Wells' Counterattack (7)
"Colonel Wells, what the hell is going on, how did you get beaten like this?" The division commander of the American army asked as he looked at Colonel Wells, who was in tatters from the shells. "We are calculated!" Wells said, spreading his hands. "Dear Wells, your plan has made all our efforts in vain, the enemy has broken through Sancheon-dong, and now in order not to be detoured by the Chinese, our troops at Santoufeng have also had to withdraw back, these senseless battles have killed and injured two South Korean regiments and hundreds of American soldiers, all of which require you to take responsibility!" After the commander of the U.S. division finished speaking, he left like a bull. Wells could only angrily throw his lunch box on the ground.
"General Van Vliet, Colonel Wells's counterattack has failed, and the losses on the side of the Pingkang Valley are very large, and now Wells is asking to find an opportunity on the eastern front of Shangganling!" Van Vliet's staff officer came in to report. "This poor Wells!" Van Vliet said helplessly. "What now? Grant his request? Van Vliet's chief of staff asked. You go and remind him, didn't he bring a new batch of gadgets with him when he came to North Korea? Why not take it out and give it a try! Van Vliet said, "There is one more thing, let him go back to Cowen, focus on the Chinese artillery in front of Shangganling, only by striking the artillery there will we have a chance to break the deadlock here!" "Yes!"
"Welcome back, Colonel Wells!" Cowan said as he looked at Wells as he walked in. "Is there anything to welcome, to welcome a defeated general?" Wells was very frustrated! "What's wrong? Dear Wells, who hasn't lost a battle? Cowan looked at Wells and said comfortingly. You are a general, and I am an artilleryman, the duel between the two armies depends on the superiority of weapons and the wisdom of strategy and tactics, but both sides win and lose each other, and even the victor has to pay a certain price! But in the battle between the artillerymen, the victor will win a great victory, unscathed, and the loser will suffer heavy losses, just like I am now, like a stray dog who has been beaten up! Wells said dejectedly.
"But Cowen, I'm not completely desperate because I still have a chance to turn the tables around! That's the new gadget I brought when I came, and I want to use that thing to teach the Chinese an unforgettable lesson in order to redeem some of the shame of my defeat! Wells said. What's new? Cowan asked. A large self-propelled gun of 203 mm! Wells said, "This is a brand-new system, the powerful 203 mm cannon is mounted on the chassis, to achieve self-propelled, can be free to maneuver in a wide range of fire, to inflict heavy damage on the enemy, 203 mm cannon power, not now we commonly use 155 mm shells can be compared, I believe it will help me wash away the shame!" But this requires your cooperation, and I hope you can give me another chance! Wells said. Okay, Colonel Wells, I believe that your abilities and American high technology can help me break the current battlefield stalemate! Cowan said.
The 203-mm large-caliber self-propelled gun mentioned by Wells is a new type of self-propelled gun system that the Americans began to develop before the end of World War II. But the Americans, who were extremely superstitious about firepower, did not give up, and after several years of research and assembly, they finally succeeded in developing it! In addition to suppressing and covering the wall, the Americans also planned to use it to improve it into a heavy artillery that could fire nuclear shells, and this time Wells brought it to North Korea to test it in actual combat, but because this self-propelled gun was too heavy and very inconvenient to transport, Wells had just been transported off the ship when Liu Hai was beaten up in the Pingkang Valley.
"Look, Cowan, it's this self-propelled gun!" Wells pointed to the large self-propelled gun that had just been delivered to Cowen. Cowan, as a proponent of the theory of victory by firepower, saw this huge thing in front of him and was very interested! "The shells of this artillery weigh ninety pounds, and the firing range reaches an astonishing twenty-three kilometers, with this thing, we will definitely be able to teach the Chinese an unforgettable lesson!" Wells said. "Great, I like it so much!" Cowan looked at the huge cannon and said, "How are you going to use it?" "Of course it's not used to fight birds, I want to use it to smash the hatred in your heart, the sixth position of the Chinese!" Wells said through gritted teeth.
"Boom!" An explosion sounded, shaking Liu Xiaoshan, who was sitting on a chair and cursing on the No. 6 position, to the ground! "! What's going on? Liu Xiaoshan stood up and looked at the location of the explosion! Brigade commander, no, the regimental headquarters of the 2nd Regiment was blown up by enemy artillery! "A volunteer soldier came running over to report!" What? The second regiment commander, who was being scolded, hurriedly jumped up: "Take me to see it!" "I'll take a look, too!" Liu Xiaoshan followed the second regiment commander to the regiment headquarters of the second regiment commander. The regimental headquarters of the 2nd Regiment, as a command post at the regimental level, is a bunker with a large area, and as a command headquarters, it has been specially reinforced, and ordinary shells cannot penetrate it, and according to theoretical requirements, unless it is a direct hit by hundreds of kilograms of aviation, it will not be destroyed. But the regimental headquarters of the second regiment in front of him was taken away by Lianwo!
"What kind of cannon is this? So powerful? Liu Xiaoshan looked at the remains of the volunteers who were dug out and said. Lao Hu, Lao Hu! The second regiment commander hugged the body of a volunteer soldier and cried. Liu Xiaoshan knows this old Hu, this is a veteran of Liu Xiaoshan's army, although he is just a cooking soldier, but he has been under Liu Xiaoshan's command since the early days of the anti-Japanese war, he is considered an old qualified soldier, when the second regiment commander was still a recruit, because he was not used to eating southern food, Lao Hu specially made hand-rolled noodles for him in his hometown, the second regiment commander has a very good feeling for this old Hu, Liu Xiaoshan every time he eats and drinks, he will also call this old Hu palm, and now watching Lao Hu was blown up alive, it is said that when he came to the regiment headquarters to send hand-rolled noodles to the second regiment commander, was killed by a flying shell, which made the second regiment commander even more sad!
"Brigade commander, I ask for an attack, I want to avenge Lao Hu! Otherwise, I'd be sorry for his hand-rolled dough! The second regiment leader shouted at Liu Xiaoshan with blood-red eyes! Don't be in a hurry! Liu Xiaoshan knew that there was a confrontation at this time, his side was strictly guarded, and the Americans were similar, and if he attacked rashly now, he was afraid that he would only suffer a loss. Besides, based on his own experience, Liu Xiaoshan found that this shell was different, there must be something special, and it was necessary to report it to the division commander, otherwise the No. 6 position under his feet would be smashed by this kind of shell!
"Brigadier Commander!" The second regiment commander shouted again anxiously. "Didn't I fucking say don't worry? Donkey hair stuffed in the ears! Liu Xiaoshan scolded, "All withdraw from the position, immediately!" "What?" The second head of the regiment looked at Liu Xiaoshan in disbelief. "I said withdraw from the position and carry out the order!" Liu Xiaoshan shouted again. "Yes!" Although the second regiment commander was very unwilling, if he didn't carry out the order, he would be beaten by Liu Xiaoshan's big feet next, so he immediately called his soldiers to withdraw from the position with him!
"Brigade commander, why should we withdraw, isn't it just a shell!" After the second regiment commander withdrew, he squatted there unconvinced and said to Liu Xiaoshan. "You know!" Liu Xiaoshan kicked over and kicked the second regiment commander to the ground, "Your regimental headquarters has been specially reinforced, and Wu Fatzi's heavy artillery may not be able to penetrate it, but now it has been penetrated by someone else!" And it is very likely that the cannon just now was a test firing, and it will be bombarded next, if you don't dodge, it is very likely to suffer a big loss! "How can it be so evil... Although the second regiment leader was kicked, because of Lao Hu's death, he held his breath and muttered unconvinced. However, at this time, an earth-shattering explosion sounded on the position of the second regiment commander!
Looking at the fortifications and bunkers on his position, and even some stones with a large tonnage, were blown up like pieces of paper by the huge explosion, although the density of the bombardment was not large, but the power was indeed amazing. The second regiment commander looked straight hair, if the brigade commander hadn't let him withdraw, his soldiers would have been torn apart. "Brigade commander, what kind of cannon is this? If that's the case, we won't be able to hold our ground! The second head said. At least it can hold on today! Liu Xiaoshan said, "Although this kind of artillery shell is very powerful, but it must be specially assembled or special caliber, and it is difficult to transport, so the reserve ammunition will not be too much, today is the first time to use, and it will definitely use up all the reserve ammunition in one go, so as to ensure that it can give our position a fatal blow, and now we dodge, after a while, the artillery is finished, and you will go back to block the enemy's attack!" ”
"Brigade commander, you really deserve to have graduated from the martial arts hall, and the enemy has all been exposed with a single shell! If it weren't for your godlike command, we'd be doomed! The second head of the regiment said to Liu Xiaoshan flatteringly. Less! Your task is to resolutely repel the enemy's attack without strong fortifications! Liu Xiaoshan said. No problem! It must have been the South Korean army that came up, and they were stabbed down with a bayonet! The second regiment commander said: "But what if the enemy fires again?" "I'm going to report to the division commander now, I won't fight again today!" All you have to do is withstand the enemy's infantry attack! Liu Xiaoshan said. Please rest assured, our 2nd Regiment will hold its position and wait for you to come back! The second regiment commander said.