The heavens start from Changjin Lake

Chapter 447 The Fall of Tongguli

It is obviously impossible for the thirteen fighters to hold on to the 393.1 highland. The enemy's follow-up reinforcements have arrived, and the next offensive will only increase. However, the position they are holding on to is not good, and the enemy's tanks can launch Up, the artillery can completely cover, and the reverse slope is far away from their position, that area is not suitable for defense.

"When I became the company commander, the first platoon leader was Comrade Yang Ziqing, and the deputy platoon leader was Tan Zhanbiao. Although there are only so few people left in our company, we still have the necessary platoon organization."

Xia Yuan became the first company commander, and first held a company meeting. Twelve soldiers sat in a circle. Wang Xiaoliang was lying on the trench, staring down the mountain with a gun in his hand. While listening to their conversation, he turned his head to look at it from time to time. .

Tan Zhanbiao became the deputy platoon leader, and he saluted: "Yes! Company commander!"

Xia Yuan nodded, and said again: "Instructor, the soldiers who died, we must not forget them, the battlefield log must be recorded well, the number of enemies killed by each soldier, and how each soldier sacrificed, we must make notes. At the end of the war, we took the battlefield log to ask for credit to our superiors and applied for martyrs for them."

"This method is good, just leave it to me. I have remembered how every soldier sacrificed."

Instructor Shao nodded.

Xia Yuan glanced around, glanced at everyone, and said: "If the enemy launches an attack on the position with the coordination of infantry and tanks, a single defense is bound to be unable to withstand the enemy's attack, and it will be a matter of time before the front position is captured. , the casualties will be further expanded, until all sacrifices, in the end the position is not defended, and all the people are sacrificed."

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to do next.

Instructor Shao said, "Xia Yuan, what can you do?"

"There is a way, but the effect is not very great, and it can only be used a few times, and then it will not work."

Xia Yuan said.

"Whatever the solution, it's better than nothing." Chen Lie said.

"Yes, it is better to have a solution than no solution. Even if we persist for half an hour, we can fight for half an hour for the rear to transfer." Instructor Shao also said.

"Avoid it! The enemy's tanks have rushed to the position just now, and then the enemy will definitely organize a tank team to attack the position again. We lack heavy firepower, and there are only six anti-tank grenades left. It is used at critical moments, and in the next battle, we need to avoid enemy tanks."

Xia Yuan had a rough plan in mind, he drew a circle on the ground and said, "This represents our position."

A few lines are drawn on the front of the circle.

"Here is the direction of the enemy's attack. The enemy tanks block the front, which can block the damage of bullets and grenades, so that the infantry in the rear does not need to suffer too many casualties. Once they attack on the high ground, they will deploy. Remember the previous Those pits we dug to hide soldiers?"

He drew a small circle on the side of several lines on the front of the circle, and said: "We attacked the enemy's tank from the side, and also attracted the enemy's infantry. If we set up two machine guns on the left and right sides, wait for the enemy tank to go Moving forward, the infantry at the rear is exposed, forming crossfire on both sides, which can cause the greatest casualties to the enemy infantry."

Everyone immediately understood Xia Yuan's plan.

Chen Lie said: "To avoid the front, we don't need to block the enemy from the front, we only need to block the enemy from the flanks. As long as the enemy's tanks pass through our defense line, the enemy's infantry will be exposed. This is a good way."

Instructor Shao added his own thoughts on the basis of the original plan, "If we choose some positions with better terrain, then the enemy's tanks will not be able to support their infantry. This method is indeed good, but it cannot be divided into two forces. The enemy's next attack will only be more violent, and we must work together as one."

"Twisting into one rope has the advantages of twisting into one rope, and spreading it out has the advantage of spreading it out. If we disperse it, the enemy will not be able to judge how much our troops are left. On the contrary, twisting into a rope can be easily distinguished by the enemy." come out."

Everyone listened to Xia Yuan's words, and they also felt that it made sense. Once their military strength was penetrated by the enemy, they would definitely suffer a devastating blow. Once they attack with a larger force, they will inevitably cause greater casualties, which the US command post cannot afford.

After the tanks attacked the enemy's position, and the arrival of reinforcements from the rear gave the opposing commander great confidence. Five tanks were entangled, and a battalion of enemies attacked the high ground. This time, the commander held coffee and stood The camp set up at the rear looked at the 393.1 highland filled with gunpowder in the distance, and it was bound to take this highland down.

Just when the 393.1 Highland War was about to start, the U.S. Seventh Division once again mobilized large-caliber heavy artillery to directly bombard the Tongguli defense line held by the [-]th Regiment.

This kind of large-caliber heavy artillery bombardment is undoubtedly the most deadly. You must know that due to the withdrawal of the 21th and [-]st Divisions of the [-]th Army, only the [-]th Division was left in the [-]th Army. After receiving the order to retreat, he ordered the [-]th Division to stop the enemy on the spot and prevent the enemy from committing crimes in the north.

The [-]th Division, which was already short of food and ammunition, suffered increasing casualties in continuous mobile battles. The organizational system of each unit was incomplete, and the strength of the troops was insufficient. The defense line of a company was too long to hold on to a position, even if it was separated, it was not enough Arm all directions, so that each blocking position has at most one platoon of troops.

How long can a platoon of dozens of people withstand the heavy artillery bombardment of the US army and the coordination of infantry and tanks? The volunteer defenders on the high ground are fighting the enemy under artillery fire. The air waves generated by the heavy artillery were blown away, and the shrapnel pierced through the body. Even hiding in the bomb crater could not be spared.

The Volunteer Army at the center of the bombing point was even more flesh and blood, and there were no bones left. Just shelling, the volunteer soldiers who stood firm suffered a devastating blow, but they received an order to defend on the spot and prevent the enemy from committing crimes. In other words, the plane did not give an order to retreat, and they could only stay in the position like a nail. Even if the position was occupied by the enemy, as long as there was one person, they would desperately regain the position.

Volunteer soldiers who were short of food and ammunition could only hold their guns and charge back again and again at the charging enemy. The bullets were quickly exhausted. With the butt of the gun and stones, the enemy was repelled, and the heavy artillery fired again. Roaring and landing on the position, the volunteer soldiers who had no ammunition could only hold the stone and wait for the enemy's attack against the enemy's artillery fire.

However, what was waiting was a more violent attack from the enemy.

The enemy launched a group charge with the entire battalion of infantry, and the positions that tanks could attack were deployed with infantry and tanks.The Volunteer Army soldiers have used all the means available. Under the continuous attack of the enemy, there is no time for the Volunteer Army soldiers to breathe.

In the end, the first line of Tongguli fell and was quickly occupied by the enemy.

The temporary command post of the [-]th regiment had a dignified atmosphere.

There was only a small wooden square table in the room. The shelling from the U.S. military kept falling around the temporary shelter. The bombed small square table couldn’t stop shaking. The four legs of the small square table were stuck in the soil, which still shook the small square table from side to side. A few pencils on the square table are about to fall to the ground.

Political commissar Han immediately put the pencil in place, and said to Commander Wang, "Old Wang, tell the commander that Tongguli has fallen."

Commander Wang sighed and said, "Can we get it back by organizing another counterattack?"

Political Commissar Han stared at Commander Wang without saying a word. After a while, Political Commissar Han picked up the phone and started calling: "Hello, sir? I am Mr. Han from the [-]th Regiment. Now there is a very bad caller." Report the news to the teacher."

Master Zheng said with a stern expression: "Old Han, if you have any questions, just speak up."

The political commissar of Han said truthfully: "Just now, Tongguli was occupied, but Jiuluan Mountain, which the [-]th Regiment insisted on, is still in our hands."

Teacher Zheng said on the other side of the phone: "You reacted very quickly to the situation, and the division will make further deployments. But now I ask you the [-]th Regiment to focus on holding the Jiuluan Mountain position held by the [-]st Battalion of the [-]th Regiment. .”

Originally, Commissar Han and Head Wang were ready to be criticized by the teacher, but now the teacher didn't say a word to them.

Not to mention the two of them, the entire division is aware of the current situation, and it is not easy to persist until this point. The Tongguli defense line is not wronged. After all, what they are facing is the attack of two US divisions. .

Political commissar Han said: "Please rest assured, teacher, I will arrange it right away!"

After hanging up the phone, Political Commissar Han said, "Old Wang, you heard that too."

Head Wang nodded, his eyes fell on the map on the small square table, and he said: "The second battalion of the 336.8th Regiment was originally in Tonggu, and then continued to retreat. During the retreat, the first battalion was killed by the 336th The regiment stayed to stick to Jiuluan Mountain and solved our troubles, but after the battle on the 8 highland, the casualties of the first battalion were very serious. After all, they were transferred to Tongguli, and then transferred to the [-] highland. The mobile warfare also caused heavy casualties to the First Battalion.”

Political commissar Han said: "Indeed, now the commander has asked us to stick to Jiuluan Mountain, which shows that Jiuluan Mountain is still in our army's hands. The first battalion is worthy of being the vanguard battalion of the [-]th Regiment, and has made great achievements in battle."

"Not much to say, get ready."

Head Wang and Political Commissar Han discussed again and again, and decided to adjust the troops and increase their troops in the direction of Jiuluan Mountain.

Regiment Leader Wang stretched out his hand to support the small square table, which was constantly being shocked by the artillery fire, and said, "Put the 60 mortars of the machine gun company on it too, and beat these grandchildren hard!"

North Han River!
Another U.S. P51 reconnaissance fighter jet flew over the Volunteer Army, with a reconnaissance camera installed on its belly, accelerated to fly over the North Han River, and then climbed to a high altitude for high-altitude reconnaissance.Flying forward for another distance, the pilot in the cabin looked down and saw a long team moving. He didn't dare to fly low for fear of being discovered, so he shouted on the walkie-talkie: "The aerial photography is over, return!"

Then, it circled over the team, got into the clouds and disappeared.

The group of pictures captured by the U.S. reconnaissance plane just now is the march of the No. 30 Ninth Army of the Volunteer Army.

The 39th Army was originally the reserve force of the Third Corps. Zhisi was worried that the troops on the front line would be too crowded on the way back and forth. In order to avoid confusion, he ordered the 39th Army to move in advance at dusk on the 21st to make room for the returning troops.

The 21th Division received an order to retreat on the evening of the 39st. The order to retreat suddenly became an order to defend on the spot and prevent the enemy from committing crimes in the north. It may be precisely because the [-]th Army is still retreating. , then the rear of the Third Corps will be in chaos.

They are all retreating, and no one is staying to stop them. The consequences will be disastrous.

The safety of the [-]th Division was ordered in the face of danger.

Jiuluan Mountain, lofty mountains and mountains, layer upon layer of mountains, misty and rainy.

Fog rises over the mountains.

Black smoke billowed over a group of mountains, and gunpowder smoke filled the air. The rumbling sound echoed and rotated among the mountains, and the earth-shattering sound shattered the misty rain.

The 393.1 high ground was covered with scorched earth, and most of the winding bunker fortifications were destroyed by the enemy. The artillery shells and howitzers fell on the high ground and exploded, throwing the soil high, and the shock wave spread more than ten meters away. The large-caliber shells seemed to tear Like opening the world, the mountain was torn to pieces, and even the hardest rock was turned into powder under such bombardment.

On both sides of the mountain, the vegetation is relatively dense, and the trees are lush and lush. Accompanied by the bombardment, the mountain shakes, the leaves and grass sway from side to side, and large droplets of water accumulated on the leaves and weeds smash to the ground and fall on the hidden ground. On the gray figures in between.

The 50-style military uniform is covered with mud and gunpowder smoke. Only thirteen people left on the position have been hiding in the flanks. From a distance, a battalion of US troops can be seen attacking the 393.1 hill. The strength of a battalion of US troops is far ahead of the volunteers. Above, in the rainy world, there are black American soldiers wearing rain capes, and there are five tanks opening the way in front of them.

The big man scolded: "mlgb, these little bastards really don't give up. If they can't take down a company, they will send a battalion. The tanks will be increased to five. If we withdraw from the position later, it is estimated that Now those shells are falling on us."

Instructor Shao narrowed his eyes, observed with a telescope, and said, "Xia Yuan made a good judgment, the strength of the US military has indeed increased."

"If this is the case, once the enemy takes the position, what should we do if we can't take it down?"

The worry in Lao Yang's heart was not groundless. The enemy had so many troops, and they only had one squad of soldiers. If the enemy really took the position, it would not be easy to fight back. Enemy tanks have already driven up.

"We'll take it down!"

With firm eyes, Xia Yuan began to arrange the arrangement. There were not many heavy machine gun bullets left in the company, so he arranged two heavy machine guns behind them to provide fire cover and fire support when they retreated.

The rest of the people dispersed in battle formation.

Xia Yuan picked up the big eight pills, aimed at the American soldiers hiding behind the walkie-talkie in the distance, and pulled the trigger.

(End of this chapter)