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Volume Three Far East Stories Chapter 773 (8) Flesh and Blood Flying

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    Then there is a river beach about 400 meters wide, with a drop of nearly 15 meters, followed by the 150-meter-wide Kharkiv River. A long highway bridge connects both sides of the river. The bridgehead on the east side and the bridge have already been  There are wires and barricades piled up, and there are continuous Ukrainian positions on the other side. Since the right bank of the Kharkiv River is higher than the left bank, the Ukrainian positions on the other side are clearly visible when standing on this bank.  

    The straight-line distance here from the opponent's position is less than 600 meters. However, because the trees on the right bank are dense and easy to hide, the Ukrainian mg08 machine guns on the other side of the river and on the bridgehead sometimes fired at this area, rustling the trunks and branches.  There was a lot of noise, but it was obviously just the firepower of the target, and it was impossible to hit the target accurately.  

    Shi Qingshang lay down behind the trunk of a giant tree and observed with a telescope for a while. Through the telescope, he could see that there were no crowds on the west bridgehead of the Kharkov Bridge. There were dozens of black holes with machine gun nozzles, and the river bank fortifications on both sides of the Ukrainians were also quite well built.  Neatly, there is a reinforced bunker and shelter almost every 50 meters. There are almost no people in the trenches at this moment, only the occasional flash of blue figures.

    "Company Commander! Isn't our position too forward? It's only more than 600 meters away from the enemy's Qiaoxi position. You can see that less than 600 meters behind the enemy's position is the wall of the old city of Kharkiv. The enemy's cannons are deployed in the city.  They can hit us at any time. In fact, the 7.6cm infantry mortars in the enemy's front-line trenches can hit us!" Yan Yu asked Shi Qingshang while lying on his side.

    "Platoon Commander 1, your platoon will send a three-person reconnaissance team upstream and downstream each to patrol the forest belt on the right bank of the river. At least give me a clear picture of the situation 3 kilometers to the left and right!" Company Commander Shi Qingshang finished the order and waited.  Platoon leader 1 agreed and then turned around to look at his company with a half-smile but said,

    "Yan Lianfu, when did you become so sloppy? I think this position was chosen well. It guards the entrance to the forest road. There is the Kharkov Bridge 400 meters away. The enemy position on the other side can be clearly seen without a telescope.  Artillery, if you always want to fight outside the range of the enemy's artillery, is it fighting or just pretending? "

    Before Shi Qingshang finished speaking, a few spots of white smoke rose from the Ukrainian position on the other side, and the sound of "dong dong dong dong"the sound of mortars fired came over, and then the sound of chirping birds sounded in the sky  , several black spots whizzed over here, and there was a burst of "Be careful!" The soldiers of the 1st platoon of Chinese armored infantry reminded each other on the position, and the 1st company commander and his company also  The helmeted head was buried behind a tree trunk that had been cut down for cover.

    Then four Ukrainian 7.6cm mortar cannons roared and exploded. Two cannons were directly blocked by the trunks of towering trees in the sky and exploded. The other two fell on the clearing in the forest and exploded for a while.  The wet mud lifts up the decaying leaves.

    Since the armored infantrymen of the 1st platoon were concealed in time, and the densely packed towering trees also became a natural protective umbrella, the Ukrainians' sudden bombardment did not achieve any results. The nearest explosion point was also 20 meters away from the coalition armored fighting vehicle.  Meters away, due to terrain restrictions, Shi Qingshang's 1st platoon position was on the right bank of the condescending Kharkov River, and the towering river bank also had a 15-meter drop, making it in a position that was easy to defend but difficult to attack.

    Of course, if the Ukrainian artillery fires, the threat should still exist. It was obviously because the two reconnaissance teams sent by the 1st platoon leader were spotted by the other side when they were moving in the forest, and then they suddenly used the German 7.6cm force  They fired artillery fire in the hope of catching the coalition forces by surprise, but failed.

    "Company Commander, the enemy has at least one reinforced battalion on the bridgehead. The total width of the two flanks is more than 5 kilometers. I think they have at least one regiment of troops guarding the bridge. It would be difficult for our company to attack it.  It's easy to handle. This bare river beach is full of pebbles and there are not a few grasses growing. It's a challenge for us to rush to the river smoothly. We may be directly exposed on the river beach and become a living target for the other party!" Even Fu Yan Yu was lying down!  The company commander around him was chattering.

    "It's a good place that's easy to defend but hard to attack. It's strange Our air force's air raid this morning didn't seem to have done anything to the opponent's position. Oh That stone fortress-like bridgehead is probably more difficult to attack What are you talking about?  Our company? Who told you that our armored company can cross the tiger's mouth and rush in? This bridge is the key The defenders There are more than one regiment of troops. The other side of the Kharkov city wall is on the other side.  There is less than 600 meters behind the position. Didn¡¯t you see the sandbags and fortifications above? The enemy has at least one brigade of troops!¡±

    While looking at the Ukrainian positions on the other side with a telescope, Shi Qingshang carefully looked at the Kharkov city wall 1 kilometer away. The height of the city wall was almost the same as the right bank of the Kharkov River, and the density of the fortifications was obviously higher than that of the first line.  There are many positions along the river, but the ruins in many places are still smoking. They were probably damaged by coalition air strikes.??There was no time to repair it.

    At this time, the sound of Ukrainian machine gun fire on the other side was much thinner than before, but the 7.6cm infantry mortars were still firing cannons towards the river bank. One after another, the cannons fell into the woods on both sides of the road.  Although the wheeled armored fighting vehicle could not be affected by the explosion, it obviously posed a threat to the soldiers of the 1st platoon who were still sweating profusely building field fortifications.

    "N¨£in¨£i, if the tiger doesn't show its power, it will treat us as sick cats Pass my order, the snipers of the 1st platoon should not dig fortifications, all 6 snipers of the 3 squads will go into battle, and only on the other side of the river and on the bridgehead position will we  Get rid of all the outcrops within the range! So, are the M60 mortars in position in the open space? Follow my orders and fire three rounds at a time. First, take out the two guns on the top of the opponent's bridgehead.  Kill the mortars! After three rounds, move your position and then continue to beat the opponent!"

    Soon, the snipers of the 1st Platoon of the 1st Armored Company each lurked to a suitable shooting position and started shooting. Although the sound of gunfire was a little weak, the accurate shooting of the coalition armored infantry snipers immediately killed everyone who dared to move on the opponent's position.  The figure was knocked down, and the rapid three-volley salvo of the two M60 mortars of the 1st platoon directly hit the mortar position on the top floor of the enemy's bridgehead 600 meters away for the first time. The precise shelling hit the opponent.  The two cannons and the shooter were overturned and fell to the ground with blood and flesh flying everywhere.

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