Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Hata Shunroku's gaze swept back and forth across the location of Jinling City on the map.

His brain, like a high-speed machine, listed and filtered all the high-value targets in the area surrounding Nanjing.

Airport? Train station? Armory? Command post?
These are all high-value goals.

However, these are also key areas of defense.

If Chu Yunfei were a smart man, he wouldn't have let his elite troops do such a foolish thing as throwing eggs against rocks.

What else could it be?

What other target could Chu Yunfei be willing to expose an infiltration route spanning hundreds of kilometers just to destroy?

A code name flashed through Hata Shunroku's mind like a ghost.

Unit 1644, Rongzi.

His heart skipped a beat!
Is that it?!
That bacteriological weapons manufacturing base, the core pillar of the "Divine Punishment" holy war plan?!

This thought only flashed through his mind for a moment before Hata Shunroku forcibly suppressed it again.

impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
The selection and construction of that location was a top secret of the empire!
Even within the dispatched army, very few people knew this unit number, and even fewer knew its exact location!
There's absolutely no way the special agents in the mountain city could know that much!

Hata Shunroku paced back and forth in front of the huge map, caught in a fierce internal struggle.

On one hand, there is that seemingly absurd yet terrifying conjecture that hits the nail on the head.

On the other hand, it was due to absolute confidence in the empire's secrecy system.

In the end, reason prevailed.

He still couldn't believe that his darkest secret had been exposed to the light of day.

Moreover, Hata Shunroku was even more worried about something else.

Once he ordered a massive, overt troop reinforcement of that top-secret factory.

This unusual behavior, in fact, becomes the clearest signal.

Tell all those forces lurking in Nanjing, including the ubiquitous Chinese agents, one thing.

There's a problem here.

At that time, there will likely be no shortage of probing, reconnaissance, and even armed attacks.

Once the news leaks out, it will likely attract more than just a small commando team of a few dozen people.

Instead, it was a full-scale attack from the U.S. Air Forces, an ally of China.

A massive number of American B-25 bombers.

It's terrifying to even think about, and it can even feel a bit hopeless.

A full-scale bombing of the manufacturing plant would completely ruin the "Divine Punishment" holy war plan!

He can't afford to take that responsibility!

Think again.

Hata Shunroku finally made a decision that he believed to be "foolproof".

"Give me the order!"

He gave a series of instructions to the staff officer outside the door.

"First, order the 15th Division to immediately dispatch two infantry companies to strengthen the defense of all military airfields in the surrounding area. All aircraft taking off and landing at the airfields must undergo the most stringent inspections to prevent enemy infiltration and sabotage."

"Secondly! Effective immediately, the martial law level at all city gates of Jinling City shall be raised to the highest level. The city defense command and the military police command are hereby ordered to pass this order immediately."

Every Chinese person, foreign diplomat, and even one of our own citizens attempting to enter Nanjing must undergo the most rigorous and thorough body search!

"third!"

Hata Shunroku's voice grew increasingly icy: "Send an additional battalion to strengthen the security around my dispatched army headquarters!"

"Arrest any suspicious persons who intend to approach the headquarters of the dispatched army, and conduct rigorous interrogations to ensure their safety."

Hata Shunroku paused for a moment before the staff officer reacted: "Hai, Commander, I will immediately convey your orders."

As for the bacteria factory, Hata Shunroku did not mention it to anyone.

He simply issued a vague verbal order to the leader of Unit 1644 through a top-secret channel: "Enemy infiltration has been frequent recently, and internal vigilance needs to be strengthened."

The exterior of this unit was not heavily guarded.

It wasn't much different from the usual military bases.

……

With Hata Shunroku's order given, the entire city of Jinling was instantly on high alert!
The atmosphere was tense, like "a storm is brewing."

The first to feel this are the ordinary people who travel between urban and rural areas every day.

Jinling, Guanghua Gate.

An old farmer carrying a load of vegetables, preparing to go into the city to sell them, was so frightened by the dark, imposing crowd before he even got close to the city gate that his legs went weak.

The city gate was originally guarded by only one squad of puppet troops and a few scattered Japanese soldiers.

At this moment, hundreds of Japanese soldiers wearing steel helmets and holding Type 38 rifles with bayonets fixed stood densely packed together!

Their eyes, like those of wolves, fiercely scanned anyone who tried to approach.

"stop!"

"What kind of work are you doing?!"

Accompanied by a puppet soldier and a translator, two Japanese soldiers, with their gleaming bayonets crossed, blocked the old farmer's path.

"Sir...Sir, spare my life!" The old farmer was so frightened that he immediately knelt down, trembling as he said, "I grow vegetables outside the city, and I came into the city to sell some vegetables."

The translator standing to the side was sore from talking.

The voice just fell.

A Japanese soldier immediately stepped forward and roughly pried open the cloth covering his vegetable basket with his bayonet.

The other person searched him from head to toe like a criminal!

They didn't even spare the soles of the shoes!

The queues next to them were even longer.

Everyone entering the city, regardless of age or gender, was required to undress, remove their shoes and socks, and undergo the most humiliating inspection.

Those who resist slightly, or whose speech is unclear.

They would be mercilessly kicked to the ground and punched and kicked!

In an instant, cries, curses, and women's screams mingled with the shouts of the Japanese devils, turning the entire Guanghua Gate into a living hell.

That's not all; the people in the city also felt this suffocating chill.

"What's wrong with these damn Japanese devils? Why are they acting like their mothers have just died?"

"I haven't heard of any famous Japanese soldiers being killed. Or is someone just spouting nonsense again?"

"What kind of world is this? We should just stay home if we can avoid it."

The number of Japanese military police patrols has more than doubled compared to usual.

They traveled in groups of three, some even with wolfhounds on leashes, traversing every street and alley.

If anything seems suspicious, they will immediately break down the door and ransack the place!

The entire city of Jinling was firmly covered by an invisible net.

Everyone sensed that something big was about to happen.
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South of Jinling City, at Laomendong.

Inside an inconspicuous two-courtyard house with a sign that reads "Fuyuan Silk Shop".

On the surface, it was a place where merchants traveled. In reality,
However, it was one of the secret strongholds of the Military Intelligence Bureau in this fallen capital.

Because of the Japanese army's highly efficient espionage operations, most of the Kuomintang's strongholds were eliminated.

There's only one place that can accommodate so many people.

Passing through the front hall adorned with colorful silks, one enters a dark and damp basement in the backyard.

Xu Hu was squatting on the ground, carefully counting the equipment they had painstakingly brought into the city in batches.

His face was rather grim. He picked up a Type 31 rocket launcher covered in mud and muttered under his breath, "Damn it, how do you use this?"

A teammate comforted him, saying, "There was no other way when we crossed the blockade. To avoid being exposed, we had to throw the stuff into the river. It's a miracle that we were able to bring people and these most important items in."

Sitting not far from Xu Hu.

He was a lean man with eyes as sharp as a falcon's.

He was Tu Jun, the last remaining action team leader of the Military Intelligence Bureau's Nanjing station.

He exhaled a thick smoke ring, the smoke blurring his face, which revealed neither joy nor anger.

"Captain Xu, my men just reported from outside that the Japanese devils in the city have completely gone mad."

His voice was slightly loud and full of energy: "Over at Guanghua Gate, pedestrians even had to take off their pants for inspection."

"Two brothers we arranged to meet the follow-up equipment at the Xiaguan Wharf were dragged away by the Japanese military police on the spot just because they asked one more question. We don't know if they are dead or alive now."

The air in the basement seemed to grow even heavier.

Xu Hu stood up and walked to a table covered with a map of Nanjing's defenses. He frowned slightly and looked thoughtful: "Captain Tu, waiting like this isn't a solution!"

"The Japanese are making such a big show of things; they've clearly sensed something. It's only a matter of time before we're exposed!"

Tu Jun nodded, agreeing with his assessment, but he also had his own concerns: "Although I don't know your specific plans, taking action now would be tantamount to suicide."

The man slowly stood up and pointed to the dense red lines on the map that represented the patrol routes of the Japanese army: "That old devil Hata Shunroku has turned the entire city of Nanjing into an iron barrel. Let alone the few dozen of us, now even a rat probably can't sneak out of the city gate!"

"Captain Xu should know the consequences of a forceful attack better than I do."

"You will all die here, and the mission will almost certainly fail!"

"Including our Jinling Station, we will all perish for this operation."

"The time is not right yet. We should disperse and hide to minimize the possibility of exposure."

Both of them fell silent.

One advocates taking a gamble before the truth is revealed.

One of them, however, was well aware of the dangers of infiltrating behind enemy lines and believed that the time was not yet ripe.

Just then, a young Kuomintang agent suddenly spoke up. His name was Xiao Ma, and he was Tu Jun's most capable henchman.

My main responsibilities on weekdays are intelligence gathering and analysis.

"Captain Xu, Butcher."

He stood up and pointed to the point on the map that represented their location and the red circle that represented "Fumin Hospital".

"Our current position is less than three li (approximately 1.5 kilometers) away from the target as the crow flies."

Xiao Ma looked at the two of them, his eyes gleaming with the shrewdness of a gambler: "Based on all the intelligence we have now, I judge that the Japanese are most likely outwardly tense but inwardly relaxed."

Although there were many patrol teams, their overall strength was not large, and they were relatively dispersed at the same time.

It was obvious that all their attention was focused on the city gates, the airport, and the docks.

The Japanese would never have imagined that we had already entered the city, and that our special commando unit was already at their throats.

Tu Jun looked at his subordinates, seemingly puzzled.

This statement is just one possibility, much like saying that a plan is likely to fail.

Xiao Ma continued speaking without regard for the consequences, his pace quickening: "I actually quite agree with what Captain Xu said!"

"We can't wait any longer!"

"The longer it drags on, the greater the variables will become!"

"Nobody knows what kind of intelligence the Japanese have obtained. If our whereabouts are really leaked, then waiting will only lead to our death."

"I suggest we set it for the night after tomorrow!"

"Let's take advantage of the fact that the Japanese are exhausted and least vigilant after days of martial law!"

"Start from here."

His finger traced the shortest, most direct route on the map: "Full speed ahead! If all goes well, we'll reach the walls of Fumin Hospital in just fifteen minutes!"

"storm!"

Xiao Ma's voice grew increasingly resolute: "Use all the rocket launchers and cluster explosives we have to blast open its outer walls as quickly as possible!"

"Then, charge in, at any cost, find and destroy their core facilities!"

"pony."

Tu Jun raised the most crucial question: "What happens after the battle? How do we retreat?"

Xu Hu nodded: "According to the original plan, we do need an elite force to support us outside the city, otherwise even if we take it, we won't be able to get out!"

Xiao Ma subconsciously looked at Xu Hu, then asked, "Isn't there any main force to provide support?"

Xu Hu shook his head: "It's a pity that our main force cannot cross such a long distance to assist us in the operation, and the Fifth War Zone does not have such elite troops, nor does the Third War Zone."

Due to secrecy, the Military Intelligence Bureau only knew part of the plan and was responsible for providing support; they only had a general idea of ​​the specific action plan.

They heard that there were no support troops.

Xiao Ma, who had been advocating for an offensive attack, suddenly fell silent.

Without support troops, the operation would be a certain death.

Although these team members were prepared to sacrifice themselves, he wasn't the one who was going to sacrifice himself, so what right did he have to continue advocating for a strong attack?

Tu Jun hesitated slightly: "Are we really counting on that New Fourth Army that doesn't have much capability for attacking strongholds?"

"According to the original plan, the New Fourth Army troops on the outskirts of Nanjing were responsible for meeting us, but we did not inform them of the specific time of the operation."

Tu Jun was taken aback.
Xu Hu's eyes were unwavering.

The original raid plan was crazy enough.

The temporary combat plan, now forced by the current situation, sounds utterly unfeasible.

But time waits for no one, and no battle goes smoothly.

The New Fourth Army's combat troops providing support is the only viable way out in this desperate situation!
What they carried out was not a raid, it was more like a suicide attack.

"I'm very sorry, Captain Tu, we are unable to devise a more comprehensive plan. This is the best solution we can do at the moment."

After thinking carefully for a moment, Tu Jun slowly nodded: "Our forces around Jinling City are too weak, and we don't have many people available in the city. Since things have come to this point, let's send someone to inform them. Our action team will also create chaos in the city to support your operation."

"We will make contact with our comrades in the New Fourth Army in batches, taking different routes."

"And tell them that we will take action in the city around midnight the day after tomorrow."

"Make sure they launch an attack on the Japanese defenses outside Nanjing at the same time!"

"Tear open a gap for us to escape!"

Xu Hu looked at the two Kuomintang agents in front of him, who were equally determined to die, and nodded heavily.

"Alright, but after this mission is over... the Military Intelligence Bureau's contact points will probably..."

"Don't worry, there are corresponding evacuation plans. Even if you can't evacuate for a while, your personal safety can be guaranteed."

Xu Hu nodded solemnly: "Then let's do it this way!"

Before they knew it, the night of desperate measures had arrived.

Night fell, like a vast black curtain, heavy over Jinling City. Outside the city, no new news arrived; the liaison officers sent out had vanished without a trace.

The Japanese army's strict curfew had long since turned this ancient capital of six dynasties into a ghost town. Before it was even completely dark, there wasn't a single pedestrian left on the streets. Only squads of Japanese military police, leading their dogs and wearing heavy military boots, patrolled back and forth on the empty streets. The sound of their boots striking the cobblestones carried far in the silent night.

Anyone daring to go out at such times needed a special pass from both the Military Police Headquarters and the City Defense Headquarters. Otherwise, the best outcome would be being imprisoned in a water dungeon and severely tortured. Even worse, some would be shot dead on the spot by patrolling Japanese soldiers on the grounds of "suspicious behavior."

……

The basement of "Fuyuan Silk Shop" was already deserted.

In a dilapidated house less than three miles from "Fumin Hospital", more than forty special commandos and more than a dozen brothers from the Military Intelligence Bureau's action team were quietly lurking in the shadows, like a pack of wolves waiting to hunt.

Everyone has rested and recuperated, and their physical and mental state is now at its best.

Xu Hu glanced at the luminous watch on his wrist; the hour hand steadily pointed to eleven o'clock.

He nodded slightly to Tu Jun beside him.

Tu Jun silently drew a Mauser pistol fitted with a simple silencer and made a "throat-slitting" gesture to his men.

Action, begin!
A dozen or so black figures, like ghosts, silently climbed over the back wall of the house and instantly disappeared into the maze-like, dark alleyways.

"Pfft! Pfft!"

A muffled, cough-like gunshot flashed by in the night wind.

A squad of Japanese military police patrolling the area didn't even have time to utter a cry of alarm before they clutched their throats and silently collapsed into a pool of blood.

The body was quickly dragged into the deeper darkness.

The Military Intelligence Bureau's action team truly lives up to their reputation as veterans of assassination.

In the stillness of the night, their pistols, fitted with makeshift silencers, and their daggers became the deadliest weapons.

One mobile sentry post after another was swiftly and decisively eliminated by them.

However, the density of Japanese patrols was simply too high!

Just as the assault team was about to reach the last street corner.

Another patrol team, which suddenly turned out from the side road, ran right into them!

"Enemy attack!"

The moment a Japanese corporal saw those dozens of dark figures, he opened his mouth wide in utter horror and let out a desperate scream!
His voice hadn't fully left his mouth yet.

“Da da da da da—!”

The Thompson submachine gun in Xu Hu's hand was already spitting out angry flames!

A burst of bullets instantly turned the corporal and the Japanese soldiers beside him into sieves!

Gunshots rang out like thunder in the deathly silent night sky of Nanjing!
exposed!
"storm!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Xu Hu immediately roared!
In that instant, all the stealthy team members transformed from hunters into tigers!
They no longer concealed themselves, but instead launched a rapid advance along both sides of the street towards "Fumin Hospital," which was only a few hundred meters away, using the most standard urban warfare attack formation!
In this narrow, obstacle-filled urban warfare terrain, the well-trained commandos faced off against the Japanese military police who were used to oppressing civilians. It was a one-sided crushing victory for them!
A Japanese military policeman peeked out from the street corner, attempting to raise his gun in retaliation.

He was met with a hail of bullets from three submachine guns, coming from different angles and crisscrossing each other!

"Da da da!"

"Da da~!"

In an instant, his head, along with the Type 38 rifle in his hand, was smashed to pieces!
On the other side, a Type 11 machine gun mounted on the windowsill had just started roaring.

Da da da~!

Shortly after a long burst of fire ended, the muzzle flash revealed his position.

next moment!
“Whoosh—Boom!”

A rocket, trailing a plume of flame, hurtled precisely from the rooftops across the street.

Send that firing point, along with the machine gunner inside, to their doom!
The firepower and individual tactical skills of the two sides are not on the same level at all!
However, since it is a war, sacrifices are inevitable.

One of the assault team members leading the charge was shot in the chest by a sniper rifle that came from an unknown source while scaling a low wall.

He groaned and slid limply off the wall.

"Two cows!"

His comrades behind him, their eyes bloodshot, unleashed a hail of bullets in the direction from which the bullets were coming!

Pfft pfft~!

The sound of bullets piercing flesh rang out continuously, and the Japanese soldiers who were sniping were quickly riddled with bullets.

Just as Xu Hu's troops were engaged in fierce firefights with Japanese patrols along the way.

Almost simultaneously, intense gunfire, explosions, and shouts of battle erupted from all directions of Jinling City!
"Boom!"

"Bang! Boom!"

"Kill--!"

The Kuomintang agents, who had been lying in wait in various places, began their crazy operation to create chaos, according to the pre-arranged plan!

They attacked Japanese outposts, bombed Japanese warehouses, and even launched a suicidal charge against the puppet government's police station!

In an instant, gunshots rang out and flames soared into the sky throughout the entire city of Jinling!
As if overnight, this ancient capital, which had been occupied by the Japanese invaders for several years, was completely transformed into a battlefield of blood and fire! (End of Chapter)