The heavens start from Changjin Lake

Chapter 111 Mobilization Before the War
Digging tunnels and finding water sources are what Xia Yuan can do at present. In fact, even if he is the leader of the platoon, there are not many things he can do. The only thing he can do is to change the tunnels, and it is best to find water sources , the source of water is currently pressing a stone over his head.

In fact, there are water sources. There is a village of more than ten households between Shangganling and the 597.9 highland. Someone will be sent to fetch water.

It is indeed a good thing if water resources can be solved in tunnels, but it is easier said than done.

The tunnels are rocky, hard, and difficult to dig. It is not an easy task to get water.

The commanders and fighters of the Ninth Company pondered for a while. Instructor Lin: "Let's discuss it. At present, our Ninth Company does not have any combat missions. Digging trenches and tunnels is our main task at present. However, according to the combat orders issued by our superiors, we will soon organize To carry out small-scale strikes, so digging tunnels still has to be put on the agenda."

Gao Lianchang said: "Since it is Comrade Xia Yuan's suggestion, then the second platoon will be handed over to dig the tunnel, the first platoon will assist the second platoon, the third and fourth platoons will be responsible for the ground trenches, and wait for the combat tasks assigned by the superior."

"Yes!"

The environment in the tunnel is not good, the air is stuffy, the walls are cold and damp, the dim light comes from the entrance of the tunnel, and there are only a few kerosene lamps working inside. There are a lot of weapons, ammunition, and food in the tunnel.

The Korean War in 1952, with the end of five battles, has entered the second stage. The Volunteers turned to defensive operations. Scale Constantly take the initiative to attack, seize positions, snipe activities and more.

Tunnels have to be dug, and battles have to be fought.

Early the next morning, the second platoon leader led the second platoon to the No. [-] tunnel, and everyone gathered together to discuss how to dig the tunnel.

The strategy given by Xia Yuan is to choose a place that is easier to dig and extend in. Don't dislike the size of the tunnel you dig. The bigger the tunnel, the better. It is best to extend in all directions. If you can dig into the mountain in front of the battlefield, you can open up bunkers one by one. , that's even better.

Xia Yuan said: "Digging a water source only needs to pick a wet place on the ground. The wetter it is, the more likely there is a water source. In addition, we can dig a 'U'-shaped tunnel. One tunnel entrance was blocked with gravel, and the enemy found our tunnel entrance, and we have another tunnel entrance."

Platoon leader Sun said: "Comrade Xia Yuan's suggestion is good. When digging tunnels, we should pay attention to saving time and effort. We should choose places with weak mountains to dig, and we should use the team as a unit. Let's start working now, and we must grasp the direction."

He also said: "Old Hu, you take Comrade Xia Yuan to try to dig water sources, he knows more about this."

"Yes!"

Squad leader Hu nodded, and asked the other soldiers of the second squad to dig the tunnel, while he brought Xia Yuan to the place where he was yesterday with an iron pick.

Xia Yuan put the gun by the side wall, touched the ground with his hand, and said: "Squad leader, let's start from this place. This is the place where I have observed the entire tunnel and the humidity on the ground is the highest. Digging the water source may be done once. No, we need to make multiple attempts."

Squad leader Hu didn't know much about this aspect. Hearing what Xia Yuan said, he also felt that it made sense. The wetter the ground, the greater the possibility of water sources appearing.

In fact, Xia Yuan's thinking was quite optimistic. When he really started digging, he felt that he thought everything was too simple.

The rock was extremely hard, and he chiseled it down hard, leaving only a mark on the hard rock surface.

Xia Yuan reached out his hand to touch it, and frowned. This position was harder than he had imagined. No wonder there was a possibility of digging out water sources in the tunnels of the Shangganling Battle, but there was no such example.

"Foolish Old Man can still move mountains, but I, Xia Yuan, have opened the door. If I can't dig another well, even if it's a pool, I can still hit my head to death."

Xia Yuan put down the pickaxe and stroked the ground with his hand. Since it is difficult to dig in this position, he might as well change to another position and dig down at an angle.

After all, people are alive, can they still be blocked by a big rock?
After careful consideration to determine a feasible plan, Xia Yuan found a good breakthrough at a position three meters away from the ground.

Squad leader Hu looked at Xia Yuan's movements with differences, and Xia Yuan explained: "Squad leader, it is too difficult to dig from that position, and the progress of digging will be very slow for a day. I dig down from this position obliquely, and the situation should be different. different."

Xia Yuan raised the pickaxe to excavate the ground, while Squad Leader Hu assisted with hammer and nails. The speed of the two digging was not fast, little by little, little by little. In half a day, half a man was dug down. Deep, the location is very small, only able to accommodate one person squatting.

The excavation speed of another method is still considerable. The mountains of Shangganling are not all rocks, but also soft soil and gravel. The further they dig, Xia Yuan can clearly feel that the soil is getting wetter.

In three days, the excavation work did not go smoothly, because he dug into the rock layer again, the rock was extremely hard, and it took a lot of time and energy to dig it up, and the time for the battle of Shangganling was getting closer and closer. Xia Yuan knew that the excavation The work still has to continue. After the battle of Shangganling started, the cruelest side of the war will be highlighted.

The place Xia Yuan dug was already one person high, and he didn't dig the water source. He dug down to the hard rock layer. This was the second place he tried.Xia Yuan leaned against the rock wall dejectedly.

"Three days, two pits, the method of digging the water source will not work."

He tried, but this method didn't work. The tunnel was too narrow, the rock was too hard, and his personal strength was limited. It was basically impossible to dig a well inside such a mountain within half a month.

"Is it not going to work?" Squad Leader Hu pulled Xia Yuan up from the pit.

"It won't work." Xia Yuan shook his head: "We have dug into the rock layer again, and it is difficult to break through it with the tools in hand."

"Recently, there are no combat missions in the company." Squad Leader Hu comforted, "Take your time, if there are difficulties, let's overcome them, there is no difficulty that cannot be overcome!"

Xia Yuan looked up at Squad Leader Hu and nodded heavily.

The second row was digging tunnels in full swing, digging wells, and the first row assisted the second row in digging tunnels. In a week, they dug the second tunnel forcibly with hammers, iron nails and iron picks. Come out, excavate day and night, and open up three tunnel entrances, two on the reverse slope, and one extending into the trench of the No. 597.9 position on the [-] Heights.

Xia Yuan's water well has also made some progress.

After several days of hard work, he finally broke through the rock layer, but then a big problem appeared, that is, although the humidity was enough, there was no water source, and even the pit was left overnight without water storage. Such a situation can only explain one problem, that is, the position is wrong.

Xia Yuan could only squat in the well tunnel he dug and ponder for more than an hour. Squad leader Hu would bring Xia Yuan a kerosene lamp. The tunnel itself was dark, so Xia Yuan dug another one in the tunnel to extend down. The tunnel, where you can't see your fingers.

Xia Yuan didn't refuse either, so he kept the kerosene lamp by his side.

In fact, Xia Yuan didn't need this thing. With night vision, he was almost no different from daytime in such darkness.

He stretched out his hand to touch everywhere, pondering every day.

Xia Yuan has no experience in digging wells, but according to the humidity of the cliff and the soil, he knows that there must be water, but the depth of digging is not enough. If you want to dig out water, you need to reach a certain depth.

"Comrade Xia Yuan, come up for dinner."

A comrade from above called him, Xia Yuan responded, and decided to continue digging down after eating.

The lunch of the soldiers is still relatively rich, with vegetables, white steamed buns, and sometimes even meat. During the holidays, the logistics will basically prepare some special food for the volunteer soldiers. For example, during the Spring Festival in 51, volunteer soldiers They were making dumplings together, and they also ate dumplings. The Korean people also prepared some special delicacies for the volunteer soldiers, and organized a condolence performance group to perform national characteristic dances for the volunteer soldiers on the front line.

In 1952, the logistics of the Volunteer Army soldiers could basically keep up. At this stage, the Korean battlefield had reached the second stage, and the Volunteer Army was narrowing the gap with the U.S. military in terms of individual soldier configuration and food and clothing.

The soldiers sitting in the tunnel were holding small bowls with smiles on their faces. Although digging the tunnel for a day made them physically and mentally tired, a simple meal could make them feel extremely satisfied and dispel the fatigue of the day.

But today, the atmosphere in the tunnel is obviously different. After Wang Yongmeng became a correspondent, his main task is to be in charge of contacting the regiment headquarters in the rear. It is estimated that his superiors will issue some combat missions. During lunch time, the platoon leader was called to a meeting until the meal was over. The meal and the meeting are not over yet.

Xia Yuan was eating, feeling like the wind was coming, the soldiers in the tunnel were basically veterans, and the soldiers of the second squad felt that Xia Yuan's expression was not quite right, so they asked with a smile: "Comrade Xia Yuan , how is your well digging going?"

They tried to share Xia Yuan's attention in this way.

For recruits, it is inevitable to be nervous when fighting for the first time, especially in this time period.

Today's meeting is very special, and the veterans have basically noticed that it is obvious that there is going to be a big move.

Xia Yuan drank the soup and responded sullenly: "It's still a little bit worse."

He asked again: "How about the third tunnel you dug?"

A soldier replied: "The day after tomorrow we can almost dig through."

There are three tunnels. In the original battle of Shangganling, the underground tunnels of the No. 1 formation were only two tunnel entrances, one tunnel entrance facing the south and one tunnel entrance facing the north. Now, the tunnel facing the north is on the original foundation. There was one more tunnel, and this tunnel was concealed by them as a hidden tunnel for counterattack.

Xia Yuan pondered the time. There were only seven days left before the outbreak of the Battle of Shangganling, and he had only reached the progress of digging the well, and it was still early before the water came out.

The most critical point is that their company is likely to engage in small-scale night sports battles.

Sure enough, after Plato Leader Sun came back, he immediately summoned all the squad leaders of the second platoon, "The superior asked our company to cooperate with the 537.7 highland to launch a small-scale raid on the South Korean army in the direction of Xiaganling tonight. This task falls to our second platoon." At the head of the row, our target is the small organized enemy army on the unnamed high ground, the time is ten o'clock in the evening, and we will evacuate before four o'clock."

Squad Leader Hu grinned and said, "I've been wanting to fuck my mother for a long time, but I've been suffocated to death during this period of time!"

The monitors of the other three classes showed joy on their faces, and they were all gearing up, wishing they could take their guns and kill them now.

Platoon Leader Sun said with a smile: "Tunnels have to be dug, and wars have to be fought. You can't stop digging tunnels just because of the war. Let's go back and mobilize first. Recently, I see that the soldiers in our platoon are not in a good mood. The tunnels were dug well. , credit is indispensable. Tunnels are helpful for us to hide our troops and hoard weapons and ammunition, and they are also the key to victory in battle. If we dig the tunnels, the company commander will see them. When the war comes, the opportunity to perform meritorious service will come."

"After you go back, mobilize well, and then come to me to make a simple report, and I will discuss the combat mission with the company commander."

Platoon Leader Sun paused, and stopped Squad Leader Hu: "Old Hu, there is a new comrade in your squad. We are all from experience. We know that we will be timid when we go to the battlefield for the first time. Do a good job in ideological work. It's the first time to fight. Criticize even if it’s not good, and focus on encouragement.”

He smiled again and said: "When I first went to the battlefield, I was not chased by bullets and beaten, crying for my father and mother. The squad leader asked me to follow him and see how he fights."

He said: "In the face of new comrades, we need to be more tolerant and understanding. It doesn't matter if the battle is not good. After the war, we will summarize it. The squad leaders should also pay attention. Maybe you will blame yourself, but if you criticize them at this time, it will not achieve any effect, but will make the soldiers blame themselves even more. There are always times when wars are not fought well, and the victorious generals are not always able to win big battles. "

Platoon leader Sun thought about what the instructor had just taught them, and said it to the squad leaders once again.

The instructor told them: "The more difficult the time is, the more important it is to work ideologically, mobilize the soldiers' enthusiasm for the battle, use the emotions between the soldiers as a bond, help and encourage each other, so that they can fight well and win battles." !"

The squad leaders of the four squads in the second row nodded, and after listening to Platoon Leader Sun's suggestion, they started to go back one after another, and mobilized the soldiers of the whole squad in squads. Helping each other, the equipment is not as good as the enemy, food and clothing are not as good as the enemy, but we have a tenacious will to fight!
Squad leader Hu's first squad is the vanguard squad of the second platoon, the assault squad, and the firepower squad. The [-] soldiers in the squad plus one recruit can form five combat teams.

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