The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 230: Center Blossom Tactics

While everyone was busy, Hu Biao sat alone in the pavilion, staring at the crescent moon in the sky with a dazed look, tapping the stone round table with his fingers, obviously thinking about something.

This was the last time he would review the plan they had made before the guests he was waiting for arrived to see if there was anything he had overlooked.

By the way! Their biggest purpose in coming to Taierzhuang this time was to completely wipe out the Japanese Seya Detachment.

According to the understanding of these time travelers, there are three main reasons why the Seya Detachment failed to be completely wiped out in history:
First, the bald principal has always been on guard against Commander Li, the commander of the Fifth War Zone, fearing that this big boss of the Gui army would take the opportunity to win over the miscellaneous troops from all over the place under his command, thereby allowing the Gui army to continue to grow and develop.

He said the famous saying "We must first stabilize the country before we can resist foreign aggression". Do you think "stabilizing the country" only means he hopes to destroy our party?
Of course not. Zhang Fakui of the Guangdong Army, Li Bai of the Guangxi Army, and many other local warlords were actually within the scope of his plan to stabilize the country.

Therefore, the bald principal has been intentionally or unintentionally restricting the strength of the Fifth War Zone, resulting in the current Fifth War Zone being a hodgepodge of a group of ragtag troops.

Second, Commander Tang of the 20th Corps was passively avoiding fighting throughout the entire campaign.

Commander Tang's troops did not originally belong to the Fifth War Zone. It was the bald principal who transferred them over because he was worried that Commander Li would not be able to stop the Japanese with a group of ragtag troops.

So there was a situation where Commander Tang passively avoided fighting in order to preserve his own strength, while Commander Li was somewhat unable to command.

Otherwise, regardless of Commander Tang's character, his personal command ability and the combat effectiveness of his elite Central Army are quite good.

If they fight with all their might at all costs, it will be difficult for the Seya Detachment to escape.

Third, the Japanese soldier Seya Kei was quite cunning. He never drove the Seya Detachment to attack Taierzhuang at all costs.

So much so that when the National Army began its annihilation campaign, the Seya Detachment still retained considerable combat effectiveness.

They even built complete defensive fortifications in Yi County, a key location on their retreat route, which helped them block the pursuers' pursuit.

As for the above three points, Hu Biao and his team had no way to solve the first one due to limited time, but they still had some good plans for the last two points.

To put it simply, it is the center-blooming tactic.

Hu Biao and the Subei Independent Regiment will then remain firmly in Taierzhuang and hold their ground together with Commander Chi's Northwest Army.

Hu Biao didn't believe that with them as bait, Seya Kei would not attack with all his strength, and would still be in the mood to leave a retreat in Yi County.

Even if Seya Kei was unwilling to launch an all-out attack, the Japanese Special High Section and even the Imperial Headquarters would force him to do so.

At the same time, while Hu Biao and his men were holding on in Taierzhuang, Annie, Mo Shuiyan and others would stay outside the village.

On the one hand, he dealt with various forces and asked them to fully support Taierzhuang, and on the other hand, he devoted all his efforts to the subsequent annihilation of the Seya Detachment.

On the other hand, weapons, ammunition and personnel were continuously transported into Taierzhuang for Hu Biao and others.

Otherwise, relying solely on the current hundred-odd men would definitely not be enough to withstand the Seya Detachment's attack, which was far more frenzied than in history...

While Hu Biao was thinking, Annie placed a black iron kettle and several earthen bowls on the table, indicating that the so-called good tea was ready.

Prepare to use this tea as a greeting to entertain the distinguished guests who will come next.

We even have to reach some agreements with the forces represented by the distinguished guests that are sufficient to change the situation of the war.

For example: provide some elite veterans to support the Subei Independent Regiment, and coordinate and circulate weapons and equipment, especially automatic firepower.

If I, Hu Biao, encounter danger in the future, I will never stand by and watch him die.

There's nothing we can do! They arrived here in a hurry, and the conditions at hand are limited, so let's not worry about the details.

More importantly, Hu Biao and his team believed that tonight's guests would not care about the quality of the tea, but about other things.

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At 57:, the first group of guests that Hu Biao and his team were waiting for arrived.

A Studebaker sedan, which is definitely considered a luxury car in this day and age, came speeding along, escorted by several trucks and a company of elite soldiers.

Just from the way he was dressed, you could tell that the person coming was no ordinary person.

This was indeed the case. After Hu Biao and others took the initiative to greet them, they immediately saw two people getting out of the car. They were the big shots they expected.

One of them was Bai Jiansheng, whom Hu Biao had met on the Battle of Shanghai and had complained about to his face, and as a result, he was incorporated into the suicide squad.

The other person who was qualified to walk alongside him was undoubtedly Li Delin, the commander of the Fifth War Zone. This meant the two great leaders of the Gui army were coming together. With both of them currently commanding in Xuzhou, which was over seventy kilometers away from Taierzhuang.

I think after receiving the news of the appearance of Hu Biao and others, they immediately set off by car, which is why they arrived at this time. They must have had some big plans.

After the two sides met, everything was very harmonious.

Hu Biao first showed an extremely respectful attitude towards the two bosses.

He also expressed deep remorse and apology for not being able to control his mouth and pretending to know everything and talking nonsense in front of Commander Bai during the Battle of Shanghai.

The two big guys, Li Bai, also said magnanimously that since the matter was in the past, it was no longer a big deal.

During this time, he was holding a large bowl of tea and drinking it without any concern.

The situation remained like this until Annie, who was standing nearby, refilled the earthen bowls in front of the three people for the third time. Only then did Officer Li get to the point:

"Yitong (Hu Biao's invented courtesy name), I wonder what your plans are going to be next?
We naturally know that you have some concerns in your heart, so you lead the Subei Independent Regiment to wander around, but you have not been able to obtain troops and weapons supplies. This is not a long-term solution.

Since you worked in the 1020th Regiment for a period of time in the past and have forged deep friendships with officers and soldiers from many other units, you can be considered one of our own in the Gui Army.

So you might as well come back. Jiansheng and I will take care of those troubles for you.

It is your share of benefits, and no one is taking advantage of you."

Although the meaning of Commander Li's words above was not fully expressed, Hu Biao was able to understand it all.

It was nothing more than Li Bai and the two big bosses of the Gui army, who were actively recruiting him.

Firstly, seeing how good he was at fighting, I also had some feelings for his talent.

Secondly, they valued the penicillin that Hu Biao controlled, as well as the channels for various medicines. The astonishing profits that these represented made them willing to protect Hu Biao even at the cost of offending other forces.

Of course! There is no free lunch in this world. It is reasonable for Hu Biao to give up a large part of the drug profits to Gui Jun out of gratitude.

The latter point is also the biggest reason why the two of them appeared at night.

Facing the two people's solicitation, Hu Biao nodded, then shook his head...

At 1:45 am, Li Bai and the other two bosses, who had been chatting with Hu Biao for more than half an hour, took the initiative to say goodbye and left and returned to Xuzhou.

The moment the car started, Commander Li shook his head and cursed softly, "Hu Biao and Hu Yitong are also little foxes!
But does he think that by not offending anyone, he can keep the mountain of gold in his hands?

The forces that can protect him are limited, and we should be the one with the best conditions. He is a little ungrateful."

The reason why Commander Li behaved like this was that Hu Biao politely rejected their recruitment, but agreed to sell them 10,000 injections of penicillin.

As well as some sulfonamides, analgin, aspirin and other drugs.

The prices of the above-mentioned drugs are only 20% of the black market price, because even if they do not keep them for their own use, they can be easily disposed of by others and still make a lot of money.

So, what does Hu Biao's operation mean?
Are you planning to not offend anyone and dance on a few eggs like Yan Laoxi? But you're just taking everything too lightly.

Bai Jiansheng smiled after hearing this and replied:
"Young people are always so confident that they won't turn back until they hit a wall. I think after he suffers a little more, he will naturally understand our good intentions.

Let him do his medicine business as he pleases, and if he wants to trade for some guns and ammunition, that's fine too, as long as you don't give him any cannons.

In addition, he had no chance of recruiting soldiers in the Fifth War Zone and raising the Subei Independent Regiment.

By then, he will only have a hundred or so people on his side, and he won't be able to do anything. After he suffers a loss, he will naturally remember our kindness."

Commander Li thought for a moment and nodded in agreement to this suggestion.

And soon after, he asked his men to inform all forces in the Fifth War Zone of this news, so that they had some tacit understanding with each other.

This meant that Hu Biao's strategy of "blooming from the center" encountered an unexpected major problem in terms of military strength before it even began.

I can only say that even for a time traveler in this era, it is really difficult to do anything...

(End of this chapter)