Chapter 51: The Battle of Wenjing (1)
The 2nd Company of the 3rd Battalion of the 354th Regiment is only four or five kilometers away from Wenjing!
Shi Chen's company did not enter the village, but slept in the mountains and forests on the east side of the road. Condescendingly, I saw clusters of camping fires in the Wenjing area from afar, reflecting the night sky red. Both the KPA who withdrew from there and the fleeing Korean masses said that the enemy had occupied Onjeong, but they did not know the enemy's number, strength, and intentions. Onkai is a highway junction. The enemy army continues to invade the north, and may pass through the juniper cave and the ancient field, and go to Chushan on the Yalu River; It is also possible to pass through Fengxiadong, Liangshuidong, and Beizhen, and go to Bitong by the Yalu River, just passing by the area where the 354 Regiment was camped. The terrain here is very favorable for our troops.
A north-south river valley, with winding and undulating mountains on the east side, lush pine forests and deep dry grass, although it is already late autumn and early winter, it is still convenient for the troops to conceal air defense, and it is condescending to be convenient for firepower. At the bottom of the mountain is the road leading to Beizhen, which stretches out in a zigzag circle with the mountain. On the west side of the road is the Kowloon River, which is twenty or thirty meters wide and one meter deep. To the west of the river are high mountains and valleys with peaks and peaks. Between the east and west mountains, on both sides of the road and the river, there are harvested rice fields, which are flat and open.
According to the scouts, about one regiment of the South Korean Army had arrived at Onjeong, which had been occupied by enemy troops, and there were many enemy troops and artillery towed by cars. If the enemy attacked from this north, and happened to pass under the noses of the 3rd Battalion and 2nd Company, it would be a gift to the door.
The sky gradually brightened, and the morning fog quietly cleared. The majestic and hazy outline of the mountains is becoming clearer and clearer. The sky is clean and lofty, and the river is exceptionally clear. The green pine and red leaves, mottled and intricate, decorate the colorful nature. After harvesting, the rice fields are square, with ditches and ditches, stretching into the endless distance. The ridges are fine and regular, like an incomparably huge spider web. The corners of the hill are scattered with thatched huts and tiled villages.
What a wonderful place it would have been if there had been no war! The gray-white highway, like a dead snake, lay at the foot of the mountain, quietly, and there was no one in sight. At this moment, it is like an invisible line, touching the hearts of cadres and soldiers, and thousands of pairs of eyes hidden in the mountains and forests are all watching the wind and grass on this highway with full attention.
The morning sun climbs to the top of the mountain, rising higher and higher, and the time passes by minute and second. The hearts of Shi Chen and his comrades-in-arms seemed to be pounding with the huge and invisible second hand. Their state of mind at this moment can be imagined, but it is indescribable.
At about 8:50 a.m., smoke and dust rose from the head of the village in the distance. The enemy has finally sorted. At the beginning was infantry, and two columns marched along both sides of the road with live ammunition. Soon, a mighty automobile brigade, overtaking the infantry from the middle, marched forward, rolling along the road from Wenjing to Beizhen.
The cadres and soldiers hidden in the mountains and forests suddenly became as excited as if they had found that the fish had been hooked and saw the prey enter the net.
The battle was about to start, the situation was very urgent, and the company commander Li Deshun (hereinafter referred to as Li Company Commander} was prostrate in the position, watching with binoculars that the enemy troops were about to march to the position. immediately called the correspondent next to him: "Pass the order, give me a little cleverness, no one is allowed to open qiang without an order." Tell each platoon to hand over the fire later, and you will be beaten hard! There can be no respite for the enemy! ”
"Yes, company commander!"
"Eh~ I also have to tell the machine qiang class not only to fight hard, but also to fight accurately!"
"Yes, company commander!"
The stakes are high for the first time abroad. Company Commander Li didn't dare to act rashly, and he had been waiting for a notice from his superiors on the radio.
The enemy is getting closer! In front were two medium-sized military trucks, carrying the vanguard of enemy troops. On the front of the car was the machine qiang. The steel helmets worn by the enemy soldiers shimmered in the sun.
The correspondent quietly came to the position of the machine qiang squad and passed the words of the company commander to the machine qiang class.
At this time, Shi Chen had already set up the ZB-26 Czech aircraft. His left hand held the handle tightly, his right hand firmly hooked the trigger, and his cheek pressed tightly against the back of his left hand. His eyes, crosshairs, and oncoming enemies had formed a three-point line, staring at the target. Guo Lin, the deputy squad leader who was crawling beside him, had also filled all the machine magazines he was carrying and placed them next to Shi Chen.
"Tell Company Commander Li that you must obey the command!" Shi Chen moved his mouth and said softly.
At this time, Company Commander Li's radio station heard an order from the battalion command post: "Pay attention to concealment, don't expose it, and no one is allowed to open without an order." "The brief order seemed to give a sedative to the troops of the second company. The machine qiang and the infantry qiang are all pointing to the road, and the mortars and grenadiers are also ranged and aimed. Yet no one spoke, no one moved. The mountains and forests are quiet.
The battalions and companies of the 354th Regiment had formed a huge pocket around them, and the 1st and 3rd battalions were responsible for the combat mission of attacking the enemy. The second battalion is responsible for the key tasks of cutting off the enemy's vanguard troops, blocking the enemy's follow-up troops, and tightening the pockets. Company Commander Li knew that this was to wait for the enemy's vanguard to be put in to fight. Although there is a group of people hidden, it seems that Lin Jingshan is empty, and there is not a single soldier.
The vanguard of the enemy has broken into our defenses. However, they neither got out of the car to search, nor drove qiang for fire reconnaissance. He was still eating chocolate in his mouth, nibbling on apples, humming songs, playing and playing, talking and laughing, as if he was in a no-man's land. It doesn't feel like fighting the enemy at all, but rather like a leisure trip. When the troop turned a hill leg and drove over a culvert bridge, "Bang! Boom! "Two sounds, rolling two trigger mines planted in advance by the second company. Because it wasn't a quick Lei Guan, it didn't hurt the car at all. They didn't even stop, and as if nothing had happened, they continued to move forward.
Behind the vanguard were three large trucks full of infantry, which appeared to be the avant-garde units of the marching series. Beyond that, there were howitzers towed by medium-sized trucks, one after the other, with a total of 12 guns. To put artillery in front is unheard of in the history of operations! This is probably for the purpose of shelling the retreating KPA as soon as it is discovered! Further on, more than 20 vehicles were carrying baggage and infantry. The whole team is arrogant, arrogant and arrogant, as if "there is no one in Jiangdong", they are the invincible ace army in the world!
The people on the second company were silent, but there was an anxious expression on their faces. Time seemed to slow down, and Company Commander Li felt as if the watch on his wrist had stopped, and the soldiers of the entire company seemed to be able to hear their hearts beating loud and heavy.
Suddenly, there was a commotion from the bottom of the mountain, and the enemy convoy drove to the entrance of the village of Punha-dong, where a large number of people had gathered, waving Taiji flags, shouting long live, singing, dancing, and beating gongs and drums to welcome the South Korean troops.
The warriors pursed their lips contemptuously, feeling a little angry in their hearts. In fact, it is not surprising that North Korea, like China, always has some people who have serious ideas for the United States and have a deep sense of orthodoxy. The landlords and kulaks, who had been hit hard by the land reform movement, regarded the South Korean Army as their benefactor and savior. Of course, most of them are ordinary people who have been coerced. Baidu takes a look at the latest chapter of "Men's World Masterpiece Literature" to read for free for the first time.