Xia Yuan thought again and again and decided to go get water!
He woke up the soldiers and discussed countermeasures. The soldiers said one after another:
"Company commander, give the order! We listen to you!"
"Company commander, we all listen to you!"
In today's battle, they had seen the bravery of this fighting hero and were deeply impressed. In addition, Xia Yuan himself was a company commander. The soldiers were very convinced of Xia Yuan and gathered in Xia Yuan with guns in hand.
The fighting enthusiasm on his face was not concealed at all.
Fetching water seems to be a very difficult task, but in the eyes of the soldiers, it is a glorious thing. If we can get some water for the comrades in the tunnel, it will be an extremely glorious thing.
Xia Yuan said: "Since everyone has no objections, I will say it. The conditions in the tunnel are so difficult now, and it is not easy to improve them, especially the lack of water sources. The first thing we need to solve is the water source problem. I just said
After thinking about it, we only need to cross the blockade of the stick soldiers on position 11, go into the ravine, complete the task of fetching water, and then come back, the round trip is less than one kilometer."
"This time I plan to send three people with thirty kettles to complete the task of fetching water!"
Xia Yuan's idea is not groundless. It is crucial to solve the water shortage problem in Tunnel No. 11.
Of course, it doesn't matter if it's not solved, it's just that the soldiers have to hold on in the tunnel more arduously.
After thinking over and over again, solving water resources is a crucial problem at the moment.
As soon as Xia Yuan's proposal was launched, the soldiers rushed to participate in this operation. Seeing the soldiers' enthusiastic response, Xia Yuan was deeply moved. In Shangganling, he witnessed the true comradeship. This is a team
The Iron Man Army is an army that cannot be defeated or blown up.
They built a Great Wall with their unswerving will, a will that makes the enemies feel fear, panic and despair.
There are only some marching kettles in the tunnel, which were found from the corpses of foreign Japanese. If you are lucky, you can find some drinkable water in these kettles, but after the stick soldiers came, the soldiers stopped getting water from the kettles on the enemy.
, the enemy would poison the kettles they carried, and they would not drink it themselves. The soldiers captured it, and the soldiers would drink it. Some soldiers died after drinking it, and then the soldiers realized that the enemy had poisoned the kettles.
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The US military does not have these ideas. Maybe they will not think that there is not even a drop of water in the tunnels of the volunteer soldiers. Sometimes they still have to get water from the water bottles they carry.
There were only thirty-seven marching kettles in the tunnel. These kettles were seized from the US military. Xia Yuan and three soldiers took advantage of the dark night and set out. Tunnel No. 11 was just below Position 11, above.
They were the foreign Japanese. Before the four of them came out, Xia Yuan took advantage of the darkness when the flares went out and turned on his night vision to observe the stick soldiers around him and determined that the stick soldiers were in the fire bunker on the reverse slope.
A small reverse slope actually housed eight enemy machine gun bunkers. There were criss-crossing trenches of various sizes along the reverse slope.
The enemy's shaking helmet can be seen from a long distance away.
After waiting for almost a minute, the enemy launched a flare. The shining flare shone brightly and illuminated the fog in the ravine so clearly. The body of the transporter lying on the ground could be seen everywhere, covered with cloth.
The cave is full of blood, and a lot of supplies have fallen far away. The enemy's guns are pointed at the bottom of the mountain. No one dares to go and get it. Once discovered, several enemy heavy machine guns will spray out a stream of fire.
Chain, if that guy hits you, the flesh will be broken.
Soldiers often say that the enemy's heavy machine gun bullets sparkle brightly and look beautiful. When encountered, they are the talisman of the Lord of Hell, and they may be driven away at some point.
The four of them ate some biscuits and drank some water before setting off. The soldiers took them to the entrance of the tunnel. A light machine gun was mounted on the bunker at the entrance of the tunnel, pointing directly at the top of the mountain. Soldiers were specially deployed to cover the water collection.
Before setting off, Xia Yuan specifically warned the three of them: "Be calm, don't be impatient, and crawl slowly. The enemy's eyes are sharp and you may not be able to see them, but you can't be careless. This trip will definitely be dangerous.
But if we can get back the water, we can solve the current dilemma in the tunnel."
The soldiers had to eat radishes to quench their thirst due to severe water shortage. However, eating too much radishes would cause heartburn, and it would be impossible not to eat them. They would rather eat heartburning radishes than eat biscuits, because eating biscuits will make their mouth full.
The saliva in the biscuits dries up quickly, and the soldiers subconsciously believe that eating biscuits will accelerate water loss, so they would rather be hungry than eat the biscuits.
Water is the source of life, this saying is vividly reflected in Shangganling.
The four of them took advantage of the darkness and when the flares were extinguished, they quietly climbed out of the tunnel, carrying water bottles on their backs, and climbed toward the ravine. The leader was Xia Yuan. With his powerful night vision, he could see the terrain of the entire ravine.
It’s very clear, I know which direction to climb and the location is good.
Night vision and eagle eye play a huge role in this moment.
He had visited Position 11 when he first came to Shangganling. He still had an impression of the landscape here, with lush vegetation and lush trees. But after these days of fighting, everything here has changed. The traffic ditch between the two tunnels
No more, there are only large and small craters lining the hillside. The dense vegetation and vigorous trees are gone, replaced by a piece of scorched earth and dead trees that are scorched and have no leaves.
Behind is the main peak of Shangganling. You can also see the village under the main peak of Shangganling. I have been there once before. Although it was bombed by the enemy, there are still many broken walls and ruins. Now there is only a ruin.
Xia Yuan kept observing while climbing. After determining a feasible road, he led the three of them to climb over carefully. The soil on the hillside in this area had been turned into a thick layer by repeated plowing by enemy shells.
As a fan, only by being there can you truly feel the destructive power of war.
Xia Yuan had never seen the soil be so soft. Walking on it was like stepping on snow. The ground would sink when you stepped on it. If you climbed up one foot, you would sink five inches. He exerted all his strength.
He dug his hands into the soil, pushed the lower half of his body forward as hard as he could, and struggled to lie down. He was sweating profusely just after crawling out. The dust stuck to his face and made it itchy and uncomfortable. He squinted his eyes so hard that he could not open his palms.
His sleeves were covered with dirt, he shook his head vigorously, stared into the distance, and continued to crawl forward.
Suddenly, there was a "bang" sound, and a flare exploded above their heads. It was blown east and west by the wind. Xia Yuan and the others stopped quickly and waited patiently. The enemy did not notice it. After waiting for a few seconds,
In ten seconds, the flare turned from white to yellow and gradually extinguished. Xia Yuan and the three of them continued to crawl, and soon came to a smaller bump. There was a dry ditch here and a small puddle next to it.
, through night vision, a layer of gunpowder smoke and shrapnel fell into the puddle.
A soldier cautiously shouted: "Company commander, there is water here!"
Xia Yuan turned around and said: "We don't want this water. This water is stagnant water with a lot of bacteria in it. Let's find living water."
In a place like Shangganling where there is a shortage of medicines and where you can't live. If you drink this stagnant water, you don't know what will happen. Now you are still in the ravine between the 597.9 plateau and the main peak of Shangganling. Climb forward and turn another corner, and you will reach 597.9.
Xia Yuan seemed to have remembered something in the gap between him and 537.7.
When the previously captured supplies were delivered to the First Company on the 537.7 Highlands, I walked through that ditch, but I didn’t pay attention to the surroundings at that time. After all, I brought a lot of supplies with me, so I just wanted to give them to the First Company. Now, 597.9 is fighting so fiercely.
, I don’t know what the situation is like at Highland 537.7, I guess it won’t be too good.
According to what he had learned previously, 597.9 had already started the third phase of the Shangganling battle, while 537.7 was still in dire straits, and the living conditions in the tunnels were not good. Many tunnels were breached by the enemy, and the position fell for a time.
The flares went out, and they continued to crawl forward, gradually away from the 597.9 heights, and crawled towards the darkness in the distance. In the distance, they could hear the enemy's artillery fire blocking our army's logistics, and the gunpowder smoke drifted from the distant blockade area.
, a rich, black like a bunch of ghosts in the dark night, and the air is mixed with the smell of gunpowder smoke.
One of the enemy's illumination bombs was launched into the sky, and the light was projected over it. It was pale and pale. The crawling soldiers looked back at Highland 597.9. The illumination bombs were hanging in the sky. The pale illumination bombs illuminated the entire Shangganling as if it were daytime. They were pale.
Under the light source, there is the outline of the highland.
"Stop looking! Keep climbing!"
Xia Yuan knew that their position was basically safe and they could not be careless. The enemy might be staring in their direction. Hearing Xia Yuan's voice, the soldiers turned around and lay on the ground with their hands and feet, following closely.
Behind Xia Yuan, there was darkness ahead, and he didn't know what was waiting for the soldiers.
Half an hour later, Xia Yuan got up from the ground, pulled the soldiers up one by one, and asked with concern: "How are your hands?"
His palms were wrapped with bandages, and the skin was torn apart by the machine gun fire. With his strong physical fitness, he was basically in good condition.
The soldiers clapped their hands, shook their heads and said: "Company Commander, we are fine, let's go quickly."
The soldiers also knew that they were now out of the range of Highland 597.9, and the enemy could no longer see them. They were safe, but they were still thinking about their comrades in the tunnel of Position 11.
Xia Yuan looked into the distance. The mountain ahead was the North Mountain of 537.7 Highland. He led the soldiers not far forward when he suddenly encountered a team. He calmed down and immediately signaled the team to stop and shouted quickly:
"Comrade!!"
The group of people in the darkness ahead were suddenly startled and looked over here with guns in hand.
"Comrade, I am the current company commander of the ninth company of 597.9 Highland Garrison, Xia Yuan!"
Xia Yuan came out with three soldiers who were hiding in the dark. The group in front of him was carrying ammunition and food behind them. There was a platoon of more than thirty soldiers. When they heard that he was the commander of the ninth company of the former garrison of Shangganling 597.9, they were very surprised.
They gathered around him excitedly and stared at Xia Yuan, just like fans would look at celebrities in the future.
They said each other excitedly:
"He is a fighting hero, he is a fighting hero!"
"Great, I met the fighting hero of Shangganling!"
"Thank you for defending the motherland on the front line. Thank you, you are heroes!"
Then the other party introduced them as logistics transporters and asked them why they were here.
Xia Yuan pointed to the kettles hanging on the soldiers and said: "There is a shortage of water in the tunnel. I took three soldiers to get water from the ravine here."
A young soldier asked: "Ninth Company Commander, are the conditions in the tunnel very difficult?"
Xia Yuan didn't say anything. A soldier beside him said: "In order to defend the motherland, it's not difficult. Back then, in order to build our motherland, the Red Army climbed snow-capped mountains and crossed grasslands. They ate only grass roots and leather belts. We can still eat you in the tunnels."
The radishes and steamed buns that were brought to us, no matter how hard it is, we are still happy."
The logistics platoon leader in charge of transportation quickly put down the basket behind him, took out apples one by one, and stuffed them into the arms of Xia Yuan and the soldiers behind him without any explanation. As he stuffed them, he said: "These are apples given to us by the Korean people.
, you guys have a try.” (At this time, there were apples sent by the North Korean people and apples purchased by the volunteers themselves.)
The soldiers touched the apples in their hands, and their Adam's apples rolled. They just held them in their hands and kept touching them, as if touching them meant that they had eaten them.
The platoon leader said: "Eat quickly, we will still have some in the basket after we finish."
The soldier shook his head, returned the apple to him, and said: "We don't want to eat it. Give these apples to the comrades in other tunnels to eat. The company commander took us to get water. When we got the water, we also
I can drink enough water."
The logistics soldiers were moved with tears in their eyes. They held back the tears to prevent them from flowing out. The soldiers in front of them came from the tunnel, and their lips were already chapped and scorched. They touched the apples with such desire.
, but still returned the apples to them and asked them to give the apples to other comrades in the tunnel.
What a lovely person this is.
Xia Yuan only left two apples, handed the remaining apples to them, and said: "There are only four of us. It is not good to take so many apples, and we can't carry them. When you go to transport apples this time, you must be careful of the enemy's machine guns."
But I’m targeting you.”
He really didn't have much experience to hand over to these soldiers, because even he couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't be killed by the enemy's machine gun every time he came out. All he relied on was his powerful night vision and eagle eyes.
A skill that detects the terrain and determines the direction in which to take action.
Tunnel No. 11 is not like Tunnel No. 1. It faces not only the stick soldiers on position No. 1, but also the bunker built by the stick soldiers on the edge of position zero. It can be said that it is attacked from three sides. Tunnel No. 1 is attacked from three sides.
If the tunnel entrance is like this, then the conditions at other tunnel entrances will be even worse.
Especially the 537.7 Highland North Mountain, which he has never been to, the situation is estimated to be even more unimaginably difficult.
The platoon leader said: "It doesn't matter. We sacrificed our lives to support the soldiers in the tunnel. The motherland will remember us and the people will remember us. We are the loveliest people!"