"Who's the company commander? Who's the company commander? "
Hearing the familiar Guangxi Mandarin, the company commander Shi Qian responded, "Who is it? I'm the company commander. "
A company of the Liberation Army's motorized unit had a hundred people, and their firepower was not weak. Each squad had a sniper and two sharpshooters, and the company was also equipped with four mortars. The mortars made of carbon steel were not light, but with three wheels, they could still be transported.
The surprise fire not long ago caught the Americans off guard. Some of them fled in all directions, and some retreated into the warehouse to try to defend. Company Commander Shi Qian was in a bit of a dilemma. His troops had suffered a lot in the morning's city battle. He did not have enough troops to chase the fleeing enemy in the dark, nor did he have enough troops to immediately attack the enemy hiding in the warehouse. At this moment, someone from the company joined the attack with a rifle.
Hearing Shi Qian's answer, the person said, "I'm the company commander next to you."
As soon as he finished speaking, the three people arrived in front of Shi Qian. The guard next to Shi Qian shone a flashlight at the person. It was not a malicious move, just a habit that had been trained many times. With this, the guard immediately tensed up. Several torchlights from the troops next to him focused on the newcomer at the same time.
Wei Jianjun instinctively blocked the flashlight with his hand, and Shi Qian could clearly see the military uniform of the other party. The captain looked like a foreigner, and the two soldiers behind him were indeed Chinese.
"Turn off the flashlight." After giving the order, Shi Qian went up and asked in a puzzled voice, "Are you Wei Jianjun?"
Hearing Shi Qian's Guangxi Mandarin, Wei Jianjun smiled and said, "I'm Wei Jianjun. I'm sorry for scaring everyone with my appearance. "
The familiar accent made the troops feel relieved. The troops serving in North America had seen foreigners before. There were many foreigners in North America, including the United Kingdom and France. There were also many Native Americans. Shi Qian didn't want to talk nonsense, so he asked directly, "I'm the company commander Shi Qian. I want to chase after the fleeing enemy. What do you think, Company Commander Wei?"
"I think we should deal with the enemy in the warehouse first. After dealing with the enemy in the stronghold, the Americans probably don't have much hope. Keeping the stronghold would only make the Americans think that there were still people resisting. That's why I'm here to talk to you guys about whether you're going to seal the front door or go around and block the back door. "Wei Jianjun was looking for Shi Qian in order to continue fighting as soon as possible. His troops did not suffer many casualties, but the warehouse area of the train station was not small. Moreover, the railway station warehouse area was next to the marshalling yard. A large number of trains were parked on the tracks. It could be said to be a good shelter. A single company was too weak to be deployed in such a large area.
Guangxi's Mandarin indeed made Shi Qian feel a sense of familiarity, but Shi Qian disagreed with the words of this somewhat famous' foreign devil 'officer in the army. He immediately retorted, "The follow-up troops will be here soon. We just need to leave some people to watch over the enemies in the warehouse. Those Americans who escaped are the scourge. They are in the dark, while we are in the light. I don't think it's a good idea to let them engage in guerrilla warfare with us in the city. "
"If they can immediately switch to guerrilla warfare after being attacked, then they will fight us guerrilla warfare during the day. But I didn't see any guerrilla Americans the entire day. I don't think those Yanks would do that. " Wei Jianjun was not a weakling. When he heard that the other party's point of view was contrary to his own, he immediately put forward a rebuttal.
Lieutenant Shi Qian frowned in the dark night. "I fought with the Yanks the entire morning. The Yanks fired when they saw us approaching. How could there be no one engaging in guerrilla warfare? "
"The Yanks have guns at home. If we get too close to their homes, of course we will be attacked by them. But if we walk on the main road, the Yanks will think that we are not targeting their homes, so those guys won't easily shoot. Chasing those who escaped will only drive them back home, and then we will have to fight house by house. It's really not suitable to fight in the streets at night. Besides, it's not necessary. "Wei Jianjun made his own judgment based on his experience during the day.
If there was anything more unpleasant than being on the opposite side, it was probably being on the opposite side of a comrade who had a familiar accent and felt like they were from the same hometown. Shi Qian immediately exploded a little. He said in a very unhappy tone, "Then go find your battalion commander. I will also find my battalion commander. "
Wei Jianjun, who originally wanted to cooperate with the friendly forces next to him, turned around and left in a very unhappy manner after ending up like this. When he left, he remembered the name "Shi Qian" in his heart. It belonged to the "unfriendly" list. Looking at Wei Jianjun's departing figure, Shi Qian did the same thing in his heart.
The two motorized infantry battalions implemented a larger encirclement. It would take some time to communicate. In front of the UA Federal Army lieutenant colonel in the warehouse, engineer Mendez was trying his best to persuade him. "Mr. lieutenant colonel, let's quickly retreat to the river. I am an engineer here. If this warehouse is attacked by the enemy's artillery, we won't be able to defend it. "
Of course, the lieutenant colonel knew that this place couldn't be defended. The main building materials of the United States were stone and wood. The wood used in the warehouse was indeed very thick. Bullets might not be able to penetrate the wood, but artillery shells could easily turn the wooden warehouse into a burning hell.
"Do you know the way?" After all, the Federal Army was an outsider who was passing by and was not familiar with the roads in the city. As passers-by, they had no intention of understanding the city in depth. If they wanted to retreat in the middle of the night, they needed a local to lead the way.
"I know the way, but I don't think we can split up. This is my son Bannier. Let him take part of the team to the river. I will take the other team to retreat to the river through another road. Let's meet up there and talk. "Engineer Mendez was a patriot, but he was not a fool. After the National Guard was raided, they immediately scattered like birds and beasts. It was unrealistic to expect the two or three hundred soldiers of the UA Federal Army to defend the city. At this time, retreating across the river and continuing to resist in Minneapolis was the best choice.
The lieutenant colonel immediately made a judgment. The UA Federal Army in the warehouse quickly divided into four teams, and the four teams retreated in two different directions. The lieutenant colonel was the last to retreat. Before he left, he ordered, "Light the straw in the warehouse."
Although a lot of things were taken away by the National Guard, there were still a lot of weapons and ammunition in the warehouse. Naturally, there was no time to use explosives during the retreat. Lighting the straw could effectively prolong the time of the fire. If they were lucky, the fire might trigger a series of gunpowder explosions before the Chinese army discovered it.
Just as his subordinates in the warehouse lit the straw, the lieutenant colonel heard some movement not far away. Although the sound was not loud, the soldier's intuition still felt danger. It was the sound of a fully armed army quietly approaching. Unable to care so much, the lieutenant colonel led his subordinates and ran. At this time, his life was more important.
"Captain, the enemy has started to run. It seems to be the UA Army. "By the time the troops in front brought the news, the UA Army had already run for a while.
Wei Jianjun immediately ordered, "Chase!"
"Huh?" The instructor was stunned. He was very clear about Captain Wei Jianjun's attitude towards pursuing the enemy.
"The locals will be done as soon as they run home. We can't let the UA Army go. It'll be easier for us to chase them, "Wei Jianjun said decisively.
Although the instructor did not want to chase, he could not stop the captain's order. Just as he sighed and was about to chase the enemy in the dark, he heard Wei Jianjun continue, "Send a message to Captain Shi Qian. Ask him to help us occupy the warehouse."
A few minutes later, Captain Shi Qian received a message from the messenger sent by Wei Jianjun. He stared at the messenger and asked, "Your captain has taken people to chase after the enemy?"
"Yes," the messenger replied.
"Didn't you want to attack the warehouse?" Shi Qian's instructor asked unhappily.
"The enemy is the UA Army. They ran away. Our captain led a team to chase after them. Our captain asked you to help us occupy the warehouse, "the messenger replied.
The instructor was instantly furious. Wei Jianjun, who had just advocated for blocking the enemy, was now playing the game of chasing after them. Was what Zhang Xiaoxue said just now bullsh * t? Without waiting for the instructor to speak, Shi Qian said, "Okay, let's go to the warehouse and clean it up first."
The instructor was dumbfounded. Did his company commander also have a temper? He was actually cleaning up the aftermath of Wei Jianjun's pursuit.
Engineer Mendez was panting from running. Behind him was the UA Army, who was also panting. Even further behind was the Chinese army, who had been chasing after them for a few streets. In addition to chasing after them, they also kept shooting at the fleeing UA Army. Fortunately, Engineer Mendez was a local. After passing through a few small roads and bypassing a few large houses, the Chinese army did not catch up.
When he was out of breath from running, a figure suddenly jumped out from the darkness in front of him and whispered, "Daddy."
Even though he immediately knew that it was his son, Barnil, Engineer Mendez was still quite frightened. The reunion of the father and son meant that the two fleeing troops had also converged. The lieutenant colonel stopped and rested for a moment. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "Ambush the Chinese here. We can't let them continue chasing us like this."
Engineer Mendez had long felt that this should be done. If they could leave a small force behind to ambush the Chinese army, the main force could retreat even further. However, due to his status, Engineer Mendez did not dare to make such a suggestion.
"You guys set up the ambush here. Our troops will retreat forward. You guys attack the pursuing Chinese troops from the flank. We will immediately turn back and fight, "the lieutenant colonel ordered.
After listening to this arrangement, Engineer Mendez immediately felt that the lieutenant colonel was indeed a professional soldier. Engineer Mendez's idea was to leave a small force behind to carry out harassment operations against the Chinese army and restrain the enemy so that they could not continue their pursuit. The main force would take the opportunity to run away. However, the lieutenant colonel's order was more reasonable. After the troops dealt a head-on blow to the pursuing Chinese army, they could also quickly retreat from the battlefield while the Chinese army suffered casualties. Two hundred UA troops could cause far more damage to the Chinese army than a few or a dozen people.
The UA troops began to prepare according to the lieutenant colonel's arrangement. The team led by the lieutenant colonel first fired two volleys of shots. Then, as if they were being chased by Chinese bullets, they continued to retreat. Engineer Mendez did not retreat with the lieutenant colonel's team. The lieutenant colonel asked him to stay with the ambush team. After all, retreating forward was not really running away. There was no need for someone to lead the way.
Engineer Mendez held his breath and hid next to a house. He worked hard to recover his strength while waiting for the Chinese army to enter the ambush area.
At this moment, the window of the house Mendez was hiding in opened a small gap. Someone shouted from inside, "I don't care who you are, hurry up and leave my yard. You … If you don't leave, I'll shoot! "
Every house on the street closed their doors and turned off their lights. The sudden voice in the dark street was like a clap of thunder in Mendez's ears, even though it was not too loud.
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