When they arrived at the courtyard house and the celestial bridal chamber, they discovered it was a

Soon, just over an hour after Zhou Zheng'an and his group started walking, they encountered a second enemy force.

This was a force of over a hundred American soldiers. This American force was well-equipped and had formidable firepower. Upon realizing the situation was not right, they immediately launched a fierce attack on Zhou Zheng'an and his group. Dense bullets rained down like raindrops, pinning the soldiers down in the roadside ditch and preventing them from advancing.

However, the Chinese People's Volunteer Army now has a lot more weapons, and its combat effectiveness has improved considerably.

"Comrades! Don't be afraid! Charge with me!" Zhou Zheng'an roared, and was the first to rush out of the pit, continuing to fire his heavy machine gun wildly while throwing several grenades, as he charged toward the American troops' camp.

Seeing this, the soldiers mustered their courage and followed Zhou Zheng'an in launching a fierce attack on the American troops.

Zhou Zheng'an lay on the ground again, relentlessly firing and killing enemy soldiers and commanders.

Without a commander, the American soldiers were thrown into chaos, their morale plummeted, and their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced.

The Chinese People's Volunteer Army launched a fierce attack, with each soldier bravely fighting to the death against the American soldiers.

After more than half an hour of fierce fighting, the entire 100-plus-strong American force was annihilated by Zhou Zheng'an and his men.

Although the soldiers suffered some casualties, they also captured a large amount of weapons and ammunition, which boosted their morale even further. Zhou Zheng'an quickly counted the number of soldiers, arranged for them to take care of their wounded comrades, and then continued to advance.

But they didn't expect that right after they repelled the second blocking force, the pursuing forces of the US and the Soviet Union also caught up.

Clearly, they had received the news.

This was a mixed force of over five hundred men, who were relentlessly pursuing them, with gunfire and artillery shells raining down on them, in an attempt to capture the captured Chinese People's Volunteer Army soldiers.

"Comrades! Don't panic!" Zhou Zheng'an calmly and quickly gave the order, "Leave one hundred comrades to provide cover, some soldiers will carry their wounded comrades forward, I'll cover the rear!"

After saying that, he turned around and led more than a hundred people to charge towards the pursuing enemy. He kept firing his submachine gun and throwing grenades one after another, trying to slow down the enemy's pursuit.

Meanwhile, some soldiers, carrying their wounded comrades, quickly ran towards the line of control held by the Chinese People's Volunteer Army.

With his exceptional combat prowess and keen battlefield awareness, Zhou Zheng'an led over a hundred people in a highly efficient organization.

In particular, his strong individual combat ability, coupled with his battlefield dynamic perception skills, allows him to know the enemy's key attack points and weak points. With each shot, he can kill an enemy, and with each grenade, he can knock down a group of enemies.

The pursuing enemy, held back by Zhou Zheng'an, despite their superior numbers and equipment, was unable to advance an inch. Instead, they suffered heavy casualties at the hands of Zhou Zheng'an and the soldiers left behind to cover their retreat. They were nearly driven mad.

Zhou Zheng'an led his comrades in battle for more than 20 minutes. Afterward, he ordered some of his comrades to continue their retreat, while he led more than 30 men, always maintaining a distance from the pursuing enemy and desperately covering his comrades' advance.

They then retreated to a hillside and increased their defensive firepower again.

After more than two hours of fierce fighting, Zhou Zheng'an and his rearguard soldiers finally managed to defeat them.

At this moment, many soldiers were wounded, their bodies covered in mud and blood, yet their eyes remained firm, showing no signs of fatigue.

The enemy sent more weapons, including two jeeps.

With the jeeps, they quickly caught up with their comrades ahead and continued advancing toward the Volunteer Army's line of control.

Along the way, they encountered several small-scale battles, all of which, under Zhou Zheng'an's command, resulted in the successful repelling or annihilation of the enemy and the capture of a large quantity of weapons and ammunition.

The soldiers grew weaker and weaker, and some collapsed on their way home due to severe injuries.

The remaining soldiers did not give up. They followed Zhou Zheng'an closely and bravely advanced toward their hope and toward the Volunteer Army's position.

Especially later on, they had more than 500 guns.

Three days later, led by Zhou Zheng'an, more than 700 surviving captured Chinese People's Volunteer Army soldiers finally reached the Volunteer Army's line of control, saw the familiar Volunteer Army positions, and saw their familiar comrades-in-arms.

At this moment, although the soldiers were all ragged, covered in wounds, and exhausted, their eyes were full of excitement and joy, and tears welled up in their eyes again.

They have finally returned, finally returned to their comrades-in-arms, and finally returned to the embrace of their motherland.

The sentries in front of the position were taken aback when they saw Zhou Zheng'an and a group of ragged soldiers. Then, when they recognized Zhou Zheng'an, they were overjoyed.

They quickly went to greet him and then called Qin Jianheng to report the news.

When Qin Jianheng learned that Zhou Zheng'an had returned with more than 700 captured volunteer soldiers, he was immediately taken aback. The weariness and regret on his face were instantly replaced by excitement and joy.

Without a second thought, he immediately got into a car and ran towards the entrance of the position, his heart filled with urgency and anticipation.

Twenty minutes later, Qin Jianheng saw Zhou Zheng'an. He saw that Zhou Zheng'an was dressed in rags, covered in mud and blood, but his eyes were still firm. Qin Jianheng's eyes instantly welled up with tears, which slid down his cheeks.

He rushed forward, gripped Zhou Zheng'an's hand tightly with great force, his voice choked with emotion and disbelief: "Comrade Zheng'an! You're back! You're really back! You've worked so hard, Comrade Zheng'an, you've suffered so much!"

Seeing Qin Jianheng's excited expression, Zhou Zheng'an smiled wearily but with a sense of relief. He nodded gently and said calmly, "I'm back, Commander, I'm back. Zhou Zheng'an, Operations Staff Officer of the Volunteer Army Headquarters, has rescued a total of 1,117 comrades. There are 736 left. Please give instructions."

Qin Jianheng nodded vigorously, wiped the tears from his face, and glanced at the more than seven hundred surviving captured soldiers behind him, his eyes filled with heartache: "Comrades, you have suffered so much. Welcome home, welcome back!"

Upon hearing Qin Jianheng's words, the captured volunteer soldiers were moved to tears and shouted in unison, "Thank you, Commander! Thank you, Staff Officer Zhou!"

Qin Jianheng then immediately arranged for his soldiers to take the captured comrades to rest and for medical personnel to treat their injuries.

At the same time, in accordance with regulations, these soldiers were subjected to organizational inspection and questioning to confirm their identities, understand their experiences in the prisoner-of-war camp, and soothe their emotions.

Of course, the most important aspect of this ideological examination was the concern that they might lose their resolve and defect to the enemy.

This issue cannot be discussed in detail.

But that is the objective fact.

Ten minutes later, news of Zhou Zheng'an's rescue of more than 700 captured Chinese People's Volunteer Army soldiers and his safe return quickly reached the Volunteer Army headquarters.

Upon hearing the news, Director Mo, Chen Gengyang, Staff Officer Wu, and others from the headquarters were overjoyed and extremely excited.

They immediately ordered Zhou Zheng'an to rush to the headquarters so they could personally meet this combat staff officer who had repeatedly performed outstanding feats and was a lone hero.