Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 189: A great victory, annihilating thousands of enemies!
Under the leadership of Li Guotao, the soldiers of the Seventh Company temporarily played the role of artillery. Under Li Guotao's instruction, the soldiers quickly learned how to load and fire, which are the easiest operations to learn.

The technical work of adjusting various parameters was entirely the responsibility of Li Guotao.

At this moment, Li Guotao was like a hardworking little bee, constantly shuttling between various gun positions and skillfully adjusting various parameters.

At this time Wu Qianli also came to help. He was responsible for observing the enemy situation in the open area nearby and pointing out the direction for Li Guotao.

In this way, Li Guotao doesn't have to observe the situation himself, he can just adjust the muzzle and aim, which speeds up the process.

Moreover, Lei Gong and the soldiers of the artillery platoon also followed, threw the mortars aside, and replaced their muskets with howitzers.

Li Guotao was so busy that he kept his feet on the ground and sweated profusely, but he never got tired of it.

The rumbling sound of artillery continued to ring out, and shells flew quickly towards the enemy positions.

Violent explosions continued to sound. The heavy artillery was so powerful that no matter how sturdy the tanks and armored vehicles were, or how strong the fortifications were, they could not withstand the bombardment of the heavy artillery.

The only thing that disappointed Li Guotao was that although he was the one who adjusted the parameters, there would be no reward for the enemies killed unless he fired the shot himself.

This caused Li Guotao to lose a lot of points in vain, but the situation on the battlefield was urgent, so Li Guotao didn't care about these things. The first thing to do was to kill these enemies.

As for losing a few points, it’s nothing.

With the artillery support of Li Guotao and his men, the attacking forces progressed smoothly and the defense lines were quickly broken through.

Because the enemy's defense line had already begun to waver, the enemy commander Colonel Thomas was killed in the bombing and the regimental headquarters was destroyed.

As a result, the enemy lost unified command, the battlefield situation changed rapidly, and a moment's delay could lead to a complete defeat.

Taking advantage of the enemy's chaotic command, the various troops launched a fierce attack and successfully broke through the enemy's defense line, dividing and surrounding the thousands of enemy troops in the encirclement.

The enemy was divided into several pieces and had to fight on their own.

A lieutenant colonel battalion commander of the enemy army, seeing that the situation was not good, tried to break out with his troops. As a result, they rushed into a valley and were blocked at both ends by the volunteers. All of their troops were wiped out in the narrow valley.

In addition, several hundred enemies were surrounded by the volunteers. Faced with the fierce attack of thousands of volunteers, this group of enemies suffered heavy losses and directly surrendered to the volunteers.

The enemy suffered heavy losses and could no longer form an effective resistance, and its defense lines were breached one after another.

Some of the scattered enemies tried to break out during the chaos, but most of them were killed on the way.

The fierce battle lasted until dawn, and most of the thousands of enemy troops were wiped out.

Only one group of enemies, about four to five hundred people, retreated to a mountain and continued to hold their ground relying on the favorable terrain.

At this moment, the volunteers had surrounded the hill, but the hill was steep and there was only one road on it. The enemy hid on the hill and blocked the road with machine guns, so the volunteers could not rush up at all.

Li Guotao and his men fired two rounds of heavy artillery, but due to the special terrain on the mountain, the effect was not very obvious.

Li Guotao observed the situation through a telescope and said, "Even if we continue to bombard the mountain, we won't be able to eliminate all the enemies on the mountain."

"If the enemy refuses to surrender, they only need a few dozen people to block the road. No matter how many people we have, we won't be able to maneuver. If we rush forward platoon by platoon, we will just die in vain."

Tan Ziwei frowned and said, "What should we do? We can't just let them go!"

"We've been fighting for so long, I estimate there are only two or three hundred enemies left on the mountain."

Li Guotao said: "Then we can only think of other ways."

"This little comrade is right!"

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from behind.

Tan Ziwei and the others turned around quickly. "Commander!"

I saw the commander and a few others walking towards me with big strides.

The commander glanced at Li Guotao and said with a smile: "Li Guotao, it really is you!"

"I heard you talking from a distance."

Li Guotao is now a famous combat hero in the entire army and even in the whole country. The division commander naturally knows him. Not only the division commander, but also the army commander and corps commander had met Li Guotao when he was awarded before.

"Hello, sir!"

The commander nodded slightly, said nothing more, and looked towards the distant mountain through the telescope.

Tan Ziwei quickly persuaded, "Commander, it's too dangerous here. You should go back to the headquarters and take command."

The division commander held up a telescope and said, "On just a small hill, with only a few hundred remnants, they blocked our way for more than two hours."

"Do you think I can still sit still?"

"It will be dawn soon. If we delay any longer, the enemy planes will arrive."

"Our main force must be transferred to a safe place to avoid unnecessary losses."

"These heavy artillery pieces are also good stuff. We need to move and hide as soon as possible to avoid being bombed by enemy aircraft."

"But what should we do with this enemy?"

The commander put down the telescope, turned to look at Li Guotao, and said, "Li Guotao, I think you didn't finish what you said just now. Is there any solution?"

Li Guotao replied helplessly: "The enemy occupies an advantageous terrain. A strong attack would mean sacrifices in vain. It is not easy to destroy them."

"So we can only persuade them to surrender! However, it's almost dawn, and the enemy is probably hoping for luck, thinking they can get air support at dawn, so they may not surrender willingly."

The division commander nodded, and then ordered: "Send someone up to talk and persuade them to surrender!"

"Yes!"

A staff officer nearby responded quickly and turned to convey the order.

The division commander then asked: "What if persuasion to surrender fails?"

Li Guotao said: "Then we can only trap them."

"There are only about 200 to 300 enemies left, and they don't have heavy weapons like tanks or cannons, just some machine guns and mortars."

“There is only one way up the mountain, and there is only one way down the mountain.”

"We only need a battalion of troops to defend these small hills near the exit. If the enemy dares to go down the hill, it will be their own destruction."

"So a battalion of soldiers can completely trap them in the mountains."

The division commander nodded slightly and said, "But the enemy may not give up this unit easily. They may send troops to rescue us after daybreak."

Li Guotao smiled and said, "Then we will surround the enemy and attack their reinforcements. Isn't this our usual tactic?"

"There are still some places nearby that are very suitable for ambushes. If the enemy sends troops to rescue at all costs, we can ambush them and take the opportunity to annihilate more enemies."

The teacher nodded in satisfaction and said with a smile: "Haha~! You are really good, little brat!"

(End of this chapter)