Chapter 56: Breaking the Sabbath Offensive 5

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  The sun that had just risen would warm the earth, which was still cold from the night. The "flies" began to buzz around again, searching for food. Gao Quan and his main officers were resting in a small mountain valley surrounded by dense trees. "Commander, we have received a telegram!" Gao Quan said weakly. "Read it." "According to reports from the front line, the enemy has retreated and broken contact with our army. Our troops are also withdrawing, so your unit is now in a prominent position. Please be extremely cautious!" "The enemy withdrew so quickly! Is Li Qiwu becoming more cunning? However, no matter how fast you reflect or how strong your mechanized marching ability is, it will still take some time to withdraw. Let's use the time difference to catch them off guard!" Gao Quan hummed a tune, feeling carefree and content, but eventually succumbed to the fatigue of the night march and fell asleep.

  "Commander, Commander!" Hearing Zhang Xiaoshan's gentle call, the blurry-eyed Gao Quan opened his eyes and looked at a man in his thirties standing next to Zhang Xiaoshan. The man was wearing a tattered People's Army uniform and carrying an M1944 Mosin-Nagant rifle on his back. Gao Quan couldn't help but exclaim, "Ah!"

  Zhang Xiaoshan pointed to the man and said, "Commander, this is Comrade Jin Bu Ri, Chairman of the Ryanggang Province People's Committee in North Korea and leader of the local guerrilla forces."

  "Comrade Jin Bu Ri, this is Commander Gao Quan of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army," Zhang Xiaoshan introduced.

  Gao Quan took the initiative to greet Jin Bu Ri, "Hello, Comrade Jin Bu Ri!"

  Jin Bu Ri was taken aback for a moment before responding, "Ah, hello, Commander Gao Quan! Your reputation is renowned and feared by both the American and puppet armies!"

  Gao Quan smiled and said, "Thank you for your kind words. Please, tell me what brings you here?"

  Jin Bu Ri hesitated for a moment before speaking in a tense tone, "Commander Gao Quan, please do not proceed any further! The enemy has assembled the American 1st Cavalry Division, the British 27th Brigade, and the puppet army's 6th Division in Ryanggang Province. They have built strong fortifications, many of which are made of concrete, waiting for you to fall into their trap! If it weren't for the fact that they were short-handed and had recruited laborers who happened to be our people, we might have been caught off guard!"

  Gao Quan thanked Jin Bu Ri for his warning and information, saying, "We will take your intelligence into consideration when making our battle plans. Your Chinese is very good, by the way."

  Jin Bu Ri smiled and explained, "My mother was Chinese, and I used to work with the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army. Zhou Baozhong and Yang Jingyu were my superiors back then. After the war, I returned to Korea with Comrades Jin Xiong, Wu Ting, and Cui Changyi, and we joined the Korean Workers' Party at the request of the party organization."

  Gao Quan's eyes lit up as he listened to Jin Bu Ri's story. "Ah, Comrade Jin Bu Ri, it turns out that we were once close comrades-in-arms! As for your guerrilla forces, although you have tens of thousands of enemies behind enemy lines, your influence is limited. If you were to join the regular army in the north, someone as talented as you would be able to make a greater contribution. Recently, we've had over 30,000 puppet soldiers surrender and join our ranks after undergoing ideological education. Commander Jin has been looking for suitable officers, and I have a good relationship with him and General Fang Hushan. I can introduce you to this unit if you'd like."

  Jin Bu Ri's eyes sparkled as he exclaimed, "Long live the great friendship between the Chinese and Korean parties, countries, and armies!"

  "Report, to all commanders, the enemy in Wonju and Hoengsong has been reinforced and has built strong fortifications, making it difficult to capture them quickly. The enemy's reinforcements are continuous, which may put our army on the defensive. Considering that the enemy is not easy to eliminate, my unit has decided to move alternately to Punggi-ri under cover of each other, and send out a small number of troops to attack and harass the enemy in front of us, hiding our intention to retreat, making it easier for us to withdraw.

  "116th Division, 119th Division, Wang, Deng two division commanders, according to reliable intelligence, the enemy in Wonju has been greatly reinforced and has made defensive preparations. Even if we launch an attack, it will be difficult to achieve results after suffering heavy casualties. Our left-wing column is already preparing to withdraw, I suggest that your unit also withdraw from combat and move northward in stages, while strengthening mutual cover and preventing the US military from counterattacking. At the same time, I suggest sending out a powerful unit to take action to confuse the enemy."

  The night sky over Xizhou suddenly erupted in a cacophony of explosions and gunfire, as the raging flames illuminated the terrified faces of the American soldiers. From time to time, American soldiers could be heard shouting "Independent First Division is here!" As General Ridgway excitedly read the telegram from the front lines: "The Chinese army's Independent First Division has launched a fierce attack, according to our estimates. After intense resistance, we have suffered significant casualties and have withdrawn from the forward positions, preparing to continue resisting in the rear fortified positions, aiming to inflict even greater casualties on the enemy!" Although there was some exaggeration in the telegram from the commander of the Korean 6th Division, it still brought a smile to Ridgway's face. As long as the main force of the Independent First Division was consumed by the Korean 6th Division, the US cavalry division could then inflict heavy casualties on the Independent First Division, rendering it unable to fight for a long time, which would greatly boost American morale. At the airport in the rear of the American army, plane after plane loaded with bombs took off, following the navigation lights of the runway, and soared into the dark sky, leaving behind only the flashing lights that indicated the gathering of American aircraft. Colonel Jack, who had been promoted to colonel, thought of his arch-nemesis, Gaoquan. Although Gaoquan's tank regiment had lost five tanks in the previous battle under Jack's command, he still remembered his neighbor Mike, who had died tragically, and how he himself had been demoted to lieutenant due to a mistaken bombing. If it weren't for the fact that he had gone crazy from the shock and bombed the Chinese army's logistics lines, he wouldn't have risen through the ranks so quickly. However, this time, as the commander of the air force wing, he decided to make Gaoquan and his troops pay an even greater price! No one could take advantage of America without paying a price, as the gentle Japanese woman in bed would say: "This damned bastard!"

  Thinking of the gentle warmth on a Japanese woman's bed...