Siheyuan: A Family of Loyal and Brave People

"Bastard, bastard, who gave the order to fire? I'm going to take him to a military court!"

Two hundred meters away from the 702nd Regiment's position, the surviving American battalion commander ignored the dust on his body and couldn't help cursing at the tragic scene in front of him.

Countless American soldiers were torn to pieces by artillery fire, blood and flesh were flying everywhere, and broken limbs were everywhere. It was like hell on earth.

The American soldiers on the front line had not yet withdrawn, but the rear launched an artillery attack. This was not a tactic at all, but a murder, a murder of their colleagues. The person who launched this murder deserved to go to hell.

The last position of the 702nd Regiment was empty. The artillery fire stopped for a long time before an arm emerged from the soil. Then Cheng Hao, covered in dust and almost turned into a mud man, crawled out of the pile of soil with difficulty.

"Bah~"

Cheng Hao spat out the dust in his mouth and breathed in the fresh air greedily. His throbbing heart indicated that he was still alive.

Looking around, seeing that the US troops had not attacked, Cheng Hao turned around and started digging like crazy. His mind was in a mess, but he still remembered that He Yuzhu and Squad Leader Hao were right beside him before the bombardment. Now that they were nowhere to be seen, he had to rush to rescue them.

After digging in the dirt pile nearby for a long time, Cheng Hao finally felt a human figure. He dug it out completely and found that it was squad leader Hao.

Squad leader Hao curled up his body with his eyes closed, and held He Yuzhu tightly with both hands, protecting him under his body.

Cheng Hao's breathing suddenly became heavy. He reached over with trembling fingers and found that Squad Leader Hao had stopped breathing. After a careful investigation, he confirmed that he had been killed.

"Monitor..."

Cheng Hao's eyes were dull, he muttered, and his legs went limp and he fell to the ground, as if all the strength in his body had been drained away.

Squad Leader Hao was the first squad leader Cheng Hao met after joining the army. He was his guide in his military career. The two had experienced life and death together and had a deep friendship.

Before the war, Cheng Hao had thought that Squad Leader Hao might be sacrificed, but when he really died in battle, Cheng Hao still couldn't help but feel sad.

After sobbing silently for a while, Cheng Hao quickly calmed down and continued to check on He Yuzhu's condition.

He Yuzhu was protected by squad leader Hao during the enemy's artillery fire and was seriously injured, but fortunately his life was not in danger.

Cheng Hao felt somewhat comforted that his good brother was still alive.

After a while, the soldiers who were still able to move crawled out of the soil and began to rescue people and organize their equipment.

At this point in the 702nd Regiment's battle, there were not many survivors, and the situation was quickly summarized to Cheng Hao.

Listening to the reports from his soldiers, Cheng Hao felt a chill in his heart.

There were more than a thousand people in the 702nd Regiment, but only about thirty people are left alive, most of them are injured. The regiment commander Liu Xuan was killed in action, as were many members of the regiment headquarters. It can be said that the entire army was wiped out.

“I know all the circumstances.

Go down and collect usable equipment and prepare for battle."

Cheng Hao's face did not show much emotion, he just calmly ordered his subordinates to prepare for battle.

By now, the 702nd Regiment was almost wiped out, and everyone was blood-thirsty. No matter what the mission was, the survivors only had one thought left: to fight the enemy!

After taking a few deep breaths, Cheng Hao was about to return to his combat post when he heard the soldiers who were conducting reconnaissance through binoculars shouting loudly.

"The U.S. troops are withdrawing, the U.S. troops are withdrawing, the U.S. troops are withdrawing!"

"what?!"

Cheng Hao was startled and rushed forward to snatch the telescope and look at the enemy.

In the distance, a large number of American troops began to move backwards until they gradually disappeared on the horizon.

When the U.S. troops disappeared from sight, Cheng Hao finally realized that they had really retreated.

"Retreat, the US troops retreat!"

Cheng Hao held up a telescope and announced loudly to the surviving soldiers.

Everyone present was stunned at first, and then burst into a tsunami of cheers.

The enemy retreated and the 702nd Regiment's defensive mission was successfully completed. The soldiers who died these days were not sacrificed in vain. They can rest in peace now.

On June 10, the main force of the Volunteer Army successfully withdrew to the north of the 38th parallel, declaring the failure of the US military's pursuit operation and the fifth battle officially came to an end.

……

The enemy retreated, and after a brief excitement, Cheng Hao looked at the devastated land, and a bitter sadness rose in his heart. The soldiers who had just cheered for the victory seemed to sense the change in the atmosphere, and they all lowered their heads and squatted on the ground.

The enemy left, leaving behind only a mess.

In the past few days, too many volunteer soldiers shed their lives and blood in Cheorwon. When many people died, their bodies were smashed and mixed with the dust, and it was impossible to collect the remains.

Cheng Hao could only collect the bodies as intact as possible, pile them up for cremation, and then bring the ashes back to the country to be buried in the Martyrs' Cemetery.

In addition to the bodies of the soldiers, what is more important is the roster of the 702nd Regiment.

Except for a few survivors, all the members of the 702nd Regiment died, no one was missing, and no one escaped. They should all be recognized as martyrs. Cheng Hao was determined to win this honor for them no matter what, and never let the blood of his comrades be shed in vain.

After resting for a day and packing up, Cheng Hao led the survivors of the 702nd Regiment to retreat northward.

Not long after they started walking, Cheng Hao and his party encountered a troop that came to support them.

Seeing that there were only about thirty soldiers left in the 702nd Regiment, the supporting company could not help but stand in awe. If it were not for the heroic sacrifice of the 702nd Regiment and many other troops, the Volunteer Army would have been severely damaged or even annihilated by the US military.

The soldiers who withdrew from Cheorwon are all heroes worthy of admiration.

When the two sides met, they each had a thousand words in their minds, but in the end they just solemnly saluted each other.

We are all soldiers, and a simple military salute is enough to express many emotions that cannot be described in words.

……

The 702nd Regiment, which had withdrawn from the frontline, suffered heavy casualties and was unable to maintain its organization. However, the 702nd Regiment had made great contributions this time, and the superiors decided to keep it in place.

As the only surviving battalion commander in the regiment, Cheng Hao was promoted to the position of commander of the 702nd Regiment. He replenished the troops in the rear and returned to the front line after recovering.

However, after this retreat, the 702nd Regiment stayed in the rear for two full years and had no chance to go to the battlefield again until they returned to the country.

Because after the five battles, the situation on the Korean Peninsula changed dramatically.

Both warring parties realized that it was difficult to completely defeat the other side, so they held the first armistice negotiations in mid-June, indicating that the two sides had entered a strategic stalemate.

In the next two years, wars continued to break out between the two sides, but the scale was not as large as before, and the battle line was stabilized within a certain area.

This situation will eventually continue until the volunteer army completely withdraws from North Korea.

However, even if the volunteer army withdraws, the two forces on the Korean Peninsula will continue to clash and engage in various frictions in the next few decades.

Of course, all this has nothing to do with Cheng Hao.

Cheng Hao, who retreated to the back, now puts all his attention on He Yuzhu.

A few days after being withdrawn from the battlefield, He Yuzhu was still in a coma, and Cheng Hao was a little worried that he would never wake up.

Qin Huairu and He Yushui, who were far away in Sijiu City, were still waiting for He Yuzhu to return.