Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 41 A battle of wits and courage!

After a round of fierce artillery bombardment, the US military soon launched an attack.

Under the cover of two tanks, dozens of infantrymen rushed out of their positions and launched an attack on Hill 1286.

Li Guotao was lying on a hillside, looking at the situation in the distance. As the enemy continued to advance, Li Guotao was the first to discover the problem.

“Why are there only so few people?”

Li Guotao couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart. At this time, he saw Wu Qianli and Mei Sheng also came to a place not far away, observing the situation of the enemy.

Li Guotao quietly moved over.

"Captain, it seems the enemy has only sent out two tanks and an infantry platoon!"

Wu Qianli also saw this situation at this time and said casually: "This should be just a tentative attack by the enemy!"

Li Guotao had some suspicions before, but he was not sure.

Wu Qianli was experienced and saw through the enemy's plan at a glance.

Mei Sheng asked: "What should we do?"

Wu Qianli ordered: "Fight them back, but be careful not to expose too much firepower."

"understand!"

Meisheng nodded, turned and left.

Not long after, a burst of artillery fire suddenly sounded from Ground 1286.

"Chirp chirp chirp~!"

The mortar shell flew directly towards the enemy with a sharp whistling sound, and landed accurately among the infantry behind the tank.

"Boom~! Boom~!"

A violent explosion sounded, and the enemy troops were immediately blown to pieces, with many casualties.

After being bombarded, the two tanks immediately turned their turrets and began shelling Hill 1286.

The enemy infantry decisively withdrew from the battle, and the enemy tanks fired two shots and retreated in disgrace.

After a round of rapid firing, Lei Gong and his men moved to a safe place with the mortar.

Not long after, the whistling sound of artillery shells was heard again in the distance.

Heavy artillery shells flew continuously to the positions near Hill 1286, and violent explosions continued to sound.

This time the enemy's artillery bombardment became more intense, and the shells kept falling down as if they were free.

One position after another was engulfed in a sea of ​​fire.

Fortunately, the soldiers of the Seventh Company were well prepared and all hid in a safe place to avoid the artillery fire.

Because the soldiers were hiding in the enemy's blind spot, although the enemy's artillery fire was fierce, it did not cause any casualties to the Seventh Company.

Lieutenant Colonel Riley held up a telescope to observe the situation on the battlefield, and then ordered: "Attack with all your strength."

"If the enemy mortars on Hill 1286 dare to show up again, we will directly cover the hill with artillery fire."

"The infantry will first take down the surrounding enemy positions, then concentrate all their efforts on attacking Hill 1286."

"Yes sir!"

Following a command from Lieutenant Colonel Riley, 12 tanks and more than infantrymen immediately rushed out of the US military position and rushed towards the position of the Seventh Company with great momentum.

Li Guotao crawled out from the place where he was hiding from the artillery fire, carefully climbed to a position with a wide field of vision, and secretly observed the situation on the battlefield.

"Da da da~!"

Intensive gunfire rang out, and the enemy tanks advanced forward while beginning to suppress fire at suspicious locations.

Li Guotao observed for a while and quickly shrank back. A string of dense bullets hit nearby, splashing up clouds of dust.

Li Guotao took a deep breath, then crouched down and ran to Wu Qianli.

"Captain, the enemy has sent out twelve tanks and a large number of infantry.

Wu Qianli frowned even deeper.

Li Guotao said: "The enemy's firepower is too strong, and it is difficult to deal with so many tanks. If we fight hard, there will inevitably be heavy casualties."

Mei Sheng said: "Li Guotao is right. The terrain on the mountain is dangerous and the enemy tanks can't get up there at all."

"With Changgui and Leigong guarding here, there shouldn't be any problems."

The situation was urgent. Wu Qianli had no time to hesitate. He made a prompt decision and said, "Retreat! Retreat to the mountains to the west." "Yes!"

Mei Sheng responded and then passed the order on.

Under the cover of night, the soldiers retreated to the mountains in the west.

Wu Qianli also notified Lei Gong and others on the mountain through the Osprey whistle.

He Changgui lay down behind a big rock and said to Lei Gong, "Did the company commander and his men retreat?"

Lei Gong said: "The terrain on the mountain is dangerous, and their tanks can't get up. With dozens of us, it's no problem to hold the position."

"Captain, if they retreat to the periphery, they can help us contain some of the enemies."

"The main force will be here soon, we just need to hold on for a while."

He Changgui nodded, and then ordered the soldiers to prepare for battle.

Lei Gong warned: "Be careful of those captives."

He Changgui said: "Don't worry, Lei Gong, we have someone watching them! These guys are quite honest and won't cause any trouble."

A hint of ruthlessness appeared on Lei Gong's face, and he said, "If they dare to take advantage of the chaos to cause trouble, just kill them."

"Yes!"

Wu Qianli led the soldiers to retreat voluntarily. The enemy did not encounter any resistance and quickly rushed up and surrounded Hill 1286.

"Report to the commander, a group of enemies has retreated to the mountains to the west."

The captain who led the attack observed the situation and then ordered: "No need to pursue, our goal is to capture Hill 1286."

"The tanks provide cover fire, and the infantry will immediately attack the mountain."

“Yes sir!”

Following the captain's order, the twelve tanks dispersed, aimed their black gun muzzles at the suspicious targets on the mountain and began to fire.

Machine guns also started firing, and dense bullets flew towards the positions on the mountain like raindrops.

The bullets hit the rocks, splashing up pieces of debris.

He Changgui hid behind a big rock and shouted loudly: "Thunder God, the foreign devils' firepower is too strong."

Lei Gong, who was hiding not far away, shouted, "Keep calm, no matter how powerful their tanks are, they can't climb up."

"Let their infantry get closer before you attack."

"Yes!"

……

"Captain, they didn't catch up!"

Wu Qianli lay on a hillside, observing the situation in the distance. Sure enough, he found that the enemies did not pursue them, but were besieging Hill 1286 with all their strength.

Li Guotao volunteered and shouted, "I'll go!"

Pinghe said, not wanting to be outdone, "I'll go too!"

Wu Qianli reminded: "Wait a minute! I am a soldier."

"To!"

Wu Qianli ordered: "You platoon should disperse immediately, find safe terrain to hide, and provide fire cover for the sharpshooter."

"Remember, everyone should stay safe and don't act rashly."

"Yes!"

Li Guotao and others responded quickly.

Then dozens of soldiers dispersed, looked for advantageous terrain, lay on the ground, and raised their guns.

Because it was night, the position of sharpshooters like Li Guotao was exposed as soon as they opened fire.

At that time, they will inevitably be subjected to enemy machine gun fire or even tank gun bombardment.

The dozens of soldiers in a row are there to provide them with cover and disperse the enemy's firepower to ensure their safety.

Wu Qianli was also not idle. He began to observe the surrounding terrain. He was also thinking that if the enemy was provoked and really chased after them, they could try to use the terrain advantage as much as possible and try to eliminate more enemies.

Enemy tanks, in particular, are difficult to deal with. You can only make full use of the terrain advantage and cooperate with bazookas and recoilless guns to destroy them. However, if there are too many enemy tanks, you must be cautious.

(End of this chapter)