Ren Xiaosu stared blankly at hundreds of grenades placed in front of him. He didn't know what to say for a moment. Second company commander Xu Haichen looked at Zhang Xiaoman and said, "Remember, I'll give you all the grenades." That's to reduce the casualties of our second and third companies. Don't go deep alone with grenades, otherwise, no matter how great your sharp knife company is, I will go to the commander to report you."
In the end, Zhang Xiaoman used the reason of reducing casualties to impress the second company commander Xu Haichen. When they raided Shichuan Town last night, the second company lost more than ten people. They were all good brothers who trained together and got along day and night. , war achievements are far less important than human lives, this is the consensus of the officers of 178 Fortress.
When it is time to fight a tough battle, they will fight a tough battle, but if there is a better choice, they will definitely give priority to preserving the effective strength of their troops.
"Don't worry, don't worry," Zhang Xiaoman said with a smile: "We are all brother troops, how could we do something like that? Come on, come on, come on, Ren Xiaosu quickly put away these grenades and wait until the day comes. Let’s continue to move forward.”
Ren Xiaosu silently watched Zhang Xiaoman negotiating with the Second Company and the Third Company. Next to him, there was a group of soldiers smoking and chatting. Some even took off their shoes. There was a strange smell of foot odor mixed with cigarette smoke, but this cigarette was different from the tobacco smoked by private troops. Even when chatting, the soldiers kept their firearms in the most convenient position in their arms.
Lao Xu told him before that Fortress 178 was different. At that time, Ren Xiaosu thought to himself, weren’t they all barriers? How big a difference could there be between barriers?
But now he understands that it is really different.
While putting away the grenades, Ren Xiaosu asked Zhang Xiaoman: "I think we should be more careful when advancing. The terrain of Shichuan Town is complex, and the Zong family has built some new buildings. What consequences will it leave if they are not fully preserved?" Hand. I always feel that the battle in Shichuan Town is too simple this time."
For Ren Xiaosu, things that are too easy to do always make him a little uneasy.
Zhang Xiaoman was a little dumbfounded at this time: "Is this simple? If it weren't for your ability to accurately drop bombs, do you know how many people we would have died in Shichuan Town? You don't even know, Zhou The battalion commander originally planned to spend the entire forward battalion on this."
Ren Xiaosu was stunned for a moment: "Is it so serious? It requires the entire forward battalion to fight."
< p>"Yes," Zhang Xiaoman sighed: "Only by destroying this Shichuan Town and clearing out the long-range artillery that may be hidden here, can the rear troops safely enter the forward base for repairs and carry out the next combat plan."Jiao Xiaochen added next to him: "Today is a war with modern thermal weapons. The role of our vanguard battalion is to remove obstacles in the early stage. In the later stage, we can only serve as scouts, infiltration reconnaissance, and complete some map surveying tasks. Loophole, there is basically no stage for us on the frontal battlefield."
"Then are we being sent as cannon fodder?" Ren Xiaosu frowned, why did it sound like this?It's no different than cannon fodder.
After hearing this, Zhang Xiaoman immediately denied it. He said seriously: "We are not cannon fodder, and 178 Fortress has never needed cannon fodder to win the war. It's just that the division of labor is different in the combat sequence. Our sacrifice today is to achieve a complete victory for the rear troops. This is why all candidates for the 178th Fortress Commander must come from the Sharp Knife Company. Only those who have fought hard are qualified to let others fight for them. "< /p>
Ren Xiaosu remained silent, and Jiao Xiaochen patted his shoulder cheerfully: "Commander Zhang came from the Sharp Knife Company. If we are really cannon fodder, then the commander can be cannon fodder, why can't we be?"
Ren Xiaosu suddenly understood at this moment that perhaps it was precisely because the previous commanders were willing to take the lead that Fortress 178 had the cohesiveness it had today.
So when he said he was going to the most dangerous place, Zhang Jinglin arranged for him to be assigned to the Sharp Knife Company. What did he mean?
"Where are we going to fight this war?" Ren Xiaosu asked.
"Of course we have to completely wipe out the Zong family, and fight all the way to the northeast until they reach Pingluo Mountain," Zhang Xiaoman said: "If a hyena like Zong family is not eliminated forever, it will , there will be no peace in the northwest. "
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That night, just after the sun set, the sharp knife company took the lead in launching another attack into the hinterland of Shichuan Town.
During the day, the enemies in Shichuan Town seemed to have been ordered to retake the lost ground, but the attackers always suffered in street fighting. The route the enemy chose to break through happened to be where the second and third companies were stationed.
The two company commanders themselves were full of anger. The more they thought about Zhang Xiaoman's anger, the more uncomfortable they became. As a result, now that the enemy is coming, they must be beaten hard.
During the previous breakthrough, there were heavy machine guns and ammunition in the machine gun positions that were destroyed. Zhang Xiaoman and the others did not take them because they had enough weight and could not take any more.
All these fallen weapons and ammunition were in the hands of the Second Company and the Third Company. When the fighting started, the machine gun bullets poured out like rain, and several walls collapsed.
Xu Haichen kept roaring from behind the machine gun position, should I hit him?
The defenders in Shichuan Town charged several times, but could not break through the defense lines of the Second and Third Companies, so they had to retreat.
After the raid on the second day, the Sharp Knife Company had already advanced 5 kilometers towards Shichuan Town with its follow-up troops. Only a small number of Zong's defenders were still in the northern building. Resist tenaciously.
The Shichuan garrison was very aggrieved in this battle. They thought their firepower was strong enough. On the entire street fighting battlefield, they had dozens of firepower points, and there were hidden weapons in the buildings ready to be released. There are countless soldiers who use cold guns.
However, after two days of fighting, they suddenly felt that their defensive positions were as tight as mud and could not effectively block the 178 Fortress soldiers.
Sometimes the firepower point is knocked out by a grenade without even seeing anyone!
The beating was so frustrating!
According to the original plan, they would consume the entire forward battalion of Fortress 178 in Shichuan Town, but as a result, only three companies from the forward battalion came and penetrated Shichuan Town.
In fact, if it is not a street fight, the killing effect of grenades on flat ground is not necessarily very good.
But now, those dark rooms, which were originally defensive barriers for the defenders, have now become Ren Xiaosu's targets.
The next night, when Zhang Xiaoman reported the battle situation to the battalion commander Zhou Yinglong, Zhou Yinglong felt a little numb. He had told Zhang Jinglin before that he asked the commander to give him more time so that he could be safe and sound. The town of Shichuan was captured.
As a result, the armored brigades in the rear postponed their advance plans. As a result, as soon as they gained time, Zhang Xiaoman from the front told him that Shichuan Town might be captured tomorrow...