Chapter Twelve The Battle Begins
"Shengji, have you seen it? There are two water caves ahead. The officers and soldiers of our battalion, after they arrive at the two water caves, it will be noon soon. They can rest in this place and continue to move northward!"
Han army battalion commander Li Douxuan sat in the passenger seat of a convertible jeep, holding a telescope in his hand and looking at a large valley five miles away in front of him. He spoke in a relaxed tone to Jin Shengji, a combat staff officer who was sitting in the driver's seat next to him, holding the steering wheel and driving in both hands.
Jin Shengji, the combat staff officer in charge of driving this convertible jeep, first slapped the steering wheel hard and cursed without hesitation: "This damn ghost weather has snowed heavily for several consecutive days.
"The Americans asked our Korean army to be at the forefront and continued to move northwards in such bad weather, but those Americans were rushing slowly behind. This is too unfair."
After hearing the words of Kim Shengji, the combat staff member in his own battalion, who had complaints about the US military participating in the war, Lee Doo Hyun, as the battalion commander, immediately criticized and educated him: "Shengji, your idea is unworthy. The Americans are helping our country unify the Korean Peninsula before landing in Incheon to participate in the war."
"And I was also invited by General Lee Seung-man. I won't allow you to say this again in the future. What would they think if the other soldiers in our camp heard this?
"Also, Captain Thomson, an American military adviser, also brought a company of US soldiers to fight with our battalion. If they heard this, they would definitely go to the Korea-US Joint Operations Command to sue you. At that time, I, a major battalion commander, would be helpless if I wanted to protect you."
After the criticism and education was completed, battalion commander Li Douxuan turned his face and glanced at the old subordinate Jin Shengji who had been following him for three years. He reminded him with concern: "As your old boss, and at the same time, as your good friend, Shengji, I need to remind you.
"In the future, you must take good care of your mouth and say nothing, and it is best not to say a word. As professional soldiers, we just obey the orders of our superiors. Have you heard it?"
The young and energetic Jin Shengji was naturally awakened by the care and reminder of the battalion commander who was five years older than him. He immediately replied: "I heard it all, battalion commander, don't worry, I just complained in front of you. I wouldn't say these words in front of our battalion soldiers and Americans."
After nodding, Li Doo Hyun reached out and patted Jin Shengji on the shoulder gently. In a serious tone, he reminded again: "Shengji, it is best to say a lot of these unfavorable words in front of me in the future. If someone is asked to listen to it, we will not be able to take care of it. You can drive your car properly."
With this battalion of troops, and with a company of US troops, all the soldiers were sitting on military trucks and riding in a truck in a platoon. Officers above the company commander drove convertible jeeps.
In addition, they were equipped with an artillery squadron, with more than fifty vehicles in total, and five miles northwards were moving towards a valley called Liangshui Cave.
In addition to the large number of vehicles, the total force of this unit is more than 600, which is almost as strong as half of the regiment's troops, and they are equipped with American weapons.
However, the US soldiers in this company led by Captain Thomson were equipped with the latest weapons of the US military, while the Korean troops in this battalion led by Li Douxuan were equipped with the old weapons and equipment that the US military eliminated after World War II.
Even if the United States and South Korea are fighting together, judging from the weapons equipment of soldiers in their respective countries, a discerning person can tell what is going on at a glance.
Moreover, on the way north, there was no resistance from the Korean People's Army that fled everywhere. Thomson's US company was responsible for cutting off the rear, while Lee Dooxuan's battalion of South Korean troops took the lead, and that artillery squadron was driving in the middle.
But even so, for the third company of the Volunteer Army, which had about 100 troops in ambushing in the Two Water Caves, whether in terms of the number of troops, weapons and equipment, and marching methods, they were far behind the US-South Korea joint combat unit that was about to arrive at the Two Water Caves.
Because as the "sharp knife company" of the entire regiment, most of the guns used were captured from the Japanese and the Kuomintang army in the War of Resistance Against Japan and the War of Liberation.
In the eyes of the US and South Korean soldiers, these weapons that have long been eliminated are like fire sticks. If they find out, they will definitely sneer and laugh at them.
Therefore, since their third company has the excellent tradition of "sharp knife company", every veteran carried a knife to fight with the enemy at close range.
Every new soldier in the third company is a must-have bayonet. After the old 38th large cover or formal rifle in his hand is finished, he will use the bayonet to engage in close-range hand-to-hand combat with the enemy.
Since, on the way northward, this US-South Korea cooperative combat force was not subject to any resistance, they were all smooth sailing and relaxed, so they naturally relaxed their vigilance.
They were not wary of the two water caves five miles away in front of them, a valley with mountains on both sides with altitude of dozens of meters above sea level. They did not send scouts to inquire in front of them, and they drove the troops directly.
The company commander Zhao Yifa, who was lying on the top of the mountain on the left side of the valley, took the telescope and looked in the south. He found that there was indeed a Korean army riding in various vehicles, heading towards the ambush circle they set up in advance and rushed over without fear.
When this unit coming from the south was about 500 meters away from the location of their Third Company, the company commander Zhao Yifa, who was holding a telescope, made a major discovery.
That is, the one who was at the forefront was a Korean army with about a battalion of troops, and a squadron-scale artillery in the middle, and at the end there was a company of US troops. He was immediately excited.
At this time, he seemed to him that the South Korean army, which had been defeated by the Korean People's Army and dispersed to the southernmost part of the Korean Peninsula, was no match for their volunteer army at all. However, Zhao Yifa was puzzled by the strength of the US company in the last company, and he was somewhat confused.
After all, he had fought against the Japanese, the puppet army and the national army before. This was the first time he had a direct battle with the US army, which made him feel a little excited and excited, and at the same time, he was also a little worried.
When company commander Zhao Yifa saw that the troops advancing from the south were less than 200 meters away from them, he quickly put down his telescope, took out his pistol, and fired a "bang" shot at the direction where the vanguard of the Korean army was located.
Chapter completed!