Chapter 112: Defending the Position

"Sun Lei, Zhang Dake, you hurry up and bring people back. Do you hear me, hurry up and withdraw it......"

Feng Kun, the platoon commander who was ambushed behind a small hill, saw Sun Lei and Zhang Dake and a few soldiers under their hands, respectively, blew up a US tank car and a number of US military cars, so he hurriedly shouted at the two of them in an anxious tone, almost bursting his throat.

At the cost of zero casualties, Sun Lei and Zhang Dake, who completed the task of blowing up two US tanks, heard the loud shouting of the platoon commander Feng Kun dozens of meters behind them.

After a moment of effort, the US troops, who had feigned retreat to the north, immediately organized an effective attack on the spot, and launched a fierce attack and charge against the three companies of the Sharp Knife Company that were ambushed on Songgu Peak.

"Bang ......"

"Da Da Da ......"

"Boom Boom Boom ......"

All of a sudden, the guns rang out and the artillery roared, and the American army did not retreat far to the north, and found that since the road ahead had been blown up by the volunteers, two tanks and a number of cars had been destroyed.

The wreckage of tanks and cars blocked the narrow road, which was less than ten meters wide, and they could not clear these obstacles for a while, so they might as well attack the volunteers on Songgu Peak first.

After the active forces of the volunteer army on Songgu Peak were defeated, it was not too late for them to send tanks to clear the obstacles on the road.

It was precisely because of this calculation that the American army, which was originally unprepared, was suddenly attacked by the Sharp Knife Company ambushed on Songgu Peak three times, and almost concentrated all of their heavy firepower on attacking Songgu Peak.

After the results of the First Campaign to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Shiji issued a strategy of "luring the enemy into depth" to the various units of the Volunteer Army fighting on the Western Front, and made a strategic retreat to the north of the Korean Peninsula.

The U.S. Army, which seriously underestimated the number and combat capability of the Chinese Volunteer Army, advanced north with the strength of four divisions, and in addition to the strength of the four U.S. divisions, the armies of several countries in the United Nations Army fought in coordination with it.

The good times did not last long, and after encountering several head-on battles, the U.S. military realized that they had been fooled and entered a large pocket formation laid by the volunteers.

Entering this large pocket formation were not only the four divisions of the American army, but also the four South Korean divisions that fought with them, one brigade of the British army and one brigade of the Turks, all of which were surrounded.

On the western front battlefield on the Korean Peninsula, the Chinese Volunteers assembled six armies with a total of 18 divisions in the east, west, and north.

In order to strive for the total annihilation of the enemy, Shiji ordered a corps of the Volunteer Army to outflank the enemy's rear road on the south side of the battle line, and cut off the enemy's inevitable way to escape, and tie this large pocket firmly.

The execution was interspersed with three companies of sharp knives behind the enemy, and the Songgu Peak that they now occupied was one of the openings of this large pocket array, and this opening had to be blocked, and they had the arduous task of intercepting the enemy troops fleeing south.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the three companies of the Sharp Knife Company arrived at Songgu Peak, before they were ready for the battle, they ushered in an American army retreating from the north to the south, and the two sides fought inextricably.

This US military unit that cannot escape along the road, if they want to escape from the encirclement of the pocket formation of the volunteers, they must do everything possible to open the passage of Songgu Peak. Otherwise, they will be trapped in this tightening encirclement.

After the battle began, Commander Fan, who was commanding the operation in the rear, was very worried that the fortifications on the positions along Songgu Peak would not have time to be repaired, and the resulting casualties would be very large.

Commander Fan, who was full of anxiety, turned on the walkie-talkie and shouted to the battalion guarding the Songgu Peak, wanting the battalion commander to report on the current situation of the casualties of their regiment's soldiers, so that he could know in his heart.

But the result made him angry and annoyed, he just took a big bite of the walkie-talkie in his hand, he heard the walkie-talkie sounding in English, the voice was very noisy, only to learn afterwards that it was the American commander over there who was arguing about what method to take to capture Songgu Peak.

It can be seen from this that after the battle began, the commanders of this US army retreating south were more restless than the restless Commander Fan.

After putting down the walkie-talkie, Regiment Commander Fan felt that if the battalion guarding the forward position of Songgu Peak continued to fight like this, it would definitely not be able to withstand the fierce offensive of the American army, and once the American troops retreating south opened the way at Songgu Peak.

Then, the pocket array encirclement they had arranged would have been opened up a gap, which was absolutely not to be allowed to happen.

After thinking of this, Regiment Commander Fan felt that there was no further delay, and he hurriedly ordered the first battalion in charge of coordinated operations to use fire to support the forward position of Songgu Peak, that is, the direction where the three companies of the first battalion (sharp knife company) were located, so as to reduce the pressure on the forward position.

In addition to the three companies of the Sharp Knife Company guarding the position of Songgu Peak, on the left and right of them were the first and second companies that fought together, and the Volunteers fought very fiercely with the strength of three companies to block this inescapable US army.

The commander of the 1st Battalion, who was in charge of commanding operations on the front line of the Songgu Peak position, was also anxious about whether the 3rd Company of the Sharp Knife Company would be able to withstand the enemy on this mountain bag (Songgu Peak), which was close to the road and had no support.

After secretly weighing the pros and cons of this battle, Battalion Commander Wang immediately issued an order, asking the soldiers of the first company on the left side of the position of the third company of the sharp knife company and the second company on the right to all have their bayonets loaded.

Once the soldiers of the 3rd Company of the Sharp Knife Company could not resist the fierce attacking American troops on this mountain bag called Songgu Peak and lost their position, the 1st and 2nd companies responsible for coordinated operations would use hand-to-hand combat to recapture Songgu Peak.

In just half a day, the three companies of the Sharp Knife Company guarding the Songgu Peak had already repelled the two charges launched by this American army, and they paid a heavy price for not building fortifications and backward weapons and equipment.

Originally, the Third Company of the Sharp Knife Company was a reinforced company with more than 150 men, and it used machine guns, rifles, and grenades to launch attacks, as well as the artillery support of the brother units that coordinated the operation, and still held the position at the forefront of the battle at Songgu Peak.