The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 386 The People Have Arrived (Bonus Chapter 4050 for the Emergence of the Erotic Photographer)

On the 23rd, the fierce battle between China and Japan continued, and both sides felt extremely difficult and painful.

The Japanese reinforcements made very limited progress against the desperate resistance of the National Revolutionary Army, especially the newly formed 22nd Division, a mechanized unit.

Now, even though we are not far from Kunlun Pass, it is extremely difficult to advance even a little bit.

Even Major General Masao Nakamura, the commander of the Japanese 21st Brigade, was slightly wounded in the battle because he personally led the assault on the front line.

With reinforcements failing to arrive, the Japanese garrison at Kunlun Pass has lost a large number of positions and currently only holds the core positions and the highest peak at Jieshou.

For the Nationalist army, it also encountered enormous trouble.

Not to mention that many units suffered heavy casualties in their efforts to block the Japanese reinforcements and were already preparing to slack off.

At the crucial Kunlun Pass battlefield, when the National Revolutionary Army was attacking the highest peak of Jieshou, the 1st Honorary Division and the 200th Division made several attempts to attack.

Unfortunately, we discovered that Jieshou was an incredibly tough nut to crack.

Even though Commander Dai An personally led two regiments of the 200th Division, using broadswords, shovels, and their own flesh and blood to cut through the grass and clear a path, they not only failed to achieve much success, but also suffered considerable casualties.

The root cause is that the Japanese have been building a large number of high-quality fortifications in Jieshou these days.

Not only were there dense barbed wire fences everywhere, but there were also an astonishing number of fortified bunkers; some of these bunkers were even divided into upper and lower levels, forming a three-dimensional crossfire that left the attacking troops with no blind spots.

They could only endure the relentless barrage of Japanese light and heavy machine gun fire, as well as the precise shooting of Type 38 rifles, which put them at a significant disadvantage.

In conclusion, both sides' troops did their best in today's battle, but neither achieved the results they expected...

On the 24th, the battle taking place in southern Guangxi intensified even further.

The unfortunate Japanese Major General Masao Nakamura was wounded again, this time by a mortar shell that exploded next to him, leaving him severely injured and unable to command.

However, this Japanese reinforcement force also advanced to the Jiutang area.

This place is less than ten miles away from Kunlun Pass. Under normal circumstances, it would take less than an hour to rush into the pass.

Meanwhile, after several days of continuous fighting, the combat effectiveness of many Nationalist Army blocking forces had clearly declined, and they were unlikely to be able to hold off Japanese reinforcements for much longer.

As evening fell, Commander Bai, at the Guilin headquarters, looked at the latest battle report and statistics that had just been released and couldn't help but sigh.

Later, he went to the telecommunications room in person.

After dismissing all the irrelevant personnel, he had the director of the telecommunications department personally operate the radio to send a message to Shuangqing, and secretly communicated with the bald principal for half an hour.

What the two talked about during that time is completely unknown to outsiders.

However, after leaving the communications room, Commander Bai, this bigwig of the Guangxi clique, casually gave an order to his chief aide, Wu Zutang:
"Prepare vehicles and guards immediately, then follow me to Gaofeng Pass tonight."

Upon hearing this, even with the confidence that Wu Zutang had gained from following Commander Bai for so many years and had seen a lot of the world, he still couldn't help but be somewhat lost in thought.

The main reason is that although he acknowledges that Hu Biao is no ordinary person, with considerable fame and ability.

However, there is still a considerable gap between them and their superior, Officer Bai.

So it wasn't the other party who came to pay their respects, but rather their own superior, Commander Bai, who personally came to visit. Wasn't that giving the other party a bit too much face?
Fortunately, Wu Zutang was quite shrewd. Although he was quite surprised, he did not show it at all. He quickly made arrangements and prepared to set off with Commander Bai overnight.

He soon discovered that what truly surprised him was only just beginning.

Because just as they were about to set off, some more people hurriedly joined the convoy.

Surprisingly, it was Commander Chen from the Civil Engineering Department, Li Jisheng, a bigwig in the Nationalist government and the vice principal of Whampoa Military Academy, and Zhang Fakui, a bigwig in the Guangdong Army and the commander of the Fourth War Zone.

The three of them, accompanied by a small number of guards, prepared to go with Commander Bai to meet Hu Biao. This would give him a clearer understanding of the importance of Hu Biao and the Northern Jiangsu Independent Regiment…

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Seven hours later, around 1 a.m.

Apart from Lao Yu and Lao Tai, who have already secretly infiltrated Nanning City and sent a telegram back saying that everything is going quite smoothly.

None of the other transmigrators went to sleep.

Because they sensed that Commander Bai and his men would be sending people to their door within the next day or two; this meant that their leisurely period would come to an end and they would step into the fierce battlefield.

So before all that, everyone should be clear about how much wealth they have after all these days of preparation, right?
In those days, when landlords hired people to do short-term work, they would provide three meals a day and pay them some wages.

Sending these people to fight and risk their lives will result in many deaths, so we should discuss what conditions to propose.

Also! They are unsure when they will return to the modern world.

However, the small military factory in that cave, and the subsequent arrangements for this independent regiment from northern Jiangsu in Guangxi Province, also need to be made in advance.

They cannot be swallowed up by others just because they leave.

With this in mind, after finishing their respective tasks, they still gathered together for a meeting, even though it was quite late.

After the meeting began, Chief of Staff Anne began to perform her duties.

Holding a recent statistics table, he began to read it aloud:
"As of today, apart from the two men, Menhulu and Lao Tai, who were taken to Nanning City as part of the reconnaissance company, the Guinan troops of the Northern Jiangsu Independent Regiment have a total of 3153 men."

It was organized into five infantry battalions, plus one regimental guard company, one special service company, one artillery company, one supply company, one medical company, and one field hospital.

In terms of equipment, there were 178 pistols and 1853 rifles.

403 submachine guns, 41 light machine guns, 23 heavy machine guns, and 9 anti-aircraft machine guns.

92式步兵炮2门，60毫米迫击炮4门，80毫米迫击炮1门，一型火箭筒56具，二型火箭筒16具。

We have a sufficient supply of grenades, bullets, and rockets, enough for a medium-sized battle. Artillery shells are relatively scarce; please keep that in mind.

After hearing the data from Annie's report, everyone had some idea of ​​the situation.

However, after hearing Annie's report and discovering that the recruitment and equipment reserves during this period had far exceeded expectations, he was still quite excited.

When Hu Biao finally spoke up, he said, "Everyone, tell me, what benefits do you want from the bald principal and Officer Bai?"

Upon hearing this, the crowd became even more excited.

After everyone spoke up, the suggestions they offered were varied and diverse.

Some people are clamoring for the expansion of the Northern Jiangsu Independent Regiment, saying that in the future it should be some kind of Northern Jiangsu Independent Division, and everyone should strive to become a lieutenant general or major general.

Some were clamoring for better medals and honors, since with their contributions they were already qualified for the 'Order of the Blue Sky and White Sun'.

Some were also complaining that the ammunition reserves were still insufficient and that another batch needed to be replenished.

Unfortunately, before they could finish their enthusiastic discussion and reach a complete conclusion, Zhong Shidao, now the deputy battalion commander of the Second Battalion, rushed over and delivered a startling message:

"Reporting to Commander Hu and all officers, Commander Bai, Commander Chen, Commander Li, and Commander Zhang have arrived."

Even though they had expected people to come in the next couple of days, Hu Biao and his men never imagined that so many big shots would come all at once, and they were all a little caught off guard.

No longer caring about continuing the meeting, everyone, led by Hu Biao, headed towards the outside of the military camp to greet them...

(End of this chapter)