The frontal battlefield of the 180th Division roared with artillery fire, and the only mountain artillery battalion was also pulled out to reinforce the 539th Regiment, which was responsible for the main attack. The pressure on the 539th Regiment was undoubtedly very high.
Not to mention the 539th Regiment, the entire 180th Division has a very heavy burden.
The commander of the 60th Army became a mere commander, with only one division under his command. He faced the U.S. Tenth Army, which was five or six times stronger than himself. You can imagine how difficult this war was.
The sky shimmered.
A ray of setting sun fell at the entrance of the tunnel pointed by the 180th Division. Deputy Commander Duan walked in, looked at Commander Zheng who had not slept all night, and said: "Sir, the sun is out."
Master Zheng kept looking at the map with his bloodshot eyes. When he heard the voice, he twisted his neck with a hint of numbness.
"The sun is shining, which is a good sign. How are the conditions on various lines?"
Deputy Commander Duan said: "The progress of various ministries is slow."
At this time.
The communications soldier put down the code in his hand and said: "Division commander, one battalion and one company of the 538th Regiment captured Highland 311, Highland 372, and Highland 343 on the south bank of the Bukhan River!"
This good news was undoubtedly encouraging. The cadres of the division commander raised their heads one after another. Chief of Staff Wang moved a small red flag on the map forward a little and said: "These three highlands are an important line in front of the 538th Regiment."
On the offensive route, the defensive force is about one battalion. The regiment headquarters plans to capture these three highlands in two nights, and the action will be carried out by the sharp knife company of the first battalion."
Commander Zheng showed a smile on his face and said happily: "After a night of fighting, the first company finally got a good sign. The sun is shining brightly. I know that it is very difficult for all departments, but now we have reached the critical stage of the fifth battle."
, we must withstand the pressure on us."
What the 180th Division is advancing is the defense line of the U.S. Tenth Army, with a strength of 50,000 to 60,000. It attacks the 50,000 to 60,000 U.S. Tenth Army with an infantry force of more than 10,000, which is basically mechanized armor, tanks, and motorcycles.
troops, and deploy a large number of artillery, aviation, and US Air Force, and provide long-range artillery support.
Such a collision is tantamount to hitting an egg against a stone.
Seventeenth day.
The mission of the 180th Division remains the same.
In order to complete last night's mission, the First Company suffered huge casualties. Highland 372 and Highland 343 were jointly defended by the Second Company. Highland 311 was easy to defend and difficult to attack. It was temporarily used as a resting place for the First Company and was handed over to the First Company to set up defense here. Looking at the road below the mountain
, to prevent U.S. military reinforcements.
The road below is the famous Chuncheon Highway.
At this stage, Van Fleet believes that the United Nations forces can no longer retreat, at least to prevent the Chinese army from having any hope of victory. He emphasized that each unit must give full play to its firepower advantage and fight with steel and fire barriers in defense.
No sacrifice of personnel is allowed.
At this time, the 60th Army had already assembled its troops and concentrated its main forces to launch an offensive in the direction from Chuncheon to Hongcheon, while it only launched a strong reconnaissance campaign on the western front.
On May 18, a new order was issued to the 60th Army, and it was decided to assign the 181st Division to the command of the 12th Army. The established mission of the 180th Division remained unchanged. It still intersected along the Chuncheon Highway towards Hongcheon.
Go in, contain the enemy on the front, prevent the US 1st Marine Division from moving eastward, and the US 7th Marine Division.
In fact, the cadres of the 180th Division have already received the news. The issuance of the transfer order still makes people feel nervous. On the 16th, the transfer order of the 179th Division has been issued and returned to the 15th Army.
Command, now the 181st Division has been transferred again, leaving the 60th Army with only the 180th Division.
After a day and night of counterattacks, the enemy in front of the 180th Division retreated from Zhengping Mountain along the highway to Hongchuan under the counterattack of the Volunteer Army. The 180th Division was already about ten kilometers beyond the friendly troops encircling and annihilating the Hanxi enemy.
Although the 63rd Army also crossed the Bukhan River, it was too far away from the 180th Division. This resulted in that there was only one 180th Division at the junction between the 19th Corps and the 3rd Corps. Therefore,
After the two main divisions, the 179th and 181st divisions, were moved to the eastern front in their combat sequence, the vacated combat area was entirely assumed by the 180th Division.
Not long after the transfer order was issued, a new order was issued again.
It is still an established combat mission. The 180th Division captures the Faso-ri area north of the Hongchuan River and restrains the US 7th Division from aiding the east. The enemies in the Faso-ri area north of the Hongchuan River have retreated across the river. Based on this situation,
In order to achieve the combat intention and expand the results, Commander Zheng of the 180th Division ordered the two regiments of the first echelon to continue attacking south of the Hongchuan River and pursue the enemy in the direction of Chunchuan.
That night, the 539th Regiment crossed the Hongchuan River, and the 538th Regiment advanced to the area south of Duwu Cave, attacking from west to east.
The various units of the 538th Regiment have passed through Highland 311 and continue to pursue forward. The battalion and company still stay at Highland 311, on the one hand to recuperate, and on the other hand to block the enemy.
The company that stayed behind on the mountain looked anxious. Even Xia Yuan thought that they would stay on Highland 311 for the rest of the battle. Unexpectedly, the order from their superiors came down very quickly.
Teacher's instructions.
At this time, the combat situation of the frontline units of the 180th Division has been transmitted back to the division headquarters. Commander Zheng was looking through the information sent back by the units and checking the map. Chief of Staff Wang kept moving the red flag. All units of the 180th Division were constantly moving the red flag.
change.
"The enemy retreated towards the Red Ship and used fierce artillery fire to block the positions of the 180th Division south of the Hongchuan River. Each unit suffered different casualties. Immediately report this information to the Corps!"
It is taboo to give orders privately in battle. The regiment must grasp the movements of each unit and the enemy in real time, and stand on the overall situation, and issue combat orders to each department. Every order will bring certain help to the advising department, and giving orders privately
It will lead to chaos on the battlefield and chaotic situation, which is very undesirable in large-corps mobile warfare.
Not to mention division commanders, even army commanders are not allowed to issue combat orders rashly. They must report to the regiment and wait for the regiment's order.
The corps will convey orders in sequence, from the corps to the army commander, and the military commander to the division commander. The 60th Army only has one 180th Division left, and the military commander will become the place to convey orders. The mobilization of troops will be mobilized by Division Commander Zheng.
, the commander of the 60th Army has undoubtedly become the polished commander. The orders on the 18th and before, as well as the transmission of battlefield situation information must go through the 60th Army's military commander. The 180th Division reports to the superiors and needs to be reported to the 60th Army first.
The military commander then reports to the Corps.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Orders issued by superiors also need to be issued by the Corps to the military commander, and then from the military commander to the 180th Division. Considering that at this time, the 60th Army only has one infantryman left.
Division, the Third Corps issued such an order on the 19th: "Transfer the 180th Division as the reserve force of the Corps and put it under the direct command of the Corps!"
The commander of the 60th Army directly became the polished commander.
The information was conveyed quickly, and after more than half an hour, the regiment's order was finally issued, and was passed to the 180th Division by the combat command organization of the 60th Army.
The communications soldier put down the code and said: "Division commander, the superiors have issued a new combat order!"
Commander Zheng immediately checked and said, "In view of the enemy's retreat situation, immediately use one battalion each of the 538th Regiment and the 539th Regiment to search and advance in the direction of Jiuluan Mountain, Xiaozi Cave, and Tongguli. Don't hesitate and move quickly.
quick!"
After receiving the order, Commander Zheng immediately came to the map and searched for Jiuluan Mountain, Xiaozi Cave and Tongguli. This area was the offensive position of the neighboring troops. Since the 180th Division was about ten kilometers beyond the neighboring troops,
This creates a stepped situation.
The enemy pursued by the neighboring troops happens to be on the same front as the 180th Division. It happens that the 180th Division's pursuit in front of them is blocked. It is completely possible for the two regiments of the first echelon to separate from Jiuluan Mountain.
, search and advance in the direction of Hyoja-dong and Tonggul-ri, which can support friendly neighbors to encircle and annihilate them and pursue the enemies on the eastern front.
After inquiring about the regiment's intentions, Commander Zheng immediately asked: "Which battalion of the 538th Regiment and the 53rd Regiment is closest to this location? Immediately ask them to abandon their current scheduled mission and search in this direction!"
"The 1st Battalion of the 538th Regiment and the 2nd Battalion of the 539th Regiment."
Commander Zheng immediately ordered: "The two battalions immediately marched towards Jiulan Mountain, Xiaozi Cave and Tongguli to reinforce friendly neighbors and encircle and annihilate the enemies on the eastern front."
It was late at night, and the battalion headquarters issued a combat order. The first company, the second company, and the third company abandoned their respective positions and immediately set off in the direction of Jiuluan Mountain, Xiaozi Cave and Tongguli to reinforce friendly neighbors and encircle and annihilate the enemies on the eastern front!
After the order was issued, Captain Lei quickly called a meeting with the platoon commanders of the first company. He placed three stones on the ground and said: "Here are Jiuluan Mountain, Xiaozi Cave and Tongguli to the east of us. This is also our goal.
You can reach it by heading east along the Chuncheon Highway. The battalion commander said that there is an enemy group being pursued by our friendly neighbors here. We need to reinforce our friendly neighbors and annihilate this enemy group in the Tonggu-ri area!"
Xia Yuan carefully observed and did not have any specific movements of the 180th Division in his mind, but it was not difficult to see from the orders that their battalion had actually formed a line with the neighboring pursuit troops, while the units of the 180th Division on the front line were still there.
While pursuing the enemy vigorously, the American devils also began to become cunning during this period. They were waiting for the end of the Volunteer Army's Sunday offensive, which would be the time for them to counterattack.
From the 16th, when the second phase of the counterattack of the Fifth Battle began, until the 23rd, various departments of our army began to run out of ammunition and food. On the 24th and 25th,
Shiji ordered all the troops to retreat one after another, leaving one to stop the enemy.
But now, the volunteers are chasing the enemy and are very happy, and all the units are in a state of excitement of victory.
There was no foresight of the coming crisis.
The first battalion has three infantry companies. After two battles, each unit suffered varying degrees of losses. Among them, the first company that was responsible for the main offensive mission suffered the most casualties. After three battles at 311 Highlands, 372 Highlands and 343 Highlands, the first company suffered more than 40 casualties.
While people were recuperating at Highland 311, the wounded had been sent to field hospitals to recuperate, and there were still more than 80 soldiers who could continue to fight.
The casualties of the Second Company and the Third Company were relatively small. Each unit had more than 100 people. Most of their missions were blockades, providing time for the First Company and other units to fight. At this stage, the US military rarely resisted, and only stayed behind.
The team will defend their position, which is three highlands that they attack in succession.
Darkness enveloped the earth, and a full moon hung in the sky. The bright moonlight cast a large silvery white on the ground, and the soldiers could see their own shadows on the ground.
Captain Lei led the team and set off towards the assembly point. He raised his head and looked at the bright full moon in the sky and said, "The moonlight is so bright today. You can see the mountains on the opposite side very clearly."
Instructor Shao: "The highlights are good, so our offense doesn't have to be in the dark."
The two chatted for a while and talked about the attack on the night of the 16th. Xia Yuan played a huge role in the attack that night. According to the soldiers present, a platoon leader shot and killed a lot of American soldiers with a big eight.
The Japanese, those light and heavy machine guns that were able to be captured were also thanks to the platoon leader. He destroyed the foreign Japanese bunker, allowing the soldiers to break through the enemy's defense line without using bazookas.
Using big eight pills to kill the Japanese in the bunker was unheard of in previous battles. Even Chen Lie, who was very good at shooting, could not do it to this extent.
Captain Lei was very curious about how Xia Yuan's marksmanship became so good, so he shouted: "Xia Yuan."
"arrive!"
Xia Yuan was leading a platoon, and when he heard the company commander's words, he immediately ran over.
"How do you practice your marksmanship? Do you have any tips?"
Xia Yuan is now the soul of the company. He is extremely good at using a big eight pill and can destroy the enemy's bunker with a light infantry rifle. This can provide huge help to the company in future offensive battles. At least it can reduce casualties and reduce the number of casualties.
The consumption of ammunition, especially the bazooka rockets, is very rare. They only got five rockets for each bazooka after firing them all in a row. When they hit the 311 Highlands, they consumed five rounds.
Later, their company seized a lot of supplies, especially light and heavy machine guns, more than twenty of which were handed over to the munitions department, including US mortars, artillery shells and bazookas and bazooka rockets.
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Xia Yuan thought for a moment and said: "Company Commander, the bullet trajectories of a submachine gun are different from those of a rifle. The submachine gun is far away and cannot hit people. I just want to change to the rifle. I have also used the rifle, and I have beaten many reactionaries.
The training method is just your own imagination. Just remember that people can move. If you aim in front of them, there will always be a shot that will hit you. The more you shoot, the more practice makes perfect."
This thing, if it weren't for the plug-in, he would never have been able to catch up with Ping He and Chen Lie. They were very similar and both were calm.
As for skills, they are somewhat useful, but it is impossible to rely on such skills to achieve superb marksmanship. Marksmanship also requires a certain amount of talent. Many veterans may have practiced marksmanship for a lifetime, but there is not a single talented recruit who has practiced marksmanship.
Useful for a while.
Everyone wants to be a sniper, but there are only a few people who can become snipers.
Very few.
Veterans who have been on the battlefield will basically know about the technique of previewing in advance. Especially during the founding period of the People's Republic of China, the army paid more attention to the individual skills of the volunteers. Naturally, shooting skills were mastered. As Xia Yuan said,
It's basically something that the soldiers are familiar with, but he explained it in more detail.