Chapter 70: Assault on the Qingchuan River Bridge 6
On the Hada River, Li Zhuo rushed to the river bank. Commander Bede was shot dead. Several other British soldiers immediately fled in all directions. "Bang..." Liang Jianghe, the second squad leader, raised his M1 assault rifle and hit a British soldier who was running away along the river bank.
, the British soldier fell from the river bank onto the ice. The British soldier was tall and strong, and he hit the ice hard. The ice broke, and soon the cold river water swallowed the British soldier.
The sneak attack turned into a strong attack. The situation of the U.S. bridgehead defenders was unclear. At this point, we could only move forward bravely. Chen Jiushan issued an order, "The first squadron is on the left, the third squadron is on the right, and the second squadron is following me in the middle. The target is the enemy's bridgehead position."
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The ground on the east side of the Qingchuan River was flat, with woods and bushes. Chen Jiushan commanded a platoon of soldiers to rush towards the bridge head on the east side of the Qingchuan River Bridge. From a distance of 500 meters, they reached more than 100 meters outside the British position in a few minutes.
The place was a patch of bushes and overgrown weeds. "Click--" came the sound of machine gunfire from the British position. The British troops discovered the platoon's movements and opened fire. A dense barrage of bullets came at an angle.
Sergeant Scott returned to the bridgehead and reported to Ackerman that Lieutenant Bader had encountered an encounter with the Chinese Army and asked for support. Regarding the issue of supporting Lieutenant Bader, Ackerman and Thompson had a dispute. Thompson advocated rescue and took advantage of the Chinese army.
The army's foothold was not stable, so they were driven back to ensure the safety of the flanks.
Ackerman advocated seizing the position. The British soldiers had not been trained in jungle warfare and could not leave the position. They also had to prevent the Chinese army from attacking through the Qingchuan River Bridge. Although Ackerman was arrogant, he still understood his own troops. The British army
The soldiers are all noble soldiers. Once attacked in the wild, they are prone to collapse.
Thompson urgently persuaded, "Major Ackerman, the Chinese Army has very high military literacy. The Qingchuan River Bridge is less than ten meters wide. Just a light machine gun can block the bridge deck. The Chinese Army will not be stupid enough to act as a living target. We can rest assured."
Support Lieutenant Bader."
Ackerman was born into a down-and-out aristocratic family in England. He was arrogant and stubborn and did not adopt Thompson's suggestions. He did as he pleased. What's more, Ackerman had a higher military rank than Thompson and was dependent on others. Thompson had no choice but to obey Ackerman's command.
The British army's position is also a simple fortification piled with sandbags. It is 60 to 70 meters long. The fortifications are simpler and the firepower is powerful. One American M2 Browning heavy machine gun and seven Browning light machine guns form a tight fire net. "
Ta da, da da -" blocked the attack path of Chen Jiushan's platoon and suppressed the platoon of soldiers in the bushes a hundred meters away.
Liu Santang saw that the enemy's firepower was fierce, and the casualties in the storm would be huge. There were only 20 people on his side, so he suggested, "First platoon leader, you feint attack here to attract the enemy's attention. I will take the third squad and make a detour to the north to hide."
Pass through enemy fire and attack the Americans from the flank."
Chen Jiushan agreed with Liu Santang's suggestion and shouted, "Attention, everyone, open fire to attract the enemy's attention. You are not allowed to attack without permission. You must wait for my order to attack."
Five people from the second and third squads, plus Liu Santang and Lu Chen, a total of seven people, used the bushes as cover to move 200 meters north, then crawled to the ground and quickly crawled towards the British position. Soon, they detoured back to the British position.
On the flank, more than fifty meters away, Liu Santang gave the order, "Hit——"
"Pa—" Liu Santang gave the order and pulled the trigger at the same time. Mosin-Nagant rifle bullets were fired at the British heavy machine gunner. The British heavy machine gunner was shot in the left side of his face and lay on the sandbag fortification. The heavy machine gun stopped shooting.
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As the Chinese saying goes, one learns from the experience of a battle. Ackerman did not learn from Thompson's failure. He only paid attention to the Chinese army on the front. Unexpectedly, the D field army was good at outflanking. Ackerman found that the Chinese army appeared and the Chinese army was already in front of him.
The distance is only fifty meters.
"Pa—" Lu Chen's target was a US military officer, more than seventy meters away. The US military officer knelt on one leg, brandished a pistol, and directed the battle. A Mosin-Nagant rifle bullet hit the US military officer's right shoulder. The US military officer
Lie down on the ground.
Erzhuzi and Li Zhuo lay on the ground, set up their Browning light machine guns, and fired violently at the British troops. "Ta da, da da -" Several British soldiers were shot and fell to the ground screaming, struggling.
Squirming and calling for help from companions.
Jin Wang repeated his old trick and rolled several times on the ground. He was more than 20 meters away from the British army. He jumped up and threw an American pineapple grenade. "Boom--" Two British soldiers were blown away. Jin Wang
Wang was short in stature and had poor combat effectiveness, but he was short in stature and had weapons to supplement his stature. Just now, on the river bank, Jin Wang found several grenades from the dead British soldiers.
Liu Santang's flank attack was successful, and the British army's position was impacted. Taking this opportunity, Chen Jiushan commanded the first and second squads to attack the British army. "Bah, bang—" the soldiers charged and shot at the same time. Ha Dajiang was tall and had long legs.
The first one rushed to the sandbag fortification, picked up the M1 assault rifle, and prepared for a big fight.
Unexpectedly, when Ha Dajiang stepped onto the British fortifications, several British soldiers guarding the fortifications saw a burly and fierce Chinese soldier, and rushed up despite the hail of bullets. Several British soldiers
He was so frightened that he threw away the weapons in his hands and ran away shouting, "devil, devil (devil)!"
The rout was so contagious that other British soldiers heard the news, dropped their weapons and fled in all directions. Hada Jiang stamped his feet anxiously and shouted to the British soldiers, "Come back, come back, the battle hasn't started yet!"
The flank was attacked. Thompson advised Ackerman not to panic. He personally led a squad of British troops to attack the Chinese army on the flank. Unexpectedly, there were snipers hidden in the Chinese army. Thompson was seriously injured. Ackerman panicked.
The position was breached and the British soldiers immediately dispersed.
As the saying goes, a defeat is like a mountain. Looking at the British soldiers fleeing in all directions, Ackerman was helpless. He had no choice but to take a few followers and carry Thompson to retreat to the north. In an instant, the British soldiers at the bridgehead escaped without a trace.
There was no trace, and helmets, guns, leather boots, and British uniforms were thrown all over the ground, making it a mess.
Feng Ren, who was watching the formation at the west end of the Qingchuan River Bridge, was a little dumbfounded. His original intention was to have a platoon harass the US troops at the east end of the bridge to prevent the US military from attacking. Unexpectedly, the US troops collapsed under the attack of the platoon.
escape.
Feng Ren said to Cheng Min, "Instructor, there are only 20 people in one row, and there are at least 120 US troops on the opposite side. They collapsed before even a few shots were fired. Is this what the US military is like?"
Cheng Min had a different view, "Old Feng, don't be too happy too early. It is said that there are troops from many countries on the Korean battlefield. They are mixed together and are what they call the United Nations Army. This army, in terms of combat effectiveness,
Unlike the American troops we have encountered these days, they are just Westerners with big noses and blue eyes, so we can't tell them apart."