Chapter XXVIII
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Early the next morning. Lying asleep in the tunnel, I was awakened by the whistling of airplanes, I grabbed my gun and walked out of the tunnel, and was surprised to find that it was drizzling in the sky. I couldn't help frowning, don't look at it as just a light rain, but it is such a light rain that will be fatal to the volunteers. Because the volunteer soldiers generally did not bring rain gear, the cotton clothes they wore were difficult to dry once they were wet in the rain. I can't imagine going out to fight in such a cold weather in a soaked cotton coat......
After thinking about it, I went back to the pit and took a piece of white cloth and draped it over my body, strictly speaking, it should be considered a black white cloth, white is its essence, black is its appearance.
From the beginning of this campaign, this white cloth has been used as my camouflage in battle until it turns black due to dirt and blood, and it loses its camouflage effect.
The light weight and small space it takes up is another advantage, which is why I always carry it with me and don't choose to throw it away.
The rain was light, but strange, because I found that when the rain fell on the white cloth, it quickly formed into Xiaoice.
Looking at the gray sky through the rain curtain, I saw two US reconnaissance planes spinning over our position, like two loving birds in the sky. So I wondered if there was anything related to the two planes......
Depend on! What are you thinking about me?
I shook my head, which had not yet woken up, and finally woke up from my semi-stupor.
The 38th Army withdrew from Seoul last night by night, and the U.S. military knew nothing about it, so they should have found that Seoul was empty, so they sent these two reconnaissance planes to look for it everywhere. Therefore, when they discovered the position of our army, it was natural that they would think that we were the 38th Army that had "fled" last night.
It is only thirty-two kilometers from Seoul to Uijeong, and with the cooperation of tank tracks and light rain, the road may become muddy. The tires of the cars were slipping, the U.S. troops had to spend some time preparing rain gear, and if they were unlucky, they might have to push the car out of the mud puddle, and after deducting the time they had to get out of the car to pee, I would venture to assume that the U.S. troops would be down the hill in about three hours.
Three hours later, when the U.S. military appeared in front of us as muddy and embarrassed as I had expected, I suddenly realized that I had a talent for calculations, but it quickly occurred to me that this might be the reason why I had dreamed of a college math teacher in my dream.
"Boom...... When the first shell exploded on the high ground, I was finally sure that I was awake.
Hunger, cold, smoke, blood, death...... All the pain and misery in the world seems to be concentrated in this world, and it is like the eyes of a demon staring at me, inspiring the fear from the depths of my heart that I dare not face ......
I believe that the volunteers will also be afraid, and everyone will be afraid, but everyone has suppressed this fear in their hearts with a belief and a will.
"Boom ......" shells came in pieces, and the fighters took refuge in the tunnels.
Maybe it was because they knew that the Yankees' artillery couldn't help the anti-slope tunnel, or maybe they were used to staying in this environment for a long time, and the soldiers didn't pay attention to the bombardment of the American army. The old squad leader habitually picked up the cigarette gun again, and Zhao Yongxin didn't know where to find a pair of chess, put a wooden board near the mouth of the tunnel, and pulled a few soldiers to kill, and the soldiers also gathered around to watch the battle.
Although I can also play chess, and I seem to be playing well, I don't have any interest right now, because I've experienced so much killing, and I don't want to be in the company of "fighting" and "fighting" anymore during my own break.
So I sat against the wall of the tunnel, with a chill and the vibration of the shell explosion coming from my back, looking at the M1C rifle in my hand, thinking to myself, if it were in modern times, I would definitely think that it would be cool and cool to take this gun and kill on the battlefield, but now, I would rather walk on the street and pretend to be cool, or sit in the car to "pull the wind", even if it is a bicycle......
I don't know how long later, the sound of the cannon stopped, and the soldiers grabbed their guns and ran out. Climbed to the top of the mountain and lay down on the icy snow. I waited for a long time and didn't see the US army attack. Looking at the US military position through the rain curtain, I saw that the American GIs had set up small tents one after another, and used tanks to line up to protect the perimeter, except for a few sentries in raincoats who were stomping their feet outside, there was not a single ghost in the camp, and they all hid in the tents to avoid the rain.
"This Yankee is generous!" The old squad leader put away the gun and said stupidly: "If you have nothing to do, you will fight indiscriminately*, so that we will work in vain!" ”
I know the meaning of the old squad leader's words, for the volunteers, artillery shells are very precious, and if you don't attack after the artillery is prepared, it is undoubtedly a huge waste, but for the U.S. army it is not at all, they sometimes fight * just to hit the morale of the volunteers, or hope to damage the fortifications built by the volunteers, if they happen to be able to kill and injure some volunteers, it would be better......
"People just have a lot of bullets and shells, what can you do with them?" Zhao Yongxin also put away his gun and responded as he walked back.
"Phew, what's the big deal!" Huzi replied disdainfully: "It's all young master soldiers, if we had so many planes and artillery, we would have driven them into the sea to feed Wang Ba!" ”
"Huzi!" Director Zhao knew a lot, and couldn't help but respond: "People also have a lot of boats in the sea, all of them are iron-hulled, big!" Even if you drive them into the sea, you won't be able to feed the king! ”
"That'...... Then even the boat was taken together! ”
The soldiers couldn't help laughing, Huzi was so simple, he knew that the Yankees would fight wherever he went, and he never thought about other problems.
In the afternoon, perhaps because of the drop in temperature, the light rain in the sky turned into snowflakes again. The sound of American artillery rang out again, this time with something different. Not only did they bomb our positions, but they also sent several pirate planes to bomb a high ground a few miles behind our line, dropping a few incendiary bombs as they left.
But as far as I know, there are no troops of our army stationed on that high ground......
I couldn't help frowning, and I felt a faint uneasiness in my heart.
The guns stopped, and the soldiers grabbed their guns again and ran out, and this time the Yankees came up, and the roar of their tanks was heard from a distance, and the cold wind brought the familiar smell of gunpowder smoke and gasoline, which made me feel refreshed and climbed to the top of the mountain.
The American GIs, still in a straggler formation as usual, pressed towards our positions under the cover of tanks, and they did not seem to be in a hurry to attack, as if they were walking leisurely in their own yards.
Looking at the already gray sky, my sense of unease grew stronger.
This is not the usual way of fighting for the American army, they have always been afraid of night battles, how could they choose to start attacking in the afternoon when it is getting dark, even if they try their best to take a few high grounds, but before they have time to build fortifications, it will be dark, even if we do not attack at that time, they themselves will have to abandon their positions and retreat, because they know what kind of danger they will face.
At this time, several small black dots suddenly appeared in the sky behind the US troops, and as those small black dots grew larger and larger. The sound of the propeller was getting louder and louder, and I raised my rifle and looked through the scope at the black dots, and I couldn't help but be stunned...... Those are helicopters! There were six large helicopters, and I could even see American soldiers with oil paint on their faces and black berets on their heads, shouting at us with guns raised.
They are the special forces of the U.S. military - the rangers.
They are the most elite units in the U.S. military, they are highly trained, highly motivated, and all of them are veterans of World War II. The motto that represents the spirit of the Ranger is: "Rangers, lead the ay". The black beret and streamer-shaped armband, embroidered with the word Ranger, have always been a symbol of the Rangers.
Now I finally understand why those planes bombed the uninhabited heights behind our lines, which was to prepare for the landing of special forces. I know it in modern sources. Li Qiwei was the first person in history to use a helicopter to land and fight, but he did not expect that this historic creation would be now!
In the early stage of the troops' offensive, the elite small units took the lead in launching surprise attacks and occupying the strategic points that the large forces had to pass.
I quickly remembered that there seemed to be a highway bridge under that high ground, and the reason why Ridgway sent special forces, in addition to laying a nail behind us, should have the intention of protecting that highway bridge from being blown up by our troops and slowing down the advance of their mechanized troops.
"Woo ......" When the helicopter approached our position, the machine gunners on it let out a strange cry and frantically fired rows of bullets at the soldiers hidden on the top of the mountain. One US soldier even arrogantly stood on the landing gear of the helicopter and fired the submachine gun in his hand......
"Look for death!" I cursed in my heart, and I was holding my breath nowhere, so I picked up my rifle and aimed at the American soldier, the muzzle of the gun moved with the helicopter, and then with a bang, I saw the American soldier fall from the helicopter.
"Well played!" The soldiers shouted, and they also picked up their rifles and machine guns and aimed at the helicopters. With a dense burst of gunfire, a helicopter staggered to the ground, and then it crashed into pieces below the high ground with a loud bang. Frightened, the other helicopters hurriedly avoided their positions and made a big bend towards our rear.
At this point, the large U.S. forces in front of us began to attack, which made me realize that they were providing cover for this special forces that were inserted into the rear of our army, so that we could not divide too many forces to attack, so that their special forces would have time to build fortifications on the high ground and gain a foothold.
Our high ground is on the second line, and the US troops in front cannot attack it for the time being, so the soldiers have looked at the helicopters in the rear.
"Battalion commander, what's that called?" Huzi pointed to the helicopters that were slowly landing and said, "We seem to have met once, haven't we?" But the last time it was not as big as this time, and there were a lot of soldiers! ”
"That's called a helicopter!" Zhao Yongxin replied on my behalf: "We have seen it once in Jiulongjiang, but I didn't expect that the Yankees thing would still be of such use. ”
"yes!" The old squad leader also frowned: "We have not done much about this encirclement of the enemy and interspersed with this, but every time we insert it with blood and life on the ground, this Yankee is good, it has passed from the sky!" ”
"Comrades, do not be discouraged!" The instructor seemed to be a little angry when he heard the tone of the soldiers, and hurriedly cheered up: "Look at the enemy's helicopter, it can't fit a few people." The total is only the appearance of a company, and it is not a matter of taking a breath to defeat them! ”
"That's it!" Huzi also nodded in response: "What are you afraid of?" Isn't this going to be dark, and when it gets dark, these Yankees won't just toss with us! ”
"Who's afraid?" Zhao Yongxin replied unconvinced: "Will our group fight less?" When did you insert yourself behind the enemy and not be surrounded by the enemy? Will you be afraid of these Yankee young master soldiers...... Cut! ”
Only I listened to it with a wry smile, knowing that this group of Yankees was not the young master soldiers we usually saw, but a special forces that we had never fought against, and their combat effectiveness was better than that of the 29th Brigade of the British Army.
The sky gradually got dark, the U.S. troops in front of them feinted a few times, and then retreated when the time was almost up, and the American GIs fought with the volunteers a few times, and after several battles, they let the volunteers fight with bayonets at night, so they didn't want to continue to fight with the volunteers at night.
But it seems that the US special forces have no taboos in this regard, which can be heard from the increasingly fierce gunfire coming from the rear.
"Hey, it looks like these Yankees aren't bad!" The old squad leader couldn't help muttering, and his brows couldn't help frowning.
"Battalion Commander Cui, Battalion Commander Cui!" At this time, the communication soldier ran up all the way and shouted: "Commander Chu told you to go!" ”
"Yes!" I stood up in response, sighed in my heart and glanced at the soldiers beside me, the old squad leader, Huzi, Xiaoshan...... I don't know if this is the last time I look at them.
I gritted my teeth and followed the communications corps.
Finally, I came, in fact, I know very well the purpose of Captain Chu's search for me. When the U.S. special forces appeared, I knew I would inevitably have to meet them face to face.
Since it is a special forces, there will definitely be snipers in it, and if there are snipers, they will definitely find sharpshooters in the volunteer army to deal with, there are many sharpshooters in the volunteer army, but it seems that I am the only one who has successfully beaten the enemy snipers.
I couldn't help but think of the hardships of dealing with that British sniper, the feeling of being targeted at all times, the fear that came from the bottom of my heart still scares me even now when I think about it.
The so-called tree is a big move, maybe that's it!
Sure enough, as soon as I found Commander Chu, Commander Chu excitedly patted me on the shoulder and said, "Battalion Commander Cui, the troops of the 352nd Regiment encountered the enemy's snipers when they were engaged with the enemy, which was very tricky!" The superiors knew that you had killed a British sniper and came here, I said Battalion Commander Cui, do a good job! Show your face for our group again! ”
"Commander?" Hearing this, I couldn't help but say bitterly: "How do you know that I will definitely be able to ......"
"Don't say anything you don't have faith in!" Political Commissar Chen Ye interrupted me and said, "You must successfully complete the mission, our whole regiment of soldiers is waiting for you to come back, understand?" ”
"Yes!"
"Have faith?"
"Yes! Mission completion guaranteed! I saluted properly.
"Good!" Head Chu nodded: "Go to Head Zhang to report!" ”
I don't know why, when I walked out of the regiment headquarters, I had confidence in my heart. The commissar's phrase "the soldiers of the whole regiment are waiting for you to come back" made me feel that I was not fighting alone, and made me feel that they were all with me, silently supporting me behind me......
I took a deep breath, sniper rifle on my back, puffed out my chest and walked in the direction the gunshots were coming from.
The battlefield was only two kilometers away from our position, which reassured me a little. The curved distance is two kilometers, so the straight-line distance is almost one kilometer! One kilometer is the range of US howitzers, and I am thinking that if the US artillery wants to provide fire support to those special forces, then the howitzers must be mounted on the defense line of our army.
After troting all the way along the road, he came to the battlefield after ten minutes, and after turning a corner, he suddenly was full of soldiers running back and forth, and only after asking two soldiers did he find the regimental headquarters, but he was soon told by the guards that the regiment commander was checking the situation of the wounded.
"Report to Captain Zhang! Cui Wei, deputy commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 353rd Regiment, reported for duty! After following the guards, he soon found Commander Zhang in a simple tent next to the road.
Captain Zhang looks very ordinary, if you want to say that he is different, maybe he has two mustaches and a little lame on his right foot. But I know that he is not ordinary at all, because I have long heard that when he was the battalion commander, he was wounded everywhere without getting out of the line of fire, and it is said that the leg was originally to be amputated, but under the strict order of the regimental political commissar, the doctor saved it at all costs.
At this time, when he heard my name, he couldn't help but squint at me, nodded, pointed to the dozen or so sacrificed soldiers on the ground, and said, "Keep it for you!" ”
I couldn't help but be stunned when I saw it, these dozen or so soldiers were all shot in the head without exception, their brains burst, and their deaths were extremely miserable.
Although I was already mentally prepared, I still felt a pang in my heart at this time, and secretly said that I had hit a hard idea again!! ~!
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