Chapter 489: People are in the position

The battle in Tepingli became a milestone. It can be said that the battle really made the Volunteer Army realize that the battle with American high-tech weapons is so cruel. Such a battle is different from fighting with the Japanese and fighting with the Kuomintang troops. This is a brand new way of war. The combination of air-land and three-dimensional combat made the Volunteer Army realize that when it comes to a new battlefield, it must use new combat methods to deal with it.

As the Volunteer Army Corps-level Operations Director, Gao Xiaodong certainly understood this truth deeply.

Of course, future generations should absorb these experiences into the valuable experiences obtained by predecessors with blood. If they fall down there, they must not eat bitter fruit in the same place in the same way.

Everyone knows that since the end of the fifth counterattack, the Volunteers have rarely taken the initiative to attack the enemy in the past two years. In the battle scene, it seems that the Volunteers have fallen into an unfavorable situation, as if the Volunteers can no longer stop the "Alliance" offensive.

But in fact, only Gao Xiaodong knew deeply that although the volunteers rarely attacked in the past two years and had eliminated a large number of enemies on a large scale like the first five counterattacks, the volunteers had achieved great strategic success.

The most obvious example is that after nearly two years of strategic and tactical adjustments, the casualties of the Volunteer Army on the Korean battlefield have dropped to a minimum, and the number of casualties in the two years is not even comparable to the year when the Volunteer Army first entered North Korea to participate in the war.

Of course, what is even more gratifying is that although the Volunteers are now taking a defensive stance, in fact, under the attack of the Allied forces, the Volunteers' killing and damage to the enemy is more effective. In the past two years, according to the statistics of battlefield data, although the enemy has a very powerful firepower advantage, they no longer have any advantage. In many confrontations with the enemy, the casualties between the enemy and us were basically the same, and even the casualties between South Korea and the Allied forces were even greater.

It is in this case that because the Volunteers effectively killed and injured the US military, the losses of the US military were even greater than that of World War II, that the people in their country could no longer bear this huge burden, and the decision of the US military to seek peace as soon as possible in front of Panmunjom today is inseparable from the successful negotiations of Panmunjom and the Volunteers' seemingly defensive in the past two years, but effectively eliminated the enemy's living forces.

Standing in front of Jianfeng Ridge, Gao Xiaodong's mind passed his summary of the Korean War in the past two years. Looking at the collapsed soldiers of the South Korean Capital Division below, he suddenly felt that the battle was so similar to that of Tsuiri, except that at that time the Volunteer Army was eight times that of the US 23rd Regiment, and now the one surrounding the South Korean Capital Division was three times their strength.

Can you defeat these enemies? How should you fight? In fact, Gao Xiaodong had a conclusion in his mind.

After all, there are still 23 enemy regiments below, and they also have terrifying artillery fire to support them. In order to escape, these South Korean troops will eventually fight with the soldiers on Jianfeng Ridge. Faced with the extremely superior enemy, the battle was in the daytime. Jianfeng Ridge did not have the underground fortifications spread throughout the mountain like Shangganling. The soldiers of the Xiaolong Special Forces Brigade and the Reconnaissance Company could defend three or four times, but they could never defend seven or eight times. This is a huge problem.

Of course, the current situation is still a certain difference from the battle in Tepingli two years ago, that is, the current firepower of the volunteer army has also been greatly improved. Our air defense forces have now taken shape. This time the attack of the 20th Corps has already provided an artillery regiment to support it. If you want to win this battle, you will be able to win.

Gao Xiaodong knew very well that only when the Twenty Corps transferred the artillery troops behind our army, used anti-aircraft artillery to attack air or enemy aircraft, posed a fatal threat to their air support, and then allowed the peaks and subsequent large troops to attack on both sides, the battle would be possible.

But the question is also here. When will the anti-aircraft artillery troops I reinforced arrive? Can they arrive at this battlefield under the blockade of enemy aircraft? Gao Xiaodong has to say that although the soldiers of the Xiaolong Special Forces Brigade and the reconnaissance company have won two offensive and defensive battles, the battle has actually just begun, and the more difficult offensive and defensive battles are still behind...

"Report to the leader, the soldiers have all returned, and the comrades are in high spirits in fighting. We will definitely win this battle!"

The temporary correspondent Lin Yaohai quickly returned to Gao Xiaodong with a smile. Along the way, the guy seized a saber and a watch from the enemy's body. Of course, he was in a good mood, but he didn't know that Gao Xiaodong was not very optimistic.

"Let comrades not underestimate the enemy. Let Wen Guofeng dispatch the main troops to the back mountain. We only have a small number of troops on the front line, waiting for the enemy's attack at any time. Once the enemy tries to rush up, they will be resolutely attacked!"

Gao Xiaodong thought for a long time and asked Lin Yaohai to convey his orders to Wen Guofeng again. He knew that the real tough battle might be coming!

"Chief, don't we put the enemy up and fight? The enemy can't resist the fighting style just now!"

When Lin Yaohai heard Gao Xiaodong's arrangement, he felt a little strange. You should know that the enemies who rushed up just now were all multiples of our defense forces. However, under Gao Xiaodong's plan, the enemy suffered huge losses after rushing to our position, and our defense forces were almost ignored. This kind of fighting style is so effective, he wondered why Gao Xiaodong didn't continue to use it.

"Water is in constant force, and soldiers are in constant form. If a method of combat on the battlefield is not changed, the enemy will definitely catch the weakness. Therefore, even in battle, we must constantly change to minimize casualties!"

Gao Xiaodong shook his head with a smile. Lin Yaohai liked to use his brain. Gao Xiaodong didn't mind teaching him more, but looking at this honest and simple young man, he still didn't understand. So he shook his head and said, "You will know after a while when you look at the result of the battle."

"Yes!" Although Lin Yaohai had some questions, judging from Gao Xiaodong's two commands, his admiration for Director Gao Da was already overflowing like the Yellow River. Although he had any questions, he buried it in his heart.

"Remind Wen Guofeng that the arrangement of troops' defense should be light in front and heavy in the back, be careful of the enemy's artillery fire! At the same time, all the comrades in charge of sniping must be withdrawn and cannot be sacrificed in vain."

Seeing Lin Yaohai's excited appearance, Gao Xiaodong was a little worried that Wen Guofeng had a fever, which made Gao Xiaodong even more worried about the members of the Xiaolong Special Forces Team who were originally sniping behind enemy lines. These snipers can be said to be elites of the Xiaolong Special Forces Team. Like Wang Yang, Gao Xiaodong didn't want these elites who had finally cultivated to sacrifice in this offensive and defensive battle, so he repeatedly stared at Lin Yaohai.

"Chief, don't worry, I will definitely pass on the order!"

Lin Yaohai turned his head seriously and agreed, then quickly walked towards Jianfeng Ridge on the right side of Wen Guofeng's defense.

"If it were Wang Yang, most of them would not be willing to fight such a war. If the casualties were too great, this kid would be hard to speak!"

Seeing Lin Yaohai strode away, Gao Xiaodong looked at the distance with his telescope as our army disappeared into the dense forest. It was impossible for the enemy's plane to attack them for the time being, but if they did not compress the enemy here, then this annihilation war would be impossible. Thinking of the fierce battles facing Jianfeng Ridge for a while, Gao Xiaodong was really unhappy. He even knew very clearly that since Wang Yang suffered huge losses in the army in several defensive operations, he had always opposed the elite troops like the Xiaolong Special Forces Brigade to fight this war of attrition. If the loss was too great, it would be hard to explain once Wang Yang returned to the army, the kid who started crazy.

It is hard to explain, but Gao Xiaodong and Wen Guofeng have to hold on. At least Gao Xiaodong has not received the actual order from the Corps Command. As a soldier, he must obey the command of his superiors. Now he only hopes that the anti-aircraft artillery troops of the Corps can come up at the extreme.

The subsequent situation, as Gao Xiaodong expected, after an hour of preparation, the unwilling enemies gathered again and began to attack the Jianfengling position.

There were still two battalions of troops, but this time, in addition to American aircraft to support them, the South Korean Capital Division also concentrated the few tanks left behind. They lined up and stationed below Jianfeng Ridge. Once the American aircraft attacked rapidly, they must have to carry out joint combat insidian artillery. Seeing this situation, Gao Xiaodong felt that the pressure doubled.

The howling American plane flew from behind the mountain and fell over the Jianfeng Ridge in a blink of an eye. Perhaps the South Korean Capital Division repeatedly told the Americans about the power of the volunteer army on Jianfeng Ridge, so this time the American attack was much sharper than the last time.

Thousands of tons of sparks poured on Jianfeng Ridge, and the daunting violent explosion almost destroyed all the fortifications on Jianfeng Ridge that could be seen with the naked eye. Even several permanent fortifications built by the Third Regiment of the South Korean Capital Division were destroyed by artillery shells, and the hard concrete blocks were bombed by bombs and debris flew everywhere.

Gao Xiaodong led Lin Yaohai and several soldiers to hide in an air defense bunker above the mountainside. In the huge vibration of the ground, the entire Jianfeng Ridge seemed to be shaking, and countless loess fell from the top of the cave. When one enemy shells fell just above the bunker, the entire air defense bunker seemed to be blown up, and a piece of hole in front collapsed to cover half of the hole.

The enemy's artillery fire was so sharp that the bombing over the cover made the soldiers deafening. Even though there were some veterans in the cave, when the two of them looked at each other, they still couldn't help but feel a chill.

It took an hour to go, and the American planes poured out shells never seemed to stop. The rumbling sound and the huge vibration made the soldiers unable to bear it even if they hid in the cave. Many soldiers' noses and ears were shaken out of blood. I can imagine how fierce the enemy's artillery fire was.

At this time, Lin Yaohai was closely guarding Gao Xiaodong's side. Although Wen Guofeng sent him over, it seemed that he was just a correspondent, but in fact he was also a guard. He wanted to ensure Gao Xiaodong's safety at any time. Even if there were bullets coming at Gao Xiaodong, he would block it with his body without hesitation.

Lin Yaohai did not think about being afraid of this kind of responsibility, but felt extremely honored, because only after watching Gao Xiaodong's on-site command did he realize Gao Xiaodong's power and the importance of Gao Xiaodong to their troops.

It was precisely because Gao Xiaodong changed his tactics that the combatants of our army's major troops were moved to the rear, leaving only a few combatants on the front mountain. Gao Xiaodong insisted on it again and again, so he stayed in the front mountain. However, the enemy's artillery fire was too crazy. The air defense bunker where Gao Xiaodong was already the most powerful one, but half of it was blown down by the enemy's artillery fire. What about the other air defense bunkers? What about the consequences if they were bombed? Thinking of this, Lin Yaohai's excitement before the war was gone.

"The American bed bugs have stopped pulling feces. The enemy has come up and rushed to the position to prepare for battle!"

I don’t know how long it was bombed, and even when everyone felt numb, because it had been bombed for too long, many soldiers were missing five senses. Fortunately, they were pulled by the sober soldiers that they realized that the enemy plane had left, and the South Korean officers and soldiers attacking below had already arrived, and the soldiers rushed to the position.

However, once they came out of the terrible explosion of air defense bunker, everyone would feel a little dull because they could not find the position at all. At the beginning, the positions dug out by the soldiers at the beginning were now covered with loess, and the steel chips of bombs were everywhere. When the soldiers came out, they felt that they had found the wrong place.

"Enemy, prepare for battle!"

"The enemy comes up and defeat them!"

However, this hesitation lasted only for a while. When they heard the soldiers shouting loudly at the front, the soldiers subconsciously looked down at the bottom of the position. When they saw the enemy who had reached the mountain under the cover of enemy planes and tank artillery fire, the green and black helmets all over the mountains, the soldiers woke up.

We didn't go to the wrong place, this is their battlefield, but we were just changed by the enemy's planes and shells. But even if the position is gone, we can still dig, and we can still attack when the enemy comes up.

Dada, gunfire sounds everywhere, and bang sniper bullets began to fire at the enemy officers.

At this time, the ammunition in Jianfengling was still lacking. The main reason was that the first two battles were very successful and the enemy was in chaos, which allowed the soldiers to collect the enemy's ammunition, M3 submachine guns, and American grenades. Once the enemy rushed up, the seized weapons would be returned in a hurry.

However, this time the attack was obviously much more cunning. Because the volunteers prevented the volunteers from putting them on the ground, the two battalions attacked this time in a latitudinal attack, and each attacking echelon was about fifty meters apart. In this way, even if the volunteers left their troops at the foot of the mountain, they would be attacked by South Korean troops in front and back.

At the same time, the enemy's tanks also moved. Even if the current American planes have left, their tank artillery can still support South Korea's troops. The equipment of this force is much more reasonable than the previous second attack, making the defensive troops really difficult to prepare for.

However, what the South Korean troops did not expect was that the combat methods of the volunteers had also changed. There were actually not many troops guarding the front mountain. The main forces were all behind. Gao Xiaodong and Lin Yaohai were standing at the top of the peak to adjust their troops at any time, as if they could clearly calculate the changes of the enemy.

The officers and soldiers of the South Korean Capital Division carefully climbed halfway up the mountain. When they arrived here, they were attacked by the volunteers. Although the firing points of Dada Da's bullets were not many, they did not need to aim at the dense enemies. What was even more shocking was our army's snipers. They specifically deal with the enemy commanders. As long as they saw the enemy's officer stand up to command the troops, he would be only one step away from hell. I wonder if a bullet flew from there would cost them their lives.

Faced with this situation, the enemy's tank fire began to exert their power, and the shells aimed at the fire points of the volunteer army that attacked them. This was indeed good, but what made them depressed was that these enemy tanks soon discovered that although gunfire sounds were always coming out on Jianfeng Ridge and effectively killed their troops, it is undeniable that the Volunteer Army's firepower points on Jianfeng Ridge were not many, and these firepower points were different from the usual volunteer army. These soldiers acted very quickly, and even at each blocking point, they would not stay too long, and almost fired one shot and changed the location. Although there were not many bullets, they also effectively reduced the casualties caused by the enemy's artillery attack.

However, it was precisely because of insufficient firepower that although the enemy attacking upward suffered great losses, most of the South Korean officers and soldiers rushed up slowly under the forced force of the military police force behind them. At this time, the volunteer soldiers on Jianfeng Ridge also fought and retreated. The South Korean officers and soldiers soon discovered that the volunteer soldiers on Jianfeng Ridge were too different from what they encountered on weekdays, because their tactics were much more mobile and flexible, and they never fought hard against the current enemy. Once they found that the battle was unfavorable, they would shrink, and they would not care even if they temporarily lost their positions.

But the more they did, the less they felt the South Korean officers and soldiers who rushed up were in a hurry. A very obvious feature was that until they were about to reach the highest peak of Jianfeng Ridge, they found that except for the volunteers who continuously and effectively killed them, they were unable to effectively attack the soldiers of the Volunteers. Even the tanks at the foot of the mountain could not position and aim them well. Of course, it was difficult for them to find the volunteers on the mountain.

The Volunteer Army blocking personnel were not effectively killed and injured, and then they all rushed to the top of the peak. The South Korean soldiers in the first echelon could not believe their eyes. Could it be that the Volunteer Army was so easy to talk to? Are they really planning to give up their positions?
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