Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 166 The Foreign Legion is indeed worthy of its reputation!

Monkla was observing the situation on the battlefield, and his expression became extremely ugly at this moment.

"These damn Americans should have known that we were attacked. They should have come to reinforce us."

The French officer reminded: "General, now is not the time to worry about this."

Although Moncla looked down on the American troops, he had no choice but to ask them for help since things had come to this point.

Moncla shouted, "Send a telegram to Colonel Freeman immediately and ask them to send reinforcements as soon as possible."

"Yes!"

Monkla continued, "Continue to shrink the defense line and find a way to plug the gap and resist their attack."

"Yes!"

Monkla is now very clear that the most important thing at the moment is to resist the offensive of the Volunteer Army and stabilize the defense line.

This battalion in Moncla is temporarily under the command of the US 23rd Regiment. Even if Colonel Freeman's 23rd Regiment can come to support, it will take time.

They must hold out until reinforcements arrive to resolve the crisis.

At this time, the Volunteer Army's offensive became more fierce.

The Volunteer Army also wanted to win the battle quickly and capture the French camp as soon as possible to avoid being passive.

However, these soldiers of the French Foreign Legion were indeed very strong in combat and resisted very tenaciously.

Although a group of people concentrated all their efforts to attack, it was not easy to kill them in a short period of time.

Moncla's telegram for help was sent to Colonel Freeman's headquarters as quickly as possible.

Colonel Freeman angrily slammed the telegram on the table and shouted angrily: "I have long reminded this old lunatic not to go deep into the enemy's territory alone, but he didn't listen at all and insisted on doing it his own way."

"Who does he think he is? Napoleon? He is so capable, why does he need to ask us for help!"

Colonel Freeman was really reluctant to rescue the French battalion at Moncla in the middle of the night.

After all, it was at night, and facing the volunteers, actions at night were full of danger.

But he had to rescue them! In fact, they had received the news when the battle started here.

Freeman has ordered the troops to assemble and prepare to set out for the rescue.

Colonel Freeman really didn't want to send troops, but he had to do so. This was what made him most angry.

If you don't save him, you will definitely be charged with the crime of not rescuing someone from death.

Moreover, it was the French battalion that was in danger. This time the coalition consisted of 16 countries, and with South Korea, there were countries in total.

Although France is a big country, it did not show much enthusiasm this time and only sent out such a battalion.

It was precisely because the French army had only this one battalion that they had to rescue it, because once this French battalion was wiped out, their losses would be more than just one battalion.

This means that the army of one of the 16-nation coalition has disappeared from the organizational table, and the French government will certainly not let this go.

At that time, the US government will most likely use him as a scapegoat in order to appease France's anger.

Therefore, the political significance of rescuing the French battalion is far greater than its military significance.

They had to rescue them, and when the battalion in Moncla was transferred to his command, both the army commander and Commander Ridgway specifically instructed them to protect them and ensure that they were not killed by the volunteers.

So Freeman kept reminding Moncla not to attack too far and to keep a distance from them.

But Monkla, this arrogant and ignorant guy, how could he listen to the advice? He insisted on doing it, which led to the current consequences. Colonel Freeman became angrier and angrier, and cursed: "If I had known this would happen, I should have broken the other leg of the old cripple, at least that way he wouldn't get into trouble."

At this time, an officer asked cautiously: "Sir, the troops have been assembled. Shall we set out to rescue?"

Colonel Freeman tried hard to suppress his anger and said through gritted teeth, "Send troops to rescue the French army immediately. We must rescue these ignorant bastards no matter what."

"Yes sir!"

Under the order of Colonel Freeman, the main force of the 23rd US Regiment in the nearby area began to rescue the besieged French camp with all its strength.

At the same time, in order to ensure safety, Freeman also sent a telegram to the division commander, asking nearby troops to pay attention to ensure the safety of their two wings.

Although the Volunteer Army is now retreating, Freeman, who has always been cautious, is still a little worried. He fears that the Volunteer Army's attack on the French camp is just the beginning and there will be a larger-scale counterattack next.

Although he wanted to rescue Monkla, there was a prerequisite, which was to ensure his own safety.

……

On the battlefield full of artillery fire, Li Guotao led the soldiers of the Seventh Company, took the lead in opening a gap, and continued to attack forward.

Wu Qianli discovered that the Seventh Company had broken through the enemy's outer defense line, so he rushed up with soldiers from the Eighth and Ninth Companies to assist the Seventh Company in its fierce attack.

Monkla had to adjust his deployment, and the rest of the volunteer army took the opportunity to intensify their offensive. While the enemy's position was unstable, they successively conquered the enemy's outer defense lines.

The enemy had to further tighten its defense line in order to hold on and wait for reinforcements.

Li Guotao led his soldiers and rushed to a French position.

At this time, a group of enemy soldiers on the position, holding bayonets and engineering shovels, rushed out screaming.

I rely on!

You really dare to fight with bayonets!

However, Li Guotao now finally understood why this French army had such a ferocious fighting style.

Because there are some black people among them, it is obvious that this should be the famous French Foreign Legion.

This Foreign Legion was established in 1831. Due to years of war, in order to solve the problem of insufficient troops, foreign criminals in the country were organized and asked to join the army to atone for their crimes. This was a good way to have the best of both worlds.

Later, this foreign legion has been retained, but now, they are no longer limited to recruiting criminals, but mostly professional mercenaries or a group of desperate people.

During this period, Li Guotao's overall strength has been greatly improved, and his close combat ability is also quite powerful.

But when he saw these guys rushing towards him, Li Guotao had no intention of fighting them with bayonets.

He just raised his gun and killed several enemies with a few shots. After the rifle ran out of bullets, he quickly took out a pistol and fired at the enemy.

With Li Guotao's superb marksmanship, it would be difficult to miss the target at such a close distance.

He shot them one by one, and every shot hit their heads. In the blink of an eye, a large number of them were knocked down.

Li Guotao’s principle is that if a problem can be solved with a gun, never use a knife.

Otherwise, what's the point of having a gun?
Although in close combat, some people are worried about accidental injuries and will fight with bayonets.

But Li Guotao was not worried about this problem at all. He was a good shooter and was so confident.

Soon, all the enemies on this position were eliminated.

At this time, Gu Cangzhou suddenly shouted: "Company commander, there are tanks."

(End of this chapter)