CHAPTER XXV

CHAPTER XXV

After "Bang Bang" got rid of my opponent, I didn't stop. In fact, because the tree 'hole' can drown out most of the sound and smoke from my rifle, I can safely aim at every target on 305 Heights.

The first ones I took out were a few other snipers, and I had already pinpointed their positions before I had finished out the main opponents, so it wasn't difficult to do that.

A U.S. soldier hiding in a hilltop position, although he deliberately stayed with a group of Rangers with M1 rifles, I was able to find him from the strip of cloth wrapped around his rifle. From this point of view, the sniper rifle is still difficult to camouflage, and if it is not wrapped with strips of cloth, the sniper scope on it will become obvious; But if it is wrapped in strips of cloth, it seems that there are no three hundred taels of silver here

The other was hidden between two rocks, and it wasn't that hard to find this guy, he had no disguise at all. But it wasn't easy to shoot him, because from my point of view, his whole body was blocked by rocks, and all I could see was a sniper rifle.

Luckily, I found some cracks in the rocks, and while I'm not sure if the bullet would hit him through those cracks, I had to try anyway, right?

So I 'spon' a few seconds, trying the different stone cracks with the bullets one by one, and when I tried the third bullet, I could clearly feel the 'strong' rifle shake a little, and then slowly droop......

There was also a bush hiding not far from the main opponent whom I had killed not long ago.

He worked on his disguise, and it was a little different, because he was wrapped in a white cloth and hidden in the snow. I have to admit that it is really difficult to detect it hidden in the snow at this time, because it is difficult to tell the difference between the snow and the white cloth even in the scope from a distance. I hadn't spotted him beforehand, but unfortunately, he didn't have much concentration, or he was supposed to be the assistant of the main opponent, and from that it is also known that the master who died under my command must have been an ace sniper.

When the ace sniper died under my gun, the guy hiding in the snow was obviously scared, and he pointed his gun in my direction in a panic, and after a while, he slowly moved to escape. What he didn't know was that the big thing hiding in the snow was moving, and if he didn't move, I wouldn't have been able to spot him at all......

So, in that piece of snow, there can only be a very regrettable extra piece of bright red

After several snipers from the U.S. Army died at the hands of my gun, the war became simpler. The fighters of the Cold Gun Troops regained the upper hand, although I know that the Cold Gun Troops had suffered heavy losses in the battle just now, which can be seen from the number of shots fired by the soldiers who were not densely packed. But they were all shots, and I was hiding in a 'hole' in the tree, and I was still holding an M1 rifle that could shoot eight rounds at a time, so I still succeeded in suppressing the fire of the rangers in the 305 position.

However, after a while, the US Ranger Company, which was known as the "vanguard," dropped dozens of corpses and reluctantly retreated from the hilltop position under the 'fine' and accurate marksmanship of the soldiers of the Cold Gun Unit.

As soon as the threat on the 305 position behind the flank was gone, the battalion led by Hu Biao also followed suit, and at this time the sky had gradually darkened, and with a loud charge, the soldiers rushed towards the enemy position with a shout

Listening to the horns and shouts of killing outside the 'hole' of the tree, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Because I know that these voices usually appear when our army is in control of the battle, and they seem to represent victory, the end of the battle......

Look at the rangers on the 305 position, they have been completely withdrawn, and there is not a single one left. It is wise for them to retreat in time, after all, the 305 position is a high ground within our army's defense line, and our army's 649.8 high ground has not been captured by the US army, which means that they are actually surrounded by our army, and the sky has gradually darkened, so they continue to garrison on the 305 high ground There is only one ending, that is, they are surrounded by our army and then the whole army is annihilated

Of course, I had no way of knowing how they were retreating in the tree holes, so I think they used helicopters. In this era, when our army has rarely come into contact with the enemy's helicopter landing operations, this advanced thing can still come and go freely on the battlefield.

Now that the U.S. Rangers have retreated, there is no need for me to stay in the 'hole' in the tree anymore. I don't know, this tree 'hole' may also be a python or some animal's warm nest, and when it comes home after a busy day's work, it finds that a person has occupied its habitat, then the result can be imagined, I don't want to face the 'elite' troops of the US army can also fight so wisely, but in the end it is "sacrificed" in the hands of a livestock

Thinking about it, I immediately put away my rifle and 'pulled' away, but as people often say, "it's easy to go up the mountain, but it's hard to get out of the hole", isn't it? Before he could take a few steps back, he got stuck in it and couldn't move anymore......

After a few attempts, I finally gave up my efforts. When I came in, I could still use my hands to avoid the tangled roots in the 'hole', but when I went out, I was powerless. So I had to wait so quietly in the 'hole' of the tree.

I'm not worried that the soldiers won't come to me, especially the soldiers of the cold-gun unit, they all know my location, and they also know very well that most of the snipers in the U.S. army are dead under my gun, and if they find that I am missing, they will come to this position to see me

What worries me is that when they find me, they will find me so embarrassed, and I don't know what kind of expression it will be...... I scratched at my body, and soon found that my coat had been scraped by the roots, and when I went to drill into the 'hole' in the tree, I was so focused on getting rid of the enemy snipers as quickly that I didn't even notice it.

So I thought, I hope that the long 'pants' on the lower half of my body will not be the same fate. I wanted to retract my hand and 'gromble' it, but the confined space didn't allow me to do so

"Captain Cui, Captain Cui, ......"

Sure enough, after a while, I heard the shouts of Yang Zhenshan and a few others, Hu Zudi, Hu Biao and his party must have taken advantage of the enemy's retreat to follow behind and rob while the fire was burning, and the only troops that relaxed down were the cold-gun troops of Yang Zhenshan and Liu Yangxing. Isn't they coming to me at this time, who else will there be?

"Here...... here" After a moment's hesitation, I shouted a few times out of the cave.

Face is important, but life is more important, isn't it? It was freezing on this day, and although there was no wind or rain in this tree 'hole', I didn't want to spend the night here, and if I didn't say anything for the sake of face, I would either freeze to death here or starve to death

"This is the regiment leader's cotton clothes, why did the regiment commander take off the cotton clothes?"

"And the belts and pistols of the regiment, as well as grenades and bags of dry food...... Nothing will happen to the commander."

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Maybe it was because I was weak-minded, so the soldiers of the cold gun unit outside didn't hear my shouts at all, and they couldn't help but panic when they saw the equipment I left outside the 'hole'.

"Impossible," Yang Zhenshan said, "Didn't you see the Yankees' sharpshooters being knocked out one after another?" Those sharpshooters weren't fought by Captain Cui, could it still be you? ”

"I think so" Liu Yangxing replied: "Besides, although we have let the Yankees surround us, this 649.8 highland is full of our people, who is who...... Can you still ask our head Cui to take off all the cotton clothes and equipment? ”

"I'm here ......" Listening to the anxious discussions of the soldiers outside the 'hole', I couldn't help but tear open my voice and shout angrily: "Turtle son, I'm in the 'hole' of the tree......

"Stop, it's the voice of Captain Cui......"

"Where?"

"In the tree 'hole', quickly, Captain Cui is stuck in the tree 'hole'"

"Roots everywhere, bayonets ......"

Suddenly, the soldiers who were busy outside said "wow", and there was no movement for a while, and when I was suspicious of the strangeness of 'confusion', I only heard Yang Zhenshan ask in a strange voice: "Commander Cui, how long have you not washed your feet?" ”

"," I scolded, and said I'm here, and you guys don't all take off their shoes

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Although we won this battle, the casualties of our army were not small. Hu Biao's battalion had already suffered more than half of the casualties in that day. Later, I learned that when the battle was at its tightest, especially when the American rangers threatened our flank, a battalion of soldiers in the tunnel was not in a hurry to replenish the front line. So much so that Li Weiqiang also had to send his three battalions to the battlefield. Even Jiang Changshun's Ninth Company was pulled up, although they also had casualties, but fortunately they only went up at the end of the battle, so they only suffered four or five wounds.

What's more, I also know from Li Pinghe that Lin Xue was also pulled into the battlefield in this battle, not only was she not injured, but she also killed several enemies, and it is said that she was excited about it

Listening to this, I can't help but feel a little strange, how terrifying is the first killing, how disgusting, why is this little girl still excited? Especially when she is still a 'woman', the thoughts of this 'girl' child's family are just incomprehensible

I wanted to 'take time' to see her, but because the battle had just ended, there was a lot of aftermath work such as counting casualties, reporting the situation, and consolidating positions, so I had to put it aside for the time being.

The casualties of the fighters of the 538th Regiment were already expected by me, and they were attacked by the enemy from several directions at the same time, and they were also attacked by the enemy on the back of the enemy, so it would be good to be able to block the enemy's attack in this situation. At the same time, I also know that casualties on the battlefield are inevitable, and in the past few years on the Korean battlefield, I have experienced such things almost every day, so although I feel a little sorry for the vitality of such an 'elite' unit as the 538th Regiment, I can still accept it.

Anyway, I know that it won't be long before my superiors will inject new forces into the troops, and it is impossible for our invincible ace troops to collapse like this. If we let our army, which can basically be called exemplary, collapse, then the loss will not only be our 538th Regiment, but it is even very likely to 'wave' the confidence of the entire volunteer army.

What really hurts my heart is the casualties of the cold gun troops, especially the casualties of Yang Zhenshan and Liu Yangxing. There were only twenty-nine people in the two squads, and there were only twelve left in this battle, and three of them were wounded, and they could not go to the battlefield without a period of recuperation......

The heartache for the Cold Gun Troops is mainly because they were brought out by me, and in some ways, they are still the price they paid for the mistakes I made. If I hadn't been fooled and made a quick move, these losses could have been avoided

What's more important is that this cold-gun unit was "borrowed" from the 26th Army, and this "borrowed" was only one day, and most of the casualties were lost, can it be "returned" like this?

At this time, Liu Shunyi handed me a telegram and said: "This is a call back from the 77th Division of the 26th Army."

"Hmm" I hurriedly took the telegram from Liu Shunyi's hand.

Anyway, I had to send a telegram to Commander Wang of the 77th Division to report the casualties of the cold-gun troops

But what I didn't expect was that when I took the telegram, it was written in two simple lines: "Death and injury are inevitable, and sacrifice is also glorious"

Looking at this telegram, I couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and casually 'handed over' the telegram to Li Pinghe, who was standing beside me.

Li Pinghe smiled and said: "The meaning of this telegram is that Senior Master Wang doesn't mind at all if it were me, I wouldn't mind ......"

"Huh?" I couldn't help but look at Li Pinghe suspiciously, if this is put on me, one of my 'elite' troops will be killed and injured in a day, then it would be strange if I didn't fight with him

"Originally," Li Pinghe looked at me puzzled and said, "Not to mention that we are all ** comrades, for one goal and one direction." What do you mean by comrades, that is, there are common aspirations, as long as it is for our ** cause, as long as these fighters sacrifice worthwhile, as long as they die well, it is glorious and worthwhile, so what is there to mind? ”

Listening to Li Pinghe's words, I can understand that, in other words, as long as the soldiers of the cold gun unit are not used as cannon fodder on the battlefield, no matter how big the casualties are, they are **needed, **needs, and conditions cannot be discussed......

People in this era really think differently, and I still haven't been able to agree with their mentality

Because of the experience of letting the US troops sneak attack at night in Shangganling, I knew tonight that Van Vliet's "show battle" had ended in failure, but I still didn't dare to be careless.

On the 649.8 heights, we arranged a large number of open and dark posts, and even extended the dark posts to the foot of the positive slope for the sake of insurance. For the 305 heights behind the flank, two platoons were sent to build fortifications overnight, in case the annoyed Van Vliet came to the plane to land the special forces again tomorrow.

The artillery fire of the US army is still coming towards our positions without a sound, and the situation is not yet clear, and no one knows whether the madman Van Vliet will insist on attacking tomorrow. So the fighters all sat on their backs. Division Commander Pang also knew that our 538th Regiment had suffered heavy casualties, so he transferred a battalion of the 540th Regiment, which was used as a reserve, overnight.

So I spent the whole night in a tense and busy atmosphere, receiving new troops, building positions, formulating battle plans, organizing ammunition and 'medicine' supplies, and so on, and this was still with the assistance of Liu Shunyi and Li Pinghe, otherwise I really don't know what it would be like to be busy. It wasn't until dawn that I had to lie on my bed for a while, but I was soon woken up by the correspondent.

"Commander Cui, Division Commander Pang, asked you to go to the division headquarters" Correspondent Xiao Chen looked at me apologetically, I knew that if it wasn't for Commander Pang's order, he would never wake me up.

"Hmm" Listening to the correspondent's words, I couldn't help but relax my nervousness. Because I knew that Division Commander Pang would let me go to his division headquarters at this time, instead of giving orders on the phone or by telegram, the war must have eased. Otherwise, where would I be transferred to the division headquarters to talk about the reason for me, the commander of the front-line position.

I shook off my head, which I felt dizzy because of lack of sleep, sat up from the 'bed' with the pain all over my body, was stunned for a while, and finally stood up after a struggle of thoughts, took off the belt from the wall and tied it around my waist, grabbed my rifle and walked out of the tunnel with Xu and Zhang.

As soon as I walked out of the tunnel, I sensed that the battle had eased, as I could see from the fact that the US planes had disappeared in the sky. After fighting the Yankees for so long, I know very well that the usual method of the US military against the volunteer army is to make every effort to block the target's supplies when the war starts. Artillery blockades, aircraft reconnaissance, bombing of reinforcements and supply lines, almost every battle cannot escape this routine.

But to be honest, this method did bring great difficulties to us with backward equipment, such as Shangganling, as well as the previous five battles, almost every battle did not achieve the expected goal because of supply difficulties. Otherwise, this war would not have lasted so long, and it is very likely that the US army would have been driven into the sea by us in the first three battles

Now that there are no U.S. planes in the sky blocking our heights, it means that Heights 649.8 can easily get reinforcements and supplies from the second-line troops, which seems to tell me that Van Vliet has conceded defeat in this battle

After another hurdle, I couldn't help but look up at a clear sky, and I really hoped that this war would end sooner.