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Zhang Yi was also very anxious. Wang Dahu had sent people to urge them twice, but the 643rd Regiment still failed to break into Suminli Town and was still blocked on the outskirts of the town.
The terrain of this town is very dangerous. The south is backed by Longmen Mountain, which is more than a thousand meters above sea level. An east-west road runs through the middle of the town. The Beishan to the north becomes a barrier to the north. In fact, the Americans are in the town. Three positions were built on the outside according to the terrain. Among them, very strong permanent fortifications were placed at the highways entering the town from the east and west directions. After Beishan in the north was captured by the volunteers, they quickly established positions around the town. A defense line was organized along a small river to the north. Although it was temporarily arranged, the firepower was very powerful. The machine guns alone formed an intertwined fire net. Anyone who wanted to enter the town through the small river It is difficult for people to get close, even to the unknown river.
In fact, in order to seize Suminli as soon as possible, Zhang Yi formulated a combat strategy after capturing Beishan, that is, using the first battalion as the main attack, breaking through the Xiaohe defense line from Beishan, and attempting to enter the town to engage in street fighting with the enemy; The other two battalions attacked from the east and west directions to coordinate the actions of the first battalion. He also knew that if he wanted to attack the town from the east or west, the price must be extremely high. After all, advancing along the road was also a path that the enemy could predict, so the enemy had long been prepared. The construction of fortifications was carried out in several directions.
Although Zhang Yi had a good idea, he did not expect that his opponent would be so powerful. At this time, the sky was already bright. Although the attack surface of Suminli from Beishan was very wide, he could not break through the river where the enemy suddenly strengthened. At the defense line, Zhang Yi felt his heart twisting as he looked at the many volunteer soldiers who fell on the river bank before they could rush across the river. Only then did he realize that his idea was too simple.
The other two battalions that assisted on the east and west sides also paid a very heavy price and were unable to break through the permanent fortifications that the enemy had worked hard to build. For a while, the 643rd Regiment was in a stalemate with the defending enemy. Here, there is no way to move forward.
Zhang Yi knows that the further time goes by, the more unfavorable the situation will be for them. If they can no longer capture this small town, if they wait until the enemy's planes come over and artillery fire comes over, they will take advantage of the air and firepower. If there is a benefit, then their regiment really has no choice but to retreat, otherwise there is a risk of being counterattacked by the enemy.
"Captain, we can't fight like this!" Xia Yang ran up to Zhang Yi panting, his eyes turned red. Although the river was neither wide nor deep, it seemed like an insurmountable gap. He had already lost hundreds of men there. Even if the whole battalion charged up and escorted the generals up, they would not be able to reach the small river. The enemy had as many as seven machine gun positions visible on the high bank opposite. , without the assistance of artillery fire, the river has been tightly blocked. If you rush up recklessly, you will undoubtedly be looking for death.
"It would be better if we fight when it's dark!" Political Commissar Dong Jie couldn't help it and sighed.
Zhang Yi glanced at Dong Jie. At this time, although political commissar Dong's words were good, he just thought they were in vain. If it really had to be dark, fighting this battle wouldn't be so strenuous. At least darkness would be the best cover. However, although it sounds so nice, there are also difficulties in the dark night. I don¡¯t know what situations I will encounter!
"I think we can concentrate all the mortars in our regiment on Beishan and hit the enemies below from there. It should be okay!" Cao Shuang also had an idea.
Zhang Yi thought for a moment and nodded repeatedly. Beishan is just north of Suminli, close to the river. It is now under the control of the 643rd Regiment. It is a condescending place where Default artillery array, then all enemy positions below will be covered by their artillery fire. It's just a pity that because of the urgent march, since the 72nd Army entered the Korean battlefield, heavy artillery has been unsuitable to be carried in this mountainous area. However, because the small mortars are very convenient to transport, they have become 643 at this time. The main artillery support of the regiment, and these small steel cannons, because their range and power are not as good as heavy artillery and mountain artillery, so they can only be used intensively to play a certain role at a relatively close distance.
"Old Cao, you are responsible for gathering the entire regiment's mortars and quickly setting up artillery positions on Beishan. We will attack again in half an hour!" Zhang Yi ordered.
"Yes!" Cao Shuang also knew that time waited for no one at this time, so he responded and left.
Although a mortar position that can suppress the enemy's firepower is being prepared, Zhang Yi also knows that it is still difficult to successfully break through the enemy's Xiaohe defense line with just that little firepower advantage."Don't be too happy too early!" Zhang Xian couldn't help but remind his younger brother, and said at the same time: "Those two platoons don't have many troops after all, and their weapons are not as advanced as the enemy's, so these two platoons are just useless at best. It¡¯s a bluff, and our other troops need to cooperate, otherwise, their efforts in the past will be in vain!¡±
"Okay, tell me, how should we cooperate?" Zhang Yi asked.
Zhang Xiandao: "We have to move in two steps. The second battalion assisting in the attack from the west gets out of the way of the road and detours to the south of the town. At this time, our troops in the north cannot break through the river where the enemy is focused on defense, so we can only feint attack here; The attacking third battalion should be tasked with the main attack. Once Wu Xiaoyang and the others arrive behind the enemy and launch an attack, they will definitely be in chaos. At this time, the second battalion must move closer to Wu Xiaoyang and the others, while the third battalion to the east must move closer to Wu Xiaoyang and the others. The Third Battalion took advantage of the situation and rushed to attack. I think these Americans must have thought that they were surrounded, and there must be chaos!"
Listening to his elder brother's analysis, Zhang Yi's eyes shone again, but after thinking about it, he shook his head and said with some confusion: "Even if the enemy is in confusion, we have detoured the second battalion to the west. To the south, if the highway is opened, these enemies will probably flee to the west. Wouldn't this defeat the purpose of annihilating all the enemies?"
Zhang Xian was startled, and suddenly felt that his younger brother was also so naive. He smiled bitterly, shook his head, and asked him: "Do you think Americans are really like the Kuomintang troops? Do they disperse as soon as they are beaten?"
Zhang Yi was stunned for a moment. Indeed, in the process of fighting the American soldiers, it was obviously different from when they fought the Kuomintang soldiers in China. Most importantly, these Americans relied on the superior weapons in their hands. As long as they resisted stubbornly, the volunteers would It is simply impossible to eliminate them quickly and cleanly, and the result will be a certain price.
"We have tried several times as a regiment, but we are afraid that we cannot eat even one of their battalions! Even if we eat them, we will injure ourselves eight hundred times." Zhang Xian said without falsehood: "At this time, the time has passed It's very urgent. If we can't take this town, it will definitely affect the operations of the entire 72nd Army. So the top priority now is to drive the enemies out, not to eliminate them! It's about eight o'clock in the morning, and in a little while , the enemy's planes will definitely appear, and by then, if we haven't captured Suminli, we will have no choice but to evacuate!"
Listening to what Zhang Xian said so clearly, Zhang Yi could only nod his head and said: "It seems that I can only listen to you and drive the enemy out first!"
Seeing that his brother Zhang Yi finally agreed with his decision, Zhang Xian finally felt relieved.
However, at this time, Zhang Yi was a little worried and said: "If the enemies here escape from the west, then there is still one of their battalions in the 499 Highlands to the west. Commander Wang will lead another regiment." When besieging Highland 499, allowing the two enemy forces to merge, wouldn't this increase the pressure on Commander Wang and the others?"
"It will increase a certain amount of pressure!" Zhang Xian affirmed: "However, that is temporary!"
"Temporary?" Zhang Yi was a little confused.
"Yes!" Zhang Xian nodded and said: "Actually, when the enemy withdraws from Suminli, they are trying to escape for their lives, and their morale will definitely drop to the bottom. Even if they are on the 499th Highland When they met the 644th Regiment, they would not think of fighting this regiment. All they could think of was running away. As for the enemies on the 499th Highland, when they saw the enemies in Suminli, they all gave up their positions and fled. They will definitely be like dominoes, giving up their positions and retreating to the other side of the court! In fact, these Americans are like many troops. When things go well, they get stronger and stronger, but in adverse times, they get stronger and stronger. weak!"
Zhang Yi suddenly realized that he believed that his elder brother's analysis must be right, because after so many battles, although there were sometimes discrepancies between what Zhang Xian said and the actual situation, overall, he was still more right than wrong. At this time, he didn't trust his elder brother, so what other options could he have? (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com