Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Li Moyin climbed to the top of the mountain, looked at the destroyed Wulingli Bridge, and said with a smile: "Now, Tokugawa's enemies have no way to escape."

Li Guotao pointed in the direction of Tokugawa Castle in the distance and said, "That's Tokugawa Castle. There's some chaos in the castle."

Li Moyin smiled and said, "They must know we are coming to attack, how can they not be in chaos?"

"You've chosen a good location. If we cut off the road from here and the enemy flees, we can take the opportunity to kill some more enemies and maybe even capture a lot of prisoners."

Li Guotao smiled and said, "These puppet soldiers are not good at fighting, but they are very good at running away. Now their retreat route has been completely cut off. Let's see where they can escape to this time."

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At the same time, in Tokugawa Castle, at the headquarters of the puppet army's 7th Division.

The division commander, Brigadier General Shin Sang-cheol, was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

The sound of gunfire from the north was getting closer and closer. The troops of the 113th Division followed the enemy's fleeing soldiers and fought all the way to Tokugawa Castle. They had no intention of stopping and continued to attack Tokugawa Castle.

The main force of the 113th Division continued to arrive, the scale of the battle became larger and larger, and gradually formed an encirclement of Tokugawa Castle.

Shin Sang-cheol angrily yelled, "Why are the enemies coming so fast?"

An officer nearby replied: "All the troops along the way were defeated and could not stop the enemy's offensive at all."

"Xiba!"

Brigadier General Shin Sang-cheol could not help but curse: "These idiots are more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything."

"When did these volunteers become so powerful?"

It turned out that in the previous battle, the puppet 38th Division had fought with the th Army, but the Volunteer Army had previously implemented a strategy of luring the enemy deep into their territory.

Therefore, the 38th Army continued to retreat while resisting the attack of the puppet th Division.

These naive Koreans still believe that they have defeated the Volunteer Army and have been brazenly promoting their glorious achievements during this period.

Brigadier General Shin Sang-cheol has also reported the achievement to his superiors and received commendation from Old Man Li.

Therefore, the puppet Seventh Division was extremely arrogant during this period, and had been bragging about its own battle achievements. It also vowed that the Volunteer Army was just so-so and had no combat effectiveness at all.

But I didn't expect to be slapped in the face so quickly.

The Taedong River defense line, which was a natural barrier, was easily broken through by the 113th Division. In a blink of an eye, the 113th Division had reached Dechuan, while his troops were retreating.

How can Shin Sang-cheol not be anxious?

Brigadier General Shin Sang-cheol said angrily: "We must defend Tokugawa at all costs and safeguard the glory that belongs to us."

They received a death order. If they failed to defend Tokugawa, Walker would never forgive him.

At this moment, a puppet army officer ran over in a panic and shouted: "Sir, the division commander, something bad has happened. The enemy has blown up the Wulingli Bridge."

"What did you say?"

Brigadier General Shin Sang-cheol seriously suspected that this guy had made a slip of the tongue and said the wrong place name.

The puppet army officer said: "A group of enemies suddenly appeared at Wulingli Bridge, captured the bridge, and blew it up."

Hearing this, Shin Sang-cheol almost fainted and angrily cursed, "Shit, what are these idiots doing? They actually let the enemy reach the Wulingli Bridge."

The puppet army officer said helplessly: "We don't know how they got here, but now the bridge has been blown up and our retreat is cut off."

Brigadier General Shin Sang-cheol shouted angrily, "Send troops immediately and take back the bridge for me."

"Yes!"

Brigadier General Shin Sang-cheol knew very well what the bombing of the Oryeong-ri Bridge meant to them.

This means that their retreat has been cut off, and the reinforcements that the US military has promised to send may not arrive on time.

Brigadier General Shin Sang-cheol quickly ran to the front of the sand table, stared at it and asked, "If Tokugawa can't hold it, is it possible to retreat in other directions?"

Faced with the current situation, this guy had to consider his own way out in advance.

An officer nearby replied: "The enemy has gradually surrounded Tokugawa on three sides. Our retreat has been cut off. It may not be easy to break out from other directions."

Brigadier General Shin Sang-cheol gnashed his teeth and said, "That means the Wulingli Bridge is our only way out."

"But the bridge was bombed. Even if it is recaptured, it will definitely not be repaired in a short time."

"Shit! All the troops guarding the bridge deserve to die."

"Perhaps they have all been wiped out by the enemy."

Brigadier General Shin Sang-cheol gritted his teeth and said, "We must defend Tokugawa with all our strength. I believe our allies will not abandon us."

"Yes!"

With the retreat route cut off, Brigadier General Shin Sang-cheol was left with no other options but to hold on with all his might and wait for rescue.

At this moment, Commander Jiang also quickly rushed to the Tokugawa front line.

A regiment commander reported: "The troops are attacking Tokugawa Castle with all their might. The enemy is being beaten back step by step and cannot put up any effective resistance."

"If everything goes well, we can take advantage of the situation and capture Tokugawa Castle."

"Great!"

Commander Jiang shouted excitedly: "We have blown up the Wulingli Bridge, and our infiltrating troops have also cut off other routes of retreat. Now this pseudo-Seventh Division is a piece of meat in our mouths."

"This time, no matter what, we have to eat them all."

"Immediately send an order to all troops to attack Tokugawa with all their might. Make sure you capture Tokugawa Castle as soon as possible."

"Yes!"

Under the unified command of Division Commander Jiang, the main force of the 113th Division launched an all-out attack on Tokugawa Castle.

The city defense fortifications were quickly breached by the Volunteer Army, as the puppet army's combat effectiveness was really too poor.

Moreover, the news of the bombing of Wulingli Bridge dealt a heavy blow to the enemy's morale.

The puppet army, which was already unable to stop the attack of the Volunteer Army, was defeated.

Because Brigadier General Shin Sang-cheol sent a troop to counterattack the Wulingli Bridge, other troops saw this and thought they were escaping, so many puppet soldiers joined the escape.

As a large number of volunteers entered Tokugawa Castle, the enemy's resistance completely collapsed, and a large number of defeated soldiers fled towards the Wulingli Bridge.

Some people didn't know that the bridge had been bombed and just blindly followed the escape, while others thought they could take the opportunity to seize the bridge and fight their way out.

The troops were completely defeated and Tokugawa Castle could certainly not be defended.

We watched as the volunteer army rushed into the city and headed straight for the headquarters of the 7th Division of the puppet army.

Brigadier General Shin Sang-cheol saw that the situation was not good, and panicked, he took his command staff to join the fleeing team.

As a result, the enemy forces, having lost unified command, became even more powerless to resist.

Commander Jiang followed the attacking troops and rushed directly into Tokugawa Castle.

"Report to the division commander, the enemy has been completely defeated, and a large number of defeated soldiers are fleeing towards the Wulingli Bridge."

"Order the troops to pursue with all their might."

Commander Jiang ordered with a serious face: "Tell the soldiers that we must completely wipe out this fake Seventh Division this time. Not a single enemy can be allowed to escape."

"Yes!"

Following Commander Jiang's order, the soldiers began to chase and kill the fleeing enemy troops with all their might.

Seeing that they could not escape, some enemies raised their hands and surrendered. The 113th Division successfully occupied Tokugawa Castle and captured a large number of puppet soldiers.

The enemy had accumulated a large amount of strategic materials in Tokugawa Castle, and now they all became the spoils of the 113th Division.

The defeated enemy soldiers fled to the vicinity of Wulingli Bridge, where they were stubbornly blocked by the commando team led by Li Moyin.

More than 300 soldiers occupied the hill next to the road and blocked the road with their powerful firepower.

Those fleeing enemies simply couldn't get through, and after a fierce battle, the road was soon covered with a layer of enemy corpses.

Li Guotao mounted a heavy machine gun and fired continuously at the enemies at the foot of the mountain, wantonly taking their lives.

For other soldiers, these enemies were considered military merits, but for Li Guotao, they were all tempting points. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Guotao killed many enemies and accumulated a large number of points.

The enemies behind were frightened and retreated one after another when they saw that they could not get through.

Brigadier General Shin Sang-cheol ordered his troops to charge several times, but to no avail.

At this time, the main force of the 113th Division, which was chasing from behind, took the opportunity to launch a fierce attack on the enemy from behind.

These defeated soldiers were already frightened out of their wits, so how could they resist at this time? Seeing that the situation was not good and they could not escape, a large number of defeated puppet soldiers all raised their hands and surrendered obediently.

Hearing the loud charge horns and the deafening shouts of killing coming from afar, Brigadier General Shin Sang-cheol was so frightened that he almost had a heart attack and collapsed to the ground.

"It's over! It's completely over now."

He watched as all his soldiers raised their hands in surrender.

Brigadier General Shin Sang-cheol didn't want to lose his life in vain, so he said helplessly: "Surrender! Save your life first."

So the remaining puppet troops all raised the white flag and surrendered directly to the Volunteer Army.

In this battle, the 113th Division captured Tokugawa Castle in one fell swoop, annihilated the th Division of the puppet army, and killed or captured more than enemy troops.

The fall of Tokugawa also left the flank of the US 9th Army completely exposed to the attack of the Volunteer Army.

The enemy surrendered voluntarily, and Li Guotao led his soldiers down the mountain and began to take over the prisoners.

These Koreans all cooperated very well and surrendered to the volunteers obediently. No one dared to resist.

“Who is the official?”

Li Guotao grabbed a puppet army officer and asked.

The puppet army officer stammered, "Our division commander is right behind us."

Hearing this, Li Guotao was overjoyed and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that this old guy didn't slip away during the chaos and caught a big fish today."

"Take me to see your division commander."

“Yes, yes~!”

How could the puppet army officer dare to say no?

Brigadier General Shin Sang-cheol was not stupid either. He had changed into a soldier's uniform and blended in with the crowd, trying to get away with it.

But there is no way to stop someone from betraying you!

He was soon caught.

Li Guotao looked the old man up and down and asked, "Are you the division commander?"

Brigadier General Shin Sang-cheol said cautiously: "No, no, no, I'm just a cook, responsible for cooking."

Li Guotao's face turned serious and he said, "We don't need the cooks. Take them out and shoot them."

Two soldiers immediately carried Brigadier General Shin Sang-cheol away. The guy was immediately shocked and said quickly, "Aren't you treating prisoners well?"

Li Guotao pulled out a pistol, pointed it at his head, and said, "We only treat prisoners who cooperate well."

"I'll ask you again, who are you?"

Brigadier General Shin Sang-cheol replied helplessly: "Don't kill me, I am Shin Sang-cheol, the commander of the 7th Division."

When Li Guotao heard this, he really wanted to shoot this guy to death. After all, he was a brigadier general and a division commander. Killing him would give him a lot of points.

But there were so many people watching, and Li Guotao didn't want to openly violate discipline, especially in front of so many prisoners of war.

At this time, Li Moyin also rushed over. Seeing this, he quickly grabbed Li Guotao and whispered, "What are you doing?"

Li Guotao could only put away his gun and said angrily: "I am just trying to scare him. Otherwise, this old guy will not behave himself."

Li Moyin did not understand Korean and asked, "Is he really the commander of the pseudo 7th Division?"

Li Guotao nodded and said, "He has just admitted it himself, so he should be right."

"Haha~!"

Li Moyin laughed excitedly and said, "This is a big fish!"

"Send him to divisional headquarters immediately."

"Yes!"

Li Guotao asked, "Where are the other prisoners?"

Li Moyin said, "Take him back to Tokugawa first."

"We just take him back and leave it to the relevant departments to deal with him!"

"Watch carefully, don't let them run away during the chaos."

Li Guotao quickly said: "Anyone who dares to escape will be shot on the spot."

Li Moyin and his men escorted a large number of prisoners back to Tokugawa Castle.

Commander Jiang was also very excited to see Li Moyin. He took Li Moyin's hand and said with a smile, "Old Li! You guys helped me a lot this time."

"If you hadn't blown up the Wulingli Bridge in time, these bastards might have escaped."

Li Moyin smiled and said, "I have to thank you for giving me this opportunity to kill the enemy and make merit."

"Ha ha……"

……

Zhisi!

"Boss, according to the latest intelligence from the front, the US 9th Army and other units are gathering their forces and seem to be planning to escape."

"Isn't Walker known as a tiger general? Is that all his courage is? He ran away as soon as he found something wrong?"

"It seems that the enemy is still very cautious. In order to avoid unnecessary casualties, they are preparing to escape in such a hurry."

"We must stop them no matter what. Sansho is the only way for them to escape. We must block their escape route."

"Which unit is closest to Sansori now?"

"From the perspective of distance, only the 38th Division of the 113th Army is closest to Sansoli. We can bypass it and infiltrate Sansoli."

"That's right. As long as the 113th Division can quickly get to Sansori and deliver a beautiful left hook, it can completely cut off the 9th Division's escape route."

"But the 113th Division just captured Tokugawa and has not had time to rest. Besides, the distance from Tokugawa to Sansori is more than kilometers."

"The enemy is very fast. It will probably only take a dozen hours for them to retreat to the three institutes."

"The 113th Division has just experienced a major battle. I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to reach Samsori before the enemy in such a short time." (End of this chapter)