The heavens start from Changjin Lake

Chapter 173

On the 24th, the Second Han Division took over the defense of Shangganling. They replaced the U.S. Army on the top of the mountain. First, they faced one of the most difficult problems for the commander of the Second Han Division, which was the volunteers in the tunnel.

The methods of the stick soldiers are obviously more vicious than the enemy. The previously mentioned methods of digging into the tunnel from the top of the mountain, then throwing incendiary bombs, and even releasing poisonous gas into the tunnel are far more than those used by the US military. Sometimes In the tunnel, it was so smoked that I couldn't even open my eyes, and my breath was full of pungent smoke and poisonous gas.

At this time, Xia Yuan will hide in the deepest part of the tunnel and continue to think about how to dig the well. The defense of the tunnel will be taken over by Company Commander Dai Wannian. He is good at dealing with the enemies outside the tunnel. Rolling, suddenly he brought people out, shot the stick soldiers who released the poisonous gas at the entrance of the cave, snatched the enemy's poison mask, and returned to the tunnel. Xia Yuan couldn't do this kind of operation.

His observation skills allow him to fight with a small group of troops on the ground in the dark, but when it comes to life and death, it is still time for Company Commander Dai Wannian and Instructor Zhang Xiaosheng, who have rich combat experience, to stand up.

When fighting against the stick soldiers, Company Commander Dai and the others clearly felt the cunning of the enemy. Foreign devils are relatively clumsy, and they rely on powerful fire support, just like a bulldozer. , There is no heavy fire support, the situation is similar to that of the People's Army, and the stick soldiers are very afraid of death, very wretched, they can play dirty, they will definitely not play hard.

They even used layers of barbed wire to block the entrance of the cave to prevent volunteer soldiers from rushing out of the tunnel.

Company Commander Dai was not used to them at all, and shouted: "Use the blasting tube, blow him up for me!"

A soldier held a blasting tube, and with the help of sandbags at the entrance of the hole, stuffed the blasting tube under the barbed wire. With a loud bang, the barbed wire that the enemy had just pulled up was reimbursed by our soldiers with the blasting tube.

Then the enemy filled the tunnel with poisonous gas, smoked it, and burned it with fire. They even placed a large amount of explosives above the entrance of the tunnel in an attempt to blow up the entrance of the tunnel and bury the soldiers in the tunnel.In response to such a situation, Dai Lianchang led his men to shoot at the enemy, and led his men out of the tunnel, risking his life to drive the enemy back.

The more than 30 soldiers in the tunnel were divided into more than ten combat groups by Company Commander Dai. Each combat group formed an echelon, and three soldiers rushed out each time, using their lives to delay the time for the soldiers in the tunnel.

Finally, after sacrificing the fighters of four combat groups, the difficult day finally passed.

In the evening, after dinner, Xia Yuan went to dig the well as usual. When he came to the deepest and most promising well, he suddenly saw a thin layer of accumulated water at the bottom of the well.

Xia Yuan was shocked suddenly, followed by a joyful expression on his face. He dropped the tools in his hand, jumped into the well, reached out to touch, with tears in his eyes, "Water is coming out! Water is coming out of the well!"

The soldiers who were resting in the tunnel were shocked suddenly and stood up from the ground one after another.

The instructor was digging a tunnel, and when he heard Xia Yuan's voice, he quickly put down his tools and ran out, "Is it true? Is there really water?"

Xia Yuan said decisively: "Out, out!"

The instructor was even happier than Xia Yuan, and said, "Let's go and have a look!"

The soldiers in the tunnel put down their tools one after another, and they quickly gathered in front of the well dug by Xia Yuan, looking down through the light of the kerosene lamp.It has been dug three meters deep, and there are grooves on the wall of the well that you can step on.

And at the bottom of the well, I saw a layer of accumulated water. Under the illumination of the kerosene lamp, there was a faint light. There was not much water at the bottom of the well, but this was a huge piece of good news, which made the soldiers ecstatic .

"The well that Company Commander Xia dug is producing water! The well that Company Commander Xia dug is producing water!"

The news was quickly spread by the soldiers, and soon the soldiers in the entire No. [-] tunnel heard about it, put down what they were doing, and came from other places in the tunnel to gather in front of the well dug by Xia Yuan Look.

Company Commander Dai Wannian said happily: "Good! Good! That's great! The wells have water, and our soldiers no longer need to risk their lives to fetch water. Company Commander Xia, thanks to you, if it weren't for you , this well is not so easy to get water out of."

Instructor Zhang Xiaosheng was also very happy, "I want to report this good thing to the regiment headquarters! It is of great significance to realize the digging of water wells in the tunnel!"

Although the amount of water produced was very small, it brought hope to everyone and gave the soldiers the determination to continue fighting!
Xia Yuan said happily: "The credit for this matter is not my fault, but the soldiers who dug the well day and night. Without them, the well would have to be dug until next year, relying on me alone."

A thick layer of rock under the well was finally dug up after being beaten day and night by the soldiers in the tunnel. The bottom was gravel mixed with sand. Without the obstruction of the rock layer, the water naturally seeped out. .

The soldiers happily tried to dig deep inside, and after digging out a thick layer of rock, a large amount of sediment appeared along with the sand and stones. The soldiers in charge of digging the well used their shovels to shovel away the layers of soil. , more and more water seeped out, and soon covered the underground layer.

"Great, with these water sources, we won't be short of water!!"

The soldiers were very happy. The three-meter-deep well came out, which directly changed the current situation of water shortage in the tunnels. You must know that the most scarce thing in the tunnels in Shangganling is water. There is no shortage of food, but water is difficult to transport. Soldiers often risk their lives, sometimes not even being able to retrieve a bucket of water.

The presence of this well is crucial.

"Dig it."

There was a relaxed smile on Xia Yuan's face. Ever since he traveled to Shangganling, he had started to prepare for digging a well. After careful screening, the location he chose was exactly where the groundwater was. Now that the water was finally dug out, his whole body Everything became easier.

That night, the soldiers boiled a large pot of water to replenish a large amount of water for the soldiers in the tunnel.

After drinking the water, the soldiers had the strength to swallow the biscuits captured from the enemy.

When I was short of water, eating these biscuits would stretch my throat, and even absorb the water in my mouth. Some soldiers even ate their lips with blood.

The water well has greatly improved the water shortage situation in the tunnel. The enthusiasm of the soldiers is unprecedentedly high. They fill their mouths with warm water, and with smiles on their faces, they talk about the deeds of the Ninth Company Commander digging the well. The matter was handed over to the regiment headquarters by the instructor, and the regiment headquarters handed it over to the division headquarters.

The news that a well was dug in Shangganling No. 15 Tunnel spread among the upper echelons of the [-]th Army. Commander Qin was full of emotion: "The soldiers in the tunnel can still maintain a positive attitude in the face of such a situation. We should learn from it." place, the appearance of that well can even change the outcome of the Battle of Shangganling!"

The importance of the appearance of this well is highlighted by changing the outcome of the Battle of Shangganling.

Commander Qin ordered that the artillery attack the enemy's fortifications on the surface of Shangganling on the 25th. Well, persist in the protracted war of resistance.

The order from the superior was quickly issued to the regiment headquarters, and the regiment headquarters quickly conveyed the order to the tunnel. Instructor Zhang Xiaosheng promised that he would actively fight, fight for a long time, and fight the enemy to the end!
Putting down the phone, Instructor Zhang Xiaosheng found Xia Yuan, called Company Commander Dai back, and said, "Commander Xia, the water well has basically solved the problem of water shortage in the tunnel. I think we can send some water to the No. [-] tunnel. , the conditions in other tunnels are far worse than in Tunnel No. [-]. We barely got through the water shortage stage by using wet cloths to fetch water, and the soldiers in other tunnels may face more serious problems than us.”

"Instructor, it is not an easy task to transport water to the No. [-] tunnel. The enemy has blocked all the routes, especially from the zero position and the fourth position. Once discovered, the soldiers responsible for delivering the water will suffer. Heavy fire from the enemy on three sides."

Why fetching water is a narrow escape, not only facing the blockade of enemy artillery fire, but even the No. The machine gun bunker on the ground will launch a long chain of fire, and shoot fiercely.

In such a situation, it is very difficult to send water there.

Dai Wannian thought carefully, and said: "This is indeed a very difficult task, but the soldiers in other tunnels need life-saving water sources. No matter how difficult it is, we must find a way to complete it."

Xia Yuan nodded, thinking seriously, several plans emerged in his mind, but he denied them all one by one.

The instructor said: "The superior has just issued a new combat order. Tomorrow, Shangganling will be covered by artillery fire. We can use the gap between the enemy's artillery fire to send water out."

Xia Yuan's eyes moved slightly, and he said, "It's not a good suggestion to deliver water during the day."

The instructor thought for a while: "I am in a hurry."

Xia Yuan said: "We can wait until the evening. The weather in North Korea is getting colder and the night comes very early. Usually it gets dark at five or six o'clock. We can take this opportunity to go and complete the water delivery."

Dai Wannian said: "Instructor, what Xia Yuan said is good, delivering water during the day is not a good suggestion."

The instructor nodded, knowing that he was too anxious.

On October 10th, when the Han army was thinking about how to deal with the volunteers in the tunnel, there were bursts of sharp whistling sounds from the sky, followed by bursts of shouts from the orderly soldiers on the ground, and they could be seen from a distance. Above the clouds, shells flew from the direction of the Five Sacred Mountains.

In an instant, black flowers made of soil bloomed on the entire surface of Shangganling. They were so gorgeous. The soldiers in the tunnel held their guns and sat in the pit with their mouths wide open, like beating drums. The sound kept rumbling in the tunnel, it was deafening, and the eardrums were constantly agitating.

As the artillery fire intensified, the buttocks of the soldiers were so painful that they had to squat on the ground, and the seriously wounded had to sit up, otherwise their internal organs would be shattered.

With the end of the three rounds of artillery fire, the volunteer soldiers in the tunnel rushed out of the tunnel and launched a counterattack to the position.

Xia Yuan took the lead, rushed out of the tunnel, pointed his gun at the direction of No. [-] position, and shouted without looking back: "Attack!"

As soon as the soldiers in the tunnel here came out, the remaining heavy machine guns of the enemy on the zero position rang out. Some soldiers lay on the ground, and some soldiers did not run out and retreated into the tunnel.Under the hawk's eyes, the enemy's muzzle was almost in front of his eyes. When he aimed and pulled the trigger, the bullet was fired, and the rattling sound of the heavy machine gun echoing in the valley disappeared.

"attack!"

Xia Yuan put away his gun and led another squad of soldiers to launch a counterattack to the No. [-] position. He hit the reverse slope head-on, and the remaining bunker of the stick soldiers on the mountainside. Before the enemy's machine gun sounded, a bullet whizzed Go through the mouth of the machine gun bunker.

Xia Yuan took aim and shouted, "Blow it up!"

After so many battles, Xia Yuan has become more and more proficient in dealing with bunkers. Whether it is shooting or using grenades, it can reimburse the enemy's bunkers.

Soldiers like to fight against Xia Yuan, because he can always control the situation well, especially the enemy's bunker.

No, there was a bright light in the eyes of the soldiers. The soldier in charge of the blasting shouted the slogan "Long Live the Ninth Company Commander". The corpse of the dead companion controlled the machine gun, Xia Yuan aimed and pulled the trigger, and the bullet was fired again, precisely passing through the muzzle of the bunker.

The enemy on the mountain was overwhelmed by the volunteer soldiers. After so many soldiers, the number of machine guns in the No. [-] tunnel was increasing. In addition, many foreign devils' supplies and bullets from light and heavy machine guns were seized before. There is basically no shortage, especially Xia Yuan. The soldiers in the tunnel basically know that Xia Yuan is a madman who collects weapons and ammunition. Every time he fights, he must order the soldiers to clean up the enemy's corpse, even the boots. Take them all off.

The enemy's boots are a good thing, especially in winter, the boots worn by foreign devils on the battlefield to resist US aggression and aid Korea are very expensive, Xia Yuan likes them.

In this counterattack, a squad of soldiers carried six machine guns, forming a firepower net that directly suppressed the remnants on the mountain and couldn't raise their heads. With a bang, the enemy's machine gun bunker was wiped out, and Xia Yuan quickly turned his guns He aimed at the stick soldier on the top of the mountain, and pulled the trigger continuously. The movements were so agile that the soldiers next to him looked at Xia Yuan and felt inexplicable.

Why does it feel like the Ninth Company Commander is becoming more and more like a gun.

No. On the 20th of the 80th, his firearms proficiency has reached 20, and there are only [-] left to upgrade. It is expected that within the next five days, he will be able to upgrade his firearms to the master level.

Perhaps at the Grandmaster level, it is really a combination of man and gun.

(End of this chapter)