Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 42 Lure the enemy deeper!

Li Guotao hid behind a big rock, raised his rifle and quickly locked onto an enemy soldier in the distance.

The enemy soldier was operating the anti-aircraft machine gun on the roof of the car and firing at Hill 1286.

"Bang~!"

A crisp gunshot was heard and the bullet flew past quickly.

With a "Puff!" sound, blood splattered and the hot bullet penetrated the back of the enemy soldier's head. The dog's head exploded like a watermelon that was hit hard.

Li Guotao acted quickly and fired a second shot, shooting another enemy in the head.

Then Li Guotao quickly hid behind a big rock, and the soldiers' sneak attack from behind also attracted the enemy's attention.

Soon several tanks turned their guns and started firing at this side, and the tank guns also began to fire.

However, dozens of soldiers were scattered in different places, and all hid in safe locations.

In addition, the distance was too far, and the enemy's machine guns and even tank guns posed no threat to them at all.

In fact, most of the soldiers just fired randomly to attract enemy fire while ensuring their own safety.

After all, it is difficult for ordinary people to hit the target at this distance.

The only one who can really kill the enemy is the pervert Li Guotao. Even if it is Pinghe, at this distance at night, it depends on luck to hit the target.

But Li Guotao was different. Relying on his superb marksmanship, he constantly changed positions and made consecutive attacks while ensuring safety.

One shot and one kill, basically every bullet hits the target.

At the same time, a large number of enemy infantrymen climbed up to Hill 1286 cautiously with guns in hand.

Although part of the firepower was tied down, the enemy's bullets and artillery shells continued to fall on the defenders' positions. The powerful firepower made the soldiers dare not show their heads easily.

Lei Gong secretly observed the situation below the mountain and loudly ordered: "Keep calm and wait until the enemy is close before attacking."

Seeing that there was no movement on the mountain, the enemy thought that the volunteers were suppressed by firepower. Their morale was greatly boosted and they quickened their pace and rushed towards the mountain.

Lei Gong saw the right moment and suddenly shouted loudly: "Brothers! It's time to eat!"

After hearing Lei Gong's order, the soldiers picked up the grenades, pulled the fuse, and threw them down with all their might.

In an instant, dozens of grenades, emitting black smoke, flew down from the mountain and landed at the feet of the enemy one after another.

Seeing this scene, the attacking enemies were all terrified and tried to escape in panic, but it was too late.

"Boom~! Boom~!"

Violent explosions rang out one after another, and the enemy troops rushing in the front were immediately blown to the ground, with many killed and wounded.

Soon, a second round of grenade rain came over.

"Boom~! Boom~!"

As the explosions sounded, the surrounding area was instantly covered by artillery fire. Some of the enemy troops were torn into pieces, while others were thrown out like rotten sacks and rolled down the mountain.

"Suppressive fire~!"

"Continue the attack~!"

The enemy officer shouted at the top of his lungs.

Dense bullets and artillery shells flew onto the mountain continuously.

However, all the soldiers hid in a safe place, and although the enemy's firepower was fierce, it did not cause too many casualties to them.

The enemy continued to climb up the mountain cautiously, and as a result, more than a dozen grenades were thrown out.

Seven or eight of the people who rushed forward were blown up. Because the U.S. troops were attacking from above and the terrain was limited, they could not throw their grenades upwards.

The volunteers were in a dominant position and could easily throw grenades into the crowd.

The attacking enemy suffered heavy losses. They could not advance at all and continuing to fight would be a futile act. The enemy soldiers hiding behind were so frightened that they turned around and fled in panic.

Lieutenant Colonel Riley could not help but curse: "Fuck, these idiots are useless. They are more likely to cause trouble than to help."

An officer nearby said, "Sir, the mountain is in a dangerous position and is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is indeed difficult to attack it."

"But according to preliminary estimates, there aren't too many enemies on the mountain."

"It's the main enemy force that fled westwards, hiding in the distance and attacking us, that's really abominable."

Lieutenant Colonel Riley asked, "You mean, we should deal with the main enemy force in the west first?"

"Yes!"

The enemy officer replied: "We can't attack Hill 1286, and we don't think they dare to come down. We only need to send a small number of troops to keep an eye on them."

"Concentrate superior forces to pursue the main force of the enemy fleeing westwards and try to destroy them, or at least drive them away. This way we can focus all our efforts on attacking Hill 1286 without any worries."

"There should only be a few dozen enemy troops on the mountain. Even if we kill them a little bit, we can wipe them out. It's only a matter of time before we take Hill 1286."

Lieutenant Colonel Riley pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "You are right, let's do as you say."

"Leave some troops behind to guard Hill 1286 to prevent the enemy from launching an attack on the mountain."

"Concentrate superior forces to pursue westward and drive away all those cunning enemies."

“Yes sir!”

The officer responded quickly and turned to convey the order.

Lieutenant Colonel Riley did not think that the main force of the Volunteer Army in the west could be destroyed. In his opinion, the other side would definitely escape. After all, they ran very fast before and did not hesitate at all.

Lieutenant Colonel Riley's purpose was simply to drive them away so that they could continue to attack Hill 1286.

Even if they cannot take the hill now, they will have plenty of ways to deal with the volunteers on the mountain after daybreak.

Following Lieutenant Colonel Riley's order, twelve enemy tanks started moving again, forming an attack formation, covering more than one hundred enemy infantrymen, and began to advance westward.

Li Guotao killed an enemy soldier with one shot and then quickly slid down the hillside.

At this time, a series of dense bullets swept past, and a cloud of dust was splashed where Li Guotao had been hiding before.

Li Guotao shouted loudly: "The enemy is coming towards us."

After receiving the report, Wu Qianli loudly ordered: "The first platoon will withdraw from the battle immediately and continue to lead the enemy westward."

"Yes!"

Following Wu Qianli's order, the soldiers decisively gave up resistance and continued to retreat westward.

An enemy captain sitting in a jeep shouted into the walkie-talkie: "Keep chasing!"

"The tanks are in the front, and the infantry will follow. Catch up with them and destroy them."

“Yes sir!”

Under the captain's order, the enemy began to pursue the main force of the Seventh Company with all their might.

Little did they know that just now, Wu Qianli had already set up an ambush position in advance relying on the favorable terrain, waiting for the enemies to jump in.

The enemy naturally knew nothing about this. They relied on their tanks' thick skin and strong structure and were fearless.

(End of this chapter)