Traveling through 1937, I came to fight against the Kwantung Army

Chapter 604 Crossing the Yalu River (3)

Andong Port,

In the early morning on the Yalu River, the wind was biting cold and a thin mist was floating on the surface of the river.

Hundreds of North Korean refugees crowded along the river, their figures looking small and helpless in the morning light.

Many people were wearing worn-out clothes and worn-out shoes. Some even had no shoes at all and stood barefoot on the cold river bank.

The Yalu River Bridge was already crowded with people, men, women, old and young, carrying simple luggage on their shoulders and hands, and some even led cattle, sheep and other livestock. The bridge was narrow, so people had to line up in a long line and move forward slowly.

Some elderly people stopped on the bridge due to exhaustion, and young men would come forward to help them. Women held babies in their arms, and the crying of the children was intertwined with the whispered conversations of the adults.

Some refugees fainted on the roadside due to hunger and cold, and medical staff immediately rushed forward to rescue them. Children ran back and forth in the crowd, some tightly grasped their mothers' hands because of fear, and some cried because of hunger.

The entry point at Andong Port is busy, with local Chinese staff and PLA soldiers nervously welcoming refugees to cross the border.

The ground was filled with boxes of canned food, biscuits and various foods. There were also several large pots set up with fragrant millet porridge cooked in them. They distributed food to every North Korean citizen who entered the country.

In a three-story building near the port,

Ding Shan and others looked at the Yalu River Bridge with telescopes, feeling somewhat worried.

Sun Wei frowned and said,

"Tonight, the main force will begin crossing the river. There are so many refugees that they are almost blocking the road!"

Wu Feng said,

"According to the report sent by Du Manliang, refugees from all over North Korea are flocking here. From Kusong to Sinuiju, the roads are full of fleeing people! There are hundreds of thousands of people!"

Sun Wei continued,

"The 39th Army has already arrived in Andong. If the situation remains like this at night, the main force will not be able to cross the river and march! Oh, these refugees must be evacuated quickly!"

"Today, all schools in Anton have suspended classes. They need to vacate all classrooms to provide accommodation for refugees!"

"Not only Anton, but also nearby Fengcheng, Zhen'an, and Donggang have vacated a large number of houses to accommodate these refugees!"

"Ah, seeing them reminded me of Northeast China during the period of occupation. We fought against the US and aided Korea to defend our country!"

A few people were there smoking and chatting.

At the port, more than a dozen buses drove in from a distance. A man who looked like an official jumped onto a table. He held a microphone in his hand and began to shout in standard and fluent Korean.

"North Korean people, please be quiet. If you have received your dry food, please get on the bus. We need to evacuate as soon as possible, otherwise the road will be blocked!

Don't worry, we have prepared rooms for everyone. We guarantee that everyone will have a place to sleep at night. Please get on the bus quickly!"

Some North Korean civilians, led by several staff members and PLA soldiers, began to board the bus in batches.

The bus took everyone towards the city of Andong!

On the bridge, the originally stagnant flow of people began to surge forward again.

After all the buses left, more than 20 trucks arrived. After all the supplies on the trucks were unloaded, they continued to load civilians onto the trucks. The number of refugees at the entire port began to slowly decrease!

Ding Shan said, "The local government is quite fast. As long as we can settle these refugees and not hinder traffic, it will be fine!"

Dusk fell and the air was filled with a strong sense of cold and damp.

Choi In-guk and Lee Sang-gu were leading their team through an undulating hilly area with difficulty. The tired soldiers were carrying their equipment and their steps were heavy and slow.

Cui Renguo was extremely anxious. Pyongyang behind him should have fallen, but the squad was lacking food, so the soldiers were marching very slowly.

This is the Suchuan Basin, which is suitable for armored units to march. Although there are friendly defenses here, their number is very small. If you run slowly, you will easily be caught up by the enemy!

Sure enough, just as they were about to break through a ridge, the sudden roar of an airplane broke his thoughts!

In an instant, white parachutes bloomed rapidly in the gray sky, just like a blooming lotus. The U.S. military actually dropped paratroopers! In the distant sky, more parachutes bloomed in the air one after another, and the white umbrellas were particularly eye-catching on the gray skyline.

The scout in the squad was the first to notice something was wrong. His pupils suddenly contracted: "Report! Enemy paratroopers! Ahead!"

Fierce gunfire has been heard. It is the People's Army infantry stationed in the basin trying to shoot into the sky!

The US military not only airdropped more than 2,000 paratroopers, but also airdropped jeeps, recoilless guns and heavy machine guns.

The first group of paratroopers had landed steadily on the ground. They moved quickly and efficiently and immediately deployed tactical formations. Some of them occupied the commanding heights and set up heavy weapons, while others began to block railways and roads.

Cui Renguo couldn't help but wail in his heart.

"Ruined!"

If they had been even three hours faster, they would have passed this area!

"Get down and hide quickly!"

The soldiers of the squad then realized that they were in a desperate situation - their retreat route had been completely cut off.

"Everyone, pay attention! Disperse! Find cover!" Lee Sang-ju quickly gave the order. Soldiers lay down one after another, using the terrain as cover, while quickly counting the ammunition. The sound of bullets being loaded came one after another, and the air was filled with the unique spicy smell of gunpowder.

American paratroopers have launched an attack on several heights guarded by the People's Army in the basin, and the sound of fierce gunfire continues to be heard!

"Captain, do you want to help them?" Li Xiangju asked anxiously.

Cui Renguo held up a telescope and observed the movement in front of him. He shook his head.

"We don't have enough people to fill their gaps. Stay hidden. It's getting dark soon. We can rush out after dark!"

It’s not that he didn’t want to help, but they didn’t have heavy weapons, and charging in an open area would basically be suicide!

It gradually got dark.

Cui Renguo saw through the telescope that the US paratroopers had gained the upper hand and gradually took control of several surrounding high ground!

A row of People's Army prisoners knelt on the ground, and several American soldiers were interrogating them one by one, hoping to extract valuable information from the prisoners!

Cui Renguo felt lucky. If the airdrop had taken place yesterday, the US military might have been able to catch the big fish. Fortunately, many soldiers were evacuated yesterday, including their spiritual pillars!

It was already dark, and the U.S. military lit bonfires everywhere, and occasionally fired flares into the sky above the surrounding traffic arteries!

Cui Renguo and his team did not take the main road at all, because there were too many civilians and they were afraid of encountering air raids!

He whispered to the soldiers in the squad,

"Follow me, don't shoot, don't talk, make any noise!"