Changjin Lake: From Xinxingli to Seoul

Chapter 2: Wu Wanli enlists and receives a melee combat reward.
The Ninth Army Corps headquarters, weapons and supplies department.

Wu Qianli was taking inventory of the weapons and equipment of the Seventh Company.

"Company Commander! Yu Congrong has gotten into a fight!"

Suddenly, platoon leader Pinghe ran towards him and said.

"with who?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Qianli immediately put down the Type 38 rifle he had just picked up and asked as he walked back to the company.

"From the artillery battalion."

Pinghe replied succinctly.

Before long, the two arrived at the place where the Seventh Company and the Artillery Battalion were facing off and making a scene.

"louder please!"

"I can't hear anything!"

"You guys are just incompetent!"

Yu Congrong, riding on the back of a soldier from the Seventh Company, shouted at the artillery battalion with great momentum.

"Come down!"

Wu Qianli pointed at Yu Congrong, frowning as he shouted.

"Get down...down."

When Yu Congrong saw Wu Qianli return, he immediately lost his temper and ordered the soldiers beneath him to put him down.

"What happened this time?"

Wu Qianli asked, somewhat amused and exasperated.

"Reporting, Company Commander!"

"Battalion Commander Yang said that in the Battle of Chenguanzhuang, our Seventh Company suffered too many casualties, so winning wouldn't be considered a great achievement."

"If we didn't have their artillery battalion, we wouldn't even be able to get to the position."

"This first-class merit should have belonged to someone else!"

Yu Congrong said with some resentment.

"Battalion Commander Yang, of the eleven cannons in your artillery battalion, seven were captured by us."

"Logically speaking, you guys are supposed to be raised by our Seventh Company."

Wu Qianli understood the situation and smiled protectively.

"Your Seventh Company is truly remarkable!"

"Such heavy casualties, truly glorious!"

Battalion Commander Yang gave a thumbs up and said in a sarcastic tone.

"Can you speak human language?"

Lei Gong, unable to bear it any longer, also stood up and pointed at Battalion Commander Yang, asking him a question.

"What the hell is this!"

Just as the Seventh Company and the Artillery Battalion were on the verge of conflict, the division commander strode over and angrily rebuked them.

"salute!"

"stand at attention!"

Upon seeing this, Wu Qianli and Battalion Commander Yang immediately stood at attention and gave the order.

"Reporting to the division commander, the 7th Company is preparing to hold a joint meeting with the artillery battalion!"

Upon seeing his teacher approach, Wu Qianli immediately raised his hand in salute.

"Nonsense!"

"The commander is here!"

The division commander took two steps closer and whispered a reminder.

In the distance, a military jeep slowly came to a stop, and Commander Song slowly got out and walked towards Wu Qianli.

"Report to the chief!"

"I am Wu Qianli, the company commander of the 7th Infiltration Company!"

Wu Qianli stood ramrod straight and saluted.

"I know you, you're a combat hero from our Seventh Company."

"Your Seventh Company is very famous, known as the Seventh Infiltration Company."

"The organization and the corps originally intended to award your Seventh Company a flag."

"I think we should wait until after the war starts."

Chief Song looked at Wu Qianli, spoke with an air of authority without anger, and then walked up the steps to the top.

"Yes!"

"salute!"

Wu Qianli raised his hand in salute without the slightest complaint and shouted.

All the soldiers present raised their right hands in a standard military salute. "Salute complete!"

It wasn't until Commander Song reached a high point and stopped to return the salute that Wu Qianli called out, and the soldiers all lowered their hands and looked at him.

"Comrades!"

"I met a little devil here today!"

"He's insisting that your division commander register him for military service!"

I asked him, "Why did you join the army?"

"He said that the organization and the country allocated land to his family, but now someone wants to take it back, which cannot be allowed!"

"We've just achieved a nationwide victory, and before we've even warmed our seats, damn American imperialism has launched a war right here in Korea to our north!"

"What should we do if they attempt to spread the flames of war to our newly founded People's Republic of China?!"

Commander Song stood with his hands behind his back, his expression resolute, and shouted in a powerful voice.

"Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!"

The soldiers below were filled with excitement, waving their guns and red flags, and responding loudly.

"Yep!"

"The organization and the nation have ordered our Ninth Army Corps to march north!"

"Resist America! Aid Korea! Defend our homeland!"

"Resist America, Aid Korea! Protect Our Homeland!"

"..."

Forward! Forward! Forward!

"Our troops march towards the sun, their feet firmly planted on the land of our motherland!"

"Bearing the hopes of the nation, we are an invincible force!"

The soldiers below erupted in cheers, shouting in unison, and finally joined in singing the military song.

Chief Song nodded in satisfaction, saluted, and then got into the jeep, which drove away amidst a chorus of songs.

"Five thousand miles!"

"He's the kid the commander mentioned."

"He said he is Wu Qianli's younger brother, and I am now handing him over to your Seventh Company."

The division commander led Wu Wanli to Wu Qianli, spoke, and then turned and left.

"Ten thousand miles?"

"How did you find this place?"

Wu Qianli stared wide-eyed and frowned as he asked.

"I've been following you all the way here."

Wu Wanli put on a smile and answered truthfully.

How did you find the division commander?

Wu Qianli patted the dust off Wu Wanli and asked.

"The person riding in the car must be a high-ranking official."

Wu Wanli pursed his lips and explained.

"You stopped the division commander's car?"

Wu Qianli looked at his younger brother with some disbelief and asked.

"I want to join the army."

Wu Wanli mustered his courage, raised his head, and looked directly at Wu Qianli as he spoke.

Do Mom and Dad know?

Wu Qianli asked.

"do not know."

Wu Wanli hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"You brat...get lost!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Qianli shoved Wu Wanli aside and turned to leave.

"what?"

"Shouldn't you take me with you?"

Wu Wanli stared blankly at Wu Qianli's departing figure, wondering if the story he had watched in his previous life was a fake.

"go!"

Fortunately, not long after, Wu Qianli softened and turned around, waving and speaking softly.

"Okay!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Wanli happily followed in Wu Qianli's footsteps.

(End of this chapter)