The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 239 Another Battlefield

In the early morning of March 3, when the sky was just getting light, in the mosque, which is a very key position in Taierzhuang and is also called Beida Temple by the locals.

There was a piece of gauze wrapped around Chen Tang's neck, and the gauze was still bleeding.

He walked in from the door and came to Hu Biao, who was slumped on a dirty blanket, with an expression as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

Seeing this, Hu Biao first rubbed his face vigorously with his hands a few times, hoping to cheer up his depressed spirit after the hard battle.

He said calmly, "The casualties have been counted, right? Don't worry! I can handle it."

The two people above had such expressions and states, naturally because they led the team to launch a night attack a few hours ago, and all six groups of suicide squads successfully achieved their combat objectives.

But each group paid a huge price, and coupled with the battle yesterday, it was so serious that even Chen Tang, a veteran, couldn't bear to speak for a moment.

After taking a deep breath, Chen Tang began to introduce the casualty data that had just been counted:
"Of the 268 members of the suicide squad last night, only 87 returned alive, and almost a third of them were seriously injured.

Among them, Xufeng was stabbed in the back, and it is not known whether one of his kidneys was broken.

Anyway, when I went to the bathroom, it was all covered in blood, which looked really scary.

"At this point, our Subei Independent Regiment, which entered Taierzhuang, has only 203 men left, including 37 seriously wounded."

After hearing the above data, even though Hu Biao had already prepared himself mentally, he still had a severe headache.

If you think about it carefully, this is only the first day they have held on. They have to hold on for at least three days before the full army counterattack begins.

There are only so many troops left in the city. How can they hold on against the crazy attacks of the Japanese?

After a moment of silence, Hu Biao issued a series of commands:
"Immediately send all the seriously injured out of the village and ensure they have basic medication. We cannot let these brothers die unjustly from wound infections.

Then discuss with Division Commander Chi and ask him to transfer at least one battalion of the 131st Division's reserve forces during the day, otherwise we will not be able to hold out during the day.

Transfer two more companies in at night to form a suicide squad to recapture the positions lost during the day."

After hearing this, Chen Tang raised some of his concerns:
"After days of fighting, Commander Chi's 131st Division has suffered heavy casualties and probably doesn't have many reserve troops left. Even if they can survive today, there won't be any reserve troops tomorrow. So what should we do tomorrow?
Why not ask Commander Li to send some reinforcements, even just a regiment."

Faced with such a suggestion, Hu Biao shook his head. He knew that the above point was a bit unrealistic.

On the one hand, the Fifth War Division has a scale of 200,000 to 300,000 people, but most of them are ragtag troops with limited combat effectiveness, and they need several times the troop advantage to complete the current tasks they are responsible for.

For example, they blocked the Sakamoto Detachment of the Japanese Itagaki Division and other units of the Isogai Division on the periphery to prevent them from joining the Seya Detachment.

Or they could form and narrow an encirclement around the area to completely annihilate the Seya Detachment.

Therefore, even if Commander Li himself was willing to send reinforcements, there was no way to mobilize much reinforcements to support Taierzhuang.

On the other hand, they needed to keep Seya Kei's appetite suspense, making him think that Taierzhuang could be captured with just a few final efforts.

In this way, we can continuously deploy troops and achieve the goal of depleting their strength as much as possible before counterattacking.

If the strength of the Taierzhuang defenders suddenly increases, this grandson will really see that things are not going well. He might take his men and run away in advance, escaping from the encirclement that has not yet been established.

After smoking a cigarette, Hu Biao had some ideas in his mind and said:

"Let the girls from the female platoon join the battle today! At this point in the war, there's no point in caring about gender. Just try to take care of them during the battle.

Let the wounded take a message to Annie, Mo Shuiyan and the wizard, and ask them to send the message directly in plain text.

Let’s say I, Hu Biao, am now in Taierzhuang fighting the Japanese invaders. In Xuzhou, no matter if you are a hero, a policeman, a craftsman or a farmer, as long as you are a man with a penis, you should join the Subei Independent Regiment to fight the Japanese invaders.

Or you can lend a hand and help me, Hu Biao.

If you're injured, I, Hu Biao, will heal you.

Dead or disabled! I, Hu Biao, will bury you and provide you with a pension to support your family.

In addition, let the wizard and Mo Shuiyan make DIY weapons such as anti-tank mines, anti-personnel mines, and smoke bombs as soon as possible. They can make as many as they can, with no upper limit.

Because these things are the key to resisting the Japanese during the day and attacking with the support of tanks.

Oh, and after dark, they'll also deliver some good wine, flour, pork, seasonings, and other ingredients, as well as a batch of cash.

We can’t let the brothers of the Death Squad go out on an empty stomach tonight.”

Hu Biao had just finished speaking when Chen Tang wanted to say something else. A burst of artillery shells roared from the sky, accompanied by the rumbling sounds of explosions all around. It was clear that the Japanese, unwilling to accept the loss they had suffered the previous night, were about to launch an attack.

"Get ready for battle." Hu Biao, who had been sitting paralyzed, suddenly jumped up from the ground and became energetic again.

It's magical to say, after smelling the smell of gunpowder from the explosion for a long time, it seemed to have a magical power for him, always giving him physical strength and spirit from nowhere.

Even if you feel like you are drained just a second ago, you can still cheer up in an instant.

Chen Tang did not continue to waste time with Hu Biao. He rushed out of Beida Temple under the artillery fire to carry out the orders of Hu Biao and others.

The Japanese's preparatory artillery fire lasted for about fifteen minutes and then stopped. Then there was the roar of the engine and the sound of the tracks rubbing against the broken bricks and tiles.

Several Japanese squads launched an attack on the areas controlled by the National Army.

At this time, Hu Biao's orders were successfully brought to the ears of Annie and three others outside the village by a wounded soldier.

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One thing that needs to be clarified is that although Annie and the other three did not participate in the battle in Taierzhuang, it was simply because the time had not come yet.

At the same time, even though the three of them were outside, they were fighting on another battlefield.

Even the constant support provided by the three of them in their various jobs outside is the biggest confidence for Hu Biao and others to persist in the manor.

Faced with Hu Biao's order and thinking of the various troubles involved, the three of them frowned, but still went ahead and did it.

The first thing, of course, was to send out Hu Biao's whistle-blowing content in plain text.

Soon after, these contents spread throughout Xuzhou, causing some unexpected reactions...

A little after nine in the morning, Annie was in a tent in the bamboo forest, using a tone that left no room for negotiation.

Facing a man who was only 1.6 meters tall but weighed more than the fat Huang Yizi, the deputy director of the colonel from a certain army stationed in Xuzhou started yelling:
"Don't complain to me, it's useless! And don't worry about what I want to do with it.

I don't care whether you buy it at a high price, steal it, rob it, or lead your troops to attack the Japanese's logistics troops. Anyway, I want to see 200 kilograms of pork, 100 kilograms of mutton, and 100 kilograms of meat bones before dark.

Otherwise, even if you put a mountain of gold in front of me, you can’t get a shot of penicillin from me.”

After being treated so rudely, the lieutenant colonel deputy director could only put on a smile and didn't even have the courage to get angry.

There is no other way! Ever since Hu Biao led most of the Subei Independent Regiment into Taierzhuang yesterday to join the bloody battle.

All decision-making power in the pharmaceutical trade fell on the shoulders of this beautiful woman in front of him, whose legs reached his chest and whose height was almost a head taller than his.

At first, those people who stayed behind from various forces were still thinking of using some tricks on this woman.

It turned out that this beautiful woman was really amazing.

A gift? Just throw it out.

Threat? Beat them up and throw them out.

A famous Xuzhou gigolo whose third leg was said to have been kicked to pieces.

Send someone to rob it? No one is stupid enough to do such a one-time deal.

The key point is that she has two guards with submachine guns around her, and she carries medicine on her back. There is a fuse exposed on the outside of the backpack, which can be pulled to blow the medicine and the people to pieces.

In desperation, all parties could only meet all her demands except for the person.

So, after being scolded by Annie, the deputy director of the colonel was furious, but he could only say with a smile:
"Don't worry, Major An. I'll definitely deliver it to you before dark. Otherwise, I'll pay you with these 200-plus pounds of meat."

After saying that, he turned around and left, ready to turn the city of Xuzhou upside down to get what Annie asked for.

But after taking a few steps, I heard a voice behind me: "By the way! I want pork with three fingers of fat. Don't fool me with some junk."

Not to mention that facing such harsh requirements, the deputy director of the colonel was getting more and more headaches.

Anne ticked the item about ingredients on the list in her hand and called out, "Someone, add some hot water to the teapot and call the next guest in."

Then, an absolutely unexpected person walked in carrying a thermos. It turned out to be the famous Boss Dai from the Military Control Commission...

(End of this chapter)