Chapter 44 Those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes
The situation mentioned by Xia Yuan has long been understood by superiors. In fact, during the fourth battle, this problem was already exposed. Logistics supply was difficult. The soldiers could only carry the food needed to sustain the seven-day battle. This also caused
In the late stages of the Fourth Battle, many troops suffered serious casualties due to the large-scale pursuit by the US military and were unable to continue the battle.
Either transfer back to China to recuperate, or recuperate in the rear.
Logistics supply is a manifestation of national strength. New China has only been established for one year, so it has no national strength. This is a fatal loophole. How to get rid of this crisis is also the origin of the fifth battle. The backwardness of logistics supply is caused by weak national strength. This
It is inevitable. Is it possible that without supplies, this battle will not be fought?
Fight, must fight, not only fight, but hit hard.
Only by putting pressure on the US military would they be unable to implement the landing plan, and thus the fifth battle began.
However, the problem of lagging behind in logistical supplies still exists and the soldiers can only carry dry food for seven days. This cannot be solved. Even in the second phase of the fifth battle, this problem still exists and there is no solution.
Not to mention Company Commander Lei and Instructor Shao, not even Shisi could solve this problem.
After so many battles, no food or medicine could be found from the foreign devils. This is something that the commanders and soldiers basically know, but it is also unavoidable. Could it be that they want to tell the enemy to bring some with them the next time they fight?
Food and medicine.
This is obviously impossible. Xia Yuan thought, "Since the enemy doesn't take them, let's find them. Tomorrow's fierce battle is unavoidable. The foreign devils must be preparing in the rear. Is it possible that we have to watch them prepare without doing anything?"
Do it, wait until tomorrow when the enemy hits us with artillery, it will be too late to think of a solution after we know it hurts."
That's what it says, yes, but you need to ask your superiors for any action.
Captain Lei and the instructor were shocked by Xia Yuan's method, but it was undoubtedly very risky. Xia Yuan could see the entanglement in their hearts. The night attack plan was definitely very risky, but as Xia Yuan said, even if they were
If you don't do anything, the battle will still go on the next day, and many soldiers will still be sacrificed by then.
Xia Yuanyuan and the two of them were excited and struck while the railway was hot: "We are preparing, and the foreign devils must be preparing too, but what we can prepare is to rest and dig some trenches on the position. But the foreign devils have planes and cannons, and their preparations are comparable to ours."
It is much more powerful. If we can harass and blow up the artillery positions of the foreign devils tonight, it will be very beneficial to the subsequent battle. Even if we fail and see that the situation is not right, we can just retreat immediately and the foreign devils will not dare to pursue us."
After a pause, he said: "After all, night fighting is our strength."
"Xia Yuan, you take a rest first, and we'll go ask the battalion commander for instructions. It's just getting dark now, so there's plenty of time."
Company Commander Lei and Instructor Shao were simply convinced by Xia Yuan and were moved. Yes, their preparations could only dig trenches and rest. They had no guns, no artillery, no food and medicine, and there would be a lot of supplies later.
, they were basically unprepared.
Company Commander Lei and Instructor Shao left with deep thoughts. They were still communicating on the way.
"Xia Yuan's ideas are very unique and what he says makes sense. The foreign devils will not give up attacking Highland 336.8 just because we do everything, nor will they stop attacking Highland 336.8 just because we do nothing. Moreover, our
The food is almost running out, which is inevitable. The logistics supply is under great pressure, and our battalion headquarters is almost running out of food. If we don't find a way, we will have nothing to eat when the food is gone."
Instructor Shao agreed with Xia Yuan's opinion and believed that the night attack was necessary. If it could succeed, it would be of great help to tomorrow's battle. If it failed, the price would not be unacceptable to them.
Company Commander Lei was also thinking about this issue and unknowingly walked to the battalion headquarters in the rear.
The battalion headquarters is a simple shack made of branches and leaves. It is difficult for the US Air Force to find this hidden location. There are also many shacks made of branches and leaves next to the battalion headquarters. There are a large number of wounded people under the shacks, and female health workers.
Due to the lack of medical supplies, many injured soldiers could only receive simple wound treatment and bandage treatment, while others had to wait until the battle was over and be sent to the rear.
At this point, many soldiers haven't slept yet. It's not that they don't want to sleep, but the wounds are so painful that they can't sleep. Even so, no one complains about the pain. They all silently endure the pain and torture caused by the wounds. From time to time, the soldiers
He bared his teeth, gasped in pain, and never cried out.
There are a large number of guns placed under some shacks, covered with leaves. These guns were seized from the US military. There are many guns, but the number of bullets and grenades is very small. There are only a few boxes of grenades, bazookas and
Several recoilless rifles were captured, but there were not many shells. Even so, a battalion used a lot. The front of 336.8 Highland is quite special. Enemy tanks cannot drive up, only infantry can come up, and these things do little harm to infantry.
, is a powerful weapon for attacking fortresses and destroying enemy tanks.
In addition, there are captured mortars, but the US military is very smart. They will blow up the artillery shells when they retreat. In this way, even if the volunteers capture the mortars but not the artillery shells, they are just a lump of iron, and they may even be a drag.
The marching speed of volunteer soldiers.
Food and medicine are extremely scarce.
Naturally, the two of them saw this scene and walked into the shack where the battalion headquarters was located. Battalion Commander Li, the second company commander, the third company commander, the second company instructor, the third company instructor, the battalion chief of staff and the agency cadres were all still asleep.
, the battalion headquarters did not have a table, so they made a simple position model on the ground using soil and weeds. Stones were placed on the position, representing the three companies of a battalion. The machine gun company was in the rear. They squatted on the ground.
We are discussing how to deal with the enemy.
Seeing Captain Lei and Instructor Shao come in, they all stood up.
Battalion Commander Li asked: "How is the situation on the position?"
Captain Lei said distressedly: "After a long march, fighting all day long, and digging trenches without rest at night, the soldiers were so tired that they fell asleep sitting on the ground."
Battalion Commander Li sighed and said: "We all see the situation of the soldiers. The war is so tense now. We haven't slept for several days. We all hope that the battle will end victoriously and everyone can have a good sleep."
, there is still a fierce battle to be fought tomorrow, you should also come and see the deployment."
They squatted on the ground again. Battalion Commander Li pointed at a small raised mound with three stones placed on it and said: "This is the 336.8 Highland. Our three companies are stationed here."
On the high ground, the enemy is stationed about eight kilometers south of highland 336.8. According to the news from the scouts, the enemy must have dozens of large and small tents, including tanks and armored vehicles. The strength of the enemy is unknown. It is estimated that there will be
More than one camp."
Captain Lei asked: "Where are their artillery?"
"I didn't see it. The scouts were conducting reconnaissance in the outer circle. The artillery is likely to be in the center of the enemy's garrison." Battalion Commander Li pointed to the center of the enemy's garrison with a stick and said, "The tanks and infantry on the outside can do a good job
Protective artillery, and according to the news passed by the scouts, the enemy has a large number of reinforcements on the way, with about one regiment and nearly 4,000 people. Needless to say, weapons and equipment, everyone has an idea. "
The commanders and fighters of the first battalion were silent.
The enemy already has an unknown number stationed directly in front of them. There is actually a regiment of enemies who are heading towards Highland 336.8. This is not several times higher than our army. Just one reinforcement unit is already higher than one.
The camp has doubled.
After such a long period of continuous fighting, the strength of the first battalion was huge. There were less than 300 soldiers capable of fighting, and most of them were cadres in the rear. The cannon battery was relatively complete, but the cannon battery lacked ammunition and it was difficult to exert its full potential.
The fighting power it deserves.
How to fight this battle?
Everyone was silent.
The disparity in strength is so huge that any tactics of inserting, bypassing, dividing and encircling are no longer useful.
"The Third Corps is encircling and annihilating the foreign devils to the east of us. When we went to Tongguli, we already understood the basic situation. I won't say more. If the enemy passes through 336,8 Highlands, it will definitely have an impact on the operations of the Third Corps.
I have already asked the correspondent to send an urgent letter to the regiment headquarters, and I expect a letter from the regiment headquarters soon."
The geographical location of Highland 336.8 is very good, and it can contain the U.S. troops coming to the east. Their superiors also asked them to defend Highland 336.8 and cut off the reinforcements of the U.S. 7th Division.
But the third battalion is still on the road. There are only more than 200 people left in their first battalion and three companies. The machine gun company has not suffered many casualties, but it is difficult for the machine gun company to exert the firepower it should have. Along the way, the ammunition consumption is huge.
However, they were unable to seize and replenish them from the US military. After several battles, the remaining mortar shells were in single digits. Such a small amount of shells was of little use.
The most critical thing is that the battalion headquarters has no supplies. Medicines, food, and ammunition are severely consumed. Many wounded soldiers have no medicine. They rely on their will to hold on. Ammunition has been cut off for the soldiers fighting on the front line, and food cannot be replenished.
Not to mention, many soldiers only had two or three meals of food left.
"Everyone knows about the situation of ammunition, food, and medicine. I have reported it to the regimental commander. It is estimated that the situation is very difficult. Not to mention our first battalion, the situation of the entire division is similar. Everyone must work hard to overcome it. In the worst case, they will just chew the tree.
Skin, boil the belt, no big deal.”
Battalion Commander Li was still optimistic. There was no other way. At this point, they had no way to deal with the US military's attack tomorrow. He said: "Prepare to issue a death order and hold on to the position. The frontline soldiers were killed, and the cannons were connected."
The company has been killed, cadres at all levels have been killed, and the wounded have to crawl to the position. As long as there are still people in the first battalion, foreign devils cannot be allowed to cross 336.8."
Commanders and fighters at all levels nodded solemnly, ready to sacrifice in their hearts.
Company Commander Lei and Instructor Shao were equally heavy-hearted. The order had reached this point, and the outcome of the three companies on the high ground was obvious. They thought of Xia Yuan's words again and looked at each other. Company Commander Lei stood up and said: "
Battalion Commander, I have something to say."
"Let's talk. If you have anything you want to say, just say it. Don't keep a sullen face. The battle hasn't started yet."
Battalion Commander Li smiled, but there was a hint of heaviness in his smile. I am afraid many people will die in this battle.
Company Commander Lei said: "That's right, Comrade Xia Yuan from our platoon just gave me an opinion, saying that the enemy is not carrying out artillery strikes on the position now, which means that the enemy is preparing just like us. It seems that the enemy is
I plan to wait for the reinforcements of that regiment to arrive. Obviously, the enemy is bound to capture the 336.8 Hill, and Lao Shao and I actually have new ideas for the battle before the sun sets."
He knelt down and said: "The enemy first sent a reconnaissance plane, and then sent a reconnaissance unit to investigate the 336.8 Highlands. This shows that the enemy does not have a detailed grasp of our army's strength."
Battalion Commander Li didn't know what Company Commander Lei was trying to say, and he talked a lot of nonsense without getting to the point. He said: "We have already guessed that the enemy does not have detailed information about our troop strength, so hurry up and get to the point.
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"The weapons and equipment of the foreign devils are good, but there is a weakness, that is, tanks, planes, armored vehicles, and their guns. It is difficult for them to exert their due combat effectiveness at night. Moreover, at night, the foreign devils huddled in the garrison and slept.
, after all, they are not good at night fighting, but we are good at it."
Captain Lei pointed to the enemy's camp and said: "We can send a small team to test the foreign devils' camp. We have already dug trenches and there is probably nothing to do tonight, but the foreign devils are different.
, Their logistical supplies are much better than ours. If we don’t move and they don’t move, it will give them time to prepare. How can this be done? When they have enough artillery shells and reinforcements arrive, we will all be dead."
"The foreign devils will attack 336.8 no matter what. Why don't we take a preemptive strike and send out raiding troops to sneak attack their base."
sneak attack.
Everyone looked at each other in shock. They really had not thought about a sneak attack. After all, the disparity in strength was too great. The soldiers marched in a hurry and fought for several days without rest. To sneak attack on the US military base would be a dead end.
But they also felt that what Captain Lei said was reasonable.
The ammunition reserve is insufficient, the food is almost gone, and the medicine has been exhausted. They have nothing else to do except rest. But the foreign devils are different. They have everything and are not short of anything. If they are given one night,
It is estimated that the shells can be piled up in piles.
If you wait, you will die. If you don't wait, you will die. It is better to organize a small team to sneak attack on the enemy's station. Even if the sneak attack is unsuccessful, they will make a profit by wiping out a part of the US military or blowing up a tank.
Captain Lei and Instructor Shao could tell by looking at everyone's expressions that everyone was moved by this proposal.
Those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes, and there seems to be nothing to fear.