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

Outside the Yangtze River estuary, on the East China Sea, smoke filled the air, and the flames illuminated half the sky.

The battle, which lasted only an hour and a half, was like a living hell for Zhu Yong's newly captured Third Fleet.

Zhu Yong's dual-piloted heavy cruiser "Myoko" and light cruiser "Tenryu" became the main targets of the Japanese.

The massive hull was riddled with bullet holes, and the main gun turret was hit directly, its twisted steel exposed in a menacing manner.

Countless warships lost most of their power, tilted helplessly on the sea, and then slowly sank.

Destroyers, serving as the fleet's shield, suffered the heaviest losses. More than ten Minekaze and Mutsuki-class destroyers were destroyed by naval guns and mines.

Even the aircraft carrier behind it was heavily bombed by the Japanese carrier-based aircraft. The flight deck was hit by several bombs and caught fire, completely losing its ability to take off and land.

The entire fleet was severely damaged by the Japanese attack, with more than half of its ships lost, leaving less than ten warships.

In contrast, the Japanese Fourth Fleet, under the command of Admiral Kiyoshi Hasegawa, maintained a well-organized formation and highly efficient firepower coordination.

Despite the damage to many cruisers, its core main force, the flagship "Ashigara" and the heavy cruiser "Haguro", as well as most destroyers and aircraft carriers, still maintained a strong combat capability.

On the bridge of the "Ashigara," Kiyoshi Hasegawa looked at the battlefield before him, which resembled a slaughterhouse, especially the Chinese fighter planes launching their desperate charges like moths to a flame, and couldn't help but sneer:

"Hahaha! Foolish Chinese! Do you think you can shake the ironclad defenses of the Imperial Navy with such barbaric suicidal tactics? It's like a mantis trying to stop a chariot!"

"They deserve to be nothing more than rats on land, utterly repulsive. Order all ships to advance steadily and crush them completely!"

Zhu Yong stood on the violently shaking bridge of the "Izumo," looking at the air force clones being slaughtered indiscriminately, and the Fourth Fleet that still maintained most of its combat power, and laughed instead of being angry.

"Very well, the Fourth Fleet is indeed powerful, but now, you are mine!"

Zhu Yong raised his pistol and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

"Bang!!"

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"Yes!" Zhu Yong's "consciousness" remained completely unwavering.

"The Japanese Fourth Fleet flagship, Ashigara, has been reborn with 3,000 troops!"

"Heavy cruisers such as the Kijima Haguro and the Naka, along with escort carriers, have been respawned with a force of 7,000!"

"boom!"

Almost at the same moment that Zhu Yong collapsed on the Izumo—

A massive number of clones appeared on the Japanese Fourth Fleet flagship, Ashigara.

In an instant, the entire Ashigara-no-Kami (Ashigaru-no-Kami) was in complete chaos!

"Enemy attack!! Enemy attack!!"

The Japanese soldiers were happily firing their cannons when they were suddenly attacked by Zhu Yong's clones. Before they could even react, they were overwhelmed by the swarms of clones.

This time, Zhu Yong learned from his mistakes and launched an attack on the ammunition depot first. Even if he failed to seize the ship, he could still deliver a fatal blow to the Japanese.

"Beep! Beep! Beep!"

The piercing, distorted alarm instantly resounded throughout every corner of the "Ashigara".

At the same time, in the ammunition depots of the heavy cruiser "Haguro", the ammunition depots of the "Naka", and the command center of the Japanese aircraft carrier, a total of 6,000 special forces clones broke out simultaneously like a virus.

In an instant, the entire Japanese Fourth Fleet, from the flagship to the main warships and auxiliary vessels, was plunged into extreme chaos and bloody slaughter.

"Baka!! Baka zalu! What on earth is going on? When did those Chinese people board the warship??"

Kiyoshi Hasegawa was stunned by the blow.

He clearly had an overwhelming advantage just now, so why is he suddenly being attacked by the Chinese?

How exactly did they do that?

Regardless of his doubts, Zhu Yong launched a fierce attack on the Japanese command center without any mercy.

Because he had seized the ammunition depot, Zhu Yong was not short of ammunition and weapons this time.

With weapons, Zhu Yong and his clones became killing special forces, slaying gods and Buddhas alike.

In less than twenty minutes, Zhu Yong led his men to the outer perimeter of the Japanese command tower.

"Hold on!! Hold on for me!!"

Kiyoshi Hasegawa roared wildly.

No matter how much he roared, the Japanese soldiers continued to retreat, and they were already at their last gasp.

At the same time, the naval battle situation underwent a fundamental change due to the turmoil involving dozens of heavy warships.

After Zhu Yong's clones took control of the ship's cannons, they immediately launched a fierce attack on the destroyers that had not boarded the ship.

Meanwhile, the remaining Third Fleet also joined the attack, almost completely annihilating the destroyers of the Fourth Fleet.

Without unified command, the Japanese fleet suffered a crushing defeat under the combined blows of Zhu Yong's remnants and an internal surprise attack.

On the "Ashigara", Kiyoshi Hasegawa could clearly feel the vibration and tilt of the flagship beneath his feet, and could hear the gunshots and explosions getting closer and closer.

He knew he was finished, and his fleet was finished too.

He simply couldn't understand why this seemingly certain victory would end in such an incomprehensible way.

"Baka... What... what is this...?"

He muttered to himself, his eyes filled with confusion and despair.

Just like Matsui Iwane who died before, they will never understand what it means for divine soldiers to descend from the sky!

At the last moment, Kiyoshi Hasegawa ordered all air force aircraft to destroy the traitorous Fourth Fleet at all costs, and not to let the Fourth Fleet fall into the hands of the Chinese.

It should be noted that the Fourth Fleet was one of the most advanced fleets of the Japanese army. If it fell into the hands of the Chinese, the Battle of Shanghai would be doomed, and even the Japanese mainland would be attacked.

At the same time, Hasegawa Kiyoshi sent a farewell telegram to the General Headquarters, explaining the reasons for the defeat. He suspected that the Chinese had the ability to land warships from the seabed and urged the General Headquarters to be extremely careful.

Having done all this, Hasegawa Kiyoshi brandished his command sword and charged like a madman toward the Nationalist troops outside the command tower.

Zhu Yong ended his own life.

After Hasegawa Kiyoshi died in battle, his entire guard was also wiped out by Zhu Yong.

The Battle of the Yangtze River Estuary began with the near annihilation of Zhu Yong's Third Fleet, but ended in a dramatic reversal with the Japanese Fourth Fleet changing hands and its commander being killed in action.

The remaining Japanese ships, having lost command and being attacked from both inside and outside, began to retreat in a panic.

On the vast East China Sea, Zhu Yong stood on the bridge of the now-owned "Ashigara," gazing at the fleeing Japanese soldiers and the burning, sunken wreckage of the ships on the sea, and let out a long sigh of relief.

There are fewer than ten warships currently sailing on the sea, including two aircraft carriers, two cruisers, and the rest are destroyers, all of which are damaged.

Although the battle was won in a very ugly manner, Zhu Yong ultimately won, occupying the entire Yangtze River estuary, annihilating the Japanese Third and Fourth Fleets, and now Zhu Yong had the final say over the entire East China Sea.

And now, the counter-offensive in the Shanghai-Songhu battlefield should begin!