Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 283 'Murderous Maniac', the final madness!

11月8日，12军31师92团赶到了前线，李团长首先来到了军部，见到了15军的秦军长。

Although the Wushengshan Command Post was newly established and Deputy Commander Li of the 12th Army was responsible for commanding the front-line troops, Deputy Commander Li could only be regarded as the commander-in-chief of the front.

Commander Qin of the 15th Army still has unified command of the overall situation.

Commander Qin said to Commander Li: "According to the latest plan, our army will launch a counterattack on Hill 11 on the 537.7th."

"Your regiment will be the main attacker at that time, which means you only have three days left to prepare."

Captain Li frowned and said, "We just arrived. Three days of preparation time is a bit too hasty."

Commander Qin sighed helplessly and said, "I know it's a bit difficult for you."

"But there is nothing we can do about it. During this period, the focus of the battle has always been on Hill 597.9. We have not provided any support to Hill 537.7 for nearly ten days."

"The soldiers who persisted in the battle in the tunnels had it even harder. There were originally 24 soldiers in Tunnel No. , but because they had not received any support, they starved and froze. Seventeen soldiers had already died of starvation and freezing. The remaining seven soldiers could not bear it any longer and broke out early this morning."

"Hey~!"

"If all the soldiers in the tunnels were killed, the counterattack would be much more difficult."

"We have made up our minds to recapture Hill 537.7."

"Only by keeping these two positions at the front of the Five Sacred Mountains can we truly ensure the safety of the Five Sacred Mountains."

"So we have no choice, No. 11 must launch a counterattack."

Captain Li said nothing more immediately, and stood at attention, vowing: "Please rest assured, Commander, we will complete the mission."

"it is good!"

Commander Qin nodded with satisfaction and said, "I also believe that you can complete this difficult task."

"Rest for a while first, and then rush to the Wusheng Mountain front tonight to find your Deputy Commander Li, familiarize yourself with the terrain, and make final preparations before the battle."

"Yes!"

At 11 p.m. on November 11, the counterattack on Hill 537.7 began.

Following an order from Commander Yan of the artillery command post, hundreds of artillery pieces of the Volunteer Army aimed at Hill 537.7 and launched a massive bombardment.

Dense artillery shells fell like raindrops on the northern mountain position of Hill 537.7, and the artillery fire illuminated the rain and snow on the Shangganling Mountain.

In just one hour, the artillery units of the Volunteer Army fired tens of thousands of artillery shells at this palm-sized hill, setting a record for the highest number of artillery shells fired per hour by our army.

The 92nd Regiment is also an old unit with a long history, and this time it is responsible for the main attack mission.

Captain Li sent out a platoon of the most elite Red 1st Company, who took the opportunity to lurk under the high ground and wait in hiding to carry out the central assault.

The troops of the Third Battalion divided into two groups and attacked the northern hill of Hill 537.7, attacking from both sides and forming a centripetal attack.

After a fierce artillery preparation, with the order from Captain Li, the soldiers of the 93rd Regiment immediately pounced towards the north mountain of Hill 537.7 like tigers.

Shangganling is the best testing ground for light weapons. Due to the extremely harsh environment and the fact that the fighting is basically face-to-face close combat, individual explosive weapons have become the soldiers' favorite.

Hand grenades, anti-tank grenades, and blasting tubes have become the soldiers' favorite weapons.

Some soldiers didn't even want their guns, they just rushed into the battlefield with grenades hanging all over their bodies.

While rushing forward, he kept throwing grenades, bombing as he rushed forward, bombing as he rushed forward.

The enemy built a large number of fortifications on the mountain, but most of them were destroyed under our army's fierce artillery fire.

At this moment, the soldiers who had been hiding in the tunnels for a long time finally ushered in the time for a major counterattack.

These soldiers were already exhausted, but at this moment they didn't know where they got the strength from, they rushed out of the tunnel and fought the enemy to the death.

In this way, with the cooperation of the soldiers inside and outside, although the attacking force of the 92nd Regiment suffered heavy casualties, it finally succeeded in capturing the northern mountain position of Hill 537.7.

However, on the morning of the next day, the enemy launched a frenzied counterattack.

After fighting for so long, the two divisions of the puppet army had long been wiped out, and it was unknown how many times they had been replenished.

Most of the people sent to counterattack now are new recruits.

Under the tenacious resistance of the volunteers, the enemy was repelled again and again.

The enemy was so frightened that they dared not charge at all.

But the supervision team used machine guns to force them to charge forward, and even tied ropes on the hands of some people, linked them together like a string of grasshoppers, and charged forward together.

Such a shocking scene actually occurred on the battlefield, which shows that these enemies were really forced into a corner.

The bloody battle lasted from morning to evening, and the enemy once again occupied most of the positions on the northern hill of Hill 537.7.

That night, Captain Li sent the Second Battalion up, and the troops launched a large-scale counterattack, retaking the lost positions in one fell swoop.

At this moment, both sides were completely blood-thirsty. For such a small hill, they kept sending troops in. However, this small hill was like a bottomless pit, constantly devouring the lives of soldiers from both sides.

The 92nd Regiment suffered more than casualties in just two days of fighting, and of course the enemy suffered even greater casualties.

However, the 92nd Regiment suffered heavy casualties and was no longer able to fight.

Deputy Commander Li had no choice but to transfer the 93rd Regiment to replace the 92nd Regiment and continue fighting the enemy.

The 93rd Regiment also has a long history and its predecessor was General Zhu’s guard regiment.

Such an elite force was defeated after three days, and the entire hill was stained red with blood.

So the helpless Deputy Commander Li sent another regiment, the 34th Regiment of the 106th Division.

Commander Wu is also a fierce general. He was the commander nominated by Deputy Commander Wang of the Corps to go to North Korea.

The battle had come to this point, and Deputy Commander Li felt a little bit reluctant. It was not a solution to continue wasting time like this.

The American devils had already withdrawn, leaving only artillery and sending planes to assist in the battle. They basically sent the puppet army and other cannon fodder to die and fight against the volunteers.

If we continue to fight, we won't gain much advantage.

Deputy Commander Li said: "We will not send any more regiments. Several main regiments have been wiped out, so we will not be able to fight in the future."

"Your 106th Regiment is ready to fight to the end, so pack up now!"

"I'll give you another battalion."

Regiment Commander Wu straightened his chest and said confidently: "Please rest assured, our 106th Regiment will resolutely complete the mission."

"It's just a tiny hilltop. The commander gave us one more battalion, which means there are four battalions. Can't we defend it?" Deputy Army Commander Li reminded, "Don't underestimate the enemy. It's precisely because the place is too small and the enemy has been fighting back desperately that this battle is difficult to fight."

Regiment Commander Wu said confidently: "No matter how difficult the battle is, our 106th Regiment will ensure that we can collect this tail and complete the task assigned by our superiors."

"it is good!"

Deputy Commander Li nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay, I'll wait for the good news of your victory."

After fighting for these days, the volunteers also summed up some experience.

Taking advantage of the breaks in the battle, the soldiers raced against time to dig fortifications on the positions.

While resisting the enemy's counterattack, the soldiers dug several tunnels, a dozen troop holes, some bomb shelters, cat ear holes and other defensive fortifications on the position.

These fortifications greatly reduced the casualties of the troops.

However, the battle was still quite brutal, and the enemy's counterattack came like a storm.

The frustrated enemy launched a frenzied counterattack on our positions.

There was a pair of brothers named Gao, both were soldiers of the 106th Company of the 9th Regiment. In the fierce battle, the younger brother was seriously injured.

Soon after we repelled the enemy, they launched retaliatory artillery fire.

The elder brother was knocked unconscious by a shell that landed nearby. The first thing he did when he woke up was to look for his seriously injured younger brother. However, after digging in the nearby rocks for a long time, he only found one of his brother's feet.

My brother's eyes turned blood red instantly. At this time, the enemy launched a counterattack again. My brother, who was completely enraged, quickly gathered all the grenades on the position and piled them on various defensive positions.

A large group of enemies rushed over with great momentum. At this time, my brother was the only one left on this position.

However, the brother, who was completely enraged at this moment, had no intention of retreating. Seeing the enemies rushing towards him, he picked up grenades without hesitation and threw them into the enemy crowd one after another.

"Boom~! Boom~!"

Violent explosions rang out one after another, flames shot up into the sky, and the enemy was instantly blown to the ground, suffering heavy casualties.

My brother single-handedly repelled the enemy's attacks more than a dozen times, held his position for 12 hours, and killed more than enemies.

The scene of him guarding the position alone and continuously throwing grenades at the enemy happened to be seen by an American war correspondent. The reporter was stunned by the shock from a distance. Later, American newspapers reported the heroic deeds of this hero with the title "Murderous Fiend".

At this time, the Battle of Shangganling was nearing its end.

The two sides have gone completely crazy.

And Li Guotao also decided to go crazy one last time.

He selected more than 20 of the most elite soldiers from the task force to form an assault team, led by Li Guotao himself.

Li Guotao gathered these people together and said, "During this period of time, we have been watching our brother troops fighting bloody battles with the enemy at Shangganling. I believe everyone must have been itching to do it!"

These soldiers of the task force are all veterans who have survived hundreds of battles, and each of them is a warmonger. Just watching the war without being able to fight is even more painful than killing them.

As soon as Li Guotao finished speaking, a soldier asked impatiently: "Are we going to take action today?"

"The soldiers have been choking for a long time!"

"Captain, what do you think we should do this time?"

"Of course! The battle is now centered on the north hill of Hill 537.7. We must go to support the north hill of Hill 537.7."

Li Guotao smiled and said, "You really guessed wrong this time. It is true that the battle on the north hill of Hill 537.7 is in full swing, but I believe that the soldiers of the 106th Regiment can definitely hold their positions. With or without our support, there won't be any big problems."

"In that case, there's no need for us to join in the fun."

Hearing this, the soldiers couldn't help feeling disappointed, thinking that there would be no battle to fight this time.

But Li Guotao continued, "However, I intend to take you with me this time to strike directly into the heart of the enemy and strive to deal a fatal blow to the enemy in the final stage of this battle."

Wu Qianli said: "You mean, we sneak behind the enemy lines and launch a surprise attack?"

"Not bad!"

Li Guotao nodded and said, "The Battle of Shangganling is probably coming to an end. The enemy is almost exhausted and probably won't be able to hold out for much longer."

"If we don't seize the opportunity and stab them hard, then wouldn't we have come here in vain?"

Mei Sheng frowned slightly and said, "But with just the twenty or so of us?"

Mei Sheng was not stupid either. Li Guotao had only gathered these twenty-odd people and had not called other members of the task force. That meant that most likely, only they would be involved in this operation.

Li Guotao smiled and said: "Everything depends on human effort. The quality of soldiers is not important, but the quantity."

"Although there are not many of us, we are all elite among the elite. As long as we use them properly, we may be able to accomplish great things."

"Tonight, I will take you and take the opportunity to infiltrate the enemy's defense zone and teach these enemies a lesson. Let them see how powerful we are."

That night, Li Guotao personally led the more than 20 task force members to leave the base, detouring through dozens of kilometers of mountain roads and successfully infiltrated the enemy's rear.

Because the enemy had a large number of troops and tight defenses in the area near Shangganling, Li Guotao and his men took a detour along dozens of roads before they could infiltrate.

However, it was almost dawn at this time, and there was no chance to take action today, so Li Guotao and his soldiers stopped in a hidden valley to rest and recuperate, preparing to take action at night when they were fully energized.

This was also planned in advance by Li Guotao. With Li Guotao around, avoiding the enemy was not an easy task, so everything went very smoothly.

The day passed quickly, and at night, Li Guotao led the soldiers and set out again under the cover of darkness.

God also helped. It was cloudy that night and pitch black everywhere, which provided perfect cover for Li Guotao and his men.

Li Guotao led his soldiers through the mountains, approaching the target location.

Li Guotao has not been idle during this period, and has been investigating the location of the enemy's front-line command post.

After continuous analysis during this period, the location of its front-line headquarters was finally determined.

Of course, even the system map will not directly indicate the location of the command center.

But based on experience, there must be an enemy high-level command center in this place.

However, Li Guotao was unable to determine the specific level of this command center for the time being. After several days of planning, Li Guotao also determined a good action plan.

Li Guotao and others were lurking on both sides of a road, waiting quietly.

At this time, a convoy drove over from a distance, and trucks drove slowly forward with their headlights on.

(End of this chapter)