The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 208: The Subei Independent Group is established

Chapter 208: The Subei Independent Group is established (Additional chapter 310 for the color shadow master)

Sure enough! After revealing the title of Hu Tuanzuo, all the previous difficulties were no longer a problem.

Or to put it another way, neither Division Commander Wang nor Regimental Commander Zhang had the slightest confidence in whether they could hold Teng County tomorrow.

The legendary Hu Biao and Hu Tuanzuo cannot be said to be their last straw.

But the two of them also have high hopes for him, hoping that with his help, there will be some turning point.

So in the following time, facing Hu Biao's proposals and tactics, the two agreed to all of them without much hesitation:
Abandon the city walls and let the Japanese in for street fighting? No problem.

Remove the rails and sleepers at the train station to reinforce some special and secret firing points, anti-gun holes, or even secret passages? Just tear them down.

Anyway, by now they no longer expected to get any supplies or reinforcements through the railway; rather than letting the railway fall into the hands of the Japanese and be used by them to transport troops and food, it would be better to tear it down completely as soon as possible.

Mobilize all the manpower in the city overnight and make various arrangements under the guidance of Hu Biao and others? Good news.

Although the Battle of Shanghai was over, Hu Biao and his men were the first to use many tactics, such as bullet mines, using incendiary bombs to attack tanks, and building various defensive fortifications.

At this moment, it has spread to more troops along with the evacuated troops, and the Sichuan Army has also learned some of it.

Leaving some troops outside to contain and harass the devils? Sure, why not?

Let three elite companies fight guerrilla warfare outside. We don't ask for how many Japanese soldiers we can kill, but we want to make it difficult for them to walk, eat and sleep. The main goal is to reduce the pressure in the city as much as possible.

Secretly open the city gates in the middle of the night and let the people stranded in the city leave? That's fine.

Because of the tragedies that occurred in Jinling, even though the Japanese tried their best to block the news, some rumors still leaked out.

Naturally, no one wants to see the elders of Teng County suffer a great disaster.

In short, after a brief consideration of many of the suggestions put forward by Hu Biao, Division Commander Wang and Regimental Commander Zhang agreed to almost all of them.

And we are willing to cooperate fully and make all the arrangements in advance tonight.

In addition to the fact that Hu Biao is really famous and has a brilliant record of battle, the current situation in Teng County is really bad.

It was Hu Biao's suggestion, which does make sense after careful consideration.

But later, after the two sides discussed some tactical details of the street fighting, Division Commander Wang didn't know what he was thinking about, and said to Hu Biao hesitantly:
“Captain Hu, I don’t know what the rift is between you and the bald principal and the other government leaders, but you have been hiding your identity and unwilling to come out.

But in order to boost the morale of the troops, I have an unwelcome request, but I don't know if I should tell you.

It should be noted that because they were discussing the details of various street battles before, Hu Biao had not yet told Commander Wang and the other two about his request to keep his identity confidential.

Therefore, after hearing Commander Wang's request, Hu Biao actually had a vague idea of ​​what the other party wanted to say.

However, after thinking about the man in front of him, he and his Sichuan Army brothers almost all died in battle in Teng County in history.

It was hard to refuse for a moment, so I finally said:
"Master Wang, you are too polite. Please feel free to speak."

Sure enough, after Commander Wang opened his mouth, he made a statement that he had expected: "I plan to transfer the engineering platoon of the 727th Regiment and the police of Teng County to your command.

Although the total number of these troops is not large, only about a hundred people, it is enough for you to set up the Subei Independent Regiment and display the flag.

I think the soldiers and civilians in the city, upon hearing the news that Commander Hu and the Subei Independent Regiment were fighting alongside them, would surely boost their morale and teach the devils a lesson."

"Okay!" Hu Biao agreed without any hesitation.

Nothing matters more than death! Wang Mingzhang and his predecessors weren't even afraid of death. Compared to them, the trouble of exposing their identities is nothing.

So what if Hu Biao was brave and crazy once in Teng County...

*******
Half an hour later, Chen Tang, Huang Yizi, Xu Feng and others were all confused.

Looking at Hu Biao, and standing in front of Hu Biao, there was a group of equally confused people including Nanfeng from the engineering platoon, as well as over a hundred Teng County police officers.

The feeling in my heart is truly speechless.

Damn it! Didn't that idiot Hu Biao just agree with them to go to the division headquarters to talk to Division Commander Wang and the others about the street fighting, and ask them to keep their identities confidential?
When I came back, the situation had completely changed.

He was wearing a brand new lieutenant colonel uniform, said to be a gift from Regimental Commander Zhang. He then gathered the hundred or so people in front of him, clamoring to set up the Subei Independent Regiment and raise its flag.

Hu Biao's sensitive identity is not concealed at all?

Hu Biao had no time to explain to Chen Tang and others about their doubts due to the rush of time; he was currently looking at the more than one hundred Teng County police officers in black uniforms in front of him.

Frankly speaking, the images of these people are far different from the Sirs that Hu Biao is familiar with in the modern dimension.

The uniforms they wore were crooked, and they had a ruffian air; to Hu Biao, they felt like a group of people from the Republic of China wearing uniforms.

One can tell from the complexion on their faces and their figures that they are not short of money, and this money is obtained through extortion.

The above situation is normal if you think about it. The police in the Republic of China period did not have as good discipline as in modern times.

Even in a small county like Teng County, most of the members come from social backgrounds.

But for Hu Biao at this moment, none of the above situations are important.

What’s important is that in history, these people risked their lives to fight the Japanese invaders, and almost all of them died in this battle to defend their country.

What's important is whether they are willing to follow me and fight to the death.

After looking at all these people, Hu Biao began to speak:
"My name is Hu Biao, no need to guess! I'm the one you're thinking of, the Lieutenant Colonel Commander of the Subei Independent Regiment.

Don’t worry about why I came to Teng County. I just want to ask you, are you willing to join my regiment and fight the Japanese with me?

I don't want to hide it from you. This battle is extremely dangerous. Once you join, just consider yourself dead. Don't think you can survive.

I, Hu Biao, cannot give you any wealth or glory, but I can guarantee that I will never let you escape alone; if anyone finds that I, Hu Biao, escape alone, just shoot me.

If you are willing, please step forward, register and officially become a member of our Subei Independent Regiment.

In the future, if someone is injured, dies, or is disabled, as long as I, Hu, am alive, there will always be a sum of money to send to resettle your family, so that the orphans and widows in your family will not starve to death.

If you don't want to, just leave. I, Hu Biao, will never blame you."

As soon as Hu Biao finished speaking, someone made a choice without any hesitation.

That was Hu Biao's original rookie platoon leader, Mr. Nan Ze's old man Nanfeng. When he looked at Hu Biao, his face was full of fanatical expression as if he had seen his idol.

He took a step forward and shouted loudly:

"Commander Hu, it was after hearing about your deeds at Dunwu Temple that I decided to give up my pen and join the army to fight the Japanese. Joining the Subei Independent Regiment has always been my dream..."

When he talked about it later, he was so excited that his eyes became red.

Seeing this, Mr. Nan Ze covered his eyes helplessly: What a sin! I have been thinking about sending my old man out of the city.

But the old man is in such a high-spirited state now, what should we do?
After Nanfeng made his choice and had a leader, the remaining seven or eight old and weak men in the engineering platoon also followed suit and stepped forward.

Then, a man who should be the police captain stepped forward, gave a military salute that was not at all standard, and said in a very underworld tone:
"Commander Hu, I, Yu Ergou, have not admired many people in my life, but you are definitely one of them.

In the old days, you would be a heroic character like Zhao Zilong or Grandpa Luo Cheng in operas; it is a blessing for me, Yu Ergou, to follow you to fight the Japanese.

It's just a life, right? I'll risk it all."

In the following period, all the police officers in Teng County officially joined the Subei Independent Regiment, shouting all kinds of underworld-like statements.

And this is definitely not the first time that someone like them has joined the Subei Independent Regiment out of a sense of brotherhood.

During this long war, Hu Biao couldn't remember how many people there were who had never read much and could not speak of national justice.

Just out of brotherhood, he joined his army and risked his life to fight the Japanese.

But this is not important. What is important is that they used their own backbones to hold up the sky that was about to collapse...

(End of this chapter)

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