CHAPTER IX

Bridging the Yalu--A Memorable Feat--Daring Reconnaissance--Energy of the Engineers--The Island of Kontonto--Suitable for the Howitzers--Safely Landed and Screened--The Field Guns next--Russians Bombard the Bridge--Work Uninterrupted--Field Guns Over the Main Stream--Pontoons Struck--Another Bridge Facing Tiger Hill--Ploughshares as Anchors--Ten Bridges Put Together Under Cover.