Chapter 381: The Sixth Battalion of the Commonwealth with Confidence (Third Update)
"Dada~~Dada~~~"
When a burst of 12.7mm heavy machine gun guns reverberated clearly over Gwangpyeong-dong, the last soldier of the 7th North Korean Battalion who charged was cut off by a powerful bullet, so that he didn't even have time to scream at the very least, and fell into the trench in front of the position!
"I really don't know what those Korean soldiers are eating, just this group of guys like pigs can't stop them, I think they are even more stupid than pigs!"
Through the smoke of gunpowder, looking at the corpses of the Korean People's Army strewn all over the ground, Major John of the 7th Brigade and 6th Infantry Battalion of the British Army stationed in Gwangpyeong-dong pursed his lips disdainfully, and turned on the number of ammunition feeders on the 12.7mm Browning heavy machine gun in front of him, put a new row of ammunition chains, and then handed it to the machine gunner who was full of adoring eyes on the side: "Do you see clearly?" That's how the enemy, my boy, should be fought! ”
"Yes!"
The Indian soldier in the British uniform immediately stood up to Major John, immediately took his heavy machine gun, and watched everything outside vigilantly through the observation port of the fire point, not to mention the enemy soldiers, even if a rabbit dared to offend his firepower, he would not hesitate to fire and beat it into a pile of mud!
Major John nodded with satisfaction, feeling that he was quite right to take the risk of coming to the front of the firepower to walk such a circle, not only the morale of the soldiers has been greatly improved, but even the will to fight has the same as when he was in El Alamein in North Africa, and more importantly, he also used a heavy machine gun to greatly overcome the addiction of being a butcher, which can be described as a worthwhile trip.
However, just when he was complacent, the words of Captain Edward, a staff officer beside him, made the smile on his face suddenly freeze on his face: "Major, what we repelled just now was only the Korean People's Army, and we haven't fought the really powerful Chinese army yet, so ......"
"So you're scared?"
Major John did not wait for Captain Edward to finish speaking, and then interrupted the words sarcastically, and immediately glanced at Captain Edward, and said with disdain: "I can tell you responsibly that the Koreans are just my hors d'oeuvres, and the Chinese are the real delicious meal today."
Just like El Alamein in North Africa, Rommel was our meal back then, and Chinese is the same today...... Please take a good look at your armband...... Remember, we are the 6th Battalion of the Commonwealth of Golamain, the most successful 6th Battalion in the British Empire! ”
Major John is different from the traditional British officers, who are rigid, stubborn, and gentlemanly, but have a kind of American cowboy-like wild and uninhibited and bohemian, but no matter how different Major John is, when he mentions the title of the Sixth Battalion of the Commonwealth, he has the pride and glory unique to the elite of the British Empire.
The reason is simple, the 6th Battalion of the Commonwealth under his command is the premier defensive ace in the British army!
The battle that became famous was the Battle of El Alamein, known as one of the three turning points of World War II, when the fierce offensive of the German Afrika Korps of the "Desert Fox" Rommel Rommel was forced to make a defensive counterattack battle plan for the British army that had been forced to Egypt.
That is, the front-line infantry cooperated with some tank armored units, used minefields, anti-tank trenches and other facilities to delay the attack of the German armored forces, and when their sharp energy was exhausted, they launched a centripetal assault with the elite armored units of the British army that had been accumulating for a long time, and defeated the German army that was attacking like a tide in one fell swoop.
At that time, the 6th Battalion of the British Commonwealth, which was composed of soldiers from various British colonies and dependencies, was deployed to the east of El Alamein as part of the deterrent enemy, and the British commanders were initially not confident in the combat effectiveness of this army of different races, so they were given the task of using the local hilly terrain to defend against the German armored forces for an hour.
However, what everyone didn't expect was that such a non-pure British motley force held out in its position for two days and one night, repelled more than 20 German attacks, and even if more than half of the casualties were killed, it would never retreat until the main British army launched a counteroffensive.
Since then, the 6th Battalion of the Commonwealth has become famous in the battle, not only receiving King George VI of England, but also being awarded an armband printed with the hilly terrain of eastern El Alamein in recognition of the merits of the 6th Battalion of the Commonwealth, which is also crowned with the royal title and a veritable ace in the British army.
After that, the 6th Battalion of the Commonwealth participated in the Normandy Campaign of the counteroffensive against Europe, the Battle of the "City Garden" aimed at liberating the Netherlands and Belgium, especially in the "Ardennes" campaign of the German counterattack, the 6th Battalion of the Commonwealth once again made his enemies understand what it means to be impregnable!
After the outbreak of the Korean War, Britain, as the closest ally of the United States, naturally responded positively and sent the Seventh Brigade to Korea as soon as possible, and the Sixth Battalion of the Commonwealth also came with the army.
However, what made the 6th Battalion of the British Commonwealth depressed was that it had fought vicious battles for several months, either attacking or retreating, and there was no chance to play to their strengths at all.
In the words of the battalion commander, Major John: pillboxes, firing points, minefields and trenches, this is the battle that the 6th Battalion of the Commonwealth should fight!
Although Captain Edward was only a young man who had not long graduated from the military academy, and his family was able to die quickly by virtue of his close relationship with the British royal family, so he often attracted the cold words of Major John, who was fought with a knife and a gun, but he was by no means a stupid goose in John's mouth, but had a very clear mind.
Therefore, even if he knew the brilliant achievements of the 6th Battalion of the British Commonwealth and the combat characteristics that he was good at, Captain Edward still felt that since the enemy was an elusive Chinese, it was better to be careful.
Because of this, as soon as Lieutenant Colonel John's voice fell, Captain Edward continued to insist: "Major, I think we should be more cautious, you can also see the artillery preparation before the North Korean attack, it is very fierce, as long as they deal with the tactical planning of infantry and artillery coordination, we are still in great danger!" ”
"Infantry and artillery coordination? Their infantry may not be able to kill in, but their artillery ...... Hehe...... You can go to hell with peace of mind! ”
Major John smiled meaningfully, Captain Edward couldn't help but be slightly stunned when he saw this, and was thinking about what Major John's words meant, when he felt the ground under his feet shake for a while, and then one after another whistle broke through the air, and in a moment explosions came in one after another......
It was only then that Captain Edward realized that the true strength of the 6th Battalion of the British Commonwealth was not only the glorious history of the war and the strong reinforced concrete defense line in Gwangpyeong-dong, but also the British heavy artillery group behind the position, and the aviation of their American allies in the sky......