War of Resistance: Glory of the Beasts

Chapter 157: One General's Success Is Built on the Death of Thousands of Soldiers (Thanks to 'You Have You' for the reward!)

Night, 12:00.

He was arranged to rest in the courtyard next to the brigade headquarters for a while, and was snoring loudly.

But Xu Chaoyang didn't let his men take off their clothes, for fear that something might happen, and there was a group of naked men lying in his barracks.

He leaned against the door frame at the entrance of the courtyard, and after eating and drinking, he stared ahead.

"can not fall asleep?"

Yang Jingyu came out of the barracks and handed over a cigarette. Xu Chaoyang took the cigarette without even looking at it and put it in his mouth: "You also..."

chapped.

The match lit up, Xu Chaoyang lit the cigarette and took a puff, then continued with his previous words: "Aren't you asleep yet?"

"I dare not sleep..." Yang Jingyu lit the cigarette next to his mouth. The two of them sat side by side on the doorstep as if blocking the door and started chatting.

"Do you remember the Japanese we encountered on our way from Northeast China? They were all easy to deal with."

Xu Chaoyang felt that Yang Jingyu was trying to boost others' morale and destroy his own prestige, so he turned around and asked indignantly, "What do you mean?"

"Don't kick your ass!" Yang Jingyu had to hold Xu Chaoyang down first, just like coaxing a child, before he spoke: "Didn't you also say this when you were teaching your subordinates tactical common sense? War is about change. A true tactical master uses his own card power to force the opponent to make moves according to what he has imagined. This is called knowing yourself and knowing the enemy."

"What exactly do you want to say?" Xu Chaoyang listened for a long time but couldn't find the key point, so he had to ask.

Yang Jingyu blew out the smoke in his mouth and said, "We fought a battle outside Tongliao City and were not lured out by the Japanese. This shows that the Japanese have capable people and they have already smelled the scent."

"We have made some changes here. We have the first regiment attacking the south gate of Tongliao, and the second and third regiments attacking the west gate. But why can't I understand the changes of the Japanese?"

"When Li Haidan and Liu Zhenyu were driven out of Tongliao, there were quite a few people, right?"

"Then why didn't we defend Tongliao?"

"And what about the Ma Daoyin Mansion? What kind of place is this?"

Xu Chaoyang was amused. He lowered his head, flicked off the ash from his cigarette, and responded, "You are always worried!"

Then he explained, "Ma Daoyin Mansion is a private residence built by Ma Longtan, the old marshal's sworn brother, who served as Taochang Daoyin and Sitao Railway Supervisor. That place is very solid. After the Japanese occupied Tongliao, they used it as their headquarters..."

This time Yang Jingyu finally realized that something was wrong with Xu Chaoyang, and asked in confusion: "How do you know everything?"

Uh……

Xu Chaoyang forgot that he had never been to Tongliao!

"Didn't I chat with the captain for a while before we came back?"

"He told me."

Xu Chaoyang was still not used to lying, and he turned his head to the side when he lied, for fear that people would notice something. But this time when he lied, his heart no longer beat wildly, and he didn't seem to feel guilty anymore.

"What else did you say?"

"We've only been chatting for a while, how much more can you say?" The more you say, the more mistakes you will make. What else can Xu Chaoyang say?
Yang Jingyu asked worriedly: "Didn't they tell me where the Japanese 'Iron Shell Turtle' is?"

Xu Chaoyang finally understood what Yang Jingyu was worried about!

"In Taylor, were you scared by the iron-shelled turtle?"

"Bullshit!" Yang Jingyu glared angrily: "Fuck you..."

He looked back and lowered his voice for fear of disturbing the sleeping soldiers: "I'm fucking afraid that these Japs will play tricks and trick the people from the Fifth Military Region into entering the city and blocking the door with an iron turtle!" Swish!
The sky in the distance suddenly lit up, but Xu Chaoyang didn't hear any explosion at all.

He and Yang Jingyu stood up at the threshold of the courtyard at the same time and looked towards Tongliao, where even artillery fire could not be seen and only light could be felt in the distance.

"Pass on my order. Have a regiment attack at all costs. At all costs. At all costs. We must inflict pain on the Japs!"

The messenger rushed out and spat at Xu Chaoyang before leaving. Just as Xu Chaoyang was about to glare at him, Lao Yang quickly stopped him.

"report!"

Less than twenty minutes later, in the distance, a fast horse came galloping back and rushed quickly to the brigade headquarters. When it dismounted, it didn't even care about the horse and rushed directly into the brigade headquarters. The horse rushed forward nearly ten meters before stopping.

"Report, a regiment launched a fierce attack on the south gate of Tongliao. The Japanese set up four machine guns and two cannons on a single wall. The regiment attacking the city suffered heavy losses!"

The three "at any cost" were exchanged for the phrase "heavy losses". Xu Chaoyang, who had already withdrawn from the battlefield, could not imagine what the situation would be like.

"report!"

The second batch of fast horses returned to the city and also rushed into the brigade headquarters. At this time, the battle had only been going on for less than half an hour.

"report!"

"The commander of the first regiment urgently reported to the brigade headquarters, saying that the first regiment must adjust the rhythm of the attack, otherwise, it will be wiped out in less than an hour!"

A loud shout came from the brigade headquarters: "Don't stop, even if we run out of bullets!"

"Order the First Regiment to maintain the current pace of attack and keep up the intensity of the attack on the South Gate. Even if it means killing the last man, the guns must be fired!"

"Yes!"

Xu Chaoyang and Yang Jingyu stood at the door and looked at each other. They didn’t know whether such an order would fall on them one day, but they knew that this was the battlefield and this was the life of a soldier!
"Report!"

Lights flickered in the distance, and the third horse rushed into the city. The scout dismounted and ran into the brigade headquarters. He fell down and didn't stop speaking the message in his mouth: "Report!"

"The Second Regiment's artillery battalion launched a full-scale bombardment on the west gate and has broken through it. The Second Regiment is charging the city and trying to fight the enemy for control of the west gate!"

At this time, Xu Chaoyang could clearly feel the pressure in the brigade headquarters. If Tongliao could be captured that night, the sacrifice of the entire regiment would be worthwhile. If it could not be captured, then nothing Dao Wenbin said would be of any use, as he would still be a sinner.

"Order the three regiments to join the battle and take down the west gate as quickly as possible!"

"Whoever delays the battle will be killed!"

"Yes!"

Lights were flickering in clusters in the distant sky. Xu Chaoyang seemed to send his eyes to the city of Tongliao from such a long distance. He seemed to be able to see the soldiers charging under the artillery fire. Under the sparks of the artillery fire exploding on the vast earth, there were corpses everywhere.

He remembered that he seemed to have had a similar dream, but in the dream the flowers blooming were real flowers, while here, the flowers were stained with blood and sand from the blood and soil when they bloomed.

"report!"

When the scouts rushed into the brigade headquarters again, Xu Chaoyang and Yang Jingyu's heads swayed with the scouts' steps. The boy stretched his neck and shouted in the courtyard: "The firepower of the west gate is too strong. The second and third regiments can't get up!"

"Order the artillery battalion to fire with all their might, and use all their strength to suppress the firepower on the west gate wall!"

"Tell the Second Regiment not to stop. Seize the city gate under fire!"

Dao Wenbin fought hard, willing to sacrifice thousands of lives for the sake of success.

　Thanks to my brother 'You have it' for the reward. Thank you very much!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)