In a bitingly cold night, white snow covers the ground. Colonel Puller, who has difficulty returning home, is leading his team to lie on a hilltop outside Gutu. Behind him are hundreds of unlucky people who are in trouble. It is cold and cold.
They were all complaining because they were hungry.
Zhou Qingfeng led the team into Gutu, and the momentum of the violent assault was unstoppable. Most of the combatants in the entire ring position were taken away by Colonel Puller, and those who remained either surrendered or fled into the wilderness. Colonel Puller gathered them again
Two to three hundred people are trying to stage a counterattack to take back their nest.
"Those damn bureaucrats, are they planning to let us all die in the wild?" Colonel Puller kept cursing.
We called for air support, but only a few 'pirates' came to shoot at the ground. We asked for airdrops of food and medicine, but were driven around by the volunteers. All the materials they dropped were an advantage for the enemy. We asked to withdraw from the battle, but were forced to return by military orders.
Come back and die.
Colonel Puller had a total of about 800 soldiers in his hands. They were quite large, but they were quite short of weapons and equipment. Many of them lost their weapons when they fled, and now they could only go empty-handed.
It’s okay to be empty-handed, but these 800 people haven’t eaten yet. The US military does not have the ability to endure hunger. The cold winter consumes a lot of people’s physical strength, and many people feel unable to walk after two hungry meals.
If you can endure without food, then it is extremely difficult to endure without water. Thirst made these roving American troops can only get some snow water to stuff into their stomachs, and they who usually have a supply of hot drinks immediately expressed their discomfort.
, and paid the price for it - diarrhea.
Among the more than 800 people, there were hundreds of sick and wounded, and most of them suffered from diarrhea. If you hold your buttocks out in the cold wind in the winter and have diarrhea, the result is that your buttocks will be frozen into two pieces of ice.
Some sick and injured personnel are unable to take care of themselves due to severe loss of physical strength caused by repeated diarrhea. In addition, there are insufficient medical staff to take care of them. Those who have diarrhea again can only defecate in their own pants and end up half-frozen to death. No kidding, the Volunteer Army has encountered a large number of such cases.
The situation is very difficult.
Since there was no resting place to shelter from the wind and cold, and there was no warm and comfortable house to rest in. In addition, the sick and wounded needed manpower to take care of them. All of the more than 800 American troops were in pain.
However, Colonel Puller did not easily lose his will to continue fighting. He worked hard to encourage his subordinates, constantly boost their morale, and worked hard to unite these more than 800 people.
Currently, the colonel is thinking of organizing a counterattack. It is said that this is the will of Commander MacArthur. The volunteers can survive and fight in the wild, and he feels that he should be able to do it too. Not to mention washing away the shame of defeat, at least...
Let's order something to eat.
As he approached Gutuli, Colonel Puller did not dare to move forward. He raised his telescope on a mountain top and observed the road below. What surprised him was that there was a constant flow of traffic on the road and it was extremely lively.
"These yellow monkeys actually organized a large number of vehicles for transportation?" Colonel Puller immediately understood that these were vehicles captured from ancient soil. He was surprised that the enemy could use these vehicles so quickly. "Where did they come from?
driver?"
The efficiency of vehicle maneuvers on the road is much higher than that of manpower on foot. Colonel Puller has already realized this. He saw one car after another pulling a large number of soldiers from the north, and saw these cars pulling a large number of soldiers.
Returning to the north with a large amount of materials in ancient soil is a big trouble.
"Inform the division headquarters in Hajieyuli that the Chinese Communist Army has brought at least six howitzers and twelve heavy mortars to attack them." Colonel Puller knew that he would be scolded by his colleagues for sending this message, because these heavy
The weapon was lost in his hand.
Continuing to observe, Colonel Puller found that at least 3,000 volunteer soldiers had gathered in Gutuli. These people used the materials stored in Gutuli to rearm themselves, including firearms, clothes, and food, so that the enemies struggling in the bitter cold could fight.
Power doubled.
"Damn it!" The more Colonel Puller watched, the more unsure he became. Things have changed. In the past, the US military had strong firepower and abundant supplies. Now it is his turn to lead a handful of defeated soldiers to eat and drink in the wild. It is miserable.
Spend the day.
Thinking that the only heavy weapons in his hand were a few small 60-meter mortars, Colonel Puller could only grit his teeth and lower his attack target - it was impossible to return to the nest, but at least he had to destroy the ammunition depot in the nest.
.Never leave those ammunition with the enemy.
"I need a group of brave Marines to participate in the next battle." Colonel Puller summoned his officers, but there are really some people who are willing to fight for the honor of the Marines. There are still many "fourth-class men" who dare to
The sacrificial warrior.
More than 300 soldiers who were in better condition were summoned. Colonel Puller appointed a major as the commando commander and asked him to go into the ancient soil and blow up the transportation company warehouse where ammunition was stored. "I will use mortars to create chaos."
, and bring the remaining people to support you on the outside."
Under the current circumstances, the mission of fighting in Gutuli was tantamount to self-sacrifice. The selected Marine Major saluted with his feet together and said in a solemn and solemn tone: "Marines, always loyal."
Set off!
More than 300 U.S. troops were approaching Gutu. They did not want to put in all the effort to occupy the hills around the river beach. It would not be the best option because it would take too long. Instead, they launched an attack in the most direct way - assaulting into Gutu.
intersection in.
It's just that the ideal is beautiful, but the reality is very distressing. In order to ensure smooth transportation, the Volunteer Army deployed a large number of sentries on the roads under their control. As soon as the assaulting Marines approached, they were shrouded in bright flares, and then the two sides began to exchange fire.
In order to transport the materials from the ancient soil, the Sixty Division hoarded heavy troops here and would not allow any loss here. So...
"Call for tank support and kill these bastards of the Yankees." A volunteer platoon leader responsible for guarding the road grabbed a Motorola walkie-talkie that he had just learned to use and shouted in an excited tone. In the past, when the enemy attacked, he would
We can only hold on and call for tanks to support the situation. This is the first time.
Now that I say these words, I feel so happy!
The tanks from Gutuli came very quickly, and a lighter Sherman ran out like a flying car. Standing on the turret was a 'rookie' commander who had been trained for a short period of time, holding a telescope and shouting: "Left
Three hundred meters ahead, cluster target, one grenade."
The gunner in the car was a serious subordinate of Zhou Qingfeng. After turning the turret to find the target, he immediately fired five or six rounds of artillery shells at one go. The machine gun in front of the car was rattling endlessly, and a chain of two hundred rounds
Beaten up.
Such a firepower crit is so refreshing!
It was a machine gun and a cannon. With a bang, a battalion-level charge on the opposite side was repulsed. Without anti-tank weapons, no matter how brave the Marines were, they would not want to go up and blow up the tank.
The Volunteer Army's tanks even parked on the roadside and continued to fight the retreating enemies with artillery. The Volunteer Army soldiers responsible for guarding and defending the road were pleasantly surprised. The battle was so easy and comfortable!
But Colonel Puller, who was still thinking about taking over, was paralyzed. The volunteers in his memory did not respond so quickly and did not have such strong firepower. But in this situation..., he could only sigh, "We will try our best.
Don't let the young men die in vain anymore, call them to retreat."
The colonel asked the attacking Marines to retreat in preparation for another fight in the future. But the Marine major in front who swore "eternal loyalty" did not come back. He was chased for more than a hundred meters by tanks, artillery and machine guns. He simply led