Chapter 133 It Is Difficult for Comrades to Return (Part 1)

The third squad of the third platoon, which had been escorting the lieutenant colonel and the major general to the bridgehead, did not enter the concession fortifications like the others.

Instead, under the leadership of the third squad leader Zhu Laosan, they stood at attention and saluted the major general and the lieutenant colonel and the other officers and soldiers who came to greet them.

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

What was he trying to do?

The major general, who had always been calm in the face of adversity, was stunned.

These brothers had obviously crossed the river, so why did they run back? The officers and soldiers who surrounded them were also puzzled.

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

He watched his comrades turn around from the safe land and leave resolutely until their figures disappeared on the bridge, tears welled up in his eyes, and his hands raised to his eyebrows did not fall for a long time.

Of all the people here, only he knew that his comrades would never come back.

Although they could obviously stay here.

"Qin Ruoyu, tell me, what the hell are Tang Dao and Lei Xiong doing?" After watching a squad of soldiers resolutely leave, the army lieutenant colonel looked extremely ugly after a moment of shock. He stared at the sad second lieutenant platoon leader and roared.

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.

"Deputy regiment commander, Captain Tang and Captain Lei have jointly decided that they will not leave!" Qin Ruoyu reported to the furious army lieutenant colonel with a crying voice.

"Assholes!" The army lieutenant colonel roared. "You are violating military orders and deceiving your superiors. You must be punished by military law!"

"It's the Japanese!" Qin Ruoyu looked at his commander's angry eyes without fear, pointing to the distance, with grief and anger. "The two company commanders collectively determined that the Japanese failed to ambush our army yesterday. Today, they must adopt the tactic of attacking halfway across the river. After our main force has successfully withdrawn, they will block our rear guard. Rather than being slaughtered by them when crossing the bridge, it is better to continue to stay in the warehouse and fight to the death with them."

"Asshole, that's just a judgment. What's more, the arrival of our main force can also provide cover for them. How can the Japanese kill them?" The lieutenant colonel of the army was like an angry lion, with a rare rage.

"Sir, we have no weapons!" Qin Ruoyu's tears finally fell.

Once 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 been handed over, they only had rifles. All the heavy equipment that followed the second and third companies had been handed over to the designated area.

There, there were three heavy machine gun fortifications guarding closely, and the muzzles were aimed at these soldiers who only had light weapons.

The lieutenant colonel's face turned pale instantly, and he looked at the major general of the army, whose face also changed greatly. Then the two of them focused their eyes 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' face was also not good.

"Colonel James, my soldiers think that the Japanese army may attack them. I hope you can return the heavy equipment to our army. If it is inconvenient for you, we will cover them to cross the bridge." The major general of the army showed the responsibility of the chief of staff of the first division at this time.

"That's impossible! Before the concession is attacked, there can be no war here, even 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 happened here to Commander Smallett, and we can no longer guarantee the safety of all of you here.

If the situation becomes more serious, Her Majesty the Queen has authorized that for the safety of the people of the empire, we will drive out all the Chinese refugees here if necessary."

"I will persuade them."

Although he wanted to punch the colonel of the British Empire hard in the face, the safety of everyone here and the threat of hundreds of thousands of Chinese refugees were a real weakness, and the major general of the army could only swallow his anger.

Passing the lieutenant colonel whose face was gradually becoming wooden, the major general of the army strode to the river bank opposite the Sihang Warehouse.

The moonlight was like water.

The closest point between the two banks was only more than 30 meters, and the major general of the army could see the general situation in the warehouse clearly.

The young lieutenant stood in front of the window on the second floor with seven or eight soldiers, and his body was straight. There were soldiers standing in the other rooms.

"Salute!" Tang Dao took the lead in standing at attention and saluting.

The soldiers in all other rooms stood at attention and saluted.

The major general standing on the river bank felt a chill, and before he could say anything, he felt that it seemed that it was no longer necessary.

"Chief of Staff Zhang, Commander Xie, Captain Yang, Captain Shangguan, Tang Dao is sorry for you." Tang Dao's voice came from afar.

"This time, I'm afraid Tang Dao can't obey your military orders. I can't leave a brother behind in my company. If we die, we must die together!"

"The same is true for my machine gun company! I, Lei Xiong, will never leave a brother behind again." 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 major general of the army was furious, pointing to the direction of the warehouse and shouting:

"You are not only disobeying military orders, but also pushing more than a hundred elite soldiers to death. 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 a heroic choice. The brothers who rush out may not survive, but the brothers who stay behind will definitely die."

Then, Tang Dao's voice became low, so low that only those around him could hear his whispers.

"In that case, even if the survivors live in a nightmare, because his life is exchanged for the lives of several brothers. I don't want to have such a nightmare again after experiencing it once."

The Army Major General was speechless for a moment.

He knew that even though the Japanese army had not made any moves until now, this was the most suspicious, and the possibility of what Tang Dao said was as high as 90%.

In front of so many people, he couldn't say that if anyone could survive, it would be a good thing.

Even if that was the truth.

No one wanted to be abandoned. Although they were not afraid of death, they were afraid of being abandoned.

"Lei Xiong, you dog, come here quickly." That was the roar of the battalion commander Yang Ruifu.

Among those present, except for the lieutenant colonel of the army, he was the only one who had the qualification to scold the senior Lei Xiong.

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

To be honest, at this point, Shangguan Yun, like many soldiers who reacted, still held a glimmer of hope.

Will the Japanese army be beaten last night and be afraid of being subdued, or will the Westerners negotiate with them? They may not launch an attack. Tang Dao and the others are just overthinking.

Only the lieutenant colonel's face was livid, and he didn't say anything.

He held a barricade in front of him with one hand, and the blue veins on the back of his hand that no one could see were exposed.

His excitement at this time can be seen.

Perhaps, it was not because the two generals under his command disobeyed orders on their own, but that as the leader of an army, he could not guarantee the safety of his subordinates.

Not only the opposite side, but also those who had come over.

The garrison in the concession not only took away the heavy equipment first, but also sent at least one infantry battalion, fully armed with live ammunition, to surround the two infantry companies and part of the machine gun company that had already crossed the river, and actually put them under guard.

How could he not be angry?

"I don't care how many reasons you have, you can't violate the military order of the theater headquarters!" The major general of the army had no choice but to show his authority as a superior.

"You are leading the team across the river now, and nothing has happened. Otherwise, it is a violation of the order. Not only will you two be punished by military law, but all the others 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 see the sadness on Lei Xiong's face standing by the window.