Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 46 There is simply not enough money to spend!
Li Guotao saw Wu Qianli and Mei Sheng coming over, and hurriedly went to greet them, saying with a smile: "Captain, these Americans are really generous. We have gained a lot this time and seized a lot of spoils."

Wu Qianli smiled and nodded, then said, "We just received an order from our superiors that our Seventh Company should retreat, rest and wait for orders."

"Retreat?"

Li Guotao was slightly stunned and didn't react for a moment.

Mei Sheng explained: "It will be dawn soon. You must know how powerful the enemy's planes and artillery are."

"It would be very disadvantageous for us to launch an attack during the day, so the general attack on Xinxingli will be scheduled tonight."

"Our Seventh Company is the spearhead company of our regiment. We will launch a general attack together with friendly forces. So today, we need to find a hidden place to rest and recuperate. Only when we have enough energy will we have the strength to fight the foreign devils at night."

That's it!

Li Guotao suddenly realized, and he was also very much looking forward to the upcoming battle.

And in this general attack, he must complete a mission and seize the flag of the Polar Bear Regiment.

If the mission fails, the system will issue a more difficult mission, which will be troublesome.

Li Guotao was not worried that the enemy would run away with the military flag, but he was worried that the credit would be taken away by others. If the system judged that the mission had failed, he would suffer a great loss.

Therefore, this battle is crucial for Li Guotao.

Wu Qianli continued, "Let the soldiers replenish their ammunition and food, and hand over the rest of the spoils to the regiment headquarters."

"Hurry up and retreat as soon as possible to rest."

"Yes!"

At Wu Qianli's command, the soldiers immediately got busy.

By daybreak, the Seventh Company had retreated to the distant mountains and hid in a forest to rest.

A lot of spoils were seized in this battle, and the soldiers were also given some food, so they finally had a full meal.

After eating and drinking, the soldiers huddled together to sleep and recuperate.

Looking at his comrades falling asleep one by one around him, Li Guotao was not in a hurry to go to bed.

Li Guotao gained a lot from the battle at night. He had spent some points when cleaning the battlefield before, and now he has nearly three thousand points left.

Li Guotao planned to spend all these points, after all, this thing would not produce offspring if kept.

What's more, there is a bigger battle waiting for him after dark, so as long as everything goes well, Li Guotao doesn't have to worry about not earning points.

Li Guotao hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to exchange most of his points for cotton-padded clothes and quilts.

The reason is very simple. In the Battle of Changjin Lake, more than 30,000 people of the Ninth Corps were frozen to death or frostbitten, and the non-combat casualties far exceeded the combat casualties.

Although Li Guotao also wanted to exchange some advanced weapons and equipment, given the current situation, exchanging weapons and equipment is not cost-effective at all.

As the trump card of the Volunteer Army, the Ninth Corps was not too short of light weapons. Although it could not compare with the US Army, it was not as difficult as during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, when there was a shortage of guns and bullets, with several people sharing one gun and each gun having only a few bullets.

Therefore, the Ninth Corps is not in urgent need of these light weapons now, and there is no shortage of ammunition either. After all, the battle has just begun, and the ammunition carried by the troops can sustain them for a few days without any problem.

If you want to exchange for advanced weapons and equipment, such as tanks, cannons, etc.

With less than three thousand points, you can exchange for two tanks or several heavy artillery.

This equipment played a small role on the battlefield, and these heavy equipment were inconvenient to transport. The enemy's planes were very powerful. Captain Yang's artillery battalion, with more than a dozen heavy artillery pieces, were all blown up before they even reached the battlefield.

Even if they were not bombed, these weapons and equipment would have a very limited effect. One thousand points could be exchanged for one thousand sets of cotton-padded clothes and quilts, and one thousand sets of cotton-padded clothes and quilts could save at least two thousand people from freezing to death or frostbite, which meant that the Ninth Corps could increase its combat effectiveness by two thousand people and avoid more non-combat casualties.

So he only needs to spend more than 2,000 points to save five or six thousand people.

As far as Li Guotao could remember, there were four recorded ice sculpture companies in the Ninth Corps.

The entire company was frozen to death on the battlefield, and remained in fighting shape until their death, becoming an "eternal monument."

For these ice sculpture companies, would it be more useful to airdrop some advanced weapons to them, or to airdrop dozens of sets of cotton clothes and quilts?

no doubt!

Dozens of sets of cotton-padded clothes and quilts can save a company. If this company does not become an ice sculpture company, it can block more enemies from breaking through, allowing the volunteer army to achieve greater results.

This is far more important than exchanging a few pieces of heavy equipment or advanced weapons.

If everyone freezes to death, then everything will be gone.

If the people are there, without weapons and equipment, they can still seize the enemy's.

After making up his mind, Li Guotao opened the system page.

Through the map of the airdrop system, Li Guotao could check the distribution of the volunteer army's troops in the entire Changjin Lake area.

However, I can only see the general situation and cannot see the specific situation clearly.

Li Guotao found the positions of some troops that continued to carry out flanking maneuvers to the enemy's rear, and airdropped cotton clothes and quilts to these troops.

However, Li Guotao also exchanged some food this time. After all, many troops were behind enemy lines and had run out of food. Food was relatively cheap, and it would not cost many points to exchange some food.

In addition to food, Li Guotao also exchanged fifteen bazookas, each equipped with a rocket.

The enemy was equipped with a large number of tanks, which were also weapons that the Volunteer Army urgently needed.

Unfortunately, the points were limited and most of them were used to redeem cotton coats.

After the exchange was completed, Li Guotao directly used the system's airdrop function to airdrop these supplies and equipment to several troops on the front line.

This way of dispersing the airdrops won’t attract too much attention.

Moreover, Li Guotao had already distributed thousands of sets of cotton-padded clothes and quilts.

Now Li Guotao is unable to judge which troop is needed and which troop is not.

Therefore, dispersing the distribution can also avoid mistakes and allow more people in need of cotton clothes and quilts to receive support.

Looking at the few dozen points left, Li Guotao smiled bitterly.

It's true that you only regret not having enough money when you have to spend it!
Given the current situation, no matter how many points you have, it will not be enough to spend. There is simply not enough to spend.

Li Guotao sighed helplessly, closed his eyes and gradually fell asleep.

There is no point in being anxious now. The right thing to do is to rest your spirit and wait until night to kill more enemies and earn more points.

In the distance, there were explosions, like bursts of muffled thunder exploding in the sky.

After dawn, the enemy dispatched a large number of aircraft and used all their artillery to launch a massive bombardment on the volunteer army positions around Xinxingli.

(End of this chapter)