Chapter 13 Continue to the North

"Da Da Da!"

The heavy machine gun of the third company and three platoons of the volunteers lying in ambush on the hill on the left side fired at the vanguard of the ROK battalion marching at the bottom of the valley more than 150 meters below.

"Ahhh

Without warning, more than a dozen South Korean soldiers sitting in the truck let out screams after being shot.

"Bang bang bang!"

Almost at the same time, the soldiers of the third company and the second platoon of the Volunteer Army ambushed on the hill on the right side of the hill opened fire on the vanguard of the ROK army at the bottom of the valley at the bottom of the hill with their old and rusty 38 big covers or medium rifles.

Although their third company was the "sharp knife company" of the whole regiment, and their weapons and equipment were already quite good, they were only equipped with a heavy machine gun, and they were given to the third platoon for use.

The volunteer soldiers in the first and second platoons can only fight with 38 big covers or medium formal rifles, and their weapons and equipment are quite backward compared with the US and South Korean armies.

"In the past few days, we have traveled all the way, and we have not even seen a ghost of the Korean People's Army, how can a small group of the Korean People's Army suddenly appear in this place? It's fucking weird, it looks like it's time to give them a color back. ”

Lee Doo-hyun, the commander of the South Korean battalion, was sitting in the passenger seat of an open-top jeep, and when he heard the sound of gunfire from the hills on both sides, he picked up the binoculars and looked left and right, mistaking the volunteers who secretly entered the DPRK to fight as the Korean People's Army that they were chasing all the way, and he cursed with some anger.

Kim Sung-gil, an operational staff officer sitting in the driver's seat next to him, asked with a frightened expression: "Battalion commander, we are now ambushed by a small group of Korean People's Army who have fled here, what should we do next?" ”

The battalion commander Li Doo-hyun immediately became angry when he heard this, and after glaring at Kim Sung-gil angrily, he gritted his teeth and said: "What can I do if I give the fuck, my dignified elite infantry battalion of the South Korean army, will I be afraid that this small force of the Korean People's Army will not succeed?" Of course, I want to fight them. ”

After saying this, Li Doo-hyun hurriedly put down the binoculars and ordered Jin Sheng next to him: "Shengji, you quickly stop the car and pass on my order, the soldiers of the whole battalion will load me with bullets, and take out one heavy machine gun and two light machine guns equipped with each platoon."

"The first company dealt with the North Korean army on the left hill, the second company against the North Korean army on the right hill, and the third company was on standby. By the way, you should also quickly inform the artillery squadron behind us, and ask them to use artillery to bombard the North Korean troops on the two hills on the left and right. ”

When the car turned off, Jin Shengji, who was sitting in the driver's seat, replied in a firm tone: "Okay, battalion commander, I will do what you instruct." ”

When the combat staff officer Kim Sung-gil just jumped out of the car, Li Doo-hyun, who was sitting in the passenger seat, seemed to think of something, called him back again, and ordered again: "Sung-gil, come back, I still have something to tell you." The company of the American army at the back, you should also go and inform it.

"Directly find the commander of the US military company, Captain Thomson, and say that we were ambushed and attacked by the North Korean troops on the left and right hills in front, and let them cooperate with us to fight together, and strive to wipe out the North Korean troops in this Wenjing area in one fell swoop before 12 o'clock at noon."

Kim Sung-gil, who was standing under the car, first gave a military salute to Li Doo-hyun, and then turned around and rushed to the back of the team to deliver the order.

The soldiers of the three companies of the ROK army, who were staying on the truck in a panic, became much calmer after receiving the order conveyed by the operational staff officer Kim Sung-gil, and in accordance with the requirements of the order, they fired back at the two hills more than 150 meters away from the left and right.

"Da Da Da!"

"Bang bang bang!"

The soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Companies of the ROK Army, sitting on military trucks, took out the light and heavy machine guns they were equipped with, as well as seventy or eighty percent of the new American-style rifles, and opened heavy fire on the third and second platoons on the two hills to the left and right where the Third Company of the Chinese Volunteers was located.

"Company commander, the firepower of the South Korean troops who were flanked by us on both sides is too fierce, except for this heavy machine gun, our rifle shooting is not very effective at all, and we are completely suppressed by the firepower of this damn Korean army. What are we going to do next?"

Yang Jian, the platoon commander of the third company and the third platoon, who was responsible for guarding the hill on the left, found that the Korean army at the bottom of the valley had suppressed their attack with fierce firepower, and he hurriedly came to the side of the company commander Zhao Yifa and reported the situation in a loud voice.

After listening to the report, company commander Zhao Yifa took a telescope and carefully observed the vanguard of the ROK army that had stopped at the bottom of the valley, and found that this team actually had more than a dozen heavy machine guns and light machine guns.

Now they are firing on the two hills to their left and right, and it is strange that they are not suppressed by the fire, only a crooked heavy machine gun.

After discovering that this situation was not very good, the company commander Zhao Yifa pondered for a moment and ordered: "Third platoon commander, you listen to Lao Tzu." The crooked handle assigned to your platoon stopped me from shooting.

"Next, your three platoons, just like the second platoon opposite, all used rifles for me to shoot at the South Korean troops at the bottom of the valley below. If you can reach it, you will fight, if you can't reach it, you will not fight, and you must not waste a single bullet. Our main task is to intercept this South Korean army unit advancing north. ”

Yang Jian, the commander of the third platoon, immediately replied: "Yes, company commander, I will follow your order and convey it to all the soldiers in our third platoon." ”

After less than half a minute, the soldiers of the third company and three platoons of the volunteers who were ambushed on the hill on the left stopped firing the only crooked heavy machine gun and switched to rifle firing to shoot at the South Korean troops who were stagnant at the bottom of the valley below Shantou.

"Captain Thomson, I am Kim Sung-gil, the operational staff officer of the third battalion of the South Korean army, and our battalion commander asked me to bring a message to the captain, the front was attacked by the North Korean troops who were ambushed on the high ground on both sides of the river valley, and we need your American army company to cooperate with our three battalions to fight together."

After walking quickly to the end, in front of Captain Thomson, the commander of the U.S. Army company, Kim Sung-gil first made a brief introduction to himself, and then said confidently.

As soon as Kim Sung-gil's words fell, Captain Thomson shook his head and warned in a serious tone: "Lieutenant Kim Sung-gil, the combat staff officer of the third battalion of the South Korean army, you listen to me." Our most important task now is to continue to advance northward, all the way to the border between China and North Korea, and strive to occupy the entire northern mountainous area of Korea in the shortest possible time.

"Halfway through the road, I met a non-negligible North Korean army, and there is no need to waste bullets here. You go back and talk to your battalion commander, Major Lee Doo-hyun, and say that Captain Thomson has told your three battalions not to fight at Wenjing and continue to advance north.

"I'll only give you 15 minutes, if you, as the vanguard of the ROK Army, continue to stagnate and continue to engage the ROK troops lying in ambush on the hills on the left and right sides of the valley floor, I will report you, Lieutenant Kim Sung-gil, and your battalion commander, Major Lee Doo-hyun, to the US-ROK Joint Operations Command Headquarters together."

Jin Shengji, who had long been fed up with the sullenness of these Yankees, did not dare to be wild in this bullish and stinky Captain Thomson, so he had to reply in a low voice: "Okay, Captain Thomson, I will convey what you just said to our battalion commander of the third battalion, Major Li Doo-hyun, word for word. See you soon!"