Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 40 The Polar Bear Group’s counterattack!
Xinxingli, the headquarters of the Polar Bear Group!

Colonel McLean stared at the map in front of him with a deep frown. A staff officer beside him was introducing the current war situation to him.

At this time, an officer ran over and said, "Report to the commander, Hill 1286 has been lost?"

"Que?"

"The reinforcements were ambushed by the enemy halfway and suffered heavy losses. Hill 1286 was also occupied by the enemy."

McLean's face darkened instantly, and he asked in disbelief, "How is this possible? Hill 1286 is strategically located and easy to defend but difficult to attack. How could it be lost?"

The officer replied helplessly: "The specific situation cannot be confirmed. The only thing that can be confirmed is that the enemy has indeed occupied Hill 1286."

"Fake~!"

McClane couldn't help but curse, and said viciously: "This bunch of rubbish is just a bunch of good-for-nothings."

"Immediately organize troops to counterattack Hill 1286 and recapture the position for me."

“Yes sir!”

The adjutant came over with a cup of coffee and said, "Sir, your coffee is ready."

Colonel McLean took the coffee and took a sip.

At this time, Lieutenant Colonel Feiss came over with several telegrams in his hand and said, "Sir, according to the current situation, on the flank of our entire 10th Army, on a front line that is dozens of kilometers long, there are at least tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of enemy main forces."

"And we have determined that these enemy troops are Chinese."

McClain frowned even deeper and said, "That's for sure. It's impossible for the Northern Dynasty to have so many troops?"

"I still remember that just a few days ago, General Mike vowed that they would not intervene in this war on a large scale."

"Now it seems that General Mike was too fanciful."

Lieutenant Colonel Feiss nodded slightly and said, "Who would have thought that they would dare to join the war? After all, their civil war has not yet completely ended. I heard that the situation in their country is very bad."

"Under these circumstances, they still dare to send troops. It's simply crazy."

Colonel McLean turned his head and took a look at the military flag hanging on the wall.

It is embroidered with a bald eagle with its wings spread and a ribbon in its beak, with the words "For the Motherland!" written on it.

Two eagle claws, one holding an olive branch and the other holding a handful of arrows.

Written below is the unit’s number—31st Infantry Regiment.

And right above the eagle's head, there is an embroidered polar bear.

Yes, this is the flag of the Polar Bear Regiment. It was awarded by the president of the time when they participated in the Siberia expedition decades ago and made great contributions. This is also the highest honor of the Polar Bear Regiment.

Lieutenant Colonel Feiss continued, "In addition, there are more and more enemies near Xinxingli. Preliminary estimates show that there is at least one enemy division. They are gradually approaching Xinxingli from different directions, and many positions on the periphery have been lost."

Meiklein stared at the military flag and said through gritted teeth, "Then send these lunatics to hell."

"Order all troops to gradually shrink their defense lines, hold fast to Xinxingli, and be ready to launch a counterattack at any time."

"Hold on until dawn, then call for air force support and launch a counterattack. I want to see what these lunatics are capable of!"

“Yes sir!”

……

Under McLean's order, Lieutenant Colonel Riley, commander of the 3rd Battalion, hurried to a forward position.

As soon as Lieutenant Colonel Riley jumped out of the jeep, several officers immediately surrounded him.

"Sir, the attacking force is ready for battle and can counterattack Hill 1286 at any time."

"Preliminary judgment shows that the enemy occupying the high ground has a maximum of one battalion of troops."

Lieutenant Colonel Riley frowned slightly and asked, "How many people are there in one of their battalions?"

"About five hundred people!" "Five hundred people?"

Lieutenant Colonel Riley smiled contemptuously, "It should be easy to deal with."

"Yes, sir!"

A lieutenant said: "They are currently building fortifications near Hill 1286. Should we launch a counterattack?"

Lieutenant Colonel Riley asked, "Where's the artillery?"

A second lieutenant replied: "The 57th Field Artillery Battalion has been contacted and they can provide us with artillery support."

Lieutenant Colonel Riley ordered in a serious tone: "Notify them to open fire immediately!"

"After the artillery preparation is completed, the tanks will cover the infantry's attack. Defeat these ignorant guys and recapture Hill 1286 as soon as possible."

“Yes sir!”

Following Lieutenant Colonel Riley's order, rumbling sounds were soon heard from the enemy's artillery positions.

"Chirp chirp chirp~!"

Amid the piercing whistling sound, one shell after another streaked across the night sky like a meteor and first landed on the 1286 high ground.

"Boom~! Boom~!"

Violent explosions rang out one after another, flames rose into the sky, and soon the entire hilltop was covered in artillery fire.

Fortunately, He Changgui and Lei Gong had led the soldiers to hide on the reverse slope position, so the enemy's howitzers could not reach them.

However, the violent explosion made his ears buzz. Lei Gong couldn't help but say, "This cannon is still powerful. One shot is equivalent to several of ours."

He Changgui smiled and said, "Captain Yang likes this thing the most."

Lei Gong suddenly remembered something and said, "Weren't their cannons blown up by enemy planes before?"

"This time we can just grab a few and give them to them."

Although Lei Gong is the platoon leader of the artillery platoon, their company's artillery platoon can only be equipped with mortars, recoilless guns and the like.

As for heavy artillery with a caliber of more than 100 mm, they cannot use it even if they are given it.

If they are given a huge gun weighing several tons, then they don't have to do anything else. They may not be able to take care of the gun alone.

Therefore, the Seventh Company had seized heavy artillery in previous battles, and basically all of them were given to the artillery battalion of Battalion Commander Yang.

He Changgui said with a smile: "Captain Yang is most annoyed by our Seventh Company saying that their artillery battalion is supported by our Seventh Company."

"Hehe~!"

Lei Gong laughed and said, "That guy just said one thing and meant another. Every time we captured a heavy artillery piece, he acted like a grandson. Afterwards, he f*cking denied it. He just wanted to save face."

At this moment, dozens of prisoners were hiding in a depression and shivering.

Explosions continued to sound, and the entire mountain was shaking slightly.

Lieutenant Hall said in horror: "I'm really worried that those guys in the artillery will kill us with one shot!"

"We are huddled here now, and I swear it only takes one shell to drop and we will all go to God."

"It's fine if we're killed by our own artillery, but if we don't even have a body left, the officials won't treat us as missing! We won't even get death in action compensation, isn't that too unfair?"

An American soldier consoled him: "Don't worry, sir. The artillery battalion's cannons can't hit us from where we are now."

Since the enemy bombed the high ground first, this gave Wu Qianli and his men enough time to react.

At this moment, Wu Qianli had already commanded the soldiers to hide in a safe place.

(End of this chapter)