Gen Duo book friends mentioned the issue of Guan Gan Xinjiao's meritorious service in the book review area. Actually, it's not very simple, I just need to be in a certain place. In the chapter, you can 'insert' the previous paragraph of the superior to give the protagonist a few meritorious heroes, several levels of heroes, or issue a medal. The reason why I don't do this is because I feel that every medal of the volunteer soldier is heavy, and there is the life and blood of the volunteer soldier condensed in front of him, and I don't want the protagonist to be like this. The credit of fictional characters can surpass that of real volunteer soldiers, so I have always been reluctant to write, sorry!

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Chapter XXIX: The Wounded

After returning to the position after coming out of the regimental headquarters, I hurriedly took the troops and set off, and the troops walked along the road for a while in the night, but every ten minutes an enemy reconnaissance plane fired flares at the road. This seriously affected the speed of the troops' march, and in desperation, we had no choice but to walk up the mountain road under the leadership of Park Chung-su.

The fact that the Yankees are so frequently firing flares on the highway also seems to indicate that the US military will soon be in action. Because the mechanized units of the US army did not dare to go out at night, they could only send reconnaissance planes to reconnoiter along the highway in order to prepare for the attack at dawn the next day. Realizing this, I urged the soldiers all the way to speed up their march and rush towards the horse without stopping.

After passing through a mixed forest, in the mountain breeze blowing inside, the sky was like a pool of muddy water gradually clearing. In the haze, a scorched open space appeared in front of me, and that was Ma Pingli on the map.

"Damn it, it's finally here!" Huzi sat down, and the soldiers were all paralyzed on the ground and couldn't get up. It has been a day since the troops were completely starved of food, and even Huzi couldn't stand it when he marched hungry and hurried, let alone other volunteer soldiers.

I was also shaking in my legs, and I was covered in a cold sweat. But I'm well aware that now is not the time to rest. So he had to give a loud order to pull the warriors up one by one: "Get up all and move on!" ”

The soldiers also understood the urgency of the military situation, and they all stood up one by one, dragging their tired bodies down the mountain.

As soon as I walked into Maping, I felt that something was wrong with the situation, the highway was crowded with volunteer soldiers and cars moving northward, the cars were full of wounded without exception, and the soldiers on the march also carried the wounded, and the wounded who could still walk casually took a branch as a crutch and limped forward, and there were also those who supported each other, and the whole scene was 'chaotic' and coaxy, and the order was very 'chaotic'.

Both sides of the highway were littered with corpses, blood, and bombed-out cars, the blood had not yet solidified, and the cars were still emitting smoke, apparently having just been bombed. There were also some wounded who could not walk and had no one to take with them, so they had to sit under the trunks of trees and beside the stones, and watch all this quietly.

Looking at this scene, I understood that Mapingli was not only a logistics supply depot for the 60th Army, but also a shelter for the wounded and sick. The military headquarters has always asked the Hanshi to deploy defenses along the river, presumably to cover the retreat of the wounded and troops here. It's just that what the military department didn't expect was that the 'interspersed' position of a division of the US army was precisely here. Once the U.S. troops are allowed to penetrate and 'insert' in, it will not only be the few divisions fighting on the front line that will run out of food and ammunition, but also the wounded and sick who will not be transferred in a hurry."

Thinking of this, I couldn't help gritting my teeth, and secretly determined that I must block the American troops, or at least the wounded here to retreat.

After asking a few soldiers, we found the logistics department in an air-raid 'shelter' next to the ravine, and it was Battalion Commander Li of the logistics department who received us, and after hearing our number, he couldn't help but ask in doubt: "Haven't you retreated long ago in 40 years?" Why are you still here? ”

"We are left behind!" I replied casually.

"That's just right". Battalion Commander Li nodded and said, "There are still more than 2,000 wounded people who have no one to bring. You can help us evacuate the wounded together! ”

"We are stationed in Mapingli on the orders of Pang Kezi, the leader of the Kindergarten Master Witch Troupe!" I replied, and then asked rhetorically: "Excuse me, are the two companies that came to receive food from the division here?" ”

"Stationed in Mapingli? The enemy is coming here?. Camp Commander Li did not answer my question. Instead, they looked at me in surprise.

"Yes!" I nodded: "According to intelligence, there will be a division of the U.S. Army that will be 'interspersed' along the highway here,"

"One. Division? Battalion Commander Li was obviously taken aback by my words, and hurriedly asked Yizhuo: "How many of you are there?" ”

"A battalion!" I was afraid to scare him. So I didn't tell him that our battalion actually didn't have a company.

"A battalion of men to block a division of the U.S. Army?" Battalion Commander Li looked at us with disbelief on his face.

"Military emergency". I couldn't help frowning and said, "Where are those two companies of the kindergarten teacher?" I need them to jump into battle right away! ”

"They," Battalion Commander Li said in embarrassment, "they have already been used by me to transfer the wounded. It's been over an hour now.

"What?. When I heard this, I couldn't help but feel angry, so I grabbed Battalion Commander Li by the collar and said, "You, how can you ignore the division?" Order the men who came to get supplies to help you evacuate the wounded? In order to accomplish your own task, you let the kindergarten teacher go hungry and have no bullets.

"Comrade, comrade!" Battalion Commander Li raised his hand to stop me and said, "Listen to my explanation, the higher authorities ordered that all cars must be used to transfer the wounded. So there are no more cars to transport food and ***, and all the troops who came to receive food return halfway "Because the two companies of the Tian Division have arrived, I will ask them not to return and help transport the wounded."

Lux can return to the division headquarters with a bag of rice or a box of ***, which is also a drop in the bucket.

I couldn't help but curse secretly, what kind of strange order is this, on the one hand, let others get supplies, and on the other hand, use all the cars to transport the wounded

"Can you get those two companies back?" I let go of Camp Commander Li and asked.

"I'm afraid it's hard!" Battalion Commander Li shook his head: "The highway has been crowded into a ball, and there are not a few. I can't catch up with the hour, let alone what if I catch up? Let them leave the wounded on the road? ”

When I heard this, I couldn't help but think of the wounded who were sitting quietly on the side of the road with no one to take them, and I thought of their eyes and expressions, and I had nothing to say.

"Where's your troops?" I asked again.

"All mobilized to send the wounded." Battalion Commander Li replied: "Now in Maping, in addition to dozens of hygienists who take care of the wounded. All that remained were more than 2,000 wounded who could not be transported

Hearing this, I couldn't help but smile bitterly, Li Zhuochang's words mean that the more than 100 people in my hands will have to resist a division of the US army alone.

"Then there will always be food and bullets!" I 'touched' and 'touched' my hungry stomach, thinking that this is a logistics supply depot for an army, and if there is no food here, it will be unreasonable.

"This one has!" Battalion Commander Li nodded. This time, he finally got an affirmative answer.

When he took us to the pit with food and ***, we saw the piles of them. of food and weapons, ***, I couldn't help but be stunned.

On this high ground with an elevation of Na3, more than 50 tunnels more than ten meters deep were dug side by side, some of which were stacked with grain, and some were stacked with explosive packets, grenades, bullets, and various firearms. There is even an air-raid 'shelter' with more than a dozen 'doors' of howitzers neatly placed in it"

I know in my heart that these supplies are all bought by the logistics units of the Volunteer Army with blood and lives, but now the soldiers on the front line are fighting hungry without food and bullets, and here there are tons and tons of food, whole boxes and boxes of *** piled up that cannot be transported, and will soon fall into the hands of the Yankees,,

Without waiting for my orders, the fighters cheered and rushed into the air-raid 'shelter'. Submachine guns, light machine guns, heavy machine guns, and mortars are constantly being moved out, and boxes of bullets are also being transported out.

"Comrades, hurry up!" I looked at the sky that was already slowly brightening, and ordered the soldiers: "Immediately transport *** to the position, hurry up and build fortifications, as soon as the sky is bright, the enemy will come soon!" ”

"Yes!" The soldiers grabbed all kinds of weapons in response and ran to the position with *** boxes on their backs, but they were stopped by a large group of wounded soldiers before they could run a few steps. Battalion Commander Li desperately tried to call back the wounded soldiers who were swarming in, but no matter how much he shouted, it was to no avail.

"What's going on?" I asked Camp Commander Li.

This is a very strange feeling, although my official position is higher than that of Battalion Commander Li, I always feel that I am the master of speaking, and even the tone of speech is the same as speaking to my subordinates, and Battalion Commander Li seems to be used to this. I'm afraid this is what is often said in this era: the barrel of a gun comes out of power!

"Deputy Battalion Commander Cui.

Battalion Commander Li replied helplessly: "Just now I told the wounded the news that the enemy was about to attack Mapingli, so that they could move around and move quickly." I didn't expect them to come to you in a swarm after discussing it, saying that they couldn't run the Yankees' four wheels anyway, and they would die back and forth, so it was better to fight with the Yankees! ”

"Yes! Deputy Battalion Commander Cui! "One of the wounded heard Battalion Commander Li call me a hula and surrounded me and shouted at me, "Let us join the battle!" Anyway, there is no shortage of guns, even if we don't have the strength to dig trenches, and we can't fight with the enemy with bayonets, we can still shoot guns. If you don't succeed, you can also wait for the enemy to rush to the position, and pull the grenade! ”

"Yes! Deputy Battalion Commander Cui, let's go! ”

"Yes, even if we die, we're going to pull a Yankee back!"

"Do any of you ***?" I shouted at the wounded soldiers.

"Yes!" Soon dozens of people raised their hands.

I didn't care if they were real or fake, so I waved to them and said: "More than a dozen 'howitzers' in the air-raid 'hole' will be 'handed over' to you, aim the muzzles at the road in front of you, and smash the shells on the road as soon as you start shooting!" ”

"Yes!" The dozens of soldiers responded and went to prepare for it with joy.

"Battalion Commander Li!" I hesitated for a while and then asked Battalion Commander Li, "How many wounded are there who are capable of fighting?" ”

"Let's get together more than 500 people." Battalion Commander Li thought for a while and replied: "Most of the wounded left behind are seriously wounded, and there are only so many who can still shoot!" ”

"Hmm!" I nodded, gritted my teeth and said, "Give them a shot!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the wounded cheered and walked past Battalion Commander Li towards the weapons depot. I think the wounded are right, they are going to die anyway. It's better to fight with the Yankees!

"Comrade!" Battalion Commander Li stopped a volunteer soldier who was walking with a splint between his legs and two crutches, and said: "You have a problem walking, how can you still go to the battlefield?" ”

It was then that I noticed that beads of sweat were dripping down the warrior's pale face, and the corners of his mouth twitched with pain with every step. But he still pretended to be relaxed and said: "No problem, as long as someone carries me into the position, gives me a gun and a few grenades, I can fight devils just as well!" ”

"Comrade!" Battalion Commander Li stopped Dou Zhan Shi, who only had a left arm, said! "The gun is used on the right hand, you mule on the left hand, this is on the battlefield,"

"It's fine!" The soldier clenched his fist with his only arm and shook it in front of Battalion Commander Li: "I can't shoot a gun, I can still throw a grenade, right?" I bite the strings with my teeth to ensure that I will not throw slower than others! ”

"Comrade!" Battalion Commander Li stopped another soldier who was blind in both eyes and was supported by another one-armed soldier who was walking forward: "You can't see anymore, how can you still fight?" ”

"No problem!" The soldier patted the one-armed soldier next to him and said, "I'm a machine gunner, give me a 'strong' machine gun, he will be my eyes, help me change the magazine, and make sure that I will not fight fewer enemies than others!" ”

Battalion Commander Li was silent, and he didn't say anything more. He didn't stop anyone, but just let the soldiers who lacked arms and legs walk up one after another to get their guns and ammunition.

This is not the first time I have seen a wounded soldier take the initiative to fight, but I am still deeply shocked by the wounded soldier's 'spirit' who is not afraid of death.

From the point of view of modern people, life in the world is nothing more than fame and fortune, and looking at the group of people in front of us with this outlook on life and worldview, there is really no way to understand their behavior. They know that even if they participate in the war, they will be sacrificed. No one will know their names, no one will know what they have done. Because they were wounded, their original unit thought they had been sent to the rear, so their names, most likely, would be on the list of missing persons,,

Whatever! Looking at the wounded who were happily receiving their guns and preparing to go to the battlefield, I couldn't help but clench the rifles in my hands, and I didn't care about fame and fortune without my life, and whether anyone remembered our names. I'm thinking to myself now. It's just to fight a few more Yankees to relieve anger and relief

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There was no enmity between the two sides on the battlefield. There is no hatred, but after fighting, I have seen too many comrades-in-arms by my side, and I have seen too much death and blood, and this hatred will follow.

Thinking of this, I shouted at the soldiers: "All of them, immediately enter the position and prepare for battle!" ”

"Yes!" The warriors shouted in response, and without saying a word, they picked up their weapons and ran towards the high ground on both sides of the road.

I 'mix' the able-bodied fighters with the wounded, because the wounded would not be able to exert much combat effectiveness without the help of able-bodied fighters to dig trenches, transport bullets, and even carry them into position. Therefore, I organized them into three companies, each with more than 200 people, commanded by Huzi, Ren Fengyou, and Battalion Commander Li, and stationed them on the Concave Heights, the Dao 3 Heights, and the Na 3 Heights, where the equipment supplies were located.

The Warping Heights and the Daoyin Heights are located on one left and one right side of the road, while the Liao 3 Heights are facing the road in the middle, this arrangement is a bit like the deployment of the British Army's Gloucester Battalion when it was surrounded, and the three heights form an iron triangle, and the firepower can support and cover each other. More importantly, the road passes between these three heights, and if the enemy's mechanized troops insist on passing through here, they will inevitably be hit by three. The fire strikes on the high ground, and this local area will be surrounded by us.

At the beginning, the Gloucester battalion used such a force to hold out for three days and three nights under the siege of a corps of volunteers, and I don't know how long we can hold it this time.

Even I find it funny when I think about it. How can I compare the team in front of me to Camp Gloucester? The Gloucester battalion is all well-trained 'elite' soldiers, and the strength of the battalion I have now is not to say that it was put together temporarily, even if more than two-thirds of the personnel are wounded.

Moreover, when the Gloucester battalion was surrounded, there were American planes and artillery to provide fire support to it, as well as reinforcements from the brigade, but we did not have any support. There were only a dozen 'guns', and the gunners were all wounded and sick......

Originally, with the characteristics of the Volunteer Army, which is not good at positional warfare and good at sports warfare, I should have let the soldiers defend in echelons in the movement like when they retreated in the fourth campaign, that is, each company held the position for several hours, and then moved to the second line to rest for a while and prepared to cover the retreat of the troops on the first line to the second line. But considering that this unit on my hands is mainly wounded and sick, it is impossible to move at all. Besides, there are still a lot of supplies on the Blade 73 Heights. These must not fall into the hands of the enemy. So in desperation, I chose to stick to it.

As soon as the fighters entered the position, they stepped up the construction of fortifications and transported. These heights were originally garrisoned by soldiers from other units, so tunnels, trenches and other fortifications were readily available, but most of the trenches were damaged by enemy aircraft. All the warriors had to do was build these trenches.

However, since most of the wounded and sick could not build fortifications and transport *** at the normal pace, this task naturally fell on the more than 100 soldiers I brought. The warriors had not rested for several days, and had not eaten at this time, so they were so tired that they could not speak.

But fortunately, it didn't take long for Camp Commander Li to send buckets of sorghum rice. And we also 'made' some oil and salt mixed in the rice, although there are no vegetables, but the taste is still delicious.

Just when the fighters were gobbling up their rice bowls. Suddenly, a strange cry sounded in the sky, and more than a dozen enemy "Mustang Pirate" fighters flew through the clouds towards the positions of the volunteer soldiers.

The offensive of the American army has finally begun.