Chapter 137 You have the confidence and the amulet
As soldiers, how could they not understand the sorrow of this Chinese Army Lieutenant Colonel!
On the territory of your own country, even fighting is hampered. Anyone else would feel humiliated!
However, everyone has someone they want to protect.
Sacrificing what has nothing to do with you and protecting yourself and what you want to protect is the most normal human nature.
"Lieutenant Colonel Xie, from the perspective of a soldier, I understand your feelings, and at the same time, I regret the outcome of this war.
However, as the commander of the coalition forces stationed in the concession, I must ensure the safety of everyone in the concession, whether they are Europeans, Americans or even Chinese." The brigadier general's face showed sufficient determination.
"I still hope that you can persuade them to cross the river. Not to mention that they currently have less than one infantry company. Even if you and your men re-enter, the Japanese can mobilize two heavy artillery, and they may mobilize more. Sihang Warehouse
No matter how strong it is, it will turn into powder.
It will even involve the Chinese in the concession." The brigadier general tried to continue his efforts, pointing to the Chinese people standing at the street intersection a hundred meters away who were alarmed by the explosion of the bombed bridge.
"You should also think about these people. If the concession falls into war, your fellow tribesmen will no longer have a place to stand."
"General, what you said makes sense. Unfortunately, you don't understand us. That's because your country has not been invaded." The Army Lieutenant Colonel shook his head.
"No one does not cherish life, but when the robbers come, your parents will be killed, your sisters and wives will be enslaved, and your son will have no tomorrow, then we would rather die and die in resistance."
"What you see are only these hundreds of Chinese soldiers and tens of thousands of Chinese people, but there are tens of millions of Chinese people after Songhu. Every inch of mountains and rivers, every inch of blood, Songhu has been infected with hundreds of thousands of our outstanding Chinese people.
So what if I add a few more points of Erlang's blood?" At this point, the lieutenant colonel of the army said that his face no longer looked sad as before.
There was light in his eyes.
He was proud of his men and his brothers.
Death in battle is not terrible. What is terrible is whether their death was worthwhile.
If Tang Dao and Lei Xiong were not decisive enough, obeyed the military orders and stepped onto the Suzhou River Bridge, and died worthlessly in the trap prepared by the Japanese army, that would be his greatest sorrow as a general of the army, and also the tragedy of the entire nation.
sorrow.
After saying these words proudly, the Army Lieutenant Colonel puffed up his chest and turned to leave.
He stood back in front of nearly 300 soldiers who were standing neatly.
Surrounding them were a full infantry battalion of concession soldiers.
When Yang Ruifu roared and asked the soldiers to take back their weapons and return to the warehouse, the concession soldiers collectively felt like they were facing a formidable enemy. They were afraid that these powerful Chinese soldiers would go crazy, even if they had at least four heavy machine guns quietly pointed at them.
Even though most of these Chinese only have light weapons such as rifles and shell guns.
But no one dared to look down upon them. It was this group of people who, under their noses, crippled thousands of Japanese in just three days.
Now, their commander is back.
"He is an excellent commander and a true soldier." The brigadier general looked at the back of the upright Army lieutenant colonel who chose to stand with his soldiers under the muzzle of his own gun and remained silent for a long time. "
I think we should treat them like real soldiers."
"But, General, the Japanese..." Anxiety flashed in Colonel James's eyes.
Two minutes ago, the communications soldier of the headquarters handed him a message from the Japanese Army's Songhu Dispatch Army Headquarters. The wording was extremely shameless.
However, the shameless Japanese are even more worrying.
This seems to have confirmed the old fable: It is better to fight with lions than to deal with jackals.
"What's wrong with the Japanese? They can ignore the agreement time and time again, so we should just hold on to those pieces of paper? The gentlemen of the empire where the sun never sets will only take off their hats and salute the same people, and will not surrender to the jackals, tigers and leopards.
If the Japanese want war, then tell them, come on! I, Smartet, are not afraid of war. The thousands of soldiers here are not afraid of war. The Western people who love freedom and democracy are also not afraid of war!" The brigadier general interrupted his adjutant.
, raising his stubborn goatee.
"Go and tell our dear consuls that the troops stationed in the concession will enter the first level of combat readiness from now on. If the concession is invaded, our army will fight back to defend our homeland. If they feel that I am wrong because of timidity, they can report it to the parliament.
Help the idiots impeach me."
The colonel and the surrounding Western officers looked at each other in confusion. They didn't know what kind of medicine their commander had taken today. He showed an attitude of wanting to fight the Japanese to the death. He even didn't even bother to talk to the consul and the aristocratic bigwigs in the parliament.
They were all scolded.
Still the kind of person who curses in public.
Perhaps, only real soldiers can understand.
Real soldiers never surrender to power. They are only loyal to their duties and defend their homeland, even if they die.
The nearly 300 soldiers standing not far away were the same, as were the more than 100 soldiers opposite who blew up their only escape route.
That night, the Army Lieutenant Colonel and his remaining troops entered a battalion-level barracks vacated overnight by the garrison in the concession. Heavy equipment such as two mortars and four heavy machine guns were symbolically kept for safekeeping, but light equipment such as rifles, shell guns, and light machine guns were kept for safekeeping.
All firepower equipment is allowed.
This is also the lowest bottom line accepted by the major general and the army lieutenant colonel. Otherwise, the two angry men would most likely jump off the Suzhou River and swim back to the warehouse with their subordinates in anger.
As for whether the Western Concession soldiers dared to shoot them, you can guess the result with your ass.
The people in the warehouse dozens of meters away are no longer a group of 'lunatics' who are controlled by the Chinese government. When they are not crazy, they can beat the Japanese to shit. What will happen if they see their colleagues being attacked and go crazy?
In the past time and space, after several hours of confrontation between these soldiers and the armed forces stationed in the concession, military orders from the highest level came again, and they were forced to hand over all their equipment, and the entire army was trapped in an abandoned military camp.
At least one infantry platoon was fully armed and guarded him. For more than three years, very few people could leave the barracks, and they were like heavy prisoners.
But this time, they were tough enough to destroy thousands of Japanese troops in one battle.
Achievements are the confidence of a soldier.
Dignity has always relied on fists.
Of course, in addition to being tough enough, Tang Dao and Lei Xiong, the remaining 100 or so lone soldiers who have not crossed the river, are also the best talismans.
As long as they are not dead, the concession authorities will not dare to treat the No. 300 people who have crossed the river too harshly.
In the past two days, Chinese soldiers have demonstrated to everyone by demolishing a bank building that they are also capable of turning the Sihang Warehouse into a large bomb.
Do you think that the Brigadier General of the Empire, who has a lot of experience in world affairs and the sun never sets, would take the huge risk of going to war with the Japanese and reject them just because these Chinese soldiers are real soldiers and he doesn't appreciate them enough?
You really think too much.
He appreciates real soldiers, but that doesn't mean he can make fun of the lives of nearly a million concession residents out of emotion.
He used his attitude to tell the Chinese soldiers on the opposite side who refused to retreat until they died. The Japanese are idiots and do not abide by the agreement. You can fight them, but we Westerners are about credibility, so don't be impulsive!
Watching your colleagues from the window, they saluted the warehouse from afar with their guns in hand, and then lined up and walked away.
"They are all smart people!" Tang Dao breathed a sigh of relief.
