The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 59 Lieutenant (Please read and vote)

...According to a pension standard formulated by the National Government in 1938, pensions for the dead and injured are paid in two ways.

The first is a one-time pension, with the highest being 3000 francs for a general and the lowest being 80 francs for a private.

The second type is the annual pension for the surviving family, which is a long-term pension of up to 800 French francs and a minimum of 40 French francs per year starting from the following year.

Due to the devaluation of the legal currency, the pension standards were raised three times in the 31st, 33rd and 34th years of the Republic of China respectively.

It seems that the lives of the families of those brothers who died in the war will not be too bad.

In reality? It's not even the later legal tender, it's just some waste paper.

According to the Nationalist government's own statistics, only 9.2% of the casualties received compensation; considering the greed of those officials, the number of people who actually received money must be even less...

...Excerpt from Hu Biao's diary collection "Hu Shuo"...

As expected, this was his second time traveling through time, and Hu Biao calmed down more quickly.

After sorting out his emotions, he wiped his inexplicably red eyes and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Stop crying!

There are always casualties in war. Those who died in the battle to defend their country were worthy deaths.

Instead of crying, why not look around and check if any of the guys on the ground are still breathing? Maybe you can save a few.

We also need to clean up the battlefield and collect the Japanese weapons and ammunition, as we need them to avenge our fallen brothers."

Amidst Hu Biao's scolding, everyone began to move, suppressing their grief and the pain in their bodies.
However, what the seven time travelers, including Hu Biao, did not know was that the current result was much better than the original counterattack at Dunwu Temple in history.

Because in the original history, the 804th Regiment was ordered by its commander to recapture the Dunwu Temple position.

After a day of bloody fighting, they successfully recaptured the place, but out of a regiment of about a thousand people, only 120 people survived.

Only one battalion commander was left, all company commanders were killed in battle, and only four platoon leaders were left.

With unreliable guys like Hu Biao and the use of such a crazy tactic, at least 804 more people survived in the 300th Regiment.

A battalion of the Japanese 9th Division also lost about 200 more people than originally expected.

If the souls of the Sichuan Army brothers who died in the third company knew this, they would definitely be very relieved...

Twenty minutes after the Dunwu Temple position was captured, Hu Biao was bandaging a wound on the thigh caused by a bayonet.

Suddenly, a voice came from afar: "Lieutenant Hu, come here for a moment."

"Don't be ridiculous, I'm just a second lieutenant. Calling me a lieutenant, are you saying I don't have enough shit to deal with?"

When he turned around and didn't see who was shouting, the upset Hu Biao had already cursed.

As a result, the next second later, this guy who was not only a dog, but also had a dog-like face and could change at will, immediately showed a flattering smile.

Why? I scolded the wrong person.

When he turned his head, he found that the shouting came from Captain Xiang, who was walking towards him with one arm hanging.

Hu Biao knew very well that his bad mouth had caused trouble again.

Fortunately, Commander Xiang seemed to be in a very good mood at the moment. He actually didn't care about Hu Biao's scolding at all. He just cursed back lightly:
"Hu Biao, you son of a bitch, you're so stubborn (and have a bad temper)~"

Then he did not delve into the matter further, but instead told Hu Biao the good news: "You were not a lieutenant before, but now you are a lieutenant, and you are the official company commander of the third company.

Because of my contribution in retaking the Dunwu Temple, Commander Chen just sent me a telegram to promote me to the rank of colonel and regiment commander, plus 6000 silver dollars.

I will also fulfill my promise and promote your son of a bitch to the rank of lieutenant and remove the "delegation" from it.

Of the 6000 yuan, I will give 4000 to the brothers to share; the brothers in your third company have fought the hardest, so I will give you 1000 to distribute freely."

Being able to get a promotion to a higher rank and a reward of one thousand dollars are naturally good things.

Especially those silver dollars, Hu Biao planned to have someone take them to Sichuan Province as compensation for the brothers who died in the battle of the Third Company. Each family would receive more than a dozen silver dollars, although the amount was not much, it was also a token of his, Hu Biao, and Commander Hu's heart.

In short, after listening to what Captain Xiang said, Hu Biao's originally bad mood immediately improved a lot; it was not that he valued these rewards, but the brothers of the third company deserved them.

But later on, the group leader gave another piece of bad news:

"I think the Japanese will not accept this huge loss and will launch a fierce counterattack tomorrow morning.

Can you hold the position at Dunwu Temple? The centerline in front of the temple is probably the most critical point. I don't trust anyone else to do it. Why don't you, the third company, take the lead?"

After hesitating for about ten seconds, Hu Biao spoke. Instead of refusing, he smiled wryly and pointed out the practical difficulties:
"Commander! It's not that I, Hu Biao, am afraid of death.

But even if I count the Third Company, there are only 42 people who can move. I am afraid that this number of people is not enough for strengthening the fortifications and defending. "

"It's okay. I'll transfer a full platoon from my guard company to you and transfer it directly to the third company.

Also, I'll temporarily transfer two more platoons tonight to help you reinforce your position," replied the regimental commander.

A fully staffed platoon consists of no more than thirty people, which is a little small in number, but they are relatively elite soldiers in the regiment, which can be regarded as a solution to the problem of insufficient manpower in battle.

But Hu Biao then made another request:
"The Japanese retreated in a hurry and left behind a lot of weapons; so I want to pick out two heavy machine guns, four light machine guns, thirty Type 38 rifles, and some ammunition to strengthen our firepower and prepare a surprise for the Japanese."

To the team leader: "Okay, do you have any other questions?"

"Reporting that the regimental commander is gone, the third company will guarantee to complete the mission." Hu Biao, who knew that with the limited resources of the 804th Regiment, he would not get more help here, loudly accepted the order.

I was given the task of defending the most difficult position in the Dunwu Temple battlefield...

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Captain Xiang had a lot of things to do, so he left after finalizing the new tasks for the third company.

Based on his understanding of the other travelers, Hu Biao issued a series of orders: "Everyone, eat some canned beef to replenish your energy, and then everyone, hurry up and get to work.

Brother Huang, didn’t you work as a construction worker on a construction site? Don’t you know everything?

You will take your men to reinforce the fortifications overnight. Whether you can survive the Japanese bombardment early tomorrow morning and whether you can withstand the Japanese attack depends on your ability.

Chaozi, prepare all the arrangements to deal with the tanks.

Anyway, even if you stuff your head under the tank tracks tomorrow, you can't let the Japanese tanks rush up.

AT, I'm telling you, little white-collar worker, don't look so sad; I don't care how you arrange it, just prepare the conscienceless cannon for me. That thing should be the key to whether we can hold the position at that time.

Uncle Bo, you are still in charge of the sniper squad.

You don't have to take any action when the fortifications are being built later. Take a few people with you to fight against the Japanese's hidden guns. We probably won't be able to sleep well tonight, but the Japanese soldiers don't have a good time either.

Remember to move to another place immediately after firing a shot, so as not to die at the hands of the Japanese.

Black Star, go pick out two heavy machine guns and four light machine guns, as well as some matching weapons and ammunition from the weapons captured from the Japanese.

When it comes to light machine guns, I’d choose the Type 96. No one wants the Type 99 light machine gun.

Oh right! Go talk to Huang A-di about how to arrange the sniper positions and machine gun fire points.

Da Hammer, use the radio to send a message to my elder brother, you idiot, of course it is Director Sun from the division headquarters logistics.

I asked him to find a way to send me a piece of pork, as well as ingredients such as bean paste and chili peppers before dawn tomorrow morning. I want to treat my brothers to twice-cooked pork.

As for how much money you spent, just keep it as a debt and deduct it during the next transaction."

Following this series of commands, everyone took action.

While everyone was taking action, perhaps thinking of the taste of twice-cooked pork, they kept swallowing their saliva; as for how Hu Biao fooled Director Sun, they didn't care at all.

As long as there is meat to eat, I can definitely shut them up...

(End of this chapter)