Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 192 You don’t even want the chance to get promoted?
Hearing this, everyone's eyes immediately became hot and they all stared at Tan Ziwei.

Tan Ziwei continued, "According to the original plan, the main force will continue to pursue the main force of the M24th Division and strive to completely destroy it."

"The task given to us by our superiors is to continue to make detours to the south, and to do so boldly, to penetrate into the enemy's rear, to turn the enemy upside down, to assist the main force, to destroy the enemy's main force as much as possible, to expand the results of the battle, and to continue to push the front line southward."

Wu Qianli said excitedly: "To go behind the enemy's back, isn't this the fighting style we are best at?"

"No problem, we promise to complete the task."

Tan Ziwei continued, "This time our entire division will move quickly southward. The main force of the division is our strongest backing, so we have no worries this time."

"After returning, each company will immediately prepare and set out in the evening."

"Yes!"

Everyone responded in unison.

After the meeting, Li Guotao and Yu Congrong returned to the Seventh Company’s base together.

Yu Congrong said with a smile: "Yesterday's battle was really exciting."

"You are getting more and more powerful now. Even your heavy artillery is so accurate."

Li Guotao said nonchalantly: "Didn't I tell you! Although these cannons are of different sizes, the principles are the same and they all have something in common. I call this one thing leads to a hundred things."

Yu Congrong asked with a smile: "Then are mortars and howitzers the same?"

Li Guotao rolled his eyes at Yu Congrong and said unhappily, "Are you deliberately trying to argue?"

"Hehe~!"

Yu Congrong chuckled and said, "But this time, Old Yang and his men got a bargain again. We can give all the heavy artillery to them."

Li Guotao said casually: "There is no other way. We are an infantry company. We can't just drag a few heavy artillery pieces with us!"

"We are not as rich as the United States and have so many trucks."

"Besides, the enemy has air superiority, so even if we have trucks, they could be bombed at any time."

Yu Congrong nodded and said, "If they can keep up with us and provide us with artillery support, then the next battle will be much easier to fight."

"The enemy is indeed very rich. After fighting for so long yesterday, they still have a lot of shells left."

Li Guotao smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying: "Judging from the current trend, it may be difficult to expect their heavy artillery battalion to keep up with our pace!"

"That's true!"

Yu Congrong nodded and said, "If we rush madly behind enemy lines, no one can catch up with us."

"By the way, I heard that Lao Yang wants to recruit you to the Heavy Artillery Battalion, and he even told the division commander that talents like you should stay in their Heavy Artillery Battalion, and they are in need of talents like you right now."

"Why don't you go?"

Li Guotao smiled and said, "I'm not going. I'm doing well in the Seventh Company. Why should I go to the Artillery Battalion?"

Yu Congrong continued, "He said he wants you to be the deputy battalion commander, and he can also consider being the battalion commander. Then he will be the instructor."

Li Guotao shook his head and said, "He really thinks highly of me. I don't care."

"What's so good about the artillery camp? They have to hide here and there all day to protect the artillery, and they have to take the road, sneaking around every day, and moving slowly. By the time they get to the battlefield hungry, the cucumbers and vegetables are cold."

"It's better to stay in the Seventh Company! It's more fun to fight here."

"For example, this time, we have to go all out to penetrate behind enemy lines, directly into their rear areas, and beat those damn foreign devils hard."

Yu Congrong smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "Why are there so many idiots in our Seventh Company who refuse the chance to be promoted?"

Li Guotao said angrily: "You can't wait for me to leave!"

"Oh? I see. You blame me for taking your position as company commander. You want to squeeze me out so that you can be the company commander." Yu Congrong rolled his eyes at Li Guotao and said, "I'm an instructor now. We're on the same level. Who would care about your crappy position as company commander?"

"I mainly want to see if you are really willing to stay in the Seventh Company."

Li Guotao smiled slightly and said, "I've been in the Seventh Company for so long that I really don't want to leave."

"Old Yu! I have a vague feeling that we might encounter some danger this time."

Yu Congrong said nonchalantly: "There is no such thing as a war without danger. Seeing so many comrades fall before my eyes, I am already very satisfied that I am still alive today."

"But you can't get hurt. You are the captain of our Seventh Company now. The Seventh Company still depends on you!"

Li Guotao smiled and said, "Don't worry! The person who can kill me hasn't been born yet."

Yu Congrong curled his lips and said, "Just show off, kid!"

Li Guotao put his arm around Yu Congrong's shoulders and said with a smile: "We all have to live well and try to bring more people home."

"The motherland has a lot of work to do and is waiting for us to go back and build it."

That evening, the troops gathered and set out.

The various troops quickly moved south, with the Third Battalion taking the lead and advancing rapidly southward.

The mountain road was rugged and difficult to travel, and the soldiers traveled day and night as if they were walking on flat ground.

The troops marched very quickly, covering dozens of miles in just a few hours.

At this time, the troops encountered the enemy again, and they encountered the Sixth Division of the puppet army.

In the previous battle, the puppet army's Sixth Division was quickly defeated. Those who ran fast retreated, but the M24th Division was badly damaged.

Under Van Fleet's strict order, the Sixth Division could only gather the defeated soldiers and prepare for another battle.

However, these puppet troops had just gathered some of the defeated soldiers, and before they could go to the front line again, the main force of the Volunteer Army caught up with them.

Li Guotao and the Seventh Company were continuing to advance southward when suddenly there were faint flashes of artillery fire from the northeast.

Li Guotao stood on the hillside beside the road and took a look. He frowned and said, "Why did they start fighting back there?"

Yu Congrong said: "I don't know, there are still enemies in the northeast."

Li Guotao said: "So, we have reached the enemy's rear."

"Stop advancing immediately! The entire company should take cover on the spot."

Afterwards, Yu Congrong used a walkie-talkie to contact the headquarters of the third battalion behind him.

Yu Congrong said to Li Guotao: "I just contacted the battalion commander and his men. They don't know what's going on either. The battalion commander asked us to temporarily stop advancing and wait for orders."

The news soon spread.

Yu Congrong said excitedly: "The battalion commander and his men have already contacted their superiors. The main force of the division has engaged the enemy. It is the remnants of the puppet army's 6th Division."

"After the division commander learned of our position, he ordered our three battalions to attack eastward and cut off the enemy's retreat route."

"We must strive to completely annihilate this enemy."

Li Guotao said: "The pseudo Sixth Division has been almost wiped out. There shouldn't be many people left. The remaining ones are probably the ones who ran away quickly."

"Then we must speed up and stop them. We must not let them get away."

"Set out immediately and march eastward."

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)