Chapter Seventy-Three: Shoot at Me

Chapter Seventy-Three: Shoot at Me

"Artillery Observer Artillery Observer ...... "I didn't care if there were snipers in the puppet army staring in our direction, so I turned around and shouted a few times behind me.

"Arrived," and soon two artillery observers came up with walkie-talkies on their backs. In the units of the Volunteer Army, in order to be ready to coordinate with the artillery at all times, regardless of whether the artillery is attached or not, they will bring a few artillery observers just in case. I am glad that these few artillery observers did not die in the enemy bombardment.

I pulled the two artillery observers over, pointed to the dense puppet army lying in front of the position, and said: "Immediately notify the artillery unit and give those puppet soldiers a hard time."

"Yes," the two artillery observers replied, and without saying a word, raised their binoculars towards the position. But after a while, he said with some hesitation: "Commander...... The puppet army is too close to the soldiers' bunkers, and it is easy to bomb the bunkers by mistake from the coordinates on this observation report......"

"How do you fix that?" I couldn't wait to ask. As for artillery observation, surveying, and coordinates, I am a 'door' layman, and I don't care if I will leak ugliness in a hurry, so I immediately asked.

"Commander, it's best to be able to go to the bunker to observe," one of the observers replied, "that way the observed coordinates will be more 'accurate', so as to avoid accidental bombing and accidental injury to the greatest extent."

"So what are you waiting for? Go to the bunker right now......"

"Yes"

"Wait" The two artillery observers were about to rush down, but Li Pinghe stopped them. He turned to me and said, "Commander, look at this battlefield...... The puppet army has already blocked the entrance and exit of the bunker with firepower, so wouldn't it be death to let them go down? ”

"Commissar, we're not afraid of death, let's go"

"Yes, we promise to get the job done"

Before I could speak, the two artillery observers rushed to plead.

"That's not good," Li Pinghe said with a straight face: "Now there are not a few artillery observers left in our regiment, if you die, who will guide the artillery bombardment?" ”

Listening to Li Pinghe's words, I couldn't help but be stunned, and felt that what he said was indeed reasonable.

The current situation is obvious, in order to prevent us from reinforcing the fighters in the bunker, the puppet army has long blocked the entrance and exit of the bunker with machine guns. Their purpose in doing so was apparently to isolate the bunkers. No matter how strong the firepower of the bunker is, there will be times when it runs out of ammunition and food.

Sending these two artillery observers up at this time would be tantamount to sending them to their deaths. It doesn't matter if you sacrifice two soldiers, there are no immortals in a battle on the battlefield, and the purpose of sending them is to save the lives of more soldiers.

But...... The current artillery observers are a great wealth for us, and if there are no artillery observers, we will not be able to accurately blow up the enemy's head with artillery support outside the 'door', and this is almost a question of whether we can hold the 585.2 high ground and achieve the final victory for us

"Order canceled" I replied helplessly, I was indeed a little anxious just now.

The surrounding soldiers were silent again, because the soldiers all knew what the "order canceled" meant to the soldiers in the bunker, and now although they said that they could not move in front of the puppet army in front of the position, what about when they ran out of bullets? Or the puppet army found a 'hole' in the firepower network? Or did the puppet army succeed in building mortar positions?

When the "regiment commander" was worried about his comrades in the bunker, an artillery observer hesitated and said: "Comrade Yu Shuchang of the communication company seems to have been transferred to the bunker with a walkie-talkie, he used to be an artillery observer, and he doesn't know ......."

He didn't finish the following words, but I knew what I meant, but I was worried that he had already died.

However, there is a saying that a dead horse is regarded as a live horse doctor, and it is better to try it than not to try it now, so I immediately ordered: "Contact the correspondent Yu Shuchang immediately"

"Yes" The artillery observer immediately called into the walkie-talkie microphone: "8251, 8251, Tianjin No. 2 call 8251, 8251, Tianjin No. 2 call ......"

I shouted three or four times in a row, but there was still no sound in the walkie-talkie, and the artillery observer looked at me, then shook his head, and the soldiers couldn't help but sigh.

But just when everyone was not hopeful about this, a faint voice suddenly came from the walkie-talkie: "Tianjin No. 2, Tianjin No. 2, I am 8251, I am 8251, please instruct"

The soldiers all looked excitedly at the artillery observers, but they did not say anything for fear of affecting their conversation.

"8251, you're still alive," the artillery observer excitedly raised the microphone and shouted.

"It's not so easy to want me to die" Yu Shuchang's excited voice came from the walkie-talkie: "Tianjin No. 2, I always thought that I couldn't shoot machine guns, but I didn't expect that people would beat me in a hurry and kill dozens of enemies in one go, Niangdi can 'show' her face when she goes back now."

The "8251" artillery observer was so moved that tears almost fell, and he hurried to ask: "How is the situation?" ”

"The casualties are very large......" The voice on the other side of the microphone became heavy: "There are only three comrades alive in our pillbox, and they are all wounded, only I can still shoot machine guns, they help to load bullets, but please rest assured that as long as we still have a breath of air, we will never let the enemy take a step forward in the position I am a Communist Party member, promise to stick to the end, with me there is a position"

"Good comrade" Li Pinghe couldn't help but answer: "You tell him that I thank you in the name of the whole regiment, and that you are loyal to the motherland and the party."

"The political commissar asked me to convey to you: Our whole regiment is grateful to you, you are loyal to the motherland and the party"

"I serve the motherland, this is as it should be" Yu Shuchang replied very easily, and there seemed to be a little embarrassment in his tone.

This is the performance of a typical volunteer soldier, the mind of an ordinary warrior. They always don't hesitate to give when they are needed, and when they praise them, they feel that this is what they should do and should not be praised

The "8521" artillery observer saw my gesture and hurriedly turned to the topic, shouting into the walkie-talkie: "I have good news for you, the comrades of the 20th Corps have broken through the enemy's position and can already provide us with artillery support, and now we need you to tell us the exact coordinates of the 'fine'

"Really? It's so good to kill these dogs* raised ...... Position of artillery positions"

“41.35，129.40”

……

Then there was a series of numbers reported back and forth, and sometimes there was a burst of machine gun sound in the microphone, daring to love that Yu Shuchang was still shooting the enemy while observing and calculating

"Three test shots"

Finally, after tossing and turning for a while, the artillery observers sent the order to test the 'firing' to the artillery positions. The speed of the artillery comrades was also very fast, and within a minute of the order being issued, they heard a few "whining ......" in the air, but because the artillery positions were too far away, all three shells were much more off.

Therefore, the artillery observer reported the correction amount and then carried out a test 'fire'. After repeating it several times, the puppet army also understood that it was our army that was guiding the artillery fire into the target, so soon some people panicked, and they were originally busy setting up machine gun and mortar positions, and they obviously had a 'commotion' and 'chaos', and they all looked back at the sky behind them worriedly.

But for some reason, their commander did not order them to retreat. I think this is due to the fact that time is getting tighter. If we don't attack because our army has artillery support, then one thing is for sure, these puppet troops don't want to escape when our 20th Corps breaks through their northern defenses.

From a point of view, the choice of their commander was correct. But whether the command is right or not is one thing, and whether the puppet army's morale will be shaken is another. Obviously, when those puppet troops found that our artillery fire was trying to 'fire', the impact of the assault team attacking the pillboxes had been significantly weakened, and some puppet troops were busy looking for craters or mountain 'holes' where they could hide in their positions......

"Woo......"

There was another whistling, and I saw that two shells accurately exploded in the puppet army group, and the artillery observer couldn't help but shout excitedly: "Hit three rapid 'shots' and three rapid 'shots'."

"Boom ......" There was a loud bang, and the shells fell on the 585.2 high ground in pieces, and the "meat" mud was lifted up on the slope of the 585.2 high ground, and then they were 'mixed' together in the air and then thrown down heavily.

There were a lot of deserters from the puppet army, and this time they were ready to capture the high ground in one fell swoop, so a lot of troops were arranged on the positive slope. Descending from the pillboxes halfway up the mountain, there were at least two battalions densely packed, and they were blown up by shells just a moment

After a few minutes, the explosion stopped, and when I looked at the positive slope, a new layer of craters had been piled on top of the original crater. The difference is that this crater is full of stumps and broken weapons of the puppet army, inside and out.

The gunfire was gone, the sound of artillery was gone, only the puppet soldiers who were injured and did not die on the spot let out a miserable scream in front of the position, and after a while, these screams became weaker and weaker, and finally there was no sound anymore...... Some puppet soldiers who were not dead or injured only lay on the ground and trembled, not daring to make any rash moves

"Well played"

"Meritorious service for the artillery comrades"

"I also ask for credit for Comrade Yu Shuchang"

……

Only then did the soldiers burst into cheers.

"Immediately let all the comrades in the bunker withdraw," I said to the artillery scouts with walkie-talkies on their backs.

"Yes" The artillery observer responded, shouting into the walkie-talkie: "8251, 8251, the regiment commander ordered you to withdraw to the hilltop position, and the regiment commander ordered you to withdraw to the hilltop position"

"Yes......" The walkie-talkie first answered, and then asked hesitantly: "Commander, why do you want to withdraw?" The trenches on the top of the hill have all been blown up, and it is easy for the enemy to attack in broad daylight, so we can at least delay the time by defending this pillbox, and it will be easy to drag it out until dark, right? ”

I snatched the walkie-talkie and said into the microphone: "You don't give me nonsense, obey the order, I will send the comrades of the fourth platoon to take over"

"What? Head...... Let the comrades of the fourth platoon come for us? Yu Shuchang on the other end of the walkie-talkie replied: "Commander, I, I have an opinion......

"If you have an opinion, say it quickly, and when you're done, get back to me," I replied impatiently.

The "regiment commander" was silent on the other end of the phone for a while, and then heard Yu Shuchang reply in a calm and firm voice: "I discussed with the soldiers just now, most of us are wounded and can't walk, and we don't agree to let the comrades of the third platoon die for us. Our lives are fate, comrades' lives are also lives, exchange the lives of our comrades for us to go back, we can't talk about it in our conscience, I am a communicator and an artillery observer, it is most appropriate for me to stay on the position and ask the regiment commander to let us stay"

"Ask the head of the regiment to let us stay"

……

The pleas of several soldiers on the other end of the phone made me stand on the spot, to be honest, Yu Shuchang's request was reasonable, and it was also the best choice on the battlefield. Because the enemy artillery was hard against the enemy in the crumbling bunkers, the wounded were almost indistinguishable from the able-bodied ones. But...... I don't know why, but I just can't bear to give this order

Eventually, I nodded and agreed to the warriors' request.

"Boom ......" The puppet army once again 'fired' shells at the 585.2 heights, perhaps because of the urgency of time, they only concentrated the shells in the area where our army's pillboxes were located, and then before the artillery sound completely stopped, the puppet army at the foot of the mountain shouted loudly and rushed up to the slope.

At this time, they no longer cared about any tactics or formation, and they were completely 'protruding' with submachine guns and bayonets frantically rushing to the hilltop position, and some even carried explosive "medicine" bags and cluster grenades......

The so-called "dog jumping off the wall" may be what they look like now

However, such a charge may have been useful before World War II, and in modern warfare it seems that the only way to seek death is to seek death

"Call 8251," I commanded to the artillery observer.

"Yes" The artillery observer responded, raised the microphone and shouted: "8251, 8251, Tianjin No. 2 call ......"

After a few calls and no response, I said to the artillery observers: "Inform the artillerymen and be ready to bomb the entire slope"

The artillery observer couldn't help but hesitate, but gritted his teeth and responded: "Yes"

Anyone knows what this means, and if this artillery fire of our army comes over, then even if the soldiers in the bunker are stunned, there is no chance of survival

"Heavenly ...... At this time, a difficult answer suddenly came from the walkie-talkie: "8251 called that I am the only one alive, I am also injured and cannot shoot machine guns, but I can still guide the artillery unit to the target 2 platoons of the enemy, from the No. 2 and No. 4 targets, move towards me in four ways, please open fire"

The artillery observer looked at me, and I nodded heavily.

The artillery fire was immediately supported, and after a burst of artillery bombardment came up, I only heard Yu Shuchang shouting on the walkie-talkie: "The enemy is falling down one by one, quickly add air-burst shells, and use air-burst bombs to hit."

After a while, Yu Shuchang shouted again: "Quick, fire again at the depression on the right, target No. 5, hit with Qu 'shooting'"

"The enemy has fled, and he is tracking and 'shooting' along the No. 2 and No. 4 targets, tracking and 'shooting' and shooting."

"Parked and parked the enemy fled, thank you comrade artillery......"

Yu Shuchang quickly gave coordinates and directions again and again, mobilized artillery fire to destroy the enemy, and easily crushed the enemy's attack. When the artillery fire passed, he seemed to forget that he was on the mountainside surrounded by enemy troops, and that he was alone in the front slope with thousands of enemies, and he actually shouted happily on ......the walkie-talkie: "Haha, the enemy is rolling, all wah, wow,

I can't tell what kind of mood I felt at this time, I wanted to lead the troops to attack the puppet army crowd from the flank, but I knew that I couldn't do it, because there would be no other result than casualties to the troops. I also wanted to ask Yu Shuchang what other requirements he had, what his needs or wishes were, but I didn't ask in the end, because I knew that Yu Shuchang would not ask for anything at this time

The puppet army rushed up to the pillbox again, and this time they may have gotten out of the way, bombarding the already dilapidated pillbox with cannonballs, and rushing up with their own shells

Charging while the artillery is still bombarding is a tactic that may be common for Soviet or volunteer soldiers, but it is not used for the United Nations forces, because it will inevitably cause some accidental injuries. At this time, the puppet army suddenly made such an amazing move, which surprised us a little.

"82518251" artillery observer shouted sharply over the microphone.

A minute passed, and there was no sound in the microphone for two, three, and five minutes.

The sound of artillery stopped, and the puppet army surrounded the bunker in pieces, and some of the puppet soldiers even stood on the bunker where Yu Shuchang was. The warriors lowered their heads, my head buzzed, I took out my pocket watch and looked at the time, sixteen and fifteen, I want to remember this moment.

"Tianjin No. 2, Tianjin No. 2 ......" Unexpectedly, Yu Shuchang's faint voice came from the microphone at this time.

The artillery observer was so surprised that he couldn't speak, and it took a long time to answer: "8251, you ......"

"I ...... I'm fine" Yu Shuchang in the microphone replied in a weak voice: "No. 1, No. 1 target ......"

"What do you say? Target No. 1 is your pillbox," replied the artillery observer.

"Quick, the enemy has surrounded my bunker, shoot and hit my bunker quickly......"

"What?" The artillery observers still couldn't believe what they were hearing.

"Leave me alone, shoot at me" Yu Shuchang's shout came from the microphone: "Comrades, for the sake of victory, aim at my pillbox, open fire on me"

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In this chapter, I would like to pay tribute to Yu Shuchang, a soldier of the 1st Squad of the Communication Company of the 217th Regiment of the 73rd Division of the 23rd Army of the Volunteer Army, who commanded the artillery to deal with the enemy in the Battle of Jincheng, and finally after the enemy occupied his pillbox, he shouted "fire at me" and guided the shells to blow up his pillbox. He is also the prototype of Wang Cheng in the movie "Heroic Sons and Daughters".