Chapter 80 How much squad leader Li hopes to win the battle.
The first phase of the counterattack at 537.7 Highland Beishan achieved phased success, which greatly affected the enemy's arrogance and drove the enemy back from the position to the foot of the mountain.
Just one day later, the enemy's new round of offensive began. The soldiers strictly followed the superior's tunnel combat policy. After resisting for a while on the position, they quickly retreated to the tunnel. After the enemy paid huge casualties, they captured the tunnel again.
All positions of 537.7 Highland Beishan.
On November 10, the cold winter in North Korea was approaching quietly, and in the evening, the temperature dropped below zero.
The soldier who was lying on guard duty at the entrance of the tunnel huddled up and shivered from the cold. The coldness made him more energetic. At this time, he felt a warm quilt covering him. The soldier looked back.
Take a look.
He suddenly stood up and said, "Batalion Commander!"
"Sit." Xia Yuan smiled and tightened his clothes.
"Batalion Commander, cover you, I'm not cold." Even though the soldier was shivering from the cold, even though the quilt on his body was very warm, the soldier still rolled up the quilt and stuffed it to Xia Yuan.
"There are still tunnels in the tunnel, this one was built for you."
Xia Yuan returned the quilt to him, turned around and shouted: "Hu Changdao."
"battalion commander!"
Hu Changdao quickly ran over with a military coat in his arms and put it on Xia Yuan.
Seeing this, the soldier took the quilt away and rolled it around his body. As expected, the chill disappeared a lot and his body became a little warmer.
"Thank you, battalion commander!"
This soldier felt warm in his heart.
Xia Yuan smiled and said: "Fight, we will win sooner or later. It's not too late for us to fight the day."
"Batalion Commander, your superior's phone number."
The walkie-talkie operator came running over again.
"Hey." Xia Yuan stood up, patted the young soldier on the shoulder, and returned to the depths of the tunnel. The soldiers all woke up, and their eyes became bright.
When they heard the walkie-talkie operator's voice, they woke up immediately, touched their guns, and waited for orders from their superiors.
Orders from superiors were issued, and the 12th Army, which had switched defenses, decided to use the 1st, 7th, and 8th companies of the 92nd Regiment to counterattack the enemies in the Beishan Mountains of 537.7 Highlands the next day. In order to reduce the number of battles, the troops were in the process of contacting the enemy.
Encountering enemy artillery fire damage, it was convenient to launch a sudden attack on the enemy when the artillery fire extended. On the night of the 10th, each commando team, regardless of the severe cold, moved to the tunnel in the north mountain of 537.7 Highland and under the enemy's front rock to stand ready for attack.
After receiving the order from his superiors, Xia Yuan quickly led his men to guard the entrance of the tunnel, ready to respond to the commando at any time.
The severe cold was coming quietly, and the temperature had dropped to below zero. Under the cover of night, an assault platoon quickly approached the No. 8 position in the north mountain of 537.7 Highland. Through night vision, Xia Yuan saw the assault platoon moving this way in the ravine.
"Always be ready for battle."
Xia Yuan groaned, loaded the gun, and was ready to respond at any time.
A cold wind blew, making the soldiers' clothes rustle, and the soldiers' bodies shook with the cold. They held their guns and crouched on the left and right sides of the tunnel entrance, saying nothing, ready to follow Camp Commander Xia at any time.
Attack the enemy.
With no danger, the assault platoon successfully entered the tunnel entrance. The two sides did not bother to talk. Under the cover of the two combat groups, they quickly entered the tunnel. The soldiers of the two combat groups quickly put away their guns and fired from the left and right sides of the tunnel entrance.
The back slope entered the tunnel and left a combat team at the entrance of the tunnel.
"Commander of the 2nd Platoon of the 8th Company of the 92nd Regiment of the 12th Army, Zhou Ming reports to Camp Commander Xia!"
In the tunnel, Zhou Ming held a gun salute to Xia Yuan with some excitement. Since the Battle of Shangganling broke out, the deeds of the God of War in Shangganling have been spread among all the companies in the army. The headquarters has regarded Xia Yuan's deeds as a way to strengthen the morale of the army.
In this way, commanders and soldiers of each company in each army will tell the soldiers about Xia Yuan's battle deeds.
From the first appearance of the nameless highland, to the annihilation battle of Cangshan Mountain in Xiaganling, where he became famous, and then the battle of Shangganling broke out, with the fighting spirit of moving forward, he led the soldiers in Tunnel No. 1 to forcefully turn Position No. 1 into what the enemy calls "
The "Devil's Position" made the enemy's expression change. In the position battle, every time the enemy's offensive troops on position No. 1 were organized into a reinforced battalion, they were routed and defeated time and time again by Xia Yuan and his team.
He is a well-deserved fighting hero in Shangganling.
Now that the battle on Highland 597.9 has basically ended, Xia Yuan came to Highland 537.7 to continue his legend. In several counterattacks, Xia Yuan led the soldiers in the tunnels to eliminate a large number of enemy effective forces and destroy enemy fortifications. The following eight
The overall victory in the counterattack at position No. 1 laid the foundation for the victory.
How could Zhou Ming and the soldiers in the second platoon not be excited when they saw such a fighting hero.
In the Battle of Shangganling, almost all the soldiers regarded Xia Yuan as their role model and the heroes who sacrificed their lives one by one in Shangganling as their goals.
Countless soldiers felt honored to be able to go up to Ganling to fight.
The arrival of the assault platoon made the soldiers in the tunnel very happy. Since the first stage of counterattack, no follow-up troops have gone up the mountain. They basically relied on the soldiers in the tunnel to fight the enemies on the mountain. They held their comrades cordially.
holding the palm of his hand, discussing things during the battle, but the one who discussed more was this battle hero.
"Welcome to your arrival. With you, tomorrow's counterattack will be much smoother."
Xia Yuan said with emotion.
The deputy platoon leader said: "Commander Xia, don't worry. We will definitely beat these foreign devils severely in tomorrow's counterattack."
Starting at 16:25 on November 11, the 92nd Regiment, supported by 70 mountain artillery, field artillery, howitzers, 30 mortars and 24 rocket launchers, used three companies to launch a counterattack against 537.7 Beishan. The fierce battle ended
At 17:50, all surface positions on the North Mountain of 537.7 Highland were restored, and the enemy's 1st battalion of the 17th Regiment of the 2nd Division of the South Korean Army was completely wiped out.
To achieve a comprehensive victory in the second phase of the counterattack, it is a difficult problem to defend the captured positions, especially the No. 1 position in the North Mountain of 537.7 Highland, which is the focus of competition between the two armies. As early as two days ago, Xia Yuan
Then Li Xiangze and Sun Shangyong were sent to lead a squad of soldiers each to reinforce the No. 1 position.
Position 1 is the only way for the Volunteer Army to cover troop reinforcements and ammunition supplies. Relying on it, we can restore Position 2 and Position 3 in one fell swoop, and directly take Position 7 and Position 8.
The North Mountain of Highland 537.7 was once again contested by the volunteers. After the successful counterattack in the second stage, Xia Yuan also received the task of going to position 1 and holding on to position 1. Position 8 was handed over to the assault platoon of the 8th company to hold the position.
Late at night, Xia Yuan set out with a squad of soldiers. They soon arrived at the scorched earth position No. 1, where the volunteers built a solid defense. Stationed on the hilltop was the 92nd Regiment of the 12th Army.
The 1st Platoon of the 3rd Company, they turned Position 1 into a steel-like fortress.
Xia Yuan met the platoon leader and deputy platoon leader of the third company at Position 1. The two admired Xia Yuan very much. When asked about the previous soldiers, the platoon leader said: "The enemy's defense at Position 1 is very strong.
, Last night’s counterattack caused heavy losses to the counterattack troops, they sacrificed a lot, and the seriously injured are all in the tunnels.”
Xia Yuan scanned the group but did not see the soldiers coming out of Tunnel No. 8. When he arrived at the entrance of the tunnel, he heard the sound of surprise coming from the tunnel.
"The summer camp director is here! The summer camp director is here!"
In a dark tunnel filled with the strong smell of blood and stench, a group of warriors looked like savages.
Among this group of people, Xia Yuan saw Sun Shangyong who was seriously injured and wrapped in bandages. When he saw Xia Yuan coming, he excitedly held Xia Yuan's hand and said in a hoarse voice: "Batalion Commander, I'm going to explode
I didn't embarrass you by destroying three bunkers."
Xia Yuan was extremely moved and held his hand tightly: "Have a good rest."
He looked at the seriously injured people in Tunnel No. 1. Most of them were sent by him from Tunnel No. 8. They were lying in the tunnel with missing arms and legs, and their bodies were wrapped in bandages.
Xia Yuan saw Li Xiangze again. His lower jaw had been shot off by the enemy's bullets, and only the upper half of his face and a tongue were left. He was covered in blood. He could no longer speak and could only make a clicking sound.
The blood foam kept coming out, which looked very scary. Xia Yuan held Li Xiangze's hand, tears streaming down his eyes.
Li Xiangze couldn't speak, but held Xia Yuan's palm tightly with his hands, his eyes shining brightly, which was the light of desire for victory.
Xia Yuan said with blurred tears: "We have won, we have won. All the positions have been defeated by us."
Hearing Xia Yuan's words, Li Xiangze made a clicking sound again. The blood foam blocked his throat. He had to swallow the blood. He wanted to speak, but couldn't. The enemy's bullet knocked off his jaw.
The clothes on the chest were dyed black and red.
He was still holding on for breath.
After hearing Xia Yuan's words, he held Xia Yuan's hand tightly. Gradually, the grip became looser. Gradually, the soldiers could no longer hear the clicking sound. Li Xiangze died.
, he closed his eyes and seemed to feel relieved, because he knew that the position was back to them, but he could not see the day when the battle was won.
The soldiers in the tunnel all cried.
Xia Yuan resisted his tears and did not cry in front of the soldiers. He turned around and came to the entrance of the tunnel. Tears slid down his cheeks. He didn't know how many times he cried in Shangganling. Every time, he felt deeply for the soldiers.
And moved.
Hu Changdao cried and said: "How much squad leader Li hopes to win the battle."
The soldiers all knew that Squad Leader Li held his breath just to hear that the counterattack was successful. Only in this way could he leave with peace of mind.
At this time, a platoon of correspondents came in and said in an anxious voice: "Camp Commander Xia, the enemy is coming."
The wounded in the tunnel couldn't sit still anymore. They asked for battle one after another and went to stop the enemy. Even the seriously wounded soldiers sat up and asked the battalion commander to fight, giving them the most difficult task!
Xia Yuan knew that if the severely wounded were really assigned a mission, they would definitely carry the blasting canister and die together with the enemy. He immediately rejected the seriously wounded's request to fight and said: "If we kill them all, you will serve as the second echelon.
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He looked at Sun Shangyong and said: "The troops in the tunnel are under your command."
After saying that, he led Hu Changdao and his squad of soldiers to the No. 1 position.
The battle has begun.
The deputy platoon leader of the first platoon leads a squad to guard the left wing, the third squad to guard the right wing, and the second squad to be controlled by the platoon leader. It is a mobile force.
Xia Yuan and his men defended the central position. The enemy's offensive was very fierce, but the soldiers' determination to win was far stronger than the enemy's offensive. The death of Squad Leader Li was still deeply imprinted in their minds, and they secretly felt
He vowed to defend the victory that Captain Li longed for, even if it cost him his own life.
On the 12th, the enemy attacked three times and hit a wall. Except for a batch of corpses, they got nothing.
The strength in the middle of the No. 1 position gave the enemy a headache. The enemy, who was not in a good position to attack, used more intense firepower to block the hilltop in an attempt to strangle the holding force.
During the day, under the enemy's fire blockade, troop movement and transportation were very difficult. Chen Zhiyuan, squad leader of the third platoon, led the soldiers in his squad to brave the enemy's bullets and collect ammunition from the enemy's corpses.
shooting.
At night, the enemy used strong searchlights to shine on this hilltop and closely monitored the situation on position No. 1. The soldiers endured hunger on the cold winter night, regardless of their fatigue after the fierce battle, and nervously repaired the fortifications in preparation for the enemy's attack the next day.
attack.
In the bomb crater, a platoon leader sat with Xia Yuan, looking at the bright light coming from the enemy's position and cursing.
Xia Yuan asked: "How is the quantity of weapons and ammunition now?"
The platoon leader said: "There are not many left. There are only four boxes of grenades left and only three boxes of machine gun ammunition left. The weapons on the soldiers are seriously worn and the ammunition consumption is even worse."
The deputy platoon leader listened to the intensive artillery fire blockade on their movement route and said: "The enemy is preparing to block us on the No. 1 position and completely block us."
Position No. 1 is very important. The transporters who want to transport weapons and ammunition to the soldiers in the tunnels all come from Position No. 1. The movement route of Position No. 1 is blocked and weapons and ammunition cannot be delivered. Position No. 1 encounters another problem.
The enemy attacked fiercely and the ammunition was severely consumed.
Xia Yuan glanced at the searchlight on the enemy's position through the hole of his gun. After thinking about it, he said:
"Let's find bullets from the enemy's corpse!"
The platoon commander was startled and said, "Captain Xia, isn't this too risky?"
Xia Yuan set up Dabali and said, "If you don't take any chances, I will knock out the enemy's searchlight and you will send out death squads to touch the enemy's corpse."
The platoon leader and deputy platoon leader looked at each other, and the platoon leader said: "Captain Xia, we listen to you."
Soon, they organized a squad of soldiers, bringing nothing with them, ready for action.
The night vision was turned on, and the enemy's defenses on the hilltop opposite appeared in Xia Yuan's eyes. He set up the big eight pills and pulled the trigger continuously. Several gunshots rang out, and the enemy's searchlight suddenly went out. In an instant,
Suddenly, the entire No. 1 position fell into darkness.
Several heavy machine guns on the top of the enemy's mountain rang out, and chains of fire swept across from the high ground opposite, like long whips hitting the hilltop with a radius of less than 100 square meters.