Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 210: Overkill!
Li Guotao said seriously: "The entire company should immediately prepare for battle and be ready to fight at any time."

"This time, the superiors have entrusted this glorious mission to our Seventh Company. We must go all out and strive to fight this battle beautifully. We must not let down the trust of the superiors, and we must not let down the earnest hopes of the people of the country."

"Yes!"

The soldiers present responded in unison.

The next morning, Li Guotao lay on the battlefield, observing the situation on the opposite side through a telescope.

"Enemy tanks are coming out!"

I saw several tanks covering a dozen armored personnel carriers, which gradually appeared in the field of vision.

Li Guotao quickly ordered: "Avoid the artillery!"

The soldiers hid in the anti-artillery holes one after another, and Li Guotao also put away his telescope and hid in a tunnel.

The tanks stopped about five or six hundred meters away from the position, then turned their guns, aimed at the Volunteer Army's position and began to fire.

Shells fell on the battlefield one after another, and violent explosions sounded one after another.

After a round of artillery fire, the enemy stopped but did not continue to advance. Although the enemy's infantry jumped off the armored vehicles, they also dispersed behind the tanks, looking for favorable terrain to hide.

About half an hour later, a rumbling sound suddenly came from the artillery position behind the enemy.

"Chirp chirp chirp~!"

With a sharp whistling sound, the shells fell one after another on the defensive position of the Seventh Company. Violent explosions rang out one after another, and the artillery fire instantly covered the entire position.

The shelling lasted for half an hour and finally stopped.

Li Guotao had already figured out the enemy's patterns and did not let the soldiers go out.

Sure enough, after a while, several enemy planes suddenly appeared in the sky.

After circling the area, they dropped incendiary bombs on several hilltops.

The mountaintops were instantly engulfed in a sea of ​​fire.

However, these hilltops had long been turned into scorched earth under the enemy's continuous bombing. There was nothing to burn on the hills. After the fuel of the incendiary bombs was exhausted, the flames went out.

However, this was not the end yet, and some time passed.

The enemy's tanks once again opened fire on the Seventh Company's position, and several heavy machine guns also fired at the positions on the mountain.

After the bombardment and strafing lasted for seven or eight minutes, the enemy suddenly retreated, with no intention of attacking at all.

In the eyes of the Volunteer Army, the enemy's style of fighting was a complete waste of artillery shells, and the soldiers were just trying to get by.

Just as Li Guotao said, they did not seem to be here to fight, but rather to punch in for work. After finishing their work, they went back to rest, drink, sing and dance.

Of course, the enemy also has a prohibition on alcohol, but it is not completely prohibited. They will also provide some alcohol as a reward, but the quantity is very small. It is impossible for you to drink as much as you want. After all, drinking too much will cause trouble. In other words, they will reward you with a very small amount of alcohol to satisfy your craving.

Li Guotao estimated that the enemy had exhausted all their three axes, so he quietly climbed out of the tunnel and came to an observation position with a wide view. He carefully observed the situation and found that the enemy had indeed retreated back to the camp.

Li Guotao put down the telescope and told the signalman next to him: "Report this situation to your superiors immediately."

"Yes!"

After the enemy returned to the camp, they gathered together again, singing and dancing. Some people also gathered in groups of three or five to play cards, chess, etc. In short, they were having a very comfortable time, as if they had forgotten that they were on a battlefield.

After Li Guotao approached and conducted some reconnaissance, he found nothing unusual and returned to his defensive position.

"You guys continue to play! Humph! Anyway, this is your last carnival."

As soon as he returned to the position, Yu Congrong came up and said, "The superiors have issued an order to be ready to launch an attack at any time." "Great!"

Li Guotao's eyes sparkled with excitement, and he said with a smile, "I've long disliked those beasts over there, and today is a good opportunity to take care of them all."

Yu Congrong said: "But I am always a little worried about this attack in broad daylight."

Li Guotao patted Yu Congrong on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry about this. Since the superiors dare to do this, they must have made full preparations. We just need to fight this battle with peace of mind."

"According to my guess, this should be a bold attempt by our army. According to the current situation, the war situation will also change greatly in the future. We always use the previous strategies and tactics, which will no longer work."

"The enemy has been constantly learning and improving its strategies and tactics. We must also keep pace with the times in order to adapt to the next war situation."

Yu Congrong nodded, not quite understanding, and said, "You are right. Since the superior dares to do this, he must be sure of it."

At the artillery battalion's position, Battalion Commander Yang was staring at a heavy artillery covered with tarpaulin on the gun position with a smile, his eyes as if he was looking at his wife covered with a red veil.

At this moment, a soldier ran over and said, "Report to the battalion commander, the superiors ordered us to immediately launch artillery bombardment on the predetermined target according to the original plan."

Upon hearing this, Captain Yang jumped up and shouted, "Everyone, return to your gun positions immediately, remove your camouflage, and prepare for battle."

"Yes!"

The soldiers of the artillery battalion rushed to the artillery positions, removed the camouflage on the cannons, and lifted up the gun covers. The true appearance of the heavy artillery gradually emerged, with the black muzzles pointing obliquely forward.

Battalion Commander Yang walked on the battlefield and shouted loudly: "Adjust all parameters and aim at the predetermined target."

The parameters of each gun were quickly adjusted.

"Load!"

The soldiers skillfully loaded shells into the gun barrels one by one.

"Chirp~!"

Not long after, three flares suddenly rose on a hill in the distance.

Captain Yang shouted loudly: "Fire!"

"Dong dong dong~!"

The heavy artillery roared one after another, and the shells flew straight towards the enemy camp with a sharp whistle.

At the same time, rumbling sounds of artillery fire were heard from several other artillery positions.

In this battle, the Volunteer Army mobilized not just one heavy artillery battalion, but six full artillery battalions.

The target of this operation was just a battalion of American troops on the opposite side.

Just as Li Guotao said, this battle was completely an overkill.

"Chirp chirp chirp~!"

Amid the shrill whistling sound, one shell after another flew towards the enemy positions.

"Boom~! Boom~!"

Violent explosions rang out one after another, and a group of enemies who were gathered together singing and dancing were directly blown into pieces by a cannonball.

The enemy's fortifications were also destroyed one after another by artillery fire. Trucks, armored vehicles, jeeps, and even tanks were hit by artillery fire one after another and turned into piles of burning scrap metal.

(End of this chapter)