Chapter 242: The Seventh Regiment Ambushes the Armored Convoy!
At the same time, Colonel Lawrence, sitting in an armored command car, was retreating with the troops.
A staff officer reported: "Sir, according to the information we have just received, the Chinese troops near the 674 heights have launched a pursuit of our troops. β
Colonel Lawrence couldn't help frowning when he heard this, and said, "I didn't expect these guys to be so bold, they really dared to pursue us with so little force, it's just dead." β
The staff officer said: "These Chinese soldiers don't want to die in battle, I really don't know where they got the courage." β
Hearing this, Colonel Lawrence's brows furrowed even deeper, and he said: "You are right, these Chinese troops really don't want to die at all, as if they won't die." β
"It's incredible."
Then another officer asked, "So what do we do now?" β
Colonel Lawrence frowned and said, "What can I do?" Let the broken troops stop them, and the main force will accelerate its retreat. β
"Retreat?"
Colonel Lawrence continued: "If you don't retreat, will you wait here to die?" Don't you all know that the main force of the Chinese army has caught up, and that is the most terrible. β
"If we go slower and get caught up in their encirclement, the consequences will be catastrophic, you see?"
βyes sir!β
Colonel Lawrence sighed helplessly, he was indeed helpless to make such a decision, because the other troops nearby were speeding up their retreat, if they ran slowly, once they were bitten, no one would be able to save them.
After all, they have already understood the strength of the volunteers, and now they dare not take risks easily.
Colonel Lawrence could only pray silently in his heart now, praying that their troops would not be stopped by the volunteers.
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At the same time, Wu Qianli led the soldiers of the Seventh Regiment through a rugged and difficult path and continued to advance all the way.
Although the road was difficult, in order to be able to bite some of the enemies, the soldiers all gritted their teeth and rushed forward desperately.
Wu Qianli wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Keep moving forward and climb over the mountain in front of you as soon as possible." β
"Yes!"
"Everyone be careful, the road ahead is not easy to walk, and everyone is optimistic about their feet."
"Yes!"
Since the road is rough and difficult, and it is night, the view is not very good, so the soldiers should also pay great attention to safety while speeding up, and if they accidentally roll down the mountain, even if they do not die, they will be injured.
However, everything went relatively smoothly, Wu Qianli observed the surrounding situation, and had determined that they had now successfully detoured back to the enemy's flank and rear.
Therefore, if everything goes well, the Gang 7th Regiment will definitely be able to successfully intercept some of the enemy.
Wu Qianli is also full of confidence now, and continues to advance with the soldiers.
After walking some distance, the soldiers climbed over a mountain, and Wu Qianli looked at it from a distance, and could already see the lights of the US military convoy in the distance.
On the highway, the convoy of the US military formed a long line.
Because it's night, the U.S. military drives the lights, so it's also very conspicuous.
And there is no need to worry about admitting mistakes, because those who dare to turn on the lights are the US military.
The transport convoy of the Volunteer Army absolutely did not dare to turn on the lights, because the enemy also constantly had night patrol planes at night, and once they found the lights, they would immediately start bombing.
Therefore, the convoys of the Volunteer Army and the People's Army did not dare to turn on the lights at night, and could only move forward in the dark, which also caused some unnecessary losses.
Because the terrain here is mountainous, even the road is not so easy to walk, but this is also a helpless thing, because once it is exposed, it will only be bombed by enemy aircraft, and the losses will only be greater, which is a lesson in blood.
Wu Qianli held a telescope to observe the surrounding terrain, then raised his hand and said, "Keep going, let's go over there and seize the hill on the side of the road, and then we can cut off the road." β
"Be careful, everyone, don't expose it."
"Yes!"
The warriors replied with a bang.
Subsequently, under the leadership of Wu Qianli, the soldiers of the Seventh Regiment continued to advance forward.
After a cautious walk down a rugged mountain road, we walked along a valley for about two miles before climbing a nearby hill.
On the other side of the hill is the road, and as long as you occupy the hill, you can cut off the road.
Wu Qianli led the soldiers to climb the mountain desperately, just thinking about climbing to the top of the mountain as soon as possible, and now it can be described as a race against time.
But when Wu Qianli climbed to the top of the mountain, he found that on the road below the mountain, enemy tanks were passing by one by one.
Wu Qianli couldn't help frowning, roughly estimating that there were at least dozens of tanks under the mountain, with their strength, wanting to kill these tanks was tantamount to a fool's dream.
Wu Qianli instructed: "Occupy the position first, set up all the machine guns and mortars, and prepare for battle." β
"Remember, you must be careful not to let the enemy find out."
"Yes!"
Under Wu Qianli's order, the soldiers all cautiously went to the top of the mountain, and then occupied a favorable position, and all the machine guns were erected.
At this time, Mei Sheng came to Wu Qianli and asked softly, "Do you want to fight?" β
Wu Qianli observed carefully, then shook his head and said, "Don't fight, let them go." β
Mei Sheng nodded slightly and said, "It's okay if you don't fight, it's all tanks, and we can't fight at all." β
Yu Congrong couldn't stand it anymore, and asked softly: "If you don't fight, what are we doing here?" β
Wu Qianli explained: "I just observed that behind these tanks, there are armored personnel carriers and jeeps, let's hit the convoy behind and put these tanks over." β
Hearing this, Yu Congrong suddenly understood, and hurriedly made an apologetic gesture.
Wu Qianli immediately made a gesture, asking everyone to stand by and prepare for battle.
The tanks under the hill drove one after another, and dozens of tanks quickly drove over.
Behind them, armored cars drove up, mixed with some jeeps, and behind them there was a large convoy of trucks.
Wu Qianli took a deep breath, saw the opportunity, and then ordered: "Beat Lao Tzu hard!" β
With Wu Qianli's order, the soldiers who had already prepared immediately launched an attack.
Light and heavy machine guns were the first to fire.
"Da Da Da Da~!"
Dense gunfire rang out, and a string of blazing bullets rained down, quickly flying towards the US military convoy at the bottom of the mountain.
"Jingle Bell~!"
The bullet hit the carriage, and some American soldiers did not have time to react at all, and they were shot and fell to the ground.
At the same time, mortars fired.
"Knock knock~!"
A dull sound of artillery rang out, and several shells whizzed down the convoy down the hill.
"Boom~! Rumble~! β
A violent explosion sounded, and an armored personnel carrier was hit directly and blown to the ground.
"Knock knock~!"
Two rockets whizzed towards the convoy down the hill.
"Boom~! Rumble~! β
A violent explosion sounded, and two armored vehicles were hit, blowing into a cloud of burning scrap metal.
At the same time, dozens of fighters rushed out, approached the road, and threw grenades with all their might.
Grenades spun and landed on the road.
"Boom~! Rumble~! β
A violent explosion sounded, and patches of fire rose into the air.
Some armored vehicles were directly engulfed in flames, which were incendiary grenades, which could produce high-temperature flames of several thousand degrees after exploding, burning everything around them to ashes, even steel would be melted.
Some armored vehicles were directly blown out, and such a powerful grenade was naturally not an ordinary grenade, but an anti-tank grenade.
Under the full attack of the soldiers of the Seventh Regiment, the road below the mountain suddenly became a mess.
The U.S. military was unprepared and suffered heavy casualties for a while.
Many American devils didn't understand what was going on, so they met Hades in a daze.
Under the powerful firepower of the Gang 7 Regiment, all the vehicles on the highway of several tens of meters were quickly destroyed, and the enemy on the vehicles was basically killed and wounded.
Wu Qianli immediately ordered: "Continue to attack north along the mountain range." β
"Yes!"
The warriors then moved along the ridge, gradually moving northward, and then attacked the enemy convoy below from the mountain.
Due to the narrow roads, these convoys are lined up and it is difficult to make a U-turn.
On the other hand, it is not easy for the enemy tank group that has just passed to turn around and come back to support.
Because this section was clogged with a large number of bombed-up vehicles, it was not so easy for the enemy's tanks to come back even if they turned around.
Especially at night, the view was not good, and a large number of bombed-up vehicles made thick smoke billowing out, so that the enemy tank units in front could not really understand the specific situation in the rear.
Without knowing the specific situation, these US tanks did not dare to rush back to support.
As a result, the U.S. troops in the back were attacked and kept calling for help and reinforcements, while the tanks in front could not support in time and were also in a mess.
And with the number of wrecked vehicles, more and more, the blocked roads are getting longer and longer.
On the other hand, the enemy who was blocked behind could not turn around and escape, because they had just withdrawn from the front and could not run back at all.
Because the main force of the Volunteer Army was about to catch up, it was for this reason that they hurriedly retreated.
In this way, the only way out was blocked, and they did not dare to retreat, so they could only continue to push forward.
However, these enemies were also considered well-trained, and soon the enemy units in the rear organized effective resistance and began to resist the attack of the 7th Regiment.
After all, Wu Qianli's Gang 7th Regiment was short of troops, and at the beginning, it was stained with the light of a sneak attack, which caught the US troops by surprise and caused a lot of losses to the US troops.
But as the battle progressed, the U.S. military began to react gradually, and the situation began to stabilize.
The battle fell into a stalemate for a while, but fortunately, Wu Qianli occupied a favorable terrain in the mountains, and in the face of a large number of American troops and fierce firepower, they would not suffer losses.
Moreover, because it was night, and the troops of the two sides were strangled together, the enemy planes could not distinguish between friend and foe, and they did not dare to rashly ask the planes to bomb them.
In this way, the US military has no advantage at all, even if it has a large number of troops, but it is limited by the terrain and cannot be fully deployed, so they will not have any light.
Colonel Lawrence was also blocked behind, and at this moment the American devil was hiding in a safe place, directing the troops to continue to attack.
Colonel Lawrence scolded: "Fake, we must open the breakthrough as soon as possible, and if we continue to stalemate like this, when the enemy's main force arrives, none of us can escape." β
An American officer next to him hurriedly said: "We are already attacking with all our might, but the resistance of the Chinese army is very stubborn, so we ......"
"Damn it!"
Colonel Lawrence scolded, "Where the hell did these guys come from?" β
"Is it that their main forces have already arrived, and have cut off our retreat and gone around our rear."
That's what Colonel Lawrence fears most.
The U.S. military officer hurriedly said: "It's not clear for the time being, but it shouldn't be China's main force." β
"Humble speculation is that most of them are just small groups of Chinese troops, who have made a detour from the small road and cut off this section of the road."
"Now judging by the fighting, the firepower of the Chinese army is not too fierce."
Colonel Lawrence frowned and said: "I'm afraid that there will be more and more reinforcements from them, give me a stronger offensive, and be sure to break their resistance in the shortest possible time, quickly~!" At all costs, open the passage of retreat. β
βyes sir!β
The U.S. military officers present responded in unison.
In fact, Colonel Lawrence really guessed correctly, and there were more and more reinforcements.
At least Tan Ziwei was about to arrive at the battlefield with reinforcements, and they rushed over behind Wu Qianli, not much slower than Wu Qianli's Seventh Regiment.
And there are also follow-up reinforcements rushing over.
In addition, the main force of the Volunteer Army, about one corps of troops, came from different directions, and is now approaching this area.
So now Colonel Lawrence, their situation is actually very dangerous.
Tan Ziwei had already rushed to the vicinity of the battlefield with a group of soldiers who had attacked the fortifications, and when he heard the dense gunfire in front, Tan Ziwei shouted: "Speed up your pace and meet Wu Qianli as soon as possible." β
The troops continued on their way when the scout ran back.
Tan Ziwei hurriedly asked, "What's the situation ahead?" β
The scout panted and said: "The Seventh Regiment has seized the favorable terrain and has blocked the American army, and now the American army is attacking like crazy and wants to break out." β
Tan Ziwei said excitedly: "Well done, Wu Qianli, this kid is really amazing." β
"Comrades, our main force is about to arrive, as long as we block them, we can annihilate them all."
"Everyone continues to speed up their pace to support the Seventh Regiment, and not a single enemy can be let go."
"Yes!"
The soldiers responded with a bang, and then under the leadership of Tan Ziwei, they continued to advance rapidly.
Soon Tan Ziwei led the soldiers to the foot of the mountain, Tan Ziwei glanced up and shouted: "Rush up for me to support the Gang Seventh Regiment." β
"Yes!"
The warriors roared angrily, and then rushed towards the mountain with all their strength with Tan Ziwei.
At this moment, a large number of American troops were like mad dogs, constantly rushing towards the position of the Seventh Regiment.
Wu Qianli commanded his soldiers, relying on the favorable terrain, stubbornly resisting the counteroffensive of the American army.
Wu Qianli kept raising his gun to shoot, and as one after another gunshots rang out, the enemies who rushed up fell to the ground one after another.
The soldiers were all red-eyed at the moment, shooting desperately, and the bullets rained down like bullets, constantly enveloping the enemy.
When the fierce battle was in full swing, Tan Ziwei arrived in time with reinforcements, and after the soldiers rushed to the top of the mountain, they immediately threw themselves into the battle without any hesitation.
For a while, the firepower of the volunteers became more and more fierce, and most of the dead and wounded of the enemy who had rushed up were gradually suppressed.
Tan Ziwei ran to Wu Qianli's side, and while shooting, he shouted loudly: "Qianli, are you okay!" β
Wu Qianli grinned and said, "Okay, this enemy was blocked by us, fortunately you arrived in time, and now they can't escape." β
Tan Ziwei shouted: "Let's fight off the attack of the American devils first." β
"Good~!"
Wu Qianli shouted loudly: "Comrades, give me concentrated firepower and hit hard." β
Under the suppression of the strong firepower of the volunteers, the attacking American troops suffered heavy casualties, and finally retreated again.
Looking at the defeated and retreating American troops, Wu Qianli couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, he also knew that the main force was coming at full speed, as long as they dragged the enemy here, then none of the enemies would want to escape.
Tan Ziwei glanced at Wu Qianli, Wu Qianli was inevitably a little embarrassed at this moment, his face was blackened by gunsmoke, and the military uniform on his body became tattered.
Tan Ziwei asked with concern, "Is it really okay?" β
Wu Qianli said confidently: "Don't worry, everything is under control." β
"There is no way back for this group of American devils, and it is estimated that they will continue to attack."
Tan Ziwei observed the situation and said, "The terrain here is good, you kid can do it!" seized this favorable terrain so that the American devils could not escape. β
Wu Qianli said with a smug face: "Damn, we have been pressed and beaten by them for so long before, and now they want to escape when they learn that our main force has arrived." β
"Where in the world is there such a cheap thing, if you want to leave, you have to ask me if I agree to the gun in my hand."
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On the other side, the U.S. Military Division
Colonel Lawrence, seeing that the attacking troops were once again defeated, angrily scolded: "What is the use of these waste? β
An American officer next to him hurriedly explained: "Sir, the enemy occupies a favorable terrain, their firepower is too fierce, and the attacking troops have suffered heavy losses, so they will fail." β
Colonel Lawrence said angrily, "I don't want to hear these excuses, you should all know that by now. β
"The main force of the Chinese army has caught up, and if we can't withdraw in time, they will soon surround us, and none of us will be able to escape at that time."
"Do you want to stay in a prisoner-of-war camp for the Chinese army?"
"I'm sure you won't even be able to eat bread if you get there, let alone the wine."
The U.S. military officers present were all silent, and they all understood that the current situation was very worrying.
But things have come to this point, and they can't help it.
Colonel Lawrence continued: "We are running out of time, we must take the positions of the Chinese troops on the opposite side as soon as possible, open the gap and break out. β
"Pass the order and continue to organize the troops to attack, now it's time to fight hard."
"If you don't work hard, I can guarantee that you will regret it for the rest of your life."
"This is our last hope."
"Launch a new offensive as soon as possible, give me to defeat them and break out."
βyes sir!β
An American officer next to him hurriedly answered, turned around and ran to deliver the order.
Colonel Lawrence stared angrily at the distant hill as if his eyes were about to burst into flames.
He wanted to rush forward immediately and devour these volunteers who blocked them alive, but unfortunately he didn't have the ability, so he could only do it here in a hurry. (End of chapter)