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Zhou Zheng'an is also the youngest staff officer in the Special Staff Department.

At this time, Zhou Zheng'an was not yet twenty years old.

Of course, a twenty-year-old battalion commander is actually quite rare. Of course, they do exist. That's just how it is during wartime; many young people mature rapidly amidst the flames of war.

There are also those who become super big shots in their twenties, like legion commanders.

Soon, Zhou Zheng'an, led by Director Yao, went to the Special Staff Headquarters to meet with everyone.

The atmosphere in the Special Staff Office was both heated and tense.

Everyone was busy analyzing the battlefield situation and formulating battle plans.

Director Yao clapped his hands and said loudly, "Everyone, please stop for a moment. I'd like to introduce a new colleague to you, Comrade Zhou Zheng'an."

All eyes were on Zhou Zheng'an, who appeared quite at ease, straightened his posture, and saluted everyone.

Director Yao continued, "Comrade Zhou Zheng'an was the first to suggest that Tieyuan might be in danger, and he even devised a plan to use Tieyuan as bait to launch a surprise attack on the US. Let's give him a warm welcome!"

Everyone applauded, their eyes filled with admiration.

An aide stepped forward, shook hands with Zhou Zheng'an, and said, "Aide Zhou, you are truly remarkable, skilled in both literary and military arts. We should all learn from you in the future."

Director Yao then introduced him as Staff Officer Guo, the deputy head of the Special Staff Department.

Zhou Zheng thought to himself, "As expected of a big shot. If Director Yao is the team leader, this deputy team leader must be of a very high rank as well." He smiled and said, "Team Leader Guo, you flatter me. I was just guessing. I'll need everyone's help in the future."

Shortly after, Director Gao and Director Yao discussed the matter again, and then Director Yao sent a message to the Volunteer Army Headquarters, stating that in view of the new characteristics of the Fourth Campaign, the weaknesses of the Volunteer Army, which, although fighting tenaciously, lacked mobility and could not sustain combat effectiveness for more than a week, were fully exposed and that targeted measures needed to be taken.

They proposed strengthening the defenses of Tieyuan to prevent another surprise attack by the US and a repeat of the siege they suffered in the puppet capital. They also presented their operational plan, leaving it to the Generalissimo's discretion.

In short, the Ministry of Civil Affairs can adapt to local conditions.

Upon receiving the telegram, the operations staff of the headquarters immediately gathered together and began to develop a new operational plan.

They carefully analyzed the battlefield situation, studying the combat habits of the American forces and the actions they might take.

After intense discussion and simulation, they finally devised a new combat plan.

Meanwhile, the US was unaware that someone in Great Xia had anticipated Commander Li Qi's assessment days in advance and was already pushing forward with a new operational plan.

Here is a very important event: after the Fourth Battle, both sides were actually exhausted and the battle lines returned to the vicinity of the 38th parallel.

At this time, apart from the United States, some other countries in the United States, such as France and the United Kingdom, debated whether to cross the 38th parallel again and whether to continue the war.

Representatives from France, Britain, and other countries sat in the conference room, all looking worried.

The French representative frowned and complained to the British representative, "We can't fight anymore. Our troops have been badly beaten in the battle against the Chinese People's Volunteers. If this continues, our losses will be even greater."

John Bull's representative nodded and said, "Yes, our people are increasingly dissatisfied with this war, and we need to consider their opinions."

So the representatives of the two countries went to find the representative of the United States. The American representative, upon hearing this, looked extremely displeased. He banged on the table and said, "You cannot be so weak. We must defeat the Chinese People's Volunteer Army to protect our interests in Yazhou."

However, France and the United States remained adamant and did not want to fight any further. The two sides then began to stall. The United States, having no other option, finally suggested negotiations.

At this time, MacArthur was badly defeated by the Chinese People's Volunteer Army and was furious. He paced back and forth in his office, shouting, "We must expand the war, even fire mushroom bombs at Daxia, to show them our power!"

This was actually Mackenzie Arthur's own interest; if he lost, fifty years of hard work would be wiped out in an instant.

However, the U.S. government disagreed with escalating the war. This infuriated MacArthur, who berated Dudumon as a coward. Subsequently, he even secretly sent a nuclear bomb to Japan.

This terrified US President Duduman. He immediately convened an emergency meeting, then called MacArthur, shouting in a fit of rage, "General, what are you doing? You're dragging our entire country into an abyss of no return! You must be held accountable for your actions!"

Ultimately, Duduman replaced Mackenzie with Richard, who had previously performed exceptionally well.

After assuming command of the UN, Ri Qi, although he also wanted to negotiate, felt that he had to defeat the Chinese People's Volunteer Army in order to achieve better results in the negotiations, so he decided to take the initiative to fight.

Meanwhile, with the end of the Fourth Campaign, the Chinese People's Volunteer Army discovered that it had almost suffered heavy losses after capturing the puppet capital, and continued to transfer troops from within the country.

At this time, the total number of volunteers, including those from Korea, exceeded 600,000, making them a strong and well-equipped force.

Li Qi sensed something was wrong and immediately launched a preemptive strike. The Fifth Campaign began again.

By this time, Song Zhengyang's troops had finished their rest and reorganization. In order to avenge their previous defeat and avoid wasting the excellent battle situation like at Chosin Reservoir, they were going to fire the first shot on the western front.

This was likely due to Zhou Zheng'an's influence, resulting in a much more brilliant outcome at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir compared to other timelines.

Song Zhengyang led five armies, totaling nearly 200,000 men, in a swift and unstoppable attack. The soldiers, in high spirits, charged toward the enemy's positions, shouting resounding slogans.

However, after surrounding the American troops again, they found that the enemy's heavy weapons were really powerful. Shells rained down, and although the Chinese People's Volunteer Army soldiers charged bravely, they were still unable to effectively annihilate the enemy.

Standing in the command post, Song Zhengyang looked at the map with a furrowed brow. He said helplessly, "These heavy artillery pieces are too powerful. Our casualties are too high."

Ultimately, they had no choice but to abandon the full-scale offensive near the puppet capital, marking the end of the first phase of the Fifth Campaign.

It can only be said that Old Song has had a tough time, encountering similar situations twice. But actually, you can't blame him.

We simply don't have enough heavy weapons.

This left Song Zhengyang speechless and furious. The battle had not achieved its intended effect, and he couldn't help but miss Zhou Zheng'an.

I thought that if Zhou Zheng'an were here, we might be able to take down the enemy's heavy artillery regiment. This heavy artillery regiment caused most of our 80,000 troops from 5 divisions to be crammed into a small area of ​​20 square kilometers on the south bank of the Yangtze River, where they were subjected to enemy fire and suffered heavy casualties.

At this time, the Chinese People's Volunteer Army launched another offensive from the eastern front, mobilizing a total force of over 300,000 troops.

The volunteer soldiers charged towards the enemy's positions like tigers descending the mountain. Afterwards, battle raged everywhere, and chaotic fighting broke out everywhere. Five or six hundred thousand soldiers were embroiled in a chaotic melee.

This campaign lasted for more than half a month, and overall, the results were quite good. More than 50,000 enemy troops were killed or captured. The Chinese People's Volunteer Army also suffered heavy losses, with a roughly equal casualty ratio.

The main reason for this was that a division was ambushed and, facing the enemy surging in from all directions, was almost completely routed with little effective counterattack. Although the soldiers of this division fought bravely, they were outnumbered and outgunned, suffering heavy losses.

One division was almost completely wiped out, and more than 8,000 others were captured. None of these captured volunteers returned; they were all sent to some other place.

Otherwise, the Chinese People's Volunteer Army's achievements would have been even more brilliant.

I thought the fifth battle would end there, but Li Qi revealed his ultimate move at this moment.