The Changjin Lake area is located in the Gaima Plateau in northeastern North Korea. In winter, cold winds are raging and heavy snow is flying. The temperature is minus 20 to 30 degrees Celsius during the day, and it will drop to minus 40 degrees Celsius at night. Americans even detect extremely low temperatures of more than minus 50 degrees Celsius.

The Changjin River is a river that gathers from south to north to Changjin Lake and finally pours into the Yalu River. The river is full of desolate and steep mountains and gullies, with extremely complex terrain and difficult to walk on.

The main road here is a gravel road leading from Hamhung on the east coast of North Korea to the depths of the plateau. The road is built halfway up the hills or at the bottom of the valley, with huge and wrinkled ugly mountains on both sides, which are rarely visited.

Let’s briefly describe the Battle of Changjin Lake. The first US Marine Division came ashore from Xingnan Port in Xianxing and arrived at Liutanli on the gravel road one by one along the place names on the gravel road. As a result, the small village in Liutanli was surrounded by volunteers and had to retreat all the way back to Xingnan to escape on a boat.

Several key points of this battle are 22 kilometers from Liutanli to Xiajieyuli, 18 kilometers from Xiajieyuli to Gutuli, 16 kilometers from Gutuli to Zhenxingli, 20 kilometers from Zhenxingli to Wulaolili, and 27 kilometers from Wulaolili to Xingnan Port.

In this retreat of more than 100 kilometers, the US Marine Division and the remnants of the US 7th Division encountered a stubborn blockade by the volunteers. Nearly 100,000 US troops, under the cover of uncountable aircraft and tanks, took 15 days to completely withdraw and finally escaped.

The US military has three important support points in the entire battle. One is Xiajieyuli, one is Xingnan Port, and the other is Yuanshan Airport.

Xiajieyuli is the headquarters of the First Land War Division, with an airport and a material storage point, surrounded by heavy troops. The Air Force responsible for the support of the ground sets out from Zeyuanshan Airport. The distance is too far, and Zhou Qingfeng cannot go.

The only thing that could make Zhou Qingfeng think about was Xingnan Port, which was the rear of the First Land War Division and the departure point of its logistics base and aircraft carrier-based aircraft. It was greatly difficult for the US military to escape due to destruction of Xingnan Port.

Now, Zhou Qingfeng's troops are the independent tank platoon of the 178th Regiment of the 60th Division of the 20th Army of the Ninth Corps, which is considered a sharp knife unit.

The sharp knife unit is located near Gutuli in the middle of the entire front line, and is responsible for cutting off the enemy's retreat in half. However, the tank platoon that should have been used in great use is now completely useless and is collectively paralyzed in place and unable to move.

"The god-killed 'god', what's wrong with you? You just pulled off the fuel." Zhou Qingfeng opened the fuel tanks of all the tanks and construction vehicles. It was empty inside, without a drop of oil. "I was originally full of oil and bullets and fully equipped, but now I'm in trouble."

Zhou Qingfeng had long expected that he would fall into a logistical situation, so two of the five tanks he built were converted into engineering vehicles filled with logistics supplies. The nearly 70-ton tank was dismantled to a chassis of only 20-ton, and a high-power engine was used to carry more than 30 tons of supplies.

Now, the most important fuel in the supplies is gone. Five black and white armored vehicles have become iron coffins that cannot be moved. It is really better for human calculation than God. How can we fight?

"The platoon leader, the regiment headquarters said they didn't have diesel, so we asked ourselves to find a way. Now the battle has begun and the enemy is attacking our position. The regiment commander told us to be infantry if we really can't do it." The orderly man replied to Zhou Qingfeng.

"Fuck, the tank I finally got is more precious than gold. How could I throw it away if I say it?" Zhou Qingfeng cursed. He looked at his watch. It was five o'clock in the afternoon on November 28, 1950, and the Battle of Changjin Lake had been launched for a day.

"It's really a damn! I got up early but rushed to the evening party." Zhou Qingfeng quickly brought the map, first confirming his current location, and then seeing where the surrounding friendly forces and enemies are?

If you don’t have diesel, you naturally have to ask for the enemy. The closest thing to Zhou Qingfeng is in Gutuli, but Gutuli has the 1st Marine Division of the US Army, the 7th Army Division and some British troops, with a total force of more than 3,000.

There is no way to do it if there are too many enemies. The battle has already started. You can't sit still and wait for death, right?

Zhou Qingfeng could only make up his mind and said to his subordinates: "It seems we have to go find the enemy and ask for some diesel, I hope they can be more hospitable."

The people in the platoon number 40 were shaking in the cold wind, but they couldn't help but laugh when they heard the words of their platoon leader. Zhou Qingfeng walked to a construction vehicle with a cold face and said unhappily: "Luckily, I'm fully prepared, otherwise I would really be fooled."

The platoon deputy, you will take the fourth and fifth squads to stay at the house, be careful not to be blown up by the enemy's planes. 'Old machine gun', you will take the first, second and third squads to get diesel with me."

Based on the tank crew, Zhou Qingfeng's class of eight people came to the front of the construction vehicle to get equipment. He currently has the most advanced weapons in the world, such as the m1 carbine with an active infrared night vision device.

The old night vision device is thick and bulky, and is huge in size, especially the battery case is very heavy and the observation distance is very close. However, in the face of the tactical advantages of one-way transparency, these shortcomings are acceptable.

He put a gun on his back and inserted a few thirty rounds of magazines and grenades. Zhou Qingfeng cursed, "I even locked off the spare cotton coat and food I prepared. This is forcing me to fight to the death."

Although the modified engineering vehicle cannot move, the internal storage of weapons and ammunition is extremely rich. Zhou Qingfeng at least armed all his soldiers, and what he gave to him was considered elite soldiers, and each of them was a versatile one.

The 'Old Machine Gun' held a bar light machine gun with a night vision device and hung a Motorola walkie-talkie on his chest. He said to Zhou Qingfeng: "Let's go, I'm waiting for a good show."

Zhou Qingfeng is currently in Fushengli, a few kilometers away from Gutuli. The main roads are controlled by the US military, so he can only lead the team to cross mountains and rivers to get close. Regarding his own initiative, the platoon deputy said worriedly: "Do we ask the regiment headquarters to take action?"

"Do you think the regiment commander will approve it?" Zhou Qingfeng tilted his helmet on his head, and the cold feeling made his head hurt. "Or do you really want to go to the position to wait for the enemy's shells and napalm bombs?"

It has been more than a month since I entered North Korea, and the US military's firepower advantage has left a profound impact on all the commanders and fighters of the Volunteer Army. It was a huge explosion and shrapnel, and there was no place to hide.

The 178th Regiment to which Zhou Qingfeng belongs is a blocking force responsible for attacking aid, and isn’t this a joke that a group of tank soldiers squatted in the trenches and waited for death?
Chapter completed!