Ah, finally, the war's over. Japan's defeated, and the Imperial regime has been washed away, and hopefully, democracy will change Japan for the better... I was in Japan for about a month, touring to see some of the serene tranquility of the country, or whatever was left of it... After that, I was sent with the rest of my division to China. I arrived in China, and I was welcomed by massive crowds of happy, excited Chinese. They all packed the streets, cheering for us as we came in to liberate them from the occupation of the Japs. They were so eager to show their appreciation, cheering us on, or helping us with our operations and chores... This jubilant welcome from the Chinese must have out shown any welcome from anywhere in the whole war.
However, while I enjoyed a mostly comfortable time there in China, it wasn't without its tension. The Nationalists and the Reds decided to continue their civil war for control of China, and while we were here, we Marines got caught up in the middle of it. I have seen fighting off ambushes and raids from Red Chinese, mostly in fierce skirmishes around Tientsin and Hsin Ho, and fighting some actions in the countryside. After that, however, I returned to be greeted by the warm, helpful embrace of the Chinese locals.
With that, two years went by and I was finally ordered to leave. I returned to Hawaii, and I finally got reunited with Emily, the best welcome I could ever get. After a year when I finally returned to my home in Lihue, Emily and I were finally married, and I just knew it would last... However, as a couple more years went, I somehow knew that another war would be needing my attention, this soon, since the Reds won control of China.
I was sent to Japan for a couple months, amazed at how the country was rebuilt. I would visit a couple friendly villages often during my short time there... One man I met there, a Russian named Viktor, would soon be more than helpful throughout the rest of my life... He came with me as my division was shipped to Korea, to drive the Communists out. The Red Chinese had soon entered the war, but with the experience I had fighting them in China, I could handle them... Viktor had taken on a Marine uniform and joined us in the fighting, while I lead him and a fellow Marine from the war, Erik Polonsky, as we fought in Korea... In yet another war.
Sincerely,
Sergeant Chris Miller
A new war is raging... This time, our former allies, the Russians, the Chinese, were now our enemies, and just five years ago, they were helping us against the Fascists. We came to Korea, helping to drive the Communists out, now we were stuck fighting off an invasion of Korea by the Chinese. After fighting the Chinese at the Chongchon River, we lead our regiment towards this place Chosin, where we were to help defend positions and cover the retreat of the UN forces from the area. Our goal will be to hold this hill for as long as we can, tie the Chinese down, so that the others can escape... With our new comrade at our side, we will hold, no matter how many they send at us.
'East and West'
Changjin, Korea
December 7, 1950
Sgt. Chris Miller
1st Marine Division
I stood on this hill in Korea, in Changjin county. I looked around to see all the numerous different Marines positioning themselves in different trenches and nests, aiming their guns and getting ready for any Chinese assaults. It was still grass covered around here, fortunately, as much of the county was covered in snow.
With the Marines readying their guns, I stood and oversaw the grass covered hill and surrounding terrain. I then took off my M1 helmet and looked at the photograph I kept inside of it. The photograph showed me and the love of my life, Emily, together and smiling... Emily always looked very beautiful.
Suddenly, a man walked up to me, a Russian with a full mustache and a small beard, wearing an American Marine outfit, with green khaki clothes. His jacket was left unbuttoned at the top as he wore a pouch bandolier slung over his shoulder, and he wore an M1 helmet with a camouflaged cover, while holding a PPSH in his hand.
...His name was Viktor Reznov, the Russian who defected over to us.
Reznov placed a hand on my shoulder as I continued to look at the photo of me and Emily together. She was slender, stood just about my height and usually wore her black hair with full, blunt, choppy bangs, covering her entire forehead. As I looked into her lovely eyes, I just wished to get back her.
"You're married now, yes?" Reznov asked.
"Yeah," I replied, "Ever since she came over from China, we've been very close... Now I'm finally married to her... I just wanna get back to Hawaii with her, that's my home."
"...Well, I'm glad you have a home, Chris." Reznov spoke.
"No worries, Vik," I said, putting a hand on his shoulder, "You'll be back with Lilya... They'll be fine, I'm sure."
"...I hope so." Reznov spoke.
That's when the the voice of a young female Chinese operative spoke over the Communist loudspeakers, who would talk to us often in a very sweet, delicate and polite feminine voice, just absolutely heavenly, even though we didn't like any of her preaching, we still loved hearing that voice... For me, her voice reminded me of Emily... We ultimately gave her the name 'Shanghai Shirley.'
"American soldiers," 'Shirley' began speaking, "Please lower your weapons, this is not your war... You must realize, Americans, that we Chinese are your true friends, and like you, we all want peace... We wish you no harm at all, for the Chinese are here to liberate all of you, care for you, free you from the misery and suffering of this hopeless and senseless war... You are young, brave, intelligent men of a great country, who are sent here by corrupt leaders in the freezing cold to starve and die... We Chinese will give you much good hot food, skilled medical attention, warm clothes, nice safe shelter to sleep and sound protection... Please Americans, you are young, I am young, and we all want peace and something to live for. The Chinese really are your greatest, closest friends, Americans, and we will help you in your time of crisis if you let us... Brave, honorable American soldiers, join your Chinese comrades... Our well disciplined troops understand your suffering, and will treat you all with sincere compassion and respect."
I put my helmet back on and then picked up my Thompson, and as Reznov held onto his PPSH, we both walked over to a nearby position where I found two Marines playing catch with a baseball. One was named Tanaka, a Nisei who I knew as a friend from Lihue, for I helped him and his family with their fishing boat. The other Marine was a young veteran who fought at my side in the Pacific, the blond haired Erik Polonsky, who was now a Corporal... The two Marines continued to toss the baseball to each other as we walked over.
'Shirley' was still speaking through the loudspeakers, "Communism is not your enemy, your true enemy is the corrupt, greedy leaders of Wall Street and Washington, who are manipulating and lying to you by sending you here to freeze in the cold, to starve, to watch your own friends be blown to pieces by war machines, just to fight a bloody, senseless war for their own selfish power hungry benefit, men like bloodthirsty savage MacArther intent on, not protecting your great country, but his own ego, and his false puppet, Rhee Syngman, who persecutes his own Koreans, the people you're so selflessly trying to protect. Do men like this deserve your loyalty? Are they really worth dying for... Please surrender, there is no shame in that. Surrender, and we will show you that Communism is not your enemy, but instead, a system that will help you restore the values of your great country of America that your leaders are trying to twist... Come over to our side, brave Americans, embrace our system, and together, we will bring true greatness to your country..."
"Hey, how are ya', Chris?" Tanaka spoke, "Liken' it here?"
"I can't believe I'm back here again," I spoke, "All my life, I've lived in Hawaii... I should be back in Lihue."
"Same here," Tanaka responded, "But, I would like to show that pretty Shirley a night on the town."
"How do ya' know that she's pretty?" Polonsky asked, tossing the ball.
"Come on now, Erik," Tanaka said, tossing the ball back, "A voice like that is at least worth something."
"Please Americans," 'Shirley' kept speaking to us over the loudspeakers, her tone starting to sound more personal, "We wish you no harm at all, we wish to liberate you. We Chinese are your friends and we wish to help you all, to free you from this senselessness, for we all want harmony... Please, at the very least, consider this."
That was when our commander, Colonel Johnson, stood over us, speaking, "Now I don't want you boys giving in to that nonsense... The Chinese are the enemy, and I want you all to kill as many of those dirty pigs as you find?!"
"When are they comin' here?" Tanaka asked.
"I'm not sure," I stated, pointing to a direction, "Intel says they'll likely come from that direction. If the past is any evidence, the bastards will send strike teams in short attacks to try and break our lines, then the rest of their forces will follow up, with a great many of them."
"How many hordes are there in a Chinese platoon?" Tanaka said jokingly.
"You all just keep firing and killing as many as possible," I kept speaking, "We'll hold this hill for a while until we get the order to retreat with the rest... I want you to kill any of those bastards who try to come here!"
"I'll be ready for 'em." Polonsky said eagerly.
As we started getting to our posts, suddenly, a Marine started announcing to everyone, "The Chinese are coming at us! Everyone, get to your positions and hold them off!"
"Shit," I said, "Everyone, get to your positions!"
Immediately, all us Marines got to our positions, with some Marines getting into nests while many others lined trenches on the hill. From these trenches and positions, the Marines all aimed their guns, wielding M1 Garand rifles, Thompson SMGs, and BAR assault rifles, all waiting to defend their positions.
The Marines all lined up and positioned, ready for the upcoming battle, I readied my Thompson as Reznov wielded his PPSH, then Polonsky held onto his M1 Garand, then the three of us got into a position as Tanaka and Johnson headed up the hill to man a machine gun in a nest towards the top of the hill.
Suddenly, as we awaited in our positions, Chinese strike teams appeared, having crawled their way just a short distance away and making their fierce ambush with PPSH guns.
"Fire," I shouted, "Kill these fucking bastards!"
"Burn all these fuckers!" Polonsky said.
Reznov and I fired intense SMG fire at the Chinese strike teams ambushing us, while Polonsky fired support with his Garand rifle, with the other Marines firing immense gunfire at the attacking Chinese teams. As the Chinese soldiers fired PPSH shots at us, I fired furious Thompson fire and shot four enemies, then the Marines kept firing rifle fire that fiercely raked the Chinese soldiers. Reznov shot a few Chinese as Polonsky gunned a couple more soldiers down, then I kept firing Thompson fire and shooting four more enemies as Reznov shot a couple other soldiers. As I gunned down one more incoming enemy, Reznov and Polonsky shot up enemy positions.
The Marines kept firing and shooting several enemies, but successive Chinese strike teams kept following in their place, blazing PPSH shots and a couple even tossing RGD 33 grenades. As I gunned two soldiers down, an enemy grenade was tossed near me, but I picked it up and threw it back at the Chinese, the blast tearing the arms off one enemy and blowing the head off another. Still, as Reznov and Polonsky kept firing shots that cut a few enemies down, I shot two soldiers, then as Reznov shot a few more Chinese, I fired Thompson fire that nailed four other enemies in the fierce skirmish. As the Marines kept firing intense cover shots that raked the Chinese soldiers, I shot two enemies as Polonsky gunned a few more soldiers down, then I shot two others coming at us.
The skirmish kept raging as we kept firing and shooting the enemy strike teams to shreds. The enemies were dispersing and trying to make use of cover, but we still shot them up, fending them off. While I gunned another soldier down, the Marines fired intense gunfire that riddled several enemies to pieces, then as they braved the enemy gunshots, the Marines kept firing and shooting up Chinese positions. Reznov shot a few enemies with PPSH fire as I gunned two more soldiers down. Polonsky then shot a couple soldiers as I fired and shot two more enemies. With the Marines firing intense cover fire that raked the Chinese, and with us braving enemy PPSH shots, I shot another soldier as Reznov gunned a couple more enemies down.
After fighting in this fierce skirmish, the Chinese ambushes became severely diminished as we kept firing gunfire on them... Soon, the Chinese started to fall back, as they saw their attack not working, and they ran back.
"Yeah! Run, you cowards!" Polonsky shouted to the retreating Chinese.
"They'll be back," Reznov said, "The rest of their forces will come in eventually... Prepare to hold off those svoloches and drive them away from the hill!"
"Vik is right, men," I said, "Get ready to fend off their main assault!"
With that, the Marines cheered before they then reloaded and readied their guns before taking positions again, all aiming at the terrain before us. Reznov, Polonsky and I moved to a trench line on the Northern side of the hill, taking position there with many other Marines to get ready for the next enemy assault... Soon, the sound of bugles in the distance was heard, and we started seeing countless Chinese troops coming at us from the North.
"Shit, here they come!" a Marine said.
Tanaka and Johnson were blazing tense supporting fire from their machine gun nest at the top of the hill. I waited to give the order to fire, wanting the enemies to get close first, and as they did, I could see the Chinese, all in their tan uniforms and wearing ushankas and Mao caps. The Chinese were all armed with PPSH guns, Mosin rifles and DP 28 guns... There were hordes of enemies swarming at us, but we all remained fearless and held our ground, just waiting and waiting until I gave the order... And once the enemies were close enough, I did just that.
"Fire on them," I ordered, "Defend these positions, men!"
"Send them all to Hell!" Reznov said, firing his PPSH, "Raze these bastards!"
Immediately, the Marines lining the trenches and nests all fired immense hails of gunfire at the Chinese, shooting numerous enemies to shreds as vicious fighting raged. Reznov and I fired furious SMG fire and shot multiple Chinese, as Polonsky fired his rifle and nailed a few enemies as well, then the line of Marines kept firing intense gunfire that riddled and cut numerous more Chinese to pieces in the vicious battle. As the fierce fighting raged, I fired intense Thompson fire and shot six Chinese, then Reznov shot several more enemies with PPSH fire as I kept firing Thompson fire and shooting five more Chinese. The trench lines of Marines kept firing intense rifle fire that shot multiple Chinese, while the different positions of Marines fired fiery covering fire that raked and pinned other enemies. Polonsky gunned a few soldiers down as Reznov and I kept firing shots that riddled enemy soldiers and positions. I fired more Thompson fire and shot six more enemies as the Marines kept firing immense gunfire that shot numerous Chinese, then Reznov fired PPSH fire that nailed several enemies. As we Marines kept fighting, I fired shot that nailed five enemies as the line Marines fired more fierce rifle fire that shot multiple enemies in the fierce fighting, then as Reznov and Polonsky fired cover shots, I fired more SMG fire and shot five more Chinese as the Marines in the trenches and position fired fierce cover fire that furiously raked and pinned incoming Chinese.
With the fierce battle raging in great intensity, I kept firing Thompson fire which nailed six Chinese, then the Marines kept firing hails of fiery gunfire that cut multiple Chinese to pieces, some bullets ripping limbs and flesh off of enemies. While Reznov shot a few enemies with his PPSH as Polonsky gunned a couple other soldiers down as well, the line Marines kept firing rifle fire that shot numerous Chinese in the fierce battle, then I shot five more enemies with Thompson fire as Reznov fired cover shots. However, the enemies fired some shots that nailed several Marines, so I gunned two enemies down as Reznov shot a couple more Chinese, then I fired and nailed five other Chinese as well. Polonsky shot a few other Chinese as the Marines kept firing immense gunfire that riddled enemy positions, raking and pinning the enemy soldiers. As I shot two enemies, the Marines fired more immense gunfire that nailed multiple Chinese, then I gunned two more soldiers down as Reznov fired his PPSH and shot a few more enemies. Several more friendlies were shot by enemy gunfire, but I fired and shot five Chinese as the Marines kept firing immense gunfire and shooting numerous Chinese in the fierce fighting. As I shot two more soldiers, Reznov and Polonsky fired cover shots that raked enemies as the Marines kept firing rifle fire that riddled multiple Chinese to pieces, then I gunned two more soldiers down as Reznov shot a couple other enemies.
As the fierce battle kept raging, the Marines kept firing hails of gunfire that cut more Chinese down, while other Marines in the different positions fired cover fire that raked and pinned more incoming enemies. I shot five Chinese with Thompson fire as Reznov and Polonsky fired and nailed several other enemies, then I gunned two soldiers down. As the line of Marines kept firing shots that furiously riddled Chinese positions, enemy soldiers shot a few Marines, so in retaliation, I fired and nailed five more enemies while Reznov shot a few Chinese with PPSH fire as well, then Polonsky gunned a couple soldiers down. The Marines fired immense gunfire and shot numerous Chinese in the fierce fighting, then I gunned two soldiers down as Reznov fired and shot a few more enemies, then I shot two other enemies as the Marines kept firing shots that raked and pinned incoming Chinese. Polonsky shot a few more Chinese with Garand fire as I fired and shot five more enemies in the vicious battle, then the Marines fired immense gunfire that cut multiple Chinese to pieces. With the enemies raining gunshot over us, Reznov gunned a couple enemies down as I shot two more soldiers, then the line of Marines fired intense rifle fire that riddled and ripped multiple Chinese to shreds, with other Marines firing shots that raked Chinese positions.
The Chinese assault here was beginning to diminish as we kept firing and fighting hard to hold our positions. Still, the Chinese still pressed on with their ambushes even as we kept raining withering fire on them, but we kept holding on even more stubbornly. With the Marines firing intense gunfire that furiously riddled Chinese positions, I fired and shot five enemies, but Chinese soldiers fired and shot several friendlies as well. In response, Reznov and I fired SMG fire and furiously shot up multiple enemies and their positions, then as Polonsky shot a few enemies, the Marines fired immense hails of gunfire that shot numerous Chinese to pieces, some bullets ripping off limbs in a gory display. Reznov fired PPSH fire and shot a few Chinese as I fired Thompson shots that nailed six more enemies, while Polonsky gunned a couple soldiers down as well. As vicious fighting kept raging, the Marines all kept firing intense rifle fire that shot multiple Chinese, then I fired and shot five more enemies as Reznov fired PPSH fire that nailed several Chinese, all while the Marines kept firing gunfire that raked and pinned the Chinese positions and soldiers, further diminishing their offensive.
"Shit, defend these fucking positions," I shouted, firing my Thompson, "Kill these filthy bastards!"
"Come here and die!" Polonsky shouted, "I'll drive you all to Hell!"
"Rip these svoloches to shreds, Comrades!" Reznov shouted, firing his PPSH.
We Marines all kept fighting very hard, firing hails of gunfire that cut more Chinese down as we stubbornly held on, with Reznov and I firing tense SMG fire that shot numerous enemies as Polonsky fired cover with his Garand. Eventually, after much fierce, hard fighting, we had driven off the enemy assault coming at our Northern side... Only for another problem to come in another direction.
"Shit, the Chinamen are coming at our Southern side," a Marine warned, "Let's get over there and stop those bastards!"
"We're finished here," I ordered, "Let's get to the Southern line and hold it!"
Immediately, the Marines all followed, Reznov, Polonsky and I as we headed for the Southern side of the hill. Once reaching this end, the Marines all positioned themselves in the trenches and nests at this side, aiming their guns as more Chinese forces started to come at us from the South.
"You men give cover fire," I ordered, "All of you, fire and hold these positions!"
While Tanaka and Johnson still giving supporting fire with their machine gun, Reznov, Polonsky and I took positions in the trench with the rest of the Marines at the Southern side. With that, I gave the order for us to engage the enemies as a ferocious battle began to ensue right here.
"Shit, fire," I shouted, firing my Thompson, "Kill these fucking bastards!"
"Die, you son of a bitch!" Polonsky shouted furiously.
The Chinese forces came in, and immediately, all the Marines were firing hails of intense gunfire that ripped and riddled numerous Chinese to gory pieces, bullets shredding off flesh. In the vicious fighting, I fired Thompson fire that shot five Chinese soldiers as Reznov shot a few more enemies with PPSH fire, then the Marines kept firing immense rifle fire that cut multiple more Chinese to shreds. As Reznov and I fired cover shots that furiously riddled Chinese positions, Polonsky shot a few soldiers as well, but the Chinese fired shots back that nailed a few friendlies. In retaliation, the Marines fired intense gunfire that furiously raked the Chinese positions and soldiers, pinning them, then as Reznov fired PPSH fire and shot several enemies, I fired more Thompson fire which riddled six more Chinese, then Polonsky gunned a couple other soldiers down. A few more Marines were shot, but Reznov and I kept firing intense cover fire that raked enemy positions, letting the Marines keep firing hails of fiery rifle fire that riddled multiple Chinese in the fierce battle. Still, enemies kept coming, so we Marines kept holding on as fiercely as possible. As Polonsky fired cover, Reznov shot a few more enemies with PPSH fire as I fired Thompson shots that nailed five more enemies, then the Marines fired gunfire that fiercely raked Chinese positions.
More enemy troops kept coming at us, so I gunned two enemies down as Reznov shot a few other soldiers, then I fired Thompson shots that nailed five more Chinese. Fierce, intense fighting raged as the lines of Marines kept firing immense hails of fiery intense rifle fire that riddled and ripped numerous Chinese to shreds in vicious fighting, then the Marines kept firing intense gunfire that raked and pinned Chinese positions. Reznov and Polonsky fired cover shots that raked several enemies while I fired Thompson fire which riddled six Chinese in the vicious battle, then the line of Marines kept firing more fiery gunfire that shot numerous more Chinese enemies. However, as the Marines fired cover shots from their nests at Chinese positions, enemy soldiers fired shots that nailed several Marines. In response, I gunned two soldiers down as Polonsky fired and nailed a few enemies, then I aimed and shot two more soldiers. With the Marines firing rifle fire that shot up more Chinese positions and soldiers I fired Thompson fire and shot five Chinese as Reznov fired and nailed several more enemies with PPSH fire, then I shot two more soldiers coming at us as the vicious fighting raged furiously.
We kept fighting very hard to drive the Chinese forces off, and though they just kept coming towards us, their assault on this side was beginning to dwindle, so we kept up the defense. Reznov and I fired intense SMG fire which riddled multiple Chinese as Polonsky fired his Garand rifle and nailed several other enemies, then the Marines kept firing intense gunfire that shot multiple Chinese in the vicious battle. While the enemies still rained shots at us, I gunned two enemies down, then Reznov shot a few other soldiers, while the Marines kept firing shots that raked enemy positions. As Polonsky shot a few soldiers, I fired and shot five more enemies while Reznov fired PPSH fire that nailed several other Chinese, then I kept firing Thompson fire which riddled five more Chinese as well. In the fierce fighting, as Polonsky gunned a couple soldiers down as I shot two enemies, then as the line of Marines kept firing intense hails of fiery rifle fire that shot numerous enemies, I fired Thompson fire and nailed five more enemies. The Marines kept firing shots that raked enemy positions as I gunned two soldiers down, then as Reznov shot a few Chinese, I aimed and shot two more enemies.
"Fire on these Red fuckers," a Marine shouted, "Cut them to shreds!"
"I'll kill you filthy bastards!" another Marine shouted at the Chinese, firing his gun.
"Defend these positions," a third Marine said, "Hold them off!"
The battle raged until the enemy force became severely diminished, then after much hard, vicious fighting, the Chinese here had enough. They all fell back, and we kept shooting at them until most were gone... This side was finished and secured.
"Ha, those cowardly Chinese are runnin' off!" Polonsky exclaimed jubilantly.
"More of 'em, comin' at the West!" a Marine suddenly warned.
Immediately, we Marines all rushed over towards the Western side, and once we got there, we all entered the trenches and nests situated here. With all of us Marines in positions in the nests and trenches, more swarms of Chinese troops came at us.
"Shit," I said, readying my Thompson, "Fire and fend them off!"
"Chyort, burn these svoloches!" Reznov shouted.
"Kill these dirty fucking Chinese bastards!" I said, firing my Thompson.
The Chinese forces incoming, the positioned Marines all fired their rifle, firing hails of intense gunfire that shot up numerous Chinese as fierce fighting ensued, with Reznov and I firing SMG fire that nailed multiple enemies as Polonsky shot a few other soldiers with his Garand rifle. The vicious battle raged as Reznov and Polonsky fired cover that raked and pinned enemies, then I fired Thompson shots that nailed five Chinese. Enemy soldiers kept coming in, firing shots that gunned several Marines down, so in response, as I fired cover fire at Chinese positions, Reznov shot a few enemies as Polonsky gunned a couple more soldiers down. As we kept fighting, the Marines kept firing immense rifle fire that shot multiple Chinese, some bullets shredding limbs off, then I fired Thompson fire and shot five more enemies. As the Marines kept firing shots at the Chinese, enemy soldiers fired and nailed a few friendlies, so Reznov shot several Chinese with PPSH fire as Polonsky gunned a few more enemies down. The lines of Marines kept firing intense gunfire that shot multiple incoming Chinese soldiers, then I fired Thompson fire which riddled six enemies in the fierce fighting.
The vicious battle raged as the Marines kept firing intense gunfire that cut numerous Chinese down, then I fired Thompson shots that riddled six enemies as Reznov shot up several more Chinese with PPSH fire. While the Marines fired more fiery rifle fire that shot multiple Chinese, I fired and shot five more enemies as Polonsky gunned a few soldiers down, then I shot two more enemies as well. Vicious fighting went on as the Marines kept firing gunfire that riddled Chinese positions and held them back, then I fired an shot five more Chinese as the fierce battle raged. Reznov shot a few Chinese, then Polonsky gunned a couple more soldiers down as I shot two other enemies. The line of Marines kept firing immense rifle fire which riddled numerous more Chinese to pieces, then I fired Thompson fire and shot six more Chinese as Reznov fired PPSH shots that nailed several enemies. With the Marines firing hails of intense gunfire that cut multiple Chinese to shreds, I gunned two soldiers down as Reznov fired and nailed a few more Chinese, then I shot two more enemies as well. With Polonsky shooting a couple more soldiers, the Marines fired more fiery gunfire that shot numerous more Chinese as I fired Thompson fire that nailed five more enemies, then Reznov shot a few other soldiers, then I gunned two more enemies down.
With fierce fighting raging, the Marines still fired gunfire that ripped at more Chinese soldiers and positions. Reznov and I fired intense SMG fire that shot numerous Chinese, while Polonsky shot a few other enemies with Garand fire. The Chinese offensive here was beginning to diminish, so we kept firing and shooting more enemies to fend them off. I gunned two soldiers down as Polonsky shot a couple more enemies, then I fired and nailed five Chinese with Thompson fire as Reznov fired cover shots that raked enemy positions. A midst the fierce battle, the Marines kept firing immense rifle fire that shot multiple Chinese in the fierce fighting, with me firing shots which riddled five Chinese while the Marines were still firing intense shots that raked enemy positions. Reznov shot several Chinese with PPSH fire as I gunned two more soldiers down, then as Polonsky fired and nailed a few other enemies, I fired and shot five more Chinese in the fierce fighting. With the enemies still pressing on, the Marines kept bravely fighting, firing shots to hold the back. I gunned two enemies down as Reznov shot a few more Chinese, then I fired and nailed two other soldiers. As the Marines fired immense gunfire that shot multiple Chinese, Reznov and I fired shots that riddled some enemy positions to pieces, greatly holding them off.
"I'll rip these dirty fucking bastards to pieces!" a Marine said, firing his gun.
"Send them all to Hell!" another Marine Shouted furiously.
We all still fired on the Chinese attackers, and eventually, only some enemies remained, as the enemy offensive on our Western side was crumbling. As we kept fighting, the Chinese here eventually started to fall back, and we kept up the pressure until they had all retreated.
But that wasn't the end of it, for more enemy troops started to come in at both our Northern and Eastern sides, quickly getting towards the hill from behind... Eventually, they started to climb up the hill from the North and East, so all of us Marines started moving up towards the positions at the top of the hill to get a better point at fending them off.
"Shit, they're coming up the hill from behind," I warned, "Everyone, climb the fucking hill!"
The Marines moved up as Reznov, Polonsky and I fired cover to let them get up. As the Marines climbed up the hill, the Chinese started to surround the lower base and climb towards us, so we all kept moving up the hill, with Reznov and I getting a few Marines to safety as we moved further up.
The Chinese started to get closer, but as Reznov and Polonsky fired on them to fend them off, a Marine with a flamethrower came in and sprayed flames at the Chinese, emitting blazing hot fire that incinerated a few Chinese and burned them to a crisp. Polonksy and I then got another Marine to cover as Reznov punched a Chinese soldier a twice to knock him out, then a Marine swung his gun stock and knocked down another Chinese.
The Marines all kept moving up the hill, with Reznov and I firing cover shots that raked the Chinese. Eventually, Polonsky fired cover that allowed us to move up, with Tanaka coming over to join us, armed with an M1 Carbine. As Tanaka fired cover shots at the Chinese, Polonsky started to move up towards us as Reznov and I fired SMG fire that raked Chinese positions... However, Polonsky suddenly tripped and got his boot stuck in barbed wire, and he struggled to get free as the Chinese started to move towards him.
"Shit, Erik!" I shouted in grave concern.
Immediately, Reznov, Tanaka and I rushed over towards Polonsky, with me charging and slashing down a Chinese soldier with my knife, then I got to a foxhole just before Polonsky with Reznov. While Tanaka helped Polonsky get his boot free, Reznov and I fired intense cover fire that riddled several Chinese, and though an enemy RGD 33 grenade was thrown in at us, Reznov picked it up and threw it back, the blast taking out an enemy.
Reznov and I kept firing and fending off Chinese, up until Tanaka finally got Polonsky's boot free, then they got up and started to move up the hill, calling for us to follow... However, suddenly, Tanaka was shot in the back by an enemy machine gunner, causing him to fall over at Polonsky's concern.
"Tanaka, fuck!" a despaired Polonsky said as he rushed to the Marine's side.
"Shit!" I said as I kept firing my Thompson.
Polonsky checked on Tanaka, worried for the man... But despite this, he died almost instantly. Suddenly, much anger started to be embraced by Polonsky, for he grabbed hold of his Garand rifle and started to charge past us towards the enemy.
"You fucking dirty Chinese pigs!" Polonsky shouted.
"Polonsky, get back here!" I demanded.
But he didn't listen, for Polonsky charged at the Chinese, firing wild Garand shots that riddled some Chinese soldiers. While Polonsky kept wildly firing at the incoming Chinese, Reznov and I fired SMG shots that raked Chinese positions and held some enemies back, then Polonsky charged and fired intense shots that furiously nailed a few more enemies.
As Reznov and I shot up a few more enemy positions, Polonsky wildly gunned down a couple more soldiers, then he rushed over and reached a foxhole where he kept firing wild shots at enemies. All the while, Reznov and I rushed over to get him before he fell.
"I'll kill all you filthy Chinese pigs!" Polonsky screamed.
Polonsky furiously shot a couple more soldiers, then he rushed and swung his rifle stock to knock down an enemy, just before he then charged and whacked another Chinese down hard with his rifle stock. As we both kept firing at enemies, with him knocking an enemy back with his gun, Reznov then punched the Chinese soldier hard to knock him out, while I slashed an enemy down with my knife. Meanwhile, Polonsky tackled and pinned a Chinese soldier, then the Marine was furiously beating the Chinese enemy hard with his fists.
Eventually, we reached Polonsky, and we had to drag him back by his arms back towards the top of the hill, all while a couple Marines were firing cover shots that riddled several enemies. The Marine with the flamethrower sprayed more fire that engulfed and roasted a couple more Chinese before we all then made our way towards the top of the hill, with Reznov, Polonsky and I getting to a foxhole. As Reznov and I kept firing cover shots at enemies, Polonsky picked up and angrily threw several rather large rocks at incoming Chinese soldiers.
"This is our last stand here," I said to the others, "Hold them off!"
As we got to our positions near the top of the hill, the Chinese immediately started coming at us... So we Marines fired our guns at them, firing immense hails of gunshots that fended off many enemies. I fired and shot six enemies with Thompson fire, then Reznov shot a few more enemies with PPSH fire as the Marines kept firing gunfire that riddled multiple Chinese to pieces. With the incredibly intense fighting raging, with us desperately holding on, I fired and shot five more enemies while Polonsky shot a few other soldiers, then Reznov fired PPSH fire which nailed several more Chinese. After more fighting, we started fending more of them off, but they kept coming. As Reznov and Polonsky fired cover shots, I fired my Thompson and shot five more Chinese, then the Marines all kept firing rifle fire that cut numerous more Chinese to shreds.
The vicious skirmish raged with great intensity towards the top of the hill, and more Chinese kept closing in... But we kept firing our guns and fighting very hard to fend them off... But eventually an astonishing sight of relief came as we saw American airplanes flying over head, strafing the Chinese, almost at close range. Towards the bottom of the hill, I even saw a few M26 Pershing tanks roll in and fire shells and machine gun fire that blew some of the Chinese to pieces... And that was it, they had enough, for the remaining Chinese started falling back down the hill and retreating across the land.
...The hill was ours for now...
Our victory secured, Viktor and I stood up and looked over the hill as other Marines stood to survey the hill, and express relief. Polonsky jogged down the hill, and I knew he was heading for Tanaka's body. I looked over and saw a PPSH lying on the ground, with Reznov standing near it.
"Hey, Vik," I spoke to Reznov, "Can you hand me one of those?"
As he held his own PPSH in his left hand, Reznov reached for and took the other PPSH off the ground, then walked over and handed it to me. I slung my Thompson over my shoulder and wielded the PPSH, looking to fight again with the weapon.
"You will enjoy it, I'm sure." Reznov stated.
Meanwhile, Johnson had just finished speaking on a radio nearby, and he got up and walked over to us. Immediately, Johnson spoke, "Miller, there's a village just a couple miles to the North East, serving as the supply route for the Chinese. If we can take it out, we can slow their advance through here, and allow more time for the rest of our boys to get out of the area."
"And you want me to strike it?" I said.
"Right on the money," Johnson said, "You and the Russian take some of the men, and get to that village, seize it, destroy their supplies, and then we'll move to get you all out. We'll also give you one of the Pershing tanks for support... Good luck, Miller."
"I'll get it done, sir." I said.
"...Oh, Miller," Johnson started speaking, "...I'm sorry about Tanaka..."
I simply nodded solemnly and then Reznov and I headed down towards the hill, and soon enough, we found Polonsky, crouching down next to Tanaka's body to a sad look. I went over and knelt down next to Tanaka well, placing a hand on the shoulder of my friend's body as I kept a solemn expression, while Reznov stood above us, looking stoic, yet with some solace.
...He will be missed, but now, we had to strike that village.