Volume 1: Fierce Resistance Against Japan Chapter 21: A Historic Event

  When the Japanese army thought they could occupy Beidaying without bloodshed, their nightmare began! Hua Lieyang was in the fortifications, watching the Japanese army approaching Beidaying, silently adjusting his sniper rifle. Then, under the moonlight, Hua Lieyang found his target and gently pulled the trigger. As the target fell to the ground, Hua Lieyang calmly said: "Let me fire the first shot of the war of resistance!" He then told Ma Longhai: "Uncle Ma, send a signal to Fengtian!" After that, Hua Lieyang immediately ordered: "Brothers, open fire!"

  As soon as Hua Lieyang's order was heard, the hidden firepower burst out instantly. Instantly defeated the 29th Regiment of the 5th Brigade of the 2nd Division of the Kwantung Army commanded by Hirata Hiroshi!

  After being suddenly attacked, Hirata Yukihiko reacted and cursed: "Eight teeth! What the hell are those bastards from Tokko doing?! When did the Chinese build such a complete defense system here?!" At this time, the second battalion of the railway guard unit came out of Fengtian and arrived at Beidaying. After the two Japanese troops merged, the commander of the second battalion of the railway guard unit, Shimamoto Masakazu, looked at Hirata Yukihiko in disarray and asked: "Hirata-kun, how did you end up like this?!"

  Hirata Yukihiko let out a deep "hmm" after hearing Shimamoto Masakazu's words and said, "We've all been deceived! The Shina army has long been prepared!"

  "What?!" Commander Shimamoto Seiichi said in disbelief. "This is impossible! I saw the Chinese army withdrawing from Shenyang before we came out!" He thought for a moment and then turned to Hirata Yukihiko, saying: "Hirata, if what you say is true that the Chinese army has prepared... shouldn't we immediately report the situation here to the commander-in-chief so he can adjust the troops as soon as possible?"

  Hirata Yukihiko, enraged by Shimamoto Masakazu's words, shouted: "No! The brave warriors of the Great Japanese Empire are invincible in the world! The small Chinese army can't threaten me!" Saying this, Hirata Yukihiko immediately ordered: "Continue the attack!"

  Hua Lieyang wiped the sweat from his forehead with his hand and said, "What are these little devils delaying for?! I'm still waiting for you guys!" Upon hearing Hua Lieyang's words, Ma Longhai laughed and asked, "General, how many little devils did you take down today?!"

  "Only twenty in total! If they ran a bit slower, it would be even better!" As he spoke, Hua Lieyang raised the sniper rifle in his hand and adjusted the scope, taking a look at the distant target. After a while, Hua Lieyang handed the binoculars next to him to Ma Longhai and said: "Uncle Ma, how about we make a bet?!"

  "What's the bet?!" Ma Longhai asked with a smile.

  "Did you see that officer?!" Hu Lieyang asked, adjusting his scope.

  "Found it! But this place is about a thousand meters away from there!" Ma Longhai said, looking at the Japanese army in the telescope.

  "I'll take him to see that wretched Tianzhao aunt right here!" Hua Lieyang said calmly. Upon hearing Hua Lieyang's words, Ma Longhai laughed and said: "If you can get rid of that little devil's officer, I'll agree to whatever you ask for!"

  "Alright! It's settled!" As soon as Hua Lieyang pulled the trigger, a crisp gunshot rang out. Then, Ma Longhai saw through his binoculars that a Japanese officer had fallen to the ground. After witnessing the result, Ma Longhai scratched his head in disbelief and said, "What the...!"

  At this moment, Liu Changgeng hurriedly ran to the front of Hua Lieyang and said: "General, the little devils are coming from behind!" Upon hearing Liu Changgeng's words, Hua Lieyang said to Ma Longhai: "Uncle Ma, you take care of things here! I'll go with Uncle Liu to take a look at the back!"

  "Alright! You can go now!" Ma Longhai said seriously. Upon hearing Ma Longhai's words, Hua Lieyang took his gun and led Liu Changgeng away.

  Just as Hua Lieyang was about to go to the back, Hirata Yukihiro looked at Shimamoto Masakazu who fell to the ground. Hirata Yukihiro finally endured it and, without waiting for the surrounding troops to start attacking, personally led the troops to launch a frontal attack on Jishan Kouzi!

  Ma Longhai smiled and said, "Hmph! It's been a long time since I've had such a thrill! Today, I'll have a good time!" As he spoke, Ma Longhai opened the safety of his improved Sten submachine gun and shouted at the charging Japanese soldiers, "Brothers, open fire!" With that, Ma Longhai was the first to pull the trigger!

  Just as Ma Longhai led his men to launch the attack, Hua Lieyang and Liu Changgeng also led their men to engage the enemy in a fierce battle. After a while, under the illumination of the moonlight, Hua Lieyang suddenly discovered that the Japanese had set up a mortar position about 500 meters away! Upon spotting the target, Hua Lieyang unhesitatingly began to focus his sniper rifle on the Japanese mortar position about 500 meters away!

  In the blink of an eye, Hua Lieyang had taken out four mortar gunners. The Japanese commander in charge of directing the battle from behind discovered this and immediately ordered: "Change positions!" Then that Japanese commander drew his command sword and cut down a soldier who was leading the retreat before continuing to direct his troops to charge towards where Hua Lieyang and the others were.

  After a while, the gunfire gradually stopped. Hua Lieyang looked at the retreating Japanese army and weakly sat down in the fortifications, laughing as he said to Liu Changgeng: "Uncle Liu, was today not exciting?!"

  "Nonsense! It's not going to end well this time, we might really lose our lives here!" Liu Changgeng lit a cigarette and took two puffs before continuing: "I really didn't expect you to have such a strong personality at such a young age! If it weren't for your leadership here, I reckon we would've fallen apart already!"

  When Liu Changgeng finished speaking, Hua Lieyang smiled and said: "Regardless of age! The rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of every citizen! Besides, my grandfather is still opening me up in heaven! I can't lose face for him!" At this time, Ma Longhai ran over and said: "General, Yang ChunGeng and others have called! Everything has been settled! Now they are transporting things from the warehouse!"

  "What's going on with those little devils inside Fengtian City?!" Hu Lieyang asked seriously.

  Ma Longhai nodded and said: "As soon as the shot was fired, the Japanese residents, ronin, and staff of the Japanese consulate in the city were organized! Prepare to occupy Fengtian! Or General Yang has foresight! One battalion of Yang Chunshuang quickly disarmed all Japanese people in Fengtian! Cut off all communication with the outside world! Now all Japanese men, women, old and young are locked up in Fengtian Prison!"

  Hearing Ma Longhai's words, Hua Lieyang glanced at his watch and said: "I estimate that after the little devils wait for reinforcements to arrive and launch another attack on us, they will behave themselves for a while!"

  "General, how long are we going to hold out?" Liu Changgeng asked seriously.

  Hua Lieyang thought for a moment and said, "We must at least stay here for five days! After all, Yang Chun'geng and the others have too many things to transport!" Upon hearing Hua Lieyang's words, Ma Longhai asked, "General, where will we go after five days?!"

  "I've been thinking about this for a long time! With our gang, Old Chiang and Zhang Shao's crippled son will definitely not let us off! Since that's the case, I'll make a big deal out of it! Let's bring the brothers into the mountains!" Hua Lieyang said seriously. After a while, Hua Lieyang walked to the phone and dialed Yang Chunshuang's number, saying: "Uncle Shuang, trouble you to send someone to Yang Gongguan once! On my desk in the study, there is something! Trouble you to send that thing to the big newspaper office and radio station! Let them broadcast it immediately!"

  "Alright! General, I'll send someone to take care of it right away!" Yang Chunshuang said seriously. Soon, Yang Chunshuang sent someone to hurry to Yang Yuting's mansion and retrieve the things that Hua Liyang had left on the desk in the study. Yang Chunshuang opened the file and read it carefully. After a while, after finishing reading the contents, Yang Chunshuang immediately shouted: "Send this thing to the newspaper and radio station immediately!"

  At more than 3 am, all the newspapers and radio stations in Fengtian received the "Letter to All Northeast People" sent by Yang Chongyue on behalf of Hua Lieyang. It was immediately reprinted and distributed! The next morning, General Zhang opened the radio as usual and heard: "Letter to All Northeast People": "The Japanese Empire has been eyeing our Chinese territory for a long time! Since the late Qing dynasty, China has been cutting its flesh and throwing it into the pot, first giving up Ryukyu and then Taiwan, and even sending huge amounts of silver in exchange for Japan's promise not to advance further. Who would have thought that during the Yuan Shikai period, Japan, with an insatiable appetite, proposed the "Twenty-One Demands" to humiliate China! Now, Japan has fabricated the Huanggutun incident, killing General Zhang Zuolin, who defended our Northeast and refused to be a puppet of Japan! However, General Zhang's son, Zhang Xueliang, only knows how to smoke opium and views Japan as a tiger or wolf, tolerating its aggression and humiliating our country for personal gain! As the commander-in-chief of the land, sea, and air forces, he forbids the Northeast Army from resisting Japanese invaders, revealing his treacherous heart! Now that the three provinces of the Northeast are in a critical moment, all people should unite to resist foreign enemies! I, Hua Lieyang, am not talented, but I will inherit the legacy of my ancestor Yang Gong and defend the Northeast to the death!

  Before finishing listening to the broadcast, General Zhang angrily turned off the radio. At this moment, Li Yuancai rushed in front of General Zhang with a telegram and said: "The Commander-in-Chief has sent a telegram asking about the situation in Northeast China! Let's think of a way to make Hu Lieyang stop resisting!" As he spoke, Li Yuancai looked around and continued: "According to reliable intelligence, Hu Lieyang led a regiment at Dashanzi in the General Headquarters and defeated four Japanese battalions and another company. This time Japan was badly beaten by Hu Lieyang! The Japanese Consul even ran to the Commander-in-Chief's office to protest and demanded that Hu Lieyang be handed over!"

  Upon hearing Li Yuancai's words, Zhang Shaoxun sat deeply on the sofa and sighed heavily, asking: "What is the current situation with the troops?!"

  "It's very unstable!" Lei Yuanchao said, taking out a document and saying: "The people on this list have recently been plotting to force General Shuai back to Northeast China to resist Japan!"

  "Cough! It's not that I don't want to fight the Japanese, but the commander-in-chief doesn't let me fight!" Zhang Shao said thoughtfully after a moment: "Yuanci, from now on, have your intelligence agency keep an eye on every move of the little Japanese devils! When necessary, leak some information to that kid Huale Yang! Consider it my contribution to helping him!"

  "Yes! General, I know what to do now!" With that, Li Yuanchao turned and left.

  Just as Li Yuancai was leaving Zhang Shaozeng's study, Lieutenant General Honjō Shigeru, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, who had received a distress telegram, immediately assembled the 4th Infantry Regiment of the Japanese Second Division stationed in Changchun and the 16th Infantry Regiment stationed in Liaoyang under the unified command of the 15th Brigade stationed in Liaoyang to rush to Beidaying by train.