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At this time, the Volunteer Army's 15th Army temporary command post, the commander Qin Wei was in the command post and was losing his temper.

"What's wrong with you? It's only the first day and the Sniper Ridge Heights almost changed hands. I made a promise with Zhisi that we would complete the defense of Shangganling this time. With your current state, do you think you can hold it?"

Commander Qin Wei's words made the 29th Division Commander Zhang Yang, the 44th Division Commander Cui Dagong, and the 45th Division Commander Xiang Shaozhi who were present at the scene not know how to respond for a moment.

Qin Wei saw that no one responded, so he started to scold them harshly again.

"What's wrong? Are you all dumb? Look at the Triangle Mountain Heights defended by the 40th Division of the 120th Army. It's as solid as a rock and as steady as an old dog. You should learn from the division commander He Daming.

I just don’t understand, we are both teachers, why is there such a big difference between us?”

Qin Wei's words made the three division commanders bow their heads even lower. At this time, Zhang Yang, the commander of the 29th Division, could not bear the rebuke from the army commander Qin Wei and took the lead in rebutting.

“Report to the army commander, although I don’t know how the 120th Division held the Triangle Mountain Heights, our army was not at a disadvantage in the face of the attack by the US Joint Forces today.

It was because the enemy's shells fell on the Sniper Ridge heights, and the tunnels we originally used to defend ourselves did not provide the corresponding protection.

On the contrary, the shock waves generated by each enemy artillery attack were transmitted directly into the tunnel through the thick soil, causing many soldiers to have their internal organs shattered and be killed.

This is why, once the US coalition forces ended their shelling and organized their forces to attack Sniper Ridge Heights, our troops in the tunnels were unable to counterattack immediately, and instead had to continue to send reinforcements from the north of the heights.

As a result, our entire army suffered heavy casualties. In just one day, the 29th Regiment of our 85th Division lost almost two battalions of soldiers. If this continues, I am afraid that within a week, our division will be wiped out. "

When Army Commander Qin Wei heard what the 29th Division Commander Zhang Yang said, the corners of his mouth twitched unconsciously.

In fact, he knew better than anyone that the problem Zhang Yang just raised was the defect that the tunnels suggested to him by He Daming, the commander of the 120th Division, before the war were not enough to withstand the shock waves of artillery shells.

At that time, he thought He Daming was making a fuss out of nothing, so he did not adopt this suggestion. Now he was regretting it very much, because it was because he did not listen to He Daming's suggestion that many volunteer soldiers of their 15th Army were shocked to death by artillery shells.

However, the three division commanders under his command were not aware of this matter.

Qin Wei didn't dare to tell them the truth, otherwise his spine would be exposed.

When he thought of this, he felt as if he had done something wrong. His expression softened a bit and his tone became softer.

"Commander Zhang, we did not consider the problem you raised at the time, and it is our command's responsibility.

But this time, the Battle of Shangganling is an important area that determines whether our army can take the initiative in the North-South Korean battlefield. It must not fall into the hands of the US Joint Forces. This is related to the face and honor of our 15th Army. For this reason, I still hope that our 15th Army can overcome these difficulties as much as possible and persist. "

Faced with these words from their own army commander Qin Wei, the three division commanders present could only nod silently and prepare for tomorrow's combat.

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But at this time, the scene in the temporary command post at the front line of the 120th Division was quite different.

He Daming, the division commander, praised Li Ling of the 359th Regiment in front of everyone.

"Captain Li, your 359th Regiment performed very well today. I will give you a credit for now, but you must continue to perform well.

In addition, your group will continue to be responsible for defense tomorrow, but remember to rotate and try to be in a very good condition for the next battle."

In response to He Daming's instructions, Li Ling said, "Okay, Commander, I understand."

Then He Daming changed the subject.

"By the way, Political Commissar, we have no problem with Triangle Mountain Heights at the moment. What's the situation with Sniper Ridge Heights over at the 15th Army?"

Facing He Daming's question, Zhang Tang spoke with difficulty.

"Captain He, everyone, their situation is not good. According to the battle report from the front, they lost about two battalions of soldiers in just one day."

When He Daming heard Zhang Tang's words, he looked at him in disbelief.

"Commissar, shouldn't it be?"

Facing He Daming's doubts, Zhang Tang continued to add: "Hey... I heard that the 15th Army suffered heavy casualties when facing the enemy's artillery fire mainly because they did not adopt our suggestions to transform the tunnels. In addition, they did not prepare the necessary supplies and ammunition in advance, which made it easy for the troops guarding the high ground to run out of ammunition and food. In just one day, their Sniper Ridge Highland fell into the hands of the South Korean 2nd Division twice. When sending troops from the north of Wusheng Mountain to reinforce, they had to face sneak attacks from the enemy on the high ground and the US Joint Forces aircraft in the air, so the casualties were very heavy."

When He Daming heard this, he sighed and didn't know what to say. This was a problem with the commander's battlefield judgment.

But he must have a clear conscience. After all, he has tried his best to change the outcome of the battle, but if others do not adopt his ideas, there is nothing he can do.

He could only sigh helplessly.

"Well, we can only hope that these volunteer soldiers of our 15th Army will be blessed by good fortune."

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The meeting then ended.

At dawn on October 10, just as the sky was getting light, the second day of the US Joint Forces' offensive began.

Just like the first day, a large number of artillery shells were used to carry out strategic bombardment.

He Daming looked at the rain of shells on the Triangle Mountain and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The commander of the US Joint Forces, Van Fleet, is really a madman. He doesn't care about the loss and value of ammunition at all. Fortunately, he dug a deeper tunnel in advance, otherwise, with the power of his attack, no one could withstand it.