Xia Yuan didn't have much else, but he had a lot of guns. He had thrown away quite a few before. He could still equip the soldiers of the machine gun company with a Thompson submachine gun and a semi-automatic rifle, and he also had an even greater number of grenades.
Can't even fit in.
The trucks are packed to the brim.
There is no problem in giving some to the 540th Regiment.
The three discussed some more details. Captain Liu called the Sixth Company Commander and the Seventh Company Commander of the Third Battalion of the 540th Regiment and conveyed the division commander's order to them, "From now on, you will be members of the independent battalion."
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"yes!"
The two of them had no objections.
Soldiers just obey orders and rarely question the orders given by their superiors.
"Where did this independent battalion come from?"
"I don't know. I heard from the soldiers that a particularly fierce fighting force has just appeared. It has strong firepower. Our regiment fought on the road that had not been conquered for a long time. They defeated it in one encounter. It is estimated that the independent force that asked us to join
The battalion is the team that suddenly appears."
The two of them were very curious about the independent battalion that Commander Liu mentioned.
"Don't underestimate this independent battalion commander, our division commander is very optimistic about him." Commander Liu said.
The two were a little surprised.
The sixth company commander's name was An Hengrun. He asked curiously: "Commander, why is this battalion commander so favored by our division commander?"
Commander Liu said: "The foreign devils who just opened the highway were led by him and his troops. You must have seen the firepower, right?"
The seventh company commander's name was Qi Shan. He nodded and said, "I've seen it on the mountain. The firepower was too fierce. At first, I made a mistake and thought it was a US military unit. I didn't expect it to be ours."
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After a pause, he asked again: "Commander, where did this independent battalion come from? Why haven't we heard before that in addition to the three infantry regiments, our division also has an independent battalion?"
Not only Company Commander Qi was curious, but Company Commander An was also very curious.
Commander Liu said: "You have just been appointed by the division commander himself. Don't underestimate me. How many people do you think this unit will have at the beginning?"
"How many people have such strong firepower, and this is an independent battalion, it must be a battalion-level size, right?" Company Commander An thought for a while and said.
"No, guess again." Captain Liu shook his head.
"A regiment?" Captain Qi said.
"In addition to the 538th, 539th and 540th regiments in our division, I'd like to guess where the fourth regiment came from," Commander Liu said.
"It's not a battalion, is it a company? Judging from their size, they should be a strengthened company."
During the break, Captain An glanced at the soldiers of this unit from a distance. He couldn't help it. Their equipment was so good. A submachine gun was nothing. They carried a semi-automatic rifle behind their backs and hung their own bullet pouches.
, and American-style bullet bags. Just American-style bullet bags, each soldier has to have two of them wrapped around his body.
Somewhat incredible.
His guess was quite reasonable.
Seeing that Captain Liu didn't speak, Company Commander An knew that his guess was wrong. He thought about it and said cautiously: "It can't be a platoon. There are more than thirty people in a platoon. How is that possible?"
Captain Qi also nodded.
"wrong."
"It's not a platoon, it's a squad. How is that possible?"
The two of them opened their eyes wide and said in disbelief.
"Even one squad was wrong. This unit started with just one person, the company commander of their company. When he came out of the division headquarters, our division commander didn't give him any soldiers. It was he who went to the front line and brought him with him.
The four of us held the position, wiped out many American troops, and then moved all the way, saving many stragglers and soldiers who were separated from the main force. Gradually, we formed such a team. Maybe you can see our group inside.
An old acquaintance of mine."
Commander Liu smiled and said: "I have asked, and there are many soldiers from our regiment in their machine gun battery."
The expressions of disbelief on the two people's faces became even more intense.
One person, without a single soldier, relied on rescuing those stragglers to build up such a powerful team.
It's so incredible.
"Yeah, I was shocked. When I heard this, I didn't believe it, but the facts are right in front of us. This man is our division's famous fighting hero, Xia Yuan."
"If I were put in his position, I wouldn't be able to do this." Company Commander An opened his mouth wide and couldn't help but say in admiration.
They all know that Xia Yuan is indeed a famous fighting hero in their division. This fighting hero is a fierce man, and can even be said to be a legend. He has seized supplies, bombed enemy artillery positions, led six people to raid the US military, and now he is doing it alone.
To pull together such a powerful team. This combat hero only showed his combat effectiveness on the Korean battlefield. In domestic combat, they had never heard of such a person.
Following Captain Liu, he met the so-called independent battalion commander and combat hero, Xia Yuan. The man in front of him had dark cheeks, with some peeling skin, and walked with a slight limp. The two of them glanced at this.
It was then discovered that one of his legs was fixed with a wooden stick.
"Escaped from death at the hands of Mei 24, and his leg was broken. He used a wooden stick to hold it up, but he could still walk."
Xia Yuan showed a smile on his face and looked at Captain Liu: "Captain Liu, these two are An Hengrun and Qi Shan."
"Hello, battalion commander!"
The two of them said hello. When they first arrived, Captain Liu also told them to be polite to this guy. He was enough to win everyone's respect. Even Master Zheng was full of praise for him.
"Welcome to join the independent camp, a warm welcome." Xia Yuan introduced the person behind him: "This is the instructor of our company, Yang Nanzhen."
"Hello, Captain Liu." Yang Nanzhen greeted them.
"Hello, instructor Yang."
After everyone greeted each other and got to know each other, Xia Yuan said: "Instructor Yang, after the independent battalion is established, you will be the battalion staff officer of our battalion."
"I'm afraid I'm not qualified for this." When Yang Nanzhen heard this, he hesitated for a while, shook his head and said, "It's okay for me to be an instructor, and a battalion staff officer... forget it, I'm more suitable to lead
Soldiers fight."
"Instructor Yang's idea is the same as mine. However, since the machine gun company has become an independent battalion, we can still lead troops to fight. Who says that the battalion commander and battalion chief of staff can't go to the front line? When it's time, they have to go to the front line.
superior."
Xia Yuan took Commander Liu as an example: "Previously, as the commander of the 540th Regiment, Commander Liu personally led the troops to the front line. As battalion commanders, there is no way we can say whether it is possible or not."
Commander Liu smiled and said: "Xia Yuan is right. There is no such thing as whether it can be done or not. In the battle just now, the division commander personally took the gun and went to the battlefield."
"Have all the division commanders gone to the battlefield?" Yang Nanzhen looked shocked.
"What's the point? When fighting against the Japs, who doesn't fight with the Japs with a gun? That's what division commanders and army commanders do. When it's time to go up, don't be cowardly and just fight with the Japs with a gun.
Let’s do it.” Xia Yuan said, “That’s it.”
Yang Nanzhen also remained silent.
This is how the independent camp was established.
Considering that the strength of the Sixth and Seventh Companies was still insufficient, Xia Yuan made drastic changes to the independent battalion and built it into two strengthened companies. The first company was the machine gun company, and the second company was the Sixth and Seventh Companies.
Reorganized reinforced company.
The artillery platoon became independent and established a third company, the artillery company, equipped with twelve mortars, four bazookas, two recoilless rifles, two heavy machine guns, and four light machine guns. All other weapons and equipment were
Evenly distributed to the first company and the second company.
The strength of the independent battalion has grown to more than 400 people.
Other departments are not yet complete. They are still in the midst of a war and are in the transition stage. The establishment of each department is not under consideration for the time being.
In this breakout, the independent battalion served as the main offensive force.
"Teacher, try this."
After crossing the highway and heading towards Yingfeng, the team pulled up a long queue in the dark night. Xia Yuan took the bottle of red wine and walked up to Master Zheng and handed it to him.
"What is this? It looks so special." Mr. Zheng had never seen anything like this before, and this was his first time seeing red wine.
"Red wine, a good thing from foreign devils, try it." Xia Yuan handed it to Master Zheng.
"Foreign wine, hehe, Lao Duan likes to drink these the most. Give it to him to try." Master Zheng smiled and said: "By the way, the next battle depends on the performance of your independent battalion, the 540th Regiment.
Be your second echelon."
"Sir, just take a look. I will lead my men to knock down the foreign Japanese's positions myself." Xia Yuan had already thought of a plan in his mind and said cheerfully.
"Is your leg okay? Don't be brave. These things should be left to your subordinates. As a commander, you must issue orders according to the battlefield situation." Commander Zheng said patiently.
"Commander Zheng, it doesn't affect the movement. It's uncomfortable to stay in the back. I still prefer the front line." Xia Yuan said with a smile. Only on the battlefield can his individual combat effectiveness be maximized.
Commander Liu ran to Commander Zheng and said, "Commander, I just saw people from the 2nd Company of the 539th Regiment on a small road. Commander Wang and the others should also have broken out of this encirclement."
Commander Zheng said: "Why are there troops ahead? Let's go over and take a look. We must organize them."
Now the various units of the 180th Division have been dispersed, and people from other units can always be seen during the advance.
Commander Liu nodded: "Okay division commander, those should be the scattered troops that just broke out."
"Let's go and see together."
Master Zheng said to Xia Yuan.
Following Commander Liu, not far away, there were many troops resting on the roadside. Some were already asleep, some were smoking half a cigarette, and the bandages on their heads were just wrapped. A platoon leader
When I saw the teacher and others approaching, I stood up and saluted.
Teacher Zheng asked him first: "Which department are you in?"
The platoon leader replied: "Reporting to the division commander, I am from the 1st Battalion and 3rd Company of the 538th Regiment. My soldiers are really tired. They just broke out of the encirclement. They were too tired. I asked them to rest. Now they have broken out."
There will be no danger in the encirclement for the time being, right?"
Master Zheng looked at these soldiers and couldn't help but feel sour in his heart. He knew very well that these soldiers were definitely not people who were greedy for life and afraid of death, and they were not cowardly people. Let alone fighting, even if they walked here without eating, even an iron man would not be able to support them.
This was also the first time for this platoon leader to talk to Commander Zheng. He thought that the Commander would definitely criticize them vigorously, but Commander Zheng did not blame them. He gradually slowed down and said to the soldiers sitting on the ground: "You guys are here.
Some people know me, some don't, the time is too short, I will briefly explain the situation to everyone, this is just the first encirclement, we cannot stop now, it is too dangerous."
When the soldiers heard the sound, they raised their heads and looked at this man. He was tall and powerful, but because he had not eaten enough for a long time, his body had become thinner. His eye sockets were a little sunken and black, and his cheeks were obviously thinner.
"Sir, it's the teacher."
"It's really the teacher!"
The tired soldiers held their guns on the ground and stood up staggeringly. The man in front of them was the soul of the 180th Division and the brains of the 180th Division.
Commander Zheng's thirsty throat was filled with smoke. He swallowed and managed to say loudly: "I must take you all out safely. Now everyone should follow me and continue to move closer to Dutai Peak. Our reinforcements are there."
Respond."
"Teacher, I'm not tired anymore, let's go!"
Everyone shouted so firmly and joined the large army one after another, following the iron flow and rushing forward.
Although they are only flesh and blood, they use their spiritual will to build an indestructible wall. They are worthy heroes.
Xia Yuan recognized the platoon leader in front of him, the platoon leader of the 9th Company of the 1st Battalion of the 538th Regiment, Wang Hu. The two of them had crossed paths in China, but when they arrived at the Korean battlefield, they each carried out their own orders and rarely crossed paths.
Xia Yuan was still very emotional when he met an old acquaintance here. As the battle continued, there were almost no old acquaintances he could meet.
"Captain Xia." The platoon leader was very happy. He was so lucky to meet someone from the first battalion of the 538th Regiment. I was really happy to learn that Xia Yuan had become the battalion commander of the independent battalion. In the past, Xia Yuan was still
The platoon commander of a battalion attacking a company did not expect that after such a long time, they would meet again and the other party would actually become the battalion commander.
"Where is your company commander?" Xia Yuan asked him.
Talking about the battalion commander, the platoon leader had a gloomy look on his face: "Captain Xia, our company commander was killed by the enemy's machine gun during the breakout."
Xia Yuan sighed, patted his shoulder, and said: "Keep going forward, don't stop, and escape with the company commander's belief in breaking through."
"Well, Camp Commander Xia, I will definitely break out with the faith of a company commander!"
Wang Hu's tone was very firm.
"You only have so few people left in the Third Company. Follow the Independent Battalion. We are still short of people."
The Independent Battalion was in its infancy. Even though the division commander added two companies to the Independent Battalion, it still lacked a lot of people. There was still a long way to go before it could reach the size of the Independent Battalion.
"This..." Wang Hu hesitated a little.
"I approved." Mr. Zheng just walked over and said.
"Yes!" Wang Hu responded and no longer hesitated. Whether to join the independent battalion or not is not his decision alone. He also has the battalion commander above him, and he needs the battalion commander's consent. However, the division commander's order is more important than the battalion commander's order.