"I'm not going."
Liu Quan's eyes were bloodshot as he refused loudly," None of us in the 140th Brigade are cowards. The Japanese have mobilized two A-class divisions, but we have been holding them back for three days and three nights. So many of our brothers have died under the Japanese's butcher knives. Even if I die, I want to die with my brothers!”
"Nonsense, this is an order!"
"Obeying orders is the duty of a soldier. Have you forgotten?" Wan Pingfei said coldly. Carry out the order!"
"I won't. The colonel is dead, the regiment commander is dead, the battalion commander is dead, and the company commander, Little Guangdong, Er Niu, Zhang Shu…They're all dead. How can I abandon the advisor and run for my life alone?”
Zhang Quan's tears flowed down the corners of his eyes, leaving two muddy trails on his dusty cheeks.
Wan Pingfei looked in the direction of Nanxiang Station and his expression darkened. He patted Zhang Quan on the shoulder and said earnestly,"Zhang Quan, I know that our 140th Brigade is good. You don't want to abandon your brothers and become deserters, but are you going to watch as our 140th Brigade is completely wiped out?”
"Our 140th Brigade will not lose its incense!”
Zhang Quan thought of Lin Feng, the man who never gave up and never backed down. His eyes lit up." With Officer Lin around, our 140th Brigade will never be stripped of its name!”
"Although Officer Lin is brave and fearless, he's not a member of our 140th Brigade. Without the approval of the higher-ups, he can't take over our 140th Brigade.”
Wan Pingfei voiced his concerns. Now, the 140th Brigade only had 200 soldiers left. If he died in battle, even if the higher-ups didn't cancel the 140th Brigade's name and sent someone to take over, what would happen?
Thinking of this, Wan Pingfei's eyes narrowed and he said sternly,""Zhang Quan, our 140th regiment's Liu Family had a battle in the town, and over 4,000 of our brothers died here. They are all watching us from the sky, do you want them to bleed for nothing? Could it be that you have the heart to let our 140th regiment's name be revoked?”
"Chief of Staff!"
Zhang Quan's voice was choked with sobs, unable to say a word. When this burly man thought of his brothers who had left Guangzhou in the past and now all died here, he felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife.
Even though he had been shot and was bleeding profusely, he was only frowning. Now, he was crying like a child.
"Don't cry. As a soldier of the Celestial Empire, you can only bleed, not cry!”
Wan Pingfei pulled Zhang Quan up and took out a blood-stained document from his pocket. He handed it to Zhang Quan and stared at him with a sharp gaze."This is the appointment order that I have already drafted. The remaining troops will now be reorganized into the 1st Battalion of the 140th Brigade. Lin Feng will be appointed as the Battalion Commander. The person to be appointed is Wan Pingfei, Chief of Staff of the 140th Brigade of the 160th Division of the National Revolutionary Army!”
"I order you to hand this appointment order to Officer Lin and let him continue to lead our brothers in the 140th Brigade to fight against the Japanese invaders!”
"Yes, sir!"
Zhang Quan wiped the tears off his face. His face was already covered in mud, but his gaze was as firm as steel.
He took Wan Pingfei's appointment order, put his legs together, and gave a standard military salute. Then, he turned around and ran in the direction of Nanxiang Station.
Watching Zhang Quan gradually disappear, Wan Pingfei revealed a gratified smile. He had already drafted this appointment order. In fact, ever since he accepted the task of stopping the Japanese reinforcements, he had no intention of leaving here alive.
"Lin Feng, you're the strongest man I've ever seen. With these brothers of the 140th Brigade following you, I, Wan Pingfei, can rest assured.”
Wan Pingfei called the remaining wounded soldiers to his side and took out the last Japanese grenade.
The wounded soldiers understood what Wan Pingfei meant. They were covered in wounds, but they still stubbornly saluted Wan Pingfei.
The rest of the wounded soldiers also quietly pulled their bolts and loaded their remaining bullets into their guns.
No one spoke, and no one cried. These soldiers, who were covered in injuries, stared at the Japanese soldiers who were attacking again in the distance.
Wan Pingfei's gaze swept across every soldier's face as fast as lightning. He said firmly,""Brothers, we are soldiers of the Celestial Empire. This is the land of the Celestial Empire. Even if we fight to the last man and bleed to the last drop of blood, we will never retreat or surrender! I order everyone to fix their bayonet and prepare to attack!”
Following Wan Pingfei's sonorous and forceful words, a gust of wind blew, causing the soldiers 'bloodstained and muddy uniforms to flutter in the wind.
A few soldiers unsheathed their blades and pressed them against the slots of their rifles. They followed Wan Pingfei and stood up from the trenches without hesitation.
Looking at the tide of soldiers in front of him, Wan Pingfei jumped out of the trench and roared," 140th Brigade, attack!”
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
"Kill…"
In an instant, the few remaining soldiers actually let out a roar that was like a tsunami. Their voices were like sharp swords that shot into the sky, as if they wanted to pierce through the sky!
A few soldiers followed Wan Pingfei like a lone boat, fearlessly charging into the tide of the Japanese army.
Even the black mass of Japanese soldiers were intimidated by the aura of these people and actually stopped for a moment.
After a short but intense battle, blood dyed the ground red. A few soldiers fell heavily on the land that had nurtured them.
"Stop shooting."
Jintu Inoue found that the Chinese army had run out of ammunition and food, and only a few wounded soldiers were left. He ordered the attacking troops to stop firing.
The remnants of the 140th Brigade had dealt him a heavy blow several times in Liujiaxing Town and brought him great humiliation.
His military career might even end because of this.
He wanted to see what the commander of the Chinese army, who could command this remnant troop and deal with him for a few days and nights, looked like.
Moreover, he wanted to personally chop off the head of this commander of the Chinese army!
The tide of soldiers surrounded Wan Pingfei, who was covered in blood.
Wan Pingfei was not afraid at all. He held the Zhongzheng rifle in his hand tightly and stood in the middle with his legs apart. He looked at the Japanese soldiers around him with his sharp eyes.
One of the Japanese soldiers carried a large wooden cover and let out a low growl. He then stabbed the bayonet at Wan Pingfei's chest.
"You're courting death!"
Wan Pingfei snorted coldly. The Japanese man saw that he was covered in blood and was on the verge of collapsing. He thought that he did not have much strength left. This stab was obviously underestimating the enemy and was full of loopholes.
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