Chapter 33 They are all heroes, and their deeds should not be buried
After the soldiers went to rest one after another, Captain Gao asked the three platoon leaders to stay and said, "Have all the honor bars for the sacrificed soldiers been taken off?"
They all took out scattered strips of honor from their pockets and looked at Company Commander Gao silently. Platoon Leader Sun said: "When many soldiers died, they had no time to tear off the strips of honor from their bodies. The foreign devils' cannons fell, and the bodies of the soldiers were
It was blown to pieces and the honor bar can’t be found.”
He touched the glory bar in his hand and said in a deep voice: "There are only thirteen glory bars that can be found in the second row. The others can't be found, or they are covered with soil, and the bodies can't be seen."
The platoon leader squatted on the ground, lowered his head and looked at the blood-stained white strips, and said in a hoarse voice: "The soldiers in the platoon are the same. The foreign enemy's artillery is very powerful. Many soldiers died because of the enemy's artillery.
, not even the bodies could be found. One shot of the enemy's artillery can destroy a hilltop. With one shot, all the soldiers of a combat group were gone. Seeing that they were sacrificed, when the smoke passed, the soldiers went to see, just to see.
From the pieces of clothes and cloth that were blown to pieces, nothing else could be found."
The soldiers' three-by-three tactics are certainly powerful. A combat group of three people spread out in a battle formation to deal with the Japanese artillery shells and grenade launchers. Even if they fall in the middle of the three-by-three battle formation, they cannot defeat the three.
Everyone was killed. The Japanese artillery shells were not very powerful and were all of small caliber.
But it is different when facing the US military. The enemy's artillery shells are large in caliber and powerful, especially the US military's large-caliber heavy artillery. The range of one shot is enough to cover a basketball court. With such a large-scale bombardment, even if our army's three-by-three system is
If they spread out again, all three of them would be gone as soon as they ran down, especially in the center, where no bones would be left.
Some soldiers were pierced by bullets and died. If you don't tear off the honor strips from the soldiers quickly, wait a while and look again. The place where the soldiers' bodies were lying just now has been bombarded, and the soldiers can't be found at all.
Corpse, in such a difficult battle, although they persisted on the first day, they also sacrificed too many soldiers, and many comrades did not have their honor bar removed.
The honor strip contains the soldiers' basic information, name, and home address, which is a person's identity document.
The glory bar is gone, and many soldiers have become unsung heroes.
Captain Gao took the honor bar from their hands and said: "The sacrifices of the soldiers should not be unknown. Tonight we will count the names of the sacrificed soldiers. The other is the combat performance of the soldiers on the battlefield today. In the past, this aspect was
The instructor did the statistics, and now that the instructor has sacrificed, it’s up to me to do it.”
The three platoon commanders nodded.
Over the course of one night, they counted the names of those who died in each platoon and squad, and asked the soldiers what they did when they died, and recorded them one by one. The soldiers who died should remember it, and the soldiers who survived should not forget it. When counting
By the time we reached the fourth platoon, there was no fourth platoon soldier in the entire ninth company.
The first platoon leader suddenly remembered and said: "The positions held by the fourth platoon are No. 2, No. 11 and No. 7. The surface positions of these three positions have been lost. Will the fourth platoon..."
Platoon Leader Sun shook his head: "It's unlikely. The tunnels of the three positions have not been lost yet. There may be four platoons of soldiers holding on in the tunnels. I believe them."
Company Commander Gao recalled that a soldier from the fourth platoon came to Tunnel No. 1 to report the loss of three positions. He said: "That soldier's name is Zhao Fengshou. Where is he now?"
Platoon Leader Sun was stunned for a moment, and the soldier who used his chest to push the blasting tube into the enemy's bunker came to mind. In the end, he died together with the enemy. His eyes were red, and he recounted the scene when Comrade Zhao Fengshou died: "The last bunker
I thought it was destroyed, but I didn't expect that there were still alive foreign Japanese in the enemy's bunker, so I pushed the blasting tube out. At the critical moment, Comrade Zhao Fengshou pressed the blasting tube with his chest, lay down at the entrance of the enemy's bunker, and died together with the enemy.
"
Company Commander Gao paused for a moment while recording his actions, then wrote Zhao Fengshou's name in the notebook, followed by a recruit, "He is still a new recruit who has just joined the company, and yesterday's battle was his first battle."
The third platoon leader said: "He is a hero!"
The first company commander said: "They are all heroes, and their deeds should not be buried. We should write them down, submit them to the regiment headquarters, and publish them in domestic newspapers so that everyone can remember their names!"
Even so, in this glorious diary that records the battles of the soldiers, the names of many unknown heroes still appear.
Company Commander Gao said: "When counting lists and recording battlefield deeds, we must be realistic, be serious and responsible, and not exaggerate."
The first platoon leader, the second platoon leader, and the third platoon leader nodded in unison, looking at the list of dead personnel, their hearts were bleeding. These were all comrades who fought with them against the Japanese and participated in the war of liberation. Now they are leaving.
When they left, they said they didn't feel bad or uncomfortable, but that was all lies.
In the tunnel, the wounds of the wounded were treated by Comrade Wang Lan. Basically, they were not serious, but the prerequisite was that the wounds could not be opened anymore. Wang Lan was worried about this. Opposite him, Wang Lan was half-leaning.
, look up from time to time to check on the condition of the wounded and monitor whether they are getting a good rest.
Xia Yuan hugged the quilt and said to Niu Xingcai: "Old Niu, lean inside."
"Hey." Niu Xingcai moved his body, Xia Yuan spread the quilt behind Niu Xingcai, lay down and looked at the tunnel wall, Niu Xingcai laughed and called: "Squad leader, are you asleep?"
Xia Yuan shook his head and said, "No, I just lay down. How could I fall asleep so quickly?"
Niu Xingcai put his hands behind his head, looked at the tunnel wall, and said: "Squad leader, do the foreign devils have a lot of artillery? They started bombing early this morning and they haven't stopped yet."
Xia Yuan listened to the sound of artillery coming from behind and said: "The enemy's artillery is to block our army's logistics troops and reinforcements. They are not endless. They just say that their country is very powerful and stronger than ours.
But even so, we have nothing, but we still beat them up and down. We must believe in our country and our comrades. We have beaten away the little Japanese and reactionaries. There are still any difficulties that we cannot overcome.
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This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Niu Xingcai said nothing, looking at the tunnel wall.
The battle was still going on. Due to the continuous fighting, the officers and men of the Ninth Company were exhausted physically and mentally. After taking the No. 2 position, the Seventh Company Commander asked Company Commander Gao to take his people back to rest, while he and his people continued to attack the enemy's high ground.
The soldiers who retreated to the tunnel fought back to the ground and joined the counterattack force. Another force passed through position 2 and headed toward position 11.
At 21:10, all heights 597.9 were recovered.
The Seventh Company stayed on the high ground. The Seventh Company Commander took some soldiers back to Tunnel No. 1 and met Company Commander Gao, who was counting supplies with the Third Platoon Commander.
Company Commander Gao looked at the supplies in front of him and said: "Medicine, food, water, ammunition, food and ammunition are okay. There are a lot of weapons and equipment and canned food left on the second position, plus the original ones in the tunnel."
Food reserves, there is not much food shortage, the only thing missing is medicine, ammunition and water."
The third platoon leader nodded: "There are too many wounded soldiers. If they continue to stay in the tunnel, the medicine in the tunnel will be exhausted sooner or later. There is also a water source problem. Previously, I asked the soldiers in the tunnel to get water, but the enemy's artillery fire
The rear of 597.9 Highland was almost blocked, and the well was blown up by enemy artillery. The idea first mentioned by Comrade Xia Yuan may now be put on the agenda."
Company Commander Gao thought seriously, "You are right, we must prepare in advance. Today is only the first day, and every day that follows will be more difficult. The enemy's attack on Shangganling will not stop. Comrade Xia Yuan has already dug in
For a long time, the wells were shelved just because of the fighting. The fighting will not stop for a while, but Comrade Xia Yuan's shooting and bombing are what we need most at the moment. If he is allowed to dig wells, it will be overkill.
I leave this matter to Comrade Wang Yongmeng."
He looked at the recorded supplies and said, "Get here tonight and rest first. There will be a fierce battle tomorrow."
The third platoon leader nodded.
"Lao Gao, you haven't rested yet!"
Seventh Company Commander Feng Ji returned, taking some soldiers with him, while others stayed in the tunnels of other positions.
Company Commander Gao turned around and saw that it was Company Commander Feng, and said: "I just finished counting the materials in the tunnel, and I would like to thank you for bringing a lot of weapons, ammunition and some food. Otherwise, just on this first day of battle, the plan will be used."
A month's worth of ammunition has been used up."
Captain Feng thought for a while and said: "We did not expect the enemy's fierce offensive on Shangganling. This time we are here to reinforce you in order to prepare for tomorrow's battle. The enemy will not give up. We should be prepared, especially for weapons and ammunition.
In addition, the weapons and ammunition we brought this time were not enough, and the route along the way has been targeted by enemy artillery fire and bombers, and we paid a heavy price along the way before reaching Shangganling."
Captain Gao nodded and said: "The enemy's attack is very frenzied. We must be prepared. Lao Feng, go and rest. There will be a fierce battle tomorrow."
Captain Feng nodded.
At four o'clock in the morning, before long rest, the enemy's heavy artillery once again tore apart the peaceful Shangganling. The roar of the artillery shells fell on the No. 1 position one after another, constantly destroying the surface positions of Shangganling and the soldiers in the tunnels.
Awakened, the observer quickly ran down from the surface position.
"Company commander, the enemy's shelling has started again."
Company Commander Gao didn't sleep all night. He sat in front of the map and said to Company Commander Feng: "The enemy's artillery fire is so fierce. It is estimated that the enemy's attack will come in the early morning. We must be prepared at any time."
Captain Feng nodded: "This time position No. 1 will be guarded by the third platoon of our company, and your ninth company will be the second echelon."
Company Commander Gao stared at him: "Old Feng, you are looking down on our Ninth Company. The soldiers were beaten with cannons like this by the enemy. How could you let the soldiers stay in the tunnel and serve as the second echelon?
You stay as the second echelon, and as long as there is one person from our company, the Ninth Company will always be there!"
Company Commander Feng looked at Lao Gao with a complicated look on his face, "You are still so stubborn, let's stay together."
Company Commander Gao shook his head again: "Old Feng, you are also an old comrade. The range of position No. 1 is only so large. Once we increase the number of troops on the surface position, the enemy's artillery shells can kill many of us in one round.
Comrade Xia Yuan once mentioned to me a tactic called the refueling tactic. Add oil drop by drop. The Shangganling Highlands is so big. The more people go up there, the easier it will be for the enemy's artillery shells to explode."
He added: "Old Feng, the ninth company is equivalent to the first drop of oil. As long as our drop of oil is still there, the enemy will not be able to attack the high ground. Your seventh company will be the second echelon."
Seeing what else Lao Feng wanted to say, Captain Gao's tone was irresistible, "That's it!"
The enemy's shelling left the soldiers with no time to rest. Being in the tunnel felt like being in the center of a storm. The roar in the tunnel came one after another, and the ground shook violently even when sitting on the ground. If you lay on the ground for a long time,
This violent bombardment can shatter a person's internal organs.
The soldiers opened their mouths, held their guns in their arms, and waited quietly.
The enemy's bombardment lasted for two hours. The fierce bombardment shook the bodies of the soldiers in the tunnel to raw pain. The observer ran down from outside the tunnel, "Company Commander, Company Commander, the enemy is coming up!"
In an instant, the soldiers in the tunnel squatted down, holding their guns in their hands, quietly waiting for the company commander's order. Even some of the lightly wounded soldiers picked up their guns. Seeing this, Wang Lan asked them to
Put down the gun, and the injuries on your body are not healed yet. How can you go out and fight with the gun?
After her repeated persuasion, the wounded agreed to stay in the tunnel.
When Company Commander Feng heard the news that the enemy was charging up, he was about to stand up when he was held down by Company Commander Gao beside him and stared at him seriously: "Be our second echelon!"
Company Commander Gao stood up and gathered the last few dozen soldiers of the Ninth Company in Tunnel No. 1. He quickly said: "The first and second platoons are responsible for holding the right side of the No. 1 position, and the third platoon is responsible for holding the left side of the No. 1 position.
Withstand the enemy's attack and defend our position!"
He called over Comrade Wang Yongmeng, who had returned to the team, and said to the seventh company commander: "This is our company's correspondent, and I will leave it to you for the time being. In addition, I also handed over to you the well dug by Comrade Xia Yuan last night. Help me."
Digging out the water, Comrade Xia Yuan put a lot of effort into this."
Captain Gao looked at Xia Yuan, and he took this opportunity to say: "Captain Feng, I have a hunch that if the well is dug another meter or half a meter, water should be able to come out."
"Okay, I understand." Company Commander Feng nodded and looked at Lao Gao: "Come back alive."
Captain Gao did not answer him directly, but shouted: "Let's go!"
The soldiers of the Ninth Company set off under the quick organization of Captain Gao, carrying ammunition boxes and blasting tubes.
Captain Feng looked resolutely at the group of resolute soldiers of the Ninth Company in front of him and shouted: "Salute!"
The soldiers of the Seventh Company straightened their chests, squatted half-crouched on the ground, and saluted the soldiers of the Ninth Company who set off. After leaving, they didn't know how many soldiers would come back alive, but they all understood in their hearts.