Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 113: Survive from desperate situation!

Colonel Bowser consoled him, "Don't worry, General. Although the garrison at Gutuli is limited in strength, we can easily retake the Watergate Bridge under the cover of aircraft."

Major General Smith said angrily: "We must not only recapture the Watergate Bridge, but also ensure that the Watergate Bridge is unobstructed."

"Only in this way can we successfully retreat to a safe place."

Colonel Bowser quickly said: "The general is right. We will repair the Watergate Bridge as soon as possible."

In fact, they all knew that the Watergate Bridge was their lifeline. If anything went wrong, given the current situation, they might be wiped out at any time.

A few hours later.

Colonel Bowser came to Major General Smith with a worried look on his face.

"General, there is some very bad news."

Major General Smith's expression changed slightly, and he asked, "Hasn't the Watergate Bridge been recaptured yet?"

Colonel Bowser replied, "That's not the case. We have recaptured the Watergate Bridge."

"The enemy was not stupid enough to defend the Watergate Bridge and die in vain."

"It's just that they've completely blown up the Watergate Bridge."

"What do you mean?"

Major General Smith's expression became even uglier.

Colonel Bowser quickly explained: "This time the enemy placed more explosives, not only was the bridge deck completely destroyed, but even the foundation was blown away."

"Our engineers have carefully surveyed the site. With the equipment they have now, it is an impossible task to repair the Watergate Bridge in a short period of time."

Upon hearing this, Major General Smith's face turned pale and his body shook, but fortunately he managed to hold on to the sand table with both hands in time.

The adjutant next to him quickly brought a chair.

"Are you all right, General?"

Major General Smith slumped down in his chair and remained silent for a long time before he slowly spoke: "So, we can no longer retreat from the Watergate Bridge?"

Colonel Bowser quickly said, "General, don't worry too much. I have strictly ordered them to do everything they can to repair the Watergate Bridge."

Major General Smith asked, "Is there any other solution?"

Colonel Bowser said helplessly: "I haven't thought of a feasible solution yet."

"Then what are you still standing there for? Hurry up and find a solution. We must repair the Watergate Bridge no matter what."

Major General Smith roared at the top of his lungs. Major General Smith, who was usually steady, had never lost his composure like this before.

"Yes sir!"

Major General Smith stared at the sand table in front of him like a mad wild dog.

He now knows very well the situation they are facing.

If the Watergate Bridge cannot be repaired in time, only destruction will await them.

This concerns the life and death of the entire 1st Marine Division and some other troops, totaling tens of thousands of American troops.

If they were really wiped out at the Watergate Bridge, it would not be a responsibility that he, a major general and division commander, could bear.

How could Major General Smith not be anxious when he thought that he might very likely spend the rest of his life in prison?

"Colonel Bowser!"

“Yes sir!”

Colonel Bowser hurried over, staring at Smith's old face, waiting for the general's latest instructions. Major General Smith pondered for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "Send a telegram to the Tokyo Command immediately and report the situation in detail to the Command."

"Let them work together to find a way to help us break out. If we can't safely retreat to Xingnan Port, then we'll have them prepare tens of thousands more urns for us."

"Let them work together to find a way to get us out. Otherwise, we will all die."

"Yes sir!"

Colonel Bowser quickly responded, "I'll send the telegram right away."

The telegram from the front line was quickly sent to the enemy headquarters far away in Tokyo.

After reading the contents of the telegram in detail, Five Star Mike also realized the seriousness of the problem.

Originally this guy did not agree to retreat, but there was no other way as they were now suffering defeat on both the eastern and western fronts.

Before this, Five-Star Mike had repeatedly ordered them to hold their positions and resist the counterattack of the Volunteer Army.

However, Lieutenant General Walker, commander of the Western Front, explicitly rejected his order and ordered his troops to continue retreating.

It even made it clear that even if God wore a helmet to fight, he would not be able to stop their retreat.

Because the main force of the enemy on the western front was also trapped in the pocket of the main force of the Volunteer Army, they are now trying their best to find a way to break out. Facing the fierce attack of the Volunteer Army, defeat has become a foregone conclusion.

Now Five-Star Mike has to accept the fact of defeat, and the only thing he can do now is to minimize the losses and allow more troops to retreat to a safe place.

The trouble on the Western Front has not been resolved yet, and tens of thousands of main forces on the Eastern Front are in danger again.

Five-Star Mike was so angry that he cursed loudly, but there was nothing he could do. He could only order all departments to hold an emergency meeting to discuss how to withdraw the troops on the eastern front from the Changjin Lake area.

In critical moments, the enemy's efficiency is still very high.

After several hours of discussion, a feasible plan was finally put forward. Five-Star Mike immediately ordered the relevant departments to implement this plan as quickly as possible and rescue the tens of thousands of main forces on the Eastern Front at all costs.

Colonel Bowser hurriedly found Major General Smith and said excitedly, "General, the headquarters called back and we have a solution!"

Hearing this, Major General Smith stood up, stared at Bowser with his scarlet eyes, and asked, "What's the solution? Tell me now?"

Colonel Bowser said: "The command believes that the only way to evacuate is to repair the Watergate Bridge."

"We have lost the Hagaru-ri Airport and cannot evacuate Changjin Lake by plane. In the end, we have to go by land."

Major General Smith said impatiently: "Don't talk nonsense, just get to the point. The point is how to repair the Watergate Bridge."

Colonel Bowser then said, "Yes, there is a way to repair the Watergate Bridge."

"Because the span of the Watergate Bridge is less than nine meters, we sent the detailed data to the headquarters."

"Through research and demonstration, they believe that they can use a batch of steel beams to build a temporary bridge on the Watergate Bridge, so that they can quickly build a temporary bridge that can accommodate tanks, so that we can retreat safely."

Major General Smith said, "But we don't have any so-called steel beams?"

Colonel Bowser said: "Tokyo can be urgently formulated and built quickly."

Major General Smith asked, "How do we transport it here?"

"airdrop!"

Colonel Bowser said, "They will send heavy transport planes to drop directly to the front line."

"But there is still a problem. There are no parachutes over there that are big enough to drop such a heavy object. However, Commander Mike has ordered the emergency transfer of parachutes from other places."

Major General Smith, who had escaped from a desperate situation, suddenly became excited.

(End of this chapter)