The combat mission has been issued, and this blocking battle is bound to reproduce the Battle of Songgu Peak.

No one knows better than him that the current Seventh Company is in the same situation as the Third Company in the Battle of Songgu Peak, there are no reinforcements, blocking the enemy on the road, and the enemy has aircraft, artillery, tanks, and a steady stream of troops.

"If you want to go from here, they can't walk without taking off a layer of skin!"

Xia Yuan's eyes were firm, he picked up his weapon, and said to Instructor Shao: "Instructor, the situation in the back is handed over to you, I want to go to the front line." ”

"No, you, as the commander, should stay behind!"

When Instructor Shao, Instructor Pang and Company Commander Cai heard this, they immediately rejected Xia Yuan's idea.

As a battlefield commander, what can really play the greatest role is to stay in the rear to command, and going to the front line is very incorrect behavior, commanders going to the battlefield to fight, they will be criticized, they need to monitor the battlefield dynamics at all times, and make adjustments to the deployment of troops at any time.

"Company Commander Cai, the combat plan has been made, I can play a huge role on the front line, marksmanship, bomb throwing, are my strengths, and I need to observe the enemy's pathological changes anytime and anywhere, which is very important for us."

Xia Yuan looked at everyone and put the gun behind his back, he alone can deal with a company of the US army, and he can play a huge role at a critical moment, staying in the rear to command the troops to fight, and Company Commander Cai can be competent for this task.

"Instructor, I know what you're thinking, but I can't stay behind. I once said this to the division commander, who wanted me to stay and work at the division headquarters. ”

It's his secret.

When Instructor Shao heard this, he couldn't help but widen his eyes, combined with Xia Yuan's arrival in North Korea and the changes that occurred, it may be true that the division commander asked him to stay at the division headquarters to work.

"Only on the front line can my combat ability be maximized, and in the rear, I can only wait for the report of the changes in the battlefield on the front line to be handed over to me, as well as the reports with casualties written on them."

After so many battles, Xia Yuan longed for the front line, not waiting in the rear.

Really let him wait at the division headquarters, that is the most painful. Any combat mission needs to be asked for instructions from the military department, and only when it is approved can it be carried out, and if the higher authorities do not approve it, no matter how many ideas you have, there will be no place to carry them out. Corps operations are equivalent to gears, not that you can turn back if you want to, you need to coordinate more gears to make you turn backwards.

When he was at the division headquarters, he had already seen clearly that if he wanted to protect the 180th Division, only by letting the 180th Division retreat first could he avoid the 180th Division from falling into the enemy's encirclement.

It would be correct to do this if we only knew about the situation in which the 180th Division was encircled. However, looking at the overall situation, from the perspective of the Corps and the Zhi Division, all the armies on the Eastern Front are moving in the direction of the Golden Triangle, allowing the enemy of the five divisions in the center to move northward, and eventually the eastern and western defense lines will be divided into two by three US divisions and two ROK divisions.

The existence of the 180th Division allowed the US 7th Division, the 1st Marine Division, and the Han 6th Division to surround it from the east, west, and south directions. The U.S. 24th Division also gave up its northward attack and instead went around behind the 180th Division to cut off its retreat.

Only one 180th Division contained three US divisions on the Central Front plus one ROK division, and only the ROK 2nd Division was left to move northward, greatly reducing the pressure on the Corps.

It is almost impossible to make the 180th Division retreat.

Therefore, Xia Yuan didn't want to stay at the division headquarters, it was better to go to the front line and do his best to eliminate more enemies, and stay at the division headquarters, many ideas may not be approved by the military headquarters.

"You don't have to persuade me."

"Company commander, the enemy's vanguard is almost at its intended position." Ma Da ran over and said quickly.

"Xia Yuan, let's go together, with us, the morale of the soldiers will be greatly improved, if we don't do anything, how can we set an example for the soldiers." Instructor Shao thought clearly, "Besides, if you go to the front line by yourself, we don't feel at ease." ”

The anti-slope is set up by their company headquarters, which can evade the shelling of the US army, and the plan is to have the party members and cadres of the company as the final echelon, and Instructor Shao does this, which also has a certain reason.

He turned his head to look at Company Commander Cai and said, "Company Commander Cai, Instructor Pang, the Seventh Company will be handed over to you." The Seventh Company could not be without a command staff. ”

Instructor Shao glanced at Xia Yuan and said, "Let's go, I'll go with you." ”

Lao Yang also stood up, "Company commander, I'm going with you too!" ”

"And me!"

"Me!"

One by one, familiar people stood out from the team, Lao Yang, Ma Da Man, Chen Lie, Sun Changgui, Wang Xiaoliang, Liu Tiezhu, Tan Zhanbiao, Lu Guangnan, Fu Weiquan, Flask, Li Tieniu, and Zhang Chuzi.

They are all people they are familiar with, comrades-in-arms who are born and died with themselves, and they are also their own soldiers.

"You can't abandon us for such an important matter, company commander, you can't eat alone."

Ma Da grinned, his eyes full of war.

Xia Yuan was a little moved in his heart, turned his head and said to Company Commander Cai: "It seems that these brothers of mine are still not worried about us, Company Commander Cai, I need your help to prepare some ammunition for us, we have also fought with foreign devils many times, this time let's go first." ”

Company Commander Cai looked at them and shouted, "Salute!" ”

The soldiers of the Seventh Company saluted in unison, looking at the dozen or so soldiers in front of them with admiration.

The 538th Regiment is a battalion and a company, and it is a sharp knife company of a battalion, and every time it fights, it is the one who charges at the forefront and is also the bravest.

The continuous battle of battles made the casualties of the first company more and more large.

When they arrived at the Jiuluan Mountain position, there were only more than 40 people left in the company, and they fought hard with the enemy, suffering heavy casualties, and only a few people remained.

They were not defeated by the enemy, and under the leadership of the new company commander Xia Yuan, they interspersed behind enemy lines, captured a large amount of supplies, and eliminated a large number of enemies.

Then the urgently needed medicines were sent to the division headquarters, and these medicines saved the lives of many wounded.

What Xia Yuan did had already spread throughout the army, this was a legendary company commander.

The soldiers of the Seventh Company admired Xia Yuan's actions very much, especially with a dozen people who dared to stop the enemy and buy time for them.

In Yilian, Xia Yuan is the soul of the people, it is the old horse and their beliefs, with him, everyone is not afraid.

They all knew that no matter how bad the situation was, their company commander would always lead them out of the encirclement!

"Salute!"

"Rite over!"

"Let's go!"

More than a dozen people, under the gaze of everyone, walked towards the position with firm steps.

Everyone watched them silently.

He watched them go away until he could no longer see.

On the battlefield, the fiercest battle awaited them.

Xia Yuan can't guarantee to live with them, but he will do his best to live with them.

"Liu Tiezhu, put the machine gun in the back, you have to be our last line of defense! Little man, you continue to serve as your deputy. ”

Entering the position, Xia Yuan gave priority to the arrangement of machine gun fire points, and they only had such a heavy machine gun left in their company, which was very precious

Xia Yuan looked at the others and said, "We only have such a few people left, if it weren't for the flask, Tie Niu, and the cook, we wouldn't even have a class." It is still too late for you to go back, and before the enemy has yet to attack, go back to your troops. ”

Tie Niu said: "Company commander, I admire you, you can win a big battle, and you are very good at fighting, we are willing to follow you." ”

The flask also said: "I'm not leaving, I'll stay, the squad leader has been so seriously injured, both legs have been blown up by foreign devils, I'll kill more foreign devils to avenge the squad leader." ”

"I finally drove out the Japanese devils and reactionaries, and only then did I live a good life, and this foreign devil came, and I was afraid that the incendiary bomb that fell on North Korea would one day also fall on our country, and every time I thought of this, I felt uncomfortable, and I couldn't let such a thing happen."

The cook is a little honest, but what he says is very reasonable.

Xia Yuan thought of something, and took out the suicide note from his pocket that he didn't have time to send away, the suicide note was a little damp, this suicide note was written to the original family, he wasn't sure if he would be able to go back alive when he came to North Korea this time, and he thought a little too much.

"The cook is right, the enemy smashed shells on the land of North Korea, and one day will also drop shells on the land of our country, we must not watch such a thing happen!"

"Resist US aggression and aid Korea! Defend the country! ”

There was not much tactical distribution, and the fighters of a squad were divided into four combat groups, which were simply laid out on the position.

The artillery platoon of the 7th Company was hidden on the road ahead, ready to move on the leading tanks of the American army.

The big guy lay in the trench, looking at the approaching American troops in the distance, waiting quietly.

"It's coming!"

Xia Yuan's eyes moved slightly, and the long dragon appeared in front of him again, and the vanguard passed by, and it was the mighty and magnificent 24th Division of the United States, with countless trucks, armored vehicles, and motorcycles, and the butt of the truck was dragging a hideous cannon.

The long queue was spectacular, with no end in sight, and the road blocked by the mountains was exposed from a long distance, and the convoy of the American army was still not disconnected.

The comrades of the Seventh Company sent ammunition, and they were also shocked by the US military convoy in front of them, and they opened their mouths wide one by one, looking at the long queue in the distance in disbelief, and the feeling of the ground shaking and shaking was transmitted, and a large number of tanks and armored vehicles, as well as howitzers and trucks, made them feel a twitch in their hearts.

"Comrade, be careful."

"Don't worry, comrade, we'll buy you more time."

Lao Yang smiled at the comrade who spoke.

The comrade looked a little solemn, saluted them, and retreated to the rear with the rest of the fighters who were transporting ammunition.

"Company commander, the comrades of the Seventh Company have brought us ammunition." Ma Da shouted at the top of his voice.

"Divide it, divide it more, the next battle will be very fierce, and you must ensure that there is enough ammunition." Xia Yuan shouted.

"Yes!"

The vanguard had already passed the first bend and was making its way to the barricade-strewn corner, and the American infantry was not groping their way up the hill as before, but honestly following the American tanks.

"Lao Xia, this is a foreign devil who has changed his thinking." Instructor Shao looked at the foreign devils and was a little puzzled, didn't the infantry of the foreign devils follow the vanguard to open the way, and then explore the surrounding highlands? Why didn't there be any movement this time?

"The commander of the 24th Division of the United States is smart, knowing that if we contain their infantry, their artillery will not be able to bombard the position. Moreover, this terrain is very suitable for ambushes, and there are proud and complacent people in the US military, but there is no shortage of modest and cautious people. ”

Xia Yuan put his gun on the dirt, wiped the water stains on the gun with his sleeve, and said: "Once the battle starts here, the artillery on the US side will be deployed as quickly as possible, and I estimate that they are ready for battle." ”

He glanced at the troops behind the vanguard troops, the marching speed slowed down, after the vanguard troops entered the 'U' shaped highway, the troops behind were separated from the vanguard troops, and they were not in a hurry to enter this section of the road, Xia Yuan could see that this section of terrain was very a big blockade, not to mention the high mountain, the road was also narrow, plus it was a huge bend, the road bypassed the high ground, and it was very suitable for blocking.

"The commander of the 24th US Division is a talent!"

Compared with other commanders of the American army, this one was cautious enough, and if MacArthur came over, it was estimated that the troops behind him would have entered the bend at this time, and when the gunfire rang out, the entire enemy column would be completely thrown into chaos.

However, the enemy's caution is also in line with his meaning, the infantry strength of the vanguard is not very large, more than 100 people follow more than a dozen tanks and more than a dozen armored vehicles, this force should not be underestimated, but the tank is limited by the terrain, only the machine gun equipped on the tank can play its due role, and the tank gun is difficult to play.

They are on high ground, even if the tank drives to the slope position, it is not easy to hit them.

Thinking about it, the rumbling loud noise, echoing in the valley, has been drifting far, far away, a cloud of smoke billowing up, the explosion is still continuing, the big guy looks over, happy no, the US army stepped on three rows of buried mines, the soldiers of the US army were blown up and screamed, the power of the mines captured from the stick soldiers is not small, specially used to deal with the infantry, the tracks of the tank pressed the mines, bang, a burst of gunpowder smoke spread around the tank, the American soldiers who followed the tank suffered, and the broken shrapnel splashed on both sides of the track, The American soldier did not react, and was pierced through his body by fragmented shrapnel.

Few of those who hurt their internal organs survived. Even in the future, massive bleeding caused by broken internal organs will have to rely on blood transfusions to sustain life. In this era, it is almost certain to die if you hurt your internal organs.

There were a lot of mines pressed by the tanks, and the soldiers stepped on a lot of them, and everywhere there was dirt that had been lifted up, and they fell one after another, along with the broken corpses that were blown up into the sky, and the American infantry was stunned on the spot.

(End of chapter)