The Fourth Calamity never believed in the steel torrent!

Chapter 81 Our motherland makes us stronger than steel!
"Sigh, Andrei, to be honest, I think this mission might not be completed!"

After pulling Andrei to a secluded spot, Lieutenant Colonel Unerey said wearily:

"The enemy is simply too strong. Although I must admit that your soldiers are indeed outstanding, even to the point of being unbelievable to me, the gap in raw strength between us and the enemy is just too great!"

“My regiment has been decimated, and the morale of the soldiers is about to collapse. If it weren’t for me using your deeds as an example to inspire them and give them hope, they would have already broken down.”

At this point, Lieutenant Colonel Unere painfully removed his hat; it was unclear whether he had aged or been soaked in dust, but his hair appeared to have turned gray.

"Lieutenant Colonel, so you're planning to..."

Seeing Lieutenant Colonel Unere's expression, Andrei subconsciously frowned.

He wasn't quite sure why the lieutenant colonel was saying these things to him, but it was clear that what he was saying was rather inappropriate.

At a time like this, he should have said something encouraging, not something discouraging. However, he also knew that such words were not appropriate to say casually, which is why he called Andrei over to speak to him privately.

"Andrei, listen to me! You and your men should retreat from here immediately! I will cover your retreat with my soldiers!"

To Andrei's surprise, he thought the lieutenant colonel wanted to persuade him to surrender or to run away with his men, but what he said was that he should run away as soon as possible.

Before Andrei could ask a question, Lieutenant Colonel Unere interrupted him, saying:
"Don't rush me, I know what you want to say, but listen to me!"

"Honestly, the performance of your soldiers is truly amazing. I never knew the Empire had such an elite force. But that's precisely why you must survive alongside your soldiers!"

"The fall of this town is inevitable. You experienced soldiers and officers need to retreat further back, pass on your experience, bring out more troops, and then launch a counterattack, instead of dying here!"

"So I will try my best to cover the rear and hold out for as long as possible. In the meantime, you should quickly lead your troops north and try to find your father's troops!"

"For the sake of the general, they won't do anything to you. And this letter contains my testimony about the combat experience of your unit during this period. All responsibility rests with me."

"I believe that as long as the Empire's army is not completely overrun by idiots, they will surely see your immense value. You have a bright future and should not be buried here with me!"

After listening to what Lieutenant Colonel Unere said, Andrei fell silent for a moment.

He had to admit that he seemed to have underestimated the lieutenant colonel; when the country was in peril, not everyone was thinking about running away as quickly as possible.

Although he was indeed tempted by the suggestion of escaping, Andrei gently shook his head.

"No, Lieutenant Colonel, we do have to leave this place, but we will not leave in such a pathetic manner!"

"I have a proposal. Next, I will lead my soldiers as the spearhead to launch a night raid on the enemy, first crush this enemy army, and then withdraw!"

As soon as Andrei finished speaking, Lieutenant Colonel Unere exclaimed in surprise.

"What? Are you crazy?! How is this possible?"

“You saw how formidable those Black Hawk soldiers were during the day. Without exaggeration, if we don't count your men, each of those guys could easily take on ten of us!” “If we had the ability to crush them outright, how could we have been beaten like this during the day?”

Lieutenant Colonel Unere was at a loss for words. He just felt that this was probably Andrei's youthful impetuosity.

Children from aristocratic families who graduate from military academies often have this problem: they think they are very remarkable and consider themselves brilliant military geniuses.

Of course, he had to admit that Andrei's skill was truly remarkable. To lead his company to defeat the enemy in such a manner in urban warfare was beyond the capabilities of an ordinary master.

But how many men does Andrei have left? Only a few dozen!

The few hundred men he had left, when truly converted into combat strength, might not even be as powerful as Andrei's few dozen men!

So with such a small number of people, how could they possibly defeat the enemy?

Despite knowing that his reasoning was somewhat far-fetched, Andrei still argued:
"No, sir, you're overestimating the enemy. They're human too, not as strong as we imagine!"

"After such intense fighting during the day, they must be exhausted by now. This is the perfect time for them to relax!"

"Please be prepared and have your soldiers cooperate with me at any time. As long as we launch a night raid, the enemy will inevitably be thrown into chaos due to their unfamiliarity with the environment, and we can definitely inflict heavy losses on them!"

Then, Andrei pointed to a large pile of mecha wreckage in the distance, which, although the lights had been turned off, was still very conspicuous, and said:

"Besides, how long do you think you can linger in this town, a day or half a day?"

"Without the cover of this town, how am I supposed to escape the pursuit of the enemy's armored forces as I flee across the open fields with a group of infantry?"

"So even if we want to retreat safely, we must destroy this enemy force, otherwise we will all die in the pursuit!"

As Andrei spoke, he became more and more excited, and his reasons became more and more coherent, leaving Lieutenant Colonel Unrey stunned. For a moment, he felt that what Andrei said actually made sense.

But then, he glanced at his soldiers, who were lying in disarray, and thought of the intensity of the fighting that Andrei's soldiers had endured during the day.

"It's true that the enemy has collapsed from exhaustion, but what about your soldiers? Don't they also collapse from exhaustion?"

Upon hearing Lieutenant Colonel Unere's question, Andrei almost burst out laughing, barely managing to hold it in.

Just kidding, how could a player possibly get tired?
Players have unlimited stamina!

However, he couldn't say that, so he simply adopted a passionate and earnest demeanor, mimicking the expressions of those in old Soviet films he had watched before, and earnestly stated:
"Lieutenant Colonel, please do not underestimate the will of Cambrian soldiers!"

"Our enemies will be exhausted because they are just a group of evil invaders, without any belief to support them, but we do!"

"To defend our great motherland, every one of our soldiers will become stronger than steel!"

(End of this chapter)