When he was in the underground fortifications, a young soldier who had just enlisted in the army grabbed Zuo Gangchen with his bloodstained hands, with pleading in his eyes, hoping that Zuo Gangchen could take him home.

As a result, Zuo Gangchen lost his words again and again, and a fresh life fell in front of him, leaving this world with unwillingness and despair.

Zuo Gangchen has never been a weak person, he is not a good soldier with a soft heart, but no matter how hard-hearted a person is, he also has a weak side, his belief is to bring his compatriots home, even if this decision seems a little absurd, he does not think it is wrong.

"We're going home!"

These servicemen have just experienced a great defeat and need to rest and heal their wounded hearts, both physically and psychologically.

"That's right! We want to go home, we don't want to die in a foreign land...... ”

The crowd was excited, as if a volcano was about to erupt, and if someone jumped out and tried to stop it, it would undoubtedly be a mantis arm as a car, and they would be drowned by the angry soldiers spitting at it.

"But how are we going to get back?"

This is an impassable barrier in front of everyone, yes! It's easy to go back, but how do you get back?

Without transportation, the Suez Canal is thousands of kilometers away from China in a straight line, and if there are planes, it is only a few hours away, and even if there are enough vehicles, it will take a few days to reach the border, but what about the supplies on the road?

These people are all high-ranking military officers, and the problems they think about will not be so simple, and the people and horses have not moved, and the grain and grass go first, even now it is the same reason.

Think about the resources in the hands of the Chinese army now, what are they? There was nothing, the supplies that were originally transported to Central Africa were left on the African continent, and now the European armies have also run away, taking away all the supplies that can be taken away, and there is only a dead end for them to stay.

"Let's get out of here first, go to the nearest city, maybe get some supplies when we get there!" Someone suggested.

It seems that this is the only way to do it now, it is impossible to stay, the herd is still eyeing the other side, and these armies in Asia alone, coupled with today's morale, have collapsed before they can fight.

"Now gather your troops and leave!"

Major General Yao fled, and the remaining officers discussed it, and selected several officers to set up a temporary command center, leading an army of less than 10,000 people to begin to retreat.

As soon as the Chinese army left, the surrounding troops who were still watching immediately scattered, some airplanes drove away, and those with transportation also left behind the dust and disappeared, but it was bitter for those ordinary soldiers who had no means of transportation, and followed the organized Huaxia army away from the battlefield.

When this army marched through the desert for more than a hundred miles, and arrived at the nearest city, the city of Nekhal, a heart of anticipation suddenly became extremely cold.

From afar, the whole city was shrouded in black smoke, and when you got closer, you could smell the air filled with a pungent smell of burning, and everywhere there were vehicles that should have been smashed, and the road into the city was blocked.

"Have you run out?"

It was inconceivable that the city would become deserted, and the last glimmer of hope was dashed.

"Go into the city and see if you can collect some supplies and collect all the vehicles you can use!"

"It seems like that's all there is to it now!"

No one cared about whether there were still people in the city, and groups of soldiers scattered into the city, collecting as much food and vehicles as possible in the shortest possible time, without food and vehicles, they couldn't even get out of Central Asia on two legs, not to mention the herds of beasts that were eyeing them behind.

Nearly 10,000 troops entered the city of Nekhal, and soon clashed with some rioters in the city, and the people who remained in the city at this time were basically not good men and women, no matter what the purpose, the conflict was inevitable.

It's just that in front of the army, even if there is any unwillingness, they can only lay down their arms and surrender, or escape from the city.

In just half a day, this army swept up the materials it could collect, and then left without the slightest nostalgia.

Because this army lacked transportation, the speed of the march was not fast, but because of the appearance of the army, the residents of the city who had not had time to flee also chose to join this army, after all, the safety of the army was guaranteed.

But the reality is not all rosy, with the withdrawal of the Suez Canal defense line troops, the herd across the river rushed over like a wild beast in a cage, slowly catching up with this army.

"With such a marching speed, sooner or later it will be caught up by the beasts behind you?"

"What then, will we leave behind the people who have followed us?"

"What if you drop it, after those beasts are full, they will still catch up?"

"Why don't you let other armies cut off the queen for us?"

"Those armies are running faster than us, and it is better to count on them than to expect the sow to go up the tree?"

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, do you have to sit still and wait for death!"

If it was just a few people, it would not be to fall into the current situation, with nearly 10,000 troops, without transportation, it is already a god speed to be able to travel more than 100 miles a day, but the speed of the beast herd behind him is much faster, and it only took one day to catch up with this army.

"What do you think of my suggestion to leave an army of 1,000 men behind and enough transportation for the retreat to buy the others a day?"

At this time, no one wants to stay and break the queen, but if no one stays, this army will not even have the last hope.

"And after that day?"

"A day later, if another army of 1,000 men is left behind, and so on, we may be able to reach Kuwait, as long as we get there, the herd behind us should be almost scattered!"

According to the deduction of several people in the temporary headquarters, as long as they enter the territory of Iran, they can temporarily get rid of the pursuit of the herd of beasts behind them, and there is still a Chinese army stationed there in Kuwait, which may be able to get some material replenishment.

Compared with China, which has entered winter at this time, Central Asia at this time is extremely hot, especially in the desert, as long as you move, you are sweating, as if the whole person is in a steamer.

Zuo Gangchen was pushed out by Xie Haotian and a few people to act as a representative of the temporary command headquarters, so he was naturally unwilling to be the first to stay and break off, "Is there no other way besides?" ”

"Our army is too large to work!"

Some Asian armies, believing that they were outnumbered, broke away from this army and ran directly to nearby airfields or along seaside roads.

The advantage of fewer people and fewer people is that they are flexible and have more options.

Nearly 10,000 people want to retreat, which is almost an impossible task at this time, and someone must make sacrifices.

"Let's draw lots!"

This is not the first thing to eat crabs, and everyone in the temporary command knows in their hearts that no one is willing to make such a decision until the last resort.

"Since everyone has no opinion, let's start the lottery!"

Soon, the five people of the temporary command headquarters all got a note in their hands, some with a smile on their faces, and some people did not have any expression on their faces, but they were relieved in their hearts, and unfortunately Zuo Gangchen drew a note with the word "stay" on it.

Zuo Gangchen was given enough ammunition and transportation, but his heart was extremely heavy, and he didn't know how to talk to his soldiers.

"Why did we stay?"

"It was decided by lottery."

"I don't believe it, it's their conspiracy?" Pang Gongwei said a little irritablely.

"It can't be a coincidence!" Xie Haotian also expressed the doubts in his heart, as an awakened person, Xie Haotian and others are a little out of place in this army, the awakened are freaks in the eyes of ordinary people, and they are unwilling to be together, which also causes this team to have the smallest number of people, so instinctively think of being plotted and excluded.

"Don't think about it, we break it here for a day, and let them go for the next four days, there's nothing to worry about."

Zuo Gangchen didn't know that he was calculated, but what could he do if he calculated, one day after a team was broken, he didn't believe it, what else could they play.

Although they felt that something was wrong, they did not notice anything wrong, so they notified the matter, built temporary fortifications, and began to block the beasts behind them.

An army of more than 1,000 people wants to block and pursue an unknown number of beasts, which is basically the same as sending them to death, but things always need someone to do, if you are good, others will do it, and when others die, you still have to do it, so Zuo Gangchen also accepted this task.

As soon as this team of more than a thousand people stopped, the beast herd behind him rushed up, and the number was not much at first, after all, the fierce beasts in the beast herd were fast and slow, and the beast herd also needed to rest, replenish food and physical strength.

Zuo Gangchen's team of nearly 1,000 people was divided into four teams, Xie Haotian and others had no one to lead a team, and when the number of beasts was small, a team of guards was arranged, and the other teams rested and ate.

Soon the evening came, and the number of beasts did not increase much, and the small number of beasts discovered this small army, and after a little probing, they did not attack again, but surrounded this army in the middle, as if waiting for something.

By the next morning, the sky was still bright, the desert morning was extremely hot, and the temperature difference between night and day made many people uncomfortable, and when they woke up, no matter how tightly their bodies were pierced, they could shake off the sand from all over their bodies.

Luo Jianda took a skewer of roasted scorpions and approached Xie Haotian and said, "There is not much food, this is what the desert can eat." ”

Xie Haotian took the roasted scorpion and took a bite, the taste was crispy, but unfortunately there was no taste, he looked at the corpse of the fierce beast in front of the position and said: "If only these animals could eat it!" ”

"Don't dream, if you don't want to die, don't fight these animal corpses!"

"I really want to try it!"

Xie Haotian drooled and said, "Do you say this corpse is really poisonous?" ”

"I don't know!" Rojenda shook his head and said, "But some people have experimented with dogs, and they all went crazy after eating them, so no one has the idea of fighting these corpses." ”

There is not much food in the desert, even if humans have established cities in the desert and the Gobi, it is good if you can cross the desert as soon as possible, if you stay in the desert for too long for food, there will really be people who can't help but eat the carcasses of these animals.

"Our position is five miles deep into the desert, I don't think it's a good idea?"

Although Luo Jianda likes to reconcile Haotian's quarrels, when he has something in his heart, he will still ask Xie Haotian to ask.

"This is Zuo Gangchen's countermeasure, didn't you also say that those people didn't follow our good intentions after we broke off?" Xie Haotian said a little proudly: "We only have more than 1,000 people in our hands, and the other four people have nearly 8,000 people in our hands, and their purpose is not to let us buy them time, this is a yang conspiracy, so we have no reason to refute." ”

"I know!"

Luo Jianda also knows this, but he doesn't understand Zuo Gangchen's strategy.

"I mean, we should concentrate our forces, but disperse the forces in our hands. You don't think that with this strength in our hands, we can stop the beasts for half a day! ”

"Of course not!"

"Then why do you want to do this, this thing should be told to us?" Roganda said a little unhappily.

Xie Haotian shook his head and said, "Tell you, can you defend your position to the death?" Forget it, Zuo Gangchen didn't think about letting us go to death, so it's the same to say it or not to say it! ”

Luo Jianda somewhat understood Pang Gongwei's thoughts, being in the desert was not conducive to the attack of the beasts, and it was also inconvenient for the defending side. But the Gobi behind him is the same, here is a place of death, just to delay a little time, if you really want to stop the herd of beasts in this kind of place, there is almost no difference between looking for death.

The desert morning was hot, but it was the most comfortable time of the day, and the herd began to attack.

Whether it is a human or a fierce beast, walking on the sand, the speed will not be very fast, especially some huge beasts, can not walk on the sand at all.

"Spot the herd and get ready to shoot!"

A soldier rolled down from the sand dune and cried out: "The herd is coming, the herd is coming!" ”

"That's it! The battle has begun, go back to the rear positions! ”

The position defended by Luo Jianda was five hundred meters behind Xie Haotian, also in the desert, providing cover for Xie Haotian when he retreated.

Countless fierce beasts emerged from behind the sand dunes, roaring beast roars from their mouths, and trotted towards the direction of Xie Haotian's position with one foot deep and one shallow, and some fierce beasts rolled down directly from the sand dunes because they ran too fast, and their mighty and ferocious appearance disappeared.

"Save ammo, be sure to aim before shooting!"

There is no need for Xie Haotian's reminder, Xie Haotian's soldiers have survived and become veterans after experiencing several battles, and they naturally know that there is a shortage of ammunition in the army, and if they can shoot one more fierce beast, there will be less danger.

(End of chapter)