On the 08th Highland, the Americans began to retreat like a tide. Slowly they began to huddle in the city and began to set up defenses. The two main divisions of the 18th Army were already close at hand. They were about to arrive in five days. While this caught the Americans off guard, they were also a little lucky.

Just in the past few days, more than a thousand people have died. They are also a little tired of it. On the entire 08 Highland, the Americans left more than 20,000 corpses, and this scene is quite like the Americans are dying.

Li Xianyu looked at the open space below and smiled and said, "Finally, the rain has passed, the sky is clear, we are ready to go down the mountain!"

Gui Zhan laughed and said, "Well, I didn't expect that this battle for the highlands would end up with us!"

Li Xianyu said: "Have you counted the number of people? How many brothers are we left this time?"

Gui Zhan's tone was a little silent. The losses this time were really huge, and it could even be said to be unprecedented. Gui Zhan said: "We have less than 5,000 people left, and the specific number is 4,772 people. This time we brought out more than 10,700 people. In the end, we returned less than half. It was extremely tragic!"

Li Xianyu was silent. As a division commander, he knew that although the responsibility this time was not on him. However, as the military chief, he naturally had the responsibility to take every brother back. But now more than half of his brothers died in a foreign land. Although they were unknown, they were the heroes of the people and the heroes of the entire war.

Li Xianyu said: "Import all the soldiers to hold a grand funeral to the brothers who died bravely. On this 08 high ground, I want our brothers to go all the way!"

Li Xianyu was in an extremely heavy mood at this moment. This time, many soldiers could not even find their bodies. They were bombarded by the enemy's planes and could not find a complete body. At this moment, the land on the 08 Highlands had changed color, and the blood stained the earth red. The smell emitted by so many corpses was enough to make people unable to swallow.

But they survived, but at the moment they were about to leave, Li Xianyu suddenly felt the nameless pressure. This was a heavy touch, an inexplicable touch. The smiles of the warriors were vaguely engraved in their minds, but now all they were left were cold corpses, and even a bunch of ashes that could scatter with the wind at any time.

All the soldiers stood tall in the 08 Highland in the wind. At this moment, they could vaguely see the broken battle flag of the Sixth Division of the 18th Army. Although it was already full of holes, it meant that the entire Sixth Division was still there and the spirit of the Sixth Division was still there.

Li Xianyu stood at the forefront of the army and shouted loudly: "All the surviving brothers of the Sixth Division, who blocked the bullets for you in battle? Who gave you cover for you in battle? Who made great sacrifices for us in battle? I tell you, it was them, these dead brothers, and those wounded brothers."

At this moment, there are still a group of strange people on the high ground, either sitting, lying, or standing, in various positions. They are the minor and serious wounded people who were injured in this battle. Of course, some serious wounded people did not come out. It is not that they do not want to come out, but that reality does not allow them to come out.

Everyone left tears silently, saying that men would not cry easily, but this time they cried. Li Xianyu shouted: "You are crying, but I want to say that you are men of true nature. Who said men do not cry? I will order the soldiers who made heroic sacrifices in the 08 Highlands to watch three minutes of silence!"

The long song was crying, and the spirits were touching! Only the whistling north wind in the valley was heard invading their faces. It was cut on their faces like a knife. The cold wind was cold, but no one called them even a moment. These days they had been fighting against the cold. If it weren't for the supplies obtained in Seoul, they would probably freeze a lot of people to death.

The struggle between man and nature will never determine the outcome. The war has no way to do it under such harsh conditions. The three minutes of silence ended soon. Li Xianyu took out three bottles of wine and said, "Brothers, I, Li Xianyu, toast to have soldiers like you and good brothers like you!"

After saying that, Li Xianyu leaned over a bottle of wine and poured three bottles of wine into the ground. Gui Zhan comforted him, "Teacher Commander, the commander is already waiting for us at the foot of the mountain! Are we..."

Li Xianyu suddenly looked at Gui Zhan and said, "Brothers, take all the things of brothers down the mountain! The commander is waiting for us at the foot of the mountain!" Li Xianyu's eyes were shed tears at this moment, and he was really sad.

Before the battle ended, he could just laugh it off because he couldn't fall. He couldn't bring any damage to the morale of the entire army because of his sadness. This is something he must do as a division commander.

After going down the mountain, Li Xianyu walked to Wang Mingyu, and the brigade commanders followed behind were all looking at Wang Mingyu excitedly. Li Xianyu shouted: "Li Xianyu, commander of the 6th Division of the 18th Army of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, reported to the commander!"

Everyone saluted at the same time, and Wang Mingyu and the group behind him also raised their hands heavily.

"Captain..." Li Xianyu was a little choked, obviously the excitement just now had not been completely calmed down. Wang Mingyu patted Li Xianyu's arm and said, "You... are so good! I am proud of you, I am proud of your Sixth Division! You are our role models and the role models of the entire Volunteer Army. You went deep behind enemy lines and fought bloody battles to relieve our army a lot of pressure. Here I would like to express my gratitude to you on behalf of the 18th Army and the Volunteer Army!"

Li Xianyu shouted: "Everything is what we should do. We completed the task smoothly. Of course, our losses are very great. Please forgive me, the commander."

Wang Mingyu said: "There is no such thing as forgiveness or not. All brothers who died or survived in battle are our heroes and are the heroes of our 18th Army. I will definitely award the 6th Division the first-class collective merit once! This is the commendation I have given you on behalf of the General Command of the Volunteer Army. I hope you can continue to work hard in the future battles and create more brilliant results!"

Everyone roared angrily: "Yes, we will never let down the long-term hope of the army!"

Wang Mingyu waved his hand and signaled everyone to go down and rest first, pulled Li Tianshu over alone and said, "Xianyu, you have created a miracle this time. Haha, you can survive until now without dying. I admire you too!"

Li Xianyu said sadly: "If Comrade Zheng Kai had not sacrificed his life for justice, I'm afraid we would not have even completed the most basic task. All of this was given to us by Comrade Zheng Kai, so we would not dare to take credit. I just hope that Comrade Zheng Kai's spirit in heaven can see all this, and I think he is enough to comfort him."

Wang Mingyu smiled and said, "Hehe, what do you think Zheng Kai would do if he heard you?"

Li Xianyu nodded and said, "What can he do when he hears me? Haha, but his courage is unparalleled!"

Wang Mingyu said: "Zheng Kai is not dead yet. If he wants to hear you say this, he will probably have to fight with you. After this kid finally survived, he heard his old instructor curse him to die. What should you do if you say he should do? Haha."

Li Xianyu was stunned: "What? Zheng Kai was not dead? Really not dead? Brother, don't fool me!"

Wang Mingyu said with a stern face: "Can I cover you with this matter? Do you think I am such a unserious person? Haha, you have made great contributions this time, and Mr. Peng also appreciates you well. I guess the Central Military Commission will also commend you!"

Li Xianyu scratched his head and said, "Actually, this has nothing to do with me. It was the soldiers who fought bravely to achieve such results. Logically speaking, it was all considered to be on my own, and I really couldn't stand it!"

Wang Mingyu said: "You are all meritorious ministers, but this time your contribution is definitely the greatest. Of course, Zheng Kai's contribution is also great, but this kid is both good and bad, which is really a bit sad!"

Li Xianyu hurriedly said, "What's wrong with Zheng Kai? Is something wrong?"

Wang Mingyu nodded and said, "Zheng Kai's wife died of dysfunction when she gave birth, but she left him a son. After this time, he stayed in a guerrilla team in South Korea, and a girl in it was also interesting to him. I originally planned to let him come over, but now I asked him to train for others. If I can really achieve a foreign relationship, it would be a comfort to Zheng Kai? I really hope to succeed."

Lee Hyun-yu said: "This is Korean. Is it a bit inappropriate for us to do this? I'm afraid it will not be easy to pass the test at that time!"

Wang Mingyu shook his head and said, "No, these people have joined the Korean People's Army under the persuasion of Zheng Kai. Now they are our friendly forces. Haha, don't worry about this matter. We have to rush back immediately now, and the next action plan has been arranged. But I plan to let the 6th Division and the 1st Division rest in Pyongyang."

Li Xianyu immediately shook his head and said, "Brother, you are not interesting enough, right? Let's take a break for a few days. You won't let us stay in Pyongyang all the time, right? There must be no major war in that place now."

Wang Mingyu smiled and said, "You kid is in a hurry. But it's okay, don't worry, I must take you kid. I plan to let Gui Zhan take over for the time being. You can follow me back to Anton first. Go back to see your wife. I'm afraid that after watching this time, your wife will have a child when you see it next time."

Li Xianyu said: "Let's go back to Anton? Brother, what's going on? Aren't we going to fight now?"

Wang Mingyu smiled and said, "The battle is good, but this time we should be in the area of ​​Changjin Lake, and it is not far from us. It is estimated that the war will take at least half a month. During this period, we will go back to Anton to take a look. At the same time, we need to prepare some materials and equipment, and it will be winter..."

Li Xianyu nodded and said, "Since this is the case, then let's go back immediately? The troops were delayed for a moment, and there was a variable. It just so happened that our brothers in the Sixth Division were tired and had to rest. By the way, the Eighth Army had retreated, so what did they get to make a fortune this time?"

Wang Mingyu shook his head and said, "What can they achieve? If it weren't for General Peng's dissuasion this time, I would probably have become popular with them in this bayonet. But now I think about it, there is no need to do that, haha!"

Li Xianyu said: "The combat effectiveness of these Americans is actually not weak, but we occupy favorable terrain. Otherwise, we would not have been able to achieve such a victory. Of course, I have also discovered that our combat effectiveness is much higher than that of the Americans. But now there is a problem. Among all the troops, we can compete with the Americans without being at a disadvantage."

Wang Mingyu nodded and said, "We have discovered this problem for a long time, but there is no solution now. Although our combat effectiveness is not weak, our number of people does not have any advantage. Although the number of volunteers has advantages, the combat effectiveness is really poor. This time, some troops even wear single clothes!"

Li Xianyu frowned and said, "Single clothes? How can their bodies be able to survive? At that time, the number of people who freeze to death will be more than those who die in battle! I think this is a bad signal. What are the many cotton jackets we provide?"

Wang Mingyu shook his head and said, "It's a drop in the bucket. This time our army sent a total of 600,000 troops. Even if the cotton jackets we provided were all armed, it was not enough. Besides, the number of people in our 18th Army was also very large..."

Li Xianyu said: "This time we attacked Seoul, we had reserved a lot of military coats and other things. It was estimated that there should be 60,000 to 70,000 sets. I think the Americans were preparing to use it for the Eighth Group's military. I happened to transport it to the mountain. If it weren't for these things, our soldiers would have frozen to death on the mountain. The mountain was much colder than the foot of the mountain!"

Wang Mingyu smiled and said, "Sixty or seventy thousand sets? Very good! It can at least ensure the wintering problem of tens of thousands of people. It is said that a batch is being made in China, but our country is now in a very scarce supply. Many people are still wearing single clothes for the winter. How can we bother these people at this time?"

Li Xianyu said: "These tens of thousands of military coats can at least alleviate the urgent need, right? So what about us purchasing from other places? The Soviet Union is so close to us, so we should buy them with money, right?"

Wang Mingyu said depressedly: "Soviet? If you buy tanks from them, they might give them, but if you buy these things from them, I'm afraid they are one of them, and their light industry level is not as good as us. Forget it, I'm trying to find a way to do this!"

The two of them slowly walked towards the crowd... (To be continued)
Chapter completed!