Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 117 Everything is in Li Guotao’s plan!

Wu Qianli frowned, but his mind was working rapidly. Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, he knew that he could not hesitate any longer.

It's time to make up your mind.

Wu Qianli gritted his teeth and said, "Although the enemy's intentions are not clear yet, I think what Li Guotao said makes a lot of sense."

"Is our mission this time to blow up the Watergate Bridge? No!"

"The goal is to prevent the enemy's main force from breaking out of the Watergate Bridge. Blowing up the Watergate Bridge is only a means, not the ultimate goal."

"And now we are not sure whether the enemy has the ability to break through the Watergate Bridge, so we must do our best to stop them."

"This is the only way to complete the mission successfully!"

"This battle is of great importance. We have gone through so much trouble to surround the enemy's main force and paid such a great sacrifice. Now that we are about to annihilate the enemy's main force, can we let them escape?"

"Absolutely not! So no matter what, we must do our best. Even if it means we have to fight to the death with the Seventh Company or the entire Third Battalion, we must stop the enemy and make them all die in the Chosin Lake area."

Wu Qianli has made the decision, but he is still unsure about how to proceed.

In recent times, Li Guotao's performance has been very eye-catching, and his insights and intelligence have won the admiration of Wu Qianli and others.

So at this time Wu Qianli looked at Li Guotao again and asked: "Li Guotao, do you have any specific plans?"

Li Guotao pondered for a moment and said, "We are not sure when the enemy will transport things to the Watergate Bridge."

"Perhaps tonight, in which case we must rush to the ambush site as quickly as possible."

"It could also be tomorrow, and then the enemy will definitely bomb again."

"So I think we should rush over and ambush right away."

"And we have to dig tunnels in the mountains to at least allow some of our people to hide in the mountains and avoid enemy bombing. This way, when the enemy comes, we can quickly engage in battle."

"tunnel?"

Wu Qianli frowned slightly.

Li Guotao continued, "Yes! Dig tunnels overnight. Dig tunnels strong enough to resist the enemy's incendiary bombs."

In fact, Li Guotao has already concluded that the enemy's airdrop will actually be tomorrow, so the transportation will also be tomorrow.

But they started the bombing today, and for safety reasons they will definitely carry out large-scale bombing of the area tomorrow.

The only safe way was to dig tunnels in the mountains to resist enemy bombing.

As long as the right location is chosen and the tunnel is dug deep enough, it can completely withstand the bombing of enemy incendiary bombs.

Mei Sheng frowned and said, "It's freezing cold, digging a tunnel is not an easy task."

Li Guotao said seriously, "So we have to dig overnight and dig as much as we can. Under the premise of ensuring safety, we should deploy as many troops as possible on the mountain so that they can be deployed in battle at any time."

"The rest of the troops are lying in ambush in a safe place nearby. Once the battle begins, rush to provide support."

"I'm just afraid that during the battle, the enemy will bomb us again. Then we can only hide in the tunnels as much as possible. There will definitely be a lot of casualties by then."

"But the captain just said that as long as we can prevent the enemy from breaking out of the Watergate Bridge, everything will be worth it."

Wu Qianli turned his head and looked outside. It was almost dark.

Wu Qianli immediately ordered: "Immediately give the order, 7th Company, 8th Company, 9th Company, all prepare to set off."

"Let the soldiers eat something to replenish their energy first, and then immediately go to the designated location." "Yes!"

Zhang Xiaoshan responded quickly, turned around and ran to convey the order.

Wu Qianli looked at Li Guotao and asked, "Didn't you scout the terrain today? Where do you think the best ambush location is?"

Li Guotao was well prepared and took out a simple map, which roughly depicted the terrain within a few kilometers from Gutuli to Shuimen Bridge.

Li Guotao pointed at the map and said, "There is an unnamed high ground about halfway between Gutuli and Shuimen Bridge. I think this place is the best ambush site."

Wu Qianli looked down at the simple map. The approximate directions of the roads and mountains were drawn out, and he could get a general idea of ​​the situation.

Wu Qianli nodded and said, "You are a good kid, this place is indeed more suitable."

"Everyone, get ready. After you have eaten and drunk enough, head to the nameless highland immediately."

"Yes!"

Everyone responded in unison.

They had captured the Watergate Bridge before and seized a large amount of spoils, so the three battalions were not short of supplies now. There was definitely enough food, and it was all American military rations, including canned biscuits and even red wine and champagne.

The soldiers also received the news and knew they would have to do hard labor tonight, so they all worked hard with all their might.

The soldiers often went hungry. Having captured so many good things before, they had planned to eat them for a while longer, after all, they didn't know when they would get the next replenishment.

Now there is another important mission, which may even be a tough battle.

Even if no enemy troops were transporting anything to the Watergate Bridge, the main force of the enemy should have arrived.

If they are fast, they will arrive one after another tomorrow. If they are slow, it will be the day after tomorrow. This fierce battle is inevitable.

So now we can't care about saving food. We should eat as much as we can. Only when we are full will we have the strength to work and kill the enemy.

Li Guotao stopped eating because he really couldn't eat any more. After all, he still had to work at night, so he couldn't eat without eating.

What's more, Li Guotao also realized that this battle might be dangerous.

Although he knew the enemy's purpose in advance, no one could predict what would happen once the battle began. Li Guotao was not absolutely sure whether he could successfully destroy the enemy's steel beam bridge kit.

But now he had no choice but to do his best to complete the task.

Because only by fighting this battle well and completely cutting off the enemy's escape route can we ensure the complete victory of this campaign.

After dark, the troops set out for the unnamed hill.

Everything went very smoothly. The soldiers quietly climbed up to the unnamed high ground and began to look for favorable terrain to dig tunnels.

This place is some distance away from Gutuli, and the view is blocked by the mountains, so it is impossible for the enemy to find them.

And now the enemies in Gu Tu dare not come out at night unless necessary.

Because there were volunteer army activities nearby, going out late at night was tantamount to seeking death.

As for tools for digging tunnels, the soldiers had no shortage of them, because when they captured the Watergate Bridge, they seized a large number of enemy engineer shovels, which came in handy.

It was just that the weather was freezing cold and the terrain on the mountain was complex, so digging tunnels was not an easy task. However, after the enemy's incendiary bombs burned through, the mountain had turned into a scorched earth, which saved the soldiers some effort.

(End of this chapter)