Starting from 1950

"Su Yang! Take out that command vehicle! They're trying to escape!" Luo Pojun shouted, pointing to an armored jeep with densely packed antennas in the center of the valley.

"Er Gou!" Su Yang shouted in a low voice.

"Here it comes!" Zheng Ergou handed over the bazooka rocket launcher that he had prepared beforehand, and then hid in a shallow pit behind Su Yang to avoid being hit by the exhaust flame.

"Whoosh—Boom!!"

Su Yang pulled the trigger, and the rocket, trailing a plume of fire, hit its target precisely!

The jeep instantly turned into a fireball, and the radio equipment and several officers inside were blown to pieces!

"Well done!" Luo Pojun clenched his fist.

Without its command center, the already routed Lighthouse Army's resistance became even more chaotic.

"Drip-drip-drip—!"

A resounding bugle call suddenly rang out!

This familiar yet deadly bugle call became the final straw that broke the back of the Lighthouse Army.

"Retreat! Retreat now!"

"God! They're here again!"

"We surrender! We surrender!"

Some soldiers completely broke down, dropped their weapons, and raised their hands.

The other group frantically climbed onto drivable trucks or fled on foot to the other side of the valley.

"Charge!"

"Surrender and you will not be killed!"

The soldiers of the 352nd Regiment surged into the valley like a tide and quickly brought the situation under control.

The prisoners were put into centralized custody, and the captured weapons and ammunition were quickly collected.

"Bang!"

Su Yang casually shot and killed a wounded soldier who was pretending to be dead and trying to ambush him.

"Player level increased to 19!"

A familiar warm current swept over his body once again, sweeping away the fatigue of the battle. Su Yang felt that his senses were sharper and his movements were more coordinated and powerful.

He glanced at the panel:

Name: Su Yang

Race: Human

[Class]: Hunter (Level 19)

[Attributes]: Strength 26, Agility 27, Stamina 27

[Experience Points]: 11/2672

[Specialty]: Cooking

[Pet]: Xiaoyu (Falconidae)

Pet Passive Skill: Soul Link

"Almost there, I'm getting closer and closer to level 20."

Su Yang had a premonition that reaching level 20 would bring a big surprise, and he couldn't help but feel excited.

.....

The night was deep, and the temperature was dropping lower and lower.

The 352nd Regiment's advance did not slow down at all. The victory at Yelangyu was like a shot in the arm, boosting the morale of the entire regiment.

However, the force that was just wiped out was not the main force of the 2nd Infantry Division; it consisted of only a mere six hundred men.

Luo Pojun left one company to clean up the battlefield, while the others rested briefly before continuing their pursuit of the enemy.

They knew that every step they took forward would buy more time for the brother units that were penetrating San Suoli on the eastern front, and alleviate some of the pressure.

Because it was dark, Xiaoyu was no longer of any use, so Luo Pojun could only keep sending out scouts to find out what was happening ahead.

"Reporting, Commander! A battle has broken out ahead!"

"Stop! Get the whole group to a stop!"

Upon receiving the information from the scouts, Luo Pojun immediately ordered the entire regiment to temporarily halt its advance.

After checking the map with a flashlight, he addressed all the officers: "We've reached Gariling. Friendly forces are already engaged in combat with the enemy. Have the soldiers check their equipment and prepare for battle, in company-wide units!"

"yes!"

Everyone had their bullets loaded, and grenades, magazines, and ammunition belts were all ready.

Half an hour later, when the entire 352nd Regiment approached Gari Ridge, the gunfire had already stopped.

The sentries on the ridge spotted the 352nd Regiment, but it was a friendly force.

"Which unit are you from?" The friendly reconnaissance soldier breathed a sigh of relief upon recognizing his own men.

"I am Luo Pojun from the 352nd Regiment. Who are you?" Luo Pojun saw that his allies had captured Gari Ridge, and his heart was finally at ease.

"Reporting to Commander Luo, I am from the 1st Battalion of the 340th Regiment! Our 114th Division has just defeated the Turkish brigade at this stronghold and is now stationed here!" The scout saluted.

When Luo Pojun heard that the unit was indeed from the 38th Army, he felt relieved but also somewhat surprised.

According to the intelligence Xiaoyu gathered in the evening, the 38th Army split into two groups, one heading towards Junyu-ri and the other towards Sansu-ri.

Only six or seven hours have passed, and the 114th Division has already marched nearly 20 kilometers to Gari Ridge and even defeated the Tuji Brigade!

That's some fighting power!

Their performance in attacking Xichuan when they first crossed the river was like that of two completely different troops!

"The entire group shall rest where they are!"

Luo Pojun thought for a moment, then called out to the person behind him and said to the scout, "Take me to see Commander Zhai."

The scout nodded, and the two walked up the ridge together. Luo Pojun then turned back and said, "Su Yang, come with me, and bring Xiaoyu too!"

Su Yang paused for a moment, then saluted and said, "Yes, sir!"

......

The night was as dark as ink, and the cold wind was like a knife.

On Gari Ridge, the smoke of battle had not yet completely dissipated, and the air was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder and burnt fumes.

Luo Pojun, accompanied by Su Yang and guided by scouts from the 340th Regiment, walked along the scorched mountain road plowed by artillery shells toward the temporary command post on the ridge.

Su Yang wrapped his cotton coat tighter around himself, and Xiao Yu on his shoulder seemed to sense the horror that had just happened and looked somewhat uneasy, burying her head in Su Yang's neck.

He looked around and, by the light of the sparse torches, could see the simple fortifications on the ridge, the destroyed enemy machine gun positions, and teams of soldiers busily carrying the wounded and collecting the remains of fallen soldiers.

Scattered on the ground were many uniquely styled military caps and equipment—these were the symbols of the Turkish Brigade.

Clearly, the 114th Division fought a tough battle here and won it cleanly and decisively.

"Reporting, Division Commander! Commander Luo Po of the 352nd Regiment has arrived!" A scout stood at attention outside a command post built of logs and canvas and reported.

"Please come in!" A steady voice, tinged with a slight hoarseness, called out.

Luo Pojun lifted the heavy curtain, and Su Yang followed closely behind.

A few kerosene lamps were lit in the command post, the light was dim, but enough to see the situation inside.

A lean, young military officer was bent over a map, with several other officers standing beside him, all with equally serious expressions.

"Old Luo! You guys are pretty quick!" Commander Zhai smiled when he saw Luo Pojun, and shook his hand firmly. "You actually made it all the way from the court?"

Luo Pojun laughed and said, "We can't compare to you guys. You traveled all the way from Tokugawa and still managed to defeat the Turkish Brigade."

He was a regimental commander, yet he spoke very casually to his division commander.

This is because Luo Pojun is a veteran among the regimental commanders, and his superior, the division commander, was once his soldier.

The division commander in front of us was only thirty years old and had been promoted just before crossing the river.

"That's not right! If your 352nd Regiment is here, then where is the enemy's 2nd Infantry Division?" the political commissar of the 114th Division suddenly exclaimed.

"Yes! What about the 2nd Infantry Division?"

"The military ordered our division to capture Gariling in order to cut off the 2nd Infantry Division's retreat and form an encirclement. Now..." Other staff officers echoed.

"Old Luo! Are you sure you haven't encountered the main force of the 2nd Infantry Division along the way?" Division Commander Zhai quickly asked.

They were originally going to Gunuri, but their scouts discovered a large number of enemy troops at Gari Ridge. They assumed that the 2nd Infantry Division was still north of Gari Ridge, so they chose to capture the area.

Luo Pojun said, "No, we've been fighting all the way south, and we scouted before nightfall. The main force of the 2nd Infantry Division has already retreated towards Jiachuan and Junuri..."

"What? Are you sure?"

"Old Luo, how did you manage to pinpoint the movements of the enemy's 2nd Division so precisely?"