Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 145 Great victory, brilliant results!
Wu Qianli looked up in the direction of Xingnan Port and said, "Anyway, we have captured Wulaoli and cut off the retreat of the defeated enemy soldiers. Our mission is considered accomplished."

"What do you think about the future situation?"

Mei Sheng said: "I guess there are not many enemy soldiers left. Most of them have been captured by us."

"The main force is pursuing with all its might. The main force of the enemy has been destroyed. Without the enemy's obstruction, our main force will catch up soon."

"I guess now that the enemy has just been defeated and our army has suddenly captured Wulaoli, the enemy has long been frightened and may not dare to continue to counterattack Wulaoli now."

Li Guotao said: "I think what the instructor said makes some sense, so what we need to guard against now is the enemy's retaliation."

"The enemy suffered such a huge loss in the Battle of Changjin Lake, how could they give up?"

"Even if they don't dare to send troops to counterattack, they will definitely bomb us."

"But this is just revenge by the enemy. It has nothing to do with the overall situation. So, there is no point for them to stay in Xingnan Port. Without enough troops to counterattack, they will eventually have to withdraw."

Wu Qianli pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "If that's the case, that would be great."

Others may not know, but Li Guotao knew clearly that the battle had reached this point and the enemy had no other choice but to retreat.

In the Battle of Changjin Lake, the enemy's 10th Army suffered heavy losses, and tens of thousands of elite troops were completely wiped out.

Although the enemy still has some troops in the Xingnan Port area, they are basically logistics support troops, a small number of retreating defeated soldiers, and a large number of wounded soldiers, all of whom were those who retreated in advance.

In other words, Major General Aldmon's 10th Army was almost wiped out and had completely lost its combat effectiveness.

The news of the fall of Wulaoli soon reached Xingnan Port.

Major General Aldmon was so angry that he cursed loudly, but he was powerless to reverse the situation. He could no longer mobilize troops for a counterattack. Given the current situation, there was no practical significance in counterattacking to retake Wulao Li.

However, Major General Aldmon refused to give up, so he ordered planes to bomb the volunteers along the way in order to consume their manpower.

At the same time, the enemy also used naval guns to bomb the Wulaoli area.

The power of the large-caliber naval guns was quite fierce. Fortunately, the nearby troops were well prepared and hid in the blind spot of the enemy's naval guns in advance, using the surrounding hills to block the shells and minimize the losses.

However, the enemy's bombing was only out of revenge and had no practical effect at all.

At this time, the main forces of the Volunteer Army arrived one after another, and almost all the defeated troops along the way became prisoners.

In desperation, the enemy fleet had to evacuate Xingnan Port in disgrace. As Li Guotao said, there was no point in them continuing to stay here.

Aldmon's 10th Army no longer has any combat effectiveness, and it is impossible to organize enough troops to launch an attack in a short period of time.

As more and more volunteers arrived around Xingnan Port, the enemy had no choice but to retreat in order to avoid unnecessary losses.

The enemy suffered heavy losses in this battle. The 10th Army was almost wiped out and completely lost its combat effectiveness.

The enemy headquarters immediately revoked the designation of the 10th Army, and all senior generals of the 10th Army were arrested and sent to the military court.

As the enemy fleet evacuated Hungnam Port, the Battle of Changjin Lake ended with the complete victory of the Volunteer Army. In this battle, our army eliminated a large number of enemies, won a brilliant victory, and completely reversed the situation of the war, allowing the Volunteer Army to successfully recover the Chaobei area on the eastern front, and the enemy had to withdraw from the eastern front.

Of course, in order to win this battle, the 9th Corps also paid a heavy price, with tens of thousands of casualties.

However, facing such a harsh environment and such a huge gap, it is a miracle that our army was able to achieve such a brilliant victory.

After the Volunteer Army recaptured Xingnangang.

The Zhisi ordered the 9th Corps to rest and wait on the spot. In view of the heavy losses suffered by the 9th Corps, the Zhisi has also arranged for reinforcements to be sent to the th Corps.

In fact, at this time, the Ninth Corps was no longer able to fight, because after a long battle, the soldiers were already exhausted.

In addition, due to poor logistical support, shortage of supplies and ammunition on the front line, it was no longer possible to launch a large-scale offensive. They could only rest on the spot and wait for logistical supplies.

While we achieved complete victory on the Eastern Front, our army also won a brilliant victory on the Western Front.

The 113th Division fought tenaciously in Samsori and Yongwonri, holding its position and crushing the US military's attempt to break out and aid the north; the main force of the 38th Army quickly moved closer to the 113th Division, broke into the ranks of the US troops retreating southward from the flank, and launched a fierce battle; the 40th Army captured Kunuri, and used part of its forces to cooperate with the 38th Army in the battle, and the main force continued to attack in the direction of Anzhou; the 39th and 66th Armies crossed the Cheongcheon River successively, attacked southward, and cooperated with the 38th Army to annihilate the besieged US troops; the 42nd Army continued to attack the main force of the US 1st Cavalry Division in Xinchangli; the 50th Army approached Anzhou from the southeast of Bochuan. By December 12, the US 1th Army, which suffered heavy losses, was forced to abandon a large amount of baggage and equipment, and transferred to Anzhou to join the US 9st Army, and retreated to Pyongyang via Sukchon.

The enemy suffered severe blows on both the eastern and western fronts and suffered heavy losses.

Faced with such a situation, even the extremely arrogant Five-Star Mike was forced to order his troops to continue retreating southward to avoid greater losses.

The volunteer army then continued to pursue the victory and successfully recovered Pyongyang and other places.

The enemy was defeated all the way and retreated directly to the area south of the 38th parallel. The Volunteer Army fought hard and successfully pushed the front line back to the vicinity of the 38th parallel.

Throughout the Second Campaign, the volunteer troops on both the eastern and western fronts achieved great victories and dealt a heavy blow to the enemy.

However, at this time, the Volunteer Army was exhausted due to logistical support issues and long-term fighting, so they had to temporarily stop the attack.

The enemy, under the command of Lieutenant General Walker, commander of the Allied ground forces and commander of the U.S. Eighth Army, attempted to re-establish a line of defense near the 38th parallel and maintain the front line near the 38th parallel.

The Volunteer Army was also actively preparing to launch a new round of offensive.

……

The 9th Corps received an order to rest on the spot.

The soldiers of the Third Battalion also found a hidden and safe place nearby to rest and wait for orders.

Li Guotao was lying on a big rock basking in the sun when Zhang Xiaoshan suddenly ran over and shouted, "Platoon Leader Li!"

Li Guotao corrected him, "It's the deputy platoon leader! Or call me squad leader Li, or just call me by my name, don't call me platoon leader."

"Hehe~!"

Zhang Xiaoshan chuckled and said, "The company commander wants you to attend a meeting."

(End of this chapter)