The battle in Xingxingli took five days from the start at 4:30 pm on November 27 to the complete annihilation of the Polar Bear Regiment at 4:00 pm on December 2. In these five days, too much happened.
As the first night of battle ended on the night of the 27th, the Ninth Corps divided and surrounded the 1st Marine Division in four locations: Xingxing-ri, Liutan-ri, and Hagaryu-ri, and some troops targeted Hagaryu-ri to Yutan-ri.
, between Xingxingli, and between Xiajieyuli and Gutuli to block.
Interspersed and divided, on the first night, the 1st Marine Division was like an earthworm, cut into several sections by the sharp knife of the Volunteer Army.
After the first night of battle, the entire battle of Changjin Lake showed an advantage on the surface of our army.
At dawn, the snow gradually diminished. After a night of fighting, the U.S. Army's Ninth Corps captured the high ground in the Battle of Changjin Lake. Only small organic units were sent to stay behind, that is, units ranked in squads. Larger units were further away from the high ground.
This is due to the fact that our army does not have superior artillery firepower and air superiority.
This has also formed a situation. Although the overall situation is that our army surrounds the enemy with superior forces, when the enemy attacks during the day, it is the enemy who defeats the enemy with greater numbers. The U.S. military fully grasps this weakness, assembles superior forces, and regains the lost ground.
position, and with the cover of tanks, heavy artillery and aircraft, launched a counterattack towards the high ground where volunteer soldiers were stationed.
The volunteer soldiers stationed on the highlands need to hold on until nightfall!
The US military's attack method is the same as that of the Japanese army, but the US military's attack method is more severe. Heavy artillery bombardment, aircraft bombing, firepower covering the hilltops, aircraft strafing at low altitudes, and the rear infantry and tanks coordinate. If the tanks cannot move to a certain extent, the infantry will charge.
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Moreover, the firepower coverage of the US military does not include the hills on the highlands. The firepower range also includes the reverse slopes of the hills and the rear of the highlands. In particular, the shelling of the reverse slopes will continue to block the passage for reinforcements of our second-line reserve troops.
This prevents our army from reinforcing the volunteer soldiers on the highlands and isolating our highland defense forces, while the enemy can continue to increase its troops and attack again and again.
As for our army's tactics, they are relatively simple. The troops stationed on the high ground always follow the defense line, calmly move the enemy forward, and then fire violently. When the enemy takes a further step, grenades fly horizontally. After the grenades explode, the volunteers' bayonets hit them.
on their bellies.
Although the U.S. military is tall and powerful, what they fear most is that the Volunteer Army will engage in close combat. Often the Volunteer Army rushes out of the bunker with guns as soon as the charge horn is sounded. Even if there are only dozens of Volunteer Army members or more than 200 U.S. Army personnel, they will be attacked by the Volunteer Army.
They chased each other, but they didn't dare to fight hand to hand.
Although our volunteer soldiers are brave and tenacious, the reinforcement road on the reverse slope of the highland is blocked by the enemy. The enemy can send additional troops to continue the attack. If it fails once, it will attack a second time. If it fails several times, it will repeat the bombing.
This pattern of attack and defense continued throughout the Battle of Changjin Lake.
Xia Yuan followed the large army back to the rear. He could hear the continuous sound of US artillery fire from a distance. From dawn to noon, the artillery fire continued continuously. He could not count how many times the US military aircraft bombed.
How many artillery shells were discharged? It is unknown how many times the thirty-odd soldiers of the platoon guarding the 1100 Highlands withstood the enemy's charges, and how many remaining combatants were left under the all-round coverage of artillery fire.
All I know is that at 2 p.m., the artillery fire from the front stopped.
The soldiers stood behind and looked towards the direction of Xingxingli. No one spoke, they just watched quietly. It was a fine day, but gunpowder smoke enveloped the entire sky.
Xia Yuan held the gun and sat quietly on a protruding rock, watching quietly. The cruelty of the war made even him, a reckless person, feel palpitations. He himself could not guarantee that he would hold his position.
, how can we persist for a day with only more than 30 people?
Little did I know how cruel, tragic and desolate the future Cheorwon Blockade and Shangganling Battle would be.
Yu Congrong came to Xia Yuan with the cans seized from the US military, "Eat some, eat more to kill the American imperialists."
Xia Yuan turned to look at Yu Congrong, saw his red eyes, silently took the can in his hand, and started eating it in small bites.
Yu Congrong was sitting next to Xia Yuan, looking in the direction of Highland 1100. The smoke was still filling the air, but the artillery fire had stopped. Everyone knew what this meant.
Xia Yuan ate a little, padded his stomach, and handed the rest to Yu Congrong: "Let the injured soldier eat."
Yu Congrong smiled and patted his shoulder, "You can eat it, they have some."
"Oh." Xia Yuan nodded and said nothing. He suddenly remembered his batch of supplies and said to Yu Congrong, "By the way, the cart of supplies I captured earlier is still in the west of Xinxingli."
The battle in Xinxingli has begun. We cannot let the batch of supplies we captured sit there in vain. We must make them work.
Yu Congrong asked in disbelief: "Did you really get a load of enemy supplies?"
Xia Yuan nodded firmly: "Nonsense, I'm going to get it back and give it to the 239th Regiment. They attacked the enemy's two highlands last night and attacked the enemy's forward position from the front. In addition, the logistics supplies could not be reached. On the first night,
They have consumed so much supplies again, they must need this batch of supplies."
Yu Congrong thought for a moment and stood up: "I'll go find the company commander."
Soon, a young soldier came to the area where the soldiers were resting and shouted: "Comrade Xia Yuan of the seventh interleaved company! Comrade Xia Yuan of the seventh interleaved company!"
Pinghe shouted to Xia Yuan from a distance: "Xia Yuan, I'm calling you."
Xia Yuan stood up, turned around and looked at Pinghe, Lei Gong and Wu Wanli who were sitting together, and then walked over.
Lei Gong looked at him and stood up: "This is war. The high ground must be defended. Everyone knows what it means to defend the high ground. The palms and backs of the hands are all flesh. You feel uncomfortable. The leader of the 238th Regiment feels even more uncomfortable. He gave the order.
At that time, we endured so much psychological pressure, so we must use the guns in our hands to win this battle and eliminate all the enemies in Xinxing!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Xia Yuan nodded heavily and held the gun in his hand vigorously.
Lei Gong patted him on the shoulder, "You were already very good last night. The instructor had handed over your record to the division headquarters early in the morning. You killed the commander of the US Bear Regiment, captured their flag, and blew up the enemy's firepower points.
, outline the U.S. military’s defense map, rescue the brother troops, and cover the marker bombs so that the U.S. military cannot bomb us. You are a hero! A real hero!!”
Xia Yuan looked at the soldiers of the Seventh Company who looked at them eagerly. Some were wrapped in bandages, and some were lying on mattresses, but their eyes were full of admiration and praise.
Lei Gong smiled and said, "Go ahead and have a good rest when you come back. Look at how red your eyes are. We have to fight again tonight."
Xia Yuan grinned and said goodbye to Lei Gong. Wu Wanli Pinghe and the others came to the headquarters and met Wu Qianli, Mei Sheng, Yu Congrong, Tan Ziwei, the leader of the 238th Regiment, and the 238th Regiment whom they met last night.
Commander Sun of the Third Battalion.
Battalion Commander Sun stepped forward, held Xia Yuan's hand, and said excitedly: "Comrade Xia Yuan, I want to thank you! I already listened to the members of the blasting team last night and told them what they experienced last night. If not
You, the enemy's bunker will cause huge casualties to our army."
Xia Yuandao: "This is what I should do."
The leader of the 238th Regiment said: "Time is running out. I have heard about your seizure of a truckload of supplies. I also telegraphed to the 239th Regiment. They have also sent people to look for it. Don't worry yet. The 239th Regiment also gained a lot last night. Rely on
With the defense map you drew, we have the targets for the artillery to attack, and destroy all the enemy's fortifications in the forward positions. In one day, they can only dig trenches and communication trenches. At night, it is our general offensive again. This U.S. military in Xinxing
!We’re going to eat them all!”
Xia Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and nodded heavily.
The commander of the 238th Regiment smiled and said: "You are a combat hero now. I have written down your deeds with your company commander early in the morning and submitted them to the headquarters! Just now, the commendation order from the headquarters came out. Do you want to take a look?
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"Commendation order? Yes!"
The instructor of the 2238th Regiment took a telegram and handed it to Mei Sheng: "Your company, you will read it out."
"Why."
Mei Sheng smiled, took the telegram with both hands, and looked at Wu Qianli.
Wu Qianli immediately said: "Then summon all the soldiers of the seventh company!"
Tan Ziwei also said to the instructor beside him: "This is a happy celebration. Instructor, ask all the soldiers in our battalion to come and listen. Be careful, don't be discovered by the US military reconnaissance plane."
The camp director smiled and said, "Okay, I'll call you right away."
The leader of the 238th Regiment looked at the instructor beside him. The instructor said: "There are too many people and the target is too big. But when the war is over, this commendation letter will be given to the entire army and the soldiers will see it."
The regiment leader thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you then. When the awards come out, I will hold a regiment meeting and read them to the soldiers in person to motivate them."
Xia Yuan scratched his head in embarrassment.
After a while, volunteer soldiers were crouching in the valley where they were resting. The 7th Crossing Company and Tan Ziwei's 3rd Battalion had almost gathered together. There were more than 400 people, many of them were wrapped in bandages, and some soldiers' clothes were still wet.
Relatively thin, crowded among the valleys, wearing backwards cotton clothes and thick cotton military caps.
Mei Sheng was at the front of the team, holding the commendation order and scanning the soldiers below with eager eyes. He said: "Comrades, during last night's battle, a soldier from our seventh interleaved company was commended!
Let’s all guess who it is.”
Mei Sheng's words caused the soldiers to whisper. They thought it would be a new combat mission, but unexpectedly, a combat hero was born. They were discussing in whispers.
Lei Gong was smiling, but Wu Wanli was confused, "Lei Gong, why are you smiling?"
Lei Gong smiled and said, "You still don't know?"
Wu Wanli shook his head blankly, "I don't know."
Yu Congrong turned his head and said, "Xiao Wanli, it's your brother Yuan. You followed Dad Lei last night. I don't know what your brother Yuan did."
Wu Wanli looked at Yu Congrong, "What did you do?"
Pinghe's muffled voice came out, and his eyes were full of praise and admiration: "Xia Yuan's marksmanship is getting better and better. He is growing very fast. He will definitely grow into a sniper in the future!"
Yu Congrong sat aside with his gun in his arms and laughed: "Thanks to the company commander for giving Mr. Xia to our platoon, hey hey hey, we found a treasure."
Wu Wanli said nothing, his eyes shining brightly.
Tan Ziwei said with a smile: "Come on, Mei, please stop playing riddles for the soldiers."
Mei Sheng smiled and read aloud, "To Comrade Xia Yuan, the 7th Intermediate Company of the 1st Offensive Regiment: When Comrade Xia Yuan was separated from the team, he sketched the U.S. military's defense plan in Xingxingli, and prepared it for our army at 4 p.m. on the 27th.
The 30-minute all-out attack laid the foundation, which greatly reduced the casualties of our army, and in the battle on the evening of the 27th..."
After reading this, Mei Sheng's tone suddenly changed, sonorous and powerful, and he said with firmness and pride: "When Comrade Xia Yuan was separated from the large army, he was not afraid of the powerful enemy, faced the difficulties, and made great achievements in battle. After this,
Our department has decided to award Comrade Xia Yuan a commendation! This is a great achievement!"
"First class merit!!"
Mei Sheng's words were like thunder exploding in the team. Whether it was the soldiers of the third battalion or the soldiers of the seventh interleaved company, the eyes of all the soldiers looking at Xia Yuan changed. They became passionate, worshipful, and respectful.
, became happy and eager.
Xia Yuan, they had already known each other during the first division award ceremony at the division headquarters.
One person can resist a US military reconnaissance company and still survive after being injured and jumping off a cliff.
One man and one gun annihilated an enemy reconnaissance platoon of more than 30 people. The enemy was so frightened that they did not dare to show their heads. After wiping out all the enemies, a platoon of weapons and equipment was seized.
In last night's battle, one man destroyed several US military firepower points, rushed into the US military headquarters, killed the US military commander, captured a US military flag, and blew up several enemy bunkers to connect with the troops north of Jiangqiao!
This is a truly unbeatable hero!
Wu Qianli said: "Applause!"
Mei Sheng carefully rolled up the commendation order, clapped his palms vigorously, and looked at Xia Yuan happily, with affirmation, pride, and pride in his eyes.
The applause was like a wave, lasting for a long time. All the soldiers looked at Xia Yuan excitedly.
Xia Yuan stood next to Mei Sheng, with an unparalleled sense of pride rising in his heart. He looked solemn and paid a high military salute to all the soldiers!