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

Luodian.

Zhu Yong stood on the ruins, covered in blood. His entire military uniform was dark red, and thick blood had formed puddles at his feet, running down his trouser legs.

Zhou Weiguo stood beside him, his face pale.

After a night of bloody fighting, Zhu Yong annihilated the Yamada Detachment. This great victory should have been a golden opportunity to turn the tide.

Unexpectedly, the 15th Army Group, with nearly 150,000 men, was defeated by the 3rd Division, which had been cut off from its supplies.

Zhu Yong won this battle, but the National Revolutionary Army lost the entire Battle of Shanghai.

The situation was extremely precarious. Luodian was now surrounded by Japanese troops, like an isolated island, cut off from them.

As for the general retreat mentioned in the military order, that was a complete joke. Zhu Yong's position was at the very front of the front line. As soon as he retreated, the Japanese bayonets would be pointed at his buttocks.

With no way forward and no way back, the 108th Division had become an isolated force, a death trap.

The officers and their clones around them all wore the same expression of despair.

They were like a small boat in a raging storm, at risk of being swallowed up completely at any moment.

Zhu Yong stood on the ruins, gazing eastward, as memories flashed before his eyes.

Battalion Commander Xie Jinyuan's entrustment, Yao Ziqing's high hopes, Division Commander Wang Jingjiu's assignment, the bloody battle of Gujia Town, the night raid on Yunzaobang, the repeated struggles and final counterattack in Luodian, the countless fallen brothers...

Is it really all going to end here?

Could it be that he still couldn't change the outcome of the Battle of Shanghai?

Do not!

An intense sense of resentment surged into Zhu Yong's heart. His eyes widened suddenly, and his mind raced as he considered any chance to turn the tide of the battle.

Have you not heard that Heaven never closes off all paths?

As long as I want to walk, the path is right beneath my feet!

There's still a chance!!

An extremely crazy and audacious plan began to take shape.

Since I can't rely on others, I'll rely on myself.

The answer to the problem lies in my own hands. When you examine your own heart, you will find that the power of miracles is within yourself.

"Hahaha, hahaha!"

Zhu Yong suddenly threw his head back and laughed wildly, "An isolated army? A death trap?"

"No, there's always a way out! We still have a chance!!"

He walked to the map, pointed heavily at the location of Luodian, and then drew blue arrows representing the Japanese in all directions.

"The Japanese thought they had it in the bag, that we were already fish on a chopping block, completely at their mercy. Their focus at that moment must have been on the big picture. Their strategy of advancing from the north and south was indeed brilliant, but they made a fatal mistake!"

The clones all looked at Zhu Yong, who grinned and said menacingly:

"They underestimated us!!"

"The Japanese devils think we're small fish on a chopping block, but they don't know we're raging sharks in the ocean. Let us, these insignificant pawns in the eyes of the world, create the greatest miracle in the world!"

Zhou Weiguo stared at Zhu Yong in shock, not understanding where Zhu Yong got his courage and confidence from.

"Staff Officer Chen, what are you doing?"

Zhu Yong chuckled and said:

"I intend to request Commander Wang to abandon Gujia Town and head north to join forces with our army."

"Give up on Gujia Town?!"

Zhou Weiguo and the other officers were taken aback.

Gujia Town is a strategic hub controlling Dachang and Zhabei. If it is lost, the defense lines of Dachang and Zhabei will collapse immediately.

"Isn't this too risky?"

"No, it's not risky at all."

Zhu Yong said, "With Jinshanwei breached, Gujia Town is isolated in the east and has lost its strategic value."

"If we stay there, we will either be surrounded and wiped out by the Japanese 10th Army that lands, or we will become the first pawn to be sacrificed during our general retreat because of our prominent position."

"Retreating is impossible. The Japanese naval guns and pursuing troops will not let them go. The only way out is to move closer to our unit."

"Now, with the addition of Commander Wang's troops, our army has nearly 20,000 men."

"Although 20,000 people is not a large number, there is great potential in Luodian."

"Join forces in one place, and then what? Break out to the west together?" Zhou Weiguo still didn't understand.

"Breakout? No, we're attacking!"

Zhu Yong's expression was icy, and he said in a cold voice:

"Commander Wang will personally lead the troops to attack the Japanese Third Division and open up the passage to Luodian in Jiading, while I will attack eastward to recapture Chuanjiangkou, strike directly at the Japanese command post, and destroy the Japanese command system."

"What??"

Zhou Weiguo was dumbfounded.

He thought Staff Officer Chen was crazy. They only had 20,000 men, yet they wanted to destroy the Japanese command system.

That's simply impossible!

The mouth of the Chuanjiang River is of paramount importance. The Japanese have deployed a large number of troops here, and they also have warships to assist them. How could they possibly take the mouth of the Chuanjiang River?

"Staff Officer Chen, are you mistaken? Chuanjiangkou is on the coast. How could you possibly capture Chuanjiangkou under the cover of the Japanese naval fleet?"

"Hehe, that's right, it's Kawaeguchi."

Zhu Yong slowly said:

"You think that's a death trap, a den of dragons and tigers, right?"

"Because everyone thinks that way, the Japanese will never expect that I will do the opposite and catch them off guard."

"Now the Japanese are focused on encircling them from the west and south. They would never have imagined that a Nationalist army would dare to continue its eastward assault and attack their rear."

"Especially in places like the Kawakami River Estuary, which they consider absolutely safe, their vigilance will inevitably be lax! This is my opportunity!"

"But even if we manage to get close, the Japanese naval guns..." Zhou Weiguo still found the plan absurd.

"Naval guns?"

Zhu Yong snorted coldly, a chilling glint in his eyes. "This time, I'm not only going to destroy the Japanese command post at Chuanjiangkou, I'm also going to..."

He paused, then said, word by word:

"Completely annihilate the Japanese naval fleet anchored at the mouth of the Yangtze River, supporting the Shanghai-Nanjing battlefield!"

"The entire naval fleet was annihilated?!"

These words struck Zhou Weiguo like a bolt from the blue, leaving him speechless and his mind blank.

Using the army to attack and attempt to destroy a naval fleet with overwhelming firepower?

This has exceeded the limits of their imagination!

This isn't insane, this is downright delusional!

Zhu Yong didn't care whether Zhou Weiguo could understand or not. He just told Zhou Weiguo to go down and prepare first, and at the same time, he used his consciousness connection to tell Wang Lei to head north to Luodian immediately.

Without the slightest hesitation, Wang Lei led more than 10,000 remaining soldiers, traveling light, to Luodian.

The Japanese soldiers wanted to give chase, but found that they couldn't catch up with Wang Lei at all; he was running too fast.