Chapter Six: Strike Out

  Time flew to the afternoon, and suddenly many vehicles, tanks, and armored cars came and went behind the enemy's position. The fake soldiers on the mountain began to pack their bags and gather together, preparing to board the vehicle! Wang Yong quickly reported the situation to the squad leader.

  "Are they going to run away?" Wang Yong said to the squad leader who was looking at the situation with binoculars.

  "It's possible that our troops have already surrounded the enemy on three sides, just waiting for the final assault to seal the deal. But we absolutely can't let them escape." The squad leader was getting anxious, "Wang Yong, you continue to keep watch, I'll go report to the company and battalion right away!"

  At this time, not only the four consecutive ones discovered signs of enemy withdrawal. Observers from various units reported the situation to the military command post. At that time, no one knew that the US military was replacing the South Korean puppet army. Everyone thought that the enemy realized they were surrounded and prepared to escape. The military chief made a decisive decision to advance the general attack time by two hours and fifty minutes. At 16:40, the order for the general attack was issued. No one expected that this advancement of nearly three hours would allow our troops to avoid the enemy's air bombing, determining the outcome of the battle, causing the two armies, both claiming to be invincible, to collide!

  After the general attack order was issued, signal flares of various colors shot into the sky and hung in the air for a long time before falling. Our artillery began to prepare for firepower, with nearly half of the volunteer army's artillery concentrated on the outskirts of Yunshan. Shells of various calibers fell on the enemy's position like raindrops, and the intense explosion shook the valley. Each gun fired at its maximum rate, and the cannon fire shot from different angles towards each attack point and main target! The enemy, who was in the middle of a shift change, was stunned by the sudden artillery strike. Under our army's artillery suppression, they were unable to fire a single shell for tens of minutes. Some enemies reported to their command that their position had been covered by Soviet "Katyusha" rockets, but in fact, rocket launchers had not yet been equipped by our military at that time. The enemy was just looking for an excuse for their failure. This also shows the ferocity of our army's artillery fire at the time!

  After the attack order was issued, the four companies quickly moved to the east of Yunshan 2 kilometers away. As night fell, they took advantage of the darkness to penetrate bravely. The third company was the sharp knife company of the regiment, and Wang Yong followed behind the company commander. Suddenly, a small river appeared in front of them, blocking their way. It was already late autumn, and a thin layer of ice had formed on the surface of the river. "Company Commander, what to do?" Wang Yong asked, looking at the gurgling water.

  "What can we do, cross the river!" Yang Zhanfu jumped into the river without looking back, and the water immediately reached his waist. In a moment of hesitation from Wang Yong, other soldiers followed with a "splash splash" and also entered the river. Wang Yong gritted his teeth, holding his gun and jumping in as well. The icy river water instantly soaked through his clothes, causing him to shiver involuntarily. The squad leader ahead had already reached the shore, and Wang Yong hastened his pace, chasing after him with a splash of water.

  Just as the third squad had crossed the river, they saw a jeep speeding towards them with its headlights on. Everyone quickly hid on the riverbank, and those who hadn't crossed yet hid in place on the opposite bank. The fist-sized pebbles dug painfully into their skin. Wang Yong gritted his teeth and carefully pulled out a stone from under his belly, placing it beside him. Before he could complain, the squad leader gave an order: "Wang Yong, you're a good shot, take out the driver!"

  "Yes!" Wang Yong replied softly, pulling the bolt back, loading a bullet, and aiming at the approaching car. The muzzle moved slightly with the car, which was bouncing up and down on the uneven road. The driver's head appeared and disappeared in the sight, and when the car was about 30 meters away, the enemy's head just appeared in the sight. "Bang" Wang Yong fired decisively, and the driver's head tilted to one side, falling onto the steering wheel. Another enemy on the car tried to jump off but was stopped by Yang Zhanfu's burst of fire. The out-of-control car swerved towards them, and Wang Yong fired several shots at the engine cover. The engine sputtered a few times before stopping, and the car came to a halt in front of them.

  "Surrender and we won't kill!" The soldiers didn't care whether the enemy understood or not, habitually shouting loudly as they surrounded the car. But the people on the car simply ignored them. "Pretty bold!" Jiang Lishan reached out to pull down the enemy on the passenger seat, and under the light of the car lamp, he was already dead!

  Wang Yong leaned over and took off the enemy's helmet, revealing a head of blond hair. "This is an American soldier!" Another warrior hastily lifted up another corpse, also with blond hair, and eyes that remained open, shining with a blue light.

  "Comrade Commander, we're fighting against the puppet army, aren't we? How did it turn into American soldiers?" Yang Zhanfu asked the company commander who came up to check on the situation.

  "I'm not sure, maybe the situation has changed!" He Bin furrowed his brow and said, "The second platoon occupies both sides of the highway to set up defenses and build fortifications; the third platoon occupies advantageous terrain and controls the high ground; the first platoon searches the riverbank!"

  "Yes!" "Yes!" ... The troops who received the task quickly deployed. One squad quickly deployed and searched forward on both banks of Santan River, shells constantly exploding in the distance, like lightning illuminating a vast area on the riverbank. "Company Commander, what's that?" Yang Zhanfu, walking in front, found four small houses flashing in the distance about 100 meters away.

  "Can't see clearly, wasn't there anything here during the morning reconnaissance?" He Bin said while directing everyone to lie down and hide, walking to the front of the team to observe the situation.

  "Look closely, that's an airplane!" With the help of the flashing explosion of shells nearby, Wang Yong saw clearly that the 'small house' was actually the outline of an airplane.

  "You little rascal, it's really a plane!" He Bin exclaimed excitedly. "A fallen eagle is just a grass chicken, don't let it fly again!" After finishing speaking, he ordered the three machine gun squads to occupy the advantageous terrain and provide firepower cover. With a wave of his shotgun, "Follow me, don't blow up the plane, we want it 'alive'!" This opportunity was hard to come by, He Bin was so excited that he became incoherent, really treating the plane like a mother hen.

  Three squads formed a triangular formation and crept towards the enemy's temporary airport. When everyone could see the machine guns mounted on the enemy's field fortifications, the sentry discovered them, shouting loudly and opening fire. He Bin cursed and fired a shot, killing the sentry, and commanded everyone to launch a charge. At this time, the enemy in the fortification concentrated all their firepower and fired wildly, blocking their advance route.

  The warriors who launched an attack in the rain of bullets were immediately pressed to the ground, several people were hit by bullets and lay crooked on the road. Wang Yong rushed to a mound of earth at the moment the enemy's guns fired, bullets whizzing over his head, "Rat-a-tat..." The machine gun responsible for covering our army began to roar, suppressing the enemy's firepower. He slightly raised his head and looked forward, the enemy on the airport was in chaos, scattered and hiding, two men wearing leather jackets and flying caps quickly ran towards the plane on the airport, "They're pilots, they want to escape!" Wang Yong immediately understood the situation. He raised his gun and fired a shot at the running enemy, but missed, the pilot just froze for a moment, like a startled rabbit, and ran even faster.

  With this move, the pilot behind entered Wang Yong's line of sight. He temporarily let go of the one in front and fired three shots at the one behind him with a "pa pa pa" sound. It can be said that this carbine is still useful, although it cannot fire continuously, but it is much stronger than the 38 gun. The first shot missed, and the second and third shots followed up to supplement, hitting the pilot's legs and making him fall to the ground with a loud cry. However, as soon as Wang Yong fired his gun, he was immediately discovered by the enemy, and a hail of bullets poured over him. He quickly ducked his head, and his hat was blown away by the bullets. He hastily rolled sideways, changed positions, and looked for the other pilot who had escaped.

  "Drip, drip, drip..." The small trumpet sounded a long note, and after launching a row of hand grenades, the soldiers launched a charge. The dust raised by the exploding hand grenades mixed with gunpowder smoke, blocking the enemy's line of sight and also blocking Wang Yong's view as he searched for the enemy pilot. "Charge!" The soldiers jumped up, shouting and charging towards the enemy position. Wang Yong, who had lost his target, also got up and rushed towards the enemy group. The enemy's firepower suddenly intensified, and several soldiers at the front were immediately hit by bullets and fell to the ground. Wang Yong knew that he must keep rushing forward at this time, only by mixing with the enemy could they break through the firepower net and play their advantage in close combat. He accelerated rapidly, his feet still wet from the glue on his shoes making a "patter" sound as he stepped on the ground. The sacrifice of one group of soldiers earned them time, and after a few seconds, Wang Yong jumped into the enemy trench, causing chaos. He used his bayonet to knock down an enemy closest to him and rushed towards the enemy machine gun that was still firing.