But at this moment, Briso Eddie was worried about his brother and didn't have the energy to carefully analyze the pros and cons. He hesitated for a moment and said directly:
"We just ran back from the south, right?"
Bartlett Coll nodded.
Briso Eddie looked around the camp with a sad face, and finally gritted his teeth and said:
"Then let's continue to retreat south!"
After hearing this, Bartlett Kro let out a long sigh of relief. Just as he was about to say something, there was a sudden sound of rapid exchange of gunfire from the south. Then there was also the sound of fierce exchange of gunfire from the east and west.
Brisso Eddie, who was looking very sad, was so frightened when he heard the noise that he trembled all over.
"What's going on?"
When Bartlett heard the gunshots, he realized that something was wrong. From the current situation, it seemed that the government forces had already surrounded them.
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At this time, it seemed that the only escape direction was the north. However, when he analyzed it just now, he had actually discovered that the north was not safe, because the north was the Yapra River, one of the major tributaries of the Amazon River.
And now their opponent is the navy. The navy is of course best at naval warfare. Needless to say, he understands the government army's plan, which is to drive them into the river!
However, now they don't have much choice at all.
After a round of bombing, the entire camp was in ruins. After searching the camp, they found that there were less than two hundred people gathered around them, and most of them had even lost their weapons.
In this situation, let alone breaking through the encirclement of government forces, it would be difficult to even escape.
"We are surrounded, and the government forces are trying to drive us to the river!"
Bartlett Kro expressed his opinion with a grim expression.
When Briso Eddy heard this, his face instantly turned pale. He was not a fool. He had just lost his composure because of the sudden bombing and the disappearance of his brother. But after being reminded by Bartlett Klo, his IQ once again took the upper hand.
His mind began to spin rapidly, trying to find a way to break the spell, but when he saw the situation of the rebels around him, he had to give up.
He understood that the navy had been planning this for a long time and would not give him too many choices. The current situation did not allow him to think too much, so he could only sigh and say:
"Looking at the current situation, we have no chance to make any other choices. We can only take one step at a time."
Bartlett Klo understood what he meant, nodded, and ordered the group of defeated soldiers around him:
"Everyone, hurry up and search for some usable supplies in the camp, and then follow me to evacuate northward."
After hearing this, everyone found their backbone and began to evacuate directly to the north, searching for usable items in the ruins as they walked.
Briso Eddie looked around, and finally all his helplessness turned into a sigh, and he slowly followed the crowd.
This group of people slowly evacuated northward. Because there were a large number of wounded in the team, their marching speed was obviously very slow. After walking for less than ten minutes, a group of rebel soldiers suddenly caught up with them from behind.
It seemed that these soldiers were evacuating to the south first, but were blocked and brought back by the Marines.
Seeing this, Bartlett Klo grabbed a soldier who was about to run past him and asked:
"What's going on back there?"
The panicked soldier didn't notice who these people were at first, so he just wanted to shake off Bartlett's arm and continue running away.
But he couldn't shake it off, so he turned around and recognized Bartlett Klo, and said quickly:
"Mr. Clo, run! Are the government troops chasing us?"
This obviously caused the team to panic. Seeing this, Bartlett Kro's face changed and he continued:
"Did you see how many people there were? Which unit are they from?"
The soldier heard this and said in panic:
"There were so many people in the jungle that it was impossible to count them! Judging from their uniforms, they were definitely government troops, but I couldn't tell which unit they were.
But they are obviously more elite than the army's troops. Their movements in the jungle are very methodical and their marksmanship is very accurate.
We had more than 20 brothers, but only five were left after one encounter."
Bartlett Kro frowned when he heard this. This was really beyond his expectation. He could guess that this must be the Marine Corps mentioned in the intelligence, but what he couldn't understand was why the Marine Corps looked more elite than the Army.
Briso Eddie, who was standing by, was most concerned about his younger brother, so he took the opportunity to interject:
"Did you see Raymond Eddy?"
The soldier shook his head upon hearing this and continued to look at Bartlett Kro and said:
"Mr. Clo, run away! The enemy is chasing us. It will be too late if we don't leave now."
Bartlett Klo sighed, glanced at the soldiers around him who had lost all their morale and looked panicked, and said:
"It's useless. We can't escape just by thinking about running away. The enemy is obviously coming. Once we are caught up by the enemy, none of us will be able to escape.
I think we need someone to stand up and stop the government forces to buy time for others to escape."
As he said this, he looked at Briso Eddie, hoping that the other party would pay attention.
Briso Eddie was of course very clear about this, but the current situation was that no one would be left to snipe the government forces. The morale of the entire team had been dispersed, and everyone was thinking about how to escape as quickly as possible. Who would be willing to cover their retreat?
Glancing around, he found that everyone had lowered their heads unconsciously, unwilling to look at him, and obviously no one was willing to take the initiative to stand up.
After thinking carefully for a while, Briso Eddie finally gritted his teeth and said:
"Bartlett Klo, you will lead the more seriously injured soldiers to stay behind and cover their retreat!"
Originally, Briso Eddy thought Bartlett Klo would be very angry after saying this, but unexpectedly, he seemed very calm. He just glanced at the more seriously injured soldiers, then nodded and said:
"Okay, but leave the better weapons for us."
Brisso Eddy did not expect that Bartlett would obey his orders so much and gladly accept this mission even though he knew he would die.
At this moment, a sense of guilt arose in his heart, and he wanted to say something more, but the gunshots behind him were getting closer and closer, and he knew that he didn't have much time.
He gritted his teeth and said:
"Good! Then I'll get rid of you."
Bartlett Kro smiled and said:
"My Lord, I have repaid your family's debt of gratitude."
After saying this, he did not forget to salute.
Briso Eddie looked at Bartlett Collard, who looked carefree and ready to die. He remembered his attitude towards him during this period and his brother's vigilance against him, and he didn't know what to say.
In the end, he could only force himself to nod calmly and pat the other person on the shoulder.
Seeing this, Bartlett Klo did not say anything more and began to order the seriously wounded to stay. He took a newer M1 Garand rifle from a soldier nearby.
Signaling others to leave.
Because he did not specifically name those who should stay and those who should leave, everyone seemed a little hesitant. Several soldiers who had been following Bartlett Klo stood up silently.
There were also a few soldiers who needed to be supported or carried by others. They were let go and chose to stay.
The others didn't say much when they saw this.
As the gunshots got closer, Briso Eddie looked at Bartlett Klo deeply, nodded to him, and left without hesitation.
Seeing this, the people around who were able to move normally also followed silently.
After everyone walked away, several soldiers who had been following Bartlett Klo came over and said:
"Brother, how do we fight?"
Seeing this, Bartlett Kro smiled slightly, patted the other person on the shoulder and said:
"Why are we fighting? Why are we fighting when we are obviously going to die? Find a piece of white cloth and surrender."
"ah!"
This answer left everyone stunned. How could it become like this in the blink of an eye, as there was such a passionate scene of people ready to die bravely just now?
I can't quite connect with my emotions for the moment!
Seeing the expressions of the crowd, Bartlett Klo smiled and said:
"After this battle, our rebel force is basically finished. If we continue to move forward, it is obvious that this is a trap set by the enemy and we will die.
I haven't lived long enough. Besides, it will take time for the government army to take us prisoners, so we have bought them some time to escape."
One soldier said in a somewhat tangled tone:
“Won’t the government forces just kill us?”
Bartlett Kro smiled and patted the other person on the shoulder and said:
"Don't worry! The government army won't kill people easily. They need us prisoners to show their merits."
In fact, what Batlle Clos thought in his mind was that as the third-ranked figure in the rebel army, the government forces should need his value after capturing him and would not kill him directly.
It's not that he is a born mean person who wants to betray his old master. It's just that after spending some time together, he has long given up on the Eddie brothers and no longer has the gratitude and awe he once had for their family.
He just suggested that someone was needed to cover their retreat, which was actually a test. If Briso Eddie chose to continue taking him with him, he would continue to follow behind him.
But the other party pushed him out directly, so he completely gave up.
When he made this suggestion, he had actually guessed in his heart that this would be the outcome.
Except for four or five people who can still move normally, the others are all seriously injured. Of course, no one has any objection to Bartlett's opinion.
Perhaps after surrendering, the government army will provide them with assistance. Who would really want to die if they could survive? They are just a group of rebels who sell their lives for money, not a righteous army that comes together for some political ideal.
They felt no psychological pressure at all to surrender to the government forces.
So, everyone started to act immediately after hearing the words, and soon, a slightly dirty white vest with a small branch stuck on it was stuck in front of everyone.
Seeing this, Bartlett Klo had a complicated look in his eyes. He asked everyone to put their weapons aside and then sat down quietly, waiting for the arrival of government forces.
From time to time, some rebels who had escaped from the dense forest near the south fled northward. When they ran nearby, they saw the eye-catching white flag at a glance. Some of them made up their minds, dropped their weapons, and consciously walked into the team and squatted down.
Soon a large crowd of people gathered here. When the Marines attacked here, they saw that they were just as good as the Italians!
However, they did not intend to kill them all. Some people were left to guard the prisoners, while the others continued to chase northwards.
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