The War of Resistance Against Japan: Special Operations Battalion Traverses Shanghai and Slaughters

As soon as it was light, the Japanese soldiers impatiently launched a barrage of artillery fire towards the south bank of the Han River.

Moreover, the Japanese soldiers began to force their way across the Han River while simultaneously shelling it.

Zeng Zesheng led the remaining 20,000-plus men in a fierce resistance against the Japanese artillery fire, attempting to prevent the Japanese from crossing the Han River.

But the Japanese still have nearly two million troops, and they have identified more than a dozen locations on the Han River to build pontoon bridges.

Therefore, after Zeng Zesheng's more than 20,000 men were dispersed to block the enemy, the troop strength in each place appeared very weak.

After only an hour of resistance, the Japanese successfully crossed the river at four or five locations and then rapidly advanced.

Of Zeng Zesheng's original 20,000-plus people, only 6,000-7,000 remained.

Zeng Zesheng knew that he could not complete the mission of holding off the enemy for three days, so he gave his men his final order: to launch a final charge against the Japanese.

At this point, hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops had successfully crossed the Han River. They dared not delay for a moment. Apart from leaving a small number of troops to cover the subsequent troops crossing the river, the rest continued to advance frantically.

After exhausting all their ammunition, the remaining members of Zeng Zesheng's group resolutely fixed bayonets and, undeterred by artillery fire and dense hail of bullets, launched their final charge.

The Japanese soldiers, of course, did not take these few thousand remnants seriously. They believed that it was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot; even without firing a shot, the more than one million Japanese soldiers on this side could crush them into mincemeat.

Zeng Zesheng held a submachine gun, the gleaming bayonet on the muzzle reflecting a golden light in the morning sun.

Behind him stood his bodyguard, Gou Dan, who gripped the flagpole tightly, a Dragon Flame battle flag fluttering in the wind.

"Dog Egg, are you afraid of dying?"

"Not afraid."

"Well done, you are truly a man of Yunnan."

“Commander Zeng, my eldest brother sacrificed his life in Taierzhuang and my second brother sacrificed his life in Yuwang Mountain. I miss them very much and I will be able to see them and reunite with them soon.”

Hearing Gou Dan's bitter and tragic words, Zeng Zesheng felt a lump in his throat. He turned his submachine gun around, plunged the bayonet into the ground, and then took out a cigarette and put it in Gou Dan's mouth.

After the two lit cigarettes, Zeng Zesheng patted Gou Dan on the shoulder.

"After you finish this cigarette, we'll hit the road together. I only have one request for you: the battle flag must not fall before you do."

Dog Egg took a deep drag on his cigarette and nodded emphatically.

As the soldiers who charged forward fell one by one, and the Japanese soldiers began to swarm forward, Zeng Zesheng raised his gun, his fierce eyes glaring as he stood like an iron tower.

Three hundred meters... two hundred meters... one hundred meters...

At this final moment, a deafening roar of aircraft engines suddenly came from the sky, accompanied by the whooshing sound of shells.

Amidst the densely packed Japanese soldiers, countless missiles and artillery shells rained down, followed by massive explosions with flames soaring into the sky.

Dog Egg was overjoyed when he saw this.

"Commander Zeng, is this our plane? Has Marshal Long sent troops to reinforce us?"

Zeng Zesheng gave a grim smile: "Hmm, Gou Dan, it must be Commander Long coming to reinforce us. You keep an eye on the battle flag."

"Yes."

The Japanese soldiers thought that after crossing the Han River, they could reach Busan Port without any obstacles and then board a ship to return to their homeland.

As a result, not only did countless fighter jets suddenly appear overhead, but a large number of armored units also appeared behind them.

The five heavy combined arms brigades dispatched by Long Fei knew the situation was urgent, and they not only did not stop for a minute on the way, but also rushed to the Han River as quickly as possible.

Finally, shortly after dawn, they arrived at the north bank of the Han River. Seeing that the Japanese had all successfully crossed the river, the five heavily armed combined arms brigades launched an attack without hesitation.

As luck would have it, air force fighter jets also happened to arrive in the Han River area at that time.

The Japanese were immediately stunned and had no choice but to establish defenses on the spot.

The commander of the five heavy combined arms brigades was Chu Yunfei, whom Long Fei had specially arranged.

Seeing that the air force was helping them, Chu Yunfei felt even more confident. He then ordered five heavy combined arms brigades to launch a full-speed assault, tear apart the Japanese defenses, and then divide and annihilate the Japanese.

Although the Japanese army's weaponry was not as good as that of a heavy combined arms brigade, the difference was not significant. Coupled with their numerical advantage, the two sides were caught up in a fierce melee.

After launching their missiles, the Longyan Air Force fighter jets had to return to base, but they had already reported the situation to Longfei in a timely manner.

Long Fei then ordered all firepower to be concentrated on striking the Japanese troops on the south bank of the Han River.

Before long, a barrage of powerful weapons, including long-range box rocket launchers, Dongfeng missiles, and non-nuclear hydrogen bombs, rained down on the Japanese.

In addition, the heavy combined arms brigades that had completed their mission of annihilating the vassal state's army rushed toward the Han River line.

Yamamoto Masayoshi remotely commanded from the Yamato. He guessed that the system on Ryufei's side had most likely been restored, so he ordered the troops to reach Busan Port as soon as possible at all costs.

He then ordered the Yamato to sail back to the mainland at full speed. Now that he had lost the Amaterasu system, his only bargaining chip was ten sweet potatoes.

He originally divided the ten large sweet potatoes into two parts, installing five on a large black fish and hiding them somewhere in the Pacific Ocean.

The other five were placed in a secret base on the mainland. The five large missiles were mounted on five intercontinental ballistic missiles, and could be launched in just three minutes with his order.

These ten large sweet potatoes were Yamamoto Masayoshi's last bargaining chip. He believed that with this chip in hand, he could sit down and negotiate with Ryufei.

However, Yamamoto Masayoshi underestimated the intelligence capabilities of the Dragon Flame Kingdom and the Huaxia Kingdom.

Zheng Yaoxian and Song Xiaoan have each established a very powerful intelligence network, and they have already learned that Yamamoto Masayoshi possesses the large sweet potato.

In addition, they also learned that Akihito Tenka was being held under house arrest by Yamamoto Masayoshi.

Zheng Yaoxian originally wanted to cross the Yalu River with the Volunteer Army, but was opposed by Marshal Liu.

Liu Shuai's opinion was that since you are engaged in intelligence work and are an important leader, you don't need to risk going to the front lines; you can carry out your work just as well from the rear.

Therefore, although Zheng Yaoxian was concerned about Long Fei's safety, he could only obey Liu Shuai's arrangements.

During this period, he and Song Xiaoan cooperated and used the established intelligence network to obtain a large amount of valuable intelligence.

After summarizing, screening, and identifying the information, a report was finally submitted to Long Fei, Liu Shuai, and the senior officials of China.

Everyone knows the power of the big sweet potato, after all, Long Fei used it quite a bit in Japan before.

So when they learned that Yamamoto Masayoshi also had a lot of sweet potatoes, everyone except Ryufei was extremely worried.

Long Fei simply laughed it off, believing that the War God System could provide China with the most advanced missile interception system.

With the advanced HQ-19 interceptor missile and a powerful interception system, even if Masayoshi Yamamoto launches a large missile, it can be intercepted at high altitude.