A Dream of Jinling Chapter 304 Solving the Cow (17)

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In the dark, there was only a very vague silhouette of the bridge, and Engineer Montes remembered that the bridge was nearly five meters high, and for the railway at this time, five meters of pillars was really not a simple matter.

"Lieutenant Colonel, let's wait first. We'll do some training during the day. Major Pershing gave his opinion.

Although he wanted to be able to jump into action immediately, Engineer Monters also knew not to be reckless. The river is deep and the current is rapid, so there is no way to wade through it as before. Of course, the team could continue north, and there was a railroad bridge miles away. But engineer Monters couldn't think of any engineering problems with that bridge.

Since there was no better way, Lieutenant Colonel Monters could simply say, "Well, wait until daytime." ”

Outside the city of Duluth, north of the American squad, fighting continued all night. The map on Brigadier Arthur's desk had already drawn quite a few markings, and in the four directions of east, west, north and south, only the lake outside the port in the east had not yet been marked by the squadron, and the markings in the other areas almost constituted a noose that completely sealed Duluth.

The brigadier general's expression was quite calm, and the staff officers in the headquarters had extremely ugly faces. When Brigadier General Arthur raised his head from the map, the staff officer asked in a trembling voice: "Your Excellency, are we breaking through?" ”

"Where to break through?" Brigadier General Arthur asked in a disgruntled tone.

"Break out from the lake. The boats are still in our possession, and we can get on them and go. "The staff officer plucked up the courage to put forward the proposal. After saying this, he added: "Your Excellency, the Chinese are storming the port, if the port cannot be held. There is no way out of our retreat. ”

Brigadier General Arthur glared at his subordinates, his eyes full of disgust, and he said loudly, "What do you mean that there is no way back?" We can't go east, we can go west. We can't go west, we can go north. What's more, at this time, the troops that came to the aid must have begun to move. There are certainly not many Chinese troops, and even if we hold on, we can wait for reinforcements to arrive. ”

"How can you be sure that there are not many Chinese?" The staff officer looked at the markings on the map, and if the Chinese were not numerous, it would be impossible to complete such a tight encirclement.

"Haven't you ever been on a train? How many people can a train transport? In the intelligence, there was only this squadron that came from the south, and there was no news of other squadrons coming. We have also sent a bridge bomber to try to destroy the nearby railway bridge. As long as the Chinese reinforcements can't keep up, we have more than 20,000 troops in Duluth. ”

The level of rail transportation in this era was limited, and the staff officers could understand Brigadier Arthur's views. But the difference between reality and imagination is not small, and China's military strength is not as small as imagined. At least judging from the battle at this time, China's military strength is by no means a few thousand or ten thousand. If they really have such a few people, it can only be said that the combat effectiveness of the squadron is too terrible.

"Maybe the local Swedes are not leading the way?" The staff officer still wanted to find some excuses.

Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, Brigadier General Arthur was furious, and he shouted at the staff officer: "If you can be as capable as those Germans, I am afraid that this battle has been won now!" ”

Seeing that the pot was not successful, the staff officer bowed his head and continued to pretend to work under the roar of the brigadier general. Brigadier General Arthur had no intention of giving up the pursuit, he beckoned the guards and walked into the night. Staying at the headquarters was really not a hobby for Brigadier General Arthur, but it still gave him a sense of security to be closer to the battle.

(End of chapter)