Huangcaoling is a place full of legends. On October 22, the 42nd Army was ordered to march south of Changjin with its main force to prevent the "United Nations Army" troops on the eastern front from bypassing the river border through Changjin and ensure that the main force of the western front volunteer army would counterattack.
Combat.
On the 23rd, the 124th Division was ordered to seize Huangcaoling south of Changjin Lake. The division immediately transported 1 battalion of the 370th Regiment by car. On the morning of the 25th, it advanced to Caofangling, Yantai Peak and other places south of Huangcaoling, and joined the 1st Battalion of the People's Army.
An artillery battalion and an armored regiment worked together to defend against the attacks of the South Korean Capital Division.
In the Huangcaoling Blockade, more than 2,700 enemy troops were wiped out in thirteen days, successfully resisting the fierce attack of the South Korean Army.
Then the 1st Marine Division took over Changjin Lake, and the 9th Corps divided and surrounded the 1st Marine Division.
"Huangcaoling."
Wu Qianli looked at the mountains in the distance.
Yu Congrong put away the map and said: "Passing Huangcaoling is the Shuimen Bridge. If we hurry up during the day, we should be able to reach the Shuimen Bridge this evening."
Wu Qianli looked at the shimmering sky and said: "It is not suitable to rush during the day, especially near Huangcaoling. There are more US military planes. We cannot stay on the top of the mountain for a long time. We should speed up and try to reach the valley ahead before dawn.
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The valley ahead is a valley formed by two high mountains. It is covered with rocks and covered with a thick layer of snow. Before dawn, the 7th Intermediate Company was hidden in this valley in front of us.
The soldiers found some dry branches to lay underneath, spread a layer of dry leaves on top, and put the bedding on the dry leaves. Two soldiers lay on the bedding, and covered it with another bedding. You held my feet, and I
Hold your feet and sleep like this.
Even Xia Yuan felt extremely tired from the continuous fighting. After his tense spirit relaxed, he quickly fell into a deep sleep.
But before I slept for long, I was woken up by the noise.
"US military plane!!"
"US military plane!!"
The volunteer soldier in charge of the reconnaissance slid down the mountain, ignoring the stones under his feet and the snowflakes covering his body, and shouted.
The roar of US military aircraft engines could be heard in the distance.
Xia Yuan suddenly woke up. He didn't bother to pack his things or put on his shoes. The soldiers scattered in the valley, stepping on the snow with bare feet to find cover. Then they lay down on the snow, holding on to the guns in their hands.
Planes roared past, dropping napalm bombs on the surrounding mountains. Heat waves soared into the sky and spread from the mountains. One after another, the burning flames scorched the ground, melted the ice and snow, and dripped down and melted on the rocks.
The snowy water, seen from a distance, is full of black smoke.
Two napalm bombs were also dropped on the valley where they were hiding. This was the first time Xia Yuan saw the exploding napalm bombs at close range. The hot flames exploded on the top of the mountain, spreading from the south end to the north end, and they were connected in an instant.
It turned into a sea of fire, with black and red flames rising dozens of meters high in an instant. A heat wave rolled in. Twenty centimeters of snow melted instantly. The snow near the center of the napalm bomb directly vaporized. The billowing heat wave accompanied the rising red flames.
The light directly envelopes the valley.
The snow under the volunteer soldiers was also melting rapidly, and soon there was no trace of white snow on one side of the mountain, but a piece of scorched earth.
The heat wave baked the cheeks and dispelled the coldness all over the body, but it could not dispel the coldness in the hearts of the volunteer soldiers.
The U.S. military planes came and left just as fast.
Wu Qianli stood up and shouted: "How is everything!? Are you okay?"
Xia Yuan looked at the soldiers in the second platoon, made sure they were fine, and said, "The second platoon is fine!"
Yu Congrong also shouted: "It's okay in the first row!"
"The third row is fine!"
"Four rows are fine!"
Lei Gong stood up, reached out and touched the stone that was still warm, looked at the hilltop bombed by napalm bombs, and cursed: "Damn it, these foreign devils bombed like this? No one is blind before they can see it.
Explode, isn’t this a waste of shells!”
Xia Yuan sat on the stone, wearing shoes, and said with a smile: "Look, the shoes have dried a lot, and the body is not cold anymore."
Yu Congrong put on his shoes and kicked them, "No, it will be warmer if you come a few more times."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lei Gong was slapped on the head. Lei Gong glared at Yu Congrong: "What are you talking about? You kid still wants to be chased by foreign Japanese planes every day?"
Yu Congrong shrank his neck and did not dare to speak.
After such a commotion on the plane, the soldiers were all sober. Wu Qianli looked at the sky and said, "Let's cook on the spot. After eating, we can go a little further and see if we can arrive by dark."
"Why."
A few cooking warriors began to dig a stove and make a fire to cook, while other warriors went to collect some dry firewood. The reconnaissance warrior lay on the scorched ground and carefully observed the surroundings. The warriors gathered together in twos and threes to rest when they should.
, the chat that should be chatted.
Xia Yuan sat on a rock and chatted with the soldiers in the second row. Yu Congrong came over with a gun in his hand, "What are you talking about?"
The deputy platoon leader smiled and said, "Let's talk about how the platoon leader became a hero."
Yu Congrong sat down on the stone, with his nostrils pointed in the sky and his legs crossed, "This is not easy. If you dare to fight and fight hard, and kill more foreign devils, you can become a great hero!"
"Cut~"
These words made the other soldiers sigh.
A soldier shouted: "Platoon Commander Yu, we all know what you are saying. The key is how to kill more foreign devils and perform more meritorious deeds."
Yu Congrong spread his hands and said, "You have to ask your new platoon leader how they fight."
Looking at the hopeful eyes of the soldiers, Xia Yuan said with a smile: "Actually, it's almost the same as what Lao Yu said. The American devils are just like that. They are just taller than us and have better weapons than us. Leave them iron bastards.
There are also big birds in the sky, they are not as good as us. Look at the current battle, they will still be beaten by us until they are running away."
After a pause, he added: "It's actually very simple to say, that is, seize the opportunity, stay calm, not be reckless, and survive."
"Dog? Can a dog still fight?"
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"It's not a wolf-dog, it's a dog that is just trying to survive."
"Wouldn't that make you a coward?"
Xia Yuan smiled and said, "No, cowards are greedy for life and afraid of death, but I'm talking about another kind. The so-called Gou means staying calm, not being reckless, using all possible means to hide oneself, carefully observing the terrain, and looking for a suitable place to hide oneself.
Position, shoot at the enemy at the best time, fire a shot and then change the place, eliminate the enemy without letting yourself be discovered by the enemy, eliminate the enemy without knowing it, it is similar to fighting guerrilla, fighting guerrilla
How to fight is to run back and forth, running and fighting at the same time. This is also the case for sneak attacks on foreign devils."
"The reason for this is because once you shoot in one place and expose yourself, the US military will stare at you and block your retreat position. If not, the enemy's artillery will bombard you. If you shoot in a different place, avoid
If you stay in one place for too long, you will be targeted by the enemy."
"When it comes to fighting, the enemy is not safe until you are safe."
Why did so many individual soldier kings appear during the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea? In addition to their excellent individual soldier skills, their thinking was also extremely sensitive. They always knew what they were going to do next and how to do it, so as to ensure their own safety.
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"Actually, my combat experience is not as good as everyone else's. You are all veterans. I can't teach you many things. I know that the situation on the battlefield changes very quickly. As for myself, I like to find out the enemy's position before taking action.
The situation, and based on the situation on the enemy's position, determine several safe retreat routes. This is to make sufficient preparations, so that once we arrive on the battlefield and fall into a passive situation, we will have several routes through which we can selectively retreat."
Xia Yuan continued: "Proper retreat and roundabout are also for a better attack."
The soldiers listened attentively, and Xia Yuan also spoke attentively. He summarized his combat experience in these few battles. There were not many summaries. Most of them were precautions for individual soldiers.
In fact, at that time, due to the lack of weapons and equipment, soldiers were forced to max out their individual soldier skills. He was lucky enough to experience the impact of the 1964 Army Competition, where he could shoot with one hand and hit the target with his gun.
, those are all basic skills.
It is tragic to say that shooting with one hand is a last resort. Once the right hand is injured, the left hand can still continue to fight.
Xia Yuanneng didn't teach much. He mainly talked about his own combat experience. Every soldier had his own combat experience. They understood each other and learned from each other's strengths. After chatting for a while, the cook invited everyone to eat together. The soldiers still kept
Make your own jar, put some batter in it, sit on the stone and start eating.
This was a steaming meal. Two branches were used as chopsticks. The soldiers ate enthusiastically. The batter was mixed with some salty cans. There was only a salty taste in the mouth, and there was also a bit of tingling in the mouth. The taste was not very good.
.But for the volunteer soldiers who are used to eating fried noodles and potatoes, this is already a rare delicacy. It also contains a small amount of vegetables and diced meat. If you are lucky, you can also eat a piece of beef.
A small jar of glutinous rice paste was their lunch. It was not enough to fill them up, but it ensured some nutrition. They also had some fried noodles with them, which they could eat on the road.
Standing on the mountain, I could see thick smoke billowing from the horizon in the distance. A continuous mountain range had its tops burned bare, and the scorched earth looked so conspicuous in the vast snowy world.
After climbing over a few mountains, you can hear the intertwining sounds of gunshots and cannons coming from a distance. They are one continuous sound and are constantly coming from the distant mountains. In the sky, you can see them circling in the sky from a distance.
The U.S. military fighter planes were constantly strafing and bombing. The mountains were so dark that there was not a speck of white in sight.
Gun smoke fills the air, and wolf smoke rises everywhere.
The American artillery shells kept exploding on that hilltop, and the sound was like dull thunder points.
"That should be the area around Huangcaoling."
Yu Congrong took the map and looked at it.
Wu Qianli didn't speak. He looked at the time on the watch seized on his wrist, then looked at the sky, squinted his eyes and said, "We have received a mission to blow up a bridge!!"
There are obviously their brother troops in the Huangcaoling area blocking the enemy. With such intensive bombing, it is lucky to be able to come back alive.
The 7th Interleaved Company also has a mission, and it is obviously impossible to reinforce the brother troops in Huangcaoling.
Order above all else.
The top priority is to rush to Watergate Bridge as quickly as possible.
It was getting late, and the wind and snow suddenly came. The cold wind carried goose feathers and heavy snow fell. The soldiers lowered their heads, hugged their bodies, and advanced along the winding mountain road. The snow on the ground covered their calves, crunching under their feet.
There was a loud noise, and the road up the mountain suddenly became steeper. The soldiers supported each other one by one, braving the wind and snow.
Xia Yuan breathed the cold air, and even if he was wearing cotton clothes, he could feel the cold. As for his feet, his shoes were soaked through, and his feet were numb, cold, and unconscious from the cold.
He lowered his head and wiped the watch on his wrist, took off one and handed it to Wu Wenxiang, "Old Wu, put it on the watch."
"Where can I express it?"
Wu Wenxiang put on his watch with some surprise.
"I gave our company commander a piece of what we captured earlier." Xia Yuan exhaled and rubbed his frozen palms, "We've been walking for another three hours, and we should be there soon."
Wu Wenxiang is an honest and honest Shandong Han with a strong local accent, rich combat experience, simple and enthusiastic person, and honest and honest man. He touched his watch happily and said, "Yes, it's been almost a day and a night, we should be here soon.
This watch is really beautiful, platoon leader, thank you."
"You're welcome. A watch can tell time. In battle, you still have to have a clear sense of time."
"You're right. When we fought in the past, we didn't have watches. We just looked at shadows."
Wu Wenxiang touched the watch fondly, nodded and said, "This is the first time in my life that I have my own watch."
Xia Yuan turned to look at Wu Wenxiang and said with a smile: "The things on the foreign devil are good, let's go and seize them."
Wu Wenxiang showed an honest smile on his face: "Hey!"
Xia Yuan knew that Shuimen Bridge passed through Huangcaoling, but he didn't know the specific location. Yu Congrong was holding the map and still groping ahead to lead the way. The team was a bit long.
Not long after he finished chatting with Wu Wenxiang, Xia Yuan's ears moved, as if he heard something keenly. Xia Yuan signaled Wu Wenxiang to wait, walked through the team and walked up to Wu Qianli and said: "Company Commander! I heard a gun
Voice!"
Wu Qianli quickly shouted: "Alert!"
"Stop one row two rows!"
"Stop three and four rows!"
Wu Qianli turned to look at Xia Yuan: "Did you hear that right?"
He knew that Xia Yuan's ears were very sensitive. He heard the US military planes twice before. This time he heard the gunfire. It was obviously not an auditory hallucination. It was very possible that he really heard it.
Xia Yuan nodded: "Cross this mountain!"
Wu Qianli waved his arms to indicate advancement. The originally slowly advancing team seemed to be activated. The soldiers held their guns and ran quickly towards the top of the mountain.
After climbing another slope, what appeared in front of the Seventh Company was a series of thick iron pipes, extending from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain. The water valve station building of the diversion power station is attached to a concrete bridge. The bridge deck is not wide and can only accommodate one person.
A tank passed by. Under the bridge were concrete bridge pillars. There were several searchlights on the bridge deck that continuously scanned the water diversion iron pipes and slopes under the Water Gate Bridge.
On the slope below the Watergate Bridge, a small team was launching a fierce attack on the American troops at the Watergate Bridge. However, they also suffered heavy casualties. The American artillery shells continued to fall on the slope one after another, like raindrops.