Chapter 3 "Strategic Village" Action 13. Active attack
The Elephant Ridge got its name because of the elephants that roamed there. There are water, trees and grass here. It is a beautiful tropical wetland and also a camping site run by the Li Ying guerrillas. Therefore, there are natural caves and man-made caves for hiding soldiers.
The tigers who have been here call this place "Water Curtain Cave in Flower and Fruit Mountain". Big Mouth is full of praise for this place and spent an entire afternoon delivering food to the elephants, saying that he was meeting old friends.
That afternoon, the elephants were wandering around leisurely. Chen Hu, the sharpshooter and more than a hundred local guerrillas arrived here.
The local guerrillas had not been here for a while, and the elephants raised their trunks and called happily to welcome their neighbors back. However, this time the guerrillas were very busy. As soon as they arrived at the "Water Curtain Cave", they were commanded by Chen Hu and the sharpshooter, and they were busy inside and outside the cave and on and under the trees.
In Mangchang Town, however, things had calmed down. The M Army was directing the people to build barbed wire and outer fortifications, and patrols in the town became stricter.
In the evening, a large number of special forces from Country H were airlifted to Mangchang, and were sent to the settlements of the people from Country Y overnight to take over the defense of the special forces from the M Army.
Major Jin was very angry: "No! Sir, you should let my soldiers kill those guerrillas directly. You know, they killed our people! I got this information!"
Lieutenant Colonel Matthew laughed, "According to Faith, last time you had more than a hundred soldiers, special forces soldiers, you could only do it for twenty minutes."
Major Jin blushed, and then showed an embarrassed expression.
Major Feis curled his lips lightly: "It seems that this is a merit given to you by Matthew. A merit that does not require military skills and soldier's courage."
Major Jin looked at Colonel Micron helplessly.
Colonel Wei Ke shook his tall body and said, "You are experts in interrogation and discipline. I will leave the entire settlement to you. I hope you will continue to track these Y people and gain more."
Major Jin finally caught his breath and said, "I will do my best and will not let you down, sir!"
Matthew and Faith both laughed even louder. "You'll achieve even greater things, Kim!"
Lao Hu woke up very early. He was awakened by Hong Chun, who took over Hong Yuanming's position as second platoon leader and reconnaissance mission.
Hong Chun was a famous "bear-hearted soldier". He pushed his observation post directly to the cliff behind the mountain of Mangchang and observed with a telescope all night. It was only a stone's throw away from the M Army's guard tower. The M Army's machine guns were facing their observation post.
After hearing his report, Tiger suddenly became clear-headed: "You mean, they were all replaced by H countrymen?"
"Yes, although their clothing and equipment are exactly the same as the M army, I can see their beards clearly through the telescope. They are H countrymen!"
Lao Hu nodded, then fell into deep thought, without even looking at Hong Chun leaving.
Li Ying also got up and swam slowly towards him in the fog of the jungle. Suddenly, he raised his head and stared at Li Ying: "Is the retreat route inside the Water Curtain Cave safe?"
Li Ying nodded. "The path behind that place is a cliff covered with thorny vines. It's impossible to find it without a guide."
Tiger closed his eyes slightly, his eyelashes flickering rapidly. Suddenly he whispered, "Go to Zhuyun Hotel and ask Huang Wenxuan to find out whether the settlement was guarded by special forces from Country H when the M army attacked Xiangxiangling." Then he turned around and said, "Gong Yangzi, if you sleep again, I'll kick your ass! Call Captain Hong immediately!"
Gong Yangzi muttered, rolled out of the sleeping bag, and disappeared.
"Are you going to give up the attack on Elephant Ridge?" Li Ying said softly.
Tiger frowned. Because of years of thinking, there was a deep mark of the Chinese character "川" on his forehead. "The situation on the battlefield changes rapidly. The starting point of the battle in Xiangxiangling is to find a way for my team members lurking in the settlement to escape. With my current strength, I can only consume the enemy. In other words, it is a passive attack!" Tiger exhaled and continued, "Now it seems that there is an opportunity for us to change from passive to active."
Li Ying stared at him: "What do you want?"
"Save the civilians in the settlement and completely eliminate the vicious special forces of Country H."
Li Ying's eyes widened.
"Really?" It was Hong Yuanming's voice.
Tiger's eyes fixed on him immediately: "Come, draw the garrison map of Mangchang on this rock immediately, and tell me your suggestions for the route in and out of Mangchang!"
Hong Yuanming replied, "Yes!" and immediately walked up and started painting on the rocks.
The entire guerrilla camp became lively early in the morning, with people constantly entering and leaving Tiger's tent.
The sun slowly climbed towards the sky.
The M army in Mangchang became exceptionally quiet, and it was the H country soldiers who took the people from the settlement out to build fortifications. The M army, except for those in the bunkers and guard towers outside, seemed to have disappeared.
The tiger, who had taken a nap, frowned again. After a long pause, he suddenly slapped his thigh and said, "The enemy wants to attack at night!"
"Yes, we will attack at night!" Major Feis said coldly.
"I remember you said that the night belongs to the guerrillas." Lieutenant Colonel Matthew shouted.
"Yes!" Major Feiss didn't look at him, but looked at Colonel Weik and continued, "But we can turn night into day."
Colonel Micro moved his tall body, and the chair cried out in pain.
"I calculated the time carefully. We set out at 4 a.m. At this time, the guerrillas are in deep sleep. As long as we have enough flares, we can turn it into daytime there. Then within an hour, we can occupy the airborne area, deploy our heavy firepower, completely surround the guerrillas, and then destroy the enemy's caves with heavy firepower. We will wipe out the remaining enemies at dawn!"
Colonel Wei Ke nodded: "You are enriching the military dictionary of the M Army. I support you in creating miracles." Wei Ke took a sip of wine: "Well, how is the jungle reconnaissance team you sent out?"
Major Feis smiled, which was rare for him. "It was very effective. They landed on the top of Elephant Ridge early this morning. At 10 a.m. today, they sent back their observations: the guerrillas are resting in a camp in the heart of Elephant Ridge. Moreover, according to their observations, the barracks in this camp are actually a karst cave."
Lieutenant Colonel Matthew took over the conversation: "Is there a back hole leading to other places?"
"Good question!" Major Feis raised his voice, "I also suspected it. I ordered helicopters to observe Elephant Ridge and ordered them to cooperate in reconnaissance."
Major Feis stood up and drew a map on the table: "Elephant Ridge is a typical karst terrain, so the ridge is abrupt and the cave is very high, more than ten feet above the ground. Behind this cave is a straight cliff, and in front is a low-lying wetland. It is impossible to connect with other terrains."
Colonel Weik stood up and said, "Face, your work is as effective as Matthew's. This time we will put all our efforts into solving the guerrillas in one go! Come, let's toast to our victory!"
But no one was as excited as Major Jin. He seemed to have taken an aphrodisiac and knocked on the door of Zhuyun Hotel at four in the morning.
The people inside were probably asleep, so the door didn't open for a long time.
"Smash it for me!"
At this time, helicopters of the M army were taking off one after another. How could he not celebrate? Moreover, he had seen that the hotel owner lived a more comfortable life than him, and the M soldiers treated him like a relative. He just felt uncomfortable: Why? You are just a Y countryman!
He wanted to punish him, so he sat down like a boss , waiting for Huang Wenxuan to please him, and then he would continue to punish him. However, Huang Wenxuan actually walked towards him in a swaggering manner, without even bending his waist.
What's the meaning?
"Major, you have to pay compensation for smashing my door!" Huang Wenxuan said calmly.
Major Jin was so angry that he jumped up. He attacked in rage, calculating that he would knock him flying with one punch.
However, Huang Wenxuan dodged and grabbed Major Jin's throat like lightning, and kicked him down onto the bamboo chair again.
Major Jin was so angry that he shouted, "Kill him, kill him!"
"Slow down!" Huang Wenxuan suddenly lowered his head and whispered in his ear, "Listen, I'm an officer from the Fifth Intelligence Department of Country M! If you mess around, Colonel Weik will kill you!"
Major Jin was stunned for a moment, but then he yelled, "Bullshit! Bullshit! Catch him, I want to interrogate him!"
Huang Wenxuan nodded: "You can ask Colonel Wei Ke right away, but it will not do you any good!"
Major Jin yelled, "I saw you going to the settlement a long time ago. I'm going to interrogate you and kill you with my own hands!"
Huang Wenxuan sneered: "I advise you to ask! Otherwise, your head will be chopped off by the M countrymen like a dog's head."
Major Jin hesitated.
"If you don't dare to ask, I'll talk to Weike."
"Bullshit! Why shouldn't I dare to ask?" Major Jin said sternly.
The signalman quickly dialed Micro's landline number.
As soon as Major Jin said Huang Wenxuan's name, Colonel Wei Ke shouted, "Listen, your area is the settlement, Huang Wenxuan is not within your jurisdiction. Now, besides the Y army attack, if you occupy my battlefield command phone again, I will send you to the military court!"
Major Jin was so shocked that he almost fell to the ground.
Huang Wenxuan had already turned around and closed the door that had been kicked open, as if Major Jin and the others didn't exist. But then the lights in the hotel suddenly lit up, and the door opened again.
A clerk came out, brought the wine, and whispered, "Our boss changed his clothes and wants to have a drink with you, long eyes."
Major Jin wanted to yell, "Why should I have a drink with your boss?"
The clerk seemed to see through his thoughts, put down the wine, and smiled gently: "Our boss said that if the boss doesn't drink a glass, he will ask the boss to compensate for the door!"
"You're talking bullshit!" Major Jin roared.
Huang Wenxuan changed into a white suit and came out, this time with a smile on his face: "Major Jin, if you are willing to be friends with me, I would like to treat you and your brothers to a drink."
Major Jin was in a dilemma because of Huang Wenxuan. He wanted to leave, but he was still boasting that he wanted to treat his brothers to a drink; but he was unwilling to leave.
Huang Wenxuan suddenly put his mouth close to his ear and said, "Consider it my apology to you, but you have to give me face."
Seeing the fine wine brought by the waiter, Major Jin's drinking habit was also aroused. He did not dare to offend this person who seemed to have more power than himself in front of Wei Ke.
He shouted loudly: "Well, we can't get to know each other without fighting. Come on, brothers, give Boss Huang a favor!"
The soldiers were now selling wine, so they came over one by one and filled the Zhuyun Hotel.
After three glasses of wine, Major Jin seemed to have forgotten the embarrassment just now, and began to show a proud look again, drinking with his men one glass at a time.
Huang Wenxuan was fine and walked into the inner hall.
The clerk spoke up: "The medicine I brought is almost used up, and I can't find the raw materials here! Alas, I really can't bear to give it to them. I was originally going to use it to deal with the M army!" It turned out that he was Gong Yangzi.
"Shut your mouth, you nagging girl!" This was of course the tiger.
Huang Wenxuan shook his head: "You guys are fighting like it's a game!"
"It seems that only fifty of them came. Mr. Huang, go and see if they have collapsed."
"It fell, it fell!" Big Mouth came in like a gust of wind.
Tiger waved his hand and said, "Go get a lieutenant to come in. I want to interrogate the distribution of the H countrymen. You can handle the rest. I only want the clothes, not the people."
"Yes!" Big Mouth turned around and tried to run.
Tiger shouted again, "Stop!" and waved him back, whispering in his ear, "Chinese soldiers are not allowed to kill prisoners! Otherwise... enforce discipline!"
"yes!"
Under the light, Major Jin and all the soldiers struggled in vain until they had no strength left.
The guerrillas led by Big Mouth picked them up one by one, and peeled them naked like dead pigs. After putting their clothes away, Big Mouth waved his hand and said, "Okay, brothers, you can deal with these people!" These poor H country soldiers were like lambs to be slaughtered.
