Anti-US and Aid Korea's Sharp Knife Company

Chapter 14 Entering the Minefield
"These Yankees are really hateful. They actually told us to stop fighting back and continue to march north? Captain Thomson of the American company must have water in his head.

"Even if we want a ceasefire, the Korean People's Army on the left and right hills will never let it go, and will continue to attack and shoot at us."

Lee Doo-hyun, the battalion commander of the Korean Army, who was sitting in the co-pilot seat of the open-top jeep, immediately clenched his fists after listening to the report of the combat staff officer Kim Sung-gil, and slammed it hard on the steering wheel with a "bang", clenching his teeth tightly. Made a complaint.

Combat staff officer Kim Sung-gil, who sat back in the driver's seat, asked tentatively, "Commander, what should we do next? Should we follow Captain Thomson's advice? Let's quickly pass through this place as the vanguard What about the valley called Liangshuidong?"

After sighing lightly, Lee Doo-hyun said helplessly: "Brother Seung-gil, you should know better than me. Although I am a major battalion commander of our Han army, according to the instructions of my superiors, if I encounter When making major decisions and deployments, we must obey Captain Thomson of the US company unconditionally.

"Now it seems that this Captain Thomson is determined to allow our vanguard to continue to advance northward and not to be entangled with the Korean People's Army in Ryangshuidong. The decision he made is simply to make our third battalion All the soldiers jumped into the fire pit.

"But there is no way. At this time, we must obey Captain Thomson's order unconditionally. While fighting back, continue to march north, hoping to quickly pass through the narrow and long valley of Liangshuidong."

After hearing Lee Doo-hyun finished speaking, Kim Seong-gil, who was sitting next to him, immediately took over the conversation and said, "Okay, Battalion Commander, I will pass on your order right now."

Jin Shengji, who was about to get up and get out of the car, suddenly thought of something, changed the subject, and continued: "By the way, Battalion Commander, Second Lieutenant Cui Xingmin of the artillery squadron behind us said that it is okay to let their artillery squadron fire, but it must be fired." There is an order from Captain Thomson. Otherwise, they refuse to carry out your orders, Battalion Commander."

Lee Doo-hyun, who was already upset, heard Kim Sung-gil sitting next to him say that even the artillery squadron assigned to him by his superiors did not obey his dispatch, dared to refuse to carry out his orders, and took it out to cooperate with their third battalion Captain Thomson, the captain of the U.S. Army company in combat, served as a shield.

Even Li Doo-hyun was very annoyed by this, but he was still helpless, after he beat his chest and stomped his feet, he couldn't help sighing: "Oh, I know about this matter, it seems that I, the battalion commander, can only instruct Soldiers of our third battalion are gone, Senge, hurry up and deliver my orders."

Seeing the melancholy look on his good friend and old boss, Kim Sung-gil felt that he, a little lieutenant, was powerless to help, so he jumped out of the car and told the soldiers of the third battalion of the Korean Army who were riding in a line of military trucks to tell the battalion commander Lee Doo-hyun's order to advance while fighting back.

"Squad leader, you see, the second and third platoons of our third company ambushing on the hills on the left and right sides of the valley have already handed in fire to the vanguard of the Korean army. Our first platoon didn't even fire a single shot, we all waited. It's almost 10 minutes, should we fight or not in the first row?"

Deng Sanshui, a veteran of three companies, one platoon and one squad, anxiously asked Niu Tiezhu, the squad leader who was separated from him by a soldier.

It turned out that two or ten minutes ago, their first platoon temporarily received Ma He, the messenger of the third company, to convey the order of the company commander Zhao Yifa, and wait until the enemy opposite them marched to the top of the minefield about 10 meters away from them, and then fired.

In addition, the mines buried in the ground were sounded, trying to blow up more than a dozen large pits on the flat road at the bottom of the valley, so that the enemy who was riding in various vehicles on the opposite side could be prevented from advancing.

After this temporary order was conveyed to the first row, many soldiers who were eager to fight in the first row naturally didn't understand it, and it also gave rise to bad emotions.

However, even so, the soldiers in the first row obeyed this order. When the soldiers in the second and third rows ambushing on the two hills on the left and right fired, they were 150 meters away from them when they were one row away. The vanguard of the Korean army at a distance of [-] meter opened fire, and the soldiers in their row all stared helplessly.

Niu Tiezhu, the squad leader, did not dare to neglect the question raised by the old soldier Deng Sanshui. He who had put on a bad face to Sun Lei just now, immediately turned to smile.

Niu Tiezhu replied politely: "Old Deng, don't worry, Ma He, the orderly of our company, just conveyed the latest instructions of Company Commander Zhao to the soldiers of our platoon.

"Brother Deng, as a veteran, you are older than me, the squad leader, in the glorious 'Sharp Knife Company' of our third company. As a veteran, you should hold your breath. Wait for Platoon Commander Liu's order."

The reason why Niu Tiezhu, the squad leader, spoke so politely to the veteran Deng Sanshui in his squad was because he was no match for the veteran Deng Sanshui in terms of seniority, marksmanship, and knife skills.

Moreover, Niu Tiezhu's spear and knife skills were taught to him by Deng Sanshui. Although it is not popular in the army to learn from a teacher, Niu Tiezhu usually treats Deng Sanshui as a master, so naturally he dare not teach Deng Sanshui look.

Obviously, Deng Sanshui was very dissatisfied with his "apprentice" Niu Tiezhu's answer. He shook his head and said with some disappointment: "Oh, I think I asked the wrong person. It's useless for me to ask you, the squad leader. Wait a minute." I saw the platoon leader, so I should ask the platoon leader. I haven’t fired a gun these days, and my hands are a little itchy.”

Although all the soldiers in their platoon pulled the bolts and loaded the bullets one after another, they did not fire a single shot. They were all waiting for the combat order from the platoon leader Liu Sanshun.

And Liu Sanshun, the leader of the first platoon, opened a pair of bloodshot bull's eyes and carefully observed every move of the vanguard of the Korean army in front. As long as he moved forward and entered the minefield, he would immediately report to the whole platoon without hesitation. The soldiers gave combat orders, sounded mines, fired guns, and threw grenades.

Suddenly at this time, Sun Lei, who was holding a [-] big cover rifle in his hand, said to Deng Sanshui who was next to him in a somewhat excited tone: "Old Deng, look quickly, did the enemy just stop?" The vehicles that have been there for a long time are now restarted, and they are driving towards us."

When Sun Lei, the new recruit from the third company, one row and one squad, had just finished speaking, the soldiers of the entire squad lying next to him, including squad leader Niu Tiezhu, all widened their eyes and stared at them getting closer and closer. The closer the vanguard of the Korean army.

Looking at the vanguard of the Korean army in various vehicles on the opposite side, when they were about to arrive at the minefield they had set up long ago, everyone's cheeks were flushed with cold, showing long-lost joy.

(End of this chapter)