"Comrades!"

Although I was not used to this kind of meeting, I felt that I should say something when I met the soldiers for the first time, so I opened my voice and said, "Today, it is a pleasure to meet you, and we really have to thank those Yankees."

Speaking of which, I deliberately paused for a moment. I only heard that the soldiers, including Wang Yuehan, were a little inexplicable? "Isn't it?" I took advantage of this time to light a cigarette and continued: "If it weren't for the sake of killing a few more, the Yankees, if it weren't for the sake of bringing them back to the negotiating table, if it weren't for the sake of driving them back to their own country, how could we meet here?" ”

With a coax, the warriors laughed heartily. The distance between me and me was immediately much closer.

That's what I learned as a journalist before. Talk to a stranger for the first time, and have a little humor so that the rest of the story will be much easier.

"Comrades!" After laughing for a while, I continued: "Your question, Master Wang also told me a little bit, yes! Anti-slope tunnel fortifications are still a novelty to us, and we have always been fighting guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare, and we pay attention to encircling and annihilating the enemy in motion, especially your 26th Army. And I also know that your ability to attack the army is notoriously strong in our army! I have beaten Lunan, Meng Lianggu, and Shanghai! If you talk about your combat ability to go out into the army, even the soldiers of our regiment are all one by one, giving a thumbs up.

I counted the fighters' exploits at the beginning and praised them severely. After a while, many fighters 'straightened' their chests. There was a look of pride in his eyes.

O soldiers! What they can be most proud of is honor, for this, they will not hesitate to fight and fight with their lives and blood. So I'm just making a few of the rounds of such understatements. It quickly got their approval. Next, it will be much easier to change their deep-rooted concept of fighting sports warfare

Looking at the reactions of the fighters, I nodded with satisfaction: "But! Comrades, you should also see clearly that our current situation is not the same as before. Now we are facing the Yankees, the 'elite' troops of the United Army, whose aircraft, tanks, and artillery can all be said to be modern troops, and they are fighting three-dimensional warfare! Its firepower is not comparable to that of the Kuomintang troops in those years, and we can no longer use the methods used to deal with the Kuomintang to fight hard and fight hard."

"Let's talk about the summer and autumn defensive battles that we have fought online." I 'smoked' two puffs of cigarette and easily sat down on one of the shell boxes: "This battle was also fought very well by the comrades. Defend this Iron Triangle area, and complete the task "assigned" to you by your superiors. But I don't think you're playing well enough! Because the casualties are too great. We can achieve more with fewer casualties! There are many comrades who say that hiding in the tunnel is a gut and an escape. But comrades! Didn't Chairman Mao also say it? War is to save oneself and destroy the enemy, and only by preserving oneself well can we destroy the enemy better and more! Blindly hitting and rushing will only bring unnecessary casualties to yourself. And our tunnel fortifications are our tools for saving ourselves! Only when you withdraw your fist can you hit it more powerfully, right?

"Commander Cui is right." At this time, a person with a white face. The fighters, who had been recording in their notebooks with pens, stood up and spoke: "Comrades. I think we should all do a good review, and although we have completed the task this time, the cost is too great. Just like our battalion, there were originally more than 400 people, but now there are only more than 100 people left, and they can barely be organized into a company. However, Commander Cui could use the strength of one regiment to block the attack of several divisions on the Western Front first. I also repelled several of the enemy's ace troops at Maleangshan, which I think is very telling. If we also do what Captain Choi did. Isn't that enough to block the attack of several enemy armies? ”

"Yes! Our casualties were so great that we didn't even have a few men left.

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"We too, I'm the only one left in our platoon."

Listen to us. The warriors began to talk about it.

"This is the commander of the first company of the second battalion of the flying regiment." Wang Yuehan pointed to the soldier who spoke just now and introduced: "I forgot to introduce it just now, his name is Wang Yiming!" It is now stationed on the 7th Heights. I'm still a college student! Although the battle has not been for a long time, it is only a few months! However, the combat performance was very 'outstanding', and the organization decided to let him take the position of company commander. ”

Listening to Wang Yuehan's introduction, Wang Yiming hurriedly got up and saluted me dignifiedly.

Then I noticed that his fingers were slender and white, not at all black and thick like the other warriors. It is worthy of being a college student who came out with a pen. But I'm a little strange, how can he, as a college student, have a way to rise to the position of company commander in the volunteer army so quickly.

But it's funny to think about, wasn't I a journalist myself? It's still strange to others

"And the one, the short, dark one. It is the commander of the second company, Zhang Xiao". Wang Yuehan then introduced: "He is now stationed in the center. That's where we're now. Don't look at him when he fights, but he can be neat! The last time I grabbed two anti-tank grenades and blew up the enemy's

"Salute". Zhang Xiaoxiao also stood up and saluted me, then softened down and said with a smile: "Commander Cui, I'm a Yankee, the Yankees are tall and big, so their bullets can't hit me."

There was a coax, and when Zhang Xiaoxiao said this, the soldiers all laughed.

"Comrades". After laughing for a while. I continued: "There is a good saying, it is better to do it than to do it, and we will start building the tunnel fortifications tomorrow!" As for how to use the tunnel fortifications to fight, we can learn while digging. If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask me, or you can ask my guards! Are there any difficulties?

I actually have a 'selfish' heart in saying this. The wounded soldiers were to return to China before the Battle of Shangganling began in a few months, and they never fought in Korea again. So whether it will fight with tunnel fortifications is no longer so important. The important thing now is to do a good job of fortifications on Shangganling and lay the foundation for the future Shangganling Campaign.

"There is no difficulty". The warriors replied.

"But Captain Cui. Wang Yiming said with some hesitation: "The places where our two highlands are a few meters deep are rock formations, and although some places are not rock formations, they are also 'mixed' with soil and rock, which are not solid, and must be supported by logs."

"Hmm!" I couldn't help but be stunned when I heard this. couldn't help but smile bitterly and glanced at the group of honest warriors in front of him. Is this still called difficult? For those of us who don't have modern tools, I'm afraid it's a big problem! Think about yourself, though. I don't care what tasks my superiors 'assign'. All of them answered with one strong answer: "There is no difficulty".

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The use of natural rock and soil layers as protective layer of fortification, referred to as tunnels. In China, it is customary to call such fortifications built in mountains as tunnel fortifications, and such fortifications built under flat terrain and ground as tunnel fortifications.

However, whether it is a tunnel fortification or a tunnel fortification, most of its purpose is to build a kind of solid fortification when the equipment is at a disadvantage. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, our army had the experience of carrying out vigorous tunnel warfare. On the surface, the tunnels that have been constructed look similar to digging tunnels, but in fact they are very different.

Of course, the tunnels are used to deal with the Japanese devils, and the tunnels are used to deal with the American devils. This can also be said to be a difference. But the biggest difference is that the tunnel is under the flat ground. Basically, they can only hide and protect themselves. Unless the enemy burrows into the tunnels, it has basically no offensive effect. But the tunnel is different, the tunnel is built on the mountain, which determines that it can be combined with field fortifications on the ground, adapt to the defensive forces, and more in line with the tactical requirements. It is a complete system that can fight and destroy the enemy, defend itself, maneuver, and live.

For example, we can use the terrain to construct three tunnel openings into "products." Zigzag, so that the three tunnel openings can support each other with fire, and the enemy will shine his back in front of the fighters in the other tunnels when tossing any of the tunnels. The fighters don't even need to step out of the tunnel to 'shoot' the enemy one by one as a target. It is even possible to make the mouth of the tunnel on this high ground echo the mouth of the tunnel on another high ground or another hill, so that the enemy is unable to defend against it.

Another example: We can build tunnels for artillery, mortars, tanks, etc., and as long as the 'firing' direction is set, the artillery can 'fire' shells at the designated place without even going out of the tunnel. You can also put a vehicle-mounted rocket launcher "Rotyusha." Hidden in a tunnel. When the 'fire' is to be fired, it should be quickly driven to the designated place, and after the 'fire' of the rocket, it should quickly retreat to the tunnel to conceal itself. In this way, the enemy can avoid analyzing the position of our artillery from the trajectory of the shells 'fired' by our troops, and then bombing them with artillery or aircraft

These benefits are not available in the tunnel. Sometimes it's just a word of difference, and the difference is only one built on the ground and the other built on the mountain, but it determines that their function and 'sexual' nature are very different.

The role of the tunnel fortifications on the Korean battlefield is beyond doubt. Especially on this Shangganling. One day, China and the United States will one day push back and forth on these two high grounds, which are only a few square kilometers. And often during the day the US military occupies all the surface positions, but at night. Our troops drilled out of the tunnels to regain positions, and the number of times they repeated again and again reached more than 40 times.

An American general who participated in the Battle of Shangganling described the battle as follows: "To be exact. To occupy these two, the heights are not very difficult, but we have occupied this heights forty times. will be repulsed by the enemy thirty times."

But now. But I stood in the tunnel of Shangganling, helpless. As Wang Yiming said, the two highlands are a few meters deep in the rock formation, and I don't know what kind of stone it is. In short, it's a very hard kind. No, under the bright light of Zhang Mingxue's flashlight, the short company commander Zhang Xiaoxiao. Swinging a handful of crosses, he dug into the rock. But with a "sonorous" sound, it took a long time to see a few ball-sized stones fall from the rock formation.

Looking at the cross draft again, there were already a few gaps

! Seeing this, I couldn't help but curse secretly, if I really want to dig like this, I am afraid that one year is far from enough to build an ideal tunnel fortification. It's no wonder that Division Commander Wang will only deploy more than a hundred troops here. Even if it is to occupy two in the future... Pin Erlai, is it just to put a company on each of these two hills? ……

There aren't many tunnels dug here! If you can't dig a tunnel, you won't be able to hide from many people, that is, you can't deploy more troops here. At this time, I really didn't understand. When the battle of Shangganling was fought in history. How did they 'get' those tunnels?

What's even more annoying is still. Where there are rocks, they are very hard to open, and in some places they are 'mixed' with earth and stones, and a gentle shovel of the earth and stones with a shovel will "roar" down, and these places must be supported by logs.

"Captain Cui! It's not a way to dig like this! Wang Yiming walked up to me and said: "In this case, even if there are too many people, you can't use it, if you can dig a meter a day, it will reach the sky!" ”

"Hmm!" I frowned and sighed, looking at Wang Yuehan beside me, he was also a puzzle.

"Captain Cui. When the people are worried. Fu Buyu scratched his head and said hesitantly: "I just thought, can we use artillery to bomb his mother."

"That's right! How did we not think of it! Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but look at Zhang Yu.

"Not lazy! Company Commander Zhang! I couldn't help but smile bitterly and said to Zhang Xiaoxiao: "How did you come up with it." It's faster than our heads."

"I, my father" Zhang Xiaoxiao seemed to remember something, lowered his black head and said: "In the old society, my father was throwing stones at the construction site and setting off cannons. There is no money for medical treatment. The *** capitalist refused to give a penny, and my father lay in the 'bed' for more than a month, but in the end he still didn't hold on.

There was silence in the tunnel.

After a long time, Wang Yuehan patted Zhang Xiaoxiao on the shoulder and said: "Comrade Zhang Xiaoxiao, the old society is gone forever, now is the time for us to stand up, it is the time for us to be the masters of our own affairs, and those happy days of capitalism have come to an end!" We must unite and respond to the call of the Party Central Committee to take the three mountains of imperialism, feudalism and bureaucratic capitalism! What we need to do now is to resolutely struggle against US imperialism, completely eliminate the US imperialist aggressors, and defend peace in Korea and the world! ”

"That's right! Resolutely fight against US imperialism! ”

"Destroy the US imperialist aggressors!"

The soldiers beside him raised their fists in response, and at this moment, their entire 'spirit' appearance seemed to be different, and even Zhang Xiaoxiao raised his head and 'straightened' his chest. Seeing this, I couldn't help but look at Wang Yue's cold eyes in a daze, and secretly said I was wrong, how could I think that he was not good at human accidents and was not talkative? In this era, what is good at driving the soldiers in this way is the accident of human feelings. People who can say these things are talkative!

Seeing that Wang Yuehan seemed to have the intention of talking, I hurriedly took the first step and asked, "Comrade Zhang Xiaoxiao!" Will you blast? ”

"Yes!" Zhang Xiaoxiao immediately 'stood up' and replied: "Report to the regiment commander, let me blast the enemy's firepower point, I am not ambiguous at all!" Give me two explosives packets, and I'll be able to take out two enemy bunkers."

"Hmm! That's not what I'm talking about." I couldn't help but laugh and explained, "Just now you said that your father used to use artillery to blow up stones. Can you do that?"

As I spoke, I pointed to the rocks in the tunnel.

"Yes". Zhang Xiaoxiao quickly understood" and replied resolutely: "Don't worry, Captain Cui, my father has taught me how to blow these stones since I was ten years old, and I am familiar with them!" It's just that. "Just what?. I couldn't help but be happy when I heard this, saying that the willow dark 'flower' is bright and another village, but I didn't expect such a blasting talent to jump out at this critical time.

"It's just that I'm worried that these tunnels outside will collapse!" Zhang Xiaoxiao pointed to the top of our heads and said: "If it collapses, this cannon will go down to ***, and it will be difficult for us to dig this tunnel." And we don't have enough explosives."

"This, easy to solve!" I immediately replied, "We can first reinforce the outside tunnel with logs." You can also reduce the amount of explosives by blasting only one small piece at a time, and then blasting inside after cleaning up the broken rocks! As for the issue of explosives.

As I spoke, I turned my eyes to Wang Yuehan.

"Captain Cui!" Wang Yuehan is not a stupid person, and when he saw this, he quickly understood what I meant, and couldn't help but reply with some embarrassment: "Let's just finish the battle!" It's time to add ***. The *** added in the rear is far from enough! It's okay to add some, but more is enough.

"Hmm! too". I nodded as I thought about it. Now is the moment when the net finishes the summer and autumn defensive battles, and the hundreds of thousands of troops on the entire defense line need to be replenished, and the explosives we use to open the tunnel are also a bottomless 'hole', which cannot be filled!

"That, . . I pointed to Zhang Mingxue, who was standing behind me, and asked, "Isn't there one in our group?" What is the name of the landmine moving king? ”

"Wang Xianru". Zhang Mingxue replied without thinking about it.

"That's right! It's Wang Xianru! I nodded, and when I was in the KPA on the Western Front, I saw that he had installed mines in U.S. tanks, and as a result, he blew up U.S. tanks with mines. Now is the time for us to use explosives. Who else can you find if you don't look for him!. If you want to know what's going on, please visit the state chapter for more. Support for work