Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 45: Heart-broken!

All the enemy's armored personnel carriers also turned around, stepped on the accelerator to the bottom, and fled into the distance.

Most of the enemy soldiers didn't have time to get on the bus and could only chase after it, cursing loudly.

But the foreigners driving the vehicles turned a deaf ear to it. They could not even hear the roar of the armored vehicles' engines. They could only hear the loud charge horns and the deafening shouts of killing coming from the distance.

The most important thing at this time is to escape, who can care about others!

Lieutenant Colonel Riley, who was in the distance, was so frightened by the human figures all over the mountains that he dropped the telescope in his hand.

"Retreat~!"

"Retreat immediately! Everyone retreat to Xinxingli."

When Lieutenant Colonel Riley gave the order, the enemy officers and soldiers around him breathed a sigh of relief. They were worried that Lieutenant Colonel Riley, this reckless man, would have a brain seizure and still want to resist! Wouldn't that be courting death?

Fortunately, this guy did not do so. Since the order to retreat had been issued, they had no more worries and rushed towards Xinxingli.

On the 1286 high ground, He Changgui shouted excitedly: "Thunder God, charge! Our main force has arrived!"

Lei Gong looked down the mountain and shouted, "What are you shouting for? My ears are not deaf yet!"

At this time, the enemy at the foot of the mountain had been completely defeated and retreated in panic towards Xinxingli.

Lei Gong made a prompt decision and shouted loudly: "Leave five people to guard the prisoners, and the rest of you rush down with me to kill these foreign devils."

"Yes~!"

"Comrades~! Come on!"

Under the leadership of Lei Gong, dozens of soldiers on the high ground also rushed down and launched an attack on the enemy.

Lieutenant Hall, who was captured, was terrified when he saw the shocking scene in the distance, and could not help but say something silently.

"Thank God, I'm lucky to be a prisoner."

Being a prisoner was indeed unfortunate, but compared with the American soldiers who were wiped out by the volunteers, they were so lucky. At least their lives were saved.

The heroic volunteer soldiers followed and killed the enemy all the way, leaving corpses all over the ground and inflicting heavy losses.

In the end, out of the hundreds of people led by Lieutenant Colonel Riley, only a few dozen managed to escape back to Xinxingli, and the rest were all wiped out.

The brave volunteer soldiers took advantage of the opportunity to occupy a large area of ​​positions in the southwest of Xinxingli and approached Xinxingli.

In Xinxingli, inside the Polar Bear Regiment headquarters, Colonel McLean punched the sand table in anger.

"Fake~!"

"Why are there so many enemies in the west?"

"Where is the 1st Marine Division? Where are their troops?"

Lieutenant Colonel Fess next to him groaned for a moment, pointed at the sand table and said, "According to the latest news we have received, the 1st Marine Division has also been besieged by the main force of the enemy."

"Preliminary judgment is that the enemy that appeared to our west came from the north, which is here, and cut off our connection with the 1st Marine Division."

McClane stared at the sand table with angry eyes, and said thoughtfully: "In other words, they want to divide and surround us, and then defeat us one by one."

Lieutenant Colonel Feith nodded and said, "Yes, sir."

"We are in a very dangerous situation now. Judging from the current situation, the enemy has deployed more than ten divisions, almost hundreds of thousands of troops, in the Changjin Lake area on the eastern front."

McLean's face became even gloomier, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Our 10th Army also has nearly troops."

Lieutenant Colonel Feiss said helplessly: "That includes all the logistical troops. We don't have that many combat troops." "And it also includes the South Korean Third Division. However, according to the latest news, the South Korean Third Division has been basically defeated by the Chinese and suffered heavy losses. It is estimated that it will not be able to form effective combat effectiveness."

"Fake~!"

McLean couldn't help cursing, "More than 20,000 men were defeated overnight. What kind of army is this?"

Lieutenant Colonel Feiss shrugged helplessly and said, "These Korean troops are originally a mob. Most of the soldiers are newly recruited soldiers. They have no combat effectiveness at all. They may be able to play a role in a favorable battle, but once they encounter a powerful enemy, they are completely vulnerable."

McClane sighed helplessly and said, "You're right. I shouldn't have had any expectations of them."

"Now our communication with the 1st Marine Division has been basically cut off, so we can only rely on ourselves."

"Immediately order all troops north and northeast of Xinxingli to retreat to Xinxingli and hold their ground until reinforcements arrive."

"Notify the division commander, we need support."

“Yes sir!”

Lieutenant Colonel Fess responded quickly.

Colonel McLean went on to say: "Also, it will be dawn soon. I hope to see our planes appear on the battlefield at dawn and bomb the surrounding enemy forces to curb their offensive."

"We need time to gather our troops in Xinxingli and then make plans."

Lieutenant Colonel Feiss said, "I will notify the Air Force immediately."

"It's just that...the Third Division of South Korea has been defeated. The enemy may go around to the rear of our army and completely cut off our retreat. In this way, we and the First Marine Division may be surrounded."

"So next we can only retreat, retreat southward, gather our forces, and organize to fight again."

"Xinxingli is definitely not going to be able to be defended."

Colonel McLean naturally understood the current situation and said helplessly: "Then we have to withdraw all the troops and retreat together to minimize the losses."

"So before that, we need to contain their offensive and block their attack."

"Otherwise, a hasty retreat would turn into a complete rout."

"By then, our Polar Bear Regiment, or even the entire Seventh Division, may be completely defeated. This is not the result I want to see."

"We have to hold on now."

“Yes sir!”

Lieutenant Colonel Feiss said quickly: "Please rest assured, sir, we will definitely achieve the final victory."

……

After capturing the outer positions of Xinxingli, the Volunteer Army temporarily stopped the attack.

Li Guotao and the soldiers began to clean up the battlefield and collect the spoils left behind by the enemy.

A battalion under Lieutenant Colonel Riley was completely defeated, suffered heavy losses, and abandoned a large amount of booty.

The Seventh Company also gained a lot, but for Li Guotao, the biggest gain was that they killed a lot of enemies this time. Li Guotao gained more than 3,000 points.

With these points, Li Guotao can exchange them for a large amount of supplies to support the troops, which will undoubtedly further enhance the strength of the Volunteer Army, which is naturally a good thing.

While cleaning the battlefield, Li Guotao also took the opportunity to purchase a batch of supplies from the system mall, and then randomly discarded them on various battlefields, disguising these supplies as trophies.

(End of this chapter)