Li Feng and Guo Sandan were the company commanders of the two companies left on the 597.9 Highlands. They were a squad leader of the 13th Fifth Regiment a few days ago, but now they have become a company commander.

It’s not because they can fight, nor because they have any special abilities, but because... all the cadres in their company were sacrificed, and there was no way for them to take over. But even so, these squad leaders are already considered experienced and qualified veterans in the company.

But I know that this situation is not the worst. It is said that in the middle and late stages of the third stage of the Shangganling Battle, new recruits who had just joined the army for a few months became company commanders, and even battalion commanders were everywhere. However, the battalion commanders had one common feature, that is, there were no few soldiers left under their command. In other words, everyone who survived was all cadres!

"How many veterans are there in your hands?" I looked at the map and asked in a muffled voice.

"Report to the Chief of Staff!" Li Feng replied: "The second company has 127 people, fifteen of them are veterans of the original army, and the rest are supplementary soldiers who have only been in the army for more than three months!"

"The fifth company has 109 people, twenty-one is a veteran, and the rest are new recruits!" Guo Sandan reported immediately.

Listening to these data, I couldn't help but frown. They were almost all new recruits, new recruits who had only been in the army for three months.

My thoughts were pushed forward for three months. If I remember correctly, the first three months were a period when both the enemy and us were fighting at the negotiating table. Neither side made any big moves on the battlefield. This means that even if these soldiers were on the battlefield for the past three months, it is very likely that this was the first time they had really fought.

Taking such soldiers to face the puppet army and the ace troops of the US army on Shangganling... This really makes me feel overwhelmed!

"Corporate Li!" Then I asked Li Baocheng again: "How is the situation in the Eighth Company?"

"It's okay!" Li Baocheng replied: "When we attacked last night, we didn't suffer much casualties, and we lost only twenty-three people. Now our company still has 112 people with combat capabilities, but... the soldiers hid in the tunnel for a long time and were hungry, had serious physical overdrawn, and were in poor health. Many people were unable to participate in the night battle because of night blindness!"

"Well! Comrades who have night blindness will let them rest at night and fight during the day!" Listening to Li Baocheng's report, I felt a little clear in my heart.

On Shangganling, there is only Li Baocheng's eighth company, and the newly added second and fifth companies, the second and fifth companies, and most of the fifth companies are new recruits. The characteristic of the recruits is that they are not strong in combat and have a large casualty rate, so the troops are still a little tight.

When our army counterattacked, the reason why nine companies were able to rush up in one breath was entirely because our army fired a large number of artillery shells at the enemy and suppressed the enemy's fire blockade. Once the US artillery recovered, it would soon implement a fire blockade on Shangganling again. At that time, it would be very difficult to get reinforcements from Wusheng Mountain.

But there is nothing to do about this. There are only so many tunnels on Shangganling. The three companies have more than 400 people at almost the limit of their capacity. Isn't it? The tunnels suddenly become crowded, crowded everywhere, and the air becomes thinner. Sometimes they can't even light a kerosene lamp.

"Chief of Staff!" Instructor Qin listened to the situation and said worriedly: "Most of the Second Company and the Fifth Company are recruits. We have to let them adapt to the battlefield as soon as possible, otherwise... this situation will be difficult to deal with!"

"Yeah!" I nodded and turned around and asked, "Old Qin, do you have any good methods?"

Although I have fought for two years and can be considered a veteran, I don’t know anything about how to get the recruits to get started as soon as possible. And I also think that some things are not something that can be done if you think it is possible, especially on the battlefield. As long as you think wrong once, you may never have a chance next time.

"It's better to use the old method!" Instructor Qin replied without thinking: "One look, two, three fights!"

The words said by Instructor Qin made me realize how wise it was to not be entrusted just now. Think about it, the Volunteer Army came from the War of Resistance Against Japan and the War of Liberation. During the more than ten years of War of Resistance, many new recruits will definitely join. How to get the new recruits to adapt to the battlefield as soon as possible? Of course, the Volunteer Army has their own set.

But I really don’t understand what this “one look, two leads, three fights” is saying. Of course, I can’t give orders if I don’t understand. So I couldn’t help but touch my nose awkwardly and look at Instructor Qin in embarrassment.

Instructor Qin is a smart man. I quickly understood what was going on after looking at it. So I hurriedly said to Li Baocheng: "Captain Li, look... can you arrange some veterans to go to the Second Company and the Fifth Company to guide the new recruits in battle. The first veterans fight, the new recruits watch; the second new recruits fight, the veterans are there to guide them; the third time they either ask the new recruits to fight themselves, or the veterans are to take them to fight..."

"No problem!" Li Baocheng nodded and said, "I will arrange two experienced soldiers immediately, so they will not have to fight anymore. They are responsible for taking turns to the battlefield to guide the new recruits in war!"

It turns out that this is "one look, two leads, three fights"! When I heard this, I suddenly realized and thought to myself that the volunteer soldiers used this method to lead new recruits to fight.

Then I was wondering, why didn’t anyone take me when I was a recruit? But after thinking about it, I seemed to be very awesome in the first battle, and it seemed that I had captured several puppet troops with an iron pick. Who dares to lead such soldiers?

"That's it!" After thinking about it, I added: "The recruits and soldiers have learned their experience on the battlefield, and they also need to go back to the tunnel to exchange combat experience with other soldiers. They also need to have time to ask new questions to the veterans and learn more skills to kill enemies. In addition, the surface position of the 597.9 highland is not large, and it is unnecessary. At the same time, three companies cannot be sent to the surface position to be stationed at the same time. So I think that our three companies can be divided into three batches, each batch will be stationed on the position for one day. After a day, no matter what the battle situation is, they will be rotated back to the tunnel to rest. What do you think, comrades?"

"I agree!" Li Baocheng immediately agreed: "It will not be too tiring for a company to stay for a day, and it can also form a battle between our three companies. It depends on whoever loses the position, whoever becomes a turtle!"

"Yes!" Li Feng and Guo Sandan were not outdone, and immediately responded: "Whoever loses the position will be a turtle!"

"Chief of Staff!" At this time, Director Qin interrupted: "It is good to have the troops on their turn, but the biggest problem is that the new troops do not understand the battle situation and the enemy, which is easy to make mistakes on the battlefield!"

"Um!" I couldn't help but nodded when I heard this. Guidance Qin was still thoughtful. In fact, this problem had happened long ago when the large troops were rotating. The 40th Army was the first group to enter North Korea to fight. When they returned to China for more than half a year and then went to the battlefield, they would inevitably be unacceptable to the battlefield.

Although we are rotating small troops now and are on the same battlefield, each company has to go to the battlefield two days apart, so some problems will inevitably arise.

"Let's do it!" After thinking about it, I said to Li Baocheng and others: "You company commanders will work harder. The soldiers will fight on the battlefield for one day, and you will fight for two days. On the first day, command your own troops to fight, and on the second day, as a staff officer, assisting the new company in combat. Is there any difficulty?"

"No difficulties!" The three company commanders stood up in front of me in unison.

Seeing that the three company commanders not only had no expression of embarrassment on their faces, but were also honored for arranging such a arduous task to them. I couldn't help but praise them secretly. This is the benefit of commanding the volunteer army. Since I became the regiment commander, no matter how many tasks I arranged, the soldiers always agreed without thinking. Until now, I have never heard anyone complain about anything!

"Chief of Staff! Let's go to the second company on the first day!" Li Feng rushed to say: "We have the largest number of people in the second company and are willing to take the lead!"

"No, we should be allowed to join the Eighth Company!" Li Baocheng opposed: "No matter how you say that our Eighth Company is more familiar with the terrain and the combat situation. We should be allowed to fight a few battles and let the recruits learn and learn!"

"No, no!" Li Baocheng said this, Guo Sandan refused. He said to Li Baocheng: "You said just now that your 8th Company has been squatting in the tunnel for more than half a month and has been hungry for more than ten days. If you still have to go up, where can we put our faces? No matter how you say it, you have to choose one of the 2nd Company and the 5th Company. I want me to say that I have more veterans in the fifth company than the 2nd Company, so we should let us take the lead..."

Listening to these company commanders fighting around in front of me, I couldn't help but feel a little amused. I was worried just now if they thought the task was too heavy, but now they snatched it!

"Okay OK!" I raised my hand to stop their quarrel and said, "Company Commander Guo's words make sense. The Eighth Company needs rest and takes time to replenish their physical strength. Moreover, the proportion of veterans in the fifth company is large, so let the Fifth Company go first, and Corps Li is temporarily appointed as a staff officer to assist in the battle! The second company is behind the Fifth Company, and finally the Eighth Company. During the rest period, the Eighth Company should pay attention to being ready for reinforcements at any time and be responsible for guiding the new recruits to fight!"

"yes!"

After I said this, the company commanders no longer objected and all stood up and accepted the order.

Although the current combat effectiveness of the puppet army cannot be underestimated, they still dare not launch a counterattack against the volunteers who are good at night fighting at night. So the battle that night ended when our army successfully captured several major positions on the 597.9 Highlands. After that, the puppet army did not make any moves except pretending to organize two counterattacks, which were not just counterattacks.

The reason why the puppet army's two counterattacks was not considered counterattacks because they had no intention of counterattacks. They simply organized some troops to fire a machine gun at the foot of the mountain, then fired a few mortars and retreated.

As I think, this should be just a gesture for the Americans to see in order to deal with the orders thrown by Van Vreet.

Van Vreet was so anxious! He was called a "mountain war expert" in the US military because he was good at fighting mountain wars, but unexpectedly he overturned the ship in the gutters of the two small mountain areas of Shangganling. After fighting for a few days, they seemed to have successfully captured Shangganling. Although they had never been able to clear the volunteer soldiers hiding in the tunnels, they finally regained some face. But now we launched a counterattack and captured the 597.9 highland, "it's unbearable." Of course, he would keep pressuring the puppet troops to immediately take back these thrown positions.

But after the puppet army fought with us for so long, they naturally knew in their hearts that the night was the world of the volunteer army, and it was not easy to defend their positions in the dark, let alone seize such a steep high ground. In addition, they had prejudice against the US military always treating them as cannon fodder, so they performed such a drama of disobedience in front of us.

I have to admit that the puppet army's approach is right. This cannot be said to be timid, but should be said that they are very clear about the situation on the battlefield and will not rush up in such unfavorable circumstances because of the "face" problem.

Shangganling is very steep, and the soil on the mountain has become very soft because it has been bombarded by artillery fire several times. Even if it is attacking during the day, it has to be used to climb up, let alone at this night. So if they really launch a counterattack at night according to Van Vritte's order, it will be no different from dying.

So, in addition to the sound of the US military using artillery fire to block the supply line of Shangganling, the battlefield became quiet again.

This continued until 8:00 the next morning.

The reason why I chose to attack at 8 o'clock was because the smoke was everywhere around Shangganling, and there was no brightness until 8 o'clock. I think the puppet army liked to attack at this brightness the most, because at this time they could see the surrounding terrain without being too exposed to our army's marksmanship.

So they immediately organized a shelling, which was the shelling that woke me up from my sleep.

When I rushed to the No. 9 position with a rifle, Li Baocheng and Li Feng were already lying in the trenches on the position, holding a telescope to observe the enemy situation.

597.9 The high ground is like a triangle, and the position No. 9 is the triangle facing the enemy's vertex. Here you can see any position at the foot of the mountain. This is also the reason why Li Baocheng and others chose this position at the same time.

"How is the situation?" This is the first sentence I said when I met them.

"Chief of Staff! There..." Li Baocheng pointed in one direction and handed me the telescope: "There is a strange army over there, looking like a black group of Americans, but not like the US military, and it is barefoot..."

"Um! Barefoot?" Hearing this, I couldn't help but take the telescope and look in that direction. Sure enough, I saw dozens of black troops wearing big caps and leggings at the foot of the mountain, but not wearing shoes, busy working next to more than a dozen mortars.

"It's the Ethiopian camp!" I saw me and understood: "They are African troops, and it is their habit to not wear shoes!"

"What?" Li Baocheng couldn't help but be stunned: "There are still people who are used to not wearing shoes?"

"Then aren't they afraid of pain? Can they march? Can they run?" Li Feng couldn't believe it even when he heard it.

"Go and go..." I couldn't help but say bitterly when I heard this: "Do you care whether they wear shoes or not, they just aim at their heads and hit them anyway! There's not so much nonsense!"

"Yes!" Li Baocheng and Li Feng responded and said nothing, but after a while, they curiously held their glasses and looked at the Ethiopian camp.

Seeing this, I couldn't help but curse secretly. These two guys were not here to observe the enemy situation, they were just watching the show.

I know about the Ethiopian camp. I have read their information in modern times and I feel quite sympathetic to them. They come from very backward African states. They became Italian colonies during World War II. Later, with the help of Britain, their guerrillas defeated the enemy and regained their freedom. From then on, the Ethiopian camp completely turned politically to the US and British empires.

In modern times, I also saw a photo taken by a war correspondent, called "The Feet of the Soldiers of Ethiopian Battalion", which says that Ethiopian battalion soldiers do not wear shoes and are barefoot regardless of whether they are marching or training. Over time, the calluses on their feet have been grinded very thickly, and their feet have been tempered so hard that they are not afraid of branches or stones being hurt.

The photo shows the soles of an Ethiopian soldier. If it weren't for the cracks and clear toes on the soles of his feet, he would have thought he was wearing a pair of special shoe covers!

But what I sympathize with them is not because of these, but because of the current war.

The reason why the Ethiopian battalion emperor participated in the United Nations army was because he believed MacArthur's words and thought that the battle could be resolved easily. Many officers regarded this participation in the war as a "comfortable journey to the East" and a "victorious advance". They even declared confidently: "How strong the Ethiopian military is, you will know when you come back!"

result……

This army of more than 1,000 people came to the Korean battlefield without participating in any battles for more than a year. The first battle they participated in was the Battle of Shangganling. Just when they were about to show off their skills on the battlefield, they were crippled and returned to their country in one day...

This battle did not see how strong Ethiopia's military strength was as they thought, but how strong the Chinese People's Volunteer Army was. From then on, Ethiopian Emperor Selasi also saw the situation in the world clearly, and in future foreign policy, he firmly stood in the camp of the Third World and began to establish friendly relations with China.

Of course, these are all later stories. The current Ethiopian camp is still our enemy!

Thinking of this, I immediately ordered: "Pass the order, and these black men rushed up and beat me hard, and beat me as much as I come, and don't let anyone go!"

"Yes!" Li Baocheng and Li Feng responded, but a trace of doubt flashed in their eyes. They were wondering, how could I hate this strange army that I can't even afford to wear shoes. Our volunteer army is also poor, aren't it? Poor people often have a more indifferent attitude when they see poor people...
Chapter completed!