Chapter 878: Chestnut in the Fire
After receiving the supplies, the commander of the 335th Regiment wanted to inquire with Li Yong about the next plan of action of the troops, so that their regiment could prepare as soon as possible.
Commander Fan Tianen really found the right person, the Korean War lasted for three years, and Li Yong was not clear about the details, but he could basically understand the major events.
"In this battle, your 38th Army and 50th Army are specifically under the command of Deputy Commander Deng Hua, I don't know the battle plan, and even if I know it, I can't say it, but I have a few thoughts I want to talk to you about."
Li Yong, who had been silent for a while, slowly said a few suggestions, or also advice: "First, dispel the idea of quick victory, and be prepared to fight the enemy for a long time. Second, stock up on more food and ammunition. Third, the fortifications must be built solidly and be able to resist the direct bombardment of the enemy's heavy artillery. ”
The 335th Regiment is a very good unit, of course Li Yong didn't want them to suffer too much losses, but limited to the conditions at the time, even if he knew the major events in history, Li Yong couldn't think of any good way to deal with it, so he had to put forward a few suggestions to Commander Fan Tianen.
After the Second Battle, some people within the Volunteer Army had the idea of a quick victory, believing that the enemy was nothing remarkable, and that only by driving the United Nations-forces led by the United States into the sea as quickly as possible could the troops return to China immediately and live a life of 30 acres of land, a cow, and a hot kang head for their wives and children.
This idea of quick wins is also called a tube of toothpaste, which means that it is like squeezing toothpaste. The United Nations Army was pushed from north to south, because the idea of quick victory was born, and the troops had the intention of underestimating the enemy. And it was precisely because of the light enemy that unnecessary losses were caused to the subsequent battles.
"Chief, how long is the long-term preparation? How long are we going to fight in North Korea? I won't have to fight for a year!! Head Fan Tianen asked a little depressed.
It's no wonder that Commander Fan Tianen is depressed, Li Yong's advice is a bit unrealistic, because the troops are now attacking and advancing, and all the troops are striding forward in pursuit, while the United Nations-Army is routing all the way. In such an environment, this small leader asked the 335th Regiment to build more fortifications. It was also emphasized that the fortifications should be built to withstand the direct bombardment of the enemy's heavy artillery, and such a suggestion was not out of touch with the actual battle.
The Korean War will be fought for a year? Even if Li Yong told Commander Fan to make ideological preparations for a long-term battle, the commander of the main regiment only thought of it for a year.
How to answer Captain Fan's question? Snapping his fingers and telling him that the Korean War would last for three years? Finally, with the 38th parallel as the boundary, the enemy and us each occupy half of the territory on the Korean Peninsula? This state of affairs has continued for more than 60 years!! It's definitely not going to work. Li Yong could only say very tactfully: "Commander Fan, I am not an immortal, who can say exactly how long the battle will take, but according to my estimate, according to the enemy's ability, it will not be able to finish the battle in one year or two." ”
Li Yong's suggestion surprised Fan Tianen, a battle that could not be fought in a year or two was really enough.
Looking at Captain Fan Tianen's surprised eyes, Li Yong laughed and said, "Captain Fan, the materials are all handed over to you." As for how to protect and transport, it is the responsibility of your 335th Regiment, and we have other tasks. Let's go right away, don't leave it at that, there will be a period later. ”
The snow had long since stopped, and the noon sun had warmed the ice-covered earth, and the temperature was much higher than in the early morning, and the sun was warm and warm after shining through the gaps in the limbs of the trees. The squad that had changed into a full set of American-style cold-proof equipment was full of energy, and the soldiers yawned one after another after eating and drinking. There was a slanky air in the whole team.
"Damn, it would be nice if I could put it down and sleep, look at those Yankees' eiderdown sleeping bags, I want to get into them right away." Some of the fighters muttered in private.
Want to sleep when you're full of food and drink? This is really an extravagant hope, and the commanders at all levels of the squad are shouting, hurry up, we are going to go. Others are scaring their soldiers, saying that they will be kicked in the ass by the brigade commander if they leave late.
Under the surprised and envious gaze of thousands of officers and men of the 335th Regiment, the small detachment set off, and a convoy of more than 20 trucks formed a huge lineup, and there were two Yankee reconnaissance vehicles and an M46 Patton tank in front of it.
This is a fully mechanized equipment motorized march, Li Yong and the soldiers once again completed the change of clothes with their own ability, looking at the equipment of the team, some soldiers around Fan Tianen quietly asked their regiment commander: "These guys are really our people?" His grandmother's, the whole body is foreign, it can't be the enemy pretending! ”
Commander Fan casually slapped the soldier and replied: "You kid has eaten too much canned beef, isn't it?" The head of the headquarters personally led the team, destroyed a battalion of the enemy, and then handed over all the captured to us, is there such an enemy! Have it? ”
No wonder the soldiers were surprised, the full set of United Nations-Army equipment of the squad, and even the conspicuous large white five-pointed stars on the cars and tanks proved that this was an enemy unit, and it was with such a unit that the fighters of the 335th Regiment fought several bloody battles.
There is a little sign of melting on the slippery road, which is a mixture of ice and water formed under direct sunlight, but because the ambient temperature is too low, a little warmth brought by the sun is immediately offset by the cold, and a little snow water after melting accumulates on the road into a more difficult ice edge, a line of ice edges of different shades makes the old driver daunting, fortunately, the team has two half-track armored reconnaissance vehicles in front of the road, the steel track crushes all the ice edges on the road, plus there is a heavier M46 behind, The crushed road is barely passable.
Sitting in the front of an armored reconnaissance vehicle was, of course, the third platoon commander of the squad, who was also the reconnaissance platoon commander of the Independent Brigade, Ning Erzi, and sitting next to him was Kim Young-ja, a female soldier of the Korean People's Army.
Fighting side by side for a while, Ning Erzi and Jin Yingzi have also become comrades-in-arms who talk about everything, at this moment Ning Erzi is full of joy and pride, looking at the long convoy behind him, Ning Erzi raised his neck and said: "Comrade Jin Yingzi, I have seen the power of our brigade commander, to tell you the truth, you can win the battle by following our brigade commander, this is my experience." ”
Jin Yingzi obviously disagreed with the theory that you can win the battle by following the brigade commander, according to Jin Yingzi's idea, Ning Erzi shouted just a slogan, even if it is a slogan, he should not shout anything to follow the brigade commander to win the battle, but should shout 'Follow the prime minister to win the battle', but in order not to lose Ning Erzi's face, he had to vaguely agree.
Ning Erzi didn't care about Jin Yingzi's face and was just perfunctory to him, and said to himself: "I think that back then in the Great Northwest, we were terrible in the brigade, that guy was tantamount to walking sideways, whether it was the Central Army of the Kuomintang or the Ma Jiajun, they were all done by us, you didn't see that scene, it's really fucking enjoyable." ”
Jin Yingzi really couldn't stand Ning Erzi's non-stop boasting, so he had to retort: "Hey, I said Comrade Ning Erzi, we are not in the great northwest that you said now, but in North Korea, we are not facing the Kuomintang army, but the US imperialism and their lackey armament, we must pay attention to the enemy in front, not listen to your story." ”
Ning Erzi smiled awkwardly and shifted his attention to observing the nearby environment.
The sky after the snow was blue, with only a few faint clusters of white clouds floating haphazardly in the sky, and it was a sunny day with good visibility.
Is it good to have a sunny day? It depends on who it is, and it is not a good thing for the lower volunteers, who have no air supremacy at all and are still in a state of war.
A convoy of more than 20 trucks marched in broad daylight, and the long convoy was a very obvious goal, and once the air force of the United Nations Army took to the air, as long as anyone who was not blind could see it, how to avoid losses without air supremacy became an urgent problem.
Air defence? How air defense? This is a very troublesome problem, and all the units of the Volunteer Army, including the front line and logistics, have adopted the most benzene methods, acting in concealment during the day and at night.
The front-line combat units use the method of attacking at night and stopping during the day to engage the enemy, and this can effectively curb the enemy's wanton bombardment of troops by planes in the sky, but there are also drawbacks in doing so; a battle that cannot be solved at night will be held back by the enemy under the cover of aircraft and artillery until dawn, and the efforts of the volunteers for one night will also be declared a failure.
The small detachment on the march is now encountering the same difficulties as the large army, how to effectively organize air defense?
In Li Yong's memory, the United Nations Army adopted the method of destroying a large amount of supplies at the same time as the great rout, and the strategic reserves in the Incheon, Jinpu, and Pupyeong areas were destroyed at the same time.
Li Yong led the detachment to take advantage of the advantage of being able to maneuver quickly, and used the method of taking advantage of the fire to make a time difference, and grabbed a piece of the pie before the United Nations-Army troops responsible for destroying the materials started, and it was obviously too late to set off in the evening.
Can Li Yong succeed in doing this? Are there any risks?
There must be risks, there is no risk in fighting, where the squad is going, the number of enemies should be several times that of more than 200 people, and the risk of being in the enemy's pile must be very large, but there must be hope for success, Li Yong knows that the United Nations army responsible for destroying materials is some logistics troops that do not have much combat effectiveness, and they are bent on escaping, and in contact with such an enemy, with the combat effectiveness of the soldiers of the squad, Li Yong is confident that he will gnaw a piece of meat from the enemy's body, or take a big bite. (To be continued)