Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 194 This is trouble!
The retreating enemy troops were successfully blocked by the Third Battalion. The defeated soldiers fled in all directions like frightened birds and did not dare to resist at all.

Soon, the pursuing troops behind also caught up one after another. Under the two-sided attack of the Volunteer Army, the enemy suffered heavy losses.

During the fierce battle, a large number of enemies were killed, and more enemies, seeing no way to escape, chose to surrender.

Only a few enemies took advantage of the chaos to sneak into the mountains. The volunteers caught up with some of them, but the rest ran too fast, so they had to let them escape. However, only a very small number of them escaped.

At this point, the Sixth Division of the puppet army suffered a series of heavy blows and was basically wiped out. It is estimated that in the short term, the number of this unit will not appear on the battlefield again.

This time, the Seventh Company not only annihilated a large number of enemies, but also seized a batch of spoils.

Li Guotao was directing the soldiers to clean up the battlefield when Tan Ziwei and Wu Qianli came over.

Li Guotao came forward and asked, "Deputy regiment commander, battalion commander, what should we do next?"

Wu Qianli just smiled slightly.

Tan Ziwei said: "We just received an order from our superiors. Let's replenish our ammunition and hand over the rest of the spoils and prisoners of war to our brother troops for disposal."

"Move out immediately and continue to penetrate behind enemy lines."

Li Guotao's eyes lit up and he asked, "Still continue to advance southward?"

"Correct!"

Tan Ziwei explained: "This time we have to push the front as far south as possible, and disrupt the enemy's deployment before they have fully deployed a new line of defense. This way, the main force can seize the opportunity and annihilate more enemies."

"understand!"

Li Guotao responded excitedly: "We are ready to set off now."

The order was quickly conveyed, and the soldiers of the third battalion simply replenished their ammunition from the captured spoils, then set out again and continued to advance southward.

At dawn, the scout suddenly ran back to report to Li Guotao.

"Captain, enemy troops spotted ahead!"

Li Guotao frowned slightly and asked, "How many enemies are there?"

"A lot! They should be the enemy's main force."

"Go and see!"

Li Guotao immediately ordered: "Pass the order, stop advancing, hide and wait."

The sky gradually brightened. Li Guotao lay on a hillside, carefully observing the situation of the enemy in the distance.

At this time, Wu Qianli and Tan Ziwei also rushed over after hearing the news.

Wu Qianli suddenly said: "Enemy tanks!"

Li Guotao observed carefully and found that there was indeed a group of tanks in the distance, lined up and moving north along the road.

Tan Ziwei said casually: "This doesn't look like an American tank, right?"

Li Guotao said: "It is a British Centurion heavy tank."

Wu Qianli frowned and said, "That's the British army?"

Li Guotao shook his head and said, "You guessed wrong this time. It's not the British army, it's the British leader."

"So big?"

Wu Qianli and Tan Ziwei were both confused.

Li Guotao explained: "Canada! According to previous situations, the Canadian army sent a brigade to participate in the war."

Tan Ziwei nodded and said, "More and more enemies are spotted nearby, and they are advancing northward."

As they were talking, Mei Sheng carefully crawled over. Tan Ziwei turned his head to look at Mei Sheng and asked, "What's the situation?"

Mei Sheng sighed slightly and said, "The situation is not good. Judging from the current situation, there are a large number of enemy troops around, at least several thousand people."

"We must have run into the 25th Infantry Brigade of the Canadian Army."

Tan Ziwei asked curiously, "Are you so sure it's the 25th Brigade of the Canadian Army?"

Meisheng said: "We saw their flags. They are indeed Canadian troops."

"And the enemy's newspapers also reported it, so the Canadian army sent a 25th Infantry Brigade to join the battle."

Wu Qianli then asked: "Have you contacted your superiors?"

Mei Sheng replied: "I have reported the situation. The rest of the troops have also encountered the enemy. Now it is daybreak. The superiors have ordered all troops to retreat and hide, waiting for the opportunity to fight."

Tan Ziwei said thoughtfully: "So, we have to retreat too?"

Mei Sheng made a bitter face and said, "I'm afraid we can't withdraw."

"An enemy group passed by and seized several high grounds behind us, controlling the main intersection. If we could have passed by quietly at night, we would have been discovered by the enemy if we retreated in broad daylight."

Li Guotao frowned and said, "So, we are surrounded?"

"Correct!"

Meisheng nodded and said, "So this is the worst."

"This time we penetrated too quickly and too ruthlessly, and accidentally ran into the enemy's lair."

"The troops behind us didn't catch up, so we are now alone and surrounded by the enemy. The situation is not good."

Li Guotao observed the surrounding terrain and said, "Fortunately, the surrounding terrain is complex. We are hiding in the deep mountains and forests, and the enemy may not find us."

Mei Sheng nodded and said, "Our superiors ordered us to stay hidden and on standby."

Li Guotao pondered for a moment and said, "The 24th Division of the US Army suffered heavy losses and is retreating in a hurry. Our main force originally planned to kill them, so we have been interspersed all the way here to intercept their retreat."

"I guess the enemy also realized this, so they sent the 25th Canadian Brigade to block the gap here, prevent our army from cutting off the M24th Division's retreat, and cover the M24th Division's retreat."

Tan Ziwei nodded and said, "Based on the current situation, this should be the case."

"How many troops does this 25th Brigade have?"

Mei Sheng replied: "About 7,000 people! That's what the newspaper said."

Wu Qianli sighed helplessly and said, "That's a bit troublesome. With so many enemies, we may not be able to deal with them with just one division."

A division of the Volunteer Army has only a little over 10,000 people. The enemy is well-equipped and basically stays along the highway. During the day, with the cover of airplanes and artillery, the Volunteer Army cannot attack. At night, they will definitely all retreat and defend with all their might.

Ten thousand people versus seven thousand people, there is no advantage at all.

Li Guotao frowned and said, "These Canadian troops have also experienced the test of World War II. They must be elite if they can be sent here."

"It shouldn't be like the puppet army, which collapsed at the first blow."

"So we are really in trouble this time."

"But the good news is that we are in a really good position now, just like Sun Wukong who has entered Princess Iron Fan's belly."

"As long as we make full use of opportunities, there is still a lot to be done."

Tan Ziwei nodded and said with a smile: "This kid is right. There is no unit in the entire division that is in a better position than us."

"There is definitely danger, but the greater the danger, the greater the chance."

(End of this chapter)