Originally, Killard was worried that there would be any accidents on the way and delay the time to the Western Front battlefield assembly point. He had already made the decision to set off as soon as possible.
However, at this time, he still combined the actual situation and set the time to set off for the Western Front battlefield at eight o'clock the next morning.
As for the delay in departure time, it was only a day's journey for the new regiment, but they were ordered to arrive in three days. As long as they spent some of their rest time on the road, they could squeeze out some time.
At eight o'clock in the morning, Colonel Killard ordered the assembled troops to set off. Compared to the worried expression on his face when he first received the order to be transferred to the Western Front, he was now in high spirits, giving people the feeling that everything was in his hands.
It was no wonder that he would have such a huge change. After all, compared to the 1,000 people who had just retreated from the battle zone and died in the battle, the new group had less than 1,000 people.
At this moment, the new group had more than 3,000 people. After they were done, their strength would increase by more than one or two times.
Captain Kilard, who had the strength in his hands, felt the same as a farmer who had food in his hands and was not flustered.
Facing the rising morning sun, the new army set off in a grandiose manner.
This was because the transfer order stated that the new regiment had to arrive at the Western Front within three days. For a journey that would only take a day, it was obvious that there was plenty of time. Along the way, the new group walked and stopped. All the troops were training as they hurried along.
Time quickly passed by the new group of warriors who were busy with training and traveling.
After the regiment commander gave the order to set up camp, the logistics personnel began to cook while the other soldiers were busy setting up camp.
Just as the soldiers of the new regiment were having a lively dinner, the hidden sentries on the periphery sent back news that they had discovered a small group of German soldiers.
After hearing the news, Captain Kilard immediately sent out a team of elite soldiers to chase after them. He wanted to wipe out this small group before they could spread the news of the new group.
Unfortunately, despite Kilard's quick reaction, he did not stop them.
After failing to catch up with them, and fearing that the German army would receive the news and come to besiege them, Commander Kilard made the decision to rush to the assembly point overnight after considering for a while.
Soon, the new group packed up their tents, pots, and other camping supplies and set off overnight to the gathering point of the main forces on the Western Front.
At around nine o'clock at night, the soldiers of the 1st Battalion and 1st Company, who were at the rear of the main force, noticed the German soldiers who had already appeared in the rear.
"Battalion Commander, the German troops are catching up.”
A communications officer of the First Company ran over, panting, and reported in a panic.。
"The German army caught up? How many of them are there?"
Li Bin frowned when he heard this. He was shocked in his heart, but he asked calmly.
"There are a lot of people. The sky is too dark and the distance is a little far, so I can't see clearly. However, they could still see that the German army was everywhere.”
Hearing Li Bin's question, the soldier quickly replied.
"Alright, I understand the situation. You can go back first. Report immediately if there's anything.”
"Yes, Battalion Commander."
Li Bin received the news and ordered the messenger to return. He also rushed to look for Colonel Killard.
Obviously, the thing that Colonel Killard was worried about had happened.
After receiving the news from the soldiers, Li Bin did not delay for a moment. He immediately went to the commander of the main force, Kilard, to report the situation.
"Regiment commander, we have discovered traces of the German army in the rear. Because the sky is too dark and the distance is quite far, we don't know how many people there are, but we can be sure that there are a lot of people.”
"What is it? Let's go and take a look together."
After hearing Li Bin's report, Kilard and Li Bin immediately went to the rear to check on the situation.
" There are quite a number of people. The Chinese really think highly of us, hehe..." Putting down the binoculars in his hand, Kilard turned his head and sneered at Li Bin, who was also observing beside him.
"That's right, Regiment Commander. Look, the number of German soldiers attacking is around 5,000 - 6,000. This is the strength of a German division.”
Li Bin put down the binoculars in his hand and responded when he heard Kilard's words.
At this moment, Li Bin and Kilard were both clear that the German army had so many people. They had mobilized a large number of people to come over aggressively. It was obvious that they wanted to eat up the new group at this moment.
"Guild Leader, what should we do? Are we going to fight?" Li Bin asked.
"Of course we have to fight, but…"
Commander Kilard was very hesitant at this time because both Li Bin and Kilard knew.
At this time, the new regiment with all kinds of supplies obviously could not reach the main assembly point before the German army caught up, so they had to fight with the German army.
Moreover, they were not sure if there were any German reinforcements behind the German army. They could not blindly fight the other side.
Therefore, the only way for the new regiment was to leave a unit behind to delay the German army for about two hours to cover the successful evacuation of the main force.
In such a situation, it was indeed a problem who should stay.
One had to know that all the troops had just been reorganized and had not gone through much grinding.
Moreover, the warriors of the new regiment had not had much time to rest since last night.
At this moment, it was a question as to how much combat power they could maintain.
"Regiment commander, just let our Razor Sharp First Battalion stay behind and have a good fight with the enemy.”
Li Bin knew that Captain Kilard was in a difficult position, so he took the initiative to fight.
"How can this be? You only have one battalion, and it's not even enough to fill the gaps between the teeth of the other party.”
The first thing Killard did when he heard Li Bin's words was to refute him.
"Regiment commander, you should know that in our new regiment, only our Razor Sharp First Battalion still has a complete fighting capacity. "In this situation, our First Razor Sharp Battalion will definitely go first. You can't be biased. You can't let other brothers go to the battlefield to eat meat and leave us to drink soup, right?”
Li Bin listened to Kilard's words and retorted in a relaxed tone.
As for listening to Kilard belittling him, Li Bin was not angry because he knew that what Kilard said was the truth.
However, Li Bin also had his own ideas. No matter what, someone had to stay behind to cover the rear. Instead of leaving other troops behind, it was better to do it himself.
Moreover, Li Bin was speaking the truth. At this moment, only his 1st Razor Sharp Battalion might not necessarily die if they stayed. They might still have a chance of survival. If the other troops stayed, they would only die.
Therefore, at this time, Li Bin took the initiative to take on the task of blocking the enemy. The reason was similar to what Li Bin himself said.
First of all, the 1st Battalion had the largest number of soldiers in the new regiment. The other 3 battalions had less than 100 soldiers than his 1st Razor Sharp Battalion.
Secondly, Li Bin's company had ample rest time, and they were elite troops that did not need to be trained.
As for the third reason, Li Bin had just been appointed as the battalion commander of the Razor Sharp First Battalion. Putting aside whether he could convince the masses, he also wanted to prove that his position was not for show. This could be considered Li Bin's little selfishness.
Under such conditions, Li Bin's request to take the initiative to fight was a matter of course.
"Yeah, you brat." Hearing Li Bin's words, Killard fell silent. After a long while, he forced a smile and nodded in agreement."Alright, this is indeed the best countermeasure at the moment. Gino, your 1st Battalion will stay behind to hold off the enemy."”
Captain Kilard might have the same consideration as Li Bin, so he could only endure the reluctance in his heart and approve Li Bin's request.
"I've already sent someone to ask for help from the commander at the assembly point. If everything goes smoothly, the reinforcements might arrive soon. You better hang in there, kid. I'm still waiting to drink with you.”
Killard was still worried. As if comforting himself, he said to Li Bin,"After all, this place is very close to the assembly point. Perhaps they have already discovered the movements of the German army and are on their way to us.”
"It's the Guild Leader, Gino. Mihailov promised you that he would finish the task and come back to drink with you.”
After Li Bin received his affirmative reply, he saluted Kilard.
After receiving the order, Li Bin watched as the regiment commander Kilard left. He immediately ordered the soldiers of the 1st Razor Blade Battalion to stop and turn around to find a favorable defensive environment to set up a position to meet the enemy.
Time was of the essence, so Li Bin simply arranged for Second Company and Third Company to be on both sides of the main position in the middle. First Company would defend the middle position with Li Bin.
The snipers of the sniper platoons each searched for a strong terrain to hide. After the battle, they were free to find targets to shoot. The fire support platoons were arranged in the defensive gap between the first and second companies, while the second platoons were arranged in the defensive gap between the first and third companies.
"Battalion Commander, the German army is coming…"
An observer reported the situation to Li Bin, who was resting quietly with his eyes closed.
"This is only the vanguard of the German army. Tell the troops to pay attention to concealment and not expose their targets.”
Li Bin ordered as he watched the small group of German soldiers quickly pass through.
Looking at the small vanguard reconnaissance team of the German army slowly walking away, Li Bin knew that the battle was about to begin!
"The German army is coming. Get all the troops ready for battle. Remember, the signal for the start of the battle is my gunshot!”
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