The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 61 A beggar-like opponent? (Please read and vote)
...In mid-October of the 10th year of the Republic of China, the weather in Shanghai was already a bit cold in the morning and evening.

At first, I was worried that my Sichuan Army brothers were still wearing straw sandals. If winter came in a while, where could I get them enough proper shoes to keep them warm?

Then I realized that this was a completely unnecessary worry.

It's not that I've come up with a better solution, but most of the brothers wearing straw sandals won't survive until winter arrives...

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

In fact, the fact that Hu Biao was promoted three levels in just a few hours was entirely due to the bald principal who had been criticized by them.

Specifically, it is this:

Although it is true that the bald principal likes to give blind orders, it is undeniable that he has been paying extremely close attention to the battle in the Magic City.

After all, to put it bluntly, he has long regarded this world as his own.

Originally, because the key position of Dunwu Temple was lost, people were extremely anxious and annoyed.

However, when he heard that the Dunwu Temple position had been recaptured by the Sichuan Army, he was naturally very happy; he was even more impressed by the commander of the 804th Regiment who was the main attacker.

After hearing the reward offered by Chen Xiuci, which was only a promotion of one level in military rank and a mere 6000 oceans, everyone felt that the reward was not enough and was a bit unfair to the meritorious service.

Thanks to his intervention, Commander Xiang's rank was promoted one level and he is now a major general.

The regimental commander was promoted twice in just three hours. Such a promotion speed for middle and senior military officers was unprecedented in the Battle of Shanghai.

The bald principal also promised one thing: after this battle, all the personnel and equipment of the 804th Regiment will be replenished first.

It can be said that in this battle, Captain Xiang has already humiliated the bald principal.

As for Hu Biao and the other seven time travelers, as well as the third company that acted as the spearhead, these small fry were only heard of by Yang Sen, the commander of the 20th Army. He knew that there was such a young officer who was quite capable in fighting.

There would be no chance to appear in front of the bald principal and let him know.

Fortunately, Captain Xiang was a kind person and knew that the main credit for capturing the Dunwu Temple actually lay with the crazy tactics of Hu Biao and the Third Company.

More importantly, he valued Hu Biao's abilities and planned to train him to become the most capable leader among his men.

It just so happened that one of his two battalion commanders had died in the previous battle; so he decided to promote Hu Biao two levels higher and make him a major battalion commander.

In the future, all the officers in the camp will be appointed by Hu Biao freely.
I think that Captain Xiang is currently at the peak of his career, so Hu Biao's promotion will definitely be approved as long as he reports it to Yang Sen.

Maybe by tomorrow, Hu Biao's new letter of authorization will come down.

As a result of this unexpected development, Hu Biao was promoted three levels in just a few hours.

I think at this point, if his little fanboy Zhu Cong continues to call him "Commander Hu", it won't be so unworthy of the name...

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When Hu Biao heard the good news from the regimental commander that he had been promoted twice, he did not know that less than two kilometers away was an important front-line command post of the Japanese.

In this front-line command, something is happening that concerns them.

In a courtyard that should have been a wealthy family's home, more than a dozen Japanese lieutenants and dozens of lieutenants gathered here.

With a look of grief on their faces as if their father had died, they looked at their regimental commander, Colonel Kanenosuke Shimoeda of the 18th Regiment Battalion, 19th Infantry Brigade of the th Division.

He bit his back teeth hard and swung the samurai sword in his hand down with force.

The next second, a bright knife light flashed.

Their colleague, Major Heishan, the captain of the unit that was driven down from the Dunwu Temple position by Hu Biao and the 804th Regiment, had his head separated from his neck.

He rolled a long way away, his face still frozen with the painful expression of seppuku.

For a moment, the dozens of Japanese officers who witnessed this scene were filled with unspeakable humiliation and anger, as well as a hint of unspeakable fear. Speaking of which! In the Japanese army during World War II, although the Bushido spirit was highly praised.

However, it is true that senior officers would force their subordinates to commit seppuku in anger, but the number of such cases would not be too many, and certainly not when the war was not completely over.

In general, they will be slapped in the face, and at worst they will be forced to retire to the reserve forces in an undignified manner and sit on the bench.

The current situation occurred not only because the Japanese 19th Regiment fought for several days to capture the Dunwu Temple position and paid a huge price to achieve its goal.

The entire Ninth Division of the Japanese also suffered considerable losses.

As a result, they hadn't even had time to sit down before the position was taken back by the Nationalist army.

Captain Zhi Jinzhisuke was called over by his superior division commander and scolded. He almost went crazy because of this incident.

So after returning, the captain of the Juesan team, who was in charge of defending the position, was forced to commit suicide by disembowelment.

Even during this process, Colonel Shimoeda Kinnosuke acted as the kaishakunin, the one who was responsible for chopping off the head of the person who committed seppuku.

Perhaps it was the anger in his heart that was mostly released when the knife chopped off his head.

After Colonel Shimoeda Kinnosuke calmed down a bit, his intelligence regained its edge. He asked the Japanese officers who were silent as a mouse, a crucial question:
"It is said that the enemy's tactics were very crazy, especially the spearhead company, which actually rushed into the position under the artillery fire. It was really an interesting opponent.

So by now, you idiots have figured out the other side's unit numbers.

And the name of the military commander. Do you know who came up with this tactic?"

As soon as the voice fell, an adjutant beside him hurried forward and respectfully handed over a quick armband. After taking it and looking at it, he muttered:
"The 20th Regiment of the 134th Division of the 804th Army is the Sichuan Army, the one that wears straw sandals and is known as the beggars' unit?"

"Yes, it was this Sichuan Army that raided us. The commander should be Xiang Wenbin. He is from Guang'an, Sichuan Province, and graduated from the Chengdu Military Academy.

He had excellent grades while studying and was regarded by teachers and colleagues as having a quick mind, courage and fighting spirit. He was also considered an excellent officer.

However, such a crazy tactic would not be his work; the Special High Police replied that they were not sure who came up with it, but they would get to know it as soon as possible.

The adjutant beside him quickly responded after hearing this.

Should I say it or not! In order to annex China, the Japanese had been planning for a long time before the Battle of Shanghai and had done countless things.

Not only were their survey maps much more detailed than the Nationalist Army's maps, they also had relatively detailed information on the Nationalist Army's numerous central and local troops.

Know the general situation of each unit's strength and equipment, and the character and style of the military commander.

This enabled us to formulate targeted tactics, which caused us great losses in the early stages of the war.

However, no matter how powerful the Japanese Special High Technology Bureau was, and no matter how much targeted work they did, they had no way of knowing the information of Hu Biao, Black Star and other time travelers, who seemed to have suddenly appeared from the ground.

After hearing the adjutant's report, he remained silent for a long time while looking at the enemy's dark position.

Finally, he pointed to the front-line position in the middle of the defense line of Dunwu Temple, which was also the position currently occupied by the third company led by Hu Biao and a group of time travelers.

Colonel Shimoeda Kinnosuke said to his officers:
"It doesn't matter who it is, because I have a hunch that the guy will be in that position tomorrow.

The brave warriors of the regiment have fought hard for many days. They should have a good rest tonight. The artillery and air force will provide strong support after dawn.

When the time comes, immediately launch an attack led by the chariot, kill these beggar-like opponents, and bring his body to me so I can see the answer.

Anyone who can do this will be treated to sake from my hometown."

"Sir, we will definitely do as you wish." After hearing this, the Japanese officers responded confidently, and even their eyes were filled with something called ambition.

Because it wasn't just a simple meal, it also represented the recognition of the Captain...

(End of this chapter)