Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 126 Breath of Death!
After dark, under the leadership of Wu Qianli, all the soldiers of the Third Battalion climbed up the unnamed high ground and two nearby hills and began to build defensive positions in a hurry.

At this moment, more and more enemy troops arrived at Gutuli.

While building the position with the soldiers, Li Guotao checked the system task page.

At this moment, the total number of enemies he had killed had reached 288, and he only had 12 heads left to reach his goal of .

With Li Guotao's current strength, it is not difficult for him to kill 12 more enemies on the battlefield.

As long as you complete this task and get a batch of rewards, your strength will definitely be improved again.

Li Guotao is still very much looking forward to this, and a fierce battle is inevitable tonight.

Li Guotao looked up in the direction of Gutuli and found that it was brightly lit. As more and more enemy main forces arrived in Gutuli, the scale of the enemy's camp was gradually expanding.

A large number of enemy troops began to occupy the commanding heights in the surrounding area, while repairing more defensive positions to resist the attack of the Volunteer Army.

While dispatching troops, they began to advance along the road towards the Watergate Bridge.

About three or four miles away, the battle had already broken out.

A reinforcement force of the Volunteer Army occupied the commanding heights on both sides of the road. The enemy's tanks were covering the infantry advancing along the road, and the two sides engaged in fierce fire.

Li Guotao speculated that as the enemy's main forces increased in number, the scale of the battle would inevitably become larger and larger.

Li Guotao was not too worried about this, because the main force of the Volunteer Army was gradually surrounding Gutuli.

Wu Qianli, Mei Sheng and others stood on the top of the mountain, observing the situation in the distance.

Mei Sheng said: "The enemy is now eager to break through. Even at night, the enemy did not stop."

Wu Qianli said: "Now these foreign devils are also being pushed into a corner, they will definitely try their best to break through."

"The battle has lasted for so long. Although they can continue to receive airdrops, these foreign devils are not made of iron. After fighting for so long, they have already become a spent force."

"And I estimate that their morale will inevitably be affected if they are surrounded. If they don't break out as soon as possible, it's only a matter of time before the entire army collapses."

Mei Sheng nodded and said, "That is to say, the victory or defeat will be decided tonight."

Wu Qianli nodded and said, "That's right, success or failure depends on this one move."

Meisheng said: "But the Watergate Bridge has not been repaired yet. Even if the enemy breaks through our blockade, they still can't get through the Watergate Bridge."

"Unless they are willing to abandon all their heavy equipment and break out with light infantry, there is no way they can get across the Watergate Bridge."

Wu Qianli reminded: "Have you forgotten the enemy's iron racks? Since they can airdrop once, they can definitely do an emergency airdrop a second time."

Meisheng nodded and said, "That makes sense. If that's the case, we must stop them and prevent them from reaching the Watergate Bridge."

Wu Qianli looked at the road below the mountain and sneered, "As long as we hold the road, they won't be able to get through. It's only a matter of time before our army eats them up."

"We have paid such a high price, and we must win this battle no matter what."

"Old Smith wants to escape only by stepping over our dead bodies."

...At this moment, Major General Smith has also arrived in Gutuli.

Major General Smith looked at a large open area next to Gutuli, where the enemy had lit more than a dozen bonfires, which were burning fiercely, illuminating the surrounding area in red.

Colonel Bowser said: "This is to indicate the location of the transport plane. According to the time calculation, the transport plane should arrive in about half an hour, and then the airdrop will be carried out."

"Just in case, 16 steel bridge kits will be airdropped this time."

"The biggest problem now is that the enemy's main force is gathering more and more, and based on the information we have, they may launch a larger-scale attack tonight."

Major General Smith sighed helplessly and said softly, "Old buddy, to be honest, I have already felt the breath of death."

"Given the current situation, even if we can break through the enemy's blockade and transport the steel bridge kit to the Watergate Bridge, I'm afraid we won't be able to break out."

Colonel Bowser widened his eyes in surprise, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that there was no one else around. Obviously Smith didn't want more people to know, so he spoke in a low voice.

Colonel Bowser asked in surprise: "General, why do you have such an idea?"

Major General Smith said softly: "Through the fighting during this period, we have gained some understanding of the enemy's strategies and tactics."

"They are poorly equipped and are basically light infantry. I don't need to explain this."

Colonel Bowser nodded slightly.

Major General Smith went on to say: "This unit is good at making detours and conducting night raids. These are their strengths."

"So they have now sent out troops to make a detour to the area south of the Watergate Bridge."

"And even if everything goes well for us, after receiving the airdrop, advancing to the Watergate Bridge, and repairing the bridge, it will take at least until dawn."

"It is estimated that by that time, the important commanding heights in the area south of the Watergate Bridge have been occupied by the enemy, so even if we cross the Watergate Bridge, it will not be considered a breakout."

"At that time, it will still be difficult to move forward and we will be trapped in the enemy's encirclement and unable to extricate ourselves."

"And now our troops are actually at the end of their strength."

"It could collapse at any time. Once it collapses, we'll all be finished."

Hearing this, Colonel Bowser's face became even uglier. He had to admit that what Major General Smith said was very likely true.

They might not even be able to advance to the Watergate Bridge by daybreak, let alone repair it.

After all, the distance to the Watergate Bridge is still about six kilometers, and even in the daytime, under the cover of a large fleet of aircraft, it is very difficult for them to advance six kilometers.

Their marching speed these days was slower than a turtle, otherwise they would have reached Gutuli long ago, or even Xingnan Port long ago.

Colonel Bowser frowned and asked, "If that's the case, then why are we still doing this?"

Major General Smith said helplessly: "Even if there is a glimmer of hope, we must do our best. Do we have to lay down our weapons and surrender to the enemy now?"

"Do you think we have any other options?"

(End of this chapter)