Rise From Eight Hundred

Chapter 135: It’s hard to return home (Part 2)

Lei Xiong was silent for a long time as he touched his captain's collar sadly.

In the almost frozen eyes of the Army Major General, and in the anxious and eager gazes of more than 200 colleagues, this famous tough guy of the 88th Division touched his captain's rank with tears in his eyes.

Yes, although he lowered his head, everyone, including the surrounding concession garrison who were waiting and did not quite understand what was going on, could feel that the tough-faced young Chinese lieutenant was sad.

The garrison in the concession did not understand. They did not understand why the lieutenant who clearly resisted the orders of his superiors was so sad.

 But the Chinese soldiers standing on the other side of the river vaguely understood.

 The rank of captain he was stroking, no, to be precise, he was now considered a major.

That was what Lei Xiong earned from being a big soldier and spent nearly ten years.

Lei Xiong has never attended a military academy, and his promotion is much slower than that of military students. From private to sergeant to second lieutenant, captain, including the one who was promoted to the first level after the battle the day before yesterday, and who has not yet received the major badge. Did you fight for your life?

But Lei Xiong still chose to disobey the order, and blatantly disobeyed the order in front of the third most powerful person in the division.

Even an army lieutenant colonel may not be able to keep his military rank. He should be sad for his ten years of hard work!

 It’s just that they, after all, are not Lei Xiong himself, after all, they only vaguely understand.

In the dim light, Lei Xiong suddenly raised his head. The tough guy who had been shot in the arm and dug out bullets with a bayonet without frowning, his face was already covered with tears.

 “Lei Xiong, you have turned the world upside down, stop it.” The Army Lieutenant Colonel, who had not spoken for a long time, suddenly twitched his eyes and roared.

Based on his understanding of this powerful general under his command, he seemed to have an extremely bad premonition, which was even worse than him preferring to disobey orders rather than do "a strong man cuts off his wrists" and abandon his own soldiers.

“Vice-General, I’m really sorry, but Lei Xiong can no longer serve as your soldier.” Lei Xiong gave the lieutenant colonel a deep look.

Suddenly reached out, pulled off his captain's collar badge, held it in his hand, and roared at the Army Major General: "Sir, now that I am no longer a soldier of the 88th Division, it doesn't count as disobeying the order!"

 The body of the Army Major General trembled violently, and a cold air rose from the soles of his feet to Tianling Gai.

He knew very well what this meant. This army captain, who was famous throughout the division for his bravery, was willing to give up the rank of major and even all the benefits in order to live and die with his soldiers.

Perhaps, from the moment he chose to disobey orders rather than live alone, these were no longer so important to him!

"Tang Dao, Lei Xiong is a bastard, you..." The pale-faced army major general wanted to make a last-ditch effort and cast his eyes on Tang Dao and the other officers and soldiers standing upright: "And you, don't be stupid."

 But, at the next moment, the general who wanted to make a last-ditch effort could not utter a word.

 Under the eyes of more than two hundred Chinese soldiers with tears in their eyes, the garrison in the concession who was waiting for the battle was dumbfounded.

 “Remove the collar badge!” Tang Dao roared softly.

  Dozens of Chinese soldiers who could be seen in the field of vision stood tall and straight, and solemnly took off their military titles.

 From lieutenant to second lieutenant to sergeant, and then to the most ordinary private.

 Their eyes were full of reluctance, but extremely determined.

 The extremely contradictory scene made all the Chinese soldiers present heartbroken.

 Because they all know what that means.

 That means that from this second on, they are not an army recognized by the state. Soldiers recognized by the state are just a volunteer army composed of a group of ordinary people.

 They will not receive support or treatment.

 Victory, no military merit!

Died in battle, no pension!

 If defeated, he will be slaughtered arbitrarily!

Even, they will not be recognized by their own country, together with their insistence on not abandoning their comrades in the fight.

"Sirs and brothers, I'm sorry, Tang Dao can no longer be your boss. Because the Japanese are still staring at this side. As soon as we get on the bridge, they will send out signal flares and attack the bridge. The brothers who block and leave cover will surely die.

Tang Dao has sworn that he will never abandon his comrades again. Therefore, since the Japanese want us to stay here, then my brothers and I will accompany them to fight to the death. If they want our lives, it depends on how much they use. A dog's life in exchange. "Tang Dao's eyes were filled with disbelief, and his passionate voice floated over the Suzhou River.

"Tang Dao, Lei Xiong, you two **** are so good! I would rather trade your life for my life, right? I will be your ancestor!" Yang Ruifu, who rarely expressed his personal opinions, had a look in his eyes. Bloody, pointed at the opposite side and cursed angrily. "Brothers, take these guys and kill them back with me, and tell those **** that I don't care about them."

The Army Major, who was emotional and yelling, was firmly held by the Army Lieutenant Colonel's shoulders.

 “Regimental deputy!” The army major turned to look at his commander, his eyes full of pleading.

 On the opposite side are his soldiers.

Tang Dao and Lei Xiong could choose to stay with their soldiers and live and die together, couldn't he, the battalion commander, not be able to do so? He can too.

"Ruifu, you can't make it." The Army Lieutenant Colonel sighed.

 “Haha, battalion commander, you can scold me so hard, I’ve made you so special anyway.” After being scolded by this side, Lei Xiong responded with a long laugh. "During the holidays, remember to give me a bowl of fat meat. You know, I rare the most."

"Li Jiujin, what are you still doing? Detonate." Tang Dao's cold roar came next.

The Army Major looked towards the Suzhou River Bridge in disbelief.

The few soldiers who had been staying at the bridge in the direction of the warehouse had quietly placed several explosive packets under the bridge at some point, and the long fuses were in the hands of the veteran Youzi who was lying in the dark.

 “Li Jijin, how dare you!” The Army Major’s eyes were splitting.

But obviously, for a group of people who have already regarded death as home, the battalion commander's words are no longer effective.

 There was no answer, the match was struck and the sizzle of the fuse was heard.

In the darkness, Li Jijin ran away with a few soldiers, ran to the waterway connecting the warehouse and the Suzhou River, jumped directly into the river and dived into the water.

 “Brothers, goodbye!” Tang Dao saluted again with his hands raised, turned and left the window without any regrets.

 “Return the favor!” the Army Lieutenant Colonel ordered through gritted teeth.

Hundreds of Chinese soldiers, including the Army Major General, raised their right hands high and raised their eyebrows.

 For this general, this was the first time in his life that he saluted a group of people who disobeyed military orders, and it may also be the only time in his life.

 Because those people disobeyed military orders not to seek survival, but to seek death!

 As a soldier, what reason does he have for not showing respect to such soldiers?

 All the Western garrison troops near the banks of the Suzhou River, alerted by the awakened Colonel James, had long been frightened and fell to the ground, or hid in field fortifications.

They don’t understand why these Chinese people are crazy. The people on the other side are not talking about the river but blowing up the bridge; the people on this side are still standing stupidly, waiting for the air waves and gravel to come and kill them?

 “The entire army retreats 20 meters and lies down!” The Army Lieutenant Colonel, who returned the salute fiercely and tried his best to stay calm, glanced contemptuously at the Western soldiers who were already lying on the ground in fear, and gave the order again.

　Nearly three hundred big men followed the order and fell back.

　　I don’t know how many people pressed their faces to the ground.

The huge power of explosives can blow up bridges, and the air waves can blow people dozens of meters away. This is not the reason why these tough guys hide their faces with the ground.

Rather, they were afraid that they could no longer hold back the tears that began to flow unbridled on their faces, and that those Westerners would see them.

How could they not cry?

 That is the only way out! If it explodes, it's gone.

They can't get through, and their brothers can't come back.

The last goodbye Tang Dao said was "never see you again."

 (End of this chapter)