Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 542 The fight must continue

Tang Qiuli woke up faintly, opened his eyes, and saw a scene in the headquarters. Everyone, including Chen Feng, the head of the confidential department, was pointed at a gun by his own guards, and they were dumbfounded.

Standing by the wall, he didn't dare to move. Knowing that Shanhu had misunderstood, a bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and he waved his hands feebly.

Shan Hu understood what he meant, and made a strange move. The soldiers of the special guard retracted their guns in an instant. Just as quickly and suddenly as they came, they disappeared in front of everyone, including all the staff and secretaries.

The policeman and translator breathed a long sigh of relief. The incident happened suddenly. Before they could figure out what was going on, a black hole of gunfire was pressed against them.

The murderous aura emanating from the Special Guards soldiers, without a trace of emotion, and the cold eyes scared these civilian officers who had never been on the battlefield and experienced the baptism of war, and broke into a cold sweat. They felt as if their nerves were being scratched by invisible knives.

, everyone was cold and cold, including Chen Feng.

When Chen Feng arrived in front of Tang Qiuli, his eyes were full of anxious concern. He turned to Shan Hu and glared at Shan Hu fiercely. This guy, regardless of the ins and outs, greeted him with a gun when he came up. Shan Hu smiled apologetically and turned towards Shan Hu.

Looking at these civilian officers who were still in shock, he saluted the military salute very seriously, but without saying a word or explaining, this was his duty, and he would do it again if there was a next time.

This was enough to allow the division commander known as the "Crazy Tiger" to salute the commander of his bodyguard, not to mention that his military rank was much higher than his own. The slight unhappiness in these people's hearts immediately disappeared and turned to concern.

Surrounded by the division commander, at this time, the military doctor also came after hearing the news. After checking Tang Qiuli's body, he told everyone that the division commander's health was not serious, he was just suffering from anxiety and he would be fine after a few days of rest.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and sent Tang Qiuli back to rest. Everyone left. Only Shan Hu stayed with Tang Qiuli. There was silence for a while. Tang Qiuli's eyes flashed with a faint cold light. He whispered to Shan Hu.

Hu said: "Huzi, my heart has been numb with pain. How can the big man

Why are we leaving like this? When we were in the Northeast, it was such a difficult and dangerous environment. Big man Su didn't even take a bullet, and he had tens of thousands of people under his command. It would be gone if he didn't say it." After saying this, it seemed as if he had never taken a bullet.

Deep in my heart, I let out a long sigh, feeling indescribable loneliness and loneliness.

Shan Hu sat next to Tang Qiuli, stretched out his hand, and held his hand tightly. For a moment, the two of them were silent. At this time, there was no distinction between a teacher and a subordinate. There were only two childhood friends.

Brothers of life and death, communicating with each other heartily, Shan Hu felt Tang Qiuli's pain and helplessness, and the desolation in his heart.

Shan Hu's heart tightened. Xiaoqiu was just twenty years old and had experienced too many life, death and separation. Comrades, brothers, and lovers left one by one. Each time, his heart broke in pain.

At that time, Shan Hu deeply blamed himself for being unable to share Tang Qiuli's inner pain.

Shan Hu and Tang Qiuli were both familiar with Su Jingfeng, and he had a deeper relationship with Su Jingfeng. There were many similarities between the two people's personalities. His heart was also bleeding in pain, and from time to time, the big man Su appeared in front of him and smiled brightly.

With a loud voice, Su Jingfeng's words that Su Jingfeng often said to him sounded in his ears from time to time: "Hu Zi, in our Blood Hand Group, in terms of strength, I will only obey you."

But Shan Hu couldn't use words to comfort his childhood friend. He was originally a poor talker, so he could only hold Tang Qiuli's hand more tightly. Tang Qiuli truly felt Shan Hu's inner emotions. He tried his best to

He adjusted his emotions and couldn't bear to let Shan Hu worry about him.

After a while, he felt that his strength had recovered a lot, so he said to Shan Hu: "Huzi, go and call the Chief of Staff Yu Guanghan, the Chief of Communications Chen Feng, and the Chief of Investigation Shen Jun. I have a task to assign.

," Shan Hu agreed and went out. The room became even more lonely. Tang Qiuli felt a sigh of relief in his heart, which made him panic. He wanted to yell desperately, but he didn't. He had experienced too much.

, he is no longer the impulsive boy.

Soon, several people arrived. Tang Qiuli lay on the kang and dictated several orders. The first was to order Yu Guanghan, the chief of staff, as the division commander's representative, to rush to Xuchang immediately and escort Su Jingfeng's body to Dingbian.

, the Corps sent a battalion of troops to escort, and Yu Guanghan took with him an order, ordering the Yellow River and Henan Garrison Corps to immediately return to the Huangyadong base area for rest and recuperation. Wang Dongshan, the former Chief of Staff of the Corps, temporarily acted as commander of the Corps.

The second is to order Liu Hanzhang, vice chairman of the Military and Political Committee of Dingbian Special Economic Zone and mayor of Dingbian Special City, to find a quiet place in the Baiyu Mountain area within the territory and start building a martyrs cemetery. From now on, all soldiers who died in the battle will be buried.

Therefore, as a brave army, we must pay tribute to our own heroes. All the expenses required are from our own private savings, and the standards must be high.

In the third order, Tang Qiuli's originally sad tone suddenly became fierce. He telegraphed Yu Deshui, the director of the Intelligence Department, to find out Tang Enbo's specific whereabouts within a time limit. Shen Jun, the director of the Investigation Department, immediately went south to southern Henan.

Together with Yu Deshui, we must find Tang Enbo's whereabouts at any cost. Do not return to the division headquarters until the results are obtained.

Several generals from the division headquarters immediately took the order very seriously. Watching them leave the room, Tang Qiuli felt flustered and short of breath. He was too tired to open his eyes and fell asleep drowsily. However, everything in his dream was

Su Jingfeng’s voice and smile, and his appointment as commander of the Yellow River and Henan Garrison Corps

What he said to himself when he was bidding farewell before taking office: "Division commander, give me one year, and I promise to turn the Yellow River and Henan Garrison Corps into a resounding main force. When the time comes, division commander, don't forget to incorporate my troops into the main force."

The order of battle of the troops." When I woke up, there were cold tears in the corners of my eyes.

In the next few days, Tang Qiuli forced himself to put aside all his sad things, supported his still weak body, and turned his attention towards Xuzhou.

At about three o'clock in the morning on December 19, Rensuke Isotani's First Army was suddenly attacked by the ** Division troops guarding Kaifeng. They launched a fierce and desperate counterattack. After a melee, the First Army suffered heavy casualties and was shocked.

Isotani Rensuke was determined and quickly organized troops to counterattack. After a violent shelling, the Japanese troops rushed into the southeastern part of Kaifeng city with shouts.

There was nothing. The squadron that had made them suffer so much had disappeared without a trace. Apart from bomb craters everywhere and collapsed buildings with lingering smoke, not even a single person could be seen. Thousands of artillery shells were fired.

, all exploded in the open space. The position that had been difficult to attack for several days was easily obtained, but the Japanese officers and soldiers did not feel the joy of victory.

The cold wind howled, the night was dark, and the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke spread all over the city of Kaifeng. Dots of firelight dimly reflected the silent Japanese soldiers, looming like a group of lonely ghosts. Isoya Rensuke stepped onto the battlefield.

Having read the report from the Chief of Staff, his troops lost nearly 7,000 more soldiers due to the counterattack they just encountered.

Although more than three thousand corpses of Chinese soldiers were counted at the scene, he obviously couldn't accept this result. The casualty ratio was two to one. When had the warriors of the Japanese Empire ever fought such a useless war?

, not even a prisoner was captured. What he wanted to know most was whether the Army Division troops who fought with him for three days were the main force in Tang Qiuli's hands.

However, even this little wish came to nothing. An Army soldier whose legs were blown off and who was almost half alive was found among the dead. Several soldiers went over, hoping to catch him alive for meritorious service.

Unexpectedly, the Chinese soldier actually fired the grenade on his body, and a ball of fire flashed. The Chinese soldier's body was gone, and several imperial soldiers became one of the nearly 10,000 corpses.

Not far away, Rensuke Isotani, who witnessed this scene in person, shuddered in his heart. These Chinese soldiers were too terrifying. I wonder what kind of magic Tang Qiuli, the Chinese devil, had instilled in them. Facing death

The lack of fear should be the state of the imperial samurai spirit? He didn't understand, and for the first time he was full of worries about his mission to occupy Xuzhou.

Without Commander Kozuki Kiyoshi's order to capture Xuzhou, Isotani Rensuke would never let go of the ** division troops that made him suffer so much. Even if he chased them to the ends of the earth, he would have to know the true face of this crazy army.

He knew that after three days of bloody battle, the casualties of this unit were insignificant. However, he could only suppress the hatred in his heart. The more important target was still ahead. At this point, Wang Dongshan's judgment was completely correct, so he dared to

Let go and make one last counterattack.

Isotani Rensuke did not dare to order the troops to attack Shangqiu overnight. If it had not been for the three-day bloody battle in Kaifeng and the fierce fighting power of the Japanese army soldiers, which gave him a new evaluation of the Japanese soldiers' fighting will, he would not have cared.

Whether he marched at night, his troops lost more than 30,000 people in three days, which was almost the strength of a main division.

He ordered the troops to prepare overnight and set out early tomorrow morning to attack Shangqiu. Then, Isotani Rensuke, who was not sleepy, was eagerly looking forward to dawn. It was not easy for fish belly white to appear in the east. More than 100,000 Japanese troops rumbled through.

Kaifeng City, which was almost in ruins and full of bomb craters, rushed straight to Shangqiu. Many Japanese soldiers did not have the courage to look back at Kaifeng. The Chinese soldiers had already chilled their courage.

Thanks to the desperate blockade of Su Jingfeng's troops, and to Wang Dongshan's desperate counterattack led by nine thousand athletes, who delayed the Japanese army in Kaifeng for another whole night, Zhang Zizhong's Sulu garrison had more time to improve its defensive positions.

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Zhang Zizhong's troops of more than 40,000 people arrived in Shangqiu on the afternoon of the 18th. According to the order of the division commander, his troops had to hold off the Japanese army in Shangqiu for two days, that is, they must hold on until midnight on December 20. As a professional

As a soldier, he knew the difficulty of this mission, and he racked his brains on how to complete it.

(To be continued)