Chapter 6 The son travels thousands of miles and the mother is worried
The Garand semi-automatic rifle is also known as the "Quick Eight-Grain", and some people call it the Big Eight-Grain. It is named after its characteristic of automatically firing eight rounds of rifle ammunition.
As for the Soviet-made Bobosha in front of me, it is actually not much different from the Fifty Chong. In addition, Xia Yuan himself has a master-level firearm. He knows how to use this gun just by touching it. It is naturally easy to disassemble it.
Not far away, machine gunner Liu Tiezhu opened a box and suddenly shouted: "Come over and take a look, there are still artillery shells, look, look, look."
Liu Tiezhu's words attracted all the soldiers in the yard. Everyone stretched their necks to look at the box in front of him.
A soldier picked it up carefully, moved it a little, and then put it down again after it felt a bit heavy. "It's really heavy. It's heavier than a small steel cannon shell. It just looks weird."
The Xiaogang Cannon is actually a small-caliber mortar including a grenade used by the Japanese. After being captured in large quantities by the Eighth Route Army, it was not only used in the Anti-Japanese War, but also played a huge role in the subsequent Liberation War. Xiaogang
The cannon's shell is as big as an adult's hand.
"Our platoon leader must know." Wang Xiaoliang turned around and called Xia Yuan over, "Platoon leader, platoon leader, come and see, what kind of shell is this? It looks so strange."
Xia Yuan took a closer look, knelt down and took a look. It was written in Russian and said: "This thing is not a cannonball, it is an anti-tank grenade, specially used to deal with tanks."
Upon hearing this, Liu Tiezhu slapped his thigh and said: "Great, this is a grenade that can blow up iron bastards. I saw tanks when I was fighting the Japanese. It took nine soldiers to kill one tank.
If this thing can deal with tanks, you won’t need to take so much trouble anymore. Platoon commander, you need to ask the company commander to get more of this thing."
Xia Yuan was silent and said nothing, thinking that when we capture more US military super bazookas on the battlefield, they will be an important weapon against US tanks. In fact, our army's arsenal has already started producing super bazookas during this period.
The Super Bazooka, also known as the Big Trumpet, was seized from the U.S. military during the Yunshan Battle and transported back to China. In the Yangshen 52 Arsenal, the military industry personnel of New China successfully copied it in a short period of time and finalized its production. 1951
Beginning in May of this year, this new weapon entered North Korea in large quantities under the name of "Type 51 rocket launcher" and became a powerful anti-tank and anti-fortification weapon.
The excitement here also attracted a chief of the Munitions Department. Hearing Xia Yuan's words, he walked over and said, "Do you know this comrade?"
Xia Yuan turned around and immediately saluted and said hello: "Chief! I know him. I have seen the national army use it before."
He told a lie. This anti-tank grenade was also used in the Battle of Shangganling. When Comrade Wang Yongmeng died, he used this grenade to blow up the enemy's bunker. However, this grenade was too heavy and it was difficult for ordinary soldiers to use it.
It was thrown far away, but the bunker was not completely blown up. At that time, the National Army purchased a lot of weapons from the Americans, and they were eventually captured by the People's Liberation Army. The Chiang Group was called the "Captain of the Transportation Brigade", and among them were captured
There is a rocket launcher, also known as a bazooka.
As for whether there are anti-tank grenades, who knows? There may be some, but few people have seen them.
The chief said: "This thing is called a Molotov anti-tank grenade. It is very effective against tanks and armored vehicles. Although the weapon has arrived now, the instructions are all in Russian, so don't worry, the division headquarters will send people to each company to explain it soon."
How to use."
Xia Yuan looked at the weapons and equipment in the green wooden box and said, "These are all good things. When can I equip them all?"
Company Commander Lei and Instructor Shao came over. Company Commander Lei said: "Don't worry, we will be able to put them on in two days. Xia Yuan, go and take the people to train. Don't crowd around here."
"Why."
Xia Yuan nodded and greeted: "The battalion and the company are back for training!"
"yes!"
The people gradually dispersed. Captain Lei chatted with the head of the munitions department for a while, and then walked back from the compound. Instructor Shao suddenly asked: "There will be a war soon, Lao Lei, the troops finally stopped at
Beihe, don’t you want to go home and take a look?”
Captain Lei was from Beihe and came from a poor family. His father died when he was very young, and his mother led him, his brother, and a younger sister to live a hard life. In July 1938, he joined the Eighth Route Army and left.
Home, I never went back again. It was not until January 1950 that the country was liberated and there were basically no combat missions in the army. Company Commander Lei took leave and returned to his hometown. As a result, he only saw his mother alone.
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His mother told him with tears in her eyes: "Son, after you left, the Japanese captured your brother, sister-in-law, and your little sister, and they all died in the concentration camp..."
The mother and son held each other's hands and cried. That time, Company Commander Lei stayed at home for a week. Now, a full year has passed, and I don't know how the old mother is doing.
He also missed his old mother in his heart, but now that the departure is imminent and the soldiers are training hard, how could he go see his mother? Captain Lei shook his head and said: "Old Shao, you know, the departure is imminent now.
The soldiers have all entered into a state of hard training. At this time, how can I go home to visit my relatives?"
Instructor Shao thought for a while, and it was indeed true. Lao Lei had a very high level of ideological consciousness. The more critical the period, the less likely he would do such a thing.
The two of them thought like this and separated on the way back. Captain Lei was thinking about his old mother at home, so he came to his residence. The guard at the door quickly said: "Report to the company commander, your old mother is here to visit relatives."
, in the room.”
Captain Lei was stunned for a moment, then strode into the room. The old mother with gray temples was sitting on a stool in front of the table. She was looking anxiously at the door. When he saw her longing figure, he hurriedly stood up from the stool.
Got up.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Captain Lei walked in and saw his old mother getting up to greet him, so he quickly walked over and helped his mother:
"Mom, why are you here?"
"Son, Mom heard that you are going to fight in Korea, so Mom is here to see you off."
There was bitterness in the corner of Captain Lei's mouth, and he asked: "Mom, how are you? How are you doing?"
"Well, the country has allocated land to us. Even if we don't farm the land ourselves, we can still farm it to other people in the village and just pay some rent every year."
The old mother held her son's arm and looked up and down. Her eyes were full of love. She said, "Mom is fine. She just misses you a little."
Captain Lei looked at his old mother, his eyes were red, but when he thought that now was a special period, he said: "Mom, my son misses you too, but that's not possible now. You should go back tomorrow. It's not that my son won't keep you."
, my mother is here, but where are the mothers of the comrades? If the mothers of the whole company are here, then where are the other companies, other battalions, and other regiments? We will leave for the front line soon."
"Son, you have been fighting for more than ten years and you are already over thirty years old. Why do you still want to go to war or go abroad to fight? Mom gave birth to three of you, and now you are the only one left. Mom can't bear to leave."
"Mom, the Americans have reached the Yalu River. They bombed our home. They want to strangle our new China in the cradle. I have to go...not just for my mother, but also for my mother.
It’s for all the people of China.”
The old mother fell silent, grabbing her son's arm with both hands, looking at the man she missed so much with tearful eyes, as if she wanted to imprint his appearance in her mind and never forget it.
"Son, mother knows that you went to fight for the country, but she just can't bear to do it. She wants to see more of you."
Captain Lei also shed tears, "Mom, you have to support me in defending my country. Listen to me. You will go back tomorrow. When I drive away the Americans, you will go home and never fight again."
After that, he called the guard at the door and asked him to help buy a train ticket home. At the same time, he told the people in the company not to let the old mother come to see him. He was worried that this would arouse the anger of the soldiers.
Feelings of missing family members.
Company Commander Lei found Comrade Xiao Zhang from the division's "Soldier Life Newspaper" and took a group photo of the two of them. In the evening, Comrade Zhang developed the photo and sent it to Company Commander Lei. He thanked Xiao Zhang.
After Comrade Zhang, Captain Lei came to the old mother with two photos, held the old mother's wrinkled palm, thrust the photos into her hand, and said: "Mom, if you miss me in the future, just
Take it out and take a look, and after I finish the battle, I will go home to honor you."
This was the first time the old mother looked at the photo. Her eyes were full of curiosity. She looked at the people in the photo, then at Captain Lei, and said: "Same, same."
Captain Lei carefully put the photo into the breast pocket of his jacket. He felt very complicated. He wanted his old mother to stay in the army for a longer period of time, but the army was about to leave, which was absolutely impossible at this time.
The couple didn't sleep a wink all night, and they told many stories about the past.
My mother said: "You went to the best private school when you were a child, but your mother was poor and only supported you for three years, so you went to herd cattle..."
Company Commander Lei said: "Mom, I know there are difficulties at home and I can't even eat, so why should I study? I'm in our revolutionary team now, and I can also study with the team. Mom, it's getting late, let's rest."
On the second day, Captain Lei called on Instructor Shao to help lead the team and took the old mother to the train station. When they were saying goodbye, he grabbed the old mother's hand and said, "Mom, just go back. My son will be back soon."
It’s up to you.”
The old mother held her son's hand hard, stared at it for a long time, and said, "Son, you must come back alive. Mom is waiting for you at home."
In previous domestic battles, most officers and soldiers relied on seizing ammunition from the enemy to replenish ammunition. This is because from the Anti-Japanese War to the War of Liberation, our army captured a wide variety of weapons that were uneven, and the ammunition was not integrated.
, replenishing ammunition became a problem, and the commanders and fighters at that time had long been accustomed to it.
But on the battlefield to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea, the weapons used by the U.S. military were all uniform guns, and this method of replenishing ammunition could no longer be used.
There is also a very critical issue, that is, the production of IWC bullets is also a very serious problem. The arsenal cannot produce ammunition for several weapons, so it is necessary to replace the unified weapons and equipment.
Two days later, cars carrying weapons and equipment stopped at the playground. The soldiers in the cars came down and lifted green wooden boxes. The soldiers gathered on the playground in company units, led by the company commander.
The platoon commanders of each platoon took back the weapons of their companies and distributed the weapons to each company.
Ma Shunyao opened a box, looked at the brand-new guns, and grinned: "Company commander, does this thing jam?"
Captain Lei smiled and said: "This is a new gun, how could it jam? Hurry up and bring your soldiers over to get the gun, one for each person. You are not allowed to get more than one, and you are not allowed to get it for others."
Ma Shunyao said "Hey" and called the soldiers in the second row to come over and get their guns.
Xia Yuan held a Bobosha submachine gun and shouted: "Old Yang, bring the people here, come and get the gun!"
"Hey, come here in formation and get the gun!"
Lao Yang came over with his men. Xia Yuan handed the gun to Wang Xiaoliang. Wang Xiaoliang hugged the new gun with a happy face and couldn't put it down, wiping it with his sleeve. Liu Tiezhu behind him said: "Don't rub it, look at your sleeve.
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Wang Xiaoliang said nonchalantly: "I'm happy."
After a while, the soldiers all received new guns, with smiles on their faces. It was the first time for many soldiers to change weapons in the army. The weapons they used before were made by IWC, Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom, etc.
, uneven, those guns have been used, even so, the soldiers treat the guns as if they treat their own lives.
Several comrades from the division began to teach the soldiers of the 538th Regiment how to use the weapons in their hands, including the use of anti-tank grenades. In short, they must be taught to the point.
In the next period of time, their training content was to become familiar with their weapons, to the extent that they could disassemble and assemble the guns even with their eyes closed. Following that, the soldiers were trained on the use of anti-tank grenades.
, from February, when the 180th Division arrived in Cangzhou, Beihe, until mid-March, when the news of the departure was issued.
At the end of the day's training, a series of meetings were held.
Company Commander Lei said: "Comrades, the time for us to go to North Korea to fight has been determined. Tomorrow, we will take a train to Langtou Town, a small town near the river in Andong City, Ningxia Liaoning for final pre-war preparations!"
Tomorrow is March 13th. The weather has warmed up a bit at this time, but the Korean battlefield is still a winter of minus 30 degrees Celsius. After suffering the losses in the early days of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea, the logistics materials for the troops entering Korea again during this period have been fully prepared.
, not long after arriving in Beihe, they received their own cotton clothes.
March 13th.
Before dawn, the whistle sounded.
The 180th Division began to assemble and set off before dawn.
The residents in the town have not yet woken up, and the doors of every house are closed. Under such circumstances, the 180th Division arrived at the train station, took the boring train, and headed to Langtou Town, a small town near the river in Andong City, Ningliao.
On the train, listening to the sound of the train, Xia Yuan seemed to have returned to Changjin Lake. The environment of the Changjin Lake train is much better. After all, it is a movie, and in reality, there are only a few beds for the train.
, most of them sleep on the floor, covered with straw and bedding, and buckets are placed in the corners of the carriage to contain excrement.