sjar Chapter 1037 If you don't leave, they won't be able to rest in peace even if they die here
Chapter 1037 If you don't leave, they won't be able to rest in peace even if they die here
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Xiao Ya looked at Gao Yun and asked, "Is there a problem? Tell me, and I'll try my best to solve it for you."
“No.” Gao Yun shook his head and added, “Madam, what I mean is, I can tear them to shreds and guarantee the entire brigade a good meal of meat.”
Nanzo Akiko, standing nearby, said, "Don't be overconfident. We're about to launch another attack. Your only way out is if you can hold off their cavalry regiment. If you can't, we'll be caught in a pincer attack."
Fang Shengli nodded in agreement, "Gao Yun, should we add some more troops to your force?"
“If we increase our troop strength, the enemy will probably increase their troop strength accordingly,” Gao Yun also raised a question.
Xiao Ya trusted Gao Yun's abilities and made the decision: "Then it's settled. Also, have the second-line troops in front quickly withdraw to the rear. After leaving the necessary supplies, the quartermaster should immediately move to the rear to make it appear as if our army is withdrawing. Tell the third regiment in front that once the enemy launches an attack, they must hold out for an hour, then fight and retreat to lure the Japanese army over. After the Gao Gui Army Corps picks up the third regiment, they will withdraw towards the county town. We will launch a counterattack against them from the county town."
At this point, she looked at the officer in front of her and said, "Awen once said that when two armies meet on a narrow road, the brave will win. This time, it is an encounter battle, an encounter battle that we deliberately set up. We want to let them know how powerful we are."
The entire unit began to withdraw in an orderly manner according to plan. After this news reached Togo Heiichiro, he could not wait for orders from above. He immediately ordered a brigade to launch an attack on the 3rd Regiment at the front. He even personally went to Okamura Brigade to personally command the attack.
The repeated attacks shattered the Third Regiment's position.
At the regimental headquarters, the commander of the 3rd Regiment brushed the dust off his clothes and looked into the distance through binoculars. Good heavens, they had just launched one attack, and now the Japanese were about to launch their second.
"Report, headquarters has called, instructing us to evacuate in the designated direction."
Evacuate?
Zhou Biao took a deep breath and looked at the Japanese troops gathering in the distance; "I would like to withdraw, but the problem is that if we leave, the enemy will immediately press forward."
"The lady must have her own considerations, Commander. This isn't a question of whether we can evacuate, it's a question of whether we absolutely must evacuate," the chief of staff reminded him from the side.
The regimental commanders absolutely obeyed the orders of the lady and the brigade commander. After a moment, they approached the map and asked, "Have the wounded been evacuated?"
"The wounded should be evacuated at any time," the chief of staff reported. "What are your plans?"
Zhou Biao pointed to the map; "It's not easy to retreat. The armored vehicles and tanks aren't here, and the heavy artillery isn't here either. If we retreat, no matter how fast we run, we can't compete with their motorcycles and tanks." This isn't the south. The terrain in the south is great for running. As long as you go into the forest, they won't be able to catch you. But it's different here. Apart from a few small hills, it's all plains. If they chase you, it'll be like chasing a dog.
"I'll personally lead a company to cover the rear. You lead the rest of the troops to retreat quickly." Zhou Biao made the decision. The chief of staff frowned and then roared, "Bullshit! What kind of regimental commander personally covers the rear? I'll handle this."
"You come here, my foot!" Zhou Biao glanced at him and said, "I'm the regimental commander, my word is law. This is settled." He couldn't possibly decide the life or death of an entire company with just a few words.
The order was given that the eighty-odd men of the Third Company of the First Battalion would stay here to hold off the Japanese army and buy time for the majority of the troops to evacuate. Zhou Biao arrived at the Third Company with his guards and entered the machine gun position after he finished speaking.
After discussing it, the company commander and several platoon leaders had a few soldiers go over and restrain Zhou Biao.
"What are you trying to do? Are you trying to rebel?" Zhou Biao roared as he was being held back.
"Commander, this is not a place for you. The entire regiment of thousands of brothers still needs you." After saying this, the Third Company Commander took out a piece of paper from his sleeve. "Commander, this is the roster of our Third Company. Our Third Company will fight to the last moment to ensure the survival of the regiment's main force."
"Bullshit! Let me go!" Zhou Biao cursed angrily. How could he not understand that if the Third Company stayed behind, there was absolutely no chance that anyone would return alive. He was facing a Japanese brigade.
If he had a choice, he would have taken the Third Company with him, but he had no choice. The main force of the brigade had already gathered around the county town and was waiting for the Japanese army to pass by. What he had to do was to make a show of defeat and helplessness so that the Japanese army could pass by with peace of mind.
He could lead the Third Company to retreat immediately, but he wasn't sure if the Japanese would come up, or if they would kill him. So, he didn't dare to take the Third Company with him. All he could do was fight to the death with the Third Company on the battlefield.
"Come on, drag the regimental commander away. Also, none of you should come back. Leave some seeds for the Third Company." The Third Company Commander waved his hand and looked at the teenagers. "If you dare to come back, you will no longer be part of our Third Company."
"You little brat, you want to rebel? You just wait and see!" Zhou Biao cursed as he was dragged to the back by several soldiers.
"Let go, let go, let go of me!" Zhou Biao struggled, but several soldiers simply went up and carried him away like a pig.
They had barely left their positions when the Japanese launched a new offensive.
A barrage of shells rained down on the position. Zhou Biao, who had already left the position, looked at the dense barrage of shells, struggled free, and slapped each of the soldiers across the face. "Are you trying to die?"
Even after being slapped, the soldiers remained silent, simply staring at Zhou Biao in front of them.
"Commander, let's go. Don't let the Third Company Commander's good intentions go to waste. If you can't evacuate safely, then even if they die here, they probably won't be able to rest in peace."
The adjutant reminded him, and Zhou Biao looked at his adjutant pointing up the mountain: "Those are my soldiers. Do you want me to just watch them die here without anyone collecting their bodies?"
He couldn't do it. In all the fighting the Third Regiment had done, there had never been a case of someone abandoning their brothers and running away alone. Was he really going to have to do it again today?
"The regimental commander is right, but regimental commander, have you forgotten what the brigade commander once said?"
brigadier.
Zhou Biao's anger subsided instantly; he understood that the adjutant was trying to tell him something.
Because the brigade commander had once said that sentence, which plunged him into a state of confusion and even difficulty in making a decision.