The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 103 Password Obtained
At 51:1.5, about kilometers in front of the Dunwu Temple, a position was built on the ruins.

Long Yanwu and Chief of Staff Long of the 1020th Regiment looked at the group of Japanese soldiers who were slowly retreating and breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.

Only then did I realize that because I was too nervous, my underwear was soaked with sweat.

There was no other way! The position was taken only at the cost of a battalion-sized regiment of hundreds of suicide squad members, almost all of whom died in battle.

If it fell into his hands, he would not have the face to see his brothers in the suicide squad after his death.

What face will it have when its soul returns to the land of Guangxi?

But he also knew that it would be difficult to hold the position today; even though the Japanese soldiers had been counterattacking fiercely, everyone had only one head and one life, so as long as they risked their lives, who the hell would be afraid of whom?

The key point is that the Japanese army's unknown caliber heavy artillery on the position two or three kilometers away was too powerful.

After one bombardment, no matter how hard they worked to build their fortifications or their sturdy brick and tile houses, they were all reduced to ashes.

Naturally, all the brothers who were hiding in it were gone.

At this point in the battle, there is no safe place on the battlefield; whether the brothers can survive depends on their luck and whether those terrifying artillery shells will be fired at them.

Anyway, Chief of Staff Long calculated that if at most three more shells of that kind were fired at the position, the remaining brothers would not be able to hold on here.

But he had no other choice but to pray that the terrifying cannon would stop firing due to lack of ammunition or overheating of the barrel.

Because just a few hours ago, he saw with his own eyes that Captain Huang and the guard company had just set off not far.

A terrifying artillery shell fell, and an entire company was completely wiped out. The original plan of multiple friendly forces working together to destroy the Japanese heavy artillery positions ended as soon as it began.

Now he no longer has enough strength to carry out such an operation to defend the artillery position.

Just as I was worrying, I heard a cry of alarm: "Chief of Staff, it's not good. The Japs are surrounding us from behind, and they have a large iron turtle."

Upon hearing this, Chief of Staff Long almost despaired.

Originally, they had a very difficult time resisting the Japanese's frontal counterattack; now the Japanese were coming from behind in tanks, and how could they hold on between the front and back attacks?

However, when he hurriedly took the telescope and looked back, he found that the situation was a little strange.

Under the dim light of the flares, they saw that the troop was advancing in the wrong direction and was not directly towards their position.

Judging from the direction they were moving, they should be planning to pass through the right wing of their position and continue forward.

Are they really going to keep advancing straight ahead like this, with their destination being the heavy artillery position of the Japanese that they hate to the core but have no way to stop them?
Second, several people wearing Japanese military uniforms were running towards this side.

One of the leaders was unarmed and waved as he ran, signaling them not to shoot.

After a careful look, I found that it was Hu Biao, who was very famous in the battlefield of Magic City and was said to have offended his own boss Bai and was thus sent to the death squad.

So the question is, how did they end up dressed like this?

Where did the Japanese tanks come from, and what are they planning to do with them?
The former battalion commander didn't know, but a bold, but probably accurate, guess emerged in his mind about what they were planning to do:
Good boy! These people are actually going to take down the Japanese heavy artillery position.

This bold guess made Chief of Staff Long gasp in surprise, and at the same time, he felt an indescribable sense of pride.
Rather than being bombarded by the Japanese heavy artillery here and losing the position sooner or later, it is better to give it a try.

His guess about the matter was no different from that of Chief of Staff Long. After Hu Biao ran to the position, he introduced his overall plan in brief words.

After a quick calculation in his mind, he concluded that the plan formulated by this daring guy Hu Biao had a 20% to 30% chance of success.

Chief of Staff Long gritted his teeth and made a decision: Do it!

He had to immediately launch an attack on the Japanese in front, delay this Japanese attack force, create some conditions for the daring guys like Hu Biao, and increase the probability of success.

At the same time, doing this is not enough, far from enough, and more friendly forces must cooperate.

Thinking of this, Chief of Staff Long took the risk and shouted, "Signal troops, assemble."

Soon after, several signalmen appeared before him, and Chief of Staff Long shouted at them, "Go to the neighboring troops immediately and tell them that Hu Biao is going to take his men to destroy the Japanese heavy artillery position. Our 1020th Regiment is ready to lend a hand. Immediately launch an attack on the Japanese in front of you and hold them off from reinforcements. As for whether they are willing to join in the attack, it's up to them."

After saying this, he solemnly saluted Hu Biao.

He said, "Brother Hu, I won't say any more polite words, can you destroy the Japanese heavy artillery position and avenge Captain Huang and his brothers?

Whether the suicide squad can hold on to the position they fought so hard to capture depends entirely on you.

Regardless of whether this matter succeeds or not, from now on you will be our 1020th Regiment's life-and-death brother; if I have to get my head smashed in the face of Commander Bai's trouble, I will definitely help you resolve it."

After saying this, he picked up a French-made Chauchat M1915 light machine gun and led the charge towards the opposing Japanese position.

Facing the resolute backs of Chief of Staff Long and others, Hu Biao solemnly returned a military salute.

Hu Biao then ran back to his small team and said to the people who were following the tanks: "Brothers, our friendly forces have already taken action and have done what they should do. The rest is up to us."

No one in the action team spoke, but everyone's eyes became more determined...

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At 1:13, when the action team was about 1.8 kilometers away from the Japanese artillery position, they encountered the Japanese for the first time.

To be more specific, it was Huang A'di who was walking in the front with ten brothers, his spirits tense.

After discovering that there were probably several Japanese sentries lurking in the ruins on the left, he asked before they could speak:
"Who is it? (Who is the password)?"

(In order to avoid saying nonsense, the Japanese language below is directly converted into Chinese)

Because he was too excited, Huang A'di's voice was trembling.

Fortunately, the people behind him were also smart. They raised their weapons one after another, and even the turret on the tank began to rotate.

They looked as if they would open fire immediately if the other party couldn't answer them. They acted more like Japanese than the Japs.

Probably because they were being pointed at by dozens of guns and a tank gun, the Japanese sentries were terrified and responded instinctively:
"Don't shoot. We are from the Third Division. Our password is 'Five Lucks, Long Lasting'."

"Very good, very energetic. You must continue to be vigilant to avoid being ambushed by the Chinese." After replying this, Huang A'di waved his hand to signal the team to continue moving forward.

He did not relax his vigilance during this process, and his finger was on the trigger of the pistol equipped with a DIY silencer.

He took a few steps forward, and as expected, he heard a question: "Excuse me, Lieutenant, which unit are you from, and why are you here?"

"We are from the Shigeto Detachment. As for other matters, they are military secrets. Don't ask if you shouldn't."

Huang A'di cursed viciously, and looked like he was ready to slap the other person in the face if they weren't a little far away.

And why do they say they are from the Shigeto Detachment? It is not just a unit number made up by Huang A-di.

The Shigeto Detachment was a force urgently transferred from the Wanwan area after the war broke out. All the soldiers and some of the officers were Wanwan people.

Therefore, even if the other party heard that Huang A-di's accent was not right, they might think that they were Taiwanese and let them fool them.

In short, no matter whether those Japanese secret guards recognized Huang A-di's accent or not, they knew there was something wrong.

Anyway, they never raised any questions after that, nor did they fire at them to warn the artillery positions in the rear, so the team fooled them and continued to move forward.

After walking about a hundred meters, Huang A'di, who was completely relieved, finally reached out and scratched his butt.

Because in the short time before, he was so nervous that even his underwear was soaked with sweat, which made him feel very uncomfortable, but he didn't dare to move at all...

　PS: Thanks to my brothers for their support. Yesterday I called for some monthly tickets, and not only did I get the full 2000 tickets, but I also got more.

　　This combat capability is equivalent to that of a company chasing down a battalion of Japanese soldiers.

　　Also, I would like to clarify that I have finished visiting the last few relatives today, and there will be a class reunion tomorrow. I will resume updating the day after tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)