Start from Changjin Lake

Chapter 32 Gunshots in the Valley
The night is like water.

In the early hours of the morning, the snow outside the cave was getting bigger and bigger, and the temperature quickly dropped to more than minus 20 degrees. It was impossible for Qianli and others to let Xiaohua go back alone.I had no choice but to open up a place for her next to the cave, and send her down the mountain after dawn.

After Xu Qing and Zhang Xiaoshan were on duty in the first half of the night, they changed shifts in the second half of the night.After a day of adaptation yesterday, he can barely sleep now.

In the cave, almost a row of people slept together, crowded into a quilt to keep warm. The thin quilt could hardly resist the cold wind blowing outside the cave, and he fell asleep half-cold and half-awake.

After sleeping for an unknown amount of time, he was suddenly awakened by a movement and felt someone patting his face.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Lei Gong and Ping He standing in front of him.

He was just about to speak up.

"Shh!" Lei Gong put his finger on his mouth and shook his head, "...get up, there is something wrong."

"what happened?"

He immediately sat up and put on his shoes.It was cold and I hadn't taken off my clothes at all.

Ping He said softly: "There is a light under the mountain!"

There are lights?Xu Qing quickly realized that everyone in the village below was fleeing to death, how could there be light.

This is... Encountering an enemy?

Startled, he immediately accelerated.

Hastily got out of the quilt, only to find that most of the other platoon soldiers around had already woken up, and were silently arranging their equipment, and someone was already loading their guns.

Don't let him guess wildly.

Soon, Qianli had already summoned everyone.

With a serious face, he spoke in a low voice:
"I called everyone up because there was an abnormal situation at the foot of the mountain. The people in the second row just noticed a light appearing from the ruins of the village at the foot of the mountain when they were on duty just now. It didn't take long, but it was still worth alerting us. A scout went to see it, and everyone put away their weapons and equipment first, if there is an enemy situation, then tonight... I am afraid it will be difficult!"

All the soldiers nodded.

Most of them are veterans who have fought for several years, and they are very calm.

The little girl who was sleeping in the corner of the cave also woke up, seeing that everyone was checking the guns and ammunition and sorting out the equipment, she was a little flustered.

Xu Qing saw it, and went over and said: "Miss Xiaohua, there may be enemies down the mountain, and the situation is more urgent now, so don't move around later. Just stay in this cave, you know?"

Instead of being afraid, she asked, "Is there anything I can do to help?"

Xu Qing shook her head: "It's best not to, if it's an enemy we might have to fight, and we can't take care of you."

The little girl stopped talking, not knowing what she was thinking.

Xu Qing just ignored her for the time being.

Because soon.

I saw Yu Congrong coming in from the cave covered in snowflakes. He who always jumped out of the cave had a serious face at this moment:

"Captain!"

"What's the situation at the bottom of the mountain now?"

"We found the enemy head-on down the mountain!"

Xu Qing was shocked when he heard this, he was really an enemy.

Yu Congrong did not pause, and continued: "We observed that there were two open-top military vehicles parked in the village, and the previous lights should have come from the vehicles. There are soldiers, but we haven't found the exact number yet. My second squad leader is still below. Watching."

Qianli nodded, then turned around:
"Everyone heard, we...may have encountered the first wave of enemy troops since entering the dynasty. We don't know the number or where they came from, but no matter what the situation is, we must make all preparations for combat! Yu Congrong, go and check Tan, the others organize their equipment and are ready to fight at any time."

The soldiers of the Seventh Company responded: "Yes!"

Twenty minutes later, Yu Congrong went up the mountain again and brought back the news:

A U.S. reconnaissance platoon has about three squads, a total of 32 U.S. soldiers, plus 25 Rhee soldiers!

The confirmation is correct, it is our enemy!

Yu Congrong lay in the snow for more than half an hour, going back and forth up and down the mountain. His whole body was frozen, and everyone quickly wrapped quilts around him to keep warm.

Qianli asked, "What about firepower?"

"There are mainly two jeeps. There are no tanks or heavy artillery, but they are loaded with heavy machine guns! Everyone is well-dressed, equipped with rifles, a large number of grenades, and more than a dozen US troops are equipped with submachine guns."

"Also, they seem to be divided into two groups. The puppet army entered the house where we lived before to rest...that is, the little flower girl's house. Instead, the Americans camped outside. There were lights in the camp, and there were people guarding the outside. There are other large firepower weapons, which are temporarily unknown."

Xu Qing murmured: "Fortunately we left."

Qianli nodded: "That's right, if it wasn't for Xiaohua girl..."

Before he finished speaking, everyone looked at Xiao Hua at the same time:
Fortunately, she also went up the mountain!
It's really a blessing to survive the catastrophe.

Lei Gong: "Shall we fight?"

Everyone looked at the company commander Wu Qianli.

He took a deep breath: "...hit, why not?"

"There is only one way down the mountain. If they don't leave tomorrow, we can only hide here. If they find out, it will be a dead end."

He said slowly, "It's snowing outside now, and the weather is very cold. They camped here, and they must rest. We are on the mountain, commanding a high position, and there are twice as many people as them. The enemy is in the open, and I am in the dark. As long as we fight A surprise, maybe you can make a miracle!"

Mei Sheng thought about it, and it was indeed the case. Qilian had fought for so many years, and rarely encountered such a situation.

This is truly a godsend opportunity that should not be let go.

But then asked: "What about our escort mission?"

Qianli thought for a while: "Separate two squads first, one for the artillery platoon and one for the firepower platoon. They will protect the translators and the radio station. In case of accidents... you can also leave a way out."

Zhang Xiaoshan was the first to speak out: "Comrade company commander, I personally disagree. We are also fighters, and I request to join the battle!"

The other three translators also had the same attitude.

Seeing their resolute attitude, Qianli and Mei Sheng discussed it, and finally decided to keep them in the back row, but they were not allowed to directly participate in the battle, and more to help with logistics.So he was assigned with Xu Qing again.

Several platoon leaders and instructors then stood together and drew the distribution of the terrain below with branches on the ground, and immediately began to assign combat tasks and locations.

Xu Qing took a deep breath, a little nervous in his heart, he met the enemy unexpectedly so quickly that he himself felt like he was still in a dream.

A few hours ago, everyone was sitting around watching the little flower girl dancing and humming softly... The night was so quiet.

But at this moment, everyone has to dress up as a soldier, fighting desperately with the enemy army of unknown origin.

This war came unexpectedly.

But he knew that he didn't have time to think about other things—because if the enemies don't die, they won't survive!
"Nervous?"

Seeing his condition, Lei Gong put down his gun and patted him on the shoulder: "Don't be afraid, it's all normal. When Yu Congrong went to the battlefield for the first time, he even peed his pants, and I washed those pants!"

Ping He laughed beside him: "I can prove it."

Xu Qing looked at Yu Congrong who was wrapped in a quilt not far away, he didn't smile, but he calmed down a lot.

He nodded: "Okay, I understand, I won't hold back."

After adjusting for so many days, I also have some confidence in my current marksmanship.As a traverser with golden fingers, so many fighters here are high-spirited and fearless, let alone cowardly!
Collect all the information from the investigation, and the task will be issued soon. Everyone has a gun in hand and is full of fighting spirit.

Qianli finally told everyone:
"The deployment of the battle has been released, and it is still the same. One of the platoons charged and reconnaissance, went to the enemy camp to attack in close quarters, and wiped out the enemy's defense force! The artillery platoon supported it with firepower. Once discovered, it immediately destroyed the enemy's cars and Heavy weapons, take out the firepower! Three rows and four rows are divided into squads, and each squad is divided into three combat groups, surrounded by scattered soldiers. Once fired, they can attack freely. We strive to wipe out the enemy, everyone Do you have confidence?"

The soldiers of the Seventh Company: "Yes!"

Seeing that there was nothing to add, he turned to Mei Sheng:
"what time is it now?"

Mei Sheng looked at his watch: "It's just twenty past three in the morning."

"Okay, then attack at four o'clock in the morning!"

.........

Qilian and his party set off quickly, heading towards the designated location in batches, and laying an ambush at the designated location.Donglin Mountain is a mountain depression, and at the bottom of the basin are ruined villages.

At around 45:[-], everyone was already in place.

There was a lot of wind and snow outside, and the snow layer on the ground had accumulated almost to the ankles, and it was still floating in the sky. The weather at this time was more than minus 20 degrees.

Xu Qing followed Lei Gong and Pao in a squad, and Zhang Xiaoshan and other four translators stopped in the southwest.Everyone put on the cotton clothes on the outside, and a layer of white cotton cloth inside was the best camouflage in the snow.

But as soon as he stopped and lay down on the snow, no matter who he was, he could feel the biting chill, and his hands and feet were a little bit uncontrollable.

"It's really cold..." Xu Qing gritted her teeth, but didn't make a sound.

Lei Gong and the others all lay down and told him in a low voice:

"Ping He said that your marksmanship has improved very quickly. I don't know how fast. But you remember, when you see the enemy, he mainly hits the body. If he rushes up, he hits the head, and when he runs down the mountain, he hits the foot. Do you understand?"

Xu Qing nodded: "Understood!"

This method also has experience in improving his shooting skills, and he can hit the enemy more effectively from the mountain down the mountain.This is the method summed up in the battlefield deathmatch.

He put his Mosin Nagant gun on the ground, adjusted its position, and aimed at the camp below the mountain.

From this direction, he could clearly see the whole village.According to the information obtained from the investigation just now, the puppet soldiers all entered the house of the North Korean girl Xiaohua's house, but the Americans did not enter for some reason, but set up five tents near the woods.

Barbed wire fences and some simple obstacle traps are set up around the camp.There are about eight soldiers guarding Yingkou and in front of the house.

After waiting for a long time, the time passed and it would be four o'clock soon. Xu Qing felt that his body was a little frozen, and subconsciously wanted to move his hands and feet.

But looking around, few of the soldiers in pairs of threes and threes moved, so he had no choice but to stop moving.

The snow was getting bigger and bigger. If he hadn't known everyone's location in advance, he wouldn't have been able to tell where they were.

Thoughtful, he asked softly, "Are we still going to fight guerrilla warfare this time?"

Lei Gong shook his head: "No, we are fighting a war of annihilation!"

His heart is awe-inspiring, this is Qilian's will, tenacious desire to fight.

Soon, Lei Gong took a look and reminded everyone softly:
"There is movement under the mountain, everyone is ready for battle..."

Xu Qing looked intently.If it wasn't for his good eyesight, he could hardly see that Yu Congrong was leading a squad of soldiers crawling forward on the snowy ground. The cotton was worn backwards and snowflakes fell on their bodies, which became their best camouflage.

Seeing them climb to 20 meters in front of each camp, Yu Congrong did not move forward because he was worried that there were hidden mines buried within the barbed wire. Instead, he put a bullet whistle in his mouth and slowly pulled out his carbine...

This is also the only infantry weapon with high firepower in the Seventh Company. It can be fired in bursts and is equipped in the firepower platoon.

Xu Qing's spirit reached the peak, he had already pressed the bullets into the magazine one by one, obviously in the freezing and snowy field of minus [-] degrees, but he felt a trace of blood rushing up all over his body.

The other soldiers ambushing on the mountain also held their breath, ready to attack at any time, and this timing was Yu Congrong's attack signal!

Lei Gong made a fighting gesture: "Everyone is ready..."

Beep!Beep--

Down the mountain.

Suddenly, after the gunshots, fierce whistles sounded!

boom!
Xu Qing aimed his right eye at a guard, and fired the first shot on the mountain in the dark with excitement and apprehension. The fire suddenly appeared, and the bullets shot out!
　Today is the 85th anniversary of the July [-]th Incident, we should remember the smoke of the Marco Polo Bridge!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)