In the command post, everyone had just learned of this situation, and they all felt that this was tantamount to drawing wages from the bottom of the kettle, and two-thirds of the strength of the entire army was swept away in this way, leaving only their 180th Division to contain the enemy several times higher than their own before the central battle.

How to fight this battle? Everyone muttered like this in their hearts, but no one dared to speak out.

When Division Commander Zheng first heard the news, his eyes were particularly shocked, and the intuition of leading the troops to fight all year round told him that from the moment the artillery position of the Volunteer Army sounded, his troops had fallen into a desperate situation, and he did not want his subordinates to see his consternation, and he was holding a half-burned cigarette in his hand, he didn't smoke it this time, but he had a bad premonition in his heart, however, he tried to restrain himself, because this was completely just a premonition, whether it would happen or not, everything was unknown.

It's dark in the night.

The artillery fire was vented towards the enemy defense line in front of Xia Yuan's sharp knife platoon, and the continuous roar echoed between the mountains and rivers, and they were prostrate on the ground, and they could clearly feel that the earth was in the position, and the mountains and rivers were roaring.

In the distance, a platoon of soldiers saw that the enemy's position seemed to be blooming, and pitch-black earth flowers were blooming, which were their own cannons.

Wang Xiaoliang blossomed: "Blow up this group of bastards!" ”

Liu Tiezhu controlled a light machine gun, turned his head and said to Wang Xiaoliang: "When we meet again, lower your body and rush to a place with cover, where there is a cover, it is a place where the enemy can't hit it, don't panic, it's safe to hide behind the cover, the enemy's bullets can't hit you, but you can't stay too long, the enemy's artillery will aim at your bunker, when you are sure it's safe, you must change the position." ”

Wang Xiaoliang said: "You have taught me several times, I have already remembered it, and I am also a veteran now." ”

Liu Tiezhu snorted: "This is to teach you how to live!" The company commander said, this time our enemies are several times higher than ours, you must be careful! ”

A platoon of soldiers lying behind the bunker with guns in their hands, quietly waiting for the artillery fire to end, Xia Yuan put a whistle in his mouth, holding a large eight grains, his eyes swept over the enemy's position, under the raging artillery fire, the enemy's position had been blown to pieces, and the enemy bombed people turned over on their backs, hiding in the bomb crater and not even daring to show their heads.

The momentum of the artillery fire gradually weakened a little, the enemy's position was filled with gunsmoke, and their attack route was three ridges of five or six meters wide, obliquely attached to the halfway up the mountainside, for the attacking side, these three ridges were tantamount to a bridge to death, on which were entrenched the enemy's machine-gun bunkers, and only one machine-gun bunker could cover a mountain ridge.

And on the ridge of that mountain, there are still seven or eight machine-gun bunkers.

The warriors were not afraid, but full of fighting spirit and enthusiasm.

With the last shells falling on the enemy positions, the five-minute artillery rush that supported them in the rear came to an end.

Xia Yuan realized that the time had come for them to attack, so he blew the whistle in his hand, and he stood up, picked up the big eight grains, aimed at a machine gun bunker in the distance that had not yet been blown up, pulled the trigger, and the bullet whizzed out, spun through the falling dirt, and drilled into the hole of the machine gun bunker.

While! Burst!

An American soldier tilted his head and fell to the ground.

"The first squad is responsible for attacking the left flank, the second squad is attacking the center with me, and the third squad is attacking the right flank, remember one thing, hit hard!"

Xia Yuan picked up the big eight grains and rushed to the enemy position in the lead, giving orders while running.

"Be careful!"

Lao Yang shouted from behind.

Xia Yuan responded: "Don't worry, the American devils can't kill me, see how I clean them up!" ”

On the frontal battlefield, a company of the enemy did not suffer many casualties under the fierce artillery fire of the volunteers, except for the huge casualties caused by the initial bombardment, when the subsequent bombardment fell on the position, they were already hiding in the bomb crater, the artillery fire of the volunteers only lasted for five minutes, the central battlefield was not an important place to attack, and these artillery fires were only to reduce the frontal pressure of the 180th Division.

But it was a drop in the bucket, destroying most of the fortifications, and some of the strong fortifications were not destroyed, such as the concrete bunker on the ridge of the mountain, which was impregnable.

Something is better than nothing.

After a round of artillery fire, the enemy's fortifications were destroyed in large pieces, as a platoon of soldiers charged, the enemy's machine gun sounded, Niu Fengyang led the second squad to attack the front, the right flank is the third squad leader Zhou Xingyong, the left flank is the first squad leader Tan Zhanbiao, the machine gun bunker that has not been destroyed When a row of soldiers began to charge, a string of fire chains vented from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the mountain.

The bullets puffed into the dirt, and the splashes of dirt fell one after another, and the attacking soldiers hurriedly fell to the ground before they could run a few steps, and the dirt splashed all over their faces.

Wang Xiaoliang ran forward a few steps, the enemy's heavy machine gun sounded, his face suddenly changed greatly, he lay down on the spot, the bullet popped on the ground above his head to explode a crater the size of a baby's fist, Liu Tiezhu controlled the light machine gun to try to suppress the enemy's machine gun bunker, but the enemy's machine gun was low-guard, and the ferocity of the fire was unheard of.

Three long chains of fire bloomed in the dark night, like three thunder whips thrown down fiercely, and Liu Tiezhu, who was suppressed, couldn't even raise his head, so he could only hold the light machine gun and curse this group of American devils for their complete lives, and five minutes of artillery fire did not kill them.

Seeing that Wang Xiaoliang and many soldiers in the first squad were suppressed by the enemy's heavy machine guns, he gritted his teeth and set up the machine gun again, but before the trigger was pulled a few times, a string of long whips of fire chains flung over, the bullets crossed, and a string of craters appeared on his bunker.

Xia Yuan controlled a big eight, knocked out the bunker in front, and ordered the soldiers of the second squad to rush forward, he knew that the left and right flanks were suppressed by the enemy's machine gun bunkers, plus the number of enemies was far above the second row, without him, the frontal assault would be difficult.

But now with him, it is not a problem to destroy the enemy's machine-gun bunkers.

When he went to Ganling, he relied on a big eight-grained machine gun bunker that he didn't know how many foreign devils he had shot down, and he was already able to deal with this thing.

The commander of the Lei company in the rear was amazed when he saw Xia Yuan's marksmanship: "Okay, one shot blinded the enemy's machine gun bunker, and the marksmanship of the platoon leader has really improved greatly, and it seems that the training during this period of time has not fallen." ”

Instructor Shao looked worried, "The enemy has built so many firepower points on the front, and after a round of artillery fire, there are still seven machine gun bunkers, and this is only the equipment of a company of American devils, and the equipment of American devils is too good!" Far above us! ”

Because of the existence of Xia Yuan, a small gap was opened in the front, but the situation on the left and right flanks was not good, the platoon led by Tan Zhanbiao was suppressed by the enemy's three machine gun bunkers, and the three platoons of Zhou Xingyong on the right wing were also suppressed by the enemy's two machine guns, and the fire was fierce.

The enemy's grenades, as if they were cathartic, rang out at the front of their attack, and the sound of broken shrapnel cutting through the air was clearly audible.

Zhou Xingyong scolded: "Grandma's, the enemy's firepower is so fierce, Lao Xu, blow up their bunker!" Others, cover! ”

Concrete bunkers, which are difficult to destroy simply by throwing grenades.

"Hey!"

An old soldier threw his submachine gun behind him, grabbed one of the blasting canisters he had brought with him, and rushed out of cover and rushed forward, the fighters scattered along the charging route, firing at the enemy's machine-gun bunker.

"Shoot, shoot, the enemy rushes up!"

The U.S. troops in the position held on to the steel helmet above their heads, and when they saw Lao Xu rushing over, they immediately panicked, shouted and screamed, and shot at Lao Xu with a big eight, and the bullet shot head-on, and a bullet hit Lao Xu's shoulder, and the whole person fell heavily to the ground as if he had been whipped by a whip.

"Lao Xu!"

The corners of Zhou Xingyong's eyes cracked.

The other fighters were shocked: "Deputy squad leader! ”

"Lao Tzu is fine!"

Lao Xu fell to the ground, stretched out his hand and grabbed his shoulder, blood was coming out, his shoulder was numb, and he couldn't feel the pain at all, he gritted his teeth, unloaded the submachine gun on his body, put it on the ground, and grabbed the blaster with his other hand, just about to stand up, the whole person fell to the ground again.

This scene touched the hearts of the soldiers of the third class.

The bullet seemed to be stuck in the bone, the arm moved slightly, the pain directly covered the whole body, and when the numbness dissipated, the pain in the left shoulder rolled for a while, making Lao Xu sweat all over his forehead, but when he heard the enemy's machine gun above his head, he couldn't stop firing, and saw that the other soldiers were suppressed by the enemy's heavy machine gun and couldn't move, Lao Xu gritted his teeth, stuck his hand in the soil, arched his body slightly, grabbed the blaster and rushed up to meet the enemy's bullet.

However, as soon as he rushed out of the bunker, the American soldier who had already aimed at it pulled the trigger, and the big eight grains were pulled continuously, and the bullets whizzed over, and they sank into Lao Xu's body with a poof, and after a few steps of two shots, a ball of blood bloomed on his body, and under the powerful force of the bullet, his body fell backwards heavily.

The soldiers of the third squad all widened their eyes and shouted: "Deputy squad leader! ”

Zhou Xingyong's heart was tingling, and he shouted: "Lao Xu! ”

"Squad leader, let me go!"

One of the recruits shouted, tears mixed with dirt on his face, grabbed the explosives bag and shouted.

He is a recruit, the deputy squad leader takes care of them very much on weekdays, treats them like their fathers, so that they can quickly adapt in this strange environment, long-term training, their pants are torn, it is the deputy squad leader who helps them sew, encountered the bombing of the US army, the first thing the deputy squad leader thinks of is these recruits, like Lao Xu, the deputy squad leader has in each class, if a squad is compared to a family, then the squad leader is equivalent to playing the role of a father, And the deputy squad leader is equivalent to playing the role of a mother.

Lao Xu's death filled the recruits in the squad with hatred for the American army, they angrily pulled the trigger, and the bullets vented to the enemy's machine gun bunker, and the crisp sound was endless, but they were all resisted by the enemy's concrete bunker.

A veteran named Zhang Haifeng frowned, he snatched a dynamite bag from the recruit's hand, and said: "There is an eighty-year-old lady in my hometown, and when we win, you go home and kowtow for my wife." It's really the first time for me to bomb the bunker of the American devils, and if it can't be damaged, you can think of another way! ”

With that, the veteran Zhang Haifeng rushed out of the bunker with the explosives bag and rushed towards the enemy's two machine-gun bunkers.

"Cover Zhang Haifeng!"

However, before he rushed to the five meters range of the enemy's machine gun bunker position, a cloud of blood exploded on his body, and the recruit's eyes widened, looking at Zhang Haifeng, who had fallen, and tears flowed uncontrollably.

Zhou Xingyong felt even more pain in his heart, and his palms were stuck into the dirt, holding on hard.

The third squad was already facing the enemy's two machine-gun bunkers, plus the heavy fire support provided by American soldiers, and it was even more difficult for the first squad to face the enemy's three machine-gun bunkers.

The offensive line itself was greatly hindered, but this high ground was the core of a 'U' shaped highway, and if the high ground was not knocked down, the enemy could be condescending, threatening the road all day long, and even covering the enemy's ground troops, which seriously hindered the advance of the 180th Division, but the enemy's vitality was extremely tenacious, and the five-minute artillery fire did not have much impact on this US army.

Three heavy machine guns formed a crossfire, with American soldiers on the left and right sides as cover, so that the attack of the volunteers was greatly hindered, plus several of the enemy's steel cannons were venting overhead, and the platoon of fighters suppressed by the fire was completely immobile.

Only the frontal battlefield was tense and fast, Xia Yuan crawled on the ground, facing the enemy's dense bullets, set up a large eight guns to shoot, the bullets puffed into the enemy's body, and quickly harvested the lives of American soldiers, after he knocked out the enemy's bunker, the three squads of soldiers successfully broke through the enemy's forward position. However, there was still great resistance in the rear of the enemy, and the American troops stationed a company of troops on this high ground, and after a long period of replenishment, the American weapons and equipment on this hill can be called luxurious.

In the forward position that had just broken through the enemy, the enemy's rear position was destroyed by artillery fire The machine gun bunker was rebuilt, Xia Yuan quickly knocked out the enemy's bunker, the sky suddenly sounded the scream of American shells, Xia Yuan suddenly felt bad, held the gun and quickly retreated, the shells fell on the position he had just hidden, the soil rolled up to a high level, the ground was slightly shaking, overhead, the sound of the American heavy machine gun sounded again, the third squad of soldiers who had just broken through to the forward position was suppressed by the enemy again, and even the American troops on the left and right sides were able to pull out their hands, Attack their ribs and form a flanking momentum.

These three pieces of high ground were already easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the charging distance was very long, and the enemy was completely able to spread a defensive line on the mountain and form an overwhelming force.

Lao Yang couldn't even lift his head when he was suppressed by the enemy's heavy machine guns, and shouted: "Lao Xia, find a way, if we continue to fight like this, we will be consumed to death by the enemy." ”

A mortar shell exploded above Xia Yuan's head, fortunately Xia Yuan was cautious, he climbed very low, and the broken shrapnel flew everywhere above his head, Xia Yuan raised his head with palpitations, seeing that relying only on his own strength, he could not form an effective suppression at all, even if he knocked out the enemy's bunker, it would be useless, the American devils were not stupid, they knew that they could not shoot them at all by hiding in the bunker.

(End of chapter)