Southeast of Yunshan, at the intersection of three roads.
The road here is a very ordinary rural road. To put it bluntly, it is a dirt road. There are wastelands and farmland on the roadside, with a few buildings. Because of the open terrain and convenient transportation, it was chosen as the gathering point for the retreat of the 8th US Cavalry Regiment.
The first to retreat here to build a position was the 2nd Battalion of the 8th Regiment. However, when its battalion commander, Lieutenant Colonel Walton, arrived, he only had one heavy firearms company in his hands. The other companies actually lost contact due to enemy infiltration and harassment.
"Damn it, these yellow-skinned monkeys are crazy!"
Lieutenant Colonel Walton had one head and two men. He really didn't expect that his opponent would dare to penetrate deep into his own side with weak equipment. According to the information he has received so far, the enemy sent a large number of company and platoon-level troops to constantly test his defense line and find gaps.
Just rush in.
After nine o'clock at night, the waning moon appeared in the sky. Compared with the claustrophobia inside the city, the open environment outside the city allowed people to clearly see the blurry situation hundreds of meters away. There were shadowy people everywhere outside Lieutenant Colonel Walton's position.
, some are American troops, some are Nanbang soldiers, and some are enemies.
The U.S. military, which encountered this for the first time, was not used to the bold insertion and division of small groups of volunteers. Judging from the experience of the European battlefield, shouldn't we put down our battle formations and fight head-on? What's the point of running around like this?
If a small group of U.S. troops were running around like this, the commander would immediately lose control of his soldiers, even if their communication capabilities were much stronger, but the situation would become extremely complicated. But the Volunteer Army obviously has no such concerns, and they will make detours and intersperse
, try your best to mix with the enemy.
Because it was dark and unclear between the enemy and the enemy, the position of the US Second Battalion was almost broken through by a small force of volunteers. However, dozens of grenades were still thrown into the position, injuring several US soldiers and setting fire to a troop transport truck.
"Shoot out all the artillery shells. From now on, there will be no restrictions on the use of ammunition." Lieutenant Colonel Walton was furious. He ordered the heavy firearms company's mortars to attack with full firepower. The target was the harassers surrounding his position.
enemy.
The M16 half-track anti-aircraft vehicle is equipped with four M2HB heavy machine guns. This thing is extremely ferocious when it fires. It can interrupt the infantry within hundreds of meters and sweep almost everything.
"Yes, that's it! Kill these yellow monkeys." The sound of gunfire made Lieutenant Colonel Walton breathe a big sigh of relief. He used the M16 anti-aircraft vehicle as a fixed firepower point, sweeping it like a big broom.
Cleared almost all harassing firepower outside the three-way intersection.
In addition to the anti-aircraft vehicles that were leveled and fired, Lieutenant Colonel Walton also gathered several tanks one after another. This made his defense line more solid and basically stabilized the position. These heavy firepower can destroy them with just one salvo.
The enemy's attack failed completely.
On the other side, the 347th Regiment of the 116th Division of the Volunteer Army also hopes to capture the three-way intersection in front of it that controls the enemy's escape. The first battalion of the 347th Regiment is responsible for the main attack here. They are approaching at night, but now the whole battalion is
Suppressed by the enemy's fierce firepower, he was trapped in the wilderness outside the three-way intersection.
"Hey, hello, Company One? Where did you hit?" In the temporarily established battalion headquarters, the battalion commander and other personnel of the First Battalion were at a loss as to how to use the wired telephone to command the battlefield. Their three companies all dispersed.
But the offensive was not smooth.
"Battal Commander, I just received a notification from the regiment headquarters that the regiment's second battalion is attacking Yunshan City from north to south. They have captured the enemy's outer defense line.
The Third Battalion followed the Second Battalion, and it was said that it had discovered a US howitzer company and was trying to annihilate the opponent. The regiment leader now asked us when we will capture the crucial three-way intersection?"
The communications staff officer's report made everyone in the battalion headquarters feel their faces burning, and the battalion commander was even more angry and wanted to curse. The attacks of his colleagues were all smooth, but they were still more than a thousand meters away from the target. The three companies on the front line
They failed to open up the situation.
"I'll take the battalion headquarters up." The deputy battalion commander volunteered.
The battalion headquarters company is a reserve team and is the last resort of a battalion. It is usually used to expand the results of the battle or when the situation is dire.
The commander of the first battalion shook his head, frowned and said: "Use all the mortars at our battalion headquarters together and use half of the artillery shells we have on hand to blow up the enemy's positions, especially the enemy's heavy machine gun positions."
The M16 anti-aircraft vehicle that serves as a fixed firepower point is really terrible. It shoots down a large area when it fires, which is more annoying than the tanks that are bombarded one after another. The first battalion has no idea that it is facing a mobile anti-aircraft vehicle. They
All I know is that the enemy's heavy machine guns are surprisingly powerful.
In the same battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Walton of the US Army can mobilize a large number of heavy firepower weapons, tanks and artillery, and aircraft will come back to support at dawn. However, the battalion commander of the Volunteer Army can only use 82mm mortars and artillery shells.
It’s not much, and it’s not a critical moment that I wouldn’t want to part with at all.
But now is the critical moment!
The first battalion organized three 82mm mortars and six 60mm mortars, and fired dozens of shells at the US military position at the three-way intersection. The continuous explosions caused the US soldiers in the position to flee.
The meager firepower made them feel like they were raining bullets.
"Remove the forward anti-aircraft vehicles, those yellow monkeys are targeting them." Looking at the impact points of the bullets, Lieutenant Colonel Walton knew that the enemy was going to kill the most ferocious machine gun firepower in his hand. He couldn't help laughing: "These Asian natives
Do you think we are idiots? I will teach them a lesson."
As soon as the mortars from the rear fired, the three volunteer infantry companies at the front immediately began to attack. This was a tacit cooperation formed by years of fighting and training. The country army relied on its tactical advantages to make up for its equipment disadvantages.
But the infantrymen on the front line had only rushed forward a few dozen meters when the heavy machine guns on the US military position opened fire again. Those M16 anti-aircraft vehicles were not killed at all. As soon as their firepower was opened, the soldiers who made the attack were immediately beaten to pieces and their flesh and blood flew everywhere.
Corpses were everywhere.
The battalion commander holding the telescope was suddenly stunned and furious. The deputy battalion commander was also heartbroken when he saw it. The soldiers in front were beaten to death one by one without even touching the edge of the enemy's position.
"Now, let me fire all the remaining artillery shells. We can't let our soldiers die in vain." The battalion commander did not order a retreat. Instead, he used artillery shells to kill the enemy's exposed fire points by taking advantage of the moment when his soldiers were charging.
Although it is helpless, this is to exchange the lives of our own soldiers for victory. The deputy battalion commander immediately confirmed this order with a cold face. Now it is a matter of consumption - the enemy consumes ammunition, and we consume human lives.
Compassion does not control soldiers, now when it is time to sacrifice, you must sacrifice...
Just as a battalion commander was fighting to the death to capture this crucial three-way intersection, he suddenly saw an exploding ball of fire in the telescope, and about three or four seconds later heard an explosion in the distance.
——An M16 half-track anti-aircraft vehicle that was firing fiercely was inexplicably blown up into the sky!