Chapter 155: The 187th Airborne Regiment

Li Baocheng's movements were getting slower and lighter, but there was still a lot of soil falling down. The soldiers below also knew that by this time it had reached a critical moment, they all held their breath and carefully carried the soil, not daring to make any sound.

With a "Teng!", a large pile of soil suddenly rolled down Li Baocheng's heels, and the sound of machine guns and firelight suddenly rushed in like a storm.

"It's done!" I quickly realized this and couldn't help but feel nervous.

Whether we can succeed is at this moment. Although this method is good, once the enemy discovers us first, we can just throw two thunders and we can't afford to take it.

Will the enemy discover us? The possibility is very small. On the battlefield in full swing, who would notice that there was a hole suddenly under the dark nose? What's more, there are soldiers who are arranged by me to attract the enemy's firepower on the other side!

Li Baocheng was anxious to get into it, but maybe because he was too big and had no success after drilling twice, he almost got stuck inside and couldn't move.

As soon as I was anxious, I dragged him down and reached out to order: "Let me do it! Anti-tank grenade!"

Li Baocheng looked unwilling. First of all, I am the chief of staff, and he doesn't want me to take this risk. Secondly, he worked hard for a long time to dig a hole, and was about to be able to get out and beat the enemy, but he still wanted to let others take the lead. No one would be happy with this hard-working pig raising, but the pork was eaten by others.

But this doesn't allow him to be unwilling. Who made him big? And it seems impossible to transfer a thin warrior from behind now. It is difficult to turn around in this passage, let alone transfer someone up.

Li Baocheng is a smart man, so of course he thought of this. So he had to hand over two anti-tank grenades to me with an unhappy look on his face and retreated aside...

I took the anti-tank grenade and without saying a word, I drilled into the hole dug by Li Baocheng. Although the hole had been "supported" by Li Baocheng, I still felt it was too crowded when I got in, but I could barely squeeze it up with some force. So I thought, fortunately, all the volunteer soldiers were malnourished and not fat, otherwise I might have to face the enemy alone.

The head wriggled in the hole as hard as a caterpillar for a while, and finally reached the entrance of the hole. He poked his head out and looked around. He saw that the entrance of the hole was just outside the sandbag of the enemy's position No. 11. Several machine guns of the puppet army were spraying flames on our position, "da da da da..." above his head.

I was about to climb out of the hole to shake the grenade, but I felt it was inappropriate when I thought about it. The experience of using anti-tank grenades to bomb the enemy machine gun fort several times told me that anti-tank grenades are not a joke. The enemy machine gun fort is just a few meters away in front of me. I dropped the anti-tank grenade so close, and there was no explosion delay. I was afraid that while the enemy machine gun fort was blown up, my life would be over.

Thinking of this, I poked out my upper body, quickly pulled out the security of the grenade and threw it into the enemy machine gun castle, and then shrank into the hole as fast as possible...

With a loud "boom...", before my head could be quickly retracted, a wave of heat came. Then a black shadow flew over and blocked the hole, and came hard on my head, smashing me out of the hole.

"Chief of Staff, Chief of Staff!" The soldiers in the cave were startled when they saw me falling down. Li Baocheng shone the flashlight straight on me, and asked anxiously: "Where are you injured? Where are you..."

"No, I'm not injured!" I replied, "I just don't know what's blocking the entrance of the cave!"

Li Baocheng leaned out and shone the flashlight upwards, and laughed out loud with a "puff" sound: "Chief of Staff, what do you think? The body of the puppet army is still intimate with you before dying..."

With a coaxing sound, the soldiers all laughed out loud.

I stuck my head out and took a look, right? I shouted a few bad luck!

But I think it's a blessing. If this is a stone, a sandbag or something flying over, I'm afraid I won't get up now...

Li Baocheng pulled back to the other side of the passage and shouted to the volunteer soldiers: "Comrades! It's time to make contributions, rush!"

"Run!" the soldiers shouted, and drilled into the hole that opened above their heads one after another. I didn't care about that much, and snatched a seat and followed it up, leaving Li Baocheng alone in the passage.

The entrance of the cave was loosened after being climbed a few times, so this time I didn't exert much strength and easily got to the ground. I held the rifle and looked around, and I couldn't help but be shocked. At some point, a large number of puppet reinforcements had appeared around the position. The volunteer soldiers who had just climbed onto the position were shooting at the enemy with their guns...

This group of puppet reinforcements should have climbed up from the 597.9 highland to support. The puppet army is not a fool, and the geographical location of the remaining highlands in the 597.9 highland is very important. As long as they are still in the hands of the puppet army, when the sky is dawn, the 537.7 highland will be completely exposed to the three-sided firepower of the puppet army. At that time, even if the puppet army does not capture the 537.7 highland, the volunteers will not be able to defend it. Either they will give up the 537.7 highland, or they will send people to the position to let the puppet army slaughter.

These two choices are beneficial to the puppet army, so they never want the few remaining highlands on the 597.9 highlands fall into the hands of the volunteers, allowing us to re-form a complete front. So after the first batch of reinforcements were killed and injured by us in the valley, another batch of reinforcements was soon sent. Unexpectedly, we happened to encounter them...

"Bang bang bang..." Without any haste, I lay down on the remaining sandbag, raised my rifle and slammed the puppet troops surrounding me. The close-range shooting made me not need to aim at all. The puppet troops screamed and fell under my gun. But there were too many puppet troops, and they surrounded the No. 11 position like ants.

They also knew the importance of position No. 11, which was almost the link between the 597.9 and the 537.7 Heights. As long as they guarded it, no matter how many volunteers there were in the 537.7 Heights could not come. So they all rushed up fearlessly.

The encirclement is getting smaller and smaller, and the fewer and fewer soldiers around us are fighting.

I couldn't help but feel anxious. The soldiers of the Eighth Company under the passage had to climb up one by one because the entrance of the cave was small, which was a drop in the bucket for this battlefield. Not to mention the number of soldiers on the other side of the mountain, the distance was too far. I'm afraid that before they could come, we would be dismantled by these puppet troops surrounding us.

The No. 11 position that he took a lot of effort and wanted to return to the enemy?

I was unwilling to give up, but I had no choice but to load bullets for my rifle over and over again, and then shoot the bullets out as fast as possible.

A soldier next to him holding a submachine gun fired at the enemy suddenly let out a muffled groan and fell to the ground. I couldn't help but feel cold: the hole in the passage is very narrow, and the machine gunner has no way to climb up yet, so the only submachine gun can kill and injure the enemy in the position is the only submachine gun. Now the submachine gun is also...

Just as I was complaining secretly, the soldier who was lying on the ground suddenly jumped up again. Before I could react, he rushed towards the enemy in front of him with a blasting tube!

With a loud "Boom!", a large area of ​​the puppet army fell under the smoke of gunpowder.

Before the smoke had completely dissipated, another soldier rushed out of the trench. He also held a blasting tube in his hand and rushed towards another group of enemy troops...

The enemy's offensive was temporarily suppressed by these two soldiers. In just a while, the soldiers on the other side of the mountain recharged in time, set up machine guns on the sandbags, and fired revenge bullets at the enemy in a dada!

The puppet army also felt that we had no hope of taking over the No. 11 position, so we had to retreat helplessly. As soon as the puppet army retreated, the puppet army on other positions was attacked by the volunteers. Those who were fast moved retreated with the reinforcements, while those who were slow moved had to raise their hands to surrender helplessly.

On the 597.9 Highland, two volunteer troops met successfully. All surface positions, including the 537.7 Highland, were restored on that night, and the soldiers cheered higher than the higher!

"Who are they?" I asked Li Baocheng who walked to him.

Li Baocheng, who had just walked onto the position, looked confused, asked the soldiers beside him before reporting to me in a heavy tone: "They are Zhu Youguang and Wang Wancheng..."

"Zhu Youguang, Wang Wancheng! Zhu Youguang, Wang Wancheng..." I read the names of these two warriors over and over again. I didn't remember the names of the martyrs, but I still know the name of Wang Wancheng, because he is the prototype of the protagonist Wang Cheng in the movie "Heroic Sons and Daughters"!

I remember when I was a child, I would respect the protagonist in it whenever I watched "Heroes and Children". But now, I suddenly felt that heroes are nothing great. The reason is very simple, because in the land of Shangganling, among these cute warriors, there are heroes everywhere and tough guys everywhere! What I saw and heard, holding the explosion tube and dynamite bags rushing towards the enemy has become a very common phenomenon. The tall heroes in TV and movies are actually just an extremely ordinary member of Shangganling warriors...

"Chief of Staff! It's Commander Zhang!" When I returned to the tunnel command center, a correspondent soon handed me the walkie-phone.

"Comrade Cui Wei! You guys are playing well!" The excited voice of Captain Zhang came from the other end of the phone: "Because of your outstanding performance tonight, the leader of the Corps commended our troops. I want to tell all the soldiers this news!"

"Yes!" I immediately raised the walkie-talkie high towards the soldiers.

The soldiers stopped their movements, put the magazine aside while pressing the bullets, and leaned the gun aside. Even the wounded lying on the ground sat up with the help of the soldiers...

"Comrades!" Captain Zhang said loudly in the walkie-talkie: "The leaders of the Corps learned about your victory in Shangganling and ordered a special reward. The original text is as follows: To the volunteer soldiers of Shanggan, you stood firm in the 597.9 Highlands without moving despite the hardships, especially in the counterattack tonight, all of them were restored to the Beishan positions of 597.9 and 537.7 Highlands. You fought bravely and tenaciously in the battle, and your tactical skills were flexible. This kind of combat is commendable! I hope you will continue to carry forward the style of a small group of lonely people, that is, you can stick to the surface positions at a small price, kill and hurt the enemy in large quantities, and persist in the battle until all the positions are restored until the enemy dares to invade easily! Party and the people, thank you!"

"Long live the Communist Party!"

"Long live Chairman Mao!"

Although Captain Zhang's voice was not loud, the soldiers could hear it clearly. As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers excitedly waved their fists and shouted slogans over and over again, and even the shouts overwhelmed the sound of gunfire outside the tunnel.

"Captain Zhang!" After a while, after the soldiers calmed down, I grabbed the phone and reported to Captain Zhang: "Although we restored all positions last night, our army suffered a lot of casualties. The two companies on the 597.9 high ground were almost completely injured and killed more than 300 people. We just counted that there are only more than 300 people who still have combat capabilities now, and such troops are not enough to defend both positions at the same time. So... should we give up some positions on our own initiative?"

After I said this, the soldiers couldn't help but look at me in confusion, but because I was talking to Captain Zhang, I didn't dare to interrupt.

In fact, what I want to give up is the 537.7 highland, which has no danger to defend. Although the firepower suppression from the 597.9 highland has been eliminated, we have to face the condescending firepower on both sides of the 537.7 highland. Our goal is to kill the enemy in large quantities, so that the enemy cannot bear the cost of casualties and retreat. Therefore, I think that garrisoning positions such as the 537.7 highland is contrary to our strategic purpose.

"The Chief of Staff is right!" The words of Commander Zhang from the other end of the phone made me feel relieved. You know, in this case, my suggestion may cause public outrage, but now I feel relieved with Commander Zhang's words.

"Your idea coincides with us!" Commander Zhang continued: "We have suffered a lot of casualties. The 45th Division's troops have been exhausted. As a reserve 29th Division, it is either supplemented or consumed almost the battle. With the existing forces of our army, our army's existing forces are no longer able to support this battle. Therefore, the superiors decided to transfer the 31st Division of the 12th Army of the Third Corps and the 106th Regiment of the 34th Division to our army's command. They will arrive tomorrow morning! We can provide reinforcements for you tomorrow night. Before that, you are most important to preserve your strength and guard the tunnel and the surface position of the 597.9 highland. As for the 537.7 highland... we can only give up on our own initiative!"

The 12th Army is finally coming up! Listening to Captain Zhang's words, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

I had known for a long time that there would be such a day. The 31st Division of the 12th Army was invincible on the battlefield of the Anti-Japanese War and was known as the "Fist of the Taihang Mountain". It is also an ace unit of our army.

No matter what the reason is, even if it is commanded by oneself or brought soldiers to fight, the other corps will not agree to easily transfer their ace troops under them to others' command.

But this Third Corps is different because its commander is Wang Jinshan.

Of course I am not unfamiliar with Wang Jinshan! Just kidding, the 180th Division I originally lived in was the unit of the Third Corps. There is no stranger to this immediate boss who has met in the boss base! What's more, I also know that he is the prototype of Li Yunlong in the modern TV series "Bright Sword"...

Of course, I wouldn't be so arrogant that I thought Wang Jinshan was willing to transfer his ace troops to the command of the 15th Army so generously. One of the reasons is that he and the commander of the 15th Army Qin Jiwei were fellow villagers and friends. Whether in terms of personal feelings or revolutionary justice, Wang Jinshan had reasons to transfer the troops to the command of the 15th Army.

The reason why I breathed a sigh of relief was that as soon as the 12th Army came up, the situation where most of the soldiers in Shangganling were recruits would be improved and the troops would be sufficient. It would be even more difficult for the enemy to take away our position!

"Chief of Staff!" At this time, Commander Zhang of Walkie-Bianchi continued: "You defeated the 30th Regiment of the Pseudo-9th Division in one day, so that they no longer have the ability to organize tomorrow's attack. This can be said to be a good thing or a bad thing!"

Captain Zhang's words made me realize that things were not as simple as I thought, and I couldn't help but ask: "What are bad things?"

"Based on the information provided by his superiors..." Captain Zhang hesitated for a moment. People like him who charge on the battlefield generally would not hesitate like this. But now he can do it. I know the reason, that is, because he put the burden on Shangganling again and again, so he is embarrassed to say it now!

But I know he has no choice. All the troops have been exhausted. Who else can he press on if the burden is not pressed on us?

So I pretended to be relaxed and comforted: "Captain Zhang, tell me! We can hold on, and there is no problem for another ten or eight days!"

"Yeah!" Captain Zhang responded, and after a while, he said: "Superiors probably, the enemy will be sent by the United States' 187th Airborne Regiment tomorrow!"

"The Mei 187 Airborne Group..." I was stunned when I heard Captain Zhang's words.
Chapter completed!