The Bright Sword of Changjin Lake becomes stronger

Chapter 235 The seventh regiment just launched and defended Highland 435!

Inside the United Nations Command.

Li Qiwei stared at the sand table in front of him, frowned and said, "It seems we still underestimated our opponent."

"The will of these Chinese troops to resist is so tenacious. It is incredible that they can still block our counterattack when they are running out of ammunition and food."

Van Fleet frowned and said: "I also admit that these people are indeed difficult to deal with. It can even be said that they are not ordinary people."

"But their weapons are so inferior and their logistics cannot be guaranteed. I still can't believe that they can completely resist our attack."

Although the enemy achieved some results during their counterattack this time, it was far from what they expected.

They originally thought they could use this counterattack opportunity to completely defeat the Volunteer Army in one fell swoop.

But in fact this is not the case, and it is far from their goal.

Although they successfully pushed the front back to the 38th parallel, they did not defeat the volunteers.

Moreover, their losses in the early and late counterattacks were not small.

Such a result was unexpected by both Ridgway and Van Fleet, and is unacceptable.

But that's the fact, and they have to accept it even if they don't accept it.

Li Qi slightly frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

Van Fleet said with a serious face: "Continue to attack, we must give full play to our advantages."

"I'll kill them all with cannonballs!"

"I firmly believe that no matter how strong your will is, it cannot stop the bombardment of artillery shells."

Li Qi nodded slightly and said, "In that case, let's do as you say and continue to attack."

"I also want to see how long these guys can last."

"But...if we can't make substantial progress in a few days, then we can only temporarily stop the attack, and the troops also need to rest."

Van Fleet said: "Don't worry about this. In the last few days of the offensive, we will definitely achieve greater results as much as possible."

Li Qiwei picked up the coffee on the table and said with a smile: "Well, I'll be waiting for your good news."

……

"Dingling bell~!"

The phone rang suddenly.

Wu Qianli held a cigarette in his mouth and picked up the phone.

"Hey, I'm Wu Qianli! Chief, do you have any instructions?"

"The U.S. military's offensive is very fierce. Your seventh regiment immediately went to Highland 435 to take over the defenders and defend Highland 435."

"Yes! Promise to complete the mission."

Wu Qianli hung up the phone and shouted loudly: "Assemble the whole group!"

"Yes!"

Wu Wanli responded quickly and then ran to convey the order.

After a while, Mei Sheng and Yu Congrong rushed over.

Mei Sheng asked: "Captain, what happened?"

Yu Congrong said excitedly: "Do you still need to ask? There must be a combat mission?"

"Where are we going this time?"

Wu Qianli said with a serious face: "We just received instructions from our superiors to take over Highland 435."

"Highland 435!"

Mei Sheng muttered, lowered his head and glanced at the map, and said, "I heard the fighting over there is fierce."

But Yu Congrong was extremely excited and said: "The fight is not fierce, so there is no need for us to fight!"

Wu Qianli said with a serious face: "I heard that the American devils have been very aggressive in the past few days."

"We have been resting and waiting since we retreated. After so many days, we have rested enough. It's time to go to the battlefield and stretch our muscles."

"Let's go~!"

Wu Qianli said, picking up his gun and walking out quickly.

Mei Sheng and Yu Congrong also quickly followed out.

At this moment, the soldiers of the seventh regiment have gathered. They were very excited when they heard that they were going to the front line again.

Because they had been resting nearby in the past few days. Seeing the lively fight in front, they could only watch, and everyone felt a little itchy.

Wu Qianli walked to the front of the team and shouted loudly: "Comrades, our superiors have instructed us to quickly support Highland 435 and set off immediately!"

"Yes!"

"turn right!"

"Target 435 heights, run forward!"

It was already dark by then, and Wu Qianli led the soldiers all the way to the vicinity of Highland 435.

After observing the situation, he contacted the local scouts, and after confirming safety, Wu Qianli dared to lead the soldiers quietly up to Highland 435 under the cover of night.

Defense changes are usually done at night because it is easy to be discovered by the enemy during the day.

The enemy's extended artillery fire will form a fire blockade network to prevent our army from reinforcing the frontline troops. Therefore, it is difficult for the troops to change defenses during the day.

Even at night, it is not absolutely safe, because the US military is now more sophisticated and will launch shelling from time to time at night to block certain areas.

Moreover, they constantly dispatch night aircraft, and once the situation is discovered, they will bomb the ground targets.

Therefore, at night, the soldiers did not dare to smoke at all, and the drivers of the transport team did not dare to turn on the lights. They had to drive in the dark, which was very dangerous.

Fortunately, Wu Qianli and the others were relatively lucky, and they all arrived at Highland 435 smoothly.

In a tunnel, Yu Congrong went up the mountain first and made contact with the defenders on the mountain first. After understanding the situation, he hurried to Wu Qianli to report the situation.

"Captain, less than one-tenth of the friendly troops on the mountain are left, and basically everyone is injured."

"Their instructors and several junior officers were sacrificed, and they are now commanded by a deputy platoon commander, and the deputy platoon commander is also injured."

Wu Qianli frowned slightly. He also knew that the fighting here was very brutal, but he didn't expect it to be so brutal.

Wu Qianli sighed helplessly and said, "Send them down the mountain."

"Yes!"

Wu Qianli led a group of soldiers to the position on the top of the mountain. At this moment, the place was bombed into a mess, and many trenches were filled in.

Wu Qianli ordered: "Restore the position immediately and dig trenches again."

"Yes!"

"Also notify Yu Congrong and ask him to lead people to dig the tunnel deeper."

"Yes!"

Wu Wanli responded quickly, turned around and ran to convey the order.

Wu Qianli clenched the gun in his hand and his expression became more solemn.

He already had a premonition that this mission would not be so easy to complete.

The US military's offensive will definitely be fierce. It is not that simple to resist the enemy's attack and ensure the safety of the position.

At this moment, standing on the top of the mountain and looking at the devastated positions, Wu Qianli could also feel how fierce the battle was during the day.

Now Wu Qianli had no good solution. He could only try his best to restore the position and dig the tunnel deeper and more practical, so as to reduce the casualties of the troops.

Now the US military still has a great advantage. They are launching an attack, while our army can only be forced to defend for the time being. This kind of passive battle is really not easy to fight.

However, as long as you can avoid the enemy's powerful artillery fire, you can still use defensive warfare to consume a large amount of the enemy's vitality.

Due to the gap between the two sides, if our army wants to annihilate more with less, it can only rely on this kind of defensive warfare.

In an offensive battle, apart from dealing with Bangzi's puppet troops and some other useless troops, it would be difficult to achieve a battle in which a large number of enemies were annihilated with a small number of casualties.

Because the enemy still has certain advantages in weapons and equipment, and it is also well-trained and has a certain combat effectiveness.

Therefore, during the offensive, our army suffered a great disadvantage when facing the US military, Y army and other forces.

But it's different in defense. We can make full use of the terrain advantages and offset the enemy's firepower advantage.

Relying on the terrain advantage, it can cause huge damage to the enemy.

Therefore, for our army, such an enemy's attack is both a test and an opportunity.

Under the command of Wu Qianli, the soldiers quietly repaired the position on the top of the mountain and continued to dig and improve the tunnels.

The soldiers took turns to rest and basically stayed idle all night, and the position on the top of the mountain was repaired.

Wu Qianli also deliberately arranged some dummies and fake weapons to confuse the enemy.

However, the enemy's attack is also very simple and crude.

Early the next morning, US military planes flew over Hill 435, and bombs fell from the sky one after another, one after another on our army's mountaintop position.

"Boom~! Boom~!"

Violent explosions sounded one after another, flames burst into flames, and soon the entire mountaintop position was engulfed in artillery fire.

At the same time, on the US military position, Colonel Will said with a serious face: "Order the artillery troops to concentrate on shelling with all their strength, and the artillery fire will cover the position on the top of the mountain."

"And carry out extended shooting, bombard the enemy's rear routes, form a fire blockade, block the enemy's reinforcements, and support the 435 Highlands."

"The infantry is ready for the attack and must seize Highland 435 as soon as possible."    "Yes sir!"

A US military officer next to him responded quickly and turned around to convey the order.

Soon, the rumble of artillery sounded from the U.S. artillery position.

Tons and tons of artillery shells continued to tilt to Hill 435, and the entire top of the mountain was engulfed in a sea of ​​flames.

The whole mountain was shaking constantly, as if it might collapse at any time.

Behind the mountain, on the road leading to the rear, artillery shells continued to fall, and even incendiary bombs dropped by aircraft.

The road in the rear was blown into a sea of ​​flames. As a result, our army's reinforcements were unable to support Highland 435, and the Gangqi Regiment could only defend the position on their own.

Fortunately, the soldiers of Gang 7th Regiment have perfected the tunnel, making it relatively safe.

Even though the conditions in the tunnels are very difficult, these tunnels can still ensure basic safety in the face of the enemy's indiscriminate bombing.

Inside the company headquarters, Wu Qianli, Mei Sheng, Yu Congrong and Lei Gong were sitting on ammunition boxes, with a simple map placed on the ammunition box in the middle.

This is a simplified map of the area near Highland 435.

Wu Qianli pointed at the map and said: "Our high ground is the focus of the enemy's attack."

"But fortunately, our place is easy to defend and difficult to attack. As long as we hold our position and resist their attack, there will be no problem at all."

"And as long as these bastards dare to come up, we can use the terrain to beat these bastards hard."

Mei Sheng said: "We currently have relatively sufficient weapons and ammunition. As long as these main firepower points are set up on the high ground, we can completely block the enemy's attack route. No matter how many people they come, they will not be able to rush up."

Yu Congrong said with a smile: "To be precise, as many as they come will die!"

"Our weapons and equipment are quite good now. As long as they dare to get close to the mountain, they will definitely die."

Lei Gong held his small pipe in his mouth and frowned and said: "We are still too optimistic. Didn't we hear the movement outside?"

Due to the poor air circulation in the tunnel, smoking was not allowed, so Lei Gong just held it in his mouth to satisfy his cravings.

Lei Gong continued: "With such fierce enemy firepower, it is estimated that many of the positions we built have been blown up."

"It's not certain whether we can build a firepower point by then."

"And when the enemy attacks, their firepower is also very strong. We must consider this in advance."

"So! This battle is not easy to fight."

"But then again, the battle our Seventh Regiment encountered just now was not easy to fight."

"Everyone should be very energetic and fight this battle well."

Wu Qianli nodded slightly and said: "Lei Gong is right, and if the fight really breaks out, everyone should pay more attention to their own safety."

"We must kill the enemy, but at the same time we must ensure our own safety as much as possible."

"We won't do a loss-making business."

Yu Congrong said excitedly: "Don't worry, it will definitely be fine."

"Boom~!"

There was a violent explosion outside, and the entire tunnel trembled, and the soil on the roof of the cave fell.

Wu Qianli dusted the dirt off his head.

Yu Congrong frowned and said: "Another round. This is not over yet. Are all their shells blown by the strong wind?"

Wu Qianli smiled slightly. He knew that the ammunition of these guys was not brought by the strong wind, but they had a strong industrial base and no shortage of ammunition.

US officers and soldiers don't care about wasting ammunition, because ammunition belongs to the country and their lives are their own.

Especially their new commander of the 8th Army, Van Fleet, this guy was originally a believer in winning with only firepower.

Van Fleet strongly advocated using fierce firepower to eliminate the enemy's effective forces and reduce his own losses. Once, Van Fleet asked the staff: How much ammunition is needed to win that battle. At that time, the staff told him a number, and then Van Fleet said, then shoot out 5 times the ammunition.

This is where ‘VanVleet’s ammo’ comes from.

As the commander, Van Fleet's instructions were naturally followed well by the people below.

After all, they didn't want to die in vain, wasting more shells without them having to pay for it.

Therefore, after Van Fleet became the commander, the enemy's attacks, the time and scale of each bombing became larger and larger than before.

Just like a small hill like Highland 435, tons and tons of artillery shells and bombs are constantly tilting down, round after round.

Lei Gong said: "When we took over the defense last night, I asked the friendly troops who were guarding the position yesterday. They said that the American devils conducted at least 40 rounds of shelling and bombing in one day."

"These guys were like crazy and kept pouring bombs on the position."

Yu Congrong cursed angrily: "How can this damn Yankee be so wealthy? If we could be so wealthy, we would have driven these idiots into the sea to feed the fish."

Wu Qianli said with a serious face: "What's the use of talking about this? It's the right thing to find a way to defeat the enemy with the existing conditions and conquer the enemy."

Mei Sheng frowned and said, "If this trend continues, I'm afraid this battle will take a long time."

"This winter won't be as cold as last year."

Wu Qianli shook his head and said: "Changjin Lake is a plateau area with low temperatures. It won't be that cold here, so it won't be that cold this winter."

"I think back then, it was so hard and difficult for us to survive in Changjin Lake, let alone now."

Lei Gong smiled and said: "What the captain said makes sense. No matter how powerful the enemy is, as long as we persist in fighting, we will definitely win."

"We have been through so many strong winds and waves, how could we capsize in this small ditch?"

……

On the US military position.

Colonel Will held up the telescope and looked in the direction of Hill 435 again.

"Although we have plenty of ammunition, and the Commander is doing his best to help us transport ammunition to the front line, the most we can do is destroy the enemy with artillery shells alone, but infantry is still needed to occupy the position."

"I think it's almost done. We can send infantry to take over the position."

"yes sir!"

A US military officer next to him responded respectfully and turned around to convey the order.

At this time, a U.S. Army major said: "Sir, these enemies are very difficult to deal with."

"Yesterday we fought for a whole day but failed to capture Hill 435. Every time we thought that all of them must have been killed, but when our soldiers went up, enemies would appear out of nowhere and attack us. repel."

"We paid extremely heavy casualties for this, so I hope we'd better be careful."

Colonel Will said: "Major, you should know very well that as long as there is a war, casualties are inevitable. Although we must try to avoid casualties as much as possible, we cannot not stop launching an attack just because we are afraid of casualties."

The U.S. Army major said quickly: "Sir, that's not what I meant."

Colonel Will waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter anymore. The most important thing now is that we must seize Highland 435 as soon as possible. We have wasted too much time here. Being blocked by such a group of enemies for so long is not good for us." For us, it’s just a shame.”

"We should use practical actions to wash away our shame, do you understand?"

"yes sir!"

The major responded quickly: "It's just..."

Colonel Will said impatiently: "Nothing, we must seize Highland 435 as soon as possible. I also believe that we will succeed this time."

The major general shrugged helplessly and muttered in a low voice: "I hope so."

This guy was fully involved in yesterday's battle. He saw and felt the horror of the volunteers with his own eyes.

So he didn't think that they could succeed today and occupy Highland 435. At least they wouldn't occupy this highland so easily.

However, Colonel Will didn't think so. He thought that he would be able to capture Hill 435 easily this time.

Soon the US military's indiscriminate bombing finally ended, and a large number of infantry, under the cover of tanks, rushed to the bottom of Hill 435.

However, tanks cannot go up the mountain. They can only provide fire cover to the infantry from a suitable position at the bottom of the mountain.

The infantry, led by an American lieutenant, charged toward the top of the mountain aggressively.

Colonel Will raised his telescope, observed the situation on the battlefield, and said to himself: 'We will definitely be able to occupy Hill 435 this time. I have a hunch that we will definitely win. ’

……

"Report to the leader, the American devils have launched an attack!"

Wu Qianli picked up the submachine gun and carried a Garand rifle on his back. He shouted loudly: "Yu Congrong, lead the firepower battalion and follow me to the position."

"Thunder Lord, send me some mortars!"

"Other units are ready to respond."

"Yes!"

Wu Qianli said as he quickly walked outside, and the order was quickly conveyed.

The soldiers of the firepower camp were actually ready to attack before. Following Wu Qianli's order, the soldiers of the firepower camp took the lead in rushing out of the tunnel entrance and towards the top of the mountain.

Wu Qianli quickly rushed out of the tunnel, grabbed his gun and rushed towards the top of the mountain.

After going up the mountain, I discovered that the top of the mountain had been bombed into a mess. The heat wave made people's faces hurt. The soil on the ground was hot, and even their feet were hot in many places.

Wu Qianli had no time to care about this and shouted loudly: "Restore your position quickly and prepare to fight."

Wu Qianli then rushed to a place with a wide view, lay down in the trench that had been basically flattened by the bombing, and looked down.

I saw the American troops below, rushing towards the mountain one after another, only a few dozen meters away from the top of the mountain.

Seeing this scene, Wu Qianli couldn't help but frown, and quickly made a few gestures to let everyone prepare for battle and be ready to fire at any time.

(End of this chapter)