Captain Xie snorted coldly and said, “You underestimate me! As long as I can protect my brothers, my personal honor and future are nothing.”

“It’s just that I may not have the opportunity to fight on the front lines in the future, which is a bit regrettable.”

Li Guotao said quickly: “Captain is so righteous, I admire you.”

Captain Xie waved his hand and said, “Okay, stop talking about these useless things. You are a smart person. Have you ever thought about yourself?”

Li Guotao said nonchalantly: “I don’t care.”

Captain Xie said: “Those people may not be able to fight the Japanese, but they have endless ways to investigate their own people.”

“They will definitely investigate this matter. What if those people find out that you have been instigating me to disobey military orders? Will they deal with you?”

Li Guotao just smiled and said nothing, as if he didn’t care about the matter at all.

Captain Xie went on to say: “Those people may not have other abilities, but they are good at investigating and persecuting people.”

“I’m worried they might harm you.”

Li Guotao smiled and asked, “Then how does the regiment commander plan to deal with me?”

Captain Xie said with some displeasure: “You underestimate me too much. I told you all this today because I hope you can prepare in advance.”

“You are so smart, you must have thought of this a long time ago. When this matter is over, you can leave.”

“To be honest, with a talent like you, I really don’t want to let you go.”

“But I may not have the opportunity to go to the battlefield in the future, and you should go to the battlefield to show your value.”

Li Guotao smiled and said, “Thank you, Captain. I understand.”

“I’ve already planned it, so you don’t have to worry.”

“I leave quietly, just as I came quietly.”

After Li Guotao finished speaking, he turned and left the command center.

Captain Xie looked at the concession opposite and couldn’t help but frowning slightly. In fact, he was also full of anxiety, not knowing how he would be dealt with after he returned this time.

What the two people guessed before were just guesses. No one could say for sure what would happen.

But having come to this point, Captain Xie does not regret it.

Looking back on the whole thing, it seems that this is the only way.

What Li Guotao said was that we needed to make some arrangements so that we wouldn’t have to leave any troops behind to cover our retreat. It was actually very simple.

Li Guotao planned to use fire to stop the enemy. As long as the Japanese were temporarily unable to attack, the defenders could quickly retreat to the other side.

Of course, this is just to be on the safe side.

After all, in this matter, the Japanese actually acquiesced to the retreat of the warehouse defenders.

After all, the Japanese were involved in the negotiations throughout the process. There were Japanese directors in the Concession Municipal Council, so this matter was originally a compromise reached by the three parties.

Now, whether it is for us, the Japanese, or the foreigners in the concessions, it is meaningless to continue this battle, but extremely dangerous.

In this case, ending this battle as soon as possible is undoubtedly the best solution.

Therefore, in order to avoid any complications, the Japanese would definitely allow the warehouse defenders to evacuate safely.

However, according to the Japanese’s previous plan, they were going to wait until they retreated into the concession and then find a way to deal with them.

But the warehouse defenders were smart enough. They refused to surrender and insisted on evacuating in two batches to ensure their safety.

In this way, it would be unlikely for the foreigners in the concession to detain the warehouse defenders.

At most they could detain the second batch, but there would be no point in the foreigners doing so again.

If they released the first group of people, they would have offended the Japanese. If they detained the second group of people, they would have offended China again. This would not do them any good at all.

Moreover, if the defenders refuse to surrender, can they still forcibly detain them? If a fight really breaks out, it will not do them any good.

Therefore, the arrangements made by Li Guotao were just to be on the safe side.

The main purpose is to guard against the old Japanese devil, Konoe-kun. After all, the Japanese devils have a tradition of overthrowing their superiors.

If this guy disobeys orders and continues to attack, we have to defend ourselves.

After all, this bastard is also a guy who values ​​honor very much.

Not long after, the special envoy came to the concession again to supervise the retreat of the warehouse defenders.

The special envoy was also worried that something unexpected might happen at the last minute.

Captain Xie comforted him, “You don’t have to worry. As long as the foreigners and the Japanese don’t play any tricks, we will definitely withdraw from the warehouse as we agreed beforehand.”

“After all, what you said does make some sense. There is really no point in continuing this battle. I also want to save the lives of these hundreds of brothers.”

“If it weren’t for this, I wouldn’t have insisted so much.”

The special envoy has calmed down now, after all, the matter has come to a satisfactory conclusion.

The special commissioner said helplessly: “You are right. This is undoubtedly the safest and most secure way for you.”

“But if we make such a fuss, we will also offend those foreigners.”

Captain Xie said: “The entire Songhu is about to be lost, do you still care about these?”

The special commissioner said helplessly: “You can not care, but we can not care.”

“It is inevitable that we will have to deal with them again in the future.”

“Forget it, as long as you can evacuate safely, that’s all.”

“Don’t worry, the Japanese have also acquiesced and will not take any further action.”

Captain Xie looked across and said, “The foreign devils are unreliable, and the Japanese devils are even less reliable.”

“I only believe in myself now.”

The special commissioner smiled bitterly and said, “It’s up to you. After all this trouble, you should think about your own future.”

Captain Xie smiled slightly and said, “It doesn’t matter.”

“When I first entered the Sihang Warehouse, I didn’t plan to leave here alive.”

“I’m afraid my superiors don’t think I can return alive.”

“Now at least I have saved my life and the lives of so many brothers.”

“No matter how the superiors deal with me, it is better than all the soldiers dying here.”

“And our defense of the Sihang Warehouse has played a role to some extent, and our mission has been accomplished.”

“I am content and have no regrets.”

The special commissioner smiled and said, “I admire you more and more.”

Time passed by minute by minute, and soon it was twelve o’clock in the evening.

In accordance with the previous arrangements, Li Guotao, together with Battalion Commander Yang, led the soldiers of the second and third companies to form the first group to withdraw from the Sihang Warehouse.

The searchlights in the concession went out, the lights in the warehouse also went out completely, and the surroundings fell into darkness.

The soldiers carefully rushed onto the New Garbage Bridge under the cover of darkness and successfully entered the concession.

Everything went unusually smoothly and the Japanese did not take any action.

The Guardsman wanted to stir up trouble, but the Japanese high-ranking officials did not want to cause any trouble, so they sent people over in advance. With his superiors supervising him, the Guardsman had no choice but to give up. In the headquarters, the Guardsman said coldly: “Sir, I know that my command this time has brought shame to the Locust Army, but I hope I can have another chance to wash away the shame.”

A Japanese major general sat on a chair, looked at Konoe-san expressionlessly, and asked, “What else do you want?”

“They will retreat safely to the west of Shanghai.”

Jinweixun said: “I hope to lead the troops and attack Shanghai West first. I will find them in Shanghai West, destroy this hateful enemy, and wash away this shame.”

“If not, I would rather die as a token of my guilt.”

The Japanese major general said helplessly: “At present, the locust army will not launch a large-scale attack on the west of Shanghai in the next few days.”

“The enemy still has hundreds of thousands of troops in the Songhu area. Although they have been defeated, they have not been completely routed.”

“Many areas in western Shanghai and the suburbs are still in their hands.”

“The headquarters has a unified arrangement, and we can only obey orders.”

“Once they evacuate the warehouse, we can occupy it. We can also have a short rest then.”

“Everything should be based on the overall situation. The goal of the locust army is to occupy the whole of China, not to destroy a certain unit.”

“You are a senior officer of the Locust Army. You should not only consider your personal honor and disgrace, but also consider the overall situation. Do you understand?”

“Hayi~!”

The Guards responded respectfully. Although he was full of resentment, he was still unwilling to give up.

The Japanese major general seemed to see through his thoughts and continued, “After we take Songhu, the Locust Army will continue to attack. As long as this war is not over, there will definitely be a chance for us to meet on the battlefield in the future.”

“You want revenge, and you have the chance.”

“The Chinese have an old saying: It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. You must be patient enough.”

“What’s more, if we occupy Jinling, we will completely conquer this nation.”

“Who will still remember the small setback the locust army encountered at the Sihang Warehouse today?”

“Don’t be blinded by momentary hatred and anger, but look further ahead.”

The Imperial Guards responded respectfully, “Hi, your Excellency the Brigade Commander is right. I am grateful for your advice.”

Li Guotao and his men successfully entered the concession, and the surrounding area had been cleared by the concession’s military and police.

There were already trucks parked on the street. As soon as Li Guotao and his companions entered the concession, they were notified to get on the trucks.

Those foreign devils didn’t want to waste time and just wanted to get rid of these plague gods as soon as possible.

After all, half of the people are still in the warehouse. The longer they delay, the longer they will stay in the warehouse.

Li Guotao and Battalion Commander Yang hurriedly called on the brothers to get on the car, and the brothers got on the truck prepared by the foreigners in an orderly manner.

However, the foreigners retreated in two groups according to the vehicles prepared for 800 people.

The trucks they prepared were enough to transport six or seven hundred people, in order to avoid a shortage of trucks and waste of time.

However, the foreigners did not expect that the first group of people to retreat would only be about two hundred people.

Li Guotao and his team quickly waited for the car, and the convoy gradually started and slowly moved forward.

The streets along the way were filled with patrolmen and soldiers from the concession who were maintaining order. The convoy had a smooth journey and passed through the concession smoothly.

When they arrived at the west of Shanghai, there were already troops waiting to pick them up.

The person leading the response was the warehouse’s defenders’ old commander, Chief of Staff Zhang of the 88th Division.

Battalion Commander Yang stood at attention, saluted with a standard military salute, and said, “Reporting to the Chief of Staff, the 524st Battalion, nd Company, rd Company of the th Regiment and all the wounded and sick logistics personnel have been ordered to evacuate the Sihang Warehouse and request to return to the team.”

Chief of Staff Zhang said seriously: “Thank you for your hard work, brothers. Welcome back.”

“Return to the team!”

“Yes!”

Seeing that everything was normal, Li Guotao naturally felt relieved, and followed the convoy back to the concession.

This time Li Guotao did not return to the warehouse. A phone had been prepared there, waiting for him to call Captain Xie to report his safety.

Li Guotao picked up the phone and answered it quickly. Captain Xie’s impatient voice came from the other end.

“Guo Tao, is that you? What’s the situation?”

Li Guotao said: “Commander, I am Li Guotao. The brothers have left the concession. Chief of Staff Zhang is waiting outside with his troops. Battalion Commander Yang has already joined them. Everything is going very smoothly.”

Captain Xie said, “What about you?”

“I am also safe now.” Li Guotao said with a smile: “What you told me before, let’s talk about it after this matter is settled.”

“Alright.”

Captain Xie said: “Then you must be vigilant and be careful about everything.”

Li Guotao said quickly: “I see, come over quickly, everything is ready here.”

“After crossing the bridge, we just waited for the car and then evacuated.”

“it is good!”

After hanging up the phone, Captain Xie instructed Shangguan Zhibiao and Lei Xiong behind him: “Notify the brothers to evacuate the warehouse according to the original plan.”

“Yes!”

The two of them responded quickly, turned around and left quickly.

The special commissioner finally breathed a sigh of relief and said to Captain Xie with a smile: “I told you, everything will go well, you are worrying too much.”

Captain Xie said: “Everything is best done safely. It’s always better to be careful.”

The special commissioner asked, “I’m afraid it’s not just the foreigners you’re worried about.”

Captain Xie said: “I only believe in myself now.”

The special envoy said nothing more and left the command center with Captain Xie.

The brothers had already assembled, and then according to the order of Captain Xie, the second batch of more than 100 soldiers withdrew into the concession in batches.

Everything went very smoothly and the Japanese didn’t play any tricks.

Captain Xie also retreated to the concession and met Li Guotao. Everything went well and Captain Xie finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The special commissioner said, “Zhongmin, you should take your brothers to see Chief of Staff Zhang first. I have some unfinished business here, so I won’t go with you.”

Captain Xie nodded and looked back at the Sihang Warehouse. They had fought here for several days, and dozens of brothers stayed here forever.

Now that he is leaving, Captain Xie feels a little reluctant.

The special commissioner urged: “Don’t be reluctant to leave, just go.”

“If you delay any longer, it will be almost dawn.”

Captain Xie nodded slightly, then got into a car with Li Guotao.

Captain Xie looked at Li Guotao and said sincerely: “Thank you very much this time.”

Li Guotao smiled and said: “This is what I should do.” (End of this chapter)