The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 402 Belated Welcome

As the explosion occurred in the waiting hall, flames shot up into the sky, and a group of wounded soldiers who were gathered together were blown away, with body parts flying everywhere.

The second shell followed.

boom!
Dust was constantly falling from the ceiling of the waiting hall, and the chandelier above was shaking and creaking, as if it would fall down at any time.

The remaining wounded soldiers were almost in collapse, constantly pulling the trigger towards the corridor entrance, not noticing even when they had run out of bullets.

At this time, Chen Zhengwei's other men also rushed in from the other end of the corridor.

First, they threw a shell into the waiting hall, and then after the explosion, they immediately fired guns into the waiting hall.

The scene was almost a massacre.

Chen Zhengwei walked briskly into the waiting hall, raised his hand and fired a few shots, killing several wounded soldiers, then walked upstairs with brisk steps.

"Leave half of the people here!"

……

At this time, everyone in the command center on the third floor had learned that there was an invasion. Everyone was a little panicked. Several combat staff officers were barely able to remain calm, glancing at Sherman next to them from time to time.

"Commander, the enemy is sneaking in!"

"We still have one company!" Sherman's expression remained unchanged, and his calmness infected others.

However, a few minutes later, the guards came rushing in again: "The enemy has reached the second floor! Commander, you need to leave here!"

"There is only one staircase, and it has been blocked by the enemy. Where should we go?" Sherman asked calmly.

"Get ready for battle, soldier!"

"Yes, we will protect the commander until our death!" The soldier saluted Sherman and left the room. He and others wanted to go to the stairs to stop the other party.

"Commander, let's exchange clothes!" a staff officer suggested. "Then the commander will hide..."

"It's a shame! My dignity won't allow me to do that!" Sherman calmly refused and took out his gun: "I will fight with you until the last moment!"

Although his face remained calm, his complicated look, his fingers that turned white from gripping the gun handle, and the bulging veins on the back of his hands revealed his mood at the moment.

Just a little bit!

I was almost there to win!

However... just a little bit...

Sherman never thought that he would be forced to this point.

When he first sent out the troops, he thought it would only take a week to subdue the mob and then hang them all.

However, four infantry regiments were almost wiped out under the command of a brigadier general with outstanding military achievements.

Then, after going through the inquiries of Congress, he personally led his troops here.

There were five corps, three infantry regiments and two cavalry regiments, a total of 4,400 people, facing less than a thousand mobs.

Sherman felt that he had taken the other party very seriously and overestimated him.

But the gap in military strength between the two sides was too great. He expected the battle to be over in three days at most, or even one day at the shortest.

As the commander-in-chief of the US Army, he has such confidence.

However, first the cavalry regiment was ambushed and swallowed up... Then now, the enemy has suffered heavy casualties after the daytime battle, and the defense line has been compressed to the center of Chicago. I have already won the victory...

However, the other party's men, who were not known where they came from, actually broke through the defense line and directly attacked the command center.

Pushing myself to the current situation.

Until now Sherman still didn't know where the other side got the personnel from or how many people came.

Logically speaking, the enemy would need at least 200 people to attack here, and they definitely cannot spare 200 people.

It can be said that from the beginning to the end, almost every step was beyond Sherman's expectations, and until now he doesn't know how he lost.

Bang bang bang!

Chaotic gunshots rang out at the stairs, followed by silence.

Then a brisk sound of footsteps came closer from far away.

The footsteps sounded like dancing to the beat of music.

Several staff officers and adjutants pointed their guns nervously at the door.

"Good evening, gentlemen. If I were you, I would not do that! After all, being captured is better than being dead, isn't it?" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile outside the door.

As soon as the staff officers hesitated, the door was kicked open.

The revolver in Chen Zhengwei's hand kept firing. Several staff officers were shot in the shoulders and groaned in pain, covering their shoulders.

After six shots, Chen Zhengwei could no longer see anyone as the smoke completely blocked his vision.

Chen Zhengwei moved to the side and waited until the smoke cleared before walking into the room, then instantly took a step back.

boom!
The adjutant pressed the hammer in a panic.

boom!
Chen Zhengwei hit the adjutant and Sherman twice on the shoulders, knocking their guns to the ground.

Sherman covered his shoulder with one hand and stared at Chen Zhengwei.

He had seen a portrait of this man, and with his tall stature and fiery aggressiveness, he could recognize his identity even if he had never seen him before.

The other party actually brought people here to attack.

"They are useless, but you are still useful, Mr. Sherman!" Chen Zhengwei walked up to Sherman with a smile.

"I heard you're a famous American general? The one who ended the Civil War?"

"Tsk tsk!" Chen Zhengwei looked disdainful.

"It's still uncertain who will win or lose!" Sherman took a deep breath.

The battle in the distance was still going on! Although the enemy had captured him, his men would also die on the battlefield. "So you need to order them to retreat!" Chen Zhengwei suddenly raised his hand and shot a staff officer next to him in the knee. The staff officer was about to draw the knife from his waist, but he fell to the ground with his knees hugged and howled.

At this time, several thugs came in with guns and immediately pinned the staff officers to the ground.

"Impossible!" A smile suddenly appeared on Sherman's face.

He hasn't lost yet!

Even if he died here, he didn't lose!
"You are in my hands now...but don't worry, I won't kill you!"

"I'll have you hung naked in downtown Chicago! Every citizen of Chicago can see for themselves how awesome our Admiral is!"

"Then I'll find you ten gays...I'm sure they'll be interested in the Admiral's ass!"

The smile on Chen Zhengwei's face became brighter.

Sherman's expression suddenly changed, and his eyes were filled with anger.

"And then you'll be recorded in American history!"

“It will be remembered forever by future generations!”

"Including your family..."

Some people like money, some people like fame, some people are afraid of death, some people are lustful...

No matter who they are, Chen Zhengwei believes that they all have weaknesses.

Chen Zhengwei has so many methods, there is always one that suits them.

"Don't you have any sense of honor?" Sherman's eyes almost burst into flames.

"You should know who I am. I only believe in one sentence: the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile.

Then suddenly a slap hit Sherman in the face.

"So what is your choice? I'll give you one minute! Oh, I forgot to tell you, although you are not afraid of death... but they may not be!" Chen Zhengwei's eyes suddenly swept to the staff officer and adjutant on the side.

"Are there any of you willing to help me pass on an order?"

"If you all refuse, I will hang you in downtown Chicago, giving you the same treatment as Mr. Admiral!"

The staff officers and adjutants couldn't help but look at Sherman.

One of the staff officers in particular opened his mouth slightly, as if he wanted to speak. He might not be afraid of death, but he couldn't bring shame to his family.

They all knew who this Chinese man was, he was a complete thug.

"I promise you!" Sherman also saw the staff officer's gaze, and his face was full of pain when he said these words.

Failure is more terrible than death!
"Did you hear that? Go and notify them! Tell them to put down their guns!" Chen Zhengwei grinned and said to Sherman's staff and adjutant.

"Just two people will do!"

As he waited for his adjutant and a staff officer to be taken away by his men, Chen Zhengwei said to Sherman with a smile on his face, "By the way, welcome to Chicago!"

"I hope this belated welcome is not too late."

"I'm going to invite you to have a midnight snack later!"

Chen Zhengwei walked to the window and looked outside, only to see several horses running along the road towards the city center.

In addition to the adjutant and the staff officer, there were also his own men on horseback.

Chen Zhengwei lit a cigar, took the wine bottle from the side and poured himself a glass.

He held the wine glass in one hand and shook it gently, then tilted his head back and drank it.

Fifteen minutes later, the gunfire in the city center gradually stopped.

On Chen Zhengwei's side, Sherman had been staring at Chen Zhengwei. After announcing his surrender, what he wanted to know most was how he lost.

"Let's go! Mr. Sherman!" Chen Zhengwei signaled his men to take these people downstairs.

As soon as they walked out of the room, they smelled a pungent smell of blood. From the stairs to the waiting hall downstairs, there were corpses everywhere.

Especially in the lobby on the first floor, there were body parts and internal organs everywhere, as well as wounded soldiers who had long since died.

Seeing this scene, several staff officers turned pale and almost vomited.

"What? Have you never seen a dead person?" Chen Zhengwei looked at the expressions of the staff officers with interest.

"Don't you think this smell is very appealing... very exciting?"

"Madman!" A staff officer squeezed out two words from between his teeth.

boom!
Chen Zhengwei suddenly shot the staff officer in the forehead.

The remaining staff officers were immediately shocked, and even Sherman's expression changed slightly.

"We've been fighting for so long, and how many of my men have died? I thought you would be very happy... and then you tell me you don't like it?" Chen Zhengwei's eyes were filled with malice.

"What about you? Are you happy?" Chen Zhengwei suddenly looked at another staff officer.

"I……"

boom!
"You speak so hesitantly, and it's obvious that you want to lie to me!" Chen Zhengwei looked at the last staff officer.

"What about you?"

"Happy..." Fear appeared in the staff officer's eyes. He thought that this Chinese man was simply a lunatic.

"So many of my men died, and you tell me you are happy?" Chen Zhengwei's eyes were full of ferocity!

boom!
Chen Zhengwei shot a hole in his head, then threw the pistol to his henchman and turned to Sherman with a grin:

"Don't mind me, I was just joking with you!"

Sherman finally felt a little cold all over.

(End of this chapter)