Spy Shadow: Command & Conquer

Chapter 2046, Extremely Strong Will to Survive

Chapter 2046, Extremely Strong Will to Survive
Nationalist Army, Frontline Command.

Zhang Yong held up his binoculars to observe the Nationalist army's attack.

Now, he has arrived at the 88th Army. This is Chen Munong's unit, considered a main force of the army group.

Chen Munong was a graduate of the first class of the Whampoa Military Academy. He still has the ability to lead troops.

He played well in both Shanghai and Nanjing, and earned the Order of the Blue Sky and White Sun.

It's unclear whether Wang Jingjiu, the commander-in-chief of the army group, received the Order of the Blue Sky and White Sun.

however……

A little while later, Zhang Yong put down the binoculars.

Unfortunately, the gap between top-tier teams can be quite large. It depends on who you're comparing them to.

Within the 10th Group Army, the 88th Army was indeed a main force. However, outside the 10th Group Army, it was nothing.

Let's not even talk about comparing it to the Fifth Army, the 18th Army, or the 74th Army.

It can't even compare to the Fourth Army.

Although the Fourth Army had lost its morale and spirit, it had been reduced to a second-rate force.

This 88th Army, on a national scale, would at best be considered a second-tier, albeit marginal, unit. It might even be classified as third-tier.

In general, the Nationalist army in Fujian Province was very weak in combat.

"Shepherd and farmer".

"To!"

"Was the Japanese 20th Division really stationed in Fuzhou?"

"That's right. I've confirmed it repeatedly. The division commander is Hiroshi Taniguchi. There's only one under-strength infantry brigade and one field heavy artillery regiment."

"The valley entrance is wide..."

Zhang Yong said the name was unfamiliar to him.

It's unlikely they ever appeared on the Chinese battlefield. Otherwise, they should have some memory of it.

The Japanese division commanders are changing positions quite rapidly these days. I don't know why. Many familiar faces seem to have disappeared.

"Aside from the 20th Division, are there any other units?"

"No."

Chen Munong answered.

Zhang Yong seemed lost in thought. He focused on the map of the Air Force Command.

At present, the greatest threat from the Japanese invaders comes from Songshan Airport, which is less than 300 kilometers away.

For fighter jets, it's basically just a matter of taking off, flooring the throttle, and they can reach the airspace above Fuzhou. So, providing support is very convenient.

However, nothing happened.

All the Japanese planes at Songshan Airport were very quiet.

Reconnaissance planes took off for patrols, but none flew towards Fuzhou. Most of the planes remained on the ground.

Very strange...

Did the Japanese invaders not receive the news?
Did the Japanese 20th Division fail to report the issue? Or did they feel that air reinforcement was unnecessary?

Perhaps it's the latter...

He gradually got angry.

The Japanese invaders are ignoring us!

They didn't even need air support. Clearly, they thought they could handle it easily.

well.

Continue to arrange delivery.

This time, what was delivered was an 88mm anti-aircraft gun.

Why give this as a gift?
Wang Jingjiu might take the other artillery pieces with him and then go to fight the New Fourth Army.

However, he couldn't take this 88mm anti-aircraft gun with him. The roads wouldn't allow it. They were all mountain roads. And the 88mm gun weighed a whopping six tons!

After capturing Fuzhou, these 88mm guns were directly transferred to the coastal defense forces to be used against Japanese warships.

"Somebody come!"

"To!"

"Go and report to Commander Liu, and ask him to come and take over these cannons."

"Yes!"

The messenger hurriedly left.

Zhang Yong suddenly became serious. He took out a Garand semi-automatic rifle.

Chen Munong hurriedly looked around, thinking it might be a Japanese infiltration.

The battlefield was complex. Anything could happen. It wouldn't be surprising if a few Japanese soldiers infiltrated.

"Commissioner?"

"Come with me to the front and take a look."

"Yes!"

Chen Munong hurriedly made preparations.

He also picked up a Thompson submachine gun.

He didn't know what Zhang Yong was up to. But since the other man had a gun, he naturally followed suit.

what?
stop?

How to persuade Zhang Yong not to go to the front lines?
That's not true.

If you don't even dare to go to the front lines, what are you doing on the battlefield?
On the battlefields of Shanghai and Nanjing, the commissioner always took the lead and charged to the front lines.

what?
Could it be dangerous?

What a joke. Who isn't in danger? If you're afraid of dying, don't go to the battlefield.

Keep walking forward.

They quickly surpassed most of the Nationalist soldiers.

The radar map began to show red dots. This meant we were approaching the core positions of the Japanese invaders.

Behind the position was Fuzhou. There were no city walls or fortifications.

The city walls and fortifications are useless. They will be easily destroyed by heavy artillery.

Only trenches and tunnels are useful.

"boom……"

Shells kept exploding, kicking up large amounts of dust.

Scattered Japanese soldiers could already be seen, hiding in the trenches and fighting back.

"Commissioner, what are we supposed to do?"

"Find someone."

"who?"

"Front."

Zhang Yong did not elaborate.

Instead, they continued walking forward and came to an abandoned village.

The village was actually quite large, surrounded by ruins, and probably housed over a hundred families. They were all destroyed.

Zhang Yong entered the village. Following the map, he found a cellar.

Inside lay a wounded Nationalist soldier, covered in blood. It was unclear whose blood it was.

He appears to be injured. But he's very cautious.

He was also holding a rifle in his hand.

It's a Japanese Type 38 rifle. It's even fitted with a bayonet.

Upon seeing Zhang Yong appear, he instinctively raised his gun, then slowly lowered it again.

Turns out they were one of our own...

"he?"

Chen Munong was puzzled.

Judging by his uniform, he's just an ordinary soldier!

It seems the Commissioner doesn't have the awareness to share weal and woe. Why has he suddenly changed his mind today?

Moreover, this was not the only wounded soldier on the battlefield.

Look closely. You'll notice the wounded soldier has fair skin and seems quite handsome?

Unfortunately, his face was covered in blood and dirt, making it difficult to see clearly. He also seemed rather thin.

"Go ahead and do your work. Don't worry about me."

"Yes."

Chen Munong then left.

The commissioner seemed to have some personal matters to attend to, so of course he wouldn't pry.

Zhang Yong jumped down into the trench and squatted down, looking at the soldiers in front of him.

Actually, the other person is a woman. She's quite young.

The judgment should be very good.

Just like in my previous dream.

However, there was only one captured Japanese Type 38 rifle, but no Mauser pistol.

Moreover, there were no bullets in the Type 38 rifle. She had no other weapons on her. No grenades. That's why he dared to jump.

"Who are you?" the female soldier asked suspiciously.

“I know you’re from a wealthy family,” Zhang Yong said bluntly. “How did you get into the Nationalist army?”

The female soldier remained silent. Her eyes were somewhat unfocused, and also filled with anxiety.

The other party actually knew her identity.

It’s weird.

silence.

Then, she closed her eyes.

He didn't speak. But his attitude was clearly, "Kill me or torture me, it's up to you..."

Zhang Yong didn't stand on ceremony. He reached out and tore open her military uniform.

It's a white dress underneath. It looks like it's of very good quality.

Reach out.

He took three gold bars from her.

Without any attempt at concealment, they directly pocketed the items and made them their own.

She immediately lost her composure.

This devil.

They even robbed gold bars.

“You are a woman. You have many weaknesses,” Zhang Yong said coldly. “Death is a luxury for you.”

"Who are you?" The woman asked, her voice tinged with both fear and a hint of hope.

A woman's intuition told her that the other person was just threatening her.

If they really wanted to torture her, they would have done it already. She had no way to resist.

In fact, she was right. Zhang Yong was able to find her entirely because of the golden insignia she wore.

Zhang Yong continued to reach out.

They searched every part of her body.

She tried to resist, but it was no use. She was no match for him. Her face flushed crimson.

Finally, Zhang Yong found some loose silver notes on her. Satisfied, he stopped. This trip hadn't been in vain.

"I am Zhang Yong. Inspector Zhang Yong."

"what?"

Clearly, she had heard of the name.

But I never expected him to appear here. It's so strange.

"you……"

"follow me!"

Zhang Yong lifted her up in one swift motion.

A beautiful female soldier. She weighs less than 90 pounds.

He could throw him thirty or forty meters with one hand, like throwing a grenade.

In fact, if she resisted, he really would have thrown her.

I came to save you. You don't appreciate it. Fine, I don't owe you anything.

However, the beautiful female soldier in front of him was clearly not that foolish. She quickly understood his good intentions.

He did steal the gold bars, but he's still alive.

"Ah."

He agreed cautiously.

As long as the other party doesn't get angry, she'll definitely survive.

However, if you upset the other party, you're finished. You might be torn to shreds.

Zhang Yong nodded, satisfied with the other party's performance.

well.

He is a sensible person.

This means the wrong thing was done.

She didn't actually have any external injuries. She was probably just stunned by the impact of the shell.

He wasn't hit by shrapnel. But the shockwave could still injure him. The blood on his body must be someone else's.

"My name is Sang Yu. I encountered a battle as soon as I came out of Fuzhou City."

"So I hid. I even put on a Nationalist army uniform."

"boom……"

Before he finished speaking, a shell landed a hundred meters away.

Sang Yu was instantly jolted. It was an instinctive tension.

then……

She held Zhang Yong tightly, refusing to let go.

"What's the panic?" Zhang Yong continued to lift her up. "It's just a Japanese 105mm howitzer."

"That's a cannon!" She wasn't so afraid of Zhang Yong anymore. Because he was the one who rescued her.

If Zhang Yong wanted to harm her, why would he possibly save her?
Zhang Yong had originally planned to return to the front-line command post, but after she said that, he changed his mind.

Let's go find Liu Jianxu. Those 105mm heavy cannons need to be put to use.

That Japanese 20th Division actually dared to retaliate with howitzers?

This is ridiculous. Do you think I, Zhang Yong, have no pride? How dare you fire at me first?

Arrange delivery.

A few moments later, the Willys Jeep arrived.

Zhang Yong placed Sang Yu in the passenger seat and then drove off himself. She quickly reached out and grabbed the railing.

With a quick turn of the steering wheel, the Willys Jeep sped off.

In no time, they arrived beside Liu Jianxu. The enemy was arranging for heavy artillery to be deployed.

"Commissioner!"

Liu Jianxu was very happy to see Zhang Yong arrive.

Of course, I saw the female soldier too. But that's nothing unusual. The Commissioner's reputation... heh. That's what makes a Commissioner so endearing!

If someone is completely detached from worldly affairs, then they're truly difficult to deal with.

He had already secretly arranged for people to find several truly beautiful girls in order to get closer to Zhang Yong.

"Uncle Liu..."

"Oh? You are... that girl from the Sang family?"

"Yes, Uncle Liu, I am Sang Yu."

"you……"

Liu Jianxu was filled with doubts.

He looked at Zhang Yong, then at Sang Yu, and suddenly smiled happily.

Great, I don't need to bother anymore. A pretty young lady has offered herself up. Everything else is taken care of.

Zhang Yong naturally saw it, but he didn't think much of it.

What sugar-coated bullets? He's never afraid. He'll eat the sugar coating. He'll use the bullets to bomb others.

Perfect timing! He doesn't have a beautiful female spokesperson here yet, so arranging one right away would be just right, wouldn't it?
I got off the vehicle. I looked at the heavy cannons and the busy artillerymen.

"Are they all lined up?"

"almost."

"Okay. 21-47 mil, range 15500 meters."

"Uh……"

"The target is the Japanese howitzer position."

"understand!"

Liu Jianxu was both surprised and delighted.

He was worried about how to determine the location of the Japanese artillery positions.

Unexpectedly, the commissioner provided the parameters directly.

Then it'll be fine.

The command was issued immediately according to the parameters.

Then fire.

"preparation!"

"put!"

"Oh!"

One shell after another left the barrel. Instantly, everything turned gray.

Because it was a heavy cannon, the muzzle velocity of the projectile was extremely high. The initial velocity exceeded 900 meters per second.

The shell was fired, igniting the surrounding air and kicking up a large amount of dust.

In an instant, visibility dropped rapidly.

"Cough cough!"

Sang Yu couldn't take it anymore and started coughing continuously.

Finally, they hid behind a jeep, crouching on the ground and carefully avoiding contact.

"Thirty rapid shots!"

"put!"

Zhang Yong continued to issue orders.

The map shows that it should have hit the target.

Since we've hit the target, let's unleash full firepower and destroy the Japanese howitzers.

What 20th Division?

If you meet Lao Tzu, you'll never return.

As the saying goes, things don't happen more than three times. Let's see how many times you can last.

"Oh!"

The sound of cannons rose and fell.

But it wasn't too intense.

Because there were only twelve heavy cannons.

The rate of fire is also relatively slow. It can fire a maximum of seven shells per minute.

Thankfully, nothing happened.

The Japanese artillery was unable to retaliate.

They are unable to determine the target position in a short period of time.

"boom……"

The Japanese artillery positions gradually collapsed.

One howitzer after another was destroyed. More and more Japanese artillerymen were killed or wounded.

The Japanese artillery, caught off guard, could no longer turn the tide.

They could only watch helplessly as they were attacked.

The battle situation was reported all the way to the 20th Division headquarters.

"idiot!"

"I knew it!"

"idiot!"

"You want me to hold on? How can I hold on!"

"Even if the entire division were wiped out, we still couldn't do it!"

"idiot!"

Hiroshi Taniguchi was extremely agitated.

Those old bastards at headquarters, they're trying to kill me.

He ordered himself to stall Zhang Yong. What a joke! How could he possibly stall him? Was he going to risk his life?
"How could this be?"

"How could this be?"

The division chief of staff was completely stunned. He kept muttering to himself.

It never imagined that, at the very beginning of the war, the National Revolutionary Army's shells would accurately hit the Japanese artillery positions.

The howitzer, which was their main asset, was attacked suddenly, and its chances of survival were slim.

That's like being hit over the head with a blunt object. And it's a very fatal one at that.

Once the howitzers are destroyed, what will the 20th Division use to fight the Nationalist army? Bayonets?
"Division Commander, what do we do now?"

The chief of staff was getting anxious.

It's new here. It doesn't want to be destroyed.

The cannon fodder below can die a violent death. But he's a colonel!
How could a colonel possibly die alongside the cannon fodder below? That's absolutely unacceptable. He must find a way to save himself.

"What should I do? I know what to do!"

Hiroshi Taniguchi is very irritable.

If he had a solution, he would have implemented it long ago.

There is no problem.

The best way is to run.

Wherever Zhang Yong appeared, he avoided him.

As long as you avoid Zhang Yong, you'll be fine. It's only when you run into him that you'll be in trouble.

Division Chief of Staff: ...

Suddenly I felt so hopeless.

They were fine when they came, but now they can't go back.

"Where's the boat?"

Hiroshi Taniguchi suddenly asked.

The division chief of staff stared blankly, his reaction a beat slow.

"Baga! Ship!"

Hiroshi Taniguchi got angry. He raised his hand and slapped her.

Logically speaking, it's inappropriate for a division commander to slap his chief of staff. They belong to different systems.

However, at this moment, he was really anxious.

"Ship, ship..."

The division commander and chief of staff shuddered and finally realized what was happening.

He was slapped, but he did it willingly.

Yes, a ship, a ship...

Go and make arrangements quickly.

"We are in command from the ship."

"Tie!"

The chief of staff understood perfectly.

With an extremely strong will to survive, it couldn't wait to jump onto the boat.

The division commander is truly wise!

We were directing from the ship.

We will not leave Fuzhou.

We're still in Fuzhou.

However, the Nationalist army will never be able to defeat us.

What do I care about the fate of the troops below?
Anyway, once they're all dead, we report to headquarters and then replenish the ranks. It's not like we're short of cannon fodder...

Wonderful!

……

Nationalist army position. By a stream.

Zhang Yong watched as Sang Yu gradually washed her face clean.

She is indeed very beautiful. Her skin is delicate and fair. She is definitely the daughter of a wealthy family.

"you……"

“My father is Sang Chengye. He was a big landowner in Ningde.”

"Sang Chengye?"

Zhang Yong said he had no recollection of it.

But judging from the other person's tone, they must be a celebrity.

So, a big landowner must own a lot of land? I wonder if he owns as much as I do in India?

"You go!"

"I do not go."

"why?"

"I want to stay by your side."

“My constant running around doesn’t do you any good.”

"I can profit from your identity."

"you……"

Zhang Yong hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

Forget it. They've been so blunt, why refuse?

Perfect timing, he also needed to use the other party to do something. He could use them as his representative in Fujian Province.

Next time I come to Fuzhou, someone will warm my bed and fan away mosquitoes.

Then I won't have to sleep all alone anymore.

"If you come with me, you can only be my woman. Without any official title."

"I am willing."

"it is good."

Zhang Yong nodded.

One is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer.

A match made in heaven.

That `s a deal.

"When you have the chance, call your father to see me."

"Ok."

Sang Yu happily agreed.

Suddenly, an absurd idea popped into Zhang Yong's mind.

It seems possible...

How about we get some people from here to our private property?
Air freight would be too expensive for a small number of people. Sea freight, however, is much simpler.

Farm tools, cattle, livestock, poultry, and everything else can be loaded onto cargo ships.

Then they boarded a ship in Fuzhou or Ningde and headed south. They passed through the Strait of Malacca and disembarked directly at the Port of Gold Rush.

They own their own cargo ships, each capable of carrying hundreds, even thousands of people. Their transport capacity is enormous.

However, organizing so many people requires help.

Fortunately, both Liu Jianxu and Old Man Sangyu can help.

That's how it'll be done...

Zhang Yong brought his thoughts back to the battlefield.

"Oh!"

The heavy cannons continued firing.

The Japanese artillery positions are still being destroyed.

In fact, the results were not entirely ideal. It needs to be continued for some time.

Adding a 155mm howitzer would be ideal.

The problem is that the 155mm howitzer's range is insufficient, only thirteen kilometers. The target position is fifteen kilometers away.

How to do?
Of course, we should keep fighting.