Chapter 400: Defeat
After careful observation for a while, Commander Miloš Chuatoko did not hesitate too much, and directly ordered the second battalion in the center to begin to shrink the front, and forced the battalion on the periphery, which had been mixed with the enemy, to resist the enemy's attack with all his might.
The purpose is very clear, to keep the second battalion that still has strength, and let the first battalion be responsible for covering.
However, the first battalion was already at the end of the crossbow, and after a long battle, the weapons and ammunition could not be supplied in large quantities, and it was always in a passive situation in the battle with the rebels.
Now that he is arranged to cover the second battalion, he naturally cannot exert much combat effectiveness.
So, it soon fell to the brink of collapse, a situation that greatly surprised the head of the Miloš Chuatoko.
The commander of the second battalion stood at the commander of Milosh Chuatoko, and said to him anxiously:
"Commander, you can withdraw with us!"
Commander Miloš Chuatoko glared at the second battalion commander, and was very dissatisfied, and now in this situation, he began to think about running for his life, but he also understood that it was useless to blame the other party, so after a while, he said:
"You arrange a company's strength to respond to the retreat of one battalion, and the rest of the men attack and advance in the direction of the dock, and you must ensure that the retreat route of the whole army is unblocked."
The commander of the second battalion hurriedly nodded, saluted to the commander of Miloš Chuatoko:
"Yes, regimental commander, then you can withdraw with me first!"
At this moment, Commander Miloš Chuatoko has a very complicated mood, he is the head of the border defense corps, and he has a great future. This time, the rebels who came to exterminate the Eddie brothers were also for the purpose of showing their talents, and wanted to give themselves a chance to go further.
But now this situation is no longer a question of whether you can go further, whether you can save your own life depends on whether the retreat can be successful.
In the depths of his heart, of course, he really wanted to evacuate directly, but now it has obviously evolved into a big rout, and if he is the first to evacuate, the decline of the entire army can no longer be reversed.
This is something he can't accept no matter what, he can't destroy the enemy with his own strength, at most he is not good at being evaluated for his ability, but if it is because of his first evacuation that the troops are completely annihilated, he will be shot after he goes back.
Now he knows very well that his military career is basically over, but at least he will not be shot!
Therefore, he could only pretend to be calm and said to the second battalion commander:
"You withdraw first, I will stay here and lead the brethren to stop the pursuit of the enemy, if nothing can be done, I will come and chase you."
After the officers around them heard the words of their regiment commander, many of them began to look ashamed.
A few people even said on the spot:
"Sir, we're with you and let these rebels see our strength."
Seeing this scene, Commander Miloš Chuatoko felt relieved in his heart, and it seemed that the soldiers under his command were still a group of soldiers with a great sense of honor.
Even he felt a little ashamed of the idea that he had just wanted to retreat directly.
Regarding the statements of his officers, Commander Miloš Chuatoko shook his head slowly after thinking about it, he knew very well in his heart that now the troops had no hope of turning the tables.
The third battalion had been annihilated by the rebels, and the first battalion had been crippled by the enemy, and now after a sudden attack by the enemy, he did not know if anyone could escape in the end.
The only second battalion that can be regarded as fully formed is his last strength.
If he wants to rely on the current second battalion to complete the turnaround against the wind, he can't even think of it, and he knows very well that this is an impossible task.
So he said directly:
"We are now powerless to turn the tables, you are the backbone of our army, and as long as you are still there, there is still hope for our army to rebuild.
Therefore, you don't have to stay here with me, and I won't stay here to defend it, just wait for the troops to complete the withdrawal, and naturally go back with everyone. ”
Although Brazil does not belong to European countries, it is also an independent country from a European colony, so it still belongs to Western countries in terms of values.
Surrender or defeat, although very humiliating, is not unacceptable for the attitude of war.
Therefore, Commander Miloš Chuatoko never thought of fighting to the death or dying for his country.
For him, losing the war, although very humiliating, was not something unacceptable. The big deal is to go back and be tried by a military court.
Hold yourself accountable for your defeat, but at least don't risk your life.
Everything he does now is to maintain his sense of honor as a regiment commander and fulfill his due duties.
After hearing his words, the officers under him also understood his attitude and breathed a sigh of relief, after all, for them, it was not their responsibility to be defeated, but if they left their commander and fled, they would have to go to the Judge Advocate General's Office.
"Commander, the current situation is critical, we still need you to preside over the overall situation, please be sure to stay in the safest place, since the evacuation plan has been decided, even if you stay here, you can't change anything.
I suggest you lead us to the docks and direct the evacuation operation! ”
Seeing the attitude of the other officers, the commander of the second battalion also understood that if he really left Commander Miloš Chuatoko and went first, he might be despised by the officers.
So he hurriedly opened his mouth to admonish.
In fact, there are very few officers like Commander Miloš Chuatoko in Europe, and according to European values, officers are the most important asset of a force.
It would not be surprising if the head of Miloš Chuatoko himself evacuated first. It's a big deal to be punished after going back, as long as you are willing to pay a little capital and bribe your boss.
It is also common for him to come out again to lead the troops, and now it is mainly the sense of honor in the heart of Commander Miloš Chuatoko himself, which makes it impossible for him to abandon the soldiers and run for his life.
The words of the second battalion commander made Miloš Chuatoko, who was not particularly resolute in his attitude, a little shaken, and he was obviously reluctant to throw his life in this remote town for the sake of a group of rebels.
Just when he wanted to weigh the pros and cons and hesitated, the rebels did not know if they had discovered the location of their headquarters through intelligence, and three mortars in a row hit their location directly.
Although it did not fall directly into the crowd, it also blew down one of the walls of this two-story building.
The flying stones and shrapnel killed the two officers on the spot, and the head of the regiment, Miloš Chuatoko, was also hit on the head by a flying stone, and his head was bleeding.
Seeing this, the surrounding officers immediately panicked and shouted:
"Medic, medic, come here, the regimental commander is injured."
If Captain Miloš Chuatoko dies here, they won't be able to do it.
The second battalion commander ordered to the two officers without hesitation:
"Soon, the regimental commander is injured, and you two are responsible for protecting the regimental commander's evacuation."
After speaking, he glanced at the two officers. The two of them were also smart people, and after glancing at each other, they didn't wait for the medical guards to arrive, they directly crossed Miloš Chuatoko's arms and began to go downstairs directly.
A small building with a bombed wall was already crumbling, and the officers, frightened by the imminent blast, fled the makeshift headquarters after Miloš Chuatoko.
Of course, the changes here could not be concealed from the soldiers on the periphery, and the mortar hit by the command headquarters made everyone panic, and the fighters, who were already in a state of collapse, became even more panicked.
This turned the planned orderly retreat plan of the head of Miloš Chuatoko into a major rout.
The rebels apparently found this in their favor and began an even more ferocious offensive, which made the rout of the government forces even more rapid.
Commander Miloš Chuatoko, who was wounded in the head, did not care about the situation on the battlefield at the moment.
After being helped downstairs by two officers, a medical soldier ran quickly and found that his regiment commander's face was covered with blood, and he was also startled, and wanted to go forward to take a closer look.
The two officers scolded the medics:
"Hurry up and stop the bleeding for the regiment commander, we will retreat first, and then check the regiment commander when we get to the ship."
The medical soldier was stunned for a moment, and he didn't have time to think about it, so he directly took out his medical kit, and a pack of hemostatic powder was poured directly on Miloš Chuatoko's head.
Then he took out a piece of gauze and pressed it directly on his forehead.
The two officers did not wait for the medic to put on the bandages, and one of them reached out and pressed it on the gauze and began to drag Miloš Chuatoko out.
The paramedics, with bandages, chased after several people.
In this regard, Miloš Chuatoko himself did not say anything, and it was a tacit acquiescence to the direct retreat of the officers with him.
The commander of the second battalion commanded the soldiers of the second battalion to start attacking in the direction of the dock, and now everyone knew that this was about to start fleeing, and everyone broke out with unprecedented combat effectiveness.
The rebels who had just gathered were powerless to parry, and a gap was quickly broken by the government forces.
Brissot Eddy, who was in charge of commanding the rebels, also understood that if he wanted to rely on his own strength, it would be an impossible task to leave the entire border guards behind.
Therefore, after receiving the battle report from the front and knowing that the enemy was beginning to break through in the direction of the dock, he hesitated again and again, but gritted his teeth and decided to open this gap and let the government troops flee for their lives.
When Bartley Chloe heard this order, he looked at Brissot Eddy with an incredulous expression and said:
"Boss, now that the enemy is surrounded by us, how can we let them go?"
The heralds on the side heard Batley Chloe's objections and did not leave directly to convey orders to the front-line troops.
When Brissel Eddy saw this, a trace of dissatisfaction and vigilance flashed in his eyes, but his face was indeed impassive, as if he had not noticed the herald's behavior.
Instead, he smiled at Bartle Chloe:
"How many soldiers do we have now?"
Batri Chloe obviously didn't notice the change in Daubriso Eddie's eyes, and said without hesitation:
"Together with the new recruits, there are 1,200 people."
"And how many veterans are there?"
Brissot Eddie continued unhurriedly.
Of course, these data are very clear to Batri Chloe, and almost blurted out the report:
"Eight hundred and fifty veterans."
Hearing this, Brissot Eddy nodded with a smile on his face, and asked Bartley Chloe, who looked eager:
"Do you know how many soldiers the enemy still has to fight?"
This data was obviously beyond the grasp of Batri Chloe, and he said with some hesitation:
"I don't know, but there should be five or six hundred more!"
Brissot Eddy continued to ask with a smile on his face:
"And how many casualties are you prepared to pay to completely wipe out the enemy here?"
Batri Chloe quickly understood what Brisso Eddy meant, and he said to Brisso Eddy with confidence:
"Boss, rest assured, with the combat effectiveness of these government troops, we will suffer a maximum of 300 casualties, and we will definitely be able to leave all the enemies behind."
Looking at Bartley Chloe, who was confident, Brissor Eddie, who was originally highly vigilant, loosened his heart slightly, and continued with a slightly restrained smile:
"Batlle, you have to understand that the government army has a large number of troops, and the casualties of a regiment are of no importance to the government army, and they can send more regimental troops to encircle us at any time.
But we only had more than 800 veterans, and now that the government army had brought the battalion outside the town, it was clear that the two companies responsible for attacking the battalion had lost their luck.
We've already lost more than 200 people here, and if we fill in another 300 here, we'll only have more than 300 veterans left.
If there is another attack by government forces, how can we resist it?
Is it up to those recruits who have just been recruited? ”
When Batri Chloe heard this, he finally reacted, and after thinking about it, he nodded at Brisol Eddy and said:
"I understand what you mean, but it's really unwilling to let these government troops leave!"
When Brisol Eddy heard this, he stepped forward and patted the other party's shoulder and said:
"Now we are not strong enough, as long as we can take advantage of the rainy season to train these newly recruited fighters. Plus recruit some men from Bittencott Town when the time comes.
One rainy season is enough time for us to improve our strength quickly. Soon our army will have an armed force of about 1,800 people.
And, as long as we can drive this government force out of Mangari and Bittenkot, we will be able to occupy a 500-kilometre radius in the vicinity.
Our strength will be restored quickly. It will not be so easy for the government to encircle and suppress us. ”
Hearing Brisso Eddy's analysis, Bartle Chloe finally let go of the urge to annihilate the government army in his heart, nodded at Brisso Eddy and said:
"Boss, I understand what you mean, what you said is good, I listen to you."
The herald on the side, hearing that Batri Chloe had already spoken, stopped staying and turned away to deliver the order.
Brissot Eddy saw everything, but he didn't say anything, as if he hadn't noticed it at all, and smiled at Bartle Chloe:
"Haha..... I can understand your feelings, to be honest, I really want to eat this enemy army directly, but now our strength is not enough, and we need to slowly accumulate strength.
I believe that the time will not be too far before we can directly eat a regiment of government troops. ”
When Bartley Chloe heard this, he also looked at Brissot Eddy with admiration on his face and said:
"Boss, I didn't expect you to be a military genius, not only flew us out of the siege of Rio de Janeiro, but also led us to repel the attack of the government army.
I think the Brazilian government will regret what they did to the Eddie family. ”