Chapter 40 The sound of gunfire tearing through the night
The temperature at noon today was quite good, but at night, the temperature dropped sharply, and snowflakes began to drift in the sky. When it got dark, the light snow turned into heavy snow, which fell one after another and looked like goose feathers.
Taking advantage of the moonlight, Xia Yuan drove westward, showing off his powerful night vision skills.
The battle to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea was divided into the Eastern Front and the Western Front, and the Battle of Changjin Lake on the Eastern Front started on November 27, 1950. As long as he did not go south, there would be no problem. The US military landed in Incheon and stationed in Xingxing.
South, follow the highway all the way north to Changjin Lake, and go south yourself, just to deliver it to the enemy's mouth.
What's more, he also met the US Seventh Division on a road.
With a car, traveling is much faster.
Xia Yuan chose a small road. If he walked along the small road, the probability of encountering the US military would be very small. This was related to the route and method of the US military's march at that time.
The Commander-in-Chief of the United Nations Army, MacArthur, once announced in a high-profile manner that the United Nations Army would arrive at the Yalu River on Christmas Eve and spend a wonderful Christmas on the Yalu River. Smith, the commander of the 1st Marine Division, was a very cautious guy.
The first battle in Korea, the Battle of Unsan, dealt a heavy blow to the U.S. military. In Huangcaoling, the 3rd Division of the South Korean Army suffered heavy losses from the People's Volunteers. However, the U.S. military always believed that the number of volunteers entering North Korea this time was only 20,000 to 30,000.
The U.S. Army and the Korean First Army in the Changjin Lake area totaled 100,000 troops, and they were all mechanized troops, with thousands of tanks and armored vehicles. Five-star General MacArthur was naturally full of confidence.
Smith was on the contrary. Not long ago, they learned an important news. On their way forward, they would pass through Huangcaoling. This was the place where the South Korean army was severely damaged. It is conceivable that at this time, the 1st Marine Division
Marching north, who knows if there will be traps and dangers along the way?
Smith cautiously believed that the route the troops took to advance north had complicated terrain, winding and rugged roads, and was surrounded by high mountains. It was simply designed for blocking. Once the 1st Marine Division entered this area, it might be annihilated at any time. Besides,
, it is militarily foolish to send troops deep into the mountains without flank protection.
As a result, Smith worked steadily and steadily on the way forward. He established a large number of supply stations in Zhenxingli, Gutuli, Hajieyuli and Liutangli. When he came to Hajieyuli, he even built a supply station here.
Airstrip.
It was this airstrip that sent away more than 4,000 wounded soldiers for the First Marine Division during its subsequent retreat. If it were not for this airport, those wounded would have dragged down the First Marine Division, and perhaps history would have been forgotten.
Rewritten, the number of enemies annihilated will be doubled again.
Xia Yuan knew the behavior of the US military here. At this time, he had just arrived in Changjin Lake. Many US troops had just completed their assembly in Changjin Lake. They would only send reconnaissance troops to conduct reconnaissance in the surrounding areas. The enemies he had encountered before
This is the case with the military reconnaissance platoon.
Later in the night.
The snow is getting heavier and heavier, and the clothes in the car are also covered with a light layer of snow. The air is extremely cold. Even Xia Yuan, who is wrapped tightly, feels the unusual cold. His eyelashes are covered with frost, and his vision has closed.
When it came to obstacles, turning on night vision brought him a little convenience.
The sky is getting darker and darker, and the snow is falling heavier and heavier.
The wind and snow howled, Xia Yuan stopped the car and rubbed his hands, parked the car in a forest, broke some branches to temporarily cover the car.
"You can no longer drive here. It would be terrible if you bump into the U.S. military."
After driving for a whole day and midnight, his marching distance was greatly reduced. It must be said that four wheels can run faster than two legs. Along the way, apart from planes in the sky, he did not encounter other enemies.
"Put the car here first, I'll go explore the front."
Xia Yuan rubbed his hands, took out a bunch of bullet bags from the back of the jeep, filled up the bullet bags on his body, carefully groped his way to the mountains on both sides, and went deeper.
He looked back at the location where he put the car, and after making sure he remembered it, he continued to go deeper along the high mountains.
After climbing two or three mountains, he suddenly saw a dozen figures swaying in the snow in the distance, walking toward him without formation, and they were saying something that he couldn't hear.
If you understand, they are actually soldiers from the same class as Syngman Rhee. Their clothes look a little shabby, and some of their cotton clothes have cracked open to reveal the cotton inside. Two soldiers even don’t even have guns in their hands, as if they have just experienced something.
fighting.
A defeated Western Eighth Army?
Xia Yuan hid behind the road, looked at the stick soldiers in front of him, and seemed to have thought of something, "Huangcaoling blocking battle!"
He didn't know much about the history of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea. In fact, he was skeptical about whether the movie Changjin Lake was a parallel world. The appearance of this West Eighth Army gave him some new ideas.
Maybe many things in the Battle of Changjin Lake are similar, but not similar.
In the Huangcaoling Blockade, the 124th Division of the Volunteer Army fought continuously for 13 days and nights, wiping out more than 2,700 enemies and defeating the South Korean Third Division. A large number of defeated troops fled into the mountains. They either lost their way or gathered indiscriminately. Fortunately, they were able to meet themselves.
Anyone who unfortunately encounters the US military will be shot as a volunteer.
The team he met in front of him was probably one of the defeated ones. There was heavy snowfall in the Changjin Lake area, and the visibility was very low at night. They did not see themselves from a distance. On the contrary, in such a dark night,
, they can also get better protection. They take advantage of the cover of the night to move forward quietly. If you don't have night vision, you are really likely to bump into them.
Lying in the snow, Xia Yuan quietly stretched out the big eight pills. He wrapped the big eight pills with a coarse cloth, leaving only the magazine that could hold the bullet and the dark muzzle exposed.
The temperature in Changjin Lake can be as low as minus 40 degrees during wartime. Many soldiers' rifles are Japanese equipment captured during the Anti-Japanese War and American and British IWC brand captured during the War of Liberation. Many weapons are not of good quality and can resist
Without severe cold, the barrels of some guns can be frozen and deformed. When the battle started, it was discovered that the guns could not be fired, grenades would not explode, and other problems.
Xia Yuan also considered this.
There were only thirteen people in this broken force. They probably didn't encounter any enemies during their night march. They were walking very fast. Their direction was probably Changjin Lake.
Aim at the leading stick soldier and gently pull the trigger.
A gunshot tore through the tranquility of the night.
At this moment, in the valley on the other side of the mountain, a company of volunteers was rushing in the dark under heavy snow. The moment they heard the sound of gunfire, the soldiers stopped one after another and lowered their figures. Company commander Wang Yonghe raised his head and stared ahead.
An agile figure slid down the mountain, covered in snowflakes, breathing heavily: "Company Commander, gunfire came from our north. Judging from the sparseness of the gunfire, there are very few personnel on both sides of the war."
The instructor came over and said: "We have been on the road since we entered the DPRK. The soldiers are wearing thin clothes and have suffered a lot of frostbite. If we can capture a small group of enemies, it is also a good thing to resupply ourselves. And the direction from which the gunfire came is very close.
It is possible that our band of brothers was attacked by the enemy, and maybe we were able to reach their rear and attack from behind with the band of brothers."
"Instructor, your suggestion is good. Everyone, check the equipment and let's go!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Yonghe immediately asked the soldiers to speed up and head towards the direction where the gunshots were heard.