The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 675 was a good achievement (bonus chapter for Silent Mountain)

After Annie and 803 started their operations in Harbin according to plan, Xiao Cui and Mina, the two girls who entered the city together, naturally wouldn't be idle either.

However, compared to Annie and her group, the tactics and methods they used were somewhat different.

But it doesn't matter. As the old saying goes, there are different ways to kill a pig, as long as you can kill it and eat the meat, it doesn't matter how you make the cut.

Therefore, no matter what method these two girls plan to use, as long as they can create enough chaos in the city and delay the Japanese for a certain period of time, that will be fine.

Then the question arises: can they achieve this goal? The answer is, of course they can, and they'll achieve it quite well.

To be more specific, it would be like this.

At the same time, in Harbin's new city street, which is Dazhi Street in Nangang District of the modern world, was the garrison of the 2nd Division of the Japanese Kwantung Army.

When the sounds of gunfire and explosions, along with the cries of civilians, reached this place from other parts of the city.

Even now, the city's telephone lines had just been destroyed, so calls for help couldn't get through.

The Japanese soldiers of the 2nd Division of the Kwantung Army stationed in the city also knew that something had happened; and they guessed that it must be Hu Biao's gang causing trouble in the city again.

Why not someone else? Others might have the desire, but they don't have the ability.

Immediately, a Japanese colonel on duty that night was startled and rushed out of the duty office like a dog chasing its tail.

He shouted at the top of his lungs, "Assemble! The 16th Regiment, assemble immediately!"

Following closely behind, many Japanese officers also shouted at the top of their lungs or blew their tin whistles.

To be honest, this was the height of the Japanese Kwantung Army's power at the time. The veterans hadn't been largely transferred to the Pacific theater, so their quality was extremely high.

Not long after, the more than 3000 Japanese soldiers of the 16th Regiment had assembled with their full gear and weapons.

By this time, the cries and various sounds of commotion that reached the military camp had become increasingly intense.

The colonel on duty knew perfectly well that if he continued to dawdle and the riots escalated to the level of those in Jiamusi and Changchun, he would be finished.

Without a moment's delay, he led the way out of the military camp, ready to suppress the chaos at all costs, no matter how many imperial immigrants he had to kill.

This Japanese colonel's choice was wise, because the examples of Changchun and Jiamusi had already proven one point:
If the riots are allowed to continue unchecked, more people will die; ruthlessly killing a group of people will minimize the losses.

The above reactions mean that the Kwantung Army has been suffering losses at the hands of Hu Biao and his men, and now they have learned from those experiences.

The only problem was that this Japanese colonel hadn't considered one thing:
Xiao Cui and the others who sneaked in tonight actually possessed spatial equipment that they couldn't understand, and they had made some specific arrangements for it.

Amidst the loud and rapid sound of military boots, he and his 16th Regiment had only just rushed out of the military camp about five or six hundred meters away.

Before they could even reach the next intersection, they split up into large and medium-sized units and headed to different areas to provide support and suppress the unrest.

Suddenly, a hail of bullets came flying from the rooftops of two three- or four-story shop buildings on either side of the street.

Fortunately! At the last possible moment, the colonel was given a strong push forward by a lieutenant following behind him.

Although his forehead hit the road and he was dizzy from the impact, he managed to avoid a burst of bullets coming from the side, which allowed him to survive.

Unfortunately! With his extensive combat experience, the colonel could tell that at least eight or nine heavy machine guns were firing at them at that moment.

Given the terrain, it was nothing short of a massacre for them, who were caught completely off guard.

And indeed, streaks of fire carved bloody alleys through the dense ranks of soldiers.

During the incident, some Japanese soldiers took off the rifles they were carrying on their shoulders and attempted to fire back.

But often, just as they raise their guns, they are hit by several bullets and fall to the ground with a look of resentment on their faces.

Furthermore, after the bullets pierced their bodies, they also knocked down the Japanese soldiers behind them; for a time, despite the Japanese side having a large number of troops, they were beaten to the point of having no power to fight back.

When the dizziness in his head subsided slightly, the colonel leading the team glanced back and immediately saw the hellish scene described above.

Even the lieutenant who was saved is now dead, his body cut in two at the waist, his eyes wide open, having died from the excruciating pain.

Under intense stimulation, anger, heartache, and resentment surged uncontrollably into the Japanese colonel's heart.

In the end, it all boiled down to a roar: "Damn it! Are the military police all idiots? How did they manage to bring so many heavy machine guns into the city? I'm going to kill him, I'm going to kill him!"

As he continued shouting, the Japanese colonel's voice began to tremble with sobs...

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The heavy machine guns that were lying in ambush were naturally the firing positions that Xiao Cui's squad had secretly set up on the rooftops of the two buildings opposite each other.

Including her, there were 18 people in total. They were divided into pairs and formed a heavy machine gun squad, which made up a total of nine heavy machine guns.

More accurately, Xiao Cui first released the heavy machine gun, ammunition belts, ammunition feed plates, and even the sandbags used to build the machine gun emplacements from the rooftops of the two buildings before notifying the squad members to come up.

Upon seeing so many heavy machine guns and ammunition, the brothers were initially stunned, but after regaining their senses, they were overjoyed.

After they quietly set up the heavy machine gun, only a few minutes had passed.

The Japanese soldiers appeared in densely packed ranks. Good heavens! With such a perfectly positioned ambush formation, it would be a shame if Xiao Cui didn't unleash a hail of bullets upon encountering them.

So Xiao Cui took the lead and started firing, and all the other brothers followed suit.

In no time at all, Xiao Cui had already emptied two 250-round canvas ammunition belts with a 30-section Maxim heavy machine gun that she operated herself.

This inflicted a terrible casualty rate on the Japanese 16th Regiment in front of them.

Leaving aside the others, this girl alone killed or injured nearly a hundred people.

Unfortunately, although she still had a brand new ammunition belt, she knew it was time to retreat; she immediately shouted at the top of her lungs:
"Withdraw, withdraw immediately, abandon the heavy machine guns."

"You all retreat first, I'll cover the rear."

The other brothers naturally didn't know that Xiao Cui chose to cover the rear so that she could collect all five heavy machine guns and the remaining ammunition upstairs.

Upon hearing this, several voices rang out: "What a waste to throw away the heavy machine gun!"

It's no wonder they reacted so strongly, mainly because these men were all soldiers in KL before. In the past, having a light machine gun was a precious thing, let alone a heavy machine gun.

Furthermore, a Japanese battalion was only equipped with eight or nine heavy machine guns; this shows how precious a heavy machine gun was.

So even though they knew that carrying these heavy machine guns would make movement difficult, they still couldn't help but shout it out.

With time running out, Xiao Cui didn't have time to do any persuasion. She could only yell out, "Stop talking nonsense! This is an order. If you keep dawdling, I'll court-martial you."

As he spoke, he appeared exceptionally fierce.

The brothers who had been scolded dared not negotiate any further. They put down their heavy machine guns, ammunition belts, and feed plates, picked up rifles and light machine guns from the ground, and began to retreat.

Seeing that the last brother in the two buildings had also run into the stairwell, Xiao Cui quickly put the five heavy machine guns and ammunition into the vegetable basket.

As for the four guns and ammunition on the opposite rooftop, there wasn't enough time to retrieve them.

Xiao Cui actually felt quite sorry for this.

After all, they had only found thirteen heavy machine guns of various models in the Japanese armory in Jiamusi City some time ago.

Several minutes have already passed since the battle began.

A little further back, so many Japanese soldiers had gradually realized what was happening, and if they didn't run, it would be too late; risking their lives for four heavy machine guns was hardly worth it.

They will continue their guerrilla warfare and create chaos in the city.

However, at that moment, Xiao Cui suddenly looked up.

After seeing what he saw, he knew he had plenty of time to go to the other side and take away their four heavy machine guns as well.

Because she could see that a Japanese Type 99 dive bomber was flying over at a very low altitude.

Under the firelight on the ground, Xiao Cui could now see clearly the two machine guns on the nose of the plane and the many bombs hanging under the wings.

And who else but Mina could be the kind of person who would show up in a plane late at night...?

(End of this chapter)