Lieutenant Colonel Bill, deputy commander of the 7th Infantry Regiment of the 13th Infantry Division of the US Army, was given the task of capturing the Heshui County Railway Station before noon. It was already 11 o'clock at noon, and none of the peripheral strongholds of the Heshui County Railway Station had been captured.
Major Nissen's team was attacked from two sides and was defeated. The Chinese army was so tenacious that it exceeded Bill's imagination.
Bill issued an order angrily, and issued an order again, pressing all the teams to capture the Heshui County Railway Station. Kennison persuaded: "Lieutenant Colonel Bill, it is impossible to capture the Heshui County Railway Station before noon. We have
If you are in danger of being surrounded by Chinese people, you should think about how to leave the dangerous place and escape from the Chinese encirclement."
Kennison's words couldn't be more clear. You should find a way to escape, and there is no need to think about other things.
It has to be said that Major Kennison's suggestion is very sensible. The problem Bill faces now is not how to capture the Heshui County Railway Station, but how to protect himself and stand out from the encirclement of the Chinese army. An adjutant reported to Bill, "
Lieutenant Colonel, according to the observation post, there is a Chinese army with thousands of people moving quickly towards the Heshui County Railway Station, a distance of more than ten kilometers!"
More than ten kilometers away, less than an hour away, there was not much time left for Bill. The adjutant's report made Bill calm down and immediately discuss with Kennison, "Ike (Kennison's nickname, used among friends),
The Heshui County Railway Station is still in the hands of the Chinese army. Our way to the Qingchuan River Highway Bridge is blocked by the Chinese. There are Chinese pursuers to the south and west. Where do we break through?"
Kennison already had a breakout plan, "Lieutenant Colonel Bill, now we can only break out to the north. Five hundred meters away is the jungle and mountainous area. It is easy to establish a blocking position. Once they enter the mountainous jungle, the Chinese people have nothing to do. However, they must throw
Drop heavy weapons and cars and hike up the mountain to make it harder."
Throwing away heavy weapons and cars is equivalent to cutting off both legs for the highly mechanized US military. How will the Chinese army resist if encountered in the jungle? Bill hesitated again and again, unable to make an immediate decision. Kennison saw that
Noting Bill's embarrassment, he added, "Lieutenant Colonel, we can also stay with the team to block the attack and establish a pursuit position on the hillside in the north. The Chinese have crude weapons and will not be able to break through easily. This will ensure that you lead the brigade to evacuate smoothly."
The situation was urgent and there was no time to discuss and plan. Bill had to order, "Throw away the heavy weapons and cars and break out into the mountain jungle on the back. Second Lieutenant Weaver led a platoon of troops to establish a blocking position on the northern hillside. Ike, destroy all
05 howitzers, leaving the Chinese with only a few steel pipes and tires!"
Lu Chen, who was in charge of observing the movements of the US troops on the roof of the waiting room of the train station, saw a large number of US troops moving towards the mountain to the north. He immediately realized that the US troops were about to escape and hurriedly reported to Feng Ren, "Company commander, a large number of US troops are running towards the mountain to the north. We
The large army is coming soon and they want to escape."
The US military was about to escape, which caught Feng Ren by surprise. He hurriedly ordered, "Lu Chen, continue to observe and report anything immediately."
Lu Chen provided the news that the US military was about to escape. Feng Ren called everyone to discuss countermeasures. Chen Jiushan advocated pursuit, "Company commander, the US military is escaping. We can't let them be so easy. We should pursue them. I will lead the team to catch up and teach them a lesson."
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Regarding Chen Jiushan's suggestion, Feng Ren couldn't make a decision for a while. After all, the ninth company's primary task was to guard the Heshui County Railway Station. It was impossible for the entire company to dispatch a pursuit and abandon the Heshui County Railway Station. Of course, it was so easy for the US military to do so.
It would be too easy for them to escape easily.
Liu Santang suggested, "Company commander, you can send a small force to pursue from behind, but it should be done in moderation, and you cannot continue to pursue blindly. After all, there are hundreds of U.S. troops, several times our number."
Feng Ren thought Liu Santang's idea was good. After discussing it with Cheng Min, he decided to let the 1st platoon pursue the escaping American troops. The 1st platoon leader was responsible for commanding and Liu Santang assisted. After considering several battles, Lu Chen and the 1st platoon cooperated tacitly. Lu Chen
He also participated in the pursuit team. During the battle to defend Heshui County, the first platoon was severely attrited. A squad was taken from the second platoon and placed under the command of Chen Jiushan to participate in the pursuit together.
Feng Ren issued an order, "Jiushan, Santong, your mission is to pursue, not to attack. If the US military resists tenaciously, stop the pursuit immediately. The pursuit range shall not exceed five kilometers."
There are nine soldiers in the second platoon and the fourth squad. Lin Jiangming, the leader of the fourth squad, is a grenade expert. The arrival of the fourth squad has greatly strengthened the firepower of the platoon. Chen Jiushan and Liu Santang left the train station with a platoon of soldiers and the second platoon and the fourth squad.
, and quickly chased north.
The peaks in North Korea are generally not high. The peak in the north of Hesu County is more than 500 meters high. The slope of the hillside is gentle. A light snowfall last night covered the forest. The trees and hillside were covered with white. The hillside was covered with pines.
Among the elms and locust trees, you can clearly see the messy footprints among the trees. The American troops did indeed escape north.
For the sake of safety, Chen Jiushan ordered everyone to launch in a battle formation. The ones responsible for attacking at the front were nine people, in groups of three, in a three-by-three system. This was the basic battle formation of the D field army. Lu Chen and Liu Santang followed the attacking team.
behind, holding on to sniper.
A group of Ha Dajiang, Mu Guilin, and Liu Guanshan, a group of Erzhu, Li Zhuo, and Jin Wang, and a group of Chen Jiushan, Liang Jianghe, and Wan Sangui. The three groups were about ten meters away from each other and rushed towards the hillside together.
Wan Sangui is a second-class soldier, a native of Bingcheng in Northeast China, and is good at bayonet fighting.
Hadajiang's combat team, on the right wing of the attacking team, climbed the mountain the fastest. Once Hadajiang was ready to fight, he would put away his carefree style and become extremely cautious. He shuttled through the trees and suddenly felt a locust tree in front of him on the left.
Trembling, feeling like there was something wrong, "pop--" Hadajiang fired a shot at the locust tree in front of him on the left. According to Chinese military terminology, he was throwing stones to find the way.
"Pah, pah, pah -" After the gunfire in Hada River, within a few seconds, ambushes were everywhere on the hillside. The U.S. military ambushing on the hillside opened fire one after another, and several Browning light machine gun bullets were fired from Hada River's head.
fly by.
Second Lieutenant Weaver led a platoon to the rear. He ordered the soldiers to hide in the bushes. When the Chinese army approached, he suddenly attacked and caught the Chinese by surprise. Weaver suffered from the Chinese army's detours and ambushes, and wanted to attack him this time.
An ambush.
Unexpectedly, the fleeing U.S. troops had become frightened. The other party's tentative shot caused panic among the U.S. soldiers. The soldiers fired blindly and desperately, completely exposing the shooting position. The biggest taboo in jungle warfare is to expose the fire position.
"Ta-da--" Mu Guilin, who was following behind the Ha family, opened fire quickly. The firepower of the Bobosha submachine gun was also very powerful. A US soldier fifty meters away was shot and fell down. The US soldier was originally hiding
Behind the tree trunk, his position was exposed when shooting, with most of his body sticking out of the tree trunk.