Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 78: Chew on this tough bone at all costs!

Li Guotao, who was taking a nap with his comrades, slowly opened his eyes when he heard the noise and just saw Tan Ziwei's back as he walked down the mountain.

Others may not know, but Li Guotao, a time traveler, knows that according to the development of the plot, Tan Ziwei led the 9th Company to go ahead and carry out the mission of blowing up the bridge.

It was only after the 7th Company captured the Hagaru-ri Airport that it received an emergency order to quickly detour to the Sumun Bridge and assist friendly forces in carrying out the bridge bombing mission.

The Battle of Watergate Bridge was undoubtedly their greatest test.

As the plot develops, the 7th and 9th Companies were almost wiped out in this battle, and only Wu Wanli survived by chance.

In the end, the enemy successfully repaired the Watergate Bridge, allowing the main force of the 1st Marine Division to escape successfully.

So the bridge bombing mission actually failed.

Li Guotao's system task required him to complete the bridge bombing mission, which meant that he must prevent the enemy from repairing the Watergate Bridge again.

You can imagine how difficult this task is.

The brutality of this battle was unprecedented. After all, the enemy was not a fool. How could it be easy to completely blow up the Watergate Bridge?
To survive such a brutal battle and complete the mission of blowing up the bridge is as difficult as ascending to heaven.

However, no matter how difficult this battle is, we must try our best.

Because once a task fails, the system will issue a new task, and the new system task may be more difficult.

Because he understood the plot, Li Guotao also had some understanding of the situation of the Watergate Bridge.

However, if a new task is issued, everything will be unknown and Li Guotao will have no advantage at all, so it will naturally be more difficult to complete the new task.

Li Guotao was also worried about the battle of Watergate Bridge, but he had no other choice now and could only give it his all.

The mission might fail, and he might die on the battlefield.

But Li Guotao was open-minded. It was just death, wasn't it? There was nothing to be afraid of. It was not like he had never died before.

Even if he really sacrificed himself, it would be a waste of money to travel through this period of time. What's so scary about that?

Besides, he might not die, and the mission might not fail.

Although the task is extremely difficult, Li Guotao firmly believes that there is no unachievable task in this world.

Moreover, knowing in advance how the enemy would repair the bridge, Li Guotao could also make preparations in advance. As long as he could survive, he would still have a chance to prevent the enemy from repairing the Watergate Bridge again.

Just do it!

If you hesitate and look back, you will accomplish nothing.

If you give it your all and give it a try, you may succeed.

Even if he died unfortunately, at least he killed more enemies, which means he served his country loyally, and his journey through time was not in vain.

So Li Guotao didn't think about it anymore, closed his eyes and continued to recuperate.

……

Inside the division headquarters!
The commander stared at the map in front of him, his brows deeply furrowed, and he was also full of worry.

The chief of staff next to him pointed to the map and said, "The enemy has built a large number of strong fortifications in the area around Hagaru-ri."

"The enemy's main force has retreated to the vicinity of Hagaru-ri. Given the current situation, we can only launch a strong attack, but our army lacks heavy firepower, so this battle will be difficult to win."

The commander said with a determined look: "No matter how difficult it is, we must bite the bullet and overcome this tough challenge."

The Chief of Staff nodded in agreement and said, "Fortunately, the main forces of our 27th Army have basically been deployed in place."

"The main forces of the 20th Army have also arrived at the battlefield one after another. In this way, our army can concentrate its superior forces to launch a general attack on Hagaru-ri." "The Corps Headquarters has ordered all units to launch a comprehensive general attack this afternoon. We must capture Hagaru-ri at all costs."

The division commander said thoughtfully: "Our army has concentrated so many troops this time, I don't believe we can't take a small town like Hagaru-ri."

"As long as we capture Hagaru-ri, the enemy will be completely defeated. At that time, they will be unable to stop our offensive and can only flee southward."

The chief of staff said: "According to the instructions from the superiors, the 9th Company of the 3rd Battalion of the 1st Assault Regiment has set out to the Watergate Bridge to carry out the mission of blowing up the bridge."

"The Watergate Bridge is the only way for the enemy to retreat. As long as the Watergate Bridge is blown up, the 1st Marine Division will not be able to escape."

The division commander nodded with satisfaction and said, "This battle is of great importance. No matter what, all troops must do their best to fight and win this battle."

"We must bury all of these enemies in the Changjin Lake area."

"Only in this way can we completely reverse the situation on the entire battlefield."

"So we must not fear sacrifice or hardship, and we must bite the bullet and take on the tough task of Hagaru-ri even if it means breaking our teeth."

At this time, a burst of intensive explosions was heard in the distance, and the roar of enemy aircraft engines was heard in the air.

The division commander couldn't help but curse: "Damn it, the foreign devils' planes are too rampant."

The chief of staff said helplessly: "After daybreak, the enemy dispatched at least hundreds of aircraft to bombard our positions continuously."

"We don't have air superiority and can only passively accept bombing."

"Big Brother promised to support our air force before, but now it has not been deployed yet."

"At the critical moment, they backed out. It makes me angry just thinking about it."

The Russians did promise to provide us with air support.

But when the fighting really started, they changed their minds.

This made the Volunteer Army very passive on the battlefield, especially in the early stages of the war, when they had no air superiority at all, causing our army to pay an extremely heavy price in casualties.

However, our brave volunteer soldiers did not fear hardships, overcame numerous difficulties and won the war.

The commander waved his hand and said, "Forget it! It's better to rely on yourself than on others."

"We fought the Japanese and Chiang Kai-shek's army before, but we didn't have air superiority either. Didn't we win anyway?"

“I believe this time, the result will be the same!”

"The foreign devils still want to bully us like they did before, that's wishful thinking."

"We must defeat them this time and make them understand that we are not easy to bully."

"If you dare to provoke us, you must be prepared to be beaten."

The chief of staff smiled and said, "Yes, we had nothing before, and we were not afraid."

"Now we have the support of the people across the country, so what do we have to fear?"

The division commander nodded slightly and said, "All units must make all preparations in advance and must not fail me at the critical moment."

The chief of staff assured confidently: "Don't worry, although the weather is bad and the conditions are difficult, the morale of the soldiers is still very high."

"All troops will follow the original plan, make preparations for the battle and devote themselves to the battle."

"Cooperate with friendly forces to break through the enemy's outer positions and capture their artillery positions and airports. Once these two nails are removed, the enemy will surely be defeated."

(End of this chapter)