Changjin Lake: From Xinxingli to Seoul

Chapter 133 The Steel Seventh Company Destroys an Entire Regiment!

Inside Tank No. 1
"We're close enough, let's rush here first!"

Wu Wanli observed the South Korean army positions in the distance and gave an order via radio.

"Company commander, shouldn't we press on and fight these fake South Korean soldiers to the death?"

Yu Congrong was originally prepared to fight to the death, but upon hearing this order, he was dumbfounded and asked.

Inside Tank No. 3
"The company commander is brilliant."

"At this distance, anti-tank guns cannot penetrate the armor of our tanks, but our tank guns can hit their positions."

Pinghe thought for a moment and guessed.

Inside Tank No. 6
"But we need to push forward. Hopefully, we won't waste too much time, otherwise the South Korean encirclement forces will be ready soon..."

Liu Hanqing sighed and reminded him.

Inside Tank No. 1
"Lei Gong, go and organize the artillery platoon soldiers to prepare for the second round of artillery fire. After the first round of bombardment, these anti-tank guns will definitely retreat!"

"M16 anti-aircraft gun vehicles, protect the flanks and rear flanks of the Seventh Company, level the anti-aircraft guns, and block any South Korean troops that may come from the flanks!"

"Adjust the tank's gun barrel and fire at the South Korean anti-tank guns!"

Wu Wanli glanced at the Heavenly Eye map in his mind, was startled, and immediately gave the order.

As can be seen from the Tianyan map, approximately two battalions of South Korean troops are encircling the position of the Steel Seventh Company. Together with the South Korean battalion on the front line, they will be facing an entire regiment of South Korean troops!

This shows that the South Korean army has adopted a strategy of taking down the Steel Seventh Company, even if they cannot hold the front line, at least they can consider it a fair trade-off.

Therefore, the Seventh Steel Company had to complete three difficult tasks in a short period of time: defeat the encircling South Korean troops, destroy the tank guns on the front, and rush over to occupy the South Korean artillery positions!

"Yes!"

"Hey guys from the artillery platoon, time to eat!"

"Armored anti-aircraft gun vehicles, protect the flanks and rear, safeguard the artillery platoon's position!"

Lei Gong readily agreed and was taken out of Tank No. 4. He then quickly called out to the soldiers on the troop carrier.

Soon, the artillery platoon unloaded the mortars and quickly set them up, while the M16 anti-aircraft gun vehicles drove towards the flank and rear of the Seventh Company, preparing to meet the advancing South Korean troops.

The tanks had all adjusted their gun barrels and were ready to fire.

However, by this time, the South Korean anti-tank guns that had been prepared long ago had already completed calibration.

"Quickly...fire!"

The South Korean major saw the tank's dark cannon muzzle turn and quickly waved and shouted.

"Yes!"

The South Korean artillerymen responded in a panic and quickly fired their 37mm anti-tank shells.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

One after another, South Korean 37mm anti-tank guns roared to life, their muzzles flashing orange-red sparks.

"call out--"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The 37mm anti-tank shells, accompanied by a tearing sound as they ripped through the air, accurately struck the frontal armor of several Pershing heavy tanks.

A deafening explosion suddenly rang out, and bursts of fireballs instantly erupted.

"Victory! Victory! Victory!"

Upon seeing the distant flames and smoke, the South Korean soldiers on the position instantly brandished their guns and celebrated loudly.

Only the South Korean major nervously raised his binoculars and looked at the black smoke in the distance.

Beneath the dissipating black smoke, the towering tanks still stood firm, their thick frontal armor bearing only large dents, with little other substantial damage.

"It's over. A 37mm anti-tank gun simply can't penetrate the heavy armor of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army..."

"Everyone, lie down immediately!"

The South Korean major dropped his binoculars, shouted, and immediately lay down on the ground.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

In an instant, tank shells slammed into their position, sending up countless grains of sand.

The flames from the explosion engulfed the South Korean soldiers in the trenches and also consumed the three South Korean anti-tank guns at the front.

"Quick! Move the anti-tank gun to the back!"

The South Korean major shook off the sand and shouted anxiously as he looked at the anti-tank gun whose barrel had burst.

Soon, the South Korean artillery used military trucks to tow the remaining seven anti-tank guns to the rear.

Inside Tank No. 1
"Let's bomb again!"

Wu Wanli observed the distance and quickly gave the order.

"Keep an eye on the company commander!"

Yu Congrong adjusted the tank's gun barrel, aimed it at a South Korean anti-tank gun that was about to lose sight of him in the distance, and fired it directly.

"Oh!"

The Pershing tank lurched backward, and a tank cannon shot, arcing through the air, accurately struck the anti-tank gun.

"Boom—Bang!"

The violent explosion was accompanied by the cracking sound of steel breaking, and the huge shockwave overturned the military vehicle being towed in front of it.

"Well done, Yu Congrong! When we get back, I'll ask Commander Li Yunlong for two jin of sweet potatoes to cook for you!"

Wu Wanli looked through the observation lens and immediately shouted with joy.

"Sweet potato fritters? Company Commander, you're so stingy..."

Yu Congrong said with a smirk as he adjusted the cannon muzzle.

"What do you know? This is the highest honor for the artilleryman under Commander Li Yunlong..."

Wu Wanli smiled and, while speaking, activated the Dynamic Sky Eye to check the location of the anti-tank gun.

Unfortunately, in the second round of shelling, only Yu Congrong managed to destroy one South Korean anti-tank gun; the others had already moved far away and stopped.

After a brief observation, he understood what the South Korean army was planning.

The South Korean army's position was on a slightly gentle slope.

Because the anti-tank gun is hidden not far behind the slope, it is difficult for it to be hit by a tank shell fired horizontally.

Once the tanks reach the position, the gunners can penetrate their armor by firing at close range.

Inside the Panzer 6

"Company commander, the South Korean anti-tank guns are using the terrain to evade, but we can take them out with the large-caliber mortars of the artillery platoon!"

Liu Hanqing looked through the train commander's observation mirror and immediately made a suggestion.

Inside Tank No. 3

"no!"

“We don’t know their exact location, who knows how far they retreated, whether on the left or the right.”

"Artillery barrage will consume a lot of shells and time, and we might be dragged down!"

Pinghe thought for a moment, then immediately shook his head and said.

Inside Tank No. 2

"Company Commander, hesitation will only lead to more trouble!"

"Let's just charge in one go! At worst, we'll lose some men. I'll be the first one!"

Gao Daxing frowned and offered his suggestion.

Inside Tank No. 1
"Let's bombard them twice first, then charge. I've observed them closely and roughly estimated their direction!"

"Give me suppressive fire, try to kill as many of their men as possible first!"

Wu Wanli thought for a moment and then said.

"The company commander's predictions have almost never been wrong, I believe him!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Congrong quickly echoed his sentiment.

Soon, a new round of tank shells rained down, and the vehicle-mounted machine guns continued to fire at the South Korean positions.

"Bam—"

Taking advantage of this cover, Wu Wanli opened the tank's hatch and looked at the mortar positions behind him.

"Company commander, the mortar positions are complete!"

Lei Gong looked up and saw Wu Wanli peeking out, so he quickly called out.

"I've just observed the general area. Based on the range I reported, the artillery fire will be positioned at..."

Wu Wanli searched for the coordinates of the South Korean anti-tank guns on the Tianyan map, loudly told Lei Gong the approximate location, and then immediately retreated.

"Yes!"

"Based on the position reported by the company commander... execute the artillery fire!"

Although Lei Gong had doubts, he still reflexively carried out the order.

"Yes!"

The soldiers in the artillery platoon quickly adjusted the cannons, preparing to fire.

Just then, South Korean reinforcements arrived in time and charged toward the Steel Seventh Company.

On a military vehicle of the Seventh Steel Company
"Stop throwing up, you idiot! The fight's starting!"

Successfully nudged Xu Mumu for a reminder and raised his Garand rifle, aiming it at the driver's cab of the approaching South Korean troop transport vehicle.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" The trigger was successfully pulled three times in succession, and three bullets shot out like meteors.

"Bang! Bang! Pfft!"

The first two bullets struck the metal frame of the troop carrier, sparking two bursts of fire, but the last bullet struck the driver of the military vehicle with a dull thud as it entered flesh.

As the driver was shot and slumped over the steering wheel, the entire military vehicle suddenly lost its throttle and slowed down.

"Oh!"

The military vehicle behind collided violently with the military vehicle in front, and several South Korean soldiers who were half-standing up to get out of the vehicle fell off.

The remaining South Korean soldiers jumped off the vehicles in a chaotic manner, with no order whatsoever.

"Success! Well done!"

Wu Si glanced at Chenggong and praised him.

"Fire!"

Prehistoric realized this was an opportunity and quickly shouted.

"Thump thump thump thump thump thump thump..."

In an instant, all the M16 anti-aircraft guns were aimed at the South Korean troops and began to sweep them in a barrage.

Level the anti-aircraft guns, and order a military court!
Countless large-caliber bullets flew out, piercing the glass and metal of the military vehicle, and striking the South Korean soldiers with undiminished force.

A South Korean machine gunner tried to pick up his light machine gun to suppress the enemy, but the next second he was hit in the head by a large-caliber bullet, and his head exploded like a watermelon.

As soon as a South Korean soldier raised his rocket launcher and aimed it at the anti-aircraft gun vehicle, he was immediately targeted. Several large-caliber bullets shattered his body into several pieces, making his body even more fragmented than if he had been torn apart by five horses.

"Damn it! How could we possibly defeat them!"

"This is the Chinese Iron Seventh Company, the top elite Chinese unit that swept through the US 1st Marine Division, capturing enemy generals and flags!"

"There's no way they're wrong! They're the only ones in the Chinese army who are all equipped with American weapons!"

At this moment, a veteran who had escaped from Changjin Lake realized what was happening and hurriedly shouted a reminder.

"China's No. 1 elite Steel Seventh Company?!"

Upon hearing this, a South Korean sergeant was startled and immediately dropped his weapon and ran back.

Seeing the firepower and the terrifying casualty rate, and hearing the formidable reputation of the Steel Seventh Company, the other South Korean soldiers immediately dropped their weapons and ran to the rear.

And they had no psychological burden in their escape—the elite troops that even the US 1st Marine Division couldn't defeat, wouldn't they be throwing their lives away?
"Damn it! Stop right there!"

"Those who retreat will die!"

The commander of the 2nd Regiment of the South Korean Army raised his pistol and shot two South Korean soldiers dead on the spot, shouting loudly.

The commander of the First Division of the Han Army had given him a death order: if this regiment couldn't take down a company of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, he would be shot on the spot.

He originally thought that with his superior numbers, taking down a small, poorly armed Volunteer Army unit would be a piece of cake, but who knew that this company was the Steel Seventh Company!
"Turn your guns around and keep charging! You are the heroes of South Korea!"

He led his supervisory team to block the center of the rear and shouted encouragement.

"boom!"

At that moment, an inconspicuous gunshot rang out from among the fleeing soldiers.

"If you want to die, go to South Korea!"

"If we can't beat China's top army, surely we can beat you?!"

A voice came from among the fleeing South Korean soldiers.

"How dare you! Are you rebelling?!"

A loyal South Korean guard picked up a submachine gun and began firing at the fleeing soldiers.

"Da da da da da da..."

A hail of bullets swept over the fleeing South Korean soldiers, instantly felling seven or eight of them.

This burst of bullets immediately enraged all the routed South Korean soldiers!

"Damn it! They actually fired at their own people!"

"Why don't you charge yourselves instead of sending us to our deaths!"

"Even the elite US divisions have been routed, how could we possibly win?!"

"Rather than die, I'd rather kill you bunch of bastards and live!"

In an instant, the enraged South Korean soldiers who had fled the battlefield raised their guns and opened fire on the soldiers supervising them from the rear.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

"Da da da da da da..."

In an instant, gunshots rang out.

Not only the soldiers in the supervisory team, but also some other South Korean troops in the rear were accidentally injured.

In the darkness, some of the men, now without their commander's orders, thought the Chinese army had launched a counterattack and panicked, opening fire in return.

The remaining rational South Korean soldiers had no choice but to fire to defend themselves, as they were either expected to be shot or killed if they didn't.

Thus, the armed conflict between the fleeing soldiers and the supervising team quickly escalated into an internal melee within the entire Second Regiment of South Korea.

It's collapsed! The Second Regiment of the Han Army has suffered an avalanche...

"Ceasefire!"

"There's no need to fight anymore; they've already collapsed to the point of killing each other."

"Prehistoric put down his telescope and said..."

"Squad leader, deputy squad leader, has our Steel Seventh Company's firepower and reputation reached this level?"

"Our company actually managed to wipe out an entire South Korean regiment?!"

Xu Mumu was stunned for a moment, then asked with her mouth wide open.

"Yes and no, there's definitely an element of luck involved."

"But for some reason, the Seventh Steel Company seems to have always been very lucky."

Wu Siyi said with a hint of doubt.

He had no idea that Wu Wanli's permanent super-god luck bonus had been working all along, and could only take it as divine intervention.

"Enough of this waste of time. Let's get out of the vehicle and help the artillery platoon move the mortars back!"

"Our Steel Seventh Company must keep attacking, attacking, attacking! Once we get those artillery pieces, we could probably wipe out an entire division!"

Prehistoric looked at the blood-red military flag and said with burning pride in his heart.

"Fire! Fire! Fire!"

"Get on the bus after this second round!"

Lei Gong shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Yes!"

The soldiers in the artillery platoon readily agreed and quickly loaded the shells into the breech.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

With a crisp sound of the firing pin at the bottom of the mortar, the mortar shell shot rapidly into the air and then crashed into the anti-tank gun behind the South Korean position.

Rear of South Korean positions

"No need to run!"

"They're not gods, how could they possibly know our location and the cannon's position, right?"

"They must have gotten lucky; they just happened to hit the target after trying to cover it out!"

"Now that they're covering other areas, it's safest for us to stay here!"

A South Korean captain, listening to the whistling of artillery shells, shouted without changing his expression.

The other South Korean soldiers looked at him with suspicion, then lay down on the ground in fear.

"boom!"

The first mortar shell struck, turning the confident South Korean captain into a bloody mess.

The remaining South Korean soldiers had no time to escape and could only perish in the inferno of the explosions along with the anti-tank guns.

In a short period of time, the Steel Seventh Company destroyed anti-tank guns, decimated the South Korean Second Regiment, and killed or wounded a large number of South Korean troops on the front lines.

When Wu Wanli switched to the Hearts of Iron + Company of Heroes version of the Sky Eye map to check the situation, he was immediately shocked.

"Yeah, I think I also have a permanent luck bonus."

"One company wiped out an entire main force regiment, is this the power of multiple cheats stacked on top of each other...?"

Wu Wanli muttered a couple of sentences to himself and waited for the artillery platoon behind him to board the vehicle.

Inside Tank No. 3

"Company Commander, according to the schedule, Lei Gong and the others should have mostly boarded the vehicle by now."

"Furthermore, there aren't many South Korean troops left at this position, so they shouldn't pose a threat to us anymore."

Pinghe calculated the time, made a judgment, and gave a reminder.

Inside Tank No. 1
"Great! Those South Korean troops on the perimeter haven't made any move to get close either; they've probably been routed by us!"

"Charge! Our Steel Seventh Company will not only destroy the US Air Force, but also disrupt this entire division along the Imjin River front with this artillery fire!!"

"In this battle, let the world hear the might of our Steel Seventh Company once again!"

Wu Wanli clenched his fists and roared with high spirits.

(End of this chapter)