The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 18: Treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor

...There is a saying among modern military fans that an army will lose its combat effectiveness if its casualties exceed 30%; if it can still continue to fight, it can be regarded as elite.

They were often amazed that the Japanese could still persist in fighting despite suffering more than 50% casualties.

But in the battles I have personally experienced, many times as long as everyone is still alive, the survivors will continue to fight.

Because this is not just a battle, it is also a nation's struggle at all costs when on the brink of life and death...

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

"I'm going to die, I'm going to die! What should I do now?" As the distance to the position continued to shorten, Hu Biao kept wailing in his heart.

Not only on his way to the position, but also with shells flying and falling continuously, violent explosions occurred again and again.

The closest shell was a 75mm shell, which landed more than meters away. The shock wave from the explosion made him stagger, shrapnel flew over his head, and the splashing mud and sand hit his body, causing him pain.

Hu Biao and others who were in the situation felt like they could die at any time.

More importantly, as they got closer, they could see the battle situation on the battlefield more and more clearly, and saw too many scenes that made their souls tremble.

Life is so cheap at this moment, their brothers, or even their ancestors, are dying in battle quickly.

For example: After the Japanese army fired a grenade launcher, Bao Fugui and his young wife, who were holding down his buck teeth and beating him hard in the morning, were lying on the ground covered in blood.

The Maxim heavy machine gun, which was usually so precious that Hu Biao was scolded for wanting to touch it, turned into a pile of flying parts.

After seeing this scene, the pair of panda eyes that were hit by the hammer and the big buck teeth that have not disappeared yet did not look happy at all, but extremely angry.

He gritted his teeth and fired at the Japanese grenade launcher group four or five hundred meters away, trying to avenge Bao Fugui, his comrade who loved and hated him.

Unfortunately, before he could fire his machine gun and kill the grenade launcher team,

The opposite side had a Type 92 heavy machine gun, commonly known as the Pheasant Neck, which had suppressed the enemy with more ferocious firepower, making it difficult for the enemy to raise its head.

With red eyes, Big Bucktooth had to carry his Czech rifle and move to the next firing point.

During the transfer, the assistant gunner who was helping him carry the ammunition bent down a little higher, exposing the top of his head in the trench, and was hit by a 7.7mm bullet and died instantly.

The brothers who were holding Hanyang rifles and constantly shooting at the Japanese were shot to death from time to time after their heads tilted.

However, the most heartbreaking scene was when groups of people rushed out of their positions in order to blow up the Japanese's tiny tank and were constantly killed in the process.

The first to die were the two non-commissioned officers who were with Young Master Feng when he was in the shelter.

It was said that they were elite soldiers transferred from the teaching corps by Young Master Feng through a lot of connections; but under the fierce firepower of the Japanese, they were killed when they were only a dozen meters away from the small tanks.

Then, it was said that a second lieutenant classmate who was also from the 11th class of Whampoa Military Academy and who had signed a blood oath with Master Feng before joining the army, and who was also a platoon leader, also died.

His chest was smashed to pieces by a string of machine gun bullets.

Xiao Henan, the squad leader of the third squad who forcibly took away a handful of lard residue, and the remaining few people in the third squad were all killed.

Then, Young Master Feng also died.

In order to blow up that damn little tank, this promising young man, who has money, connections, and ability, and is favored by almost everyone and is sure to become a big shot in the future, came up with a plan.

In what could only be considered a flank battlefield at Luodian, one of the many positions was killed in battle, leaving only a pair of legs in riding boots.

Finally, the scene at the beginning of the book appeared.

When Hu Biao and his group stumbled and rushed to the position carrying baskets and buckets, not even a quarter of the special forces company of nearly 170 people was left.

And these last few people were completely furious because of the death of Young Master Feng in battle.

Led by the deputy company commander, they rushed out of the position, intending to avenge Young Master Feng, and they would probably die soon.

Perhaps it was because he thought of the children in his eyes who would never be able to eat the delicious food he had carefully prepared, that the old squad leader, who had never really fought a war in his life, became extremely angry.

He rushed forward, waving a kitchen knife that he had always used to cut vegetables and had never used to chop people.

Before rushing out, he shouted to Hu Biao and the others, "Hu Biao, you cowards, follow me, or I'll chop you to death..."

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Since traveling through time, Hu Biao, Wang Peng, Zhou Kun, Zhang Wei, Gao Yi and others have been avoiding, intentionally or unintentionally, the real life-and-death battle with the Japanese devils.

So after hearing the old squad leader's scolding, he hesitated instinctively.

During the brief moment of confusion, the old squad leader, brandishing a kitchen knife, had already rushed over ten meters away. Just as Hu Biao and the others were about to do something, they saw with horror that the little tank's drive wheels, which had stopped, began to spin again.

One side of the track of this thing was blown off, so naturally it couldn't move forward and could only turn on the spot.

However, this also means that the Japanese crew members inside are not dead. They can still operate the machine guns and fire, which is still quite deadly.

Look! One of the light machine guns opened fire and in the blink of an eye, it shot and killed one of the brothers who were rushing forward to fight the devils with bayonets from behind.

At this moment, the old squad leader just rushed to the back of the small tank and saw this scene.

It can be seen that the old squad leader hated this bastard of the Japanese devils very much.

He was determined to kill this iron bastard at all costs, but what could he do as a cook who had cooked all his life but had never fought in a war, facing such a steel war machine?

He stood behind the little tank, gritting his teeth, with red eyes, and swinging the kitchen knife at the iron turtle with all his might.

Unfortunately, every time he swung the sword, it only made a ding-dong sound and left a shallow mark on the shell of the little bean.

Instead, the blade of the kitchen knife quickly curled up and his arm became numb.

Throwing away the kitchen knife, the old squad leader took out the rolling pin on his waistband and smashed it hard on the little bean shell.

After thinking of something, Hu Biao and the others hurriedly shouted: "Old squad leader, get out of the way, get out of the way quickly."

Unfortunately, the old squad leader seemed to be possessed and continued to smash the tank.

Then, without waiting for Hu Biao and the others to do anything, the Japanese crew, feeling that someone was attacking them from the rear, suddenly turned their small tank on the spot.

Caught off guard, the old squad leader was hit by the rotating rear end of the tank and knocked to the ground on the spot.

What was even more terrible was that the intact track of the little bean, which was covered with blood and flesh, directly crushed the old squad leader who fell to the ground and was unable to dodge.

A shrill scream immediately came out of the old squad leader's mouth, showing that he was suffering inhuman pain.

The time spent with the old squad leader was not long, but it made Hu Biao and other newcomers feel warm and helped them get through the most confusing and painful time.

It can be said that he is treated as an older brother, or a close elder in the family.

Now I see that my old squad leader is about to die at the hands of the Japanese.

At this moment, all the fear and terror in Hu Biao and the others' hearts disappeared, leaving only one simple thought:

Save the old squad leader and kill these damn Japanese devils.

Hu Biao now only has a kitchen knife in his hand, which has no effect on the tank.

He glanced around and found that there was not even a Molotov cocktail on the ground, let alone bundles of grenades, explosive packs, anti-tank guns and other anti-armor weapons.

The old squad leader's screams became more and more shrill. Hu Biao, anxious and angry, cursed at Wang Peng:

"Wang Peng, I know you're a PLA veteran. I don't care why you refuse to admit it, but you must find a way to get rid of him.

Otherwise, even if you run to the ends of the earth, I will still chop you to death."

After saying that, he also rushed out with a kitchen knife in his hand; he naturally knew that the kitchen knife could not break the shell of the tank, not even a group of little guys like the Japanese could do it.

But using a kitchen knife to chop the tank could at least attract the crew's attention and give Wang Peng a chance to kill them.

The prerequisite is that Wang Peng can really think of a solution and do it.

"Damn it! You can hack people, and you use a tank." After cursing like this, Zhang Wei picked up a Hanyang-made rifle with a bayonet on the ground, and rushed out with Gao Yi and Zhou Kun.

Before leaving, the three of them looked at Wang Peng deeply, and the meaning of their eyes was self-evident.

In the following time, the three modern people knew that their attacks were ineffective, but they still surrounded a small tank like idiots and attacked it fiercely with kitchen knives and gun butts.

Wang Peng was so furious when he saw Hu Biao's request.

It is true that he is a PLA veteran, but he is not a magician. Can he conjure up a 40 rocket launcher out of thin air and destroy a small tank with one shot?

Fortunately, his eyes instinctively moved around, and after seeing something, a bold idea emerged in his mind.

Even though he himself wasn't sure whether this idea would work, he had already thought of a better way, so he had to give it a try...

(End of this chapter)