The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 399 Conquest (Bonus Chapter 4650 for the Emergence of the Erotic Photographer)

"By Jesus! This is simply a perfect offensive tactic tailor-made for Uncle Sam's army."

Bill Eulton, the foreign observer, lay prone in a trench reeking of blood, holding binoculars and observing the battle unfolding before him at close range.

The mouth, like a modern-day, outdated tape recorder, kept repeating the same sentence.

If that "Christ" he's talking about were really alive, he'd probably already slap him across the face and curse him:
"Why do you keep nagging me? Is it never going to end?"

In fact, ever since the battle began tonight, Bill Eulton, the foreign observer, had no intention of risking his life by being hit by stray bullets to watch the battle at such close range.

After all, for him, it was just a job.

This is not a war belonging to Uncle Sam's family at all; he has absolutely no need to fight so desperately.

However, Hu Biao and his men discovered that the Japanese soldiers who had taken double doses of drugs were exceptionally frenzied, which led them to change their previous tactic of relentless attacks.

After the shift to a steady, gradual approach, everything changed completely.

When Hu Biao and his team encountered a tough nut to crack, they didn't try to force their way through by sacrificing lives.

On the contrary, calling for artillery support via radio usually allows for successful targeted elimination; even if the elimination is not complete, a rocket launcher team can move in and take out the key firing point.

Bill Eulton felt as if he had discovered a treasure.

They believe that Uncle Sam's army could definitely learn from and emulate this tactic, which is perfectly suited to them.

This led to a scene where, risking being hit by stray bullets, a soldier, under the protection of a platoon, went to the battlefield to observe it up close.

The purpose was to better record all the tactical details.

As Bill Eulton continued recording this, perhaps feeling increasingly that the above tactics were suitable for his own army's situation, the following thought came to mind:
"Although Hu and his companions had no military academy training, they were all geniuses in practical combat."

Their rich battlefield experience and brilliant tactical thinking are far more valuable than any academic background.

Perhaps when I get back, I can suggest to those bureaucrats that they hire Hu and his associates as instructors at West Point.

He soon found the idea ridiculous, even to himself.

Just kidding! How could Uncle Sam, a great nation, allow these generals, who are like beggars in their eyes, to serve as their instructors?
Don't they, Uncle Sam's family, have any dignity?
What he didn't know was that, years later, this idea would eventually become a reality in another way.

Meanwhile, Hu Biao and his men, who were advancing towards the core position of Kunlun Pass using tactics that were not too fast but which the Japanese could not stop, were completely unaware of Bill Eulton's various ideas.

Even if they found out, they'd probably laugh like a pig.

Because their current operational method, which involves calling in artillery fire for targeted elimination and using rocket launcher teams as the core of assault firepower, would be even more problematic if they added a step of calling in air support.

It's basically the same three-pronged offensive tactic used by soldiers during World War II.

It was originally a tactic they developed based on the characteristics of their own equipment; how could it not be suitable for them...?

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Time: 1:17 AM on December 26, 12, at the core of the main battlefield of Kunlun Pass, an ancient city gate with a history of over a thousand years.

It was also the most crucial command post for the Japanese garrison at Kunlun Pass.

At this moment, everyone, including Colonel Sakata Genichi, wore expressions of profound despair: their fathers were dead, their wives had cheated on them, and their three children were not their own. Even though they had tried their best, even resorting to tactics like administering overdoses of "marching pills" to their soldiers and using explosives as human shields, they still couldn't stop the enemy's attack.

Now, their remaining stronghold is this ancient city gate, which is said to have been built during the Qin Dynasty and has been repaired and reinforced throughout the ages.

In the era of cold weapons, this place, with its strategic location that made it virtually impregnable, might have been able to hold out for a while.

But in an era dominated by gunpowder weapons, and with their opponents possessing those strange, shoulder-mounted cannons, they knew that the complete fall of this place was only a matter of time.

And this period of time will not be long.

Maybe they have half an hour left, or even just ten minutes, but they're doomed anyway; so at this point, these desperate Japanese soldiers are already making their final arrangements for annihilation.

For example: to Ando Rikichi, commander of the 21st Army in Nanning, and Imamura Hitoshi, commander of the 5th Division.

After sending his final farewell telegram, he smashed the radio station to pieces, intending not to leave it to the enemy, especially Hu Biao and his Northern Jiangsu Independent Regiment.

Even though they knew that the Northern Jiangsu Independent Regiment had already captured a lot of these things from friendly forces and didn't need them at all.

Driven by the same idea, they also burned military flags, codebooks, documents, and everything else they deemed useful.

They didn't intend to leave their own seriously wounded soldiers to the enemy, but instead took advantage of the opportunity to deal with them one by one; unfortunately, in the process, they didn't even have the usual method of giving the wounded a grenade, a shot, or a bayonet.

Because grenades, bullets, and even bayonets were all concentrated on the use of combat troops.

Therefore, they could only take bamboo spears and kill their own wounded soldiers one by one; after killing all the wounded, these people would take their bloodstained bamboo spears and go to fight on the city wall.

The only somewhat special case is Major General Nakamura Masao, who was seriously injured and has been in a coma ever since, and is still not out of danger, but he is also still alive.

Facing Nakamura Masao, who had been dressed in his military uniform again, Sakata Genichi bowed deeply once and said:
"Mr. Nakamura, please go ahead. I'll be there soon. Then let's go home together."

After saying this, Sakata Genichi drew his meticulously cleaned katana and stabbed the other man to death with a single blow; then he turned the blade around and stabbed himself to death...

Three minutes later, Black Star kicked open the half-closed door of the room.

The next second, Hu Biao, Annie, AT, Uncle Bo, Lao Ma, and others, who had formed a combat team, rushed in, carrying submachine guns; or with a submachine gun in one hand and a large knife in the other.

Annie joined the battle halfway through, leading a whole company of soldiers.

It wasn't that Hu Biao and his men had encountered a tough opponent and needed Annie, their chief of staff, to provide support; it was simply that this girl knew that if she didn't join the battle, she might not have any Japanese soldiers left to kill.

Unfortunately, when they rushed in, all they saw were Japanese corpses; there were no survivors.

Seeing the body of a Japanese soldier with the rank of major general lying in the innermost spot, Hu Biao walked straight up and began searching the body, trying to find some rare spoils of war.

Unexpectedly, I found a no-name brand watch and a notebook.

"What kind of class is this, keeping a diary like me?" Hu Biao muttered after flipping through the diary a few times.

Then, he handed the notebook to Annie, pointed to the last few lines of messy handwriting, and asked:
"What exactly did this Japanese soldier write before he was seriously injured?"

After discerning the meaning, Annie read it aloud:
"The 5th Division earned the title of 'Steel Army' during the Russo-Japanese War because my tenacity triumphed over that of the Russians; however, at Kunlun Pass, I must admit that I encountered an army even more tenacious than the Russians..."

(End of this chapter)