Chapter 158: The Way Back

Chapter 158: The Way Back

Taking advantage of this great retreat of the Vietnamese army, and because of the casualties of the second-line troops and our army, I immediately pulled the second-line troops to the third-line troops and rested. After counting the casualties, not to mention the reduction of the 608th Regiment in this battle, the troops I had sacrificed 23 people and injured 31 people. This also shows the tragic fate of this battle.

The Vietnamese army also lost its temper because of this battle. Most of the company were defeated and most of them were wiped out. If it was a big battle, it would not be a big deal. But what is important is that most of the troops that could catch up with were good quality, and there were not many. All of them had only one reinforced battalion, so for them, the defeat of a company was already a very heavy loss.

This made them very cautious in the subsequent battle situation. They always did not let go of their attacks on the third-line troops because they were concerned about their attacks, because they knew very well that the troops in my hands were always staring at them behind the front line, and they could rush out at any time to give them a ruthless move like last time.

More than half an hour later, I calculated the time... The main force had retreated for more than an hour. Even if the Vietnamese army wanted to chase it, it would be difficult to catch up, so they began to consider the retreat of their own troops.

In fact, there is no need to consider this. We have no other way to go, so we can only carry two troops to alternately cover and fight and retreat. The difference is that I should boldly extend the distance between the troops' alternate cover, otherwise I would be afraid that I would not be able to reach the safe area if I walked for a day and a night.

It should be said that there were still some worries before. The soldiers of the 608th Regiment were still likely to be unable to hold back and run back to the country at all costs as soon as they retreated, but now there is no other way except to do so. And I believe that with the previous experience of alternate cover and the influence of those soldiers who are ready to die on the battlefield, it is still worth a try.

So with my order, the fourth front was directly built one kilometer behind. Of course, in order to ensure the safety of the front line, the troops in my hand continued to fight with me on the front line. Otherwise, the front line formed by the 608th Regiment would not be able to withstand a charge from the Vietnamese army at all.

The troops fought and walked under the organization of Xu Fan and me, and the beginning was still very smooth. Our army's front also moved back one kilometer by one, and the hearts hanging by the soldiers gradually relaxed.

"Battlefield Commander Cui!" Ruan Wenqin, who followed our fifth company all the way, couldn't help but sigh: "It's really hard to lead such a force to fight with the Vietnamese Communist Party into such a battle situation! It's ridiculous that I'm still a deputy regiment commander, and now I know that it's too far behind you, the battalion commander!"

"Lieutenant Colonel Ruan, you are polite!" I answered with the rifle in my hand, "I can also see that your troops are of good quality, but you are not strong enough. I don't know your troops' source..."

Ruan Wenqin smiled bitterly and replied: "Captain Cui has a good opinion. I don't hide it from you. We used to have many soldiers in the south, but now... fewer and fewer people will join our camp!"

"Well!" I nodded. In fact, this is a common sense. As far as I know, the South Vietnamese regime existed, as corrupt as the puppet troops of South Korea, and even more so, such as using spies to deal with the people, taking human lives, and using assassination to eliminate strangers. The entire South Vietnamese economy was basically supported by the hotel industry and the prostitute industry. Later, even Americans believed that such a regime was not worthy of their protection.

Therefore, the fall of such a regime should be said to be a general trend. In the early days of the fall of the South Vietnamese regime, some people would continue to fight because of ideological issues, such as Nguyen Van Qin's army. However, as time went by, the people of South Vietnam gradually accepted the ideology of communism, so naturally fewer and fewer people joined the guerrillas.

From the perspective of an outsider, this is not a problem of lack of troops or weapons. It should be said that when the Americans were still there, it was much better for South Vietnam to have American support weapons than North Vietnam. However, the armed forces of South Vietnam were unpopular and vulnerable to North Vietnam.

"Ltd. Colonel Ruan..." I said hesitantly: "Have you ever thought that maybe even if we can support it with all our strength, you will not do anything?"

From the perspective of interests, I would not do anything good for myself to say this, because it is very likely that it will make me lose an ally. But I don’t want to deceive and exploit Ruan Wenqin anymore, because at this time I already regarded him as a good brother who lives and dies.

Ruan Wenqin was stunned when she heard this, then smiled bitterly and lowered her head without saying a word. In an instant, she seemed to have grown much older.

After a long time, he raised his head and looked at me gratefully and said, "I am very grateful for saying such words to me. This means that you have regarded me as your own person, but you should not say these words!"

"Well, I understand!" I nodded, knowing in my heart that Ruan Wenqin also understood that the South Vietnamese regime would no longer do anything, but he had no way to go now.

What is the most sad thing about a person? I think it is neither terminal illness nor death, but it is not tolerated by his own country.

"Dadada..." At this time, a dense gunshot suddenly came from behind. Ruan Wenqin was shocked and stood up involuntarily.

"What's going on?" I asked the people from my hometown not far away.

"I don't know!" The hometown person shook his head, his face also full of worries, and then he shouted very simply: "A platoon leader, take two people to reconnaissance immediately!"

"Yes!" With a reply, the three soldiers ran towards the rear with their weapons.

But they hadn't run far and turned back again, and dragged a soldier who was out of breath toward us.

"Report!" A platoon leader pulled the soldier to run towards me while shouting at me as he was far away: "He is the communication soldier sent by Battalion Commander Xu, saying that the Vietnamese army appeared in the rear, and the retreating troops were ambushed on the road, and it was already in chaos!"

"What?" I was shocked when I heard this. The Vietnamese army actually ran behind us. No wonder they stuck to us slowly in front of us. It turned out that they had already given up pursuing the main force of our army. In fact, after so long, it was impossible to pursue the main force of our army. So they targeted us. On the one hand, they continued to restrain us from retreating too quickly. On the other hand, they sent a surprise soldier to the rear and set up an ambush.

It was such a clever plan. At this time, I had to admire the commander of the Vietnamese army. No wonder in history, this army was able to defeat the strength of one of our troops with only one regiment of troops. This is not only a matter of the quality of the two troops, but also a battle of wits and courage between the commanders of the enemy and us.

"Battleman Commander Cui! Give orders quickly..." The communication soldier finally recovered and said anxiously: "The firepower of the Vietnamese army is very strong. The soldiers did not obey the orders when they retreated. They were all in chaos. Go and save our troops!"

"How many troops are there in the enemy? How is the firepower equipment?" I asked with a frown.

"I don't know!" The communications soldier shook his head blankly.

I couldn't help but feel helpless, and the thing I was worried about finally happened.

Actually, I know very well that there will be not many people in the Vietnamese army that ambushed Xu Fan's troops. The Vietnamese army has only one reinforced battalion in total. We have defeated one company and then divided into two parts to fight. No matter how many there are, there will be no more... However, this is the case with the new recruits. Once they are caught off guard by the enemy when they are not prepared, they will soon be disorganized. If they can organize and fight calmly with the enemy, they may even defeat the enemy who ambushed them.

However, there are not so many ifs on the battlefield. The fact is that even the direct battalion commander Xu Fan cannot control...

"Sixth Company Commander!" I shouted to my hometown: "Take your people to reinforce Battalion Commander Xu immediately, and at all costs, insist on eliminating the enemies blocking our retreat!"

"Yes!" The hometown people responded, and waved their hand and ran to the rear with their weapons.

"Everyone is there!" I ordered to the rest of the soldiers: "Be ready for battle!"

I know very well that the battle in the rear was the moment when the Vietnamese army in front launched an attack on us. The Vietnamese army would not be so stupid, and would give us the time and energy to turn back and reinforce the troops in the vacancies.

Sure enough, the soldiers had just picked up their weapons, and there was a dense sound of gunfire coming from the front line, and the Vietnamese army launched an attack on our position again.

Compared with the usual period, the Vietnamese army's attack this time was particularly fierce, but with the round-trip reinforcements of the fifth and fourth companies under my command, they still had no choice but to do anything to us.

Although the number of the fifth and fourth companies is not large, the combat effectiveness is not weak. Once a dangerous situation occurs on the defense line, we will soon rush up to the top of the mountain along the backscene to provide reinforcements, and will continue to charge the Vietnamese army again and again. Sometimes we can even make a surprise attack on them while the Vietnamese army is not paying attention...

So I am not worried about the war ahead, but I have been thinking about one thing - can we eliminate the Vietnamese army in the rear of our army? If the Vietnamese army is garrisoning to death, it would be fine. I believe that the Sixth Company led by the people of my hometown, plus Xu Fan's troops, will not be difficult to attack the positions garrisoned by the Vietnamese army. If you are afraid, you will be afraid... The Vietnamese army will not fight hard with us, but will flexibly fight an ambush and transfer the positions, and seize key points along the retreat route of our army.
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