War of Resistance

Chapter 130 Suzhou River

The water of Suzhou Creek was flowing quietly, and the roar of artillery fire in the distance shook up the slightest ripples on the river surface, swaying to the river bank little by little, forming a sharp contrast with the busy scene on the bank.

Zhang Tianhai, who was supposed to appear on the south bank of the Suzhou River, appeared on the north bank of the Suzhou River with a dozen soldiers, observing the terrain.

The cigarette butt on his mouth was burning, and wisps of slightly bitter smoke poured into Zhang Tianhai's mouth through the cigarette holder, and then exhaled.His expression was serious, his eyes were already bloodshot, even though his body was already exhausted, he still persisted.

It was a belief that supported him.

"You guys, dig here!" Zhang Tianhai pointed to a spot on the ground, and then said to the soldiers with tools beside him.

Regarding the defense of the north bank, to be honest, Zhang Tianhai didn't have much hope. The decision he made was just to give the national army's frontline troops a chance. As for whether it will be effective, that's God's business.

War, no matter for the soldiers at the bottom or the officers at the bottom, is a huge meat grinder that harvests the lives of officers and soldiers on both sides of the war. None of them can control their own destiny, only those at the top can decide.

Zhang Tianhai is just a small battalion commander. In peacetime, the battalion commander might be a relatively large official in a remote county, but this is a huge battlefield. He is nothing but a battalion commander!

In this battle, the division commander level is considered a middle-level officer!
A few new recruits who had just come up from the rear dug a hole half a meter deep with their engineering shovels. In Zhang Tianhai's view, this was far from reaching the passing standard, but he also cared Terrible, he has no time!
To train a barely qualified engineer, even with Zhang Tianhai's solid fortification theoretical foundation, it would take at least a week, let alone a battlefield now?So Zhang Tianhai can only teach and learn now.

"Bring the grenades!" Zhang Tianhai said to the soldiers carrying boxes of grenades.

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In the regiment headquarters of the [-]th regiment, Hu Jiaji, who had just taken a nap for a while, was woken up by the staff officer. He who was very tired should not be woken up so easily. At this time, he heard something interesting.

"Chief of Staff, there is movement from the First Battalion." A soldier ran to Fang Ren and reported.

"What's happening?" Fang Ren's gentle eyebrows raised slightly.

"Battalion Commander Zhang took a dozen soldiers to the north bank, and they seemed to be digging fortifications, but they didn't know exactly what they were doing." Xiao Bing reported truthfully.

Fang Ren adjusted his glasses, and murmured: "This Zhang Yulin, what is he trying to do? Shouldn't this be a positional battle? We can inflict the greatest damage on the Japanese army by holding on to the south bank of the Suzhou River. The north bank of the Suzhou River? Let’s go, have a look!”

"Yes!" The soldier stood at attention and responded.

"Wait." Just as Fang Ren was about to go out with his soldiers, Hu Jiaji called to stop him.

Fang Ren turned around and asked: "Tuan Zuo, you finally took advantage of this time to rest for a while, why don't you take a longer rest?"

Hu Jiaji shook his head, got up from his side and said, "No, I don't feel relieved if I don't see what this kid is doing."

"Let's go!" Fang Ren also knew Captain Hu's temper, which was hot-tempered and a bit stubborn.

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On the north bank of the Suzhou River, Zhang Tianhai is leading a dozen soldiers to dig pits and set up booby traps here. If anyone pays attention, the positions of these booby traps are the most conducive to attack or suppression by the Japanese army after entering the north bank of the Suzhou River. The location of the opposite shore fire.

On the south bank, Hu Jiaji stared intently with a binoculars, and Fang Ren was watching at the same time.

"Zhengguo, do you see any tricks?" Hu Jiaji put down his binoculars.

Fang Ren nodded noncommittally, and said: "Back to the group seat, they seem to be setting up a trap. After all, our group doesn't have mines anymore."

Hu Jiaji nodded, and said, "Well, logically speaking, it should be like this. Just wait for him to come back and ask later. By the way, what do you think of Sun Hong now?"

"Sun Hong is a Whampoa student who was at the same time as Zhang Tianhai. He is a well-behaved type when he usually fights. Although he is not as ruthless as Zhang Yulin when he fights, he is still a talent." Fang Ren's evaluation is very objective. Sun Hong's talent is not bad, but Zhang Tianhai's performance recently is too dazzling.

"Hmm..." Hu Jiaji nodded slightly.

"What does the group seat mean?" Fang Ren asked.

Hu Jiaji sighed softly, and said: "Our 36th Division has been fighting for more than two months since it entered the war. Both the grassroots officers and veterans have suffered heavy losses. Our [-]th Regiment is better. Xiong Xinmin's The [-]th Regiment had a hard time. Their second battalion repelled several attacks by the devils in the first two days, but was chased by the devils when they retreated. The battalion lost two-thirds of its troops, and the battalion commander died. , The three company commanders below are also dead or wounded, Xiong Xinmin sent someone here this morning, and wanted to borrow someone."

"So, what does Commander Xiong mean, that he wants to pick someone from our first battalion?" Fang Ren asked.

"That's right. After all, Xiong Xinmin also stayed in our [-]th Regiment. He led the first battalion, and the people under him are easier to use." Hu Jiaji said, "It is impossible for me to lend Zhang Yulin to him." , Among the old people he had taken before, only Sun Hong was more qualified. The [-]th Regiment is not having a good time these days. I heard that their officer casualty rate is not small, and it may be even worse than our [-]th Regiment. "

"At that time, Xiong Xinmin was directly transferred from the position of the chief of staff of the brigade to the first battalion of our regiment as the battalion commander. It seems that the higher-ups also wanted to promote him. This Sun Hong lent them to the [-]st and [-]nd regiment. I am afraid that he will not come back. Right?" Fang Ren smiled and said, borrowing someone at this time, isn't it just a tiger borrowing a pig?
Hu Jiaji shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter. Little Japan has already fought to this level, and it is absolutely impossible to stop. Their next goal is Nanjing. In fact, the Nine Nations Convention is just a joke. Little Japan So many people died, the Marine Corps stationed in Shanghai was almost wiped out. Now that the situation is critical, it is more useful for Sun Hong to be a battalion commander in the [-]th Regiment than to be a company commander in our [-]th Regiment gone."

The mountains and rivers are broken and the wind and rain are precarious. These Chinese soldiers who risked their lives to fight on the front line still have no choice to give up. Even if they die, they must fight to the end!
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PS: Another chapter, the rhythm of this book is really slow, please read it patiently.

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