Join the top ace army at the beginning of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea

At this moment, he didn't know whether he should say it or not.

If I say it, I will offend Qin Wei, but if I don’t say it, I will always feel guilty.

However, when he thought about the fact that he was a farmer's son and a soldier of the people, he decided to tell the truth.

"Commander Qin, you are not right. I have mentioned to you before that the purpose of digging deep tunnels is to avoid the shock waves caused by enemy artillery attacks, which would injure the soldiers hiding in the tunnels.

This way, we can avoid casualties and loss of personnel due to shelling.”

He Daming's words made Zhang Yang, the commander of the 29th Division, and others suddenly realize what was going on, while Qin Wei, the commander of the 15th Army, stared at He Daming fiercely without saying a word.

At this time, the atmosphere in the entire military command became tense.

Zhang Yang was the first to speak and break the deadlock.

"Then Commander He, what should we do now? Should we continue digging deeper tunnels?"

He Daming shook his head.

"It's definitely too late at the moment. The only solution now is to transport some sandbags and other items as a buffer to absorb the shock waves generated by the shells and reduce resonance."

Sandbags are a scarce commodity, and they definitely don't have any of them now.

For this reason, Zhang Yang asked helplessly,

"Captain He, we don't have any sandbags here. Can flour bags or rice bags be used?"

He Daming nodded.

"That's fine. Although not as effective as sandbags, it still has some effect. Also, you must prepare a lot of water, food, and ammunition in the tunnel. After all, this is a long-lasting battle. I don't think the US military will give up easily unless they fight for 19 days or half a month."

The division commanders of the 15th Army adopted all of He Daming's suggestions.

At this time, the commander of the 15th Army, Qin Wei, was very unhappy, because he felt that He Daming of the 120th Division was the commander of their 15th Army.

After the combat meeting, He Daming left the 15th Army Command.

He knew that he had offended the commander of the 15th Army this time, but he did not think there was a problem. After all, it could reduce the casualties of the Volunteer Army. Such a thing was very meaningful. They were all the people's soldiers and it was not easy for them.

At the suggestion of He Daming, various units of the 15th Army began to carry out intensive transportation work under the cover of night.

At dawn on the 12th, the aggressive U.S. army launched another fierce offensive.

But this time, due to the adjustments and preparations made by the 120th Division and the 15th Army, the US military did not gain any advantage.

After a day of fierce fighting, the 7st Regiment of the 31th Division of the US Army suffered a loss rate of 6%. Even if the subsequent 32nd Regiment was sent to take over, it would be of no avail.

As for the Sniper Ridge Heights, after He Daming's guidance and suggestions, the casualties on the third day were much lower than those of the previous two days, with only one battalion lost. This gave the three division commanders of the 15th Army hope of victory.

.............

In the next few days, the US Joint Forces continued to attack fiercely, while the Volunteer Army responded calmly and did not let the other side gain any advantage.

Although the Sniper Ridge Heights have been improved, they are still slightly inferior to the Triangle Mountain Heights where deep tunnels were dug early on.

During the exchange of fire in the past few days, the South Korean Second Division discovered by chance the secret of why the Volunteer Army was so elusive.

It turned out that they had built a large number of tunnels on these two high grounds, which is why they were not afraid of artillery and air force bombing.

When Van Fleet, commander of the 8th U.S. Army, learned that there was no progress on the front line, he was furious and yelled at his adjutant Mitchell.

"Mitchell, do you think those commanders on the frontline are pigs? A whole week has passed, and they haven't even taken down two palm-sized hills. It's really embarrassing to tell others about this!"

Adjutant Mitchell immediately consoled Van Fleet in the face of his anger, "Commander, calm down first. According to the latest situation reported from the front, these cunning volunteers seem to have built tunnels on the site to resist our artillery and air force attacks. In addition, the area is narrow and has superior terrain, which is not suitable for armored forces to attack. It is an easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack location."

Van Fleet naturally understood the difficulties on the front line. After thinking about it for a while, he came up with an idea.

"Mitchell, since a frontal assault won't work, let's use our secret weapon. It's time to send our paratroopers into action."

When Adjutant Mitchell heard what Van Fleet said, his eyes lit up instantly.

"Okay, Commander, I'll arrange it right away."

................

In the following days, the U.S. military continued to carry out artillery attacks and send infantry to attack the heights as usual.

Compared with the repeated changes of ownership of Sniper Ridge Heights, Shanjiaoshan Heights is as stable as a mountain, and the US military has never allowed the top of the mountain.

The US Joint Forces also changed their tactics. They not only targeted the two mountain ranges in the Shangganling area, but also increased their attacks on the Xifang Mountain and Wusheng Mountain ranges.

The commander of the 120th Division, He Daming, who was supervising the battle in the rear, was looking at the topographic map and analyzing the recent movements and attack posture of the US Joint Forces.

After careful deduction, he felt that the US Joint Forces had little chance of winning. Unless they sent out a surprise attack, they would not be able to capture Triangle Mountain Heights, let alone Sniper Ridge Heights. Even if Sniper Ridge fell into their hands, it would not have much impact on the entire battle situation.

Just as he was analyzing carefully, the political commissar Zhang Tang spoke up.

"Lao He, what are you looking at? You seem so engrossed."

He Daming waved his hand.

"Nothing, Lao Zhang, just analyzing the next move of the US military."

Zhang Tang heard what He Daming said and started chatting with him with great interest.

"Old He, speaking of this, the recent movements of the US military are a bit strange. They are clearly doing useless work, but they are still attacking as usual. And recently, according to the feedback from the soldiers on the front line, it seems that the US offensive has weakened a bit compared to before. What do you think the US military is doing? Is it wasting time? It doesn't seem like it. It's quite strange."

Political Commissar Zhang Tang's words instantly alerted He Daming.

"Lao Zhang, that's not right. The U.S. military is not the kind of army that keeps doing useless work. They must be brewing a bigger conspiracy, but we haven't discovered it yet.

If you were the commander of the US military, how would you break the impasse? "

When Zhang Tang heard what He Daming said, he was stunned for a moment, and then he began to think.

"Lao He, hearing what you said makes me interested. If I were the commander of the U.S. Army, I think the only way would be to send a force from the air to attack our Triangle Mountain Heights at night without anyone noticing. This way, it would be 100% successful. However, this method is basically impossible. Whether it was the Japanese or the National Army, I have never seen such a tactical approach."

When He Daming heard Zhang Tang's speculation, he immediately thought of the paratroopers.

"Lao Zhang, you really woke me up with your words. Yes, I almost forgot that the US military also has paratroopers. They will really send this force to drop from the sky and try to sneak attack our Triangle Mountain Heights."

Then He Daming immediately called the communicator,

"Xiao Chen," you must immediately send a telegram to the 358th Regiment outpost and tell them to send another company up there and keep an eye out for the enemy in the air at night."