Start from Changjin Lake

Chapter 110 Destination Xiajieyu!
Not long after Xu Qing and Qilian's convoy left.

They were on the winding North Korean highway when they suddenly heard the faint sound of artillery fire a few kilometers behind them. Like thunder, the rumbling muffled sound echoed in the sky.

They even felt the shock around them.

It felt like he was in the real world, and he often heard a loud bang in the sky, shaking the windows of the house.

Xu Qing, who has been through the war for a long time, was still thinking in the back of the car, when he heard the voice, he suddenly raised his head:
"Tanks are shelling!"

Lei Gong put down the binoculars: "It doesn't sound too far away from us, it should be our people."

The convoy didn't stop.

In fact, since last night, such gunfire has been common in all directions.

The Ninth Corps has rich experience in guerrilla warfare, and it is like a fish in water on this snow-white land wrapped in silver costumes. The battles fought near the high ground are happening all the time.

at this angle.

The road was surrounded by mountains, and it was impossible to see what was happening where the gunfire took place, but the movement of the exchange of fire was clearly audible.

"Company commander, the battle is on the other side of the lake. Our large troops are encircling and annihilating an enemy team..."

A soldier from the reconnaissance squad quickly came over and reported the general situation.

"It should be our army that has the upper hand."

After listening to Qianli, he relaxed a little: "I hope they can win..."

He did not go on.

But everyone knows that behind the victory may be a more painful price, the sacrifice of more comrades in arms.

Qilian still has its own interspersed missions.

They can only wish silently.

Wu Qianli gave an order: "Don't stop, speed up."

The car sped away, and the artillery fire in the distance gradually weakened in the ear, Xu Qing also slowly looked away.

At this time, he didn't know that the blessing that Qilian gave to the strange army really came true the next day.

After they left, the US-British contingent, under the day and night attacks of the Volunteer Army No. 20 Army all around the mountains and plains, finally failed to break out of the small canyon...

The equally famous British Royal Rangers, after a day and a night, surrendered and perished like the Polar Bears in the terrified flames of white phosphorous.

After the war, American historians called the unnamed canyon only a few kilometers away from Changjin Lake and the Xinxingli Valley not far away as the "Hellfire Valley" on the Korean battlefield.

What they have in common is that the two valleys are stained with the blood of the Allied forces, lying full of the corpses of tanks and soldiers, and the burning hellfire that survivors recall decades later and are still terrified!
And these two battles, just a few hours apart, are one of the battles Americans are least willing to mention on the Korean battlefield!

"Hey, drive slowly..."

The Seventh Company went forward without hesitation on the highway, with continuous artillery fire and the lonely snowy field behind them.

Their target direction is Xiajieyuli, which is more than 20 kilometers away, which is the base camp of the First Division of the US Marine Corps and where they will fight.

Since launching the general offensive on the 27th, the Ninth Corps has completed the division and encirclement of the U.S. troops in the Changjin Lake area, forming multiple encirclement circles such as Liutanli, Xinxingli, Xiajieyuli, and Gutuli.

The situation on the battlefield is extremely beneficial to the Volunteers, but the lack of firepower, the serious loss of personnel due to frostbite, and the inability of logistical supplies have a great impact on the expansion of the battle results and the pursuit and annihilation.

In fact, Xu Qing and the others also learned about it from the radio.

Near the Xiajieyuli Airport, the battle last night was very intense. The U.S. military used a large number of tanks and infantry artillery to fortify, built a circle of fortifications along the high ground, and built one after another bunkers and fortifications with sandbags and earth. firepower.

Even at this time, the Volunteer Army has a lot of information about the First Marine Division and the distribution of firepower, and the attack is still slow.

It was difficult for the soldiers to break through the strong defense circle of the US military with the weak infantry firepower. Countless soldiers really relied on their lives to fill their guns, but they still failed to break through the defense line and attack the airport last night.

This fact also stunned the entire headquarters of the Ninth Corps.

That's why the order was made to rush to Xiajieyu-ri to quickly support the teams that ended the battle together with the reserve forces.

This is a determined decision, and it is bound to completely encircle the base camp of the First Marine Division in the next few days!
Cut off the back of the Americans!

The convoy moved forward, and time passed quickly.

Starting at one o'clock in the afternoon, they were about to enter the area of ​​Xiajieyu-ri in more than two hours. The closer they got, the slower the convoy slowed down.

Because there are not only volunteers lurking around here, but also the US military is reconnaissance. There are all kinds of aircraft visible to the naked eye in the sky, patrolling from time to time.

"Damn it, the U.S. military planes are coming again, everyone pretend to be like this!"

"This thing is buzzing in the sky all day long, it's really annoying..."

The soldiers watched the plane fly over from a distance, even though they didn't know how many times it was, they were still nervous.

But on the surface, no one made a mistake, and everyone remained calm, and quickly put out the "USA" air-to-air contact banner.

soon.

The plane circled over them, found no problems, then flew away, and continued to search other mountains at low altitude.

The soldiers breathed a sigh of relief.

But before long—

Boom, boom!
Over the mountains not far away, the plane suddenly turned around, and then dropped two napalm bombs on a mountain!
The rumbling sound and raging fire can still be clearly discerned even separated by several mountains!

"Our people have been discovered!"

Everyone understood instantly.

The enemy didn't see their flaws, but other volunteer teams were found nearby.

The plane didn't leave after dropping the bomb. It swooped down and fired a low-altitude shot along the ground with an anti-aircraft machine gun. Then it raised its altitude with satisfaction and flew away.

The fire caused by the petrol bomb quickly surrounded the entire forest in that mountain range, and everyone in Qilian looked at it with a heavy heart.

Those who were shot and burned were probably their comrades in arms. Under such a fire, it was almost...

Song Weiguo gritted his teeth: "It would be great if everyone had such a disguise."

Looking at the bright flames in the distance, Xu Qing's expression was also not good-looking.

For a moment, he thought of Jin Xuhua and Xuan Qiang who were burned to death in Donglin Mountain.

He didn't know if the team's discovery had anything to do with them, but they couldn't help when things happened right in front of their eyes.

How embarrassing it is!

Hearing Song Weiguo's words, he shook his head and said, "When we have our own plane, we don't need such a disguise."

"That's right!" Yu Congrong also clenched his fists, feeling unwilling, "It's too irritating, I can't fight, I can only watch..."

Xu Qing took a deep breath: "When we get to the US military airport, we must bombard his two planes."

No one speaks anymore.

But everyone is pumped up.

Along the way, Xu Qing still saw planes gliding at low altitude, scouting in all directions, and would launch bombs whenever they saw suspicious places.

The Americans threw bombs around as if they didn’t want money, and the mountains along the way were blown to the bone and pitted, and the aftermath of the explosion and combustion continued to slowly rise in the snow.

Obviously, the vigilance of the U.S. military has been raised to an extremely high level. They were hit by the sudden attack last night and doubted their lives. This is their naked revenge!
The convoy moved forward in silence.

Along the way, everyone felt very heavy.

It wasn't until after three o'clock in the afternoon that the sky in North Korea gradually darkened, and the frequency of dispatches of US reconnaissance planes and fighter jets began to weaken.

In the night sky, the American planes were obviously not as good as the eyes of the volunteer soldiers.

The reason why they frantically dispatched during the day and bombed so many places was because they could not find the Chinese volunteers.

After dark.

In the mountains in all directions, black figures quickly climbed up from the snow and moved silently.

At this time, the Seventh Company was already ten kilometers away from Xiajieyu, and it would take another hour to reach the designated combat area.

As we walked, mountains appeared on both sides of the road. The convoy whistled routinely, but suddenly there was a whistle answering in front.

"stop!"

Qianli was at the front of the team, and he immediately blew his whistle.

"Beep beep beep..."

The clear whistle sound spread in all directions in the night sky, and the team observing in the dark was a little surprised.

For the first time they saw a man in American uniform, blowing a whistle.

After repeated contact.

Only then did they truly confirm that the Seventh Company, a unit that looked no different from the US military, turned out to be their own.

"Look!"

Yu Congrong pointed to the hillside.

Immediately, people stood up in all directions on the mountain, thousands of them.Under the dim sky, you can see that all the soldiers and horses are bloody and covered with frost. I don't know how long they have been fighting in the snow.

Qianli waved his hand towards the mountain, and soon someone in the huge team came down vigilantly.

The person who came was a volunteer soldier who was thin but stood upright. He led a squad of soldiers and slid down the slope.

After getting off, the first thing he saw was Xu Qing who had just jumped out of the car. He looked him up and down:
"Comrade?"

Xu Qing was dressed in an American military uniform, and when he saw his confusion, he also smiled.He gave a military salute:
"Comrade!"

The volunteer soldier stopped in front of the convoy, looked Xu Qing and the others up and down: "What's the matter with you, we almost started fighting with guns just now!"

Qianli walked over, squinted his eyes and smiled: "The Americans pay for it."

He touched an infantry cannon beside him, the thick barrel was touched by his big hand, and he felt extremely kind in the cold, "Soldiers are not tired of cheating, and I will prepare their own things later... Give them a good blow. "

The army was full of amazement: "It's amazing!"

Yu Congrong asked from the side: "Comrade, which part do you belong to?"

The soldier withdrew his gaze and said:

"We belong to the 58nd Regiment of the [-]th Division of the [-]th Army. I am Yang Gensi, the company commander of the [-]rd firepower company. We are going to the east of Changjin Lake to take over from a company there to attack the high ground. What about you?"

(End of this chapter)