seance

The most terrible thing in war is the distraction of people's hearts, but this cannot be avoided.The pessimistic atmosphere that enveloped the entire barracks made Wen Shao feel that the air pressure around him had dropped.

Relying on the latest technology of the human race, they repelled the two enemy attacks, but the rapidly declining armament reserves told Wen Shao that this would not last long.

From time to time, he stepped out of the temporary military headquarters and walked to the front of the defensive circle.It's where the healthiest and most surplus sergeants in the army are stationed, but that doesn't mean luck for them.

The ground is already a piece of scorched earth, and the traces of past life have long been wiped out by the flames of war.The sergeants were sitting on the ground in sevens and eights, using gauze to filter the sewage from the well.

When he approached, everyone stood up in a panic. Although they were shaking a little, they still gave a standard military salute.Wen Shao waved his hands and saw that almost everyone was holding something in their hands.People always have ties in this world, not to mention the generation that has lived in peace for more than a hundred years. They were originally rich and happy.

"My mother's watch," a soldier explained with some embarrassment when he saw Wen Shao's gaze, "No one has used this kind of antique to tell the time, but she said that the terminal may fail when it goes abroad. It won't be a second away..."

The edge of the strap was blackened by smoke, and this mother must be sullen. There are no workers who repair watches in this era.

Wen Shao felt a deep sadness. They went thousands of miles deep into the hinterland, ran out of ammunition and food, but they still didn't know the significance of this dispute.

Wen Shao remembered a sentence from his master Yu Luoze's book: "One says that truth is more important than life, and the other says that life is more important than anything else. When human beings want to start a war, they will use the former as an excuse, but when they The latter will be used as an excuse to end the war."

For thousands of years, the cycle goes back and forth, nothing more than this.

Ji Yan rushed over and saluted the army: "General, I found that the enemy army has started to prepare."

Wen Shao seemed to hear the sound of cloth rubbing against each other when his muscles were tensed, and he glanced at the soldiers around him, his expressions were terribly solemn.The soldier wearing the watch had already taken it off and put it in his breast pocket, and the sergeant next to him holding the photo kissed it for the last time, and then did the same.Everyone had the same deep despair on their faces.

I don't know where there was a sob, but it stopped quickly. The battlefield does not allow the existence of cowards, and even the most timid people must fight to survive.

They want to live, Wen Shao thought, even though the eyes are dull and dull, as if they have lost the ability to think, but there is always a trace of nostalgia in the hand on the chest, they want to live.

"Call all the generals for a meeting at the headquarters." Wen Shao turned and left with his hands in his pockets, where his last concern was also there.

Everyone knows that this is a war that must be lost. Their armaments are at the predetermined assembly point, and their troops are scattered because of the decoy troops, and they are surrounded by the overwhelming power of the demons.It may not be a good thing for the overall situation, but it means that there will be no return for the soldiers in the encirclement.

Wen Shao looked at the anxious eyes of his subordinates, was silent for a while, and said two words simply: "Surrender."

The deadly silence lasted for a long time, and it was Ji Yan who spoke first. She had been under his command the longest, but at this moment she looked at him as if she had never known him: "General, are you serious?"

"Are you taking the military order as a joke?" Wen Shao took a deep breath, and he repeated with his gaze projected from all directions, "Surrender."

Ji Yan paused for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, I will immediately notify all groups, concentrate the ordnance, and give up the defense."

"General!" Lin Ping couldn't believe it. "We are the main force of the human race. If we want to surrender to the enemy, doesn't that mean the country has lost?"

Wen Shao gritted his teeth: "That's what it means."

"How can this work!" Lin Ping stood up against the table, "The honor of the human race, the honor of the soldiers... How will they be treated after returning to the country, has the general thought about it?"

"I know that honor is more important to you than life." Wen Shao stood up slowly and looked closely at him, "But if my soldiers want to live, I will keep them alive. Hundreds of thousands of relatives in the country If I want them to live, I will let them live. If you want to die for your country, you can do it yourself, but don't drag ordinary soldiers to be buried with you just because you are full of blood."

Lin Ping kicked the chair away and rushed out the door, Ji Yan glanced worriedly: "General..."

"It's been so long and there's still no military discipline," Wen Shao frowned, "Let him go, seek benevolence and benevolence, and report a martyr's deeds to him after returning to China, which will always show that not all cowards in our team are."

"Can the demons really accept our surrender?"

"They also have captured soldiers, and they need chips to exchange hostages. With the current situation, as long as the Protoss invades the capital, we will surely win," Wen Shao sat down slowly, "It is impossible for the Protoss to keep demon soldiers , it is impossible for the demons to support us, you can tell the soldiers to make them feel at ease, no matter what, we will definitely be able to go back."

The subordinates gradually dispersed, Wen Shao propped his forehead, feeling a little dizzy.He remembered the boring biographies written by the historians during the feudal monarchy period: "He is good at using soldiers, has fought for more than a hundred years, has not failed, and his reputation has shocked the world, and his name will be given to future generations."

Ji Yan looked at him with a hint of worry: "General, after you return to the country..."

"I know," Wen Shao rubbed his forehead, his whole body looked very tired, "Anyway, I'm just playing a false name, even if I ask for a crown, it doesn't make any difference."

Even if everyone laughs at him as a coward who is greedy for life and afraid of death, that's okay, he knows that there is one person who can't, as long as he can't, even if he will be shamed for the rest of his life, it's not a big deal.

"General," Ji Yan held a thin paper bag, "If you need, I can inject you with an airtight device."

Almost all intelligence personnel have a copy. After injection into the neck, they can be detonated by clenching their teeth, ensuring the safety of state secrets before suffering.Of course, the same can also be applied to self-sacrifice in a desperate situation, to preserve one's last dignity and reputation.

"Distribute them to the army commanders." Wen Shao pushed the paper bag away, "If anyone needs it, please do it yourself, but I can't die now, someone must be responsible for this defeat, if I die, who will bear it This responsibility?"

"General..."

"One is probably enough for me." Wen Shao took off the epaulets and placed them lightly on the table, "I gave the order, and I didn't think well about encountering the enemy's surprise attack. I should have been responsible for it. No one else matters."

Ji Yan silently took back the bag and gave a military salute. This was probably the last time: "But, General, you must understand that surrender is not as simple as losing your reputation."

Maybe it was because the cold wind whistling outside the window was too harsh, Wen Shao felt like being immersed in an ice cellar, this was what he was most afraid of, but it was also inevitable: "I know."

The author has something to say: one is that truth is more important than life, and the other is that life is more important than anything else.When human beings want to start a war, they use the former as an excuse, but when they want to end a war, they use the latter as an excuse.

From Yoshiki Tanaka's "Galaxy Heroes"