Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 186 Van Fleet’s ammunition!
Sure enough, by noon, a large number of US troops retreated from the north.

A huge convoy of tanks, armored vehicles, and trucks blocked the entire highway.

In order to prevent the enemy from retreating, the volunteers also destroyed some roads as much as possible.

Mines were laid on some sections of the road, and the road surface was damaged as much as possible.

Use stones and destroyed enemy vehicles to block the road.

However, this could only delay the enemy's speed. The enemy engineers worked hard to clear the road and gradually advanced forward under the cover of tanks.

The main forces of the 1st regiment all rushed to the nearby area. Under the command of the regiment commander, they occupied the nearby advantageous terrain. The troops were deployed in echelons and blocked the enemy layer by layer. Their only goal was to stop the enemy's attack and delay it until dark.

The blocking troops of the first battalion were the first to engage in a firefight with the enemy. The enemy used planes and heavy artillery to launch indiscriminate bombardment on several hilltops defended by the first battalion.

The US military has always been rich and powerful, and has no idea what it means to waste ammunition.

The new commander, Van Fleet, was a staunch supporter of the theory that firepower was the only way to win.

After Van Fleet took office, he equipped the front-line troops with more ammunition, so now the US troops on the front line have sufficient ammunition.

Van Fleet's tactical concept of ammunition quantity was also gradually formed during this period.

Van Fleet's ammunition load, also known as Van Fleet's consumption, refers to the use of huge amounts of ammunition at any cost in intensive bombing and artillery fire to implement strong suppression and devastating strikes during combat, intended to quickly and efficiently destroy the enemy's manpower, making it difficult for them to organize an effective defense, thereby minimizing casualties on their own side.

Although this tactic will consume a large amount of ammunition, the US military has a strong industrial base and strong logistical support capabilities, so they don't care about this ammunition consumption at all.

In other words, for them, wasting some ammunition is definitely worth it as long as they can win.

Li Guotao hid in a safe place, observing the Volunteer Army positions turning into a sea of ​​fire in the distance, and couldn't help but frowning.

"Fuck! These damn foreign devils are really willing to do that."

"But no matter how abundant your ammunition is, it will eventually run out!"

Now the 24th Division has been surrounded, and several retreat routes have been completely blocked by the Volunteer Army.

As a result, they could not obtain supplies from the ground and had to rely on airdrops.

Although the enemy's airdrop capability is very strong, there are so many troops on the front line that airdrops alone cannot sustain such a large consumption.

Moreover, the main force of the Volunteer Army has also been prepared to launch a general offensive at night. As long as they can hold out until dark, the Volunteer Army can launch a general offensive and take the opportunity to consume the enemy's strength.

If everything goes well, the M24 Division can be eaten up bite by bite.

The enemy's tactics remain the same.

After a fierce bombardment, the attack was launched.

Relying on favorable terrain, the volunteers tenaciously blocked the enemy's attack and held their positions tightly. After the enemy's attack was blocked, they immediately withdrew.

Then continue the bombing.

The soldiers of the first battalion held out for a while and then retreated, while the second battalion continued to block the attack.

The battle was extremely fierce, with the enemy's attacks coming in wave after wave, each more fierce than the last.

The hilltops were bombed into scorched earth.

The battle lasted from noon to dusk, when the enemy finally stopped attacking and went on the defensive. It was dark before the Third Battalion even had a turn to go into battle.

Yu Congrong said somewhat dissatisfiedly: "Fuck, I was ready to have a big fight with the foreign devils, but in the end I didn't even have a chance."

Li Guotao smiled and said, "This is just right. It's getting dark and the enemy has given up the attack. It's our turn to attack now."

"I guess the main force has already caught up with us. They will definitely attack the enemies in the encirclement with all their strength and consume their manpower."

Yu Congrong nodded and said, "Yes, I just don't know if we have any offensive missions. If we continue to defend here, it will be too boring."

Hearing this, Li Guotao frowned slightly and said, "That's also possible, but I guess we will strive for a quick victory this time. Since we are going to attack, we will definitely go all out."

"But these are not things we can decide. Let's wait for the order from our superiors."

Soon the order from the superiors was conveyed, and the third battalion participated in the attack tonight.

Yu Congrong excitedly said to Li Guotao: "According to the instructions of our superiors, our third battalion will be fully deployed tonight to launch an attack in the southwest direction to assist the main force and encircle and annihilate the enemy in the encirclement."

"The battalion commander said that the replacement troops will arrive soon. After we change our guard, we should immediately rush to the designated location to assemble and wait for orders."

Li Guotao was also very excited when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Great! This time we can show our skills again."

"Notify the entire company immediately and prepare for battle as soon as possible."

In the evening of the same day, the main force that had arrived at the designated location began to launch a full-scale siege on the main force of M24.

Several armies of the 24th Corps almost came out in full force and launched an all-out attack on the surrounded Mth Division.

Faced with the fierce offensive of an army of over one hundred thousand, the M Army could only defend its positions and resist with all its might. The battle was extremely fierce.

Li Guotao led the Seventh Company to the designated location and arrived at the temporary battalion headquarters.

Wu Qianli looked up at Li Guotao and said, "Everyone is here. Let me briefly talk about our mission this time."

Everyone gathered around and stared at a small map in Wu Qianli's hand.

Wu Qianli pointed at the map and said, "I'm sure you've all heard that the main force in the north has launched an all-out attack, and the fighting is very intense."

"Instructions from our superiors. We must go all out and try to defeat this M24 Division as quickly as possible."

"Our mission is to cooperate with friendly forces, launch an attack from here, directly penetrate the enemy's heavy artillery position, and pull out this nail."

"Just this evening, a main force of friendly forces has arrived at this location."

"In an hour, they will take the lead in launching an attack. Our mission is to cooperate with them and launch a surprise attack from this direction."

"Go straight to the enemy's heavy artillery position and take it down at all costs."

"The enemy's defense is also very tight. This battle is bound to be difficult, but no matter how difficult it is, we must go all out to complete this mission."

"This battle is directly related to whether we can completely annihilate the besieged enemy forces, so only victory is allowed, not failure."

"Yes! We will ensure that the task is completed." Everyone responded quickly.

Li Guotao then said: "In this case, our position is still relatively good. Once the battle begins, the enemy's forces will be pinned down by friendly forces. We can take advantage of this opportunity and charge in from here, heading straight for the enemy's artillery position. Maybe we can get the first credit."

(End of this chapter)