Chapter 33: The Abandoned Northern Camp
In the Beida Camp, Duan Ying sat in the newly renovated combat room of the Travel Department, bowing his head to look at the map on the table. He was studying the next defense plan and thinking about how to defend against the Japanese army's attack!
Although Luo Xiang told him the attitude of the upper level of the Northeast Army, Duan Ying still did not want to believe it, or rather he did not want to believe that the Northeast Army would be so accommodating.
Although dissatisfied with some of the upper echelons of the Northeast Army, he believed that most of the officers still had a conscience and would eventually come to their senses. When the time came, everyone would raise the anti-Japanese war flag together and drive the Japanese devils out of the three northeastern provinces!
A clerk of the regiment stood beside a table, grasping the telephone receiver and shaking it desperately, shouting loudly into the mouthpiece as if trying to communicate with somewhere, but after half a day's effort, there was no result at all.
Duan Yong looked at the map for a while, then raised his head and asked the clerk, "How is it? Still can't get through?"
The clerk nodded and replied, "Yes, Captain, but we can't get in touch with headquarters!"
What's going on here?
Duan Ying thought about this issue while standing up and walking back and forth in the room, but no matter what, he couldn't figure out what was going on!
It is said that the line between Beida Camp and Headquarters should be fine, although the Japanese army cut off the external lines of Beida Camp when they launched an attack on Beida Camp, but after repelling the second battalion's attack, Duan Ying has already sent someone to repair the line, so there shouldn't be any problem.
However, no matter how they fought, they just couldn't get in touch with headquarters!
"What's going on? What's really going on?" Duan Ying rubbed his head, muttering to himself.
At this moment, a soldier suddenly rushed in from outside. He had the mark of a communication soldier on his arm and was covered with dust all over his body and face, looking like he had been traveling for a long time. As soon as he entered the door, he shouted loudly inside the house, "Who is in charge here?"
Duan Ying heard the voice and looked over to see a communications soldier, so he hurriedly walked over and said, "I am Duan Ying, the commander of the 1st Battalion of the 620th Regiment of the 7th Brigade, currently in charge here!"
"I have come specifically to convey the headquarters' order for you to withdraw from Beida Camp and assemble in the Bei Shan Zui area, where you will await further orders from headquarters!"
"What, retreat to Beishanmen?" Duan Yingjin shouted repeatedly, "What about the Northern Great Camp?"
"The headquarters said that since this place belongs to a sensitive area, in order not to conflict with the Japanese side as planned, all troops of the Northeast Army will withdraw from Beidaying!"
With a loud slap, Duan Ying's palm hit the table, his dark face flushed red with rage, his anger almost bursting his chest. He pointed at the barracks outside and shouted, "Abandon Beida Camp! They should open their eyes and see how many brothers have shed blood and lost their lives here, how many people fought to the death to repel the Japanese devils' fierce attack!"
"Section Chief, this is the command center's order, I - " The communications soldier was scared stiff, his lips were pale and he was shaking uncontrollably, and could hardly get the words out!
"What a ridiculous order, what's so scary about the little devils? We just annihilated three battalions of Japanese soldiers, they're also flesh and blood, bullets can kill them too, they know pain. How come when it comes to the little devils, everyone gets scared out of their wits, tucks their tails in and becomes a coward?"
"Director Yin, calm down!" The clerk came over to persuade him, but was pushed aside by Duan Ying.
"Captain Luo is right, relying on these people to fight the devils, China will be finished. We have to rely on ourselves to do it!" Duan Ying sat down at the table with a huff, looking resentful.
The communications soldier saw that Duan's anger had subsided a bit, so he hastily said, "Captain Duan, I've already conveyed the order, it's up to you what to do next, I need to go back and report!" Then he turned around and ran towards the door, possibly running too quickly, resulting in him tripping on the threshold and tumbling out of the door.
"Hahaha!" The warriors outside the war room of the Ministry of War burst into loud laughter.
Duan Ying stood up, and shouted at the communication soldier who was mounting his horse outside the door, "Little boy, go back and tell Commander-in-Chief Rong Zun that I Duan Ying will not serve anymore. From now on, I have nothing to do with the Northeast Army!"
As soon as this sentence came out, everyone understood that it was a departure from the Northeast Army, also known as a mutiny, but no one opposed it. Those who were willing to stay and follow Duan Ying to fight against the devils were not good guys, many of whom were troublemakers in the Northeast Army, so they didn't care much about whether or not they were part of the Northeast Army.
The communications soldier didn't dare say a word, turned over and mounted his horse, hastily rushing out of the brigade headquarters, galloping rapidly in the direction of Shenyang City.
After the communication soldier left, Duan Yong sat back in his chair and pondered what to do next.
It's no longer possible to follow the Northeast Army now. Once the communication soldier goes back and reports, the headquarters will definitely issue a circular to the whole army, and by then, I will have completely broken with the Northeast Army.
With this, relying solely on himself and the thousand or so men, he was no match for the Japanese. He was well aware that if Luo Xiang hadn't been there to help defend Beidaying this time, with just himself and Cheng Tianlei, they wouldn't have been able to hold their ground at all, and would have been breached by the Japanese long ago.
It seems that following Luo Xiang is probably the best choice, and Cheng Tianlei has already led the special forces to surrender to Luo Xiang, walking ahead of himself.
"It seems it can only be like this!" Duan Ying thought for a long time before slowly saying these few words.
Just as he made up his mind, several soldiers rushed in from outside the door, panting and shouting, "Captain, the enemy's trail has been found again outside the North Camp!"
"Is it? How many people?" Duan Yongping suddenly tensed up and hastily asked.
The warrior in charge of scouting shook his head, with a tense expression, "Can't see clearly, but there are many people, more than when we first attacked!"
"Is it? Then it's probably enough for a whole brigade!" Duan Ying said.
The intercom on the table suddenly rang, Duan Ying hastily picked it up and put it to his ear, "Luo Captain, I'm Duan Ying!"
"Deputy Regimental Commander, the 2nd Division of the Japanese Army's 15th Infantry Brigade, 16th Regiment led by Teno Rokuro is approaching your direction, it seems they are going to take down Beidaying!" The voice on the other end of the radio confirmed Duan Ying's speculation and made his heart heavy.
An elite Japanese army unit, relying on its own strength, can't withstand it at all. I'm afraid that even a single artillery bombardment would leave few people remaining, let alone thousands of infantrymen fighting together!
The defensive fortifications had already been severely damaged in the previous battle, and his soldiers were exhausted after a night of fierce fighting, many of whom were still injured. The remaining ones were not originally his subordinates, and it was difficult to mobilize them, probably with less than half the combat effectiveness of the original regiment!
Such a force against the Japanese army's elite infantry brigade is almost like hitting a stone with an egg!
"What to do? What should I do?" Duan Ying's heart was in a great hurry!
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