War of Resistance: Glory of the Beasts

Chapter 252: Find a rope to hang yourself! (Thanks to brother 'chentie981' for the reward!)

Xu Chaoyang thought that his arrival in this world was like bringing a tiger to Africa. He was an invasive alien species that the people in the original world could not do anything about.

But as soon as the door closed under their feet and the fighting started, Xu Chaoyang began to doubt whether his idea was correct.

"Captain, this is more lively than the Chinese New Year..."

"Is the devil crazy?"

"Captain, what's in that puff of smoke?"

When Liu Gener, Wang Tianhao, Qu Yong and others gathered around Xu Chaoyang, a battle was in full swing at the gate beneath their feet. The sounds of cannons, explosions and gunfire came one after another. There was even an iron turtle that appeared on the battlefield, carrying a trail of dust with it!

Looking at the situation, it seemed that the Japs had no intention of attacking the pass themselves in the face of arrows, but instead wanted to rely on their powerful guns and cannons to directly blow up the gate.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sound of artillery fire has been heard since the battle started. Xu Chaoyang glanced at the Japanese artillery position at the rear of the battlefield. Judging from the smoke and dust that rose from the artillery position after the sound of the artillery fire, the 14th Mixed Brigade that attacked the checkpoint had used at least fifty artillery pieces, not counting the tank guns and the armored vehicles that were parked in front of the checkpoint and firing continuously.

"It's a tank."

Xu Chaoyang looked at the little iron turtle after the smoke and dust had cleared, and saw the enemy repeatedly blasting fire through the muzzle on the wall of the gate, and his heart was about to rise to his throat. Although they were not the ones to fight this battle, if they lost it, they would indirectly lose the Northeast Highlands!

Chang Zhan cursed angrily: "Fuck you, where did you get so many cannons?"

Xu Chaoyang did not answer, and neither did any of the people from Northeast China, but the answer was obvious.

If the Fengtian Arsenal was still in our hands, and the Northeast was still in our hands, the production capacity and resources on that little broken island, even if combined with the entire North Korea, would not be able to support their consumption. Even so, they only attacked the northern battlefield.

"It's the 14th Regiment under the 27th Brigade!"

Xu Chaoyang remembered the unit number. This unit was the artillery regiment that used infantry and artillery coordination to take back the Northeast Highlands immediately after Wang Changhai captured the Northeast Highlands in history!
Although this regiment has less than a thousand people, the number of artillerymen accounts for one-third of the total. In this case, if all the guns are placed at a checkpoint, and tanks and armored vehicles are added, the checkpoint will be blown to pieces!
"Chaoyang, shall we go and help?" Chang Zhan asked.

But Xu Chaoyang could only shake his head cruelly!

It’s not that he doesn’t want to, it’s that he can’t!
Who can be sure that the Japanese are feinting an attack on a checkpoint and are actually deliberately hiding most of their infantry and grenade launchers and placing them in positions that you can't see?
Maybe what they are waiting for is the moment when you can't bear the heavy casualties among your friendly forces and feel resentful.

At that time, as long as the Northeast Highlands moved, the entire line would collapse, and the 217th Regiment would have no ability to repel the enemy outside Xifengkou, and all battles would be fought at the Xifengkou city gate.

How can we defend it then?
There are planes circling endlessly overhead and artillery bombardment from the northeastern heights. Not to mention the Japanese coming up, even if the infantry doesn't charge up, you won't be able to live in peace.

boom!
A huge explosion sounded at the top of a city wall. As thick smoke billowed upwards, Xu Chaoyang clenched his fists tightly.

If the 217th Regiment continues to fight like this, the foundation they have personally trained will be exhausted sooner or later. This is not a battle where the quality of the soldiers can solve the problem.

At this moment, it had been just two days and one night since Xu Chaoyang arrived at Xifengkou, and the sky was approaching dusk...

……

Peking Military Branch.

The office where Xiao Liuzi stayed was full of luxury.

The sofa under Chief He's butt is made of real leather. The foreign wine on the coffee table next to the sofa is amber-colored. In the open cigar box next to the foreign wine, every cigar is neatly arranged. Even the phone is gold!
"Report!!!"

The guard was dressed in neat clothes and rushed in with his fat cheeks swaying as he ran. The helmet on his head was spotless!
"Reporting to Commander He, the 33rd Brigade of the Japanese Army has started fighting with the defenders of Jielingkou and Yiyuankou. The outcome is still undecided. He Zhuguo sent someone to report that he will live up to the commander's high expectations and will never let the Japanese advance a single step;"

“第八师团西义一派遣第16旅团川源侃直击古北口，67军107师张正方战败，67军王一哲收到了57军112师及附属炮兵营的指挥权，正在积极迎战。”

"However, Tang Yulin was defeated too quickly. After the 16th Brigade quickly captured Luanping, there was no effective resistance along the route. Only the 67th Army's deployment at Huangtuling caused some trouble for the 16th Brigade. Division Commander Zhang Zhengfang used the terrain to conduct a clever defense. The Japanese described this battle as 'it is extremely difficult to capture their positions' and 'still resisting stubbornly'. These words kept appearing in Japanese-controlled newspapers."

"The battle of the 107th Division bought three full days for our main force. They suffered heavy losses in Huangtuling and had no choice but to retreat and reorganize. The 16th Brigade of the Japanese Army followed them to Bakshi Town in the north of Gubeikou and occupied the second village. With the transportation of 40 trucks of the Kwantung Army Transport Team, their speed was beyond our expectations. However, the three days that Zhang Zhengfang bought for our army still allowed Guan Linzheng's 25th Division to arrive at Gubeikou. Unfortunately, after the two sides fought hand-to-hand, the Wohu Mountain Heights west of Gubeikou and the Panlong Mountain Heights east of Gubeikou were quickly occupied by the Japanese Army, resulting in the collapse of the entire front..." "Gubeikou... fell!"

"Division Commander Guan was injured in this battle. After his injury, the commander of the 73rd Brigade, Du Yuming, took over the command. Currently, Zhang Tingshu and Du Yuming are confronting the Japanese army on the high ground to the left of Nantianmen. There is no further fighting between the two sides."

Commander He was lost in thought while smoking a cigarette under the light of a desk lamp. In his eyes, even Commander Guan had become like this, so the situation on the rest of the battlefields... one could imagine.

"What about Xifengkou?"

He asked without any hope.

"The battle situation at Xifengkou is encouraging, and good news is coming in frequently!"

After saying this, Commander He was stunned!
The guard could only continue, "After the 683rd Regiment retreated, the 29th Army's 109th Brigade's 217th Regiment took over the defense. When they first took over, Xifengkou had already lost the Northeast Highlands and was at an absolute disadvantage."

"But after the 217th Regiment took over the defense, it first sent people to cut off the telephone lines used by the 14th Brigade to communicate with each other, making it impossible for the Northeast Highlands and the 14th Brigade to actively communicate. At this time, the precision shooting team sent by the 14th Brigade to harass our Xifengkou defenders was hit by the 217st Battalion of the th Regiment preparing for a night attack. After defeating this precision shooting team at the cost of nearly an entire platoon, the st Battalion sent people to pursue them at night, forcing the Northeast Highlands defenders to rush to the rescue..."

"The commander of the first battalion of the 217th Regiment led his troops to the heights. After two and a half hours of fierce fighting, they recaptured the northeastern heights before dawn. The battle report of the 217th Regiment is - a great victory!"

Commander Guan lost. Not only did he lose, he was also injured and lost Gubeikou...

The 29th Army won, not only won, but also recaptured the northeastern heights of Xifengkou...

"report!"

"Report to Commander He, Song Zheyuan from the 29th Army wants to see you!"

Without waiting for anyone to enter the room, Commander He immediately shouted at the guards in front of him, "This is a matter of great importance in defending our country. Can you use this as a bargaining chip to threaten the country?!"

"What do you mean their equipment is so far behind the Japanese that they can't compete with them? This is dereliction of duty!"

After these two sentences, the guard was dumbfounded. He opened his mouth to say, "I didn't say that..." But before he could finish his words, Commander He glared back at him. He turned his head and shouted, "Please welcome Commander Song!"

"Commander He? Commander He!"

Commander He did not allow Song Zheyuan, who had entered the room, to speak. He grabbed Old Song's arm and shouted at the guards, "General Song will never be like him, using the safety of the country to threaten the authorities and demand weapons and equipment!"

"General Song, your 29th Army has given me a big surprise!" Commander He had a smile on his face, as if he had not been angry at all.

Song Zheyuan looked at the situation in front of him and asked, "Commander He, this is..."

"Nothing, some cowards, when it comes to the critical moment of fighting the Japanese, they have many excuses, either insufficient manpower or insufficient equipment..."

Song Zheyuan understood everything in an instant. He looked up at Officer He with gritted teeth and said with knitted eyebrows: "You are trying to shut me up!"

"How can that be possible?" Officer He said, as if he was being wronged. "I don't even know why you came here, why are you trying to stop me?"

"General Song, why are you here?"

"I asked you to find me a rope."

"what?"

"I'm going to hang myself at Xifengkou!" After saying that, Song Zheyuan turned around and left without stopping!

　Thanks to brother 'chentie981' for the reward. Thank you very much!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)