Chapter 895 - The Pyro Companys Past (1/2)

The 6th Division had fought an extremely tough battle. Or rather, it was tougher than Ren Xiaosu had imagined. Encountering the barbarians was a very terrifying thing even for close to 10,000 soldiers, especially when they were almost running out of ammunition.

When Ren Xiaosu got to the vicinity of the battlefield, it was too late. He saw the soldiers rushing fearlessly towards the barbarians with a sudden surge of courage.

With P5031 dead, the surviving 6th Division soldiers managed to buy the rest of the Pyro Company troops half an hour to retreat.

Importantly, the soldiers did not even have any ammunition left. When they faced the barbarians, they could only use their sabers to slash them, punch them with their fists, and bite them with their teeth.

To everyone in the 6th Division, this half an hour was extremely long. However, as Ren Xiaosu watched from the sidelines, he felt they no longer had any regrets.

Ren Xiaosu did not make a move because it was already too late. In the face of tens of thousands of expeditionary army troops, his strength was really too minute. Trying to save the 6th Division would be a fool’s errand. so he had to face the reality of the situation.

Young people grew up by learning how to accept reality.

Life consisted of three stages. The first was understanding that the world did not revolve around their parents, and that parents were not almighty.

Parents also had times when they felt troubled and depressed. They would never tell you about their sufferings at work during the day.

They would also feel helpless at times, unable to do anything in the face of the world.

The second stage was understanding that the world did not revolve around themselves and learning how to accept reality.

No one was the protagonist of the world. Being told “may your dreams come true” would always remain as well wishes. Young people would have to start understanding that life was just a lonely journey of clearing obstacles and overcoming hardships.

They would have to experience countless ups and downs in the endless journey of life and face countless situations in which they were too powerless to make a choice. This was the reality of things.

The third stage was understanding that the world did not revolve around their own children.

Children could not take over in fulfilling their parents’ regrets because they were also normal people.

At this moment, even Ren Xiaosu felt a little helpless against tens of thousands of barbarians. The expeditionary army covered the entire wilderness, and there seemed to be an endless stream of them. Hence, he chose to leave with Yang Xiaojin.

Perhaps there were some other things they could do within their power. But since 6th Division had already chosen to sacrifice themselves, Ren Xiaosu did not have to forcefully reverse the situation.

“The 6th Division is almost wiped out.” Ren Xiaosu said on the radio,”They aren’t trying to flee but have instead stayed behind to buy some time for the other divisions to retreat.”

P5092’s calm voice rang out over the radio, “This is the wisest choice as he knew he couldn’t escape. Perhaps he can get out of there alive. But nearly all his soldiers will end up dead or injured. When he thinks of this for the remainder of his life, he’ll wallow in sorrow in a living hell. If it were me, I would’ve made the same decision as well.”

Ren Xiaosu grimaced. “Are you even human? Why are you suddenly analyzing everything so calmly at a time like this?”

“This has nothing to do with human nature.” P5092 continued calmly, “He’s paying the price for his wrong decision, and close to 10,000 Pyro Company soldiers will pay the price along with him. As a high-ranking Pyro Company commander, I always thought that if the Pyro Company got defeated in this war, he would have to bear the main responsibility for it. But as a human, I admire his choice in this moment. There’s no contradiction.”

“Alright then.” Ren Xiaosu headed south. He sometimes felt the Pyro Company members were a little schizophrenic. These people could actually allow the personalities of a normal person and a brave war machine to coexist within their bodies.

P5092 said, “This is the education we received from youth. We attended the Pyro Company’s preschool, elementary school, middle school, high school, and university. Everything we went through decided that we’ll be fighting here today for the survival of mankind in the Central Plains. After that, those who qualify for genetic modification will enter the military while those who didn’t will take up positions in other places.”