Chapter 130: Order
Military orders are like mountains, so there is no refutation.
The major general turned his back to the heavy-faced officers of the 524th Regiment, and asked them to choose for themselves. The four guard soldiers who followed him into the command center were involuntarily tensed, holding the palm of the submachine gun handle, sweating.
The four soldiers were all elite soldiers drawn from the War Zone Command Guard Corps. Rather than giving personal guards to the Major General Chief of Staff, they were law enforcement teams assigned by the War Zone Command.
Before leaving, the theater command issued a death order to the 88th Division. If someone refuses to receive the order, he will be engaged in the battlefield military law.
It means that those who violate the order will die!
However, this is not the War Zone Command, but the Sihang Warehouse!
If hundreds of people killed thousands of Japanese invaders, would they be afraid of these four of them?
Even if it is not counted as hundreds of people in the warehouse, the officers in the command center are all iron-blooded troops that have emerged from the rain of bullets. Even if they did not come with guns when they came, they would not reveal a strong smell of blood on their bodies?
Especially the two people sitting directly opposite them, one was Captain Lei Xiong, the famous 88th Division, and the other was an army lieutenant who looked ordinary and easy-going. However, four were drawn from the war zone guard regiment, who claimed to be able to block ten elite troops, but instinctively put all their minds on him.
It’s not because he was unscrupulously reminding them with his eyes that you four slags should get out quickly.
Instead, the warrior's instinct told them that this guy who did not hide his momentum was the most dangerous thing for everyone here, it was like an ancient giant beast that opened its eyes and stared at them. Once it moved, it was a situation of death.
The officers' eyes all fell on the military order, but the four fully armed soldiers were all focused on Tang Dao with a calm expression.
In the command center, a terrible silence fell into place.
Everyone was waiting for the Army Lieutenant Colonel's choice, including the Major General with his back to them.
"You four, go out first!" The major general turned his head and frowned.
"Yes!" The four soldiers breathed a sigh of relief and took the order without hesitation.
They didn't want to throw their lives here for no reason. They had already seen that the lieutenant's hand had already dropped.
Seeing the four law enforcement soldiers sent by the war zone leave as they obeyed the order, a hint of surprise flashed in the major general's eyes, and then he returned to calm. He looked at the straight officers and the lieutenant colonel of the army with an ugly face, and said earnestly:
"Central Civilians! You have also seen the military orders of the War Zone Command. Whether to retreat or retreat, this is no longer something that I and the division can control.
In fact, this battle has reached the goal of the war zone.
On the battlefield, you fought brilliantly in the battle of the Four Jedi, severely damaged the 36th infantry rebel of the 36th Japanese Division, forcing the 36th Japanese Infantry Regiment to carry out the second supplementary force.
Outside the battlefield, both domestic media and international public opinion have praised you one-sidedly for fighting alone, the domestic people are in arousing emotions, and overseas Chinese are also excited.
We have won a great victory both politically and militaryally.
It is a foregone conclusion that you are the heroes of the country. The promotion order for all the defenders to be promoted to the next level issued by the Ministry of Military Affairs has been conveyed the day before yesterday. The Ministry of Military Affairs also promised that a lot of pensions would be distributed to the family members.
Retreat! It doesn’t make much sense to persevere. Do you, Xie Zhongmin, have you been willing to let all 400 brothers be buried here in order to make them famous in history? You still risked the huge risk of becoming a rebel against military orders?
In the afternoon, I arrived in the concession and found Brigadier General Smalette, the commander of the concession, and negotiated with him about the retreat of my four defenders. He personally replied to me that after our army retreated into the concession, they would first keep the equipment, and when they left the concession, they would return the original belongings.
In the future, you and your brothers can continue to fight against the Japanese army, and you will not be in a hurry to serve the country.
As for the Japanese army that might intercept our army in the middle of the journey, Brigadier General Smalette promised that if the Japanese army dared to shoot, they could also defend the concession and fight back at them, and would ensure that our army arrived at the concession safely."
It is naturally impossible to be the chief of staff of the first division without a nod. This major general's reasonable and well-founded remarks are even more useful, such as the Shanjun Order.
The combat mission has been achieved. If you persist, you will risk becoming a rebel, and you can also ensure the safety of the entire army and continue to engage in combat against Japan. Every statement makes people unable to find a reason to refuse.
Tang Dao knew that withdrawing troops had become the only choice for the Army Lieutenant Colonel, and he could not become that selfish person.
The reason is simple. Everyone here is a hero, but will history remember everyone?
No, from ancient times to the present, history has been habitually forgotten. Those who can record their names in the long river of history will always be just those few people.
Others will only become numbers, the number called "Eight Hundred" after Xie Jinyuan Daming. Without the long river of time, no one will remember the blood that these little people have left for their country and nation.
It is said that he led 400 soldiers on the road to self-destruction in order to be famous in history, which is actually the last straw that broke the camel's back.
"I can withdraw my troops!" The Army Lieutenant Colonel thought for a long time and finally spoke hard.
"Sir!" Lei Xiong, who had not spoken for a long time, looked angry and looked angry.
"Shut up!" The Army Lieutenant Colonel showed frost on his face and waved his hand to stop Lei Xiong who was staring at the wide-eyed. "However, I don't trust Westerners!"
"I have to keep one to protect my entire army from the Suzhou River Bridge, and wait until my main force crosses the river before covering them across the bridge." The Army Lieutenant Colonel's eyes were rarely fierce. "Xie can abide by military orders to die, but he will never send these soldiers from the country to the Japanese guns and die in vain."
After last night's test, the Army Lieutenant Colonel knew very well that the Japanese army hated his troops. If it were him, any promise would be bullshit. He would kill the enemy quickly. They would definitely not let the 524th Regiment go.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! As Tang Dao said, if the Westerners in the concession were so tough, would they be forced by the Japanese?
"Okay, according to you!" the major general agreed immediately.
From his perspective, he also has no good feelings for the Westerners who use diplomatic relations to suppress the top leaders and order his troops to withdraw under his command, and naturally he has no way to talk about the so-called trust.
If this elite army was shot and injured by the Japanese army during the retreat due to his persuasion, he would also feel guilty.
Since that's the case, it's better to protect yourself.
As long as the main force of the defenders crossed the river smoothly, he could have completed the military orders of the theater command, so that those big men would not send six retreat orders to the division headquarters in half a day.
"Sir! My 1st Company is willing to be the responsibility of the palace supervisor!" Tang Dao stood up and asked for a fight.
"My machine cannon company is willing to assist the first company in covering the entire army!" Lei Xiong also stood up suddenly.
The two of them looked at each other and laughed. It was the hero's mutual appreciation and the brotherhood of comrades-in-arms. Even if both of them knew that the chance of death of the palace behind the palace was much higher than the company crossing the bridge in front.
"Okay!" Lieutenant Colonel of the Army stood up. "I order!"
All the officers stood up in awe.
"Our army commander is in charge of the war zone command, and the entire army will withdraw to the concession at 3 a.m., and you four company commanders will go back to notify each company and prepare for retreat.
The preliminary retreat plan is as follows:
The 2nd Company is responsible for carrying two heavy machine guns in the entire company and the machine gun company to take the lead and cross the river first; the 3rd Company is responsible for carrying two heavy machine guns in the entire company and the machine gun company to the center; the machine gun company one carries some heavy equipment to the back; the 1st Company sends an infantry platoon to protect the machine gun company to cross the river quickly, leaving two infantry platoons and a rear of the machine gun company; if attacked by the Japanese army, resolutely fight back!"
"Yes!" All the officers took the order loudly.
No one saw the coldness hidden deep in Tang Dao's eyes.
Because he is the only one here who knows that under the stubborn ruts of history, Westerners will definitely break the contract. Once this iron-blooded army enters the concession, it will become a tragedy.
His little butterfly may not have enough strength to reverse the trend, but he must do his best to kick the back of history hard.
Chapter completed!