Later, the Jin army temporarily retreated.

An Buyan's caution finally gave a sigh of relief to the defenders of Tashan, who were already at the end of the crossbow.

Originally, the soldiers of the 1601st and 1502nd battalions, who had to show their chatty attributes even when they were fighting, no longer had the slightest intention of bickering.

The dry lips and sore throats caused by the lack of water seriously affected everyone's movements, and no officer gave the order to pursue on his own initiative.

"Hurry up and replenish your ammunition."

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"Send out the front guard to monitor the Houjin Tartar."

"Water, whoever has water, get together and hand it over to the guards."

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"Medic, there are wounded here."

"The medical staff are busy, everyone helps the handle, and sends the wounded to the ambulance station in the back."

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"Stretcher, stretcher."

"The stretcher is gone, let's put it together temporarily, isn't there a flagpole over there, two poles can be used as a stretcher with a set of clothes and pants."

Seeing that the enemy army was really far away, on the Tashan defense line, except for the guards, all the soldiers took off their combat vests together, revealing a soaked whole set of dark yellow training uniforms.

The soldiers found a place to rest, and in less than ten minutes, their sweat-soaked clothes were all dry.

After the sun, the whole body was covered with sweat stains exposed after being dried by the sun, yellow and white, and it looked very embarrassed.

The fighters were able to rest, but the officers did not dare to be lazy.

Chief of Staff Qian swallowed a mouthful of saliva that could barely be formed, and asked the keepers of the falcons sent by the battalion to find water with difficulty, "Have you found a new water source?" ”

"Chief of Staff, this falcon has a blocked view in the mountains and forests, so far, no new water source has been found around our army.

However, sir, the Houjin army has retreated, and we can draw water from the creek 800 meters away from the left front, which was originally occupied by the enemy.

There's no need to find any new sources of water, right? ”

Chief of Staff Qian was a little dizzy from the sun, and as soon as he heard that there was water, he immediately issued an order, "Okay, arrange personnel to cover each other to fetch water, bring the war horses, and simply get a little more at one time." ”

However, when he finished speaking, it didn't feel quite right, "Wait." ”

He took off his steel helmet, put on a soft cheating military hat, and thought carefully for a while, and said, "Now there is no problem in getting water from that water source, but that water source is only temporarily safe, once the Houjin army attacks again, there is no danger near the creek, and we still have to fall into a state of water shortage."

Therefore, it is necessary to fight more water in that creek and store more water, and at the same time, it is necessary to pay close attention to the detection of new water sources in the rear and flanks of our army.

There is another one, don't forget, in the future, there is likely to be a large number of reinforcements coming here, and the consumption of water by 5,000 troops is not a small amount, and a stream less than half a palm deep is not enough at all. ”

The logistics supply department went out to draw water before the start under the order of Chief of Staff Qian.

This movement made the ordinary soldiers on the Tashan defense line a little commotion.

The veterans and non-commissioned officers could bear it, but the recruits who had been fighting in the sun for a day and felt like they were about to get dehydrated were a little unbearable to wait for water, and while waiting, their eyes were already starting to glow green.

They didn't want to drink raw water, after being trained by the kingdom's educational institutions at all levels, the warriors still had this common sense of hygiene, they just wanted to wash their bodies sticking to their clothes with the cool stream water.

Seeing the eager eyes of the recruits, Chief of Staff Qian discussed with several officers and simply let the troops go downstream to the supply troops to move freely for a period of time.

However, for fear of being beaten back by the Houjin army again, Chief of Staff Qian ordered several companies to cover each other and take turns to go to the water source area to operate.

Looking at the cheering soldiers, Chief of Staff Qian was also very happy in his heart, and a metaphor that he heard from the king suddenly flashed in his mind, "It is like resurrection with full blood."

Originally, he didn't quite understand what this "full blood resurrection" looked like, but now, he seems to understand a little.

"Chief of Staff, all our ammunition has been distributed, but it is completely insufficient, there are only 3 solid shells left, only the last box of high-explosive grenades, and most importantly, the rifle ammunition is not enough for a base.

The next ammunition resupply will take at least two hours to come. Moreover, depending on the amount of the last replenishment, the next time will not exceed half a base number of rifle cartridges.

If we don't think about any other way, wait until the next enemy attack, I'm afraid we'll have to give an account here. ”

Faced with the complaints of the arms logistics officer, Chief of Staff Qian's already dry body once again gushed out a pool of sweat.

Looking up at the sun in the sky, Chief of Staff Qian tried hard to fan the wind with his palm, and after feeling a little cool, he returned to a sultry state.

"I reported to my superiors a few more times and asked them to think of more ways to support us.

At the same time, I will communicate with the reinforcements who are coming from the surrounding area to see when they will arrive and if they can be sure. ”

The logistics officer sighed and said, "Okay, that's the only way." However, Chief of Staff, didn't you say that by noon, the 103rd Cavalry Battalion would arrive? ”

As he spoke, he took out an alarm clock hanging from his waist, "Look, what time is it, why is it all this time, and there is no movement?" is so unpunctual, how can these guys from ordinary field troops be virtuous.

No wonder the superiors relied so heavily on the Special Service Regiment and our Ranger Regiment. Or the General Staff has a vision. ”

Although Chief of Staff Qian knew that the mountain road was not easy to walk, he was facing the danger that the whole battalion might capsize at any time, and he did not have the generosity he should have, and he did not stop the complaints of his subordinates.

"Forget it, it's better to ask for others than for yourself, and now it's better to rely on us to save ourselves.

You can't be idle, unpack the explosives bags that the sappers have in store, and collect the buckshot from the captives, and we'll make our own ammunition. ”

The logistics arms officer listened with black lines, and his chief of staff thought that it was still the time to use the flintlock pistol for four years? Now the weapons in the army, can you still make homemade ammunition on the spot?

He thought that the chief of staff was in a hurry, smiled awkwardly, and explained, "Well, chief of staff, our new rifle is a firing pin fire mode, and the ammunition needs a primer under this structure, and if there is no primer, even if the ammunition is homemade, these gunpowder can't be ignited." ”

Chief of Staff Qian glanced at him angrily, "Do you think my martial arts hall is for nothing?" Is the internship done for nothing? I would not know the structure of the rifle now?

I let you make your own ammunition in order to make effective use of the enemy's weapons.

Let everyone gather the bird guns and other firearms left behind by the enemy, and you technicians will check them, pick out some qualified ones, and distribute them to everyone.

In the rest of the battle, one soldier is to use a Type 06 rifle as much as possible in a squad, and the others use a bird gun to fire a volley.

Let everyone try to save as much ammunition as possible for pump-action rifles, so that they can last as long as possible. ”