The next day, God may have known that the soldiers were very tired, so for the first time, we were not awakened by the shells. But the long-standing habit of being awakened by shells at the same time kept me awake from my sleep. I took out my pocket watch and looked at it, and the hands were pointing exactly at eight o'clock.

Why didn't the enemy attack? That's the first question that comes to mind when I open my eyes. Didn't you say that the 187th Airborne Regiment of the US Army was going to come up? Why is there no movement at all? Could it be that the information of the superiors is inaccurate?

Probably not! Although it is a highly military secret which unit the enemy will send to Shangganling to fight, because the People's Army has a large number of spies in the puppet army, and because the enemy's large army will have some signs when it moves, it is difficult to hide it from the eyes of the spies, so this information should not be wrong!

If it's not a mistake in intelligence, then what the hell are these Yankees going to do?

While thinking about it, I walked towards the mouth of the pit!

"Woo......" As soon as I walked out of the mouth of the tunnel, an enemy plane whistled over my head with a sharp whistling. The airflow of the plane was so strong that the smoke and dust in front of the position moved with the wind, like a demon running out of a pool of the Arabian Nights in front of me, eager to grab me and swallow me.

"What's the situation?" I casually asked the volunteers guarding the mouth of the tunnel, and since I became a cadre, this sentence has naturally become my mantra.

"Report to the Chief of Staff!" The soldier immediately replied: "It's nothing, it's just watching the devil's plane circle over our heads!" ”

"Hmm!" Listening to this, I can't help but be confused, the US military won't let us be so easy! How many planes are sent around our heads without doing anything?

But I soon learned why, the reason why they were so slow to attack was because they were not familiar with the terrain enough. Other troops, such as the puppet army, are familiar with the terrain by directly sending people to charge the position a few times, although they drop a large pile of corpses, but the terrain has also changed from unfamiliar to familiar.

However, the U.S. military rarely does this, especially the 'elite' troops, who pay attention to achieving the greatest results at the minimum cost. Therefore, before the battle, they generally have a detailed intelligence collection work, which includes the enemy's strength, firepower distribution, terrain and landforms, and so on! The 187th Regiment of the US Army will naturally be no exception.

Thinking of this, my expression couldn't help but gradually become solemn. I also agree with the so-called sharpening of knives without mistake, and I also agree with these pre-war preparations of the US military. It's like what we say about sweating more before the war and less blood during the war. In the same way, doing meticulous intelligence work before the war can also save your troops many detours.

In the face of what the US military is doing now, we seem to have no countermeasures, so we can only wait. Wait for them to be fully prepared, and then launch a fierce attack on our army!

"Chief of Staff! Head Zhang's phone! I was thinking when a correspondent handed me the walkie-talkie again.

"Comrade Cui Wei!" Regiment Commander Zhang said: "It has now been confirmed that the enemy you face is the 187th Airborne Regiment of the US Army. This unit is one of the earliest airborne units formed by the US military, originally known as the 505th Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division, and has participated in many major battles in the European theater of operations in World War II, such as Sicily, Normandy, Salerno, and Assam. ”

"Yes!" I answered, in fact, I don't need to be reminded by Commander Zhang, I know that in modern times, I have watched the TV series of the 101st Airborne Division. Although what is filmed on TV and in movies may not be taken seriously, it can be put on the screen as a model of Yankees, and its combat effectiveness is certainly extraordinary.

The unit in front of me and the 101st Airborne Division belong to the first airborne unit formed by the US Army, and its combat effectiveness will not be much worse!

"Comrade Cui Wei!" After a pause, Regiment Commander Zhang continued: "The US military threw this 'elite' airborne unit into Shangganling as an ordinary infantry regiment, on the one hand, it shows the desperate psychology of the US military leadership. On the other hand, it is also telling us that the US military lacks reserves! So I believe that as long as we can hold on to the enemy's attack, victory will be ours in the near future! ”

"Yes!" I replied: "Please rest assured, the regiment commander, we will hold our positions and never let the enemy step over the 597.9 heights!" ”

I agree with Regiment Commander Zhang's statement, because no matter who knows in their hearts, the reason why the 187th Airborne Regiment is called an airborne regiment is because they are all airborne troops. The main task of the Airborne Forces is to parachute into the rear of the enemy and occupy the enemy's military positions. This can often cut off the enemy's retreat and supply lines by surprise, and can even directly attack the enemy's artillery positions or headquarters......

But today, such a force that relies on "winning by surprise" is being treated as an ordinary field force to attack Shangganling, which can only show that the US army has no other troops to choose from, and it is crazy that it is determined to take down Shangganling!

"Good!" Hearing what I said, Regiment Commander Zhang on the other end of the phone praised: "I believe that you will be able to hold your position, and if necessary, we can consider sending reinforcements to you during the day!" ”

"No!" I refused: "Commander Zhang, the cost of sending reinforcements during the day is too great. U.S. planes and artillery will certainly closely monitor our reinforcement routes, and only a few people in a company can come up alive, and it won't help us much. Let's prepare for reinforcements at night! ”

"It's good!" Regiment Commander Zhang replied: "I will try my best to provide you with artillery support, and you must cooperate closely with the artillery comrades to insist on fighting the enemy's charge!" ”

"Yes!" After hanging up the phone, I had a faint feeling in my heart that the final showdown with the US military had arrived.

As for the 187th Airborne Regiment that the US army has put into its desperate efforts, if we can still defeat them, then the US army will no longer have confidence, and at the same time, it will not have the strength to compete with us on Shangganling.

"Boom ......" At this time, a loud explosion suddenly remembered on the position, which made me realize that the offensive of the American army had begun. Unlike the usual explosions that go to the battlefield, this time the fighters lined up from the position and drilled into the tunnel.

This is the sequelae of driving the puppet army from the 597.9 heights, and there are no puppet troops on the 597.9 heights, and the US planes and artillery can naturally bomb our heights with confidence and boldness.

The bombing was as boring as before, and although the bombing by the US troops did not cause much damage to us hiding in the tunnels, one thing was certain, and that was that the bombing could completely destroy the fortifications we had built on our positions. This can weaken as much as possible the condescending geographical advantage of our army. Obviously, the purpose of the American army is also this, because after fifteen minutes, the sound of artillery gradually stopped.

I didn't immediately order the soldiers to rush out of the tunnel, because I was afraid that the Americans would play the same trick as we did, and when we rushed to our positions, there would be another artillery attack. Faced with such a unit as the 187th Airborne Division, and with such a disparity in strength, I had to be careful.

So I waited in the tunnel until the observation post outside the tunnel shouted to us: "The American devils are coming!" With a wave of my hand, I led the soldiers out of the tunnel.

Lying on the position and looking down, dense American GIs appeared in the hazy smoke of gunpowder. They were all wearing new bulletproof vests, and all of them were semi-automatic and fully automatic weapons, most of which were carbines, and the rest were submachine guns, machine guns, etc. They all lowered their guns and cats, covering each other and approaching the 597.9 heights from the foot of the mountain. Their formation, their equipment, can't help but remind me of the special forces that often appear in modern TV and movies!

I've also seen the Yankees' current body armor, although that thing is not really bulletproof, but to a certain extent, it can greatly reduce the casualties caused by fragments. This thing is still a high-tech product, and the fact that the US military can equip this unit with all of it is enough to show that the US military is willing to spend money on this unit.

The soldiers also felt that this unit was extraordinary, and all of them were holding their guns in front of the position and staring at it, and they didn't dare to make a sound.

"Chief of Staff!" Cheng Yuanqing climbed up to me and asked, "This is the Yankees' 187th Airborne Regiment?" Looking at this shelf, I don't know if it's a silver gun wax head! ”

"It doesn't matter what kind of unit he is!" I replied angrily: "Anyway, when I see people taking pictures, I want to know if they are silver gun wax heads, can I try it?" ”

"Yes!" Cheng Yuanqing answered, and immediately placed a few grenades in front of him that had already unscrewed the safety cover.

Seeing Cheng Yuanqing's awkward appearance with his left hand, I suddenly remembered that in last night's battle, his right hand had been injured. couldn't help but blame: "Why did you come up after being injured like this?" Let's go down and rest! ”

"Chief of Staff, minor injuries are not in the line of fire!" As soon as he heard my words, Cheng Yuanqing couldn't help but be anxious: "What's more, this time it is my company on the battlefield, and the soldiers all need me to command, not to mention that I am still a *** party member!" ”

Looking at the relatively scattered positions on the 597.9 heights, I thought it was right, so I ordered: "Okay then! You go to Position 4 to command the battle! ”

"Yes!" Cheng Yuanqing answered, turned around and ran towards the neighboring No. 4 position.

......With a roar, the US military fired smoke bombs, and suddenly more than a dozen smoke lines appeared in front and behind the position. Shangganling was originally filled with gunsmoke, but when it was hit by the smoke bomb of the US military, it was immediately white in front of him, and he could barely see a place more than 20 meters away.

I couldn't help but complain in my heart that in such a situation, we would hardly be able to see the target, and we would not be able to give full play to the long-range advantage of the weapons in our hands. Although the carbine in the hands of the US military has a short range, its rate of fire is very high, and in addition to their large numbers, it can be said that they have taken advantage of this smoke bomb.

"Hold on!" I couldn't help but scream.

In fact, at this time, I was also a little panicked, and shouting this was to calm the soldiers at the same time, but also to strengthen my own courage!

The smoke is getting thicker and thicker, and the distance that can be seen is gradually shortening, and at this time, the distance is only a dozen meters!

More than a dozen meters...... This distance is very dangerous for us, because even if the Yankees are at a disadvantage, they can throw grenades at us at this distance. On the other hand, it only takes a few seconds for the U.S. troops to climb the distance of more than ten meters, and if I order the soldiers to open fire at this distance, the result is very likely to be that the U.S. troops will rush up with bayonets and stab us to death on the position!

What to do? Fire now? It may be okay to fire, even if you can't see the target, the grenades will be smashed in a row and the Yankees will not be able to stand it! But who knows if the Yankees have come up! They can't tell if they're hiding somewhere below the position, and they're going to react to watching us! Or maybe they're sneaking up on it......

Throw stones and ask for directions!

This idiom popped into my head, so without thinking, I picked up a stone and threw it down the field.

"Khooth!" There was a crisp sound, which made me realize that it was smashing the helmet of the American army. It's good luck that you can hit the target with just a casual throw. But then again, the further up the U.S. military goes, the smaller the area becomes, so the formation will naturally change from a skirmisher to a dense one. Now in the smoke below, it must be a dense *** American soldier, and it is strange that this stone can't hit anyone!

Then a U.S. soldier shouted, "Get don!" (English: Lie down)".

This shout confirmed my idea even more! I couldn't help but be overjoyed, secretly saying that the culture of our Chinese nation really has a long history and is broad and profound! Any idiom is so practical on the battlefield.

Thinking about it, he didn't dare to be slow down, and yelled at the soldiers, "Fight!" "Then he pulled out a grenade and pulled the string, and threw it at the place where the sound came from.

The fighters were not slow, and they 'drawn' their grenades and threw them into the smoke, with the words "Boom! There was a 'chaos' sound, and a barrage was blown up in front of the position, and the screams immediately rang out in the smoke.

With the screams, the fighters also had a goal, and as soon as the trigger in their hands was pulled, the bullets rained down in pieces towards the location where the screams came from.

Suddenly, there was 'chaos' and 'chaos' on the battlefield, and the sound of gunfire, artillery, and shouting became one. The smoke bombs of the U.S. military made us lose our target, and at the same time, they also lost their own target. Of course, their original intention was to slowly approach us, relying on the characteristics of the semi-automatic, fully automatic weapons in their hands to fight us in close combat. But I didn't expect to be found out by us before we got close to the position!

The U.S. troops also started to 'shoot' at us, and although I couldn't see them, I could tell from the bullets whistling overhead.

But at this moment, in this situation where no one can see anyone, the condescending volunteer army obviously has a great advantage.

Because of the angle, most of the bullets of the US army could not pose a threat to the volunteer soldiers on the top of the mountain, and their grenades were ovoid and easy to roll back, so they easily did not dare to use them on this inclined plane. However, the volunteers did not have these problems at all, and the grenades were thrown far away, regardless of whether there were people or not, and the bullets were fired in the direction where the sound of smoke came from one by one, only to scream from the bottom of the position.

I still don't have a lot of concerns about this aspect, which is one of the reasons why I dare to defend the 187th Airborne Regiment of the US Army with more than 300 people. Last night, five companies came to reinforce them, and although the casualties were heavy, the *** they transported was piled up in the tunnel intact. In addition, we took the initiative to abandon the 537.7 heights and reduce the combat area, so those *** were enough for us to fight until night and wait for reinforcements to come.

There was an explosion of "boom ......", and a fire suddenly broke out in front of our army's position.

It was an incendiary bomb fired by the recoilless artillery of the US army, and I was very familiar with this thing, but fortunately, the US army fired indiscriminately without a target, so it didn't hit anyone, but there were a few more pillars of fire in front of the position.

As I threw my grenade into the smoke, I listened intently to the sound of gunfire and artillery coming from the direction of the American troops. From the location of these gunshots, I knew that the level of firepower of the US military was still very clear. Smoke bombs may have been a miscalculation of their miscalculations, putting them in a passive position to be beaten by this fortuitous circumstance. But even in this situation, they still did not 'mess up' their positions and still unrelentingly launched an attack on our army's positions. It is worthy of being a well-trained 'elite' army, if we are not in a position that is easy to defend and difficult to attack such as the 597.9 heights, I am afraid that this time we will not be able to withstand it.

At this moment, out of the corner of my eye, I saw a familiar figure being dragged backwards by two warriors. I quickly recognized that it was Company Commander Cheng who was being held in the middle, and he must have been wounded again, and the soldiers were going to forcibly drag him down.

Suddenly, a shell exploded next to them, and the three of them immediately fell to the ground, not knowing whether they were alive or dead. I thought they must have sacrificed, but I didn't expect that after a while, Cheng Yuanqing staggered to his feet again, and ran to my side and lay down in a few steps. I turned my head and was shocked to see that his right eye had been blurred by shrapnel, but his left eye was still glaring angrily. Grab the grenade with your left hand and smash it in the direction of the enemy.

"Company Commander Cheng, go down quickly! That's an order! I yelled at him, but he threw his grenade as if he didn't hear it.

I tried to drag him down, but I couldn't get my hands on it. Then another shell exploded beside him, and Cheng Yuanqing threw the last grenade and never stood up again......