The soldiers lay down one after another, and several machine gunners raised their light machine guns, hoping to wait for it to fly closer before shooting. However, the plane did not fly low. It immediately raised its altitude halfway through the dive.
They circled around the 336.8 Highlands, the dispute was over, and no bombs were even dropped.
Those US troops who had just abandoned the high ground must have gone back to report how they were attacked by the Chinese volunteers. They were so fast. Not long after they occupied the 336.8 heights, US military planes came over to conduct reconnaissance.
Everyone became more vigilant. After the US military aircraft completed the reconnaissance of the situation on the 336.8 heights, there was no guarantee that enemies would come to harass them in a short while.
Xia Yuan led the soldiers of the third squad and quickly ran to the position of the first company carrying ammunition boxes, placed the ammunition boxes on the ground, and shouted: "After the enemy has completed their reconnaissance, they may bombard the position. Everyone should pay attention to concealment."
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Who would have thought that as soon as he finished speaking, the sound of artillery shells gliding could be heard in the air. It was a harsh and sharp whistle, getting closer and closer.
With a bang, a shell landed at the position of the first company. The explosion produced huge vibrations and air waves, which almost knocked Tan Zhanbiao and Wang Xiaoliang to the ground. Xia Yuan could feel the terrifying energy contained in the US military shells.
The shells shook the mountains.
Then, the whistling sound above our heads became more and more harsh, and the shouts of soldiers sounded from the position.|
"Pay attention to concealment, the enemy is shelling!"
"Quick, hide!"
Rumbling, deafening roars sounded continuously, causing the soldiers to fall to the ground. Six soldiers were hit and killed by the shells on the spot. Upon seeing this, Captain Lei hurriedly stood up: "Everyone, take cover quickly, the bombardment will not be long.
Time, tell the people on the high ground to go down to the mountainside first and find a place to hide."
"Old Lei, get down!"
Instructor Shao looked at Captain Lei who was standing up. The whistling above his head became more and more harsh. He rushed forward and threw Old Lei down in the trench. With a bang, a shell fell on top of them. Shrapnel flew everywhere, and the soil
It fell like a dense rainstorm.
The density of the shelling became more and more intense. Before some people could react, their flesh and blood were blown away by the sudden shells. The enemy's artillery launched a higher density of shelling on the 336.8 Highlands. The soldiers looked for bunkers and huddled in the trenches.
To avoid the artillery fire from the US military, the density of the artillery was too great. They could only be bombed and had no ability to fight back. The enemy's artillery flew from a very far away place and their mortars could not reach it.
The artillery fire continued for a while, and finally stopped. In front of the battalion, a group of people came in a dark shape and headed straight for their position.
"Lao Yang, Lao Yang, are you okay?"
Xia Yuan lay down in the trench and took a look, then turned around and immediately pulled out Old Yang who was buried in the soil. Old Yang spat out the dirt in his mouth and cursed: "This foreign devil's cannon is really powerful, how about it.
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"The devils are coming!"
Xia Yuan held the gun and looked up at the positions of the second and third rows. The soldiers had just recovered from the enemy's shelling. When they saw the American troops rushing up, they were startled and immediately stood up and returned to their original positions.
Standby.
"Lao Yang, you immediately bring the ammunition to Lao Ma and Lao Chen. They need this batch of ammunition."
"Why!"
First squad leader Tan Zhanbiao pulled Wang Xiaoliang: "Little man, let's go to the position quickly. The enemy will definitely come up soon."
The other soldiers around were also running towards the position. As they got closer, they could hear the shouts of the soldiers coming from the position in the distance.
"The enemy is coming, the enemy is coming!"
The soldiers in the rear who had just retreated halfway up the mountain to avoid the shells felt nervous and sped up their movements, ready to join the battle at any time.
Because the enemy was moving too fast, the trenches and foxholes of the first battalion had not yet been dug. Under such circumstances, the soldiers of the first battalion could only line up in a line and prepare a temporary blocking posture, while the machine gunners used
The impact points of enemy artillery shells serve as machine gun positions.
The soldiers are ready for battle.
"Platoon leader!"
Tan Zhanbiao ran very fast and rushed to where Xia Yuan was. Xia Yuan held his gun and said, "Be prepared, the enemy is already coming."
"Hey!" Tan Zhanbiao's first squad was basically wiped out, with only one machine gunner and Wang Xiaoliang left. The second and third squads suffered equally heavy casualties. There were only a dozen soldiers left in the three squads. These dozen people
Some of them are wounded.
Wang Xiaoliang followed closely and climbed to Liu Tiezhu's side. Liu Tiezhu handed him an empty magazine and said, "Little man, hurry up and squeeze the bullet."
After experiencing so many battles, Liu Tiezhu also realized that Wang Xiaoliang was the kind of comrade who was not suitable for fighting. It would be better to let him suppress bullets and help himself.
"The enemy is coming, don't show your head, or a bullet will pierce your head." Liu Tiezhu wiped the machine gun, not forgetting to tease Wang Xiaoliang.
"You are showing your head, why can't I show my head?"
Wang Xiaoliang also raised his head and glanced, seeing a swarm of foreign devils heading towards their mountain. He was a little surprised: "Why are these foreign devils climbing up so slowly?"
"The enemy's reconnaissance force is not sure whether the shelling just now wiped us out. They are walking so slowly to facilitate observation."
Hearing what Liu Tiezhu said, Wang Xiaoliang stared at the enemy again. Sure enough, this group of people probably looked like a search team from the US military. They walked forward cautiously while looking at our position, just like what Liu Tiezhu said
That way, I probably wanted to see if there were any people left after a round of shelling.
Our army is also observing the enemy and does not dare to relax at all. The enemy is getting closer and closer. There is only one kilometer left from the forward position. On the 336.8 heights, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd companies are next to each other, and many sacrifices have been made along the way.
There was no crowd, and there was no order from above to shoot, but as long as the enemy approached their position, the soldiers would shoot without hesitation.
Suddenly, a gunshot broke the silence on the battlefield.
When the enemy was more than 700 meters away from the position, the U.S. military took the lead in firing, with the crisp sound of a Garand semi-automatic rifle, and then two Soviet-made rotary machine guns opened fire. In an instant, a hail of bullets fell, clearing away several enemies.
name enemy.
The U.S. troops attacked by the volunteers quickly dispersed their formation and then continued to charge forward.
On the position, only machine guns fired. The soldiers remained calm and did not fire. They had to wait for the enemy to get close before firing. In this way, the enemy would be hit head-on. Even if they ran away, they would cause huge casualties. Even if they ran away, they would suffer huge casualties.
Less than.
When the enemy got closer and closer, Xia Yuan aimed at the soldier carrying a walkie-talkie in the US military team, pulled the trigger, and hit the helmet with a 'pop' and penetrated the enemy's forehead. The soldier carrying a walkie-talkie was
He fell to the ground, and then the rifles and submachine guns of other soldiers rang out. The gunfire continued for half a minute. More and more foreigners fell, but fewer and fewer remained. The foreigners who saw that the situation was not right were left behind.
The corpse of his companion began to run down the mountain.
It was too late to run. The soldiers opened fire in unison, with light machine guns and heavy machine guns. A large number of enemies fell down, and only a few were left standing. Xia Yuan and Chen Lie killed the last few foreign Japanese.
The battle is over.
Many foreign devils died, and our army slightly wounded seven soldiers. A few stray bullets hit them, causing some damage. Fortunately, they did not hit any vital parts.
"Fight back, fight back."
Wang Xiaoliang shouted happily.
Liu Tiezhu curled his lips: "What? I haven't enjoyed it yet. Why is it gone?"
The offensive of the foreign devils is not very strong. It seems to be an overwhelming group of people, that is, No. 100 people, a reconnaissance team. It looks like a lot of people, but when it comes to fighting, there are not that many people.
Tan Zhanbiao walked up to the two of them and said, "This is a test by the Japanese. It's getting dark. I guess the foreign Japanese won't come up again. Let's take a rest and eat something."
The gunfire stopped. This US military search team did not rush to our position, but was hit by the thigh. The eight injured were carried to the rear on stretchers, but it was not just a few of them. The shelling just now caused the first battalion to
The damage was huge, the bodies of many people could not be found, and those who were still alive at the scene were seriously injured by the explosion.
Many people endured the severe pain without making a sound, but the wounds were too big and blood flowed straight out. There was no treatment conditions at the scene. The only way the health soldiers could do was to insert gauze to stop the bleeding. Those injured by bullets were temporarily
Since the bullet could not be removed, the wound could only be bandaged with gauze and waited until the battle was over before the operation could be performed at the rear.
Instructor Shao looked at the wounded on the position and said: "It is already 5:40 in the afternoon, and it will get dark soon. It is estimated that the enemy will not attack again, but what about tomorrow? It's hard to say, there is probably still a fierce battle.
Wait for us."
The headquarters of the 538th Regiment received the news from the first battalion that they had captured the enemy's 336.8 Hill. They were not too happy. All the troops suffered huge casualties along the way. The situation was complicated and troublesome. The commander of the 538th Regiment sighed one after another.
After a few breaths and no words, the regiment's chief of staff, surnamed Hu, said: "Commander, the troops have been in a marching state. As soon as they stopped, they didn't even take a breath and immediately went into battle. The physical exertion was too great. The U.S. military was at night
If you don’t know how to attack, the arrangement at night is very important!”
The leader of the 538th Regiment, whose surname was Pang, asked: "Old Hu, how much food is left in the army?"
Chief of Staff Hu said: "Everyone carried seven days' rations, but because of the day and night journey, the enemy came up as soon as we stopped, and there was no time to breathe. The physical energy was consumed hugely, and food needed to be supplemented. According to the instructions in our regiment headquarters
For the soldiers, there are still two days of food rations left. It is estimated that the soldiers fighting on the front line will not have much food left, maybe a day and a half, and it will be gone soon."
Commander Pang said: "In this way, tonight's opportunity is rare. It is rare that the US military did not use artillery to attack. The troops must overcome the difficulties and seize the time to build fortifications. Otherwise, we will have no chance at dawn."
He read through the report brought by the battalion commander again and said: "The platoon commander of the first battalion and company is brave and resourceful. He has played a major role in being able to conquer the 336.8 Highlands. I will report to the division commander immediately!"
All the soldiers in the first battalion, including the commanders and fighters of the 538th Regiment, knew in their hearts that the enemy's attack today was just a tentative attack, and tomorrow's battle was the key.
The 180th Division pointed out that Commander Zheng had been concentrating on the positions of the three infantry regiments on the map for a long time. Each regiment had not reported the situation. Could it be that there was trouble or the attack was frustrated?
This series of questions intertwined in his mind. He threw the last cigarette butt on the ground and stopped smoking. The remaining smoke spread in the command post.
At this time, he received a report from the head of the 538th Regiment: The 1st Battalion had occupied the 336.8 heights, a key point south of Duwudong, and was under heavy fire from the enemy. The troops suffered heavy casualties. There were very few guns, and all the shells they carried were fired.
The supplies were all gone, and supplies were in short supply. Now we could only resort to maneuvering and concealment to avoid the shells, and build fortifications immediately after dark.
The 1st Battalion occupied the 336.8 heights south of Duwu Cave. Logically speaking, it should be a happy thing, but at this moment, the atmosphere in the command of the 180th Division was a bit solemn.
Deputy Commander Duan frowned, slammed the table hard, and said angrily: "I'm so impatient! What should I do? Just now Lao Wang from the 539th Regiment also reported that the enemies north of the Hongchuan River have also retreated.
And there is a possibility of retreating again. If we continue to pursue and attack according to the arrangements of our superiors, once we are surrounded, we will be in too much danger!"
Commander Zheng also knows this. Commander Zheng, who has always been known for his calmness, thinks more comprehensively. Now the 180th Division has moved further and further away from the neighboring troops according to the plan. It is too prominent. As the division commander, he has no right to change the orders of his superiors.
mission, but the orders from superiors undoubtedly pushed the 180th Division into a more dangerous position. This conflicting mood could only be put aside for now, as various departments still needed him to mobilize command.
The 2nd Battalion of the 538th Regiment and the 2nd Battalion of the 539th Regiment are already searching in the direction of Hyoja Cave and Tonggu-ri. This shows that the situation on the eastern front is not ideal. From conventional reasoning, our troops on the eastern front currently occupy
With a huge advantage, two armies of the Third Corps and two divisions, the 179th Division and the 181st Division, joined temporarily. However, judging from the attitude of the military headquarters, the enemy on the Eastern Front is still a hard nut to crack.
Thinking of this, Commander Zheng said to Deputy Commander Duan: "Old Duan, don't be too excited. Our 180th Division has not been abandoned. Now our goal of containing the enemy has been achieved. Our superiors are very satisfied with us. The troops must
We need to do more camouflage and think of more ways to deal with the enemy's heavy firepower."
After hearing what the commander said, Deputy Commander Duan seemed to feel more at ease and stopped talking. He may have felt that he was complaining, but after venting his anger, he felt much better and his mentality was much calmer than before.
"The platoon commander of the 1st Battalion and Company of the 538th Regiment is a talented person. When we were breaking through the valley, I heard the commander of the 538th Regiment mention him. No, the 1st Battalion sent another written document.
I was very surprised after reading the report. Look at it, our army is really lucky to have such brave and resourceful soldiers."