"Before Sun Changgui died, he said he would take the soil from his grave home."
Xia Yuan grabbed a handful of soil, squeezed it tightly, carefully wrapped it in a towel, and put it solemnly in his pocket.
Seeing this, everyone stepped forward to grab a handful of soil and put it away. They didn't know if they could go back alive. Maybe they grabbed a handful of soil because they wanted to go home, or maybe, with such a small number of people, they would always
One of them went home.
"The enemy's first wave of offensive was so fierce, and the next wave will only be more ferocious."
Instructor Shao said, arcs appeared on the gray sky, and the hazy rain curtain was torn apart in an instant. The water in the impact point was originally a circle of ripples caused by raindrops, and a large amount of black soil fell on the water.
In the pit, the ground shook, the mountains collapsed, and the ground cracked.
A new round of enemy shelling began again.
"Escape!" Xia Yuan shouted, rushed into the cat's ear hole in the trench and got in. In an instant, the fierce artillery fire seemed to tear everything apart, the air waves rushed into the trench and the cat's ear hole, and the sand and rocks flew into the air.
The rain was also torn apart at this moment, torn into pieces.
In order to bury Sun Changgui, they wasted time and missed the opportunity to collect the weapons dropped by the enemy. Xia Yuan squatted in the cat's ear hole and stroked the bullet bag in front of him with one hand.
After the battle just now, he injured at least more than a hundred foreigners. Some of the bullets were suppressed and did not kill the enemy. Some bullets on the battlefield did not necessarily hit the enemy, but were more suppressed from special angles.
, but Xia Yuan would not miss the opportunity to hit the enemy with one shot.
"Too many bullets have been consumed, and no bullets have been seized from the foreign Japanese. Next, I have to find a way to solve the bullet problem."
Xia Yuan pursed his lips and thought without saying a word.
The roar of gunfire made him uneasy.
The battle at Songgu Peak is to block the enemy and cut off the enemy's retreat path. The US military is even more crazy when they are in a dead situation. The battle at Songgu Peak is bound to be more brutal than them. However, when the US military retreats, they blow up a lot of equipment. At the same time,
Facing the frenzied pursuit of the volunteers, the exhausted enemy's offensive remained at a constant level even though they were going crazy.
But as the US troops in this division move north, they don't have any pressure. They can deploy all their artillery and use all means to concentrate on dealing with them.
The battle will be more intense than the battle at Songgu Peak.
He was not sure how many waves of offensives Lao Shao and the others could sustain. In the first wave of offensives, Sun Changgui died. In the second wave of offensives, the enemy would use more means, such as killing Sun Changgui, and they would definitely send more snipers.
The U.S. Army was blocked by the Chinese. One division of the U.S. Army had to stop on the road and sent a large number of troops to occupy the high ground on both sides of the mountain. The artillery positions were also fully deployed.
A battalion's exploratory attack brought back very important news. The Chinese troops were not as large as expected. There seemed to be only one platoon, but their battle was beyond imagination. They were not afraid of death, dared to sacrifice, and fought with one force.
Ten is no problem.
The soldiers who attacked the No. 3 position were Company C. The casualties reached a terrifying 50%, and half of them were injured. According to the news brought back by the soldiers, there was a Chinese soldier with very powerful marksmanship in the designated No. 3 position.
, how powerful is it, 49% of the 50% casualties were caused by this Chinese soldier.
According to the commander of Company C, this Chinese soldier's marksmanship was so outrageous that 50% of the casualties and 70% of the soldiers were bullets piercing their stomachs. Some of them survived within a short period of time and received treatment.
Possibly, but the bullet pierced the stomach. This Chinese soldier was very smart. The bullet pierced the stomach. Fortunately, the key internal organs were not injured. He would have been carried down by other soldiers, and there was a possibility of survival after treatment.
Unfortunately, key internal organs were injured. Even if he did not die initially, if he was carried down by the soldiers, there was basically no possibility of treatment, and he would only bleed to death.
As a result, a lot of troops were wasted carrying the wounded down. Because of the wounded, they needed to transport the wounded away, which wasted a lot of time. The most critical point is that the appearance of the wounded greatly weakened the soldiers' ability.
their morale.
The sniper team on the other side brought back another piece of bad news. Dave, who went to perform a mission at Position 3, died. The first thing the soldiers discovered was the fallen gun. Then, a few meters away from the gun, they found
He found Dave who was already dead. He was shot five times in his body, once in the stomach, and once in each limb. Dave was not dead at first. He died because he bled too much.
When the new commander of the 24th U.S. Division heard the news, his face tensed up and he felt his face was burning. He cursed angrily: "Fuck! The Chinese have blocked you at this point? Stupid pigs! Big up!"
With the intensity of our attack, we must break through the Chinese defense line in the shortest possible time!"
This is his opportunity to become famous. How could he be blocked by so many Chinese people?
A division was actually blocked on the road by a platoon of Chinese. If it had been blocked, it would probably become a joke, a huge joke.
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The U.S. 24th Division is a relatively legendary division, known as the Victory Division and the Hawaii Division. The most famous battle of this unit was the Wright Landing Operation, and its performance was outstanding. Of course, what really made the U.S. 24th Division famous
It has to be the Tatami Division. After the end of World War II and Japan's defeat, more than 30,000 people from the 24th U.S. Division came to Japan. After arriving in Japan, it may be because the United States had become the world's most powerful country at that time. There was no such thing in the world.
No one dares to provoke the United States.
This U.S. military completely unleashed its natural instincts. During its three years in Japan, they ate, drank, and had fun, and created more than 200,000 mixed-race children, raising the average height of Japan a lot.
In addition to the title of Tatami Division, which made the U.S. 24th Division famous, the former commander of the U.S. 24th Division, William Dean, also made the U.S. 24th Division famous again. William Dean was the highest-ranking prisoner of war captured by our army.
He is strange, indeed quite strange, but this guy is also a character.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The Korean War broke out, and the US 24th Division was sent to the Korean battlefield.
The first batch of U.S. reinforcements boarded transport planes from Japan and flew to North Korea in July 1950.
This is a task force. The leader of the team is named Smith, with the rank of lieutenant colonel. It belongs to the 21st Regiment of the 24th Infantry Division of the US Army.
Each member of the task force carries one hundred and twenty rounds of rifle ammunition and two days' worth of rations.
The heavy weapons include some 75mm recoilless rifles, two 105mm mortars and several 60mm rocket launchers.
According to their own fantasy, as soon as the People's Army lands on the Korean Peninsula, the People's Army will automatically collapse, so their combat preparations are not sufficient.
On July 5, the task force encountered tanks of the Korean People's Army at the Osan boundary line (about 50 kilometers south of Seoul), and the two armies immediately exchanged fire.
This U.S. military left behind a battlefield record, recording the first battle between this U.S. military task force and the North Korean People's Army after arriving in North Korea.
At 7 o'clock in the morning, the T-34 tanks of the People's Army launched an attack on the task force.
The US task force immediately took out a 60mm rocket launcher and fired several rounds at the opponent's weakest rear armor. However, this level of attack could not do anything to the T-34, and the People's Army's tank convoy was still pressing forward step by step.
U.S. Army Colonel Tuloran Chambers immediately called to request support:
"Where are the 81mm rockets?"
"We didn't!"
"What the hell. Where's the 105mm mortar? I remembered to bring it."
"We didn't bring it with us when we came out."
"What about the artillery?"
"Unable to contact."
"What about the Air Force?"
"I don't know where it is."
"Damn it, call the navy!"
"Navy artillery fire can't reach here."
"Fuck, there's always a camera, right? Take a picture of what's going on here so we can talk when we get back."
With this support until 2:30 in the afternoon, a quarter of the task force had been injured or killed, and ammunition was almost exhausted. They had no artillery or air support, could not set up telephone lines, and no one told them that it was safe.
Wherever the area is, the situation is quite dangerous.
At this time, the encirclement of the People's Army had gradually closed, and only a small road remained on the left.
Smith had no choice but to order a retreat.
Since the situation was already quite urgent, and seeing that the People's Army was about to complete the siege of them, they could only take away the lightly wounded, while the seriously wounded were mercilessly abandoned.
According to the U.S. military battle report, the task force suffered heavy losses in this battle. A total of 150 people were killed and 62 were captured. Considering that the U.S. military has always reported good news but not bad news, the casualties of the task force are likely to be even greater.
Just after the task force failed, Major General William Dean led the US 24th Division to Daejeon.
Daejeon is a strategic location connecting central Korea with Hunan and Lingnan regions (both Korean regions).
When Syngman Rhee withdrew from Seoul, he designated this place as the "temporary capital". Therefore, US military troops and supplies rushed to concentrate here.
William Dean quickly formulated a plan to use the Geum River and Sobaek Mountains north of Daejeon to build defensive positions to block the People's Army's attack and give the U.S. military time to launch.
The Korean People's Army has also set its next attack target here.
In order to succeed in the First World War, North Korean Prime Minister Kim Il Sung personally came to the scene to take command.
On July 7, the battle officially started. The first thing the People's Army encountered was the 34th Regiment of the US 24th Division.
Martin, the commander of the 34th Regiment, did not learn from the failure of the task force and still ordered his soldiers to use 60mm rocket launchers to fight against the People's Army tanks.
As a result, the defense line established by the 34th Regiment was smashed by the tanks of the People's Army. The regiment leader Martin immediately ordered the troops to retreat. Even during the retreat, he turned around and ran away without even saying hello to his friends and neighbors.
It was lost, including the radio station, which was placed intact in the headquarters.
Soon, the People's Army occupied Cheonan, a transportation artery, and began to advance toward Daejeon.
After William Dean learned the news, he immediately built the first line of defense in Wuzhiyuan, arranged the second line of defense in Jinjiang, and transferred some M24 light tanks to assist in the defense.
At this time, a piece of "good news" came: the American 25th Division had arrived in Busan, the Korean Peninsula.
The US Army's 1st Cavalry Division and 1st Marine Brigade are also on their way to reinforce.
The new commander-in-chief of the US military, Walton Walker, has also entered North Korea and begun to exercise command authority.
The battlefield situation seems to be beginning to develop in a direction favorable to the US military.
But for the US 24th Division at this time, the battle has reached a stage where every second counts.
The tanks of the Korean People's Army launched an attack on the Uchiwon defense line. The M24 was no match for the T34 in terms of firepower and protection, and could not stop the opponent's advance at all.
By July 12, the Wuzhiyuan defense line collapsed completely.
On the night of July 13th, the People's Army arrived at Jinjiang, and along both sides of the highway, they encircled Daejeon in three directions: east, south, and west. The north side left open was not to allow the enemy to retreat, but to arrange a
A stronger force: the 4th Division of the People's Army, a combined infantry and tank force.
By the afternoon of July 19, Datian was completely surrounded.
During the next few days of fighting, the KPA captured the enemy's radio and used it to report to William Dean that the defense line was still strong.
But in fact, Daejeon's peripheral defense line has already collapsed.
What is outrageous is that William Dean one-sidedly believed the radio report and neither arranged for reinforcements nor consolidated his own defense lines.
At dawn on July 20, the People's Army's general attack on Daejeon began.
William Dean, the commander of the US 24th Division, who had been tired for several days, was sleeping at this time. When he was awakened by the explosion, he realized the seriousness of the problem.
The current strength of the US 24th Division is very scattered. They are deployed in various areas of Daejeon. No one can find anyone in a hurry. Now he can command no more than 3 combat units, and the total strength is less than one regiment. This is
It is simply a joke to confront the Korean People's Army, which has high enemy morale.
In the chaos, the People's Army broke into the urban area of Daejeon. The US 24th Division had been divided into small pieces and was forced to fight on its own. William Dean carried a 60mm rocket launcher and wanted to fight the People's Army, but in the end his
His efforts were unsuccessful, and he was hugged by the troops and fled southward along the mountain road.
William Dean, who was separated from the main force, encountered successive pursuits by the Korean People's Army on the way, so he abandoned his vehicle and evacuated on foot with several soldiers.
When they walked to a large mountain near Datian River, William Dean heard the sound of running water and wanted to take a look. As a result, he accidentally fell down the hillside and fell into a coma. The entourage searched around
, found nothing, and left.
When William Dean woke up again, he found that he was covered in injuries. He tried to get out of the forest and lost his way. Due to lack of food and treatment, William Dean, who was 1.8 meters tall, wandered around in the mountains and forests for 36 days.
After more than a month of survival in the wilderness, he became extremely thin, and his weight dropped directly from 95 kilograms before the war to 59 kilograms.
While William Dean was wandering in the mountains and forests, the U.S. military could not find his whereabouts and thought he was dead. They promoted him to major general and awarded him many medals of honor.
Later, he was accidentally discovered by the Korean People's Army and taken into a prisoner of war camp. At first, the Korean People's Army did not recognize William Dean's identity as the commander of the 24th U.S. Division, until a person who had worked under him recognized him.
, and then his identity was completely exposed.
Subsequently, William Dean was sent to a prisoner of war camp in Pyongyang for detention.