Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 99: Annihilate the Royal Marine Commando!
Wu Qianli asked with a worried look on his face: "What happened? Is there any shrapnel?"

Tan Ziwei gritted his teeth and said, "It's not shrapnel, it's a piece of cement that flew over when the bridge was blown up. I have already dug it out."

"I am lucky. Lao Guo and several other soldiers were not able to retreat."

The situation was urgent at the time. In order to ensure that the Watergate Bridge was completely destroyed, the 9th Company placed all the remaining explosives on the bridge, and almost all the soldiers in the blasting team were killed.

In order to blow up the bridge, the 9th Company paid a heavy price.

Wu Qianli sighed: "Good job, Lao Guo."

Tan Ziwei nodded and said, "The Watergate Bridge was finally blown up. The blood of the soldiers was not shed in vain."

Wu Qianli said: "The main force is doing its best to encircle and annihilate the 1st Marine Division. The Watergate Bridge has been bombed. They can't escape even if they have wings. We will definitely win."

Wu Qianli supported Tan Ziwei, and the troops finally arrived at the cave where they were hiding.

The medical soldiers began to busy themselves with treating the wounds. Tan Ziwei was seriously injured and had lost a lot of blood. In addition, he was already exhausted from fighting for days and soon fell asleep.

Wu Qianli glanced at Tan Ziwei, sighed helplessly, turned to Mei Sheng and said, "Take out all the medicine we brought and do our best to rescue the wounded."

"Also bring food. Give the good food to the wounded first, and try to help them recover their strength. Otherwise, how can they survive in this icy and snowy weather?"

"Don't worry, it's already been arranged!"

Mei Sheng nodded, and then said: "The conditions here are limited. The battalion commander and several seriously injured soldiers must be sent to the field hospital for treatment as soon as possible, otherwise..."

Wu Qianli couldn't help but frowned.

At this time, Li Guotao came over and said, "Captain, although the Watergate Bridge has been blown up, at this speed, the enemy's main force has not yet reached Gutuli. It will take at least two or three days to reach the Watergate Bridge."

"Although the bridge deck was blown up, no one can guarantee whether their engineers can repair the Watergate Bridge again."

Wu Qianli nodded and said, "You are right. Our mission is not yet complete. When the main force encircles and annihilates the main force of the enemy, our mission will be truly completed."

"Then send someone to transport the seriously injured back first. Leaving them here is just waiting to die. There is still a glimmer of hope if they are sent back."

Mei Sheng frowned and said, "But we are deep behind enemy lines, and the main force is still dozens of kilometers away in Haegaeyu-ri."

Li Guotao reminded: "The situation is urgent. We can only seek help from the nearest friendly forces."

"Doesn't the 20th Army have a unit blocking the enemy in Gutuli?"

"They should have a field hospital over there, right?"

Wu Qianli nodded and said, "At this point, I'm afraid this is the only way."

"Have the 20th Company dispatch a group of personnel to escort the wounded to Gutuli and find the th Army's field hospital to treat the wounded."

"Our Seventh Company will continue to stay here to prevent the enemy from repairing the Watergate Bridge."

"Yes!"

Meisheng nodded and said, "But we have to wait a little longer to let the soldiers recover their strength. It won't be too late to leave after the wounded are in stable condition."

Wu Qianli nodded helplessly, glanced at Tan Ziwei who was still in a coma, and said softly: "Old Tan, you must hold on!"

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That night, the British Royal Marine Commando, which was heading north from Gutuli to rescue the 20st Marine Division, was ambushed by the main force of the Volunteer Army's 6.5th Army after entering a narrow valley. The enemy's rescue force had set out from Gutuli during the day and had only advanced kilometers northward during the entire day.

The commander of the Royal Marine Commando was worried that he would be attacked by the Volunteer Army at night and asked to withdraw to Gutuli.

After receiving the report, Major General Smith became anxious and thought, if you retreat now and set out again from Gutuli tomorrow morning, wouldn't that mean you have wasted the day?

Although they had only advanced 6.5 kilometers, they were 6.5 kilometers closer to the main force of the st Marine Division. If they retreated now, all their previous efforts would be wasted.

So Major General Smith gave a death order, requiring the reinforcements to move north overnight and continue to advance in order to meet up with them as soon as possible.

In desperation, this enemy force could only continue to move northward, and the main force of the 20th Army took the opportunity to set up an ambush in the narrow Fushengli Valley.

The Royal 41st Marine Commando and a part of the US troops temporarily assigned to them, more than a thousand people, plunged into the empty pocket formation of the 20th Army.

Following the commander's order, the 20th Army launched an all-out attack.

The mortars bombarded the enemy convoy with all their might, and the shells flew onto the road like hail.

There were loud explosions one after another. The ammunition trucks of the Royal Marine Commandos were destroyed by artillery shells, causing a chain reaction and blocking the originally narrow road.

This group of enemy troops was instantly cut into three parts, and the volunteer soldiers lying in ambush on the mountain fired fiercely at the enemy troops in the encirclement.

Bullets flew towards the enemy like raindrops, and enemies were constantly shot and fell to the ground.

The brave volunteer soldiers took the opportunity to rush forward, approached the enemy convoy, and used anti-tank grenades and explosive packs to blow up the enemy tanks one after another.

The soldiers who came closer also launched waves of grenades and bullets at the enemy's armored personnel carriers.

Violent explosions continued to sound, and the entire valley instantly turned into a sea of ​​fire.

It is said that after the war, the enemy called this valley Hellfire Canyon.

At the back was a tank company of the US Army. When they saw that the situation was not good, they immediately turned around and started running away.

They didn't care about their friendly forces at all.

Although the volunteers responsible for blocking the enemy in the rear successfully blew up several tanks, the other Pershing tanks, relying on their thick skin and flesh, fought their way out and fled back to Gutuli in panic.

Inside the encirclement, the soldiers of the British Royal Marine Commando, who were beaten by the Volunteer Army and crying for their parents, were so angry that they started cursing when they saw that the US troops ran away at the critical moment, completely disregarding their lives.

But no matter how much he yelled and cursed, it was of no use.

After a fierce battle, the surrounded enemy troops suffered heavy losses.

At this time, the commander of the Volunteer Army saw that the time was ripe and issued an order for a general offensive across the board.

The loud charge horn instantly resounded throughout the valley, and thousands of brave volunteer soldiers rushed out of their positions and pounced on the enemy like tigers descending from the mountains.

Under the fierce offensive of the Volunteer Army, the Royal 41st Marine Commando, known as the elite of the British Army, ultimately could not escape the fate of destruction.

Most of the enemy troops were wiped out. The surviving enemies saw the volunteers rushing over and realized that the situation was hopeless. They all raised their hands and surrendered to the volunteers.

Our army won a great victory in this battle and destroyed Major General Smith's last reinforcement force, making it more difficult for them to retreat to Gutu.

(End of this chapter)