Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 122 The big fish is hooked!
The enemy once again sent out two teams of patrols, driving armored personnel carriers, marching on the road between Gutuli and Shuimen Bridge, with machine guns continuously firing at the mountains on both sides, conducting fire reconnaissance.

Wu Qianli ordered: "Don't pay attention to them, be patient and wait for the big fish to take the bait."

Then the enemy sent bombers again to bomb the nearby hills.

Fortunately, we were lucky here and the enemy did not continue to bomb the hill where the Seventh Company was located.

At this time, the defenders in Gutu had already made preparations, and a huge convoy slowly drove out of Gutu.

Leading the way were six Pershing heavy tanks, which rumbled out of the camp and slowly moved forward along the road.

"Captain, the enemy is beginning to move."

Wu Qianli hurried over and picked up the walkie-talkie.

"Tian Xiangnan, report the situation immediately."

"Report to the acting battalion commander, the enemy is coming out."

"There were six tanks in the lead, followed by four armored personnel carriers and two jeeps."

"Behind it was another tank, followed by two armored personnel carriers, then a jeep, and behind that was a truck. There was something on the truck, which was the big iron frame dropped by the enemy."

"The iron frame is very long, sticking out of the car for a long time, so you can see it at a glance."

"Behind the truck was another tank, followed by two armored personnel carriers, and behind that was another truck."

……

"There are six tanks at the back, heading towards you."

After listening to Tian Xiangnan's report, Wu Qianli loudly ordered: "All companies, go to the battlefield immediately and prepare for battle."

"Notify the 8th and 9th companies and have them come over to support immediately."

"Yes!"

After Wu Qianli finished speaking, he quickly left the tunnel.

The soldiers of the Seventh Company crawled out of the tunnels one after another and carefully hid in the positions.

Wu Qianli was lying in a secluded place, and Li Guotao was lying next to him.

At this time, Mei Sheng came up and said, "I just contacted my superiors. The support troops are on the way and will arrive in an hour."

Wu Qianli frowned and said, "We can't wait any longer. The enemy will be here soon."

"Our Seventh Company, together with the Eighth and Ninth Companies, should be able to complete the mission."

Li Guotao said: "Although the enemy's strength is not too large, they have 18 tanks and more than 20 armored vehicles. It is not easy to defeat them."

"So our goal should be to do our best to destroy those steel bridge structures and prevent them from building the bridge."

Wu Qianli said: "The enemy is very cunning. The six trucks are protected by tanks in the middle. Moreover, the six trucks carrying steel to build bridges are not next to each other. There is a tank and two or three armored vehicles protecting them in the middle."

"We must try to destroy all the steel bridges on these six trucks."

"That's not right. Why are there six? The enemy airdropped eight and the Eighth Company captured one. There should be seven left."

Wu Qianli didn't pay attention to this problem just now, but now he suddenly reacted.

Li Guotao said casually: "Maybe one was broken! Tian Xiangnan is an old scout, it's impossible that he can't even count."

Wu Qianli nodded and said, "No matter what, since there are six of them, let's kill them first."

Mei Sheng said: "The soldiers have entered their positions and are ready for battle."

Wu Qianli looked towards the north with a determined gaze. At this moment, he could faintly see the enemy convoy gradually approaching.

This time, no matter what, we must complete the mission.

Li Guotao also looked determined and said, "Let the tanks in front go and concentrate all our efforts on dealing with the enemy trucks in the middle."

Wu Qianli nodded. Li Guotao glanced at Wu Wanli not far away and said softly, "Wu Laosan, throw it accurately later."

Wu Laosan?

Don’t I have a name?

You actually called me Wu Laosan?

Wu Wanli turned his head and gave Li Guotao a fierce look without saying anything, but that stubborn and unyielding look said it all.

This guy is quite interesting.

Wu Qianli turned around and glanced at Li Guotao, then asked with a smile, "So do you call me Wu Lao Er?"

Li Guotao chuckled and said, "How can that be possible! You are the company commander, no, you should be called the battalion commander."

"It's the acting battalion commander!"

"Take off those two words sooner or later!"

At this time, Mei Sheng leaned close to Li Guotao's ear and whispered, "Back then, Baili called him the Second Brother, and he called Baili the First Brother."

Li Guotao joined the army late and had never met Wu Baili, so naturally he didn't know about this.

Hearing this, I couldn't help but be slightly stunned. Did it bring up Wu Qianli's sad past again?

Wu Qianli didn't take it too seriously and whispered, "The enemy patrol is coming again. Stay hidden and don't move."

After a while, the enemy patrol came over and fired at the mountain with machine guns. The dense bullets hit the hillside, splashing up pieces of scorched earth.

The soldiers of the Seventh Company all lay obediently on the battlefield, not moving a muscle.

Since the enemy convoy was about to arrive, the patrol did not stay for too long and drove straight past.

Wu Qianli looked at the enemy convoy that was slowly approaching, and thought to himself, "Finally they're here. Now that they're here, don't even think about leaving."

Then Wu Qianli waved his hand, signaling everyone to hide and prepare for battle.

Leading the way were six Pershing heavy tanks, which rumbled past on the road, causing the ground to tremble slightly wherever they passed.

The six tanks were not idle either. The anti-aircraft machine guns on the roofs were firing at suspicious targets on the hillside from time to time.

The tank gun also fired a few shots from time to time.

"Da da da~!"

A dense rain of bullets poured down, hitting the hillside and splashing up pieces of scorched earth.

All the soldiers lay quietly on the ground, not moving a muscle.

"Chirp~!"

There was a sharp whistling sound, and a shell landed on the mountain and exploded with a loud bang.

The Pershing heavy tank is equipped with a 90mm caliber tank gun, and the high-explosive shells it fires are quite powerful.

Fortunately, the soldiers were hiding relatively secretly, basically in the blind spot of the enemy tanks, so there were no casualties among the soldiers.

Soon the six heavy tanks rumbled past, and the vehicles behind them drove over one after another.

Wu Qianli confirmed again that there were indeed only six trucks pulling steel frame bridges, and these steel frame bridges were their main target.

Wu Qianli clenched his fists and stared at the approaching enemy truck. He was waiting for the best moment to give the order to attack.

Li Guotao looked at the approaching enemy convoy with a determined gaze, ready to fight at any time.

At this moment, Li Guotao had only one belief in his mind, which was to blow up these steel frame bridges and completely cut off the enemy's only route of escape.

Finally the time was right, Wu Qianli shouted loudly: "Fight!"

(End of this chapter)