War of Resistance: Glory of the Beasts

Chapter 456: Heart-to-heart farewell!
The 67th Army was a direct descendant of the Northeastern Army, but was urgently transferred to the battlefield in the later stage of the Battle of Shanghai to cover the retreat of the Nationalist Army with the 49th Army. At that time, the 49th Army was assigned to Chen Cheng's left wing, and when Yao Jiabao blocked the Japanese invaders' forced crossing, at the beginning of the battle, it launched artillery bombardment on the Japanese invaders across the river with its powerful firepower; the 67th Army had been reorganized into a Type B army with only two divisions, the 107th and 108th, but it was well-equipped, so it cooperated with the Sichuan Army to defend Songjiang for three days and achieved the feat of annihilating the entire army!
Xu Chaoyang had not read all the battle reports of the Songhu Battle, and did not know whether the 67th Army was the only army that was almost completely annihilated in the Songhu battlefield, but he knew what the four words "annihilated" meant...

It was the understanding of this history that made Xu Chaoyang stand at the window and take a closer look at the 67th Division of the 107th Army resting downstairs.

In the present time and space, the 107th Division is cooperating with the 87th Division to attack Jiangwan, while the 108th Division was completely disbanded and distributed to various streets and had no time to regroup when attacking the Japanese headquarters in Shanghai. In other words, the 67th Army actually only has the strength of one division at the moment, and Huang Meixing's request did require Wu Keren to take out a division to launch a frontal offensive against the Japanese invaders.

Wu Keren also agreed...

At this moment, at this moment...

Xu Chaoyang heard not only Wu Keren's inquiries, but also saw the entire 107th Division of the Northeast Army downstairs, wearing dirty uniforms under the flames of war, but still with clear eyes.

But most of this clear view is looking towards the northeast!
You don't know what they are watching, but anyone can imagine what they want to watch.

They are missing home...

It was this unit that was almost wiped out in the Battle of Shanghai, but was disbanded by the Diary Brother, as if he wanted to erase the past shame with his own hands and refused to let them enter the history books.

"Chaoyang."

Wu Keren walked to Xu Chaoyang's side and said, "The last of our Northeast Army's assets... all of them are here together. You have to be careful, oh."

That most ordinary tone is the attitude of supplication when the Northeastern people have no other choice, and this attitude of supplication is only given to people they like. If you have ever shown hostility towards him, even if you die, you will see the annoying and disdainful look of the Northeastern people with their big mouths; but if he likes you, he will always show his enthusiasm in various gestures that is enough to melt the ice and snow.

Xu Chaoyang turned his head slowly after hearing the commission in a not-so-heavy voice. What he saw was Wu Keren's face that could not bear the worldly pressure at all.

Xu Chaoyang began to understand why Wu Keren took the lead in the charge at the Songjiang battlefield. He should be feeling the same burden as Pu Yi, but he didn't have the courage of the last emperor!
Wu Keren was holding the last seeds of the entire Northeast Army in his hands. Unable to clear the grievances of the Northeast Army soldiers, he could only share life and death with them.

But when he saw Xu Chaoyang again, Wu Keren still felt a little hope. After all, he was a famous general who had won victory after victory against the Japanese invaders. It was like seeing that a loan was about to be overdue and only had the last two dollars left. Either you have nothing, or you can rely on the chance of probability... At least you can rely on it for one night...

“Do your best!”

望着楼下逐渐搬入爱国女校大院的武器装备，许朝阳开始缓缓燃起了信心，他看见了专门打近战、手持MP18花机关的部队；还看见了辽制12.7毫米水冷高射机枪；仿捷克式ZB26轻机枪；仿大正三年式的辽13式重机枪；仿马克沁重机枪；辽制150毫米重迫击炮；仿施耐德105毫米M1929榴弹炮；辽13式75毫米野战炮……

No wonder Wu Keren said this was the last treasure of the Northeast Army, no wonder the 67th Army was Xiao Liuzi’s direct line of troops, what the hell is this equipment? ? ! !

Not to mention the people in his hometown, even if he, who had been accumulating wealth for the 217th Regiment for several years, saw this, he would drool with envy. How could the 67th Army dare to stop the Japanese invaders in Songjiang? With this firepower, what else could they not dare to do?

The problem is that the firepower of the 88th Division is no worse than that of the 67th Division of the 107th Army. Didn’t they also take down the Japanese invaders’ headquarters in Shanghai back then?
"General." Xu Chaoyang looked at Wu Keren.

"I beg you to do me a favor."

Wu Keren turned his head, and it was only at that moment that their eyes met.

"I have a friend who was conscripted by the 67th Army. Can you find him and let my buddy... Shang Kun? Shang Kun!" Xu Chaoyang called Shang Kun in from outside the door: "Ask him to send him out?"

As soon as he said this, Wu Keren's mouth slowly opened up. Xu Chaoyang's words were like arranging his funeral! "What's your name?"

"His surname is Li. Shang Kun knows him. Just ask him to go find him. You just need to tell us where the able-bodied men who are going to carry ammunition for the army are arranged, and then send someone to take him there..."

"Little song!"

A man from the Northeast walked in from outside with his arms swaying: "Take this brother and take a walk around the places where the young men gather."

At that moment, Shang Kun looked at Xu Chaoyang with great reluctance, but he must know what is most important to his hometown right now!

He had no choice but to leave. He watched as a big battle was about to begin, but he had to turn around and leave.

Xu Chaoyang smiled at him, and that face was so damn ugly.

Shang Kun turned his head, stroked his eyes with his sleeves, and walked away with big strides. There was no goodbye between them, nor any extra words. All the emotions were expressed in that flick of his sleeves, but it was extremely important.

Xu Chaoyang turned around and walked straight to the map in the room, and casually said the data of all the artillery: "The Liao-made 150mm mortar has a maximum range of 8 kilometers using No. 3 grenades;"

"Schneider M1929 howitzer, with a maximum range of 14.4 kilometers;"

"Liao 13-type 75mm field gun, maximum range 11 kilometers..."

"General, before the battle begins, I require that all three types of artillery must be advanced to a position where they can bring the Japanese invaders' headquarters in Shanghai within their range, and that they be provided with sufficient ammunition."

"Once the battle begins, under the bombing of aircraft, we will bombard the front of the rectangular fortifications with all our strength to ensure that our troops can transport the grenade launchers to a range where they can enter the firing range."

"Afterwards, grenade launchers and artillery fired alternately to provide cover for our troops' charge. The purpose was not to destroy the entire building, but to buy time for our troops to rush into the building."

"The first batch of soldiers rushing downstairs must carry paste buckets, detonators, dynamite and other explosives, and run to the rectangular fortification building where a small gap has been blown open..." At this point, Xu Chaoyang's tone became a little lower: "Carry out multiple continuous explosions at a single point in the building at the cost of human lives. Once a gap is blown open, immediately attack it. Regardless of whether the terrain is favorable or not, the passage for subsequent personnel to enter must be guarded."

"As long as the battle starts in the building, the enemy's firepower outside the building will be weakened. At this moment, we should carry out multiple simultaneous explosions at multiple locations to achieve comprehensive results."

"In this battle, it is very likely that all the soldiers who are good at blasting will be sacrificed downstairs. If our grenade launchers cannot completely suppress the enemies on the roof through indirect fire, we may not even have a chance to blast."

"General, the Japanese have air defense measures and an air force. We must not put all our hopes on the air force. If we want to win the battle, we must do our best and not retreat at all..."

Xu Chaoyang was frightened by these warlords. He was afraid that when he risked his life to restore the reputation of the Northeast Army, someone would hold him back.

At that moment, Wu Keren stretched out his hand towards Xu Chaoyang and said what he had hidden in his heart for a long time: "Wu is determined to die for his country. At the critical moment, you can personally lead the commando team to charge. I hope you can help me!"

If someone else said such words, Xu Chaoyang would definitely think that this was an attempt to frame himself, but Wu Keren believed it!
The two hands were clasped together. This was the first time Xu Chaoyang had a heart-to-heart talk with the top brass of the Northeastern Army, and it was also a farewell!
(End of this chapter)