Chapter 14 Into the Minefield

"These Yankees are really hateful, and they actually told us to stop fighting back and continue to march north? Captain Thomson of this U.S. Army company must have water in his head.

"Even if we want a ceasefire, the Korean People's Army on the two hills on the left and right will definitely not rest on its laurels and will continue to attack and shoot at us."

Lee Doo-hyun, the commander of the ROK military battalion, who was sitting in the passenger seat of the open-top jeep, immediately clenched his fists and slammed the steering wheel with a "bang" after listening to the report of the operational staff officer Kim Sung-gil.

Jin Shengji, an operational staff officer who sat back in the driver's seat, asked in a tentative tone: "Battalion commander, what should we do next?" Do you want to do what Captain Thomson wants, and let us as the vanguard quickly pass through this valley area called Wenjing?"

After sighing lightly, Li Douxuan said helplessly: "Brother Shengji, you should know better than me in your heart. Although I am a major battalion commander of our ROK army, according to the instructions of my superiors, whenever we encounter major decisions and deployments, we must unconditionally obey this Captain Thomson of the US military company.

"Now it seems that this Captain Thomson is determined to let our vanguard continue to march north, and no longer entangle with the Korean People's Army in Wenjing, and this decision he made is simply to make all the officers and soldiers of our third battalion jump into the fire pit.

"But there is no way, we must obey Captain Thomson's orders unconditionally at this time. While fighting back, we will continue to march north, hoping to quickly pass through the narrow valley of Onjeong. ”

After hearing Li Doo-hyun's words, Kim Sung-gil, who was sitting next to him, immediately took over the conversation and said, "Okay, battalion commander, I'll pass on your order." ”

Jin Shengji, who was about to get up and get out of the car, suddenly thought of something, changed his words, and continued: "By the way, battalion commander, Second Lieutenant Cui Xingmin of the artillery squadron who followed us said that it is okay for their artillery squadron to open fire, but there must be an order from Captain Thomson." Otherwise, they refuse to carry out your orders from the battalion commander. ”

Lee Doo-hyun, who was already worried about his heart, heard Kim Sung-gil, who was sitting next to him, say that even the artillery squadron assigned to him by his superiors did not obey his dispatch, dared to refuse to carry out his orders, and took out Captain Thomson, the captain of the US company who was fighting with their three battalions, as a shield.

Even Li Doo-hyun was very angry about this, but he was still helpless, and after he beat his chest for a while, he couldn't help but sigh: "Alas, I know about this matter, it seems that I, the battalion commander, can only command the officers and soldiers of our three battalions, Shengji, you hurry up and convey my order." ”

Seeing the melancholy look on his good friend and old boss, Kim Sung-gil felt that his little lieutenant could not help him, so he jumped out of the car and conveyed to the officers and soldiers of the third battalion of the South Korean army who were riding in a line of military trucks, and the battalion commander Lee Doo-hyun ordered to advance while fighting back.

"Squad leader, you see that the second and third platoons of our third company ambushed on the hills on the left and right sides of the valley floor have already handed over fire to the vanguard of the South Korean army. We haven't even fired a single shot in our platoon, we've been waiting for almost ten minutes, so are we going to fight or not to shoot in our platoon?"

Deng Sanshui, a veteran of the first platoon and one squad of the third company, asked Niu Tiezhu, the leader of the first squad who was separated from him, in an anxious tone.

It turned out that twenty minutes earlier, their platoon had temporarily received the order of the third company of heralds, Ma He, to convey the order of the company commander Zhao Yifa to wait until the enemy opposite them had marched to the top of the minefield about 100 meters away from them, and then fire their guns.

In addition, the mines buried in the ground should be sounded, and a dozen large craters should be blown up on the smooth road at the bottom of the valley, so that the advance of the enemy on the opposite side with various vehicles could be stopped.

After this temporary order was conveyed to the first platoon, it naturally made many soldiers in the first platoon who were eager to fight feel very incomprehensible about this, and it also bred bad feelings.

However, even so, the soldiers of the first platoon obeyed this order, and when the soldiers of the second and third platoons lying in ambush on the two hills on the left and right opened fire, they exchanged fire with the vanguard of the Korean army that had marched to a place 150 meters away from them, and the soldiers of their platoon watched dryly.

Regarding the question raised by the veteran oil son Deng Sanshui, Niu Tiezhu, as the squad leader, did not dare to slack off in the slightest, and he immediately turned to smile when he had a stinky face towards Sun Lei just now.

I saw Niu Tiezhu politely replied: "Old Deng, don't worry, didn't the herald of our company just now, Ma He, convey the latest instructions of Company Commander Zhao to the soldiers of our platoon."

"Brother Deng, as a veteran, you are older than me as a squad leader in the glorious 'Sharp Knife Company' of our Third Company, as a veteran, you should be able to calm down, let's wait for Platoon Commander Liu's order."

The reason why Niu Tiezhu, who is the squad leader, spoke so politely to Deng Sanshui, a veteran in his squad, was because he was not the opponent of veteran Deng Sanshui in terms of seniority, marksmanship, and knife skills.

Moreover, Niu Tiezhu's marksmanship and knife skills were all taught to him by Deng Sanshui, although he was not interested in apprenticeship in the army, but Niu Tiezhu usually treated Deng Sanshui as a master, so he naturally didn't dare to show Deng Sanshui's face.

Obviously, Deng Sanshui was very dissatisfied with his "apprentice" Niu Tiezhu's answer, he shook his head, and said with some disappointment: "Alas, I think it's the wrong person, I asked you for nothing, and it's useless for me to ask you as a squad leader, wait a minute, I see the platoon commander, let's ask the platoon leader." I haven't shot for the past few days, and my hands are a little itchy. ”

Although all the soldiers in their platoon pulled the bolts and loaded the bullets, they did not fire a single shot, and they were all waiting for the combat order of the platoon commander Liu Sanshun.

As long as he entered the minefield, he did not hesitate to immediately issue combat orders to the soldiers of the whole platoon, sounding mines, firing guns, and throwing grenades.

Suddenly, at this time, Sun Lei, who was holding a 38 big cover rifle in his hand, said to Deng Sanshui, who was next to him, in a somewhat excited tone: "Old Deng, look, the enemy on the opposite side has just stopped the vehicle for a long time, and now it has restarted, and they are driving towards us." ”

When Sun Lei, the recruit of the third company and one platoon, had just finished speaking, the entire squad of soldiers lying next to him, including the squad leader Niu Tiezhu, all widened their eyes and looked directly at the vanguard of the South Korean army that was getting closer and closer to them.

Looking at the vanguard of the South Korean army on the opposite side, which was about to arrive at the minefield they had already arranged, everyone's cheeks were red from the cold, and they showed a long-lost joy.