Chapter 53: The Battle of Nanling (5)

  "Battalion commander, cavalry platoon reports that the Shanxi Army has divided its troops less than 4 kilometers away from our position and is now charging towards us with a brigade of over 4,000 men led by Brigade Commander Yang Yaofang himself." Cavalry Platoon Leader Peng Longfei rushed to the command center and replied loudly.

  "It's finally here, notify everyone, prepare for battle." Zhang Hua loudly commanded, holding a pair of binoculars, and emerged from the temporary command center.

  Raising the telescope, more than 4,000 Jin-Sui troops were carrying weapons and ammunition, forming a neat formation, surging towards the south ridge where they were located. And in front of the main force, less than two hundred meters away, a vanguard company of about one hundred people was already within 500 meters of their own front-line position. In just a few minutes, the battle could erupt at any moment.

  "Order the front-line troops to let the enemy's vanguard company pass. The reserve company, the new recruit company, and the remaining four heavy machine guns of the heavy machine gun platoon are responsible for annihilating the enemy's vanguard company that has been allowed to pass. The front-line troops will open fire on me when the enemy's main force approaches within 100 meters." Zhang Hua commanded loudly.

  "Yes, Battalion Commander..."

  With the order of Regimental Commander Zhang Hua, more than 100 soldiers from the vanguard company of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army entered the belly of the Special Task Battalion without any vigilance. At the same time, two companies that had received the task of annihilating the enemy's vanguard company quickly made a detour to encircle both flanks of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army's vanguard company, ready to launch a fatal blow at any moment.

  Just as the vanguard company's soldiers were approaching within a hundred meters of their position, a regiment of Shanxi-Suiyuan Army led by Commander-in-Chief Yang Yaofang emerged. The Shanxi-Suiyuan soldiers at the front of the formation had already entered the two high grounds, within range of the soldiers' firepower. The dark muzzles of the two heavy machine guns in the pillbox on top of the high ground were aimed at the crowded marching column of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, ready to reap the lives of these soldiers at any moment.

  "Fire..." Zhang Hua gave the order loudly into the phone by his ear without any hesitation. Immediately, this command was transmitted through the phone to the two high grounds and into the ears of the instructor and the chief of staff.

  "Rat-a-tat-a..." The first to open fire were the two heavy machine guns in the two hidden forts. Two tongues of flame, like two sickles, continuously reaped the lives of soldiers in the crowded Jin-Sui army column. At the same time, the two companies defending the two highlands, with six light machine guns and nearly three hundred rifles, all targeted the Jin-Sui army soldiers who had entered their range at the same time.

  "Ah, no, we're surrounded by the Communist army, brothers, quick, retreat... ah..." Just as one by one the panicked Jin-Sui army soldiers were being mowed down by the dense firepower of the warriors. The battalion commander, who had already fallen to the ground, loudly ordered his surrounding soldiers while he himself quickly retreated to the rear with the assistance of the guard platoon.

  However, just as he was protected by several soldiers in the guard squad and had not walked a few steps away. A machine gunner in a bunker discovered this unusual target with keen sensitivity. Seeing that he had caught a big fish, the machine gunner did not hesitate at all, immediately turned his gun barrel and swept dense bullets towards the Shanxi Army camp commander who was protected by the guards.

  "Not good, fast, get down..." Seeing several guards next to him being shot and falling into a pool of blood. The battalion commander immediately understood that he had been targeted by the Communist army's machine gunner and shouted loudly at the remaining guards around him. But it was too late. Just as he was about to get down, a heavy machine gun bullet, without any deviation, shot straight into his chest.

  The huge kinetic energy of the heavy machine gun bullets instantly blocked his body, which was about to fall. Immediately, several more heavy machine gun bullets shot into his body. The company commander stared blankly at his chest, where a blood hole was gushing out fresh blood, and fell unwillingly to the ground.

  "Colonel... Colonel... Brothers, the colonel has fallen, everyone retreat quickly..." Seeing the colonel lying in a pool of blood, several guards nearby immediately shouted. After confirming that their colonel was no longer alive, several guards did not hesitate and abandoned the colonel's body, retreating while shouting.

  "Brothers, retreat! The battalion has been wiped out by the Communist army, everyone hurry and escape!" Soon, this cry was transmitted to every remaining Shanxi soldier's ears. Faced with the hail of bullets overhead and the news of the battalion commander's death, the voices of the company commanders around them were all directly filtered out by these soldiers. Dragging their rifles, they joined the retreating ranks.

  In less than a few minutes, on the highway between two high and low places, only corpses and ammunition were left. A battalion of Shanxi soldiers lost nearly half of their strength in a sudden attack by two companies and fled out of range of the warriors' fire.

  Just as the warriors on the front line opened fire, the vanguard company at the very front of the entire team also reacted in the shortest time. Upon hearing the dense gunfire behind him, the first reaction of the commander of the vanguard company was that the connection between himself and the main force had been cut off by the Communist army. And if he wanted to survive, he must break through the Communist army's blocking position at the first opportunity.

  At this point, the vanguard commander ordered his own vanguard to change from the front team to the rear team and rushed towards the blocking position of the special operations camp. He attempted to launch a surprise attack from the rear of the special operations camp's position, in coordination with the main force, and break through the Communist army's blocking position at one go. However, his dream was shattered in an instant as he turned around.

  Because, just behind him, the remaining four heavy machine guns of the heavy machine gun squad were all brought out by Squad Leader Zhou Zhigang and quietly waited for the vanguard regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army to fall into their trap. At the same time, two companies with nearly three hundred men also flanked the vanguard regiment under the leadership of their company commanders.

  "Comrades, give me a fierce beating..." Just as the enemy vanguard company had nearly half of its soldiers enter the range of their own four heavy machine guns. Platoon leader Zhou Zhigang did not hesitate at all and loudly commanded the machine gunners in front of him.

  "Rat-a-tat-a-tat..." Suddenly, four tongues of flame appeared in front of the vanguard company of the Shanxi Army. The soldiers walking at the front were mowed down one by one in the face of the flames. However, the vanguard company was indeed an elite unit of the Shanxi Army. Four heavy machine guns, momentarily stunned by the sudden attack, inflicted less than a squad's worth of casualties on the Shanxi Army. The remaining soldiers quickly dropped to the ground under the command of their platoon leaders and began organized counterattacks.

  However, they did not know that at this time, two regiments of troops had already completely surrounded them. Under the cover of intense gunfire, they slowly approached the Jin-Sui soldiers within the encirclement.

  "It's no good, we're surrounded by the Communist Army... Look, our rear route has been blocked by the Communist Army..." Just as the company commander of the vanguard company was directing his remaining 70-odd men to launch a fierce counterattack against the enemy machine gun position across from them, a platoon leader lying beside him pointed at the increasingly close soldiers of the third company behind them and said with a terrified expression.

  "What, we're surrounded by the Communist army, how can this be.... Ah, how can the Communist army have so many people. Zhang Squad Leader, immediately lead your men to hold off the Communist army's charge from behind, hurry..." Seeing nearly a whole company of Communist troops suddenly appearing behind him, the Battalion Commander's face was also filled with panic, and he loudly ordered a nearby Squad Leader.

  "Yes, Comrade Commander, even if I die, I will block the Communist army's charge. Brothers, all of you follow me to cover our rear, whoever dares to touch my back, the bullets in my hand won't have eyes." The platoon leader Zhang loudly replied. At the same time, with a face full of murderous intent, he loudly commanded the dozens of soldiers beside him.

  However, the combat effectiveness of these Jin Sui soldiers was so strong that they could not withstand the attack of nearly three hundred warriors and more than a dozen light and heavy machine guns. In less than five minutes, the surrounded vanguard company had only about one platoon of soldiers left, who were making their last stand under the command of the company commander.

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