The heavens start from Changjin Lake

Chapter 466

"These supplies seriously slow down the marching speed of the team, why don't you throw them away."

While the soldiers were carrying the ammunition and cans on the truck, Xia Yuan was smoking with the commander of the machine gun company. Instructor Shao led a company of soldiers to help the soldiers of the machine gun company load the ammunition and cans on the truck into the carriage pulled by mules superior.

"I'm used to being poor. These mortars were captured by our troops during the battle. How can I lose them? It hurts me to lose them."

The commander of the machine gun company took a deep breath and said: "When the regiment first set up the machine gun company, there was only one mortar, which was captured from the little devil, and the shells were even more so. There were no hairs, so the soldiers used fire sticks to fight the devils. Later, the troops fought in the north and south, and fought more and more battles, but very few mortars were captured, especially mortar shells."

Xia Yuan knew that the first period of time was very difficult, especially the first batch of Eighth Route Army soldiers who fought against the Japanese devils. At that time, the Eighth Route Army soldiers were recruited from the peasant ranks, not the Red Army who had won battles. Fighting the Japanese devils, many people can't even kill people.Even so, the troops of the Eighth Route Army are still in the base area behind the enemy lines. The training is not vague at all. The atmosphere of the company is very good. The veterans always tell the new recruits about their experience on the battlefield, so that they will not die in a daze on the battlefield. .

In addition, the training time is also very sufficient, and the soldiers can carry out effective training.

But the troops of the national army are different. Many soldiers who joined the national army were recruited directly from the countryside. Many died on the way of transportation, and even fewer entered the army.With the outbreak of the Japanese Army's full-scale war of aggression against China, and the Kuomintang and the Communist Party jointly resisting Japan, the national army needed more soldiers.

The army of the national army is very chaotic. The military salary system has bred a lot of veterans, all of whom are fooling around and are not paid. There are very few who are really willing to fight with their lives. Lucky some farmers who join the national army will have a lot of money. Two veterans, maybe some veterans who pity them will tell them some common sense on the battlefield. This common sense is passed down orally, and veterans play a vital role in the company of the national army.

Unlucky enough to join a newly formed company, they are all recruits who have never been on the battlefield, and even the commander is a recruit who has just graduated from military school and knows nothing. Such a unit is completely cannon fodder on the battlefield. The shot rang out, and it was unknown where it came from.

Such companies are quickly wiped out in battle.

The poverty of the Chinese people began in the Qing Dynasty, when the old woman in Cixi searched for people's fat and people's ointment, and when the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded.

The ridiculous Qing Dynasty still dreamed of a strong country. When the Western powers put cannons at the door, the ignorant people took long guns to fight the Western powers with firearms. They believed in gods and thought they were invulnerable, which is ridiculous and sad.

Xia Yuan knows this painful history, and he also understands what the commander of the machine gun company said very well. From being poor to working hard to pull out a machine gun company, it was built with the blood of many soldiers. Behind the cannon, I don't know how many soldiers died for it.

Trying to make them lose their mortars that fired empty shells would be like losing their lives.

Xia Yuan was smoking, not talking, quietly looking at the soldiers carrying the ammunition, some of the soldiers of the machine gun company were eating canned food, they were eating very slowly, and they didn't dare to eat a big mouthful, they ate a small part, turned their heads to look Looking at the other soldiers, seeing that the other soldiers had nothing to eat, he distributed the food to the soldiers beside him.

This behavior of helping each other made Xia Yuan feel warm in his heart.

He pinched the cigarette butt in his hand and said, "It's getting late, we're about to set off, and the wounded in the division are still waiting for this batch of medicine."

The commander of the machine gun company stood up, "Be careful on the road, the US military planes are very rampant, and there are a lot of them appearing above our heads every day, don't be discovered by them."

Xia Yuan nodded, and greeted the comrades of the company to get on the car. The comrades of the machine gun company emptied five trucks, which freed them a lot of space, and then transferred part of the goods on the remaining five trucks to the other three. On the truck that can still drive, continue to set off along the steep mountain road.

The comrades of the machine gun company watched them go until they disappeared, so they speeded up. There were a lot of goods on the truck, but there were also a lot of mules in their machine gun company, but there were a lot of piles on the carts pulled by the mules. Baggage, a lot of baggage is irrelevant, it's just that you can't lose it.

Seeing that there were still a lot of ammunition and canned food not loaded into the car, the commander of the machine gun company gritted his teeth: "Unload the baggage, load the ammunition and canned food into the car!"

The deputy company commander looked at the luggage on the car, and said: "Old Qi, this can't be done. This is all the property of our machine gun company. It was bought with the blood of countless soldiers. If it is lost like this, what?"

Company Commander Qi of the machine gun company said: "Comrade Xia Yuan is right. We need to change our current concept. There are so many supplies that haven't been loaded on the truck yet. These supplies are life-saving when they are brought to the front line. Those things that are heavy can't save lives. We have to Adapt to the situation, besides, we can put these things here and get them when we come back, the most urgent thing is to send these materials to the front line first.”

The deputy company commander opened his mouth and said, "Okay, okay, listen to you, unload the baggage, and load the supplies into the car!"

The company commander of the machine gun company patted the deputy company commander on the shoulder, and said: "We must focus on the overall situation. Comrade Xia Yuan would rather make mistakes than send supplies to us. These supplies are life-saving. He You’re right, discipline is dead, but people are alive, and you must know how to adapt to changing circumstances, and it’s getting late, pack up your supplies and set off quickly, before the foreign devil’s plane arrives.”

The deputy company commander nodded, and ordered the soldiers to unload the luggage from the car. The luggage left on would only slow down their marching speed, and even exhaust their comrades. After unloading the luggage, the marching speed of the team was significantly accelerated Not a lot.

The truck was galloping on the highway, getting closer and closer to the division headquarters. The closer it was to the rear, the more frequently the US military planes appeared. The rumbling bombing floated out from the distant mountains and forests, stopping and stopping along the way. The winding mountain road also came to an end, and a green hill appeared in the sight, and the mountains and rivers were connected with mountains and rivers.

The division headquarters is between these mountains.

When they arrived, they heard the sound of a whistle from the mountain, which served as a warning.Xia Yuan immediately took out the whistle in his pocket and responded to the other party. Hearing the sound of the whistle, soldiers with straw hats on their heads and weeds stuck in their bodies appeared from the mountain, and ran down the mountain with guns in their hands.

"Here we are!"

It took a whole morning to finally drive the car to the division headquarters. The fuel in the truck was basically exhausted. Even if we could continue walking, we couldn't go very far.

"Comrade, I am the commander of the first battalion and company of the [-]th Regiment, Xia Yuan, these are my subordinates."

Xia Yuan stepped forward, leading a company of more than ten soldiers.

"Lin Shiming, squad leader of the third squad of the security platoon, hello Captain Xia, I recognize you, a hero, I read about you in the newspaper earlier, and I heard the teacher often mention you, you are a famous hero among our teachers."

With a happy face, Lin Shiming glanced at the dozen or so dusty soldiers behind Xia Yuan, as if realizing something, he gave a standard military salute to everyone in the company.

"salute!"

Lao Yang shouted.

"Commander Xia, you have worked hard. Did you receive any order to come to the division headquarters? The division commander is in the mountains, but this road is impassable. You need to detour. I will send a soldier to guide you."

"That's great, thank you Squad Leader Lin."

"You're welcome! You have worked hard!"

"For the people, for the country."

"Correct!"

Watching the convoy leave, a soldier stood beside Lin Shiming, looking at the convoy going away, "Squad leader, there are only so few people left in a row."

"Yeah, they are all heroes, real heroes!"

Lin Shiming nodded solemnly, with affirmation in his eyes, and raised his voice: "Continue to be vigilant!"

"Yes!"

The atmosphere in the headquarters of the [-]th Division became more and more solemn, and the smoke floated in the sky for a long time.

When Master Zheng received such an order from the military department, he immediately felt the seriousness of the situation. He frowned tightly, walked to Deputy Commander Duan and Chief of Staff Wang, handed the paper to them, and said, "Old Duan , Old Wang, our proposal seems to have been rejected by the military, and we still need to stay on the south bank of the Han River for three to five days."

After hearing this sentence, Deputy Teacher Duan stared wide-eyed. He looked at the paper in Teacher Zheng's hand, took it tremblingly, and fixed his eyes on the content on the paper.

After a long while, he stood up and said loudly: "What! Is it possible to hold on for three to five days? The troops fought continuously, lacked food and ammunition, endured hunger and fought against enemies several times higher than ours, and an enemy came from behind their buttocks. , If you want supplies but you don’t have supplies, you need support but you don’t have support, how to fight this battle, I think they are blind!"

The angry deputy division commander Duan's eyes were wide open, covered with bloodshot eyes, his face was flushed, and he clenched his fists hard.

Mr. Zheng is also very worried. He is worried about the overall situation, but also worried about the small situation. This is a dilemma.But he was afraid that his worries would affect Deputy Commander Duan, so he changed his tone, stepped forward and pressed Deputy Commander Duan on the chair, and said, "We have to face the reality, old Duan, calm down, our situation must be serious in the army. I know, it is difficult for them to do it, we not only have to consider for ourselves, but also for the army."

Mr. Zheng knew his deputy division commander very well. He was capable of fighting, courageous and resourceful, but he was also violent.

He likes this brother who is seven years younger than himself. Along the way, the two joined forces and smashed countless enemies.He thinks that he is his right-hand man in military command, and he is a strong general in battle. With him, there is no city that cannot be broken, and no position that cannot be defended.No matter how difficult the task was given to him before, he can complete it.

His spine is like a mountain, and his spirit of not being crushed or dragged down is loved by many commanders and fighters.He usually takes special care of Lao Duan. After all, no one is perfect, and this short temper can also refresh people on the battlefield. Don't stare at his shortcomings, just remind him at the right time.

Because of this, Master Zheng never blamed him or accused him. He only hoped that this young warrior would mature quickly, he still has a long way to go.

"We think about it for the army, but they think about us." Deputy Commander Duan sat on the chair and continued to mutter to himself: "Three to five days, three to five days"

Then he suddenly raised his head, looked at Mr. Zheng's face, and said, "This won't work, that won't work, just stick to your position, Mr. Commander, what do you think we should do now? Can this work?"

Teacher Zheng said in a comforting tone: "Old Duan, the matter has come to this point, no matter whether it can be done or not, we must resolutely carry out the order, we must keep our spirits up, our subordinates are still fighting hard with the enemy. No matter what happens, we still have to order the regiments to organize defenses and resolutely carry out the order to stand firm for three to five days!"

Now that the matter has come to an end, Deputy Commander Duan also knows that his suggestion with Chief of Staff Wang will not work, so he nods helplessly after hearing these words.

After listening to the conversation between the two, Chief of Staff Wang pondered for a while, and said to Master Zheng: "Such an order will put unprecedented pressure on the defense of all ministries. After all, the number of enemies we are currently facing is much higher than ours. , Its firepower configuration is even more crushing. If this continues, if the enemy wants to attack on a large scale, our frontline positions may not last long."

Everyone fell silent again. The difficulties faced by the [-]th Division have exceeded the limits of human thinking.

Without any logistical supplies, ammunition was seized from the position, the wounded had no medicines, and they relied on willpower to support them. The food was exhausted. The soldiers had not eaten food for several days. They all relied on eating wild vegetables, drinking cold water, and even eating grass roots. Many soldiers Suffering from night blindness due to malnutrition, severe blindness can't even see in the daytime.

The east, west, and south sides have been surrounded by the enemy, and the [-]th Division is completely desperate.

In such an environment, it is difficult for the gods to save them.

Not to mention staying in place for three to five days.

Commander Zheng waved his hand in front of Deputy Commander Duan's face, and then said: "Old Wang, this is not a problem at present. The No. 15 Army on the left wing of our division retreated for seven days yesterday, and only the 63th Division was left in Chunchuan for defense. , They can be regarded as our last barrier, this big loophole was temporarily filled by the [-]th Division, but I don’t know what is going on with the [-]rd Army on the right wing, if the right wing cannot be guaranteed, then we will be difficult to deal with.”

Deputy Commander Duan's emotions have calmed down a lot at this time. After calming down, he immediately went through the situation faced by the 63th Division in his mind, and then murmured: "I have seen the reconnaissance of the [-]th Division of the [-]rd Army. cadres, they haven't withdrawn yet."

Master Zheng heard this, and his eyes lit up: "This is very important! Duan, as long as the 63rd Army does not leave and our right wing is safe, then there is still a chance! Send someone to contact them immediately, and send our army's The defense deployment is notified to them, and they must coordinate and defend together."

After hearing this, Deputy Commander Duan realized that this is the reason. The 63th Division is not all in a desperate situation, at least there is still the [-]rd Army on the right.

He couldn't sit still anymore, the ephedrine stood up and shouted: "I'll send someone to contact them!"

(End of this chapter)