Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 70: Encircle and annihilate the th Marine Regiment with all our strength!

Major General Smith stared at the sand table in front of him, his face as dark as ink.

Colonel Bowser said cautiously: "Judging from the current situation, the enemy's offensive is too fierce and our army can no longer contain it."

"We can only retreat and reorganize our forces to fight the enemy in a decisive battle."

"However... Commander Mac repeatedly asked us to hold our ground and resist the enemy's counterattack to ensure victory in this battle."

"But as far as I know, not only in the Changjin Lake area, but even on the western front, the main force of the coalition forces has been counterattacked by hundreds of thousands of elite enemy troops, and is now showing signs of collapse."

Major General Smith's expression became even uglier, and he gritted his teeth and said, "No matter what, we must safely withdraw the troops to Hagaru-ri."

"I can't let my soldiers die. I have to withdraw. This is the wisest choice."

"Now, traces of the enemy's main force have appeared near Hagaru-ri. We have no choice."

"Even if God himself comes, he can't stop us from retreating."

"Get the 5th Marine Regiment out of the encirclement as soon as possible and retreat to Hagaru-ri."

"Send a telegram to the Navy and ask them to send fighter planes to fully assist our army in the battle."

“We must minimize the losses!”

“Yes sir!”

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Under the command of Major General Smith, the 1st Marine Division launched a fierce attack on the Volunteer Army positions at Deokdong Pass.

The 5th Marine Regiment within the encirclement attacked southward with all its might, and the 7th Marine Regiment, which had retreated to the south, immediately turned around and launched an attack after receiving the order to support the 5th Marine Regiment.

At the same time, all the planes on the enemy aircraft carriers were dispatched to fully support the 1st Marine Division and launched a fierce bombing on the Volunteer Army positions in the Dedong Pass area.

The battle raged around Dedong Pass and was extremely brutal.

Under the enemy's indiscriminate bombardment, the volunteer soldiers guarding the positions suffered heavy casualties. However, the brave soldiers did not flinch at all, and desperately held their positions and blocked the enemy, causing huge casualties to the enemy.

On an unknown hill near Dedong Pass, charred bodies were lying in disarray on the hillside.

The entire hilltop was bombed into a scorched earth, and the flames had not yet been extinguished in some places.

A large number of enemy soldiers rushed up aggressively with guns in hand.

As the ace force of the United States, the 1st Marine Division has quite strong combat effectiveness.

Many of these soldiers are veterans who have experienced the baptism of World War II, have rich combat experience and strong fighting effectiveness.

Under the command of the officers, a large number of soldiers, holding guns, rushed quickly towards the top of the mountain.

"Da da da~!"

Intensive gunfire rang out, and suddenly a rain of hot bullets flew down from the mountain.

The enemy soldiers rushing in the front were knocked down in an instant.

However, these foreign devils, who were blood-thirsty, did not retreat. They fired back at the mountain to suppress the firepower of the volunteers, while continuing to attack towards the top of the mountain.

Under the powerful firepower suppression of the enemy, the volunteers on the mountain were gradually suppressed. The soldiers fought desperately, but the enemy's firepower was too fierce. The brave volunteer soldiers fell one after another under the enemy's guns.

The enemy soldiers swarmed up and continued to pour to the top of the mountain.

At this moment, a dark shadow suddenly jumped out from the position. This person was a volunteer soldier. His uniform was tattered, covered with mud and pitch black. His face was also blackened by gunpowder smoke, as if he had just crawled out of a coal pile.

"Grandpa will fight you~!"

The volunteer soldier roared, pulled the fuse of the cluster grenade in his arms, and rushed into the enemy crowd without hesitation.

These foreign devils were all frightened and turned around and ran away, but it was too late.

"Boom~!"

A loud explosion was heard, and the volunteer soldiers died heroically. More than 20 enemies were also blown away, either dead or injured.

Similar scenes are constantly being played out on battlefields everywhere.

The brave volunteer soldiers relied on their iron will and used their flesh and blood to tenaciously resist the enemy's fierce attacks.

On a battlefield a few miles away, a loud charge horn suddenly sounded.

Taking advantage of the gaps in the enemy's bombing, the volunteers launched a fierce counterattack.

A large number of volunteer soldiers braved the enemy's hail of bullets and rushed to the road at the foot of the mountain without hesitation.

Amid the dense gunfire, soldiers continued to fall on the way to the charge.

The brave soldiers continued to rush forward one after another. Even if they were shot, as long as they did not sacrifice themselves, they would continue to crawl towards the enemy. No one retreated even a single step.

A large number of soldiers rushed onto the road like a tide. Holding explosive packs or cluster grenades, they rushed directly towards the enemy's tanks and armored vehicles.

"Boom~!"

"Boom~!"

Violent explosions rang out one after another, enemy tanks and armored vehicles were destroyed one after another, and the road was in chaos.

The enemy troops were beaten and fled in all directions, suffering heavy casualties.

The fierce battle lasted from morning to evening. Although the 5th Marine Regiment fought desperately to break out, it was still unable to open a breakthrough and meet up with the 7th Marine Regiment.

As the sky gradually darkened, the enemy soldiers of the 5th Marine Regiment in the encirclement became desperate, as if they saw the end of the world coming.

Colonel Murray, commander of the 5th Marine Regiment, was forced to order his troops to abandon the attack, switch to defense on the spot, and wait for rescue.

However, at this moment, the old guy has not yet realized that there is no possibility of rescue.

After dark, the 20th Army Headquarters immediately ordered a full-scale attack on the th Marine Regiment within the encirclement.

Almost all of the main forces of the 20th Army were put into combat, except for a part that prevented the th Marine Regiment outside from continuing to launch attacks.

The rest of the troops simultaneously launched a fierce attack on the 5th Marine Regiment. In the darkness, the loud charge horns resounded throughout the battlefield.

The deafening shouts of killing reached the sky, and the brave volunteer soldiers rushed towards the enemy from all directions, like waves, constantly impacting the enemy's defensive positions.

Under the fierce offensive of the Volunteer Army, the enemy's resistance gradually collapsed.

When the news reached the enemy headquarters in Hagaru-ri, Major General Smith slumped down in his chair and said in despair: "The Fifth Marine Regiment is finished!"

Colonel Bowser next to him said: "As long as we can hold on until dawn, there may still be a chance."

"We have contacted the Air Force and requested them to send air support."

“I believe there should still be a chance.”

Major General Smith said helplessly: "Remember last night the Air Force also sent a group of bombers to support the Polar Bear Regiment, what was the result?"

"All the bombs were dropped on their own people. Those bastards in the Air Force are just a bunch of complete idiots."

Colonel Bowser said helplessly: "It was just an accident after all. It was dark and the planes on the aircraft carrier could not take off. We can only rely on the Air Force to provide air support."

Major General Smith waved his hand helplessly and said, "Let them hold on with all their strength, and the rest can only be left to God's blessing."

(End of this chapter)