Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 260 A strange scene!
Li Guotao ordered the soldiers to quickly clean up the battlefield and continue to build fortifications to prevent the enemy's counterattack.

Because according to common sense, if the British Army's Gloucester Camp was surrounded, they would definitely make every effort to rescue it.

But this time, Li Guotao guessed wrong.

Apart from the main force of the British 29th Brigade launching an attack in another direction, the enemy was not active in rescue in this direction. Especially after the Philippine Monkey Battalion was driven away, the enemy never launched a large-scale offensive again.

However, Li Guotao did not dare to be careless and continued to lead the task force to hold the position. As long as the Gloucester Battalion was not wiped out, the soldiers dared not relax at all.

At this moment, Brigadier General Brody was arguing with Colonel Harris at the M65 Regiment headquarters.

Brigadier General Brody accused Colonel Harris of failing to provide effective rescue operations, but Colonel Harris said that he did not have enough troops and was truly unable to do what he wanted.

The two started arguing over this.

Colonel Harris thought, you come to me to beg me, and you still have this attitude?

Why should I save your Gloucester Battalion?

When asking for help, you should have the attitude of asking for help.

Of course, this wily Colonel Harris was not the only one who was reluctant to send troops to rescue because of this reason.

Because they are under a lot of pressure now, his first and second battalions have already exchanged fire with the volunteers.

According to past patterns, the Volunteer Army will definitely launch a more fierce attack at night. By then they will definitely not be able to hold on, and retreat is also a set plan.

When the troops retreated, he was counting on the Third Battalion to provide cover. If he sent the Third Battalion to support the Gloucester Battalion now, if something went wrong, how would his First and Second Battalions retreat?

What if his entire 65th Regiment is involved?

What does the destruction of the Gloucester Battalion have to do with him? If his 65th Regiment was destroyed, that would be an unforgivable crime.

That's why Colonel Harris, this cunning guy, was reluctant to send troops to rescue.

However, this guy also knew that he was in the wrong. After all, his superiors had already issued an order to rescue the Gloucester Camp with all their strength, so he was still quite polite to Brigadier General Brody.

However, Brigadier General Brodie was so angry that he almost fainted. He said angrily: "Colonel Harris, if you still insist on not sending troops to rescue, then I will go to Commander Ridgway to complain to you."

Hearing this, Colonel Harris couldn't help but frowned, pondered for a moment, and said: "Dear General Brodie, please don't be angry."

"Hmph~!"

Brigadier General Brody snorted coldly and thought to himself, how can I not be angry?
One of my main battalions is about to be destroyed, and you are still talking nonsense to me!

Colonel Harris then said, "Okay, okay! I'll do as you say. I'll send troops to support the Gloucester Battalion."

Hearing that Colonel Harris had finally given in, Brigadier General Brodie's expression softened and he said, "When will you send troops? How many troops will you send to rescue the Gloucester Camp?"

Colonel Harris replied: "We will send troops immediately and set off immediately."

"Great!"

Brigadier General Brodie finally breathed a sigh of relief and excitement appeared on his face. The Gloucester Camp was finally saved.

Colonel Harris continued: "I will immediately send a tank company to attack in the direction of Shermali."

Hearing this, the smile on Brigadier General Brody's face froze instantly. It was too early for him to be happy.

Brigadier General Brody was shaking with anger and said, "Colonel Harris, you only sent one tank company? What's the use of that?"

"Without a large number of infantrymen fighting together, it is impossible to break through the enemy's blockade. The tank company can't get close to the Gloucester Battalion. You need to send out at least one infantry battalion."

Colonel Harris couldn't help but roll his eyes and thought: Are you teaching me how to do things?
Colonel Harris really couldn't muster any good feelings towards this arrogant and rude British guy.

Colonel Harris nodded and said, "I think General Brodie is absolutely right."

"It may not be enough to just send a tank company up there."

"Yes, yes, yes! Send the infantry battalion to launch an attack in coordination with the tank company, and call for air support." Brigadier General Brody reminded impatiently.

Colonel Harris seemed not to have heard him at all, and said slowly: "Then send a tank platoon up and try your luck."

Upon hearing this, Brigadier General Brody was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

"you……"

Colonel Harris explained: "What if we can break through the enemy's defenses? God will help us."

"Bless your uncle!"

Brigadier General Brody was so angry that he yelled, "Harris, you bastard, you are a son of a bitch. You watched someone die without helping. I will never forgive you."

"I will definitely report you to Commander Ridgway. Just wait!"

Brigadier General Brody was too lazy to continue negotiating with this kind of bastard. He was really worried that he would be pissed to death by this bastard today. After saying some harsh words, he left angrily.

At this time, an adjutant said to Colonel Harris: "Sir, should we send more troops to support?"

Colonel Harris said: "Of course, we have received orders to rescue the Gloucester Camp. How can we disobey orders?"

"Send a tank platoon over there and try your luck first."

The adjutant was also speechless. He didn't expect that this guy would just send a tank platoon over. That would be of no use.

But Harris was the head of the regiment, and the adjutant could only follow orders.

Following Colonel Harris's order, the M65 Regiment only sent one tank platoon.

The four tanks quickly arrived at the battlefield and crawled towards the battlefield as slowly as turtles.

Li Guotao was lying on the battlefield, looking at the four lonely tanks, and couldn't help frowning.

"What the hell are the Americans doing?"

"They knew we had blocking troops, but they only sent four tanks, and they were only light tanks. What did they want to do?"

Wu Qianli smiled bitterly and said, "You can't be here to die."

At this time, the brother troops on outer alert also discovered something was wrong, so they fired a few shots at the tanks from a distance, just to test the enemy's reaction.

Several bullets hit the tank, splashing a few sparks, and at this time an astonishing scene happened again.

The four tanks immediately turned around and rumbled away. The speed of their retreat was several times faster than before.

This scene confused Li Guotao, and he smiled bitterly and said, "Haha~! Are you running away now?"

"What exactly does this mean?"

"I always feel that there is something fishy going on here, but I can't see anything unusual."

Wu Qianli and the others were also confused. They really couldn't understand what these guys were doing.

Since he couldn't guess it, he didn't bother to guess anymore. Li Guotao ordered the soldiers to strengthen their vigilance and be prepared for air defense at any time.

The biggest threat to Li Guotao and his men now still came from enemy aircraft. The news quickly reached Colonel Harris's headquarters, and Colonel Harris took the microphone and said with a smile: "Send another tank platoon to try our luck later."

After a while, the enemy really sent out four more tanks, which slowly drove towards the battlefield.

This time, even Major Huss of the British army, who had been defeated before, could not bear it anymore.

This guy just came back with four Centurion tanks, angered the Feihou Battalion and ran away. He has been staying nearby, neither attacking nor retreating.

Now seeing the Americans' behavior, he immediately ordered his tanks to stop the US tank platoon that was about to go to the battlefield again.

Major Huss emerged halfway from the tank and shouted, "What the hell are you doing?"

A second lieutenant of the U.S. Army came out of the U.S. tank and replied: "Reporting to the commander, we have been ordered to support the Gloucester Battalion."

Major Huss was so angry that he laughed and sneered, "Are you here to make fun of me?"

"Our heavily armored Centurion tanks are useless, so what's the use of your thin-skinned M24 iron coffins?"

"And there are only four of them. Are you going to get killed?"

"If you don't sincerely want to save people, please go back! We don't need this shameful trick."

"Yes sir!"

"I will report the truth to our superior."

After the American second lieutenant finished speaking, he directly ordered the four tanks to turn around and go back. After all, he didn't want to go up and die, and he reported the situation truthfully to Colonel Harris.

When Colonel Harris heard this, he smiled and said, "Great! It's not that we don't follow orders, but that the British gentlemen pretend to be heroes. That's not our fault."

"From now on, no one may be sent to the Gloucester camp without my order."

"Yes sir!"

After hanging up the phone, Colonel Harris called the British 29th Brigade again.

This guy is ready to disgust that arrogant old British man again.

"I need to speak to General Brody."

When Brigadier General Brody heard that it was Colonel Harris, he immediately became furious and snatched the phone away, saying, "What do you want to do? I'm very busy now and don't have time to argue with you."

Colonel Harris smiled and said, "No, no, no, dear General Brodie, I am not here to argue with you, I just want to tell you something."

"I sent troops to rescue the Gloucester Battalion, but I met your Major Huss on the way."

"Major Huss said that you, the brave soldiers of the British Empire, do not need rescue from us, the shameful Americans. Let us go back."

"So it's not that I don't want to rescue the Gloucester Camp, but you don't need us at all. Since you don't need us, these shameful guys, then we have no choice but to come back."

"I really don't understand you people. You call us shameful, but you come to us shameless guys to ask for help. When we go, you say you don't need it. I really don't understand your logic, British people."

Brigadier General Brody's blood pressure soared with anger. He hung up the phone angrily and asked about the reason for the incident.

Brigadier General Brodie cursed: "Hus is a bastard who is more likely to cause trouble than to help. Before, they were busy escaping and drove away the Philippine army camp. Now, they have given the Americans an excuse again."

"This is really outrageous. I really want to kill this bastard."

An officer nearby explained: "The enemy's resistance was too tenacious. Major Huss and his men lost four Centurion tanks. If they had not retreated in time, the remaining four Centurion tanks would probably have been destroyed."

Brigadier General Brody angrily asked, “Why didn’t this bastard die on the battlefield?”

Brigadier General Brodie was furious, but it was no use being angry because he knew that no one could save his Gloucester Battalion now.

They can only rely on themselves.

The British 29th Brigade was left with only a group of defeated soldiers. They had been launching counterattacks, but were unable to break through the Volunteer Army's resistance.

Brigadier General Brodie suppressed his anger and asked, "What is the current situation of the Gloucester Camp?"

A staff officer nearby replied: "Lieutenant Colonel Kahn reports that their Gloucester Battalion is determined to live and die with the position and will do its utmost to defend the honor of our army."

Brigadier General Brody sighed helplessly and said, "If everyone could be like Lieutenant Colonel Kahn, how could we have ended up like this?"

"It's a pity that we are unable to rescue the Gloucester Battalion from breaking out."

"Call Lieutenant Colonel Kahn immediately and tell them to hold their ground. We will do everything we can to rescue them."

"Yes sir!"

"General, what should we do now?"

Brigadier General Brody gritted his teeth and said, "Send a telegram directly to Lieutenant General Ridgway and report the situation truthfully."

"I'm going to make that damn Harris pay for it."

"General, I'm afraid it's too late. It's getting dark."

"Go!"

"Yes sir!"

Brigadier General Brodie sighed helplessly and said, "Now we can only hope that God will bless us and help the Gloucester Battalion survive this night. As long as we survive this night, there is still hope."

Li Guotao and the soldiers of the task force held the blocking position until dark, and the enemy never launched another attack.

The sky gradually darkened, and Li Guotao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Now we don’t have to worry about any conspiracy of the enemy.

Wu Qianli came over and asked, "Do we still need to go to Xuemali?"

Li Guotao shook his head and said, "The Gloucester Battalion is already a piece of meat in the mouth of the 187th Division. It can be swallowed with a few bites. There is no need for us to go there."

"Let the soldiers have a good rest and get enough energy. We will go fight the American devils in the second half of the night."

"Yes!"

Wu Qianli responded quickly, and then ordered the soldiers to rest on the spot.

At this moment, the 187th Division also mobilized its main force and launched a fierce attack on the Gloucester Battalion in the encirclement while darkness fell.

Lieutenant Colonel Kahn commanded his troops to resist the attack of the Volunteer Army with all his strength.

However, under the powerful offensive of the Volunteer Army, the defense lines of the Gloucester Battalion were breached one after another, and it was unable to effectively contain the offensive of the Volunteer Army.

More and more volunteer soldiers took the opportunity to charge into the enemy positions, and the Gloucester Battalion was completely defeated.

At this point, even if God came, he could not save this so-called Royal Double Emblem Battalion. The end of the Gloucester Battalion had come.

(End of this chapter)