The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 672 The Demon's Den? (Combined Chapter)

As the old saying goes, time flies like an arrow, and the days pass like a shuttle.

As Hu Biao and the others were engrossed in the training, time flew by day by day, and before they knew it, it was the evening of March 25th.

Although the training period of twelve or thirteen days held by Hu Biao and his team was not long, the 693 comrades from Northeast KL underwent an astonishing transformation.

On the surface, it's about appearance and temperament.

These comrades in KL, they haven't completely transformed into the modern world, they still look like elite PLA soldiers.

However, in their daily behavior, speech, and actions, they have become more disciplined and obedient, and their former carefree and irresponsible manner has completely disappeared.

The internal change is that it has memorized too much knowledge.

This includes, but is not limited to, the manufacturing technology of various DIY equipment, the construction of various civil engineering works, how to fight off Japanese tanks and pillboxes, air defense and dealing with poison gas bombs, battlefield first aid, etc.

Why say "remember" instead of "learn"?
That's because Hu Biao and his men planned to impart too much knowledge in a limited amount of time; these soldiers from Northeast China simply couldn't understand and learn all of it.

The only solution is to force-feed them this knowledge, like cramming ducks, and make them memorize it by rote first.

However, this is not a big deal. I believe that as these KL warriors think more about their own actual situation in future battles, they will eventually be able to digest all the knowledge mentioned above.

In conclusion, although the 12-13 days of training took a toll on all 693 KL warriors, it is undeniable that each of them gained a tremendous amount of valuable experience…

Around 11 p.m., Hu Biao, accompanied by Hei Xing, carefully walked through a simple wooden house.

The simple wooden house was a temporary camp built by the group after they arrived here.

The valley was surrounded by a lot of forests, and they had enough manpower, so they didn't waste any time building these simple wooden houses.

The two of them walking among them are naturally carrying forward the fine traditions of our Party and our army.

That is, after the soldiers have gone to sleep, check the sentry posts and patrol the barracks; in the process, cover up the brothers who have kicked off their blankets, or rather, some of their leather coats and overcoats, so that they don't accidentally catch a cold.

Before long, the two men had finished inspecting the small ring of barracks, leaving only the last one.

Upon seeing this, Hu Biao's spirits lifted.

This meant that he could soon return to the temporary regimental headquarters and begin writing some pamphlets on large-scale troop command.

He has been working on this booklet for over a week, drawing on his experience from the Battle of City C; it's almost finished, and it looks like he can finish it in another two or three hours tonight.

This booklet was not written by Hu Biao alone.

In fact, it's something that all the surviving time travelers are writing.

These are all areas where they each have their own expertise, and because the content is not too far removed from those eras, it is considered quite advanced knowledge for contemporary China.

This can be considered as some advanced content for KL warriors to study on their own after this training.

What Hu Biao and Hei Xing didn't expect was that every KL warrior in every room that had been inspected was already exhausted after a day of intense training and study.

When lights out was sounded, they fell asleep almost immediately after lying down on the communal beds.

When Hu Biao and Hei Xing were on patrol, the snoring sounds from these brothers combined into a huge roar that almost blew the roof off.

In the last wooden cabin, the two saw something different.

On one side of the communal sleeping area, Dai Guanglu, the only son of the Dai family, was staring wide-eyed at the roof, seemingly lost in thought.

When Dai Guanglu discovered the two of them, instead of quickly closing his eyes and pretending to be asleep, he sat up from the communal bed and pointed in the direction of the door.

He indicated that he had something to do and was about to leave when he spoke to the two of them.

Without hesitation, Hu Biao and Hei Xin left the room; after waiting for no more than ten seconds, they saw Dai Guanglu walk out wearing a Japanese military overcoat.

After walking over, he lowered his voice and asked Hu Biao and Hei Xing two questions at once:
"Commander Hu, Commander Hei, have all your injuries healed? Also, how long do you plan to continue your training?"

When they first heard these questions, Hu Biao and Hei Xing thought the boy in front of them was concerned about their health.

Feeling somewhat moved, he replied, "It's been almost a month since our operation in Changchun City, and my injuries have mostly healed."

As for the training, it has come to an initial conclusion.

Even if you don't learn it yet, you'll have to figure it out yourselves in the battles that follow.

Upon hearing Hu Biao's reply, Dai Guanglu's face lit up with joy at first, but then, as if something was on his mind, his expression became hesitant, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

Seeing this situation, Hu Biao realized he had misunderstood; Dai Guanglu, the only son of the Dai family, was indeed in trouble.

Without hesitation, he called out to Dai Guanglu, "Let's go! We'll talk about it at the regimental headquarters..."

The so-called regimental headquarters was nothing more than a slightly larger wooden house.

Upon opening the door, one could immediately see Annie, Mina, Xiao Henan, 803, and others sprawled on tables, bedside tables, and benches.

As they pondered the matter, they scribbled something down in a small notebook.

For example, Awei, a newcomer, is writing the technical essentials of "Oxygen Bottom-blown Converter Steelmaking Method".

This is a brand-new steelmaking technology that will only emerge and gradually develop ten years from now, and it has many advantages such as being environmentally friendly, highly productive, and cost-effective.

However, it took China 64 years to master this technology.

But once we have this information, there's no need to wait that long.

Even after our Party conquered Northeast China, we were able to modify the steelmaking furnaces left behind by the Japanese, which would increase production by at least three to five times.

When mass production begins, it will be put to use in the Korean War, providing ZY Army soldiers with more weapons and equipment.

After entering, Hu Biao first picked up an iron kettle from a makeshift stove made of stones, poured Dai Guanglu a cup of hot water, and then said seriously:

"Xiao Dai! We fought side by side in Changchun City, so we can definitely be considered brothers who have gone through life and death together."

So whatever your problem is, just tell us now; we'll do anything we can to help.

Even if I can't really help, I can at least offer some suggestions, which is better than you suffering alone.

“Yes, yes! If you have any difficulties, just tell your sister.” Mina chimed in, also giving her assurance.

Although the others in the room did not speak, they all stopped what they were doing after hearing the two people above speak.

They pricked up their ears, ready to hear what had caused Young Master Dai such distress.

Even some of the more quick-witted members, like Annie, had a sudden thought after a moment's thought:
Here it comes! The follow-up arrangements for the mysterious entity have been revealed. It is estimated that only after completing this task can they truly return to the modern world.

Faced with Hu Biao and Mina's warm words and earnest expressions, Dai Guanglu finally put aside his concerns and slowly began to speak:
"I wonder if Commander Hu and other officers have heard of the Japanese unit codenamed 731 near Harbin?"

I had no idea such a place existed before.

But just two days before I received your invitation to drink and eat meat at Lianhua Mountain to discuss our plan to fight the Japanese, we unexpectedly encountered a fellow villager who had escaped from the forest while we were moving through it.

When I met him, he was not only extremely thin, but also pale and emaciated.

His body was covered in large festering sores, and he soon died.

But before he died, he revealed a huge secret: it turned out that this place called Unit 731 was actually a place where the Japanese devils used to research bacteria and biological weapons.

They arrested many of our fellow villagers, and also sent in quite a few of our comrades from KL, as well as Russians and other foreign devils, to conduct all sorts of deadly experiments.

Over the years, at least several thousand people have died tragically in their various experiments that treated people as less than human.

Upon learning of this, I immediately wanted to burn down this atrocious place and rescue the villagers and comrades who were being tortured by the Japanese devils.

However, we were also aware that our forces were limited, and acting rashly would only lead our comrades to their deaths. So we thought that if Commander Hu had the time, he might as well take us to burn this place down.

Of course! If you have other important matters to attend to, it's fine if you don't go; with the addition of these hundreds of bearded brothers, our KL's strength has greatly increased.

"If we look for more opportunities in the future, we should have a good chance of taking that place."

After he finished speaking, he saw Hu Biao and the others with calm expressions, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Despite his seemingly relaxed demeanor, he was still thinking about Hu Biao, Commander Hu, and others, hoping to lead them to destroy that hellish place.

After all, the operation in Changchun and the subsequent training had completely convinced them of their capabilities.

There was also a strange sense of confidence in his heart: as long as Commander Hu and others were willing to take action, the matter would be settled.

What he didn't know was that Hu Biao and the others' calm expressions were all an act.

Ever since the name '731', a designation filled with evil and the blood of innocents, reached their ears, every single one of them felt their hearts churning with turmoil.

Only one thought echoed in my mind:

Burn down this den of evil filled with sin, and kill all the demons inside.

So after a minute or two of silence, Dai Guanglu, who had been completely disappointed, heard Hu Biao's answer, which surprised and delighted him immensely:

"Don't worry! Even if we have something very important to do, we must burn down Unit 731's headquarters first; you go to sleep and get some rest, because we will be taking action first thing tomorrow morning."

"Okay," Dai Guanglu readily agreed, his voice filled with an indescribable ease.

He had wanted to say this to Hu Biao when he first saw him, but it was at a crucial moment when the Battle of Changchun was about to begin, so he kept it to himself for a long time. Today, he finally said it...

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After hearing Dai Guanglu's footsteps fade into the distance, until they were completely gone, Hu Biao spoke to the other transmigrators in an extremely cold tone:
"I've decided that I'll burn down this den of iniquity, Unit 731, no matter the cost."

"Rescue our compatriots inside, but don't spare a single Japanese researcher inside; they must all be killed."

It's not surprising that Hu Biao had such a strong reaction. It was a coincidence that a movie related to this story was released in the modern world just before he traveled here.

Hu Biao, who usually has to borrow memberships from AT and others to watch movies on a certain platform, actually spent a high price of 120 yuan per ticket to treat Annie and all the staff of Deyuelou to a movie.

The goal was to support the director, who reportedly had a very difficult time preparing and filming the movie for many years.

And also to ensure that future generations do not forget this humiliating history, and to contribute their limited strength.

What was the result? Although this movie was so bad it was hard to describe, Hu Biao felt like he had been fed something...

But all these problems stem from the director's personal filming skills, and do not in any way imply that the atrocities committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese army were not cruel enough, or that the researchers involved should not have died.

After reading it, and after Hu Biao looked up some related information, his anger grew even stronger.

Because the Japanese researchers, including the person in charge, did not receive the punishment they deserved after the war by giving away the relevant bloody materials to the soldiers.

Some researchers even became medical experts by using those evil research findings.

Or perhaps they've started their own businesses and become bosses, living a very comfortable life, and haven't received the trial they deserve.

When Hu Biao passed through Harbin, he really wanted to take down this damned place, but he just couldn't find the time at the time.

After the Changchun incident is over, we will be busy burying General Zhao and training Comrade KL.

So after everything was basically settled, Dai Guanglu started talking about this period of time again, and he couldn't hold back any longer.

As for the other time travelers, a considerable number of them may not have seen the movie; however, their hatred for the infamous Unit 731 of the Japanese army is no less.

Therefore, no one objected to Hu Biao's words; they all nodded in agreement.

In the time that followed, everyone took turns speaking, explaining in detail what they knew about Unit 731, so as to provide a reference for the next operation.

After all this information was compiled, it looked something like this:

The commander of Unit 731 was Ishii, and the area he was in covered a total area of ​​30 square kilometers. It was surrounded by a moat, high walls, and electrified barbed wire, making it extremely well protected.

In addition to prison areas such as research facilities, residences, and inmates, there is also a factory that manufactures biological weapons.

At its peak, the number of related personnel was over 4500; however, in the current era, the number is definitely less, estimated to be around 3,000.

It should be noted that the above three thousand people are basically research and guard personnel, whose combat capabilities are quite limited, and they can only bully the poor compatriots who are imprisoned among them.

The only truly threatening Japanese force was a single battalion of the Kwantung Army stationed in the outer area.

Considering all of the above, as long as their tactics are reasonable, breaking in, rescuing people, and eliminating some of the researchers shouldn't be too difficult.

However, wiping out all the researchers and completely burning down this den of iniquity would be quite difficult.

The key reason is that the buildings in Unit 731 are mostly made of red brick and reinforced concrete, requiring a large amount of gasoline and explosives to destroy them in a short time.

Otherwise, if this goes on for too long, other Japanese troops in Harbin will come to their aid.

As an important city in Northeast China, Harbin had a larger Japanese garrison than Jiamusi.

Unfortunately, they only numbered a little over seven hundred, and after removing the necessary weapons and equipment, the amount of explosives and gasoline they could carry was quite limited, far from enough to completely destroy the place.

Just when Hu Biao and the others were quite worried about this, a huge surprise came their way.

Or perhaps, they were a mysterious entity, suspected to be part of a culinary system, and finally became human for once.

Suddenly, instead of a sudden realization, a emotionless, synthesized female voice rang in the minds of all the transmigrators:

"It has been detected that after this time travel ends, Annie, a member of the time travel team, will face serious life-threatening danger in the island nation of the modern world for some time to come."

In view of the need to maintain secrecy regarding its existence and to ensure the continuation of subsequent journeys,
Furthermore, a more severe lesson should be taught to the modern-day island nation and Uncle Sam's family to prevent similar heinous incidents from happening again.

This entity will provide some temporary arrangements and props to increase the success rate of the team's trip to the island nation; the props will be distributed shortly, please prepare to receive them.

Note! The above are temporary arrangements and props.

Once returned to the modern world, the effect lasts for one week, after which it will be automatically revoked.

After the voices that had been ringing in their minds ended, Hu Biao and the others only felt a faint spatial fluctuation flash by on an open space in the room.

Then, on the ground, there were 35 more familiar yet unfamiliar vegetable baskets, ensuring that each member of the time traveler team could have at least one.

Familiar! Those vegetable baskets still look so rustic, or rather, full of the flavor of everyday life.

Unfamiliar! These shopping baskets look noticeably different, appearing slightly more refined.

After Hu Biao, filled with curiosity, picked up a vegetable basket and infused it with his mental energy, the following message immediately appeared in his mind:

Intermediate Space Vegetable Basket. This item is an intermediate-level space equipment.

The dimensions are 100 meters in length, width, and height, with a total capacity of 100 million cubic meters; items that do not exceed the capacity and dimensions can be stored inside regardless of weight.

To collect an object, you need to touch it with your palm; to release it, you can use mental lock.

This thing has a fairly large capacity; it's like an upgraded version of the basic shopping basket from last time.

After Hu Biao had a thought, the items that had been packed in the vegetable basket beforehand appeared in his hands. Upon closer inspection, he found that they were all things he had received before.

High-tech watches, steamed buns that can improve physical fitness, and passports are the same old three items.

Unlike the vegetable basket, they did not receive an upgrade, and the limited-edition steamed buns could only be used back in the modern world. Moreover, regardless of whether they were eaten or not, they would completely disappear after a week.

Even so, Hu Biao and his men knew that their mission to destroy Unit 731 was now completely secure.

Because with just that one temporary spatial device, Hu Biao and his group could pull off countless tricks; the same applied to returning to the modern world...

(End of this chapter)