Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 190 Maybe I can take the opportunity to pick up some leftovers!

The division commander handed the telescope to the guard and discussed it with the chief of staff and others around him.

The commander said: "For the time being, there is no better way, so let's do it this way."

"Let's trap them first! If we can catch a big fish, that would be great."

"Even if they refuse to surrender, a few hundred infantrymen won't be able to cause any trouble."

"I just don't believe they can stay on the mountain forever."

"Shout through the loudspeaker every day, asking them to surrender. Sooner or later they will collapse."

"The most important thing now is to move to a safe place as quickly as possible and hide."

"Our army gained a lot in this battle and seized a large amount of spoils. These are all good things. We can't let the enemy blow them up. We must move them to a safe place as soon as possible."

The chief of staff quickly responded: "Please rest assured, commander, I will arrange it right away."

The commander nodded with satisfaction, walked up to Li Guotao, patted Li Guotao on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "I heard about it. You did a good job today."

"If it weren't for you, we probably wouldn't have been able to achieve such great results today. You've made a great contribution again this time."

Li Guotao quickly said: "It's all thanks to the commander's good command."

The commander smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Come on, you don't need to flatter me."

"I'll personally recommend you for credit later. Keep up the good work!"

"Yes!"

Li Guotao responded quickly.

Looking at the backs of the teacher and others leaving, Tan Ziwei smiled and said, "It can be seen that the teacher thinks highly of you!"

Li Guotao said quickly: "Deputy Commander, I think we should move quickly."

Tan Ziwei said quickly: "Yes, yes, it will be dawn soon, and the enemy's planes may arrive at any time. Everyone speed up and move immediately."

"Yes!"

Li Guotao looked up at the sky and suddenly said, "Deputy Commander, if I'm not mistaken, the enemy hastily retreated to the mountain!"

"We weren't stationed on that mountain from the beginning, were we?"

Tan Ziwei frowned slightly, wondering why Li Guotao suddenly asked this question.

"Originally there should have been only a small group of enemies on the mountain. Later, they were forced by us to retreat to the mountain."

Li Guotao said: "In that case, the enemy should not have any supplies stored on the mountain."

"I'm afraid the food and ammunition won't last long."

Wu Qianli reminded: "It's useless. The enemy can airdrop. If they insist on not surrendering, they can still hold out for a while."

"airdrop?"

Li Guotao smiled and said, "What I want to talk about is the airdrop. The mountain is steep and the area is not very large."

"If the enemy sends out an airdrop, we might be able to take advantage of the opportunity to pick up some spoils."

Wu Qianli couldn't help but his eyes brightened when he heard this.

Tan Ziwei turned his head to take a look and said with a smile: "You really dare to take advantage of anything!"

Li Guotao said: "If you don't take advantage of the opportunity, wouldn't you be a fool?"

"If the enemy's transport plane arrives, we can organize anti-aircraft fire from the nearby hills to force them not to dare to drop supplies at low altitudes. In this way, most of the supplies will probably fall on our positions."

"Even if it falls at the junction, it is within our firepower range, and the enemies on the mountain will not dare to pick it up."

"Then these supplies will be ours sooner or later."

Wu Qianli asked with a smile: "Why didn't you say it just now?" "Didn't I just remember it?"

"It's not too late now! I will report the situation to the division commander right away."

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On the hill, Lieutenant Colonel Perez shouted angrily, "What are they shouting?"

An officer nearby replied: "They have been shouting at the bottom of the mountain, asking us to surrender, saying that we have been surrounded and surrender is our only way out, otherwise they will destroy us."

"Fake~!"

Lieutenant Colonel Perez angrily cursed: "These hateful enemies are really going too far."

The officer said, "Sir, we are indeed surrounded, and we don't have much weapons and ammunition. We can't hold out for long."

Lieutenant Colonel Perez said angrily: "What are you afraid of? If they could attack us, they wouldn't waste their breath persuading us to surrender. We must not be fooled."

"They can't even afford to eat. If we surrender, we will die. We must not surrender."

An officer said cautiously: "That's better than being beaten to death by them now! I heard that they treat prisoners well."

Lieutenant Colonel Perez angrily asked, "Do you believe their lies?"

"Those Japanese slaves claimed that if we surrendered, they would guarantee our safety, but what happened? I almost died in their prisoner-of-war camp."

"But we are surrounded now!"

"The higher-ups will not abandon us. They will definitely send troops to rescue us."

"We are running low on supplies?"

"You can apply for an airdrop, but you must not surrender."

During the Pacific War, Lieutenant Colonel Perez was captured by the Japanese and almost died in a POW camp. He regretted his decision so much at the time that he was determined not to surrender this time and would never be captured, for fear that the nightmare would repeat itself.

Seeing that Lieutenant Colonel Perez insisted on doing so, everyone was so scared that they dared not say anything more.

Lieutenant Colonel Perez calmed down and said, "Don't be afraid. It's dawn and our aircraft support will arrive soon. They dare not launch an attack."

"Even at night, as long as we guard the road leading up the mountain, they won't be able to come up."

"Also, keep an eye on the surrounding cliffs to prevent them from climbing up."

"We have hundreds of troops and a steady supply of airdrops. It will be no problem for us to hold out for ten days or half a month."

"I believe that even if the reinforcements are slower than a turtle, they should arrive in a few days."

An enemy officer asked, "What if our main force is completely defeated?"

Lieutenant Colonel Perez wanted to slap him in the face, but in order to stabilize the morale of the troops, he patiently said: "If that's the case, then we can consider surrendering."

"But not now! If we hold on now, we still have hope. If we surrender, we will have to spend a long time in a prisoner-of-war camp. Although the conditions here are poor, it is better than staying in a prisoner-of-war camp."

"Besides, we could die in their prisoner-of-war camps at any time."

Seeing this, everyone had no choice but to obey the orders of Lieutenant Colonel Perez.

"Send a telegram to your superiors immediately, report the situation truthfully, and request rescue and airdrop."

"Yes sir!"

An officer nearby responded quickly and ran off to send a telegram.

Lieutenant Colonel Perez continued, "Don't worry, guys. We will definitely be able to leave here safely, and then we will all become heroes that the world will admire."

"But once we surrender and become prisoners, we will have nothing."

(End of this chapter)