Landmines are very useful at certain times, and if the motorized units of the U.S. military want to deploy, they need to travel on the road, and laying mines on the road is one of the few means of their volunteers, but unfortunately the number of mines is not much.

The commander of the company ran to the road with a squad of soldiers, buried the self-made mines on the road, and the number of mines was not much, so he buried a dozen, and then found branches with leaves as brooms, and swept the ground The traces left by them when they planted the mines, and when they withdrew, the sky was already glowing.

When they returned, they stood on high ground and looked into the distance.

"There is no sun today." Wu Ping looked at the horizon in the distance, there were only large dark clouds, and the sun's sunlight could not penetrate, causing the sky to only shimmer, but the sun could not be seen.

The air was a little humid, and the veterans had a set of tricks for judging whether it would rain today, and a veteran of the second faction said: "It's going to rain, don't you think the air is a little dull?" ”

"Stuffy or not?"

"It's a little stuffy."

"That's when it's going to rain."

Listening to their conversation, Wang Xiaoliang looked up at the sky, he didn't know when a black cloud condensed above his head, a touch of coldness fell on his face, stretched out his black hand and wiped his face, and a piece of black on his finger was erased, with water stains: "It's raining." ”

He muttered.

The warriors tilted their heads one after another, and sure enough, they felt a slight coldness fall on their faces.

It's really raining.

It's just drizzling.

Hiding in the pit, several people were chatting, chatting and chatting, Chen Lie suddenly said, "Hey, it's raining." ”

A few people fell silent, and sure enough, they heard a faint clicking sound falling on the leaves overhead.

Tan Zhanbiao looked into the distance through the gap and said, "It's raining now, will the foreign devils still attack?" ”

Xia Yuan thought for a while: "That also depends on whether the rain will become heavier, if it is a thunderstorm, the US army may stop attacking, and no one wants to continue to attack on such a rainy day." ”

After a pause, Xia Yuan remembered that the foreign devil's individual equipment had a raincoat, so he said again: "Not necessarily, the foreign devil has a raincoat and may attack against the rainstorm, but I feel that the rain is not heavy." ”

Lao Yang leaned on the cold ground, was wiping the submachine gun in his hand with a towel, looked up at the sky, and the slight raindrops fell on the ground, so he shouted: "The rain is not heavy, the clouds in the sky have not gathered together, if you want to rain bigger, at least such clouds will be doubled." ”

"In fact, if it rains and the line of sight is blocked, the enemy's artillery will not be able to hit accurately, and the planes will not be able to see, which is beneficial to us."

Zhou Xingyong shouted.

Everyone pondered carefully, and it was really like this, and the big guys began to look forward to the heavy rain in their hearts.

Xia Yuan thought about it for a while, and thought of what happened next, the rain in the upper reaches of the Han River caused the water level of the Han River to skyrocket, and when the 180th Division retreated, the water of the Han River was already very turbulent, and when he thought about it, there were more crackling sounds overhead.

The rain was heavy, and the raindrops had penetrated the layer of leaves covering the top of the head, dripping in the Tibetan pit, and soon fell on the clothes, wetting a large area.

Xia Yuan took out the kettle from his waist, shook it, opened the lid, and collected the dripping rain little by little.

On this day, in accordance with the deployment of Commander Li Qiwei, the United Nations Army once again took advantage of the Achilles' heel of the Volunteers' supply difficulties and the air raid on the main forces of the Chinese and North Korean armies, which had not yet been transferred, and quickly mobilized the strength of four armies and 13 divisions to directly press our side.

The infantry was a task force formed by motorized tanks and rushed as fast as flying along the Seoul to Yeoncheon, and immediately began to attack on both sides of the Hongcheon-Inje road. The commander of the United Nations forces, Ridgway, feared that the armed harassment of guerrillas along the route would affect the speed of the pursuit, so he dispatched a large number of aviation and long-range artillery to clear the way for the task force.

The light rain here was hazy, and the roar of planes was heard in the sky, one after the other, and the roar resounded through the valley.

Sun Changgui looked at the sky through the gaps, and the formation of US planes swept low between the thick clouds.

"What is this, a reconnaissance plane of foreign devils!"

"Yes, I didn't run, I flew so low, I came to investigate."

Zhou Xingyong observed it and immediately came to a conclusion.

"As soon as this foreign devil's reconnaissance plane appears, it means that the foreign devil's troops are not far from us, and they may be behind the butt." Lao Yang wiped the water stains on his face with a towel, wiped off a large piece of black mud, took the towel apart, shook it vigorously, and heard the people around him talking, so he also interjected.

On 22 May, the US offensive was even more ferocious than in previous days, and the hazy drizzle did not stop the enthusiasm of the US troops' attack, as if they had expected that the volunteers had fallen into a situation of lack of food and ammunition, and wanted to deal a painful blow to the volunteers in this can.

The foreign devil's inference was correct, the commanders and fighters of the 180th Division were fighting hungry, and the four truckloads of supplies did not bring much relief, except for ammunition, canned food and medicine were sent to the hospital.

Although all the officers and men of the 180th Division fought hungry, their combat effectiveness remained the same as before, and they did not decline.

The first line of defense set up by the division headquarters was Tongguli and Jiuluan Mountain.

In the early morning, after eating a can, the soldiers were not very hungry, and they also made a lot of wild vegetables to satisfy their hunger, and they also recovered a lot of strength.

The 538th Regiment withdrew from the 336.8 heights, and Commander Pang immediately arranged for the deployment of the defensive line, and the first battalion and one company, together with the direct subordinate team and the guard squad, went to the Jiuluan Mountain position.

The explosion rolled up the dirt and shock wave to disperse the rain curtain.

The scout ran back, out of breath: "Enemy, the enemy is coming!" ”

After the shells of several mortars exploded, Company Commander Lei looked at the casualties of the soldiers on the position, and there was no major problem, so he immediately took out the binoculars, wiped the lenses that had fallen off the raindrops with his sleeve, adjusted the focus, and looked at the road in the distance.

In front of them, there was a large area of enemy troops under black pressure, and looking at the past, at least one battalion of troops, they divided into three columns and rushed towards the Jiuluan Mountain position.

At the forefront of the road were three M4 Sherman medium tanks, surrounded by a large number of infantry, even if there was still a certain distance from the Jiuluan Mountain position, but the arrogant American infantry had already taken the lead in firing, and they were charging and firing at the position of the company.

"The strength of one battalion, three columns, our frontal enemy probably has a company, order the soldiers to be ready for battle!"

Company Commander Lei, who put down the binoculars, immediately arranged, and when Instructor Shao left, he immediately observed from a distance.

The enemy's Sherman medium tank had already arrived at the minefield they had arranged, and with a few roars, the enemy's tank pressed into the mine, stopped, and the smoke was filled, and the tank actually started to move, and the smoke only dissipated a little, and the commander of the company saw through the telescope that the enemy's infantry had fallen a few, but the tank did not do anything at all.

The infantry behind also stepped on the mines, and there was an explosion, and the roar echoed through the valley.

Thundered~

As soon as the mines sounded, the American infantry charged with less arrogance than before, but with a little more caution and caution.

Instructor Shao arranged the task, ran over again, and looked: "It was the mine we planted that exploded, right?" ”

Company Commander Lei nodded and said: "Yes, only seven or eight explosions, it is estimated that some of them are either not triggered, or they are invalid, the number of mines is too small, but it has slowed down the pace of the enemy's attack, they are much more cautious than before, but they can only delay the pace of the enemy's attack." ”

This group of enemies is menacing, three Sherman medium tanks open the way, for the volunteer army without any heavy firepower, it is indeed impossible to deal with it, fortunately, the battalion headquarters sent a mortar support, there are not many shells, only four rounds, and it can completely change the tide of the battle if it is used well.

Moreover, there are six people in front of them ambushing the enemy's tanks, seven anti-tank grenades, blowing up the enemy's Sherman tanks, and relying on the favorable terrain, the enemy's company may not be able to hit it.

Suddenly, the three charging tanks increased the throttle, and the exhaust pipe spewed out black smoke from burning diesel, and the speed of the tank suddenly became faster, and the infantry in the rear, which was originally advancing cautiously, also increased their pace, and the Sherman tank in front of them was already not afraid of the threat of mines.

"Underestimate the enemy, it looks like they are planning to occupy our position at all costs."

Nine times out of ten, Commander Lei deduced.

The tank in the middle ran the fastest, leaving the two Sherman tanks on the left and right behind, the machine guns in the tanks kept strafing, and the soldiers stared at the three tanks that rushed up.

"Look at Xia Yuan and them, it's really not good, let's go!" Company Commander Lei observed with a telescope.

The U.S. tanks were very arrogant, young saplings and plants were rolled under the huge body of the tanks, and the infantry behind them only followed, rushing towards their positions while pulling the trigger in their hands, bullets intertwined above their heads, and the sound of swishing continued.

Hiding in the pit, Xia Yuan and the others had already noticed the appearance of the enemy, and the sound of the mortar reminded them that they had fallen on the position and exploded, and from the direction from which the explosion came out, it was basically possible to judge that it was launched by the enemy, and after a while, Xia Yuan was keenly aware of the approach of the enemy's tank, and the sound of the crawler pressing against the ground made a click.

The sound of heavy machine guns, big eight, carbines, and Thomson submachine guns came and went, and they rang out continuously, getting closer and closer to them.

The observation through the reserved hole above was limited, and the hearts of several people began to be nervous, coupled with the fact that the atmosphere in the pit was somewhat solidified, the air was humid, and the space was narrow, which aggravated their nervousness, which was an inevitable emotion when people faced with the coming crisis, and it was unavoidable.

Xia Yuan will also be generated, this is a unique human instinct, but with the blessing of the system's calm skills, he did not have the slightest nervousness in his heart, and calmly observed through the hole, only hearing the sound of the enemy's tank tracks approaching.

"Wait, the sound is coming from the west, and the enemy is not attacking from here!"

With the topography of the position in mind, Xia Yuan calmly analyzed, because the range of the defensive line held by the company was more than two hundred meters, it was impossible for them to dig the hiding pit accurately on the enemy's inevitable path, and they only saw this open land and judged that the enemy's tanks were going to go here.

Then the enemy tanks went on a rampage, and the slightly denser vegetation was crushed under the tanks, and they didn't care what the terrain was, the tanks went on a rampage, crushing through the grass and bushes, and the soldiers behind them followed the tanks, swaggering.

Xia Yuan realized that the enemy was not coming to this open space, not only him, Lao Yang and the others were veterans, and their ears were not deaf, and when they heard the enemy's tanks coming from their west, they immediately realized that the enemy's tanks were not attacking from their direction.

Either from this place, but from the deeper bushes to their west, to the high ground.

Xia Yuan couldn't sit still, and immediately got out of the hiding pit, holding a gun, and looked around cautiously, a group of people from the west were attacking their position.

"Hurry up, hurry up, the enemy is coming, right on our right!"

Xia Yuan immediately groped for the other people's positions and shouted in a suppressed voice.

The five of them lifted the wet branches and weeds above their heads, looked up into the distance, Lao Yang came out, holding a gun in his arms, and an anti-tank grenade hanging on his body, staring at the foreign devils attacking in the distance, and scolded: "Damn, why did this group of foreign devils attack from that place." ”

Everyone frowned, dozens of meters away, there was a bush, and the enemy had not yet discovered them.

At this time, a fierce burst of gunfire was heard in the distance, and it was that the other troops had already exchanged hands with the foreign devils.

In front of them, the enemy's tank had climbed up from the front, the black barrel was facing the sky, and on the open hatch, the enemy's machine gunner was controlling the heavy machine gun on the tank to strafe the position on the hill, and the soldiers who saw this scene were splitting their eyes.

"Lao Xia, let's do it!" Chen Lie squeezed the anti-tank grenade hard and said, "Blow up the enemy's tank!" ”

The three Sherman tanks were emitting black smoke and drove towards the high ground, Xia Yuan measured the distance and said patiently: "Don't worry, wait a little longer." ”

The tank let out a loud roar, and was constantly approaching the position, and the black-pressed enemy followed behind the tank, strictly following the coordinated line-up of the infantry tank, while charging, while firing into the high ground, the bullets flew everywhere, and the sound of biubiu hitting the stones and jumping away constantly echoed in the valley.

Everyone waited nervously, and did not dare to look up, for fear of being discovered by the enemy's infantry, they were in an open space, and they were shooting indiscriminately, and they really couldn't retreat, they couldn't attack, and once they were in this intermediate situation, they couldn't advance or retreat.

"Seeing that the nearest tank to us doesn't have it, let's get rid of it first."

Xia Yuan's expression was tense, they were very close to the enemy tank, less than thirty meters apart, the roar of the tank could be heard at close range, because they were in the dense grass, they were lying on the ground again, the enemy could not find them, which gave them the opportunity to sneak attack.