Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 36 Caught a tongue!
The sky gradually darkened.

Wu Qianli couldn't help but frowned and said, "Why haven't those guys come back yet?"

Mei Sheng frowned and said, "Those guys are experienced, nothing should happen to them."

"I don't think I heard anything!"

Wu Qianli said thoughtfully: "The movement in the west is getting bigger and bigger, and the main force has launched a large-scale counterattack."

"I'm worried that the enemy will strengthen their defenses. If that happens, it won't be easy to capture Hill 1286."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Xiaoshan ran over and said, "Company Commander, Gao Dashan and the others are back."

"Let's go! Go and take a look!"

"Captain, they also caught a tongue."

"what?"

Wu Qianli and Mei Sheng soon saw the tongue that had been captured.

A strong black man was lying in the snow, still unconscious.

Wu Qianli leaned forward to take a look, almost getting close to the guy's face, but still couldn't see his face clearly.

“Isn’t this guy too dark?”

Meisheng said: "This is black people, all of them are like this!"

Gao Dashan said with a smug look on his face: "This kid is too heavy, probably about 200 kilograms. It took the three of us a lot of effort to get him back. We were almost exhausted."

Wu Qianli asked: "How did you catch him?"

Gao Dashan said: "This guy was squatting in the woods taking a shit! I knocked him out in one go."

"We were also shocked at first, thinking we had encountered a ghost. It must be a burnt ghost, it was burnt to charcoal."

"Thankfully, Wei Qianjin reminded me that this might be the black man the instructor was talking about."

Wu Qianli glared at Gao Dashan and said, "You shouldn't be called Gao Dashan, you should be called Gao Dadan."

"I asked you to scout the terrain. Who told you to catch my tongue?"

"Are you afraid that the enemy won't be able to find us?"

Gao Dashan scratched his head and said, "Isn't this just a coincidence?"

Lei Gong came over to take a look and asked, "Gao Dashan, why don't you kill the guy who went down the coal mine?"

"Impossible~!"

"You were fine just now?"

"We've already caught him. Wake him up and ask about his situation."

Gao Dashan squatted down and quickly woke the boy up.

When the guy opened his eyes and saw enemies all around him, he was scared and quickly raised his hands.

"Do not kill me!"

Meisheng said in not very fluent English: "Don't be afraid, as long as you answer a few questions for us, we won't hurt you."

After saying it twice, the guy finally understood.

At this time, Li Guotao came over and said, "Instructor, your English with a Shanghai accent is not good enough! Let me do it."

After all, Li Guotao is a person who has received higher education. English is a compulsory subject in later generations. Although Li Guotao's English grades are not very good, they are much better than Meisheng who has studied on his own for two years.

In order to avoid suspicion from others, Li Guotao would learn English with Mei Sheng whenever he had free time on the train.

"What do you want to ask?"

"Ask him his unit number first."

Li Guotao asked in English, but he didn't expect the guy to shake his head and say, "This is a military secret. I refuse to answer."

Li Guotao's eyes turned cold, and he said seriously: "If you refuse to answer, I will send you to see God now."

"And I promise you will die miserably!"

Li Guotao was also a little surprised. Why was this guy still being stubborn? Li Guotao would not tolerate such a guy.

The guy met Li Guotao's fierce gaze, trembled with fear, and confessed obediently.

"The 31st Infantry Regiment of the 7th Division." It was indeed the Polar Bear Regiment!
After hearing this familiar number, Li Guotao felt relieved.

Wu Qianli asked in confusion: "Isn't it the 1st Marine Division?"

"How come it became the US Seventh Division again?"

Li Guotao asked the prisoner and the prisoner quickly confessed.

"He said that it was indeed the 31st Marine Division that arrived in Xinxingli first, and then their 31st Regiment took over. Now the area around Xinxingli is mainly composed of people from their st Regiment, and some are from the st Marine Division."

Wu Qianli nodded.

Lei Gong said: "It doesn't matter which division it is, as long as it is the American Empire, just fight it."

Wu Qianli said to Li Guotao: "Ask him how many defenders are there on Hill 1286?"

"Only one infantry platoon!"

"Sure?"

"Let me ask again!"

Li Guotao stared at the prisoner and asked, "Is there really only one platoon on that hill?"

"If you dare to lie to me, I promise to cut off every piece of your flesh and feed it to the dogs."

“I don’t dare~!”

The guy was honest, shaking his head like a rattle, and said, "I really didn't lie. There is only Lieutenant Hall's infantry platoon up there."

Li Guotao looked up and said to Wu Qianli, "This guy shouldn't be lying. There should be only one platoon up there."

Hill 1286 is just an unnamed hill on the outskirts of Xinxingli. Under normal circumstances, it is unlikely that the enemy would leave too many troops on such a hill.

Gao Dashan said: "We have figured out that there is only one road on the mountain. The enemy has deployed heavy machine guns on the mountain, which can block the entire road."

"So if we attack head-on, I'm afraid it will be a bit troublesome."

Wu Qianli couldn't help but frowned when he heard this.

Gao Dashan continued, "There is a cliff to the southeast. We should be able to climb up and launch a sneak attack."

Mei Sheng frowned and said, "At this time of year, the mountain walls are covered with ice and snow. If you fall down, you will definitely die."

Gao Dashan said: "There isn't much snow on that cliff, so it should be fine."

Wu Qianli frowned and said, "Send a few people to climb up the cliff and launch a surprise attack. The rest of you will move down the mountain under the cover of darkness and prepare for a frontal assault."

"We must take Hill 1286 first, no matter what."

"Yes!"

Li Guotao suddenly said: "What should we do with this stupid big guy? I just asked him again, this guy is just a soldier and doesn't know much."

"The only valuable information is that the headquarters of their 31st Regiment is now in Xinxing."

"And right now, the enemy's strength in Xinxingli and the surrounding areas is at least 3,000."

"There is no other useful information."

If Wu Qianli, Mei Sheng and others were not present, Li Guotao really wanted to kill this guy with one knife, because this big fool only had dozens of points after all!

Keeping such a prisoner would be of no value to the Seventh Company except that he would become a burden.

Mei Sheng ordered: "Third Platoon Leader, leave two of you to guard the prisoner, and send him to the prisoner-of-war camp after the battle is over."

"Yes!"

The third platoon leader responded quickly.

Li Guotao said casually: "You better keep an eye on him. If this guy runs away, it will be hard to find him at night."

Li Guotao finally resisted the urge to kill him. It was not worth it to violate the discipline for a few dozen points.

Wu Qianli stared at the direction of Hill 1286 and said seriously, "Check weapons and ammunition, and get ready to go!"

"Yes!"

The soldiers responded in unison.

(End of this chapter)