One man's resistance against Japan, I mobilized a million people to aid Shanghai.

"battalion commander,"

"battalion commander."

When all the soldiers in the battalion saw that Xie Jinyuan was no longer breathing, they all cried out in grief and lay on the ground weeping bitterly.

They had followed their battalion commander all this way, experiencing so many fierce battles, but they never imagined that they would part ways here today under such circumstances.

The entire battalion was plunged into deep sorrow, and at this moment they had no motivation to continue resisting.

They had become a desperate army, and if this sentiment were allowed to continue to spread, not only would their position be in danger, but the soldiers of the First Battalion would also face a tragic fate.

Zhu Yong knew he couldn't let this sorrow continue any longer. He stood up and looked at the soldiers of the First Battalion.

"Comrades, don't be sad. The battalion commander sacrificed his life on the battlefield. He is our people's hero and our glory."

"For so long, the battalion commander has been leading us in the most dangerous places, telling us that we must become a vanguard."

"We must hold firm here and not let the enemy break through our defenses. The battalion commander is gone, but our battalion is still here, and our mission remains."

"First Battalion, the objective the battalion commander gave us is still there. We can't continue like this. The battalion commander just made it very clear: we must stay here and continue to kill the enemy."

"We must drive the enemy out of our stronghold completely, and we must live on peacefully, carrying the battalion commander's belief."

"We slaughtered these Japanese devils without leaving a single one alive, so we picked up our weapons, looked at those Japanese devils, and vented all the anger in our hearts on them."

"Everyone, follow me and kill these Japanese devils to avenge our battalion commander."

The soldiers of the First Battalion wiped away their tears, gripped their weapons, and shouted, "Avenge our battalion commander!"

Zhu Yong then quickly adjusted his strategy, filling his 299 clones into the First Company, Second Company, Third Company, and Artillery Company.

Now, only these people remain in the entire battalion, but the fighting continues.

The Japanese never gave up on seizing their strongholds, so Zhu Yong decided to launch a preemptive attack. "Comrades," he said, "since we've been forced into this situation, we might as well take the initiative."

"This time we must completely drive the Japanese out of Baoshan Road and cut off the connection between the Japanese naval headquarters and its right wing."

"Only in this way can we create a favorable situation for the Shanghai battlefield. As long as we are here, our mission has not ended. Comrades, follow me and fight!"

Just as the soldiers were preparing to launch an attack, General Zhang Zhizhong suddenly called.

Zhu Yong walked over and answered the phone. Zhang Zhizhong was still a little confused. "Who are you? Why are you answering the phone? Let Xie Jinyuan come and answer the phone. I have something to tell him."

After a few seconds of silence, Zhu Yong spoke, "Battalion Commander Xie Jinyuan has heroically sacrificed his life and is probably unable to answer the phone now."

After listening, Zhang Zhizhong remained silent for a moment. He hadn't expected, no, he should have expected, that the situation on Baoshan Road was so intense.

Sacrifice is possible for anyone, he then asked, "So who is the battalion commander of the First Battalion now?"

Zhu Yong said without hesitation, "I am now the battalion commander of the First Battalion, General. You can speak directly if there is anything you need."

Zhang Zhizhong nodded. "Alright, now that you are the battalion commander of the First Battalion, I'm giving you a military order: you will lead all the soldiers of the First Battalion into a desperate battle."

"You must hold the crossroads and not retreat a single step. You cannot allow the Japanese to occupy your stronghold."

"I'm telling you now, the reinforcements were attacked by the Japanese on the way and have been completely wiped out. So now all your escape routes have been cut off, and there are no reinforcements coming."

"No reinforcements will be arriving today. I demand that you hold out until tomorrow."

"I will send reinforcements as soon as possible, but I can also tell you very clearly that even if I send reinforcements as soon as possible, the reinforcements will not arrive today."

"At the latest, we'll have to wait until tomorrow. So no matter what means you use today, no matter how heroic the sacrifices you make, listen to me carefully, hold on."

"Yes," Zhu Yong answered loudly into the phone, standing up straight. "General, I hope you can launch a general offensive against the Japanese headquarters as soon as possible."

"Don't worry, all the soldiers in the First Battalion are prepared to sacrifice themselves heroically."

"No matter what happens, we will stand firm at our posts and never retreat a step, nor will we allow the Japanese to occupy our strongholds unless they step over our dead bodies."

Hearing Zhu Yong's words, Zhang Zhizhong was deeply moved, knowing just how brutal the battlefield was.

Knowing what difficult situations they would face, these soldiers still did not retreat a single step.

He knew that Zhu Yong and his men were in a very bad situation. In order to boost morale, he immediately said, "From now on, Zhu Yong, I will promote you to the rank of regimental commander. All the other soldiers will also be promoted one rank."

"It doesn't matter what their original rank was, and every soldier will be rewarded with 1000 silver dollars. Tell the soldiers to survive."

"I will personally deliver these official positions and this money to them when the time comes."

Zhu Yong nodded. "Thank you, General. I will accept this position. From today onwards, I will be the battalion commander."

But forget about the silver dollars. Zhu Yong didn't say anything more. After all, what use were silver dollars when a person was about to die? They couldn't buy anything with them.

Zhang Zhizhong naturally understood these words, but regardless of whether Zhu Yong wanted them or not, these were things he had to do.

After hanging up the phone, Zhu Yong summoned all the remaining soldiers of the First Battalion.

Even with all the men combined, including those who were seriously wounded, the battalion only had 290 men left.

Even with Zhu Yong and his accomplices, there are only 590 men left. The original battalion was an reinforced battalion with a full 1,500 men, but now 90% of them have been lost.

If Zhu Yong hadn't arrived with his clones, they might have been completely wiped out by now.

Zhu Yong looked at them and said, "Comrades, the phone just rang. They told us that the reinforcements that came to our aid were ambushed by the Japanese and were completely wiped out."

"Now, we have no way out, no reinforcements. There is only one path left for us: to forge ahead."

"As mentioned on the phone, starting today, everyone's rank has been promoted by one level. I am now the commander of our regiment."

"Now, all brothers on this land, listen up! Even if we die, we will die on the road of charging forward. We absolutely cannot die a cowardly death."

After hearing this, the soldiers of the First Battalion raised their guns and roared.