The heavens start from Changjin Lake

Chapter 168 I don't know how many comrades will sacrifice in this smoke of gunpowder.

The third squad once again won the battle. The fighting enthusiasm of all the soldiers in the No. [-] tunnel was unprecedentedly high. The tunnel was already full of weapons and ammunition. At the cost of minor injuries to four people, nearly three enemy companies were wiped out, and a large amount of weapons and equipment were seized.

Fighting to NO.19, the soldiers in the tunnel not only did not feel depressed, but their morale became higher and higher.

They gathered all the guns and ammunition they seized, and hung a string of bullet bags on the wall. Each string of bullet bags was filled with magazines, including the magazines of the disc machine gun. In the ammunition depot, the wounded have been continuously pressing bullets for the front-line fighters during this period of time, ensuring that once the enemy comes up, they can attack quickly and fight quickly.

At the same time, the internal environment in the tunnel is also improving. The wounded have been moved to the rest room inside the tunnel, and sandbags are also used to build staggered bunkers outside the tunnel. Once the enemy appears at the entrance of the tunnel, the soldiers in the tunnel can quickly attack the tunnel. Attack the enemies outside, and the soldiers built a grenade-proof inclined ditch at the entrance of the tunnel.

In addition, the soldiers also used sandbags to block some important places in the tunnel. The enemy is not afraid of canisters of smoke and poisonous gas in the tunnel, and Captain Dai has contacted the regiment headquarters to request reinforcements from the regiment headquarters. Send gas masks to every tunnel.

No.19 Tianshangganling's surface positions once again fell into uninterrupted competition. The soldiers' fighting morale became more and more high. They called for battle one after another. Under the leadership of Xia Yuan, they launched a counterattack against the enemy who had not yet established a foothold in Shangganling. At the cost of sacrificing nearly two squads of soldiers, the fierce attack of three battalions of the enemy was repelled, and Shangganling was still firmly in the hands of our army.

Every time the enemy organizes an attack, it will pay a heavy price. Although our army has suffered huge casualties, the soldiers' fighting will has not weakened in the slightest.

In the afternoon, the enemy, who had not given up, once again assembled three battalions of troops to counterattack at the No. 11, No. [-], No. [-] and No. [-] positions in Xiangganling.

Heavy artillery, tanks, planes, and anti-aircraft artillery vehicles bombed continuously for three hours. The entire Shangganling was billowing with thick smoke. A sea of ​​flames, the spectacular scene like a flaming mountain constantly shook the commanders and soldiers of the rear military headquarters and division headquarters.

During that period of time, Shangganling was dark, and the scene like a purgatory on earth deeply pierced the hearts of the soldiers in the rear.

I don't know how many comrades will sacrifice in this smoke of gunpowder.

However, this battle must be won no matter what!

How are the front-line soldiers fighting and what are the conditions of the tunnels? An urgent telegram is sent from the 235 regiment to the division headquarters and the military headquarters at every moment. In view of the fact that in the first stage, the volunteers on the Shangganling position were at a considerable loss, they urgently needed to be replenished. The strength of the troops, especially the 235th regiment, was basically wiped out. The 15rd Corps and the 1200th Army recruited more than 45 new fighters to supplement the [-]th Division, plus the division's personnel transferred from the government agencies and service units to enrich and rebuild the combat company.

In order to solve the problem of ammunition on the front line and the transportation of ammunition materials, the Volunteer Army Logistics Department and its second branch provided strong support. The Army Logistics Department decided to send four All the car companies were put into the direction of Shangganling.Under the slogan of "all for the front line, all for victory", the No.10,000 Army dispatched three battalions of the 15th Division and a large number of government personnel to undertake the task of transporting fire lines to and from the 29-kilometer mountain road. The 40th Division organized more than 45 people , more than 3000 livestock, and 500 carriages participated in the transportation.

After the big counter-offensive on the [-]th, [-] rounds of mortar shells alone were transported up the mountain under uninterrupted raids.

The Battle of Shangganling has entered a new stage. The betting red-eyed Van Vleet will never give up. In order to win the victory he expects, he is destined to throw more chips on this less than 4 square kilometers of land and use all his strength. Solve the number to maintain his 'mountain warfare expert' reputation.

But unfortunately, he was fighting the wrong enemy in the wrong place, and in the next few hours, the Volunteer Army opened his eyes again.

Under the crazy attack of the enemy on the [-]th, the consumption of weapons and ammunition in the tunnel was huge, and the barrel of the machine gun was red, and the soldiers poured urine and continued to fight until the machine gun was broken, and the wounded kept pressing The bullets are given to the soldiers who fight on the surface.

The accuracy of the rifle was seriously damaged, Xia Yuan had already replaced more than ten guns, consuming thousands of bullets.

Starting in the morning, under the leadership of Xia Yuan, Squad One, Squad Two, and Squad Three have been continuously engaged in the battle. Every time they return, there will be a few fewer people. The soldiers know it well, but they still fight with tenacious will Standing firm, Xia Yuan already felt that he had reached his limit, but at this moment, he must not relax.

The enemy's attack was uninterrupted, and at this time, he became stronger and dragged his tired body. He told the soldiers in the tunnel about every battle experience, how many foreign devils' officers and machine guns he killed every time. Gunners, snipers, etc., greatly boosted the morale of the soldiers in the tunnel.

Dai Lianchang instructed the soldiers to modify the environment in the tunnel, especially some wet soil, according to the method taught by Xia Yuan, wrapped it with a piece of cloth, and the two soldiers twisted each other, and a lot of water could be squeezed out. , the progress of the well was slow, and the soldiers relied on this method to fetch water. Although the water was turbid, it was still drinkable after being boiled.

There was not enough water in the tunnel, so the soldiers dug out the wet soil from the well and used the method taught by Xia Yuan to fetch water.There is not a lot of water. Under the condition of saving, it is still enough for the soldiers in the tunnel. The water intake route in the ravine has long been blocked by the enemy's artillery fire, and with the loss of the zero position again, the enemy is in the zero position. The firepower bunker built is enough to cover the water intake route to Tunnel No. [-], and even the route for transporting supplies up the mountain.

Fortunately, the food reserves in the tunnel are quite sufficient, and two simple meals a day are controlled, which can basically meet the survival needs of the soldiers.

On the battlefield, the battle became more and more intense. Xia Yuan threw grenades continuously. In the end, his arms became numb and stiff, and he couldn't even lift his strength. He controlled the machine gun to shoot at the enemy. The machine gun he controlled was very stable and accurate. The speed is very high, coupled with the blessing of its own strength, the bullets fired are almost in a line, killing more enemies, which once made the lieutenants who attacked the devil's position feel desperate, and even called them even at the possibility of being bombed by their own artillery fire Reinforced by artillery from the rear, a large-scale bombardment of the Shangganling position was carried out again.

The result of this kind of bombing is obviously that the casualties of the opponent are greater. After all, the Volunteer Army has only one squad of soldiers in the No. [-] position in Shangganling, while the enemy has a battalion. The casualties caused by the war were much higher than those of the volunteer soldiers.

Xia Yuan had long been used to the enemy's bombardment, and when the enemy's shell rang, he immediately led the soldiers in the squad to retreat into the bomb shelter dug earlier.

After carefully studying the enemy's way of building firepower bunkers, Xia Yuan uttered the slogan "Learn from the enemy" in the tunnel. After brainstorming, he worked out several simple and quick ways to dig and avoid bomb craters, learning from the enemy's construction method, using Sandbags and wooden boards were used to build bomb shelters, and the effect was extremely remarkable. After the enemy's bombardment ended, our soldiers basically suffered no casualties.

After all, there was only one squad of soldiers on the ground, and with the existence of bomb shelters, there were almost no casualties.

After the enemy was bombed by their own artillery, their morale dropped to the extreme.

Under the last round of attack, Xia Yuan's heavy machine gun crushed the enemy completely. With huge casualties, he repelled the last wave of enemy attack before sunset. On the battlefield, only Xia Yuan and three other soldiers stood up from the scorched earth.

The clothes on them have long been torn, they are dirty from top to bottom, their faces and bodies are more or less bruised, and the three soldiers wear bandages on their heads and have suffered a lot of injuries. When the battle was at its worst, the soldiers in the three platoons were basically wiped out, and some of the lightly wounded were sent to surface positions to fight.

Xia Yuan looked at the hazy sunset, wiped off the blood stains on his face, and said: "On October 13, the offensive and defensive battle of Shangganling ended, and this is just the transition to the second phase of the battle. Soldiers who can fight in the No. [-] tunnel [-] people, with minor injuries and more than ten seriously injured."

"As long as no one dies, Shangganling will still be firmly in the hands of our army!"

The battle of the surface position of the No. [-] position is over. After two days of fighting, the soldiers in the No. [-] tunnel paid huge casualties, but firmly held the No. [-] position in their own hands.

Just for the No. [-] tunnel, the supplementary company has three companies, and this does not include the situation of other tunnels.

Company Commander Feng of the Seventh Company and the instructor commanded the battle in the No. 11 tunnel. After a day of fighting, except for the devil's position that the foreign devils said was still in the hands of our army, the No. [-] position and the No. [-] position.The No. [-] position, the No. [-] position on the main peak, and the No. [-] position under the main peak have all been lost. These are very important positions in the position and directly threaten the safety of other positions.

In this situation, even Xia Yuan felt powerless. Even if he turned his plug-in to the maximum, even if he had mastered several master-level skills, he still felt desperate. The energy of struggle was completely felt by the fighting spirit of the soldiers in the tunnel.

The more sacrifices and the greater the casualties, the tighter the soldiers tightened up, and the higher the fighting spirit of the soldiers, they are like a spring, the greater the pressure, the stronger the power to bounce up. bigger.

This is an iron army that cannot be defeated or bombed!
If it were the U.S. military, it would have surrendered long ago.There is a standard for the surrender of the US military. If there are no bullets, no dry food, no communication, no way to break out, they can surrender, even if the casualties of the troops reach two-thirds.

Xia Yuan's eyes were firm, he held on to Shangganling, and held on to that hope!
Victory must belong to us!

"Commander Xia, are you injured?" A lightly wounded man saw that Xia Yuan's cheek was scratched by the bullet, leaving a long bloodstain, and sticky blood flowed out from his black face.

"It's okay, I was scratched by a bullet."

It was thrilling to say the least, if it wasn't for my strong reaction ability, plus I happened to be holding a bullet, the bullet would have pierced my cheek directly.

Thanks to his own luck, the bullet flew past his cheek.

At the beginning, I didn't feel anything. After all, when the battle was at its most intense, even if my cheek was bruised, I didn't feel anything. Now that the battle is over, I still have lingering fears and a dull pain in my cheek when I recall it.

When they returned to the tunnel, the wounded soldiers surrounded them one after another. Seeing the three of them carrying a large amount of guns and ammunition behind them, they knew that the battle had been won. The soldiers showed excited smiles again, but only saw the wound on Xia Yuan's face. , the soldiers asked Wang Lan to bandage the Ninth Company Commander.

Wang Lan used anti-inflammatory drugs to help Xia Yuan treat the wound briefly, and said: "Ninth Company Commander, you are really good, and you led the soldiers to hold the position again. I admire you."

Xia Yuan said: "Those soldiers who sacrificed are the most powerful. I just lead them to fight."

He will always keep in mind that he is not a hero when he is alive, but the one who sacrifices is a hero.

In his mind, in order to win the battle, the figures of soldiers holding blasting tubes, carrying explosive packs, and pounced on the enemy with grenades, walking through the hail of bullets, blowing up the enemy's bunker but dying heroically, even Soldiers who were seriously wounded and fought against the enemy on the front line.

These people are heroes.

Seeing the decrease in the number of tunnels and the large number of martyrs' remains on the edge of the tunnel, Wang Lan became silent in her heart, especially those who died but could not be buried. This may be the only pain in the hearts of the soldiers.

The soldiers in the tunnel were still busy. After two days of fighting, Xia Yuan was physically and mentally exhausted. After sitting down and closing his eyes for a while, he fell into a deep sleep. More intense battles were waiting for them.

"Commander Xia is also exhausted. He has fought continuously for two days and one night, repelling more than 70 large and small attacks by foreign devils and annihilating thousands of enemies. Let him have a good rest."

The soldiers in the tunnel were basically injured, and the work of fetching water fell on the instructor and Company Commander Dai. The well did not come out with water, but the humidity inside was very high. Put the soil in and it would turn into mud after an hour. Later, the cook put the cloth inside to absorb it, and then wrung it dry. In this way, the efficiency of water extraction has been greatly improved.

"Get some water for the fighting soldiers to drink first. After fighting for a day, their mouths are basically peeling."

It took several hours to get two jugs of water. The efficiency is not very high, but it is better than nothing, so that they have a stable source of water, and they don't need to face the enemy's machine guns and aircraft cannons. Under the continuous bombing, he took the risk of sacrifice to fetch water.

(End of this chapter)