Anti-US and Aid Korea's Sharp Knife Company

Chapter 153
At around eight o'clock in the evening, the sharp knife company finally arrived at the destination of their march - the hillside five kilometers south of Xiajieyuli.

"Come over here with the orderly, pass on my password, let the comrades rest at the same place for half an hour." Company Commander Zhao Yifa called the orderly over, and conveyed his order to him.

The orderly standing in front of him immediately gave a military salute, turned around, and conveyed his order to the soldiers of the whole company who stopped advancing.

From the time I met the three US planes on the way at noon during the day until now, along the way, the volunteer soldiers of the third company of the sharp knife company have been on their way without a moment's rest.

Now, when the volunteer soldiers of the Sharp Knife Company and the Third Company learned that the protruding mountain they were stepping on was the destination of their march to the enemy's rear, no one showed much joy.

On the contrary, the volunteer soldiers of the whole company who were exhausted and exhausted all had no time to untie the marching bags on their backs, so they all lay down on the snow on this hillside.

Since the hillside at an altitude of more than 100 meters is covered with a thick layer of snow, it naturally becomes very slippery. Many volunteer soldiers fell to the ground after hearing the orderer say "rest in place". There are plenty of fighters.

It can be said that after such a long journey, the Kungfu Beans did not stop for a moment. The volunteer soldiers were really tired. Fortunately, they worked like a tiger and finally reached the destination of the march, so they can take a good rest It's been a while.

After seeing all the soldiers of the company stop and rest in place, the instructor Wang Wenju sat beside the company commander Zhao Yifa and asked, "Old Zhao, look, this journey will take all the soldiers to rest." I'm so tired, after resting on the spot for half an hour, what should we do next?"

After observing the surrounding terrain with a military telescope just now, the company commander Zhao Yifa was pleasantly surprised to find that although the hillside they were on was less than 50 square meters, it was more than [-] meters higher than the other hillsides.

Especially from the point of view of the terrain, it is more than 100 meters higher than the terrain in the north. It can be said that the hillside under their feet is definitely a good place to fight a blocking battle. Just now I was thinking about waiting until the soldiers finished their rest. To dig simple trenches on the spot.

At this time, after hearing the question from the instructor Wang Wenju sitting next to him, the company commander Zhao Yifa immediately replied: "Old Wang, I just observed the surrounding terrain and found that the hillside we are on is the highest. A good place to condescend to fight a blocking war.

"In my opinion, when it's time for the soldiers to rest in place, we must hurry up and dig a simple trench. The height of this trench must be at least one meter deep."

When the company commander Zhao Yifa had just finished speaking, the instructor Wang Wenju said in a slightly worried tone: "Old Comrade Zhao, your idea is good. But the problem is that the soldiers of our whole company have just rushed here without stopping. They were only given half an hour to rest, and they were immediately asked to do the heavy physical work of digging trenches, and I was worried that many soldiers would not be able to take it anymore.”

After hearing this, the company commander Zhao Yifa thought for a while, and then suggested: "Old Wang, before we came, didn't we send three days of fried noodles to every soldier in the company. It only took us two nights." I arrived here in a day, wait a minute, let the soldiers eat more fried noodles. Anyway, after twelve o'clock tonight, the battle will start, and when our large troops take down Xiajieyu, five kilometers to the north, The American devils and Korean puppet soldiers inside were beaten away, so we don’t have to worry about food.”

For this proposal of company commander Zhao Yifa, the instructor Wang Wenju did not give support, but said worriedly: "Old Zhao, this march has already exhausted the soldiers. As far as I know, although we have allotted rations for three days fried noodles, but it took too much physical strength, and many soldiers almost finished eating the fried noodles they carried.

"Originally there wasn't much fried noodles left on the soldiers. If you're asking the soldiers to eat more, I'm afraid there won't be another meal after one meal. What if Xiajieyu is attacked for a few days?" If we don’t come down, then the soldiers of our entire company will have to starve to death here before the battle starts. To be cautious, I think it’s better for the soldiers to keep some more rations, just to be prepared.”

Since crossing the Yalu River more than a month ago, although the Chinese People's Volunteers almost walk on two legs, they have no advantage in the air. Most of the time they march and launch attacks at night, although the losses are also very serious. But after all, until now, most of the US-South Korea coalition forces and United Nations forces in North Korea have been driven to the area south of the [-]th parallel.

In the opinion of company commander Zhao Yifa at this time, taking Xiajieyu-ri should not be a problem. Although one day may not be enough time, it should be possible to take it down in about three days. For the combat effectiveness of the Volunteer Army, He still has enough confidence.

Therefore, the company commander Zhao Yifa told the instructor Wang Wenju the interests of digging trenches, and said righteously: "I said, Comrade Wang, how can you destroy your own prestige by gaining the enemy's ambition? This Xiajie The fortress of the U.S.-South Korea Allied Forces in Yuli will definitely be taken down in a very short time when the large forces of our volunteer army arrive and form a siege.

"Furthermore, our mission this time is to stop the US-South Korea allied forces retreating southward from Xiajieyu. Although we occupy a high ground and form a condescending posture, if we don't have simple trenches, once we fight in the daytime If so, then the soldiers of our entire company will become live targets one by one, and the US military planes will drop dozens of bombs at random, and we will all have to finish the game, have you thought about this serious consequence?"

After listening to what the company commander Zhao Yifa said, the instructor Wang Wenju also felt that it was not unreasonable. It can be said that his thinking is also quite contradictory. On the one hand, he is digging trenches to save his life, and on the other hand, he is to preserve his physical strength and rations to continue his life. He wavers in a dilemma, not knowing what to do.

After hesitating for a moment, the instructor Wang Wenju knew that he could not persuade the company commander Zhao Yifa, so he had to compromise and said: "Okay, Comrade Zhao, you are the company commander and the chief military officer of our company. Regarding the marching and combat, I will give in We still respect your choices and opinions."

(End of this chapter)