Rise from eight hundred.

Chapter 137 The General's Praise

On the side of the warehouse, the warehouse and Suzhou Creek are illuminated to snow-white.

On the other side of the Japanese position, it was also illuminated into daylight by flares.

Both China and Japan are in their respective sights.

Then, the Japanese saw a blazing flame suddenly burst out from the roof of the warehouse.

That was the Surothong cannon.

Cannons firing.

"Boom boom boom!" The muffled sound resounded through the night sky.

The Japanese army's position was beaten up with smoke and dust.

Fortunately, this time the Japanese army did not set up any machine gun positions in order to hide their whereabouts. They were all huddled in the trenches.

However, the machine gun only fired five shells, and then died down. It seemed that these few shots were for nothing but to inform the Japanese army on the opposite side, don't look at me, I am still in the building.

It's like, far away, the Japanese who are still in a dazed state raised a middle finger.

There are still Chinese people stranded in the warehouse. Makino Jun, who was still worried that his actions went wrong and let go of his opponent, couldn't help but look at his boss. In his imagination, the boss should have been overjoyed.

However, after seeing the Chinese retreating into the warehouse and raising a middle finger almost arrogantly at his side with machine guns, the Japanese commander in Jun Makino's eyes scratched his head in pain.

Obviously, this is not the script that the Japanese Colonel wanted.

He originally imagined that the Chinese would charge in despair, give up in despair, and be massacred in despair.

Instead, retreat back to the fort.

Doesn't this mean that he will attack by force?Especially, after seeing the bombed Suzhou Creek Bridge.

As a battle-hardened commander, Wakiba Jiro would be really stupid if he didn't know that this is the so-called "breaking the boat" in the ancient Chinese art of war.

What's wrong with this?If he wasn't afraid that the lieutenant and major officers around him would see him, the Japanese army commander would actually have the urge to slap himself in the face on the spot.

What does it mean to lift a rock and shoot yourself in the foot? This is it.

Wakibajiro actually didn't want to attack this damned warehouse at all. Even if there were many Chinese soldiers standing in the concession in the light of the searchlights, there must not be many defenders in the warehouse, and he didn't want to.

The buzzing in the head is probably the mentality of the Japanese army commander at this time.

If possible, he even wanted to yell to the Chinese on the opposite side who retreated to the warehouse: You go over there!If there is no bridge, you can swim across it. Whoever shoots the gun is a son of a bitch.

It's a pity, not to mention that he can't shout, the key is that the Chinese people on the opposite side can't believe it either!

This is really, a sad event.

Brigadier General Smart, who had been standing in the temporary reception station [-] meters away, was equally angry.

The Chinese didn't all cross the river, and even blew up the Suzhou Creek Bridge.

The brigadier general who received the news couldn't suppress his anger, strode forward, and yelled coldly at the major general who walked over with Colonel James: "General Zhang, what do you mean by soldiers under your command?"

"I'm sorry, General Smullet. Because of the despicable behavior of the Japanese army, this infantry company under my command mutinied and refused to cross the river. Now, they have been dismissed from the army by our army, and everything they have done since then has nothing to do with our government." The Major General shook his head bitterly and sighed.

"You have violated the agreement we drew up during the day. You should be very clear about what this means? This means that your government will not get support from all walks of life in the West at the upcoming League of Nations Congress." Brigadier General Smart Showing a cold light, he continued to put pressure on the major general. "I hope you can persuade them to cross the river, give up their position, and fulfill the agreement we made today."

"General Smollett, do you think these soldiers can come over after blowing up the Suzhou River Bridge?" The lieutenant colonel who was following behind took a step forward and said in a deep voice.

"General Zhang, who is this?" The 50-year-old Brigadier General of the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets arrogantly raised his goatee, glanced at Xie Jinyuan who took the initiative to intervene, and said, "I think, as a school officer, you should know It would be rude to interrupt the conversation between the two generals at will!"

"General Smart, let me introduce you. This is the commander of the Sixing Warehouse garrison, Lieutenant Colonel Xie Jinyuan, the acting commander of the 88th Regiment of the 524th Division." The Army Major General introduced. "If you want to persuade the soldiers who refused to cross the river, I think no one is more qualified than him."

The introduction of the major general of the army is very skillful. Not only did he clearly introduce the official position of the lieutenant colonel, but he also vaguely reminded this arrogant and unhappy old man of the empire that the sun never sets. He wants your western concessions to not be bombed. Don't offend this one.

Maybe he can't persuade those people to come, but as long as he shouts over there, it will make the situation in your concession worse.

But Smart's reaction was beyond the major general's expectation. After gazing at the Chinese lieutenant colonel in front of him with his slightly raised chin, the restrained and arrogant brigadier extended his hand to Xie Jinyuan.

"Lieutenant Colonel Xie, you are the strongest and most talented school-level commander I have ever seen." Smart held the Lieutenant Colonel's hand and praised him proactively.

The reversal performance of the brigadier general of the empire on which the sun never sets directly caught the attention of everyone, including the major general of the army.

He had dealt with this whole afternoon, but he knew that the little old man of the empire on which the sun never sets was stubborn, he was extremely proficient in military affairs, and he was very reasonable. His arrogance does not take him seriously as a major general.

Who knew that Xie Jinyuan was given such high praise.

"Yes, I have experienced an extremely cruel war and seen countless battlefields, but I am also sure that in this kind of defensive battle on a local battlefield, there is no commander who has done a better job than you, Lieutenant Colonel Xie. "Looking around, looking at the startled Colonel James and the major general of the Chinese army, the old man of the empire on which the sun never sets had a slightly angry look on his face, and explained for the first time.

"General Smart, I accepted your compliment, but I want to say that you praised the wrong person." Xie Jinyuan shook his head, and unexpectedly rejected the compliment from the Brigadier General of the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets.

With this attitude, not to mention Colonel James' complexion was even more ugly, even Smart himself was so angry that the goatee pouted stubbornly again.

Rejection of praise is more difficult to accept than rejection of criticism.

Not only Huaxia has the habit of reaching out and not hitting people with smiling faces, but all human beings actually do.

Kindness always hopes to meet kindness.

"You should praise my soldiers. It is their tenacity and unafraid of sacrifice that allowed us to repel the enemy's attacks again and again." Xie Jinyuan explained, looking back at the four soldiers standing in the night Walking in the warehouse, eyes full of sadness: "Originally, we could have held on longer, but it's a pity"

The audience was silent.

No need for him to say it clearly, everyone understands that if the concession was not coerced by the Japanese army, he and his soldiers should still be on the ground now.

"Lieutenant Colonel Xie, you're right. No matter how good the commander is, it's useless if the soldiers don't have excellent execution skills." Smalet nodded in approval. "The battles of the past few days have shown that your soldiers are among the best in the world."

"However, Lieutenant Colonel Xie, even an excellent commander like you can't make your soldiers obey your orders? I hope that you can make them abide by the agreement signed by your army like you commanded them to fight. It is no longer necessary to give up. Meaningful resistance." The old Brigadier General of the Empire on which the sun never sets finally returned to his position.

"In the name of the commander of the coalition forces in the concession, I can assure you that your safety will be guaranteed, and you will even be able to return to the battlefield when the time is right."

"General Smart, just now my officer told you that they have voluntarily renounced their military status and no longer obey our military orders." Xie Jinyuan shook his head slowly, his words full of sadness:

"They have told us by blowing up the Suzhou Creek bridge that they will continue to fight unless they all die.

Because of them, there is no way out. "

"Moreover, what you said is that our army did not abide by the agreement is wrong. I have obeyed the military order of the commander of the theater and led most of my soldiers to abandon our territory, leaving more than 100 robes, and came to your place Under the gun, isn't it?" Xie Jinyuan turned his head suddenly, with blood in his eyes, and although his voice was not loud, it was like cutting gold and breaking stones.

"If it weren't for obeying the military order, there would have been the graves of me and my four hundred robes."

Facing the almost questioning answer of this impassioned Chinese lieutenant colonel with a pale-faced, scholarly face, all Western military officers from Brigadier General Smallett down were dumbfounded, and none of them could speak.

(End of this chapter)