On the 24th, the Second Korean Division took over the defense of Shangganling. They and the American troops on the hilltop were replaced. First, the commander of the Second Korean Division faced the most difficult problem, which was the volunteers in the tunnels.
The stick soldiers' methods are obviously more vicious than the enemy's. The previously mentioned methods of digging into tunnels from the top of the mountain, throwing incendiary bombs, and even releasing poisonous gas into the tunnels are far more powerful than those used by the US military. Sometimes
In the tunnel, it was so smokey that I couldn't even open my eyes, and every breath I took was filled with the pungent smell of smoke and poisonous gas.
At this time, Xia Yuan would hide in the deepest part of the tunnel and continue to figure out how to dig a well. The defense of the tunnel would be taken over by Captain Dai Wannian. He was good at dealing with enemies outside the tunnel. When the enemy released poisonous gas, the thick smoke would
Gungun, suddenly he came out with his men, killed the stick soldiers who released poisonous gas at the entrance of the cave, snatched away the enemy's poisonous mask, and returned to the tunnel. Xia Yuan was unable to do this operation.
His observation skills allow him to fight with a small group of troops on the battlefield in the dark of night, but when it comes to life and death, it will be the experienced combat commander Dai Wannian and instructor Zhang Xiaosheng who will step forward.
When fighting against the stick soldiers, Captain Dai and others also clearly felt the enemy's cunning. The foreign devils were relatively clumsy. They relied on powerful fire support, just like a bulldozer, while the stick soldiers were in the early stages.
, there is no heavy fire support, the situation is similar to that of the People's Army, and the stick soldiers are very afraid of death, very wretched, and can play tricks, they will never play hard.
They even used layers of barbed wire to block the entrance to prevent volunteer soldiers from rushing out of the tunnel.
Captain Dai didn't tolerate them at all and shouted: "Use the blasting tube to blow him up for me!"
A soldier held a blasting tube and, using the cover of sandbags at the entrance, stuffed the blasting tube under the barbed wire fence. With a vibrating explosion, the barbed wire fence that the enemy had just pulled up was demolished by our soldiers with the blasting tube.
Then the enemy filled the tunnel with poison gas, smoked it, and burned it with fire. They even placed a large amount of explosives above the entrance of the tunnel in an attempt to collapse the entrance and bury the soldiers in the tunnel. To deal with this situation,
Captain Dai and his men fired at the enemy, rushed out of the tunnel, and risked their lives to repel the enemy.
The more than 30 soldiers in the tunnel were divided into more than ten combat groups by Captain Dai. Each combat group was an echelon. Three soldiers rushed out at a time, using their lives to delay the soldiers in the tunnel.
Finally, after sacrificing the soldiers of four combat groups, the difficult day finally passed.
In the evening, after dinner, Xia Yuan went to dig a water well as usual. When he came to the deepest well with the most hope of producing water, he suddenly saw a thin layer of water at the bottom of the well.
Xia Yuan was suddenly shocked, and then a look of joy appeared on his face. He dropped the tools in his hands, jumped into the well, reached out to touch it, with tears in his eyes, "The water is out! The well is out of water!"
The soldiers who were resting in the tunnel were suddenly shocked and stood up from the ground one after another.
The instructor was digging a tunnel. When he heard Xia Yuan's voice, he quickly put down the tools on hand and ran out, "Is it true? The water is really coming out?"
Xia Yuan said categorically: "It's out, it's out!"
The instructor was even happier than Xia Yuan and said: "Let's go and have a look!"
The soldiers in the tunnel put down their tools one after another. They quickly gathered in front of the well dug by Xia Yuan and looked down through the light of the kerosene lamp. They had dug three meters deep, and there were pots on the walls of the well that could be stepped on.
Groove.
And at the bottom of the well, I saw a layer of accumulated water. Under the illumination of the kerosene lamp, there was a faint light. There was not much water at the bottom of the well, but this was huge good news, which made the soldiers ecstatic.
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"The well dug by Captain Xia is filled with water! The well dug by Captain Xia is filled with water!"
The news spread quickly among the soldiers, and soon all the soldiers in Tunnel No. 1 heard about it. They all put down what they were doing, came from other places in the tunnel, and gathered in front of the well dug by Xia Yuan.
look.
Captain Dai Wannian said happily: "Okay! Okay! Great! When the well comes out with water, our soldiers no longer need to risk their lives to get water. Captain Xia, thanks to you, if it weren't for you
, this well is not so easy to produce water."
Instructor Zhang Xiaosheng was also very happy, "I want to report this good thing to the regiment headquarters! Digging a water well in the tunnel is of great significance!"
Although the amount of water produced is very small, it brings hope to everyone and gives the soldiers the determination to continue fighting!
Xia Yuan said happily: "The credit for this is not mine, but the soldiers who worked day and night to dig the well. Without them, this well would probably have to be dug until next year just by myself."
The thick rock layer under the well was finally dug out after the soldiers in the tunnel hammered it day and night. The bottom was filled with gravel mixed with sand. Without the obstruction of the rock layer, the water naturally seeped out.
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The soldiers happily tried to dig deeper inside. After digging out a thick layer of rock, a large amount of sand appeared along with the sand and gravel. The soldier in charge of digging the well used a shovel to shovel away the layers of soil.
, more and more water seeped out, and soon covered the underground layer.
"Great, with these water sources, we will not be short of water!!"
The soldiers were very happy. Water came out of the three-meter-deep well, which directly changed the current water shortage situation in the tunnels. You must know that the most lacking thing in the tunnels in Shangganling is water. There is no shortage of food, but it is difficult to transport water.
Soldiers often risk their lives and sometimes cannot even get back a bucket of water.
The presence of this well is crucial.
"I dug it."
A relaxed smile appeared on Xia Yuan's face. Ever since he traveled to Shangganling, he had started preparing to dig a water well. After careful screening, he found that the location he chose was exactly where the underground water was. Now that the water was finally dug out, his whole body
Everything has become easier.
That night, the soldiers boiled a large pot of water and asked the soldiers in the tunnel to replenish a large amount of water.
After drinking water, the soldiers had the strength to swallow the biscuits captured from the enemy.
When they were short of water, eating these biscuits would irritate their throats and even absorb the water in their mouths. Some soldiers even had their lips bleeding from eating them.
The water wells greatly improved the water shortage situation in the tunnels. The soldiers' enthusiasm was unprecedentedly high. They replenished the warm water one by one with small sips. With smiles on their faces, they all talked about the deeds of the Ninth Company Commander digging the water wells. This incident
The matter was handed over to the regiment headquarters by the instructor, and the regiment headquarters handed it over to the division headquarters.
The news that a well was dug in Tunnel No. 1 in Shangganling spread to the upper echelons of the 15th Army. Commander Qin was filled with emotion: "The soldiers in the tunnel can still maintain a positive attitude in the face of such a situation. This is something we should learn from."
Place, the appearance of that well can even change the outcome of the Battle of Shangganling!"
The importance of this well was highlighted by changing the outcome of the Battle of Shangganling.
Commander Qin ordered the artillery to conduct artillery strikes on the enemy's fortifications on the surface of Shangganling on the 25th. At the same time, he ordered the reinforcements to immediately rush to various tunnels in Shangganling to transport supplies. He also specifically ordered the soldiers stationed in Tunnel No. 1 to make full use of the water wells.
, relying on water wells to persist in the protracted war of resistance.
The superior's order was quickly issued to the regiment headquarters, which quickly conveyed the order to the tunnel. Instructor Zhang Xiaosheng promised that he would actively respond to the war, fight for a long time, and fight the enemy to the end!
After putting down the phone, instructor Zhang Xiaosheng found Xia Yuan and called Commander Dai back and said: "Captain Xia, the water well has basically solved the problem of water shortage in the tunnel. I think we can send some water to Tunnel No. 8.
, the conditions in other tunnels are far worse than those in Tunnel No. 1. We used to use wet cloths to collect water and barely got through the water shortage stage. The soldiers in other tunnels may face more serious problems than us."
"Instructor, it is not a simple matter to transport water to Tunnel No. 8. The enemy has blocked all routes, especially from Position Zero and Position Four. Once discovered, the soldiers responsible for delivering water will suffer.
Heavy enemy fire from three sides."
Why is it a narrow escape to get water? Not only is it faced with the enemy's artillery blockade, but even Tunnel No. 1 is being observed condescendingly by the enemies on the ridgeline on the side of Position Zero and Position No. 4. Once the volunteer soldiers are discovered, the enemy
The machine gun bunker will fire out long chains of fire, strafing fiercely.
In such a situation, it is very difficult to deliver water.
Dai Wannian thought seriously and said: "This is indeed a very difficult thing, but the soldiers in other tunnels need life-saving water sources. No matter how difficult it is, we must find a way to complete it."
Xia Yuan nodded and thought seriously. Several plans came to mind, but he rejected them one by one.
The instructor said: "The superiors have just issued a new combat order. Shangganling will be covered by artillery fire tomorrow. We can use the gap between the enemy's artillery fire to send water out."
Xia Yuan's eyes moved slightly and said: "Delivering water during the day is not a good suggestion."
The instructor thought for a moment: "I'm worried."
Xia Yuandao: "We can wait until the evening. The weather in North Korea is getting colder and night comes very early. It usually gets dark at five or six o'clock. We can take this opportunity to complete the water delivery."
Dai Wannian said: "Instructor, Xia Yuan is right, delivering water during the day is always not a good suggestion."
The instructor nodded, knowing that he was too anxious.
On October 25, just as the Korean army was thinking about how to deal with the volunteers in the tunnel, there were sharp whistling sounds in the sky, followed by waves of shouts of messengers from the position, and they could be seen from a distance.
Above the clouds, shells were flying from the direction of the Five Sacred Mountains.
In an instant, black flowers made of soil bloomed on the entire surface of Shangganling. They were so gorgeous. The soldiers in the tunnel held their guns and sat in the pit, with their mouths wide open, like beating drums.
The sound kept rumbling in the tunnel, deafening, and the eardrums were constantly beating.
As the artillery fire became more intense, the soldiers' buttocks were so painful that they had no choice but to squat on the ground. The seriously wounded had to sit up, otherwise their internal organs would be shattered.
As the three rounds of artillery fire ended, the volunteer soldiers in the tunnel rushed out of the tunnel and launched a counterattack towards the position.
Xia Yuan took the lead, rushed out of the tunnel, raised his gun and looked in the direction of position zero, and shouted without looking back: "Attack!"
As soon as the soldiers in the tunnel came out, the enemy's remaining heavy machine guns on position zero rang out. Some soldiers lay on the ground, and some soldiers did not run out and retracted into the tunnel. Under the eagle eye, the enemy
The muzzle of the gun almost appeared before his eyes. He aimed and pulled the trigger, the bullet came out of the chamber, and the sound of the heavy machine gun echoing in the valley disappeared.
"attack!"
Xia Yuan put away his gun and led another squad of soldiers to launch a counterattack towards position No. 1. He hit the reverse slope head-on. The remaining bunker of the stick soldiers on the mountainside was halfway up the mountain. Before the enemy's machine gun could sound, a bullet swung.
Go through the mouth of the machine gun bunker.
Xia Yuan took aim and shouted: "Blow it up!"
After so many battles, Xia Yuan became more and more proficient in dealing with bunkers. Whether it was shooting or using grenades, he was able to destroy the enemy's bunkers.
Soldiers like to fight Xia Yuan because he can always control the situation well, especially the enemy's bunker.
No, there was a bright light in the eyes of the soldiers. The soldier in charge of the blast shouted the slogan "Long Live the Ninth Company Commander". With unparalleled momentum, he rushed towards the enemy bunker with the blasting tube. The deputy in the bunker opened the door.
Xia Yuan took aim at the corpse of his dead comrade and controlled the machine gun and pulled the trigger. The bullet came out again and accurately passed through the muzzle of the bunker.
The enemies on the mountain were suppressed by the volunteer soldiers and could not hold their heads up. After so many soldiers, the number of machine guns in the No. 1 Tunnel was increasing. In addition, a lot of foreign devils' supplies and bullets for light and heavy machine guns had been seized previously.
There is basically no shortage, especially Xia Yuan. The soldiers in the tunnel basically know that Xia Yuan is a maniac who collects weapons and ammunition. In every battle, the soldiers must be ordered to touch the enemy's corpse clean, even the boots.
Take them all off and take them away.
The enemy's boots are a good thing, especially in winter. The boots worn by foreign devils on the battlefield to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea are very expensive. Xia Yuan likes these boots.
In this counterattack, one squad of soldiers carried six machine guns, and the firepower network directly suppressed the remaining soldiers on the mountain. With a roar, the enemy's machine gun bunker was wiped out. Xia Yuan quickly turned the gun.
He aimed at the stick soldier on the top of the mountain and pulled the trigger continuously. His movements were so agile that the soldiers next to him looked at Xia Yuan with an inexplicable feeling.
Why does it feel like the Ninth Company Commander is becoming more and more like a gun?
On the 25th, his firearm skill proficiency had reached 800,000, and he only had 200,000 left to upgrade. It was expected that he would be able to upgrade his firearm to the master level in the next five days.
Perhaps when you reach the Grandmaster level, you will really become one with the gun.