The PLA troops are not afraid of fighting a war, but restricting their logistical supply is really a big problem; after more than a month in the DPRK, they have fought two major battles in a row, and within a few days of rest, the three campaigns are about to start again, and the continuous high-intensity operations have made the logistical problem that is already a short board more and more prominent.

A big war is about to break out, but where is the food? Where is the grain? The good news is that the logistics department has finally done a good thing, not only delivering a large number of fried noodles and a large pot of beef soup in a large pot in time, but also stewing it with chili peppers.

It's beef soup! It's just too useful.

After lying in the icy trench for several days, my body has long been frozen by the cold, what is it like to eat a big bowl of hot beef chili soup at this time? It was as comfortable as being a god in heaven, not to mention the gratitude of the commanders at all levels, and the soldiers talked even more, some said that they would ask for credit for the chief who brought them chili beef, and they would report to their superiors and write many, many letters of praise.

The 346th Regiment of the 116th Division of the 39th Army of the Volunteer Army in the main attack direction was just as chaotic, however, the soldiers' behavior of going to ask for credit to the head of logistics was blocked by Commander Wu. Even if it's a fucking request, you guys don't need to mess around!

Of course, the qiē of beef and chili peppers and so on were brought back by Li Yong, Li Yong understood the difficulties of the troops at that time, in fact, the chili peppers and beef had been prepared a long time ago, because the quantity was limited. It could only be distributed before the war, in order to let the soldiers eat a few steaming meals of chili beef soup at the most critical time before the war. This is called good steel to be used on the blade, and now is the best time to use it. (Historical sources confirm.) Some of the troops of the Volunteer Army did eat chili beef soup before the three battles, but not all)

The task of the 346th Regiment is to break through the enemy's strongest defense line in the middle section, tear a hole from the enemy's most powerful defense, and open the way for the large army, the task is both arduous and glorious, so Wu Baoguang's mood is the same as the task he received, surprise, nervousness and anxiety are intertwined, and the combat mobilization he made for his soldiers is:

"What kind of troops is our 346th Regiment The leaders of the troops know that it is a trump card that specializes in gnawing hard bones. That's why the chief gave the most difficult task to our regiment, which is the glory of our regiment, and my old Wu made a military order with the chief, and I won't come back to see the chief until I break through the enemy's defensive line. ”

The pre-war mobilization was only one of the intense preparations, and the area to be broken through by the 346th Regiment was the Imjin River, which was heavily defended by the enemy.

The Imjin River, a major tributary of the Han River, originates in the Taebaek Mountains and is more than 250 kilometers long, running through the central part of the Korean Peninsula. It is one of the most famous rivers on the Korean Peninsula, famous for its abundant water, and on both sides of the river are large rice-producing areas, with a width of more than 200 meters. The average water depth is 1.5 to 2 meters.

The middle reaches of the Imjin River happened to be on the 38th parallel, so this section became the area where the 39th Army wanted to break through.

The river is more than 200 meters wide. Water depth of about two meters, minefields, barricades, barbed wire. Permanent fortifications mixed with steel and concrete, as well as a large number of visible and invisible light and dark fire points. In addition, the powerful artillery and the US Navy Air Force Aviation are all one of the opponents of the 364th Regiment, and how to overcome these difficulties and break through is the biggest difficulty that Regiment Commander Wu Baoguang and his soldiers have to face.

The meeting was held countless times, and one after another was taken out, and today Wu Baoguang came to his command post very early in order to wait for one person, Zhang Guohan, a scout sent out by their regiment.

It was dark and muddled, there was still a period of time before dawn, and nothing could be seen on the river, Wu Baoguang knew that it was impossible to see Zhang Guohan in white camouflage in the command post, but he really couldn't help it, and observed with a telescope again and again, he was very worried that the soldiers he was carrying out dangerous tasks were also the veterans he brought out.

Zhang Guohan is a well-known reconnaissance hero of their division, and he is famous for his boldness and carefulness, and Zhang Guohan, who set off in the middle of the night last night, should be back soon.

In the middle of the night, the cold wind was biting, and a volunteer soldier was crawling forward little by little on the icy river, and behind him was a shallow snow ditch pressed out by his body, and the howling cold wind swept away the traces brought by the volunteer soldier's crawling in a few seconds, and even the soldier was hidden in the wind and snow - the biting cold wind was not necessarily all bad.

In order to reduce the number of targets discovered, Zhang Guohan asked the chief to carry out the mission alone and ensure that he could come back alive.

This is a battle-hardened veteran who has made up his mind to die in order to complete his mission.

The snow on the river was more than half a foot thick, and the white-haired wind mixed with fine snow particles poured into his neckline and cuffs, and then took away the little heat on his body.

It's cold, it's too cold, but the colder it is, the happier Zhang Guohan's heart is, because in the cold weather, the enemy's sentries will be careless, and they will ignore the observation of the river in order to avoid the cold, and the enemy's sloppiness will be more convenient for him to complete the task, and the most important thing is that the cold weather can make the river frozen, and the thicker the ice, the more beneficial it is for the troops to break through.

With a river surface more than 200 meters wide and a water depth of about two meters, if it does not freeze, Zhang Guohan can't think of any way for the troops to break through, and it will definitely not work to build a pontoon bridge; first, it will expose the target, and second, it will attract the enemy's planes and superior artillery fire to bomb and swim across the river with arms? In that case, the losses would be even greater, and if they thought about it, it seemed that the only way for the troops to cross the river was to rush over while the river was icy, and they themselves were tasked with reconnoitering the attack line for the whole regiment.

The task is too important, Zhang Guohan understands that every slight negligence of his own may bring unpredictable consequences to the troops, thinking of the weight of the burden on his shoulders, Zhang Guohan is more and more cautious.

The watch was given by the regiment commander before departure, and it was the regiment commander's own watch, I heard that it was captured from the enemy when he was fighting the little devils, and it was a Japanese product, and Zhang Guohan, who climbed to the heart of the river, took a look at the watch on his wrist with the help of the moonlight, and he had been climbing for more than an hour.

It took more than an hour to climb to the center of the river, he stopped, put one ear on the ice and listened carefully, the center of the river is the place where the water is the most turbulent, and it is also the place where the ice is the thinnest, of course, it is also the place that Zhang Guohan is most concerned about.

As long as the ice in Jiangxin is thick enough, with the combat effectiveness of the 346th Regiment, he believes that his comrades-in-arms have such ability, and he also believes that the 346th Regiment, which makes him proud, Thinking of this, Zhang Guohan stood up ruthlessly, not only stood up, but also used all his strength to jump on the ice.

The sound of the boom can be transmitted far away at night, and Zhang Guohan is very dangerous in doing so, because it is easy to expose himself, and it is easy to be shot by the enemy's machine gun on duty, but Zhang Guohan, who is trying to complete the task, can't control this, he must figure out whether the weakest place in the ice layer of Jiangxin can prevent the impact of the troops, and he must figure it out.

Zhang Guohan is a strong Northeast man, his weight is not light, the river that is too thin to freeze can't help him jump like this, the ice breaks has a prelude, it will make a heart-stopping clicking sound, what makes Zhang Guohan happy is that he used all his strength to jump and did not bring any changes to the ice in the heart of the river, the river surface is hard and does not move, it should be frozen.

Another benefit of the cold weather is that the soldiers of the United Nations Army on the other side of the river did not notice this guy who dared to jump around under their noses, and perhaps their duty officers could not withstand the biting cold, so they all went to drink boiled hot coffee, and there was still time to see if there was anyone moving on the river.

Zhang Guohan, who has lived in the northeast since he was a child, has a strong adaptability to the cold climate, and after jumping for a while, he feels that his body is not very cold, and his hands and feet are also moving.

Go back? The task should be considered completed here, but Zhang Guohan is not dead hearted, he always has a question in his heart that he can't understand, that is, what is the 38th parallel, he wants to touch it with his own hands.

The bold bubbling Zhang Guohan did not rush back, but continued to climb forward, he believed that Lao Tzu jumped on the river and the enemy did not find out, indicating that the vigilance of the soldiers of the United Nations-Army is not very good, since the enemy on duty is a fool, he will take the opportunity to touch more information, so that the leaders can rely more on their decision-making, maybe Zhang Guohan is still curious to do this, he wants to climb over and touch what kind of thing the 38th line that the chiefs hang in their mouths every day.

Zhang Guohan continued to climb forward, this surprisingly bold old soldier wanted to figure out what the 38th parallel was, and if the situation allowed, he would have to capture a few such lines for the chiefs to see.

But what surprised him was that he climbed all the way to the other side of the river, climbed to the front of the enemy's position and didn't see any line, let alone the line, not even a rope, all he saw were pillboxes and fortifications, which made Zhang Guohan very depressed, Lao Tzu had climbed across the river, and he didn't get a line, isn't this a trip in vain.

Of course, it can't be in vain, when did our People's Liberation Army do a loss-making business! Lao Tzu is here, saying that he has to get something back, thinking of this, Zhang Guohan laughed a few times in his heart, even if we can't get any 38th parallel, we have to get something back, anyway, we can't come back empty-handed. (The above article is based on the true historical deeds of Zhang Guohan, the combat hero of the 116th Division of the 39th Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, long live the invincible Chinese People's Liberation Army) (to be continued......)