Chapter 182 Breaking the Queen
Chapter 182 Breaking the Queen
Soon the order to retreat reached Liu Kunyi.
Liu Kunyi stood there blankly with the order in his hand.
Especially since the last signature on the order was Xu Yan's name!
He was filled with emotion, he almost forgot when was the last time he saw Xu Yan. He missed this omnipotent man from the bottom of his heart!
He didn't expect Xu Yan to come to the Northeast and personally command the battle! He believed that they would win this battle!
This is Xu Yan’s personal charm!
But it is not easy to ask him to retreat now!
Now, his regiment has suffered 30% casualties! Surrounded on three sides! He estimated that there are at least two divisions of enemies around him! Or even more!
If it weren't for their powerful firepower, this tiny place of Yongling would have been razed to the ground by the Japanese army long ago!
But if they retreated and left their positions, they would be chased and attacked by the Japanese army, and their regiment would probably be killed!
"Call all officers above the battalion level for a meeting!"
Liu Kunyi placed Xu Yan's handwritten order on the table.
Circulate it to everyone.
"Hey, hey, the commander-in-chief wants us to retreat?"
"We have been holding out here for seven days! So many of our brothers have stayed here! Where should we retreat? I won't retreat!"
"Commander! If we withdraw from our position now, we will be seeking death!"
Everyone was talking at once, and there was no end to the chatter.
"Alright, alright! Everyone stop arguing and listen to the commander!"
The head of the first regiment, Shangguan Yi, patted the table and said.
“Everyone, I believe that the commander-in-chief did not send reinforcements but asked us to retreat. There must be a reason for the commander-in-chief. After all, the height occupied by the commander-in-chief is beyond the imagination of you and me!
So we don't need to discuss this now. What we need to study now is how to retreat! The commander-in-chief said very clearly that we should retreat to the direction of Chuncheng. There will be troops to support us. With our commander-in-chief's style of doing things, he will not do anything that will put him at a disadvantage! I think our temporary retreat is probably for greater progress in the future!
Everyone, please retreat and talk!"
There was a moment of silence.
"Commander! It's very simple. Leave the final mission to our Second Battalion! We are responsible for holding the position and buying time for the brother troops to retreat!"
Second Battalion Commander Guo Xudong slowly stood up and said with a smile.
"Captain Guo, the task of covering the rear is very arduous, you must be mentally prepared." Liu Kunyi said in a loud voice.
"Commander! With our equipment and combat power, these little Japanese won't be able to gain any advantage from me! Our Second Battalion will be nailed to Yongling like a nail! We will hold on until the last moment!"
"Commander! Our battalion will stay too!" The battalion commander said with a flushed face. He was a little embarrassed at the moment and only hated himself for hesitating for a moment just now, which resulted in the second battalion getting ahead of him!
"Okay, stop arguing with me, okay? Our Second Battalion has finally got a chance to make merit! Can't you just not grab it?" Guo Xudong said impatiently.
"Alright! Stop arguing, it's settled! The Second Battalion will be in charge of the rearguard, and all units will go back and prepare immediately. We will retreat on time at 3:00 a.m. tonight! Before you leave, leave one third of the remaining ammunition to the Second Battalion!"
Liu Kunyi knew that he had to make a decision immediately at this time and must not hesitate, which was a taboo! "
"Send a telegram to the Fengtian Combat Command immediately! Inform them of our decision!"
"Everyone go and prepare!"
Guo Xudong returned to his position with an excited look on his face! He immediately called the three company commanders together.
"Is there some good news, Battalion Commander? You're so happy that I can almost see your stomach!" Company Commander Sun Liangmou said with a smile.
Several days of blocking battles did not make these proud paratroopers feel the slightest bit of fear!
"You guessed it right! We are retreating!"
"What?" As soon as Guo Xudong said this, several of his subordinates opened their mouths wide! Retreat? What a joke! After fighting for so many days, you're going to retreat just like that!
"Look at the way you look like you have never seen the world! Otherwise, you are just a company commander! In the words of our army commander, this is called, yes, this is called a temporary retreat today in order to take big steps in the future!"
"Come on, Battalion Commander. It was the commander-in-chief who said this. Today's temporary retreat is for a bigger advance in the future! This was what Commander-in-Chief Xu said when we were fighting the Soviet Union!" Sun Liangmou couldn't help but expose his superior's past.
"It's your turn to show off! It's your turn to show off! Contact me and retreat to the back as a reserve! Second company commander, take your troops to take over the first company's position!" Guo Xudong said pretending to be angry.
"Yes! I'll do it immediately!" The second company commander smiled brightly!
"Ah, ah, ah! You can't do that! Battalion Commander! I was wrong! I won't say anything more!"
"Follow the order! All units count the personnel and evacuate the wounded to the regiment headquarters! Count the ammunition and consolidate the position! We must be like nails here, and we must not let the little Japanese take a step past us! We must not let them bite the commander and his men!"
"It is to ensure the completion of the mission! Even if we fight to the last man, we must die on the way to the charge!"
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