Changjin Lake: From Xinxingli to Seoul

Chapter 96: You were allowed to harass, yet you still managed to capture the position?
"Check your gear carefully, we're leaving in half an hour!"

Wu Qianli walked through the camp and loudly reminded them.

"Company commander, what should we do with this Korean guy?"

"Send them to prisoner-of-war camps?"

Yu Congrong pointed at Quan Jingguang and said.

"Bro, this Korean guy's brother has been stationed in the South Korean Capital Division."

“If the higher command decides to attack Seoul later, the troops of the Capital Division will be of great help, so it is not appropriate to treat him as a prisoner.”

"I think we should put him in the mess hall or logistics department; that would be treating him like one of our own."

Out of respect for Quan Douguang, Wu Wanli stepped forward and spoke.

"logistics?"

"The person who helped deliver the food during the day was quite clever; he seems to be from the fifth logistics team. Let's leave it with them for now!"

Yu Congrong instantly thought of the success of offering him a cigarette and quickly suggested it.

"Okay, let's arrange it this way."

"Isn't Yoona fluent in Korean? If she's willing, we can send her along."

Wu Qianli nodded and said.

"Yoona went to Logistics Team 5 with her?"

Wu Wanli frowned slightly and looked at Lin Yoona with a questioning gaze.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yoona glanced at Quan Jingguang with a hint of displeasure, then quickly tugged at Wu Wanli's sleeve and shook her head.

"Brother, it's enough for Lin Yun'er to help with translation and explanation of what the job is in the early stages. There's no need to specially assign him a translator and treat him like a king."

"I think it would be good to assign her to the medical department, or to help interrogate South Korean prisoners of war."

Wu Wanli said.

"You little rascal, you've learned to protect people now, huh?"

"Okay, I'll do as you say."

"By the way, where did the instructor go?"

Wu Qianli smiled and said.

"Captain, I'm back."

"I submitted Comrade Wu Wanli's information to the higher-level Party organization."

"Guess what?"

"The candidates for Party membership introducers have already been selected."

Mei Sheng looked at Wu Wanli, both amused and exasperated, and said...

"Hahaha……"

"Wanli has become a hot commodity; people are even eyeing it."

Lei Gong smiled and said.

"Dare to steal our chief instructor's place as his introducer?"

"A cowardly general makes a cowardly army! This is outrageous!"

"Tell me who it is, and I'll bring the Seventh Company to seek justice for you!"

Looking at Mei Sheng's expression, Wu Qianli rolled up his sleeves and joked.

"Good job, Company Commander!"

"It's the Political Department of the Army, Director Yu."

"Go quickly and fight them!"

Mei Sheng also pointed in the direction of the Political Department and said, in a very cooperative manner.

"Director Yu of the Military Political Department?"

"Forget it, if we really fight, our Steel Seventh Company will probably be disbanded."

Upon hearing this, Wu Qianli quickly waved his hand and said.

"Hahahahahaha..."

The soldiers of the Seventh Steel Company burst into laughter at the sight of their company commander and political instructor's charade.

Wu Wanli, however, was laughing for a moment when he suddenly remembered something, and his smile vanished instantly.

"The Seventh Steel Company has been disbanded..."

"I wish I could change that too."

Wu Wanli frowned slightly, thinking about the future disbandment of the Seventh Company, and felt a pang of pain in his heart.

He hasn't found an opportunity to completely solve this problem yet.

But he will do everything in his power to elevate this heroic company to the top ace elite position.

Even more so, it could become a legend of an era!

Perhaps in that case, the Seventh Steel Company would be much less likely to be disbanded in the future.

"Wanli, what are you thinking about?"

Pinghe, with his keen observation skills, walked over and gently patted Wu Wanli on the shoulder, asking a question.

"It's nothing, I was just thinking..."

"What happened to that Han auxiliary army?"

Wu Wanli made up a reason and asked.

"I also consulted with my superiors about this matter."

"It means we can tacitly allow their existence and some of their authority, as if they were organizing themselves."

"They can also assist with guiding and translation, so why not!"

Mei Sheng thought for a moment and then said.

"Acquiescence is enough."

"Captain Lü, come here."

Wu Wanli nodded secretly and waved.

"Hello, Chief!"

Upon hearing this, Lü Chaoran immediately came running over.

"There is a task now..."

Wu Wanli looked at Lü Chaoran and said.

"I accept!"

"I'll hit wherever you point!"

Lü Chaoran immediately adopted a posture as if he were going to climb mountains of knives and plunge into seas of fire.

At the same time, he was thinking to himself that his firm response should make him seem like he had high emotional intelligence.
"Shut up, I haven't finished speaking yet!"

Wu Wanli kicked him and cursed.

"Yes... Commander!"

Lu Chaoran reflexively changed his words again.

"Go and recruit a new batch of American prisoners of war to join the force and expand it."

"If someone contacts you, just say it's related to Staff Officer Wu's next plan, and that you can ask the military leaders for approval, understand?"

Wu Wanli looked at Lü Chaoran and said.

"Yes, Chief!"

Upon hearing this, Lü Chaoran looked at Wu Wanli with a hint of flattery and quickly responded.

In his mind, he had finally found a powerful patron who could "reach the heavens," and he was extremely excited.

"Wanli, what's your next plan? Will you still need these American prisoners of war?"

Upon seeing this, Gao Daxing couldn't help but ask in confusion.

"No rush, you'll find out when the time comes."

Wu Wanli smiled mysteriously and said.

"That's about it, comrades of the Seventh Steel Company!"

"A thunderclap, a sword!"

Wu Qianli glanced at his watch and shouted loudly in a strong voice.

"A pack of fierce tigers, the Steel Seventh Company!"

The soldiers of the Seventh Steel Company stood up, guns at the ready, and shouted loudly.

"set off!"

Wu Qianli shouted.

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The night was as still as water, and the stars hung high in the sky.

On a small hill southeast of Zangmi Village, at the intersection of Tongshan Road, the position...

"Sir, can we still go home?"

"I'm so tired, so cold..."

American soldier David looked at the officer beside him and asked.

"Yes, it's possible..."

"Take a nap, I'll stand guard for you for half an hour, soldier."

U.S. Army Captain George, unable to bear looking at his subordinates' young faces any longer, said...

“Sir, you saw what we found during our inspection. The men are exhausted and their morale is severely low.”

Why do we need half of our people on guard duty?

"Perhaps with a one-third rotation, the soldiers will get better rest."

"That's what U.S. Army Lieutenant Paul said."

"The Chinese army is like a ghost in the night, always appearing unexpectedly."

"There are several 105mm howitzers on the high ground here, which can threaten the positions to the east and south."

"Once we are occupied by the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, we will suffer heavy casualties."

"Too many of our men have died or been wounded; we don't have that much blood left to bleed..."

"That's what U.S. Army Captain George said."

"Alright alright."

"But I always felt that the Chinese army also needed rest in this awful weather; their casualties were quite high..."

"And as long as we hold the two intersections, north and south, they will have no chance!"

Lieutenant Paul muttered, slightly resentful.

At that moment, he was unaware that behind a large rock in the distance, the crosshairs of Wu Wanli's scope were already aimed at him.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Three sharp gunshots rang out, and Paul and two American soldiers were shot between the eyebrows and fell heavily to the ground.

"Shit!"

"Enemy attack! Fire reconnaissance!"

George stared wide-eyed at Paul lying down for a few seconds before shouting the order.

"Thump thump thump thump thump..." "Da da da da da da..."

Two heavy machine guns and four light machine guns roared to life on the American position.

Countless bullets poured out, striking the snow with tremendous force.

The American soldiers who were dozing in the trenches were startled awake and immediately picked up their guns and started firing wildly.

The firing lasted for a minute, and when there was no response, the US military stopped.

"Sir, it's probably a Chinese army sniper harassing us. They're probably dead somewhere."

"A U.S. Army lieutenant said."

"Hopefully."

George gazed at the endless darkness in the distance, a sense of unease creeping into his heart.

At this moment, Wu Wanli was hiding behind a cover that had already been moved to, holding his gun and continuing to observe the distance through the scope.

With night vision capabilities and a 16x scope, he could clearly see every American soldier who peeked out.

This is precisely why the radius of his hiding place is the limit of the effective range that a rifle can actually ensure.

Therefore, the threat posed by US military bullets to him was actually quite limited.

"First, crush the courage of those American devils!"

Wu Wanli muttered something to himself and quickly pulled the trigger again.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Four more gunshots rang out, and blood spurted from the heads of four American machine gunners as they fell to the ground.

"Damn it, he's still alive!"

"Cover fire!"

"Use the rocket launchers too!"

Upon seeing this, Captain George immediately shouted loudly.

Several American soldiers nervously took over the machine gunner's position and opened fire in the direction of the gunfire.

Two more American soldiers picked up rocket launchers and fired them in the direction of Wu Wanli.

Wu Wanli was running at breakneck speed, the whistling wind lashing his face, his legs leaving afterimages as countless bullets whizzed past him.

The most dangerous bullet grazed his ear, and the scalding sensation made his heart tremble.

If it weren't for his incredible luck, Wu Wanli might have already lost his life on the spot.

"Boom! Boom!"

Two rockets exploded not far behind him, and the huge shockwave lifted him about half a meter into the air.

When Wu Wanli fell, he gritted his teeth and rolled on the snow until he finally reached a new shelter.

Two minutes later, the US military's fire coverage finally ended.

They looked at the darkness in the distance with a hint of fear, praying that the sniper would be eliminated.

However, after Wu Wanli regained his senses, he picked up his gun again and fired.

After this happened several times, nearly twenty bodies had fallen on the American position!
Behind a bunker outside the position
"Dry!"

"Those American devils are really hiding in their shells, letting me grind them down shot by shot!"

"You're such a coward!"

Wu Wanli gasped for breath, took out a piece of chocolate from his pocket, and ate it to replenish his energy.

On the front

"The machine gun is empty again, cover it!"

"Are you deaf? I'll make you pay for it!"

Seeing that no one responded, George quickly shouted a reprimand.

However, upon hearing this, the nearby American soldiers all showed cowardly expressions and slowly retreated.

"You, go and fix it!"

George grabbed an American soldier and shouted.

"Sir, I don't want to die!"

"Several times, it was a burst of fire, all hitting the head!"

"It must be that Satan sniper!"

The American soldier who was being dragged turned pale and immediately told the American soldiers what they were thinking.

"Sir, if this continues, our morale will collapse."

"We must take out this Chinese sniper!"

The U.S. Army lieutenant looked at the terrified U.S. soldiers and said.

"You mean we should send people down to kill them?"

Captain George frowned slightly and asked.

"Sir, we're not going to kill them, we're sending a team of men to sneak down!"

"He'll definitely fire another shot later. We can use the sound of the gunfire to flank him from behind..."

"Then, after he fires his second shot, we'll send men to attack from the front, leaving him nowhere to escape!"

The U.S. Army lieutenant thought for a moment and finally spoke.

"This method is good!"

"Take two squads and sneak up behind the Chinese snipers."

"After two shots, I will personally lead the troops to attack!"

George looked at the blood on the corpses on the battlefield and said with a hint of anger.

"Yes, sir!"

Upon hearing this, the U.S. Army lieutenant quickly agreed.

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Hidden spot below the mountain pass
"Company Commander, Wanli has almost taken down twenty American devils by himself, hasn't he?"

Why haven't they attacked yet?

Yu Congrong sighed and said in a low voice.

"What's the rush? No matter what, we won't lose out!"

Wu Qianli said.

"I understand how Platoon Leader Yu feels."

"Mainly, seeing Wanli killing so enthusiastically made me a little itchy to join in."

Gao Daxing said.

Suddenly, two bird calls came from afar.

"A signal has come from Pinghe; the American devils are coming."

Mei Sheng reminded him.

"Let's take a closer look first. Don't fire without my order!"

Wu Qianli gave the order.

Everyone nodded after hearing this.

Soon, the U.S. lieutenant led two squads of U.S. soldiers to the ambush site of the 7th Steel Company.

Yu Congrong and the others had already raised their guns and aimed, but they waited in vain for Wu Qianli's order to fire.

Wu Qianli frowned and did not fire until he watched the American soldiers leave.

"Company commander, why aren't you firing!"

Seeing this, Yu Congrong said somewhat unwillingly.

"Don't you think the number of US troops is somewhat different from Wanli's estimate?"

Wu Qianli shook his head and said.

"The company commander is right, the number of American troops is indeed too small."

Mei Sheng nodded.

"I feel that this US military force is at most the vanguard. They probably want to sneak over first and then surround us from both sides."

Wu Qianli said.

"Company commander, are you planning to ambush their main attack force when the American forces launch a pincer attack?"

Lei Gong asked.

"No."

"I think we only need to send a small number of soldiers to hold off the attacking American troops, while the main force... can directly attack the American devils' frontal positions!"

Wu Qianli looked at the distant battlefield and said with murderous intent.

"Captain, this..."

"Our superiors ordered us to harass the position; should we just take it down?"

Gao Daxing asked, somewhat bewildered.

"Yes, platoon leader. Although the US military defenses are indeed weak in this situation, there are still US troops at the other intersection who can provide support at any time."

"We must take this place swiftly and decisively!"

Mei Sheng thought for a moment and then said.

"When there is an opportunity to fight, we must be brave and ruthless!"

"When two brave men meet on a narrow road, the bravest will prevail!"

"Besides, do you really think this is just a matter of taking the position?"

"According to intelligence from higher command, there is also a US artillery sub-position here!"

"Once we take it, we can bombard other American positions from the high ground and then leave!"

Wu Qianli took a deep breath and said.

"It sounds so satisfying!"

"I think it's okay!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Congrong was instantly excited and echoed his sentiment.

"Then let's hope that the US military stays away from Wanli and we don't have a direct confrontation."

“I’m really afraid he’s planning to attack the American forces by himself.”

Mei Sheng shook his head, both amused and exasperated, and said...

"Wanli is a smart kid, he shouldn't... take such a risk, right?"

Lei Gong started to lose confidence halfway through his speech.

"Wanli has his own judgment, and I trust him."

"Pinghe, later you take about twenty soldiers from the reconnaissance platoon with good marksmanship to help Wanli and try to hold back the American troops' attack force."

"Lei Gong, set up the cannon, aim at the American positions' firing points in advance, and fire immediately after I give the order."

"The rest of you, follow me and launch a full-scale attack on the American positions. We must take down the American devils' positions as quickly as possible!"

After a moment's thought, Wu Qianli finally gave the order.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, several key members of the Seventh Steel Company responded in low voices.

(End of this chapter)