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

"Boom!!"

"Boom!"

Time slipped away second by second in suffocating agony.

The sounds of gunfire outside grew closer and more intense, as if death itself was drawing ever closer.

Suddenly, the explosions and sounds of fighting coming from the direction of Jiangwan Road eerily ceased.

A deathly silence fell over the command room. Everyone held their breath and looked in that direction.

Matsui Iwane's heart was in his throat.

It's over? The battle is over? Did Tanida win?

Just then, an explosion far louder than the previous one suddenly erupted on Jiangwan Road.

"Boom boom boom!"

As if it were the end of the world, the earth shook violently, and Matsui Iwane, who was standing at the naval headquarters, was even shaken to the point of falling over.

"Jiangwan Road! How's the situation on Jiangwan Road?!"

"What happened???"

The communications soldier called out desperately, but all he got through the headset was an unsettling busy signal.

......

Jiangwan Road.

The fourth line of defense.

Zhu Yong continued his selfless slaughter of the Japanese devils.

Zhu Yong's true form, like a blood-red reef, stood at the forefront of the battle.

He held a captured military knife in his hand, the blade already chipped and covered in thick blood.

A stray bullet pierced his left shoulder, and blood soaked half of his uniform, but his hand holding the knife remained steady.

His gaze was sharp as he peered through the billowing smoke, fixed on the core of the Japanese position, where Tanida Masao was constantly issuing orders.

"We can't keep dragging this on!" Zhu Yong roared inwardly.

The number of clones is decreasing, and the Japanese resistance is more tenacious than imagined.

He must break this deadlock!

"First and second squads! Feint an attack from the front to draw enemy fire!"

"Third squad, follow me and we'll circle around through that broken wall on the left!"

"Fourth squad, flank from the right!!"

Zhu Yong's instructions were swiftly issued via mental connection.

The battle instantly became even more brutal. The feinting attack from the front, facing a hail of bullets, used their flesh and blood to draw the Japanese soldiers' attention, suffering heavy casualties.

On the left, Zhu Yong personally led five hundred clones, like ghosts in the night, using the ruins and shell craters as cover, and silently crept towards Tanida Masao.

Gu Tian immediately realized Zhu Yong's intention.

"Left flank! Watch the left flank! Machine guns, move! Stop them!"

He gave orders at the top of his lungs.

The Japanese firepower quickly shifted to the left flank, and bullets swept in like a deluge.

Zhu Yong and his clones were pinned behind a low wall, unable to lift their heads.

"Grenade!" Zhu Yong roared.

The fourth detachment, responsible for grenade throwing, braved the flying bullets and desperately threw cluster grenades at the Japanese machine gun positions on the left flank.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

A series of explosions temporarily suppressed the Japanese firepower.

"charge!"

Zhu Yong seized this fleeting opportunity, leaping over the low wall first, like a tiger descending a mountain, and pounced on the left flank.

His clones roared loudly and followed closely behind!

The hand-to-hand combat erupted once again.

But this time, it was a major breakthrough that Zhu Yong had been planning for a long time!

Zhu Yong's military knife transformed into a whirlwind of death, and wherever it passed, the Japanese soldiers fell like straw.

His bodyguards were all incredibly brave and fierce, and they managed to tear a gap in the Japanese left flank!

"Stop them! Stop them!"

With eyes blazing with fury, Tanita personally led his guards to the left flank and plugged the gap.

The two sides' most elite forces clashed violently in this narrow area.

Swords flashed and blood and flesh flew everywhere.

Zhu Yong and Gu Tian, ​​two commanders on the battlefield, finally met amidst the chaos of battle!

Gu Tian gripped his military knife tightly with both hands and delivered a standard, powerful slash, sending a whistling sound as he hacked at Zhu Yong.

Zhu Yong neither dodged nor evaded, but instead swiftly parried upwards with the blunted blade of his military knife!

"Clang!"

A piercing clang of metal clashing rang out! Sparks flew everywhere!

Both of them took a half step back at the same time, their hands going numb, as they both felt the other's powerful strength.

"Zhu Yong! Your death is nigh!"

With a sinister grin, Tanida launched another fierce attack with his sword.

His swordsmanship was ruthless and cunning, clearly indicating he was a master swordsman.

Zhu Yong's eyes were cold, and he remained silent.

His swordsmanship has no fixed routine; it is a killing technique honed through countless trials. Every strike is aimed directly at vital points, concise, efficient, and deadly.

The two fought fiercely amidst mountains of corpses and seas of blood, the sound of clashing blades echoing endlessly.

Those still capable of fighting number less than a thousand, and they are confined to a very small area.

Even so, they continued to roar and fight to the death, locked in a fierce and evenly matched battle with Zhu Yong's clone.

Zhu Yong forced Gu Tian back with a single strike, then shouted fiercely, "The situation is settled! You little devils, just obediently accept your fate!!!"

However, Tanida steadied himself, and instead of despair, his face revealed an extremely eerie grin, a smile that was a mixture of madness and mockery.

"Chinese man, even if I die today, I'll drag you down with me!"

Gu Tian roared and continued his attack on Zhu Yong.

The two sides clashed again. Although Zhu Yong was a special forces soldier, he had just fought a fierce battle and had exhausted most of his strength. Although he had the advantage against Gu Tian, ​​he could not win quickly.

"kill!!"

His clones were also locked in a fierce battle with the Japanese elite guards.

The fight lasted for a full fifteen minutes, until Gu Tian was covered in wounds from Zhu Yong's attacks.

Gu Tian looked around at the few remaining wounded soldiers beside him, gave a bitter laugh, and finally fixed his gaze on Zhu Yong.

"Chinese, you are indeed a formidable opponent... but do you think you've won?"

His smile vanished abruptly, replaced by a hysterical frenzy.

"Imperial soldiers only fight to the death, never surrender!"

"To be able to take you down with me is the greatest honor for me, Masao Tanida!"

Before he could finish speaking, to the astonishment of Zhu Yong and all his clones, Gu Tian suddenly ripped open the front of his military uniform.

He had a ring of explosives strapped to his waist, and in his hand, he had somehow gotten a detonator!

"Oh no! There's explosives! Scatter!!!" Zhu Yong's pupils constricted as he roared!