At that time, Hu Biao probably felt the power of minus 40 degrees Celsius at the coldest time of the day.
Even in his sleep, he did not forget to tighten the blanket around him.
By the way, he moved a little closer to the fire, and then the loud snoring in his mouth began to sound louder again.
Location: In the North Goryeo region, about one kilometer south of Jaecheon City, on a road covered with heavy snow.
The 38th Army of the Volunteer Army, the 1st Battalion and 3rd Company of the 335th Regiment of the 112th Division. The deputy company commander Zhang Quansheng is only 16 years old this year. It can be said that he is too young.
After looking at a dark, street sign-like thing on the side of the road, he immediately stopped.
He couldn't care less about how out of breath he was after most of the night's long-distance maneuvers; and how cold his face and hands were to the point of losing consciousness in temperatures of minus 40 degrees Celsius.
I turned on the flashlight, which due to the low temperature environment, the battery power was quickly consumed and the light became dimmer, and I looked at the sign.
When this child soldier, who followed an overseas Chinese driver and learned more than 1,000 words, could clearly see and understand the content on the road signs.
He immediately lowered his voice and shouted to his colleagues:
"Captain Dai, Commander Dai, come here quickly~"
As Zhang Quansheng shouted, a long line of water vapor suddenly spurted out from his mouth and nostrils, indicating the extremely cold weather where the breath turned to ice at this moment.
At the same time, a man in his thirties quickly returned after hearing this.
After speaking, he complained:
"Our deputy company commander Comrade Xiao Zhang, how many times have I told you to call me Lao Dai. This will not only appear friendly, but also prevent people who don't know from hearing me and thinking that I am an acting company commander.
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Amid such complaints from his colleagues, Zhang Quansheng smiled indifferently.
How could he not know that this old Captain Dai had always been like a big brother in past battles and life, taking very good care of him?
He was joking like this just to stop himself from being so nervous.
However, the other party was obviously over-concerned. Since the second half of 1944, when he was only 9 years old, he had followed Chief Hu to fight the Japanese.
In the final battle at Songshan Fortress, I personally used an M1 carbine.
He killed two Japanese soldiers who were rushing towards me with bayonets in hand. They were at the end of their rope.
After beating the Japanese, he continued to beat the Japanese bald, and now he continues to beat the Western Japanese. Although he is only 16 years old, he is a veteran with 7 years of military service, and he has never seen such a scene.
Fortunately, he also knew that Captain Dai had good intentions.
So I skipped the joke, pointed directly at the sign on the roadside, and started to explain:
"Captain Lao Dai, according to the sign above, one kilometer further along the road is Jiechuan City controlled by the soldiers.
So according to the map, that mountain top is the destination of our insertion operation, Songgu Peak."
After Zhang Quansheng's introduction, Captain Dai couldn't help but take a look at the dark hilltop under the dawn sky, and his face was filled with excitement.
They, a hundred people in three companies, had been running around for most of the night in the barren mountains and ridges with no roads at all. Could it be that they were idle?
It's not like their superiors ordered them to occupy Songgu Peak, a strategic location, to block the enemies who had just suffered a big loss on the Qingchuan River front line and were currently escaping southward in cars from Xingxing Cave.
To annihilate the enemy for the main force, create the conditions and time to annihilate the enemy?
And based on the road surface, there were no wheel marks on the snow, so it was certain that they had left their opponents behind.
After thinking about this, Captain Dai pointed to the unknown highland north of Songgu Peak.
Facing the volunteer soldiers in front of him, he spoke quickly: "Comrades, hurry up and get to that high ground so that you can build some fortifications."
After hearing this, a group of soldiers who were actually hungry, tired, and still cold all over even now.
He immediately cheered up and quickened his pace towards the unknown mountain.
But they were the ones who ran more than ten steps away. Instructor Yang, who took the lead in running at the front, shouted in a low voice to the back:
"No! There is a situation ahead. Everyone should prepare for battle immediately."
At such a warning, the soldiers of the third company immediately ran off the road, hid behind the rocks and big trees on both sides, picked up their weapons one after another, and entered combat mode.
Soon, they knew what the words "there is a situation" in Commander Yang's mouth meant.
They were two cars with their headlights on. Under a loud roar of engines, they were driving on a snow-covered road at a speed that was probably slightly faster than a person jogging.
After the two cars approached, Captain Dai waved the shell gun in his hand and was the first to shout: "Hit~"
Immediately, a hundred or so Volunteer Army soldiers opened fire at the same time, directly hitting the bodies of the two cars with dense bullet holes.
The people in the carriage seemed to have no time to react before being shot to death by a barrage of bullets.
Soon, this one happened faster and ended faster after the battle.
Zhang Quansheng, holding an M1 carbine, slowly approached a car that was no longer moving. He held up a flashlight and took a look at the situation in the car.
When he asked a question to a wounded soldier, his expression immediately changed.
Because the carriage was already filled with soldiers who had been shot.
More importantly, he grabbed a wounded soldier who fell to the ground at the door and asked in English: "Sir, please tell me your name and what unit you are from."
This soldier whose stomach was shot through was obviously not someone who would rather die than surrender.
Immediately in his mouth, he answered very happily: "For Brother Su's sake, please don't kill me. I am a soldier of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 6th Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. You can call me Robin."
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The 2nd Infantry Division was the main enemy Zhang Quan needed to stop in his victory over their third company.
So after hearing this, Zhang Quansheng could no longer care about anything else and started shouting:
"Captain Lao Dai, this is the vanguard of the 2nd Infantry Division. Their main force seems to be arriving soon. One squad from the third platoon is left to clean the battlefield. Everyone else should speed up and follow me up the hill."
After saying that, he hurriedly rushed towards the top of the mountain.
In such a hurry, it was because of the combat knowledge he had learned from Commander Hu back then, and he knew the importance of anti-sloping positions when facing an opponent like this soldier.
Otherwise, you will suffer heavy casualties from the opponent's artillery fire.
Later, after the Third Company and the others rushed up the mountain, it was almost 6:30 in the morning, and the sky was just getting brighter.
Then, before these people had time to build any fortifications, they saw this scene on the top of a bare mountain:
A few kilometers away, countless trucks, tanks, and armored vehicles with their headlights on, like a long monster in the night with no end at all, drove towards this direction.
As for the 100 or so people in the 1st Battalion and 3rd Company, what is needed is to block them until the main force arrives...
At the same time, Hu Biao finally woke up under the influence of his biological clock after sleeping for more than 7 hours.
The moment after he stood up, Hu Biao stretched out his body happily, and the bones in his body were crackling.
He knew that with adequate food intake and a night's rest, his physical condition had finally recovered greatly.
I think if I continue to cultivate myself well for a few days, I will be a good man again.
But at this moment, the cold voice of the system sounded in everyone's heads again without any precautions.
Regardless of the timing of its appearance or the specific content, it was so surprising.