War of Resistance: Glory of the Beasts

Chapter 554: The Second Captain is Gone

"dig!"

“Dig quickly!!!”

"If you want to live, dig a hole quickly!"

After Wang Tianhao took over the position of the second regiment commander, the first order he gave was for the soldiers to dig holes. Everyone had to pick up the tools at hand and dig holes in the trenches. However, these holes were a little different from the anti-artillery pits and were more like vegetable cellars.

"Remember everything. Just leave a small opening at the top that can accommodate a person, and then expand the bottom to make it easier to get in and out, and make sure your guns can be taken out of the pit smoothly."

"Don't dig a hole with your bayonet, you're not allowed to dig a hole with your bayonet!"

……

command post.

While Xu Chaoyang was eating, Yang Jingyu looked through the telescope at the position of the Second Regiment. After a long while, he asked in confusion, "Why doesn't Wang Tianhao let the soldiers who just finished the battle rest?"

Xu Chaoyang is still thinking about how to solve the problem of Japanese artillery bombardment. He is afraid that the Japanese will become addicted to this "feint attack" tactic and use artillery shells to fight with 217 for consumption. If that happens, the Japanese will spend money, but 217 will give you life!
"What did this kid do?"

When he was at a loss for ideas, Xu Chaoyang turned around and asked, holding pickles in one hand and a steamed bread in the other, with his mouth full of cornmeal crumbs. After he finished speaking, he put down the pickles in his hand, picked up the porcelain bowl and took a sip of cold water.

"Dig a hole."

"What the hell?"

Xu Chaoyang stood up and just as he walked to the door, Yang Jingyu moved the telescope away from his eyes and held it to the side. Xu Chaoyang didn't even take the telescope. He looked up and saw countless soldiers desperately swinging shovels in the trenches...

This is……

He didn't understand it either!
He had seen anti-artillery pits and the various arrangements inside trenches, but why were they continuing to dig holes underground in trenches?
"I'm wondering too. How about asking someone down there?"

"Don't ask anymore. Wang Tianhao is different from the others. He is thoughtful and narrow-minded. He has just arrived in the army and is now the current regiment commander. If he thinks I don't trust him because I asked him a few questions, it would be bad."

Xu Chaoyang pulled his head back. He seemed to remember that he had learned this when he was reading history or taking classes in the army, but why couldn't he remember it? It was like he knew the other person and knew his name, and even the name was on the tip of his tongue, but he just couldn't say it.

What is it?

Bell~
The phone rang, Xu Chaoyang turned around and walked back to the table, picked up the phone with his free hand: "Hello?"

"brigadier!"

Geek!

As soon as he heard the heavy voice calling him brigade commander on the phone, his heart felt like it was out of place.

"The Second Captain...is gone!"

The steamed bread fell to the ground silently, and after rolling several times on the ground, it was covered with dust as it bounced.

Xu Chaoyang's cheeks were still puffed up, but he had completely given up chewing. He opened his mouth and spat out all the steamed bread in his mouth. For fear of speaking unclearly, he replied: "What's going on?"

"The dog doctor said he didn't know what light he used on the regiment commander, saying it could show what was inside a person's stomach. He also said that the second regiment commander had several damaged internal organs... Brigade commander, I don't know much, could that doctor be deceiving me? But we're not refusing to pay, so why would he do this?"

"Commander, please give me a word. If you say a word, I will rush to the hospital, catch the dog doctor, and take him back to the position!"

Xu Chaoyang tried his best to restrain himself, looking in one direction with a dull gaze, but everything in his sight was already blurry.

He knew that the thing that allowed the rat to persist on the battlefield was called adrenaline...

He also knew that after the battle, the stable position made Yu Minghao feel relieved. Only then... only then...

"Are there any members of the Yu family?" "Yes."

Xu Chaoyang took a deep breath and said, "Leave Yu Minghao's affairs to his family. Tell the old man for me that Chaoyang is shouldering the heavy responsibility of the country and cannot withdraw. As soon as the Xinkou Battle is over, he will immediately take responsibility and apologize."

"Remember, don't fight back when you're hit, and don't talk back when you're scolded!"

"For your captain's sake."

There was silence on the other end of the phone. After a long while, a humming sound was heard, which could not be suppressed at all. At this moment, Xu Chaoyang could only hang up the phone gently and then stood in the room, stunned.

Yang Jingyu didn't say anything. He bent down to pick up the steamed bread on the ground. He patted it a few times, blew on it, and silently placed it on the table. He waved to the two young soldiers who were working in front of the radio station, and they walked out together.

……

On the battlefield, Wang Tianhao was bare-chested and digging a hole with a pickaxe. His skin had been dyed earthy by the dust, but his chest and shoulders were still sparkling with beads of sweat in the sun. When he straightened up, he saw Yang Jingyu walking towards him.

"Why, Chief, are you still worried about me guarding the line? Why are you here again after such a short while?"

Wang Tianhao relied on his old friendship with Yang Jingyu and started a joke.

"Stop being so playful!"

Yang Jingyu raised his hand and threw the pickaxe in Wang Tianhao's hand aside, then pulled his wrist and walked to a deserted place behind the position, then lowered his voice and said, "The second commander is gone."

"What!"

Wang Tianhao’s eyes widened instantly.

"Stop yelling!"

Yang Jingyu said earnestly: "The brigade commander is very sad. As for whether to tell the brothers of the Second Regiment about this news, you can make your own decision. But I can tell you that no matter what the decision is, it must be made carefully."

"Why not?"

Wang Tianhao asked.

"Internal organs are ruptured." At that time, the telephone was not soundproofed, and Yang Jingyu could clearly hear the sound coming from the microphone, and then he got a general idea.

"It must have been caused by the Japanese artillery shells."

"Where are you going!"

Wang Tianhao walked towards the battlefield, but Yang Jingyu grabbed him back. He was still explaining: "I have to continue digging the pit, otherwise what should I do if the artillery (shell) comes?"

"Be quiet, the devils won't launch a second round of attack today!"

What Yang Jingyu meant was that the Japanese had been making trouble all night yesterday and they attacked again this morning. It was obvious that they were trying hard to take revenge. Under such circumstances, how could they launch another wave of attack? Shouldn't they take a rest?

Wang Tianhao responded quickly: "It will take a while for me to dig the pit. It should be just right for the enemy to attack tomorrow."

He just walked away without even having time to explain to Yang Jingyu what the pit was used for...

"This boy!"

Yang Jingyu muttered something as he looked at Wang Tianhao's back, then turned around and walked up the mountain again. When he entered the command post shed, he found Xu Chaoyang still standing there motionless.

He said softly, "I just went to the battlefield to take a look and asked about Wang Tianhao's pit, but he didn't tell me."

Xu Chaoyang, in a state of complete daze, blurted out the name of this thing: "Pottery jar-shaped shelter."

(End of this chapter)