Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 180 The old battalion commander is finally back!

"Old Tan~!"

Wu Qianli ran over excitedly, hugged Tan Ziwei, and said with a smile: "You are finally back~!"

"How is it? Are you all recovered?"

This person was none other than the old battalion commander Tan Ziwei.

Tan Ziwei smiled and said to Wu Qianli: "I am fine. There is nothing missing from my body. I just have a scar."

Wu Qianli said excitedly: "I'm glad you're okay. I thought I would never see you again."

Tan Zi and Wu Qianli served in the army at the same time and entered the 7th Company. Tan Zi was a few years older than Wu Qianli, and he always took care of Wu Qianli like an older brother, and they had the best relationship.

Tan Ziwei said with a smile: "Hehe~! I won't die that easily."

At this time, Li Guotao and others also gathered around.

"Hello, old company commander!"

"Hello, old battalion commander!"

Tan Ziwei greeted everyone with a smile.

Wu Qianli asked: "When did you come back?"

Tan Ziwei replied: "Didn't I just get back?"

"How is it arranged?"

"Return to the First Regiment and serve as deputy leader."

"Deputy Head!"

"Yes! But~!"

"But what?"

Wu Qianli asked with a frown.

Tan Ziwei smiled and said, "I just met with the regiment commander and took the initiative to apply to the regiment commander to stay in the third battalion."

"The leader agreed!"

Everyone was overjoyed.

"So we can fight side by side again!"

"Yes~!"

"Haha~! That's great!"

Tan Ziwei walked up to Li Guotao and said with a smile: "Li Guotao, I have heard about your deeds. You have done a good job."

"Now you are the captain of the Seventh Company, and you have a heavy responsibility! Keep working hard, I believe you can lead the Seventh Company to greater glory."

Li Guotao said quickly: "Please rest assured, old company commander, we will complete the mission."

In the Battle of Watergate Bridge, Tan Ziwei was seriously injured, but luckily survived and was sent to China to recuperate. After several months of rest, his injuries did heal, and at his repeated insistence, he was able to return to the front line and rejoin the team.

Afterwards, Tan Ziwei followed Wu Qianli and others back to the Third Battalion’s base. Although he had been promoted to deputy regiment commander, Tan Ziwei still preferred to fight on the front line. He was most familiar with the Third Battalion, so naturally he had to return to the Third Battalion.

In fact, at this moment, Zhisi has already formulated a detailed battle plan.

In the first phase of the fifth campaign, the Volunteer Army deployed three corps, hundreds of thousands of troops, ready to launch an attack at the same time. The right wing, which was the westernmost line, was under the charge of the 19th Corps, which concentrated all the main forces of the 19rd, 63th, and 64th Armies to launch a comprehensive general offensive from the west. After defeating the enemy in front of them, they turned around to the direction of Uijeongbu and waited for an opportunity to capture Seoul.

The central assault group was the Third Corps, which was directly commanded by Deputy Commander Wang and consisted of the 12th Army, the 15th Army, the 60th Army and other units. It would advance southward with all its might from the center and cooperate with the 9th Corps and the 19th Corps on both wings to annihilate the enemy in Yongpyeong and Baocheon areas.

The left-wing assault group was commanded by the 9th Corps, and the 20th Army, 26th Army, 27th Army, and the 13th Army and 39th Army of the original 40th Corps temporarily attached were all under the command of the th Corps.

With the three armies of the 39th Corps as the main force, they launched an attack to the south. The 40th Army and the th Army were located on the far left, responsible for support and coordination.

First, eliminate the Sixth Division of the puppet army, and then concentrate all efforts to deal with the US 24th Division and other troops, and try to encircle and annihilate this enemy force as soon as possible.

The next day, the superior's specific combat order was issued to the Third Battalion.

Deputy Regiment Commander Tan Ziwei and Battalion Commander Wu Qianli immediately convened a meeting of all company cadres.

A group of people were holding a meeting in a cave. Tan Ziwei was sitting on one side, smoking quietly, and said casually, "You go first."

Wu Qianli nodded slightly, and then said: "Comrades, the order from the superiors has come down, and the general attack time is set at five o'clock the day after tomorrow evening."

Hearing this, everyone was very excited.

The battle is finally about to begin, and we are about to go to the front line to kill the enemy.

In fact, everyone was feeling very angry during this period. Although a lot of enemies were annihilated in the Fourth Battle, they were on the defensive most of the time, constantly retreating and delaying time. This kind of battle was somewhat passive and frustrating.

And now that the counterattack is finally about to be launched, how can the soldiers not be excited.

Especially Li Guotao, who can show his skills again this time, and he can't wait.

Wu Qianli pointed at the map and said, "According to the instructions of our superiors, our Third Battalion's mission this time is to attack from here all the way south after the battle begins, defeat the enemy in front of us, quickly make a detour to the rear of the US 24th Division, assist the main force, and encircle and annihilate the main force of the US 24th Division."

"Our final destination is Hill 733. As long as we can seize Hill 733, we can cut off the US 24th Division's retreat route in the east. If friendly forces can also cut off other retreat routes, then the US 24th Division will have no way to escape."

The operational objectives of this fifth battle were very ambitious, aiming to annihilate several enemy divisions.

Judging from the current situation, it will definitely be difficult to achieve this strategic goal.

A US military division basically has 20,000 to 30,000 people, is well-equipped, and has very strong combat effectiveness. It is indeed not easy to destroy such a division.

As for South Korea's puppet army, it would be extremely difficult to wipe out one of their divisions.

It’s not that they are very strong in combat, but mainly because they run too fast and are familiar with the terrain, so you can’t catch them at all.

It is said that in the prisoner-of-war games that year, the running championship was won by South Korea, and that was not the fastest runner, because you can never catch the fastest runner.

Of course, this is probably a joke, but in the early stages of the war, the Korean army did not have much combat effectiveness and often collapsed at the first touch. However, they ran too fast, and it was not easy to wipe out an entire division of theirs, but it was quite easy to defeat them.

Wu Qianli continued, "The first enemy we will face this time is the 6th Division of the puppet army in front. We will follow this path, penetrate it, launch an attack, and then make a detour all the way to Hill 733."

"We must buy time, break through the puppet army's blockade as soon as possible, and open a breakthrough as soon as possible. Only in this way can we complete the task assigned by our superiors as soon as possible."

"Although this mission is somewhat difficult, it is actually nothing compared to the difficulties we have encountered before. I firmly believe that we can complete the mission."

"Yes! We will ensure the mission is accomplished!" the soldiers present responded in unison.

Li Guotao then asked: "Battalion Commander, will our Seventh Company still be the main attacker this time?"

"We have already scouted the enemy situation in advance. If we follow our plan, we can take the opportunity to pass through here, bypass the enemy's defensive position, and launch a surprise attack, which will definitely defeat this enemy force."

"The puppet troops in front of us are vulnerable. As long as we defeat them quickly, the rest will be easy."

(End of this chapter)