Changjin Lake: From Xinxingli to Seoul

Chapter 148 The Seventh Steel Company Captures Hill 371!

Dead Eagle Lane, 371 Heights
"We estimate we're almost at the US military position. The whole company will be divided into three sections. I will be the spearhead, the guard platoon will provide support and adaptability, and the main force will follow behind."

"According to intelligence, these British soldiers are very accurate marksmen, but they are afraid of close combat. We'd better get close and fight them hand-to-hand!"

Wu Wanli looked at the Sky Eye map from the perspective of Company of Heroes in his mind and said.

"Yes!"

Liu Hanqing and the others nodded in agreement.

Soon, Wu Wanli took the lead and crept forward.

Braving the biting wind, Wu Wanli crossed a vast expanse of white snow, drew his bayonet, and crept toward a hidden sentry post ahead.

……

Hidden sentry post

"This damn weather is a million times colder than winter in Northern Ireland!"

"What was Commander Ulster thinking, setting up sentry posts here? It's a complete waste of military resources and torture for the soldiers!"

A thin British soldier, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, complained without any warning.

"that is!"

"We almost missed this path! Do the Chinese army practice witchcraft? How could they possibly have found it!"

Another British soldier, drinking wine from his iron canteen, said with a slightly flushed face.

"Shut up, everyone!"

"If you complain about these things again, you'll stay here on guard duty and don't even think about getting a rotation!"

The British sergeant, who was dozing off, became annoyed by the noise and shouted.

Upon hearing this, the other two British soldiers exchanged a glance and immediately shut their mouths.

Out of boredom, they all took out the food from their pockets and ate while thinking about going back.

At this moment, Wu Wanli, like a ghost walking silently, quickly approached the back of a British soldier.

The British soldier was still chewing on dark chocolate, staring blankly at the sky, when suddenly a huge iron hand covered his mouth.

"Well--"

The British soldier's eyes widened instantly, and he tried to scream in panic, but no sound came out.

Not long after, a cold glint flashed across his neck, and warm blood spurted out instantly.

The British soldier kicked his legs a few times, then collapsed weakly.

"Hey! Dude, you got something to go with your drinks..."

At this moment, the drunken British soldier got up, and as soon as he raised his head, he saw his slain comrade.

For a moment, he swayed and stared blankly, thinking he had drunk too much.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Wu Wanli rushed over, kicked him to the ground, and used his sharp military dagger to slit the British soldier's carotid artery.

"Fuck you! You..."

The British sergeant, who was dozing off, was awakened by the noise and immediately reached for the Wilburley pistol at his waist.

In the nick of time, Wu Wanli threw his bayonet directly at the British officer's hand.

"what!"

The British sergeant screamed and dropped the pistol he had just pulled out to the ground.

Wu Wanli rushed forward and punched the British officer hard in the face. He then kicked up the Wilburley pistol on the ground and grabbed it in his hand.

"No...don't shoot, I can tell you everything I know."

The British sergeant looked at the dark muzzle of the gun and said.

“I would have considered it before, but now I don’t think I really need it.”

Wu Wanli glanced at the map in his mind and then slammed it hard into the British officer's temple.

Soon, the British sergeant's vision went black and he lost consciousness.

"Company Commander, are you okay?"

At this moment, Shiqian hurriedly ran over with several people, expressing his concern.

"It's alright, the hidden sentry has been dealt with."

Wu Wanli said.

"Reporting to the company commander, we have searched other areas, but there is no trace of sentries."

Wu Siyi said.

"The fact that the British army could place a sentry here already shows their high level of vigilance; it's normal that they didn't."

"I have just interrogated this British soldier. The three British platoons are located in three different positions."

"The artillery platoon was at the very back of the position and was also the closest to us."

"The other two infantrymen were positioned in front, forming a pincer movement, to guard the only entrance to the high ground."

Wu Wanli looked at the Heroes' Eye map in his mind and said.

"Fortunately, the company commander led us along a small path and managed to sneak up behind the British positions. Otherwise, the Seventh Steel Company would have suffered heavy casualties to take Hill 371."

Upon hearing this, Shiqian pondered for a moment before speaking.

"Send someone to the rear to report the situation. The guard platoon will follow me and sneak over there. We'll take care of the enemy's artillery platoon first!"

Wu Wanli said.

"Yes!"

Wu Siyi responded.

……

Hill 731, British artillery platoon position

The British artillerymen, unaware that they were being watched by Wu Wanli and his men, were playing cards, telling dirty jokes, and even sleeping, completely unsuspecting.

After all, it was located behind the British Rifle Regiment and at the rear of Hill 731, so it was impossible for it to be attacked by surprise.

Wu Wanli and his men turned their cotton-padded coats inside out and smeared some snow on their hats to blend in with the white snow as they crept toward the British positions.

When he was only a few dozen meters from the British position, Wu Wanli held his breath and made several battle hand signals to his rear.

Wu Siyi and Chenggong each headed in three different directions, which were the last three sentry posts of the British artillery platoon.

"The British devils were quite vigilant, but unfortunately they ran into our Steel Seventh Company. They were just unlucky!"

With a slight smile, Chenggong cleanly and swiftly slit the throat of a British sentry.

After doing all that, he successfully removed the watch from the British sentry's wrist, smiled, and put it on his own before returning to his unit.

"Fight in!"

Wu Wanli gave a combat signal, and the guards quickened their pace, moving towards the trenches.

As they approached the British artillery position, Wu Wanli raised his rifle, scanned the crosshairs of his sniper scope left and right a few times, and quickly aimed at a pile of ammunition boxes.

"fry!"

Wu Wanli looked at the half-open ammunition box at the top and realized that this was a golden opportunity, so he pulled the trigger hard.

"boom!"

The Garand rifle roared deafeningly as a scorching bullet flew like a meteor toward the ammunition box.

Soon, the tracer round, trailing a high-temperature flame, struck the detonator of a shell inside the box, instantly detonating it.

"boom!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The explosion of the shell triggered a chain reaction, causing a whole pile of shell boxes to explode simultaneously. A huge cloud of fire, carrying shrapnel, engulfed more than a dozen British soldiers nearby.

"What!? What happened!?"

The British artillery platoon leader stared in horror at the fiery clouds of explosions.

The other British troops were also stunned by this, never expecting how the Steel Seventh Company had suddenly found their way here.

"beat!"

Wu Wanli roared, switched to a Thompson submachine gun, and began indiscriminately firing at the British troops in the trenches.

The guards also raised their submachine guns and machine guns and began firing at the British troops in the trenches at close range.

"Da da da da da da da da..."

At such close range, most of the British troops were instantly riddled with bullets and fell to the ground.

"Battle of bayonets!"

After firing a burst of bullets, Wu Wanli threw down his submachine gun, picked up his bayonet, and jumped into the British trench.

"I surrender! Don't kill me!"

Upon seeing this, the few remaining British soldiers immediately knelt down and surrendered.

The Royal Rifle Regiment of the British Army, nicknamed the "Green Tigers," was known for its accurate shooting but fear of close combat.

Moreover, with such a sudden and unexpected attack, seeing the corpses of other British soldiers, no British soldier wanted to resist anymore.

"Company commander, we've arrived to provide backup!!"

At this moment, Liu Hanqing led the main force of the Seventh Steel Company to rush over, preparing to join the battle.

"The food won't arrive in time; the British artillery platoon has been completely wiped out."

Wu Wanli said jokingly.

"Well done, Company Commander!"

Liu Hanqing, recalling the massive series of explosions just now, roughly guessed the reason and couldn't help but praise.

"Company commander, I haven't killed a single British soldier yet!"

"We'll settle those scores with them, including the Opium War and the burning of the Old Summer Palace!"

"Let me lead the attack, Company Commander!"

Yu Congrong looked at the British infantry platoon's position in the distance and said.

"What are you attacking?" "We haven't taken the British artillery positions yet."

Wu Wanli smiled and said.

"Company commander, are you trying to lure the British troops to our rescue?"

Pinghe's eyes lit up, and he instantly guessed Wu Wanli's idea.

"Exactly!"

"Where can we go that's as comfortable as them coming to beat us up!"

"Arrange for some men to continue bayonet fighting with the British prisoners, and make a big commotion!"

"Yu Congrong, quickly set up firing positions and prepare to give those American devils a head-on blow!"

"Lei Gong, set up artillery positions and prepare to bombard the advancing British troops!"

"The guard platoon and the reconnaissance platoon, follow me quietly around, and once they send troops to rescue us, we'll move into their original positions."

Wu Wanli quickly issued the order.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, the soldiers of the Seventh Steel Company responded in unison.

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British infantry positions

"Sir, our rear artillery platoon has been attacked!"

"The scouts saw them still fighting with bayonets, but they probably won't last much longer!"

A British lieutenant said anxiously.

"Fuck you!"

"These cunning Chinese troops actually managed to find that path and silently eliminate the sentry!"

"You stay here with two squads, the machine gun is yours, the rest of you go support the artillery platoon!"

Upon hearing this, the British captain immediately broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly gave the order.

"Yes, sir!"

Upon hearing this, the British lieutenant immediately agreed.

……

British positions in the distance
"Company commander, they really took the bait!"

"The British forces are now poorly defended and can be taken at any time!"

Pinghe said.

"No rush, let's wait until the thunder god's cannon explodes before we act."

"If we act too quickly, we'll probably be discovered that something's wrong."

Wu Wanli thought for a moment and then said.

"Yes!"

Pinghe immediately agreed.

……

Soon, the British captain led his men hurriedly toward the artillery position and, sure enough, saw the enemy and their own forces engaged in bayonet fighting on the position.

"Charge! Support our comrades!"

"For the glory of the British Empire!"

Upon seeing this, the British captain personally fixed his bayonet and charged forward.

Encouraged by this sight, the British soldiers gritted their teeth and followed the British captain as they charged upwards.

"call out----"

"call out----"

Just then, the whistling sound of shells tearing through the air came from behind.

"Lie down!"

Upon seeing this, the British captain was terrified and immediately lay down on the ground.

"boom!"

However, a shell struck right at his feet, and a massive burst of flames instantly engulfed him, blasting his body to pieces.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

In an instant, countless shells exploded near the British soldiers, flashing a continuous orange-red light, and the huge shockwave directly sent countless British soldiers flying.

On the front

"Give me a good beating!"

Yu Congrong, holding a light machine gun, fired and shouted.

"Da da da da da da..."

"Bang! Bang! Bang..."

In an instant, the soldiers of the Seventh Steel Company picked up their guns and unleashed a hail of bullets at the British troops.

Before the British soldiers could recover from the explosion, they were already being mowed down by a hail of bullets.

Now the British troops realized they had fallen into a trap!

"Withdraw! Quickly withdraw!"

Upon seeing this, a British lieutenant who had been shot in the shoulder ran back while shouting loudly.

Upon hearing this, the remaining British soldiers ran as fast as they could to the rear.

Yu Congrong, who was on the position, was about to lead his men to pursue, but was stopped by Liu Hanqing.

"No need to chase them. The company commander and his men will take care of the remaining British troops in a few minutes."

Liu Hanqing couldn't help but admire Wu Wanli's planning and said.

……

Sure enough, when these British troops rushed back to their positions, the two squads of British soldiers had already been wiped out by Wu Wanli and his men.

"We've arrived. We need to return to our positions!"

The British lieutenant pointed to the distant position and shouted.

Upon hearing this, the British soldiers behind him quickened their pace, a glimmer of anticipation flashing in their eyes.

On the front

"Fire!"

Wu Wanli picked up his gun and roared.

"Da da da da da da..."

The reconnaissance platoon and guard platoon soldiers on the position opened fire, and the bright yellow bullets struck the British soldiers, splattering blood everywhere.

With the battle at this point, the morale of the remaining British troops had completely collapsed, and they all knelt down and surrendered.

"Join up with the main force, clean up the battlefield, and tally the casualties."

Wu Wanli looked at the kneeling British soldiers without any pity, uttered a sentence, and walked towards the rear of the lines.

………………

"Company commander, our Steel Seventh Company wiped out an entire British company without losing more than a platoon!"

"We fought a brilliant battle!"

Yu Congrong said with a smile after finishing the statistics.

"More importantly, Hill 371 is now in the hands of our Steel Seventh Company. The British Royal Riflemen's retreat route has been cut off. Our 27th Army is about to achieve another great feat!"

A hint of excitement flashed in Liu Hanqing's eyes as he spoke.

"Don't be too happy yet. The main British forces certainly know the importance of Hill 371."

"If we take this place, the British will definitely launch a crazy counterattack."

"Where are Division Commander Zhang Dabiao and the others? How long until they arrive?"

Wu Wanli said.

"Reporting to the company commander, it will take about five more hours."

"However, Gao Daxing's armored assault platoon is coming around to provide support, so they should arrive sooner."

Liu Hanqing said.

"No!"

"Telegram to Gao Daxing: Tell him to hide his tanks and armored vehicles and come lightly equipped."

Wu Wanli thought for a moment and then said.

"Company commander, without the armored vehicle convoy, the assault platoon will be much slower and won't be able to provide rapid support."

Upon hearing this, Yu Congrong quickly offered a reminder.

"Speed ​​is not the most important factor compared to marching safety."

Wu Wanli shook his head and said.

"Marching safety? Company Commander, you mean..."

Lei Gong seemed to realize something and said.

"The vacuum created by our previous air combat victory is almost over."

"The U.S. Air Force has been silent for so long, it can no longer be tolerated."

"Next, we have a tough battle ahead!"

Wu Wanli stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the sky filled with flying snow, and said.

(End of this chapter)