Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 131 Capturing prisoners all over the mountains!
Li Guotao said: "If they don't withdraw now, they will still have nowhere to escape."

Mei Sheng said: "If they continue to hold out, they will definitely be able to hold out for a while longer, but now they will only be defeated more miserably."

Li Guotao smiled and said, "Perhaps the enemy still doesn't know how powerful we are and thinks that by breaking out like this, they can at least save some of their forces. Rather than waiting to die here, we might as well take a risk and give it a try."

"Besides this, I'm afraid there is no more reasonable explanation."

Wu Qianli nodded and said, "What Li Guotao said makes some sense, and now is not the time to guess what their enemies are thinking."

"It is a fact that the enemy is retreating. Report this situation immediately and ask your superiors about the situation in other places."

"Yes!"

Zhang Xiaoshan responded quickly, turned around and ran to convey the order.

Although they had guessed that the enemy might be trying to break out on all fronts, they could not really confirm based on the situation on this battlefield alone whether the enemy had really given up and was preparing to break out lightly. The best way was to ask their superiors so that they could make the best response plan.

Li Guotao laughed and said, "If the enemy really breaks out with all their equipment light, then next, we just need to capture prisoners all over the mountains and plains. This way, we can not only destroy the main force of the enemy, but also minimize our casualties."

"Either way, this is a good thing for us."

If the enemy persists in holding their ground and the Volunteer Army launches an all-out attack, even if they are able to wipe out this enemy force in the end, they will inevitably pay a very heavy price.

After all, the enemy has a large number of tanks and armored vehicles, and their firepower is also very strong.

Even if these tanks and armored vehicles are parked on the road, they are still steel fortresses. If you want to completely destroy them, you will definitely suffer heavy casualties.

If these enemies were easy to deal with, the Volunteer Army would have surrounded and annihilated them all a few days ago, and would not have waited until now.

Wu Qianli nodded and said, "Li Guotao is right. No matter what, this is good news for us."

Mei Sheng was also smiling at this moment, although in his opinion, the enemy was really stupid to do this.

But this is definitely good news for the volunteer army.

As Li Guotao said, the enemy still did not understand the true strength of the Volunteer Army. Choosing to break out with light equipment at this time was no different from committing suicide.

It's a dream to escape back to Xingnan Port by crossing mountains and rivers in the ice and snow.

Without cars, they only have to rely on their legs. Can they outrun our army?

Obviously it is impossible.

Our army is known as the Iron Legion.

The U.S. 9th Army, with its cars and tanks, was never able to outrun the 38th Army.

The soldiers of the Ninth Corps are no worse than those of the 38th Army.

Of course, Major General Smith had no choice but to make this choice.

If the volunteers encountered a similar situation, they would definitely fight to the death with the enemy.

However, the enemy did not have such awareness. Faced with such a situation, they did not think about defeating the enemy or fighting with the enemy, but how to save their lives. Seeing that there was no hope of breaking through, they tried their best to preserve their strength and escape as many as possible.

……

At the same time, the news also reached the headquarters.

The heads of the headquarters were also extremely excited at this moment.

"In this way, the enemy will be completely defeated."

"We should seize this opportunity, attack with all our strength, and try to eliminate these enemies as soon as possible."

"Immediately send an order to all troops to pursue the enemy with all their might. Do not let any enemy escape."

"Yes!"

"Commander, I think we are still facing a difficult problem." "Oh? What problem?"

"Our army is facing difficulties in logistics supply. The front-line troops are seriously short of supplies. Some troops have even run out of food."

"And now we have to prepare to receive tens of thousands of prisoners. With so many additional mouths to feed, our supply will become even more difficult."

"Hey~!"

The leader waved his hand and said, "You can't say that! These enemies didn't come empty-handed!"

"They came with bags of food! We will surely be able to seize a large amount of enemy supplies in this battle. With these food, why should we be afraid of starving?"

"The enemy is still very wealthy. With these spoils, they should be able to hold out for a few days at least."

"Our logistics department is also doing its best to deliver supplies to the front line. The difficulties are only temporary. I believe the situation will get better and better in the future."

"So we don't have to worry about so many prisoners going hungry."

"Haha~!"

Everyone burst into laughter when they heard this.

This battle lasted for such a long time, and the 9th Corps paid a heavy price to win this battle.

Now that victory is certain and the main enemy forces within the encirclement will be wiped out, the leaders of these command centers are naturally in a good mood.

Under the command of the headquarters, all troops launched an all-out attack on the enemy.

The enemy was scrambling to escape and could no longer mount an effective resistance, and their troops were defeated one after another.

Just as Li Guotao said, faced with the defeated enemy soldiers fleeing in a panic all over the mountains, the various troops began to capture prisoners all over the mountains.

Some slower enemies, seeing that they were being caught up, did not dare to resist and could only raise their hands in surrender.

……

Wu Qianli summoned all the main cadres of the third battalion.

"The order from the superior has come down!"

"The enemy has been completely routed. They have given up on taking the Watergate Bridge and are all lightly equipped to break out via a small path."

"The entire battlefield is now in chaos, the enemy is fleeing in panic, and has completely become a group of defeated soldiers."

"Our superiors ordered us to leave some troops behind to hold our positions to prevent any accidents, and the rest of the troops to quickly move behind enemy lines to cut off the enemy's retreat and try not to let any enemy escape."

When the soldiers heard this, they suddenly became excited.

Captain Jiang of the Eighth Company asked, "Who do you plan to leave behind to defend the position?"

Obviously, everyone is looking forward to carrying out the pursuit mission at this time, so naturally no one wants to stay here.

Because the enemy had already given up on breaking out from this direction and all hid in the mountains, trying to escape by a detour, there was basically no battle to fight if we stayed here.

The reason for staying behind is just to be on the safe side.

Wu Qianli pondered for a moment and said, "The 9th Company will stay, and all the wounded from the th and th Companies, including those with minor injuries, will also stay to assist the th Company in defending its position."

"The Seventh and Eighth Companies will gather all their elite troops and pursue them with all their might. They will make a detour to penetrate the enemy's rear and try to intercept as many enemies as possible."

When Captain Jiang heard this, he immediately laughed and said, "No problem, I agree with this arrangement."

Yang Wenjian from the 9th Company suddenly became anxious and shouted, "I disagree. Our 9th Company demands to join the pursuit."

(End of this chapter)