The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 207: Hu Biao of the Subei Independent Regiment
That's right! Hu Biao had already made up his mind at this moment. The battle for the defense of Teng County could not continue to be fought in the way of "holding the city and defending".

Otherwise, occupying the city walls and fighting the devils to the death, as Li Yunlong said:

That is a beggar competing with the Dragon King for treasures.

The most appropriate way of fighting is to let the Japanese in and adopt a street fighting method in which both sides are entangled, making the Japanese artillery and planes useless.

Oh, and we'll also leave one or two elite troops outside the city to constantly harass the enemy's supply lines and camps.

We cannot allow the Japanese to launch repeated attacks on the defenders in the city without any scruples.

Of course, Hu Biao also knew that this matter had to be discussed with other time travelers first and obtain their consent; then, if he wanted to implement the above tactics, he had to convince Commander Wang and get his full support and cooperation.

Hu Biao also made a decision on how to convince Commander Wang:
It's time to reveal your identity as Hu Tuanzuo.

As for the series of troubles that followed his identity being exposed, he didn't really care.

First, Commander Wang Mingzhang has been evaluated as having an upright character in history. I believe that as long as we ask him to keep it confidential, his identity will not be exposed in a short time.

Second, what if his identity is exposed?
If those greedy black hands have the ability, just use all your strength and come to Teng County to arrest people. My fellow time travelers and I are not afraid of the Japanese planes and cannons, so how can we be afraid of these things that are not worthy of being mentioned?
I have to say! Today's battle for the city has caused all kinds of frustration.

The key point is that the deaths of the newcomer, Bian Dou, and the senior partner, Uncle Bo, finally caused Hu Biao to completely explode.

All of this influenced his mentality for a long time afterwards, and he was no longer timid in fighting and doing things.

It can be said that in the modern world, a young man who was originally a small-time person at the bottom of society has undergone a fundamental change in his mentality.

Unfortunately, it is only 4:36 in the afternoon, and it will take another two hours for it to get completely dark, and the Japanese attack will end by then.

Only at that time did Hu Biao have time to talk to Commander Wang.

Hu Biao had just called the other travelers over and reached a consensus on revealing their identities to Commander Wang and forcing him to change his tactics.

The little girl Annie suddenly became domineering and looked at her big pig's hoof with a bit of a frown in her eyes.

I heard a voice next to my ear. It should be the rookie platoon leader Nan Ze, who shouted nervously: "Squad Leader Hu, the Japanese are preparing to attack again."

Wow! This rookie platoon leader was completely conquered by the fighting power of Hu Biao and his men.

The moment he heard the sound, Hu Biao lay down on a half-collapsed parapet and looked towards the outside of the city.

Immediately, you can see a complete squadron of Japanese soldiers gathering at the starting position in the distance.

At this rate, they will attack again in five minutes at most.

"Chen Tang, give your Czech light machine gun to the others. Pick a few more people to act as snipers. The rest of you should quickly prepare for battle."

After suppressing the urge to go and talk to Commander Wang immediately, Hu Biao started shouting.

At the same time, he pulled out a handful of bullets from his pocket and loaded them one by one into the previously empty magazine of the MP28 submachine gun. After loading 32 rounds into the 30-round long magazine, he replaced it with an empty magazine...

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At 7 o'clock that evening, it was completely dark.

After drinking most of the water in one breath, the listless Division Commander Wang asked the regimental commander Zhang who had just walked into the division headquarters:
"Chongwen, is the Japanese attack over today?"

After hearing this, Captain Zhang, whose face was also filled with fatigue and smoke, replied:

"It's over. They launched five attacks on the southern wall today alone, and suffered heavy losses. So they probably won't attack tonight."

After hearing such good news, Commander Zhang did not show any relief on his face.

Indeed! There is nothing to be happy about.

Although they withstood the Japanese attack today, they paid a staggering price under the repeated bombings from Japanese planes, artillery and tanks.

At the most critical moment, a small squad of Japanese invaders rushed into the city's East Gate; Commander Wang even sent the special agent company to protect his own division headquarters to drive them back. Now, the casualties of each unit were heavy, and the consumption of weapons and ammunition was also quite alarming.

Even if he planned to withdraw some troops outside the city into the city overnight to defend it together, the manpower would be far from enough.

More importantly, he had just received bad news: the reinforcements he was most looking forward to were the 20th Corps under Commander Tang, the most elite Central Army unit in the Fifth War Zone.

At this moment, an advance force was obviously not far from Teng County and could arrive there by a quick march in one night; but it made the excuse that it needed to wait until the main force of the legion arrived and could not provide support immediately.

So, this most crucial reinforcement force is now probably hopeless.

The last hope of holding Teng County was also destroyed because of Commander Tang’s careful thinking.

After thinking about the above situations, no matter whether it is Commander Wang, the highest commander in the city, or Commander Zhang, the city defense commander, how can they be happy?
Having made up my mind, I can only fight to the death.

One is to sacrifice his life for the country, and the other is to repay Commander Li for his kindness.

At this moment, a guard hurried in and said, "Commander Wang, there's a sergeant at the door who claims to be Hu Yitong from the 727th Regiment's engineering platoon. He said he has something very important to discuss with you."

After hearing the report, Division Commander Wang asked Regimental Commander Zhang, "Aren't the engineering platoon of the 727th Regiment yours?"

Perhaps because he had a deep impression of Hu Biao, Captain Zhang spoke without hesitation:
"Yes! Hu Yitong was originally a deserter from the 55th Army of the Lu Army. He was only incorporated into the engineering platoon of our th Regiment two days ago and became a squad leader.

However, he was smart and good at fighting. He was the first to propose the suggestions of building anti-artillery holes on the city walls, strengthening fortifications, and using smoke for air defense last night.

If it weren't for these suggestions, our army would have suffered even greater casualties today."

After hearing what Captain Zhang said, Commander Wang immediately became interested and asked the guards to bring Hu Yitong in.

He also made up his mind that even if Hu Yitong, the former defeated soldier of the Lu army, could not give him any good advice, he would still encourage him.

Let him continue to perform well and promote him to platoon leader after this battle.

If he had greater military achievements, it would not be impossible for him to become a platoon leader or deputy company commander.

Anyway, the main theme is: although the Sichuan Army has outdated equipment and lacks food and clothing, as long as they work hard, they can create a bright future.

However, the subsequent developments were far beyond his expectations...

After Hu Biao entered the division headquarters, although he was a little surprised that Commander Zhang was there, he did not mind at all. He glanced at some busy staff members in the division headquarters, saluted and said:
"Commander Wang, Commander Zhang, since this matter involves quite a lot, can we find a quiet place to discuss it?"

"Of course." Commander Wang agreed with a smile.

Then he took Captain Zhang and Hu Biao to a small room nearby which served as his temporary bedroom, and even personally poured a cup of hot water for Hu Biao.

This is how he greeted Hu Biao cordially:
"Don't be shy, squad leader Hu. Sit down and we can talk later."

However, Hu Biao still did not sit down. Instead, he straightened his chest and abdomen, saluted the two men again with an impeccable military posture, and said loudly:
"Lieutenant Colonel Hu Biao, commander of the Subei Independent Regiment, meets with Division Commander Wang and Regiment Commander Zhang."

After hearing this, Division Commander Wang and Regimental Commander Zhang were stunned and remained silent for a long time.

As the saying goes, a man's reputation is like a tree's shadow. Hu Biao and his companions earned a reputation in Luodian, Dunwu Temple and Sihang Warehouse during the Battle of Shanghai last year. Even ordinary Sichuan Army soldiers knew them by heart.

Not to mention Commander Wang and Commander Zhang, the middle and senior officers in the army.

Even with their identities and status, they had vaguely heard some more secrets; with their knowledge and vision, they also saw more things from the commission published in the newspaper.

Now such a legendary figure suddenly appeared in front of them, how could the two of them remain calm?

Even if you count it, Commander Wang's current military rank is Lieutenant General, which is three levels higher than Hu Biao's Lieutenant Colonel.

But they knew that if a renowned general like Hu Biao really made up his mind to join a big boss in the Nationalist government, it wouldn't take him long to become the division commander of the Central Army...

(End of this chapter)