The heavens start from Changjin Lake

Chapter 379 Encountering a U.S. bomber

This time the conference gave all the officers and soldiers of the [-]th Division a general understanding of the US military. Their firepower is fierce, but the combat effectiveness of the soldiers is not good. In the words of the predecessors, they are paper tigers, strong on the outside but capable on the inside.

After the meeting ended, we had a small meeting again.

Lao Yang gathered a row of soldiers together and asked, "Comrades, how is today's harvest?"

Wang Xiaoliang said happily: "Deputy platoon leader, you have gained a lot. The American devils are nothing, but they are better than us. They are nothing but guys."

Liu Tiezhu said with disdain on his face: "If they didn't have planes, cannons and tanks, how dare they come, grandma, I don't want them to even come to North Korea!"

Lao Yang clapped his hands and said, "That's right, the American devils really have nothing to be afraid of, they just use better things than us, and without them, they are just paper tigers, which will crumble when squeezed, so, this time When we arrive in North Korea, don't be cowardly, show me the energy you used to gnaw bandits, and gnaw these American devils hard!"

"We not only want to avenge the people who were killed by the American devils, but also avenge the heroes who stayed in North Korea!"

"Yes!"

The soldiers were full of fighting spirit, clenched their fists vigorously, and their eyes shone brightly.

They stayed in Langtou Town for two days.

On March 21, the higher-ups issued an order for the 21th Division of the [-]th Army to march into North Korea. The time to enter North Korea was on the night of March [-], and they crossed the river to the North Korean front line in the dark.

The logistics prepared a large amount of supplies for the [-]th Division.

At around four o'clock in the afternoon, Captain Lei, who had finished the meeting, walked over vigorously, "Hurry up, pack your things and get ready to go!"

Xia Yuan stood up: "A row, assemble!"

The voices of Chen Lie and Ma Shunyao came from there.

"Assembly in the second row!"

"Three rows gather!"

When the soldiers of the first company packed up their things and came to the door, the other teams had already set off, and there were swaying figures of soldiers from the [-]th Regiment everywhere. No one spoke, only the crisp sound of metal clashing weapons.

Captain Lei put the gun on his waist, "Let's go!"

They followed the troops in front to a supply station. Soldiers from various regiments of the [-]th Division had gathered in the yard of the supply station and were entering and leaving in an orderly manner. The soldiers who came out were all wrapped with a one-meter How long are the grain bars.

Wang Xiaoliang asked curiously: "What are they on?"

Instructor Shao standing in front said: "This is our ration for entering the DPRK. It is full of food and can last for seven days. Everyone takes some in it and enters North Korea. When the food is gone, we will also supply it on the way. .”

After queuing for more than 20 minutes, it was their turn to wait in a row. The thing sent to them was a grain strip more than one meter long, which looked like a thick and long bag, and the middle part was sealed with cloth. , There is an opening on each side, the left side is filled with sorghum rice, and the right side is filled with fried noodles. The outlets on both sides are buckled and straddled the neck.

Xia Yuan received his own food bar, hung it obliquely around his neck, twisted it so that it would not affect his movement, and carried Bobosha behind his back, with the ammunition wrapped around his waist.

Company Commander Lei said: "The left side is sorghum rice, and the right side is fried noodles. Be careful not to spill it when you eat it. After passing the [-]th parallel, stir fried noodles with cold water. But there is no white flour steamed buns to eat. The other troops are like us. , They also relied on cold water to mix fried noodles and defeated the planes and tanks of the American devils. If they can do it, we can do the same."

Company Commander Lei hung his grain strips on his body, patted them and said: "The comrades in the domestic logistics department are very thoughtful. They are worried that the fried noodles have no taste. When they make fried noodles, they add salt to them. When things like sesame and sesame are in our hands, we can wash them with water, which is convenient, delicious, and has a good taste."

Instructor Shao hung his own food strip around his neck, and said with a smile: "The company commander is right, what you need to fight the American devils is not what you eat, what you wear, what you use, but what you rely on. If they can be conquered, then what are the American devils!"

The smile on his face faded, and he said: "When we arrive in North Korea, our motherland is behind us, and the American devils are going to our motherland, so we can watch them go to our motherland just like that?"

The soldiers raised their arms and shouted: "No!"

Instructor Shao asked: "What can't be done?"

The soldiers shouted again: "Drive them away!"

Instructor Shao said: "Yes! We want to drive them away! We can't let them destroy our country! Wang Huzi's mother was killed by the American devils. If the American devils come to our country, they will become the second A Jap."

He gritted his teeth and his eyes widened: "Comrades! Think about what the Japanese devils have done on our land, burning our houses, robbing our food, ruining our wives and daughters, and killing our children." Folks! Can you let this happen again!"

A soldier shouted with rosy eyes: "Instructor, my sister was ruined by the Japanese devils. She was only 14 years old. The Japanese devils ruined her. She killed my sister with a bayonet. I will never do it again." Let something like this happen in our country, absolutely not!"

"No! Absolutely not!"

"That's what we fight for!"

"Extraordinary, if you risk your life, you can't let the American devils come to our land and harm people again!"

"Damn it, I don't believe it. They're all human. If you shoot him, you won't die!"

Driven by the instructors, everyone's fighting enthusiasm is unprecedentedly high. I wish I could go to the front line and stuff the barrel into the mouth of the American devils, and pull the trigger fiercely. The soldiers have motivation, and the commanders and fighters have confidence. Victory will be achieved hope.

The instructors of the companies who were about to leave for the front line carried out the final pre-war mobilization.

The fighting enthusiasm of all the commanders and fighters of the [-]th Division was high.

In the final preparation before departure, the soldiers tore off their epaulettes and replaced them with epaulettes unique to the Chinese People's Volunteers. The strips under the epaulettes are their personal information, also known as honor strips.Commander Zheng of the [-]th Division handed over the flag of the [-]th Division to his superiors. The Chinese People’s Volunteers entered North Korea to fight as volunteers. It is even more nonsense that the military flag was captured, but anyone who has learned about that period of history will not be fooled to think that the military flag of the [-]th Division was also captured by the enemy.

Under the hazy moonlight, I crossed the Yalu River arrogantly and vigorously.

There is nothing to say about the military discipline of the march, and few people speak. The soldiers all look at the backs of the soldiers in front of them, and step on the steps of the soldiers in front. Except for the sound of the tumbling river, it is the sound made by the friction of the weapons on their backs. The soldiers on both sides turned their heads to look Looking at the water of the Yalu River, all I saw was a vast expanse of darkness.

The emotions in the soldiers' hearts were inexplicable. Some people would turn their heads and look in the direction of the motherland as they walked. Stepping on the bridge meant that they were about to go abroad to fight.

Company Commander Lei turned his head to look at the motherland behind him, and said, "Look back at our motherland, what a beautiful motherland, we must protect her well."

Xia Yuan turned his head and took a look. There was a vast expanse of darkness, as if he could vaguely see the land. In that darkness, their home was on that land.

Just as his thoughts were drifting, there was a sudden commotion in front of him. Xia Yuan was instantly alert. He was keenly aware of a familiar voice, which amplified in his ears. Xia Yuan suddenly raised his head, his pupils shrunk, "Enemy! Enemy!"

He heard the order from the messenger from afar.

"The whole army speeds up! Cross the bridge quickly!!"

"The whole army speeds up! Cross the bridge quickly!!"

The unique engine sound of the bomber was like a huge boulder pressed down from the sky, and the soldiers who crossed the river could not breathe. Some new soldiers were frightened. The footsteps of the soldiers in front continued to move forward.

The [-]th Division began to accelerate across the bridge. The division headquarters did not issue an order to stop advancing, they could only move forward.

The roar of the plane has enveloped the airspace, and the humming sound is suppressed from the sky, making many soldiers breathless.

Comrade Wang Xiaoliang was holding the gun in his hand nervously, and Lao Yang comforted him beside him: "Don't be nervous, as long as the plane doesn't dive or throw shells, it's safe."

Xia Yuan ran with the comrades from the 80th Regiment in front, and looked up at the sky. With the help of night vision and eagle eyes, a small group of American bombers appeared in the sky. Four F-2 bombers could hold nine One hundred and eight kilograms of shells, equipped with two 12.7mm M3 machine guns.

Before he could observe carefully, the four bombers suddenly turned around and dropped shells one after another on their bridge.

The artillery shells fell freely from the sky, making a sharp whistling sound. Many soldiers were bombed by planes for the first time. Fortunately, they were comrades beside them. After a short period of panic, they quickly ran towards the North Korean land. The front troops Having passed the bridge, the shells thrown by the enemy bombers also fell, and several explosions occurred one after another. The sound of the explosion was particularly loud, like thunder, obliterating the huge roar of the aircraft.

"Get down! Find cover! Take care of the new comrade!"

After crossing the bridge, the team was almost in a mess. Some recruits froze in place, and the veterans dragged them to the appropriate position according to experience to look up. Soon there were explosions in several places one after another. Three people were killed on the spot. The comrade was affected by the shrapnel splashed by the shell and fell to the ground.

Xia Yuan quickly calmed down, followed the footsteps of the people in front of him unhurriedly, and after passing the bridge, he quickly shouted: "One row! One row! Follow me! Pay attention to concealment!"

Just a few steps past the bridge, there was the sound of machine gun fire. Looking back, it was Comrade Ma Shunyao, the second platoon leader of their company. The gun rack and the hat were thrown somewhere, and he manipulated a Czech-style light machine gun and pulled the trigger at the plane in the sky. The sound of the machine gun made many soldiers react. They pulled out the gun and opened the safety to shoot at the plane in the sky.

The U.S. aircraft under attack suddenly raised its flight altitude, beyond the range of the soldiers' bullets, dropped a few shells in a panic, and retreated in a panic. The roar of the aircraft gradually disappeared in the clouds, and the ground returned to the previous level. calm.

That Ma Shunyao did not know where to pull out his hat and put it on his head, cursing: "Damn it, I didn't see anyone, so I didn't dare to come out, how can a few iron birds count? If you dare to fly low again, I will I will definitely kill you."

The commander of the [-]rd Battalion of the [-]th Regiment shouted: "Everyone pack up your belongings and continue marching. The wounded should be sent to the field hospital immediately. Next time, take cover and don't shoot blindly!"

Someone muttered in a low voice: "Platoon leader, what about you?"

Ma Shunyao pouted at him and put away the machine gun.

"A class counts the number of people!"

"Third class counts the number of people!"

The enemy's bombers flew away, the soldiers came out from the hidden place, and the sound of counting the number of people sounded all around again, and the team assembled nervously but in an orderly manner.

"One row, one row gather!"

Xia Yuan put the gun behind his back and shouted, the range of the submachine gun is limited, and it is impossible to hit the US bomber in the sky, which is why he didn't shoot.

The team assembled again, and three platoons in a row had already assembled. Company Commander Lei shouted: "Every platoon and each class count the number of people!"

Xia Yuan: "Count the number of people in each class!"

Tan Zhanbiao, the leader of the first squad: "Report, all the members of the first squad are here!"

Niu Fengyang, the second squad leader: "Report, the second squad is here!"

The third squad leader Zhou Xingyong: "Report, the third squad is here!"

Xia Yuan turned around and shouted: "Report to the company commander, a row of personnel is here!"

Ma Shunyao had also counted the number of people in the second row, and shouted: "Report that the second row is here!"

Chen Lie's voice also came over: "Report, the third row is here!"

Company Commander Lei looked at the sky, and said to Instructor Shao: "Just after we crossed the bridge, we were bombed by US bombers. Fortunately, it was at night. If it was during the day, something would happen!"

The night affected the sight of the U.S. bomber pilots. If it was daytime, the U.S. bombers would not bomb their team, but their bridge.

After 2 minutes, a soldier ran over in a hurry and accidentally fell. Instructor Shao saw this and ran over to help him up from the ground.

"Comrade, which part is it? You are running in such a hurry, what happened up front?"

The soldier choked up and said: "I am from the [-]st Battalion of the [-]th Regiment. I will go to the division headquarters to report that our Battalion Commander Wang died in the air strike just now."

This news surprised the officers and soldiers present.

Even Xia Yuan was a little surprised that a battalion commander had been sacrificed just after crossing the Yalu River.

The soldier asked again: "Are you all right?"

Instructor Shao patted him on the shoulder and said, "We're fine, go and report it."

Watching the soldier run away in a hurry, the surrounding officers and soldiers seemed to be shrouded in a layer of haze, and then news came from every company that comrades were injured.

The soldiers were shocked by the casualties caused by the sudden bombing of enemy planes. They had already injured so many comrades and sacrificed a battalion commander before the real confrontation with the enemy.

(End of this chapter)