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Chapter 505 The Battle of Lanzhou: Continuous Blasting

The Seventh Company is the top of the Third Battalion, and it is also the sharp-edged troop of the whole regiment. The casualties of such a troop cannot be ignored. A few lightly wounded.

Several blasting teams fell halfway down the road, and the corpses of soldiers in gray military uniforms lay down one after another in front of the cliff.

Most of those who lay down were old soldiers from the [-]rd Battalion and the [-]th Company. Many soldiers were brought out by the instructor Cao Derong himself. The battalion's personnel and firepower were insufficient, and there was no way to effectively suppress the enemy. The troops behind couldn't come up for a while, and the battle suddenly came to a stalemate.

Several companies were placed in the forward positions, unable to get up or down under the enemy's firepower, and the casualties continued to increase. The situation became critical for a while. The instructor Cao Derong was a veteran and was very sensitive to the situation on the battlefield. He knew that the current situation was very urgent. , the follow-up troops have no way to pass through the enemy's blockade area, and the firepower cannot be supported. It seems that the only way to solve the problem is to rely on their own existing strength.

The enemy must be killed. In the case where artillery fire cannot reach, the only way to solve such hidden firepower is to rely on continuous blasting. Cao Derong, who is already soaked in blood, is furious. He does not believe that there is any force that can stop this heroic army from advancing. Cao Derong, who was wounded in two places, roared: "Follow me." Then he rushed up with three bags in his arms.

Cao Derong didn't look behind, but rushed forward with his gun bag in his arms. He knew that his fighters would definitely follow. What a chance of survival.

But Cao Derong believed in his soldiers, believed in his own soldiers, the entire company has more than 100 people, what everyone looks like, what kind of temper, what specialties and hobbies, and who else is in the family, he, the instructor, knows everything. Brotherly warriors will follow him.

Just as the instructor thought, the two soldiers rushed out without hesitation, as if they were going to complete an ordinary task, each of them picked up a gun bag and followed Cao Derong tightly, using various terrain features , Pounced towards the big cliff under the watchful eyes of the soldiers of the whole regiment.

Bullets flew over like leeches, and grenades were like hailstones. Of course, the soldiers of the Qingma Army hiding in the fortifications knew what the soldiers of the People's Liberation Army who rushed up were going to do, so they all shot outwards like desperately, trying to use dense The firepower wiped out the demolition team of the People's Liberation Army on the way.

Cao Derong and the two fighters are very experienced. The three of them did not blindly do it. Instead, they used the terrain and features to find a hidden spot, and then ran a few steps towards it.

As the distance kept approaching, the soldiers of the Qingma Army on the big cliff blockhouse were howling crazily. Everyone was already stained red with blood, but everything was unimportant. The three soldiers had only one belief, so they rushed up and blew it up.

Halfway through, a soldier following behind died. He was hit by several machine gun bullets in the chest and head, and fell silently. The gun bag in his hand rolled far away. The soldier who went down took a look, and then continued to pounce forward. He had no time to be sad. The sacrifice had already been decided the moment he rushed out. paid for it.

The headquarters of the [-]th Division, which is the main battalion leader, is not far from the battlefield. It is an old tradition of the troops to command from the front in battle. The front finger of this division is already within the range of the enemy's rifle. Now, this little The command post was full of people.

The division commander and political commissar of the [-]th Division, as well as Li Yong, the brigade commander, and Wang Chengde, the political commissar of the ** Brigade, kept observing the progress of the troops with binoculars, and Luo Yuanfa, the commander of the Sixth Army, was in the middle.

It is very dangerous to have so many people crowded together. Once a shell is fired, they may be taken over by the pot. What makes everyone confident is Gao Xiang's howitzer unit. Under the fierce artillery fire of the People's Liberation Army, the Qingma Army's artillery was blown to nothing , without even the strength to fight back, the battle started for almost half a day, and the artillerymen of the Ma family army basically did not fire a few shells, which gave Luo Yuanfa and Li Yong the confidence to huddle together to observe the attack of the troops.

The attack launched by Lixiao lasted for several hours, and it was almost eleven o'clock at noon. At this time, the sight was very clear. Under the eyes of Commander Luo and many other personnel, Cao Derong, the instructor of the Seventh Company, took the remaining one The soldiers gradually approached the enemy's fortified positions.

The three battalions at the front used all means to support the two soldiers, including rifles, machine guns, and submachine guns, and fired violently. One bullet is good.

The bunkers on the cliffs are poured with reinforced concrete, and the shooting holes are trumpet-shaped, small inside and large outside. This design can effectively reduce the threat of firepower from the opponent, and can also increase the viewing angle of personnel. The bullets fired by the PLA cover troops There were dotted white marks around the firing holes of the bunker, and bullets came in from time to time and killed the shooter.

The soldiers of the Ma family army in the bunker were also desperate. One was killed and immediately dragged down and replaced with another. The shooter kept changing, and the dead bodies were carried down one by one, but even so, the machine guns in the bunker did not stop firing. They are well aware of the consequences of letting these two PLA fighters get close.

Cao Derong and the soldiers behind him approached the big cliff little by little. The two of them had already been injured in many places, and it was too late to check what parts were injured. Anyway, they must rush up if they can still move.

Cao Derong is very experienced. He can almost seize every opportunity the enemy has to replace the shooter and machine gun magazine. If there is really no other way, he throws two grenades in front of the bunker, and then rushes up with the help of the dust and gunpowder smoke from the grenade explosion. a few steps.

Under the horrified eyes of the enemy, two blood-men-like soldiers finally rushed to the bottom of the cliff. This is a blind spot for shooting. Above is the main bunker of the enemy. The cliff several meters high is bare, and there is no place to put guns. They couldn't find anything that could serve as a support. The machine guns of the Qingma Army above their heads were strafing like a gust of wind. The assault troops of the [-]th Regiment were suppressed on the ground and couldn't lift their heads. The situation was extremely critical. Cao Derong couldn't help but lift up three The big gun bag pressed tightly against the cliff, and then shouted to another soldier: "Quick fire."

The soldier hesitated, looking at the black face with beard and beard of his familiar instructor, tears welled up.

I don't know how many times I have stirred the ladle in a pot, I don't know how many times a soldier has been sick and he has served him meals. The instructor knows what's on every soldier's mind. Whenever a soldier walks on the march, their Rifles and rice bags will fall on the shoulders of the instructor. The instructor with a big beard is the big brother of the whole company and the backbone of the company.

Cao Derong held up the three [-]-kilogram large gun bags steadily. His rough hands and fingers were covered with grenade fire rings and fire wires. Cao Derong, who had fought fiercely with the enemy for several days and nights, had nothing in his stomach. He didn't take a few sips of food and water, his blood was almost drained, and his strength was exhausted, but an invincible belief still supported this veteran soldier of the People's Liberation Army.

"I order you to pull the fire, go down quickly." This is the last sentence Cao Derong yelled. The soldier pulled the gun bag in the instructor's hand with tears in his eyes, and then turned over and rolled down the hillside. With green smoke rising, Cao Derong's eyes became brighter, as if he saw the grand military parade at the founding ceremony, and he was standing in the middle of them.

With a loud bang, the cliff was blown down, and the big bunker of the Qingma Army flew into the sky with the dead people inside, and the commando who was suppressed on the ground climbed up, and the soldiers shouted Cao Derong name rushed up.

Luo Yuan, the army commander in the headquarters, put down the binoculars in his hand and asked in a deep voice, "What's the name of this soldier?"

The commander of the [-]th Division wiped the tears from his face, and then replied to his commander: "He is one of my veterans, the instructor of the Seventh Company, and his name is Cao Derong."

"Inform the whole army of his deeds and report to the headquarters of the field army. He is the hero of our whole army." Commander Luo Yuanfa's voice echoed in the headquarters.

The above pages are adapted from the real historical deeds of Cao Derong, the instructor of the [-]rd Battalion and [-]th Company of the [-]th Regiment of the [-]th Division of the [-]th Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and the real historical deeds of the combat hero Cao Derong. Long live the invincible Chinese People's Liberation Army.

What Cao Derong and the soldiers blasted was only the first big cliff on the defensive position of the Qingma Army camp. There are at least three other cliff fortifications like this.

Like the commander of the [-]th Division, Li Yong's face was covered with tears. He was moved by this old soldier who sacrificed his life to blow up the bunker. Li Yong looked at the troops that continued to attack, and turned to the commander. Luo Yuanfa asked: "Commander, let us go to the brigade, and I am sure to take the camp leader."

The casualties of the troops made Commander Luo Yuanfa a little anxious, facing Li Yong's request, he asked, "Tell me your reason, keep it simple."

"Commander, our soldiers are very brave, but the attacking troops lack effective weapons and means to deal with the enemy's strong fortifications. Even if we can take down the enemy's positions, our casualties will not be small. I want the [-]th regiment to be withdrawn and replaced. Join the troops of our ** brigade, we promise to complete the task with the least cost... q!.