The difficulties faced by the regiment headquarters are very severe. The situation of the first battalion is not good, and the situation of the second and third battalions is equally bad. Until now, who dares to say that their situation is good, let alone the defense problem faced by the first company, they
The problem also belongs to the First Battalion.
The most critical point is that the soldiers were hungry and launched the first line of defense without ammunition. They threw almost all the grenades. According to the statistics submitted by each company, the grenades of the first company have been exhausted. The grenades currently equipped by the soldiers
It was pulled from the enemy's corpse.
Not a single grenade was left in the Second Company, but quite a few were seized from the foreign Japanese.
There are still a dozen grenades left in the third company, and some grenades were also seized from the US military.
There are still some anti-tank grenades left.
Battalion Commander Li was worried, staring at the map, and his thoughts were wandering: "How can we fight such a battle? Will we fight the enemy in a bloody battle?"
He had no good way to deal with the coming battle, and the only thing he could do was to seek help from the group leader.
The battalion chief of staff also understood the current difficulties they were facing. After much deliberation, he found that there was really no better way to defend on the spot and block the enemy's invasion from the north. He was afraid that the entire battalion would be wiped out.
The first company packed up the few ammunition on the high ground and loaded it all on the truck. More than 30 soldiers followed the truck with guns on their backs and began to chase the first battalion towards Jiuluan Mountain and Tongguli.
Drive in.
"The Second Battalion has already launched a defense in Tonggu. We are going to launch a defense in Jiuluan Mountain. If I die, the first company will be handed over to Xia Yuan for command. He will be a very good company commander, at least better than me.
Lead troops to fight."
Captain Lei seemed to be arranging funeral arrangements, and said: "Old Shao, you should listen to Xia Yuan's opinions more when the time comes."
"Stop saying those depressing words. If we are not dead, we can still hold our position."
Instructor Shao smiled and cursed, took a deep breath, and his eyes became more solemn. Maybe by that time, he might also have died.
There were more than a hundred soldiers who went abroad to fight in a row, and now only these thirty soldiers were left. He felt sad.
It doesn't hurt, but these soldiers have followed them all the way from the war of liberation and the suppression of bandits, and they have passed through one obstacle after another, but they didn't expect to stay in a foreign country.
Xia Yuan drove the car with no expression on his face. Maybe he would also die in this battle. The 180th Division has fought with his life since the mobile war until now. He has been risking his life in every battle.
He wanted to use his own strength to reduce the casualties of the troops as much as possible, but he underestimated the war. The mobile warfare of the real large corps was completely different from Shangganling. After all, the Shangganling period was already at the end of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, and the logistical supplies of the Volunteer Army had been basically perfected.
The system has reached its peak, and the tunnels alone stretch for thousands of kilometers, making it difficult for the enemy's air force to cause casualties to our army.
The first five battles were conducted in order to drive the enemy to the 38th parallel, and large corps mobile warfare was launched as a last resort. The actual situation was that the gap between the volunteers and the US military was too great, and it was not suitable for large-scale corps mobile warfare at all.
Therefore, the success was completely due to MacArthur's arrogance. He believed that China did not dare to send troops. Even if it did send troops, it would not send many troops. It would still be 50,000 people. In fact, only the first batch of volunteers who entered North Korea to fight had already
There were 260,000 people, and the sudden attack caught the U.S. military by surprise.
In the first Battle of Yunshan, the U.S. military failed, but still did not learn lessons and went its own way. As a result, the 1st Marine Division was almost wiped out and forced itself from Yunshan to the 38th parallel.
After Ridgway took office, he learned MacArthur's lesson and moved the situation back a bit in just two battles. The big pursuit at the end of the Fourth Battle and the end of the Fifth Battle were still the same. Even after the Sixth Battle, the Volunteer Army's
If the logistical support capability is not resolved, the Worship Offensive will still be the most fatal flaw of the Volunteer Army.
Therefore, after the fifth battle, there was no longer large-scale corps movement warfare. Instead, we used light brown sugar to concentrate superior forces to attack the enemy's weak points. The target was Rhee Syngman's department, various blitzes, small-scale battles, and large-scale battles.
There were rarely more than one regiment, and the front line used zero-pound nuggets, while the rear dug tunnels and stocked up on supplies, and began a positional war with tunnels as the backbone.
If you think about it carefully, the current battle is undoubtedly the most difficult.
Lao Yang looked at Xia Yuan and asked: "What are you thinking about, Lao Xia, I think your idea is very good. If you can blow up a few enemy cannons, then there will be fewer shells falling on our position."
, but the disparity in strength is too great. We are only 30 people. If we really make a fuss in the enemy's camp, no one will be able to come out."
After a pause, he continued: "I admire you very much for being able to lead Platoon Leader Ma, Platoon Leader Chen, and Liu Tiezhu to drive four trucks of supplies from the enemy's camp. In fact, I also want to follow you."
Xia Yuan smiled bitterly, "Actually, I don't have much confidence in leading you into the enemy's camp smoothly. You know, the fewer people in action, the smaller the risk of exposure. On the contrary, the more people, the higher the risk of exposure.
If so many of us pretend to be disgraced, we will definitely be suspected by the enemy."
Lao Yang thought, "At least you did what we couldn't do. These four trucks of supplies came in time."
Looking up at the soldiers chasing after him, he couldn't help but quicken his pace, "Only when you are full and have weapons can you fight the enemy, otherwise everything else will be in vain. Also, the canned food of the foreign devils is really good.
Eat, I didn’t even taste what I was eating.”
"The food made by foreign devils is actually not delicious. It is not as delicious as our Chinese food. China has just been established."
Xia Yuan smiled and said, "Just watch. When our country becomes stronger in the future, we will also have such rations."
Lao Yang looked forward to it, "I really hope this day can come soon."
"???!!"
A familiar whistle sounded from the front. They stopped and looked up, seeing two soldiers running down the mountain on one side.
Xia Yuan raised his head and took a look. Company Commander Lei and Instructor Shao came over and said to him: "This is our battalion who is staying to support us. It means that the battalion headquarters is in front. Come on, let's go over now."
"Company Commander Lei, Instructor Shao!"
Two scouts ran down, looked at the four trucks, and couldn't help but said: "We almost thought they were foreign devils, but we didn't expect it was you."
"Don't treat us like foreign devils and beat us up."
Company Commander Lei couldn't help smiling, patted the car and said, "Our company's platoon leader has seized grain, ammunition, and medicines."
"Really!? It's the platoon leader's battle hero again!?"
Xia Yuan was already a battle hero at the battalion headquarters after the battle at Highland 336.8. His story had long been published in the "Soldier Life Newspaper" and everyone in the 180th Division knew about it, especially the scouts who led the battalion headquarters.
The feat of blowing up the enemy's artillery position has long been known to everyone.
The two scouts were a little excited. One of the shorter soldiers said: "Captain Lei, we heard from Xiao Qin that Platoon Commander Xia took him through the enemy's defense line, and the enemy couldn't see them at all."
, and successfully blew up the enemy’s artillery position, which is really impressive.”
Captain Lei smiled: "Xia Yuan, Xia Yuan, come here, come here."
"Company Commander."
Xia Yuan was chatting with Lao Yang. When he heard Xia Yuan shouting, he looked up.
"He is the platoon leader, Xia Yuan. These two are scouts from the battalion headquarters, Comrade Lao Li and Comrade Xiao Han."
Captain Lei said by name.
The two scouts looked at Xia Yuan with intense eyes, saluted and said hello: "Platoon leader!"
They admired Xia Yuan, after all, few people could accomplish what he did.
Xia Yuan returned the greeting and said, "Hello."
After a brief greeting, Captain Lei asked: "Where is the battalion commander?"
"They are still ahead, about five kilometers away from us," the scout said.
"Okay, let's set off quickly. In three hours, it will be dawn." Captain Lei looked at his watch, raised his head and said, "Comrades, let's continue to set off and catch up with the battalion commander and the others."
They still need to take the road to transport these four trucks of supplies back.
The two scouts went ahead through the path to the battalion headquarters to report to Battalion Commander Li.
When he received the news that the first company was catching up, Battalion Commander Li was walking at the rear of the team with his comrades from the agency. In addition to the comrades from the agency, there were also baggage, cannons, heavy machine guns, etc. seized from the foreign devils, but there was no ammunition.
But they were not willing to throw away these things, especially those howitzers. If the matching shells could be captured, they would be a great weapon. They were so scared that they would drag them with them even if it slowed down their march.
The howitzers were dismantled into small parts by the soldiers. The heavy ones were pulled by horses, and the light ones were carried on people's backs.
When the scouts caught up with them, they couldn't get far.
"Battal Commander, Captain Lei and the others are behind." Xiao Li said.
"It seems that they have reached Xia Yuan and are chasing us." The battalion chief of staff said, "Should we stop and wait for them?"
"It's important to hurry up, they will catch up." Battalion Commander Li said in a deep voice, and then asked: "Xiao Li, have they brought back any useful information or anything?"
"Yes, Captain Lei and his friends are driving a truck, and the truck is carrying a lot of supplies. Captain Lei said that the supplies include medicine, food, and ammunition."
Battalion Commander Li and the battalion chief of staff looked at each other with surprise on their faces.
"Are you telling the truth? They brought back trucks? How many trucks are there?" Battalion Commander Li asked urgently.
"There are four trucks. The trucks are full of supplies. All four trucks are full. They are walking on the highway." Comrade Xiao Li continued: "Company Commander Lei said those trucks were from a platoon leader.
They were driven out of the enemy's camp, and the platoon leader was really good at driving out the enemy's truck."
Comrade Xiao Li's tone was full of envy and admiration.
Now it was Battalion Commander Li and the Battalion Chief of Staff's turn to be shocked. They listened in disbelief and looked at each other with a hint of disbelief.
"Comrade Xiao Li, do you know the consequences of lying about military information? If Lao Lei hadn't driven back four trucks, I would have caused trouble for you!"
Battalion Commander Li said with a serious face.
"Report to the battalion commander, what I said is true, and Old Han can also testify!" Comrade Xiao Li immediately stood at attention.
"Go and call Comrade Xiao Han over."
Li Ying stood and shouted, "No, I want to ask in person."
He took the comrades from the battalion headquarters to the reconnaissance squad and found Xiao Han. After confirming that what they said was true, it was the turn of Battalion Commander Li and the comrades from the battalion headquarters to be shocked.
The battalion chief of staff had an expression of disbelief on his face: "Four trucks of supplies, how did a platoon leader manage to drive the enemy's trucks out of the enemy's station?"
"Hahahaha!" Battalion Commander Li was laughing: "No matter how they are provided, so many supplies are enough to meet urgent needs. The most important thing is medicines and food. They can be obtained locally, but not in the ravine.
There are a lot of wild vegetables. I have organized comrades from the agency to look for wild vegetables. However, these medicines cannot be found all the time. There is a lack of medicines and many wounded people in the regiment have to carry them. With this batch of medicines, the wounded can be relieved.
situation, this is what matters most."
After a while, Captain Lei and the others caught up with them, and Battalion Commander Li and the others had been waiting for a long time.
"battalion commander!"
The soldiers of the first company stopped, and Captain Lei and instructor Shao jumped out of the car.
"Quick, let me see the supplies you captured!"
Battalion Commander Li and his men hurriedly walked forward and looked at the four trucks full of supplies. He couldn't stop smiling and said "OK" several times, "You have done a great job, and now the entire regiment is in short supply of supplies."
, these four trucks of supplies can meet urgent needs."
Company Commander Lei said: "Batalion Commander, there are four trucks of supplies, one is ammunition, one is cans, and the other two are all medicines."
Battalion Commander Li nodded and said: "The need for medicines is higher than food. The food is not bad. The soldiers can still eat wild vegetables and chew bark to relieve their pain. However, they can only carry it hard when they are injured. There are many in the regiment headquarters."
The injured soldiers had no choice but to carry them because they had no medicines, and many wounded soldiers had been sacrificed. I will immediately organize the comrades to send these medicines to the regiment headquarters."
Captain Lei said: "It's all arranged by the battalion commander."
Battalion Commander Li's eyes fell on Xia Yuan, Ma Daguo, Chen Lie and Liu Tiezhu, "You four have really made us proud. You have seized so many supplies. It is a great achievement. You will tell us later.
How did you drive the foreign devil's car? Not only am I curious, but the chief of staff is also curious, and many comrades in the battalion are very curious. It's amazing! It's amazing! It's really an honor for our army to have you!"
"Report to the battalion commander, we just took advantage of the chaos to drive out the enemy's car, nothing serious."
Xia Yuan is also very humble.
"It's nothing great. If it were someone else, it would be nice to be able to drive a car."
Battalion Commander Li said.
The battalion chief of staff said from the side: "Don't talk about driving it out, whether it can be touched in is still a question. You don't have to be modest. We will report this matter to the regiment headquarters, no, we should report it to the division headquarters. The four trucks of supplies are of great importance.
Let's send it back first. Lao Lei, your company must hold on to the ten-kilometer defense line, and we have asked the team directly under the battalion headquarters to support your company and help you build a defense line."
Captain Lei glanced at Xia Yuan and nodded heavily: "Yes!"