Chapter 961: Self-Assertive
The Changjin Lake area is located on the Gaima Plateau in northeastern North Korea, where the winter is cold and snowy, and the temperature is minus 20 degrees or 30 degrees Celsius during the day and drops to minus 40 degrees Celsius at night. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info Americans even detected extremely low temperatures of more than minus 50 degrees.
The Changjin River is a river that flows from south to north to Changjin Lake and finally flows into the Yalu River. The rivers are full of desolate and steep mountains and ravines, and the terrain is extremely complex and the roads are difficult to navigate.
The main road here is a gravel road that leads from Hamhung on the east coast of North Korea to the depths of the plateau. The road is built halfway up a mountain or valley floor, flanked by huge, wrinkled, ugly mountains that are inaccessible to people.
Let's briefly describe the Battle of Changjin Lake, that is, the 1st Marine Division of the US Army went ashore from Xingnan Port in Hamxing, and arrived at Liutanli on the shore of Changjin Lake along the gravel road one by one. As a result, in Liutanli, this small village was surrounded by volunteers, and had to retreat all the way back to Xingnan, get on a boat and escape.
Several key points of this campaign are 22 kilometers from Liutanli to Xiajieyuli, 18 kilometers from Xiajieyuli to Gutuli, 16 kilometers from Gutuli to Zhenxingli, 20 kilometers from Zhenxingli to Wulaoli, and 27 kilometers from Wulaoli to Xingnangang.
On this retreat of more than 100 kilometers, the remnants of the 1st Marine Division and the 7th Marine Division of the US Army encountered stubborn resistance from the volunteers. Nearly 100,000 U.S. troops, under the cover of countless planes, tanks and other heavy weapons, took 15 days to completely withdraw and finally escaped.
The U.S. military had three important points of support throughout the battle. One is Hajayu-ri, one is Heongnam Port, and the other is Wonsan Airport.
Xiajieyuli is where the headquarters of the 1st Marine Division is located, with an airfield and material hoarding points, surrounded by heavy troops. The air force in charge of ground support departed from Zeyuanshan Airport, and Zhou Qingfeng couldn't go where the distance was too far.
The only thing that could make Zhou Qingfeng make up his mind was Xingnan Port, which was the rear route of the 1st Marine Division, and also its logistics base camp and the departure place of aircraft carriers. The destruction of the port of Hungnam made it much more difficult for the US troops to escape.
And now, Zhou Qingfeng's unit is an independent tank platoon of the 178th Regiment of the 60th Division of the 20th Army of the Ninth Corps, which can be regarded as a sharp knife unit.
This sharp knife unit was located near Gutuli in the middle of the entire battle line, and was responsible for blocking the waist and cutting off the enemy's retreat. But the tank platoon, which was supposed to come in handy, was now out of fuel and collapsed in place, unable to move.
"'GOD', what is wrong with you deducting Lao Tzu, but you just deducted the fuel." Zhou Qingfeng opened the fuel tanks of all tanks and engineering vehicles, but they were empty, and there was not a drop of oil, "Lao Tzu was originally full of fuel and ammunition and fully equipped, but now he is in big trouble." ”
Zhou Qingfeng had long expected that he would fall into a situation without logistics, so two of the five tanks built were converted into engineering vehicles filled with logistics supplies. The nearly 70-ton tank was dismantled to a 20-ton chassis, and the high-horsepower engine was used to carry more than 30 tons of supplies.
Fortunately, the most important fuel in the supply is gone. Five armored vehicles in black and white camouflage became immovable iron coffins. It's really that people are not as good as heaven, how can this be warned?
"Platoon commander, the regiment headquarters said that they don't have diesel either, let's figure it out ourselves. Now that the battle has begun, the enemy is attacking our positions, and the regimental commander told us to become infantrymen if we really can't do it. The orderly sent a reply to Zhou Qingfeng.
"Fart, the tank that Lao Tzu finally got is more precious than gold, how can you say that you will lose it?" Zhou Qingfeng scolded. He looked at his watch, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon of November 28, 50, and the Battle of Changjin Lake had already started for a day.
"Damn it! Lao Tzu got up early in the morning, but rushed to a late meeting. Zhou Qingfeng hurriedly took the map, first confirmed his current location, and then looked at where the surrounding friendly forces and enemies were?
I don't have diesel, so I naturally have to ask the enemy for it. The closest enemy to Zhou Qingfeng was in Gutuli, but Gutuli had some units of the 1st Marine Division of the US Army, the 7th Army Division and the British Army, with a total strength of more than 3,000.
There are many enemies, there is no way, the battle has already started, you can't sit still, right?
Zhou Qingfeng could only be ruthless, and said to his subordinates: "It seems that we have to go to the enemy to ask for some diesel, I hope they can be hospitable." ”
The forty people in the whole platoon were constantly shivering in the cold wind, but they couldn't help laughing when they heard the words of their platoon commander. Zhou Qingfeng walked to a construction truck with a cold face, and said unhappily: "Fortunately, Lao Tzu is well prepared, otherwise he would really be blind."
Platoon deputy, you take the fourth and fifth squads to stay at home, and be careful not to let the enemy planes blow up our tanks. 'Old machine gun', you and I take the first, second and third shifts to get diesel. ”
With the tank crew as the establishment, Zhou Qingfeng's squad of eight people, all of whom collectively went to the front of the engineering vehicle to receive equipment. He currently has the most advanced weapons in the world, such as the M1 carbine with active infrared night vision.
Old-fashioned night vision devices are thick, clumsy, and huge, especially since the battery box is very heavy and the viewing distance is also very close. However, in the face of the tactical advantage of one-way transparency, these disadvantages are acceptable.
Carry a gun on your back, insert several thirty-round magazines and grenades. Zhou Qingfeng also cursed, "Even the spare cotton clothes and food prepared by Lao Tzu have been withheld, this is forcing Lao Tzu to work hard."
Although the modified engineering vehicle cannot be moved, the weapons and ammunition stored inside are abundant. Zhou Qingfeng finally armed all his soldiers, and the ones given to him by 'GOD' can be regarded as elite soldiers, each of whom is an all-rounder.
The 'old machine gun' was holding a BAR light machine gun with night vision and a Motorola walkie-talkie on his chest. He said to Zhou Qingfeng: "Let's go, I've been waiting for a good show for a long time." ”
Zhou Qingfeng's current location is Fushengli, which is still a few kilometers away from Gutuli. The main roads were controlled by the US military, and he could only lead his team over the mountains and mountains to approach. Regarding his self-determination, the platoon deputy said worriedly: "Shall we ask the regiment headquarters for instructions before taking action?" ”
"Do you think the head of the regiment will approve it?" Zhou Qingfeng buckled a helmet on his head, and the cold feeling made his head hurt. "Or do you really want to go to the position and wait for enemy shells and napalm?"
It has been more than a month since the DPRK entered the DPRK, and the US military's superiority in firepower has already left a deep impact on all the commanders and fighters of the Chinese People's Volunteers. It was an explosion and shrapnel that there was nowhere to hide.
Zhou Qingfeng's 178th Regiment is the blocking force responsible for sending reinforcements, and isn't it a joke to let a group of tank soldiers squat in the trenches and wait for death?
"Even if I disobey military orders, I have to get enough diesel." Zhou Qingfeng patted the platoon deputy on the shoulder, "Don't be afraid, when our tank starts, the regiment commander will laugh." Now that we have the advantage of equipment, we have to let the Americans taste our strength. ”