The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 76 Fermentation (IV)

(From now on, there will not be "Nonsense" at the beginning of each chapter, and some of the previous "Nonsense" will be deleted.

Because if I don’t have inspiration for every chapter, forcing myself to write will not only make it look ugly, but also create a sense of disconnection; so I will reduce the frequency later, that’s it)
At the same time, the bald principal was asking the attendants around him for information about Hu Biao, AT and others.

In the French Concession in Shanghai, there is a small but quite exquisite courtyard.

On the balcony on the second floor, a woman put down the newspaper in her hand, looked in the direction where the loud slogans were faintly heard, and couldn't help but become lost in thought.

It should be noted that if you only look at the upper left half of this woman's face, she can be described as extremely charming.

Plus, even when she was lazily curled up on a recliner, she still looked to be in great shape.

Even in the modern world where makeup, plastic surgery, and fraud are extremely advanced, this woman is definitely considered a great beauty.

But if you look at the part below the nose and take off the face, you will scream in fear; because the lower half of her face has been severely burned by the flames, completely disfiguring her originally delicate face.

If Hu Biao saw the upper half of her face, he would definitely cheer loudly.

Because this was the woman he had been thinking about before he was about to detonate the bomb at Position No. 7; it was Anne, the Paramount's top beauty, who he thought had passed away after traveling through time and reading the newspaper.

When Deyue Building collapsed due to the bombing that day, Anne did not die in it.

But even though the person was rescued, the lower half of her face was severely burned; after all, girls don’t care about their appearance.

Feeling extremely disheartened, Annie simply had someone spread the news that she had died in the bombing.

Then she hid in this yard and never went out. Her daily life was taken care of by a servant who had worked for her for many years. With the savings she had accumulated over the years, she had no worries about food and clothing in her life.

However, whenever she accidentally saw or touched the lower half of her face, she would wish she were dead that very day.

For more than a month, Annie was depressed until she saw the reports about Hu Biao and his colleagues in the newspaper.

Frankly speaking, Anne thought she had a pretty good memory. She could still remember someone she had met and chatted with a few years ago.

But this was definitely the first time she had heard the name Hu Biao, and the strange thing was that she felt a sense of familiarity that made no sense at all.

Driven by such an inexplicable sense of intimacy, she made a decisive decision: to go to the Dachang front line to serve as a women's rescue team and take care of the brave wounded.

It would be better if I could meet Hu Biao during this process.

However, the person she wanted to meet most was the destined person whose photo she had secretly stuffed into the military supplies.

But she herself knew that this was almost impossible, because too many frontline Kuomintang brothers had died in this war.

As for the field hospital on the front line in Dachang Town, it would be bombed by Japanese air raids and long-range artillery from time to time. It was even said that Japanese soldiers disguised as national army soldiers and civilians infiltrated and carried out reconnaissance, sabotage, assassinations, etc.

It's too dangerous to go there, there are life-threatening situations.

Thinking of her current situation where she was living a life worse than death, Annie muttered, "Death, then let me die, it would be easier..."

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Regarding the series of situations caused by Zhu Cong's words.

At this moment, Hu Biao and others on the battlefield knew nothing at all.

The only thing they knew at the moment was that the Japanese had suddenly become as energetic as if they had been injected with chicken blood since 10 o'clock in the morning.

The intensity of yesterday's attack was already considered insane.

As a result, the first two attacks this morning were pretty much the same as yesterday. Then around 10 o'clock, I don't know what inspired the Japanese, but the intensity of the attack intensified, as if they were digging up their own ancestors' graves.

In the following period, not only did the frequency of their attacks become shorter, but the process was also more intense.

Not only were more aircraft, tanks, artillery and other equipment deployed; even the Japanese fleet's 203-caliber main guns joined in the bombardment.

The reason for this is that everything actually happened around 9:45 am.

One kilometer away from the Dunwu Temple position, in a front-line command post of the Japanese.

Colonel Kanenosuke Shimoeda of the 19th Infantry Regiment put down the newspaper in his hand and shouted in disbelief:
“Impossible, a mere Sichuan Army company commander and a force of less than a hundred men.

Yesterday, they withstood the attack of the brave warriors of the Imperial Type A Division, which had several times the number of troops and was assisted by airplanes, artillery, and tanks, and still suffered hundreds of casualties?

Even Hu Biao and his officers were all farmers and workers before, and hadn't even attended the most basic military academy."

I have to say, the Japanese Special High Police are really powerful.

The earliest newspaper in Shanghai was only sold at dawn; but now, there is a newspaper about the deeds of Hu Biao and his companions.

It was delivered to the 19th Infantry Regiment under extremely advanced operations.

Along with the newspaper, there was also a more detailed piece of information; the information included Hu Biao's age, hometown, and how he joined the supplementary company of the Su Province Security Corps.

There are also some basic information about AT, Black Star, Uncle Bo, Chaozi, Huang A-di and others.

The above information is a bit simple, but it is not much different from what the bald principal heard from his servants.

Damn it! The rumors in later generations turned out to be true. The government was a complete sifter when it came to keeping secrets.

There are no secrets in front of the Japanese special high police
After a crazy outburst, Colonel Shimoeda Kinnosuke gradually regained his sanity and accepted the cruel reality that he, with a group of elite graduates from the Imperial Army University, had suffered a great loss in the face of such an opponent.

He knew that the most important thing was to capture the Dunwu Temple position, kill opponents like Hu Biao, and save face.

With this in mind, Colonel Shimoeda Kinnosuke bowed solemnly to his officers before giving instructions:

"The division commander has issued an order that Hu Biao cannot be allowed to live any longer, and the Dunwu Temple position must be captured as soon as possible.

Because every day or hour they held on to the Temple of Enlightenment was a huge humiliation for the 9th Division, the Imperial Army, and even the entire empire.

So from now on, the 19th Infantry Regiment needs to attack with all its might at all costs.

The Empire's tanks, artillery units, and even the Navy's naval guns and aircraft will increase their support; for the honor of the Empire, I beg you all to do this."

With the sound of "Ha Yi", the officers of the 19th Infantry Regiment bowed in return; the posture was just like the part where family members return the greetings at a memorial service.

But after straightening their backs, the eyes of these Japanese officers were full of ferocity; because they knew that now was the time to fight to the death.

In short, at this moment the defenders of the Dunwu Temple position.

Even though the 803rd Regiment was a fresh force that arrived last night to replace the enemy, it has more and more sufficient troops.

In the following battles, they also fought extremely hard.

Originally, Captain Li had promised that Hu Biao and his men would only command from the battlefield and not participate in the battle. Naturally, this statement became a joke...

(End of this chapter)