Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 285 Complete the ultimate mission!

The disastrous defeat at Shangganling also had a huge impact on the US military. As the commander of the 8th Army, Lieutenant General Van Fleet naturally had to bear the main responsibility for this battle.

Therefore, the media in the foreign countries' country attacked Van Vleet and scolded him.

Lieutenant General Van Fleet was also under tremendous pressure, but fortunately, Old Du has stepped down and the new president is his old classmate.

With this relationship, Lieutenant General Van Fleet should be able to keep this position.

However, Lieutenant General Van Fleet intended to use a victory to restore his honor and also to celebrate the inauguration of his old classmate.

Having suffered enough at the Battle of Shangganling, Van Fleet chose a small hill this time - the T-shaped hill on the south side of Zhishan Cave.

This hilltop can only accommodate a platoon of defensive troops at most, and Lieutenant General Van Fleet received news that the Volunteer Army had just changed its defense.

The troops who have just arrived are not yet firmly established and are unfamiliar with the situation. This should be the best time to take this hill.

Lieutenant General Van Fleet decided to seize this opportunity and ordered the US military to launch a frenzied offensive on the hill.

In order to capture this small hill called Hill 205 by the Volunteer Army, the U.S. military deployed a reinforced battalion.

They also mobilized nearly a hundred heavy artillery pieces, dozens of tanks and dozens of aircraft to assist in launching a frenzied attack on Hill 205.

The U.S. military's tactics remain the same as always: three-pronged approach.

First there was a fierce bombardment from planes and artillery, followed by an infantry charge.

In just one day of fighting, the enemy fired more than 100,000 artillery shells at the hill, dropped hundreds of aerial bombs and a large number of napalm bombs, and the entire hill was turned into a sea of ​​fire.

The infantry then launched a group charge and stormed Hill 205.

Although the location was changed, the result was no different from the Battle of Shangganling.

The attacking US troops encountered stubborn resistance from the Volunteer Army and were repelled after several frenzied attacks.

In the end, the Volunteer Army killed and wounded more than 11 American soldiers at the cost of 150 casualties.

The US military suffered heavy casualties and had to stop the attack.

The scale of this battle was not large, but the situation was very similar to the Battle of Shangganling, and it could be regarded as a scaled-down version of the Battle of Shangganling.

Lieutenant General Van Fleet also realized that if they continued fighting, the result might turn into a second Battle of Shangganling, and such huge casualties were something they could no longer bear.

So Lieutenant General Van Fleet finally had no choice but to give up.

Another crushing defeat made VanVleet's situation even more difficult.

At this time, his son Van Fleet Jr. was shot down by the volunteers in an air battle and his body was never found.

Losing his son in old age was a heavy blow to this sixty-year-old man.

Van Vleet, feeling disheartened, finally chose to resign amidst a barrage of criticism.

However, his old classmate was very considerate and agreed to his resignation request, but promoted him to the rank of general.

Van Fleet then officially retired as a four-star general, completely ending his military career.

The Battle of Shangganling also made Van Fleet's ammunition supply a complete joke.

Later, the 24th Army took over the Shangganling defense line, and the sharpshooter training class organized by Li Guotao's task force also welcomed a large number of sharpshooters from the 24th Army.

Among this group of new soldiers, Li Guotao was fortunate enough to meet the famous sniper god of Shangganling who later became famous in later generations.

However, at this moment, this sniper god is still a real rookie, and only Li Guotao knows how great his potential is.

In order to train more sharpshooters for our army so that they can eliminate more enemies on the battlefield, Li Guotao has done his best to teach them all the sniping essentials step by step.

Under Li Guotao's careful guidance, these trained soldiers made rapid progress and later made outstanding achievements on the front lines.

In particular, this god of war at Shangganling performed the most outstandingly. He stayed at the front line of Shangganling for only 214 days, but he killed enemies and was awarded the first-class merit.

At this time, the two sides once again reached a deadlock at the negotiating table.

In order to force the enemy to make concessions, the Volunteer Army launched a summer offensive, two consecutive large-scale attacks, which dealt a heavy blow to the enemy's arrogance.

At this point, the enemy's last bit of arrogance was completely crushed.

The U.S. military was forced to give up their outrageous demands and make compromises, which would have ended the war.

But at this time, the Koreans refused to do it.

Perhaps it was because, with the support of their American father, the strength of the Koreans had improved in the past few years, which made Old Man Li feel that he was capable enough and he would never sign.

They also kept saying that even if the US military stopped fighting, they would fight alone.

I don’t know where these Koreans get their courage and confidence from.

In order to teach these ignorant Koreans a lesson, the Volunteer Army launched the Battle of Jincheng, concentrating superior forces to launch a fierce attack on the puppet army.

The Volunteer Army assembled five armies of the 20th Corps and, with the cooperation of the 9th Army of the 24th Corps, launched a fierce attack on the main force of the puppet army in the Jincheng area.

The battle lasted for about half a month. The volunteers quickly broke through the enemy's defense line on a battlefield with a front width of 25 kilometers.

The enemy's carefully constructed defense line was like paper under the fierce attack of the Volunteer Army.

The four main divisions of the puppet army were completely defeated and retreated in a panic.

The Volunteer Army advanced southward for dozens of kilometers, directly straightening the front line in the area south of Jincheng.

In this battle, the Volunteer Army achieved brilliant results, killing, wounding, and capturing more than 50,000 puppet troops.

Such huge casualties in just half a month finally woke up the Koreans.

This time, these Koreans truly witnessed the power of the Volunteer Army and no longer dared to have any unreasonable thoughts.

Thinking that if they continued to fight, not only would they not gain any advantage, but they might even lose their current territory, after being beaten up, these Koreans had no choice but to return to the negotiating table obediently.

A few days after the Battle of Jincheng ended, representatives of both sides successfully signed an armistice agreement.

Admiral Clark, commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces and commander-in-chief of the US Far East, left a classic sentence when signing.

"I was the first American commander to sign an armistice without victory."

After two years and nine months of bloody fighting, the brave volunteer soldiers finally achieved the great victory in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea.

After the official ceasefire, Li Guotao and the soldiers of the task force retreated to the rear for rest.

Li Moyin called Li Guotao over and said with a smile: "We have received an order from the headquarters to let us rest here for a few days and then return home."

Li Guotao smiled and said, "The war is over, and there is really no need for us to stay here."

"Then go back as soon as possible! I haven't been back for almost three years since I entered the court."

"Three years have passed in the blink of an eye! Time flies so fast. I miss home for a long time."

Li Moyin smiled and said, "During this period, I have been back several times. Now the motherland is also working hard to develop, and the development is very fast, it can be said to be changing with each passing day."

"All the credit goes to the volunteers on the front line. If it weren't for the volunteers keeping the enemy out of the country, the country would not have the opportunity for stable development."

Li Guotao nodded and said, "We also suffered heavy casualties in this war." "But knowing that the motherland is developing well, all these efforts are worth it."

“I can’t wait to go back now.”

Speaking of this, Li Guotao couldn't help feeling a little sad, because there were so many outstanding soldiers who stayed here forever and they could never return to their motherland.

However, Li Guotao believed that their spirits in heaven would surely see the motherland growing stronger and creating a prosperous China.

A few days later, Li Guotao and the soldiers of the task force took a train and embarked on their journey back home.

The war was over, and this time I didn't have to worry about being bombed by enemy planes when taking the train.

The journey was very smooth and after returning to China, Li Guotao was very excited.

Li Guotao was very pleased to see that the country was indeed developing well and there was a thriving scene everywhere, which had changed a lot compared to before entering North Korea.

However, Li Guotao also understood that he was about to leave this world.

According to the previous system prompts, as long as you complete the task, you can leave this world directly.

However, Li Guotao had not received any reminder that the task had been completed, which made him a little worried.

This system won’t break down!
The system's mission is to complete the tasks assigned by the Operations Department.

When they set out, the mission given to them by the Operations Department was to protect Li Moyin and assist him in completing the mission.

And now that the war is over, the task force's mission has been accomplished, and so has its mission.

Why the system prompt never comes.

Although he was reluctant to leave his comrades who had fought side by side with him in this world, Li Guotao knew that he did not belong to this world and still wanted to leave here as soon as possible and return to his own world.

However, the system prompt never came, and Li Guotao had no choice but to keep waiting.

The speed of trains in that era was still very slow, and the train had to change trains three times along the way. After a few days, Li Guotao was about to vomit from riding the train.

Fortunately, we finally arrived in the capital.

Li Guotao and the other six people were arranged to stay in the guesthouse again, and they specifically asked for the room they had stayed in before.

The only thing that made Li Guotao feel fortunate was that they all came back alive. Although what they encountered in this life was even more dangerous, they had managed to survive so many storms. It was a blessing in disguise.

Li Guotao was lying on the bed, preparing to have a good rest.

Wu Qianli came up and asked, "Since we are all back, does that mean we are leaving?"

Li Guotao nodded slightly.

Wu Qianli sighed and said, "I'm leaving now, and I'm really reluctant to leave."

Li Guotao explained: "Even if the six of us leave, this world will continue to have the six of us."

“It’s like we left the world of Changjin Lake, but in that world, there are still six of us.”

"Forget it. I can't explain this myself."

"I just want to go back to my original world now."

Wu Qianli and others seemed to understand it vaguely, and in fact Li Guotao himself didn't quite understand it either.

However, Li Guotao still wanted to leave as soon as possible.

[Ding Dong~! Congratulations on successfully completing the system task and receiving a system reward. ]

At this time, the system prompt that Li Guotao had been waiting for finally came.

The mission is finally complete.

Li Moyin went to the headquarters to report on his work. It seemed that only at this step could he be considered to have truly completed the task.

Li Guotao was worried before that this broken system was broken, but now it seems that his worries were unnecessary.

Li Guotao excitedly instructed the system: "Open the gift package immediately."

The system task was completed and Li Guotao received a system reward.

Now Li Guotao also urgently wants to know what good things this system will reward.

[Ding Dong~! Congratulations on successfully opening the system gift package. The rewards you received are as follows. ]

[Ding Dong~! Congratulations on getting a time travel card. ]

[Travel Card: Once the host dies, this card will automatically activate, and the host will have another chance to travel to another world. ]

[Ding Dong~! Congratulations on successfully obtaining two resurrection cards. ]

[Resurrection card: Once the host dies in a certain world, he can choose to use this card to revive on the spot. 】

[Ding Dong~! Congratulations on successfully obtaining five Da Huan Dan. ]

[Da Huan Dan: The host can choose to use this pill after being injured. After using it, the host's injuries will be restored immediately. 】

A crisp system prompt sounded, and the ultimate reward this time seemed to be better than last time.

A time travel card is equivalent to an extra life. Even if you die in a certain world, you can travel through time again.

The resurrection card is even better, as it allows you to resurrect on the spot, and there are two of them, which is equivalent to two more lives.

As for the Dahuan Dan, the effect is also quite good.

According to the system's explanation, as long as one is injured, no matter how serious the injury is, as long as it is not the kind of injury that can kill instantly, taking the elixir can instantly restore one to his original state.

And there are exactly five Dahuan Dan.

These things are life-saving!

Li Guotao was ecstatic. With these things, his life would be basically safe no matter which world he traveled to in the future.

Of course, every world you travel through is so dangerous, so it’s best not to be too reckless.

After all, these props are limited. If they are used up, you might really die, and then there will be no hope of going back.

So no matter which world he goes to, Li Guotao still has to work hard to complete the mission and strive to survive and get the chance to travel through time. Not only can he get rewards, but the chance of returning to the original world will also be greater.

[Ding Dong~! Your mission in this world has been completed. You can leave this world at any time.]

[Excuse me, are you going to leave this world now? ]

Li Guotao was feeling happy when the system notification sounded again.

Li Guotao sighed: "All good things must come to an end. It's time to leave."

"I choose to leave this world immediately!"

(End of this chapter)