunlong was discharged from the hospital, he still tried to find out the whereabouts of his savior Zhong Xingguo and others.

Unfortunately, Zhong Xingguo was a member of the special forces and the level of confidentiality was very high, so Xie Yunlong couldn't find him at all.

Xie Yunlong could only keep this gratitude in his heart for the future.

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After the rear guard troops of the 338nd Guard Division successfully defeated part of the enemy's ace th Division, the last Xia Army troops retreating southward on the front battlefield also humiliated another ace unit of the "ungrateful" Wang.

The 312th Division, which was said to be the second most powerful unit among the enemy troops, took advantage of the Xia Army's voluntary withdrawal and used the mountain guerrilla tactics it had used in the Anti-M War to follow and harass the Xia Army's 121st Division.

As a result, the 121st Division, relying on the artillery regiment, and three infantry regiments surrounded the 3rd Regiment of the enemy's 312th Division that came to harass it.

In the powerful firepower network of the 121st Division, the enemy's 183rd Regiment was severely damaged and its regimental headquarters was destroyed, making the main force of the 312th Division dare not send troops to provoke again.

The Vietnamese Army, known as the "King of the Mountains", was thus humiliated.

This also proves that the enemy is not good at frontal combat and is accustomed to using the "ghost fire tactics"!
The "ghost fire" commonly referred to by the people is also called phosphorus fire. It is the spontaneous combustion phenomenon of phosphorus. It refers to the phenomenon of combustion formed when some combustible gases containing phosphorus are generated after natural decomposition of organic matter and these combustible gases react with oxygen in the air.

People who work or play outdoors for a long time will often find that "ghost fire" will follow people. When they turn around to extinguish it, the "ghost fire" will keep a certain distance from people.

In fact, this is a very normal phenomenon. Phosphorus fire is a very light flammable gas, which can easily move with the air flow.

In the self-defense counterattack against the "white-eyed wolves", after the enemy's first line of defense was lost, they adopted the "ghost-fire tactics" to fight back.

To put it bluntly, the troops broke up into small groups and continuously avoided the frontal attack of Xia's army.

When the Xia army set up camp, they would send light infantry to harass the area around the camp, or when the Xia army was withdrawing, they would follow and harass them.

On the 1300-kilometer-long battle front, the 29 army divisions of the Xia Army that participated in the battle had basically witnessed the "ghost-fire tactics" commonly used by the Xia Army.

Many enemy positions collapsed at the first touch. After the Xia army soldiers occupied the enemy positions, the fleeing enemy troops immediately became like flies, constantly launching small-scale and frequent harassment on the Xia army's positions.

On March 3, the Xia army officially issued an order to withdraw its troops in victory and made a relevant statement to the world.

The "ungrateful" group thought that the opportunity had come, that the Xia army's combat effectiveness must have declined during the withdrawal, and that it was a good opportunity to counterattack.

Therefore, the enemy's 312th Division, which had not previously participated in the battle, was ordered to advance from the Dayuan area to the Pingnalong area, attempting to eliminate the Xia Army's 121st Division, which was carrying out the rear-end mission in the southern part of Nalong.

Nalong is a small town about 9 kilometers north of Pinggao City. There is a reinforced concrete bridge about 65 meters long and 7 meters wide in the town. It is the only way to cross the Shuikou River.

About 300 meters north of Nalong Bridge is a mountain range consisting of 21 peaks. The mountains here are high and the forests are dense. It is shrouded in clouds and mist all year round, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.

In mid-March, the front teams of the Xia army participating in the battle became rear teams and began to cover each other's return home.

The 41st Division of the 121st Army of the Xia Army, formerly the "Tashan Garrison Hero Regiment" during the War of Liberation, took on the task of covering the rear of the army, and all officers and soldiers of the division are still defending in the Pinggao urban area.

After learning of the situation, the "ungrateful" group ordered the enemy's 312th Division, which was then stationed in the Ohara area, to move north to snipe the 121st Division.

However, Dayuan City is about 150 kilometers away from Pinggao City.

According to the capabilities of the enemy's 312th Division, it would take at least two days to reach Pinggao City for assembly.

To this end, the enemy's 312th Division ordered its subordinate unit, the Haixing Independent 183rd Regiment, to advance lightly and seize the high ground on the north side of the Nalong Bridge, attempting to form a pincer attack on the Xia Army's 121st Division from the north and south.

The enemy's 312th Division was formed in 1950 and was known as the "Victorious Division". It was the main force of the "ungrateful" army, second only to the 338th Division in terms of combat effectiveness.

During the day, the enemy's 186th Artillery Regiment continuously bombarded the main position of the Xia Army's 121st Division.

At night, the 312th Division gathered the remnants of the defeated troops in Pinggao City and, in groups of 3 to 5 people, launched surprise attacks on the frontline positions of the 121st Division.

As the enemy was in darkness and we were in the light, small enemy units constantly used the cover of night.

From time to time, they used 60 mortars, light and heavy machine guns and other long-range firearms to attack the positions of the 121st Division aimlessly.

If the 121st Division of the Xia Army had sent infantry to counterattack, the small enemy forces would have fled long ago.

If we do not send infantry to counterattack, the situation will become very passive, making the enemy's attitude very arrogant.

When the artillery units of the 121st Division of the Xia Army fired back to the south, the artillery units of the 312th Division of the enemy Army quickly withdrew from their positions.

When the 121st Division stopped its artillery fire, the enemy's 312th Division quickly opened fire, like a swarm of mosquitoes that could not be driven away.

"These bastards are so disgusting! They must be taught a profound lesson!" Liu Zhiye, who was in charge of the command center, was furious when he learned about the situation at the front line.

Since his withdrawal order had already taken effect, it was no longer realistic for the main force of the 121st Division to continue pursuing southward.

To this end, Liu Zhiye decided to first encircle and annihilate the enemy's 183rd Regiment in the north of Nalong and teach the enemy's 312th Division a lesson.

(End of this chapter)