The beacon of youth

An artillery platoon is equipped with small-caliber mortars. It is considered the most powerful strike force in the infantry battalion. The most slick arms, but today the situation has changed. After a battle, there is not even an order to fire. Seeing the heat of the other queues, he stares anxiously. What's the matter, the battalion commander forgot them?

More than 100 soldiers in the artillery platoon held the shells to watch the excitement. After the excitement was over, they didn’t see anything wrong with them. Finally, they couldn’t help it anymore. The platoon leader ran over to ask about the situation. The reason was very simple. What about fighting, how do you ask me, the platoon leader, to explain to the soldiers when the meritorious service is awarded after the battle.

Battalion Commander Wang Huhu reprimanded with a dark face: "How can you explain to the soldiers that it is your job as a platoon leader? Do you want me to explain it to you? You are not a recruit, can you not see any problems?"

The platoon leader was dumbfounded by the training, and he didn't know if there was any problem that he didn't see, so he had to ask the battalion commander to make him understand with a shy face.

Wang Huo dragged the platoon leader to the observation hole of the command post, pointed to the bandits at the foot of the mountain, and said, "You have to use your brains when fighting, and you can't just think about having fun. Let's see how many bandits have come. At least six to seven thousand people. Ours is more than six times that of ours. We took advantage of the first attack because the bandits were too careless. Although the bandits are stupid, they are not fools. This kind of advantage is only once. It took at least two days to fight the bandits on the mountain. Ammunition is a big problem. Let me ask you, how many shells did your artillery platoon bring in total, enough to shoot a few rapid-fire? What to do when the shells run out? Is there any way to supplement them? "

Wang Huhu's questioning made the platoon leader feel clearer. Artillery is very important to the Fifth Battalion.However, because of the high terrain of Beishan, it is difficult to carry shells, so the number is much smaller than usual. Suddenly, the problem of ammunition, which has not been much concerned for a long time, suddenly became a big problem.

Battalion Commander Wang Huhu enlightened him: The shells in your platoon were all brought up from the bottom of the mountain with our shoulders. Every shell is very precious, so don’t worry. You will naturally show off your strength at critical times, and the credit is indispensable.

The artillery platoon leader returned happily, while Wang Huo continued to observe the battle situation.The line of sight from his position is very good, so much wider than that of the brigade headquarters. This is also Li Yong and Wang Chengde's idea of ​​moving the headquarters to the mountain.

While Wang Huo's Fifth Battalion was fighting fiercely with the bandits, fierce battles also broke out in several defensive directions, under Usman's strict orders.The bandit brigade's attack on the second day was extraordinary. Multiple attack waves were used in each attack direction to attack the independent brigade's defense line.Wave after wave.Continuously.

On the defensive position of the Independent Brigade, the soldiers also felt much greater pressure than the day before. The landmines planted had long been wiped out by personnel and war horses, and the small shells falling in groups could not stop the large numbers of cavalry bandits , In the end, including the heavy machine gun positions set up on both wings of each battalion, they fired together.Only then did the madness of the bandits be curbed.

The brigade commander Li Yong ordered the reserve team to prepare for the attack. Once the position was tight, he would immediately reinforce it. Then he contacted several battalion commanders by phone to see if they needed support.

The tones of the several battalion commanders on the phone were all the same.At present, they don't need any reinforcements, and they can fully cope with the bandit's offensive.

At the front of the position, the corpses of dead horses and bandits were all over the place, some were torn to pieces by bullets and shells, and some were trampled into mud by their own horses. The net of bullets and small shells harvests all living objects in the net, no matter whether it is a man or a horse, no one can escape.

The bandits who rushed frantically paid a huge price, and countless horses and riders died. After one attack after another, they finally attacked the arrows to a distance of more than 50 meters from the soldiers, more than 50 meters!This was a distance the bandits had never approached before, and the horses could come up with a few strides. They knew that once they rushed to the position of the People's Liberation Army, the battle situation would be reversed.

Usman, the big bandit leader in the rear, was holding the binoculars in his hand, and his eyeballs were about to fall out of their sockets. As the bandit assault team approached, Usman's body also shook, as if he was also fighting for the bandits and thugs. Exercising, the guy kept yelling: "Good job, rush up and win is ours. Use a saber to chop the communist army into pieces and chop off their heads."

The distance of more than fifty meters was also the most critical moment. Just when the bandit leaders were overjoyed and thought that the crowd tactics had worked, the heavy machine guns on both wings yelled.

The soldiers on the machine gun position were in a hurry. The anxious old shooters scolded why the bandits couldn't charge harder, and why couldn't the speed of the horses be faster, so that they would have a chance to play.

The opportunity really came. The bandits rushed up and were killed in batches, and then they were killed again. However, the advantages of the bandits were also reflected. Under the threat of the supervising team, countless waves of attacks continued, Like swarms of ants, stepping on the corpses of their companions, sprinting on the back of the horse with a dull expression, it is not so much that they rushed up, but rather that they were carried by the horse.

The characteristics of the cavalry are like this. It is difficult to stop after the attack is launched, especially when a large group of people is attacking, they are often involuntary. It's unlucky to die, but if you don't die, you will be rewarded for meritorious service.

Holding the small handle of the heavy machine gun, the body made a small swing back and forth, and the machine gun shooters pulled the trigger violently. Just when the gangsters thought that victory was hopeful, dozens of heavy machine guns fired in unison. The rain of bullets formed crossfire at the front of the position.

The distance of tens of meters is not a distance at all. The bullets shot from both sides made the gangsters on the horses unable to find an effective way to avoid them. A large number of horses and personnel were sifted under the heavy machine gun bullet rain like a volcanic eruption. , trembling, and then turned into blood and minced meat all over the place.

The heavy machine gun bullets attached to the ground first killed the horses, and then smashed the bandits on the horses. Under the blow like a storm, the bandits charging with sabers completely lost the ability to resist, or lost the psychology of resistance. Under the shadow of death, they could no longer care about the supervisory team behind them. Those who could run turned around and ran back, while those who rushed to the front and were closest to the independent brigade's defensive position turned into blood everywhere. Mud, fused with the earth, can no longer be separated.

The front of the position was completely cleared, and the heavy machine gun fired fiercely was like an iron broom with infinite power. After a few sweeps, all the garbage was thrown out.

How long did the continuous attacks of the bandits last?It should have been more than an hour, maybe two hours or three hours, a large number of horses and riders were killed and injured, and finally saw a glimmer of hope for victory, but this glimmer of hope was also wiped out by the sudden firing of heavy machine guns. .

The retreating cavalry were defeated, and some even clashed with the supervising team regardless of threats. The young master Sheldman lost his mind for a while, and asked Usman whether he could shoot and kill all the bandits who had withdrawn.

Wu Siman, who had seen all this through the binoculars a long time ago, let out a long sigh and told Sheldman to let them come back. If the supervising team repressed them indiscriminately, it would not be worth the loss to stir up the mutiny.

The attacking team, which suffered heavy casualties, ran back blankly. They couldn't figure out why they were suddenly beaten back when they were about to go up, and why there was such a powerful firepower erupting on the PLA's position.

Seeing the troops receding like the tide, Usman was like a wounded old wolf, howling with the voice in his throat: "Why is the **** Communist Army so fierce? Who is stationed here? What kind of troops do you have?"

Usman has a certain understanding of the troops of the People's Liberation Army. The size and composition of each army should be similar to the Communist Army. Why does this army of the People's Liberation Army give him a completely different feeling?

"Mr. Yao Lebos, the chairman of my government, don't you have a very strong intelligence network, can you tell me why?"

Yao Lebosi, who wanted to fight Usman wholeheartedly, also felt sad because the scene was so miserable, and although the dead were all people who surrendered, they were all people of flesh and blood, so there were not many of them. Hours of work, how many people died?I can't find out how many people I have!There are two thousand people, fortunately, Usman has not completely broken his face with him, and he has not let Yao Lebosi's direct descendants attack, but all this is temporary, and Usman, who is mad, can Regardless of whether you are the chairman of the Xinjiang government or not, maybe you will let his [-] people follow to attack the positions of the People's Liberation Army. I only have such a small fortune, and I will never come back after the loss is gone. When I think of this Yao Lebosi shook Lingling with a cold war.

At this moment, Usman's loud voice sounded next to his ear, asking him about the situation. Yao Lebosi, who came back to his senses, looked around. His wife Feng Mengli was not with him. When the battle was most intense, Everyone's attention was attracted by the battlefield. No one knew where Feng Mengli, the military commander, had gone, but the so-called intelligence was in Feng Mengli's hands. It's not much, but at this time, you can't act too henpecked in front of everyone.Old folks, recommended tickets are also very important to the old bus. (to be continued..)