The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 60: Three Levels Up (Please Read and Vote)
...As modern people, don’t we know that some historical sites are precious heritage left to us by our ancestors, and that once destroyed in war, it will be an irreparable loss?

Of course I know! But it still doesn't affect us from dismantling those exquisite building materials with carved beams and painted buildings to build our positions when necessary.

Because we believe that even our ancestors who built these historical sites.

They would rather let these buildings become ruins so that future generations can learn from their mistakes and become braver; rather than let them become a fine trophy in the hands of invaders after the country is destroyed.

Pointing to our bones, they said: Look! This is a slave...

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

In the following time, the two survivors of the third company shared a can of beef. After filling their stomachs a little, they started to get busy.

As a result, we encountered an unexpected problem right at the beginning.

The main reason was that when Hu Biao and his men were at Position No. 7, they did not encounter any problems when digging trenches. They instinctively thought that the soil conditions in the Magic City area were similar, and trenches could be dug in the Enlightenment Temple.

The result? Perhaps it's because Dunwu Temple is too close to Yunzaobang, and the groundwater system is more abundant.

After only digging forty centimeters, the ground began to seep water slightly. After digging to a depth of seventy or eighty centimeters, the seepage was already quite obvious.

Faced with the situation of water seepage on the ground, the AT responsible for setting up the unscrupulous artillery positions was not greatly affected.

Under Hu Biao's command, he immediately called a few soldiers and trotted towards the cotton field behind him.

Because before the charge, they had carried the oil drums and explosive packs for the launch with great effort.

All the spare ammunition of the third company were thrown into the cotton field.

It should be noted that when using the conscienceless cannon, it is definitely not like what is shown in the movies, where you just prop up an iron barrel with a rack on the open ground and then open fire directly.

If this were really done, such a thin layer of iron sheet would definitely not be able to withstand the chamber pressure during firing.

It is possible that the explosive pack will not be ejected and will instead kill one of our own people in the explosion chamber.

The correct way to use it is to dig a round hole at an angle, just enough to fit the iron barrel; this method reduces the chamber pressure and recoil during firing.

The range is between 150 meters and 200 meters, and the thicker the caliber of the iron barrel, the greater the power.

The huge explosive pack produced a strong blast that blew away bunkers, soldiers and horses wherever it passed; many of the enemies who were blown down often had no wounds on their bodies, but were bleeding from all seven orifices, and were directly killed by the shock.

Because of this characteristic, this kind of explosive pack launcher-like weapon is called the conscienceless cannon. There is no doubt about its power, provided it can hit the target.

When AT led people to dig the hole, they soon discovered that the ground was leaking.

Fortunately, they only had to dig about 70 to 80 centimeters of the entire slanted round hole, so it could basically be used; there was some water seepage during the process, but the impact was not too big.

But Huang A'di, the newcomer in charge of the fortifications, had a headache.

Faced with the situation of water seepage on the ground, he first dug a single-soldier pit with a depth of one meter. Without even digging through the two adjacent single-soldier pits, he dug them into a trench.

I was very helpless to find that the water at the bottom of the individual pit was already more than ten centimeters deep.

I believe that it won’t be long before this single-player pit becomes a small pond.

What’s more crucial is that the terrain of the Dunwu Temple is quite flat, and it is completely impossible to dig drainage ditches to drain the water.

He still understood the simple truth that water flows to the lowest point.

In short, it is impossible to dig out the planned trenches, anti-artillery holes, and various firing points under the current soil and geological conditions.

He said that when they were charging before, he felt that the Japanese position was a little strange.

There wasn't even a proper trench; all the fortifications were made of sandbags. It turned out that there was no way to dig down.

Thinking of what Hu Biao had said, Huang A'di suddenly became overwhelmed.

Fortunately, his two years as a construction worker weren't in vain. After coming up with some unresolved solutions, he went to Hu Biao, Chaozi, AT, Black Star, and others to discuss it, and he managed to gain everyone's approval.

For example: Trenches still need to be dug, but they cannot be too deep.

Digging thirty to forty centimeters, until water seeps through, is enough; such a shallow trench is naturally not enough, so just pile up another circle of sandbags.

If sandbags are piled up to one meter high and trenches are added to the area thirty to forty centimeters deep, it will be possible to avoid being hit by stray bullets when maneuvering while crouching.

By the way, you can also use sandbags to set up light and heavy machine gun fire points, sniper positions, etc.

In comparison, the construction of the anti-bombing hole is more troublesome. Fortunately, there is a temple more than 200 meters behind us, which is the so-called Dunwu Temple.

The temple was neither too big nor too small, and it had not been destroyed in the previous battle.

At this point, it is entirely possible to remove the pillars, wooden boards, and even the beams.

First, lay these woods on the sandbags as a skeleton and support, and then pile at least fifty centimeters of soil as a buffer.

With such structural strength, it should be able to withstand hits from artillery fire of a certain caliber.

As for whether such practice would blaspheme the Bodhisattvas enshrined in the temple.

What did you say? Hu Biao and the others wondered.

In such a crisis of national destruction and family ruin, if those Bodhisattvas were really spiritual, they would definitely not care about such a thing, and would even bless them to kill more Japanese devils.

If they care, why should a Bodhisattva with an unsteady stance care about their feelings...

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Including the two platoons temporarily sent by Regimental Commander Xiang to help, there are now about 150 people working together on the central position of Dunwu Temple.

With everyone working together, the construction progress is quite good.

In addition to firing points and anti-artillery holes, various means, the effectiveness of which they themselves did not know, were successfully deployed one by one.

Throughout the entire process, there would be occasional gunshots, followed by a burst of rapid machine gun fire, or even the sound of grenade launchers being fired.

That was Uncle Bo leading several of his snipers, wearing a mud-covered bed sheet as camouflage, constantly harassing the Japanese position a kilometer away.

That's why I thought that while I was busy, the Japanese couldn't sleep well.

The group of people who were busy on the battlefield were in a good mood and had a little more strength in their hands.

This situation continued until almost midnight; at that time, Hu Biao and Hei Xing were carrying a piece of high-quality nanmu wood and moving towards the position.

This piece of nanmu was removed from the roof of the main hall of the temple. If it were brought back to the modern world, it would definitely be worth a lot of money if it were sold on the road.

But now, Hu Biao mainly cares about whether it is strong enough and if it is well built it should be able to withstand large-caliber artillery shells.

As a result, at this time, Captain Xiang came again.

Hu Biao was about to free his right hand to salute when he was stopped by Regimental Commander Xiang: "Go on, I'm just worried about the Japanese counterattack tomorrow, so I came to see how you are preparing.

Hu Biao, you really didn't disappoint me. Among all the positions in Dunwu Temple, only the third company is the most presentable."

By the way! This was Hu Biao's second time traveling through time, but it was the first time that Shangguan affirmed him so much. For a moment, he was actually quite happy.

I never thought that there was good news to come.

After thinking for a moment, the leader seemed to have made a decision in his heart, and added:
"Oh right! I came here to inform you that you, Hu Biao, are now the major battalion commander. However, the 804th Regiment has suffered heavy casualties. Only after this battle is over can we fill the vacancies in your battalion."

After hearing this, Hu Biao was speechless:

"Huh? He was promoted one level just a few hours ago, and now he's been promoted two levels, which means he's been promoted three levels in a row. Is it so easy to get promoted in the military these days?"

(End of this chapter)