Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Li Guotao took several scouts and used one night to find out the situation of the enemy in the surrounding area.

When Li Guotao and his men were conducting close reconnaissance, they also took the opportunity to kill some enemy sentries, which was not a big deal for Li Guotao and his men.

And just as expected, the enemy had indeed stepped up their vigilance and adjusted their defensive forces in advance.

Li Guotao didn't feel surprised about this.

After figuring out the enemy's deployment, Li Guotao and his team could formulate corresponding tactics based on the specific situation.

Although the enemy has stepped up its vigilance, which will definitely cause some trouble to the task force, it is not a big deal for Li Guotao. As long as he is careful and plans ahead, there will be no problem at all.

But it’s probably not realistic to expect to get a big bargain like last time.

After all, the enemy's major general division commander is not so easy to kill. Moreover, after this incident, the enemy has learned a lesson and will naturally be on guard. The enemy's commanders at all levels will try to command from the rear, and the command center will also choose a safe and reliable place, just in case.

Although the task force is powerful, its manpower is limited after all.

However, Li Guotao and his men were not idle either. In the next two days, they launched surprise attacks everywhere at night, attacked the enemy's camps one after another, and destroyed a large number of the enemy's weapons and equipment.

He also deliberately lured the pursuing enemy troops into an ambush, killing three hundred enemy infantrymen in one fell swoop.

The task force launched frequent attacks, which kept the enemy awake at night and facilitated the 63rd Army's frontal defensive operations.

That evening, Li Moyin and his team turned on the radio in a cave, contacted the main force, and learned some general information.

Li Moyin immediately called Li Guotao over.

Li Guotao asked: "What's wrong? Did something happen?"

Li Moyin explained: "The situation is like this. Under the fierce attack of the enemy, the defending troops suffered heavy casualties."

"The military has ordered us to change from passive defense to mobile defense, abandon the first-line blocking positions, retreat to the second-line defense positions, and continue to block the enemy's attack."

Li Guotao was not surprised by this and said, "We have been fighting for a few days and have been holding off the enemy for a few days. Our original plan was to stop the enemy layer by layer. This is nothing."

Li Moyin nodded and said, "But the situation is still very serious. If we can't resist the enemy's offensive, once the defense line collapses and Iron Won is lost, the consequences will be disastrous."

Li Guotao comforted him, "Don't worry, the 63rd Army will definitely be able to hold the position."

"All we can do is to assist them with all our strength, help them relieve stress and reduce casualties."

Li Moyin said: "What worries me is that the 63rd Army on the front line has suffered so many casualties and is having such a hard time, but we really can't help."

"Although we have destroyed some of the enemy's supplies and killed a lot of enemies in the past few days, this cannot fundamentally solve the problem."

Li Guotao said: "Under the current situation, the enemy has issued a death order to capture Iron Field. In this way, even if we eliminate a small number of enemies, it will not have much impact on the entire battlefield."

"But this does not mean that guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines is not feasible. As the war situation develops, it is impossible to end this war in a short period of time."

"So during the confrontation between the two sides, our guerrillas behind enemy lines were able to eliminate a lot of enemies through attacks all over the place and piecemeal attacks."

Li Moyin nodded and said, "Of course I understand this."

"Guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines is not that easy. It requires lurking behind enemy lines for a long time and looking for opportunities to strike the enemy."

"After all, we are only in the short term now, so it's not that difficult."

Li Guotao smiled and said, "The peninsula is not a very large place. Commander Wang said it! If you stand on the 38th parallel and pee, you can reach Busan."

"We can actually continue to send troops to fight behind enemy lines. When the battle is over, we can leave. If we can stay, we can stay. If it really doesn't work, we can withdraw."

"When there is a chance, we can come back and continue to fight the enemy. I don't think this will be difficult."

Li Moyin nodded and said, "That's true. We can keep exploring and improving our tactics."

"But judging from what has happened during this period, the enemy is not that easy to deal with."

"They will certainly continue to develop tactics and methods to deal with us. We must also continue to pay attention to the enemy's situation, constantly improve, constantly progress, and constantly improve our combat effectiveness."

Li Guotao nodded and said, "Captain is right. This is also the most important mission of our task force."

"But there is no rush for these things. After we return, we can slowly study them and slowly develop a more reasonable strategy."

"As for now!"

Having said that, Li Guotao was silent for a moment, with a hint of helplessness on his face.

Li Moyin naturally understood what he meant, and said helplessly: "We can only do our best now."

Li Guotao pondered for a moment and said, "The 63rd Army has held on for several days. If they continue to hold on at this rate, there shouldn't be any problems."

"Of course, we must also do our best to support the 63rd Army's defense. I suggest that we should not be idle during the day."

“We also take the initiative during the day.”

"daytime?"

Li Moyin couldn't help but frowned and said, "It's too easy to be exposed during the day. Once we are discovered by the enemy, we won't be able to escape."

Li Guotao said: "With so many people, if all of them are exposed, it will be difficult to hide. The enemy's planes will arrive in the blink of an eye."

"But if one or two people, or three or four people hide in the mountains and forests, they may not be discovered by enemy aircraft. They are small targets, and it is relatively easy to avoid enemy searches."

Li Moyin said: "With just a few people, what effect can they have?"

Li Guotao chuckled and said, "I have already done some reconnaissance. During the day, they often have helicopters out and about. The enemy uses helicopters to transport supplies and the wounded."

"We just shoot down their helicopters. These things are very valuable and are very popular on the front lines, especially the big ones. Every time we shoot them down, there will be one less."

"I have planned it before. I will send two or three people into a group to ambush on the mountain here."

"The enemy's helicopters basically fly through this area after taking off, but their flying altitudes vary."

"As long as the enemy's helicopters are not flying very high, we can ambush on these mountaintops and seize the opportunity to shoot them down."

"If we can take down a few more helicopters, it will be a big blow to the enemy."

Li Moyin's eyes lit up when he heard this, and asked, "How sure are you?"

Li Guotao smiled and said, "At least 50% sure."

"It's hard to say about this kind of thing. It depends on luck."

Li Moyin pondered and said, "If we can really shoot down a few planes, it will definitely be a great achievement and can further weaken the enemy's strength."

"Tell me about your specific plan!"

Li Guotao pointed at the map and said, "I marked three unnamed high ground on the map. These are the best ambush locations."

"We will be divided into three groups and lie in ambush at these three locations, waiting for the enemy's planes to take the bait." "The three groups will fight separately. Once they take action, they will retreat immediately regardless of whether they succeed or not."

"Because these three places are some distance apart, even if one group is exposed, it should not affect the other two groups."

"Of course, for safety's sake, we should try to hide in a safe place to avoid being discovered by the enemy."

"In short, you have to be quiet and wait patiently, just like fishing. When the enemy appears, suddenly attack. Regardless of whether you succeed or not, you will run away after the attack and never stay."

Li Moyin asked: "Since you have already made a plan, then do as you said and execute it immediately."

'Are there any other actions tonight?'

Li Guotao smiled and said, "If we don't make some noise, the enemy will probably suspect that we have escaped."

“So we should continue with the previous arrangement and launch a surprise attack on some of their nearby camps.”

That night, according to Li Guotao's plan, the task force went out again and launched a surprise attack on an enemy camp, but the soldiers only carried out the attack from a long distance.

Because the enemy was prepared, not much supplies were destroyed this time.

Moreover, the enemy reacted very quickly and immediately mobilized troops to pursue.

This happened exactly as the task force planned. An enemy unit was ambushed by the task force again in a valley. After a fierce battle, the enemy lost hundreds of soldiers.

The task force took the opportunity to seize a large amount of supplies and equipment.

Li Guotao did not participate in this operation, but took three teams and took the opportunity to ambush at the previously planned ambush site.

At around ten o'clock in the morning, a roar suddenly sounded in the sky.

Li Guotao looked up and saw a helicopter flying towards him.

Li Guotao was overjoyed and immediately asked several soldiers in charge of cooperation to make preparations.

In order to shoot down the enemy's helicopter, Li Guotao also made two preparations.

Each team was equipped not only with a bazooka, but also with an M2 heavy machine gun.

Li Guotao hid behind a big rock, carrying a bazooka, and secretly observed the enemy helicopters that were gradually flying over.

After roughly determining the position of the enemy plane, Li Guotao took decisive action when the enemy plane was closest to his men.

"Chirp~!"

With a sharp whistling sound, a rocket flew straight towards the enemy plane.

Since the distance is only more than 200 meters, it is well within the effective range of the Super Bazooka.

Li Guotao's skills were quite outstanding and he hit the helicopter right with one shot.

"Boom~!"

There was a loud explosion, and a burst of flames rose into the sky, quickly enveloping the plane.

Li Guotao saw with his own eyes that someone was blown away, fell into the valley, and was smashed into a meat patty.

The destroyed helicopter also fell from the sky, spinning, burning, and emitting black smoke.

"Boom~!"

There was a loud explosion, and the helicopter crashed into the valley, turning into a fireball and being completely destroyed.

Li Guotao was very excited after successfully shooting down an enemy helicopter, but without any hesitation, he immediately ordered the soldiers to retreat.

Several soldiers immediately put away their weapons and equipment and quickly evacuated the ambush site according to the pre-planned retreat route.

Under the leadership of Li Guotao, the soldiers successfully avoided the enemy soldiers who came to search and quickly penetrated into the deep mountains and forests.

As it was still early, Li Guotao was still reluctant to leave, so he took the soldiers with him and instead of going back, he rushed to another ambush site.

Li Guotao had previously surveyed the terrain and selected not only three ambush locations. These three were just the best ambush locations. In order to prevent accidents, he also found three other ambush locations as backup.

Li Guotao then rushed to an alternative ambush site. While there was no one nearby, several people quietly climbed to the top of the mountain from the forest and chose a suitable location to ambush.

It was already afternoon, and the other two groups were led by Wu Qianli and Mei Sheng respectively.

That afternoon, the two groups also opened operations one after another and each shot down an enemy helicopter.

It must be said that Li Guotao's observations over the past few days were very detailed and the locations he chose were very suitable. Moreover, the enemy planes were not on guard and were flying relatively low, which gave the task force the opportunity to shoot them down.

Li Guotao and his men held their positions until evening, when even Li Guotao had lost his patience and was ready to retreat.

At this time, a helicopter finally took off from an enemy camp not far away, turned around in the air, and then flew towards the southwest.

This direction just passes by the hill where Li Guotao and his team are.

The plane was flying at an altitude of only a few hundred meters, and Li Guotao and his men were lying in ambush on the top of the mountain, less than two hundred meters away from the plane.

Li Guotao aimed at the enemy helicopter again, and the heavy machine gun not far away was also aimed at the plane. If Li Guotao missed, the heavy machine gun would immediately open fire.

However, with Li Guotao's strength, it is absolutely impossible for him to miss at such a close distance.

"Chirp~!"

With a shrill whistling sound, a rocket flew straight towards the enemy plane.

"Boom~!"

There was a loud explosion, and the helicopter was directly destroyed by a shot, falling from the sky in a spin.

Li Guotao scored twice and shot down two enemy helicopters in one day.

The other two groups each shot down a helicopter. In just one day, the task force successfully destroyed four enemy planes. Such results were quite brilliant for the task force.

Of course, the most important thing is that all three groups finally escaped safely and successfully retreated to their hiding places.

After Li Moyin learned about the situation, he was also very excited and said with a smile: "Good! Well done."

"I will personally ask Zhisi to give you credit."

Li Guotao smiled and said, "It doesn't matter whether we ask for credit or not, but after what we did, the enemy will surely strengthen their defenses. I'm afraid we won't have such opportunities again in the future."

"But our biggest achievement this time is not just shooting down these four enemy helicopters."

"The most important thing is that our sneak attack will definitely make the enemy panic, and they will not let down their guard. They will definitely continue to send troops to search and besiege us."

"In normal times, each place will also strengthen its defenses, which will be equivalent to pinning down more enemies and preventing them from fully devoting themselves to the frontal attack." (End of this chapter)