The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 307 Hold On (Bonus Chapter 350 for the Emergence of the Erotic Photographer)

Xiao Cui wasn't stunned for long. Based on her instinct as a medical worker, she bent down.

The plan was to drag Hu Biao back a bit, and once they reached a slightly safer place, they could try to save this deadbeat, just in case there was any hope.

Hu Biao, who was lying on the ground, had not recovered in a short time and could not even speak.

In that hasty moment, I realized how many Japanese soldiers there were, how well-equipped they were, and how strong their fighting power was. I knew even more that I couldn't let those Japanese soldiers charge up.

After Xiao Cui struggled to drag him back a few steps...

She didn't care that this was a delicate young woman, and that ordering her to take the lead was somewhat cruel; even though she couldn't speak for a moment, she still managed to stretch out an arm and point towards the Japanese soldiers down the hillside.

His eyes conveyed a message: Don't worry about me, go and hold off the Japanese.

Given the crisis, Hu Biao's arrangements were understandable, but in Xiao Cui's eyes, they seemed like the last words of a doomed bastard.

The feeling she got was one of indescribable tragedy.

A surge of heat rushed to the top of her head, making her completely intoxicated:

So what if I die? I'll fight you little devils to the death! Killing one is enough, killing two means I'll even make a profit...

Crouching down, gripping the gun with both hands, Xiao Cui showed no intention of letting go of the trigger after pulling it.

In a series of 'bang bang' shots, the girl emptied her magazine of seven bullets in a very short time.

After firing, Xiao Cui's arms were sore and numb from the recoil of the military pistol, as if they didn't belong to her.

Fortunately, the area only twenty or thirty meters below was teeming with Japanese soldiers; in this situation where they were firing almost face-to-face, it was difficult to miss.

Those seven bullets took down two Japanese soldiers, so the girl not only got her money's worth but also gained an extra one.

Unfortunately, Xiao Cui felt no joy at all, because the battle before her was too brutal.

To prevent the Japanese from advancing, the brothers of the Northern Jiangsu Independent Regiment were firing desperately or pulling the pins on grenades and throwing them downwards.

The bullets and flying shrapnel caused the Japanese soldiers to encounter an invisible barrier when they reached a position twenty or thirty meters below.

They were all knocked to the ground, making it difficult for them to even take a step forward.

But these Japanese soldiers weren't just passive victims who could only take a beating without fighting back; they fired as they charged, and because they were all armed with automatic weapons, their firepower was incredibly fierce.

A dense hail of bullets rained down, knocking the members of the Northern Jiangsu Independent Regiment to the ground one after another.

Even in terms of actual casualties, they were even greater than the Japanese, but it was because the brothers were risking their lives to hold on.

In the very short time it took to empty a magazine, more than thirty of the brothers were shot down; Xiao Cui could see people being shot and falling down in the corner of her eye.

If you include those who were shot but refused to fall and continued to fight, the casualties among this group of people who followed Hu Biao out to chase the old sow are at least one-third.

It can be said that from the very beginning of this encounter, both sides entered a state of fierce fighting.

People are falling every second, and it's not just one person falling.

Ignoring the soreness and numbness in her arm, Xiao Cui immediately reached for her waist after emptying the magazine, preparing to change to a new magazine and continue firing.

When I'm killed by the Japanese, that's when it's over.

Anyway, we've already made a profit from one, so taking down the next Japanese soldiers is also a profit.

After feeling around and finding nothing, she realized that although she was a medic and carried a pistol, she had no spare magazines.

Without hesitation, the girl threw the pistol in her hand away and then ripped a bullet off her neck.

This thing is standard equipment for her, Mina, and all the female medics in the medical team.

It was a last resort, prepared to be sounded at the most critical moment, to prevent himself from falling into the hands of the Japanese.

There was no way around it! On their very first day after transmigrating, during casual conversation, that damned Hu Biao kept emphasizing one point to her and Mina:
If there's even the slightest chance, don't fall into the hands of the Japanese devils, otherwise you won't even have a quick death.

The Glory Bomb, whose fuse was deliberately shortened, exploded before it even hit the ground completely after being thrown; coincidentally, it created an airburst effect, instantly taking down three Japanese soldiers.

Unfortunately, Xiao Cui, who was completely caught up in the moment, didn't even bother to glance at such a victory. After throwing the grenade, she reached for the right hand of a fallen soldier on her right.

The unfortunate soldier had just pulled out the grenade, removed the cap from the bottom, and before he could even pull the fuse, he was shot down by the Japanese soldier.

Xiao Cui picked up the grenade, pulled the fuse, and glanced left and right as she threw it.

They discovered that of the more than one hundred brothers who had followed Hu Biao in chasing the pigs, half of them had already died in battle, and many of the remaining men, with blood trickling from their mouths, were still continuing to fire their guns and throw grenades.

Even though people from both sides kept rushing over to provide support.

But as soon as they stopped, often before they could even fire a single shot, or before they could even fire, they were shot and fell to the ground.

In her work in the modern world, the lives she had to risk her life to save each time seemed so cheap at this moment.

At this moment filled with grief, a familiar voice rang out from behind: "Brothers, hold the line! The Northern Jiangsu Independent Regiment will only advance, never retreat!"

"The Northern Jiangsu Independent Regiment will only advance and never retreat."

Without even considering that Hu Biao wasn't dead, Xiao Cui picked up a rifle and pulled the bolt while shouting.

Then he pulled the trigger, turning a Japanese soldier into a rolling gourd.

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About a minute or two later, the old sow, carrying another person, was finally exhausted.

After rushing back into the village, he ran all the way to the end of the village, crashed into a thatched hut, gradually slowed down, and then his legs gave way, and he collapsed to the ground.

While brushing aside the tangled grass in his head, he spat out bits of it.

Annie and Mina, the two cousins ​​who looked disheveled at the moment, quickly tumbled off the pig's back.

Mina was alright, but Annie, who had ridden the old sow back and forth for a long distance, almost collapsed to the ground when her legs went weak.

Fortunately, Mina reacted quickly and caught her cousin, whose fate today could be described as either lucky or unlucky.

But the next second, Annie shoved her aside and pulled out the Browning M1910 pistol that Hu Biao had personally given her.

He said urgently, "Let's go! Let's fight the Japanese and rescue your brother-in-law."

With a resounding "Okay!", Mina readily agreed, her tone dripping with murderous intent. Then, the two sisters ran off together in the direction they had left.

However, after running seven or eight steps, Annie found that there were many people in front of her.

It's likely that hundreds of people went to support Hu Biao. It's fair to say that every member of the Northern Jiangsu Independent Regiment who picked up a gun went to support their Commander Hu.

Annie, as if struck by a thought, stopped again.

He spoke menacingly to the company of Jin-Sui troops on his left, who had hastily picked up their weapons amidst the gunfire but remained motionless in a huddle:

"With a formidable enemy at hand, how can you, a group of men, sit idly by?"
"Everyone, come with me to fight the Japanese! Otherwise, even if you're Yan Xishan's men, I'll still court-martial you."

Upon hearing this, the two second lieutenants in the group exchanged a glance and then shouted back, "Brothers, let's go! Follow Chief of Staff An to fight the Japanese!"

In the time that followed, Annie and Mina led this company of Jin-Sui troops.

And Qiu Kuiyong, the guard who rushed over, called out to fifty or sixty soldiers of the Northern Jiangsu Independent Regiment halfway there, and they ran in the opposite direction.

The above actions were Annie's way of realizing what was happening:

By the time I get there, even if something happens to Hu Biao, it will probably be too late to help.

With so many reinforcements already sent, there's a high probability that the Japanese will realize they can't break through and will consider retreating.

They just come and go as they please. What do they think their stronghold of the Northern Jiangsu Independent Regiment is? A roadside inn? Dream on.

So what Annie was thinking about now was to lead her men to outflank them and make sure to trap those Japanese soldiers in that narrow mountain gully.

Soon after, they ran into about a dozen Japanese soldiers...

(End of this chapter)