Changjin Lake: From Xinxingli to Seoul

Chapter 311 Wu Wanli's Three-Dimensional Roller-Style Offensive! Liao Yaoxiang, who had been dominating Northeast China, decisively defeated the American forces!

At this time, the two thousand elite American troops launched from Shuainan were marching along the highway under the command of Regiment Commander Brown.

On the other side, Wu Wanli also led the Seventh Steel Brigade to break away from the US 7th Regiment and launch a lightning attack on this attacking force.

Wu Wanli's tank, No. 1, took the lead, its tracks kicking up mud as it sped along.

A steel column consisting of fifteen tanks of different origins, also camouflaged, and seven half-track armored vehicles followed closely behind Tank No. 1.

Nearby, the prehistoric battalion commander led over three hundred newly replenished elite guards, who took turns running alongside the tanks.

Occasionally, those who can't keep up will climb onto the armored personnel carrier to rest.

Further back, where dust obscured the sky, lay the more than 4,000 elite main force troops of the Seventh Steel Brigade and more than 2,000 elite guerrillas from the Han River.

Inside Tank No. 1
"Dust storm at 11 o'clock!"

A large number of infantry are moving! It must be the American troops attacking from Shuainan City!
Comrades, prepare for battle!

Upon seeing this through the observation window, Wu Wanli immediately shouted into the radio.

In the distance, a large number of American troops were moving across the snow, getting closer and closer.

Leading the charge was the most mobile U.S. reconnaissance company, driving jeeps and light trucks.

Behind them was a dense column of infantry, with American-made 105mm and 155mm howitzers being quickly unloaded from their towed positions by trucks.

Amidst the shouts of officers, U.S. artillerymen frantically constructed makeshift firing positions.

Clearly, the US military has also spotted them and wants to act quickly to seize the initiative!
However, the armored torrent of the Seventh Steel Brigade was even faster!
"All armor!
The target is directly in front of the enemy's marching column in the center!
Attack! Top speed! Scatter them!
Liu Hanqing! Load armor-piercing rounds!
Directly ahead, approximately 2,500 yards, the core area of ​​the enemy's marching column! Prepare to fire!

Wu Wanli clenched his fist and roared into the radio channel inside the tank.

In an instant, the turret was filled with the heavy metallic sound of the loader hitting the gun as an armor-piercing tank shell was forced into the hot barrel.

"Loading complete!"

The volunteer soldier responded hoarsely.

"understand!"

Liu Hanqing's voice was calm to the point of being cold, and the gunner's eyes were firmly fixed on the scope.

The cold, icy crosshairs on the violently jolting vehicle locked onto a communications command vehicle in the distance, which was being used as a temporary command node by the U.S. military.

At this moment, the engine roared, the tank body shook violently, and the sand and dirt kicked up by the track chains slammed onto the armor.

Charging at high speed across the plains, every inch of progress was accompanied by violent vibrations.

"fire!"

Seeing that the time was right, Wu Wanli gave a loud order.

"Boom——!"

In an instant, blazing orange-yellow flames shot out from the muzzle of the No. 1 tank, and the enormous recoil of the gun barrel caused the tank to lurch backward!
Almost simultaneously, the other vehicles in the tank column also opened fire!
High-explosive shells, armor-piercing shells, and high-explosive shells... were blasted out from artillery of various calibers, and the dense shells crashed into the American vanguard troops who had not yet fully deployed!

"boom!"

The explosion first engulfed the communications command vehicle, and steel fragments and human remains were thrown high into the air by the blast wave.

Caught off guard, the American soldiers scattered in terror, mercilessly torn apart by shrapnel.

A 105mm howitzer that had just been unloaded was hit by a shell box that was temporarily piled up next to it, and the huge fireball that burst out swept the man and the howitzer into the sky, forming a black column of smoke more than ten meters high.

"Good blast! Keep accelerating! Charge in! Guard battalion! Prepare for close-quarters combat and mopping up!"

Upon seeing this, Wu Wanli shouted into the radio.

Tank One rolled over the scorching mud churned up by the high-explosive shells, its tracks mercilessly crushing over an American soldier who was curled up on the ground, looking up in terror!
Brown stood beside a jeep that was being used as a makeshift command vehicle, the hellish scene reflected in his binoculars, a chill running from his feet to the top of his head.

He watched as that Chinese steel torrent tore through his own vanguard, heading straight for the heart of his team.

That enemy lead tank, relentlessly firing its cannons and spitting fire from its machine guns, charged fearlessly at the forefront, becoming the most striking symbol of slaughter on the battlefield.

The smoke and dust kicked up by the charging of the first tank and the explosion formed a wall of fire, which broke the entire massive marching column of the US Army in half!

"My God!"

How dare these damned Chinese?!

No... it's unlikely that we can directly stop China's armored forces now!

Artillery fire! Execute contingency plan two immediately!
Target! A large infantry force behind Chinese armored units!
Cover their path!

Create a fire barrier to cut off their armored forces from reinforcements!

"We'll surround their armored forces again, and use the time difference to blow up their tank armor!"

Commander Brown thought for a moment, then turned and roared into the walkie-talkie.

……

US artillery positions

"Yes, sir!"

"All artillery! Maximum rate of fire! Fire!"
To prevent the main Chinese infantry force from keeping up with their armored vanguard!

Cut the tanks and their infantry apart!

Let our men surround those damn Chinese tanks that are charging in!

The US artillery commander responded quickly and immediately came down to speak.

Before long, the US artillery positions were in an uproar.

The whistles of the American artillery officers were sharp and piercing, and the gunners raised their arms and shouted out the angles and sights.

The cannon muzzle was rapidly adjusted, not aimed at the enemy armor that had broken into their own lines, but at the far rear!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

In an instant, a dull and enormous volley of fire rang out.

Groups of 105mm and 155mm high-explosive shells were fired with their distinctive whistling sound.

Not long after, a violent explosion occurred at the front of the main infantry group of the Seventh Steel Brigade!
Shells rained down, and fireballs exploded one after another, the earth groaning and shattering in shock.

The shockwave carried with it scorching air currents, flying debris, and choking smoke!

“Rumble——!!!”

In an instant, a fire barrier composed of explosions, smoke, barrages, and flames was formed!

It is nearly 100 meters wide and extends nearly 200 meters forward and backward!
The heat wave hit us, and shrapnel whistled through the air like the Grim Reaper's scythe!

The advance of the main force of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army infantry was instantly cut off by this terrifying "barrier"!

The first few dozen volunteer soldiers, along with their guns, vanished instantly in a massive fireball that suddenly exploded.

More volunteer soldiers were forced to lie down, their heads pressed tightly against the ground, and the scorching mud and sand mixed with the smell of blood rushed towards them!

At this moment, the road ahead was completely blocked!
The armored column, which had charged deep into the American lines and was conducting close-range hunts in coordination with the Prehistoric Guard Battalion, suddenly felt a surge of battlefield pressure from its flanks and rear.

The gunfire from our side and the shouts of the infantry following behind suddenly thinned out and disappeared!
Instead, the US military launched a barrage of machine gun fire, a dense, organized barrage that rained down on the tank armor, creating a deafening, popping sound!

Under the barrage of fire, several guards who were following the armored vehicles fell down screaming.

"Great! My tactic is half successful!"

Pass on the order!

Each battalion, organized into companies and platoons, used all available trucks, artillery, and terrain depressions to construct a circular defensive perimeter on the spot!
Fire inwards!
Surround the Chinese who are rushing in!
Mortars, recoilless rifles, and bazookas—focus on their tanks!

"Push the truck up there too, use it as a sandbag! Quick!"

Brown slammed his fist on the steel plate of the command vehicle and gave the order triumphantly.

Before long, the well-trained U.S. military took immediate action.

The initial panic among the American troops did not escalate into a rout; the wounded and the dead were roughly dragged aside.

The surviving U.S. military officers roared as they organized a defense, with trucks and jeeps reversing and shifting sideways to construct crude bunkers.

Light and heavy machine guns were quickly set up behind the hood, under the wheels, and behind the ammunition boxes.

The mortar base plate was slammed heavily into the ground, and the American gunner crouched beside it, holding the shell, ready to fire.

The U.S. recoilless rifle team searched for firing positions, the figures of bazooka rocket launcher gunners flashed in the thick smoke, and flamethrower soldiers began to pressurize the terrifying flamethrowers.

Using vehicles and terrain, a ring-shaped battle line composed of a dense network of intersecting firepower quickly took shape.

The battle line tightly surrounded the dozens of armored vehicles and less than 300 guards battalions that had broken in, while also being able to resist the main force of the Seventh Steel Brigade on the periphery!

"Car number one reporting! The escape route is cut off!"
The U.S. military is using vehicles to establish a ring-shaped defense perimeter!
The infantry firepower density is extremely high!

The accuracy of US artillery fire suppression is extremely high!

Inside the No. 1 tank, prehistoric roars mingled with the cacophony of gunfire from the radio communication station.

Wu Wanli's face darkened instantly, and he immediately activated the Sky Eye Map to observe the overall situation of the battlefield.

As can be seen from the Sky Eye map, the outer perimeter of US artillery fire ruthlessly isolated the main force of our infantry.

Not only artillery fire, but also a dense barrage of bullets from numerous US machine gun positions at the edge of the field of vision, providing suppression.

Every time the soldiers under the command of Pinghe and Yu Congrong raised their heads to fight back, every attempt to break through the barrier was crushed.

Meanwhile, the inner perimeter, which the U.S. military rapidly established using trucks, jeeps, ammunition vehicles, and even overturned self-propelled artillery carriages, as well as the natural shallow ditches and embankments on the plains, has been initially completed.

The machine guns spewed fire, creating a dense web of death. Mortar shells rained down intermittently, exploding around the tank formation, shrapnel clanging against the steel and mud splattering everywhere.

A Chinese tank that was positioned too far to the side suddenly jolted, and black smoke billowed from its engine compartment.

It's clear that it was hit by a recoilless rifle fired at close range by the US military!
What made Wu Wanli's heart sink even more was the scene he captured after shrinking:

The launch tubes of several bazooka rocket launchers were being concealed from behind the truck wreckage and the artillery shields.

They are targeting the tanks on the relatively weak flanks of their own armored formation!

Other U.S. soldiers began dragging the heavy flamethrower canisters to the side, looking for an opportunity to burn the flanks!
"Damn it, the American devils are playing tactics against us now!?"

Unfortunately, when it comes to military strategy, China is the ancestor of the whole world!
Attention all armored vehicles!

The enemy intends to use anti-armor cutting and incineration against our formation!
All vehicle crews! Immediately implement the three-dimensional rolling maneuver tactic, and divide the entire force into two echelons!
One echelon defends the flanks and rear of the US forces, preventing them from destroying tanks and armored vehicles.

The second echelon charges to break through the American positions in front, and then blocks the American troops advancing from the new positions to destroy the tanks.

The first echelon abandoned the old positions and charged to tear apart the defenses of the new US positions!
Repeat the cycle, provide alternating cover, and maintain the momentum of mobile firing!

After understanding the battlefield situation, Wu Wanli immediately shouted into the radio.

"Three-dimensional roller armor warfare tactic?"

Wasn't that something Liao Yaoxiang played?

Wanli, Liao Yaoxiang has really lost..."

Upon hearing this, Liu Hanqing whispered a reminder.

"Liao Yaoxiang led an army of 100,000 men in a breakout, and most of them were infantry. The escape was so slow that the rear of the troops collapsed and could not be regrouped. It's no wonder he was defeated!"
Most of our forces are armored, extremely fast, and lack the need for fortification, giving us maximum mobility so we can just keep attacking!

Hanqing, aim at the right front nine o'clock direction!

Behind the truck bunker, a bazooka rocket launcher team!

Armor-piercing rounds! Quickly!

After explaining, Wu Wanli looked at the Sky Eye map and shouted loudly.

"understand!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Hanqing quickly agreed.

The next second, the turret suddenly rotated to the right, and the thick cannon barrel was slightly lowered under Liu Hanqing's focused control.

The No. 1 tank, bouncing like a raging sea, made a high-speed turn, and Liu Hanqing's eyes, capable of locking onto vital points even amidst the turbulence, remained pressed against the sights.

The crosshairs kept jumping in the bumpy, blurry vision, finally locking onto the outline of the target—the rocket launcher protruding from the gap under the overturned truck!

"boom!"

The armor-piercing shell flew almost horizontally, penetrating the undercarriage of the truck and then exiting from the other side, completely tearing apart the three American gunners behind the truck along with the bazooka!
The enormous impact even pushed the wrecked truck back several meters!

But this fierce counterattack did not completely deter the US military.

Under Brown's desperate urging, a bazooka team hidden behind an ammunition box took advantage of the Chinese armored group's focus on other directions and opened fire!
"Whoosh-!"

The rocket, trailing a long plume of smoke, slammed into the rear armor of a Chinese tank in the right flank column that was turning to evade it!
"boom!"

A huge explosion rang out, the engine compartment at the rear of the Chinese tank was blown open, flames shot into the sky, and black smoke billowed out violently!
The tank immediately lost power and became a perfect target!

"Thump thump thump thump thump..."

A heavy machine gun fired by the US military swept in, mowing down the guards who were covering the Chinese tank.

Upon seeing this, the US commando team rushed forward with their bazookas, intending to deliver the final blow.

The Chinese People's Volunteer Army tank crew inside opened the hatches, picked up submachine guns, and opened fire, trying to stop the American troops who were rushing over to blow up the tanks.

But they were immediately riddled with bullets from all directions, their flesh mangled and they fell screaming beside the burning steel!
"boom!!!"

After an explosion, a Chinese tank was destroyed by the US military!

Inside Tank No. 1
"Wanli! This won't do! We're going to be too passive if things continue like this!"

We must retaliate immediately! Break their cycle!

As Liu Hanqing turned the cannon to aim at the next target, he gave a stern warning.

Meanwhile, on the outer perimeter, continuous artillery barrages from the US forces relentlessly bombarded the area behind the defensive line.

The Seventh Steel Brigade's attempts to breach the barrier were repeatedly and brutally thwarted.

Pinghe gritted his teeth, looking at the passage blocked by explosions and flames, and thinking of his comrades trapped inside the circle fighting fiercely, he angrily slammed his fist hard on the scalding soil in front of him.

In the command vehicle, Brown finally managed a cold smile.

The encirclement is complete; now it's just a matter of which side's nerves snap first.

"Tell the artillery positions to maintain their rate of fire! Keep the bombardment continuous!"
Hold their main force firmly in place! Notify Saul's division headquarters!

We have successfully trapped China's main armored force! They must return to reinforce as quickly as planned!

"Eat this piece of fat! We are American heroes!"

The moment he finished speaking, the roar of the main gun of the No. 1 tank tore through the battlefield once again, and the shells fired destroyed another American flamethrower team.

Inside Tank No. 1
"Thunder God, triple rapid fire! Full trajectories coverage!"

Based on the sound of artillery fire and the trajectory of the shells, I have confirmed the location of the US artillery position, coordinates XXX, YYY!

Blow up the American artillery positions!
The remaining armored units and guard battalion, quicken your pace, follow me in the charge, and seize the American command post in one fell swoop!

Wu Wanli stared at the Sky Eye map and roared through gritted teeth into the radio.

The order was quickly transmitted via radio to Lei Gong, who was positioned at a concealed artillery position just approaching the outer perimeter of the US fire zone.

"Yes!

Azimuth calibration: XXX, YYY!

All artillery units, listen up! Adjust firing data!

Lei Gong quickly agreed and shouted into the walkie-talkie.

With his hoarse command, the artillery squads of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, which were already prepared, sprang into action instantly without the slightest confusion.

"Triple rapid fire! Full traverse coverage! Fire!"

Lei Gongjian was all ready. He gripped the walkie-talkie so tightly that the veins on his hand bulged, as if he wanted to crush the machine, and shouted.

“Boom boom boom boom—!”

In an instant, the mortar and mountain artillery positions hidden by the Chinese People's Volunteer Army erupted with a deafening roar that far exceeded the density of the previous artillery fire by the US forces!

This was not the roar of a single cannon, but a furious roar of a torrential downpour of fire!

The dense plumes of artillery shells left long, fiery red trails across the cold sky, tearing through the horizon before slamming into the core of the designated US artillery position!

US artillery positions

The American artillerymen, who had been unleashing a barrage of fire at the highest rate of fire on the Chinese People's Volunteer Army infantry just seconds before, had their smugness replaced by fear.

"Artillery fire! Artillery fire! It's Chinese artillery fire! Take cover!"

A sharp-eyed American officer stared at the rapidly falling shells in the sky and let out a terrified scream.

But the shout was immediately drowned out by an even more violent explosion.

“Boom, boom, boom, boom—!!!”

Thanks to the precise coordinates reported by Wu Wanli, the artillery fire of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army under Lei Gong's command was extremely accurate, and the first wave of shells hit the core of the American artillery group!
The 105mm high-explosive shell crashed heavily into the US military's ammunition pile, triggering a violent secondary explosion that was like igniting a rolling volcano!

The 155mm shell directly blasted a US heavy howitzer and its nearby gunners to smithereens.

The twisted steel cannon barrel was hurled high into the air, then crashed down like an iron rod, smashing the fleeing American soldiers into a bloody pulp.

The exploding shells created a chain reaction, with fireballs rising one after another.

Hot metal fragments, burning wood chips, human remains, and unfired shell debris were swept up and sent flying everywhere by the violent shockwave.

"My legs! God—help me!"

"Put out the fire! Put out the fire quickly! The shells are burning!"

"Retreat! Everyone fucking retreat!"

"Boom——!"

At that moment, the US artillery positions instantly transformed into a true hell on earth.

The relentless, violent explosions ravaged every inch of the land, scorching blast waves carrying deadly debris sweeping across everything. American gunners who had been shouting commands and frantically operating their artillery were either violently thrown back by the blast waves, crashing heavily onto the frigid ground or the scorching gun mounts, the sound of their bones shattering clearly audible.

Or their bodies were torn apart by rapidly spinning shrapnel, with blood and fragments of internal organs spraying onto the scorched ground.

Many more collapsed, their internal organs shattered by the violent shockwave, blood gushing from their mouths and noses.

The gunners who were lucky enough to escape being killed by the first wave of fire dropped their shells and control levers in terror and fled in panic to the rear and sides.

The entire US artillery position was paralyzed, with thick smoke billowing and flames shooting into the sky, making it impossible to organize any effective counter-fire.

The most deadly artillery barrier between the US military's defensive perimeter and the follow-up forces of the Seventh Steel Brigade was brutally broken by Lei Gong's all-out artillery barrage!
With the sudden disappearance of US artillery fire, the pressure on the main force of the Seventh Steel Brigade was greatly reduced.

US military perimeter

"Machine gun team! Keep up!"
Firepower Brigade! Unleash all your bullets! Suppress them!

Gao Daxing! Assault Team!

Now! Charge! Tear that bastard apart!

Upon seeing this, Yu Congrong immediately gave a loud order.

After saying that, he personally operated a Browning machine gun, ignoring the whistling bullets still ringing in his ears, and frantically sprayed the scorching bullets towards the machine gun emplacements of the American defense perimeter and the mortarmen who had just peeked out.

At the same time, all the light and heavy machine guns of the fire support brigade opened fire.

Countless tongues of fire intertwined to form a dense web of deadly bullets, attempting to suppress the firepower points that the US military had just established once again.

Bullets rained down on the trucks, tires, and overturned gun mounts used by the US military as cover, exploding into a shower of sparks, wood chips, and metal fragments.

The powerful counter-suppression fire forced many American gunners to duck back, causing a temporary halt in their firepower.

"The fire support detachment has taken cover; now it's our turn!"

"Assault team! Charge!"

Gao Daxing roared and leaped out of a shallow trench.

He gripped a Type 50 submachine gun with a bayonet fixed, his tiger-like eyes burning with an almost frenzied fighting spirit as he charged forward.

Led by his roar, the assault team soldiers surged forward like a flood bursting its banks, leaping from the cratered and wrecked battlefield!

Without the slightest hesitation, they charged desperately into the hail of rifle and machine gun bullets raining down on them from the American defense perimeter, in a dispersed but resolute manner.

Gao Daxing charged ahead, firing his submachine gun fiercely in any direction from which sparks were seen.

A U.S. machine gunner had just peeked out from behind a truck when Gao Daxing fired a single shot, splattering his brains and sending him crashing to the ground.

Several assault squad soldiers gathered their last grenades and, under the command of an old volunteer army squad leader, crawled forward through a hail of bullets.

Thirty meters from a fortified firing point of the US forces consisting of two jeeps and piles of sandbags, the veteran squad leader of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army suddenly pulled the fuse of the cluster grenade in his hand and threw it with all his might!
"Boom!"

In an instant, an explosion several times more violent than a regular hand grenade rang out!

The jeep was blown to a skeletal position, sandbags collapsed, and at least three American soldiers behind it were killed or seriously injured by the massive shockwave and flying shrapnel.

"Charge! Take down this turtle shell!"

Amidst the thick smoke, Gao Daxing seized the fleeting opportunity and roared.

He led his men and charged into the explosion site, engaging in a brutal close-quarters battle with the remaining, stunned American soldiers!
The cold glint of bayonets flashed in the smoke, and screams, curses, and muffled thuds of bodies falling filled the small gap in an instant.

The sound of a bayonet piercing flesh rang out. Gao Daxing's bayonet knocked down an American soldier who was trying to pick up a gun, and the blade got stuck between his ribs.

He kicked the American soldier's body away, pulled out his bayonet, and his face was splattered with hot blood.

Meanwhile, in a concealed position a little further out, Pinghe led the sharpshooters of the reconnaissance company, like the most deadly fangs hidden in a corner of the battlefield.

Clad in camouflage cloaks covered in thick snow, they lay prone in carefully chosen firing positions, their meticulously calibrated American-made M1 Garand sniper rifles held steadily in their hands.

Pinghe coldly scanned the fire support points of the US military's circular defensive perimeter through the sophisticated Zeiss sniper scope.

In his field of vision, any emerging target that might pose a threat to his charging comrades was quickly locked onto.

"11 o'clock position, behind the left front wheel of the truck, light machine gun."

Pinghe whispered the call to duty into the walkie-talkie, his voice completely flat and cold, like the icy wind on a frozen plain.

He had barely finished speaking when, three hundred meters to his side and behind, a sloping earthen mound...
"Bang!" A crisp sniper shot rang out, signaling the end of a life.

The American assistant gunner, who had just changed the ammunition belt for the machine gun, had half of his head explode into a cloud of blood mist, his body went limp, and the machine gun immediately fell silent.

"At the 1 o'clock position, diagonally behind the artillery shield, there is an officer with binoculars, who is suspected to be the commander."

Pinghe continued his calm search and then reported the location.

From another concealed position, another sharpshooter from the Chinese People's Volunteer Army fired decisively.

The U.S. lieutenant, who was holding up binoculars to observe and giving orders, suddenly had a burst of blood erupt from his chest. The binoculars flew out of his hand, and his body fell straight backward.

The communications soldier who tried to support him was also struck in the neck by another accurate bullet, collapsing to the ground convulsing while clutching his bleeding throat.

The sharpshooters of the reconnaissance detachment were like an invisible scythe of death, efficiently and ruthlessly reaping the lives of American officers, gunners, machine gunners, and key soldiers operating anti-tank weapons.

Each of their shots weakened the suppressive force of a US military strongpoint, clearing a path for the assault detachment that was charging and fighting hand-to-hand.

The U.S. military's advantage in building a ring-shaped defensive perimeter—firepower density and organization—is being gradually eroded by the infantry's desperate charges and the sharpshooters' precise "roll call" tactics.

Chaos quietly spread among the American soldiers, and the gaps in their advance were widening.

The scales of victory began to tip sharply in favor of the main force of the 7th Steel Detachment of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, which had been briefly blocked!

While the main infantry force on the outer perimeter was engaged in fierce fighting with the US forces defending the perimeter, the armored units and prehistoric guard battalion led by Wu Wanli, which were trapped in the core of the US circular defense perimeter, were under tremendous pressure.

U.S. Army Commander Brown concentrated all remaining heavy weapons to resist.

The US military's heavy machine guns, mortars, recoilless rifles, bazookas, and even flamethrowers poured firepower down on this isolated, armored force that had ventured deep into enemy territory!

Bullets struck the tank armor with a series of popping sounds, mortar shells exploded nearby, and long tongues of flame from the flamethrower narrowly licked the side of the tank several times. The air was filled with a strong smell of burning and choking smoke.

"Report! Armored vehicle at position number three on the right rear has been hit! It's immobilized! Two crew members are injured!"

"The squad leader of the fifth squad of the guard battalion has been killed in action!"

"The US firepower is too intense! The engine covers of the two tanks on the left have been pierced by bazookas and are smoking! They dare not approach..."

Suddenly, a prehistoric roar came through the radio.

In prehistoric times, he led the elite soldiers of the guard battalion, relying on the wreckage of several damaged half-track vehicles and shell craters to form a flesh and blood barrier, desperately resisting the American assault team that was trying to blow up the tanks with explosive charges.

Wu Wanli stared intently at the Sky Eye map, his gaze quickly scanning the entire scene.

He saw the huge column of smoke rising behind the American forces after the Thunderclap bombardment.

They saw that the main infantry force, led by Yu Congrong and Gao Daxing, was charging into the American defense perimeter at all costs.

The sight of the sniper position in Pinghe was like a nail driven into the hearts of the American troops.

Clearly, the US military's defense perimeter is crumbling, and the opportunity is fleeting!
"Guards Battalion! Hold the flanks!"
All armored vehicles in the second echelon! Charge head-on with me! Roll them over with your armor!

I predict that the US military command post is directly ahead!
Full speed ahead, charge with me!

After Wu Wanli located the US commander's position using the Sky Eye map, he shouted loudly into the radio.

The order was given, and the remaining tanks and armored vehicles roared to life with their engines once again!
They no longer pursue comprehensive cover or slow firing, but instead put all their power output into the tracks!

This small Chinese armored unit, like a steel spear that suddenly accelerated, ignored the even more intense fire from the sides and rear, and recklessly crashed into a makeshift defensive line built by the US forces using vehicle wreckage as cover!
"Thump! Boom! Crash—"

On the outermost side, a Dodge truck used by the US military as cover was completely twisted and deformed by the tank's massive steel ramming head, like smashing a pile of matchboxes.

His fuel tank ruptured and burst into flames instantly, and the American soldiers firing from above screamed as they were thrown into the air or engulfed in flames!

Another jeep was forcibly pushed aside, its chassis making a sickening metallic tearing sound as it was run over.

Several U.S. infantrymen who were firing from a jeep were unable to dodge in time and were instantly caught under the tracks!

"Fire! Fire freely! Clear the roadblocks!"

Wu Wanli roared inside the jolting No. 1 tank.

"Boom! Boom! Rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat—!"

The tank cannon and coaxial machine gun directly in front fired simultaneously.

A barrier wall made of wrecked trucks and jeeps was blasted open by a tank cannon, leaving a large gap!

Machine gun bullets swept across the American soldiers and flamethrower operators who were trying to rush through the breach and fire at close range with bazookas.

A bazooka squad had just rushed out to take aim when they were torn to pieces by continuous artillery fire and strafing!
An armored vehicle's cannon also opened fire fiercely, clearing out a US squad's position where light machine guns were mounted in shell craters.

The U.S. military's hastily constructed first line of defense collapsed in less than five minutes under the relentless onslaught of the steel torrent and the fierce firepower!

The surviving American soldiers retreated in panic to the inner circle or the sides, causing a series of chaotic events.

The steel torrent did not stop for a moment, its tracks crushing over the still-burning wreckage of the trucks without hesitation, and charged forward once again!
The U.S. military's ring defense perimeter is not a single layer; it contains multiple overlapping defense points established based on the terrain.

When Wu Wanli's armored group crushed the first line of defense and rushed into a relatively open area, they were met with fierce flank fire from behind the earthen embankments on both sides!
Recoilless shells and bazooka rockets flew out from concealed corners, and deadly armor-piercing rounds struck the turret sidewall of a medium tank.

The armor-piercing projectile blasted a hole, sending sparks flying, but fortunately, the angle was tricky and it did not penetrate the main armor.

Another armored vehicle that was moving too fast was hit on the side by a recoilless shell, and black smoke billowed out.

Its speed suddenly decreased, and the crew members were forced to abandon the vehicle and immediately join the battle in which the guard battalion was building defenses in the rear.

"Charge! Don't stop! We can't be stuck here!!"

Concentrate fire! At three o'clock! Behind the wreckage of that overturned M2 self-propelled gun! Charge!

Wu Wanli accurately spotted a weak point in the US military's defenses using the Sky Eye map and immediately shouted into the radio.

The remaining tanks and armored vehicles immediately turned around, and the muzzles of several tanks instantly spat out tongues of fire, blowing away the American mortar team that emerged from behind the wreckage!
The tracks accelerated again, ignoring the bullets hitting the armor from the slope, and ran straight over the corpses and debris scattered on the ground, forcibly crashing into the vulnerable joint of the American troops!

This breakthrough was even more devastating.

A tank was hit in the rear by a Molotov cocktail thrown from behind, and flames shot up, but the crew did not stop and continued to charge forward with the burning tank!
In order to cover the flanks, soldiers of the prehistoric guard battalion fell one after another, with screams and roars filling the air.

But at a huge cost, they successfully breached the second ring of defenses meticulously constructed by the US military!
The torrent of steel, like a red-hot iron nail, was driven deep into the heart of the US Army's command center, where Commander Brown's headquarters was located!

Through the billowing smoke, Wu Wanli could clearly see on the Sky Eye map the command vehicle marked as the highest threat, surrounded by several jeeps and equipped with an antenna!
Commander Brown stood beside the command jeep that was serving as a temporary command post, his binoculars long since fallen to the ground, his smug expression replaced by shock and fear!

He watched as the torrent of steel and fire carved a bloody path through the ironclad lines of the American forces, hurtling toward his core position at an incredible speed!

The earth trembled under the crushing weight of the tracks, getting closer and closer!
"God! They...they're coming!"
Stop them! Quick! Open fire!!!

Brown's voice was completely distorted with fear as he hysterically roared at the adjutant and guards around him.

Upon hearing this, the American officers immediately brandished their pistols, attempting to organize the resistance of the American troops around them.

The hastily set-up machine guns and rifle bullets sprayed wildly at the lead tank, causing sparks to fly from its armor, but they couldn't budge it an inch!
"Cover! Cover the commander's tank number one!"

Prehistoric roared hoarsely as he led the remaining guard battalion soldiers out from the flank.

He opened fire with his submachine gun, suppressing the scattered American squads that were trying to operate the rocket launchers.

Several mortar shells landed nearby, filling the air with smoke and dust.

Prehistoric shook its head, which was still buzzing from the shockwave, wiped the blood from its forehead, and continued firing fearlessly.

The loader inside the No. 1 tank suffered an arm injury from the shock, but he still gritted his teeth and used all his strength to slam a high-explosive shell into the breech, making a muffled "clang" sound!
"Loading complete!"

"The loader shouted."

At this moment, Wu Wanli stared intently through the observation window at the figure in front of him wearing a US military officer's coat, being pulled and shoved into the passenger seat of a jeep by several US military guards.

It was obvious that it was Commander Brown!
"Target! Directly ahead! Jeep! High-explosive shells! Blast it to smithereens!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Wu Wanli gave the order decisively!

Liu Hanqing had already aimed his cannon at the jeep that was frantically reversing and trying to turn around and escape.

The crosshairs fit securely around the thick hood of the Jeep, a crucial element that ensures the vehicle is disabled with a single strike and maximizes the chance of injury to those inside and outside the vehicle!
"Boom!!!"

The muzzle of Tank No. 1 suddenly spewed out a huge orange flame, and the gun barrel recoiled violently!
The high-explosive shell, carrying an aura of destruction, pierced deep into the engine compartment and the connection between the vehicle body of the military jeep!

Time seemed to freeze for a moment, followed by a deafening and violent explosion!

An orange-red fireball, mixed with metal fragments, tires, and gasoline, suddenly expanded!
The jeep was torn to pieces in an instant, like a giant firecracker being set on fire!

Commander Brown and the driver inside the vehicle were blown to pieces in the explosion.

Inside Tank No. 1
"Excellent! Keep fighting back, completely crush the American resistance, and rendezvous with Yu Congrong and the others!"

Seeing this, Wu Wanli did not underestimate his enemy, but cautiously gave another order.

"Yes!"

The radio station immediately relayed the responses from the crowd.

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At this moment, the surviving American soldiers witnessed their commander being blown to pieces, and their remaining organization completely collapsed.

The U.S. military officer near the command center attempted to take over command, but before he could utter half an order over the walkie-talkie, he was accurately mowed down by the guards led by Prehistoric with submachine guns.

Without unified command, American soldiers fought independently.

Faced with an armored formation led by Tank No. 1, personally driven by Wu Wanli, and followed by other tanks and armored vehicles, the remaining enemy resistance quickly collapsed into a chaotic retreat.

The bazooka rocket launcher team lost mutual cover, and the rockets they fired flew erratically and wildly.

In a panic, the flamethrower operator sprayed wildly, accidentally setting fire to the wreckage of a friendly vehicle.

The U.S. infantrymen scrambled to run toward the trucks behind them, attempting to escape by car.

At this moment, the US troops on the outer perimeter of the defensive perimeter lost contact with their regimental headquarters and realized the situation, causing their morale to plummet.

Gao Daxing's assault team was the first to break through the firepower point that had been weakened by the sharpshooter.

The main force of the 7th Steel Brigade surged forth from multiple directions like an angry tide, breaching the crumbling outer ring of the US military positions, tearing open huge gaps, and pouring in.

Under attack from both inside and outside, the remaining will to resist of the US military collapsed instantly.

Large numbers of American soldiers threw down their weapons and surrendered with their hands raised.

More American soldiers turned and fled for their lives, rushing towards the parked trucks and jeeps.

Some crazed U.S. soldiers attempted to drive their vehicles into the tanks that were clearing the way, but were instantly riddled with bullets from anti-aircraft machine guns.

The tracks roared as they rolled over scattered weapons, medical kits, and wounded American soldiers huddled in a corner.

The intensity of the battle dropped sharply, with sporadic gunfire replacing the intense exchanges of fire.

Before long, only the roar of armored engines, the wails of the dying, and the command "Surrender and you will not be killed" remained on the battlefield.

Half an hour later, the battlefield was cleared.

Temporary Command Post of the Seventh Steel Corps

"Wanli, the preliminary statistics on the battle results and casualties have been released."

Approximately 1,300 American soldiers were killed, mostly from infantry regiments and artillery units.

Fifteen 105mm and 155mm howitzers, forty-two trucks, twenty-eight jeeps, and five armored vehicles belonging to the US military were destroyed.

They seized approximately a thousand Garand rifles, dozens of Browning machine guns, over a hundred Thompson submachine guns and M3 submachine guns, as well as various weapons and ammunition piled up awaiting inspection.

The armored forces suffered losses including six tanks destroyed and three armored vehicles scrapped.

There are now twelve tanks and four armored vehicles remaining.

The prehistoric battalion commander reports: 47 men were killed and 29 seriously wounded in the guard battalion. Further numbers may be added or removed when the main force arrives for a final count.

Liu Hanqing reported.

"Hand over the wounded and the spoils to the Han River guerrillas who are with us!"
Our fallen comrades will be buried on the spot!

The armored forces immediately set off with their tanks and armored vehicles still operational, their target—Shuinan City!

We must make sure Ridgway of Shuainan City can't sit still!

We must also make the slow-moving US 3rd Division, which is trying to encircle us, restless!

They panicked, which is why they abandoned their slow, encircling search and could only rush along in groups, giving us a chance to bypass them!
In addition, immediately send a telegram to the command headquarters requesting that the air force take off immediately!

When we're about to turn back and take a detour, bomb Shuinan City and the main force of the US 3rd Division to create chaos and pressure, leaving them no time to think!

Wu Wanli thought for a moment and then loudly gave the order.

"Wanli, what if the Third Division of the United States and their men don't fall for it and continue to slowly form formations to block and search for us?"
Our soldiers have fought so many bloody battles; if they were to encounter the US 3rd Division again, they would likely be completely wiped out…

Upon hearing this, Liu Hanqing whispered a reminder.

“If they take their time, then we’ll fight. Let’s just take over Shuainan and capture Ridgway and his men!”

"I've noted everything I said. Send the electricity immediately, without delay!"

A murderous glint flashed in Wu Wanli's eyes as he spoke.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, a staff officer of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army quickly wrote down the order and complied.

"Hanqing, back to the tank!"
Everyone, set off immediately!!!

After Wu Wanli finished speaking, he climbed back into the tank and slammed the hatch shut.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, everyone quickly agreed.

……

Soon, the engines of the tanks and armored vehicles of the Seventh Steel Brigade roared up again, their tracks churning up the mud and snow as they moved forward.

Having just survived a bloody battle, the Seventh Steel Brigade, still carrying the smoke and killing intent, sped towards Shuainan City along the highway!

(End of this chapter)