Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 100 Misfortunes never come singly!

Inside the temporary command post of the 1st Marine Division.

Colonel Bowser hurriedly walked up to Major General Smith with a telegram in his hand.

At this moment, Major General Smith was lying on a camp bed and sleeping. He seemed to be aware of something, or it might be that at such a critical moment, it was impossible for this old Japanese to sleep soundly.

Major General Smith slowly opened his eyes, stared at Colonel Bowser, and said, "Old man, is there any more bad news?"

Colonel Bowser nodded helplessly and said, "General, we just received an urgent telegram from the defenders of the Watergate Bridge. The enemy has attacked the Watergate Bridge again and completely destroyed it."

"Que?"

Major General Smith jumped up and asked loudly, "Are you saying that the Watergate Bridge was blown up again?"

"Will you please tell me this isn't true?"

Colonel Bowser nodded helplessly and said, "I'm very sorry, the Watergate Bridge was really blown up."

"Fake~!"

Major General Smith was furious and asked, "What do they do for a living?"

"I have repeatedly warned them to guard the bridge for me at all costs, but what did they do?"

"So many people can't even defend a small Watergate Bridge?"

"And this isn't the first time it's been bombed?"

"What do they eat?"

"What a bunch of idiots!"

Colonel Bowser lowered his head and carefully advised: "General, calm down. This is indeed very unfortunate news."

"The defenders did try their best to defend the Watergate Bridge, but the enemies were too strong. They rushed to the Watergate Bridge with explosives and blew it up. They were also blown to pieces. I really can't imagine how crazy they were."

“It all seems like a dream.”

Major General Smith said angrily: "I don't want to hear these sophistry excuses. Without the Watergate Bridge, we will all die."

Colonel Bowser quickly explained: "General, calm down. Although the Watergate Bridge was severely damaged this time, it is not impossible to repair it."

"Based on the current trend, it will take us another two or three days to get there, so there is plenty of time to repair the Watergate Bridge."

Major General Smith said angrily: "I clearly remember that a day ago you said it would take us two days to reach Gutuli."

"But now a day and a night have passed, and you actually said there are only two or three days left."

Colonel Bowser said helplessly: "We have to admit that our previous estimate was too optimistic. The enemy's resistance was too tenacious. It is difficult for us to reach the Watergate Bridge within the specified time."

"If you ask me now, it will take us at least three days to get to Gu Tuli, if everything goes well."

"But no matter what, we will definitely be able to reach Gutuli."

Major General Smith almost fainted from anger, but he also knew that this was not a simple math problem. No one could guarantee how long it would take to reach Gutuli.

Major General Smith said helplessly: "I am going crazy. Notify Gutuli and the Watergate Bridge defenders and tell them to repair the Watergate Bridge as soon as possible no matter what."

"And before the main force arrives, the safety of the Watergate Bridge must be ensured."

"If there are any more mistakes, I promise to send them to court-martial."

“Yes sir!”

Colonel Bowser responded quickly.

Just then, an enemy officer ran over in a hurry.

"Report to the general. We have just received the latest battle report. The troops supporting us from Gutuli were ambushed by the main force of the enemy at the bottom of Fushengli Valley. Except for a few tanks of our army that successfully broke through, the rest of the troops were completely wiped out."

Hearing this, Major General Smith was stunned. "Are you saying that the British Royal Marine Commando is also finished?"

"And it is!"

Major General Smith was visibly stunned for a moment, then cursed: "What a bunch of bullshit Royal Elite, I think they are just a bunch of idiots."

Colonel Bowser was also surprised and said cautiously: "If we had known this, we might as well let them retreat back to the ancient land."

Major General Smith said angrily: "Are you blaming me?"

Colonel Bowser quickly explained: "That's not what I meant. I'm just worried that the 41st Royal Marine Commando will be wiped out. Our friendly forces will definitely not let this go."

Major General Smith said in a distraught voice: "They have either returned to God's arms or entered the enemy's prisoner-of-war camp. Can they still go to God or the enemy's prisoner-of-war camp to accuse me?"

Colonel Bowser replied: "That probably won't happen, but the British headquarters is still there, and they will probably accuse us."

Major General Smith said nonchalantly: "Even if they want to sue, they have to wait until we can return alive."

"This is war, and wars involve casualties."

"Besides, there was nothing wrong with my orders. It was just that they were too incompetent."

Colonel Bowser said, "The general is absolutely right."

“Misfortune never comes singly!”

Major General Smith gritted his teeth and said, "These idiots have been wiped out. Our reinforcements are gone."

"In this case, we can only rely on ourselves and walk step by step into the ancient land, which will become more difficult."

Colonel Bowser nodded and said, "In this case, three days may not be enough."

"Fake~!"

Major General Smith said angrily: "Notify all troops to attack and advance towards Gutuli with all their strength."

"We can't delay any longer. If this trend continues, anything could happen."

"Three days! We must reach Gutuli within three days."

Colonel Bowser quickly responded, "Yes sir!"

"Although it is somewhat difficult, I believe it is not an impossible task."

"We will definitely do our best, and God will bless us to successfully evacuate Changjin Lake."

"God?"

Major General Smith frowned deeply. The successive defeats even made the old man suspect that they had been abandoned by God.

What he didn't know was that it was not God who had abandoned them, but that even if God came, he could not save them when facing the volunteer army.

……

"The battalion commander is awake!"

After sleeping for a while, Tan Ziwei woke up. He was still worried about the mission. Even though he was seriously injured, it was impossible for him to get a good sleep.

Wu Qianli hurried over to support Tan Ziwei who was struggling to sit up.

"Don't move~!"

Wu Qianli took out the kettle from his arms, shook it, and said, "Drink some water!"

It was dozens of degrees below zero, and Wu Qianli was worried that the pot of water would freeze into ice even if he held it in his arms.

Tan Ziwei's face was pale. He drank a few sips of water with difficulty and said, "What's the situation of the Watergate Bridge?"

(End of this chapter)