Chapter 1052: Desperate Situation
1 a.m.
The middle of Shiratori Island, mountainous.
The scouts of squad 1 staggered and lay on a relatively soft grass.
It's a forest.
The moon had already risen, and from the treetops, the bright moonlight could be seen.
It was a nice night.
But everyone was in a bad mood.
For the past ten hours or so, the 1st squad has been driven around like a dog by the infantry battalion.
From the time the 1st battalion landed on the island, the pan exploded in the radio channel.
Nine squads, each breaking through from a different direction.
In one morning, more than 30 people were "killed".
The scouts suddenly realized that the infantrymen they usually looked down at were not so bad.
Powered by armored vehicles and artillery, the Scout is like a sports car in front of an eight-wheeled truck - don't look at your performance, it's still a matter of minutes to run you over.
The 1st Battalion adopted a very cautious style of play, advancing step by step, and not being impatient.
Little by little, cannibalize the range of activity and concealment of the scouts.
The most typical way to play is to rely on the armored convoy formation, advance all the way to the side of the mountain that cannot be advanced, and then each platoon spreads out in formation, starting a carpet search from the mountain, once the movement is found, immediately establish a defensive line on the spot, and do not rush to attack, call for artillery fire to bomb directly.
As soon as it is bombed, the scouts will withdraw.
As long as the retreat is within the line of sight of the infantry chariot at the foot of the mountain, it will be swept by the high flat machine gun on the roof of the vehicle.
As a result, the smoke canisters on the head are like fireworks for the New Year, bursting all over the mountain.
After a pause, the scouts understood.
People come prepared, how to encircle, how to suppress, how to cooperate, how to coordinate, all have the most detailed battle plan for guidance.
The contact battles and encounters in the morning caused the scouts to lose their temper completely, and they could only keep searching for convenience and retreat towards the mountainous area.
Fighting the infantry who were hiding in the king's cover (that's how they describe the armored vehicles) caused many scouts to suffer enough and were beaten to the point of losing their temper.
Along the way, the 1st squad leader Niu Shilin kept encountering the remnants of the defeated soldiers.
Chen Yingcai of Class 5, more than half of the people in the class were "killed", and the squad leader and deputy squad were also "glorious".
Chen Yueqiang of Class 9, as the squad leader, was beaten to the commander of the light pole.
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These people were put together, and one class became two.
Now, as the squad leader of the platoon, Niu Shilin has naturally become the supreme leader of these remnants.
According to the rules, as long as it is past 12 o'clock that night, you will automatically enter the escape training session.
Each class can organize their own escape from Shiratori Island.
No one asks what method to use.
The company radio of the 1st Company of the reconnaissance battalion will be turned on after 12 o'clock, and as long as the squad can go into the water and leave Shiratori Island smoothly, it can call the surface support ships to provide support until it returns to the beach near the camp.
Since you can't beat it, you can only escape.
There's no shame in that.
Reconnaissance units have never been hard-hardened units.
Special operations missions have never been hard-hardened missions.
Most reconnaissance behind enemy lines has to deal with the process of infiltration-reconnaissance-fighting-detachment.
Of course, if it is not detected, it is the most successful operation.
If it is discovered, it is not a big deal.
Every soldier of the reconnaissance unit must master the trick of "detachment".
How to get out smoothly?
This can be achieved by creating an evacuation plan.
It can also be achieved by relying on the individual's ability to adapt to changes.
There are many examples of lonely heroes in the counterattack in southern Xinjiang.
Therefore, many reconnaissance squads pinned their hopes on after 12 o'clock that night.
By night, the 1st Battalion had not been able to search the entire island of Shiratori in a single day.
The scouts began to shrink their range of activities and stall for more and more time.
Everyone reached a consensus on the radio channel - as long as it was 12 o'clock, the squads that still had combat capabilities gathered their personnel and broke through from now on in a more different direction, and they could run out as much as they could.
There is an advantage to dispersing breakouts.
The goal is small, and the action is flexible, and it is not easy to be served in one pot.
It was also possible to find the weak position of the encirclement and break through from there, and when the other cooperating forces of the 1st Battalion came to their senses, they had already gone to the sea and ran away.
This plan sounds pretty good.
However, when 12 o'clock came and everyone dispersed and broke out according to the original plan, they realized that their ideas were too naΓ―ve.
Ginger, still old spicy.
The coastline of Shiratori Island adds up to 47 kilometers, and after removing some twists and turns, and removing some cliffs and cliffs that are not suitable for leaving, the coastline that actually needs to be controlled is only more than 30 kilometers.
For this kind of terrain, the commander of the 1st battalion, Zheng Shengli, has already thought about it thoroughly.
In places that are not suitable for going to sea, control points are set up in the squad of the machine gun company.
And where it is suitable for swimming into the sea, the defense line is arranged on the dirt road around the island.
Dirt roads are generally 100 meters or even hundreds of meters away from the sea, so that the circumference of the control ring is virtually reduced, making the entire control line shorter and easier to control.
Breaking through and retreating, the first to engage the enemy's reconnaissance battalion 1st company and 8th squad.
As a result, as soon as they arrived not far from the sea, they encountered a patrol convoy of the 1st Battalion.
Under the heavy artillery fire, more than half of the soldiers of the eighth squad were lost and they had to retreat to the mountains.
The other squads were attacked by infantry in less than ten minutes, and not a single squad was able to cross the line of fire.
On the radio, all kinds of bad news are coming one after another.
The sixth squad was wiped out......
There were 6 people in class 8......
The fourth squad leader and deputy class are honorable......
The detachment led by Niu Shilin was the most likely to break through the defensive line, and he was originally the one with the best marksmanship, but at night, almost one shot at a time.
And then there's the fact that he has a lot of people.
After collecting the remnants of several squads, the number reached 18 people.
It's a pity.
The other squads were defeated early, and the support forces of the infantry soon arrived at the scene, and there was another battle with the detachment commanded by Niu Shilin.
In the end, the two scouts smoked and "died", and they also caught up with Lin Sheng, the deputy of the squad.
The breakthrough was unsuccessful, and the three became "corpses".
"Squad leader...... We're done......"
Diao Ke didn't take off his backpack, he leaned directly on the ground, looking at the moon in the sky intently.
No one spoke.
In fact, many people want to summon up the courage to cheer themselves up and give themselves a little hope of victory.
It's just that I searched all over and didn't find one that could comfort me.
It seems that the defense line of the 1st Battalion is impregnable.
To break through is simply impossible.
Niu Shilin was distraught.
If they can't break through, tomorrow the infantry will continue to advance, continue to search the mountains, and the range of activities that can be carried out will become smaller and smaller, and eventually it will be like catching a turtle in an urn, waiting to be captured.
Li Hanyu shook his kettle.
There was a faint sound of water coming from inside.
Water, it's running out.
Now, Li Hanyu's lips are so dry that his throat is like a fire.
During the day, he evaded the encirclement of the infantry, and had no time to collect fresh water.
Not to mention that the only water source is polluted by poisoning, even if it is not polluted, the commander of the 1st battalion, Zheng Shengli, will definitely send people to guard there, waiting for people to take the bait, just like the lions and crocodiles in the African savannah like to look for prey near the water source.
"Squad leader, how much water do you have there?"
Niu Shilin looked at Li Hanyu and picked up his kettle.
His lips were chapped as well.
Shake it.
With a wry smile: "I estimate that there are only two mouthfuls of water......"
I watched everyone take out their kettles one after another and start checking their food.
There is not much water, and the situation of food is not optimistic.
There was no time to gather fresh water, and there was no time to gather food.
Now on everyone's body, there is more than one compressed biscuit, and less is not.
The fresh water was all left over after the last collection the night before, and after a day's battle, under the high physical exertion, the water was almost out of water.
This training simply forced the 1st Reconnaissance Company into a desperate situation.
Now everyone understands how child's play the survival training used to be.
In the absence of the threat of hostile situations, there is plenty of time to scout for things that don't move, and the rest of the time is spent collecting water and food.
Once discovered by the enemy, food and water are simply not guaranteed.
It's already good to be able to escape, where is there time to find water and food.
"It's over...... it's over"
Another soldier groaned.
"No water, no food...... Spank the ass! I'm running out of strength now......"
"The soldiers and horses did not move the grain and grass first. I know what I mean now, fighting a war is fighting logistics......"
Some even began to complain openly about the solemnity.
"The deputy company commander is too, he didn't say that he was going to confront the 1st battalion before he set off, and he was halfway through the mission on the island, and he suddenly came to this hand, what should we do! If we had known, we would have brought some bazookas or something, at least we could get their armored vehicles, wouldn't we? β
"yes, it's not like that for training......"
Complaints abounded.
Niu Shilin listened silently and did not speak.
Grievances are all true.
The equipment is not good, the food and water supply is not available.
The troops were in a desperate situation.
What to do?
Niu Shilin's mind was constantly spinning, and countless thoughts and ideas crossed his mind.
Here, he has the highest military rank and is the leader of the platoon squad, and it is his responsibility to bring these comrades-in-arms out of the predicament.
Suddenly, a flash of light flashed through my mind.
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Inside the camp of the Haiphong Company.
At the gate, dejected scouts walked into the camp.
The special operations camouflage on his body has long been dirty, and everyone's face is painted with camouflage oil paint, so they can't see their expressions clearly.
However, it was clear from the look in their eyes that their sharpness had been frustrated.
The coastal defense company set aside a place in a corner of the camp for the scouts who had been "killed" to set up tents to rest.
Under the guidance of the group of island guards of the coastal defense company, and the laughter of the soldiers of the 1st battalion, the scouts who had withdrawn from the confrontation exercise reluctantly walked into their own territory.
The other scouts who had already reported here saw their companions and hurriedly greeted them.
"You're here too,! What about the rest of our class? β
"Hiding in the mountains......"
"Huh? Why are all our classes here? β
"All hanged, of course it's coming!"
The person who answered was not angry, and he was panicked.
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Next comes silence.
He walked over solemnly, stood in front of the soldiers, and said to them, "Hurry up and put down your things, go and bathe those who want to take a bath, and eat quickly if you want to eat, and the cooking class has made a meal for you." β
In fact, the scouts who came here were all tired and thirsty.
However, no one has an appetite.
No one moved.
Standing solemnly and quietly for a while, he said: "Victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, you should be glad that you lost in the exercise, not on the battlefield, you lost in the exercise, there is still a chance to turn the tables, you can do it again in the future, if you are on the battlefield, you have now been sent to the morgue waiting to be sent." β
Still no one spoke.
After a while, someone finally couldn't take it anymore.
"Deputy company commander, such a confrontation is not fair at all!"
Zhuang Zhuang nodded slightly: "Yes, it's not fair." The infantry battalion had armored vehicles, a machine gun battery and a large-caliber machine gun, as well as artillery. And you only have rifles and pistols. β
sighed and said: "You are amphibious scouts, not infantry, I have particularly high requirements for you, and you are trained according to the requirements of special forces." As I said a long time ago, don't think that this set of special warfare camouflage on your body looks good and awesome, and when you go to other companies, people will look up to you when they see it. But you have to deserve it, you deserve it! I can say that you didn't have a chance to win, but you chose the wrong way to play. If it were me, I dare say we could win. β
With that, all the scouts looked up.
They looked at their company commander.
Many people feel that solemnity is bragging again.
But when I think about it, I think it's believable.
Because the solemn boasting of has been realized.
No exceptions.
"Deputy Company Commander, if it's you, how can you win?" Someone asked.
"I won't disclose the answer for the time being, this is a closed-book exam, after the exam, back to the camp, I will comment on your performance this time. To say that the equipment is unfair, I admit it. But if you don't have a chance of winning, I think it's your own problem. β
After speaking, he waved his hand: "Go!" Take a bath, drink water, and eat, and don't damage your body. Want to know how to win? I won't say that there are some things that only make sense and gain something by experiencing it yourself. Failure is the mother of success, the ancestor is very philosophical, you can get some lessons and experience from failure, this is the harvest, not I to tell you. Remember, a soldier who relies too much on his superiors is not a really good soldier. β
Solemnly left the camping area and returned to the big tree in front of the barracks.
Zheng Shengli and several battalion commanders and staff officers were there drinking tea and talking and laughing.
Seeing the solemnity, Zheng Shengli comforted: "Deputy Company Commander Zhuang, don't blame your own soldiers!" To be honest, they were already very good, you see, 51 people were killed, and 27 were on my side. Or in the absence of heavy weapons, in the case of such a big gap in equipment, I admire it very much, these soldiers are good soldiers! β
While talking, give solemnity to the tea.
Solemnly smiled and said, "Battalion Commander Zheng, you may be mistaken, I didn't blame my soldiers. It's normal to fail, and I tried it when I was a soldier. β
As he spoke, he took the teacup and took a sip of tea.
Then he raised his eyes and looked at Zheng Shengli.
Zheng Shengli noticed that Zhuang Zheng was looking at himself, so he asked: "Deputy Company Commander Zhuang, I'm not a pretty big girl, you stare at me without blinking, am I so good-looking?" β
He was in a very good mood and smiled like Maitreya Buddha.
Zhuang Zhuang suddenly said: "No, I was thinking, you just said that 51 of my men were killed, that is, I still have 39 soldiers still in the jungle, still alive. β
At this, the man suddenly grinned.
"I think...... We still have a chance to win. β
Zheng Shengli was stunned at first, and then looked left and right at his deputy and staff officer.
"Hahahaha!"
Almost simultaneously, the officers of the 1 battalion erupted in deafening laughter.
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