Chapter 44: Attack

Chapter 44: Attack

Is it the fighters of the third battalion who are 'exposed'? Looking at the few puffs of smoke lurking in the position, my heart beat a few beats faster. If the fighters are exposed, it is not a question of whether we can win or not, but whether we can return alive.

The problem wasn't that serious yet, and I quickly realized it. Because the Yankees and the puppet army have always been short of shells, if the soldiers really 'exposed', then these shells will not be fired in a few rounds, but in pieces. Now the shells are only occasionally fired a few times, perhaps the puppet army saw that something was wrong with the situation below, and casually fired a few shells to test it.

Then it quickly occurred to me that even if this was the case, maybe these shells would hit someone, and could they really break their arms and legs without making a sound? Anyway, this kind of pain is not something that people can bear, and it is normal to cry out because of the pain, isn't it? I wouldn't have been able to do that......

Fortunately, I didn't hear or see anything unusual, and it wasn't long before the puppet shells moved to other places to try to do so.

I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when I saw this, it seems that we were lucky this time, those shells didn't seem to hit anyone. Otherwise, we're going to lose all the games this time.

It was only after the war that I realized that I had been wrong. Those shells not only hit people, but also wounded more than a dozen volunteer soldiers.

In the lurking area of the fifth company, the soldier Zhang Baocai's 'leg' was hit by shrapnel, he slowly rolled to the side to give way to the troops, and he lay in a pool of blood and shed the last drop of blood......

The Ninth Company's lurking area, that is, Jiang Changshun's company, suffered the heaviest casualties in this shelling, a total of seven soldiers were wounded, but none of them bandaged their wounds, and none of them made a sound, so that all the seven fighters died because of excessive bleeding, except for one soldier who was slightly wounded and another soldier who survived by burying his wound in the soil.

Among them, the soldier Gou Ziqing was hit in the abdomen by a piece of shrapnel, and his intestines slipped out, but he didn't scream, he stuffed his intestines into his stomach, and it didn't take long for him to die honorably......

Only then did I know that there is never luck on the battlefield, only the strength, sacrifice and perseverance of the soldiers. It is only these that we continue to create one incredible miracle after another on the battlefield, one unimaginable victory after another

But at this moment, I didn't know this, watching the puppet army transfer the target of the bombing, and there was no movement in the lurking area of our army, so I was relieved. whispered 'handover' to the two soldiers in charge of guarding at the mouth of the tunnel, and returned to the tunnel to find their position.

As soon as she sat down, Lin Xue couldn't wait to lean over and let out a long sigh of relief. I could clearly feel that the moment she leaned towards me, the nerves in my whole body changed from tight to relaxed. It seemed as if as long as I was by her side, she was relieved and could not be afraid of anything.

An unwarranted sense of satisfaction filled my vain heart in an instant. In fact, this can't be said to be vanity, this is the difference between a 'woman' and a man, no matter how strong a 'woman' is, she always wants to find a shoulder to rely on, and always wants to find a harbor where she can anchor. And men, often when they have a 'woman' to rely on, they will have a sense of pride and satisfaction in their hearts

The long day passed slowly in the thrill, worry, and gentleness of Lin Xue, and the sky was dark again. Of course, this doesn't seem to make any difference to us in the tunnel. Because it was pitch black in our tunnels all the while.

I pushed Lin Xue and motioned for her to sit upright. Lin Xue was not very happy at first, but when she realized that I was 'drawing' the flashlight from my waist, she couldn't help but quickly sit up straight and pretend to be like someone who was fine.

Pretending to be really like, I snickered in my heart, turned on the flashlight, and Shi Shiran took out the pocket watch from his arms. At first glance, at 8:20, there were still forty minutes left before the time of the battle......

"Prepare for battle," I commanded in a whisper.

"Combat-ready"

"Combat-ready"

……

The soldiers passed down the orders one by one, and then turned on their flashlights one by one, and began to organize their equipment under the bright light of the flashlights. Some checked their rifles, loaded their rifles, opened the cartridge box, unscrewed the safety cover of the grenade, checked the night vision goggles, and even tied the flashlight to the barrel......

The warriors were busy, but they were all well organized, and they all knew that they were right under the noses of the enemy, so they were careful not to make any noise.

I, as the commander of a regiment, had nothing to do but check my rifles, pistols, and stabs. Looking at Lin Xue beside her, she also skillfully touched everything on her body, not looking at me at all, as if nothing had happened. Just when I felt a little lost in my heart, she turned her head and made a grimace at me while the others were not paying attention, and then quickly returned to the original state, only to 'make' me cry and laugh a little.

Eight twenty-five a.m

The warriors examined everything on their bodies with serious faces, keeping every weapon on their bodies in their accustomed position. They are all veterans, and they know that every preparation before the war may be able to play a big role on the battlefield, and sometimes even save their own lives. So they all carried out every step meticulously and step-by-step.

Eight twenty-eight a.m

In just a few minutes, everything is ready. The bullet is loaded, the cartridge 'medicine' is unboxed, and the grenade is opened...... The soldiers all stood sideways on both sides of the tunnel with their weapons in hand, and at the front were two soldiers with sapper shovels in their hands, just waiting for the time to dig the tunnel and take the enemy by surprise.

8:30

A few fighters took advantage of this time to grab a few handfuls of fried noodles and drink a few sips of water, and some fighters sprinkled water on their faces to sober themselves up. Saying that the 'muddy' air in the tunnel made everyone a little dizzy, it seemed like a good idea, and many of the fighters did the same.

"Boom ......" At this moment, a dull cannon sound came, one after another, and one after another. But the warriors did not move, and there was no expression on their faces, for this was expected by them, and of course by me.

This is the masterpiece of our artillery, but it is not the 902.8 heights that we are going to attack tonight, but the 973 heights adjacent to 902.8.

As Liu Shunyi said before, these tunnels we are in, because of the difficulty of transporting wood, so they are not strong enough to withstand the bombardment, so I will not be stupid enough to let the artillerymen bomb 902.8, which is tantamount to burying me, the 'elite' seventh company and the strange soldier lurking in front of the enemy's position

Another reason for the shelling of the 973 heights was to make the puppet army think that the main target of our attack was the 973 heights. In order to achieve better results, the 539th and 540th regiments also sent a reconnaissance company to attack the 973 heights in three directions.

Although the strength of the two companies is nothing, who can see how many troops there are behind it at night, plus a vigorous artillery bombardment, it is enough to convince the puppet army that all this is true.

The puppet army believes that the consequence of these illusions is that all the troops and firepower of Qizhong will reinforce and fight back, then the defense against the 902.8 heights will naturally be relaxed. What's more, the gunfire and artillery outside can also cover our sneak attack to a large extent

After more than ten minutes, the sound of artillery gradually subsided, followed by the loud charging horn and the earth-shattering shouts of killing. The puppet army was really fooled, which can be proved by the bursts of dense gunfire coming from the 973 heights. Feelings, those puppet troops didn't pay attention to the number of volunteers who attacked them, and they first fired a burst of artillery and a bullet. It seems that the puppet army not only learned some methods of fighting from the volunteer army, but also learned some "good habits" from the Yankees. Anyway, these bullets and shells were all provided to them by the Yankees free of charge, and they were not fought in vain

"Turn off the lights" As I gave the order, the soldiers pressed their flashlights one after another, and the surroundings fell into darkness again, only the rapid breathing of the soldiers beside them was faintly heard.

"Action" When the hands of the pocket watch pointed to nine o'clock, under my command, the two soldiers waiting at the bottom of the pit kicked down the two wooden stakes that were standing on the top of the pit in front of them, and then swung their shovels and dug up.

On the battlefield, every inch of land must be contested, because every inch of land must be exchanged for blood and life, and sometimes a little distance can determine the outcome of a battle. That's why I didn't choose to attack from the entrance, which might be faster, but it would also be farther away, and the enemy would have a better chance of discovering it.

And now, after digging the bottom of the tunnel, we are only a few meters away from the enemy's forward position. This can not only catch the enemy off guard, but also cause the enemy's 'chaos' and 'chaos', just as puppet army agents infiltrate our army and cause 'chaos' and 'chaos' in our army......

With a "......", a large piece of solid soil fell from above, and a large hole was quickly dug at the top of the tunnel. The first thing that enters our lungs is the oncoming fresh air, which makes all of us feel lighter. Then the sound of gunfire from the 973 Heights broke into our eardrums, and even in front of us, it was thought that some puppet soldiers who had itchy hands after not shooting for a few days were practicing marksmanship. They had no idea that they were in danger, and they could almost say that one foot was already in the coffin.

"Up"

The first to be grabbed were two fighters equipped with night vision devices, whose mission was to reconnoiter the situation and cover the fighters to drill out of the tunnel to deploy their troops.

I have to admit that the warriors who built the tunnel were very thoughtful, and they actually made a simple wooden ladder out of logs at the bottom of the tunnel, so that the two warriors could get out vigilantly while holding their guns.

"Safety" With the sound of the report coming from the walkie-talkie, the soldiers raised their guns and drilled out one after another without saying a word.

The moon is dark and the wind is high on the night of killing, this is a night that is very suitable for a sneak attack, there is no moonlight or starlight in the sky, except for the occasional lightning-like light when the 973 highland shell explodes, it is pitch black everywhere, and you can't see your fingers. As soon as I got out of the tunnel and saw this sky, I knew that the puppet army guarding the position was finished.

The soldiers' footsteps were very light, in fact, in the bursts of gunfire from the 973 heights, the puppet troops more than ten meters away could not hear the sound of us walking at all, and the battle in the direction of the 973 heights also attracted most of their attention, plus they did not expect that we would suddenly appear so close to their positions, so that when we were deploying our troops near the mouth of the tunnel one by one, they still did not have the slightest notice. There were even some people who shouted and talked about the artillery fire in the direction of the 973 heights.

Human attention is like this, and when there is a more obvious target in front of them, they tend to ignore the danger under their noses.

"One row in place"

"Second row in place"

"Three rows in place"

……

A report came over the intercom, and I knew exactly what was going on even in the dark. If there is no walkie-talkie, there is no way to command the troops under such circumstances.

To fight a war is to be fast, or to be quick and not in a hurry. So I didn't want to give the order: "The cold gun troops are covered, and all units immediately attack the designated target, ten minutes"

"Yes" almost as soon as the fighters answered, the battle began.

The first is the "bang ......bang" series of gunshots, at which the sharpshooters equipped with night vision devices show their might, "shooting" the "precise" bullets at the puppet army that may pose a threat to the soldiers. These puppet armies include machine gun squads and mortar gunners, who are capable of killing and injuring our soldiers in a large area during defensive battles, so there is no doubt that the cold gun units will be the ones to deal with.

Then, before the puppet army could react, the explosion of a series of grenades "Boom ......" rang out in the enemy trenches.

Apparently, the grenades were thrown the moment I gave the order to attack, but only because of the delay in time that they exploded at this point.

As for throwing grenades, the fighters have practiced countless times during the exercise, and the practice is how to accurately throw the grenade into the enemy's trench. The volunteer soldiers all became veterans by playing with grenades, and they all had a foundation, so they didn't practice for long and soon learned this skill, that is, they had a tacit understanding to throw grenades into the trenches of the frontal enemy almost at the same time.

This lethal effect is very obvious, and the grenade can cover every section of the enemy's trench very evenly, so that the puppet army has nowhere to hide. As I can see now, the flames from the grenade explosion completely outline the shape of the enemy trench in the darkness. In addition, the explosion power of the grenade in the semi-enclosed space of the trench will also increase, so it is difficult for the puppet army inside not to die.

In the past, at this time, the volunteers should have blown the trumpet of the charge, and shouted "kill" and rushed towards the enemy's hilltop position with a red flag. However, the tactics of the Seventh Company, which I have trained, have changed, and they no longer attack with the same fanfare as they used to, but all of them hold their guns and cats on their waists, covering each other while looking for targets to attack the enemy's position, and from time to time they report the situation to each other through the walkie-talkie and the cold-gun troops behind them.

When encountering a tricky target, the combat unit no longer desperately rushes forward as in the past and uses human lives to pile up, but finds cover on the spot and then reports the location of the target to the fighters of the cold-gun unit through the walkie-talkie. If the cold-gun unit can solve it, it will be solved, and if it is difficult to solve it, the combat unit and the cold-gun unit will cooperate with each other. For example, several sharpshooters locked onto enemy trenches, covering combat units to rush forward and throw grenades.

To be honest, this kind of charge is not as fast as the traditional charge of volunteer soldiers, but it can maximize the role of each soldier, and at the same time, they cooperate with each other to maximize the power of the weapons in their hands. Such a charge can actually achieve the best efficiency in terms of the entire campaign.

I raised my sniper rifle and looked ahead, only to see that in front of the staggered trenches were full of volunteer soldiers, and every time they reached a trench, several people threw a row of grenades into the trench at the same time. Occasionally, a few puppet soldiers would come out and shoot at the fighters, but most of them would be dealt with by the sharpshooters who had already prepared for it.

However, the puppet army is worthy of being fought on the battlefield, although we were caught off guard and quickly collapsed before we could 'figure out' what the situation was, but the puppet army on the hilltop position still organized resistance in time.

A few flares fell, and the position was bright all around, but at this time we were too close to the hilltop position, and the flares illuminated us as well as the puppet army itself. The sharpshooter with the night vision device in his hand closed his eyes and rested at this point, and it was time for those of us who did not have night vision devices to come into play.

Moreover, there are more sharpshooters who are not equipped with night vision devices, where will the soldiers let go of this great opportunity, raise their guns and aim at the puppet army that emerged from the position on the top of the hill is ......a burst of "bang bang" and "shooting", only in an instant to solve all the main targets in the line of sight, and in an instant those puppet troops were stunned.

The appearance of one or two snipers with good marksmanship on the battlefield will bring considerable pressure to the enemy, but we now have more than 30 sharpshooters, and this fight is a large area, and it only takes a while to successfully suppress the enemy's firepower. The extremely high hit rate of the soldiers immediately made the enemy tremble and panic, and overwhelmed the enemy like an aura.

While the enemy was stunned, the fighters of the combat unit took the opportunity to rush forward and shine another round of grenades on the enemy......