Received an emergency assembly order, so the troops assembled quickly. When we arrived at the meeting hall, there were already rows of soldiers waiting inside. Company Commander Xu quickly led us into the ranks according to the unit's order.
Before joining the ranks, I habitually looked around and found that the wounded and civilians had been cleared out at some point. Besides piles of blood and some clothes and bandages that hadn't been taken away, the meeting hall was filled with us soldiers standing there waiting for orders.
It was clear the soldiers were exhausted; many even used the brief moments they had standing in formation to close their eyes and doze off…
This was understandable; ever since the Japanese attack on Nanyuan, we'd been on the brink of death, followed by being besi
