Changjin Lake: From Xinxingli to Seoul

Chapter 95 Steel Seventh Company, Unlimited Right to Fire!

Steel Seventh Company Camp

Chenggong and Xu Mumu helped the cooks bring in steaming hot meat soup and steamed buns.

"It's time to eat!"

Lei Gong smiled contentedly and addressed the soldiers of the Steel Seventh Company.

"Ah, finally I can have something hot to eat!"

Yu Congrong grinned and reached out to take a steamed bun.

However, before he could make a move, Pinghe snatched the steamed bun he was after.

And Pinghe's hand speed did not slow down at all; he quickly took a few more steamed buns and stuffed them into his arms.

"Wow, Pinghe, you're really fast!"

"The commander said there's plenty, what's the rush!"

Yu Congrong wasn't angry at all; he just laughed and joked.

"I gave it to the wounded soldiers of the Seventh Company. They are injured, so they should move around as little as possible."

Pinghe smiled and said.

"You silly brat, you're laughing at Pinghe for being starving, hahaha..."

Seeing this, Lei Gong shook his pipe and laughed at Yu Congrong.

"Here……"

It's my fault!

Upon hearing this, Yu Congrong blushed and lowered his head slightly.

"Commander, please eat with peace of mind. Our cooks will help take care of the wounded and feed them."

"Oh, right, we've also called the medics. They'll be here soon to change the bandages for the heroes of the Seventh Company!"

He successfully flashed a standard smile, handed the steamed bun to Yu Congrong, and said...

"Look at this comrade, look at this comrade, how eloquent and adept he is at handling things."

Yu Congrong had just been laughed at by Lei Gong, but when he heard the words of success, he felt as if he were basking in a spring breeze.

"No, no, you are heroes, it's what we should do."

"Here, sir, have a smoke."

Successfully took out a slightly high-end pack of cigarettes with his left hand and handed it to Yu Congrong.

"Hey, no need to call me commander. My name is Yu Congrong, and I'm just a platoon leader. Thanks."

Yu Congrong took the steamed bun and cigarette and smiled.

"Idiot, get through..."

"Huh? Where is everyone?"

Having successfully struck up a conversation, Cheng Gong intended to have Xu Mumu join in and become more familiar with the group, but when he turned around, Xu Mumu was nowhere to be seen.

His gaze swept around for a while, and finally he spotted Xu Mumu's figure in an inconspicuous corner near the door.

At this moment, Xu Mumu had already handed steamed buns and hot soup to a wounded soldier of the Seventh Company.

Upon seeing this, Chenggong quickly walked over.

"Brother Chenggong, what's wrong?"

Seeing Chenggong approach, Xu Mumu gave him a simple and honest smile and asked.

"You, why are you so stiff and expressionless?"

"Look, so many people in the mess hall are taking care of the wounded. Has anyone noticed you squatting in the corner doing your work?"

"I'd rather go and chat with the officers of the Seventh Company!"

"If things continue like this, can you successfully live a good life?"

Seeing Xu Mumu like this, Cheng Gong lowered his voice, feeling a bit disappointed, and whispered in his ear.

"To live well, you have to do meaningful things; only by doing meaningful things can you truly live well."

"There's no point in striking up a conversation... there's no point in doing so."

"It's meaningful to bring food to the wounded."

Xu Mumu stared blankly at Chenggong and said softly.

"You really are... ugh!"

"The Seventh Steel Company has fought so many battles, they will definitely need to recruit new soldiers later."

"The main force of the American devils is now surrounded, and victory is just around the corner. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Don't you want to join the Steel Seventh Company later, where you can live a life of luxury and make great contributions?"

Cheng Gong sighed helplessly, pulled Xu Mumu aside, and said.

"think."

"But I feel that this is not right."

Xu Mumu nodded, then shook her head.

"Then just keep doing it single-mindedly and see who notices you."

After successfully finishing speaking, he turned back to continue the conversation.

Just then, Wu Wanli walked in.

Upon hearing the sound, Cheng Gong turned around and saw Wu Wanli's young face, which made him somewhat disdainful.

He gave Wu Wanli a polite smile and continued walking inside.

Wu Wanli didn't pay any attention to it, but he noticed Xu Mumu by the door and couldn't help but frown slightly in confusion.

"Comrade, you look unfamiliar. You're not a soldier from the Seventh Steel Company, are you?"

Wu Wanli walked over to Xu Mumu and saw him helping the wounded soldiers of the Steel Seventh Company. He couldn't help but feel a sense of goodwill towards him.

"My name is Xu Mumu, I'm from the fifth logistics squad, and I'm here to deliver food to the seventh company."

“I came with Brother Chenggong.”

Xu Mumu pointed to the success in the distance and smiled憨厚ly.

"Xu Mumu, success..."

"and many more!"

"Xu Mumu, success?!"

"Where...where did this come from?"

"Is this still the Steel Seventh Company from the Korean War?"

Wu Wanli was slightly taken aback, and two people instantly came to mind. He murmured to himself.

In his mind, Xu Sanduo, the kind, honest, hardworking, self-disciplined, and single-minded character from the TV series "Soldiers Sortie," had already appeared.

There's also the ambitious, proud, and shrewd Chengcai character.

"Wanli is back!"

Not far away, Yu Congrong saw Wu Wanli's figure, bypassed Cheng Gong who was walking towards him, and quickly walked towards Wu Wanli with a new steamed bun and hot soup in hand.

"They didn't even wait for me, they started eating first?"

Wu Wanli joked.

"You little rascal... I've been waiting for you."

"Wait until you're all cold!"

Wu Qianli looked at Wu Wanli and said.

"Don't listen to your brother's stubbornness now. He was just silent because he was worried about you. He was afraid you would get too proud and say something wrong."

"Come on, eat!"

Yu Congrong handed the steamed buns and hot soup to Wu Wanli and said.

"What's there to worry about? My name appears in the army commander's conversations every day; we're practically on the same level."

"Oh, right, they even promoted me to staff officer."

Wu Wanli smiled and said.

"Your name keeps appearing in the commander's chat list, are you getting to know him better?"

"Promoted at such a young age!"

"Wait, his name is Wu Wanli, the top soldier!!!"

Chenggong felt as if a storm had swept through his mind, and he immediately regretted not going up to them to make a good impression.

"Staff officer?"

"Have you even learned all the characters? And you're being put in an office job?"

Wu Qianli asked, clearly somewhat surprised.

"Company Commander, Political Instructor, Wan Li has become a staff officer. Could he be leaving the Steel Seventh Company?"

Upon hearing this, Gao Daxing asked with some reluctance.

"Wanli, what did the commander say? Are you being asked to leave the front-line combat ranks now?"

Mei Sheng was also a little confused and asked.

"I've made many contributions, so they're just giving me the title ahead of schedule."

"The army commander and the others said it wouldn't affect my performance in the front-line troops in the future."

"On the contrary, it will be much more natural to submit opinions in the future."

Wu Wanli glanced at the stunned Chenggong with a strange look and said.

"Comrade, you are Wu Wanli!"

"I've heard of you before. You shoot down planes, fight tanks, and single-handedly slaughter an entire American battalion at Xiaogaoling. You're the top soldier of our Volunteer Army!"

Successfully realized what was happening and quickly stepped forward to praise him.

"The earlier part was just luck, and the later part wasn't a massacre. It was just a rout and a commotion among the defeated soldiers. It wasn't that dramatic."

Wu Wanli smiled, unconcerned about these military achievements.

"Could you tell me about the battle at Xinxingli, when you stormed into the Polar Bear Regiment's command post?"

"Come on, smoke!"

Cheng Gong was about to take out the highest-grade cigarettes, but after taking half of them, he caught a glimpse of Yu Congrong nearby and instantly switched to cigarettes of the same grade as Yu Congrong's.

Despite his quick movements, Wu Wanli still managed to catch him.

"Distributing different cigarettes to different people, that's quite clever!" Wu Wanli thought to himself with a slight smile, but did not say it out loud.

"Xu Mumu, you succeeded!"

At that moment, the voice of the squad leader of the fifth logistics squad came from behind.

"Squad Leader Ma, you've arrived?"

"We... have already asked for leave."

Seeing this, Xu Mumu looked at Squad Leader Ma and said.

"We have a new mission, let's go back quickly."

Squad Leader Ma didn't take it to heart and said.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Mumu and Chenggong agreed in unison.

As Chenggong followed Squad Leader Ma, he glanced at the flag of the Seventh Steel Company with a hint of resentment.

"I must join this elite team!"

Success silently vowed in my heart, gradually fading into the distance.

……

"Brother, there are new orders from the military."

"At night, we will take turns with other reconnaissance units to harass the US military camp."

"When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy is exhausted, we attack; we disrupt their rest and damage the morale of the American troops."

Wu Wanli took out the new map given to him by the military and spread it out as he spoke.

"Comrade Wu Wanli is truly exceptional as a staff officer; he's fully equipped!"

"Tell me, what is the direction of our harassment?"

Mei Sheng made a joke, then asked seriously.

"No direction, or rather, all directions."

Wu Wanli drew a circle with his finger outside Zang Meili's defensive line and said.

"All directions? What does that mean?"

Yu Congrong asked with some doubt.

"In order to demonstrate our strength, the army commander delegated autonomy to each unit."

"The other units all have a general range and timing for their raids, and the army commander has told me all of that."

"But our Steel Seventh Company has unlimited firing rights!"

Wu Wanli clenched his right fist and slammed it hard on the mark of Zang Meili on the map, saying domineeringly.

Unlimited firing rights!

Upon hearing this, several key members of the Steel Seventh Company were shocked.

This shows how much trust they had in the Steel Seventh Company to delegate such authority!
The Steel Seventh Company can decide when to fight, for how long, and where to fight!
"The commander is so generous!"

"Back then, when we were killing the Japanese, we always had to retreat halfway through the battle, and we weren't satisfied with the fight."

"Now we can really have a good fight!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Congrong's eyes immediately filled with fighting spirit.

"The army commander gave us autonomy, which shows his trust in the Seventh Steel Company, but we cannot fight without any strategy."

Mei Sheng shook his head and reminded him.

"You kid..."

"Delegating authority to the Steel Seventh Company... I think it's delegating authority to you, isn't it?"

Wu Qianli looked at Wu Wanli and asked with a smile.

"It's all the same!"

Wu Wanli laughed.

"Alright! Now that the army commander has told you the general plans for the other units, you can make the decision."

"To avoid us killing too many people in the same positions."

Wu Qianli said with trust.

"I do have some ideas."

"You see, the overall defensive line south of Zangmi Village is relatively stable, square and without many flaws."

"But on the southeast side, there is a small hill that juts out."

"This small hill is isolated, but not far from the US defense line."

"Once the artillery gets up the mountain, it can bombard some of the positions on the south and east sides, which will be extremely advantageous for our army's offensive."

Wu Wanli pointed in the direction of the small hill and explained.

"Wanli, do you want the Steel Seventh Company to take this high ground?"

"Such an important high ground, there must be quite a few American troops there, right?"

"Isn't that too risky?"

Mei Sheng frowned slightly and asked.

"Quite the opposite."

"Due to the limitations of terrain and size, there are not many US troops stationed here."

"However, according to military intelligence, their firepower is extremely fierce."

"Therefore, it is only suitable for our small troops to launch a surprise attack and take a gamble, but not for a large-scale, concentrated assault."

Wu Wanli said.

"That's what they say, but under such fierce firepower, one wrong move and you could end up with a bloody head, or even be completely wiped out..."

"What gives you the audacity to attack this place?"

"It concerns the life and death of the entire company," Wu Qianli said without any hesitation.

"My confidence comes from...me!"

"Why would I let the Seventh Steel Company take such a big risk and launch a direct attack?"

"Their strengths are firepower and numbers, so let's exploit their weaknesses!"

“I’ll snipe their soldiers one by one, and when they can’t stand it anymore, they’ll send men down the mountain to wipe us out, and then we’ll take them out.”

"The remaining small number of American troops will find it difficult to hold the high ground."

"If they don't wipe them out, I'll keep sniping them until they collapse!"

Wu Wanli thought for a moment and then said confidently.

At this point, he had already accumulated most of the combat super-god buffs, making him extremely powerful as a solo fighter.

Superb marksmanship, superb agility, superb luck.

In addition, it possesses night vision, threat detection, and other skills.

He is fully confident in fighting such a battle!

"What if the US troops from nearby positions come to support us?"

Lei Gong thought for a moment and then gave a reminder.

"There are still large groups of small troops harassing the US forces in our vicinity."

"If their reinforcements decrease, we'll encircle and annihilate them one by one, attacking their reinforcements while simultaneously besieging their strongholds, slowly bleeding them dry!"

"If they send in more reinforcements, we'll send a small number of snipers to draw their attention while our main force goes around and directly attacks the poorly defended American positions!"

"The current 1st Marine Division is not the same as it was when it was in Hagaru-ri. Their military strength is less than half of what it used to be, and they simply cannot cover all aspects."

"With the enemy in the open and us in the shadows, coupled with our powerful organizational and relocation capabilities, the American devils will surely be in dire need of help everywhere!"

A glint of light flashed in Wu Wanli's eyes as he spoke clearly and logically.

"Okay!"

"Company Commander, Political Instructor, Wanli has figured it out. What are we afraid of? Let's fight!"

Yu Congrong looked at Wu Wanli with admiration and said.

"Company Commander, what do you think of Comrade Wu Wanli's plan?"

Mei Sheng also realized that the most dangerous person in the plan was not the Seventh Company, but Wu Wanli himself, and quickly asked for his opinion.

"Eh……"

"Wanli, that kid, always puts himself in the most dangerous position."

"It's more like you've come here to risk your life to protect the Seventh Company..."

"Alright, I believe in your fighting ability, but you must be careful."

Wu Qianli sighed and said.

Upon hearing this, the members of the Seventh Steel Company also fell into deep thought.

During the final decisive battle at Chosin Reservoir, many companies were completely wiped out.

Many people only noticed that the Seventh Company had one person present, but they didn't see that there was an empty space next to the Seventh Company that was completely deserted—that was the location of the Sixth Company.

Even if they didn't miss, units like the Ninth Company and Company Commander Yang's unit still suffered heavy losses.

Only the current Steel Seventh Company has made the greatest contribution, killing a large number of American soldiers, but sacrificing the fewest people.

"What's the big deal..."

"Now that I'm here, I have to make up for my regrets, I have to bring you all home..."

"Oh, right, we should also expand the gains from these recent battles in Korea, and reduce the amount of blood shed by the heroes, so that this trip will not have been in vain..."

Looking at these Steel Seventh Company soldiers fighting to the death for their country, Wu Wanli murmured to himself.

"Let's proceed according to Wanli's plan!"

"Comrades, eat slowly and have a good rest."

"Tonight, let's turn Zangmei Village upside down!"

Wu Qianli suppressed his worries and shouted loudly to the soldiers of the Steel Seventh Company.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, the soldiers of the Seventh Steel Company responded in unison.

(End of this chapter)