Start from Changjin Lake

Chapter 172
Run, run, run!
Xu Qing ran wildly.

The speed of a person cannot compare with the speed of an explosion. It is the propagation of sound and light, and the first wave of fire and light hit him.

Snapped!
Xu Qing turned around and walked away just now, but now he is in a mess.His whole body was swept by the huge force and rolled twice on the ground, and then he lay on the ground, the snow flakes rolled up and lifted the ground, it took a long time to stop the trend, and then continued to run forward.

While he was palpitating, he was also a little excited, but there was an explosion behind him, and there were many fragmented objects that were not much more powerful than bullets, and they hit around the mountain from time to time, causing damage.

He ran forward for hundreds of meters at high speed, hearing the sound and dodging along the way, without looking back at all, the explosive equivalent buried under the bridge exploded with unimaginable power, wave after wave, and then caused a series of huge explosions, No one is immune, no matter whether it is steel or flesh, they are all fragile under the power of God.

The earth is moving, the mountains and rivers are falling, the snow roars and collapses, and the explosion arouses the power of heaven, which is an unstoppable force for human beings!

Even though it was night, it seemed as if a sun had risen all around. With the loud rumbling noise, the bright fire light illuminated the day!

"Oh my God!"

Staggering back to the mountain, Xu Qing was also in a bit of a mess, Yu Congrong almost jumped up, the fire and the strong wind blowing him into a big back, a rare fashion.

But at this moment, he couldn't control these things, he got up, caught Xu Qing, and checked his body repeatedly: "Aren't you injured?"

Everyone was relieved to see that he was intact, but the sight of the mountain was still inexplicably shocked. No one had ever seen such an explosion, so close, and it was caused by their own hands.

"Okay, okay, leave here." Wu Qianli checked Xu Qing up and down, his tone was agitated, but he also let go of his heart, and said, "The task has been completed, we have no regrets."

"Let's go back and bring this good news to everyone!" Mei Sheng was also very excited.

He looked around, everyone's eyes were shining, this was not a dream.It was another hearty battle that really happened around them, and they didn't pay any price!
The flames in the sky rose very high, and even here one could feel the fierce heat. It could be seen clearly for several miles around, and it could be felt even farther away. It was not suitable to stay here for a long time.

The whistle sounded in the snowy forest, and everyone was eager to try in excitement, but they had to settle down and calm down, but everyone's joyful expressions and whispered discussions revealed everyone's inner anxiety and excitement.

Lei Gong was so excited that he wanted to smoke, he took out the American Rolling Stone lighter and turned it several times, but it didn't start. .

Originally Xu Qing said at night that he would bury a large amount of explosives under the bridge, but many people did not quite agree, and even Wu Qianli, who was always decisive, asked a few words. If Xu Qing hadn't insisted, they would not have dared to do so.

Not in this era, I can’t even imagine how short of materials there was in the early days of * *, not only gunpowder, but also bullets, shell casings, and firearms. Many things can’t be made at all, so they can only be bought. Worth dozens of taels of gold.Everyone uses one piece of any weapon material as multiple pieces. Sometimes, in order to protect a little gunpowder equipment, the lives of several soldiers have to be sacrificed.

But now everyone has only one feeling, whether it's worth it or not, it's worth it if you breathe out this breath!
The huge explosion has caused those houses, haystacks, woods, everything is burning, even if there is heavy snowfall, the flames are still jumping and burning in the weather of tens of degrees below zero, without stopping for a long time.

And the Shuimen Bridge connecting the cliffs on both sides, the huge steel water pipes, and the standing stone piers all disappeared. There is nothing there, only a huge charred pit, how deep is it?Originally, there was a cliff under the bridge, but now it is even more exaggerated. The soil layers on both sides fell down with a clatter, and were burned to gray-black by the sudden high temperature and flames.

The North Korean civilians on both sides of the bridge were stunned. They dragged their families and hid in the snowy forest. They couldn’t believe it. Many people covered their children’s ears and eyes to prevent them from seeing, but they couldn’t help but look again. Such a magnificent bridge Buildings, such well-equipped U.S. troops, exploded into the sky so suddenly, without any warning.

In the true sense, it exploded to the sky...

There is no dead body, and the iron is vaporized.

"set off!"

"set off!"

Xu Qing saw that Major Hans was out of his mind, saw little Jayden drinking to soothe his sorrows with complicated eyes, saw the stunned expressions of the American soldiers, and also saw the evil of the world buried deep in this remote place in the Far East. in the corner.

After leaving the mountain peak, Xu Qing looked back at the faint fire that was still spreading. The swaying flame was still burning between the snow peaks. Across an unknown distance, two irrelevant things, snow and fire, merged with each other.

He boarded the car with a gun and led the team on the way home. Apart from the biting cold wind, he was full of pride in his heart.

Looking back, he only remembered one sentence:

Anyone who wields a sword will die by the sword.

'I'm gonna buy a Paper Doll that I can call my own.'

'I'm going to buy a doll, a doll that no one else can steal'

'Then those kids will look at me and play with the doll~'

'I'll be home at midnight because she's waiting for me. '

'She'll be the best doll in the world, I'm going to buy a doll...'

The convoy and foot team left quickly, this time for real.The loudspeaker has long been destroyed, and everything is gone, but the old classic song from 1917 was played in the sky all night. The slow soul rocking English song is still echoing in Xu Qing's mind. He sneaked into the headquarters and killed all directions, and also blew up the last perfect ending here at the end of this song.

Everything seems to be destiny.

Goodbye, Watergate Bridge.

Goodbye, the ending of the past, the blood shed!

.........

The U.S. military possesses unimaginable aerial reconnaissance capabilities. Half an hour after the Gutuli explosion, the U.S. headquarters, marine division headquarters, and Japanese aircraft carrier warships have all received the news.

And when Commander Smith learned that the Water Gate Bridge was completely destroyed, it had been several hours. After dawn, the plane officially entered the sky near the Water Gate Bridge in Gutuli, and the news was finally confirmed on the radio.

'There is no bridge, no water, only a huge crater suspected to be blown up by the Chinese, the mountain is destroyed, the steel is twisted, and the explosion points spread to countless places-I can't imagine what kind of weapons they used.If I could, I'd rather believe the Soviets did it. '

This is the first detection report sent back to the division headquarters by the pilot standing in the sky at more than six o'clock in the morning. The content is extremely shocking. After many verifications, it was finally reported one by one and presented to Smith's desk. superior.

"Crime! This is a crime!" Someone in the airport office was furious, unspeakably irritable. It was a short, middle-aged white man with thinning hair. "They completely cut off the way back, and the news spread to the army. Among them, everyone's confidence will be destroyed!"

The person who got angry was Major General Almond. He was wearing a general's uniform with a star. He had just arrived from the Tenth Army's garrison and was about to condemn Smith's conservative breakout plan. He did not expect to receive this bad news when he arrived.

Smith sat in front of the office chair without saying a word. They originally drank coffee face to face, but now the hot coffee was cold on the table. He looked at the report with both eyes, feeling a little absent-minded.

"Is this your retreat plan?" Emmond asked.

"General, this is the worst news today, but no one expected this result." Smith shook his head and put down the report.

Hearing what he said, Major General Almond was still furious, but helpless, he said loudly: "What should we do now, so many boys from my Tenth Army are withdrawing here, if they know that the bridge has been bombed Destroyed, there is no way out, this war cannot be fought at all!"

Smith stood up, took off the military cap on his head, held it on his chest with one hand, and said with a serious face: "If possible, I am willing to take the blame and resign. This is my decision-making error."

"I don't care what your result is. Now I have to find another way! The First Marine Division is handed over to you, and you are also leading the land breakout plan to the south. Now that there is such a big problem, tell me, how to solve it?"

"Prepare with both hands. The original airstrip was destroyed. Using the air to break through, only more than [-] wounded were transported out in a week. The progress is slow, but we must not give up and try to repair the runway." Smith said, "As for the Water Gate Bridge...the investigation team I have already gone, and the photos taken by the plane are also being uploaded, I will find out the situation as soon as possible and work out a solution."

"Are you sure you can solve it?" Almond turned his head and stared closely at Smith's eyes, his eyes were as sharp as eagles.

"In this case, it must not be absent." Smith did not flinch, looked up, and gave an answer that was not an answer.

He was calm on the face, but he felt a deep pressure in his heart, an unprecedented pressure.

The improvised runway in Xiajieyu was destroyed once by the Chinese troops, and then sporadically damaged several times. It was almost difficult to operate. Every time the plane slid off the runway and set sail, it was very cautious.

They had no choice but to choose the land breakout plan as much as possible, but with the blowing up of the Shuimen Bridge, the only way to pass through the natural moat, he felt deeply powerless, and tens of thousands of marines rushed to the road full of joy, Waiting to cross the bridge.

what can he doI can only do everything possible.

"You take care of yourself." Major General Almond was angry. He stared at Smith and said, "I will contact General Douglas MacArthur before eleven o'clock in the morning. I hope you can give me a satisfactory reply before then."

"As you wish, General." Smith bowed slightly, and Major General Almond slammed the door and left, leaving only a report on the table, two cold cups of coffee, and Smith's serious expression.

He turned around, picked up the phone and dialed:
"A first-level preparation order, let the think tank and senior combat personnel come to the meeting!"

Don’t think that the U.S. military has no wisdom in combat. Many of their decisions and combat technologies are ahead of the world. There are countless think tanks who provide scientific and strategic advice. It is only difficult to parry under the tenacious resistance of the indomitable Chinese Volunteers and their extremely clever military command. .

This is the struggle of two civilizations.

As the meeting progressed, photos of the topography of the Shuimen Bridge taken from the plane were faxed over, and more and more collected information was also sent to the headquarters. There were reports of Koreans who were lucky enough to survive, and North Korean civilians hiding in the distance. The records, and the report of the investigator who stepped into the messy "Hell Bridge", and the high-definition camera photos of the scene completely affected the outcome of the meeting.

To be precise, the pictures were taken from the air and from all directions on the scene. Mr. Smith saw the terrifying scene that almost blew up the cliff into two completely suspended mountains, and sat on the chair for a long time without saying a word.

Those combat staff officers were also dumbfounded for a moment, and the plan to build a bridge using various special steel materials just imagined was all in vain.Because there is no trace of the bridge in the photo.

Unless they can build another bridge in a few days.

And in their cognition, this is also impossible.At this time, there is no terrorist force of Chinese infrastructure in the future. In such a place where nothing shits, the construction technology and speed are far more difficult than imagined.

"How many people are transported by plane these days?"

"Report, there are about [-] wounded."

"How many runways are still intact?"

"There's only one. It's still being repaired." The staff secretary murmured.

Smith stopped talking.

He seemed to feel that the storm was coming, which was unimaginable before. Even if they were attacked by Chinese troops, a large number of troops were trapped in Xiajieyu, Xinxingli, and Liutanli. The only escape route on the road was destroyed, and he was at a loss for a while.

For the first time in so many years, the U.S. Army was suppressed on the edge of the cliff. The Chinese Volunteers would never miss this opportunity to attack. After a week of battle, he had already seen the Chinese people's fighting spirit... The First Marine Division was at stake.

"Sir, what should I do now?"

"Block the news and continue to look for all possible retreat routes. If necessary...use air cover and we will detour to Xingnan Port."

"It's probably a long road to retreat, and there will be countless casualties along the way."

"There is no way. The Chinese have already seized the opportunity. We can only do our best and obey the destiny." Mr. Smith rubbed his face. At such a juncture, he couldn't help thinking of the words of the Chinese.

He immediately turned around and left, hiding the slumped expression on his face. As the supreme commander of the First Marine Division, he knew that he could not show such an expression, let alone be seen by his subordinates.

.........

The news that the Shuimen Bridge was completely blown up was blocked by the U.S. military, but it was not concealed for long in the end. The explosion was so loud that it could be seen from a distance of ten kilometers. Not only the Americans were investigating, but the Volunteer Army and the People's Army were also investigating.

Just when the next wave of U.S. troops arrived at Gutuli overnight from Xiajieyuli, the snowstorm came again.The soldiers, who were like chickens in the rain, encountered many waves of attacks along the way. They had survived the war, and thanks to the speed of tanks and vehicles, they finally escaped the pursuit of a large number of volunteer officers and soldiers.

But before they had time to celebrate enthusiastically, they heard a more terrifying rumor again amidst the roaring storm and heavy snow: the only bridge that could pass through the cliffs and mountains retreating to the south had been secretly blown up by the Chinese army. .Their way of life... was cut off.

No matter how well-wrapped the news was, it spread slowly. At first, it was spread by word of mouth among British soldiers. Everyone didn’t believe it. After a few days, it was quickly captured by powerful reporters, and then it was published in the newspaper. The U.S. military saw that it couldn't hide it, so it chose to make it public, but it didn't admit defeat.

This news not only shocked the current war situation, but also caused a sensation in the entire western world.

Countless people petitioned, threw down their planes to pick up the soldiers who died in the Far East, condemned General MacArthur for his inaction, and all this soon spread to the Chinese army. The bombing of the bridge was a secret operation, but nearby Huangcaoling in Gutuli was being sniped All the soldiers withdrawing from the enemy saw the explosion one by one, and the momentum was really astonishing.Many people didn't know the importance of this at first, but when more and more news gathered here, many volunteer officers and soldiers cheered up.This is another great victory since the outbreak of the Korean War!
Zhisi stopped immediately, and after confirming the successful blasting of the seventh interspersed company repeatedly according to the front-line report, he adjusted the battle plan, and then personally connected the central express in the command room to report the news.

That night, the red radio waves spread from Beijing in the far east to the cold land of North Korea. Under the candlelight, an old man wrote in his own hand:

"In this area, the [-]th Army of the Volunteer Army should take Huangcaoling as the core, rely on the highlands with favorable terrain on both sides, and cooperate with other departments to jointly prevent the US military from retreating south. Believe our soldiers, this fireworks is by no means the end, but a beginning , starting today, we will fight back in a desperate manner, completely annihilate, and win this war vigorously!"

(End of this chapter)