Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 79 The decisive battle at Hagaru-ri!

At four o'clock in the afternoon of that day, the soldiers of the Seventh Company had already eaten, checked their weapons and ammunition, and made preparations for departure.

The messenger ran over and said to Wu Qianli, "Captain Wu, the regiment has ordered the Seventh Company to go to the front immediately and attack Hagaru-ri with the main force."

"understood!"

Wu Qianli responded, turned around and shouted, "Seventh Company, set off immediately."

"Yes!"

The soldiers responded loudly and with great momentum, and under the leadership of Wu Qianli, they rushed to the designated attack site together.

It gets dark earlier in winter, and it’s only about an hour away from dark.

The enemy's planes have just carried out a round of large-scale bombing. Unless something unexpected happens, the enemy will not carry out large-scale bombing again.

At least the planes on their aircraft carrier can no longer take off.

All the troops took action and began to make final preparations before the general attack.

Li Guotao said to several soldiers around him: "After the attack begins, everyone pay attention to safety."

"Yes!"

"Everyone behind me, follow me~!"

"Hurry~!"

Li Guotao, who was following the team, looked up in the direction of Hagaru-ri.

He knew that this would be a fierce battle and many soldiers might fall on the way to the charge and bleed on the battlefield.

However, we have no other choice but to do our best to win this battle and win this war.

Because only by victory can the Chinese people survive.

……

Inside the enemy headquarters in Hagaru-ri.

Major General Smith raised his wrist, glanced at his watch, sighed helplessly, and said, "I can feel that they are coming soon."

"I seem to have heard the magical charge horn."

Colonel Bowser said: "We are also ready for battle. We have complete fortifications in Xiajieyu. They are poorly equipped and may not be able to break through our defenses."

Major General Smith said with a worried look on his face: "Never underestimate our opponents. Haven't they created enough miracles?"

"How is the reinforcements?"

Smith was not sure he could hold on to Hagaru-ri, so he asked his superiors for help early on.

However, at this moment the enemy's forces on the eastern front were stretched thin, and the reinforcements that could be dispatched were pitifully few.

Colonel Bowser said: "The rear forces are also seriously insufficient. Under the coordination of the headquarters, a reinforced battalion of troops was urgently dispatched to support us. However, traces of enemy troops have been found behind us. In other words, the reinforcements may be blocked by the enemy."

"They dare not move out at night and can only march during the day. The enemy has already begun to destroy some roads in the rear."

"So at the earliest, they may not arrive until tomorrow evening. If they are slow, they may have to wait until the day after tomorrow."

Major General Smith asked: "The enemy troops that appeared behind us, are they North Korean guerrillas or Chinese?"

Colonel Bowser replied, "Both!"

"Fake~!"

Major General Smith frowned, cursed, and then said, "Notify the reinforcements and tell them to speed up and come here as soon as possible."

"If we encounter an attack, we must also clear out these small enemy units."

"Also, order the troops stationed in Gutu-ri, Jinheung-ri and other places along the way to find ways to eliminate these small enemy troops that have come around as much as possible."

“Yes sir!”

Colonel Bowser responded respectfully and turned to convey the order. Major General Smith stared at the sand table and sighed slightly.

He ordered the troops along the way to clear out these small groups of troops in the rear, not only to ensure that the reinforcements could arrive smoothly, but more importantly, to facilitate future retreat.

Faced with this situation, Major General Smith had no confidence and had to prepare for the worst.

……

The soldiers of the Seventh Company came to a fork in the road and met an old acquaintance again, Captain Yang of the Artillery Battalion.

Captain Yang was also very enthusiastic when he saw Wu Qianli, and greeted Wu Qianli and others from a distance.

Wu Qianli looked at Captain Yang who was coming from another direction, frowned and asked, "Old Yang, where are your guns?"

When Captain Yang heard this, his face instantly darkened and he cursed, "Damn it, don't mention it."

"The enemy's planes have been busy all day today. There were hundreds of bombing sorties in the morning and hundreds more in the afternoon."

"Fortunately, I was more thoughtful and separated the team."

"Luckily, I reacted quickly and hid in the woods, barely saving the six guns."

"The rest have all been blown up, and the cannons I just grabbed aren't even warm yet!"

"It was blown up by these beasts. They didn't even know how to cherish their own things. They just blew them up as soon as they said they would."

Captain Yang was also heartbroken as he spoke. After all, with the domestic production level at that time, it was impossible to produce such heavy artillery.

Even if it can be imitated, the quality will be far worse.

Moreover, the products produced in the rear cannot be transported to the front line in time.

Now the enemy has increased the intensity of its bombing on our logistics supply lines. The hundreds of thousands of troops on the front line need an astronomical number of various supplies every day. Now the supply on the front line is seriously insufficient, which has greatly restricted our army's combat operations.

Wu Qianli said, "Aren't there still six guns left? Where are the cannons?"

Captain Yang casually said, "We have deployed them at the rear position. There are only six guns. Why would we need so many of us?"

"I'm going to go to the battlefield and steal a few more of his weapons."

Wu Qianli smiled and said, "The 1st Marine Division has a heavy artillery regiment with dozens of heavy artillery pieces!"

"As long as we take down the enemy's artillery positions, why worry about not having artillery?"

"I'm afraid you won't have enough manpower by then!"

"Hehe~!"

Captain Yang laughed and said, "That's why we came here to launch the attack with you. Once we take down the artillery position, we will immediately turn the guns and blow up these beasts."

Wu Qianli reached out and patted Captain Yang on the shoulder, smiling and saying, "Don't worry, with our Seventh Company here, we won't be short of your artillery."

Captain Yang said angrily: "Look at what you have done!"

Wu Qianli smiled slightly and shouted loudly: "Speed ​​up and help the artillery camp grab the cannons!"

"Yes!"

The soldiers responded loudly.

Everyone also understands the importance of artillery in modern warfare.

If we can capture the enemy's artillery position and have artillery support, it will become much easier to capture Hagaru-ri.

Under the leadership of Wu Qianli, the soldiers of the Seventh Company successfully arrived at the attack position.

The rest of the troops also entered their designated positions one after another, and tens of thousands of troops were ready for battle.

After receiving the report from the front line, the Ninth Corps Command immediately issued an order for a general attack.

Following the order from the headquarters, the artillery units of the Volunteer Army around Hagaru-ri immediately concentrated all their firepower and launched a fierce bombing at the enemy positions.

(End of this chapter)