How to retreat?
Colonel Karl Stemonsen is the person who should be considering this the most, because it's others who give the orders, but it's them who go to their deaths.
Colonel Karl Stemonsen felt a fire burning in his chest, burning him to the point of wanting to die.
Out of seventy-four people, only eight were still alive. Just as they were breaching the last barrier, they were ordered to immediately terminate the mission and retreat. How many people can bear such a thing?
The soldier's duty is to obey orders.
Personal or collective will cannot be placed above the interests of the country. When told to retreat, one must retreat. Otherwise, how can Red Team claim to be a strong army? An army that does not obey orders has never been a good army.
Karl kept swaying; he felt like he was truly about to die, but he still gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, sir!"
A subordinate reached out to support Colonel Karl Stemonsen, staring silently at the ground with lifeless eyes.
