Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 270 Cold Gun and Cold Cannon Tactics!

Under the cover of night, landing craft loaded with volunteer soldiers docked at Yamato Island one after another.

Li Guotao led the commando team to land on Yamato Island first. After a fierce battle, they quickly defeated the enemy who attempted to resist.

Li Guotao ordered loudly: "Continue to attack forward, and take advantage of this opportunity to capture Yamato Island in one fell swoop."

At the same time, a large number of landing craft docked one after another, and the soldiers poured onto Yamato Island like a tide.

With full of anger, the soldiers launched the most fierce attack on the enemies on the island.

Li Guotao led his soldiers to charge and fight fiercely, and quickly captured several important positions of the enemy.

The enemy soldiers who were originally trapped on the isolated island were already in panic and their morale was low.

Now that they saw that the volunteers had successfully landed and the offensive was so fierce, they naturally lost the courage to resist.

These guys are not stupid either, especially there are many enemy intelligence agents among them, each of them is very shrewd.

At this moment, they all understood that they had been abandoned.

If that's the case, is there any need to fight and lose your life in vain?
In order to save their lives, a large number of enemy troops surrendered to the Volunteer Army in the face of the Volunteer Army's attack.

The battle went exceptionally smoothly. The landing troops quickly wiped out the remaining enemies and completely occupied Yamato Island, thus completely removing the thorn in the side of our army that the enemy had planted.

Li Guotao ran up to Li Moyin, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said excitedly: "The enemies have all been dealt with."

"I just took a quick look and found that the enemy's underground warehouses store a large amount of supplies."

"Now they are all our spoils."

Li Moyin was also very excited and said with a smile: "Great, we finally pulled out this nail."

"But we also have to prevent the enemy from launching a counterattack?"

"Do you think they'll fight back?"

Li Guotao said: "If they really wanted to protect the Big and Small He Islands, they should have sent the main fleet here long ago."

"But during this period, they didn't do so, which is enough to confirm that they have planned to abandon this place."

"I still hold my previous view. This place is very important to us. It is a thorn in our side."

"But for the enemy, it's a bit useless."

"They are unwilling to invest too much manpower. Losing too many troops to protect these small islands is not worth it for the enemy."

“That’s why they didn’t send more warships and troops to protect the Big and Small He Islands.”

"Now that we have recaptured Daxiaohe Island, the enemy will have to pay a greater price if they want to take it back."

"They are not that stupid. If they wanted to defend it, they would have tried every possible way to do so. Why would they give up?"

"In fact, looking at the entire battle situation, it's the same."

"The enemy's invasion of the peninsula is a serious threat to us, which is why we will resist the US and aid Korea to defend our country."

"But now that the war has been fought to this point, the enemy has also realized that it is no longer realistic to end the war quickly."

"They won't gain anything by continuing to deploy more troops and fight a war of attrition with us here. This is a completely losing deal."

"That's why the enemy wants to negotiate with us. But if they don't get some benefits, it's really embarrassing. So they put forward some excessive demands, which makes the negotiations last for so long but there is still no substantial progress."

Li Moyin nodded slightly and said, "Your analysis does make some sense."

Li Guotao smiled and said, "Of course, the situation on the battlefield is still developing. No one can predict what will happen in the future."

"We still have to make the necessary preparations, and we still have to fight."

"This place is too close to our homeland, and it can be said to be a direct threat to our northeastern industrial base."

"We have nowhere to retreat. Now we just have to see when the enemy will recognize reality. When they are forced to make concessions, the negotiations will probably have a result."

"Forget it! Let's not talk about this for now. Let's go to the warehouse and see if there is anything good."

"These foreign devils are very wealthy, and this is their intelligence base, so maybe there are some high-tech products here."

Li Moyin smiled and said, "Yes, yes, let's go and take a look together."

Li Guotao said as he walked: "But don't hold your hopes too high. I just asked the prisoners."

"Although the warships they sent earlier delivered a batch of supplies to them, they also took the opportunity to take away some people and equipment."

Li Moyin frowned upon hearing this and said, "So, they have long been planning to gradually abandon the Big and Small He Islands."

Li Guotao smiled and said: "But the enemy is also very cunning, we still can't be careless."

"In order to stabilize the morale of the troops, the enemy also evacuated secretly, so they still left behind a lot of good things."

"I just took a quick look and found a high-power radio station and some monitoring equipment. However, some of them were destroyed when our army attacked. I guess only a part of them can be used."

Li Moyin said helplessly: "Let's take whatever is left."

In this battle, our army successfully recaptured the Big and Small He Islands.

In accordance with the instructions from superiors, we began to station troops on the island for a long time and be prepared for battle at any time to prevent enemy counterattacks.

Li Guotao and his team stayed on Yamato Island for a few more days and then left.

Because Li Moyin also received an order from Zhisi to go back and report on his work.

……

In 1952, the Volunteer Army began to implement the tactics of cold guns and cold artillery.

The tactic of using a single gun or a single cannon to shoot at enemy garrisons, tanks, vehicles and other targets. This tactic is highly concealed and mobile, and is commonly known as "shooting from behind."

Generally speaking, personnel targets within 500 meters are attacked by rifle snipers; single or small groups of personnel targets within 500 to 1000 meters are mainly attacked by light and heavy machine guns with rifles in coordination; vehicles, fortifications or clusters of personnel targets more than 500 to 1000 meters are attacked by recoilless guns; targets more than 1000 meters are attacked by small-caliber mortars; targets within 1000 to 1500 meters are attacked by 81mm mortars; targets within 1500 to 3000 meters are attacked by 75mm mountain guns, 76.2mm field guns and 107mm mortars; targets within 3000 to 5000 meters are attacked by 122mm howitzers.

And they just run away after hitting, not giving the enemy any chance to react.

He also proposed the idea of ​​concentrating superior forces to fight small annihilation battles against the enemy, accumulating small victories into big ones, and "nibbling away at the enemy" in order to continuously consume the enemy's vitality.

Li Guotao led the task force to shuttle back and forth between the frontline positions, exchanging combat experiences with the soldiers of various frontline troops and learning from each other, becoming a good link for communication and learning among the troops.

On this day, Li Guotao led the task force to a frontline position.

Battalion Commander Shi Yongchang brought Li Guotao and others to a frontline position.

Several people hid in a hidden observation post. Shi Yongchang pointed to the hill next to him and said, "From the hill on the east to the hill on the west, that is our battalion's defense zone." "The enemy's position is across the way. According to our reconnaissance, there is a U.S. military unit stationed nearby, with a strength of about a battalion."

Li Guotao said: "So the enemy has the advantage in terms of military strength."

Shi Yongchang smiled and said, "We have the advantage of terrain, and the enemy dare not attack rashly. Moreover, there are brother troops behind our battalion, who can support us at any time if a fight really breaks out."

"It's just that the enemy rarely launches large-scale offensives now. Usually they just fire a few artillery shells at our positions from time to time."

"They have a heavy artillery company, and their firepower is quite strong. However, we have tunnels, and the soldiers rarely move around outside in groups, so generally nothing will happen."

Li Guotao smiled and said, "Now all the troops are implementing the cold-shooting tactics. I heard that you have also achieved considerable results. We can exchange experiences."

"Any recent actions?"

Shi Yongchang smiled and said, "You came at the right time. Do you see the mountain in front?"

Li Guotao looked up and saw a mountain in front of him, blocking his view.

Shi Yongchang smiled and said, "That mountain is now occupied by the enemy, and behind the mountain is the enemy's camp."

"These foreign devils are really smart. They set up their camp behind the mountain. Our direct-fire artillery can't hit them at all."

Li Guotao observed the surrounding situation and asked, "The mortar should be able to hit it."

Shi Yongchang said: "That's no problem, but our sight is blocked by this mountain, so we can only fire blindly. We are not as generous as the enemy and can waste shells in vain."

"You must seize the opportunity!"

Li Guotao asked: "Have you figured out the situation of the enemy camp across the way?"

Shi Yongchang carefully took out a small map from his arms, and Li Guotao noticed that there were bloodstains on it.

Shi Yongchang explained: "In order to find out the exact location and layout of their camp, we sacrificed two excellent scouts, but we still found out the situation over there."

Li Guotao took the blood-stained map solemnly and looked at it carefully. As expected, the markings on it were very clear.

The layout of the enemy's barracks and the distance from this side are clearly marked.

Li Guotao asked: "So how do you plan to fight?"

Shi Yongchang said excitedly: "According to our observation, the enemy has trucks transporting supplies to the enemy camp every day."

"There is an open space here, and we guess their trucks will stop here to load and unload supplies."

"We have prepared an 82mm mortar and are going to deploy it on the hillside over there, hiding and waiting."

"Once their convoy arrives and enters the camp, we can launch an artillery attack."

"But we only have a chance for three shells, because the place is within the enemy's artillery range."

"The enemy's reaction speed is also very fast. They can fire three shots at most, and then we have to retreat quickly. Otherwise, the enemy's retaliatory artillery fire can directly cover the hillside over there."

Li Guotao glanced at the hillside that Shi Yongchang pointed to, then looked at the mountain opposite, then lowered his head to look at the map.

After understanding the situation in detail, Li Guotao nodded and said, "This plan is feasible."

"Captain Shi, can I participate in this operation?"

"you?"

Shi Yongchang frowned slightly and said, "In order to avoid being exposed, we can only send three soldiers."

"And after firing three rounds, you must retreat immediately."

"We only have three chances at most."

Li Guotao smiled and said, "Captain Shi, are you doubting my skills?"

"I'm not bragging, but I'm pretty good at using cannons. Your cannon operators are definitely not as good as me."

"This time I will take action, it will definitely be foolproof."

"I can issue a military warrant. If I can't hit you, you can shoot me."

Shi Yongchang smiled and said, "You are from Zhisi. How can I have the right to shoot you?"

"But just to be on the safe side, let's have a competition."

Shi Yongchang had heard of Li Guotao's strength.

However, Li Guotao directly said that his gunners were not good enough, which made Shi Yongchang somewhat unhappy, so he proposed to compete with Li Guotao.

Li Guotao naturally agreed happily, and then Shi Yongchang asked his best gunner to compete with Li Guotao.

The result is self-evident. In the face of Li Guotao's superb skills, the excellent gunner was convinced of his defeat.

Although Shi Yongchang lost the competition, he was very happy.

Because Li Guotao really has real skills, under his guidance, their gunners can also gain some experience.

The most important thing is that if Li Guotao takes action, the operation will be more stable.

Shi Yongchang readily agreed: "Okay, then this operation will be handed over to you, but there is one thing I have to tell you in advance, you must pay attention to safety."

"You only have three shots to fire, and you have to fire as quickly as possible and retreat."

Shi Yongchang couldn't help but feel a little worried. If something unexpected happened to Li Guotao in their defense area, he would not be able to report to his superiors.

Li Guotao smiled and said, "Just put your mind at ease."

Then Li Guotao brought several soldiers and quietly came to the ambush site under the cover of night and hid.

The following time was a bit boring. Li Guotao and his companions could only hide in a cave and wait quietly for the opportunity.

Because this place is facing the enemy's position, the enemy can easily discover them, so they dare not move around at will.

Because these enemies were also not idle, they were also closely observing the situation on the Volunteer Army's positions.

Once they found volunteers moving within their fire range, they would immediately open fire or even directly mobilize heavy artillery to bombard them.

These prodigal sons never knew the concept of saving ammunition.

Especially after VanVleet took office, this trend has become more prevalent.

Li Guotao naturally didn't want to die in vain, so he could only hide in the cave obediently, close his eyes, and wait for the opportunity to take action.

(End of this chapter)