The heavens start from Changjin Lake

Chapter 517

The dying soldier is a Sichuanese child, and his last Sichuan accent in this world still carries a wave of contempt for the enemy.

Standing on the ground now are the soldiers of the Sixth Division of the Korean Army who were timidly killed by the fifth company hand-to-hand combat. They have learned the fighting will of this grassroots unit of the Second Battalion and Fifth Company of the [-]th Regiment of the [-]th Division of the Volunteer Army.

Although their opponents are lying dead on the ground now, the remains of those opponents, everyone's eyes are open angrily, the eyes are still full of hatred, and the cold blood runs across the cheeks.The soldiers of the Sixth Division of the Korean Army were timid, and even their commander was shocked when he saw this scene when he arrived at the position.

When they confiscated the weapons of the volunteer soldiers, what was left to them were empty guns without bullets. Two heavy machine guns had been turned into parts and scattered in every corner, which were blown up with grenades.Even Zhendi can no longer be used. All the bunker fortifications were collapsed and rotten by the shells fired by themselves, and even a person hiding half of his body was exposed.

In the last moments of the soldiers of the fifth company, they were bombarded by them under such conditions, and then ran over to fight them with bayonets.

All the Korean soldiers were stunned, including their commander.

What kind of army is this? Fighting with them in such a predicament, until the bullets are exhausted, they still do not retreat, and they still charge bravely until they all die heroically.

They don't understand.

They will not understand how the Chinese nation has survived a century of oppression and humiliation.They don't understand what the Chinese people's persistence and desire for a happy life are.

They will not be fierce. When a happy life is hard to come by, what is the determination of the Chinese people to defend a happy life?

Just half an hour after more than 100 people from the fifth company died heroically in the Jiuchundaishan position, in the command post of the US Tenth Army, Almond waited anxiously for news from the Sixth Division of the Korean Army. The radio shortwave they sent back.

The combat staff officer said to Almond: "General, the Sixth Division of the Korean Army replied that at twelve o'clock in the morning, they encountered stubborn resistance from a battalion of the [-]th Division of the Chinese Army at Jiuchundai Mountain, causing heavy casualties. They passed Jiuchundai Mountain, but they were attacked by the opponent's long-range artillery, and the opponent might send troops to counterattack, so they suggested to give up continuing to attack, stand by on the spot, and continue to attack after judging the enemy's deployment."

You stick is old, they have been fooling their own people to the extreme.

Almond believed it, and looked at his watch, his expression immediately became gloomy, and he said, "It's already twelve thirty, and it's been delayed for half an hour, what's going on!?"

Seeing that Almond was angry, the combat staff quickly explained: "It wasn't our translators who were delayed, it was they who contacted us and said."

Almond was still very angry. It was 10 minutes later than planned. He cursed and said, "What is the Sixth Division of the Korean Army doing? Also, the long-range artillery attack you just mentioned , is the situation true?"

"Yes, and said that the opponent is a large-caliber heavy artillery!"

How did the combat staff know the situation, and he didn't go to the battlefield. All this was said in a telegram from the Sixth Division of the Korean Army. Whether it was true or not, he had no choice but to nod.The situation is not true, and they will do nothing. Once the Volunteer Army really has heavy artillery, his official position as a combat staff officer will not be guaranteed.

So, whether it is true or not, it has to be true.

After hearing this, Almond fell into deep thought, thought and thought, and finally said: "Since the [-]th Division still has large-caliber heavy artillery, it means that the main force is still there, and the combat effectiveness has not weakened much. No wonder we The previous attack on the [-]th Division on the south bank of the Han River was not very effective. In this case, order the Sixth Division of the Korean Army to continue to verify the situation. Is the opponent really attacking with large-caliber heavy artillery?"

"Don't give me a lazy rest for half an hour, that will delay the opportunity of the battle. The place of Jiuchun Daishan is very important. It is related to the overall situation of this battle. We must stick to it. Tell them, don't make conditions for me."

The combat staff officer replied: "Yes, at this point in the war, troops at all levels are working hard, and they are the ones who are making the slowest progress. Cough, don't worry, General, I will call back to convey your order immediately. They are bad troops that cooperate with the group to fight, and I will not be polite to them."

The U.S. military has never regarded Han Jun as a human being, and naturally excluded Han Jun when counting casualties.

Therefore, the number of enemies killed by the Volunteers will never match the number of enemies killed by the US military.However, there are still a group of people in modern times who say that the so-called number of enemy kills does not match and is false. It should be compared with the number of enemy kills counted by the United States. The opponent is advanced and the statistics are more accurate.

In the eyes of the US military, the Korean army is nothing more than a group of artillery fire.

The combat staff officer left quickly and ran to the telecommunications office to contact the Sixth Division of the Korean Army.

Almond poured himself a cup of hot water, brewed the instant coffee, put a cube of sugar in the cup, put it in his hand and continued to ponder.

Judging from all signs, this Chinese army can really fight.

Are they crazy?
Almond seriously suspects that their enemy is a group of lunatics, surrounded by the Sixth Korean Division, the First Marine Division, and the Seventh US Division, and now there is another US 24th Division, with long-range artillery support, air power strikes, and ground force coordination In combat, the force reached 10.

Just beating them so hard, they didn't tear them apart.

How stupid I was, I naively thought that the first round of bomber carpet bombing on the 22nd would kill them.If they really still have large-caliber heavy artillery, it will be the biggest threat to my attacking troops.

Almond originally wanted to generate electricity for the Air Force and request bombing support, but after careful consideration, he decided not to do it.

Once he requests bombing support from the Air Force, the Air Force will naturally ask Commander Ridgway for instructions. In this way, Ridgway will inevitably think that the progress of Almond's Tenth Army these days has not been effective, which will make Ridgway very disappointed in himself.

Li Qiwei was his immediate boss during his tenure in the Eighth Army.During the second battle, his Tenth Army was besieged by the Ninth Corps of the Volunteer Army, and he escaped in a panic. If he followed the military practice, he would have been demoted, but Li Qiwei insisted on keeping him.

If Li Qiwei finds out that there is no progress on his side, he doesn't know how disappointed he will be.

Thinking of this, Almond gritted his teeth and decided to keep going.

Anyway, the [-]th Division has been tightly surrounded, and it is definitely impossible to run away. It is only a matter of time before it is eliminated.Let's use the aircraft of the Air Force of the Tenth Army. Although it is not equipped with heavy bombers, it is better than nothing.

At this moment, Almond still believed that the complete annihilation of this force was absolutely certain.

Regarding the details of large-caliber heavy artillery, the [-]th Division has a mountain artillery battalion. Since there is no tractor, the mountain artillery battalion has always been in the last part of the march. It is disassembled and transported by horse-drawn carriage. Some artillery exists.

While Almond was in deep thought.

on the battlefield.

A messenger ran into the regiment headquarters of the [-]th regiment as if galloping, and shouted: "Report. The [-]th company is gone!"

Head Wang was studying the map carefully on the table, but he didn't hear clearly, so he put down his pen and asked, "What, say it again?"

The messenger said: "Regimental Commander, the Fifth Company persisted until the end, and lived and died with the position. When I went to the position at Jiuchundai Mountain, there were so many corpses lying in front of the position. There were enemies, as well as ours. Our comrades, Fighting with the enemy with bayonets, some of them stabbed each other with bayonets to death, and some died of biting the enemy's throat. It was too miserable. Moving forward, I saw people from the Sixth Division of the Korean Army making a bonfire. I, I They stopped moving forward and withdrew back."

The messenger is also a child soldier, not very old, about seventeen or eighteen years old, and short in stature.

When he saw the scene, he was completely shocked. After speaking, he suddenly burst into tears. At the last moment, Wulian did not respond to the situation upwards, did not ask for reinforcements, but completed his mission in this decisive way. , Withstood the attack of the Sixth Division of the Korean Army.

The fifth company, they should know that the regiment and even the division headquarters have reached the last moment of tension, so they did not seek any reinforcements from the regiment headquarters during the most difficult time.

Commissar Han was thinking painfully, feeling as heavy as Captain Wang.

It's too uncomfortable, this kind of cruel reality, in these days, they have experienced too much.

Whenever the news of the death of all Wulian came back, everyone was in pain like cutting out their hearts.

Commander Wang sat on the stool without saying a word, thinking to himself: They are all my good soldiers, you will never come back to fight side by side with me again, comrades, wait for me over there, after I die, After the past, I will be the team leader for you.

Commissar Han restrained himself for a while, his eyes were red and his nose was sore, it took him a long time to calm down.

It's just that there is still a very serious problem that has not been told to Commander Wang. After thinking about it, although the commander is so uncomfortable now, if he continues to hesitate, it will delay a lot of opportunities and sacrifice more soldiers.

Political Commissar Han said: "Commander, the First Battalion has lost contact with us. It is estimated that the telephone line was blown up by the enemy's artillery fire. I don't know how they are doing now?"

Head Wang's eyes widened when he heard the news: "When did it happen?"

Han political commissar said: "Just now."

Head Wang immediately stood up and said, "Hurry up and send someone to contact you, we can't waste any more time."

He was worried that the situation like Wulian would happen again. If that happened, he felt that he would not be able to stand it anymore.

Political commissar Han said: "I have already sent people to contact. Ding Zhansheng still has the advantage of terrain. If he loses contact, he will send people back to the regiment headquarters. In addition, Lao Li has already gone to the division headquarters to report the casualties."

Lao Li is the director of the political department of the regiment.

After listening to it, Captain Wang had already made arrangements, and he felt better. He said: "Old Ding is also a stickler. He just executes and executes orders. If we don't know how to change them, we should suggest to the teacher. It won’t work if we continue fighting like this, we need to change our thinking.”

Political commissar Han said: "Oh, regiment commander, let's stop embarrassing the division commander. This is an order from the military department. As long as the mission of the military department is completed, the division commander will think of recruiting before us."

In fact, they all understand this truth, but the casualties of the troops are too great.

Without another word, Captain Wang took out the cigarette in his pocket, lit one, and smoked dully.

The casualties of grassroots cadres were very heavy, and dozens of company-level cadres died in each regiment.When entering North Korea to fight, the 1000th Regiment with more than [-] people, when Director Li reported the casualties to the division headquarters today, there were less than [-] people left in the whole regiment.

Xia Yuan also returned to the division headquarters together. His arrival surprised and delighted the division leaders. Seeing his physical condition, Master Zheng immediately recruited someone to get Xia Yuan a cup of hot water.

Xia Yuan limped up to the teacher and said, "Master, please punish me!"

Mr. Zheng said: "Sit down first and drink some hot tea."

Xia Yuan didn't take any action, and said to himself: "The Seventh Company and the First Company lived and died together, but I survived. The enemy broke through our blocking line of defense, and the City God's Hall was lost."

Teacher Zheng glanced at Deputy Teacher Duan, and Deputy Teacher Duan understood, stepped forward and pressed Xia Yuan on the stool, looking at one of his legs: "How did your leg break?"

"Fall off the mountain and broke."

Xia Yuan said: "It was already dark when I woke up."

Mr. Zheng pondered, and said, "Did you do the explosion in the Town God's Hall?"

Xia Yuan admitted and narrated the incident. He left Han Junjun's overcoat with the intention of waiting for the enemy to be blocked on the road, and at night he would change into the enemy's clothes and go in to steal an enemy.

But he thinks everything too perfectly. There can be no such perfect things in the world, especially war.

every moment.

The situation on the battlefield will be a brand new change.

"You did a good job. You made up for it. At least you blocked the enemy for most of the day. Without your blocking, the 24th Division of the United States would be able to break through the Chenghuangtang in the afternoon and then attack Jiguan Mountain. The [-]th Regiment would not stick to it." Jiguanshan for so long."

Master Zheng was quite satisfied with this, "The sooner Jiguan Mountain is lost, the later our danger will be. Now our task is to delay the enemy. You have delayed for more than half a day, and you have completed the task excellently."

"This kid really likes me. Do you know that you blew up the enemy's artillery shells. Up to now, the enemy's fire coverage has not been used. You can only rely on infantry and mortars, and many positions can be held. .”

Deputy Teacher Duan patted Xia Yuan on the shoulder, very happy.

This is one of the few happy news in these days.

But these days, these few good news are brought by this kid alone, which is really surprising.

(End of this chapter)