Not a single person in the entire queue spoke, only the whimpering cold wind somewhat interrupted the solemn silence. I remembered the introduction of Marshal Chen Kaishir that I saw in the army, he was one of the most senior generals in the empire, but now he died on Kuixing like an ordinary soldier.

One of the people in the queue began to sob, perhaps he wasn't very old, but his weather-beaten face made him look like an old man.

He began to cry out, and then yelled at the Colonel, "My two brothers are on the Kara Line, and they are both dead now, it's all your fault!" Your command is a ball of shit! Why not let the people on the Kara Line retreat! Why can't you retreat! Why!. He squatted on the ground, tears streaming uncontrollably: "Bobby, Bourton...... We three orphans joined the army together, and now I'm the only one left..."

The colonel just said coldly with an expressionless face: "Disband." ”

The man was still squatting on the ground and said, "Everything is not important, it is not important...... I'm not going to fight this battle, shoot me!"

Two of his comrades tried to lift him up, but the man threw the gun away, kicked it far away, and lay on the ground crying bitterly. If he continued to make such a fuss, he would definitely be shot, so his captain hurried over and forcibly dragged him to the car.

I thought the colonel would say something, but he just closed his eyes in exhaustion and turned away, and I later learned that the colonel's son was also in Kara.

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We retreated north, and the next day we came to a city that used to be called Lemvi, and we camped on the outskirts of Lemvi, where we had a full view of Lemvi from the hill.

Lemvi used to be the central city of the region, but now it is in ruins, unlike Rine, where the Rosha put up stubborn resistance when the Third Army Group attacked here, and the whole city changed hands several times, and now the divisions involved in the rescue operation have converged in the city for a short rest and waiting for further orders.

The whole city was charred and black, everything was twisted and distorted, and it looked more like a dark forest. I can't imagine what the soldiers here went through.

The Rocha people are also resting now, we are not in danger for the time being, and the military department is meeting to discuss the next steps, so we have been given a rare field holiday to move freely in the camp.

I found Roy, Odjet, Sachie, and Bird. We brothers rarely talk about the war itself, but today we have been talking about the Kara Line.

An old soldier happened to be next to us, and overheard our pessimistic discussion, and he said in a lazy tone, "Don't be so pessimistic, at least now we can retreat, away from all this damn everything, and I can't wait to get back to Rinne and take a shower." ”

There was a habitual mockery on his face, and this kind of person seemed to regard the greed for life and fear of death as a sign of sophistication, and I looked at his appearance of not caring about himself, and suddenly felt very angry, and yelled at him: "Enough! It's just that there are too many of you people that we didn't save the Third Army Group, and you put away that lofty face for me, didn't you just fight two more battles? I'm afraid you survived by hiding behind. ”

His face instantly turned very ugly.

He said, "Try one more sentence." ”

My temper finally broke out: "It's you veterans who have brought bad morale, you are afraid of death but some people are not afraid, why do you look down on people as a coward." ”

When he heard this, he stood up and walked quickly to me, grabbed me by the collar, and said viciously, "Are you looking for a fight?" ”。

As soon as I pushed him away, he rushed up and was about to hit me, and a few of my good friends saw that there was a conflict here, and they all ran over and grabbed the two of us.

Roy persuaded the two of us, "Alright, stop, you're all going to be locked up." ”

As a result, the veteran didn't appreciate it at all, but said, "Go away, you are a third-class mechanic." ”

He lifted Roy away and shouted at a few of us, "Lao Tzu is going to teach you the rules of your troops today..."

After Roy was lifted away, his anger also came up, and he scolded: "You're not even a captain, what are you pretending!" Then he rushed over and punched him in the face, Roy usually doesn't eat so much for nothing, and the veteran who beat him covered his face and retreated.

Roy lit the fire, and we all rushed up, and I punched him in the head a few times, and Sachie kicked him in the thigh, and Odjet was the hardest, running up a few steps and kicking the man in the stomach, kicking him to the ground, and even the most timid Bird went up and kicked him a few times.

The veteran was invincible with his fists and four hands, rolling on the ground with his head in his hands and snorting in pain.

Many comrades-in-arms came to watch, and we scolded indistinctly as we walked towards our own company. We all have a fear of punishment in our hearts, but more of a sense of pride in being brothers.

"Remember this man, maybe he will find an opportunity to retaliate against us in the future, and maybe even shoot us on the battlefield." ”

We waited all day and no one came to punish us. Maybe that veteran was an unwelcome person, and maybe everyone would applaud him when we beat him.

The next morning we gathered in the never-ending snow, and the order from the military headquarters came down, and Captain Feng Qiu told us loudly. Our 277th Division will move west to defend the newly established line of defense on the Gamba River. The Gamba River is a large river east of the Kara Mountains, and it is the new line of defense that we have established after the loss of Kara. The mission of our mechanic company is to repair the field and carry weapons and supplies.

This order made everyone talk, but no one seemed to be happy.

Roy said indifferently: "We are auxiliary soldiers, as if we are doing these chores everywhere, everywhere we go." ”

Bird whispered, "But we never seem to be on the real front line, we always drive in the car. ”

"We've all fought several battles, how can we say that we haven't reached the front line yet? What do you think is the front line?" Sache asked Bird.

Bird shook his head, unable to speak.

And our squad leader, Ojet, spoke: "The place we are going to this time is the real front line, the place on the red and blue dividing line on the generals' map, and no one is closer to the Rosha than us." ”

I don't know what to say. What does a real front line look like? I was curious, but I felt a little scared when I thought that when I was heading to Kara, I could see the sky red from hundreds of kilometers away.