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Chapter 5741 The Ellesmere Port rout

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    "The defense crisis of the coastal fortress has just been lifted, and morale is now high. At this time, if you ask him to retreat, I'm afraid General Hodgson may not agree." The actuary shook his head.

    "It's too late to wait for them to agree. I'll go find him personally. I'll leave you with the retreat matters here. I must rush to the coastal fortress now and get General Hodgson to agree to withdraw." Lin Rui replied.

    Actuary Jiang An frowned and said, "You want to go to the coastal fortress in person?"

    "Yes, this matter is very trivial. On the surface, the enemy has indeed retreated, but in fact they are retreating and waiting for reinforcements. New reinforcements will arrive soon, and it is very likely that they will be from the secret society.  Spring Thunder Troops." Lin Rui whispered, "On the surface, we did win a victory. But in fact, the defense situation along the Kem River is quietly changing, so we must retreat to gain more initiative.  "

    ¡°Okay, I understand what you mean.¡± Actuary Masakishi replied.

    That afternoon, Lin Rui led a few mercenaries and rushed to the coastal fortress as quickly as possible.  Tell General Hodgson what happened.

    General Hodgson was a little surprised, "Mr. Rick, what you said are all Ivor's words. This man himself is a very cunning enemy. How credible is what he said? Let's not mention it for now.

    But under the current favorable situation, it would probably not be justified if we retreated voluntarily.  "

    "General Hodgson, the situation is very serious. If I had not thought carefully, I would not have made such a judgment. General, our time is limited and we must seize the time to organize an evacuation." Lin Rui shook his head.

    "I don't understand." General Hodgson walked to the window and opened it.  "Look at our soldiers outside, and many of them are civilians from the port. When the enemy launched an attack, we organized them into a militia and fought against the enemy with us. And we won, we  Successfully pushed the enemy back. Look at the sad smiles on each of their faces.

    Many of them have relatives who died in this war.  They survived and formed an armed force to repel the enemy and defend their homeland.

    But now we are asking them to leave, which is tantamount to denying their sacrifice.  Will they?  "

    "But if they don't want to, they will die here. Once the enemy's counterattack starts, they will definitely die. This will be an asymmetric war." Lin Rui said very seriously.  "I repeat, this is a retreat to a safe area to redeploy defenses. This is not an escape from the battlefield."

    "But there are complete defenses here. We have passed the most difficult moment, why not try to hold on?" General Hodgson hesitated, "It's not that I don't want to retreat. It's that I really can't face my  Soldiers, give this order. They have just experienced a hard battle and defended the coastal fortress under heavy enemy siege. But now, as their commander, I ask them to abandon this place.

    ¡°Do you know how many people we lost here in this battle?  How many civilians have died here?  How do you want me to tell them such a thing?  "

    "I know this is very difficult, but you have to believe me, this is to protect this force. Don't let them sacrifice here in vain. General Hodgson, you should understand that I am not a person who is afraid of death. But there is still hope  , I will never retreat lightly.

    But now the situation is serious, you have to believe me.

    If you disobey, you are disobeying an order.  I'll give you one day, you have to be quick.  To assist with the evacuation, I have mobilized all vehicles in the logistics sector as well as rail transport capabilities.  You must evacuate as soon as possible.  This is an order and there is no room for negotiation, General.  Lin Rui looked at him and nodded.

    "Okay, then I will give the order now." Hodgson finally agreed.

    Because unknowingly, he had gradually begun to trust this mercenary.  At least in the many previous battles, Lin Rui and others' judgments were correct.

    Sitting alone under the dim light, General Hodgson felt extremely complicated.  Although the city outside was already in chaos at this time, no one was willing to go outside the basement to deal with such a panic. The cold bunker was filled with a depressing smell.  There is no heating, and there is not even enough electricity.

    The lights dimmed again, and the staff of the combat headquarters outside let out bursts of complaints and curses.  Nearly 12 hours have passed since the battle ended.  During these 12 hours, the Anmore garrison troops on the south, east, and southeast fronts were almost defeated.nbsp; The current situation can simply be described as a "disaster".  Because these troops are not only Anmore soldiers, but also a huge number of militiamen who temporarily joined the battle. The Anmore defenders, who were so disorganized that they could be described as "rabble", were already in chaos under the attack of the enemy.  , and now that the order to retreat is given, the army is even more defeated.

    Of course, from the beginning, no one expected these miscellaneous combat troops to be able to defend the coastal fortresses, but they actually did.

    When it was time to evacuate, no one expected that it would collapse so quickly.  In just a few days, the tragic battle to defend Ellesmere Port and the coastal fortresses came to an end.

    The situation on the highway is not optimistic either. The retreating stragglers, wounded, rear service troops, baggage, vehicles, family members, old, weak, women and children have crowded the road.

    There were constant explosions with ear-piercing screams, and the entire evacuation was in complete chaos.

    There were dull explosions one after another, bursting fireballs exploded one after another, and thick black smoke curled up into the air.  Fires broke out in some places, and the vehicles were completely burned into a pile of black wreckage.

    Everything has become so out of order. When life is facing the end and death is cruelly placed in front of them, how many people can remain calm and face it calmly.  When death comes, people discover that the so-called civilization and the so-called human nature are actually so illusory.

    Although the military police under the orders of General Hodgson tried their best to maintain order, it all became in vain.  Even some middle and low-level officers of the headquarters joined in this wave of crazy escape, and everything was out of control.  Several key officers under General Hodgson even personally led the military police in the suppression.

    However, this does not fundamentally solve the problem. In addition to the sound of explosions, the entire Ellesmere Port is filled with the loud screams of women and the anger of men

    The gendarmerie did not play any role, because the nightmare continued.  The laxity of military discipline has further distorted human nature. This place is like hell, full of darkness and sorrow.

    This situation has been completely out of control. Hodgson can only forcefully order the military police everywhere to suppress the riots and control the situation. It is difficult to imagine how to prevent this kind of riots from continuing.

    Under his order, some soldiers who took advantage of the chaos to flee were shot, and the gunfire of the gendarmerie executions never stopped.  General Hodgson showed great nervousness at this scene.

    People were swarming on all the piers in Ellesmere Port, like ants on a hot pot. There were only boats still sailing in the river, and troops without boats were grabbing boats when they saw them, and some were fighting with each other.  Some used a door panel or a log to go north along the river, and some saw that there was no hope of crossing the river and found other ways.

    The beach was in chaos, and the soldiers who had already taken the boat to the north were even a little at a loss.  There were surging crowds everywhere, and the beach was covered with darkness.  Although a temporary evacuation site was set up at the riverside pier, and troops and refugees were arranged to board ships one by one and evacuate from Ellesmere Port to nearby areas, the situation was out of control and became chaotic.

    At this time, this seemingly inconspicuous body of water on the map has become an important way to evacuate.

    "Let the troops maintain order!" An Anmol officer personally directed the troops to maintain order on the beach. If a big commotion broke out at this time, it would be a disaster.

    However, facing the surging crowd, it is really difficult to control the situation.  All kinds of boats are moored haphazardly along the river, with no piers and only some limited piers.

    Because of the fear that the nearby shallow waters would cause the ships to run aground, some larger ships could only be parked on the river a little further away. These were used to transport soldiers and baggage supplies.

    As for the fleeing civilians, rafts, boats, and even wooden barrels became "makeshift vessels" for evacuation, and some even jumped directly into the cold water of the Kem River.

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