Chapter 41 After paying such huge casualties, you actually told me...
A company of enemies came up from the right side. In just twenty minutes, the two men ended their attack on the 100 people. They did not complete the annihilation. There were still more than 20 enemies who escaped and left behind them on the position.
A pile of corpses.
Xia Yuan stood up from the bunker with a gun in hand, and shot at the enemy corpses that could be seen from a distance. Then the two of them cleaned the battlefield and picked up the weapons and ammunition on the enemies. Except for the damaged guns, they could use them.
Naturally, I can't let go at all, but it's a pity that the number of grenades touched is very small.
Xia Yuan shot an enemy lieutenant to death and took off a watch from his wrist. The surface of the watch was already dirty, with a layer of dust floating on it. He wiped it with his hand, looked at the time, and raised his head to look at the dust.
Misty sky.
Squad Leader Hu carried a gun behind him and a pile of guns and ammunition in front of him. He came to sit next to him. He took out a small piece of biscuit from his pocket with his dark palm, broke it open and handed it to Xia Yuan, asking: "What time is it?"
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Xia Yuan took the biscuit, ate it in his mouth, and said, "It's eleven o'clock."
Squad Leader Hu looked at the smoke-filled battlefield and murmured: "We have been fighting all morning, and we are holding on."
"Yes, we have been guarding it all morning."
As he spoke, there was a sharp whistling in the sky, and artillery shells were scattered all over the position. In the black soil, blood red was rolled up, and the roars covered the ears. The enemy's artillery fire was unusually fierce.
, when the large-caliber artillery shell fell, the sand and rocks flew up and churned, and the entire mountaintop shook tremendously, destroying a large area of defenses with devastating force. The smoke cleared, leaving only a huge crater.
There were a very large number of corpses on the position, especially the corpses of the United Nations troops led by the U.S. Army, which had the largest number. The large areas rolled up by the shells were all the corpses of the U.S. Army's own people. Xia Yuan looked at such a spectacular scene,
My heart has long been numb.
Squad leader Hu looked at it and said, "The foreign devils are so cruel that they will explode the corpses of our own people."
Xia Yuan said: "It won't work without bombing. Without bombing, they won't be able to fight. Their infantry dare not charge. Only when they see the position covered by artillery fire with their own eyes can their soldiers dare to charge forward."
Squad Leader Hu turned to look at him and said, "This is not because the enemy has become dependent on heavy firepower."
"Who says it isn't?"
Xia Yuan thought that he was in Xiajieyuli and Xinxingli. The foreign devils were famous for their ferocious firepower, but the quality of their individual soldiers was not very high. Especially since the nature of this war was a war of aggression, the soldiers had many inner feelings.
There are more or less subtle changes, and there are also many soldiers who have anti-war sentiments and hang out on the battlefield. What they want is to be able to go home alive.
Unlike the war against Japan in World War II, it was the Great Patriotic War at that time. The entire United States was united and the soldiers were very enthusiastic about fighting.
Squad Leader Hu leaned against the trench he had just dug, listening to the roaring in his ears and thinking a lot.
At this time, Company Commander Feng was waiting anxiously in Tunnel No. 1. The soldiers in the tunnel quickly ran back, "Company Commander, the three observers sent have not returned!"
Company Commander Feng's eyes narrowed, and he felt increasingly uneasy as he heard the sound of cannons ringing above his head again.
The soldier added: "But at the entrance of the tunnel, we heard gunfire from the forefront of position No. 1. Sometimes it was intense, but sometimes it disappeared. Now that the gunfire is ringing, we can't hear it anymore.
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"The U.S. military probably hasn't laid down a position yet, otherwise they wouldn't have conducted artillery fire on the position. There are still people in the Ninth Company."
Company Commander Feng looked at his watch. It was already eleven o'clock. More than five hours had passed since the early morning battle. The Ninth Company withstood the US military's crazy attack for more than five hours. Position No. 1 was always firmly secured.
The earth is held in Jiulian's hands.
"But they estimated that they were about to run out of ammunition and food, so they ordered three platoons of soldiers to bring blasting tubes, hand grenades, grenades, bullets and food to support the forward positions when the enemy's artillery fire stopped!"
"yes!"
At this moment, Captain Feng realized that the so-called "fuel tactic" mentioned by Lao Gao before departure and the "fuel tactic" repeated by the regiment leader were feasible tactics. Garrison the forward position with a small number of troops and effectively use every force.
The individual soldier ability of a warrior can strike to the greatest extent and eliminate the enemy's effective strength.
There are only seven companies, two platoons, and six squads in Tunnel No. 1, and after last night's counterattack, each squad basically suffered casualties of varying degrees. In addition to the Seventh Company, the other three companies have also been stationed in each tunnel.
, in order to organize the forward positions in squads, and dispatch troops to the forward positions bit by bit.
The number of volunteers stationed at various positions in Shangganling will not exceed one platoon at most.
After a morning of continuous fighting, the U.S. military is tired, and the volunteers stationed there are also tired. Tunnel No. 7 has entered tunnel operations in advance. As the most forward position, this is the focus of the U.S. military. Positions No. 11 and No. 2 yesterday
After being recaptured by the Volunteer Army in the evening, a large-scale attack was launched on the two positions early this morning. At 9 o'clock in the morning, the two positions were lost, and the surviving soldiers retreated to the tunnels to continue fighting.
At 11 o'clock, the U.S. military launched a large-scale attack from position 2 and directly facing the garrison on position 8. The volunteer soldiers on position 8 rose up to resist, withstanding the fierce U.S. artillery fire, and violently attacked the surging enemy.
The locals rushed up. When the position was about to be unable to withstand it, a wounded man rushed towards the enemy group with a blasting tube and died heroically.
Regardless of whether they were lightly or seriously injured, soldiers still fought tenaciously against the enemy at their own positions.
Smoke filled the battlefield, covered the sky, and blocked the sun.
Along with the enemy's fierce artillery fire, the enemy's infantry organized again and launched another attack on Position No. 1. This time the enemy was obviously a little tired. As soon as the heavy machine gun on Position No. 1 rang out, the enemies in the front row fell.
After falling in a large area, the enemies behind them ran away. On the way to retreat, Xia Yuan and Squad Leader Hu held their guns and fired continuously, killing the enemies one after another.
Looking down at Shangganling, there are enemy corpses everywhere, and corpses are scattered all over the mountains.
Looking at the enemies retreating like a tide, Xia Yuan and Squad Leader Hu sat down on the ground, leaning against the trench and resting quietly.
Reinforcing the forward position was the third squad of the seventh company. The third squad leader led more than ten soldiers through the enemy's relatively dense artillery fire and came to the No. 1 forward position. There was no one in the smoke-filled battlefield, and the ground was full of people.
The corpses of the enemy, as well as the large pieces of severed limbs and arms left after the bombardment, and even pale intestines.
His heart thumped and he shouted quickly:
"Captain Gao! Captain Gao! Is there anyone else?"
He said to the soldiers beside him: "Quick, look for the comrades from the Ninth Company!"
The soldiers dispersed.
Xia Yuan, who had just repelled a wave of enemy attacks, sat on the ground tiredly. There were blood beads on his fingers, which fell to the ground. His ears twitched slightly. He opened his eyes, turned his head and said: "Old squad leader, listen!"
Squad leader Hu opened his eyes and listened carefully. He vaguely heard the voices of his own men among the enemy's artillery fire. He quickly stood up from the trench, turned around and saw several comrades coming up from the rear position, and Hu who was reinforcing.
The monitor's face showed excitement and he immediately waved: "We are here!"
The third squad leader saw Squad Leader Hu and immediately shouted: "They are here!"
When the soldiers of the third squad came to the trench where they were piled with all kinds of weapons and ammunition, they were stunned. Their whole bodies were black, their clothes were torn, and the cotton that ran out also turned black.
Beside the two men were piled a large number of weapons seized from the US military, and even mortar shells.
The third squad leader looked around. On the forward position, the enemy's corpses were lying in a mess, but no other soldiers were seen.
He realized something and looked at the two men in front of him who were injured and whose original appearance could no longer be seen on their dark faces. He felt awe in his heart and saluted: "Lin Shixi, squad leader of the third squad of the seventh company, first platoon!"
Squad leader Hu said: "Hu Gui, squad leader of the first squad of the second platoon of the ninth company!"
Xia Yuan said: "Xia Yuan, squad leader of the second squad of the second platoon of the ninth company!"
After a brief introduction, the third squad leader asked the soldiers to start digging bunkers and repairing trenches, "Eat something first, you have worked hard."
Captain Hu grinned and said, "It's not hard."
Watching the smile on Squad Leader Hu's dark face, the third squad leader felt very uncomfortable. He gave the two people the food and water brought from behind. They ate some first to fill their stomachs, and then ate more after a while.
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"How is the situation now?" asked the monitor of the third class.
Squad Leader Hu put away the smile on his face and sighed: "You have also seen the current situation. There are only two of us left in the Ninth Company. After repelling the enemy's attack on the left, the enemy on the right will come up.
The range of position No. 1 is quite large, and the two of us will certainly not be able to defend it. You came just in time. The enemy has just been beaten back by us, but they will not give up. You will defend the right side, and the two of us will defend the left.
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The squad leader of the third squad was stunned for a moment: "How can that be done? You have been holding on all morning. How could I ask you to hold on to the left side? In this way, I will ask a soldier from a combat team to assist you and help you share some of the pressure."
He added: "And in your current state, you two need more rest."
Xia Yuan shook his head: "Third squad leader, we know our physical condition better than anyone else. The enemy has been attacking for a whole morning and has not taken the No. 1 position. The offensive in the afternoon will be more fierce. It will be difficult for a squad of soldiers to hold on.
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The squad leader of the third squad said, "Comrade Xia Yuan, don't worry, if we can't hold it, there will be troops to replace us! Regardless of whether we can hold it or not, we will do our best! The position where people are there is still there, and the position where people died is still there.
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He promised: "All commanders and fighters of the Ninth Company, please rest assured!"
Seeing this, Xia Yuan said nothing more and used his eagle eyes to look at the enemy's rear. The tanks roared and fired continuously at the position. The bullets sprayed by the self-propelled machine gun formed a long whip and was thrown at Shangganling.
The battle in the afternoon was more difficult and more brutal.
The U.S. military was hungry in the morning and was mobilizing in the rear to improve the morale of the soldiers. The logistics prepared a sumptuous lunch for the soldiers to keep them full in preparation for the afternoon battle against Shangganling.
The commander of the US 7th Division was constantly on the phone with Van Fleet. Van Fleet was furious when he heard the news that the Perfect 7th Division had suffered heavy casualties and had yet to capture Shangganling. You must know that this time Van Fleet had already
Showing off to the whole world, the Jinhua Offensive will launch an unprecedented scale attack on the Volunteer Army. Media from various countries are competing to report on it, and the Jinhua Offensive has begun, attracting world attention.
All the world's media and everyone's eyes are on the defensive front of the 15th Volunteer Army - Jinhua!
From 3:30 on the 14th, the US 7th Division and the 2nd Korean Division launched an unprecedented scale attack on Shangganling. Seven battalions of about 5,000 people and 16 artillery battalions attacked a land area of less than 3.7 square kilometers.
, only two companies of our army defended Highland 597.9 and Highland 537.7, and launched a fierce attack.
And this was already the second day and more than half of it had passed. After hearing the news, Van Fleet felt bad. The US 7th Division and the Korean 2nd Division suffered nearly 3,000 casualties, and seven battalions were crippled by the enemy.
Sorry, after paying such huge casualties, you actually told me that we only captured the enemy's 537.7 points, but the enemy's 597.9 points were still not captured.
The commander of the US 7th Division was also very angry at the incompetence of his subordinates. The seven battalions only achieved 537.7 despite suffering most of the casualties. However, after a fierce attack this morning, 597.9 Highland was still firmly in the hands of the volunteers.
After Van Fleet asked strangely, the commander of the US 7th Division could only curse the frontline commander's incompetence in his heart. He used aircraft, artillery, tanks and machine gun carriages, and also used seven battalions of troops.
Both hills cannot be conquered.
While angrily scolding the battlefield commander for his incompetence, I had a new understanding of the combat effectiveness of the volunteers.
After placing Van Fleet's call, the commander of the US 7th Division looked at Shangganling, which was once again shrouded in artillery fire and filled with black gunpowder smoke. He held a cigar in his mouth and narrowed his eyes slightly: "Under such an environment, we can still fight.
How did they do it by repelling our attacks so many times?"
On Shangganling, under the noisy artillery fire, it was as if the end of the world had arrived. The newly dug trench fortifications were filled bit by bit under the enemy's constant and violent shelling, and the soldiers were half buried in the soil.
, patting his head, Squad Leader Hu leaned out to observe.
"The enemy didn't come up. It makes no sense. Such fierce artillery fire didn't even come up."
Xia Yuan held the gun, pressed the bullets into the magazine one by one, blew off some sand that fell on it, put it in the bullet bag and put it away. It had just been a morning, and the battle in the afternoon would be more intense.
Even now, he has the attitude of killing as many foreign devils as he can.
As for when to die, it all depends on God's will.
Maybe a cannonball will fall in your bunker in the next second.