The heavens start from Changjin Lake

The enemy's ferocious artillery fire blocked the first battalion on the road and was unable to advance. Iitainen decided to support the first battalion with the third battalion and continue to attack in the direction of Junyuli.

Amidst intensive enemy artillery fire, the 1st and 3rd Battalions began to advance towards the Junyu-ri defense line.

But it was already late.

After dawn, U.S. military aircraft began to dispatch in large numbers to conduct intensive bombing on Feihu Mountain and the first and third battalions.

Fan Tianen realized that daytime was quite disadvantageous for them, so he re-arranged the first and third battalions for combat. They first hid in the forest and waited until dark before launching an attack on Junyuli.

However, the situation in the battle was changing rapidly. Because the 335th Regiment was delayed for a whole day during the day, it was unable to capture Junyu-ri in time and attacked Sinanju and Anju, cutting off the enemy's retreat, causing all the enemy's main forces to withdraw to South of the Chongcheon River, and occupied favorable positions along the river from Sinanju to Bicheon.

Shiji considered that the opportunity to betray the enemy had been lost and there were difficulties in supplying food and ammunition. At the same time, he also considered that there were not many enemies in this battle and the strength of the Volunteer Army had not yet been fully exposed. It is very likely that the enemy would take a breather and adjust before launching another attack.

Then all armies were ordered to stop attacking on November 5th, ending the campaign.

When it was getting dark and approaching dusk, Fan Tianen received an order from the division headquarters: "Stop attacking and defend on the spot!"

For a moment, Fan Tianen suddenly felt that something was wrong. He quickly walked out of the regiment headquarters and looked up at the sky. At dusk, the sky in the distance was glowing with light, and huge roars continued to come from the direction of Junyuli.

"Where's the location of the first battalion!" He ran to the regiment headquarters and walked to the map.

But I saw the flag of the First Battalion on the map, which was far away from Feihu Mountain.

The deputy regimental commander said: "The first battalion is at least five kilometers away from the regiment headquarters."

"Have them withdraw immediately!" Fan Tianen quickly ordered the telegraph operator.

However, Dai Nianhua couldn't get through at all, and there was no walkie-talkie. The deputy leader immediately said: "Commander, let the correspondent go on foot to deliver the message."

The chief of staff looked anxious: "The road leading to the 1st Battalion has been blocked by enemy planes. Artillery shells are flying randomly, blocking important traffic arteries. Can the letter be sent there in a short time?"

"Whether it can be sent over or not, we must send it over. This matter is of great importance and cannot be delayed."

"Who should I send it to?"

There are many correspondents in their regiment, but everyone knows that this mission has a narrow escape, and whoever is sent there will almost push the other person into a pit of fire.

Fan Tianen also promoted military democracy and mobilized everyone's enthusiasm. After he wrote the order to retreat, he then called a meeting with the soldiers in the communications class. The soldiers in the communications class were all selected by Fan Tianen from among the outstanding soldiers. They were all witty, brave, and smart. .

After Fan Tianen arrived at the scene, he went straight to the point: "The mission has changed. There is not much time before the first battalion attacks. The first battalion must withdraw immediately, but the road is blocked by enemy artillery fire, and there are planes in the sky. You are all carefully selected by me. You are the best." Soldiers, how can I deliver the letter?"

As soon as he finished speaking, correspondent Wang Ping stepped forward: "Captain, let me go and I will ensure the mission is completed!"

Wang Ping is from the Northeast. He is 19 years old. He is not tall, has an unattractive appearance, and is relatively thin. However, he trains hard, is agile, and has outstanding performance in fighting training, so he joined the communications class.

Fan Tianen looked at him and believed that he could complete the task and said: "Send the envelope before dark and get back the receipt from Battalion Commander Wang Suqi!"

"Captain, don't worry, I promise to complete the mission!" After receiving the mission, Wang Ping took off his thick cotton-padded clothes in order not to affect his actions, wore single clothes, took the envelope, turned around and ran out of the regiment headquarters, disappearing among the crowd. within sight.

Fan Tianen stared at it and grabbed the cotton-padded clothes that Wang Ping took off in his hands.

What a lovely warrior this is.

You know, the temperature outside has dropped to below zero, the light rain has not stopped, and the temperature is cold. Regardless of the cold, he runs forward in single clothes and pants. Everyone is worried about whether he can deliver the letter.

After the 335th Regiment occupied the main position of Feihu Mountain, the enemy launched a fierce counterattack. While Fan Tianen ordered surveyor Wang Chunxi to go to the front to check the terrain and participate in the 2nd Battalion's counterattack, he was worried about whether Wang Ping's letter could be delivered in time. arrive.

On the road leading to Junyu-ri, enemy planes were constantly circling at low altitude, searching every mountain road and mountain pass. Enemy artillery fire blocked every crossing, leaving large areas of impact points. If you get closer, you can hear the sound of mountains and rivers. Roaring artillery fire, there was a complete fire net composed of artillery fire.

Seeing that it was getting dark, Fan Tianen was restless at the regiment headquarters, pacing back and forth. He raised his wrist from time to time to look at his watch. Almost an hour had passed, and Wang Ping had not come back yet.

Just then, he heard a familiar voice.

"Report to the leader, I'm back!"

Fan Tianen raised his head in shock and asked quickly: "You're back!? Have the orders been delivered?"

Wang Ping was panting, his head was steaming, and his single clothes and pants were soaked with sweat. He walked ten kilometers back and forth. Under the blockade of enemy planes and artillery fire, it only took him an hour. It seemed that he was the fastest. The speed of running the round trip.

Wang Ping took a breath and calmly took out a sweat-soaked receipt from the first battalion commander from his pocket and handed it to the regimental commander: "This is the receipt from battalion commander Feng."

Fan Tianen took it and confirmed it carefully. His tense body relaxed in an instant. He couldn't tell how happy he was in his heart. He said repeatedly: "Okay! I'll mark the merit for you! You have done a great job this time!"

The 1st Battalion was on the way to attack Junyu-ri and received an order to stop the attack and retreat.

The troops were tired and tired from the continuous assaults and attacks, but everyone's spirits were tense. They all knew that if they missed this opportunity, they would not have many chances to annihilate the enemy next time.

The first battalion commander received the retreat order from the regiment headquarters and almost thought it was a fake. However, he had the regiment commander's letter in his hand. It was certain that the superiors really asked them to stop attacking Junyuli and start retreating to Feihu Mountain in the rear. Organize defense on Feihu Mountain.

After passing through the enemy's artillery blockade and dodging enemy fighter planes, Feihu Mountain shrouded in darkness stood like a huge ghost in front of all the soldiers.

"came back."

The soldiers had an indescribable emotion.

After the 1st Battalion withdrew, the 38th Army shifted from pursuing the enemy to frontal defense, organizing defenses in the courtyard, Feihu Mountain, Longdeli North Mountain, Yuefeng Mountain and Panasonic Lane, and waiting to attack the enemy.

The troops switch from continuous attack to defense. The tense spirit relaxes and gives the soldiers a chance to rest and replenish themselves.

The food and ammunition of the front-line combat troops have basically been consumed. Many troops have already experienced a shortage of food and ammunition. If they do not stop attacking, switch to defense, and continue to attack, they will wait until the enemy reorganizes and begins to counterattack. The frontline combat troops were short of food and ammunition, and the soldiers were exhausted and it was difficult to organize effective resistance. Stopping the attack at this stage is undoubtedly the wisest choice.

On the hills of Feihu Mountain, a company is stationed.

After the soldiers returned, they did not go into rest immediately. Instead, they dug trenches and built fortifications on their positions.

There are pitch pines everywhere on the mountain. Cut down some pitch pines to build strong fire positions, air raid shelters and cat-ear holes.

After digging three defensive trenches, leaving one squad on the position, the soldiers of each combat group got into the air defense trenches they dug to rest. Xia Yuan, Xiao Heping, and Zhou Mao got into the individual air defense bunkers dug on the side walls of the trenches. , spread branches and weeds on the bottom, and spread bedding on top.

In order to keep warm, the clever Xia Yuan cut a hole in the side of the air raid shelter and connected it to the ground to form a firewood stove.

Xiao Heping looked at it and said a little surprised: "Xia Yuan, are you digging for a stove?"

"Ah."

Xia Yuan got out of the air-raid bunker and ran upwards. At the entrance of the cave, he dug several trenches to allow the smoke to extend, and spread branches, weeds and soil on them to dissipate and spread the smoke. The smoke stove is the same, but the method is different.

Xia Yuan opened a small independent space in the air-raid shelter, and opened a hole in the side wall of the trench. This position can be used to add firewood, and the other position is to allow warmth to enter the air-raid shelter.

Xiao Heping and Zhou Mao helped find some dry firewood. After lighting it inside, they watched the smoke rise. Only a small amount of smoke entered the air-raid shelter, while more smoke spread along the upper hole to the smoke dissipation channel dug in advance. Inside.

"This method is great." Zhou Mao got into the air-raid shelter and soon felt a warmth. Although it was slightly choking, in comparison, the effect of this warmth was very good.

"Xia Yuan, you are so smart." Xiao Heping went in to experience it. As the flames of the stove on the side wall rose, the temperature here also rose. Clothes that had been wet before could be dried here and even slept. Not too cold.

"The only drawback is that it lets in the smoke, but once it's fully burned, the smoke will be much less."

Xia Yuan thought about it and said, "In this case, go to the other side and open another stove. One stove can be used by two individual air raid shelters. Xiao Heping can sleep with me."

"Hey, thank you."

Xiao Heping took out a quilt from another individual air raid shelter and said, "Let's cover each other with a quilt."

"Row."

At this time, instructor Hu came and saw the fire on the side wall: "Did you do this?"

"Instructor, it was Xia Yuan's idea and his work alone."

Zhou Mao, who was digging an individual air defense bunker on the other side, said.

"Oh, it's so warm, Xia Yuan, you're quite smart." Instructor Hu got into Xia Yuan's single soldier bunker. In addition to feeling a slight choking, there was also a warmth that enveloped him, dispersing the lingering pain in his body. of coldness. "Good boy, you did a pretty good job. Let me see how you made this thing, and I'll dig one out later."

Instructor Hu was quite surprised and looked around. Xia Yuan explained to him the principle of this thing.

In fact, this thing is easy to dig, but it is more difficult to connect to the ground. Xia Yuan said, "You can also directly dig out the side walls and top, but in this case, the smoke will float out, so it will be more troublesome for me to dig this way."

"It's better to be hidden. You can see that none of the smoke has come out, which shows how concealable this thing is." Instructor Hu ran to the ground and pointed to the smoke-dispersed passage covered by weeds and branches.

Only a small amount of smoke drifted out. The smoke spread into the air and dissipated quickly, making it almost invisible.

In addition, the hazy drizzle outside also provides a layer of protection for the smoke to dissipate.

No matter how you look at it, this thing is beneficial to the soldiers.

Instructor Hu thought for a while and said: "In this case, I will call the platoon leaders over and let them learn. These things are very helpful to the soldiers, especially during rest, and dig out these things to see It doesn’t take much time to get up.”

The method of digging this furnace is very simple, and the principle is also very simple. The only troublesome part in the digging process is to connect the furnace on the side wall of the trench to the ground at the top without digging through the side wall.

Finding the right method is actually very simple.

Soon, instructor Hu called the three platoon leaders over. They were also amazed when they saw the stove excavated by Xia Yuan.

"When we fought in the past, we were able to withstand it and rarely thought about this." The second platoon leader looked at Xia Yuan, "I really don't know how your head came up with it. At such a young age, the things you come up with are incredible. few."

"That's right, instructor Hu, we picked up the treasure back then."

The three platoon leaders looked at Xia Yuan. They liked him more and more. They had never liked a soldier so much.

Able to win battles, he is smart, and the most important thing is his combat ability. In two attacks and one counterattack against the enemy, Xia Yuan performed outstandingly.

While falling behind, he led the cooking squad back safely. Not only that, he also participated in a friendly battle against Zhuren Bridge and seized a lot of weapons, equipment and supplies, which was commended by the division headquarters.

Now, Xia Yuan is no longer the sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy in everyone's eyes, but a real warrior.

After Xia Yuan briefly explained the principles, as well as the excavation methods and techniques, the platoon leader nodded and said: "Don't tell me, this thing is quite useful. After such a long period of fighting, the soldiers marched in the rain, and many All soldiers are susceptible to wind and cold, and this stove is just right."

"No, several soldiers in our platoon have runny noses," the second platoon leader said.

"This thing can also allow the soldiers to eat hot meals and drink hot water." The third platoon leader squatted in the trench, with the side walls open, and the warmth dried the soil on the side walls of the trench. He thought, it can Put something in here to bake.

It's night now, and the U.S. military rarely operates at night, so everyone can have a good sleep tonight.

Especially for the soldiers of the third company, the method Xia Yuan came up with is very useful, and the excavation is simple. Two soldiers can dig it in five or six minutes. One stove can allow two soldiers to sleep well. If it is tighter, Yes, there are three people in a combat group, two people sleep together, and the other person sleeps alone.

Although the sleeping area is a bit choking, the sides of the excavated air raid bunker are open, allowing the smoke and heat to escape. But for the soldiers, even a slight trace of heat can make them sleep soundly. Be more comfortable.