The chief of staff is right, the most correct decision now is to withdraw troops.

Can……!

But before setting off, I boasted about Haikou to the commander.

I will not give up until those chieftains are wiped out.

Now that I'm going back in disgrace like this, how can I explain to the commander-in-chief?

"Division Commander! Chief of Staff, come and take a look." A staff officer suddenly ran over in front of the team.

Looking at him panting, it seemed like something big had happened.

"Our brothers, a company, a whole company, are all dead." The staff officer reported in a low voice without taking a breath.

"What?" Shang Zhixin and the chief of staff were both surprised.

Although there were heavy casualties after entering the jungle, the death of an entire company organization has never happened before.

"It's right over there!" The staff officer hurriedly led the way.

Following the staff officer, Shang Zhixin and the chief of staff walked to a campsite set up in the forest.

The bonfire had been extinguished and there was no smoke, but there was still a kettle on the wooden shelf. I opened the lid and took a look, and there was still a lot of water inside.

The rifle was set up at the entrance of the tent. The sentry fell to the ground holding the gun, vomiting a lot of foam before he died.

When I opened the military tent, I found that the people inside were scattered all over the place dead.

Like the sentries outside, they were all frothing at the mouth. It had only been less than half a day, but there was already a rotten smell coming out.

"What...! What's going on?" I checked all the military tents and found that there was not even a living person inside.

Shang Zhixin and the chief of staff were also a little stupid!

They didn't believe that someone could kill their own company without anyone noticing.

Moreover, my company didn't even have time to react normally.

"The cause is not yet clear, but they all say it is miasma.

Miasma is especially severe after it rains. Last night, it happened to rain lightly.

It may be that the miasma started up in the early morning, and that's why they all died here." The staff analysis was reasonable.

The early morning or dusk after rain is the time when miasma is most likely to occur.

Supplies are interrupted, vicious ants, bloodthirsty leeches, plus traps everywhere. Night attacks at night!

Now, we have to add the miasma in the forest.

This jungle is really not a place for humans.

"Commander, withdraw!

If we don't withdraw, we will really be defeated.

Look, the miasma is coming together. Even if it is gone, the enemy has not used up a single shot or a bullet.

The commander-in-chief would blame him for failing to chase down those chieftains. But if the troops suffered too many casualties, the commander-in-chief would also blame them.

Do you still remember the inscription given by the commander-in-chief to the commander in the Army Officer School?" The Chief of Staff also graduated from the Army Officer School.

He couldn't get promoted in the Army, so he was hired by Li Xiu to join the Marine Corps.

"Use the minimum price to gain the greatest victory." This is almost the same as the school motto, and the top student Shang Zhixin naturally knows it.

"Commander, the current situation is not worthwhile. Withdraw!"

With tears in his eyes, the chief of staff tried his best to persuade Shang Zhixin.

In fact, Shang Zhixin didn't want to retreat, but it was really difficult to save face.

Besides, how can I explain it to the commander-in-chief after I return?

But it's really too dangerous now. If I take this team away, I won't be ridiculed or punished when I go back.

Maybe, he will be imprisoned directly or shot.

Based on Li Xiao's bad temper, it's probably the latter.

"Retreat!" After thinking about it, Shang Zhixin still issued the order to retreat.

Pursuing the enemy is difficult, but retreating is even more difficult.

Because they are the ones being pursued.

It is estimated that the chieftains were well prepared and had already sent people to set numerous traps on their way back.

Sometimes if you just step on a branch, you may get pricked in the foot by a bamboo stick.

Soon your feet will become red, swollen, and ooze blood like pus.

The next day, you won't be able to walk, and your team will have to be carried or carried by your comrades before you can continue to retreat.

There are not only traps on the retreat road, but also a large number of small pressure-fired mines.

The main purpose of this kind of landmine is to destroy people's feet.

It doesn’t matter whether you have practiced the golden bell or the iron shirt.

As long as you accidentally step on this kind of thing, congratulations. Because you have lost half of your foot, you immediately changed from a combatant to a wounded person.

You no longer need to walk, nor can you walk. For the rest of your days, you need to be carried or carried by others, or carried on a stretcher out of the jungle.

Anyway, if you want to walk like a normal person again in this life, you will definitely not be able to do it.

From time to time, cold guns would be fired from the woods.

Or maybe it was a cold shot from somewhere.

The retreating troops did not have time to conduct a thorough search.

Most of the time, it's basically just fucking.

What worries Shang Zhixin the most is that these chieftains seem to want to kill his entire army.

The chieftain's men pursued the Ming army with their tails in their mouths.

Especially at night, night raids are often carried out.

But fortunately, with the experience of the previous days, all the officers and soldiers lay on the ground when they were attacked.

Anyone who dares to stand and run will definitely be penetrated by the powerful bullets of the Aka rifle.

When cleaning the battlefield early in the morning, most of the things found were the corpses of chieftains and horses.

I have to say that this is a lesson learned in blood.

After two days of large-scale night attacks, the rebels seemed to have discovered that the effect of such attacks was not very good.

So they changed their tactics and got a few mortars.

This thing is essentially an iron pipe with a firing pin.

It is actually very easy for the rebels to get it.
Chapter completed!