The heavens start from Changjin Lake

Chapter 414
The situation that Xia Yuan said had already been seen by the superiors. In fact, during the fourth battle, this problem had already been exposed. The logistics supply was difficult, and the soldiers could only carry the food needed to sustain the seven-day battle. In the late stage of the fourth battle, the U.S. military pursued heavily, and many troops suffered serious casualties, making it impossible to carry out the next battle.

Either be transferred back to the country to recuperate, or recuperate in the rear.

Logistics supplies are the manifestation of national strength. New China has only been established for one year. How can there be any national strength? This is a fatal loophole. How to get rid of this crisis is also the origin of the fifth battle. It is unavoidable. Could it be that without supplies, this battle will not be fought?
Hit, must hit, not only must hit, but also ruthlessly.

Only by putting pressure on the US military, they could not implement the landing plan, and the fifth battle began.

However, the problem that the soldiers could only carry dry food for seven days due to the backward logistics supplies still existed, which was unsolvable. Even in the second stage of the fifth battle, this problem still existed, and there was no solution.

Not to mention Company Commander Lei and Instructor Shao, even Zhisi couldn't solve this problem.

After so many battles, no food or medicine can be found from the foreign devils. This is something that the fighters basically know, but it is unavoidable. Is it possible that they have to tell the enemy that the next time they fight, let them bring some food and medicine.

This is obviously impossible, Xia Yuan thought, "Since the enemy doesn't bring them, then let's find the enemy. Tomorrow's vicious battle is inevitable. The foreign devils must be preparing in the rear. Is it possible that we have to watch them prepare and do nothing?" Do it, wait until tomorrow the enemy hits us with cannons, and it will be too late to think of a solution after knowing the pain.”

That's what I said, yes, but any action needs to be consulted with the superior.

Captain Lei and the instructor were shocked by Xia Yuan's method, but it was undoubtedly very risky. Xia Yuan could see the entanglement in their hearts. The night attack plan must be very risky, but as Xia Yuan said, no matter what they are If you don't do it, the battle will still continue the next day, and many soldiers will still be sacrificed by then.

Xia Yuan saw that the two were excited, and hit the rails while it was hot: "We are preparing, and the foreign devils must be preparing too, but what we can prepare is to rest and dig some trenches on the ground, but the foreign devils have planes and cannons, and their preparations are comparable to ours. It is much more powerful, if we can harass the foreign devils tonight and blow up the artillery positions of the foreign devils, it will be very beneficial to the next battle, even if it is unsuccessful, if the situation is not right, just retreat immediately, and the foreign devils will not dare to chase."

After a pause, he said, "After all, night combat is our forte."

"Xia Yuan, take a rest first, let's ask the battalion commander for instructions, it's just getting dark now, there's plenty of time."

Company Commander Lei and Instructor Shao were simply persuaded by Xia Yuan, and they were all moved. Yes, their preparations could only be to dig trenches and rest. They had no guns, no artillery, no food and medicine, and there were a lot of supplies in the later stage. , they were basically unprepared.

Company Commander Lei and Instructor Shao left with a heavy heart, and they were still communicating on the way.

"Xia Yuan's thinking is very unique, and what he said is very reasonable. The foreign devils will not give up attacking the 336.8 highland just because we do everything, nor will they stop attacking the 336.8 highland just because we do nothing, and our The food is almost gone, this is an unavoidable thing, the logistics supply is under great pressure, and the food in our battalion is almost gone, if there is no other way, when the food is gone, we will have nothing to eat."

Instructor Shao agreed with Xia Yuan's opinion, and believed that the night attack was necessary. If it could succeed, it would be of great help to tomorrow's battle. If it failed, the price would not be unacceptable to them.

Company Commander Lei was also thinking about this question, and unconsciously walked to the battalion headquarters in the rear.

The battalion headquarters is a simple shack made of branches and leaves. It is difficult for the U.S. Air Force to find this hidden location. There are also many shacks made of branches and leaves next to the battalion headquarters. There are a large number of wounded under the shacks. Female health workers Coming and going, due to the lack of medical drugs, many wounded soldiers can only do simple wound treatment, and then use a bandage to strangle them. Others need to wait until the battle is over and send them to the rear.

At this point, many soldiers haven't slept yet, not because they don't want to sleep, but because their wounds are so painful that they can't sleep. Grinning his teeth, gasping for air in pain, he never cried out.

There are a large number of guns under some shacks, covered with leaves. These guns were seized from the US military. There are a lot of guns, but the number of bullets and grenades is very small. There are only a few boxes of grenades. Bazooka and Several recoilless guns were seized, and there were not many shells. Even so, the first battalion also used a lot. The front of the 336.8 highland is special. The enemy tanks cannot drive up, only the infantry can come up, and these things do little damage to the infantry. , is a sharp weapon for attacking and destroying enemy tanks.

In addition to the captured mortars, but the U.S. military is very smart, they will blow up the shells when they retreat, so that even if the volunteers capture the mortars, they do not capture the shells, which is just a lump of iron, and even drags The marching speed of volunteer soldiers.

Food and medicine are extremely scarce.

The two of them naturally saw this scene and walked into the shack where the battalion headquarters was located. Battalion Commander Li, Second Company Commander, Third Company Commander, Second Company Instructor, Third Company Instructor, Battalion Chief of Staff, and government officials were still awake. , the battalion headquarters did not have a table, so they made a crude position model on the ground with mud and weeds. The stones were placed on the position, representing the three companies of the first battalion. The machine gun company was at the rear. They squatted on the ground, We are discussing how to deal with the enemy.

Seeing Company Commander Lei and Instructor Shao coming in, they got up one after another.

Battalion Commander Li said, "How is the situation on the ground?"

Company Commander Lei said distressedly: "Long marching and fighting, fighting all day during the day, and digging trenches without rest at night, the soldiers were so tired that they fell asleep while sitting on the ground."

Battalion Commander Li sighed, and said: "We have seen the situation of the soldiers. Now that the battle is so tense, we have not closed our eyes for several days. We all hope that the battle will end victoriously, and everyone can sleep well. , There is still a fierce battle to be fought tomorrow, you guys also come to see the deployment."

They squatted on the ground again. Battalion Commander Li pointed to a small raised mound with three stones on it with a small devil, and said, "Here is the 336.8 highland, where my three companies are stationed." On the high ground, the enemy is stationed about eight kilometers south of the 336.8 high ground. According to the news from the scouts, the enemy has dozens of tents, large and small, including tanks and armored vehicles. more than one battalion."

Captain Lei asked, "Where's their artillery?"

"I didn't see it. The scouts are on the outer circle, and the artillery is likely to be in the center of the enemy's garrison." Battalion Commander Li pointed to the center representing the enemy's garrison with his stick, and said, "The tanks and infantry on the outside can be very well positioned. The protective artillery, and according to the news from the scouts, the enemy still has a large number of reinforcements on the road, the strength of which is about one regiment, nearly 4000 people, not to mention the weapons and equipment, everyone knows it.”

The commanders and fighters of the first battalion were all silent.

The enemy has already stationed directly in front of them, the number is unknown, and there is even a regiment of enemies who dare to come to the 336.8 highland. This is not several times higher than our army. Just one reinforcement is already higher than one Ten times the camp.

After such a long period of continuous combat, the strength of the first battalion was exhausted. There were less than 300 fighters capable of fighting, and most of the rear were government cadres. However, the machine gun company was relatively complete, but the machine gun company lacked ammunition, and it was difficult to play its role. Some fighting power.

How to fight this battle.

Everyone was silent.

With such a huge disparity in power, any tactics of interspersing, going around, and dividing and encircling are no longer needed.

"The Three Corps is encircling and annihilating the foreign devils to the east of us. When we went to Tongguli, we already knew the basic situation, so I won't say more. If the enemy passes through the 336 highlands, it will definitely have an impact on the operations of the Three Corps. I have asked the correspondent to send an urgent letter to the regiment headquarters, and it is estimated that the regiment headquarters will send a letter later."

The geographical location of the 336.8 Heights is very good, and it can contain the U.S. aid from the East. The superiors also asked them to stick to the 336.8 Heights and cut off the reinforcements of the U.S. Seventh Division.

But the third battalion is still on the way. There are only more than 200 people left in the three companies of the first battalion. It was impossible to seize supplements from the U.S. military. After several consecutive battles, the remaining shells of the mortars were in single digits, and such shells were not very effective.

The most important thing is that the battalion has no supplies. The medicines, food, and ammunition are seriously consumed. Many wounded have no medicines. Not to mention, many soldiers only had two or three meals of food left.

"Ammunition, food, medicine, these situations are known to everyone. I have already reported to the head of the regiment. It is estimated that the situation is very difficult. Let alone our first battalion, the situation of the entire division is similar. Everyone has to work hard to overcome it. In the worst case, just gnaw a tree." Skin, boil the belt, no big deal."

Battalion Commander Li is still optimistic. There is no way. At this point, they have no way to deal with the attack of the US army tomorrow. He said: "Prepare to give the order to die, and stick to the position. The frontline soldiers are dead, and the machine guns are connected to the machine guns." Even if the cadres at all levels are killed in battle, the wounded will climb up to the positions even if the cadres are killed in battle. As long as there are still people in the first battalion, foreign devils cannot be allowed to step over 336.8."

Commanders and fighters at all levels nodded solemnly, ready to sacrifice in their hearts.

Lieutenant Commander Lei and Instructor Shao were equally heavy-hearted. The order has reached this point. The ending of the three companies on the high ground can be imagined. The two remembered Xia Yuan's words and looked at each other. Lieutenant Commander Lei stood up and said: " Battalion Commander, I have something to say."

"Come on, everyone, if you have anything to say, just say it, don't be sullen, it's because the battle hasn't started yet."

Battalion Commander Li smiled, but there was a hint of heaviness in that smile. I am afraid that many people will die in this battle.

Lei Lianchang said: "It's like this. Comrade Xia Yuan of our platoon just gave me an opinion, saying that the enemy is not carrying out artillery strikes at the front line, which means that the enemy is also preparing like us. It seems that the enemy is I plan to wait for the reinforcements from that regiment to arrive, obviously, the enemy is bound to win the 336.8 Heights, and Lao Shao and I actually have new ideas for the battle before the sun sets."

He squatted down and said: "The enemy first sent a reconnaissance plane, and then sent a reconnaissance force to investigate the 336.8 highland. This shows that the enemy does not have a detailed grasp of our army's strength."

Battalion Commander Li didn't know what Lieutenant Commander Lei was trying to trick, he said a lot of nonsense, but didn't get to the point, he said: "We already guessed that the enemy doesn't have a detailed grasp of our military strength, so hurry up and get to the point. "

"The weapons and equipment of the foreign devils are good, but there is a weakness, that is, tanks, planes, armored vehicles, and their guns. It is difficult to exert their due combat effectiveness at night, and this night, the foreign devils huddled in the garrison to sleep. , After all, they are not good at fighting at night, but we are good at it."

Captain Lei pointed to the enemy's camp and said, "We can send a small team to test the foreign devil's camp. We've already done this. We've dug trenches. We probably won't have much to do tonight, but the foreign devils are different. , Their logistics supplies are much better than ours, we don’t move, they don’t move, just to give them time to prepare, how can this be, when they have enough shells and reinforcements arrive, we will all die.”

"Foreign devils will attack 336.8 anyway, why don't we pre-emptively send out harassment troops to sneak attack their garrisons."

sneak attack.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay. They really hadn't thought about a sneak attack. After all, the disparity in strength was too great. The soldiers marched in a hurry and fought for several days without rest.

But they felt that Captain Lei was right.

The ammunition reserves are not enough, the food is running out, and the medicine has been exhausted. They have nothing to do except rest, but the foreign devils are different. They have everything, and they are not short of anything. It is estimated that the shells can be piled up in a pile.

Waiting is death, not waiting is death, it is better to organize a small team to sneak attack the enemy's garrison, even if the sneak attack is unsuccessful, they will make money by destroying part of the US military or blowing up a tank.

Company Commander Lei and Instructor Shao looked at everyone's expressions and could guess that everyone was moved by this proposal.

Barefoot is not afraid of wearing shoes, and it seems that there is nothing to be afraid of.

(End of this chapter)