Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 47 The end is coming!

Xinxingli, the Polar Bear Regiment Headquarters.

McClane stared at the map in front of him and asked with a cold face, "How long will it take for all the troops to retreat to Xinxingli?"

Lieutenant Colonel Feiss replied: "The troops to the north and northeast of Xinxingli have received orders to retreat."

"It's just that the road has been destroyed by the enemy, and we have also encountered enemy attacks along the way. It is estimated that we may not be able to withdraw to Xinxingli until the afternoon."

McClain's face became even uglier, and he said, "Do you know what this means?"

Lieutenant Colonel Feiss was speechless for a moment.

Meiklein continued: "Do you think the enemy has stopped attacking? They are accumulating strength and preparing to attack at night."

"Tell them to speed up and retreat to Xinxingli as soon as possible, gather all the troops, and prepare to break out."

"Must be quick!"

“Yes sir!”

Lieutenant Colonel Feiss responded, and then said helplessly: "I'm afraid that even so, we can't evacuate Xinxingli and retreat to a safe place during the day today."

The muscles on McLean's face twitched, and he gritted his teeth and said, "That means we have to stay in Xinxing tonight."

Lieutenant Colonel Feiss replied: "If we retreat to the wilderness, once dark, the enemy will launch a full-scale attack, and our situation will be even more dangerous."

McLean couldn't help but curse, "Fuck! Then defend it. You have to defend Xinxingli for me no matter what."

"Before that, we need to recapture the commanding heights outside Xinxingli. Only in this way can we truly ensure the safety of Xinxingli, and we can leave here safely tomorrow."

McLean said as he tapped on the map, pointing out several high ground areas outside Xinxingli.

If these heights cannot be recaptured, once the Volunteer Army launches an attack from the southwest, west, northwest and other directions, it will be very disadvantageous to the US military.

Lieutenant Colonel Feiss quickly responded, "Yes sir!"

"The Air Force has assured us that they will fully cooperate with us in the operation."

"We will do our best to recapture these high ground and contain the enemy's attack."

Colonel McLean said seriously, "I don't want any more accidents to happen. We must complete this mission as soon as possible."

Lieutenant Colonel Feiss said, "Don't worry, sir."

Under McLean's command, the enemy forces near Xinxingli, the Polar Bear Regiment, that is, the 31st Regiment and part of the 32nd Regiment, began to concentrate their forces to launch a counterattack.

At the same time, the surrounded 20th and th Marine Regiments of the st Marine Division were almost surrounded by the th Army of the Volunteer Army.

After learning the specific situation, Major General Smith decisively ordered his troops to break out and retreat towards Haegaeyu-ri.

At this point, the main force of the US 10th Army on the eastern front had completely given up the attack and was preparing to retreat to the Hagaru-ri area to reorganize its troops and prepare for another battle.

In order to cover the troops' safe breakout, during the day, under the cover of enemy aircraft and artillery, the US 7th Division and the 1st Marine Division dispatched a large number of elite troops to launch a counterattack against the Volunteer Army.

The battle was extremely fierce on the battlefield that stretched for dozens of kilometers.

The brave volunteer soldiers faced the enemy's planes and artillery without any fear. They stubbornly stood firm in their respective positions, using their lives and blood to block the enemy's attack after attack.

The fierce fighting continued until the afternoon. Under the tenacious resistance of the volunteers, the enemy in Xinxingli suffered hundreds of casualties and ultimately failed to achieve McLean's strategic goal.

Inside the headquarters, Colonel McLean flew into a rage and scolded several of his officers.

"You bunch of rubbish have ruined the reputation of our Polar Bear Group."

An officer couldn't help but defend himself: "Sir, we also captured several positions."

McClain said angrily: "A few insignificant positions are useless. We couldn't even take these most important commanding heights."

"Once it gets dark and the enemy launches a full-scale attack, our situation will be very dangerous." Lieutenant Colonel Feiss said cautiously: "The enemy's resistance is too tenacious. We have tried our best, and their losses are greater than ours."

"But their losses were mainly caused by air force bombing."

McClane said angrily: "What's the use? The enemy has more troops than us? The little force they lose will not have any impact on them."

"I swear, at night their troops will surely rush over us in overwhelming numbers."

Lieutenant Colonel Feiss said: "Fortunately, our troops have all retreated to Xinxingli. Relying on the solid positions here, we have a strong firepower advantage and can completely withstand their attack."

"After all, they don't have too many heavy weapons. It's still very difficult to completely break through our defenses by relying on human wave tactics alone."

"As long as we can hold out until tomorrow, we can successfully withdraw from Xinxingli, break out to the south, and retreat to the Hagaru-ri area."

"According to the instructions of our superiors, the troops will be redeployed after retreating to Hagaru-ri. As long as we hold our defense line, we will soon be able to defeat these enemies and avenge today's humiliation."

McClane breathed a sigh of relief. He realized that it was meaningless to say anything now, and what Lieutenant Colonel Fess said seemed to be correct. Maybe everything was not that bad.

"Order all troops to stop attacking and go on the defensive."

"Notify the air force and have them continue bombing to deplete the enemy's forces."

"And we need more helicopters to transport the wounded!"

“Yes sir!”

Lieutenant Colonel Feiss quickly responded, "I'll do it right away."

McClane turned his head to look outside and thought to himself: As long as I can survive this night, everything will be fine!
Although he realized that tonight would be a cruel test for them, he did not realize that he would not be able to see tomorrow's sunrise.

He could never have dreamed that the military flag, which he regarded as the highest honor, would soon be used by the Volunteer Army as a steamed bun cloth.

……

Li Guotao and several soldiers lay on the hillside, looking at the sky in the distance.

Three US military helicopters slowly flew south.

Looking at these helicopters, Li Guotao was itching to take down one. If he could shoot down one, Mission Six would be completed.

Unfortunately, the distance is too far and I can’t reach it!
However, according to Li Guotao's plan, he might be able to take down a plane tonight and seize the flag of the Polar Bear Regiment, so that Task 6 and Task 7 can be completed at the same time.

Thinking of this, Li Guotao was very excited and was full of anticipation for tonight's battle.

Yu Congrong next to him suddenly said, "I heard that this thing is a new type of aircraft of the enemy, which can go straight up and down."

Although helicopters were invented during World War II, the technology was not very mature at the time and the number of them put into actual combat was relatively small. It was not until the Korean battlefield that they were truly put into large-scale combat.

Therefore, for most of the volunteer soldiers, this was the first time they saw a helicopter.

Li Guotao said: "Not only that! This thing can even hover!"

Yu Congrong said with a look of longing: "It would be great if we also had this thing. If we make this thing in the future, it will definitely be better than theirs."

Li Guotao nodded and said, "That day will come! It's only a matter of time."

No one believes this more firmly than Li Guotao. After all, he has witnessed the rise of his motherland.

Yu Congrong turned his head to look to the west, facing the setting sun and smiled.

"The sun is setting, and the foreigners have used up all their three axes. After dark, it will be our turn to take action."

The soldiers present were all very excited and looked forward to showing their skills in the next battle.

(End of this chapter)