The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 250 Dragon and Tiger Fight?
When the centenarian veteran in the modern dimension was forced to stop telling the story because he was disturbed after dawn.

At the end of March in the 3th year of the Republic of China, the crucial battle in Taierzhuang did not stop because of this. Instead, it became even more painful for both parties involved.

The reason is simple: based on the continuous battles that broke out around Taierzhuang.

If the Japanese still cannot capture this place tomorrow, they will have no chance, and the entire Seya Detachment will be in danger of being wiped out.

Since the Battle of Lugou Bridge, no brigade-level Japanese troops have been completely wiped out, not even a regiment.

Just imagine how crazy the Japanese would be in order to prevent the more than 10,000 people of the Seya Detachment from being wiped out in Taierzhuang.

Anyway, after nightfall, although the Japanese attack completely stopped, Hu Biao and other survivors in the village were all suffering from severe headaches as long as they thought about tomorrow's battle...

In the mosque, the solid walls were full of dense bullet holes, and even had gaps blown open by artillery shells.

Hu Biao, Chen Tang, Van Gogh, Lao Yu, Zanana, Mr. Nan Ze and other six people gathered here; up to now, there were only six time travelers left in the village, and everyone had some injuries of varying degrees.

Like a chimney, Chen Tang could finish a cigarette in just a few puffs.

After cheering up his flagging spirit in this way, he began to introduce some of the latest developments:
"According to the statistics we just received, there are still 131 people in the 357st Division in Zhuangzili, and there are still 206 people in our Subei Independent Regiment.

Adding them all together, we can probably have a full battalion of troops.

In addition, we received news from Annie outside the city that the Third Battalion of our Subei Independent Regiment has been organized, and it is a reinforced battalion of 600 people.

We'll have some intensive training tonight so we can get reinforcements tomorrow morning. This will be the only reinforcement we'll have tomorrow."

After hearing the above, the other five people became more and more anxious.

Because the 131st Division of the Northwest Army, under the command of Division Commander Chi, originally had a strength of to people, but now there are only more than people left.

Their Subei Independent Regiment had two battalions added in, and now only had one reinforced company left.

The average survival time of a new soldier was only three hours; it can be said that it was entirely relying on the lives of many people that the crazy attacks of the Japanese were withstood.

After paying such a huge price, if Taierzhuang is still not defended, how can they face people?
Because although 600 reinforcements are a lot, they are really not enough; and the reinforcements from the friendly forces cannot be counted either. Just thinking about it makes people worried.

After a moment of silence, Mr. Nanze suggested, "Hasn't Anne and the others formed a cavalry unit? Why not bring them in as well?"

"No." Hu Biao rejected the proposal immediately.

Then Hu Biao expressed his opinion: "The village is full of ruins. If the cavalry came in to fight, the horses would not be able to charge. The horses' legs would be twisted and they would have to dismount to fight.

But it is such a waste to let them be consumed like line-filling infantry.

I have a hunch that this cavalry unit must be kept alive; they will be the key to completely annihilating the Seya Detachment."

After even the cavalry could not be mobilized, the others had no other options. Just when they were worried, something unexpected happened.

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Specifically, when Hu Biao and others were worried, their sentry suddenly shouted: "Commander Hu, the Japs are making another move."

"Fuck! Are these devils made of iron? They keep coming."

After hearing this, Hu Biao cursed indignantly.

Then he quickly got up from the ground, walked quickly to a basin-sized hole in the wall that was blown out by a tank gun, and looked in the direction of the Japanese army's encampment with a telescope.

With the bright moonlight tonight, we can indeed see more than a hundred Japanese soldiers moving towards this side from a few hundred meters away.

What to do? Of course, call on the forty or so brothers in the mosque to quickly prepare for battle.

Unexpectedly, the devils stopped very quickly, and then a Chinese voice that could be described as perfectly pronounced and melodious rang out in the night:
“Sir Hu Biao, Hu Sang.

My name is Uesugi Arinobu, a core member of the Uesugi family. Ever since I came to China, I have heard of your reputation as the 'Tiger of Songhu', a peerless warrior comparable to Honda Tadakatsu.

It just so happens that I am a descendant of Kenshin Uesugi, the 'Dragon of Echigo' during the Imperial Warring States Period.

He is also a lieutenant colonel in the Imperial Army, which is almost the same rank as your lieutenant colonel.

So now I don’t know if Hu Sang has the courage to have a real warrior duel with me, a fight between dragon and tiger, so as to prove which country’s warriors are the strongest.

Please don't worry about any other dangers. I guarantee with the reputation of the Uesugi family that this will be a fair duel."

Frankly speaking! After hearing the above statement, Hu Biao and others were stunned for a long time by the second-year aura contained in the above words.

If they remembered correctly, the Uesugi family was still a powerful family among the Japanese.

How could such a naive person be among the core members of the family? What era is this? Is there still a duel between real samurai?

But if you think about it, such a situation is not too surprising. The Japanese are always nervous.

Moreover, when Hu Biao and his companions were researching information in the modern dimension, they had also read about our party's General Xu, who was born in Shaolin Temple and had once chopped off a high-ranking Japanese officer with a single blow. When they saw this information, Hu Biao and his companions completely believed it to be a story fabricated by later generations.

Now! I think it might be true.

Hu Biao was already very depressed and wanted to find a Japanese soldier to kill to vent his anger. He immediately agreed in a hoarse voice:
"Alright! Let's have a fight. Whoever doesn't come is a grandson."

As he spoke, he first put down his weapons and took off his pistols, grenades and other equipment; then he said to a brother of the Northwest Army:

"Brother, can you lend me your sword?"

"Commander Hu, feel free to use it. It doesn't matter if you lose it." The Northwest Army brothers immediately handed over the big knife with both hands.

Upon seeing this, Chen Tang and others wanted to offer some advice, but then they remembered that every time they traveled back in time, for some unknown reason, their physical fitness would improve a lot.

Hu Biao is the one who has traveled through time and space the most times, and he has been promoted three times.

The useless guy who was lying down before now has much better physical fitness than Chen Tang, the former special forces soldier, and they all shut their mouths.

There was also anticipation in his eyes...

In the bright moonlight, Hu Biao walked out with a big knife in his hand.

A Japanese lieutenant colonel on the opposite side also came out from his hiding place, carrying only a samurai sword.

When the two were walking towards each other, still about a hundred meters away, another voice shouted at the top of its voice, but the Chinese it spoke was so awkward that people could only barely understand it:

"Wait a moment, both of you. I'm Robert Capa, a famous journalist from Uncle Sam's family. I wonder if I could act as a notary for your fight."

It turned out that the person who was shouting was the foreign reporter who was risking his life to get news materials and had been taking photos all over the village.

Foreign devils! They just like the tone of duel. After seeing the big scene in front of them, they immediately shouted this sentence.

Hu Biao and Uesugi Arishin had no objection to this, so a foreigner hurried over from behind and set up a camera.

So in the following time, in Robert Capa's vision, we can see "

The Japanese soldier Uesugi Arisuobu, dressed in a neat and straight military uniform and even wearing snow-white gloves on his hands, bowed to Hu Biao very reservedly.

He slowly drew out his sharp samurai sword and said:
"Please remember, Hu-san. The sword in my hand is called 'Ichimonjiyama Torigae'. It was forged in the 13th century by Bizen Osafune, a land famous for its famous swords. It has always been Kenshin-sama's beloved sword and a family heirloom of our Uesugi family. Today, he will take your life."

Unfortunately, Uesugi Arishin is only 1.6 meters tall at most. Standing in front of Hu Biao, who is 1.83 meters tall, he feels like a junior high school student fighting with an adult.

Even at this moment, Hu Biao's military uniform was torn and his face was covered with gunpowder and blood from someone unknown.

In the eyes of the foreign reporters, when the two were compared, the ragged Hu Tuanzuo was as majestic as a mountain and looked much better.

However, Robert Capa soon realized that anything more incongruous had not yet happened.

Because Hu Biao said lightly: "The big knife in my hand should be a little over four pounds. I don't know which country blacksmith made it, but it's enough to kill you."

After that, the battle between the two officially began.

Then, it was over in the blink of an eye.

Uesugi Arishin raised the samurai sword above his head with both hands, made a "big upper section" starting gesture, and then took a few small steps and quickly approached, slashing at Hu Biao with a sword.

In Robert Capa's view, the knife was so fast and sharp that it was almost at the limit of human speed.

However, Hu Biao dodged and took a step forward with his left foot, successfully avoiding the sharp attack. Then he took advantage of the momentum and chopped it forward with a knife, hitting Uesugi Arisugi right in the face.

God knows! Hu Biao used a lot of strength in this blow, but Uesugi Arikora's skull was split open anyway.

The Japanese nobleman, who looked like a junior high school student, lay dead on the ground with his head raised, without even leaving a last word.

As if he had done something insignificant, Hu Biao stepped on the devil's chest and used his right hand to pull the stuck sword out of Uesugi Arikora's skull.

He picked up the samurai sword and put it into the scabbard, then turned and left with the trophy.

It was Robert Capa who gave a close-up of the dead man Uesugi Yushin before putting away the camera and chasing after Hu Biao.

After catching up, he saw Hu Biao holding a samurai sword in his hand, and said with some envy:
"Hu, congratulations on winning the duel beautifully. This samurai sword can become a family heirloom."

"How can such a piece of Japanese junk be worthy of being an heirloom of our Hu family? I brought it back to give it to Annie to use for cutting watermelon."

After hearing this, Hu Biao said...

(End of this chapter)