Chapter 59: Blowing Up the Tank
"Lao Zhao, look at it, how can there be at least 100 vehicles of various types of US-ROK coalition troops withdrawn from the direction of Guitoudong, and there are four tanks alone. If this is the case, the U.S.-South Korean coalition force has at least one regiment of strength.
"And our three companies are now full of more than sixty people. If the roadblocks we set up are run over by the tanks of this US-South Korean coalition force, then we will have lost all our efforts.
"Although we have set up a two-hundred-meter roadblock on the road between the north and south slopes, which is okay for ordinary armored vehicles, it will be almost useless against tanks. Lao Zhao, hurry up and think of a way, what should we do next? ”
After taking the telescope and carefully observing the direction of the west side of the road at the bottom of the hillside, Wang Wenju, the instructor of the third company of the Volunteer Army, suddenly had a surprised expression on his face, and he hurriedly handed the telescope into the hands of Zhao Yifa, the company commander next to him, and asked in an eager tone.
As soon as Wang Wenju's words fell, Zhao Yifa next to him hurriedly took over the telescope and carefully observed the direction of the west side of the highway under the hillside.
What he observed, as Wang Wenju said just now, was that there were indeed more than 100 military combat vehicles in the format, and at the forefront were four very conspicuous heavily armored tank vehicles.
In addition, dozens of military trucks driving behind him, loaded with loaded US and South Korean soldiers, were driving slowly towards the place where they had set up a roadblock, and as far as he could see, it was only about a kilometer away from them.
Although the hundreds of military combat vehicles of the US-ROK coalition troops that were driving towards them did not have their lights on, the mountains were covered with snow, and the bright moonlight could be seen very clearly through the binoculars.
When Zhao Yifa put down the telescope in his hand, Wang Wenju's question to him just now kept echoing, "What should we do next", which made him have a headache, and suddenly, he had a feeling of helplessness.
He led his troops to fight from the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression to the War of Liberation, fighting hundreds of battles, large and small, but it was still very rare and full of powerlessness in front of the enemy.
At this time, Zhao Yifa saw that the situation of the enemy's strength and weakness was too obvious, and the strength of the US-South Korean coalition army coming towards them was at least one regiment, and their third company now only had a mere 60 people, even if one was ten, their third company would be wiped out.
In addition to being outnumbered, this large U.S.-South Korean coalition force also had four heavily armored tanks to clear the way in front, and they were busy working on roadblocks for most of the night, which posed no threat to tanks.
In order to allow the 200-meter barricade to play its role, there was only one way to choose in front of the third company of their volunteers, and that was to blow up all the tanks before they entered the area where the barricades were erected.
In any case, although the Third Company of the Volunteer Army was at a serious disadvantage in numbers, they did not have any disadvantage in terms of weapons and equipment compared with the ROK troops.
This was mainly due to the fact that they had previously captured a large number of weapons and equipment discarded by the ROK troops, and now their three companies were equipped with four heavy machine guns and six light machine guns, and each soldier was almost always armed with an American-style semi-automatic rifle.
That's not all, their three companies, whether machine guns, rifles, box guns, or standard guns, have as many as 10,000 rounds of ammunition, plus more than 200 grenades, and more than a dozen explosive packs.
It is no exaggeration to say that although the third company of their volunteer army now has only more than 60 soldiers, it is not lagging behind at all in terms of weapons and equipment, and if they can blow up the four heavily armored tanks, they can still fight to the death with this US-South Korean coalition force with about one regiment of strength, waiting for reinforcements from the direction of Guitoudong.
After this careful consideration, Zhao Yifa had already secretly made up his mind that in order to ensure that the 200-meter-long roadblock they had set up on the road between the north and south slopes played its due role, it was necessary to blow up the four heavily armored tank vehicles before they drove in.
After Zhao Yifa calmed down, he said in a deliberative tone to Wang Wenju, who was lying next to him: "Old Wang, the top priority at the moment is to blow up those four tanks. Who do you think would be better to give this task to complete? ”
Wang Wenju, who was lying next to him and listening carefully, almost didn't even think about it, so he replied directly and neatly: "Lao Zhao, in my opinion, it is most appropriate to hand over this arduous task to our three consecutive shifts to complete."
"Since, the first class is the sharp knife class of our third company, this good steel must be used on the blade. Now is the time to play the role of their Sharp Knife Squad's brave combat. What's more, there are still many experts in this class, and I believe that blowing up the tank this time will definitely be of great use. ”
After listening to Wang Wenju's analysis, Zhao Yifa nodded in agreement, followed his words, and continued to analyze: "Old man, you want to go with me. Lao Wang, don't say it, this class is really full of talents.
"Needless to say, the first squad leader Niu Tiezhu, this kid is a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, and he is brave in battle. Deng Sanshui, who is older than me in the military, not only has a good martial arts, but also good marksmanship, and is also good at strategy. ”
"By the way, there is also the Sun Mancang who was selected from the national army and stuffed into a class before, this guy is a master of throwing grenades, he can throw more than a hundred meters away, and it is far and accurate, this time let them be responsible for blowing up the four tanks, this kid will definitely come in handy."
"Also, Sun Lei, a recruit who has just participated in our third company for more than two months, this kid's marksmanship is the most accurate in our third company, and he is also resourceful, and he is also useful. It seems that this time, the heavy task of blowing up the four tanks that did not change the coalition army was handed over to them to be completed, and it was really a good use of people. ”
After the decision was settled, Zhao Yifa hurriedly called the herald in front of him and asked him to bypass the more than 200-meter barricade area set up on the highway between the north and south slopes, and rush from the east side of the road to the north side of the hillside, so as to convey the combat mission of letting a group blow up four tanks of the US-South Korean coalition forces.
As soon as Zhao Yifa finished speaking, the herald did not dare to delay for a second, and it took less than five minutes to climb the hillside on the north side of the highway and convey this order to Liu Sanshui, the first platoon leader of the third company, and Niu Tiezhu, the first squad leader.
As soon as this order was delivered, a convoy of more than 100 military combat vehicles of the US-ROK coalition troops coming from the direction west of the highway was only more than 200 meters away from where the third company of the Chinese Volunteers was located.
Without further ado, Niu Tiezhu, who received the battle order, hurriedly gathered all the fighters of their squad together, preparing to quickly convey the combat order to blow up the tank to the soldiers in the squad.