Brigadier General Arthur stood on the dock of Duluth, which had been fortified with stones and sandbags. Most of the locals in Duluth were Scandinavians. These Scandinavian descendants of Norway and Sweden were tall and stubborn. In the face of China's attack, they showed strong support for the Union Army. Whether it was leading the way at the front or helping to build fortifications, they showed extraordinary ability.
"Sir, we've prepared the ships. Do you have any other arrangements? "A huge man over 1.9 meters tall walked to Brigadier General Arthur's side and said in a soft voice.
"Thank you, Reinhardt. Just take some people and guard the ships. " Brigadier General Arthur's usually arrogant expression unconsciously softened. Although the other party couldn't see it at night, Reinhardt could always hear Brigadier General Arthur's gentle voice.
This was very rare for Brigadier General Arthur. As early as 1862, when he was 17 years old, in the Battle of Chattanooga in Tennessee during the Civil War, his regiment lost 40% of its strength. All the mounted officers were killed, and only MacArthur's adjutant remained. He galloped left and right on the battlefield, reorganized the troops, and commanded flexibly and bravely. Finally, he planted the regiment flag on the enemy's fortifications at the top of Mission Mountain and received the Congressional Medal of Honor. He was promoted to Major. Later, he commanded the 24th Regiment until the end of the war. He was only 19 years old when he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and then Colonel. He was the youngest colonel in the Union Army and was known as the Baby Colonel of the West.
After the Chinese and the British reached an agreement on the British colonies, although the American government couldn't reach an agreement on the expansion of the army, they immediately regrouped the outstanding soldiers who had been discharged after the Civil War. Colonel Arthur started from the rank of Second Lieutenant and quickly became a Colonel. Before the war, he was promoted to Brigadier General and was in charge of the garrison commander of the important city of Duluth. His subordinates never raised the slightest objection to Brigadier General Arthur's arrogance. The general's experience and courage and composure did give him the right to be arrogant.
At this time, Brigadier General Arthur didn't look at the troops heading straight for the Central Army. His eyes swept across the dark lake. Fighting at night was very annoying. As long as the distance was very short, it was difficult to tell whether the other side was on their side or the enemy. However, Brigadier General Arthur still made this plan. Although Brigadier General Arthur was arrogant, he wasn't stupid. He believed that the Chinese on the other side were indeed more powerful than the US in terms of combat power. It was impossible for the Chinese team to sweep through the West Coast, and it was also impossible for them to charge into St. Paul before heading north to besiege Duluth. If he allowed the Chinese team to survive the night, the American team would have to face a terrifying attack when the sun rose the next day.
The American team would be tired from fighting at night, but the Americans were the local tyrants. The Chinese team that came from afar would face even greater pressure in a foreign land. Brigadier General Arthur, who had fought in the Civil War and became a colonel at the age of 19, was well aware of the pressure they were under when they swept across the Confederacy. On every farm, in every town, there were Southerners trying to attack the Union army. Before the South was completely disarmed, any Southerner could pull out a gun and shoot at the Northern army. Now that the Chinese were facing this kind of pressure, what Arthur was going to do was to expand this pressure to the maximum. The fear of unfamiliar American soil was the best aid for the American Federal Army against the Chinese team.
Brigadier General Arthur considered the problem from a tactical perspective. About two kilometers away from him, Company Commander Wei Jianjun considered the current problem completely from a combat perspective. The platoon commander hoped to pick up a squad that had been cut off by the enemy's machine guns in the dark before retreating. In this dark battlefield, it would take at least ten minutes to avoid the enemy's machine gun fire and find the troops dozens of meters away. If it was a round trip, half an hour would pass.
The enemy's main force was pressing in, and they had a huge advantage in terms of military strength. If Second Company couldn't retreat quickly, Wei Jianjun could immediately think of four or five ways the enemy could attack. One of the ways was to find a unit to shoot at the Liberation Army, and then quietly outflank them from both sides. Unless Second Platoon decided to fight to the death with the enemy, it was very likely that they would wait until the enemy was directly in front of Second Company before fighting. Then Second Company would be besieged to death by the enemy's overwhelming military strength.
"Tell the platoon commander to retreat now. As for one of their squads, two of them could be sent to slip away by the lake. The troops should all know how to swim. If they go further in the water, they will definitely be able to avoid the enemy's pursuit. If they don't retreat with the company immediately, tell them to retreat along the water themselves, "Wei Jianjun shouted to the radio operator.
After the radio operator set off, Wei Jianjun felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife. It was a platoon of troops, and he naturally didn't want the troops to be separated. But as the company commander, he had to consider the problems of the company. Between two platoons and one platoon, Wei Jianjun naturally had to put the lives of the two platoons in a higher priority.
But even knowing this, Wei Jianjun still felt that he might be able to shout, but in reality, he couldn't make such a decision. The platoon commander's temperament could be said to be stubborn, but it could also be said to be one-track minded. It was probably impossible for him to give up a platoon of troops whose survival was uncertain. The radio operator brought back the news that the platoon commander refused to retreat was very likely.
Thinking of this, Wei Jianjun said to the deputy battalion commander, "Deputy battalion commander, you take the company and retreat first. I'll go to the platoon commander. If I can retreat with you, I'll retreat. If I can't, I'll take the platoon commander back along the water. "
The deputy battalion commander didn't answer immediately, but he could understand Wei Jianjun's thoughts. Both sides were related, and Wei Jianjun didn't seem to be a person who favored one over the other. After thinking this through, the deputy battalion commander said, "Company Commander Wei, when you lead the troops, you can't let them act on their own. After this battle, you have to keep them in check! "
"Yes," Wei Jianjun replied. After that, he took the guards to the platoon commander's side. Although Wei Jianjun said yes, he smiled bitterly in his heart. 'I'll talk about it when I survive until the battle is over.'
Sure enough, when Wei Jianjun arrived at the platoon commander's side, he heard the platoon commander shouting, "I'm not leaving. I want to take my troops with me."
Upon hearing the platoon commander's words, Wei Jianjun was furious. With such a stubborn donkey, he definitely wouldn't have a chance to leave with the company. Wei Jianjun shouted at the platoon commander, "If you're not leaving, I'll take your group of people along the lake."
The platoon commander was stunned. He didn't expect the company commander to come. However, when he heard Wei Jianjun's angry shout, the platoon commander was delighted. "Company Commander, I'll lead the way in front. The third squad is by the lake."
At this time, Wei Jianjun wished he could take out his pistol and shoot the platoon commander in the head. This bastard is really going all out now! However, he didn't do that. Just like how he couldn't abandon the platoon commander decisively, could he not understand why the platoon commander couldn't abandon the third squad?
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