Changjin Lake: From Xinxingli to Seoul

Chapter 253 Comrades, Long Live the Proletariat!
Seoul, Blue House, Zhi Si

"What!?"

"Comrade-in-Chief, is your general named Wu Wanli a madman?!"

"He actually plans to seize a US aircraft carrier?!"

"My God, does he really think he's an invincible god of China?!"

When Ivan heard about the plan, he was stunned for three seconds before he said in disbelief.

"Comrade Ivan, when he wanted to behead the commander of the 1st Marine Division, we also thought it was impossible."

“When he wanted to take Seoul, the capital of the puppet state of South Korea, we still thought it was impossible.”

"And not long ago, when he launched a blitzkrieg against Yeoju as the defender and was about to wipe out the US 5th Division, we still thought it was impossible."

"But as you've seen, he succeeded every time."

Chief Chen spoke up for Wu Wanli.

“Comrade, I know he is one of the most capable generals in China, but this plan is really too crazy.”

"If his goal is to sink an aircraft carrier, I think there's a small chance he could succeed."

"But he planned to seize it and sail it back to China. Although Incheon Port is not far from China, it is still an almost impossible task!"

"Our Soviet agents were not as numerous as we might imagine."

"Destroying some equipment on the aircraft carrier and other warships to force them to temporarily move to Incheon Port is no problem."

"But after losing some agents, how will you operate the aircraft carrier once you've captured it?"

"Moreover, there are other US warships patrolling the area. Are you planning to fight a naval battle with them using the warships you've seized?"

"The Chinese defeated the US Navy with warships they seized?!"

"A complete fantasy!!!"

Ivan took a deep breath and pointed out.

In his view, the most he could achieve was sinking an aircraft carrier, and that would require a combination of desperate effort and luck.

The Chinese military's surprise attack on the port and sinking of a US aircraft carrier, and even battleships and cruisers, was enough to shock the world.

But this Wu Wanli actually wants to drive away!?

"Comrade Ivan, this is Comrade Wu Wanli's brilliant plan. Take a look."

"It may require sufficient support from your Soviet Union, and if you are willing, this is still possible."

"You must understand that the United States was a common enemy of China and the Soviet Union, and it was in the Soviet Union's national interest for us to inflict such great losses on the United States."

"Of course, if you are unwilling to provide such substantial support, we can understand that, after all, this is no small matter."

The commander handed Wu Wanli's top-secret telegram to Ivan and said.

"A brilliant plan?"

Ivan accepted the plan with some skepticism and began to read it.

He glanced at it and his eyes widened in shock. He swallowed hard and quickly looked down.

"hiss------"

"If Wu Wanli from your country had been born in the Soviet Union, he would have been a general second only to Marshal Zhukov!!!"

Ivan looked at it several times, and finally praised it with great awe.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha……"

"Poverty breeds filial piety, and national crisis produces heroes."

"From the War of Resistance Against Japan to the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, China has many capable generals."

"But there aren't many like Wu Wanli who dare to fight to the death with a one in ten thousand chance and win every time."

"Li Yunlong could be considered one, but he's under the control of Political Commissar Zhao Gang, so he hasn't caused any trouble yet."

"As for Wanli's political commissar, it seems that he was protecting him under pressure all along, but as it turns out, he was right to do so."

"Who else would dare to fight like that..."

The boss smiled and said.

"Comrade-Valish, I agree that Comrade Wu Wanli's plan is bold and has a high probability of success."

"But this plan requires too much support from the Soviet Union, and I don't have that authority. I have to ask my country for permission."

Ivan said sincerely.

"No problem at all."

"We must first achieve our strategic objective of severely damaging the U.S. Army's 1st Division, and then proceed with this plan."

"You have plenty of time to think, but I hope we can fight side by side and win this battle that will go down in history."

The boss smiled and said.

“I hope so too, Comrade.”

"I have a small suggestion: while we are considering this domestically, let the commander of your Incheon garrison make an effort."

"By achieving some initial success, we can eliminate many obstacles that would hinder our support for passing the resolution."

Ivan thought for a moment and then said.

"I'll send a telegram to that kid Wu Wanli. I reckon the American troops are about to land at Incheon."

"Please put in a good word for us, comrade! Long live the proletariat!"

Chief Chen reached out his hand to Ivan, the Soviet advisor.

"Hahahaha... The red flag will eventually be planted all over the world!"

"Long live the proletariat, Comrade!"

Ivan extended his hand and shook hands firmly with Chief Chen.

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Incheon Garrison Command
"Commander-in-Chief Kaka, the instructors your 7th Steel Regiment sent to our 9th Division in Korea are all ready."

"I have already given the order to transfer command of the middle and lower ranks to your instructors."

"Whatever orders your instructors and advisors give, our soldiers will fight accordingly!"

Lin Zhengshun reported.

"Reporting to Commander-in-Chief Kaka, the New Eighth Army has also completed the dispatch of Chinese advisors and instructors, and I have also ordered the handover of command to the middle and lower ranks."

Quan Douguang saluted and said.

[North Korea's 9th Division Organization Level: 85 (Chinese instructors have already increased by 25)]

[New Eighth Army Organization Level: 105 (Chinese instructors have increased by 15)]

Soon, Wu Wanli saw the changes through the system panel.

After receiving the bonus, the new Eighth Army became 105, which is not bad, considering that they had just finished fighting in the south of the Han River and suffered some heavy losses.

The Ninth Division is a bit difficult to manage. Even with the buff, it only reaches 85. Before the buff, it was only 60.

With this level of organization, they can only bully the weak and incompetent South Korean army.

"Commander-in-Chief Kaka, if I may ask, isn't your defense plan to defend against the US military on the beach?"

"The US Navy fleet should be arriving soon, so why have they only sent a small number of reconnaissance troops?"

Lin Zhengshun asked in confusion.

"We've only just begun; let's wait a few hours for the US military to bombard us before making any decisions."

"They won't attack until they've blown up the sand on the beach several times."

"Make sure the reconnaissance troops are hiding in the air-raid shelters. Send a signal as soon as the bombing is over."

"Hanqing, is the defense of Nantianmen completed?"

Wu Wanli said with a wry smile.

"It's done. Although the passage is very narrow, we have almost dug through all the points of Songaksan Mountain."

"Our defensive forces can maneuver to any point on the three lines of defense and strike the attacking US forces."

Liu Hanqing said.

"it is good!"

"Soldiers from all units, hurry up and eat and rest, the great battle is about to begin."

Wu Wanli stood with his hands behind his back, wearing a military overcoat, and gave the order while looking at the battle map.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, everyone readily agreed.

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USS Enterprise, Operations Conference Room
"All warships shall immediately bombard Incheon Beach with their naval guns, and all carrier-based aircraft shall take off to conduct extended bombing!"

"Bombing will last for five consecutive hours!!"

"I'll show the Chinese what giant ships and cannons are, what true firepower superiority is!!!" Lieutenant General Thomas glanced at his watch and arrogantly gave the order.

"General, five hours is still too short."

"Before our American troops landed on Iwo Jima, we bombed it for three whole days!"

"In three days, seven battleships and four heavy cruisers fired 24000 tons of shells!"

"The B-24 and other carrier-based aircraft are also quite capable, and they bombed 19 tons of aerial bombs!"

"Pouring 1200 tons of ammunition per square kilometer—that's our true superior firepower!"

Harrison recalled.

"I know we don't lack ammunition, but we lack time."

"Five hours should be enough. Let's take a final rest. We'll launch a full-scale landing in five hours!"

Lieutenant General Thomas waved his hand and gave the order.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, Brigade Commander Miller and the others immediately agreed.

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As soon as Lieutenant General Thomas gave the order, a crimson fire instantly rose from the sea.

The turrets of the warships resembled awakened steel behemoths, their massive main guns slowly rising.

Suddenly, flames shot out from the cannon muzzle.

The molten gold-like flames turned the entire deck a ghastly white, and the smoke billowed like thick clouds, shooting straight into the sky.

The shells, accompanied by a piercing whistle, pierced through the clouds, tearing visible ripples in the air like the blood-red scythe wielded by the Grim Reaper.

As the burning projectile crashed onto the beach, an orange-red fireball exploded with a mushroom cloud of black and red.

Hundreds of tons of damp gravel were lifted thirty meters high by the blast wave, and the fine quartz particles melted in mid-air.

A large number of fighter jets roared into the sky from the deck of the Enterprise, the napalm bombs mounted on their bellies gleaming eerily blue-purple in the sunlight.

As they dived at a 70-degree angle, large numbers of aerial bombs spiraled down, trailing white smoke.

After bombing the beach, these carrier-based aircraft headed directly towards Songaksan.

Artillery positions on Songyue Mountain

"You idiots, most of the anti-aircraft guns our Volunteer Army captured are with us!!!"

"As soon as the US warplanes get close, bomb them hard!"

Lei Gong heard the distant roar of fighter jets and shouted loudly.

“Buzz buzz buzz buzz——”

The roar of fighter jet engines quickly grew louder as nearly a hundred U.S. military aircraft swarmed towards Songaksan.

This scene was witnessed by Wu Wanli, who possessed a dynamic sky-eye map.

Incheon Garrison Command
"Have the air force fighter jets from Seoul taken off?"

Wu Wanli took a puff of his cigar and asked slowly.

"It's taken off and is heading this way."

"However, with the war raging for thousands of miles, we can only mobilize a little over a hundred fighter jets."

Liu Hanqing said.

"More than a hundred, that's enough..."

Wu Wanli smiled and looked at the dynamic Sky Eye map.

Seagull No. 1 fighter jet
"Guys, no need for cheap bombs!"

"The countless bombs we consume will become orders for countless American military industrial workers to earn a living!!!"

"Bomb it hard! Bomb this damned Songyue Mountain until not a blade of grass remains!"

The U.S. Air Force colonel shouted into the radio.

"Received, over!"

"Received, over!"

"..."

The U.S. pilots responded immediately and pulled their control sticks down to close their field of vision.

"Damn it, bombing the Chinese is such a boring job."

"It's still more fun to be stationed in Japan and play with Japanese women with General MacArthur."

"It's a pity the Nationalist government isn't in power anymore, otherwise I would have followed the example of my military predecessors from a few years ago and had some fun with Chinese female students!"

Thinking of this, American pilot David couldn't help but lick his lips.

“Thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump………………”

However, the next second, countless fire snakes suddenly lit up below.

A large number of anti-aircraft guns opened fire at once, and anti-aircraft shells whistled down on them.

"What?!"

David frantically pulled the control lever to dodge, narrowly avoiding the two fiery snakes.

At this point, seven or eight US warplanes had already been hit unexpectedly and were plummeting down, billowing black smoke.

Before David could even catch his breath, two anti-aircraft shells shattered his cockpit and tore his entire body apart.

The American warplane, having lost power, plummeted rapidly and soon exploded far from the anti-aircraft artillery position, bursting into flames.

"Good job, keep it up!!!"

Upon seeing this, Lei Gong laughed loudly and said...

Their joy was matched by the anger of a U.S. Air Force colonel.

……

Seagull No. 1 fighter jet
"Damn it, the Chinese army has deployed such powerful anti-aircraft firepower here!!!"

The U.S. Air Force colonel angrily cursed.

"Sir, some of our carrier-based aircraft have gone to support other battlefields, and our air force is temporarily insufficient."

"We've already tried to launch several attacks, but the losses have been too great to continue!"

At that moment, the voice of a U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel came through the radio.

"Go bomb other places, I don't believe they have that much anti-aircraft firepower!!"

"It was said by a U.S. Air Force colonel."

He was unwilling to withdraw directly; how could he slink back after suffering such heavy losses?

A direct attack isn't suitable; let's find an easy target to exploit.

However, just as the US carrier-based aircraft escaped the air defense fire, they collided head-on with a formation of Chinese air force aircraft.

Inside Wanli No. 1
"Hahahaha... Comrade Wu Wanli is right!"

"These US Air Force personnel are indeed unwilling to give up; even after being weakened by anti-aircraft guns, they still refuse to leave."

"Peter, I'll take a squadron to fight the American fighters, and you take out their bombers quickly!"

Wang Wei's eyes lit up, and he laughed loudly as he spoke.

"Don't worry, Comrade, taking down bombers is as easy as killing chickens for fighter jets!!!"

Upon hearing this, Peter immediately responded.

Soon, the Chinese and American air forces engaged in fierce combat.

The US fighter jets were originally still capable of fighting, but after the losses from the recent attack on Songaksan, they are now at a slight disadvantage.

After losing dozens more fighter jets, the US Air Force formation slunk away.

Seeing this scene on the Sky Eye map, Wu Wanli immediately decided to withdraw the Chinese fighter jets.

After this battle, US carrier-based aircraft temporarily designated Songgaksan as a no-fly zone and opted to bomb other areas instead.

US Air Force pilots were still very valuable, unlike the Japanese Kamikaze pilots, who would not launch a sustained offensive without overwhelming superiority.

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USS Enterprise, Operations Conference Room
"Almost there, full-scale landing!!!"

Lieutenant General Thomas, holding up his binoculars and looking at the billowing black smoke in the distance, gave a loud order.

In an instant, countless landing craft rushed out from the large troop transport ships.

Each small boat carried dozens of American soldiers or a tank.

Looking down, countless small boats filled a vast expanse of the sea.

The US military's Inchon landing offensive has officially begun!
(End of this chapter)