Rise from eight hundred.

Chapter 130
It had only been dark for an hour.

A middle-aged soldier and four fully armed Chinese soldiers, escorted by four Western soldiers, crossed the barbed wire fence of the concession and descended into the icy Suzhou River.

For the first time, the machine guns of the Western Allied Forces located in the fortifications on the banks of the Suzhou Creek aimed at the two wings of the Sixing Warehouse, showing that they attached great importance to this Chinese soldier.

Just looking at his gold-backed collar patch, you can tell that it is a general.

But obviously, that's not the most important thing.

Importantly, that was the hope of ordering the warehouse defenders to retreat tonight.

Once he was machine gunned by a Japanese lunatic and something happened, the Westerners in the concession would also go crazy.

Fortunately, the Hokkaido fisherman Shao Zuo had already been privately instructed by his own Da Zuo, so he chose to turn a blind eye and pretend not to see, and missed the feat of being able to kill a Chinese general.

Perhaps, even if he knew, he would choose to miss it!

Up and down the 36th Infantry Regiment, they had already lost their will to fight, and just wanted to end this almost suicidal offensive and defensive battle as soon as possible.

The warehouse guards would not have been unaware of the big movement of five people swimming across the Suzhou Creek, but Shangguan Yun, who was in charge of the defense of the entire building, was still taken aback when he pulled the people up to the second floor with ropes.

He didn't expect that it was the chief of staff of the division who came to the warehouse in person. Fortunately, he came with dry clothes, otherwise, it would not be very nice for a wet major general to lecture in front of nearly 400 officers and soldiers in the warehouse.

Regarding the arrival of the division chief of staff, the lieutenant colonel was a little surprised but not too surprised, but respect is a must.

After receiving Shangguan Yun's notice, he brought Yang Ruifu to greet him immediately, and notified the other four company commanders to come and meet the commander.

But the major general was cold-faced throughout the whole process, and the four guard soldiers even put their hands on the triggers of the MP28 submachine guns hanging on their chests throughout the whole process, and did not put them down for a moment.

That turned out to be a posture of guarding against mutiny.

Except for Tang Dao and Yang Ruifu who knew a little bit about the inside story, the other four newly promoted majors looked at each other in blank dismay, somehow offended this usually kind major general and chief of staff.

It wasn't until he strode straight to the communication room and personally checked that the field radio could not be turned on due to insufficient battery power, that his expression softened a little.

"Come here, I don't have any tea, so I can only wrong you to drink hot water." The lieutenant colonel saw that this man's face softened, and immediately rushed outside to beckon the orderly to pour water.

"Okay, don't be miserable! I know it's not easy for you." The major general with a more relaxed expression sighed slightly, sat at the head of the conference table, and waved his hands to let the rest of the officers sit down.

He glanced at the lieutenant colonel sitting beside him, "Na Zhongmin! You and your brothers and I are aware of the hardships of fighting the Japanese invaders here, but you"

After a short pause, his face became serious: "You should have received the military order from the division headquarters and the theater headquarters!"

"I"

The lieutenant colonel is an orthodox soldier after all, so if he were to be fooled in front of his superiors, he would be a little speechless after all.

"What? It's been a whole day and you haven't thought of a reason?" The major general snorted coldly.

"It's understandable that the field radio station can't be turned on and can't receive military orders from the theater headquarters and the division headquarters, but yesterday there were three waves from the military commander, all with military orders stamped with the theater headquarters' seal and the password that I dictated myself before I left. , but nothing is going on? What about them?"

"He's here, but he's locked up!" The lieutenant colonel had a wry smile on his face.

"Chan Zuo, four days ago you and the Master Commander strictly ordered our department to guard the Sixing Warehouse for seven days and nights, even if all members died in battle.

When the Japanese invaders were unable to attack for a long time, our department suddenly received an order that was contrary to the previous military order. How dare I believe it easily?
Moreover, in the early hours of this morning, after fire reconnaissance, the Japanese army had ambushed heavy machine guns in advance on the position near the river, which was clearly a premeditated ambush.

What's more, my brothers and I decided to guard this place at the risk of death, so as to inspire the determination of the whole Chinese nation to resist the war. I also hope that the participants will convey the determination of me and all the officers and soldiers of the 524st Battalion of the [-]th Regiment to the division and the theater headquarters. The position is here. "The lieutenant colonel became more and more excited as he spoke. He stood up and straightened his body.

"Shangguan Yun seconded the proposal, vowing to follow the commander to the death!"

"Deng Ying seconded the proposal, and fought the Japanese invaders to the end!"

"Shi Hao seconded the proposal, determined to live and die with Sixing Warehouse!"

Following the lieutenant colonel's statement, the company commanders who were surprised to learn that the theater and the division headquarters had ordered the withdrawal of troops from yesterday looked at each other, and stood up collectively to express their support for the lieutenant colonel.

Apparently, although the lieutenant colonel was transferred from regiment attached (chief of staff) to deputy and acting head of the regiment just two months ago, his outstanding personality and commanding ability have been recognized by these grassroots officers, even if he He wanted to take the big guys to the gate of hell, but the officers at the grassroots level were willing to follow.

Of course, the reason why these soldiers really dare and are willing to die for them is not a single person, but a group of people.

Since the war with the Japanese army, nearly [-] people have stood by the side of the battlefield full of gunfire. The women in Tsing Yi beat their drums and sang towards the guns of the Japanese invaders. Cut off the head". This scene is the best shot for the soldiers.

They may still be mortal, but they are definitely not alone.

Behind them, there are tens of thousands, millions or even tens of thousands of people from all over the world. They are not fighting for military exploits and officers. They are fighting for the country, the nation, and the Chinese people all over the world.

They are soldiers as well as ordinary people.

But no matter how ordinary you are, you still have a dream in your heart, dreaming that one day you will no longer be ordinary.

This battle made them feel that maybe they could no longer be ordinary, and they could feel the real reverence in the eyes of the beautiful reporter who should have been unattainable, the reverence for heroes.

It turns out that they have the opportunity to become the national heroes mentioned in the play, and their names will also be written on the commemorative plaque for the victory of the Chinese Anti-Japanese War in the future.

Glorious!

For this glory, I would rather sacrifice!
The major general glanced over the faces of the officers who stood up and followed their commanders to make a statement, and all they saw were firm.

Can't help being slightly moved.

As a soldier who has experienced more than [-] years of ups and downs in the officialdom, the major general can of course judge what is true and what is false. Needless to say, Xie Jinyuan, when he was ordered to come to the Sixing Warehouse a few days ago, the major general I already know his intention to serve the country with death.

But he didn't expect that the few young lieutenants who were no older than 30 had such a firm determination to die.

Originally, he was very dissatisfied with the fact that the Sixing Warehouse army refused to accept the military order in disguise and asked him to take a huge risk to come in person, but now, he somewhat understands their intentions.

These people really want to do something for the country and the nation!Even at the expense of own life.

On the battlefield, those who risk their lives are the most worthy of respect, even if he is a general, there is no exception.

The major general stood up slowly, with admiration in his eyes, but a wry smile on his face: "You guys are going to burn me, the chief of staff, right?"

"Let the officer bother you!" The lieutenant colonel apologized.

"Sit down first! The military order is here, you see for yourself." With a long sigh, the major general put a piece of military order on Table Mountain, turned around and walked towards the window facing the concession, without saying a word for a long time.

Obviously, for this general, whether to retreat or not to retreat is also a dilemma, but he is just a wave in the big river of China, and he can't even control his own destiny, let alone his subordinates. They are gone.

There are only four handwritten characters on the military order: Withdraw troops tonight!

(End of this chapter)