Dusk came, and the sound of gunfire, artillery, and shouts of killing continued. At the regiment headquarters, the regiment commander Zhang Dashan shouted loudly with a hoarse voice: "Tell the commander of the 1st battalion, don't emphasize objective reasons, you must take the 311 heights before dark, if you can't take the 311 heights, let him come to me with his head!" "An operational staff officer was given the order to go. The regimental commander was still angry, turned over and threw himself in front of the map, and looked at it carefully.

Before dusk, the day's offensive captured only three hills, and the stubborn defense of the Japanese army caused the attack to be blocked. "Regiment commander, the 6th Company of the 2nd Battalion attacked the 285th Heights, but the enemy reinforcements came up, and after a brutal fight, more than half of them suffered casualties and retreated." The chief of staff came in in dusty to report. "Immediately pull up the reserves and continue to capture the 285 heights," the regiment commander Zhang Dashan said with a tiger face.

"Commander, the reserves are all up!" The chief of staff said helplessly. The regiment commander said without hesitation: "Which unit is available at the moment?" "Regiment commander, the 3 battalion and the 8 company captured the 305 heights and is currently resting." The chief of staff said. Zhang Dashan attached it to the map again, quickly straightened up and said: "The 305 Heights are not far from the 285 Heights, order the 3rd Battalion Commander to pull the 8th Company up." Tell them to carry forward the spirit of continuous combat, and they must take the new 285 heights before dawn. ”

On the 305 heights, the soldiers were still resting, and three platoons temporarily served as guards. Guan Biao, who had just been promoted to the commander of the 3rd platoon, although his face was still dark, was full of energy, and he had never dreamed of being promoted. At this time, Guan Biao was inspecting the position, and the sound of gunfire coming from the nearby hill made him excited. Apparently the fraternal forces were engaged in a fierce battle, that kind of shocking scene. It's hard to be calm. Guan Biao was still wearing a soldier's uniform, but a pistol was straddled around his waist to show his identity. And the spear was upside down.

"Platoon commander, someone is going up the mountain!" A soldier reported. "Giraffe, you have a good eye to see who it is?" The tower shouted. The giraffe stretched his neck to check, and suddenly shouted: "Platoon commander, it is the battalion commander and the guards who go up the mountain, that's right, the battalion commander!" "Hurry up and inform the company commander, the battalion commander is here!" Zhuang Lei rushed to hear the news. It just so happened that the battalion commander also climbed to the top of the mountain. "Report to the battalion commander, all the officers and soldiers of the 8th Company are resting, please instruct!"

The battalion commander returned the military salute and said, "Brothers. You guys played beautifully, the regiment commander is very happy, let me salute everyone! "Fight for the Motherland!" All the officers and men replied loudly. "Your hand is injured," the battalion commander asked with concern when he found Zhuang Lei's arm wrapped in bandages. "Battalion commander. It's just that rubbing the skin and getting out of the way! Zhuang Lei shook his arm to indicate that it was okay. How many of you are left? The battalion commander's face became serious.

Zhuang Lei reported: "Report to the battalion commander." There are 152 people in the company, 48 casualties, and 104 people in the company. "A company of the Wehrmacht is 4 platoons, three infantry platoons, a machine gun platoon, and an additional mortar squad with 4 mortars. So the firepower composition was very strong, and there were 305 Japanese troops on the 300 heights. They were twice as strong as them, but they relied on great firepower. 300 Japanese troops were eliminated.

After listening to Zhuang Lei's report, the battalion commander nodded with satisfaction and said: "Very good, the current attack is blocked, and the Japanese reinforcements have come up, but there are not many troops, only more than 1,000 people." The 2nd Battalion and the 6th Company had already captured the 285 heights, and when they were fighting hand-to-hand with the Japanese army, Japanese reinforcements came up. The 6th Company was caught off guard, suffered more than half of the casualties, and had no choice but to abandon its position and withdraw. The regimental commander ordered your company to set off immediately, asking for a new occupation of the 285 heights before dawn, are you confident? ”

"Please rest assured that the battalion commander is confident that we will take the 285 heights!" Zhuang Lei assured loudly. "Artillery support is needed, two red flares are fired, and a heavy artillery battalion is dedicated to supporting you!" "Great, with heavy artillery support, there is no problem in taking 285 heights." After a while, Zhuang Lei said goodbye to the battalion commander and led the whole company down the mountain and ran towards the 285 heights. It was already dark, and the flames of the explosion flashed on the soldiers' faces, and there was no ghostly light and shadow.

Looking at the dark and misty heights, Zhuang Lei said decisively: "Third platoon leader, you lead the whole platoon to take the lead in launching a feint, remember to stop advancing halfway up the mountain, the purpose is to attract Japanese defensive forces." "Yes! Subordinates obey orders! Guan Biao waved his hand, and the whole platoon of soldiers moved towards the hill in a straggler line. The Japanese discovered the situation, and a dense rain of bullets began to pour. "Mortar squad prepare, take out the heavy machine gun positions of the Japanese army," Zhuang Lei ordered loudly.

4 guns were discharged, and the Japanese heavy machine gun positions were muted. Seeing Guan Biao leading the whole platoon to attack halfway up the mountain, Zhuang Lei pulled out his signal gun and fired two red signal flares into the sky. Suddenly, the fierce artillery fire began to explode on the top of the mountain, and the bright light of the shells in the air was very eye-catching, like a meteor blooming. In the flames of the explosion, you can clearly see the Japanese soldiers being thrown into the sky. The Japanese were fighting vigorously, and suddenly came under heavy artillery fire, and immediately took refuge in all directions.

At present, the Chinese armed forces are integrated with infantry and artillery, and the drills are very skillful, and the application of this advanced tactic requires an accurate impact point and a close and effective connection with the attacking troops, and both are indispensable. The heavy artillery battalion was a 5-minute rapid fire, and Zhuang Lei meditated on the time in his heart. Three minutes after the shelling, Zhuang Lei shouted: "Mortars, heavy machine guns cover, brothers follow me!" The soldiers shouted and rushed towards the hill.

Guan Biao saw the company commander leading the charge and also gave the order to attack. The artillery bombardment came to an abrupt and just right. Before the Japanese army came to their senses, Guan Biao and the whole platoon of brothers were already approaching the hilltop position. This distance entered the throwing distance of the bullet in hand, and the soldiers threw grenades one after another. With the explosion of the grenade, the third platoon took the lead in breaking through the Japanese defensive positions in the middle, and the hand-to-hand battle began to be staged.

A few hours later, the surface positions were captured, and a small number of Japanese troops were still resisting. Time passed quickly, and the east showed the whiteness of the fish's belly.

Outside the entrance of a cave, Guan Biao said: "The Japanese army hid in the corner of the cave and resisted stubbornly, and after a while, we threw grenades together, and then rushed in at my command!" At this time, the company commander Zhuang Lei came to the front with a rifle in his hand. What's the situation? Zhuang Lei asked. Report to the company commander, a group of Japanese soldiers hid in a cave, and we were about to rush in. "The situation in the cave is unknown, the enemy is in the dark, we are in the light, we can't do it brutely!" Zhuang Lei vetoed.

"Company commander, if the Japanese army doesn't come out, we're in a hurry, we can't spend it here!" Guan Biao said. Suddenly, Guan Lei's eyes lit up and said: "Before the war, the regiment headquarters sent down two boxes of special grenades, which were specially used to deal with the enemy in the fortress, and the effect was very good. Let's shiyan in the cave and see how it goes. Correspondent! The correspondent immediately unloaded a bag from his back. Zhuang Lei took out two large grenades from his bag, and the eggshells were painted white.

Zhuang Lei picked up two special grenades, pulled the fuse at the same time, and threw them into the cave. Two dull explosions were heard, followed by large clouds of smoke pouring out of the hole. Smelling the smoke, the soldiers coughed violently, and Zhuang Lei realized that the smoke was poisonous and immediately ordered to dodge. It turned out that the pungent smoke was a grenade with a large amount of paprika in it, and although it was not fatal, it was enough to suffocate and unbearable.

A few minutes later, the Japanese soldiers staggered out, lying at the mouth of the cave, gasping for breath like dogs. Some coughed violently, some retched, and completely lost their ability to resist. Seeing this, the soldiers raised their guns. "Wait! Catch it alive! Zhuang Lei saw that the Japanese soldiers who ran out were not carrying weapons, so he stopped the massacre. There were about 30 Japanese officers and soldiers in this cave, all of whom became prisoners. The special grenade showed its might, creating conditions for the future to deal with the Japanese troops in the cave.

After launching an offensive for 5 days in a row, the Chinese army captured one hill after another on the front line of Huishan, and the Japanese army had become the end of a strong crossbow. The military headquarters of the First Army, Zhong Hanli, the former commander of the sand table, looked at with a majestic face. Many of the hills on the sand table were planted with the flag of the Wehrmacht. The chief of staff said: "The 1st Division's attack on the core defense line of the Japanese army in Laosongshan is progressing smoothly, and there are a total of 55 large and small hills in Laosongshan, and 42 have been occupied. ”

"The 2nd Division's attack on Phoenix Mountain, due to the simple terrain of the Phoenix Mountain defense line, 50 of the 58 hills were captured by us. Just as we predicted before the war, the mountains and terrain were dangerous and the road was long, and a large number of Japanese reinforcements could not be reinforced in time. Zhong Hanli nodded and said, "The first division suffered heavy casualties, so I ordered them to withdraw and rest and replenish their troops." The 3rd Division of the Reserve was ordered to take over and continue to capture Laosong Mountain. In the current situation, even if the Japanese reinforcements come up, they will not be able to turn the tide of the war. ”

At the headquarters of the Shengjing East Front Army, Chief of Staff Wang Jiexing hurriedly walked in and said: "Commander, there is good news from the Huishan front, the First Army is progressing smoothly, and a breakthrough to the Japanese defense line in Laosongshan and Fenghuangshan is just around the corner. Bai Sheng said: "Order the 1st Army, after completing the capture of Laosong Mountain and Phoenix Mountain, be sure to take Pingshan before May 10, and then advance in the direction of Changjin Lake." The 4th Army, which was on standby at Hyesan, was ordered to enter the DPRK as soon as the 1st Army occupied Pyongsan. ”

"After the 4th Army entered the DPRK, it advanced southward, posing a posture of attacking Xianfeng, attracting the attention of the Japanese army." Bai Sheng decisively gave the order. "Commander, after the 1st Army occupied Pingshan, the right flank of the Japanese Zhongjiang defense line was completely exposed, and it was possible that the Japanese army would abandon the Zhongjiang defense line." The chief of staff analyzed. Bai Sheng groaned for a moment and said: "Order the 5th Army to increase the intensity of the attack, and once the Japanese army retreats, it will immediately follow and pursue." After entering Korea, the 5th Army occupied peace and launched an attack on the river border to the west. As long as we capture Changjin Lake and Jiangjie, the Japanese army's defense line of Ji'an and Sinuiju will be self-defeating. ”

Subsequently, Bai Sheng ordered to immediately report the battle situation on the front line to the headquarters in the capital. (To be continued......)

PS: A group of iron-blooded soldiers thrive in the flames of war.