Rise from eight hundred.

Chapter 131 Order
The military order is like a mountain, so no refutation is allowed.

The major general turned his back to the heavy-faced officers of the 524 regiment and let them choose. The four guards who followed him into the headquarters were tense involuntarily, and their palms were sweating while holding the handle of the submachine gun.

The four soldiers were all elites drawn from the security regiment of the theater command. They were not so much personal guards for the major general's chief of staff as they were law enforcement teams assigned by the theater command.

Before leaving, the theater command issued a death order to the 88th Division headquarters. If there is someone who refuses to accept the order, the military law on the battlefield will be followed.

The meaning is nothing more than, those who disobey the order, die!
However, this is not the theater headquarters, but the Sixing Warehouse!
Hundreds of people killed thousands of Japanese invaders, so they are afraid of the mere four of them?

Even if you don't count the hundreds of people in the warehouse, the officers in this headquarters alone are all iron-blooded troops killed in the hail of bullets. Strong bloody smell?
Especially the two sitting directly opposite them, one is the famous Captain Lei Xiong of the 88th Division, and the other is an army lieutenant who looks quite ordinary and easy-going, but the four are drawn from the theater guards and claim to be able to block ten with one. Elite but instinctively put all his attention on him.

It's not because he has unscrupulously reminded them with his eyes from the moment he walked in here, you four scumbags, get out of here.

Rather, the warrior's instinct told them that this guy who didn't hide his aura was the most dangerous of all the people here. It was like an ancient giant beast staring at them with its eyes open. If it moved, it would be death.

The eyes of the officers were all on the military order, but the minds of the four fully armed soldiers were all on the indifferent Tang Dao.

Inside the headquarters, there was a terrible silence.

Everyone is waiting for the choice of the lieutenant colonel, 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 orders without hesitation.

They don't want to lose their lives here inexplicably, they have already seen that the lieutenant's hand has been lowered.

Seeing the four law enforcement soldiers sent by the war zone leave like this, a trace of suspicion flashed in the major general's eyes, and he immediately regained his composure. Looking at the officers sitting upright and the lieutenant colonel with an ugly face, he said earnestly:

"Na Zhongmin! You have also seen the military order of the theater command. Whether to fight or withdraw is beyond the control of me and the division commander.

In fact, this battle has reached the goal of the theater.

On the battlefield, you fought brilliantly in the battle of the Four Elements Jedi, and severely damaged the 3th Infantry Regiment of the Japanese 36rd Division, forcing the 36th Infantry Regiment of the Japanese Army to make a second replenishment.

Outside the battlefield, both the domestic media and the international public opinion overwhelmingly praised you for fighting alone this time. The domestic people were outraged, and overseas Chinese were also inspired by it.

We have achieved great success both politically and militarily.

You are the heroes of the country. It is already a certainty. The promotion order issued by the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs for the promotion of all defenders to one level has been delivered the day before yesterday. .

retreat!It doesn't make much sense to persist any longer. Do you, Xie Zhongmin, have the heart to let all 400 brothers die here in order to make your name go down in history?Still taking the huge risk of violating military orders and becoming a rebel?
I arrived in the concession in the afternoon and found Brigadier General Smallett, the commander of the coalition forces in the concession, to discuss with him about the retreat of my four-line defenders.

In the future, you and your brothers can continue to fight against the Japanese army, and there is no rush to serve the country for a while.

As for the possibility that the Japanese army might intercept our army on the way, Brigadier General Smart promised that if the Japanese army dared to shoot, they could also defend the concession to fight back and ensure that our army arrived safely in the concession. "

It is impossible to be the chief of staff of a division without some brains. The major general's well-founded remarks are even more effective than the Shanjun Order.

The combat mission has been achieved, if you insist on it, you will risk becoming a rebel, and you can still guarantee the safety of the entire army and continue to fight against Japan. No one can find a reason to refuse every rhetoric.

Tang Dao knew that withdrawing troops had become the only option for the lieutenant colonel, and he couldn't be 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 is habitually forgetful, and those who can record their names in the long river of history are always just those few people.

Others will only become numbers, the number named 'Eight Hundred' after his name Xie Jinyuan.It doesn't take long for a long time to pass, and no one will remember the blood these little people once left for their country and nation.

To say that he led 400 soldiers to commit suicide in order to be famous in history is really the last straw that broke the camel's back.

"Sit, I can withdraw the troops!" The lieutenant colonel finally spoke with difficulty after thinking for a long time.

"Sir!" Lei Xiong, who hadn't spoken for a long time, said angrily.

"Shut up!" The lieutenant colonel showed a frosty face, and waved his hand to stop the wide-eyed Lei Xiong. "However, I don't trust Westerners!"

"I have to keep one as a guarantee to cover the retreat of my entire army from the Suzhou River Bridge. After my main force crosses the river, I will cover them from crossing the bridge." The lieutenant colonel's eyes were rarely ferocious. "Xie can abide by the military order to die, but he will never send the soldiers of these countries to the guns of the Japanese to die in vain."

After last night's probing, the lieutenant colonel was too aware of how much the Japanese army hated his unit. If it was him, any promises would be bullshit. He must kill the enemy and hurry up. They will definitely not let the 524th regiment go. .

Just as Tang Dao said, if the Westerners in the concession could be so stubborn, would they still be forced by the Japanese?
"Okay, it's up to you!" The major general agreed.

From his point of view, he also has no good impression of Westerners who use diplomatic relations to suppress high-level officials to order the withdrawal of troops under his command, let alone the so-called sense of trust.

If this elite army was shot by the Japanese army and suffered heavy casualties because of his persuasion, he would also feel guilty.

That being the case, it is better to protect yourself.

As long as the main force of the defenders crossed the river smoothly, he could be considered to have completed the military order of the theater headquarters, and it would not be possible for those big shots to send six retreat military order telegrams to the division headquarters in half a day.

"Sir! My 1st company is willing to be the queen!" Tang Dao stood up and asked for a fight.

"My machine gun company is willing to assist the first company to cover the whole army!" Lei Xiong also stood up abruptly.

The two looked at each other and smiled, which is the sympathy of heroes and the brotherhood of comrades-in-arms.Even if both of them knew that the death rate of the rear was much higher than that of the companies crossing the bridge in front.

"Okay!" The lieutenant colonel stood up. "I command!"

All the officers stood up solemnly.

"Our department received the military order of the Theater Command, and the whole army will withdraw to the concession at 3:[-] a.m., and the four company commanders of you will go back and notify each company and prepare for the retreat.

The initial evacuation plan is as follows:

The 2nd company is responsible for carrying the entire company's equipment and the two heavy machine guns of the machine gun company to lead the battle and cross the river first; the 3rd company is responsible for carrying the entire company's equipment and the machine gun company's two heavy machine guns in the center; the machine gun company carries part of the heavy equipment. Afterwards; the 1st company sends an infantry platoon to protect the machine gun company across the river quickly, leaving two infantry platoons and a machine gun company behind; if the Japanese attack, resolutely fight back! "

"Yes!" All the officers shouted their orders.

No one saw the coldness hidden in Tang Dao's eyes.

Because he is the only one who knows that everyone here knows that under the stubborn rut of history, the Westerners will definitely break the contract. Once this iron-blooded army enters the concession, it will become a tragedy.

He, a little butterfly, may not have enough strength to reverse the general trend, but he must do his best to kick history in the back.

Just like these days, didn't the Japanese army pay several times the casualties it used to?

(End of this chapter)