The next day, God might also know that the soldiers were very tired, so it was the first time that we did not wake us up by shells. But the habit of being awakened by shells at the same time still woke me up from my sleep. I took out my pocket watch and looked at it. The pointer was pointed at exactly eight o'clock.

Why didn't the enemy attack? This is the first question I thought when I opened my eyes. Didn't it say that the US 187th Airborne Regiment is coming? Why is there no movement at all? Could it be that the superior's intelligence is inaccurate?

It shouldn't be! Although the enemy dispatched a unit to Shangganling to fight is highly military secret, because the People's Army has a large number of spies in the puppet army, and there will be some signs when the enemy's large forces start, it is difficult to hide the spy's eyes, so this information should not be wrong!

If the information is not wrong, then what are these Americans planning to do?

While thinking about me, I walked towards the entrance of the tunnel!

"Woo..." As soon as I walked out of the tunnel, an enemy plane whizzed past my head with a sharp roar. The airflow of the plane made the smoke and dust in front of the position move with the wind, just like a demon running out of the Tianfang Night Pond in front of me, wishing to grab me and swallow it.

"What's the situation?" I asked the volunteer army guarding the tunnel entrance casually. Since I became a cadre, this sentence has naturally become my catchphrase.

"Report to the Chief of Staff!" the soldier replied immediately: "Nothing is happening, just watching the Japanese plane keep wandering over our heads!"

"Um!" I couldn't help but be confused when I heard this. The US military wouldn't let us be so relaxed! I didn't try to send a few planes to wander over our heads?

But I soon knew why. The reason they were slow to attack was because they were not familiar with the terrain. For other troops, such as the puppet army, their way of familiarizing themselves with the terrain was to directly send people to charge on the position a few times. Although they left behind a large number of corpses, the terrain also changed from unfamiliar to familiarity.

But the US military rarely does this, especially elite troops. They pay attention to achieving the greatest results at the lowest cost. Therefore, before fighting, they usually have meticulous intelligence collection work, including the enemy's troops, firepower distribution, terrain and terrain! The US 187th Regiment is naturally no exception.

Thinking of this, my expression gradually became solemn. The so-called sharpening of the knife does not delay chopping wood. I also agree with the US military’s pre-war preparations. This is just like what we say about sweating more before the war and bleeding less during the war. Doing meticulous intelligence work before the war can also help your troops avoid many detours.

But in the face of what the US military is doing now, we seem to have no solution and can only wait like this. We wait for them to make full preparations and then launch a fierce attack on our army!

"Chief of Staff! Commander Zhang's phone number!" I was thinking, a correspondent handed the walkie-phone to me again.

"Comrade Cui Wei!" said the leader Zhang: "It has now been confirmed that the enemy you face is the 187th Airborne Regiment of the US Army. This unit is one of the earliest airborne troops formed by the US Army. It was originally the 505th Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division. It once participated in the airborne operations of many major battles such as Sicily, Normandy, Salerno, and Assam in World War II. It has outstanding military achievements and is in the leading position in the US military in both combat effectiveness and equipment. You must be careful to deal with it!"

"Yes!" I responded. In fact, I don't need to remind Captain Zhang to know these things. In modern times, I have watched many TV series of the 101st Airborne Division. Although the movies are not necessarily taken seriously, it is definitely an extraordinary combat power to be used as a model of Americans.

The unit in front of me is the same as the 101st Airborne Division, which was the earliest airborne unit established by the US military, and its combat effectiveness will not be much worse!

"Comrade Cui Wei!" After pausing, Commander Zhang continued: "The US military has invested this elite airborne force as an ordinary infantry regiment to Shangganling, which shows the desperate mentality of the senior US military leaders. On the other hand, it is also telling us that the US military lacks reserve troops! So I believe that as long as we can hold on to the enemy's attack, victory will definitely be ours in the near future!"

"Yes!" I replied: "Please rest assured, the regiment commander, we must defend our position and never let the enemy step over the 597.9 high ground!"

I agree with Captain Zhang's statement, because no matter who knows it, the reason why the 187th Airborne Regiment is called the Airborne Regiment is because they are all airborne troops. The main task of the airborne troops is to airborne to the rear of the enemy to occupy the enemy's military base. Doing so can often unexpectedly cut off the enemy's retreat and supply lines, and even directly attack the enemy's artillery positions or command centers...

But today, a unit like this that relies on "surprise victory" is regarded as an ordinary field force to attack Shangganling, which only means that the US military has no other troops to choose, and is determined to take Shangganling down!

"Very good!" Commander Zhang, who was on the other end of the phone, praised him when he heard me say this: "I believe you can definitely defend the position. If necessary, we can consider sending reinforcements to you during the day!"

"No!" I refused, "Captain Zhang, sending reinforcements during the day is too expensive. The US planes and cannons will definitely closely monitor our reinforcements routes. There are only a few people who can come up alive in a company, which will not help us much. It is better to prepare for reinforcements at night!"

"Okay!" Captain Zhang replied: "I will try my best to provide you with artillery fire support. You must cooperate closely with artillery comrades and insist on attacking the enemy's charge!"

"Yes!" After hanging up the phone, I felt a vague feeling in my heart that the final showdown with the US military has arrived.

If we can defeat the 187th Airborne Regiment, which the US military has been desperately invested, then the US military will no longer have confidence and will not have the strength to compete with us on Shangganling.

"Boom..." At this time, a loud explosion sound suddenly came to my position, which made me realize that the US military's attack had begun. Unlike usual when I heard the explosion, I went to the position, this time the soldiers lined up and drilled into the tunnel from the position.

This is the sequelae of driving the puppet army from the 597.9 high ground. There are no puppet army on the 597.9 high ground, so the US planes and cannons can naturally bombard our high ground with confidence and boldness.

The bombing was still as boring as before. Although bombing like the US military could not cause much damage to us hiding in the tunnel, one thing is worthy of recognition, that is, this bombing can completely destroy the fortifications we built on the position. This can weaken the condescending geographical advantage of our army as much as possible. Obviously, the US military's purpose is also this, because after fifteen minutes, the sound of artillery gradually stopped.

I did not immediately order the soldiers to rush out of the tunnel because I was worried that the US military would also play the same tricks as ours. After we rushed to the position, we would then have another artillery attack. Facing a unit like the 187th Airborne Division, and under such a huge gap in force, I had to act carefully.

So I kept waiting in the tunnel until the observation post outside the tunnel shouted at us: "The American devils are coming!" Then I waved my hand and led the soldiers out of the tunnel.

Leaning on the position and looking down, the dense American soldiers appeared in the hazy smoke. They were all wearing new bulletproof vests, and all of them were semi-automatic and fully automatic weapons, mostly carbines, and the rest were submachine guns, machine guns, etc. They all lowered their muzzles and hugged each other, covering each other to approach the 597.9 highland from the foot of the mountain. Their formation and their equipment reminded me of the special forces that often appear in modern TV and movies!

I have also seen Americans' bulletproof vests now. Although that thing is not really bulletproof, to a certain extent, it can greatly reduce the casualties caused by fragmentation. This thing is still a high-tech product now. The ability of the US military to give all the equipment is enough to show that the US military is willing to spend a lot of money on this force.

The soldiers also felt that this army was extraordinary. They all held guns in front of the position and aimed intently, and they didn't dare to make a sound.

"Chief of Staff!" Cheng Yuanqing climbed to me and asked, "Is this the American 187th Airborne Regiment? Seeing that this airs are a bit grand, I don't know if it's a silver gun wax head!"

"No matter what unit he is!" I responded angrily: "Anyway, I just saw people hitting them. I want to know if they are silver guns and wax heads. Can you tell me if they try it?"

"Yes!" Cheng Yuanqing responded and then set off several grenades in front of him with the safety cover being turned on.

Seeing Cheng Yuanqing's awkward look with his left hand, I suddenly remembered that his right hand was injured in the battle last night. I couldn't help but blame him: "Why are you still getting up after you're so injured? Let's go down and rest!"

"Chief of Staff, you will not get off the line of fire when you are slightly injured!" Cheng Yuanqing couldn't help but be anxious when he heard me: "What's more, this time, my company is on the position, and the soldiers all need my command, let alone I am still a Communist!"

After looking at the relatively scattered positions on the 597.9 Highlands, I thought it was right, so I ordered: "Okay! Go to the No. 4 position to command the battle!"

"Yes!" Cheng Yuanqing responded, turned around and ran towards the adjacent No. 4 position.

"Tengteng..." With a roar, the US military fired smoke bombs, and suddenly there were more than a dozen smokes in front of and behind the positions. There was originally a smoke smoke on Shangganling. At this time, the US military fire bombs were hit by the smoke bombs. It was immediately white in front of me, and I could only see a place more than twenty meters away.

I couldn't help but complain in my heart. In this case, we could hardly see the target and could not take advantage of the long range of weapons in our hands. Although the carbine in the hands of the US military has a short range, the rate of fire is very high. In addition, their number is large, so we can say that we have taken advantage of this smoke bomb.

"Stop it!" I couldn't help but scream.

In fact, I was a little panicked at this time. I shouted this to calm the warriors and also to boost my courage!

The smoke became thicker and thicker, and the distance that could be seen gradually shortened. At this time, Daqing was only a distance of more than ten meters!

More than ten meters... This distance is very dangerous for us, because even if the Americans are at an unfavorable level, they can throw grenades at us at this distance. On the other hand, the US military climbed the distance of more than ten meters for only a few seconds. If I ordered the soldiers to open fire at this distance, the result is very likely to be that the US military rushed forward with a bayonet and stabbed us to death on the position!

What to do? Can you fire now? Maybe it's OK to fire. Even if you can't see the target, the Americans can't stand it if the grenades hit one row! But who knows whether the Americans have come up! They may be hiding in a certain position under the position, and what will happen when we look at us! Or, they are walking up secretly...

Throw a stone and ask for directions!

This idiom suddenly popped up in my mind, so I picked up a stone without thinking and threw it into the ground.

The crisp sound of "kang!" made me realize that it was hitting the helmet of the US military. I was so lucky that I could hit the target with just throwing it casually. But then again, the area the US military went upwards, the smaller the area, so the formation naturally changed from a scattered soldier to a dense shape. Now there must be a large area of ​​American soldiers underneath. It would be strange if this stone could not hit people!

Then a US military shouted from the smoke: "get down! (English: lie down)".

This shout confirmed my thoughts even more! I couldn't help but feel happy and thought that the culture of our Chinese nation is indeed a long history and profound! Any idiom is so practical on the battlefield.

After thinking about it, I didn't dare to be slow in my hands. After yelling at the soldiers, I pulled out a grenade and pulled the strings, and threw it at the position where the sound was made.

The soldiers were not slow either, and they pulled out grenades and threw them into the smoke. With the sound of "boom!", a barrage was blown away in front of the position, and the screams immediately sounded in the smoke.

With the screams, the soldiers also had targets. With the trigger on their hands, bullets poured into pieces to the position where the screams were emitted.

In an instant, the position became chaotic, and gunfire, cannons, and shouts became a piece of sound. The US military's smoke bombs made us lose our targets, and also made them lose their targets themselves. Of course, their original intention was to slowly approach us and rely on the semi-automatic and fully automatic weapons in our hands to fight us in close combat. But unexpectedly, we were discovered before we got close to the position and was beaten to pieces!

The US military also began to shoot at us. Although I couldn't see them, I could know this from the whizzing bullets above my head.

But at this moment, in this situation where no one can see anyone, the condescending volunteer army obviously has a great advantage.

Due to the angle, most of the US military's bullets could not pose a threat to the volunteer soldiers on the mountaintop positions. Their grenades were oval and easily rolled back, and they were not afraid to use them on this inclined surface. However, the volunteers did not have these problems at all. The grenades were thrown far away, regardless of whether there were people or not. The bullets were shot in the direction of the sound of the smoke, making them scream in the sky below the position.

I still have no big concerns about ammunition, which is one of the reasons why I dared to defend the US 187th Airborne Regiment with more than 300 people. Last night, five companies came to reinforce. Although there were great casualties, the ammunition they transported was piled up intact in the tunnel. In addition, we voluntarily gave up the 537.7 highland and reduced the combat area, so the ammunition was enough for us to fight until the evening to wait for the reinforcements to arrive.

A burst of explosion of "Boom..." suddenly sparked in front of our military position.

It was a burning bomb fired by the US military's recoilless gun. I am very familiar with this thing. Fortunately, the US military launched randomly without targets, so it did not hit anyone, it was just a few more fire pillars in front of the position.

While shaking grenades into the smoke, I listened to the gunshots and cannons coming from the direction of the US military. From the locations of these guns and cannons, I knew that the firepower level of the US military was still very clear. The smoke bombs may have been miscalculated, and under this accidental situation they were in a passive state of being beaten. But even in this case, they still did not lose their own position and still unyieldingly launched an attack on our position. It is worthy of being a well-trained elite force. If we were not on a position as easy to defend and difficult to attack as highland 597.9, we would probably not be able to withstand this time.

At this moment, from the corner of my eyes, I saw a familiar figure being dragged back by two soldiers. I quickly recognized that the person being held in the middle was Company Commander Cheng. He must have been injured again, and the soldiers were going to drag him down by force.

Suddenly, a shell exploded beside them, and the three of them fell to the ground without knowing their life and death. I thought they must have sacrificed, but unexpectedly, after a while, Cheng Yuanqing stood up again and ran to me in a few steps. I turned around and couldn't help but startle. His right eye was already covered with shrapnel, but his left eye was still glaring. He grabbed the grenade with his only remaining left hand and smashed it towards the enemy.

"Company Commander Cheng, go down quickly! This is the order!" I shouted at him, but he seemed to have not heard it, and was still throwing grenades on his own.
Chapter completed!