"The first platoon has taken over the position."
"The second platoon has taken over the position."
"What's the terrain like?" Wei Jianjun asked in a low voice each time.
"This?" The reporter kept mumbling. It was obvious that the two of them couldn't tell what kind of terrain their platoon was occupying, and the platoon leader couldn't immediately make a judgment about the terrain.
"Deputy commander, wait here. I'll go check out the two sides." After Wei Jianjun didn't get a precise answer for the second time, he immediately asked the deputy commander to stay with the third platoon.
"Be careful. I don't think this is right," the deputy commander said.
Wei Jianjun didn't say anything. Ever since he went to the battlefield, the feeling of death was like a shadow following him. This feeling didn't disappear just because Wei Jianjun had participated in or watched dozens of low-intensity, rubbish battles. The large amount of war experience didn't make the feeling of fear disappear. Instead, it made it clearer. It was so clear that Wei Jianjun could even tell what kind of environment could trigger the degree of fear. Just like this night, the feeling of fear was like the undercurrent under the calm surface of a lake. It was quiet as if there were no waves, but it was a very real existence.
Wei Jianjun quickly focused his attention on the military operation. This was his tried and tested method. The feeling of fear couldn't disappear, but he could divert his attention from the feeling of fear so that Wei Jianjun didn't notice it.
The position was really not small. It was more than 500 meters in length and width. A company of troops scattered on it was like a few grains of salt sprinkled into a big bowl of soup. It was unrealistic to use less than 100 people to completely occupy this place, and the terrain was really not suitable for setting up a position. There was very little soil on the shore of Lake Superior. Most of it was stones. This was a rather flat depression without too many ups and downs.
"Retreat with me," Wei Jianjun ordered decisively. Compared to this flat place, there were some stones where the troops set off from that could barely hide. Even though the layout of the stones was messy, it was still better than nothing.
The deputy commander didn't expect Wei Jianjun to bring the troops back. After asking about the situation, the deputy commander didn't object. Just now, the first and second platoons had moved east and north. Both he and Wei Jianjun's eyes were looking south into the darkness. Wei Jianjun ordered in a low voice, "Third platoon commander, take the troops south."
The Third Platoon Commander took a deep breath. Since the First and Second Platoons had already taken action, there was nothing much to say about the Third Platoon's actions.
"Let's go!" The third platoon commander whispered to the troops behind him and took the lead to head south.
Not long after the Third Platoon Commander set off, Wei Jianjun whispered to the First and Second Platoon Commanders, "First Platoon Commander, prepare to move the troops to the lake. Second Platoon Commander, prepare to provide support. "
It was impossible for the enemy to really abandon such a huge area to the Liberation Army. Although this area was not suitable for fighting, it did not mean that the enemy would completely abandon it. Wei Jianjun's judgment didn't come from any careful consideration, but rather from the dozens of low-intensity battles he had participated in and watched. Perhaps the enemy's resistance wasn't strong enough, but they were far from not knowing how to occupy advantageous terrain. Houses, woods, rocks, slopes — as long as there was a place suitable for fighting, the enemy would occupy it and fight against the Liberation Army. Although Wei Jianjun's fear did not trigger any actual fear, it allowed him to make a prediction about the battle.
The defense had to verify this prediction. In less than ten minutes, rifle fire lit up more than three hundred meters in front of them. It was the flame of an old-fashioned black powder bullet. Wei Jianjun was sure that he was not mistaken. In the North American Liberation Army, there were no longer any weapons that used black powder as a bullet.
The Third Platoon Commander's correspondent quickly rushed back. His expression could not be seen clearly in the dark, but the eagerness in his voice could not be concealed. "The terrain ahead is more undulating. The Americans have occupied a relatively high place and are shooting at us from there. "
"How many enemies are there?" Wei Jianjun asked quickly.
"About a few dozen. I don't think there are many of them. Our platoon commander is asking for reinforcements. He hopes that the reinforcements can circle around the enemy's flank and launch an attack along the lake. "The correspondent quickly answered the question.
"Go back first and tell the Third Platoon Commander to hold on. We'll make adjustments soon. "Wei Jianjun did not immediately make a judgment.
As soon as the correspondent left, Wei Jianjun said to the deputy battalion commander and the instructor, "The enemy over there shouldn't be so few, right?"
"The map shows that the ground over there isn't that big," the deputy battalion commander replied.
"Even if it's not big, it should be able to put down a few hundred people, right?" The instructor had a different opinion.
"I looked at the map. It's just a small corner. If they put down so many people and we surround them, they won't be able to escape. We do need to take that place as soon as possible, but the Americans don't know that. If we don't fight now, we can wait until dawn to fight. The United States can't withstand the bombardment alone. If it were me, I wouldn't put too many troops there, "the deputy battalion commander stated his judgment.
Wei Jianjun did not have a complete conclusion in his mind. If this was a drill, the battle between the two sides would probably be extremely fierce at this time. At least Wei Jianjun would not be as timid as he was now. This was not because the combat effectiveness of the American army was above that of the Liberation Army. Until now, Wei Jianjun firmly believed that the combat effectiveness of the American army was not as good as that of the Liberation Army. But because of this, Wei Jianjun could not be sure about the combat effectiveness of the American army. Because of this, the military education he received did not include the concept of low-level combat. Therefore, he could not determine the possible choice of the enemy.
"Captain, should we send a platoon to go around the lake?" The instructor went straight to the point. There were only two choices now. One was to wait for the third platoon and the Americans to exchange fire and annihilate the other side with firepower. The other was to let the first platoon go around while the third platoon was fighting and use firepower to annihilate the other side faster. No matter how ingenious the tactics were, killing the enemy did not rely on tactics, but bullets.
"The first platoon …" Wei Jianjun really could not make up his mind. He even wanted to ask the deputy battalion commander for his opinion. But something still stopped Wei Jianjun from acting impulsively. If the deputy battalion commander spoke, Wei Jianjun probably had no room to object. After all, he was the one who gave up the leadership first. If Wei Jianjun insisted on his authority as the company commander, even if the deputy battalion commander objected, he could argue for what was right.
"I think we'd better wait. The Americans fought fiercely with the first platoon in order to defend the land behind them. Although they were defeated in the end, they didn't have to completely give up here, right? If this place is not important at all, why would they fight so hard? "Wei Jianjun replied.
The instructor did not speak, and the deputy battalion commander did not speak either. No one seemed to have any objections. Since the two who had the right to speak were like this, Wei Jianjun ordered, "Tell the third platoon to suppress the enemy from the front and then attack slowly."
After the third platoon commander received the order, he almost wanted to curse. The Americans on the other side seemed to be well prepared. Their terrain was very good. Not only was their position high, but their shooting points were also protected. The bullets hit the stones and made a pitter-patter sound. There was no way to eliminate them when they fired at each other. In such a situation, it was too much to ask the third platoon to attack.
Although he was unhappy, the third platoon commander did not intend to refuse the order. He called the squad leader of the third platoon, who had not yet engaged in shooting, over. "Go around to the left and take a look. We will increase our firepower here to attract the enemy's attention. "
"Okay!" The squad leader of the third platoon received the order and left. After the squad leader of the third platoon set off, the third platoon commander ordered, "Speed up and shoot!"
After giving the order, the third platoon commander picked up his rifle and began to aim at the enemy's firing points to participate in the shooting. Even the addition of one more rifle would help.
This kind of shooting went on for less than ten minutes. Suddenly, a gunshot that sounded like popping beans joined the chorus of gunfire. It was not the low roar unique to China's heavy machine guns, but the sound of an American revolving machine gun. The third platoon commander was shocked. Judging from the sound, the Americans were shooting in the direction of the third platoon's attack.
It seemed that the third platoon's attack had failed. After this idea popped up in the third platoon commander's mind, the third platoon commander did not know what to do. There were more than 30 people in the platoon. After the battle, they did not even have 30 people left. If the third platoon was hit hard by the enemy's machine gun fire, the third platoon would not have much combat power left. Just as he was about to send someone to see what was going on with the third platoon, the third platoon commander heard a new gunshot. It was the gunshot from behind. It was not the gunshot from the company behind him, but the gunshot from further back. He turned his head and looked behind him. A few hundred meters away, there was a faint flash of gunfire. The third platoon commander's first reaction was, "The enemy is outflanking us from behind!"
"Retreat first!" The deputy battalion commander ordered Wei Jianjun. When the second platoon company retreated, they did not run away completely. They left a sentinel in such a large open area. Just as the enemy opposite the third platoon took out their machine guns and began to shoot, the sentinel also engaged the enemy.
"Retreat, we don't have enough troops." The deputy battalion commander's tone was no longer that of a discussion, but an order.
"Retreat! Tell the third platoon to support us, "Wei Jianjun immediately ordered. Even if they could not see the exact number of enemies, just from the density of the enemy's gunshots from the north, the number of enemies was at least 200, if not 300. The enemy on the south side had machine guns, and there were also more than 100 of them. The second platoon had a total of 100 people. If they were surrounded by this group of enemies in the dark, they would probably suffer a great loss.
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