Rise From Eight Hundred

Chapter 134: It’s hard to return home (Part 1)

The third platoon and the third squad that had been escorting the Army Lieutenant Colonel and the Army to the bridge did not enter the concession fortifications like others.

Rather, under the leadership of the third squad leader Zhu Laosan, they stood at attention and saluted the army and the army lieutenant colonel as well as the other officers and soldiers who came up.

Without waiting for everyone to react, they quickly turned around and ran along the Suzhou River Bridge towards the warehouse.

 What do you want to do?

 The Army, which had always remained calm, was stunned.

These brothers have obviously crossed the river, why do they have to run back? The officers and soldiers who gathered around were also puzzled.

"Return to the salute!" Only the second platoon leader Qin Ruoyu, who was standing at the end of the team and did not come up to greet him, stood up straight and saluted!

Watching his comrades turn around from the safe land and leave resolutely, until their figures disappeared from the bridge, tears burst into his eyes, and the hand raised to his eyebrows has not been put down for a long time.

Of all the people here, he is the only one who knows that his colleagues will not come back.

 Although they can obviously stay here.

"Qin Ruoyu, tell me, what the **** are Tang Dao and Lei Xiongte doing?" Seeing a squad of soldiers resolutely leave, the lieutenant colonel's face turned extremely ugly after a moment of shock, and he stared at the sad second lieutenant platoon leader. ,roar.

He knew that the second lieutenant who chose to return the gift must know something, and his two capable subordinates seemed to be hiding something from him.

“Vice-General of the Regiment, Company Commanders Tang and Lei have jointly decided that they are not leaving!” Qin Ruoyu reported to the furious Army Lieutenant Colonel with a tearful voice.

 “Asshole!” the Army Lieutenant Colonel roared. "You are disobeying military orders and deceiving your superiors. Military law is required!"

"It's the Japanese!" Qin Ruoyu looked at his commander's angry eyes without fear, pointing into the distance, filled with sadness and anger. "The two company commanders collectively concluded that the Japanese plan to ambush our army yesterday failed, and today they will use the technique of half-crossing to attack. After the main force of our unit has successfully withdrawn, they will block the army behind us and be captured by them when they cross the bridge. Instead of massacre, it is better to continue to guard the warehouse and fight to the death."

"Bastard, that's just a judgment. What's more, when the main force of our army arrives, we can also provide cover for them. How can the Japanese army kill them?" The Army Lieutenant Colonel was like an enraged lion, rarely furious.

 “Sir, we have no weapons!” Tears finally fell from Qin Ruoyu’s eyes.

As soon as they entered the concession, according to the previous agreement, all heavy equipment was taken over by the concession party. Although the weapons of the dozens of people who had just entered the concession had not yet been handed over, they only had rifles. All the heavy equipment coming with the second and third companies had been handed over. to the designated area.

There, there are three heavy machine gun fortifications closely guarded, and the guns are pointed at these soldiers who already have only light weapons.

The Army Lieutenant Colonel's face instantly turned pale, and he looked at the Army Corps whose expression also changed greatly. Then their eyes focused on Colonel James, the adjutant of the concession garrison commander who was striding towards this side.

“Zhang, why did your soldiers go back again?” Colonel James looked equally unhappy.

"Colonel James, my soldiers think there may be Japanese troops attacking them. I hope you can return the heavy equipment to our army. If it is inconvenient for you, we will cover them across the bridge." The Army showed a strong attitude at this time. The responsibilities of the division chief of staff.

"That's impossible! Before the concession is attacked, no act of war can take place here, even if it means throwing a stone on the battlefield." Colonel James flatly refused.

“Please order your soldiers to cross the river immediately, otherwise, I will report everything that happens here to Commander Smallet, and we will no longer be able to guarantee the safety of all of you here.

 If the situation becomes more serious, Her Majesty the Queen has authorized us to expel all Chinese refugees here if necessary for the safety of the people of the empire. "

 “I’ll persuade them.”

Although I really want to punch the colonel in the face of this empire where the sun never sets, the safety of everyone here and the threat of hundreds of thousands of Chinese refugees are a real weakness, and the Army can only swallow its anger.

Looking past the lieutenant colonel, whose face was gradually becoming dull, the army strode to the riverside directly opposite Sihang Warehouse.

 The moon is as bright as water.

 The closest distance between the two sides of the strait is only more than thirty meters, and the army can clearly see the general scene inside the warehouse.

The young lieutenant and seven or eight soldiers stood in front of the window on the second floor, standing upright. There were soldiers standing in several other rooms.

 “Salute!” Tang Dao took the lead to stand at attention and give a military salute.

 Soldiers in all other rooms stood at attention and saluted. Standing on the edge of the river, Jun Jun felt a sudden chill. Before he could say anything, he felt that it seemed that it was no longer needed.

"Chief of Staff Zhang, Commander Xie, Commander Yang, Commander Shangguan, Tang Dao can't stand you anymore." Tang Dao's voice came from afar.

"This time, I'm afraid Tang Dao won't be able to listen to your military orders. I can't leave a brother behind. If we die, we must die together!"

"The same goes for my machine gun company! I, Lei Xiong, will never leave another brother behind." Lei Xiong's loud voice came from the third floor.

“Tang Dao, Lei Xiong, you two bastards, do you know what you are doing?” Lu Jun was furious, pointed in the direction of the warehouse and shouted:

"You are not only disobeying military orders, but also pushing more than a hundred elite soldiers to death with your own hands. You will become the sinners of the 524th Regiment."

"Chief of Staff Zhang, I'm sorry! I know what we are doing, but I still have to do it." Tang Dao's slightly sad voice came.

"Because, I know that once the Japanese army attacks, I must make the choice of a strong man to cut off his arms. The brothers who rush out may not survive, but the brothers who stay behind will definitely die."

 Then, Tang Dao's voice became lower, so low that only the people around him could hear his murmur clearly.

"In that case, even the person who survives will live in a nightmare, because his life is exchanged for the lives of several brothers. Having experienced it once, I never want to have such a nightmare again."

 The army was at a loss for words.

He knew that even though the Japanese army had not made any movement until now, this was the most suspicious thing. Tang Dao's possibility was as high as 90%.

 In front of so many people, he couldn't say anything that could save each one of them.

 Even if that is the truth.

 No one wants to be an outcast. Although they are not afraid of death, they are afraid of being abandoned.

 “Lei Xiong, you bitch, get over here quickly.” That was the roar of battalion commander Yang Ruifu.

 Other than the Army Lieutenant Colonel, he is the only one here who has the qualification to scold the veteran Lei Xiong like this.

"Tang Dao, hurry up and come with Lao Lei. Your judgment may not be accurate every time. Don't waste time." Shangguan Yun saw the lieutenant colonel's face ashen, so he could only persuade him.

To be honest, up to this point, Shangguan Yun, like many soldiers who had reacted, was still holding on to a bit of luck.

 Could the Japanese army have been defeated by the attack last night or have the Westerners negotiated with them? They didn't necessarily launch an attack, Tang Dao and the two were simply overthinking.

 Only the Army Lieutenant Colonel looked livid and had no words.

Hold a horse in front of him with one hand, and the veins on the back of his hand that no one can see are exposed.

His agitated mood at this time can be seen clearly.

Perhaps it was not because his two generals disobeyed orders on their own initiative, but because, as the leader of an army, he was unable to guarantee the safety of his men.

Not only those on the opposite side, but also those who have already come over.

The concession garrison not only took away the heavy equipment first, but also dispatched at least one infantry battalion, fully armed and loaded with live ammunition, and divided the two infantry companies and the first part of the machine gun company that had crossed the river into four groups to surround them, actually acting as a guard. .

How can he not be angry?

"I don't care how many reasons you have, you can't disobey the military orders of the theater headquarters!" The army had no choice but to show the dignity of its commanders.

"You are leading the team to cross the river now, and nothing has happened. Otherwise, it will be a violation of the order. Not only will you two be prosecuted by military law, but everyone else will not escape accountability!"

 In a room on the third floor of the warehouse building opposite, a lantern was suddenly lit.

　　Although it was still dim, it was enough to clearly see the sadness on Lei Xiong's face standing by the window.

 (End of this chapter)