Chapter 11: Memories
The glittering blue sky and white sun cockade is inlaid on the tall and stylish dark gray military hat, and the curly brim is pressed slightly lower, blocking part of the light, forming a curved shadow that obscures part of the bronze heroic face. The crisp gray military uniform, bound in a thick, sturdy brown belt, the strap crossed diagonally across the chest and around the shoulders, resting against the gold-trimmed major collar on a red background, and the shiny metal buckle on it contrasted strongly with the spotless black boots. A tall officer figure appeared at the door of the divisional command post.
"Report!"
The chief of staff, who was lying on the map, raised his head: "Well, Hu Yi, you are here." He took off his glasses and threw them on the map on the table, put his hands behind his back and continued: "The division commander went to the general command overnight, and I am currently under full acting command. β
"Resolutely obey orders!
The chief of staff waved his hand slightly, motioned for Hu Yi to take a break, and continued: "Yesterday the devils suffered a loss, and after this night, I estimate that their preparations for the attack have been completed. How is your direct machine gun company set up?"
"Eight heavy machine guns, two in Yaomadu, two on the left flank of the front, and three on the right flank, have all been assigned to the temporary command of the troops in their positions, and the rest will be dispatched by me in the center. β
The chief of staff looked down at the map, "It's all scattered? I ordered the machine-gun company to immediately retract and deploy in a hill position. β
"This ......" Hu Yi was puzzled in his heart, the hill position is a frontal front, it is a small mountain pack with no vegetation, if eight heavy machine guns are stacked in a hill position, the range of fire is limited, the firing range is too repetitive, not to mention the loss of the range advantage of the heavy machine guns, and the concealment is too poor.
"Don't do this, that, the devil is clearly going to fight the mountain, I just want the mountain not to be lost. If you don't put your machine gun company on it, do you want me to put your gun company on it?
"Yes. β......
It was almost dawn, and Hu Yi stood on the hill and looked around, frowning. The deputy company commander ran up from behind, stood beside Hu Yi, took off his hat and wiped the sweat on his head, and then fanned the hat in his hand. "I said company commander, are you sure you heard the order correctly? Put us here, isn't that just using a heavy machine gun as a light machine gun?"
"How's the preparation of the fortifications?" Hu Yi replied.
"According to what you said, in order to defend against artillery, all U-shaped trenches were dug and deepened as much as possible. But if you look at the weeds around, the heavy machine gun still can't hide it, and I'm out of options. β
"Have you greeted the infantry positions at the front of the mountain?"
"I've been to see it, they are from the 642nd regiment, and a reinforced battalion has been arranged at the foot of the mountain in front of us, which should be able to resist. β
Hu Yi nodded, turned around and walked towards the position.
"Hey, company commander, company commander, don't be in a hurry to leave, see if you can ask for instructions from the upper peak again, it's still too late to ......"
The devil moved his real character, and as soon as he came up, he set up a brigade and frantically attacked the forward position under the hill, surging like a tide. Intensive artillery fire bombarded the positions of the reinforced battalion under the hill front over and over again.
Eight wheeled Makqin heavy machine guns worked almost non-stop, and in conjunction with the reinforced battalion in front, they firmly suppressed the offensive line of the devils at the front of the hill position, leaving behind a large number of corpses, but could not push further.
When the third attempt at the cluster attack failed, the angry devil finally extended his gaze and showed fire support from the hill.
A 9o-millimeter Type 97 mortar shell smashed down from the top of his head with a characteristic whistling sound and landed not far from the outside of the trench, kicking up a large cloud of mud and mist, and the falling gravel and earth raised Hu Yi's body.
Hu Yi put down the binoculars, it's broken, it's finally coming. This single shell is a test fire, which is a reference for firing Zhuyuan revision before the official shelling. He shouted to the deputy company commander who was directing the shooting from the position: "Cease fire and conceal, prepare for anti-artillery!"
More than ten seconds later, the rain of bullets arrived as scheduled. The continuous roar stretched wantonly, enveloping the entire hill position in gunsmoke.
The artillery fire did not stop, and the fourth charge of the devils began. The reinforced battalion, which had lost the heavy machine-gun support behind it, finally poured into the forward trenches by the first wave of devils, despite stubborn resistance.
The white-knuckle battle in the telescope made Hu Yi anxious, if the reinforced battalion could not bear it, the machine gun company behind it would still be finished. Got up from the trench, gritted his teeth and shouted: "All machine guns, calibrated by the forward trenches, extend 2oo meters to block the shooting." Block shot!"
In the smoke of continuous artillery fire, the machine gunners climbed out of the trenches again, braved the air waves that could hit them at any time, listened to the deafening roar, and braved the continuous spilling of gravel, sand, and shrapnel to re-operate the machine guns. The operator kept being knocked down by shrapnel, and the person next to him immediately stepped up, so that the tongue of fire of the machine gun could continue, spilling out one barrage after another, penetrating the smoke of gunpowder one after another, and roaring over the trenches at the front of the fighting, forming a barrage of death blocking zone. The follow-up devils were finally suppressed, and they fell to the ground helplessly, looking for stones, shallow pits, or corpses in fear, to avoid the rushing harvest. The devils who rushed into the defensive position had no follow-up support, and were finally exhausted by the infantry in the trenches, and the fourth attack was fruitless.
The shelling stopped temporarily, and the deputy company commander rushed to Hu Yi's side with a disgraced face, and shouted at Hu Yi with a dumb throat: "Company commander, you can't fight like this, almost half of the company's brothers have stuffed their teeth with shells, and two machine guns have been reimbursed." It's not worth the fuck!"
Hu Yi lay on the edge of the trench, holding the telescope and continued to observe the battlefield, as if he hadn't heard the words of the deputy company commander next to him.
Hu Yi is also hesitating, how can he fight if he doesn't fight like this? The devils will move a new round of attacks at any time, and now they are moving their positions? It is too hasty, and it is estimated that there is not enough time. The situation on the battlefield was much more severe than pre-estimated, and I didn't expect that as soon as the devil came up, the brigade would fill up. Without the support of the machine-gun company, the reinforced battalion in front may not be able to withstand the wave of devils. If you continue to fight like this? I guess if we do this again, the machine gun company will be gone. The left and right are all to be played. Hu Yi regretted it, executed the order, executed a fart, he should have turned his face at the command post, and made it clear to the chief of staff of that grandson, refusing this nonsense order, it's a big deal that no official is light, and Lao Tzu can't do it if he doesn't do it. It's useless to think about it now.
Seeing that the company commander still didn't move, the deputy company commander lowered his face bitterly and pleaded: "Company commander, even if I beg you for the brothers, you have also seen that if our company is finished, the position in front of him will still be lost." If we move to the flanks, it will be more effective to support the front. β
"Do you think that when we transfer, the front can withstand a wave of attacks from the devils?" Hu Yi's tone was flat and unfeeling.
"Maybe they can do it, but it's a reinforced battalion. Perhaps, they will be able to withstand it. β
Hu Yi thought about it in silence for a while, and finally made up his mind: "Sue the sΓΉ brothers, hold on one more wave." As soon as this wave ended, it immediately shifted positions to the right flank. In addition, signal corps was sent to the front to explain the form clearly to the reinforced battalion and make them mentally prepared. β
"Yes!" The deputy company commander solemnly saluted Hu Yi, turned around and ran.
Leaving the mission position without authorization is also a violation of military law and is responsible. However, in order to leave a way for the brothers of the machine gun company to live, it is worth it! Hu Yi took a deep breath and suddenly felt much more relaxed.
The shape of the battlefield never unfolded in the desired direction, and the fifth attack, which was expected to come soon, did not appear for a long time. This made Hu Yi very annoyed in his heart, such a long interval was enough for the machine gun company to transfer the covering position, damn it, missed the opportunity. What are you doing here? Could it be that the morale has been frustrated and the attack has stopped? It is impossible. Or are they secretly outflanking? No way. Is there a problem with the chain of command? Ammunition is insufficient? Impossible. Opened the meal early? Hu Yi kept thinking and guessing, but there was no answer.
The devil suspended the attack, because the devil felt that the loss was too great and was unwilling to accept it, so the devil called for air support. They were waiting for the planes, waiting for the planes to arrive and cooperate with the artillery to destroy the fire on the hill before they charged.
The shelling began. Hu Yi's heart finally settled down, no matter what, it was better than a quiet torment. This time the scale of the shelling increased, not only mortars, but also Type 92 infantry guns, cutting through the hill positions layer by layer, rumbling into a single area, and tearing every inch of dirt like a shrew.
When the trenches stopped trembling, Hu Yi knew that the shelling had stopped. There was a constant buzzing echo in my ears, and I couldn't hear anything clearly. Shaking off the dust, he climbed back to the edge of the trench, and something seemed to appear on the horizon in the distance, slowly approaching, and gradually becoming clear.
One aerial bomb loosened the safety and fell, then the second, then the third......
A huge wave of qi spread violently on the edge of the trench above Hu Yi's head, causing one side of the trench to collapse and almost bury Hu Yi's whole body......
The second batch of air strikes passed over the hills, this time, aviation incendiary bombs. The bare hill has finally turned into a hell of flames......
Internal order of the 67th Army: After verification, Hu Yi, the commander of the machine gun company directly under the 1O7 Division, was in the battle of Xiaoshan, and the command was improper, resulting in the martyrdom of the machine gun company. It has now been decided to downgrade and retain the company in order to set an example......
More than a dozen figures ran in a panic, dripping blood and sweating. Falling, struggling, struggling to climb over the hilltop behind the position.
More than a dozen flower machine gun bullets were loaded and lined up in a row.
The deserters stumbled to a halt and looked numbly at the Overseer in front of them, silent for a moment.
"I am the company commander, and I gave the order to retreat. It's none of them. There is a kind of greeting Lao Tzu. β
Hu Yi's machine gun was still hanging behind his shoulder, and he never took it off. Raising his head, he calmly looked at the dozen deserters in front of him, and his eyes passed through them, and it was the planes that were still bombing on the other side of the mountain, humming and circling. Just said calmly: "Get out of here!"
"Captain?"
"I told them to fuck off!"
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