The heavens start from Changjin Lake

Chapter 502

"Before Sun Changgui died, he said that he would take the soil from his grave home."

Xia Yuan grabbed a handful of soil, squeezed it firmly, carefully wrapped it in a towel, and put it solemnly in his pocket.

Seeing this, the big guys stepped forward to grab a handful of soil and put it away. They don't know if they can go back alive. Maybe grabbing a handful of dirt is also the idea of ​​grabbing home, or, with such a small number of people, there will always be There is one coming home.

"The enemy's first wave of offensive was so ferocious, and the next wave will only be more ferocious."

As Instructor Shao said, arcs appeared on the gray sky, and the hazy rain curtain was torn apart in an instant. In the pit, the earth trembled and the mountains shook, and the mountains fell and the ground cracked.

A new round of enemy shelling began again.

"Dodge!" Xia Yuan shouted, rushed into the cat's ear hole in the trench and got in. In an instant, the fierce artillery fire seemed to tear everything apart. The rain was also torn apart at this moment, torn to pieces.

In order to bury Sun Changgui, they wasted time and missed the opportunity to collect the weapons dropped by the enemy. Xia Yuan squatted in the cat's ear hole, stroking the bullet bag in front of him with one hand.

After the battle just now, he wounded at least more than 100 foreign devils, and some of the bullets were suppressed and did not kill the enemy.Some bullets on the battlefield do not necessarily hit the enemy, but are more suppressed from a special angle, but Xia Yuan will not let go of the opportunity to hit the enemy with one shot.

"The bullets are consumed too much, and the bullets have not been seized from the foreign devils. Next, I will find a way to solve the problem of bullets."

Xia Yuan pursed his lips, thinking without saying a word.

The rumble of gunfire disturbed him.

The battle on Pine Bone Peak was to stop the enemy and cut off the enemy's retreat. The U.S. military in a dead situation was even more crazy. The battle on Pine Bone Peak was bound to be more tragic than them. Facing the frantic pursuit of the volunteers, the exhausted enemy maintained a constant offensive even though they were frantic.

But the U.S. troops in this division are moving north, and they don't have any pressure. They can deploy all artillery and use all means to deal with them wholeheartedly.

The battle will be fiercer than the one at Pine Bone Peak.

He was not sure how many waves of attacks Lao Shao and the others could last. In the first wave of attacks, Sun Changgui was sacrificed. In the second wave of attacks, the enemy would deploy more means, like the snipers who killed Sun Changgui, they would definitely send more.

The U.S. Army was blocked by the Chinese, and a division of the U.S. Army had to stop on the road and dispatched a large number of troops to occupy the high ground on both sides of the mountain, and the artillery positions were fully deployed.

A battalion's tentative attack brought back very important news. The strength of the Chinese was not as large as imagined. It seemed that there was only one platoon, but their battles were beyond imagination.He is not afraid of death, dares to sacrifice, and it is no problem to say that one is equal to ten.

The soldiers who attacked the No. 50.00 position was Company C. The casualties reached a terrifying 50.00%, and half of them were injured. According to the news brought back by the soldiers, there was a Chinese soldier with very good marksmanship in the divided No. 40.00 position. To what extent, [-]% of the [-]% casualties were caused by this Chinese soldier.

According to the commander of Company C, this Chinese soldier’s marksmanship was outrageous to the point that 50.00% of the casualties and 70.00% of the soldiers were pierced by bullets in their stomachs. If it was pierced through, this Chinese soldier was very smart. He was pierced through the stomach by a bullet. Fortunately, he may not have injured a key internal organ, and he would be carried down by other soldiers. He may still survive after treatment.

Unfortunately, a key internal organ was injured. Even if he didn't die at first, he was carried down by soldiers, and there was basically no possibility of treatment, and he would only die in bleeding.

As a result, a lot of troops were wasted to carry the wounded down, and because of the wounded, they needed to transport the wounded away, which wasted a lot of time. The most important point was that the appearance of the wounded greatly weakened the strength of the soldiers their morale.

The sniper team on the other side brought back bad news. Dave, who went to the third position to perform a mission, died. The first thing the soldiers found was the dropped gun, and then a few meters away from the gun, they found Dave is dead.He was shot five times in the body, one shot in the stomach, and one shot in each of the limbs. Dave was not dead at the beginning, he died because of bleeding too much.

Hearing this news, the new commander of the 24th Division of the United States felt the flesh on his face tense, and he could only feel his face was hot, and he cursed furiously: "Fuck! The Chinese stopped you by this point? Stupid pig! Increase the attack power , we want to break through the Chinese defense line in the shortest possible time!"

This is his chance to become famous, how could he be blocked by such a few Chinese.

A division was actually blocked on the road by a platoon of Chinese.If he was really blocked, he would probably become a joke, a big joke.

The 24th Division of the United States is a relatively legendary division, known as the Victory Division and the Hawaii Division. The most famous battle of this unit is the Wright Landing Operation, and it performed very well.Of course, it is the tatami division that really makes the US 24 division famous.After the end of World War II, Japan was defeated, and more than 24 people from the 3th Division of the United States came to Japan. After coming to Japan, it may be because the United States had become the world's most powerful country at that time, and no one in the world dared to provoke the United States.

This U.S. Army completely released its nature. During the three years in Japan, eating, drinking and playing, forcibly produced more than 20 mixed-race children, which raised the average height of Japan by a lot.

In addition to the title of tatami division that made the US 24th Division famous, William Dean, the former commander of the US 24th Division, also made the US 24th Division famous again. William Dean was a prisoner of war with the highest rank in the US military. It is true that he is wonderful. Weird, but this guy is also a character.

When the Korean War broke out, the US 24th Division was sent to the Korean battlefield.

The first U.S. reinforcements arrived in North Korea in July 1950, boarding transport planes from Japan.

This is a task force led by the commander named Smith, with the rank of lieutenant colonel, belonging to the No. 20 First Regiment of the No. 20 Fourth Infantry Division of the U.S. Army.

Everyone in the contingent carried 120 rounds of rifle ammunition and two days' rations.

The heavy weapons are some 75mm recoilless guns, two 2mm mortars and several 105mm bazookas.

According to their own fantasy, as soon as the People's Army lands on the Korean Peninsula, the People's Army will automatically collapse, so their combat preparations are not sufficient.

On July 50, the task force and the Korean People's Army tanks encountered at the Osan border (about [-] kilometers south of Seoul), and the two armies exchanged fire immediately.

This U.S. military left a battlefield record, which recorded the first battle between this U.S. military contingent and the North Korean People’s Army after it came to North Korea.

At 7 o'clock in the morning, the T-34 tanks of the People's Army launched an attack on the task force.

The US task force immediately took out a 60mm rocket launcher and fired a few shots at the opponent's weakest rear armor.However, this level of attack can't help the T-34 at all, and the tank convoy of the People's Army is still pressing hard.

U.S. troops on Turroland Chambers immediately called for support:

"Where's the 81mm rocket?"

"we do not have!"

"What the hell. Where's the 105mm mortar? I remember bringing it."

"We didn't bring it when we came out."

"What about the artillery?"

"could not be reached."

"What about the Air Force?"

"I don't know where."

"Damn it, call the Navy!"

"Navy artillery can't reach here."

"Fuck, do you always have a camera? Take a picture of the situation here so we can talk when we go back."

In this way, until 02:30 in the afternoon, a quarter of the task force was injured or killed, and the ammunition was almost exhausted.They had no artillery or air support, no telephone lines to erect, no one to tell them where the safe zone was, and they were in a very dangerous situation.

At this time, the encirclement circle of the People's Army has gradually closed, and only a small road remains on the left.

In desperation, Smith could only order a retreat.

Since the situation was quite urgent, seeing that the people's army was about to complete their encirclement, they could only take away the lightly wounded, and the seriously wounded were ruthlessly abandoned.

According to the U.S. battle report, the contingent suffered heavy losses during the battle between the two armies. A total of 150 people were killed and 62 were captured.Reminiscent of the US military's consistent style of reporting good news but not bad news, the casualties of the task force are likely to be even greater.

As soon as the task force failed, Major General William Dean brought the US 24th Division to Daejeon.

Daejeon is a strategic location linking Central Korea with Hunan and Lingnan regions (both North Korea).

When Syngman Rhee left Seoul, he designated it as the "temporary capital".Therefore, the troops and supplies of the US military are concentrated here first.

William Dean quickly formulated a plan to use the Jinjiang and Sobaek Mountains north of Daejeon to build defensive positions to block the offensive of the People's Army and give the US military time to deploy.

The Korean People's Army also set the next offensive target here.

In order to win the First World War, North Korean Prime Minister Mao Zedong visited the scene to command in person.

On July 24, the battle officially started. The People's Army first encountered the No. 30 Fourth Regiment of the [-]th Division of the United States.

Martin, the head of the No. 30 Fourth Regiment, did not learn the lesson of the task force's failure, and still ordered the soldiers to hold 60mm rocket launchers against the tanks of the People's Army.

As a result, the defense line built by the No. 30 [-]th regiment was smashed by the tanks of the People's Army. The regiment leader Martin immediately ordered the troops to retreat. It was lost, including the radio station, which was placed in the headquarters intact.

Soon, the People's Army occupied Tian'an, a major traffic road, and began to advance in the direction of Daejeon.

After William Dean heard the news, he immediately built the first line of defense in Wuzhiyuan, arranged a second line of defense in Jinjiang, and transferred some M24 light tanks to assist in the defense.

At this time, a piece of "good news" came: the No. 20 Fifth Division of the United States had arrived in Busan on the Korean Peninsula.

The [-]st Cavalry Division and [-]st Marine Brigade of the U.S. Army are also on their way to be reinforced.

The new commander-in-chief of the US military, Walton Walker, has also entered North Korea and has begun to exercise command.

The situation on the battlefield seems to be beginning to develop in a direction favorable to the US military.

But for the US 24th Division at this time, the battle has reached the stage where every second counts.

The tanks of the Korean People's Army launched an impact on the Uchiwon defense line. The M24 was no match for the T34 in terms of firepower or protection, and it couldn't stop the opponent's advance at all.

On July [-]th, the defense line of Wuzhiyuan completely collapsed.

On the night of July 4th, the People's Army arrived at Jinjiang, and along both sides of the road, outflanked Daejeon's east, south, and west directions.The north left was not for the enemy to retreat, but a stronger force was arranged: the [-]th Division of the People's Army, a combined infantry and tank force.

By the afternoon of July [-]th, Datian had been completely surrounded.

Over the next few days of fighting, the People's Army captured the enemy's radio station and used it to report to William Dean that the line was still strong.

But in fact, Daejeon's outer defense has already collapsed.

What's outrageous is that William Dean believed one-sidedly the radio report, and neither arranged for reinforcements nor strengthened his own line of defense.

At dawn on July [-], the People's Army launched its general attack on Daejeon.

William Dean, the commander of the US 24th Division, who had been tired for several days, was sleeping at this time.When he was awakened by the explosion, he discovered the seriousness of the problem.

The current strength of the US 24th Division is very scattered, deployed in various areas of Daejeon, and no one can be found in a hurry.Now he can command no more than 3 combat units, and the total strength is less than one regiment.This is a joke against the Korean People's Army whose morale is high.

In the chaos, the People's Army broke into the city of Daejeon. The 24th Division of the U.S. Army was divided into small pieces and forced to fight on their own. Efforts were unsuccessful, and he was surrounded by troops and fled south along the mountain road.

William Dean, who was separated from the main force, encountered the pursuit of the Korean People's Army one after another on the way, so he abandoned the car and took several soldiers to evacuate on foot.

When they walked to a big mountain near the Datian River, William Dean heard the sound of running water and wanted to have a look, but accidentally fell down the hillside and fell into a coma. The entourage searched around , found nothing, and left.

When William Dean woke up again, he found that he was covered with injuries, and he was lost while trying to get out of the forest.Due to lack of food and treatment, the 1.8-meter-tall William Dean spent 36 days wandering around the mountains and forests for more than a month in the wilderness. He became extremely thin and his weight dropped from 95 kilograms before the war to 59. Kilogram.

While William Dean was wandering in the mountains and forests, the U.S. military could not find his whereabouts, so they thought he was dead, promoted him to major general, and awarded him many honorary medals.

Later, he was accidentally discovered by the People's Army and was taken into a prisoner-of-war camp. At first, the Korean People's Army did not see through William Dean's identity as the commander of the No. 20 Fourth Division of the U.S. Army, until a person who had worked under him recognized him , only to fully expose his identity.

Subsequently, William Dean was sent to a prisoner of war camp in Pyongyang for detention.

(End of this chapter)