On the morning of the 29th, as U.S. bombers bombed the volunteer positions in Xinxing-ri, aircraft also airdropped a large amount of supplies and ammunition to the U.S. troops in Xinxing-ri.
It is worth mentioning that the ammunition of the M19 twin-mounted 40mm self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery vehicle airdropped by the US military to the US military in Xingxingli was mistakenly airdropped to the US military stationed in Surabaya. At 9:30 on the 29th, the enemy in Surabaya dropped five vehicles
With the support of tanks, they sent reinforcements to Xingxingli, but encountered a tenacious blockade by the 242nd Regiment responsible for blocking the team. They fled back at 16:00 in the afternoon, and then the team retreated to Hagaryuuli.
The same airdrop error also occurred in the Watergate Bridge, especially after the three bombings of the Watergate Bridge. The US military transferred 8 sets of M2 loading and unloading steel bridges from Japan, so 8 C-119 transport aircraft each hoisted a steel bridge weighing 1.1 tons to airdrop ancient soil.
, unexpectedly, one of the M2 removable steel bridges floated to our army's position.
As the intelligence estimate of the number of U.S. troops in various areas of Changjin Lake became reality, at 2 pm on the 29th, the headquarters issued a new combat order to concentrate forces and prioritize the elimination of U.S. troops in Xinxingli.
Therefore, on the night of the 29th, the Volunteer Army in Xingxingli did not launch an attack. The reason was multi-dimensional. The 241st Regiment of the 81st Division was still on the way to reinforce. As mentioned earlier, due to intelligence errors, the Volunteer Army launched an attack on Xingxingli and the northwest of Xingxingli.
The estimated number of U.S. troops stationed in Neidong is one battalion or a reinforced battalion. In fact, the U.S. troops stationed in Xinxingli are a reinforced regiment, and the U.S. troops stationed in Neidong are a reinforced battalion. The U.S. troops heading toward Zhanhu Lake are one.
regiment or a strengthened regiment. It was the main force of the 81st Division that went to Zhanhu Lake to attack. Then the intelligence was reversed. The 241st Regiment of the 81st Division that went to Zhanhu Lake was quickly transferred back to reinforce Xinxingli.
On the other hand, the battles on the 27th and 28th caused heavy losses to the 238th and 239th Regiments responsible for attacking Xingxingli due to frostbite and fierce fighting. The 80th Division was reduced by two-thirds, the 238th Regiment was reduced to 6 infantry companies, and the 239th Regiment was reduced to 6 infantry companies.
For 5 infantry companies.
The last step was logistical supplies. On the night of the 28th, the 238th and 239th regiments had already entered the village of Xingxingli. However, they lacked effective heavy firepower and were unable to expand the results. In addition, it was already dawn, so they had no choice but to withdraw from the battle.
Xia Yuan witnessed the serious attrition of the 238th Regiment. Even the 3rd Battalion and the 7th Company suffered heavy losses. Just when he was about to decide to pick up his own truck of supplies during the day, the order from his superiors was issued.
'Order the 3rd Battalion and the 7th Interleaved Company to quickly go to 1250 Highlands!'
Xia Yuan was overjoyed. When he returned to Highland 1250, he would be able to get the cart of supplies. With such a cart of supplies, it would be easier to deal with the US troops in Xinxing Village, and they would not even have a chance to escape.
Xia Yuan originally thought that the people of the 239th Regiment could find the place where he stored the supplies. After all, it was not far from the 1250 Highland. However, he hid the supplies too deep. The soldiers sent out to search could not find them, and even
Some commanders and soldiers of the 239th Regiment believed that this batch of supplies did not exist at all. Xia Yuan was anxious, but he did not dare to leave the team alone. The transfer order was not issued, and leaving the team without authorization would be treated as a deserter.
Now that the transfer order was issued, at nightfall, the third battalion and the seventh interleaved company said a simple goodbye to the commander of the 238th Regiment and quickly headed to 1250 Heights.
The night of the 29th was calm, and the whole Xinxing was quiet. There was no sound of gunfire that had been heard all night. Everyone felt a little unaccustomed, but the unaccustomed feeling was heavy behind them. No one said a word during the march. The soldiers
All of them were gray-headed and with vicissitudes of appearance. After two nights of fighting, they rolled over the position where the enemy had bombarded them over and over again. By now, no one cared about personal hygiene.
Wu Wanli held his gun and followed Lei Gong quietly. He carefully discovered that there were many fewer people in the Seventh Company.
He saw Yu Congrong's silent, dark face, he saw Ping He's bruised cheek, he saw the soldiers with bright red bandages on their heads and bodies, and he saw tears on their faces.
"Brother." Wu Wanli came to Wu Qianli with his gun in his arms, "Brother, let me follow you next time. I also want to fight the American devils."
"Huh?" Wu Qianli turned his head, looked at Wu Wanli, and then at Lei Gong, "If you follow Lei Gong and shoot cannons, you can become a great hero if you can shoot well."
Wu Wanli shook his head, "I don't want to be a hero anymore, I just want to fight the Japanese. You asked me to follow Thunder Lord because you were afraid that I would get hurt, but you once said that if an egg is cracked open from the outside, it is destined to be eaten.
, if you peck it open from the inside, it might be an eagle. I don’t want you to protect me anymore."
Xia Yuan turned to look at Wu Wanli. From his face, Xia Yuan saw a trace of stubbornness and determination, and he also saw a trace of growth.
Wu Wanli, who had lived and grown up by the river since childhood and was a bit of a gangster, was destined to undergo a transformation after experiencing the baptism of the battlefield.
Wu Qianli looked at Wu Wanli, stretched out his hand and rubbed his hat, "Follow Lei Gong and learn how to survive first."
Wu Wanli asked again: "Why didn't Brother Yuan learn from Lei Gong? Why do you want me to learn from Lei Gong?"
Wu Wanli was choked.
Mei Sheng glanced at Wu Wanli and motioned with his eyes to hand it over to me. He came to Wu Wanli's side and stretched out his hand. He had a watch on his hand and said very patiently: "Look at my watch.
Our battlefield is like this watch. Each soldier is a small part in it. Although the division of labor is different, their role is the same. It is each different small part that allows this watch to maintain and not collapse.
.”
Mei Sheng patted Wu Wanli on the shoulder, "Artillery is also a small part. It is precisely because of the cover of artillery that we can charge fearlessly from the front. Without anyone, this watch will not turn."
Mei Sheng's words made Wu Wanli thoughtful, and also made the other soldiers think.
In the middle of the night, Wu Qianli asked the soldiers to stop and rest and eat something. Xia Yuan distributed the food he had seized from the US military cans to the soldiers of the Seventh Company, and then tore open a long flat piece of food and handed it to Wu Wanli
Half: "Try this, the American army's dessert."
Wu Wanli and the soldiers crowded on the snow, took the food handed over by Xia Yuan, chewed it for a while, couldn't help grinning, spit it out and put it in the palm of his hand to look at it, raised his head and looked at Xia Yuan: "This is
What, it’s like glue.”
Xia Yuan smiled, tore the seized box of chewing gum from the middle in his pocket, and distributed it to other soldiers of the Seventh Company.
While dividing it, he said: "This is seized from the US military. It's called chewing gum. You can keep chewing it in your mouth. It's very sweet. How do you like it? Is it delicious?"
Wu Wanli put the gum in his palm into his mouth again and nodded: "It's delicious."
Xia Yuan smiled and distributed all the food he could, put the last piece of gum in his mouth and chewed it, "Just spit it out after chewing it for a while, and just throw it away."
Wu Wanli opened his mouth: "Ah, what a waste."
Xia Yuandao: "This thing is just for you to chew. It doesn't matter if it goes into your stomach."
When he was a child, he often heard his father say that if chewing gum is swallowed, it will stick to the intestines, and he will spit it out after eating. Once, he accidentally swallowed chewing gum and ran home crying and asked if he was going to die.