Highland 393.1, the moment the napalm bomb exploded, turned into a sea of fire. When the US captain who had just squatted in a squatting posture saw it, he laughed and immediately stood up and shouted: "Move! Move!"
After a while, the dark American troops began a new round of charge.
The flames had not yet extinguished in the continuous positions, and the rain curtain that was blown away by the rolling flames fell again. Every soldier's skin was roasted to pieces by the flames. The temperature too close to the explosion point was as high as one thousand degrees Celsius, and people were already roasted.
It looks like carbon ash, and the metal on the gun has turned into molten iron, and then cooled down as the temperature dropped.
The burned and bruised soldiers stood up, their hats were set on fire, their hair and eyebrows were all burned off, and the flesh on their faces was black and red, hideous, terrifying, and distressing, and the flesh on their hands was also burnt.
I was not spared. The skin on the back of my palm was completely cracked, and it was extremely painful when I touched it.
"The enemy is coming! The enemy is coming!"
Before the soldiers could count the wounded, the observer shouted again in a hoarse voice, and a shell was fired rapidly. With a bang, there was no movement at the observer's position.
"Xiao Li!!"
Captain Lei shouted. In the position behind the smoke, there were no observers anywhere. Only the scattered anti-inflammation was immediately suppressed by the falling raindrops. The dark American troops at the foot of the mountain rushed forward, and the American infantry attacked and fired at the same time.
Regardless of whether the shot was successful or not, she tried to use firepower to suppress it, but she kept firing from the side. Although the periscope was destroyed, the foreign devil was still very smart. He used a small branch to tie a mirror to stick out the hatch cover to carry out the attack.
Observation is a little more troublesome, but you can see the road clearly.
"Company Commander, the US troops from the west are also coming up!"
A soldier shouted, his mouth wide open as he pulled at the cracked flesh on his face. In the flames that had not yet been extinguished, they saw the US military attacking Hill 393.1 from several directions.
"Lao Ma, take your platoon to block the foreign devils in the west!"
Company Commander Lei will make arrangements immediately.
"Come on, company commander, don't worry, as long as I'm here, the foreign devils will never come up!"
The big man put away his gun and shouted: "Those in the second row who can still breathe, come with me!"
The nine soldiers responded, followed by Ma Daguo, who detoured from the position and came to the front and back slope of the enemy's attack. They pinched the grenades in their hands and used a wave of grenade throws to suppress the enemy. They took advantage of the situation.
On the high ground, we quickly used the engineering shovel to dig a shallow trench using the original terrain as a defensive fortification.
From the M4 Sherman tank turret, every time a 75mm artillery fire came, the soldiers had to lower their heads to hide and avoid the shelling. But after all, the distance was very close. Even if everyone's concealment actions were very standardized every time, they were still comrades with good reputations.
What's even more terrible is that the enemy's mortars also dropped shells on the high ground. The flames that had not yet been extinguished were quickly extinguished by the explosion of the shells. Smoke billowed from the position, and even the gradually increasing rain could not suppress the rolling.
of smoke.
The soldiers fought back at the enemy in the smoke, and two more soldiers had their arms injured near the impact point. Company Commander Lei and Instructor Shao saw blood dripping down their sleeves and were wounded.
They gritted their teeth and kept silent, holding their guns and fighting the enemy.
They saw Company Commander Lei and Instructor Shao seeing their injured arm and said: "Company Commander, Instructor, it's okay. The blood will solidify in a while. If you kill it yourself, it will stop bleeding."
Company Commander Lei and Instructor Shao are both veterans. How could they not know that they were lying, but they still comforted them: "Well, if you think it doesn't work, just tell me and I will go to the back to find a hygienist to bandage it for you."
"Can't we both do it? How can we not do it? Company commander, instructor, don't worry, we guarantee that we can do it!"
The wounded soldier smiled happily.
After listening to their words, the two of them also laughed, even though the laughter was a little sour. The soldiers are so cute, they thought to themselves, and looked forward again. The enemy infantry running at the front was less than a hundred meters away. Xia Yuan's
The machine gun hasn't fired yet, and we have been waiting for the opportunity.
Captain Lei calmly ordered: "Comrades, stop shooting and retreat thirty meters. When this small group of enemies comes over, we will directly charge back and kill them. Quick!"
He turned around and shouted: "Lao Shao, Xia Yuan, you also retreat!"
Instructors Xia Yuan and Shao had no doubt that at the moment, such a counterattack was the most appropriate decision. The heavy machine guns should be left behind when ammunition and food were exhausted, as a last resort to defend the position. This was their decision, because when the ammunition was really about
When food is exhausted, the enemy will notice it and the attack will become more fierce.
After everyone heard the words of the company commander, the remaining ten or so soldiers started to run back with their guns in hand. Wang Xiaoliang and Sun Changgui carried the heavy machine guns, Wu Ping held the ammunition, and Xia Yuan held the big eight pills. He looked back and saw Lei.
The company commander hadn't moved yet, so he shouted: "Company commander, get back quickly!"
Captain Lei said: "Look at how bad you guys are. If you drop these grenades, I'll clean them up and follow you."
Six grenades were scattered on the ground in front of him.
The soldiers were happy because they felt that they had been careless just now. Even instructor Shao and Xia Yuan did not doubt it. They were all attracted by the fierce battle at the moment, and their minds were filled with thoughts about the counterattack later.
After Captain Lei watched the soldiers walk away, he wrapped the six grenades scattered on the ground into a ball in a towel, and then tied them together with ropes. He looked directly in front of him, where the Xie vehicle that had just been firing was
The Mann tank was getting closer and closer, and there were not a few infantry following it.
He was thinking in his mind: "Come on, come on, a few more people, the more the better!"
He retreated to the trench, sat on the ground, hid the bundle of grenades behind his back, and stared motionlessly at the gray sky, which was not blue at all. The gun smoke shrouded his head. In the distance, he saw a cloud drifting to the west.
, he thought, this cloud must be drifting towards the motherland.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! He thought silently: "Greetings to my motherland for me. It would be better if you could greet my old mother for me. Tell her that I will come back
No more going..."
Captain Lei raised his right hand and silently saluted the cloud of hope. He put down his hand, dug into his pocket, and took out the photo that Comrade Xiao Zhang had taken when he was in the company. A black and white photo of him and
A group photo of the old mother. The old mother is old, her hair is gray, her formerly straight figure has become rickety, and her body bones are no longer so strong. He thought that if he sacrificed himself, someone would take care of her.
It's a pity, there are so many regrets.
He regretted not being able to chat with his old mother for a little longer that night, and he also regretted not being able to eat a meal cooked by his old mother.
Regret.
Brother, sister, I'm sorry, I can no longer fulfill my filial piety for my mother. Today I protected the motherland. In the future, thousands of Chinese children will fulfill their filial piety for their mother.
Captain Lei recalled the first half of his life. He joined the Eighth Route Army and drove away the Japanese. The reactionaries came again. He didn't want them to live a good life, so he started to fight against the reactionaries until the country was liberated and China was completely unified. His face showed
A proud smile.
Just thinking of his old mother, Captain Lei squeezed the photo in his hand tightly. It was not clear whether it was raindrops or tears falling on the photo, making the rickety figure in the photo wet.
At this time, six US troops following the tank ran to the forward position and came in front of him. The enemy pointed a gun at his head and signaled him to surrender. Captain Lei raised his cheeks that were burned by the fire and looked at them.
There was no bright red, and the gunpowder smoke blackened his face.
Company Commander Lei took a look and saw that the tank just now was not approaching. He sighed. The tank driver thought that there was no resistance at this position, so he drove to the side, and no one came over.
Captain Lei looked at the six foreigners standing in front of him. Some were standing in the trenches, some were angry, some were smiling smugly, and the bayonets were shining brightly on the front of their rifles. He turned around and took another look at what he had just said.
As the soldiers retreated, they said: "Damn, why are these people here? They can't blow up the tank. It's a bit of a loss. Lao Shao, comrades, I can't kill the enemy with you in the future. It's a pity. Take me with you."
With this regret, we will continue to move forward bravely and we must protect our motherland."
"That's our common home!"
After saying that, he resolutely pulled the lead of the bundle of grenades behind him. Because it was hidden behind him, the enemy never noticed it. Captain Lei laughed loudly: "Hahahaha! American devils, you have been fooled!!"
One of the US Army second lieutenants was a little impatient. He waved his head and motioned to the people next to him to tie him up. As soon as the two of them walked to Captain Lei, they saw the grenades hidden behind them and the smoke rising up. At this time, next to them,
People also saw it, some people were lying down, some people turned around and ran away...
'boom!'
There was a loud noise.
Captain Lei died together with these six enemies.
The black and red soil rolled up several feet high, the position was shaking, and gunpowder smoke filled the air.
Far away in Beihe, in the motherland, in a dilapidated courtyard, an old mother on crutches suddenly felt a heart palpitation and staggered to her feet.
"My son, my son, you have to come back soon, my mother is still waiting for you."
...
The dozens of retreating soldiers all heard the explosion. They turned around in shock, their hearts twitched suddenly, as if their hearts were broken, and they shouted in unison: "Company Commander Lei, Captain Lei, ahhhhhhh!!"
They turned back and rushed back to the position desperately with their guns in hand.
The position was a piece of black scorched earth, and smoke was rising from the scorched earth, mixed with the acrid smoke. American soldiers wearing ponchos kept appearing on the position and then lying down. The tanks were roaring, crushing the soldiers.
They dug fortifications and bunkers, and a large number of American infantry followed closely behind the tanks. When the volunteer soldiers charged over, the enemy's machine guns rang out, and the soldiers fell down one after another. One soldier was still shot through the body by a machine gun bullet.
Xia Yuan's eyes were red and the corners of his eyes were splitting. He grabbed the soil under him and said: "Cover me, I'm going to blow up this American tank. Even a blind tank dares to charge up. I won't blow up this bitch like him."
of!"
Captain Lei's sacrifice became a pain in his heart, so Xia Yuan simply let go and didn't care about anything. He held a gun and shot at the enemy who appeared. One by one, the American soldiers fell. He grabbed a grenade and rolled over.
When I entered the trench, I felt the burning pain in my back. I gritted my teeth and couldn't care about it anymore.
He jumped up again, grabbed a large piece of hot and humid soil, and crawled on the ground at a very fast speed.
Instructor Shao's eyes turned red and he shouted: "Cover Xia Yuan!"
The soldiers raised their guns and fired at the enemy tanks. The bullets hit the tank's body, causing a series of sparks. The enemy also fired back, and the bullets intertwined above their heads. The soldiers were completely risking their lives.
, fired at the enemy, enemy bullets kept falling all around them, and the soil was splashed all over them. In order to buy time for Xia Yuan, they did not dodge and faced the enemy's bullets.
After crawling for a full fifty meters, Xia Yuan grabbed the grenade, aimed it at the tank's open hatch, and threw it hard. The grenade streaked across the sky and accurately landed in the tank with a roar, accompanied by sparks and splashes.
There was a huge metal collision, a burst of smoke came out of the tank, and the roaring tank became silent.
"It exploded, it exploded, it exploded!"
Instructor Shao grabbed his hat, which had been burned to the core, and threw it heavily to the ground, shouting: "Comrades, go ahead and avenge the company commander!"
In response to the call, the soldiers rushed out of the bunker and charged at the enemy with guns in hand. The U.S. troops, who had lost their battle, resisted for a short time and fled to their positions one after another.
Xia Yuan bit the enemy's butt and emptied four magazines in a row, leaving behind the bodies and wounded of more than thirty American soldiers, as well as the painful groans of the gasping American soldiers.
After this battle, except for the few soldiers taken away by Ma Daguo, they only had nine soldiers left.
Instructor Shao, Lao Yang, Chen Lie, Wang Xiaoliang, Wu Ping, Sun Changgui, Tan Zhanbiao, Liu Tiezhu and Xia Yuan.
They stood on the battlefield and gathered at the place where Captain Lei died. Xia Yuan rummaged through a large area of soil and found only half of the bombed photo. In the photo, Captain Lei's old mother had a rickety figure, and the other half was
Only half of the figure was left in the photo. He held the photo and looked at instructor Shao.
Instructor Shao took the photo and took a look at it. He said nothing and pinched the photo very hard.
Ma Daguo came back with four soldiers. When he saw the remaining nine people on the position and no figure of Captain Lei, he asked: "Where is Captain Lei!"
The soldiers did not speak, but sat in the trench, silently loading the collected bullets into the magazine.
The big horse's eyes were red, he stepped on the charred soil of the bombed position, and shouted: "I'll kill your grandma!"
Xia Yuan raised his head, looked at the remaining dozen soldiers, and then looked at instructor Shao who was staring at the photo in a daze. He saw that he was holding the photo, looking at it for a long time, and then put the photo on his breast pocket.
Their eyes collided with Xia Yuan's in the curved trench. Their eyes were so firm, and they stood up tacitly.
"The company commander died. A company cannot live without a company commander. From now on, Xia Yuan will be the company commander of a company."
The soldiers had no objections. Xia Yuan was ordered to serve as the instructor of the first company in the face of danger. At this time, there were only thirteen people left in the first company.