Changjin Lake: From Xinxingli to Seoul

Chapter 184 Wu Wanli Gets Promoted Again! A 1 to 100 Battle Casualty Ratio!
Outside the Gaoyang City defense line, the headquarters of the 27th Army of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army.
"Old Li, Old Li, a great victory in Seoul!!!"

At this moment, Kong Jie, holding the battle report, ran excitedly toward Li Yunlong.

"The great victory at Seoul?"

"Doesn't Wanli only have a little over a thousand elite Volunteer Army soldiers under his command?"

"That damn US 25th Division is a mechanized heavy firepower unit of nearly 20,000 men! How could they achieve a great victory when even I wasn't confident?"

"Could it be that those South Korean troops who revolted have all become super-energetic and reckless, just like our Volunteer Army?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yunlong was slightly taken aback, thinking he had misheard. After confirming, he said with a face full of disbelief.

"Old Li, Wanli relied on just over a thousand elite Chinese People's Volunteer Army soldiers to annihilate an entire American regiment without any assistance from any South Korean defector troops!"

Kong Jie was excitedly about to continue.

"What? An entire American regiment was wiped out?"

"Back then, it took the entire 27th Army to encircle and annihilate the Polar Bear Regiment at Xinxingli. Comrade Wu Wanli wiped out a regiment with just that few men?"

Even the usually composed Zhao Gang couldn't stay calm, and asked with his eyes widening slightly.

"Wanli has acted impulsively!"

"To wipe out an entire American regiment... No matter what tricks they use, they've only got this much they have left, and they'll have to fight until they're completely wiped out!"

"He's still young, but I don't blame him!"

"Tell Zhang Dabiao to fix bayonets to all frontline troops. We don't care about any of those damn casualties!"

"Once I get there, I'll personally lead them to fight our way out. We must rescue Wanli and the Steel Seventh Battalion!"

Without saying a word, Li Yunlong picked up a large machete from nearby and was about to lead his guard battalion to the front line to break through the American defenses.

"Old Li, Old Li, don't be impulsive!"

"Oh dear, I'm so anxious! Why won't you all let me finish what I'm saying?"

"Wan Li led his troops to annihilate a US airborne regiment, which was different from the main US regiment in terms of organization, and only had a little over a thousand people!"

"The US military originally planned to launch a surprise attack on Seoul Airport, destroy all the warplanes there, and then airdrop more than a thousand elite troops to take Seoul from the south gate!"

"As a result, Wanli deduced the US military's actions through various intelligence and data analysis, and ultimately annihilated the US airborne regiment!"

"By the way, more than a hundred American warplanes were shot down, including bombers, fighter jets, and transport planes!"

"This is a great victory on both the air and land fronts in the Seoul battlefield!"

"And Wanli, as the commander-in-chief of the land and air forces in the Seoul battlefield, was the one who gave the orders for the entire operation. That's remarkable!"

Kong Jie's eyes were full of admiration as he praised her.

"Comrade Wu Wanli's military talent is truly... he was born to fight!"

"If it were me, I would probably think that the US military would be helpless because of those North Koreans blocking the way outside. I never thought that the US military would use airborne troops to launch a surprise attack."

Zhao Gang took the battle report from Kong Jie and looked at it for a long time before finally uttering a heartfelt exclamation of praise.

"I might order increased security, and if the airport is bombed, I might even dare to personally rush over with machine guns to protect the aircraft. But if that happens, the US airborne troops will land flawlessly."

"Hahahaha... I knew Wanli was a good kid, no wonder he's a soldier I trained!"

Li Yunlong also looked at the contents of the battle report, and after some self-analysis, he felt somewhat ashamed of his own shortcomings, but quickly became proud and said.

"Old Li, I don't like hearing that."

"What do you mean the soldiers you trained have skin thicker than a city wall? Those were clearly trained by me, you only came later!"

Upon hearing this, Kong Jie immediately expressed his displeasure.

This was his most prized young general after so many years of fighting on the battlefield, and he didn't want to let it pass by unnoticed.

"Alright, alright, you old Kong, we're practically family! The kids you trained are the same kids I trained, so let's just say we trained them together!"

"You said Wanli has made such a great contribution, shouldn't we promote him to a higher position?"

Seeing that Kong Jie was unhappy, Li Yunlong immediately smiled and said...

"Should we mention it?"

"Didn't the headquarters just announce the expansion of the Steel Seventh Company into the Steel Seventh Battalion and promote Wu Wanli to battalion commander?"

"Now that the US military has strengthened its blockade of Seoul, it is difficult for us to send troops in for the time being, and we can no longer expand its army."

"Even if we expand that Third Battalion, it's still only a regiment. Besides, we can't just let them absorb other units' organizational structures just because we pamper the Seventh Steel Battalion, can we?"

"Otherwise, if things continue like this, those with greater achievements will be able to overshadow those with lesser achievements, and the organizational structure will be completely in chaos."

Kong Jie thought for a moment and then said.

"Old Kong is right. Almost every battalion and company in our army has its own glory and tradition. We cannot let these organizations disappear just because of our favoritism."

"Otherwise, it would be tantamount to putting Wanli and the Seventh Steel Battalion in the eye of the storm, which would not be good for their future."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Gang quickly echoed.

"Who the hell said I was going to let the Seventh Steel Battalion swallow up the Third Battalion's organization?"

"What I mean is, isn't Wanli the battalion commander of the Seventh Steel Battalion now? Let's keep that position for him, then we won't need any of that damn expansion or reinforcement!"

"I'll just promote Wanli to deputy commander of the First Assault Regiment, as a concurrent position. Wouldn't that solve the problem?"

"Don't forget, Wanli is currently also serving as a staff officer in the Department of Revolutionary Committee. What's wrong with giving him another responsibility?"

Li Yunlong adjusted his slightly askew hat and said with a smile.

"makes sense!"

"Although Wanli is now the commander-in-chief of Seoul, he is only a battalion commander. As for the South Korean soldiers, they are not even part of the same system, so it is hard to say what their final position will be."

“But Wu Qianli of the Third Battalion is both the battalion commander and his brother. The two of them hold the same military rank in the Volunteer Army, which is not quite right.”

"After being promoted to deputy commander of the First Assault Regiment, I'll become the direct superior of the Third Battalion, and my command position will be perfectly resolved!"

Upon hearing this, Kong Jie immediately agreed.

"When we were encircling and annihilating the British 29th Brigade, the deputy commander of the assault regiment unfortunately died, and we did need someone to take his place."

"Everything is fine, and I also support promoting Comrade Wu Wanli to the rank of deputy regimental commander!"

"From the time he entered the court until now, he has only been fighting for a few months, and he has been promoted from a new recruit to the rank of deputy regimental commander. That's really fast!"

"Old Li, you were about the same age as Wan Li when you started the Huangma Uprising, but you were promoted much more slowly."

Zhao Gang was halfway through his reflection when he chuckled and joked.

"So what if he got promoted quickly? He deserves it!"

"Look at this kid's record all the way, who the hell dares to stand up and say they're not convinced? Let him come find me!"

"I still think the promotion is too small!"

Upon hearing this, Li Yunlong immediately stood up to protect his son.

"that is!"

"However, the Battle of Seoul isn't over yet, and the American devils are probably about to launch a general offensive." "Once Wanli withstands this wave of attacks and holds out until victory in this battle, with the newly established offensive, he can definitely climb even higher!"

Kong Jie said.

"Merit isn't the most important thing. I just hope this kid won't be so reckless, and that he can protect himself as much as possible and come back with all his limbs intact."

"Every farmer knows that you can't force crops to grow faster, so why rush these things?"

"Even if he couldn't hold on and managed to break through in the end, I still think he did a great job; he fought beautifully enough."

"No one else has the right to criticize our number one combat hero."

"Report the battle report and the promotion decision to the Volunteer Army Command; maybe we'll get an extra medal or something..."

Li Yunlong rubbed his hands together, looked in the direction of Hancheng in the distance, and said with a mixture of pride and worry in his eyes.

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志司
"Boss, a great victory in Seoul!!"

Chief Chen walked over happily, holding a telegram, and said...

"The great victory at Seoul?"

"Wasn't the US 25th Division blocked by the North Koreans fleeing Seoul? How come they're already engaged in combat?"

"Could it be... that they opened fire on civilians?"

Upon hearing this, the boss turned around with a hint of doubt and asked.

"No, the main force of the US 25th Division was indeed blocked outside by those North Koreans, but they sent an elite airborne regiment of over a thousand men to airdrop into Seoul!"

"Not only that, these American devils also cunningly launched a surprise attack on Seoul Airport first, hoping to destroy our air force while attracting the attention of the garrison, thus creating favorable conditions for the airborne troops."

Commander Chen looked at the battle report and spoke to the general.

"These American devils will use any dirty trick they can think of..."

"Was it a Pyrrhic victory that Wu Wanli and his men were able to defeat the US airborne forces under these circumstances?"

"What are their current casualties? Do they still have enough strength to continue holding Seoul?"

"If we really can't hold out... then let's break out."

"We lose the land but the people; we lose both. The safety of Hanqing and Wanli is far more important than the safety of a city."

After some internal deduction, the boss shook his head helplessly and asked.

No matter how he calculated it, under such a sudden double attack, the only way to win would be a bloody, pyrrhic victory.

"Boss, I initially thought the same as you: in this kind of battle, even a god probably couldn't win."

"But Wanli, that kid, managed to achieve a 1:100 kill ratio with the Seventh and Third Battalions in such a deadly situation!"

Chief Chen said, his eyes filled with amazement.

"One to one hundred?"

"Old Chen, are you sure you didn't see it wrong?!"

"Back then, when we surrounded and annihilated the 74th Division at Menglianggu, it was difficult for our five columns to take down an American-equipped division."

"During the Huaihai Campaign, Huang Wei's army group was trapped at Shuangduiji. It was only through the combined efforts of the East China Field Army and the Central Plains Field Army that they were able to break through the turtle shell..."

"But this kid Wanli wiped out an entire American regiment with just two battalions?!"

The boss suddenly turned around, his hands, etched with the wrinkles of time, pressed heavily on the battle map, his Adam's apple bobbing as he spoke, his voice trembling.

"It wasn't just the army; he had anticipated the US military's actions in advance through various intelligence and information, so he ordered all the fighter jets to take off ahead of time to intercept them!"

"Most of the more than one hundred warplanes of the US military were bombers and transport planes, which were simply unable to resist, so 90% of them were directly destroyed!"

"They annihilated the US airborne regiment and shot down hundreds of US warplanes, but suffered only a dozen or so casualties themselves, mostly from pursuing lone US paratroopers later on."

"Boss, this battle is even more glorious than the annihilation of the US Polar Bear Regiment in the Battle of Chosin Reservoir!"

Chief Chen's eyes lit up as he sincerely praised him.

"If we had ten Steel Seventh Battalions, we could sweep across the entire Korean battlefield!"

"This war report should be forwarded to all armies, and Wu Wanli and his men should be properly commended!"

"Wanli annihilated the US airborne regiment in Seoul, yet they have been unable to capture Goyang for so long, which is really unacceptable!"

"By the way, didn't Li Yunlong send several telegrams saying he hoped to shorten the planned time to capture Gaoyang? What do you think?"

The boss said.

"Sir, it's not that the soldiers are not fighting bravely, it's just that the American firepower is too fierce!"

"Although Wu Wanli only had a little over a thousand volunteer soldiers under his command, they were all equipped with full American weaponry."

"Machine guns are assigned to squads, mortars to platoons, and howitzers, rocket launchers, and flamethrowers are all present and accounted for. There are even dedicated air defense units."

"Let's leave those aside. After this great victory in Seoul, they've even gained a local advantage in air power."

"But our soldiers on the front lines are still using mortars as their main support artillery. Time is already running out, and we can't cut back any further."

"As for that kid Li Yunlong, he's worried about the safety of Comrade Wu Wanli and the others, and he wishes he could carry a gun and lead the charge himself. We can't listen to him."

Chief Chen shook his head and explained the current situation.

"You're right. All the heavy firepower, including the air force and even elite troops, have been prioritized for Wu Wanli and his men. The lower-level troops are still suffering too much."

"But I estimate that the US military will probably launch a general offensive soon. Having learned a terrible lesson from this battle, they will definitely spare no effort to eliminate all the Seoul troops commanded by Wu Wanli."

"So we can't delay any longer. Every minute we break through the defenses and provide support will give Wanli and his men a better chance of survival."

The boss sighed and said.

"We have captured most of the outer defenses of Gaoyang City, and we estimate that we will be able to attack the main city soon."

"If Comrade Wu Wanli can hold Seoul for two more days, the American defenses will surely be broken, and we will be able to join forces with him in Seoul."

Chief Chen estimated.

"It's not just a problem of rescuing Wu Wanli and his men; our food and ammunition supplies probably won't last much longer either."

"Only after we meet up in Seoul and obtain the weapons, ammunition, and food supplies there can we truly achieve a great victory in this battle!"

"Otherwise, not only would Wan Li and his men be surrounded and annihilated, but I'm afraid more than 200,000 volunteer soldiers would also be starving and holding sticks to welcome the counterattack of the main force of the US army."

"The battle situation appears promising on the surface, but it is actually extremely critical..."

The boss sighed and said.

"Based on the timeline, the US 25th Division's general offensive on Seoul is about to begin."

"They could annihilate an airborne regiment of over a thousand men, but hopefully Wu Wanli and his men can hold off this main force of nearly twenty thousand Americans..."

Chief Chen also sighed, looking towards Seoul with a mixture of hope and worry in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)