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He Yuzhu, who understood this, became resolute and immediately patted his chest to assure Jiang Chao.

"Commander, don't worry. Our 120 guards are already gearing up and ready to sacrifice their lives at any time."

Jiang Chao was quite moved when he heard He Yuzhu's words.

In fact, he didn't really want to send He Yuzhu, the lucky general, to the front line, but he had no soldiers to send. This was also a helpless measure.

"He Yuzhu, I am very pleased that you have such ideological awareness. This time I will send you to the Sanjiao Mountain Highland. You must cooperate with the remaining soldiers in the tunnel and take this highland back for me. I will send the artillery battalion to support you."

He Yuzhu nodded upon hearing this.

"Okay, Commander, I understand. Don't worry, I will complete the mission!"

He Yuzhu then came to the defense zone where the guard company was located. Looking at the determined soldiers in front of him, he immediately began to mobilize them.

"Dear brothers of the guard company, we have just received a notice from the division headquarters to send us to the front line to fight for Triangle Mountain Heights. This mission is very difficult and challenging. I hope everyone can show 12 points of combat effectiveness and will definitely drive these scumbags of the US Joint Forces out of Triangle Mountain Heights.

In addition, I hope that 120 people will go and 120 people will come back together.”

As soon as He Yuzhu finished speaking, the volunteer soldiers of the guard company shouted together,

"it is good!"

Immediately afterwards, their guard company, led by company commander He Yuzhu, quickly left Wusheng Mountain and headed straight towards the "Triangle Mountain" high ground at the foot of the mountain.

At this time, the "Triangle Mountain" high ground had fallen into the hands of the 32rd Battalion of the 3nd Regiment of the US Army.

Finally, Jiang Chao, commander of the 113th Division, ordered the artillery battalion in the rear to continue to bombard the "Triangle Mountain" heights.

“Woo…Bang…”

In an instant, flames shot up into the sky from the "Triangle Mountain" high ground. Since there was no cover on the high ground, the US 3rd Battalion occupying the area suffered heavy losses under the cover of artillery fire.

He Yuzhu and his men also took advantage of the night to quickly rush up to the high ground, holding carbines and shooting at the American troops on the position. He shouted as he shot,

"Brothers in the tunnel, you can come out and fight back now. Reinforcements are coming."

Following his order, the volunteer soldiers who had been hiding in the tunnels on the high ground came out one after another and began to attack the US troops on the high ground.

In just half an hour, the guard company led by He Yuzhu successfully captured the "Triangle Mountain" high ground.

Jiang Chao, who was at the Wushengshan Frontier Division Command Post, used a telescope to observe that the guard company had successfully recaptured the "Triangle Mountain Heights," and he also smiled for the first time in a long time.

On the evening of the 21st, He Yuzhu led a group of soldiers from the guard company to meet with the volunteer soldiers in the tunnel on the "Triangle Mountain" high ground.

"Hello, comrade. I am He Yuzhu, the commander of the division's guard company. On behalf of the division, I am conveying to you the order to hold on to the tunnels. The soldiers who survived in your tunnels are now incorporated into my guard company and are under my temporary command."

When the leading volunteer soldier, who looked like an officer, heard what He Yuzhu said, he immediately expressed his opinion.

"Hello, Captain He. I am the deputy captain of the 338th Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 6th Regiment. My name is Chen Li. We still have about 80 soldiers in the tunnel. We are all under your command."

He Yuzhu then began to make tactical deployments among the 200 soldiers at hand.

It was divided into 20 squads to respond to the impact of the US military in a step-by-step manner. The advantage of doing so was that large-scale casualties could be avoided.

The tunnels on the two heights are like tunnels. They were dug by the 26th Army stationed here in a month. They are interconnected and can effectively appear in various areas of the heights, making them elusive.

When the US Joint Forces saw that the "Triangle Mountain" high ground had been recaptured by the Volunteer Army, they immediately organized troops to continue fighting for this high ground.

However, under the command of He Yuzhu, the attacks of the US Joint Forces were repeatedly repelled by the volunteer soldiers of the guard company.

After several days of bloody fighting, the U.S. Joint Forces and the volunteer soldiers guarding here were exhausted, and both sides seemed to have reached a tacit understanding and reached a brief ceasefire.

He Yuzhu knew that this was just the calm before the storm. Their guard company had suffered serious casualties in the past few days.

Taking into account the heavy casualties and serious reduction in personnel of the 38th Division, the commander of the 113th Army, Liang Xingchu, immediately applied to the First Corps to supplement the 113th Division with a certain number of troops.

You know, as time goes by, the 113th Division will not be able to hold out with the number of troops it has now.

The Volunteer Army Command approved Liang Xingchu's request and directly mobilized the reserve of the first regiment, sending the 100th and 101st Divisions to support the 113th Division, and ordered the 26th Army, which was on standby, to send a large number of troops to support the 38th Army.

In the early morning of the 22nd, the US Joint Forces finally discovered the existence of the tunnel when attacking the "Sniper Ridge" high ground. They deeply realized that this was the fundamental reason why the Volunteer Army could still resist tenaciously under the repeated attacks of artillery fire and fighter planes.

To this end, they changed their tactics and began to focus the battle on the tunnels.

The 7th Division of the United States Joint Forces directly ordered the artillery regiment to carry out a large-scale artillery bombardment on the No. 1 tunnel entrance of "Triangle Mountain Heights".

He Yuzhu, who was hiding in the tunnel, was not idle in the face of such a brutal attack by the US military.

As soon as it got dark, he organized a commando team, sneaked out of the position, and began to carry explosives to launch a surprise attack on the US Joint Forces' bunkers. He also cleared out the sentries on duty, taking the night harassment war to the extreme.

As a result, the US Joint Forces position was depressed by He Yuzhu's move. They couldn't even sleep well at night, and they were all afraid of enemies everywhere.

He Yuzhu made full use of the essence of night guerrilla warfare, hiding in tunnels during the day and coming out to cause sabotage at night.

On the 23rd, the entire battle of Shangganling had reached a fever pitch.

During the day, a large number of artillery shells poured down on the two heights of "Triangle Mountain" and "Sniper Ridge" as well as the Shangganling between them. Although He Yuzhu and others hid in the tunnels, the vibrations caused by the fierce artillery fire still caused a continuous reduction in the number of personnel in the guard company. Almost 10 people were killed or injured in the tunnels every day.