The beacon of youth

After cleaning up a group of Zhang Caishu and his soldiers who were causing mines, they continued to move forward. The soldiers of the demining team seemed to have tasted the sweetness. They all followed Zhang Caishu's movements and used long wooden poles to detonate all the landmines they saw. ,

After a burst of non-stop explosions, the cleared minefield moved forward tens of meters, and the demining team continued to speed up. People thought that if they continued to work at this speed, it seemed that they would be very close to completing the task. But at this moment the danger came.

The efficiency of demining is fast, but the method of detonation also made the movement in the minefield a little too loud. The continuous explosions alarmed the soldiers of the United Nations Army on the other side. The firepower point that was destroyed in the battle was revived.

The artillery fire of the Volunteer Army was still bombarding, but no matter what, on the enemy's position on the opposite bank, relying on the strong reinforced concrete fortifications, there were still some firepower points that had not been killed.

Chuck, chug, chug, the sound of machine gun firing came from several directions, and before the sound came, the dense bullets had already hit the minefield.

This is the enemy's blockade with firepower, the purpose is to prevent the volunteers from clearing the minefield. In the dense rain of bullets like locusts, the soldiers with the demining team were shot and fell down.

Captain Wu Baoguang, who was nervously watching the battle, was slapped on the arm violently, and shouted loudly through the walkie-talkie: "The fire team covers, and the ambulance team will grab the wounded immediately."

The covering firepower of the [-]th Regiment opened fire immediately, and several Type [-] and Maxim heavy machine guns fired at the same time, facing the firepower on the other side of the Linjin River.

The bullets of the machine guns fired by the enemy and us are as dense as a strong wind, and there are constant puffs of bullets hitting the ground beside us.The atmosphere suddenly became severe, and the soldiers of the demining team faced dozens or even hundreds of casualties every minute.Death - at hand.

Zhang Caishu in the minefield didn't seem to notice the rain of bullets flying from above his head and around him. He could clearly hear the voices of the Japanese Type [-] heavy machine gun and the German Maxim.This is the equipment of the Volunteer Army, which is very different from the machine guns fired by the United Nations Army on the other side. The clear long and short bursts let Zhang Caishu know that his comrades are using firepower to cover him.

Danger?Zhang Caishu has experienced similar scenes countless times, and he has not survived every time. He does not believe that there are difficulties that our People's Liberation Army troops cannot overcome. Similarly, Zhang Caishu does not believe that there are tasks that he cannot complete.

Zhang Caishu, who was in the rain of bullets, yelled and followed me, then rolled out of the crater, and continued to move forward to clear the mines.The soldiers behind him also alternated cover and advanced into the depths of the minefield just like him.

At the same time, the soldiers of the rescue team used various terrains as cover to quickly approach several soldiers who were shot and wounded, and wanted to carry them down. Two of the wounded had already died, but the others did not want to withdraw without saying anything. Going down, a wounded man pointed to the figure of Zhang Caishu in front and said:

"Our team leader is still ahead, what's the matter if we withdraw, we can't lose the team leader, our [-]th regiment doesn't have such a cowardly soldier."

The wounded said nothing to withdraw.Even if they die, they will die on the battlefield. They can't leave their squad leader alone. The helpless rescue team had no choice but to give up their plan to carry them on their backs, in order to make up for the lack of strength of the demining team.Soldiers from the rescue team also joined the battle on the spot.

Commander Wu Baoguang saw his soldiers crawling forward under the rain of bullets and their eyes were red from being shot. The soldiers of the demining team were all handpicked by themselves, and each of them was the backbone of the [-]th regiment.They are all veterans, and each of these veterans is a treasure in the regiment.Can't afford to lose.

Damn, the anxious regiment commander Wu Baoguang got out of the command post.Running along the traffic trench, he ran to the heavy machine gun position in charge of covering in a short while, snatched a heavy machine gun from a soldier, and he wanted to cover his soldier to complete the task with his own hands.

When he was in the army, Regiment Commander Wu Baoguang was a well-known heavy machine gun shooter in the regiment, and his heavy machine guns were cunning, ruthless and accurate.

"Don't save ammo, hit me hard."

Steadily pulling the trigger, the heavy machine gun in Captain Wu's hand spewed out long flames. Seeing that the commander did it himself, the soldier who had the machine gun taken away had no choice but to be the deputy shooter, holding the ammo chain with both hands. .

Although the large forces have not yet launched an attack, the battle between the [-]th Regiment has started ahead of schedule, and the firepower of the enemy and us across the Linjin River is extremely fierce.

Now that the target has been exposed, Zhang Caishu no longer has any scruples, and the next battle can only be hard work.

A series of stirring mines were detonated continuously, and the cleared minefield stretched 1.1 meters forward. The violent explosion made Zhang Caishu feel that one of his legs and arms had lost consciousness, his head was swollen, and his mouth was swollen. It was salty, and when he coughed, all he spit out was blood.

Was it hit by an enemy machine gun bullet or was it broken by fragments of an exploding mine?Or is it caused by a strong shock wave?have no idea.

As a veteran who has been in the army for many years, Zhang Caishu knew that he must have been wounded. As for where he was injured and how he was injured, he no longer had the time and mood to look and think about it. At this moment, he only had one belief in his heart, and he had to crawl. past.

Another series of machine gun fire blocked Zhang Caishu's way forward. Judging from the shooting angle and direction of the enemy's machine guns, Zhang Caishu knew that he had been spotted by the enemy, and the bullets grazed his head and flew past.

Zhang Caishu was in a hurry. This was an open land of more than ten meters, which he and the soldiers had just cleared. However, while the minefield was being cleared, he and the soldiers were also discovered by the defenders on the other side, and the machine guns fired wildly. , The angle of the bullet was so tricky that Zhang Caishu couldn't lift his head under the pressure.

In normal times, a distance of more than ten meters wide is simply a joking distance, which can be passed by running a few steps or rolling a few times, but it is not possible now, because Zhang Caishu has to pass within the distance of more than ten meters, and the enemy has a heavy enemy. The machine gun fire was blocking him. Don't say anything about it at this time, if you just raise your head, you may be beaten into a sieve.

what to do?How to break through, Zhang Caishu kept thinking of a way in his head, he was not afraid of death, death is the easiest thing, the key is how to complete the task, how to clean up the enemy's minefield, this is a battle The guarantee ticket that I personally gave to the head of the group must be completed.

The situation of Zhang Caishu was clearly seen by the soldiers in the rear, knowing that he was blocked by the enemy. At this time, the best way is to provide support with firepower from one's own side to suppress the enemy, but the gunpowder on the other side is full of smoke and the line of sight is blurred. , Our artillery is bombarding, it is difficult to determine the ready position of the enemy's machine gun.

The enemy's firepower could not be suppressed, and Zhang Caishu still had to pass through this open land of more than ten meters, what should he do?Big drops of sweat dripped down on Zhang Caishu's head, because he didn't have much time, and it seemed that the time to blink his eyes was about to arrive in 10 minutes.

A voice suddenly sounded not far behind Zhang Caishu: "Squad leader, squad leader, I have a solution. I will cover you from rushing over."

Zhang Caishu turned his head and saw that it was Zhao Zhenhai, a soldier in his class.

Zhao Zhenhai and Zhang Caishu have been in the same class for several years. They are very familiar with each other and have a good relationship. This time, the demining team organized by the regiment was selected from the whole regiment, but Zhang Caishu was the first to think of Zhao Zhenhai.

In the battle, Zhao Zhenhai was not only his comrade in arms but also his partner, and all the auxiliary demining equipment was delivered through Zhao Zhenhai.

The enemy's machine guns are so impenetrable, what can Zhao Zhenhai do?

Just when Zhang Caishu was puzzled, Zhao Zhen suddenly stood up from his hidden position, and fired at the enemy's firepower point with the submachine gun in his hand.

Zhao Zhenhai carried a Tom-style submachine gun on his back, with a limited range and unclear vision. It was impossible to pose any threat to the enemy's heavy machine gun position on the other side of the Linjin River. He did this for only one purpose, to use his body to Attract the enemy's firepower and buy time for Zhang Caishu to pass the blockade.

Zhao Zhenhai roared and charged forward, shooting with the submachine gun in his hand as he charged. The enemy's heavy machine gun position immediately spotted him, and clusters of machine gun bullets swept towards him.

Zhao Zhenhai, who had nothing to hide, only rushed out less than 20 meters before being hit by the enemy's machine gun fire. He staggered a few times and then fell down slowly. Before falling, he glanced at Zhang Caishu's position.

Zhao Zhenhai died, and was hit by multiple large-caliber heavy machine guns in succession, his blood burst out and solidified with the cold North Korean land below him.

Zhang Caishu looked very sad, his teeth were gnashing, but now is not the time to be sad, if he doesn't seize these few seconds, his comrade Zhao Zhenhai will die in vain.

Zhang Caishu slammed forward, and using his still conscious arm and leg, he strode across a distance of more than ten meters.

Including Li Yong and the squad, all the soldiers of the [-]th Regiment saw their blood spurting, and they wished they could fly over to replace Zhang Caishu.

Time passed by, and the minefield with a width of more than 100 meters was about to end. Zhang Caishu visually estimated that the distance was still more than 20 meters away. However, in the flash of the shell explosion, Zhang Caishu saw the thin steel wire shining brightly again.

At this moment, Zhang Caishu suddenly heard the artillery fire from his side extremely intensive, and the trajectory of the shells across the sky seemed to turn the air red. Immediately, the command of the regiment leader Wu Baoguang rang in Zhang Caishu's head: "Old Zhang, Our troops had three minutes of the heaviest artillery preparation before the impact."

Zhang Caishu knew that the 10-minute artillery preparation time was coming soon, and he still had the last 3 minutes, but there were still more than 20 meters of minefields that had not been cleared.

Thank you old guys for your perseverance (to be continued...)