Chapter 163 Do the volunteers still have heavy firepower?
On a table at the Volunteer Army Headquarters, there is a list of troops that are still in the 37th parallel and have not been withdrawn. The ones that have been checked indicate that they have broken out and have returned to the army.
In this list, only the 180th Division of the 60th Army was left unchecked. The commanders were all asking about the frontline trends and indirectly where the 180th Division was. However, the 180th Division was surrounded by the US military.
Master, there is no news yet.
"Boss, the situation has become very obvious. The 180th Division must be in trouble."
When the commander heard this, he remained calm and unmoved. He did not answer the man, but was recalling the 180th Division.
At that time, the 180th Division was a typical unit of our army that gradually grew from weak to strong. At the beginning, it was a field army upgraded from local grassroots cadres and county brigades in the Taiyue Military Division of the Eighth Route Army. It fought successively during the Liberation War.
The team continued to grow, and then it was affiliated to the 60th Army of the 18th Corps of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. After being assigned to the Northwest Field Army, the commander has always used it as the first-class main division, and let it participate in the Battle of Fumei, the Battle of Qinling, etc.
The chief knows this unit very well.
Finally, the leader picked up the big teapot, put it to his mouth and took a sip. His voice was loud and full of majesty: "You guys keep looking for me! I don't believe they will all be wiped out by the enemy!"
"yes!"
All the transmitters were desperately searching for the signal of this army, but at this time, the answer to them on this band was still silence.
The commander continued to stare at the large-scale map on the wall, recalling in his mind the location and time of the last contact with the 180th Division. Finally, he traced a general area with his hand and quickly determined where the 180th Division was stranded.
location, and said: "Is the Forty-fifth Division still around here?"
The combat staff officer next to him immediately replied: "Yes, boss, there is still the 181st Division more than a hundred kilometers to the left, but..."
The chief said: "Speak without hesitation."
The combat staff seemed to have guessed the commander's intention and said: "These two divisions are still fighting and are not out of danger."
The commander had no time to think anymore and said decisively: "Draft a message and order the 45th Division and the 181st Division to change the rear team to the front team and immediately go to relieve the siege of the 180th Division to open a gap and let them break out.
!Shiji!”
Just by looking at the map, the commander judged that the 180th Division must be surrounded by the enemy.
After the combat staff recorded it in writing, he immediately handed the paper to the dispatcher.
The chief continued: "Get Hong Xuezhi for me!"
A few hours ago, after Hong Xuezhi left the Volunteer Army Headquarters, he braved the heavy rain and returned to the Nantingli Volunteer Army Logistics Headquarters to organize and arrange supplies shipped from domestic steel. Before he could sit still, the phone call came.
It rang and it was Shiji's.
A familiar and serious voice came from the phone: "Come back quickly, something happened to the 180th Division!"
When Hong Xuezhi heard this, his expression became tense and he quickly replied: "Okay, I understand, I'll go back right away!"
The jeep driver continued to risk being bombed by enemy planes at any time and rushed to the Volunteer Army Headquarters in the shortest possible time. When Hong Xuezhi walked into the war room, he felt that everyone was in an anxious mood, and even the air was filled with anxiety.
With a bit of solemnity.
The chief said: "How is the situation over there?"
"I have arranged everything that needs to be arranged." Hong Xuezhi's eyes moved and he said, "Have you not contacted them yet?"
The commander pinched off half a cigarette and said to Hong Xuezhi: "Well, we haven't contacted you yet. Now we have lost contact with the headquarters of the 60th Army and the Third Corps. I asked the 45th Division and the 181st Division to follow the breakout instructions.
We have taken the previous route to find them, but the progress is too slow."
Hong Xuezhi nodded, "Yes, the protruding troops told me that they are far away now, and even whether they can come out is still unknown. Boss, don't be too anxious. Let's think of a solution later.
"
Hong Xuezhi knew the chief very well. Whenever he was in a heavy mood, he never liked to talk.
Hong Xuezhi's analysis was very correct. The leader did not answer him at first, but continued to look at the map on the wall. After a while, he whispered: "Old Hong, come here and take a look..."
front.
The sun's rays were a bit dazzling, but when they fell on the defense line of the 180th Division, they were blocked by a thick layer of gunpowder smoke. The sun-blocking gunpowder smoke floated in the sky, dark and dense, like black clouds.
In the mountains and fields, the figures of American soldiers rushed towards the high ground of the volunteers.
"Wu Liang, how many have you killed?"
Wang Huzi's whole body was scorched black, and his cotton clothes were burned to pieces. He was holding a US military semi-automatic rifle and aiming at the foreign Japanese attacking in the distance. The gunshots were fired so hard that they didn't even dare to show their heads.
The roar of cannons exploded all around them on the high ground, and dust was scattered all around them.
There were many guns piled up in the shallow trenches. Bullets and bullet bags were randomly thrown on the ground. Grenades were half-buried on the ground. There were more enemies. Wang Beard quickly grabbed a grenade and threw it out, falling into the enemy group.
Many enemies were killed.
"Seventeen, hey, hey, these foreign devils are not afraid of death. It's great. If we kill a few more, we will have made a great contribution."
Wu Liang laughed and groped in the soil with his dark palms, picked up the bullets that had fallen on the ground and buried them, blew them into the magazine.
"Instructor, how many have you killed?" Wang Huzi shouted again at the top of his lungs.
"Don't ask, there are definitely more than you."
Yang Nanzhen's voice drifted over from the other side, and was swallowed up by the sound of enemy shells exploding.
"Company Commander Xia..." Wang Huzi opened his mouth as if asking for trouble, thinking that he should not ask anymore. Captain Xia's combat effectiveness is the most powerful among the four of them.
"Wang Beard, why don't you ask anymore."
Xia Yuan chuckled, bang bang bang, the sound of Da Ba Li's gunshot was crisp, and several of the shaking figures in front of him fell down.
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Captain Xia, you are very good at shooting and throwing grenades. I can compete with the instructor and Wu Liang, but I can't compete with you."
The three of them really admired Xia Yuan. This position was firmly in their hands because of Xia Yuan's presence.
"Wang Beard, the US military's attack is weak again." Wu Liang fired his gun, looked up, and laughed.
"Hey, it's true, I used a grenade to greet them."
Wang Huzi followed and bared his teeth, and the four of them picked up grenades in a tacit understanding. This was a rule discovered by Xia Yuan. Whenever the enemy's casualties increased, the attack would be weak. At this time, if you greet them with grenades, they will not even care about the wounded.
Everyone ran down the mountain.
Learning war in war, they used this method to defeat several waves of enemy attacks.
The focus of the army's attack was not on their side, so not many troops were invested. One company after another was invested in the high ground for the attack, and they were defeated every time. The front of their position was filled with enemy corpses, to say nothing of it.
One company was destroyed, and all the captured guns were thrown into the trenches.
The U.S. military bombarded them and buried them every time. However, the four people had tenacious vitality and they were able to withstand such a level of bombardment. It is estimated that the U.S. military commander could not have imagined that a position with only four people would be like this.
He was tenacious and sent out several companies but failed to defeat this position.
"Fuck!"
The major battalion commander of the U.S. Army yelled and sent several companies up, but they were all beaten down by the Chinese on the mountain. What surprised him the most was that the Chinese on this position were very tenacious in combat. Every company attacked the high ground.
The casualty rate exceeded the terrifying 50%. What is the concept? A company of more than 200 people was sent up, and at most, more than 100 people died on it without coming down.
During World War II, their casualty rate was not so terrible.
After attacking for several hours, the inconspicuous hill in front of me was attacked five or six times, but could not be conquered.
It's incredible.
The major battalion commander was already scared. If they continued to fight like this, their battalion would be consumed by the Chinese army on the mountain. But at this time, the commander above gave them an order to continue the attack.
"Fuck! Fuck! Damn Bichi! He is asking my soldiers to die. The Chinese on the mountain are too powerful and terrifying. This position is a devil's position. I suggest you bypass this position."
The battalion commander, a major, swore loudly and attacked the position several times but failed to defeat it. The commander actually asked them to fight. If they continued, his whole battalion would probably have to answer here.
After much thought, the major battalion commander decided to give up the attack on this unknown highland. After capturing this unknown highland, it could not bring them any value. The major battalion commander called the communications troops and talked to their commander, Major Rohr, and he got
After winning Almond's favor, he was successfully promoted to a regiment commander and prospered in the 7th U.S. Division.
After Major Rohr received the report from the battalion commander of the major below, he was a little angry. You can't conquer such a small hill. If you want to move to another place to attack, you won't be able to conquer it in a new place.
However, he also knew something about the situation of this battalion-level combat team. Continuous battles and huge casualties have made the morale of the soldiers very low. This can no longer be solved by improving food for them, but this is only for front-line combat troops.
The epitome of the war, after more than ten days of fighting, too many people died, and many American soldiers became war-weary. There was even a company attacking the Volunteer Army high ground that retreated without permission, and even the supervising team followed suit.
They retreated together.
The situation of the 180th Division is not good, and the situation of the U.S. Tenth Army is equally bad. The difference is that the situation of the 180th Division is not good, but the fighting will of the soldiers has become stronger as time goes by. And the U.S. Tenth Army is in a bad situation.
The army is not in good condition internally. Many soldiers are war-weary. After all, weapons and equipment are controlled by people. If the soldiers are war-weary, it will inevitably have a certain impact on the subsequent attack.
Major Rohr has come step by step from an ordinary soldier to the present. He has a deep understanding of the emotions of soldiers. The purpose of war is not to protect the homeland and the country. Many soldiers feel something wrong with their emotions as soon as they arrive on the battlefield. In addition, the current battle
It was going on so hard that Major Rohr had an unpleasant feeling. If it weren't for their superiority in numbers and equipment, they might have lost the war.
"Are our opponents still human beings?"
Major Rohr knew very well that their enemy had been without food for several days, had no supplies of supplies, was behind the enemy in numbers and equipment, and did not have land and air superiority. Under such circumstances, they would have been killed long ago.
It’s time to surrender. But the Chinese have been fighting them hard until now.
"Let the soldiers rest first."
Major Rohr was very helpless about this. He knew very well that the more he ordered the soldiers to attack, the more the gains would outweigh the losses. The best way was to let the soldiers take a breath, eat and drink, relax, and then take the opportunity to encourage them.
To boost their morale, let their artillery perform a performance.
In this way, after ten minutes, the morale of the soldiers will increase.
Unexpectedly, Almond called at this moment.
"It's me, General, tell me!"
Major Rolle took this call very seriously. Almond on the other end of the phone said: "The Chinese army also has heavy artillery. You must always be careful. I didn't expect that at this time, the Chinese still have heavy artillery.
They are still hiding things of no use."
Major Roll looked serious and nodded solemnly: "General, I understand. I have asked my soldiers to retreat from the Chinese positions and sent a reconnaissance team to observe the situation. If the Chinese army still has heavy artillery that is not used, I will
Artillery will be ordered to bomb the target."
"Very good, but now we still have to slow down the offensive temporarily. Don't push too hard. We have to deceive the Chinese heavy artillery. They won't be able to escape."
Almond is afraid of the Chinese heavy artillery. The most important thing is that due to the lack of intelligence, they currently do not have the number of Chinese heavy artillery. This is very scary. If the Chinese have mastered an artillery group, then they must be careful.
Cope with it.
What Almond didn't know was that the 180th Division actually had an artillery group. It was said to be an artillery group, but in fact it was just a mountain artillery battalion with more than twenty cannons, and it was still trapped on the south bank of the Han River.
The Volunteers did not have trucks to transport cannons. Their method of transporting cannons was very primitive. They dismantled the cannons where they could be dismantled, and then used mules and horses to pull them. The team moved slowly. After the 180th Division completed crossing the river, the artillery was left behind.
South bank of Han River.
The cannons could not be transported at all, and these cannons could only be blown up on the spot, leaving the enemy with a pile of scrap metal.
There are still some mountain cannons on the north bank of the Han River. Since the troops are about to break out, the superiors ordered the mountain artillery battalion to remove the remaining mountain cannons from their attachments and bury them on the spot, waiting to be picked up again in the future when there is an opportunity.
It was said that there would be a chance in the future, but the soldiers' hearts were as transparent as a piece of glass, and they had no chance to come and get it again.