After the end of the Third Campaign to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the 118th Division of the 40 th Army of the Chinese Volunteers seized the time to carry out a short-term battlefield recuperation, transferred some personnel from organs and directly subordinate detachments to enrich the combat company, adjusted weapons and equipment, and added some domestic recruits, so that the combat company and logistics detachment were basically fully equipped. The three infantry battalions under each regiment and a four-gun 120-mm mortar company, a police communications company and a stretcher company were supplemented. The battalion headquarters has 3 infantry companies and 1 machine gun company, and the machine gun company is equipped with 6 heavy machines and 3 81-mm mortars. Each company is equipped with 6 light aircraft and 3 bazookas. The division's U.S. armament accounts for about one-third of the total armament.

The third battalion and the second company were also supplemented with some new recruits. Shi Chen's squad has just been replenished with two new soldiers. Their names are: "Qian Zhigang" {hereinafter referred to as Zhigang}, and "Wang Baochuan" {hereinafter referred to as Baochuan}.

Shi Chen led the two new fighters to the barracks of the Jiqiang squad.

"Come on, come on, everyone welcomes the two new fighters and celebrates that our class has added fresh blood." Then Shi Chen clapped his hands and said with a smile.

After many battles and casualties, the soldiers were expressionless and solemn on weekdays, but this time they all showed a rare smile when they saw new soldiers added to the squad.

"Ah, welcome, welcome." Guo Lin stood up and applauded, and the whole class also laughed and applauded.

Shi Chen smiled and put his hand on the shoulder of the new soldier Zhigang, and introduced the soldiers in the class: "Come, introduce to everyone!" This comrade-in-arms is called Qian Zhigang. ”

After Zhigang stepped forward and walked, he gave a military salute to everyone: "Hello everyone! My name is Qian Zhigang, everyone can call me Zhigang in the future, I am from Heilongjiang, 19 years old this year, just went to the battlefield, please bear with me! ”

Then, there was another round of applause from the class.

Shi Chen pointed to Baochuan next to him and said, "Let me introduce to you again, this comrade-in-arms is called Wang Baochuan." ”

Baochuan also stepped forward and gave a military salute to everyone: "Hello everyone! My name is Wang Baochuan, a native of Jinzhou, Liaoning, and I used to be a correspondent. I'm 20 years old this year, so everyone will call me Baochuan in the future. ”

Cai Dong was a big mouth, and asked with a smile: "Eh, Comrade Baochuan." So you used to be a correspondent, why are you here now? ”

Baochuan said a little hesitantly: "Well, I'm sorry comrades!" I made a mistake, when the troops passed the password, they passed it wrong! In the end, it led to a fight between his own people and his own people. In order to make meritorious contributions, he came to the first class. ”

The class became quiet, and Shi Chen looked at the atmosphere a little embarrassed. He clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Come on, come on, everyone is welcome, welcome." ”

There was another round of applause from the class.

Shi Chen looked at the two newcomers and said, "Come, come with me to get the equipment." ”

The two newcomers followed Shi Chen to the equipment collection place, Baochuan was given a handful of 38 big covers, and Zhigang was assigned an American-style Garland automatic step qiang. Zhigang saw that the weapons held by the two people were different, so he asked Shi Chen: "Squad leader, why are our weapons still different?" ”

Baochuan, who had been a correspondent, turned his head to Zhigang and replied: "At first glance, you are a rookie, and now the logistics supply can't keep up, and the qiang you are holding now is the qiang that has just been captured from the Americans, and the army calls it 'Big Eight Grains', which can be fired in a row!" You've got a good handful. ”

"Yes, Comrade Baochuan is right. Now the logistics supply is very difficult, and the equipment has not yet reached full strength, so we can only use some captured equipment. Shi Chen took over and said.

"Oh, that's right." Zhigang nodded and said.

Just when the volunteers on the Western Front were struggling to block the "United **" towards Seoul with their flesh and blood, the "United **" on the Eastern Front was advancing faster than the Western Front. So on the entire front, there is one place that stands out, that is-"Hengcheng"!

At this time, Commander Peng, who was at the General Headquarters of the Volunteer Army, looked at the combat map and suddenly his eyes lit up! Here's your chance to turn the tide of battle!

On the Eastern Front at this time, the 23rd Regiment of the 2nd US Division and a French battalion were blocked by the 42nd Army of the Volunteer Army north of Topyeong-ri, while the 8th and 5th Divisions of the South Korean Army advanced to the area north of Hoengseong. The 7th and 9th Divisions of South Korea. It was delayed on the Gangneung line. If the 8th Division of the South Korean Army near Hoengseong is annihilated at this time, a gap is opened in the place of Hoengseong, and then an attack is launched in the direction of Wonju, the Volunteer Army will turn the entire tide of the war!

February 5 is the Spring Festival of the Chinese in 1950. In the distant motherland, firecrackers are set off in every household, and hot dumplings are prepared on the table for Chinese New Year's Eve dinner. Children can eat candies that they can't usually eat, and they can also wear new clothes, and the festive atmosphere of the New Year envelops the entire land of China.

And in North Korea, the volunteers lived a hard life. The soldiers of the 40th Division of the 118th Army, facing the severe cold of minus 20 degrees, were hungry, and grabbed a handful of fried noodles in their hands and sent them to their mouths. When he was thirsty, he grabbed another handful of snow and put it in his mouth. The New Year was hard, but they all felt it was worth it. Because they know that behind them is the Motherland, and they are fighting for the country!

Commander Peng's orders were conveyed layer by layer and passed to the company headquarters.

"All of them, assemble!" Company Commander Li shouted in his loud voice, "Quick! Fast! ”

The second company quickly assembled again and quickly organized the formation.

"Now I have just received the task from my superiors, and the whole company is advancing with the large army! Get ready, let's go! ”

On February 6, the first day of the Lunar New Year, the 354th Regiment of the Volunteer Army went out with most of the 40th Army, and they walked through the snow for 4 days and nights, and entered the area of Cangcun and Daocun Beigouguzhi at dawn on February 9.

Hoengseong, also known as Hoengseong-gun, is now a county under Gangwon Province in South Korea, near the 37th parallel, west of Seoul, in the middle of Gangwon Province, bordering Gyeonggi Province.

On February 10, the day before the launch of the general offensive, Deng Hua, commander-in-chief of the Deng Group, solemnly handed over the heavy task of frontal attack to Deng Yue, the commander of the young 118th Division.

Deng Yue had just turned 32 years old that year, and he participated in the Battle of the Hundred Regiments, the Battle of Linjiang in Sibao, the Battle of Liaoshen and the Battle of Pingjin. He is a brave and brave general who is good at fighting and dares to fight! When he learned that the 118th Division was going to take the lead this time, he patted his chest and said to Deng Hua: "The 118th Division is to fight the last person left, and it will also take down Hengcheng!" ”

Deng Yue believed that the Gwangjeon area was a necessary place for the South Korean army to flee after the war. If you use the four regiments at hand to push flat on the first line, the formation is too dense, and it is easy to be killed and injured by the enemy's superior ground and air firepower, and it is very likely to be a flat push in the style of chasing ducks. He made up his mind to send 1 regiment to intersperse 25 kilometers behind enemy lines after the battle began, occupy Guangtian, and block the retreat of the 21st Regiment of the 8th Korean Division.

The specific deployment was as follows: The 354th Regiment was between Hunghwafa and Sangyu-dong, and the 353rd Regiment was attached to the division's mountain artillery battalion between Sangyu-dong and Daesamma, each with a part of the force to attack the positions of the 21st Regiment of the 8th Division of the South Korean Army on the 397.4 Heights, Sanggofa, Namsan, and Namsan.

The 352nd Regiment, which had the strongest combat effectiveness in the whole division and even the 40th Army, penetrated directly into the Guangtian area through Gucun between the 353rd and 354th Regiments, and must penetrate to Guangtian before dawn to seize the key points and cut off the enemy's retreat. Baidu takes a look at the latest chapter of "Men's World Masterpiece Literature" to read for free for the first time.