blood of vietnam war

Chapter 63

The battle ended after ten minutes. Although the enemy army fired a large number of shells at us, they still failed to save the lives of their comrades gathered in the woods.Those enemy soldiers either ran out of the woods and died under our guns, or continued to hide in the woods and wait for the torment of the flames.

At that moment, the comrades beside me and I didn't know where the courage came from to face the enemy's artillery fire.If this was the case in the past, I'm afraid we don't even have the courage to poke our heads out of the trenches, but now, we can still stand outside the trenches full of shrapnel and rubble amidst the explosion of shells. Unyieldingly blocked the enemy's retreat with firepower.

Our idea is actually very simple, that is, we must never let these bastard devils escape back. They killed so many of us, and we want them to pay with their blood.

So after a while, the corpses of the enemy soldiers were lying everywhere outside the woods, and the blood of the enemy soldiers was all over the ground.The whole battle ended with the woods completely engulfed in a raging fire, for both our army and the enemy knew that no one could survive under such conditions.

"Good fight!" Just after the sound of the bombing ended, Scar laughed loudly: "Fucking devils, you also have today, and this fight is enjoyable!"

"Platoon leader! This time we must have destroyed a company of devils!" Xiao Shitou shouted.

"I can't stop watching!" The scholar said excitedly, "There are more than 100 people who ran out of the woods and were killed by us, and that's not counting those who were burned to death in the woods before they came out!"

"Enough!" The machine gun laughed.

"Thanks to Comrade Second Platoon Commander!" Company Commander Luo seemed in a good mood, patted me on the shoulder and said, "This is going to hurt those devils, look at them still arrogant, what kind of trump card army?" Why don't you let us beat you up and down!"

Company Commander Luo is right, this time the enemy 316a Division really hurt us. In the following time, the enemy did nothing except for a few small-scale harassment and occasional cold shots. No big moves.There may be three reasons for this. One is that the enemy army lost an ideal assembly point, which made them lose their position for a while, and the other is that the heavy casualties made them no longer dare to underestimate us stationed on the unnamed high ground.Also, this might just be their vanguard...

The sun gradually set from the west, and the afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the ground through the thin clouds, laying a layer of faint golden yellow on our army's position.At this time, all kinds of animals in the tropical rainforest have returned to their nests after a busy day of foraging, and the surrounding woods and shrubs are full of birdsong and cicadas...

However, this scene that was supposed to make people feel relaxed and comfortable was broken by the corpses all over the mountains and the smell of corpses in the air.

The air in Vietnam is very humid, and the temperature during the day is as high as [-] degrees. This climate determines the speed at which the dead bodies are killed.Isn't it?At night, the corpses left by the Vietnamese army before they could be transported away all changed. Their bodies were swollen and their stomachs were bulging. Two horrible black holes were left on the face of insects as dinner, and some black wounds were covered with blowflies... Occasionally, there would be a "collapse" sound...

Don't worry, that's not a devil shooting, but a corpse explosion!

I admit that I am a little ignorant, I didn't know that corpses would explode before, but now that I know it, I would rather not know.Corpse explosions are those corpses that absorb the moisture in the air and are exposed to the sun, and the belly slowly bulges up, inflates and inflates like a balloon... When it reaches a certain point, it will explode with a "pop", Along came yellow, green, black viscous liquid and a stench that was as disgusting as it could be.

In this situation, let alone eating, I feel like vomiting all day long, and my head is dizzy from the smell of these corpses... From this point of view, I hope the enemy will fight more Cannon, at least the smell of gunpowder smoke can dilute the smell of corpses in the air.

"Second platoon leader!" The company commander watched the sky gradually darken, and called to me from a distance of more than ten meters: "Take a few people to seal the position!"

"Blocked positions?" Hearing this new term, Monk Zhang Er was a little confused.

"Hmm!" The company commander finally came to his senses: "The second platoon leader doesn't know about the blockade...then, the first platoon leader and the second platoon leader should go together!"

"Yes!" Scar answered and raised his head towards me.

In desperation, I had no choice but to randomly order a few people to follow, with that hatred in my heart...Since Scar can do it, why don't we just let Scar go?Why are you still dragging me?We've been tired all day, and we've finally had a rest for a while, and there's another task, and we're not allowed to live anymore!

In fact, I know it in my heart. This is actually the tradition of our army's combat: learning while fighting.If I assign someone else just because I can't, that means I'll never learn.

Then I knew that the so-called blocked positions were actually laying mines around the positions to prevent enemy sneak attacks.

Because the Vietnamese army may sneak attack from every direction, these mines are not only placed in front of the position, but also behind the position, and even the communication section with the friendly army...

This proved necessary, as the enemy always took advantage of our weak defenses on the friendly side to launch sneak attacks.In the dark night, landmines are undoubtedly the best sentinel. It will tell us that the enemy is approaching us by exploding at the first time.

Of course, when laying these mines, we must record their number and location, so that we will not step on our own mines when we need to communicate with friendly forces, and then accurately pick them up during the day.

Scar took us to the temporary ammunition depot, took six landmines each and told us not to move around, and set off.

We were assigned to lay mines on an unnamed highland on the left side of the position. Because this highland was on the other side of the enemy army, the soldiers quickly relaxed.

The cat ran for a while and arrived at the destination. Scar dug a small hole in the ground without saying a word, then took out a mine and pointed at the back and said to us: "See? How many people are there behind the mine?" One word, one is the safety gear, and the other is the preparation gear! Grab the pressure plate and turn it counterclockwise, turn to the preparation gear to trigger the state, just bury it carefully and make a good camouflage..."

"What?" This is the first time I have come into contact with landmines. I used to be full of curiosity and fear of such mysterious things, so I couldn't believe it when I heard Scar say it so simply.

However, landmines are actually not that complicated. In the final analysis, they are similar to grenades and explosives. The difference is that grenades and explosives are exploded in the open, while landmines are placed in the dark so that you can't see where they are.Some experienced veterans, they can easily and quickly arrange grenades or explosives as booby traps... just like I did before.

When I think about it, I dare not be careless when planting landmines.Just kidding, this is a life-threatening job. Our heads were less than one meter away from the landmine when we buried it. If we were not careful, our heads would be blown away... In addition, I also know that our army's equipment is always There are such and other faults, such as the Type 56 submachine gun will explode after being fired for a long time, at least one-fifth of the grenade will not explode, and the recoilless bazooka sometimes even fires three rounds with duds...

Thinking of this makes my scalp tingle when I plant mines—what if the quality of the mine is not up to the standard, we turn it to the ready position or it explodes with a light touch?

Later, I found out that I was not the only one thinking about this issue. Little Stone asked Scar about this question, and Scar raised his hand and gave Little Stone a chestnut: "What else can I do? What should I do if I have moved house?"

The soldiers couldn't help laughing, but everyone could see that there was a bit of helplessness and bitterness hidden in the laughter.

The leaders and workers who produce weapons and ammunition in the rear, have they considered this issue?Did they think that because of their carelessness and shoddy production, not only did our troops suffer undue casualties, but also made us lose confidence in our weapons?

While we planted landmines at designated locations according to the marks on the map, we recorded the number and locations of landmines in various places in our notebooks. It is used by friendly troops when someone wants to pass through a minefield, and it is also convenient for mines to light up the next day.

As the landmines on our shoulders decreased one by one, there were more and more records in the book, and in a short while we came to the fifth mine-burying point.

"Platoon leader..." As soon as I dug a hole and was about to release the landmine on my body and bury it, a young soldier rushed up and said, "Let me do this point! Otherwise, this landmine will be gone." Buried, go back and make others laugh!"

It turned out that this soldier had been in charge of passing the mines, so he hadn't buried one himself until now.

"Hurry up!" Scar urged, "It must be completed before dark, otherwise there is a high possibility of errors in recording!"

"Yes!" The soldiers responded, and then got busy again.

"What tricks are you doing..." The little soldier had just started for a while before he was scolded by Scar: "The mine was buried before it was activated. We are here to plant mines to blow up devils, not to send them away." mines for the enemy!"

As soon as the little soldier blushed, he hurriedly dug out the mine from the pit and adjusted the gear before burying it!

At this time, a sudden "boom" explosion shocked everyone...

"No...it's not me!" The little soldier stared blankly at the mine in his hand, and said nervously, "I...my mine didn't explode!"

"Puchi..." All the soldiers laughed out loud.I didn't hold back, and the little soldier didn't even think about it. If his landmine exploded, would we still be able to stand here and talk so easily?

"Silence! Silence!" Scar raised his hand towards us, so the soldiers quickly realized what was going on, and hurriedly lowered their bodies and picked up their rifles...