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

"Beep beep beep!"

Zhang Zhizhong held the phone with a sense of loss, only to hear a dial tone from the receiver.

Upon hearing Wang Lei's words, he felt as if his heart was being slowly tortured.

He couldn't let a man like Wang Lei die on the battlefield like this; he had to find a way to save him.

Zhang Zhizhong picked up the phone again and called Wang Lei.

However, this time I couldn't get through no matter what I tried.

The other party has likely already cut off the phone line, in order not to be affected by orders from above.

"Wang Lei!!! You bastard!! You're such a bastard!!"

Zhang Zhizhong was cursing Wang Lei, but his face was already covered in tears.

.....

Jiangwan Road.

The Japanese Navy Headquarters.

Matsui Iwane was proud.

"That idiot Chiang Kai-shek actually thought we would live in peace with him. Doesn't he realize what that means?"

"This is war! A war where it's a matter of life and death!"

"That fool, by the time he realizes what's happening, he'll see that the warriors of my empire are already at the gates of his Jinling city."

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Just as Matsui Iwane was laughing arrogantly, something unexpected happened.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

"Da da da!"

"boom!!!"

A burst of extremely fierce gunfire and explosions, like a bolt from the blue, suddenly erupted from the outer perimeter of the command building.

The sound was so close that it even shook the dust off the window!

All the laughter and conversation in the command room came to an abrupt halt.

The smug smile on Matsui Iwane's face froze instantly, as if he were encased in ice.

He sprang up from his chair and rushed to the observation hole, staring incredulously in the direction of the most intense gunfire.

"Baka! What's going on?! Where are those shots coming from?! Who's firing them?!"

Matsui Iwane's voice became sharp and shrill due to panic.

"Hasn't a ceasefire already been reached?"

"Why are the Nationalist troops still attacking Jiangwan Road? Is Chiang Kai-shek using a feint to attack while secretly advancing?"

He doesn't understand!

Nanjing has clearly accepted the peace proposal, and the ceasefire order should have been issued to the Nationalist army's frontline troops, so why is the attack still continuing?!

Moreover, judging from the momentum, it's even more intense and resolute than before!

Chief of Staff Masao Nakamura's expression changed drastically. He listened intently for a moment, and then his expression changed even more drastically the next second.

It was because he heard the direction from which the gunfire was coming from that was the same as the 853rd Regiment from before.

He walked quickly to Matsui Iwane's side, his tone heavy.

"Commander, the gunfire is coming from the direction of the 853rd Regiment's attack."

"It's probably that damned Nationalist army that disobeyed orders!"

"What?! Disobeying military orders?!"

Matsui Iwane's eyes bulged instantly, a hint of fear flashing in them.

"How dare they?! Doesn't Zhang Zhizhong care?! What does Chiang Kai-shek's authority mean to them?!"

"Your Excellency," Nakamura's voice was bitter, "according to our previous intelligence, this unit has been fearless in the face of death since the start of the attack."

"I suspect that tonight's night raid was carried out without any orders whatsoever."

"Baka yarou! These lunatics! These Chinese pigs who don't play by the rules!!"

Matsui Iwane was so angry that he trembled all over. He slammed his fist hard against the cement wall and cursed loudly.

He felt like a chess player who had meticulously set up a game, only to find that his opponent didn't care about the rules at all and simply overturned the chessboard!

A feeling of being out of control left him feeling somewhat powerless.

He whirled around and roared like a wild beast at the communications officer:

"Quickly! Send a telegram to Nanjing immediately! In the strongest terms, condemn Chiang Kai-shek and his army for their treachery and lack of integrity!"

"Despite the ceasefire agreement reached by both sides, they blatantly disobeyed orders and launched a shameless sneak attack!"

"Question them: Do they not want peace? Do they want to start a war?"

Matsui Iwane wanted to use international public opinion and diplomatic pressure to force Chiang Kai-shek to strictly control the front-line troops.

Even if we can only gain a few hours, it is precious.

"Yes, sir!" The communications officer recorded the order and hurriedly left.

Matsui Iwane then yelled at Nakamura and the other officers.

"Order all units! Cancel rest! Enter maximum combat readiness! Rely on existing fortifications and hold out to the bitter end!"

"Tell every warrior of the Empire that we have no way to retreat! Behind us lies the headquarters, behind us lies the honor of the Empire! Reinforcements are on their way. If we just hold on a little longer, victory will surely be ours!"

"Give me a duck!!"

……

Jiangwan Road.

The perimeter of the Japanese headquarters.

This is no longer a tactical attack aimed at breaking through, but a general offensive regardless of the cost!

The artillery preparation was brief and rapid; almost all the shells were rained down on the Japanese machine gun bunkers, outer barbed wire, and searchlights as if they were free.

The flames from the explosions merged into one, completely dispelling the darkness before dawn.

Before the sound of cannons had subsided, a gray wave surged forth!

Zhu Yong divided the 3,500 men into nine groups, each consisting of three groups of three, and launched shockwaves at the Japanese from the east, west, and south, with almost no casualties.

The three groups advanced in staggered formations, with the assault group taking the lead, charging forward madly amidst a hail of bullets from the Japanese soldiers.

The cover group behind them continuously used their Type 24 rifles to kill Japanese machine gunners, while the support group provided artillery support from the center.

Bullets whistled through the bodies of these clones, but for every clone that fell, a Japanese soldier was killed by one of them.

The two sides engaged in a bloody battle in front of the Japanese naval headquarters.

The clones fell one after another, but those behind them immediately stepped over the corpses of their companions and continued to advance expressionlessly, their eyes filled with only cold killing intent.

"Banzai! Banzai!"

Under the supervision of their officers, the Japanese soldiers let out desperate howls and poured out a hail of bullets at the enemy with all their might.

The flames spewed by light and heavy machine guns wove a web of death in the darkness, while small grenades from grenade launchers exploded continuously among the charging troops.

However, the clones had long since disregarded life and death. Relying on the three-by-three system, they launched a fierce offensive, using their bodies to wear down the Japanese soldiers' ammunition and will.

Demolitionists, carrying explosives, rush towards the bunker amidst a hail of bullets, often at the cost of more than a dozen lives, to successfully blow up a firing point.

The sniper calmly hid in the ruins, precisely eliminating the Japanese officers and machine gunners on the position.

The outer ring of Japanese defenses crumbled rapidly under the overwhelming force and fearless onslaught.

The barbed wire was torn apart, the trenches were filled with corpses, and bunkers were reduced to ruins amidst deafening explosions.

The Japanese artillery, deployed on the roof and flanks of the headquarters, began to bombard the Nationalist troops charging below like madmen.

The shells fell with a mournful whistle, exploding into bursts of fire amidst the charging ranks, shrapnel flying everywhere like the Grim Reaper's scythe.

The clones continued to be reduced to dust in the explosions, with severed limbs and fragments being thrown high into the air.

"Avoid! Spread out! Speed ​​up and get through!"

The clones immediately changed their dense formation to more dispersed groups, using craters and ruins as cover, and bravely advanced under heavy fire.

Just as Zhu Yong finally cleared the ring of fortifications surrounding the Japanese headquarters, an even denser barrage of machine gun fire swept towards him like a metal storm.