Chen Jiushan's platoon pursued the U.S. troops and achieved great success, capturing sixteen U.S. troops, including a U.S. lieutenant and a U.S. second lieutenant. Chen Jiushan returned to Heshui County Railway Station and met company commander Feng Ren and instructor Cheng Min.
, feeling the atmosphere tense, the whole company was ready to go.
Chen Jiushan stood at attention and saluted and reported, "Company commander, instructor, the platoon has completed the pursuit mission and captured sixteen US troops. Now we are back in the team. Please give us instructions."
Company commander Feng Renshen asked seriously and said to Chen Jiushan, "First platoon commander, your pursuit mission has been completed very well. Now there is another difficult task. We will gather for a meeting immediately and we will discuss a plan of action."
The military meeting was held on the platform of Heshui County Railway Station. The platform of Heshui County Railway Station was frantically bombarded by the US military. The entire platform was pitted and full of bomb craters. Eight people attending the meeting sat together. Company Commander Feng Ren,
Instructor Cheng Min, deputy instructor Liu Santang, first platoon leader Chen Jiushan, second platoon leader Jin Gui, third platoon leader Lin Jiang, fourth platoon leader Liu Fu, and Lu Chen attended the meeting.
Feng Ren introduced the combat mission. The Chongchuan River is a large river in northern North Korea. It flows from northwest to southeast. The river surface is more than 300 meters wide and the water depth is more than ten meters. Because it is early winter, there is only a thin layer of ice on the river surface and it has not yet frozen. People are there.
It is still not possible to walk on the river, especially large vehicles, trucks, tanks, and armored vehicles. The only channel connecting the two sides of the Chongchuan River is the Chongchuan River Bridge.
Feng Ren looked at everyone, "Everyone, a large force is surrounding the US military. Our mission is to control the Qingchuan River Bridge as quickly as possible. It is best to capture the Qingchuan River Bridge tonight to block the last channel for the US military to retreat. Qingchuan
The River Bridge is 60 kilometers away from the Haksu County Railway Station. It will take us at least a day to get to the Cheongcheon River Bridge. Let us know if you have any opinions."
Jin Gui looked at his watch and saw that it was already two o'clock in the afternoon. He was a little embarrassed and said, "Company commander, instructor, we are leaving now. It will take more than ten hours to reach the Qingchuan River Bridge. The fastest we can do is to capture the Qingchuan River Bridge tomorrow morning. The US military is
Mechanized troops, move quickly, I'm afraid it's too late."
Chen Jiushan looked at Jin Gui sideways and said, "Second Platoon Commander, you are always too late. I think you are afraid of fighting. The company commander's task is given to our first platoon. Let's run forward and ensure that we capture the Qingchuan River Bridge at midnight tonight."
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Jin Gui saw that Chen Jiushan had the attitude of being the best in the world and shouted angrily, "Chen Jiushan, your individualism is very serious. Do you think everyone is the same as you? You run for hours without eating or drinking."
, the brothers had to eat, poop and pee, and even ran to the Cheongchon River Bridge. The brothers were all so tired that they vomited blood, how could they still fight!"
Seeing Chen Jiushan and Jin Gui, Liu Santong made a suggestion, "Company commander, instructor, I saw that there is a locomotive and several carriages at the train station, which are in good condition. The railway line here leads directly to the Qingchuan River Bridge. We can take the train."
It’s 60 kilometers to the Chongchuan River Bridge and takes more than two hours. You can reach the Chongchuan River Bridge at dusk, but I don’t know who here knows how to drive a train.”
Liu Santang's suggestion was to calm down everyone. Taking a train to the Qingchuan River Bridge is indeed a good idea, but who knows how to drive a train? In the 1950s, China's railways were underdeveloped and there were very few train drivers.
Suddenly, Chen Jiushan remembered, "Company commander, instructor, and second squad leader Liang Jianghe's family are all railway workers. His father, uncle, and father-in-law all work on the railway. Liang Jianghe will definitely drive a train."
Chen Jiushan came to Liang Jianghe urgently and asked. Liang Jianghe was a little embarrassed, "Platoon leader, when I was a teenager, I followed my father and my uncle to run trains, but I was only a fireman and responsible for loading coal. I never drove a train by myself.
Driver, no, no."
Chen Jiushan grabbed Liang Jianghe's shoulder and dragged Liang Jianghe towards the locomotive, "Second squad leader, don't refuse. You are the train driver. You two squad members all get on the locomotive and are responsible for loading coal and observing the situation ahead. Hurry."
There was no way, Chen Jiushan was like this, he was as courageous as a fight. Liang Jianghe's second class was severely attrited, and there were still five soldiers in the class. Liang Jianghe led everyone into the locomotive. Seeing that the locomotive cab was intact, Liang Jianghe arranged for the soldiers to light the engine.
, load the coal, sound the whistle, "Woo——, Wu——" The train whistle blows loudly and majesticly.
Jiulian Company boarded the next few carriages. The carriages were very open and had no roof. The carriages were made of wood and were 1.6 meters high. They contained some coal and were a good bunker. Ha Dajiang shouted to the locomotive, "Big beams"
, driving—"
"Click, click -" Liang Jianghe pulled down the control handle, and white water vapor spurted out from the bottom of the locomotive. The train started slowly and left Heshui County Railway Station. The speed was very slow at first, and then quickly.
It reaches 30 kilometers per hour. In early winter, the temperature is already below zero. Sitting in the open carriage, I feel the northwest wind shaving my face like a knife.
Lu Chen covered his ears and leaned against the corner of the carriage. Ha Dajiang looked at Lu Chen's appearance and laughed loudly, "It's not like that, Lu Chen. His ears can't be frozen. This is the cold thing. The more you pile on it,
Huddle together, the colder it gets, it will be better if you sit openly and ignore him."
Lu Chen sat up straight according to Ha Dajiang's words, and it was indeed better. He said with admiration, "Dajiang, your Northeast is very strange. It's very cold outside, but it's very warm inside. It's different from our Xiangxi, where the winter is humid.
It’s cold and uncomfortable.”
The top of the locomotive is still a semi-circular steel plate. When the locomotive is running, it shakes violently. Fortunately, there are several iron rings and two pillars. Li Zhuo grabs the iron rings and lies on the top of the locomotive to be on guard. There are trees and fields on both sides of the railway.
As the train moves forward quickly, it feels like everything is moving, the trees, fields, and bookmakers are all moving.
Li Zhuo felt a little dizzy and asked Erzhu, "Monitor, I have taken the train several times and it feels good. I can still walk around in the carriage. Now I feel a little dizzy and my legs are a little weak."
Erzhuzi curled his lips and said, "You are dizzy. I think you are idle. If we start fighting soon, I will ensure that your head is not dizzy, your legs are not weak, and you can run faster than anyone else."
The Qingchuan River is more than 300 meters wide. The mountains on the river are covered with a thin layer of ice. Under the sunlight, they emit dazzling light. The Qingchuan River Bridge is a road bridge, more than ten meters above the river, and eight or nine meters wide.
, two large trucks can walk side by side. Railways are being built at the bridges on both sides. The railway is planned to go directly to Pyongyang. Because of the war, the plan to build the railway can only be shelved.
On the west side of the Chongcheon River Bridge, there are two houses with stone bases, blue brick walls, and cement roofs. They were originally dormitories prepared for railway bridge construction workers, but are now requisitioned by the US military.