Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 200: Advance under your own fire!
Wu Qianli said: "You mean, attack the enemies down the mountain directly?"

"Correct!"

Li Guotao nodded and said, "Hill 471 is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If we attack directly, as long as the enemy on the mountain holds on, it will be difficult for us to take the hill in a short time."

"The enemy below the mountain may reinforce the enemy on the mountain in time. In this way, it will be more difficult for us to capture Hill 471. Once the battle is delayed, we will only become more passive."

"So we will directly attack the main enemy force at the foot of the mountain. We are now at their flank and rear, and can directly cut off their retreat route to the southwest, forcing them to retreat from the southeast."

"The enemy's morale is unstable now. They may not hold on to the death. Our rear is threatened. Retreat is the only wise option."

"As long as they retreat, our goal will be achieved. Then it will be easy to capture Hill 471."

When Wu Qianli, Tan Ziwei and others heard this, they all fell silent.

Li Guotao's analysis does make some sense, but doing so is also risky. No one can guarantee that the enemy will really retreat instead of choosing to defend.

However, there is no such thing as a sure thing in war. The situation on the battlefield changes rapidly, and no one can guarantee that everything will develop as they imagine.

Tan Ziwei naturally understood this truth, so he hesitated for a moment before making up his mind.

Tan Ziwei glanced at Wu Qianli and saw that Wu Qianli also had a determined look. He gritted his teeth and said, "Let's do it. Concentrate all our efforts to defeat them."

Tan Ziwei nodded, and then ordered: "Gather all the mortars in the battalion and give them to Lei Gong for unified command. Aim at the enemy camp and bombard it with all your strength."

"The rest of you should launch an all-out attack and charge straight into the enemy camp, taking advantage of their unpreparedness and striving to defeat them in the shortest possible time."

"Yes!"

Everyone responded quickly and began to prepare.

The soldiers acted quickly and were ready soon.

Several mortars were set up and aimed at the enemy camp in the distance.

Lei Gong observed the situation, put down the telescope, and shouted loudly: "Comrades, dinner is ready!"

With a roar from Lei Gong, several mortars opened fire at the same time.

"Dong dong dong~!"

A dull artillery roar sounded, and the shells flew quickly towards the enemy positions with a sharp whistle.

"Boom~! Boom~!"

Violent explosions rang out one after another, flames rose into the sky, and in a blink of an eye, the enemy position was engulfed in artillery fire.

The enemies on the position were thrown into chaos, and when they discovered that the shells were flying from behind them, they became even more panicked.

"Oh no, the enemy has gone around to our rear."

Hearing this, the enemy soldiers became even more frightened.

Because they had received some news before that some volunteer troops had infiltrated their rear, attacked everywhere, and turned the world upside down.

And now these volunteers have actually run to their rear to launch a surprise attack, while on the front battlefield, there are more volunteers attacking. It is unknown whether they can resist them. Now they have been attacked again, and the situation will only get worse.

At this time, Tan Ziwei shouted loudly: "Blow the charge horn, charge the entire battalion."

“Tick-tick-tick…”

The loud charge horns sounded in different places, and the magical sound of the charge horns made the enemies scared to death.

"Comrades! Follow me~!" "Kill~!"

Hundreds of soldiers from the Third Battalion suddenly burst into earth-shaking shouts of killing, and rushed out of their positions without hesitation, charging towards the enemy positions regardless of everything.

Li Guotao rushed out first, leading the Seventh Company to charge all the way to the road at the foot of the mountain, and then rushed along the road towards the enemy camp.

The 8th and 9th Companies were also fully engaged in the battle, and the enemy outposts set up on the road were breached one after another.

The volunteer army advanced with unstoppable force and rushed straight into the enemy camp.

At this time, Lei Gong shouted loudly: "Don't save ammunition, aim at the enemy's position and use up all the shells for me."

"Yes!"

As the soldiers charged, the mortar bombardment did not stop.

The artillery soldiers aimed at the enemy positions and bombarded them with all their might. The biggest advantage of the mortar is its fast rate of fire. An excellent gunner can fire more than 20 shells in a minute.

The fierce artillery fire caught the enemy off guard.

At this time, the soldiers from the third battalion had already rushed up.

The enemy was very surprised. Looking at the volunteers rushing up, they exclaimed: "Are these people going to die? They just rushed over under our artillery fire. Is it necessary to fight so hard?"
However, Lei Gong and his men's artillery shells were quickly used up, and the charging soldiers successfully approached the enemy camp.

The grenade thrower unleashed a hail of grenades directly into the enemy's position.

As a loud explosion sounded, the soldiers rushed into the enemy's position like a surging tide.

Li Guotao took the lead, holding a submachine gun, and rushed forward while shooting at all visible enemies in his field of vision.

There was chaos on the battlefield, with both sides fighting each other in close combat. As a result, the enemy's fortifications became completely useless and the enemy's powerful firepower could not be fully utilized.

Even the enemies on Hill 471 were at a loss for a moment when they saw the chaotic scene below.

Because it was already dark and the two sides were fighting each other, they didn't dare to open fire rashly.

The enemy had no advantage in close combat, and the Canadian army, which was already in a panic, was quickly defeated.

Seeing that they could not withstand the fierce offensive of the Volunteer Army, the enemies were so frightened that they fled in panic from the small path in the southeast direction.

The enemy on Hill 471 soon learned that the main force at the foot of the mountain had begun to retreat.

The second lieutenant on the mountain said in panic: "The enemy has occupied the position at the foot of the mountain. We are all surrounded and can't escape even if we want to."

"Sir, let's retreat quickly! The enemy's main force has circled behind us. With so few people, how can we defend ourselves?"

The lieutenant changed his mind and realized that his mere platoon of soldiers was indeed unable to withstand the attack of the main force of the Volunteer Army. Continuing to stay here would be useless except waiting to die.

If we retreat down the mountain now, we may be able to escape in the chaos.

So the Canadian second lieutenant decisively issued the order to retreat.

Dozens of enemy soldiers on the mountain abandoned their heavy machine guns, recoilless guns, and some ammunition, and ran down the mountain in panic, holding only their individual weapons.

Li Guotao led his soldiers and charged into the enemy camp, killing people in all directions. Those enemies who ran slowly were all killed by the soldiers' guns.

Soon, the soldiers had basically occupied the enemy camp.

(End of this chapter)