The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 669 Success and Retreat (Combined Chapter)

...After each major battle with the Japanese, while cleaning up the battlefield, we would always see the corpses of our brothers in various dead states.

At this moment, their faces often still hold the expression frozen in time before their death, a contorted expression caused by either anger or pain.

We will never feel afraid when we see these faces.

Because it is the Japanese invaders who should be feared; their anger and fear will only incite these aggressors...

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

"Xiao Cui, you and about twenty brothers hold this place. Don't let the Japanese cut off our retreat. We'll have to break out of the city from this direction later."

"The rest of you, come with us and take General Zhao's head back."

Hu Biao shouted at the top of his lungs, his voice filled with a sense of relief and joy.

As soon as the words were spoken, everyone, including Xiao Cui, cheered loudly.

Even though they had fought to this point, and their numbers had dwindled to less than a hundred, and all of them were wounded, their voices and momentum were still incredibly powerful, showing no signs of fatigue whatsoever.

The reason for all of this is that at this moment they finally saw the hope of victory.

The fact that victory could be reached simply by standing on tiptoe is what gives everyone such a boost of morale, as if they've been injected with adrenaline.

Some distance away, countless Japanese soldiers and traitors were huddled together in a chaotic mass, desperately fleeing eastward.

During their escape, they pushed and trampled each other, each wishing they had more legs.

They didn't even glance back; despite their large numbers, they posed no threat whatsoever.

Closer up, some Japanese soldiers were still firing at them, continuing to fight.

However, in terms of troop strength, they only have about 20% to 30% of what they had before; more importantly, their morale has inevitably dropped considerably under the current circumstances.

In summary, the difficulties that Hu Biao and his team faced as they continued to advance were probably less than one-tenth of what they had faced before; compared to the arduous process they had gone through, it was like the difference between hell and heaven.
Indeed, that was the case when Hu Biao and more than eighty others continued to charge forward.

They managed to kill several Japanese soldiers, including a lieutenant, from a distance, while the other hundreds of Japanese soldiers turned and ran, being chased by Hu Biao and his men in a panicked escape.

Before long, Hu Biao and his men drove the Japanese soldiers to the edge of Datong Square.

It was quite gratifying to see that Anne and Cross, along with dozens of their brothers, had also appeared from the north, and the two sides were about to have a victorious grand meeting.

Although Black Star and his group haven't shown up yet from the west direction where the feint attack is taking place, judging from the sounds, they should be here soon.

Seeing this, Hu Biao became even more excited and quickened his pace, chasing after the group of Japanese soldiers who had already fled into the square and were waiting in his hands.

They plan to take advantage of the current opportunity and kill as many as possible.

After shooting two Japanese soldiers dead with two quick shots, he ran out of bullets in his pistol and didn't bother to reload.

He drew his broadsword from behind and chased after the enemy, cleaving one of the Japanese soldiers in two with a single blow.

Before he knew it, Hu Biao had chased the Japanese soldiers to a spot not far from the high platform.

He had already killed seven or eight Japanese soldiers along the way, because the other Japanese soldiers had already fled in different directions when they saw that things were not going well. Now there was only one Japanese soldier left stumbling and running.

But it doesn't matter, the Japanese soldier in front of us is still a major general.

In fact, Hu Biao did not know that the Japanese major general in front of him was Iwasa Rokuro, the commander of the Kwantung Army Military Police and the person in charge of the "Tiger Killing" plan.

However, it doesn't matter that Hu Biao doesn't know, since Iwasa Rokuro is definitely dead now anyway.

Somewhat surprisingly, Iwasa Rokuro recognized the man chasing him as Hu Biao, the Tiger of Shanghai.

Before tonight, he had imagined how valiant he would be if he encountered Hu Biao, and how he would cut off his head like a warrior.

Unfortunately, everything he experienced tonight had already robbed him of all his fighting spirit.

As Iwasa Rokuro tumbled and crawled, he tripped over a corpse and fell to his knees.

When he hurriedly looked up, he was horrified to find himself kneeling on the edge of the platform, before the head of General Zhao that was displayed; the action of falling and kneeling just now seemed to be kowtowing to General Zhao.

Even more surprisingly, Iwasa Rokuro was probably terrified at this moment.

Upon seeing General Zhao's head, with its hair and beard bristling and its fierce expression still frozen, Iwasa Rokuro even experienced a hallucination, as if General Zhao had come back to life.

Immediately, the Japanese major general's fear reached its peak.

He kowtowed repeatedly to General Zhao's head, his forehead quickly swelling up, and he didn't even care about the cuts and bruises.

While kowtowing, he kept repeating, "Don't kill me, don't kill me, I'm kowtowing to you."

It's a pity that at this point, begging for mercy, or even if this Japanese soldier chose to set foot on this land as an invader, he doesn't deserve forgiveness.

When Hu Biao saw Iwasa Rokuro kowtowing, he instinctively slowed down.

After Iwasa Rokuro kowtowed dozens of times, he finally reached the Japanese soldier's side, then swung his broadsword and beheaded the leader.

As several large spurts of blood gushed out, Iwasa Rokuro's head rolled a long way, serving as an excellent sacrifice for General Zhao.

Hu Biao then instinctively looked up and saw General Zhao's head on the high platform.

General Zhao's expression remained unchanged, but Hu Biao felt no fear whatsoever.

Just kidding! This was a great ancestor who sacrificed everything to protect and defend China; his ruthlessness was only directed at invaders, and he only had deep love for his compatriots. What is there to be afraid of?

After giving General Zhao a solemn military salute, Hu Biao took out a camouflage cloth from his backpack, shouted "General Zhao, come home!" and then went forward to wrap it up.

As for the charred corpses of Yutou and Xufeng, Xie Laoyan and the others wrapped them in white cloth and carried them on their backs.

Having done all this, Hu Biao took out a signal gun from behind him and fired three green signal flares at the top of his head with a series of "whoosh whoosh whoosh" sounds.

These three green signal flares were a message he was sending to everyone involved in tonight's operation:
Success, retreat, meet at the agreed location...

*****
When they saw the three signal flares soaring higher and higher in the sky, emitting a bright green glow, the surviving transmigrators, KL warriors, and bearded brothers all breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, without daring to delay, they joined up with the surrounding people and began to evacuate before the chaos in the city had subsided.

"Don't linger in the fight, quickly rejoin Hu Biao and the others, and follow them out of the city from the south."

AT shouted this to his brothers who were chasing the Japanese soldiers.

Although morale had plummeted to its lowest point, the Japanese soldiers, whose fighting strength had been severely reduced, found it not only easy to kill, but also particularly enjoyable. He himself couldn't wait to take the opportunity to kill a few more.

But knowing that the battle had already lasted so long, they couldn't delay any longer, hence the above greetings.

After shouting that, AT quickly moved closer to Hu Biao.

After running seven or eight steps forward, and seeing something out of the corner of his eye, AT ignored the orders he had just given to 'meet up' and 'leave the city'.

He turned and rushed to the left, his eyes filled with a complex mix of anger and surprise.

Because out of the corner of his eye, he saw a man whose leg was severely twisted and who was slumped over by a bush on the roadside thirty meters away.

The man was carrying a large suitcase, and his face was filled with despair and fear.

The details included his new clothes that didn't suit his temperament at all, the big red flower tied to his chest, and a scar on his face.

AT has confirmed one thing: this grandson is Zhang Qingyu, the traitor who betrayed and murdered General Zhao.

Dressed up so smartly today, probably to receive an award at the victory celebration. Even knowing that the special team's defeat was all a secret arrangement by that mysterious entity, AT still felt quite resentful about failing to save General Zhao.

He hated Zhang Qingyu, the traitor who killed General Zhao, to the point that he wished he could tear him to pieces.

Now, to my surprise, I've run into this bastard in the city. And this bastard must have broken his leg while fleeing, being pushed and trampled, so he can't escape even if he wants to. Naturally, I'm both angry and delighted.

Seeing AT rushing towards her, Zhang Qingyu knew that something was wrong and immediately crawled on the ground.

Unfortunately, he hadn't climbed more than a few steps before AT caught up with him.

A kick landed on his ribs, and Zhang Qingyu, who was knocked over, lay on his back on the ground. For a moment, he felt as if several of his ribs had been broken. The inhuman pain made him unable to speak.

He still looked at AT with pleading eyes, hoping that the other party would let him off the hook.

Even though he himself knew that given the sins he had committed, this was simply impossible.

Didn't you see that the man in front of you had already pulled a sharp dagger from his thigh? It was obvious he was going to stab you to death.

Just as he was filled with despair and awaiting death, he was surprised to see the man in front of him put the dagger back into its sheath, and he was overjoyed.

However, Zhang Qingyu soon realized that she had been overthinking things.

At first, AT really wanted to kill this traitorous dog as soon as possible to avenge General Zhao; but just as he was about to stab him with a dagger, he suddenly changed his mind.

The main reason was that he suddenly realized that killing this traitorous dog with one blow would be too easy for him.

Besides! In modern worlds, when people visit their ancestors' graves, they usually bring offerings such as chickens and ducks.

Now that we're taking General Zhao's head to be buried with the corpse, we'll surely have to offer some decent sacrifices. It's safe to say that no one is more suitable than that traitorous dog Zhang Qingyu.

Having considered all of this, AT put away his dagger.

They weren't planning to let this traitor go; they intended to take him to General Zhao's grave and kill him there.

After putting away the dagger, AT originally intended to find a rope to tie up Zhang Qingyu's hands and feet, that traitorous dog; but seeing the surprise in the guy's eyes, he inexplicably felt a surge of anger:

Tie them up? What are you talking about? Just break their arms and legs, and that traitorous dog won't be able to struggle.

In Zhang Qingyu's terrified gaze, he raised his blood-stained right military boot and stomped it down hard.

One stomp, two stomps... he stomped on it eight times before stopping.

Each time the military boots stomped down hard, there was a crisp 'crack' sound, and Zhang Qingyu let out an extremely shrill scream.

By the time AT withdrew its foot, Zhang Qingyu's limbs were all broken, rendering him unable to run.

The question immediately arose: Zhang Qingyu already had one broken leg, with only three limbs still intact; with the strength of AT's feet, he could achieve the goal with just three kicks, so why did he have to kick eight times?

Don't ask! The answer is that he wants to make this traitor Zhang Qingyu suffer more pain, as a way of collecting some interest first.

After doing all this, AT was finally satisfied and carried Zhang Qingyu, who was like a dead dog and could barely move, on his shoulder.

Just as I was about to chase after the retreating group, I inadvertently saw the box that this guy hadn't forgotten to take with him when he fled.

Upon opening it casually, I found large and small yellow croakers and silver coins inside.

In an instant, AT realized the source of these valuables: the bounty the Japanese had placed on General Zhao: one ounce of bone for one ounce of gold, one ounce of flesh for one ounce of silver.

His anger intensified, and his hatred for Zhang Qingyu grew even stronger.

However, this didn't stop AT from taking the suitcase on the ground with him. He just didn't intend to bring the gold and silver back to the modern world and divide it as spoils of war.

Instead, it was intended for the KL warriors as funding for their future operations; well, how to put it? If these time travelers were to use this money, it would be a tough nut to crack…

At the same time, AT discovered Zhang Qingyu, this traitorous dog, and felt both angry and delighted.

On the rooftop of a building about a mile away, Zhanana grabbed a Japanese private's collar, seemingly without much effort, and casually tossed him aside.

A Japanese private first class, who was only about 1.5 meters tall but had an exceptionally strong build and weighed at least 140 or 150 kilograms, was thrown 13 or 14 meters away.

If that weren't enough, the crucial point is that the Japanese private first class had already been thrown off the edge of the rooftop.

When he was thrown from the sixth floor onto the ground covered with footprints, the Japanese private only had time to let out a scream.

With a muffled thud, the Japanese private first class fell to the ground and collapsed into a puddle of mud.

Not far from him, six other people died in the same way, all of them casually thrown down by Zanana and killed.

To be more specific, she had just finished firing a ten-round magazine from her oversized anti-tank rifle and had just replaced it with a new one.

Suddenly sensing something, he turned around sharply and saw Huang Yizhi's head tilt to the side before he lay completely on top of Huang Adi's corpse.

It's unclear whether he was shot and killed in battle, or whether he was too exhausted or his injuries were too severe to continue fighting.

But Zanana knew one thing: she could no longer keep the anti-tank rifle at her and keep firing at the square.

Thanks to her keen hearing, she could hear a series of rapid footsteps coming from the direction of the stairwell, indicating that a group of Japanese soldiers were rushing up.

Without hesitation, Zanana dropped her anti-tank rifle, pulled out a shotgun, and charged forward.

First, they used a barrage of shotgun shells to take down a large number of the charging Japanese soldiers.

Then the two sides got tangled up and started a hand-to-hand fight.

That's not right either! Because in close combat, Zanana killed all the remaining Japanese soldiers with just the brute force of her hands.

It was during this battle that Zanana saw three missiles rising high into the sky, signaling that the attack had succeeded and everyone should retreat immediately.

She did not linger after the battle ended.

First, he put his precious anti-tank rifle back on his back, and then came to Huang Yizhi and Huang Adi, who were lying together.

She reached out and touched Huang Yizhi's nose, and knew that this teammate had been dead for some time.

A sudden surge of immense sadness welled up in my heart? Not at all.

Based on past experience with time travel, once they have evacuated Changchun City and buried General Zhao's head and body, their time travel journey should be nearly over.

When it's time to return to the modern era, these two will naturally be resurrected.

So, a few days later, she saw the two of them chatting and joking around in the group, grabbing red envelopes like crazy. What's there to be sad about?
"Tsk tsk, it's quite a sight to see two big fat guys, weighing over 200 pounds, dead together."

While searching the two men for their military IDs, Zanana couldn't help but make a comment.

If it weren't for the fact that she couldn't bring her modern-day phone with her when she traveled through time, and she didn't have a camera with her, she would have liked to take a picture to post on social media later.

After putting away her officer's ID and leaving, Zanana picked up a grenade, pulled the pin, tapped it, and placed it between the two fat men's faces.

Soon a burst of fire erupted, engulfing Huang Yizhi and Huang Adi.

When Zanana rushed down the building, she saw Black Star leading seventy or eighty brothers, retreating along the street towards the outskirts of the city.

Seeing this, he quickly joined in.

Black Star's eyes lit up when he saw Zanana, but seeing that the original group of dozens of people was now reduced to just this girl, he couldn't help but sigh.

Tonight's operation resulted in incredibly heavy casualties, but thankfully the objective was achieved. The brothers who died in battle did not die in vain...

(End of this chapter)