The dying warrior was a Kawasi child, and he remained in the last Kawasi accent in this world, still with a contempt for the enemy.

Standing on the position now are the soldiers of the 6th Division of the ROK Army, who were killed by the 5th Company in a white-knuckle battle, and they have learned the fighting will of the 5th Company of the 2nd Battalion and 5th Company of the 539th Regiment of the 180th Division of the Chinese People's Volunteers.

Although their opponents were now lying dead on the ground, the bodies of those opponents, everyone's eyes were wide open, their eyes still full of hatred, and cold blood cut across their cheeks. The soldiers of the 6th Division of the ROK Army were timid, and even their commander was shocked when he arrived at the position and saw this scene.

When they collected the weapons of the volunteer soldiers, they were left with empty guns without bullets, and two heavy machine guns had been turned into parts and scattered in various corners, which had been blown up with grenades. Even the real drops could no longer be used, and all the bunker fortifications were blown apart by the shells they fired themselves, and they were blown apart, revealing even one of them.

The last moment of the soldiers of the 5th Company was to be bombarded by them under such conditions, and then they ran over to fight a bayonet decisive battle with them.

All the South Korean soldiers were stunned, including their commander.

What kind of army is this, fighting with them in such a predicament, until the bullets are gone, they still never retreat, they still charge bravely, until they all die heroically.

They don't understand.

They will not understand how the Chinese nation has spent a century of oppression and humiliation. They will not understand what the Chinese people's persistence and desire for a happy life are.

They will not be fierce, when a happy life is not easy to come by, what is the determination of the Chinese people to defend a happy life.

Just half an hour after more than 100 people of the 5th Company died heroically at the position of Jiulipdai Mountain, in the command post of the US 10th Army, Almond anxiously waited for the news of the 6th Division of the ROK Army.

The operational staff officer said to Almond: "General, the 6th Division of the ROK Army sent a telegram back saying that at 12 o'clock in the morning, they encountered stubborn resistance from a battalion of the 180th Division of the Chinese Army at Jiulipdai Mountain, and suffered heavy casualties, and they now occupy Jiuliudai Mountain, but they have been attacked by the opponent's long-range artillery, and it is possible that the other side is sending troops to counterattack, so they suggest giving up the attack, standing by in place, and judging the enemy's deployment before continuing the attack." ”

The stick is an old fritter, and they have always played their fools to the extreme.

Almond believed it, looked at his watch, his expression immediately became gloomy and terrifying, and he said: "It's twelve thirty o'clock, and it's been delayed for half an hour, what's the matter!?" ”

Seeing that Almond was angry, the operational staff officer hurriedly explained: "It's not that our translators are delayed, it's they who contacted us to say it." ”

Almond was still angry, thirty minutes later than the scheduled plan, he cursed, and then said, "What is the Sixth Division of the Korean Army doing?" Also, is it true that you just said that you were attacked by long-range artillery? ”

"Yes, and it is said that the other party is a large-caliber heavy artillery!"

How did the operational staff know the situation, and he didn't go to the battlefield, all of this was said by a telegram sent by the Sixth Division of the ROK Army, whether it was true or not, he had to nod his head, the situation was true, and they made countermeasures in advance. The situation is not true, they will not do anything, and once the volunteer army really has heavy artillery, his official position as an operational staff officer will not be guaranteed.

Therefore, whether it is true or not, it has to be true.

Hearing this, Almond fell into deep thought, thought and thought, and finally said: "Since the 180th Division still has large-caliber heavy artillery, it shows that the main force is still there, and the combat effectiveness has not weakened much, no wonder our previous attack on the south bank of the Han River against the 180th Division was not very effective. In this way, the 6th Division of the ROK Army was ordered to continue to verify the situation, is there really a large-caliber heavy artillery on the other side? ”

"Don't give me a lazy rest for half an hour, it will delay the fighter, this place is very important, it is related to the overall situation of this operation, we must defend it, tell them, don't tell me the conditions."

The operational staff officer responded: "Yes, now that the battle has come to this point, the troops at all levels are desperate, and they are making the slowest progress, cough, don't worry, General, I will call back immediately to convey your order, this army is just a rotten unit that cooperates with the group to fight, and I will not be polite to them." ”

The U.S. military has never treated the ROK army as a human being, and when calculating casualties, it naturally excludes the ROK army.

Therefore, the number of killed and wounded enemies of the Volunteer Army will never match the number of killed and injured enemies of the US Army. But in modern times, there is still a group of people who say that the so-called number of kills is not right, it is false, and it should be compared with the number of kills counted by the United States, and the other side is advanced and the statistics are more accurate.

In the eyes of the US military, the South Korean army is nothing more than a group of artillery fire.

The operational staff officer quickly left and ran to the telecommunications office to contact the 6th Division of the ROK Army.

Almond poured himself a cup of hot water, brewed his instant coffee, and placed a sugar cube in the cup, which he kept in his hand and continued to ponder.

Judging from all indications, this Chinese force is really capable of fighting.

Are they crazy?

Almond seriously suspected that their enemy was a group of madmen, surrounded by three divisions, the 6th Korean Division, the 1st Marine Division, and the 7th US Division, and now there was another 24th US Division, with long-range artillery support, air strikes, and coordinated ground forces, with a strength of 100,000 troops.

Just hit them so hard that they didn't tear them apart.

I was so stupid to think that the first round of carpet bombing by the 22nd bombers would cause them to lose their troops. If they really still have large-caliber heavy artillery, it will be the greatest threat to our attacking forces.

Almond wanted to send a telegram to the Air Force and ask for bombing support, but after much consideration, he decided not to do it.

As soon as he asked the Air Force for bombing support, the Air Force would naturally consult Commander Ridgway, so that Ridgway would inevitably think that Almond's Tenth Army's progress in these days had not been effective, which would make Ridgway very disappointed in himself.

During his tenure in the Eighth Army, Li Qiwei was his immediate superior. In the second battle, his Tenth Army was surrounded and annihilated by the Ninth Corps of the Volunteer Army, and finally escaped very embarrassed, if it was according to military practice, he would inevitably be demoted, but Li Qiwei insisted on saving him.

If Li Qiwei learns that there is no progress on his side, I don't know how disappointed the other party will be in him.

Thinking of this, Almond gritted his teeth and decided to keep going.

Anyway, the 180th Division has been surrounded to death, and it will definitely not be able to run, and it is only a matter of time before it is eliminated. Let's use the planes of the 10th Army Air Force, although they are not equipped with heavy bombers, but they are better than nothing.

At this moment, Almond still believed that the total annihilation of this force was completely assured.

Regarding the details of large-caliber heavy artillery, the 180th Division has a mountain artillery battalion, because there is no tractor, the mountain artillery battalion has always been in the last part of the march, it is disassembled and then transported by horse-drawn carts, and when it is on the north bank, there is indeed some artillery.

It was in the midst of Almond's deep contemplation.

on the battlefield.

A herald rushed into the headquarters of the 539th Regiment and shouted: "Report. Five in a row is gone."

Captain Wang was lying on the table and carefully studied the map, but he didn't hear clearly, put down his pen, and asked, "What, you say it again?" ”

The herald said: "Regiment commander, the fifth company persevered to the end, and lived and died with the position, when I went to the position of Jiulipdai Mountain, there were so many corpses lying in front of the position, there were enemy and ours, our comrades, fighting bayonets with the enemy, some stabbing each other with bayonets with the enemy, some biting the enemy's throat to death, it was too miserable, and further on, I saw the people of the Sixth Division of the South Korean Army building a bonfire, I, I didn't continue to move forward, and retreated. ”

The herald was also a baby soldier, not very old, seventeen or eighteen years old, and short in stature.

When he saw that scene, he was completely shocked, and after speaking, he suddenly burst into tears, and at the last moment, the fifth company did not respond to the situation upwards and did not ask for reinforcements, but completed its mission in this decisive way, resisting the attack of the sixth division of the South Korean army.

The fifth company, they should have known that the source of troops in the regiment and even the division headquarters had reached the last tense moment, so they did not seek any reinforcements from the regimental headquarters at the most difficult time.

Political Commissar Han was thinking bitterly, and his mood was as heavy as that of Commander Wang.

It's so uncomfortable, this cruel reality, they've been through so much in these days.

Every time the news of the death of a whole like the Fifth Company came back, everyone felt pain like cutting their hearts and cutting their flesh.

Commander Wang sat on the stool, silent, and thought to himself: They are all my good soldiers, you will never come back to fight side by side with me, comrades, wait for me over there, after I die, I will return to you as the regiment commander.

Political Commissar Han restrained himself for a while, his eyes were red, his nose was sour, and it took a long time for his mood to calm down.

It's just that there is a very serious problem that I haven't told Commander Wang at the moment, thinking about it, although the regiment commander is so uncomfortable now, if he continues to hesitate, he will delay many fighters and may sacrifice more soldiers.

Political Commissar Han said: "Regiment commander, the first battalion has cut off contact with us. It is estimated that the telephone line was blown up by enemy fire, I wonder how they are now? ”

When Head Wang heard the news, his eyes widened: "When did it happen?" ”

Commissar Han said: "Just now. ”

Head Wang immediately stood up and said, "Go and send someone to contact you, you can't delay any longer." ”

He was worried that if there was a situation like Wulian again, if that was the case, he felt that he would not be able to stand it anymore.

Political Commissar Han said: "I have already sent someone to contact, Ding Zhansheng still has a terrain advantage over there, and if he loses contact, he will also send someone back to the regiment headquarters, and Lao Li has already gone to the division headquarters to report the casualties." ”

Lao Li is the director of the Political Department of the League.

After listening to this, Commander Wang had already arranged it, and his mood was a little better, and he said: "Lao Ding, this guy is also a tendon, for orders, that is, to carry out the execution and then execute, I don't know how to work, we should suggest to the division commander that it is not possible to fight like this, and we must change our thinking." ”

Political Commissar Han said: "Oh, regiment commander, let's not block the division commander, this is the order of the military department, as long as the task of the military department is completed, the division commander will think of recruiting before us." ”

In fact, they all understand this truth, but the casualties of the troops are too great.

Head Wang didn't say anything more, took out the cigarette in his pocket, lit one, and smoked sullenly.

The casualties among grassroots cadres were very large, with dozens of company-level cadres dying in each regiment. When the 539th Regiment entered the Korean War, there were less than 1,000 people left in the 539th Regiment when Director Li reported the casualties to the division headquarters today.

Also returning to the division headquarters was Xia Yuan, his arrival surprised and delighted the leaders of the division, looking at his physical condition, Master Zheng immediately recruited someone and made Xia Yuan a cup of hot water.

Xia Yuan limped up to the division commander and said, "Division commander, please punish me!" ”

Master Zheng said, "Sit down first and take a sip of hot tea." ”

Xia Yuan didn't take action, and said to himself: "The seventh company and the first company coexisted and died with the position, but I survived, the enemy passed through our blocking line, and the city god hall was lost. ”

Master Zheng glanced at Deputy Division Commander Duan, Deputy Division Commander Duan understood, stepped forward and pressed Xia Yuan on the stool, looking at one of his legs: "How did your leg break?" ”

"Fell down the mountain and broke."

Xia Yuan said: "When I woke up, it was already dark. ”

Master Zheng groaned and said, "Did you do the explosion in the City God Hall?" ”

Xia Yuan confessed, recounted what happened, he left the Han army coat, the original intention was to wait for the enemy to be blocked on the road, wait until the evening to change into the enemy's clothes, and go in to steal a guy of the enemy.

But he thought everything too perfectly, and there could be no such perfect thing in the world, especially war.

Every minute, every second.

The situation on the battlefield will be a new change.

"It's a good job, you've made up for it, at least you have blocked the enemy for most of the day, if you hadn't blocked it, the U.S. 24th Division would have been able to break through the Chenghuang Hall in the afternoon, and then attack Jiguan Mountain, and the 540 Regiment would not have held Jiguan Mountain for so long."

Division Commander Zheng was quite satisfied with this, "The later the loss of Jiguan Mountain, our danger will be one minute later, and now our task is to hold back the enemy, you have delayed for most of the day, and you have completed the task excellently." ”

"This kid really has an appetite for me, do you know, you blew up the enemy's shells, and until now, the enemy's fire coverage has not been used, and you can only rely on infantry and mortars, and many positions have been able to hold on."

Deputy Division Commander Duan patted Xia Yuan on the shoulder, very happy.

This is one of the few happy news in recent days.

But these days, these few good news are brought by this kid alone, which is really surprising.

(End of chapter)