Battalion Commander Li raised his head, stared at Company Commander Lei, and asked: "Sneak attack on the enemy's station is possible, but the problem is to send multiple people and who is the right one to send."
The second company commander said: "Batalion commander, leave it to our second company. I will take a squad of people there!"
The third company commander rushed to shout: "No, the second company has suffered huge casualties after today's tough battle. We cannot let the second company go."
"It's not suitable for anyone to go, it's only suitable for us to go together!"
Captain Lei raised his voice, over the voices of the second and third company commanders, and said: "Platoon Chang Xia Yuan has attacked and fought many times, and has rich combat experience. Recently, he has been to North Korea, and has fought many large and small battles.
I participated in a lot and performed well, which is obvious to all. Ma Shunyao, commander of the second platoon, was a machine gunner. He was very good at attacking and attacking, and his firepower was very good. When he was fighting the reactionaries, he used a light machine gun to suppress a reactionary bunker.
, Third Platoon Leader Chen Lie, was born as an Orion hunter. He has been playing with guns since he was a child. He can shoot anywhere within two hundred meters. The three of them are also veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles."
He turned to look at Battalion Commander Li and said: "Don't have too many people going. Too many people will easily expose the target, and too few people will not be able to complete the task. I suggest that Xia Yuan come over and say, don't forget, when calling 336.8, he brought
With six people, we eliminated two platoons of American troops and blew up two enemy bunkers."
The second company commander and the third company commander stopped talking. There were many capable people in their company, but compared with the first platoon commander of the first company, they were really insignificant. They only took two combat groups and wiped them out.
Two platoons of the US military took down two enemy bunkers and helped them capture the 336.8 heights, which few people could compare with.
"Then call him over."
Battalion Commander Li had already acquiesced to this action in his heart. As Captain Lei said, waiting is just waiting. It is better to find something to do, even if it is to harass the foreign devils and make them live in peace.
I don’t know when Zheng Dazhi, the machine gunner of the second company, and Wang Xiaoliang, the little man of the first company, got together. Maybe they were both from Sichuan, fellow villagers, and had a common topic. The two of them were sitting not far from Xia Yuan.
In the trench, against the cold trench wall, the uneven feeling made Wang Xiaoliang twist his body.
Zheng Dazhen looked at Xia Yuan in the distance and asked, "Is that your platoon leader?"
"Ang, that's our platoon leader, the great hero." Wang Xiaoliang looked at Xia Yuan's back with admiration in his eyes, and his stomach growled, making him look away and asked: "Are you hungry?"
"I'm not really hungry. I've worked hard. It's okay. I'm not hungry anymore when I fall asleep."
After saying that, Zheng Dazhao shook the water bottle on his waist. He could no longer hear the sound of water and drank it all.
Wang Xiaoliang took off his kettle, handed it to him and said: "I have half a jug left, you drink it."
Zheng Dazhi took it and was not polite. He drank it in a few gulps. He took a few long breaths and felt comfortable. He put the lid on and threw it to Wang Xiaoliang. He said, "Oh, I don't know how it is in my hometown."
Now, I want to take a bite of Malatang."
After hearing this, Wang Xiaoliang grinned like a child and said, "If a bowl of authentic Malatang is placed in front of me now, I would be willing to use all the food I have in exchange for it."
Zheng Dazhao glanced at the almost withered grain strips hanging around his neck and said, "You are quite smart, little brat. How much grain do you have left on you? I would rather exchange it for ten days of fried noodles."
Wang Xiaoliang touched the shriveled grain bars, and found that they were all shriveled, with only a small area protruding, which was probably enough for three meals.
"Haha, it's gone. I don't know when the next food distribution will be. Now I can eat some Sichuan pepper."
Zheng Dazhao said with a smile.
Wang Xiaoliang also said: "Yes, I miss home so much now. When the army was in Anton, I should have bought a bunch of dried chili peppers to take with me, but now my mouth is so dry that I don't even have any taste."
They looked in the direction of the motherland and recalled the taste of eating Sichuan food. Now everyone's food was almost exhausted. Some people were reluctant to eat the last bit of food and tightened their belts tightly. If they tightened their belts, they would feel uncomfortable.
When I got hungry and too tired from the work I just did, I fell on the floor and fell asleep.
The people around them didn't wake them up, so they helped them do a little bit of work first so that they could sleep for a while before waking them up in time.
Zheng Dazhi was blown away by a gust of wind and no longer recalled Sichuan food. He looked back at the dark battlefield opposite. Suddenly, he said to Wang Xiaoliang: "There are not many Sichuan soldiers left in the army. If I die tomorrow, I will
There's only one day's worth of food left here, so I'll give it to you."
Wang Xiaoliang trembled when he heard the word "death". He was frightened and said nothing.
Zheng Dazhao smiled and said, "Looking at you, what are you afraid of?"
Wang Xiaoliang said: "Then I'm not afraid, and you don't want to die, okay?"
"Who can say for sure about the situation on the battlefield..." Zheng Dazhao stood up, patted the soil on his butt, grabbed the engineer's shovel and said, "Okay, let's get to work, seize the time to finish this last step."
Finished in one o’clock.”
He turned around and looked at the platoon leader of the first company. He could see the people just now, but now they were gone. He shook his head and started digging trenches.
Battalion Headquarters.
A group of people surrounded Xia Yuan. The second company commander said: "Xia Yuan is about twenty-six years old this year. He has been in the team for a few years. He has accumulated a lot of experience. I didn't expect that he would fight so beautifully in the Korean battlefield. Even I felt that
Quite unexpected.”
The third company commander said: "I have said before that this is a soldier's material."
"Go, when did you say that? It was obviously Sun Daqing who said it."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Battalion Commander Li said: "Okay, let's get down to business."
He turned to Xia Yuan and said: "Comrade Xia Yuan, we haven't met many times, but I have been deeply impressed by you recently. I always hear Lao Lei talking about you, and my ears almost feel like calluses. Hahahaha, come on.
Come on, Lao Lei said that the idea of attacking the foreign Japanese camp at night was yours, and your performance has been very good recently. Your superiors attach great importance to you. If you have any plans, just say, as long as we all think it is feasible, we will do it.
If it doesn’t work, just discuss it and it will be fine.”
Taking Xia Yuan into the battalion headquarters, Battalion Commander Li pointed to the model on the ground and began to introduce it to him: "This is the enemy station investigated by the scouts. The strength of the troops is unknown. What is certain is that the size of this US military force is within
Above the battalion level, and on the road dozens of kilometers away from here, there is a regiment of US troops coming towards Highland 336.8. This is the enemy's target, Highland 336.8."
Xia Yuan stared at the model, thinking about countermeasures.
Battalion Commander Li continued: "If you are asked to lead a night attack on this enemy tonight, how many people do you need, how are you going to act, what is the target of the action, and what do we need to prepare."
Xia Yuan thought for a moment and said, "I haven't specifically investigated the enemy's location. I need detailed information."
Battalion Commander Li immediately said: "Go and call Comrade Xiao Qin over."
"yes."
After a while, a relatively thin soldier came. He was just over 1.6 meters tall and had weeds stuck in his hat as a disguise. He was the scout responsible for investigating the US military base. Don't underestimate Comrade Xiao Qin's short stature.
During the War of Liberation, he single-handedly entered the reactionary camp, captured the enemy's company commander, and indirectly made the entire enemy company surrender with their guns raised.
Those who can serve as scouts are the only soldiers selected from a thousand ranks in the volunteer army.
Comrade Xiao Qin came in, saluted everyone in the shack, and said hello: "Hello, Chief!"
"Comrade Xiao Qin, this is the platoon leader of the company, Xia Yuan." Battalion Commander Li stepped forward and introduced Xiao Qin.
Xiao Qin looked at Xia Yuan with a hint of excitement in his eyes: "Hello, Platoon Commander Xia, I am in the reconnaissance platoon, and I often hear the comrades in the platoon talking about you. You have killed many foreign devils and blown up many foreign devils."
Bunker, many comrades in the platoon like you very much!"
Everyone was not surprised by Xiao Qin's words. Xia Yuan's performance on the battlefield was obvious to all. With one gun, he sniped down many foreign devils' bunkers and made a huge contribution to their offensive mission.
A rare fighting genius.
"Thanks."
Xia Yuan was more reserved and said: "Let's get down to business."
Battalion Commander Li nodded: "Yes, let's get down to business. I called you here because I want you to tell me the specific situation of the enemy's station."
Comrade Xiao Qin's eyes moved and he looked at the various company commanders and instructors in the shack, as well as the cadres of the battalion headquarters. He immediately realized that the battalion commander and the others might be planning an operation. Without asking too much, he took two steps forward and looked.
Seeing the model on the ground, he squatted on the ground and began to explain to everyone.
"The enemy's position is in a deep ravine more than ten kilometers away. I observed it and found that the location is very good. The mountains on both sides are steep and it is difficult to go up. The enemy has troops stationed on the mountain, and tanks and armored vehicles are advancing.
The intersection of the mountain is lined up, infantry is stationed, there are searchlight equipment halfway up the mountain for lighting, and simple machine gun bunkers serve as firepower points. They have cleared the surrounding weeds, leaving the surrounding area bare. It is not easy to get in. Even I infer that these
The area was also mined. Since it was too dark and there were many enemy sentries, I did not go inside and observed the surrounding area for more than an hour."
He drew two crooked lines on the ground with his hands. He placed stones on both sides of the lines to represent the mountains, and the center of the lines represented the ravines. There were imitation stones on the front and back to represent the enemy's armored vehicles and tanks. Between the ravines, he scattered
He picked up some pebbles and said, "These are the enemy's camps and troop locations. They are surrounded by mountains and tanks and armored vehicles. It's not easy to get in."
The enemy chose this location very carefully. The mountains on both sides are easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is easy to climb to both sides of the mountain from the ravine, but it is difficult to climb to the top of the mountain from all sides. Moreover, there are enemy tanks and armored vehicles at the mountain pass.
, I'm afraid there are still mines buried on the ground, and there are machine gun fire points on the mountainside of the mountain pass.
If you hit it, you definitely won't be able to get in.
"In this way, it is not easy to attack the enemy at night. We cannot hit the enemies on the highlands on both sides. If we attack from the intersection, we have to face three layers of enemies. The first layer is
The second layer of the mines and tanks and armored vehicles deployed by the enemy at the mountain pass are machine gun bunkers on the mountainside of the mountain pass. Although these machine gun bunkers are not concrete structures, it is not easy to destroy them."
The second company commander revealed the key point in one sentence. He continued: "The most difficult part is the third level, the enemies on the mountains, the mountains. The enemies only need to set up firepower in a position that we can't attack. They are so high up that we can't hit them."
, but they can hit us."
The instructor of the third company shook his head: "It's impossible to break in."
The others did not speak, but the solemn expressions on their faces showed their mood at the moment. Indeed, it is impossible for the third-level enemy to break in, let alone send out a small force, or even send out the entire first battalion.
Captain Lei frowned and said, "If the enemy is deployed like this, how will we carry out this night attack?"
Comrade Xiao Qin knew that the meeting at the battalion headquarters was likely to be a night attack on this enemy group, so he said: "Commander, the enemy has a large number of machine gun bunkers on the mountainside, so I infer that the enemy's strength is above the battalion level, and tanks and armored vehicles must
There are more than a dozen vehicles, and they are also equipped with lighting equipment. If you want to attack at night, you must first knock out the enemy's searchlights and blow up the fire points on the mountainside, otherwise the fire points on both sides of the mountainside can form cross fire."
After a pause, he said: "We not only have to destroy the enemy's firepower points, but also the enemy's tanks and armored vehicles. The task is too heavy. If there are cannons, it will be easy to deal with the enemies on the mountain."
Artillery, the commanders and fighters at the battalion headquarters were dumbfounded. They only had small-caliber mortars and a small number of shells. It was not an easy task to hit the enemy's bunker accurately. There would always be deviations and they would not be able to destroy them.
Firepower points on mountains and mountainside.
Battalion Commander Li stared at the crude enemy defense plan drawn by Comrade Xiao Qin with a frown on his face. He thought over and over again, but could not come up with anything. It was an almost impossible task no matter how he looked at it. Fortunately, he had not reported it to the regiment commander yet.
, otherwise if the group leader agrees, they will be completely picketed and will be unable to survive without fighting.
Xia Yuan squatted on the ground and was still thinking.
Battalion Commander Li said: "Xia Yuan, the enemy's defense is very tight. If it doesn't work, we will disperse. Our superiors did not assign us the task of attacking the enemy at night."
Company Commander Lei and Instructor Shao also began to retreat. There was no other way. The strength of both sides was displayed here, and this enemy was very smart. They knew how to use the terrain to deploy defenses, turning the entire ravine into a military fortress made of reinforced concrete.
Same.
What they thought was completely different.
At this moment, Xia Yuan was staring at the enemy defenses on the ground. It felt like a circular defensive position. Mines, infantry, tanks and armored vehicles were all placed in the ravine. Such a tight defense posture was just like the Battle of Changjin Lake.
After the 1st Marine Division was divided and surrounded by the Ninth Corps, all units adopted the same defensive posture.
"Is the First Marine Division on the other side?"
Xia Yuan squinted his eyes. It was a very familiar smell. He didn't expect to encounter it after being isolated for so long.
The loophole of this circular defense position is that the enemy concentrates all the core items and places them in the middle, including artillery, various supplies, guns and ammunition, fuel supplies, and headquarters. If the enemy has powerful artillery strikes, it can directly defeat the enemy.
The center blooms.
It's a pity that the volunteer army's firepower is really limited, and it is difficult to shoot from the center of the enemy's defensive position.
It now appears that the enemy's defense is indeed impeccable.