Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Under the leadership of Li Moyin, the task force rushed to the headquarters of the 38th Army.

At this moment, the pre-war preparations have been basically completed. The enemy has been fooled. Under the command of Lieutenant General Walker, the main force of the enemy marched northward in a large scale. About 200,000 main enemy forces on the western front gradually entered the huge pocket formation set up.

Li Moyin found Li Guotao and asked, "How are the soldiers doing?"

Li Guotao replied: "After a day's rest, the soldiers have all recovered their strength and are now full of morale and ready to fight at any time."

"very good!"

Li Moyin nodded with satisfaction and said, "The war is imminent, let the soldiers be ready to go at any time."

"Yes!"

Li Guotao assured solemnly: "Please rest assured, Chief, I will be ready at all times."

Li Moyin reached out and patted Li Guotao on the shoulder, saying, "I'm going to the military headquarters for a meeting first, and I may set off when I come back. I don't know which division I'm going to, but the place we're going to is definitely the most dangerous and important place."

Li Guotao smiled and said, "That's great, we are all looking forward to it!"

Li Moyin asked with a smile: "Aren't you afraid?"

"What are you afraid of?"

Li Guotao smiled and said, "What's there to be afraid of? Besides, even you, the leader, are not afraid, so what should we be afraid of?"

"In fact, I think that with your current status and position, there is really no need for you to take risks with us. It is better for you to stay at the headquarters and leave the charge to us."

Li Moyin said with a smile: "Haha~! During the first battle, we didn't block the hole in Xichuan."

"He said that he heard that there was a main force of the US Army in Heecheon, so he wanted to prepare and attack once he was fully prepared! Try to minimize casualties."

"Our soldiers fought for so many years and finally survived until the founding of New China, and saw better days ahead."

"We are born in this era, and sacrifice is the price we must pay."

"It is precisely because the new China was founded and we are seeing good days ahead that we must unwaveringly defend our achievements and enable the people of the country to live a good life."

"If we don't pay this price, our sons and grandsons will pay it."

"We are the generation that has been covered in blood and mud. We should pay the price!"

Li Guotao also felt deeply that one generation fought the battles of three generations, and it was precisely because of the great contributions of this generation that China prospered in later generations.

Li Guotao smiled and said: "We will definitely win, and the people of the country will definitely live a good life."

"Ok!"

Li Moyin nodded, turned and left.

38nd Army Military Headquarters.

Deputy Commander Han pointed to the map and said, "Once the battle begins and we go all out to counterattack, the enemy will immediately realize that they have been fooled. This is our strategy to lure the enemy deep into our territory."

"The enemy is not stupid. They are very cunning. Once they realize they have been tricked, they will definitely turn around and run away, switching from offense to defense."

"If we let the enemy escape, all our previous efforts will be in vain."

"So we must capture Tokugawa Castle as quickly as possible and encircle the enemy."

"So whether we can capture Tokugawa Castle as soon as possible is the key to this battle."

"Lao Liang, the organization sent me to the 38th Army. In this battle, should I listen to your triumphant song or execute Ma Su for him? You decide!"

Commander Liang turned his head and glanced at the generals of various divisions behind him, and saw that everyone had firm eyes and was full of confidence.

Commander Liang took out a piece of paper from his pocket, slapped it on the table, and said, "Deputy Commander, our army has filed a petition."

"If you can't cross the Taedong River and take Deokcheon Castle within 24 hours, I'll kill you."

Commander Liang glanced at the senior generals of the 38th Army present and said to them, "You can't escape either."

"Yes! If you can't take down Tokugawa Castle, kill us!" the generals shouted in unison.

Deputy Commander Han nodded with satisfaction, picked up the military order of the 38th Army, read it carefully, and then said: "If I fail to command effectively and miss the opportunity to fight, I will also be beheaded."

Commander Liang grinned, took out a pen very considerately, removed the cap and handed it over.

After Deputy Commander Han took the pen, he signed his name on the military order in a casual manner.

At this time, Commander Liang pulled Commander Jiang of the 113th Division from the crowd.

"Lao Jiang, come here!"

"Speak clearly in front of the deputy commander. When we were in Heecheon, your 113th Division put the radio station on silent mode, saying it was to hide from the enemy. But in the end, no one could find you. Do you still dare?"

Commander Jiang said somewhat embarrassedly: "We..."

"Stick to the truth! ..."

"Fix the mistake!"

"Fix the mistake! Hehe~!"

Commander Liang was so angry that he punched Commander Jiang.

Division Commander Jiang said quickly: "Please ask the deputy commander and the chief to give us a chance to redeem ourselves. Our 113th Division guarantees to capture Tokugawa Castle and avenge our previous humiliation."

Deputy Commander Han stared at the map and said, "Okay! According to the current intelligence, the main enemy we face along the Taedong River and Dechuan City is the Seventh Division of the Puppet Army."

"When we came here, we repeatedly stressed that we must strive to destroy as many enemy forces as possible this time."

"So what I want is not to herd the sheep, but to completely annihilate this pseudo Seventh Division."

"Can you do it?"

Commander Jiang vowed: "I will complete the mission."

Deputy Commander Han glanced at Commander Liang next to him, and Commander Liang also assured: "I believe the 113th Division can definitely complete this task."

Deputy Commander Han nodded with satisfaction and said, "Then I will leave Tokugawa to your 113th Division."

"The remaining two divisions are responsible for cooperating with the 113th Division. We must capture Tokugawa Castle and annihilate the puppet th Division. We must do this quickly and not give the enemy a chance to react."

"Yes!"

All the generals responded in unison.

After the meeting, Li Moyin proposed to Deputy Commander Han and Chief Liang that he wanted to go to the 113th Division.

Li Moyin insisted again and again, and the two leaders naturally couldn't refuse, so they reminded Li Moyin to be careful.

Afterwards, Li Moyin led the special forces team and rushed to the 113th Division with Commander Jiang.

……

At night, the howling north wind wrapped in snowflakes fell down, and the temperature continued to drop.

Although it is not as cold here as Changjin Lake, the temperature is also very low, especially at night.

However, due to the fast current of the Taedong River, it did not freeze.

At nine o'clock in the evening, the main force of the 113th Division had quietly moved to the area along the Taedong River and was ready to cross the river.

The enemy's position was on the other side of the river. They had built a defense line along the Taedong River and were ready to fight. However, at this moment, the enemy had not yet discovered any trace of the main force of the Volunteer Army.

Commander Jiang held up the telescope and observed carefully. He found that there were not too many enemies on the other side, so he waited for a while.

Now they must quickly cross the Taedong River, quickly penetrate into Tokugawa, and capture Tokugawa Castle before the enemy can react.

The chief of staff said, "We have already found out that the water level of the Taedong River is not deep and we can cross the river on foot."

Li Moyin said, "Although the water is not deep, the weather is too cold. If we cross the river on foot, our cotton pants will be soaked. We will be frozen and hypothermic. I'm afraid that most of the soldiers will fall down before we can reach Tokugawa Castle."

Commander Jiang looked determined and ordered in a serious manner: "Chief of Staff, pass the order down. All soldiers take off their cotton pants, tie them to their backpacks, and cross the river barelegged."

"Yes!"

The order was quickly passed down.

However, many soldiers had concerns about this order.

"What? You took off your pants. It's so cold. If you take off your pants, won't you freeze to death?"

When Commander Jiang heard someone complaining, he couldn't help but scold them, "A bunch of grown men, taking off their pants and wasting time. Won't it be warmer if you put them back on after crossing the river?"

"Execute the order!"

"Yes!"

In the middle of winter, with the temperature so low, taking off pants to cross the river is undoubtedly very dangerous.

But crossing the river in pants would be even more dangerous as the cotton pants would get soaked, so this was also a helpless move.

Now the only thing we can do is cross the Taedong River as quickly as possible to minimize casualties.

If we delay any further and are blocked by the enemy, that would be real trouble.

The chief of staff walked up to Commander Jiang and said, "The commandos are ready."

At this time, Li Moyin said: "I apply to lead the assault team first. Although there are not many combatants in our task force, they are all elite. We guarantee to complete the assault mission."

Commander Jiang turned his head and glanced at Li Moyin, then hesitantly said, "Old Li, you..."

Li Moyin said quickly: "I know what you want to say. We came here to fight. Otherwise, we could have stayed in the military headquarters, or even in the headquarters, but then wouldn't we have come here in vain?"

"I'm not just going through the motions. Don't worry, I'll be careful and won't die easily."

Under Li Moyin's repeated insistence, Commander Jiang had no choice but to agree to Li Moyin's request.

The commandos dispersed, quietly walked to the riverside, waded naked in the freezing water, and carefully moved towards the other side.

Those who are selected to serve as commandos are naturally elite soldiers who have survived hundreds of battles.

Whether it is the members of the task force or the soldiers selected by the 38th Army, they are not only experienced in combat but also have excellent physical fitness.

Although the river water was icy cold, it was not completely unbearable.

Li Guotao is now in amazing physical condition, so this little bit of cold is nothing to him.

The soldiers carefully crossed the Taedong River and quietly reached the other side.

At this moment, the enemy on the opposite bank was unaware.

Firstly, they did not know that the main force of the Volunteer Army was on the other side of the river. Secondly, they did not expect that the Volunteer Army would cross the river on foot in such cold weather.

Under the cover of night, the soldiers approached the enemy positions one after another.

One by one, the enemy sentries were caught off guard and were sent directly to hell by the commandos with bayonets.

Li Guotao and Wu Qianli suddenly rushed into the enemy's position. Two enemies who were smoking against the trench were killed with a single knife before they could react.

An enemy in front heard the noise and turned his head to look, only to see that the two enemies were still standing there, with their heads lowered, and two puffs of smoke rising from under their heads.

The enemy did not notice Li Guotao and Wu Qianli squatting behind the corpse. He thought they were smoking with their heads down, so he didn't pay much attention to them.

In fact, Li Guotao and Wu Qianli took a puff of cigarette and blew the smoke upwards.

Seeing the enemy turning his head, Li Guotao quickly put down the body, turned over across the trench, rushed behind the enemy, cut his throat with a knife, and pressed hard, pressing the enemy's face into the mud.

The other commandos also made smooth progress and easily killed the enemies on the front line.

Some enemies who fell asleep met the King of Hell in their dreams without knowing why.

The commandos successfully occupied the position by the river, and then Li Moyin picked up the flashlight and waved it a few times towards the other side of the river.

After receiving the signal, Commander Jiang on the other side immediately ordered: "Cross the river immediately."

Following Commander Jiang's order, the first-tier soldiers, who had already taken off their pants, immediately rushed towards the Taedong River with their bare buttocks.

But there were quite a few enemies on the other side of the river, and the commandos only occupied a small area of ​​​​the riverside position.

As they continued to attack the shore, they eventually alarmed the enemy there.

After all, although these enemies were a little careless, they were not blind.

A group of enemies hiding in the fortifications were gathered together to chat.

Suddenly, several naked figures rushed in, stabbing directly at the enemy with shining bayonets in their hands.

Several enemies were stabbed to death before they could react. The others reacted and wrestled with the soldiers who rushed in, but were soon all killed.

But the noise had already alerted other enemies.

The enemy was surprised to find that a large number of naked volunteer soldiers had approached their positions.

It’s so cold today, don’t they really know it’s cold?
Although he was extremely surprised, he did not forget to resist.

The enemy fired shots and shouted warnings.

Soon all the enemies in the camp were alarmed.

"The enemy has crossed the river!"

The puppet soldiers shouted loudly and rushed towards the positions on the riverside with guns in hand.

At this time, Li Guotao rushed to a machine gun position, turned the gun, and aimed the heavy machine gun at the enemy.

"Da da da~!"

Intensive gunfire rang out, and a rain of hot bullets quickly swept towards the enemy.

"Puff puff puff~!"

The bullets hit the enemy, splashing blood mist and shrill screams. A large number of enemies rushing up were knocked down in an instant.

The rest of the commandos also raised their submachine guns or machine guns on the enemy's position and fired wildly at the enemy.

Hand grenades were thrown into the enemy camp one after another.

"Boom~! Boom~!"

There were loud explosions one after another, and many enemies who had just run out of the tents were blown to the ground before they could understand what was happening.

At the enemy artillery position in the distance, an officer shouted loudly: "Everyone, take up your positions immediately, block the river with artillery fire, and prevent the enemy from crossing the river." (End of this chapter)