Chapter 60 White Tiger Group

The battle ended without any suspense after half an hour, but there was still gunfire on the 585.2 high ground. It was Lee Yongen who was taking his men to "handle" the captives.

Most of the time, the soldiers of the Volunteer Army treat the prisoners preferentially, and sometimes the prisoners are even better than those of the Volunteer Army soldiers. Many veterans returning from the country said that the prisoners caught eat white rice and white flour, while the soldiers of the Volunteer Army were hungry and full while eating corn.

But preferential treatment of prisoners depends on what the situation is. For example, if a unit's sharp knife company does not keep the prisoners. This is actually easy to understand. What does the sharp knife company do? When fighting, it is like the tip of a knife. The puppet army's defense line opens a gap, and they often leave a long distance from the subsequent troops. If this unit still leaves prisoners, it is obvious that they will pick up their weapons and shoot themselves in the back.

This is the case with the Sharp Knife Company, and the situation is the case now. If we still have prisoners at this time, we, surrounded by puppet troops, would be like leaving a time bomb around us, and we might be wiped out at any time.

However, unlike in the past, there were more prisoners captured this time. The troops of four puppet army companies were stationed on the 585.2 Highland. Except for a few of them who were killed on the front slope and rushing out of the tunnel, more than 300 people were unable to move in the tunnel. At the same time, the rough tunnel of the puppet army also determined that they could not hold on, so someone soon extended a white flag from the tunnel and surrendered.

But they soon discovered that it was definitely a mistake to surrender, because we immediately handed them over to the People's Army soldiers headed by Li Yongen.

This does not mean that we are false merciful. There is no mercy on the battlefield. Everything is realistic and cruel. For example, the ultimate goal of our favorable treatment of prisoners is to prevent the enemy from resisting to the death, the ultimate goal is to reduce casualties, and the ultimate goal is to win...

I, who had fought on the battlefield for three years, knew this clearly. It was because we had no deep hatred with the puppet army, so we handed them over to Li Yongen.

"Bang bang bang..." Gunshots came from the darkness of the 585.2 high ground, and the cold wind brought a faint smell of blood, which made people shivered involuntarily.

Although I couldn't see it, I knew that something was happening on the other side of the valley. The puppet army captives were forced to dig a large pit by Li Yongen and others, and then knelt down in rows and shot them with pistols. The reason they shot with pistols at close range was to save as much ammunition as possible... Although this seemed cruel, I knew very well that at this moment we were also trying to survive.

At this time, a fierce gunshot suddenly came from me in the direction of the highway to the east, but it became quiet again after a while. Although I knew that I could not see anything, I still habitually raised my telescope and looked in that direction.

"Regiment Commander! It's the Third Battalion and the Engineer's Unit!" Liu Shunyi ran to me and reported: "Company Commander Wang sent a telegram, and he had successfully accepted Battalion Commander Li and the Engineer's Unit, and cleared the remaining enemies on both sides of the highway. He will meet with our army in ten minutes!"

"Yeah!" I nodded.

As I expected, the Third Battalion and the Engineer's troops were behind, so they were only dealing with several puppet army machine gun positions on the checkpoint. In addition, I sent a company to respond, so how long could the puppet troops be defended under the front and back attacks?

Ten minutes later, Li Weiqiang's third battalion brought a large number of ammunition into the 585.2 Highland, where there were tunnels prepared by the soldiers to store ammunition. Li Weiqiang only sat in front of me for a while, and then set off with the soldiers again.

Their mission is to bring the engineer battalion back to the position and cooperate with the soldiers of the 539th Regiment to attack the puppet army troops fighting on the front line. If the situation allows, the third battalion troops will bring us another batch of ammunition left on the road when they return to the team.

The safe arrival of the engineers gave me a sigh of relief. Although this is only part of all our ammunition, this is the basis for us to survive and play a role here. In case there is anything wrong with the ammunition on the road, all I can do seems to be to take the soldiers out of the battlefield in time.

Only then did I have time to observe the 585.2 high ground carefully.

585.2 The highland is very unique, which reminds me of the pyramids taught by high school mathematics teachers, which are like a pyramid. Of course, at this time, I no longer need to use the three perpendicular line theorems on this pyramid like in high school, under the "forced" of my parents and teachers, or bored to calculate its area, volume or perimeter!

However, it seems that this pyramid cannot calculate these, because it does not have a mountain top, so I felt completely relieved.

This special shape makes the top position of the 585.2 highland look big, and it is also divided into three fronts that can defend three sides separately.

After walking to three sides, I understood why Commander Pang paid so much attention to this high ground and wanted troops like our 538th Regiment to defend.

One side is diagonally facing the south ferry. From this direction, the puppet army's reinforcements will continue to surge, but unfortunately, the North Han River, which is dozens of meters wide, will block their way, so all they can do is to force the crossing within our range.

On the other side, it is facing the intersection of Huachuan to Jincheng Highway, and this intersection is very special. On one side is a cliff more than 20 meters high. Below the cliff is the Beihan River, and on the other side is a small stone mountain, which is so steep that no one can climb with his hands. It is conceivable that we only need to set up a few machine guns on the top of the mountain to easily block reinforcements from the Huachuan direction.

And that highway passed by the foot of the 585.2 Heights, and then headed towards Jincheng in the north. It is obvious that once the puppet troops in the direction of Jincheng were defeated by our army, their deserters would surge from this highway towards the 585.2 Heights, like a flood. And the other side of the 585.2 Heights is facing the deserters...

It can be said that the 585.2 highland is simply a highland designed by God to block the retreat of the puppet army. The puppet army of course also realized the importance of this highland, so they built solid fortifications on this highland. Look at the trenches, anti-aircraft holes, tunnels, bunkers, digging bunkers, and even barbed wire and mines in front of the position... The configuration of each fire point and bunker on the front slope were obviously carefully planned, and a large area of ​​cross firepower could be formed to cover the open area one kilometer wide to the north...

The original intention of these designs was obviously to prevent the volunteer soldiers from entering this highway. However, what they did not expect was that we would break through the back slope of the 585.2 high ground, and these fortifications would fall into the hands of our army intact. This time, the open land in front of us would undoubtedly become the grave of the puppet army deserters!

"Boom..." After a flash of lightning, a thunder exploded in the sky, just like the explosion of a shell...

After saying this metaphor, I realized that my current thinking may be different from that of ordinary people. Ordinary people often compare the explosion of shells to thunder, but I compare the explosion of thunder to the explosion. This may be the difference between the people's thinking and the thinking of being a soldier! For the people, thunder is very common, while for us, thunder explosion is not common, but for us, thunder shells are more common than thunder.

"Captain Cui, I'm looking for you..." Li Pinghe ran to me over the volunteer soldiers who were repairing fortifications on the position. All the volunteer soldiers on the position were wearing raincoats, which made each of us look no different, so it was really not easy to find me.

"What's the situation?" Looking at Li Pinghe's anxious look, I asked quickly.

"It's the telegram from Commander Pang!" Amid the sound of rain and the clanging sound of the soldiers building fortifications, Li Pinghe had to report to me loudly: "The division headquarters was very satisfied with our performance, but he got the information that the puppet army also discovered our troops, and sent the *** regiment of the puppet capital division to move quickly towards our flank! It will arrive in about half an hour!"

"Um!" I was stunned for a moment when I heard this.

*** regiment? The *** regiment of the pseudo-capital division?

Is it strange that the puppet army found that our army existed? It would be strange that our army, which was so big that it made such a big noise in their stomachs.

It is not surprising that the puppet army will respond quickly. Even if the geographical location of the 585.2 highland is not important, a unit like ours that penetrates deep behind enemy lines will be like a thorn in the eye, so that the puppet army will be eliminated first and then quick.

What I wondered about is that this time we came to deal with us was the pseudo-Capital Division's *** regiment...

The puppet capital division is an ace unit of the puppet army. I have long seen its combat effectiveness. Most of the soldiers formed were trained by the *** people in the puppet Manchukuo State like the secret captain I captured before, and they had been trained to fight for the *** people in the puppet Manchukuo State.

The number of the *** regiment is the First Regiment of the "Capital Division", which is one of the first eight regiments formed by the puppet army. Its first formed the name of "the main force" and is the "ace regiment" in the ace unit of the puppet capital division. It once fought bravely in the garrison war north of the "38th Line" to block the attack of the People's Army, and won the time for retreat for other puppet troops and became famous in one battle. Therefore, Lee Seung-wan personally awarded the regiment a "tiger-headed flag" and was named "*** regiment".

Speaking of this *** regiment, I am afraid no one of the Chinese will not know. The Peking Opera "The Raid Attack of the *** regiment" is already well-known, and it is also played from time to time in the movie. Everyone knows the story of a reconnaissance platoon of the Volunteer Army. But now, what I have to face is this *** regiment?

If I were to fight, where would the reconnaissance platoon of the surprise attack regiment go?

"Captain!"

"Captain!"

...

When I walked into a tunnel that was regarded as a regiment headquarters, Liu Shunyi and the battalion commanders of each battalion were already waiting in the tunnel. It must be that Liu Shunyi knew that the time was urgent, so he summoned all the troops to wait for me to have a meeting.

"Yeah!" I nodded, took off my raincoat and handed it to Xu Yongwei behind me, and quickly walked to the map on the table.

"This is the situation!" Because time was tight, Liu Shunyi pointed to the map without waiting for me to ask, saying, "According to the information given to us by Commander Pang, after the puppet army knew that the 585.2 highland was lost, the puppet capital division immediately sent the *** regiment to move towards our army. Now he has reached this location, Baiquanli, only a twenty-minute journey!"

"Is it Huachuan direction?" I couldn't help but turn to Hu Biao and asked, "How are the preparations for Huachuan direction?"

"Report to the regiment commander, it has been basically completed!" Hu Biao stepped forward and replied: "Most of the tunnels have been transformed into bunkers, trenches have been built on the top of the mountain, and infantry mines and anti-tank mines have been laid on the road. As long as the puppet army dares to come, they will be kept in custody and will not be able to take care of them!"

"Yeah!" I nodded, and then asked worriedly: "Where are other directions?"

"Other directions..." Hu Biao said hesitantly: "Captain, the fortifications facing the ferry are not easy to do. These two ends are high and low, and the rainwater is poured to the south. The trench cannot be dug twice and then it will be broken. Even if it is digging deep, it is useless. Once it is dug deep, it will be full of water. We can't hide in the water and shoot, right?"

"Um!" I couldn't help frowning when I heard Hu Biao's words. I didn't expect this just now. Moreover, if there is so much water in the south, it will easily cause ammunition to get damp and guns to get stuck, which will greatly reduce our army's firepower. Moreover, the direction of the ferry is the back of the 585.2 highland, and it is also the place where our army attacked. Only this side does not have cement fortifications built by the puppet army, and this side is undoubtedly our soft threat.

"But we don't need to worry too much!" Liu Shunyi continued: "Although our army's defense at the ferry is weak and the terrain is relatively flat, it is divided into two by the North Han River. It is difficult for the puppet army to launch a continuous attack from this side. If we want to do this, they can only cross the Beihan River through the pontoon bridge. Now it is rainy season when the river water rises sharply, and the Beihan River is also within the range of our army's shooting. If the puppet army attacks like this, they will undoubtedly suffer great casualties."

What Liu Shunyi said was undoubtedly correct, but it could not reduce my worries at all. Just as when the 180th Division forced its crossing of the North Han River, the puppet troops guarding the south bank did not think that our army could not force it to cross under such circumstances, but in the end it paid a heavy price for their carelessness!

So I immediately ordered: "We cannot be careless no matter what. If we cannot dig trenches on the top of the mountain, just dig on the inclined surface. If we cannot dig on the inclined surface, we can dig at the foot of the mountain. There will always be places where water cannot be flooded. We must allocate the firepower! Time is urgent and take action immediately!"

"Yes!" Everyone responded, saluted me and retreated from the entrance of the tunnel in a breeze.

But I had eyes but stared at the map on the desktop without moving, and my thoughts kept floating in modern information: How is it possible? The *** regiment actually moved here and became my opponent? Didn’t its regiment headquarters let our army’s reconnaissance platoon be removed? If I remember correctly, this reconnaissance platoon was led by a deputy platoon leader named Yang Yucai, and his troops were the 203rd Division of the 68th Army, which was in the right wing, in charge of interspersing!

That's right! At this time, I knew the whole battle situation well. On the front of Jincheng, there was an overwhelming attack of ten divisions of our 20th Corps. The left wing was responsible for the interlude, while the right wing was responsible for the 70th Division and the 203rd Division. Because the base of the pseudo-Capital Division just blocked their interlude route, it would be difficult for them to interlude. This is also the reason why the right wing had more interlude forces but had relatively few tasks assigned.

Their mission is undoubtedly very difficult, because even in an ordinary battle, it is normal to attack a division of the puppet army with twice the troops or triple the troops. What's more, they are facing a puppet army ace troops, and they have to complete interspersed tasks.

But in history they still successfully completed the task. As the Chinese people are familiar with it, when the 203rd Division, which was responsible for the main attack, sent a team of 12 outstanding scouts, dressed in puppet army uniforms and quickly rushed into the enemy's depth along the highway, and directly took the first regiment of the Puppet Army Capital Division, the most elite "*** regiment" regiment headquarters of the Puppet Army, which caused the defense line of the Puppet Capital Division to collapse due to no man's command!

A unit with only 12 people! It is hard for me to imagine that a unit with 12 people can do anything even if it can successfully penetrate the enemy's troops! But they did it. This small unit not only destroyed the "*** regiment"'s criticism system and disrupted the defensive system of the puppet army, seized the "tiger-head flag" that the "*** regiment" is proud of (the "tiger-head flag" is still stored in the Chinese Revolutionary Military Museum), but also escaped without hesitation...

No one can believe this story, it is like the Tianfang Yetan, but the brave volunteer soldiers did it truly!

But... Now that the "*** regiment" has been transferred to attack the 585.2 Heights where we are stationed, can that reconnaissance platoon still attack the *** regiment like history?

The answer is obviously no. Since the *** regiment has been transferred here, then the surprise attack on the *** regiment headquarters will not have any meaning to the 203rd Division completing the mission.

Then I quickly thought: the interspersed troops of the 180th Division should have been blocked by the puppet army on the Jinchengchuan Bridge and progressed slowly, so that the puppet capital division would not panic and transfer the *** regiment to steal our flesh thorns back!

But... I led an elite regiment of troops into the mountain road, occupied the 585.2 highland and blocked the retreat of all the puppet troops!
Chapter completed!