Chapter 133: The Companion Is Hard to Return (Part 1)
The third platoon and the third squad that had been escorting the Army Lieutenant Colonel and Army Major General to the bridge did not enter the concession fortifications like others.
Instead, under the leadership of the third squad leader Zhu Laosan, they stood at attention and gave a military salute to the Army Major General and Army Lieutenant Colonel and the other officers and soldiers who came up to greet them.
Without waiting for everyone to react, they quickly turned around and ran along the Suzhou River Bridge towards the warehouse.
What are you trying to do?
The Army Major General, who was always calm at all times, was stunned.
Why did these brothers run back when they had clearly crossed the river? The officers and soldiers surrounding them also looked puzzled.
"Return to the salute!" Only the second platoon leader Qin Ruoyu, who was standing at the end of the team but did not come up to greet him, stood up straight and saluted!
Watching his comrades turn around from the already safe land and leave resolutely, until their figures disappeared from the bridge, tears welled up in their eyes, and the hand raised to the brow was not put down for a long time.
Of all the people here, only he knows that his comrades will not come back again.
Although they can obviously stay here.
"Qin Ruoyu, tell me, what the hell are Tang Dao and Lei Xiongte doing?" Seeing a squad of soldiers resolutely leave, the Army Lieutenant Colonel's face turned extremely ugly for a moment as 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-deputy regimental commander, Company Commander Tang and Company Commander Lei jointly decided that they are not leaving!" Qin Ruoyu reported to the furious Army Lieutenant Colonel with a tearful voice.
"You bastards!" the Army Lieutenant Colonel roared. "You are disobeying military orders and deceiving your superiors. Military justice is required!"
"It's the Japanese!" Qin Ruoyu looked at his commander's angry eyes without fear, pointing into the distance, filled with grief and anger. "The two company commanders collectively concluded that the Japanese conspiracy to ambush our army yesterday failed, and today they must adopt a half-crossing
As for the attack technique, after our main force has successfully withdrawn, we can block the army behind us. Instead of being massacred by them when they pass the bridge, it is better to continue to garrison the warehouse and fight to the death."
"Asshole, 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 the 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 lieutenant colonel's face instantly turned pale, and he looked at the major general whose expression also changed drastically. Then their eyes focused on Colonel James, the adjutant of the commander of the concession garrison, who was striding towards this side.
"General 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 troops. If it is inconvenient for you, we will cover them across the bridge." The Army Major General showed his emotions at this time.
The responsibilities of the Chief of Staff of the First Division.
"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 he really wanted to punch the colonel in the face of the empire where the sun never sets, the safety of everyone here and the threat of hundreds of thousands of Chinese refugees were a real weakness, and the army major general could only swallow his anger.
Passing by the Army Lieutenant Colonel, whose face was gradually becoming dull, the Army Major General strode to the riverside directly opposite Sihang Warehouse.
The moonlight is like water.
The closest distance between the two sides of the strait is only about thirty meters, and the Army Major General can clearly see the general scene inside the warehouse.
The young lieutenant and seven or eight soldiers stood upright in front of the window on the second floor. There were soldiers standing in several other rooms.
"Salute!" Tang Dao took the lead to stand at attention and perform a military salute.
The soldiers in all other rooms stood at attention and saluted.
The Army Major General standing on the bank of the river 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 obey your military orders. I can't leave a brother behind. If we die, we must die together!"
"The same goes for our 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?" The Army Major General 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 those who survive will still be living in a nightmare, because his life was exchanged for the lives of several brothers. Having experienced it once, I never want to have such a nightmare again."
The Army Major General was speechless for a moment.
He knew that even though the Japanese army had not made any movement until now, this was the most suspicious thing. The probability of what Tang Dao said was as high as 90%.
In front of so many people, he couldn't say anything that would help each of them survive.
Even if that's 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.
Among the people here, except for the Army Lieutenant Colonel, he is the only one who has the qualification to scold the veteran Lei Xiong like this.
"Tang Dao, hurry up and come here 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 it be that the Japanese army was defeated last night or that the Westerners had negotiated with them? They may not necessarily launch an attack. Tang Dao and the two were simply overthinking.
Only the lieutenant colonel looked ashen and said nothing.
Holding a horse in front of him with one hand, veins were exposed on the back of his hand that no one could see.
It's obvious how excited he was at this moment.
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 sent 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 already crossed the river into four groups to surround them, actually acting as a guard.
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How could 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 Major General had no choice but to show his superior authority.
"You are leading the team to cross the river now. Nothing has happened. Otherwise, you are disobeying the order. Not only will you two be prosecuted by military law, but everyone else will also be held accountable!"
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.
