Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 277 Swear to live and die with the position!
While firing, Li Guotao shouted loudly: "First, concentrate your firepower and destroy the enemy's firing points."

Needless to say, Li Guotao's marksmanship was excellent. He could kill one foreigner with one shot. The enemy's three machine guns were suppressed and could not fire. Every one he attacked was killed.

At this time, several rockets whizzed towards the position.

"Boom~! Boom~!"

A violent explosion sounded and the enemy's firepower point was completely destroyed.

"Kill~!"

A deafening shout of killing rang out, and the brave soldiers rushed directly to the No. 2 position and quickly eliminated all the enemies there.

The troops then continued to attack position No. 11. Relatively speaking, the battle on Hill 597.9 was much easier.

Although they were facing the U.S. military, they only lost two positions.

Moreover, the main peak position is still in our hands. At this moment, the machine guns and mortars on the main peak position are firing at full power, suppressing the enemy's firepower from a high position, providing fire cover for the attacking forces, and making the counterattack smoother.

The counterattack on position No. 11 also went very smoothly. A soldier hiding in the tunnel on the position took the opportunity to rush out and cooperated with the counterattacking troops to quickly eliminate the enemy on position No. 11.

After a fierce battle, the Volunteer Army successfully recaptured all positions on Hill 597.9.

But the enemy did not give up. A large number of enemy reinforcements swarmed towards the mountain.

Li Guotao lay on a position, changed to a submachine gun, and started shooting fiercely at the enemy at the foot of the mountain.

"Da da da~!"

Intensive gunfire rang out, and a hail of hot bullets swept down, instantly knocking down a large number of enemies.

"Grenade~!"

While firing, the soldiers threw grenades into the enemy crowd from a high position.

In an instant, dozens of grenades, emitting black smoke, flew down from the mountain and landed among the enemy troops.

"Boom~! Boom~!"

Violent explosions continued to sound, and the enemy was immediately blown to the ground, with many casualties.

Under the powerful firepower of the Volunteer Army, the counterattacking enemy suffered heavy casualties and was quickly beaten back.

"Platoon Leader Sun!"

"To!"

Platoon Leader Sun from the Seventh Company ran over immediately.

Li Guotao ordered: "Leave one squad to guard position 11, and the other two squads to guard position ."

"Fight according to the method I just taught you. Don't deploy all your troops. Send them out little by little. As long as you defend these points and hold off the enemy, that's it."

"Yes!"

Platoon Leader Sun quickly responded: "Make sure to complete the mission."

After Li Guotao gave a detailed explanation, he led the task force soldiers to the main tunnel.

At this moment in the tunnel, Captain Li of the Seventh Company was discussing the matter of the troops taking over the defense with Deputy Instructor Qin of the Ninth Company.

After a day of fierce fighting, although the 9th Company managed to hold most of the positions, it also suffered heavy casualties, with only about fifty people left.

The company commander and instructor have all died, and now the command is under the unified command of Deputy Instructor Qin.

Deputy Instructor Qin said, "If that's the case, then all the wounded soldiers of our Ninth Company will be evacuated to rest. I will stay with a dozen combat backbones to assist your Seventh Company in continuing to hold the position."

Captain Li nodded and said, "Then it's settled."

"We need to hurry up and evacuate the wounded. The regiment will also send another batch of ammunition and supplies."

Deputy instructor Qin said: "The enemy's offensive is very fierce. We need more weapons and ammunition to hold on."

"We thought we had enough ammunition in stock, but after a day of fighting, more than half of it was used up, and all the guns were broken."

"These bastards are like crazy, rushing up without caring about their lives."

Captain Li nodded and said, "I will report this to the company commander and ask the regiment to provide us with enough weapons and ammunition."

Seeing Li Guotao coming in, Captain Li hurriedly asked, "What's the situation?"

Li Guotao smiled slightly and said, "Position No. 2 and Position No. 11 have been taken."

"We also repelled the enemy's counterattack."

"Great!"

Captain Li said excitedly: "The task force really lives up to its reputation!"

Li Guotao waved his hand and said, "Don't say that. The soldiers in your Seventh Company are also very powerful. If it weren't for your cooperation, we might not be able to recapture the position."

"We are all comrades, so there is no need for us to be polite. How are your arrangements going?"

Captain Li said, "We have almost finished discussing it. Deputy Instructor Qin will stay with a group of key combat personnel to help us defend the position."

"It's just this command..."

As a result, there were three troops left on the position, the main force of the Seventh Company, part of the combat backbone of the Ninth Company, and about a platoon of Li Guotao's task force.

Li Guotao said: "You are the company commander, so of course you will be in charge of the overall command. Deputy Instructor Qin and I will assist you in the command."

Captain Li said somewhat embarrassedly: "I'm afraid this is not a good idea."

Li Guotao said, "We are all grown men. The military situation is urgent. Don't hesitate. It's settled. I will absolutely obey your command."

In fact, among those present, Li Guotao had the highest rank.

Li Guotao is now the deputy captain of the task force. He has more than one hundred combatants under him. Although it is only a company of troops, due to the special nature of the task force and Li Guotao's repeated military exploits, he is now a battalion-level cadre.

However, the main force guarding the position now is Captain Li's Seventh Company, and this is also the defense area of ​​the 135th Regiment. It is naturally difficult for Li Guotao to compete for command, so it is the best choice for Captain Li to be responsible for unified command.

When Captain Li heard this, he stopped being polite and said with a smile, "If that's the case, then I'll have to trouble you, Captain Li."

Li Guotao smiled and said, "I came here to kill the foreign devils. As long as I can fight, everything is fine."

"The most important thing for us now is to hold our ground and be prepared for the worst."

"If the position outside cannot be held, we must be prepared to hold out in the tunnel for a long time."

"I have a feeling that this battle will not end too soon. No matter what, we must be fully prepared."

The Volunteer Army successfully recaptured Hill 597.7 and repelled the enemy's counterattack. The angry U.S. Army once again mobilized a large number of artillery to bombard Hill 597.9. A large number of infantry were gathering at the foot of the mountain, preparing to launch a counterattack overnight.

Li Guotao and Captain Li have been busy arranging the transfer of the wounded and helping the new soldiers familiarize themselves with the positions.

The enemy's artillery fire was very fierce, and they also set up a fire blockade in the rear.

There were also some casualties during the troops' retreat and among the soldiers who subsequently transported ammunition.

During the entire Battle of Shangganling, our army suffered tens of thousands of casualties, most of which were caused by the enemy's powerful artillery fire.

However, the soldiers on the position were all hiding in the tunnels, so there was not much danger.

However, judging from this trend, the subsequent battle situation will only become more and more brutal.

The battle to counterattack the northern mountain of Hill 537.7 was also extremely brutal.

The first platoon of the third company served as the spearhead platoon and, under the command of Platoon Leader Li, attacked fiercely forward.

After a fierce battle, Platoon Leader Li led a row of soldiers and rushed to position No. 7 first.

Li, the platoon leader, led the way, holding a submachine gun and charging forward, killing more than a dozen enemies. When he was changing the magazine, a bullet hit Li's thigh, and blood immediately gushed out.

"Platoon Leader! You are injured!"

"Don't worry about me. Keep charging. We must take down Position 7 no matter what."

While shouting, Platoon Leader Li quickly changed the magazine and led a row of soldiers to continue the attack on position No. 7.

After about twenty minutes of fighting, the first row finally succeeded in occupying position No. 7 and wiped out all the puppet troops on position No. .

After taking position No. 7, the enemy at position No. was still resisting stubbornly.

Platoon Leader Li ordered loudly: "Divide into two groups and attack position No. 8. Kill them for me."

The soldiers in the first row immediately split into two groups to attack the No. 8 position. Platoon Leader Li dragged his injured thigh and followed the soldiers to charge towards the No. 8 position.

With the cooperation of the brother units, Platoon Leader Li led a row of soldiers and rushed to the No. 8 position from the side. With the cooperation of the brother units, they quickly eliminated the enemy on the No. 8 position.

At this moment, the gunfire at position No. 6 became more and more frequent, and explosions continued to be heard.

The three platoons that counterattacked Position No. 6 encountered stubborn resistance from the enemy, and the battle was extremely fierce.

Platoon Leader Li acted decisively and notified the brother units to hold positions No. 7 and No. 8, and then led a platoon to charge towards position No. 6.

The first platoon quickly joined the third platoon, and the two platoons attacked position No. 6 together.

Platoon Leader Li led the soldiers, firing their guns and rushing fiercely towards the enemy.

"Suppress their firepower!"

"Keep rushing!"

"Go ahead and kill these bastards!"

During the fierce battle, Platoon Leader Li was wounded again, but he was unaware of it. Relying on his strong willpower, he led his soldiers to successfully attack Position No. 6, wiped out all the enemies on the position, and successfully recaptured Position No. 6.

At this moment, the spearhead platoon had paid a heavy price in casualties. There were only ten people left in the entire platoon, and each of the remaining ten soldiers was injured.

After more than an hour of fierce fighting, the volunteers successfully recaptured all positions on the northern hill of Hill 537.7.

However, the battle is not over yet.

Ding Yiquan was awakened from his sleep and learned that all his positions were lost. He was furious and immediately ordered his troops to launch a crazy counterattack.

Large numbers of enemies rushed towards the north mountain of Hill 537.7 in groups.

This kind of dense formation group charge is actually a taboo in military strategy. However, at this moment, these enemies seemed to be crazy and rushed madly to the north mountain of Hill 537.7, vowing to recapture all the positions on the north mountain.

Facing the enemy's frenzied counterattack, Platoon Leader Li remained extremely calm.

He commanded the soldiers to use bomb craters as cover and tenaciously resist the enemy's attack.

While Platoon Leader Li continued to fire at the enemy, he shouted loudly: "Comrades, we swear to live and die with this position! Let's fight this bastard!"

During the fierce battle, comrades around him fell one after another.

Moreover, the battle was too intense and the ammunition consumption was very high. The ammunition carried by the soldiers was quickly used up.

Platoon Leader Li led his soldiers and took advantage of the opportunity when the enemy was repelled to collect ammunition from the enemy's corpses and continue to resist.

The enemy's frantic counterattacks came one after another, and the comrades around him fell one after another.

However, no one took a step back. Even at the last moment of their lives, they kept fighting.

Under the tenacious resistance of the soldiers, the enemy's counterattacks were repelled again and again.

At the end of the battle, only Platoon Leader Li was still able to fight on the position.

At this time, Platoon Leader Li was also wounded in many places, and his physical strength was greatly depleted. In addition, the injury on his legs was serious. At this moment, he could no longer walk. He could only crawl around on the battlefield dragging his seriously injured body.

Send the seriously wounded into the tunnels for shelter, concentrate the ammunition, and continue to hold the position.

There were traces of Platoon Leader Li crawling everywhere on the position, and the ground was covered with blood.

At this time, Platoon Leader Li, who was seriously injured, could hardly hold on, and more than a dozen enemies took the opportunity to rush up to the position.

Platoon Leader Li hid in the dark and waited until the enemy approached and was only a few steps away from him. Then he pulled the fuse of the grenade and rolled directly into the crowd of enemy troops.

"Boom~!"

A violent explosion sounded, and Platoon Leader Li died together with the enemy who rushed up, sacrificing a heroic death for the country.

The enemy took the opportunity to rush up to the position, but at this time the volunteers once again organized their forces to launch a counterattack.

At this point in the battle, both sides were already blood-thirsty and were desperately sending troops northward toward Hill 537.7.

The two sides fought for more than an hour, and the puppet army, which suffered heavy losses, was repelled again.

The Volunteer Army once again occupied all positions in Beishan.

In the repeated battles for the northern hill of Hill 537.7, the Volunteer Army suffered about casualties, while the puppet army suffered more than casualties.

Although Ding Yiquan was angry, his troops suffered heavy losses, so he could only temporarily order a halt to the attack and prepare to organize a counterattack after dawn.

This brutal battle finally came to an end.

In the counterattack that night, the 135th Regiment successfully recaptured all the lost positions.

However, the 135th Regiment also suffered heavy casualties, and several companies were crippled.

Including the losses in the daytime fighting, the 135th Regiment lost nearly half of its combat troops.

After learning about the situation, Captain Zhang was very sad and immediately called the division headquarters.

After receiving the report, Commander Cui of the 45th Division also realized the seriousness of the problem.

Commander Cui said loudly into the microphone: "Don't worry about casualties. I will send troops to support you. You must hold the position no matter what."

"Yes! Promise to complete the mission."

After hanging up the phone, Division Commander Cui immediately ordered: "Immediately order the 134th Regiment on the second line to go up and be ready to support Shangganling at any time."

"Yes!"

Commander Cui stared at the map and then continued, "In addition, withdraw all the troops that were originally preparing to counterattack Zhuzidong Nanshan and deploy them all to Shangganling."

"Yes!"

Because the battle did not only break out at Shangganling, Van Fleet launched a feint attack on a 30-kilometer-long defense line. Fights were also going on in other places, and the two sides repeatedly fought over small hills.

Of course, the brutality of the battles in other places is absolutely a world apart from that in Shangganling.

At this moment, Division Commander Cui also realized the importance of Shangganling, so he deployed all the main forces of the division and all the troops that could be mobilized to the direction of Shangganling.

Division Commander Cui stared at the map and said, "Could it be that Shangganling is really the enemy's main attack direction?"

"What the hell is this Van Fleet doing?"

Until this moment, Commander Cui was actually not sure that the enemy's main attack direction was Shangganling.

Because according to common sense, it was simply crazy for Van Vleet to choose Shangganling as his main attack.

"Never mind, let's defend Shangganling first!"

"Immediately pass down the order to move the division headquarters to Deshanxian so that it can command the battle of Shangganling nearby."

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)