Chapter 88: The Tired Division
During the search and advance, the 2nd Company encountered two battalions of the US army, quickly occupied favorable terrain and blocked the enemy's advance.
The enemy immediately contacted the planes and attacked the position of the second company with artillery and tanks, but with the infantry charged, the commander of the second company calmly arranged for the soldiers to counterattack.
When the enemy came within the firing range of the soldiers of the second company, they did not fire, and when the enemy got close to the position, the soldiers came out of the bunker in unison and directly knocked the enemy down with close fire.
The enemy's infantry retreated, and then again called for more intense artillery fire, and cooperated with the air force to bombard the entire mountain field indiscriminately, and the burning napalm reflected the black sky red, and the snow on the ground melted in an instant.
In the face of the enemy's heavy artillery fire, the soldiers were not afraid, but bitter.
"The plane of the American devils is helping us, the kettle is almost frozen, and they are also caring for us to keep warm."
"Hahaha!"
The enemy's artillery fire stopped, the infantry continued to charge, and the soldiers of the second company put up a desperate resistance and repelled the enemy's charge.
The enemy once again cooperated with the ground troops with artillery fire, continuous wheel battles, the casualties of the second company increased, before dark, the enemy was repulsed eight times, and the casualties of the second company were only 5 wounded comrades, and the instructor shouted: "Comrades, the time has come to test us, and the remaining one must persist until the final victory!" ”
Instructor Lu Rong placed the wounded on the position, and he fought with the enemy in the forward position alone, and finally was outnumbered and died heroically.
The wounded took over the task of the instructor and continued to fight the enemy.
It was held out until it was completely dark, and the follow-up troops arrived one after another to attack, and the enemy began to rout.
The position of the 335th Regiment is relatively backward, and it does not serve as the task of the avant-garde regiment, but also has an inseparable relationship with the battle of Flying Tiger Mountain.
Including this advance to the Valekawa attack.
The triple is only interspersed after winding.
After receiving an order from the regimental headquarters, move forward carefully.
Li Puppet Army and the U.S. Army were rampant near Canri Ridge, and once they encountered them, it was inevitable that a tragic battle would be unavoidable.
With the reinforcement of follow-up troops, the enemy was defeated, and the 112th Division successfully completed the task of blocking Yukou Station, and the 336th Regiment captured more than 70 enemy soldiers in the battle of Yukou Station.
Most of the prisoners did not obey the command of the prisoners, and insisted on playing tricks, and one soldier was angry and wanted to shoot all these prisoners, which was not only to relieve their hatred but also to avoid burden, but they were all stopped by the platoon commander.
The platoon commander was also a veteran soldier with a very high level of ideological awareness, and he guessed that these prisoners might not understand what everyone was saying, and they were terrified of the 'abuse' and 'torture' they might encounter next.
More because of the language barrier, they did not understand the policy of preferential treatment of prisoners by the volunteers, so they went to the battalion headquarters, found translators, and publicized the prisoner policy of the volunteers to them.
After the 38th Army occupied the Canri Ridge, it immediately attacked the American army, the Li puppet army, and the Turkish army that tried to support Tokugawa, and even MacArthur's plan to reoccupy Tokugawa completely failed.
The U.S. forces on the Western Front faced a situation surrounded on all sides.
The US Tenth Army on the Eastern Front was also encircled in the Changjin Lake area, and the situation in Korea as a whole had begun to tilt in favor of our army.
Next, the most important thing.
Shut the door and beat the rampant UN army and the Li puppet army fiercely.
Whether or not the door can be closed depends on the 113th Division.
The geographical location of Sanshori is special, and it is an important transportation hub through which the enemy retreated before, and the occupation of Sanshori is equivalent to the enemy entering the courtyard and closing the door to go out.
Whether or not the 113th Division, which is responsible for the roundabout interspersed mission, can rush to Sansho-ri on time to block the enemy is the most crucial step that Shiji expects to fight a decisive battle with the US army in the Gunyu-ri and Yuanchuan areas.
Therefore, the military headquarters and the Zhi Division are paying close attention to the interspersed operations of the 113th Division.
Sansho-ri is a small village located in the hinterland of the US Eighth Army on the Western Front, and it is bordered by the Datong River in the south and the mountains in the north, which is a dangerous pass, and is very close to the command organs of the puppet Second Army stationed in Suncheon, the US Ninth Army in Cishan, and the US First Army in Anzhou.
To the west of the village, there is a north-south highway from Pyongyang to Valcheon, which is a strategic point through which the main force of the US and Li puppet armies on the western front must pass through to advance northward, and it is also a floodgate for the 38th Army to intercept the southward escape of US troops in the direction of the Cheongchon River.
Before the troop set out, Zhu Yuehua, who was the head of the 338th Regiment, unfolded a military map with the political commissar of the regiment headquarters, the deputy regiment, the deputy political commissar, and the regimental staff officer, and did a detailed study.
Sanshori is located in the belly of the enemy, the journey is 72.5 kilometers, along the way to pass through the enemy-occupied area, and it is a rugged mountain road, whether they can reach Sanshori in time, everyone is uncertain.
However, even if there is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire ahead, they still have to complete the task assigned by the chief.
Zhu Yuehua decided, march quickly!
In order to guard against the enemy's blockade, every battalion and every company must be mentally prepared to act as a sharp knife at any time.
On the way, when they encounter the enemy, they serve as battalions and companies with sharp knives, and the teams behind continue to advance, never falling in love with battle, and advancing alternately.
Although the troops were already quite tired from continuous marching and fighting, when they heard that there was a new combat mission, all of them were in good spirits, and no one felt tired.
However, in a short period of time, relying on two legs, carrying weapons, equipment, and ammunition, it is unprecedented in the history of mankind to march 70 or 80 kilometers quickly and rapidly on rugged mountain roads.
What's more, this army had just experienced the Battle of Tokugawa, and after a continuous march, it had not eaten a full meal, and the soldiers were quite tired.
This is a major action that tests the will and body of human beings.
This day is the night of the eighteenth day of the lunar calendar, and the bright moon is in the sky.
The troops waded around a small river, as if they could never finish it.
The leaders of the combat teams of each squad walked in front, mobilized while marching, and said: "Don't look at our long distance, the motorized water and refueling of the US army must be stopped, but we don't need to, and we will not delay walking in meetings, we will definitely be able to compare with them!" ”
"The Red Army traveled 25,000 miles back then, what is this road!"
The soldiers were in a heroic mood, "Don't worry, the Yankees can't run away, this time we have to completely subdue them!" ”
The team walked more than ten kilometers out of Tokugawa, caught a puppet army radio soldier who escaped from Tokugawa, and learned that there was a black regiment in Shatun in front of him.
So the troops entered a state of battle march, and for the safety of the division commander, they left three cavalry messengers to wait for the division commander, and the large army continued to march rapidly.
In the vast night, a long shadow passed through the mountains and rivers, and the sound of hissing under his feet broke the silence of the night.
The cobblestones on the riverside were slippery, and people kept slipping and stepping into the water, but they ran after them for fear that they would fall behind and wring out their clothes.
When some of the fighters slipped and fell, they thought of the comrades behind them, so each of them grabbed a handful of grass, or stones, sand, and sticks and put them in a muddy and slippery place to pave the way for the comrades behind.
On weekdays, the artillery marched either by carts or on horses, but now, they left all the carts and horses behind, and carried heavy barrels, trays and shells by themselves, and ran behind the infantry, even if they were pressed and panting, but no one wanted to fall a step.
When descending a high and steep slope, the gunner in front carried the cannon with a rope tied to his waist, and the comrades behind dragged him down.
There was a comrade who was carrying a cannonball, and when he was going downhill, he accidentally fell and rolled down the slope, tearing his hands, company, and clothes, but he endured the pain, got up, didn't bother to bandage, and continued to chase forward with the cannonball box, for fear that he would fall behind.
There were only more than ten miles left from Shatun, and the troops stopped, and Zhu Yuehua and political commissar Xing Ze and a few people studied how to pass through Shatun.
The division commanders have not yet caught up, so they can only study and think about countermeasures on their own.
During the study, the troops finally got a few respite, and the soldiers, who were already tired, fell asleep with their buttocks next to the ground, they were so sleepy, sleepy and tired, and their bodies and spirits had reached their limits.
In particular, the artillery comrades carried a heavier weight on their bodies than the infantry, their shoulders were worn out by shells, gun trays and barrels, and blood seeped out.
Time was very limited, and as soon as the soldiers took a nap, the cadres studied the battle plan through Shatun, and the troops continued to advance.
In fact, there was no black regiment in Shatun, only some stragglers who had escaped from Tokugawa, and as soon as the troops came in, they ran away, and before they could escape, they were captured as prisoners.
During the attack on Shatun, the division commander also caught up from the rear, and at the same time they also received instructions from the division commander and conveyed the instructions to the 338th Regiment:
"After the Seventh Division succeeds, in addition to the direct subordinate team to search the mountain, the three divisions of the 38th Army should quickly attack and advance to Junyuli, and cooperate with the 2nd Division of the US Army in the courtyard and stadium of the 40th Army."
"Tonight we will enter the area of Tokugawa West Kari Ridge and Hingdri, and prepare to destroy the enemy who has fled from the east to the south, and then the next division will approach the price river and contain the enemy, and the main force of the army should attack the courtyard and Longyuanli on the evening of the 28th. If the enemy in the stadium and courtyard flees south, the army should quickly attack the enemy in the south of the Gunyu and the enemy in the price of the river! ”
The purpose of interspersing is quite clear, and everyone also knows Shiji's next plan at this moment, including why he wants to intersperse Sanshori.
Zhu Yuehua quickly ordered the comrades of the organ to go down to the troops, convey the instructions of the Zhi Division, encourage each other, ensure that they will take a good road, and resolutely intersperse them in the three institutes.
After Shatun was captured, the 113th Division did not care about cleaning up the battlefield at all, and did not even have a chance to rest, dragging its tired body and continuing to advance.
They walked all night.
The fighters are tired, and such a high load is a huge consideration for the limits of the body.
Some of the warriors no longer felt in their bodies, and walked forward with heavy steps completely by will.
Some fighters vomited blood and fell to the ground, and comrades in the rear rushed up, squatted on the ground and sniffed, already quite weak, and hurriedly called the hygienist.
The hygienist came over to take a look and shook his head heavily: "Let him have a good rest." ”
The soldiers who gathered around looked at the young face, heavy and silent, they knew in their hearts that they would never get up again from this rest.
But the task continues, and they can only endure the grief in their hearts and grit their teeth and move on.
The instructor encouraged them: "These comrades who sacrificed, one of them counts as one, and they must settle accounts with the Yankees and avenge them!" ”
The soldiers turned their grief into motivation.
Before dawn, the troops arrived at the Datong River, which was still about 30 miles away from Sansholi.
At this time, a soldier of the Korean People's Army guerrilla unit smuggled across the Taedong River by boat late at night and rushed to inform us of the enemy situation along the river and took the initiative to lead the way for the avant-garde troops.
According to the report of the reconnaissance unit in front, there might be an enemy in the south of the Yangtze River, so Zhu Yuehua asked the second battalion to go to reconnoiter the enemy situation, and if there were a few enemies in front, they would advance while fighting.
At dawn, enemy planes in the sky were constantly flying around, conducting high-altitude reconnaissance.
Since the beginning of the DPRK, the troops have rarely marched during the day, and now whether or not to continue marching is a new issue, and the division commander asked the troops to rest and rest first, and transferred the cadres of each regiment to a meeting to study what to do after dawn.
The warriors, hearing the break, lay on the ground, closed their eyes and fell asleep.
The cadres of the division and regiment sat down for a meeting together.
The effect of this meeting was extraordinary, and the American troops advancing to the Cheongchon River at this time were not cut off and stuck, and at this moment the American troops were ordered to retreat to Sunchon and Pyongyang.
If the 113th Division could not arrive in time and jam the enemy, it would be a crushing battle like the first battle, and it would not be able to annihilate the enemy in large numbers.
Therefore, both the Zhi Division and the military headquarters were looking forward to the 113th Division rushing to Sansholi as soon as possible.
However, after the division departed from Tokugawa, it remained silent on the radios, and there was no news, and all the radio stations were expecting to hear the signals of the 113th Division.
General Shiji stayed by the radio station every moment, urging the news of the 113th Division from time to time.
But the answer is the same every time.
If the 113th Division could not reach Sansho-ri and cut off the enemy as planned, then all preparations for the second battle would be in vain.
Not only that, but the consequences and repercussions are even more terrifying.
Although the first battle was a rout, and did not destroy a large number of enemies, it was also a victory, which severely frustrated the enemy's spirit and beat the enemy.
Not only that, the true strength of the Volunteer Army has not yet been revealed, and only three divisions of the Volunteer Army are displayed on MacArthur's desk that have been intuitively detected.
Zhisi and the rear also seized the strength of the volunteer army is not clear, and they lure the enemy into the depths, and then the whole army attacked, divided and encircled, and annihilated one by one.
In addition to driving the enemy back to Pyongyang in one fell swoop, the second battle can be said to have put all the strength and cards of the volunteer army on the table, and that is to destroy a large number of the enemy's living forces.
If this force of American troops escapes, then all previous efforts will be in vain.