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

On the north bank of Yunzaobang, the Japanese camp.

The clones are rapidly equipping themselves with supplies and bolstering their combat capabilities.

Zhu Yong, however, was standing in the Japanese army's temporary command post, lost in thought.

His gaze was fixed on the huge Songhu military map hanging on the wall, his mind racing as he pondered the current battlefield situation.

To the east lies Gujia Town, where a bloody battle is raging, with Wang Lei leading over ten thousand men in a desperate struggle.

To the north lies Luodian, a place sparsely populated with fewer than three thousand non-main force Japanese soldiers.

To the south lies Jinshanwei, which is about to face annihilation.

To the west lies Jiading, which is under heavy attack by the 3rd Division.

The key issue is that he cannot go to support Jinshanwei, since Gujia Town is now in a more important position than Jinshanwei, and he can only move around in a limited area.

Since holding firm is not beneficial to the war effort, we must take extraordinary measures in extraordinary circumstances.

An extremely crazy plan, one that could even be described as a high-stakes gamble with the entire remnant of the 108th Division and all his clones, kept surfacing in Zhu Yong's mind.

He turned around abruptly, his gaze fixed intently on the core clones around him, his voice hoarse with excitement.

"Gentlemen!"

"You are already aware of the situation. The Japanese are planning to land at Jinshanwei. Once Jinshanwei falls, the entire situation will collapse."

"We don't have enough time or manpower to go to Jinshanwei now."

"But we are not without a chance. If we can capture this place, we can eliminate the threat from the left wing, stab the Japanese in the back, and disrupt their overall plan."

Zhu Yong pointed his finger heavily at Luodian on the map.

"The Japanese thought that once they advanced westward to Jiading, their rear would be safe. They never imagined that someone would dare to venture deep into their territory alone, appear behind them, and wipe out their stronghold."

"Once we capture Luodian, we can not only cut off the Third Division's supplies, but also cooperate with Chen Cheng's army to wipe out the Third Division. In this way, the threat to our army on the left flank will be completely eliminated."

"Even if the Japanese occupy Jinshanwei, our army can resupply from the left flank, preventing a complete rout."

"Therefore, I've decided to launch a surprise attack on Luo's shop!!"

"A surprise attack on Luo's shop?"

Although he had expected it, Zhou Weiguo was still taken aback when Zhu Yong said the goal in person.

"Commander, Luodian is now in the rear of the Japanese army and is surrounded on all sides. Once our army retakes Luodian, the Japanese will definitely attack our army like madmen."

"With just 8,000 men, can our army withstand the enemy's 100,000 elite troops?"

Zhou Weiguo looked worried, but Zhu Yong couldn't care less about that anymore.

"It is precisely because Luodian is important that our army must take Luodian to draw the Japanese attention and buy Chen Cheng and Zhang Zhizhong enough time to set up defenses."

"We may all die in Luodian, but our sacrifice can turn the tide of the battle, and that sacrifice will be worthwhile."

"Wei Guo, do you dare to come with me to the gates of hell?"

Zhou Weiguo nodded without hesitation and said:

"This humble servant is willing to follow the Master until death."

"Luodian is heavily guarded. How can our army quickly seize Luodian? If the Japanese delay us for two days and the Third Division returns to reinforce, our army may be completely annihilated by the Japanese before we even have a chance to occupy Luodian."

Zhu Yong smiled slightly, already having a plan in mind.

"If we can use disguise to fool the Japanese here, we can definitely use disguise to fool the Japanese in Luodian."

"The garrison at Luodian must already know that something happened at Yunzaobang and Zhangjiadu, but the specifics are unclear. We can take advantage of this period of chaos to trick them into opening the city gates."

"Once we enter the city, with our current fighting strength, we can quickly take care of the Japanese soldiers inside."

"At that time, we will use the Luodian fortifications to hold off the 3rd Division, cut off its retreat, and together with the 15th Army, wipe out the Japanese 3rd Division. The situation will definitely be reversed!"

Zhou Weiguo was so moved by Zhu Yong's speech that he shouted:

"If that's the case, then even if we die, we will die a worthy death."

"Commander, let's do it! Even if it's a mountain of knives and a sea of ​​fire, I'll follow you to my death."

"Haha, good. Immediately send a telegram to Commander Zhang, sending out all the plans for our army to annihilate the Japanese Ninth Mixed Brigade, the surprise attack on Luodian, and the Japanese Jinshanwei."

The clones immediately began to act, sending telegrams to Zhang Zhizhong.

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Headquarters of the Ninth Army Group.

Zhang Zhizhong was extremely busy, with bad news coming back from the front one after another. The battle lines were retreating again and again, and it looked like the entire front was about to collapse.

If it weren't for Wang Lei's 108th Division holding them off at Gujia Town, the Japanese would probably have already advanced to the front lines of his headquarters.

Just then, Zhang Zhizhong received an urgent military intelligence report from the 108th Division.

"Report! Telegram from the 108th Division."

"read!"

Zhang Zhizhong's biggest concern right now is the 108th Division. He silently prays that nothing goes wrong, otherwise the front line really won't be able to hold out.

The staff officer took the telegram and began to read it aloud:

"Commander-in-Chief Zhang of the Ninth Army Group reports: A detachment of my unit launched a night attack on the Japanese Ninth Mixed Brigade at Yunzaobang. After a night of fierce fighting, we annihilated more than 8,000 Japanese soldiers and seized the Ninth Brigade's supplies. We are currently stationed on the north bank of Yunzaobang!"

"Wait a minute!! What did you just say??"

Zhang Zhizhong stared wide-eyed, hardly believing his ears.

"You said the 108th Division launched a surprise attack on Yunzaobang and annihilated the Japanese 9th Mixed Brigade?? Are you sure you're not mistaken, or am I hearing things?"

"Wasn't the 108th Division already out of ammunition and supplies, at its last gasp? How could it possibly annihilate an entire Japanese brigade?"

Zhu Wenzheng smiled slightly from the side:

"Commander, this is what it means to be put in a life-or-death situation and then survive."

"It was precisely because the 108th Division understood that running out of ammunition and food meant that a defensive posture would not be effective that they launched a preemptive attack."

"Although the Japanese soldiers were well-trained and well-fed, they were no match for the 108th Division soldiers who were determined to die in the night attack. Moreover, this was only a small part of the division, which was used to defend Yunzaobang."

"The main force of the 108th Division is still holding Gujia Town to the death."

Zhang Zhizhong was stunned. He never imagined that the 108th Division would be so fierce!

"Hahaha! The 108th Division truly deserves to be the mainstay of our Party and our country."

"Commander Wang Lei is a role model for the entire army!!"

"Keep reading!"

Zhang Zhizhong finally heard some great news and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

But the news he heard next terrified him instantly.