There was a sniper, so Weaver didn't dare to get up and run. He rolled and crawled to Captain Brico. He saw that Brico was seriously injured and was already in a coma. A medical soldier hugged Brico and leaned against him.
Standing on a tree, Weaver felt that he was not used to the Chinese tactics. He had been blocking the attack from the south, but now he was detouring back to the north.
The commander was seriously injured. Weaver took over the command. Facing the vast mountains and forests, he felt unsure. Weaver was only a second lieutenant and had not performed a mission alone. He immediately decided to retreat, "Comrades, evacuate, evacuate to the west, lead the army
Enter Captain Brico."
Facing the vast mountains and forests, the commander was seriously injured, and the American soldiers were also frightened. The Chinese were here and there, no one knew where they were ambushing them, and they came out for a cold shot at no one knew when. After receiving the order to retreat, they immediately withdrew to the west with "Hula..." and quickly
Withdraw back to the hillside.
The evacuation of the U.S. military was also a surprise to Lu Chen. He told Liu Santang, "Deputy Liu pointed out that the Americans evacuated. They are different from the U.S. soldiers I knew in India. These U.S. soldiers don't seem to be used to jungle warfare."
Liu Santang shouldered the Mosin Nagant rifle and said proudly, "Not all the troops in the D Field Army have experience in jungle warfare. It's just that our individual soldiers are very capable in individual combat and are good at learning. I think these American soldiers are just timid.
If they want to rely on aircraft and artillery to bully us, we will not give them this opportunity and leave the cover of aircraft and artillery, which is also a fool."
At noon, Liu Santang and Chen Jiushan returned to Songheli. There were only a few gun bodies on the position, so the US military was not aggressive in attacking. When they saw Liu Santang, Chen Jiushan, and Feng Ren, they immediately called for a meeting to convey the orders from their superiors. Cheng Min
He spoke first, "Comrades, you have worked hard for the past few days to block the attack. We have successfully completed the blockade mission. The superiors have new orders. Please convey them to the company commander."
Feng Ren took out a map, spread it out on the wooden table, pointed to a location on the map and said, "Everyone, the headquarters has completed the battle deployment, and the large forces are moving towards the two wings of the US military. This is Tongcaoli, not far from us.
Thirty kilometers away, our regiment's mission is to capture Tongcaoli as quickly as possible and cut off the US military's eastward retreat channel."
Liu Santang looked at the map. Tongcaoli was in the southeast of Songheli, not far from Beihan Mountain. A few days ago, Liu Santang and his men captured two US military prisoners in Beihan Mountain. "Company commander, you can go to Tongcaoli first."
To Bukhan Mountain, we visited that area a few days ago. What is the mission given to us by the regiment? We are responsible for attacking the direction of Dongchori."
Feng Ren said, "Other brother companies have been inserted into place and are expected to launch an attack at dawn tomorrow. Our mission is to penetrate to a place three kilometers northeast of Tongcaoli, ambush there, and cut off the retreat of the US military in Tongcaoli. This time there is no
The main attack mission is to wait for the American troops to flee and then launch a fierce ambush."
Interspersed with an ambush battle, Jin Gui said frustratedly, "Company Commander, our Ninth Company has always been a sharp knife in attacking difficult situations. This time we only have an ambush mission to pick up leaks from other companies and make wedding dresses for others. How will the regiment leader arrange it?"
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Feng Ren said sternly, "Jin Gui, stop complaining and carry out your orders."
Instructor Cheng Min explained, "We were entangled by the US military in front of us and could not escape for a while. Now other brother companies have been interspersed in place. This ambush mission is still fought for by the company commander. Otherwise, our ninth company will become a reserve team.
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Company Commander Feng Ren issued an order, and the entire company immediately crossed the stone bridge, and then turned to the southeast. One platoon served as the vanguard, at the forefront of the entire company, and the other platoons followed up and set off immediately. At dusk, they were interspersed in place.
The US military's attack was very inactive, and they had already withdrawn to the camp just before noon. After receiving the order, each platoon of the ninth company immediately withdrew from their positions. The entire company passed the stone bridge in the south, turned southeast, entered the mountains and forests, and headed for Copper Grass.
The Ninth Company was walking in front. Ha Dajiang saw that Jin Wang was struggling to walk, always hunched over. He came over and asked with concern, "Jin Wang, what's wrong? I'm not feeling well. Give me the gun." Ha Dajiang
With that said, he grabbed Jingui's Bobosha submachine gun and carried it on his back.
Erzhuzi snorted from the side, "Dajiang, Jin Wang is like this because of you. You kicked Jin Wang this morning. Fortunately, you still take into account brotherhood. Otherwise, that kick of yours,
I have to kick a few of Jin Wang's ribs."
Ha Dajiang remembered that in the morning, he blocked the pursuing US military and Jin Wang's target was exposed. In his desperation, he kicked Jin Wang. The situation was urgent and he used too much force. He put more force on his foot and said apologetically,
"Jin Wang, I'm sorry, I was a bit careless."
Jin Wang grinned and replied, "Brother Dajiang, thank you. If you hadn't kicked me down in time, I would have been honored. I should learn from Erzhu in future battles. He is so clever that he won't suffer at all."
Second platoon leader Jin Gui was a native of Fengtian in Northeast China. He had fought against the New First Army of the Kuomintang in Xinkailing. He said to Lu Chen, "Lu Chen, you have been in the New First Army. The New First Army also has the same beautiful weapons and equipment.
I feel that the combat effectiveness of the US military is not as good as that of the New First Army, because the firepower is too fierce."
Lu Chen also felt that the combat effectiveness of the US military had declined somewhat. He shook his head and replied, "I'm surprised too. The US military attaches great importance to the training of soldiers. All new recruits must receive at least six months of training before going to the battlefield. Individual soldiers have very strong combat capabilities. Let's see first.
It sounds like they don't think there will be a war."
Cheng Min, who came up from behind, patted Jin Gui and Lu Chen on the shoulders and said, "Jin Gui, Lu Chen, you are good at thinking, which is good. The US military is just not used to our style of play and does not understand us, but the US military has adapted."
He is very capable and has a strong learning ability. He will understand us quickly. You must not underestimate the enemy."
At dusk, after bypassing Beihan Mountain, Jiulian came to the northeastern slope of Dongcaoli. The mountain is not high, only about 300 meters. The slope of the slope is not large. The trees on the slope are dense, and there are patches of crop fields.
, the crop fields were planted with sorghum, soybeans and potatoes. During the war, no one managed them and the fields were deserted.
Tongcaoli is in the southwest, about three kilometers away. Although Lu Chen is just a clerk, he has been a tactical instructor and is used to observing the terrain. Lu Chen stood high on the hillside, raised a Zeiss telescope, and observed the situation in Tongcaoli.
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Tongcaoli is a plain city, more than 3,000 meters away from the peaks in the northeast. A road runs from northeast to southwest through Tongcaoli. Tongcaoli is more than 2,000 meters long from east to west, and there are several two-story buildings.
, there are also several factory buildings, fortifications are built on the east and west sides, and US soldiers are patrolling the highway.
There is also a river south of Tongcaoli. The river is very wide, at least 100 meters, and fortifications have been built on the river bank. At the combat meeting held by Feng Ren, Lu Chen stated his opinion. Tongcaoli is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
It's not easy for the Band of Brothers to attack Copper Grass.