Chapter 40: Another Encounter with the U.S. Army
After the scouts left, everyone quickly packed up all the people who were eating, checked the equipment skillfully, and then moved on. However, the entire company's movements were more careful and concealed this time.
The place where the gunfire came from was not very far away, just near the mountains of Kumuling. Everyone did not dare to take the main road. In order to prevent the enemy's outpost reconnaissance troops from hovering nearby, they bypassed the mountain crest and passed between the mountain roads.
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Ten minutes later, as we advanced, the sound of gunfire from the other side of the mountain became clearer and clearer.
"stop!"
Qianli waved his hand, and everyone knelt down one after another.
Yu Congrong: "The sound sounds like they are fighting!"
Xu Qing also listened carefully, and there were the sounds of rifles and submachine guns, one after another. Among these gunshots, he keenly heard a large number of crisp gunshots, a sound he was all too familiar with.
He quickly said: "I heard the sound of Mosin-Nagant rifles, and our troops were fighting."
"We can't make a conclusion yet." Qianli asked Yu Congrong: "Have the scouts come back?"
Yu Congrong: "I'll be there soon."
soon.
From the ridge on the other side, two agile figures slid down, covered in snowflakes. One of them panted and said:
"Company Commander, we have seen clearly that it is indeed our people who are fighting! Opposite are the American troops, which are very large in number. There is at least one reinforced enemy company. They have guns and artillery, and their firepower is very powerful!"
A normal company in the US military can have about 150 men, and a reinforced company will only have a lot more. This will be a very difficult opponent.
Qianli said seriously: "Go up and have a look!"
Each platoon of the Seventh Company advanced in separate directions and carefully stopped on the hillside. Beyond the mountain was a valley, and as soon as you emerged from here, you could hear the clear sound of gunfire below.
Qianli took a look at the telescope seized from the US military and said, "I'm afraid we are in trouble."
Mei Sheng took the telescope and said, "It's true that our people are on the west slope. They won't be able to hold on for long."
Xu Qing also raised his head cautiously and looked over.
They saw that this was a valley that was not too low, or rather a hillside in the valley. Standing here and looking at it, they even had to look up. It did not have the same terrain advantage as the US military that they had previously ambushed the Donglinshan village.
.The other party may have an advantage here.
There are tall communication towers built on the hillside, as well as houses of local North Korean residents. It seems that it was originally a residential area, but it escaped at some point and was occupied by the US military. There are sandbags and defenses built with piles of earth and rocks all around.
The fortification looks like a standing military point of the US military.
The Chinese army is launching an attack on the lower and northwest slopes of the hillside, but the situation is not very optimistic. The US military on the mountain is fighting very bravely and skillfully. Not only is it well-equipped with grenades, heavy machine guns, and submachine guns, but it also occupies a large area.
Due to the natural terrain advantage, each firepower point is located in a commanding position, making it difficult to attack the lower ground for a long time.
The ground on the hillside was littered with corpses, many of them comrades wearing familiar military uniforms.
Xu Qing asked in a low voice: "How should we fight?"
Everyone else also looked over.
Qianli thought for a moment and nodded: "Of course it will be a hard fight. But the enemy is very powerful and there are more people than us. This will be an encounter!"
"Come on, come down first."
He slid down gently, hiding everyone in the invisible shadow of the mountain, and whispered:
"In this way, we still use the old method of dropping the firepower point first! The reason why the brothers on the opposite side suffered so many casualties is because the US military firepower point is hidden deep and difficult to hit. We first put a round of artillery in the direction of the US military to suppress their firepower
Stay, wait for them to show up, and immediately use grenades and machine guns to wait for them from a distance."
"The translator and radio station 20 should follow the artillery platoon and don't take action. Lei Gong, I will give you the map. After you fire the artillery, you will take them to the mission location. No matter what, our mission is
Can’t stop! Leave it to us here.”
Lei Gong frowned: "There are many of them, so it is very dangerous to fight like this."
Qianli: "You should be more accurate and leave me a squad of artillery platoons. Our soldiers' weapons have all been replaced by cannons. As long as there are no planes, the winning rate is very high!"
"Don't worry, everyone. If something goes wrong, I will blow the whistle to notify you. There will be no problem."
"I……"
The translator Zhang Xiaoshan spoke, as if he still wanted to join the war.
Mei Sheng immediately stopped: "Comrade Xiaoshan, this time is different. The enemy is outnumbered and the terrain is complex. We do not have an advantage. We all know how important translators and radio stations are to the front line. If we don't arrange you well,
, it will be difficult for the soldiers to continue fighting with peace of mind!"
Zhang Xiaoshan hesitated for a moment before agreeing.
Qianli nodded, then looked at Xu Qing: "Wanli, your shooting skills are good, you have to protect them, you know?"
Xu Qing hurriedly said: "I am good at shooting, so I should stay with you."
"This is an order! Don't say so much. Time waits for no one. Everyone must deploy quickly and prepare to launch an attack immediately."
Qianli waved his hand and said quickly.
"clear!"
Everyone in the Seventh Company quickly dispersed according to the instructions and prepared for battle.
Xu Qing felt a little anxious, why did Wu Qianli still treat him like a child?
His marksmanship is very effective now, why not let him shoot?
Lei Gong saw his doubts and said: "It's a battle no matter where you are, don't think too much. I'll let you shoot a few more rounds later."
Xu Qing nodded: "Okay."
It's a point to be able to play a role.
Everyone was very fast and efficient. After all, the brother troops on the opposite side were fighting very hard and could no longer hold on. No one hesitated, and each platoon and squad quickly organized themselves into place.
Xu Qing, Lei Gong and others were lying on the top of the hill, and they saw the soldiers of the Seventh Company moving into the other side of the hillside in the dark night, crawling close to the US military's defense circle.
Lei Gong said softly: "Let's hit the three main firepower points, as well as the enemies behind the fortifications. Be more precise."
Xu Qing nodded.
He was holding a Browning heavy machine gun in his hand, quickly familiarizing himself with the adjustment. While several other soldiers in the artillery platoon were holding bazooka rocket launchers, Lei Gong himself placed a 60mm mortar on the ground.
Ready to launch.
Since heavy machine guns and mortars were inconvenient for them to march lightly and complete the mission, they only brought two of them. The rest were buried in Donglin Mountain.
But even if there are only a few of them, they are very confident.
Soon, the soldiers on the hillside quickly got into position, and with a sharp whistle——
"Beep!!!"
Lei Gong covered his ears: "Launch!"
Peng!
The mortar, the bazooka, had already aimed at the target and launched it all at once. Xu Qing also took a deep breath to get ready, pulled the trigger, and the long bullet chain began to shake:
Chug tug tug, tug tug tug!
The sudden artillery fire that fell from the sky sent American soldiers in the defensive circle into the sky one by one. The fire and explosion on the hillside suddenly became loud.
"How is it?" Lei Gong quickly raised his telescope.
Xu Qing saw it more clearly: "We killed at least half of the firepower!"
Lei Gong smiled: "Give them another round!"
Boom, boom, boom!
With the sound of several cannons, the American soldiers who were not killed in the previous round of attacks were horrified to find that artillery shells were falling from the sky again.
Xu Qing watched from the bottom of the hillside. His machine gun barrage quickly tore apart several American soldiers who had no time to retreat. Several reminders about the mission popped up in his mind.
However, he had no time to check and continued to shoot towards the opponent's firepower point. He quickly eliminated the firepower point and destroyed the two turrets and machine gun ports on the opposite side.
However, there were still a lot of U.S. troops, and they quickly reacted and looked for cover to fight back.
But at this time Qianli and the other soldiers moved.
Because he saw that Pinghe had already fired quietly and was sniping.
"Beep-beep!"
Chapter completed!