Changjin Lake: From Xinxingli to Seoul

Chapter 82 The Great Decisive Battle! The Mighty Chinese Army Shocks the Great Powers!

North of the bridge

"Beep----"

"The bridge is destroyed!"

"retreat!"

Upon seeing the massive explosion on the water gate bridge, Wu Qianli immediately blew his cormorant whistle and shouted loudly.

Upon hearing the signal, the troops of the 7th and 9th Companies immediately retreated while fighting.

North of the bridge

"Shit!"

"We can't let them escape!"

"Hold them back! The main force from the south of the bridge will be there to reinforce soon!"

A U.S. Army captain shouted.

Soon, the American troops north of the bridge split into two groups.

The main force launched a counterattack against the artillery platoon, attempting to slow its retreat.

Another American platoon rushed toward Tan Ziwei and his men near the bridge, trying to stop them.

"These American soldiers really dare to chase us!"

"Company commander, how about we pull off one last job before we leave?"

Yu Congrong looked at the American troops in the distance, and said with some restlessness.

"Don't be impulsive!"

"Safety first!"

Wu Qianli quickly warned.

"All right……"

"Fire support team, retreat in shifts to cover the main force's withdrawal!"

Yu Congrong picked up his light machine gun and fired a burst at the position north of the bridge, then said.

"Yes!"

The soldiers in the fire support platoon quickly agreed.

It must be said that the Seventh Steel Company has fought so many bloody battles that their tactical coordination has reached a level of perfection.

During the retreat, a fire support team always stayed behind, suppressing the American troops north of the bridge with light and heavy machine guns.

The fire support groups took turns providing cover for each other, preventing the US forces from ever getting any closer.

The retreat north of the bridge is now largely complete.

On the bridge

"Zhao Hu, let's go!"

Tan Ziwei, clutching his abdominal wound, endured the pain and rushed to Zhao Hu's side to help him up.

In the recent explosion, a piece of earth and rock from the Watergate Bridge, propelled by the shockwave, struck his left abdomen, causing a wound.

However, at this moment, the American platoon in the distance also approached them, and seeing that Tan Ziwei was not stopping, they immediately raised their guns and fired.

"Battalion Commander, watch out!"

Upon seeing this, Zhao Hu quickly tackled Tan Ziwei to the ground and shielded him with his own body.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The American soldiers at the front fired first, and several bullets whistled and hit Zhao Hu's body.

"Walk……"

Zhao Hu's body instantly bore several bloody holes, and he said to Tan Ziwei.

"Tiger!"

Tan Ziwei felt a pang of pain in his heart as he looked at Zhao Hu, who had been shot and killed, and roared.

Upon seeing this, the first American soldier pulled the pin on a grenade and was about to throw it at Tan Ziwei.

At that moment, Wu Wanli raised his gun, the crosshairs instantly locked onto the American grenade, and pulled the trigger sharply.

"boom!"

A tracer round, trailing a long plume of flame, pierced through the wind and snow, instantly striking the grenade in the American soldier's hand.

And with the added bonus of super luck, the bullet hit the grenade precisely at the detonator!
"boom!"

A huge explosion rang out, and the shockwave from the grenade explosion, carrying armor-piercing fragments, instantly turned three nearby American soldiers into a bloody mess.

Seeing this, the other American soldiers also quickly lay down on the ground.

"That kid Wanli saved my life too..."

Tan Ziwei felt a surge of gratitude and quickly covered his abdominal wound, staggering slightly as he retreated towards Wu Wanli's direction.

"Comrade Zhang Taofang, you should retreat first!"

"Commander Tan is wounded, I'm going to help him!"

Upon seeing this, Wu Wanli gave a few instructions and then rushed towards the bridge.

"it is good!"

Zhang Taofang originally wanted to stay and help with the sniping, but looking at the wound on her arm, she had no choice but to grit her teeth and retreat first.

After all, in such a dark and snowy night, an arm injury means it is almost impossible to maintain high-precision sniping.

However, during the retreat, Zhang Taofang still fired a few shots at the bridge, running out of bullets, to provide some cover for Wu Wanli.

Zhang Taofang's several blind shots under extremely difficult circumstances actually hit an American soldier, causing him to fall to the ground injured.

But the remaining American troops completely ignored the unfortunate man and continued charging towards Tan Ziwei.

"Wanli, don't worry about me!"

"Run! I'll cover you!"

Tan Ziwei walked with some difficulty to a cover, firing at the American soldiers as he spoke.

At this moment, he felt that the wound had been torn open even more during the action, and a surge of intense pain rushed up.

"The Seventh Steel Company will never abandon any comrade!"

Wu Wanli shouted, and as he ran, he raised his rifle with slightly red eyes.

My vision was slightly distorted by the tears, and the falling snow at night caused my crosshair to bounce as I ran...

Despite the extremely difficult circumstances, Wu Wanli fired several shots.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

"Ding!"

Several gunshots rang out, accompanied by the crisp sound of an empty magazine.

Four bullets pierced the skulls of two American soldiers and wounded another; only one bullet was swallowed up by the night sky behind them.

In the blink of an eye, more than half of the US military squad was wiped out.

Seeing this, the remaining five American soldiers hesitated to step forward.

"Sir, this precision must belong to that Gun of God!"

"us……"

A U.S. soldier, his face ashen, spoke to his squad leader.

"Fuck you!"

"How did we have to run into them..."

Seeing this, the American squad leader couldn't help but waver.

"Rumble--"

At that moment, a tank slowly drove up from the south side of the bridge, the roar of its engine sounding like the wrath of death.

Small squads of American soldiers followed behind the tanks, charging toward the bridge.

"Reinforcements have arrived!"

"Attack! Attack!"

Seeing this, the American squad leader immediately mustered his courage and loudly ordered them to charge forward.

"Hmph! Just get closer..."

Upon seeing this, Wu Wanli immediately dropped his rifle, bit open the pins of two M15 white phosphorus incendiary grenades, and threw them at the American troops.

The two grenades spun as they flew toward the American troops, exploding instantly in mid-air.

"boom!"

Amidst the deafening explosion, a burst of fireworks brilliantly lit up the sky above the American military base.

"what!"

Several American soldiers were instantly engulfed in flames, their bodies writhing in the raging fire, and the smell of roasted human flesh wafted through the thick smoke.

When Wu Wanli reached the vicinity of Tan Ziwei, he repeated the same tactic and threw two grenades towards the south of the American bridge.

The raging fire instantly obscured the American troops' vision.

Not only that, but there was also thick smoke mixed with heavy snow, which effectively sealed off the smoke.

"Pretty!"

"You can definitely walk away by yourself, hurry!"

"You are the soul of the Steel Seventh Company, the Steel Seventh Company cannot lose you..."

Tan Ziwei offered a heartfelt compliment, her eyes filled with tears.

"Never abandon, never give up!"

"This is the true spirit of the Steel Seventh Company! Not me!"

Wu Wanli roared at Tan Ziwei, resolutely hoisted Tan Ziwei onto his back, and ran quickly downwards to escape.

He traversed the "S"-shaped route, moving between bunkers.

Bullets whizzed past my ears and in front and behind me from time to time, making every second a perilous situation.

But Wu Wanli never thought of giving up. As he ran, he remembered what Tan Ziwei had said when he was a new recruit.

"What should we call our fallen comrade?"

"What should we call someone who marched for six days and six nights without sleeping and freezing to death?"

"What should we call those who rush to within ten meters of the enemy before throwing a grenade, only to be blown up themselves?"

"There are no heroes who can't freeze to death, and there are no heroes who can't be killed; there is only the glory of a soldier!"

The words kept echoing in Wu Wanli's mind, making him even more determined to speed up.

Even at the risk of sacrifice, he was determined to save Tan Ziwei's life! "Boom!"

A tank shell exploded in the distance, and the huge shockwave knocked Wu Wanli to the ground.

Wu Wanli controlled his falling posture and cushioned Tan Ziwei's fall.

"what!!"

"Hold on, hold on..."

Wu Wanli gritted his teeth, picked up Tan Ziwei again, and ran into the distance.

In the vast expanse of white snow, he resolutely pushed through the wind and snow step by step, getting closer and closer to the hope of life in the distance.

At this moment, the soldiers of the Seventh and Ninth Companies on the south side of the bridge were deeply moved and provided fierce fire support for Wu Wanli and Tan Ziwei.

"Wanli, put me down, put me down!"

"Put me down..."

Tan Ziwei's face was streaked with hot tears that streamed down her cheeks, and she cried out, her body trembling slightly with emotion.

"Never abandon, never give up..."

"Never abandon, never give up!!!"

Ignoring his physical limits, Wu Wanli shouted and forced himself to increase his speed, rushing downwards.

Finally, under the cover of the other soldiers, Wu Wanli carried Tan Ziwei to a safe place.

"Ten thousand miles..."

"Evacuate here!"

Wu Qianli wiped away his tears as he looked at Wu Wanli who had returned, and gave a loud order.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, the soldiers of the Seventh Steel Company retreated to a distance.

During the evacuation, everyone unanimously surrounded Wu Wanli in the center.

In their eyes, Wu Wanli's abilities were not only acknowledged, but also radiated a deep, soul-stirring respect.

At least at this moment, Wu Wanli represents the spirit of the Steel Seventh Company; he is the spiritual core of the Steel Seventh Company!
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In a safe cave some distance outside the water gate bridge

"Pinghe, take the reconnaissance platoon and get out the food and medicine!"

"Give the wounded a good meal and bandage their wounds properly!"

Looking at the shocking wounds on the wounded soldiers, Wu Qianli felt a pang of sorrow and immediately gave the order.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, Pinghe quickly agreed.

The soldiers of the Ninth Company were stunned as they watched as cans of chocolate were handed to them.

They carefully tucked some of it into their arms before wolfing down the rest.

"Qianli, the Seventh Company is really living a lavish life now..."

Tan Ziwei looked at the food and medicine and exclaimed in surprise.

"Most of the credit goes to this kid..."

"My own brother!"

Wu Qianli glanced at Wu Wanli and smiled with a hint of pride.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

"Wanli, you...you're great!"

Tan Ziwei laughed for a while, then looked at Wu Wanli and said earnestly.

True comrades-in-arms don't exchange words like "thank you".

But with just one glance, he knew the other was a comrade he could entrust his life to.

"Company Commander, although Comrade Wu Wanli joined the company late."

"But I think he possesses a spirit that is more profound than that of many others."

Mei Sheng looked at Wu Wanli and sighed.

"Stop praising him, or he'll get arrogant."

"Let's focus our attention on the Watergate Bridge first."

Wu Qianli waved his hand, suppressing the upward curve of his lips, and said.

"Company commander, we've blown up most of the Shuimen Bridge. Does that mean the mission is complete?"

Yu Congrong asked.

"uncertain."

"If the U.S. military could repair the Watergate Bridge before, they could probably repair it a second or third time..."

Upon hearing this, Wu Wanli shook his head.

"Wanli is right."

"The United States has far greater technological and industrial strength than us, and they may have other means at their disposal."

"We cannot let our guard down."

Upon hearing this, Mei Sheng agreed.

"So what if they're strong?"

"If he dares to come, we'll bomb him every time!"

"Until they're completely out of options!"

Yu Congrong gripped the gun in his hand and said with a resolute look in his eyes.

"Yes!"

"This battle was so difficult, and so many comrades sacrificed their lives..."

"We must leave the entire 1st Marine Division alive, no matter what!"

Wu Qianli said.

"Company commander, if there's more fighting ahead, what about these wounded soldiers..."

Mei Sheng looked at the wounds of the injured, some of which were already quite serious, and gave a reminder.

"Telegram to superiors, inform them of our current situation."

"See if there are any nearby troops that can pick you up."

Wu Qianli thought for a moment and then said.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, Mei Sheng said...

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Chinese People's Volunteer Army, 27th Army Command
"Reporting to the Commander, the Seventh Steel Company, in coordination with the Ninth Company of the Third Battalion, has successfully completed the mission of blowing up the bridge. The bridge deck has been completely destroyed!"

The chief of staff smiled and handed a telegram to Kong Jie, saying...

"Well done!"

"The Seventh Steel Company has never let us down!"

What is the current situation of the 1st Marine Division?

Kong Jie nodded repeatedly and asked.

"The U.S. 1st Marine Division suffered heavy casualties under layers of sniper fire."

"The General Staff estimates that when they reach the Watergate Bridge, their actual combat strength will only be about one regiment!"

said the chief of staff.

"There's still about one regiment left, they're a tough nut to crack..."

Has the 20th Army completed its encirclement?

Kong Jie asked.

"The encirclement is almost complete; the 20th Army has reached the vicinity of Gutuli."

"However, a British Royal Marine Corps unit seems to have been deployed from Koto, presumably to support the US 1st Marine Division."

said the chief of staff.

"A backup plan? I'll make sure he doesn't leave alive!"

"Isn't the 20th Army in that area? Let's fight a brilliant battle nearby and annihilate this British Royal Marines!"

Kong Jie waved his hand and said domineeringly.

"No problem, the 20th Army has already made preparations for an ambush."

"By the way, Commander, the wounded of the 7th Steel Company need to be evacuated, and the 20th Army happens to be nearby..."

The chief of staff thought of the telegram from the Seventh Steel Company and said.

"No problem. The wounded will be picked up by the 20th Army. Those who can fight will be temporarily assigned to the 7th Company!"

"From now on, as long as the requests from the Seventh Steel Company are not too excessive, just approve them directly without questioning them."

"By the way, now that the Water Gate Bridge has been blown up, should we transfer the Steel Seventh Company to other battlefields to provide assistance?"

Kong Jie thought of that formidable fighting force, nodded in satisfaction, and then asked.

"Commander, no!"

"Although the Watergate Bridge was destroyed, the US military might be able to repair it."

"Let the Seventh Steel Company become a nail driven into the throat of the US Marine Corps' First Division!"

"The 1st Marine Division will arrive at Watergate Bridge in about three days. This is the most critical moment."

"As long as we can't cross the Water Gate Bridge at that time, our army can tighten the encirclement!"

"We could even launch a general offensive at night and engage in a decisive battle with the U.S. 1st Marine Division, deciding the outcome in one fell swoop!"

said the chief of staff.

"The final battle... Great!"

"As long as the Seventh Steel Company can completely destroy the Water Gate Bridge, our Volunteer Army has a real chance to annihilate an entire US division!"

"At that time, the whole country will rejoice and the world will be shaken!"

"Our new China's mighty army will be renowned throughout the world and awe the great powers!"

Kong Jie stared sharply at the Watergate Bridge marker on the map and said with a hint of excitement.

(End of this chapter)