It is obviously impossible for the thirteen soldiers to hold on to Highland 393.1. The enemy's follow-up reinforcements have arrived, and the subsequent offensive will only increase. The position they hold is in a bad terrain, and the enemy's tanks can open
Coming up, the artillery can completely cover it, and the reverse slope is far away from their position, so that area is not suitable for defense.
"When I became company commander, the first platoon commander was Comrade Yang Ziqing, and the deputy platoon commander was Tan Zhanbiao. Although our company only has so few people left, we still have the proper platoon-level establishment."
When Xia Yuan became the commander of the first company, he first held a company meeting. Twelve soldiers sat in a circle. Wang Xiaoliang was lying on the trench, staring down the mountain with his gun in hand. While listening to the content of their conversation, he turned his head to look at it from time to time.
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Tan Zhanbiao became the deputy platoon commander. He saluted: "Yes! Company commander!"
Xia Yuan nodded and said: "Instructor, we cannot forget the soldiers who sacrificed their lives. The battlefield log must be recorded. The number of enemies killed by each soldier and how each soldier died must be taken down.
After the war ended, we took the battlefield diary to ask for merit from our superiors and applied for them to be martyrs."
"This method is good, just leave it to me. I will remember the sacrifice of every soldier in my mind."
Instructor Shao nodded.
Xia Yuan glanced around, looked at everyone, and said: "If the enemy launches an attack on the position in a coordinated manner with infantry and tanks, a single defense will inevitably be unable to withstand the enemy's attack, and it will be a matter of time that the forward position is captured.
, the casualties will further expand until all the people are sacrificed. In the end, the position cannot be held and all the people are sacrificed."
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to do next.
Instructor Shao said: "Xia Yuan, is there anything you can do?"
"There is a way, but it's not very effective, and it can only be used a few times, and it won't work again."
Xia Yuan said.
"Any method is better than nothing." Chen Lie said.
"Yes, having a way is better than having no way at all. Even if we persist for half an hour longer, we can get half an hour for the rear to carry out the transfer." Instructor Shao also said.
"Avoid its edge! Just now the enemy's tanks have rushed to the position. Then the enemy will inevitably organize tank teams to attack the position again. We lack heavy firepower and only have six anti-tank grenades left. These six will arrive
Use it at critical moments. In the next battle, we need to avoid the enemy tanks."
Xia Yuan had a crude plan in mind. He drew a circle on the ground and said, "This represents our position."
Several lines are drawn on the front of the circle.
"Here is the direction of the enemy's attack. The enemy tanks are blocking the front, which can block the damage of bullets and grenades, so that the infantry in the rear does not need to suffer heavy casualties. Once they attack the high ground, they will spread out. Remember the previous
Those pits we dug to hide soldiers?"
He drew a small circle on the side of several lines on the front of the circle and said: "We attacked the enemy tanks from the side and also attracted the enemy's infantry. If we set up two machine guns on the left and right sides, when the enemy tanks attack
By advancing forward, the infantry in the rear will be exposed, and cross fire will form on both sides, which can cause maximum casualties to the enemy infantry."
Everyone immediately understood Xia Yuan's plan.
Chen Lie said: "To avoid its sharp edge, we don't need to block the enemy from the front. We only need to block the enemy from the flanks. As long as the enemy's tanks pass through our defense line, the enemy's infantry will be exposed. This method is good."
Instructor Shao added his own ideas based on the original plan, "If we choose some locations with better terrain, then the enemy's tanks will not be able to support their infantry. This method is indeed good, but it cannot divide the force into two groups.
The enemy's next attack will only be more violent, and we must work together as a team."
"Twining into a rope has the advantage of twisting into a rope, and spreading out has the advantage of spreading out. If we spread out, the enemy will not be able to judge how much strength we have left. On the contrary, twisting into a rope will make it easy for the enemy to distinguish.
come out."
Everyone listened to Xia Yuan's words and felt that they made sense. Once their military strength was discovered by the enemy, they would surely suffer a devastating blow. On the contrary, by maintaining a hazy sense of military strength, the enemy would not dare to attack with a larger force, because
Once they attack with a larger force, they will inevitably cause greater casualties, which the US military command post cannot afford.
After the tanks attacked the enemy's position, and the reinforcements arrived from the rear, they gave the opposing commander great confidence. Five tanks were entangled, and a battalion of enemies attacked the high ground. This time, the commander stood holding a cup of coffee.
The tents set up in the rear looked at the smoke-filled 393.1 Highland in the distance, and they were bound to capture this highland.
Just when the battle at Highland 393.1 was about to break out, the US Seventh Division once again mobilized large-caliber heavy artillery to directly bombard the Tongguli defense line held by the 539th Regiment.
Such large-caliber heavy artillery bombardment is undoubtedly the most deadly. You must know that due to the transfer of the 179th Division and the 181st Division of the 60th Army, the 60th Army only has the strength of one division, the 180th Division.
After receiving the order to retreat on Japan, the 180th Division was ordered to stop the enemy on the spot and prevent the enemy from advancing from the north.
The 180th Division, which was already short of food and ammunition, suffered increasing casualties in the continuous mobile warfare. The organization of each unit was incomplete and the strength of the troops was insufficient. The defense line between a company and a company holding a position was too long, even if it was separated, it would not be enough.
Defenses are deployed in all directions, so that each blocking position only has one platoon of troops at most.
How long can a platoon of dozens of people withstand the US heavy artillery bombardment and the coordination of infantry and tanks? The volunteer defenders on the highlands are fighting the enemy under artillery fire. The power of the heavy artillery is so terrifying. Even if it is seven or eight meters away from the impact point, it will still be hit.
The air waves generated by the heavy artillery were blown away, and shrapnel penetrated the body. Even if you were hiding in the bomb shelter, you would not be able to survive. The bomb crater was blown up and collapsed, turning it into a tomb for the volunteer soldiers.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The volunteers who were at the center of the impact point were even more bloody, with no bones left. Just the shelling caused a devastating blow to the volunteer soldiers who stood firm.
But what they received was an order to defend on the spot and block the enemy's invasion from the north, which meant that the superior plane did not issue an order to retreat. They could only stay on the position like a nail. Even if the position was occupied by the enemy, as long as
There is one person who will fight to the death to regain the position.
The volunteer soldiers who were already short of food and ammunition could only hold their guns and charge back again and again at the charging enemies. The bullets were quickly exhausted. With gun butts and stones, the enemies were pushed back, and the heavy artillery fired again.
Roaring and falling on the position, the volunteer soldiers without ammunition could only hold the rocks and withstand the enemy's artillery fire, waiting for the enemy's attack.
However, what awaited was an even more fierce attack from the enemy.
The enemy launched a group charge with an entire battalion of infantry. Where tanks could attack the positions, infantry and tanks were deployed in coordination. The volunteer soldiers used all the means at their disposal. Under the enemy's continuous attack, there was nothing left.
The volunteer soldiers had no time to breathe.
In the end, the front line of Tongguli was lost and quickly occupied by the enemy.
The atmosphere at the temporary command post of the 539th Regiment was solemn.
There was only a small wooden square table in the house. The U.S. military bombardments continued to fall around the temporary shelter. The small square table shook uncontrollably. The four legs of the small square table dug into the soil, still shaking the small square table from side to side.
Several pencils on the square table are about to fall to the floor.
Political Commissar Han immediately put the pencil in place and said to Commander Wang: "Old Wang, tell the division commander that Tongguli has been lost."
Commander Wang sighed and said, "Can we organize another counterattack to get it back?"
Political Commissar Han looked at Commander Wang without saying a word. After a moment, Political Commissar Han picked up the phone and started calling: "Hello, Commander? I am Han ** of the 539th Regiment. There is a very bad one now.
Report the news to you, Commander."
Teacher Zheng said with a stern expression: "Old Han, if you have anything to do, just tell me."
Political Commissar Han told the truth: "Just now, Tongguli was occupied, but the Jiuluan Mountain held by the 538th Regiment is still in our hands."
Commander Zheng said on the other side of the phone: "You responded to the situation in a timely manner, and the division will make further arrangements. But now I ask your 539th Regiment to concentrate on holding the Jiuluan Mountain position held by the 1st Battalion of the 538th Regiment.
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Originally, Political Commissar Han and Commander Wang were prepared to be criticized by the division commander, but now the division commander didn't say a word to them.
Not to mention the two of them, the entire division is aware of the current situation. It is not easy to hold on to this point. The Tongguli defense line was not wronged. After all, they are facing the attack of two US divisions.
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Political Commissar Han said: "Please rest assured, Commander, I will make arrangements right away!"
After hanging up the phone, Political Commissar Han said: "Old Wang, you heard it too."
Commander Wang nodded, his eyes fell on the map on the small square table, and said: "The second battalion of the 538th Regiment was originally in Tonggu, and then continued to retreat backwards. During the retreat, the first battalion was attacked by the 538th Regiment.
The regiment stayed to hold on to Jiuluan Mountain, which solved our troubles. However, after the battle on Highland 336.8, the first battalion suffered serious casualties. After all, they had been transferred to Tongguli, and then to Highland 336.8, continuously.
The mobile warfare also caused heavy casualties to the first battalion."
Political Commissar Han said: "Indeed, now the division commander has asked us to hold on to Jiuluan Mountain, which shows that Jiuluan Mountain is still in the hands of our army. The 1st Battalion is worthy of being the vanguard battalion of the 538th Regiment, with great military achievements."
"No more words, let's get ready."
Commander Wang and Political Commissar Han discussed again and again and decided to adjust the troops and increase their strength towards Jiuluan Mountain.
Commander Wang stretched out his hand to support the small square table that was shaking from the constant gunfire, and said: "Put the 60 mortars from the machine gun company on top and beat these grandsons hard!"
Bukhan River!
Another U.S. military P51 reconnaissance fighter jet flew over the Volunteer Army. It was equipped with a reconnaissance camera on its belly. It accelerated and flew across the Bukhan River, then climbed up to conduct high-altitude reconnaissance. After flying forward for some distance, the pilot in the cabin lowered his head and took a look.
, he saw a long team in motion. He did not dare to fly low for fear of being discovered, so he used the walkie-talkie to shout: "Aerial photography is over, return!"
Then, it circled over the team and disappeared into the clouds.
The set of scenes captured by the US military reconnaissance plane just now were during the march of the 39th Army of the Volunteer Army.
The 39th Army was originally the reserve force of the Third Corps. Shiji was worried that the troops on the front line would be too crowded on their way back and forth. In order to avoid chaos, he ordered the 39th Army to move early at dusk on the 21st to provide space for the returning troops.
Give up your position.
The 180th Division received an order to retreat on the evening of the 21st. The order to retreat suddenly changed to an order to defend on the spot and block the enemy's invasion from the north. This may be because the 39th Army was still retreating. If the 180th Division
If the Zero Division retreats, then the rear of the Third Corps will be in chaos.
They are all retreating, and no one is left to stop them. The consequences will be disastrous.
The safety of the 180th Division is a matter of urgency.
Jiuluan Mountain, with its high mountains and ridges, is covered with mist and rain.
Mist rises over the mountains.
Black smoke billowed over the mountains, filled with gunpowder smoke, and rumbling sounds reverberated among the mountains. The earth-shattering sounds shattered the misty rain curtain into pieces.
The high ground on 393.1 was a piece of scorched earth, and most of the winding bunker fortifications were destroyed by the enemy. Artillery shells and howitzers fell on the high ground and exploded, throwing up the soil high. The shock wave spread out for more than ten meters, and the large-caliber shells seemed to tear them apart.
It was like opening up the sky and the earth, tearing the mountain into pieces, and even the hardest rocks turned into powder under such bombardment.
On both sides of the mountain, the vegetation is relatively dense, and the trees are lush and green. With the shelling, the mountain shakes, the leaves and grass sway left and right, and the large water droplets accumulated on the leaves and weeds crackle to the ground, falling on the hidden ground.
On the gray figures among them.
The Type 50 military uniforms were covered with mud and gunpowder smoke. The only thirteen people left on the position were hiding on the flanks. From a distance, they saw a battalion of US troops attacking the 393.1 Highlands. The strength of a US battalion was far behind the volunteers.
Above, in the rainy world, there is a dense mass of American soldiers wearing ponchos, with five tanks in front of them clearing the way.
Ma Daguo scolded: "MLGB, these little brats are really determined to give up. They couldn't defeat a company, so they sent a battalion and directly increased the number of tanks to five. If we had withdrawn from the position later, we would probably have lost the battle."
Now those shells are falling on us."
Instructor Shao squinted his eyes, observed with a telescope, and said: "Xia Yuan made a good judgment. The strength of the US military has indeed increased."
"If this is the case, once the enemy takes the position, what will we do if we cannot defeat it?"
Lao Yang's worries were not unfounded. The enemy had so many troops, but they only had one squad of soldiers. If the enemy really captured the position, it would not be easy to fight back. What's more, at that time,
The enemy tanks have already moved up.
"We'll get it!"
Xia Yuan's eyes were firm and he began to make arrangements. There were not many heavy machine gun bullets left in the company, so he arranged two heavy machine guns to be mounted behind them to provide fire cover and fire support during the retreat.
The remaining people dispersed in battle formation.
Xia Yuanduan picked up the big eight pills, aimed at the U.S. soldier hiding behind a walkie-talkie in the distance, and pulled the trigger.