Chapter 59: The Battle of Nanling (11) Second Watch!

  "Want to run? It's not that easy... Trumpeter, blow the charge horn... Order the whole camp to launch a countercharge..." Liu Hua said disdainfully, looking at the retreating Jinwei soldiers, and loudly ordered the trumpeter who had been waiting behind him.

  "Drip, drip, drop... Drip, drip, drop..." Suddenly, a loud bugle call sounded in the command center where Zhang Hua was located. Along with the bugle call, the soldiers' battle cries also erupted. As the bugle call sounded, nearly 400 soldiers remaining on the battlefield, under the command of their respective commanders, jumped out of their trenches and launched a fierce charge against the Jin-Sui army, which was preparing to retreat, under the cover of six heavy machine guns.

  "Comrades, charge... Rat-a-tat-a-tat..." Under the personal leadership of the company and platoon commanders, six light machine guns were lined up in a row on each of the two high grounds, spewing out tongues of fire at the Jin-Sui army, which was less than 50 meters away and preparing to retreat. At the same time, the ammunition carriers behind the machine gunners also charged forward while throwing grenades.

  "Ah, brothers, run for your lives! The Communist army is coming, hurry and escape!" The Jin-Sui army soldiers, who were already disheartened due to heavy casualties, saw the Red Army soldiers rushing towards them in a frenzy. They revealed fearful expressions, screaming as they fled forward.

  As the Jinwei army behind fell into chaos and began to retreat, the soldiers at the front who were still in formation were immediately disrupted by these retreating troops and also joined the retreat. Seeing that the Jinwei army's formation had completely fallen into disarray, how could the warriors let go of this opportunity to beat a drowning dog?

  More than 400 warriors, under the command of their respective commanders, charged down the mountain like fierce tigers, firing at the Jin-Sui army soldiers not far away while charging forward. At the same time, the three mortars of the artillery company continuously adjusted their firing angles and fired shells at the chaotic Jin-Sui army troops from time to time.

  "It's all over, it's all over... my Second Division is finished..." Seeing his own troops of more than a division being routed by the Communist army's single regiment in a charge and starting to retreat towards the rear, Commander Fang Kehao stared blankly at everything before him, saying unbelievably.

  "Damn it, these Communist troops are really too arrogant. Guard battalion, immediately construct a defensive position on the spot and block the Communist army's charge, quickly..." Seeing the situation on the two high grounds, Division Commander Yang Yaofang also had an angry face, loudly commanding the guard battalion that had just retreated down.

  "Yes, Commander, we will definitely block the Communist army's charge, don't worry. Guard Battalion, follow me, build fortifications on the spot." Yang Yaofang's trusted aide, the commander of the Guard Battalion, loudly replied to Commander Yang Yaofang. He turned around and led his reinforced battalion to start building simple defensive fortifications on the spot.

  "Comrades, charge... Boom boom boom... Da da da..." Just then, in the Li Yong terrain of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army's divisional headquarters guard battalion, a simple defensive fortification was quickly constructed, waiting for the arrival of the special operations battalion. A chaotic burst of gunfire suddenly erupted on the right flank of the division command post, followed by a heaven-shaking battle cry and the sound of machine gun fire...

  At the time when the bugle sounded on the heights, three squads hiding in the forest keenly sensed the intention of the main force of the Special Operations Battalion to launch a counter-charge. Nearly 100 soldiers, led by Wu Tao, quickly emerged from the forest. Sure enough, the soldiers on the two heights had already rushed out of their trenches and launched a counter-charge against the Jin-Sui Army.

  Just as Wu Tao was preparing to take three companies of troops to launch a pincer movement with the main force, he noticed unusual activity at the enemy command post. A reinforced battalion-sized force quickly left the divisional command post and began constructing defensive fortifications about 200 meters away from the command post.

  "Lao Wu, the enemy's guard battalion must be trying to block our special forces' main attack. Otherwise, we can launch a surprise attack from their rear, disrupt their deployment and coordinate with the battalion commander's action." Seeing the Shanxi Army's guard battalion rapidly building fortifications, reconnaissance platoon leader Luo Huasheng hastily proposed.

  "Old Luo, that's a reinforced camp of over 600 people, and it's the enemy's most elite troops. With less than a company of soldiers in our hands, be careful not to get caught in a counter-encirclement, or we'll suffer a big loss." After hearing Luo Hua's suggestion, Wu Tao shook his head and shifted his gaze to the enemy's command center.

  "Lao Wu, you want to take out the enemy's command center..." Seeing Wu Tao's gaze directed at the enemy's command center several hundred meters away, sniper squad leader Wu Zijie immediately reacted and asked excitedly.

  "Well, you see, the enemy's command post is set up on a hill about 400 meters away. And since the guard battalion has left, there are now less than a company of guards beside them. If they were to be deployed in front of us, at most it would only be a platoon of troops. If we were to launch a surprise attack on their command post, what do you think the enemy's guard unit would do?" Wu Tao's mouth curled up into a cold smile.

  "It goes without saying that the guard battalion will definitely come to reinforce. Old Wu, let's do it this way, you arrange the task..." Luohuasheng, who was originally unhappy with Wutao's opposing opinion, couldn't see any unhappiness after hearing Wutao's deployment and excitedly replied.

  "Alright, let's do it this way. We'll sneak up to 200 meters away from the enemy command center. Then, we'll use our old tactics - the sniper squad will provide cover, the guard squad and scout squad will charge forward. We must break through the enemy's defense line in the shortest time possible and disrupt their command center..." Wu Tao commanded quietly.

  Very soon. Just as the Shanxi Army's guard battalion had finished constructing their position and were quietly waiting for the approaching Special Forces, three platoons of soldiers had already safely infiltrated to the right flank of the enemy command center. Under Wu Tao's command, 15 rifles from the sniper platoon, except for half of them aiming at several Shanxi Army officers on the high ground of the command center, were all aimed at about one platoon of guard troops in front of the guard battalion.

  "Fire... Bang, bang, bang... Rat-a-tat, rat-a-tat..." With Wu Tao's command, 15 rifles fired almost simultaneously, shooting out bullets. At the same time, six light machine guns providing covering fire also spewed out flames towards the enemy guard unit's position.

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